"Your Highness, the Duke of Song really hid some good horses and went to drink with Naha's wife and daughter at night?"
On the way back, while there was no one around, Guo An asked curiously.
Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but snorted, "Can my father still accuse Feng Sheng unjustly? Moreover, it was Chang Mao who personally exposed the matter."
"well!"
Guo An sighed subconsciously.
Zhu Di said bitterly: "Thieves like Cao!"
"Thief Cao?"
Guo An glanced at Zhu Di in surprise, wondering why Zhu Laosi was so worried about Cao Cao.
Zhu Di reacted and waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, this expedition has been going on for so long. Guo Qing will have a good rest after returning and don't ask about these things."
"Wei Chen obeys the order!"
Guo An nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
After Zhu Di said this, he was indeed homesick.
Moreover, after calculating the time, his child should be born.
The more he thought about it, the longing for Guo An suddenly became unstoppable and surged out crazily.
Similarly, the closer they get to Beiping Mansion, the faster the Yanshan Guards move.
Half a month later, Guo An took Guo Erniu and hurriedly walked into the familiar Chunshu Hutong.
"The master is back!"
With a shout of surprise, Guo An quickly walked into the house.
"Father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law..."
Facing them was a group of people, and Guo An couldn't help but be surprised.
"You bastard, you've been gone for more than half a year. Go wash up and meet Bai Wei and your child!"
"child?"
Guo An's eyes lit up, he quickly bowed his hands towards Father Guo, Father Liu and others, and walked in quickly.
Sure enough, in the innermost room, Liu Baiwei was sitting on the bed, and in the innermost part of the bed, there was a little person, babbling.
"Sister, we're back!"
With a slight shout, Guo An hurried over.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Guo An was startled, his eyes widened, and he looked at the little man who appeared on the bed with disbelief.
"Sister, two...how can it be two?..."
"Why can't it be two? Are you wronged by the twins?"
Before Liu Baiwei could reply, Mother Guo appeared behind her and slapped Guo An hard on the head. Although her mouth was filled with disgust, the joy in her eyes could not be concealed.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that this girl could be so powerful that she could give birth to a twin boy for my Guo family!
My sister is really a great contributor to our Guo family..."
With that said, Guo An walked over cautiously and gave Liu Baiwei a blush.
"Husband, is your mother still there?"
"It's okay! You are my wife..."
Guo An didn't mind at all and just turned to tease the two little things. Although they were still small and their skin was a little wrinkled and ugly, in Guo An's eyes, they were extremely kind.
These are his cubs, two at a time!
As for Guo's mother, she glared at Guo An with disgust and walked out.
"In the past few months, I have wronged my sister!"
Inside the room, Guo An said with deep affection.
"What are you talking about, husband? Someone is taking care of me when I eat and drink. Unlike my husband, who has been out for more than half a year and is completely black..."
"..."
Inside the house, the two of them were talking sweet words.
In the main hall outside the house, Father Guo, Father Liu and others asked Guo Erniu in front of them with solemn faces.
…
After resting at home for two days, Guo An went to Prince Yan's Mansion to order mao.
Then, after reading a few account books, Guo An already had a clear understanding of the development of Prince Yan's Mansion.
"See His Highness King Yan!"
In the Cunxin Hall, after two days of rest, Zhu Di sat on the throne in full swing.
Zhu Fu and Guo An were sitting below with listless expressions.
As the Chief of the Yan Palace, all matters, including how to arrange the eight thousand Yuan troops to surrender, were placed on Zhu Fu's shoulders. The past few months had exhausted the old man.
As for Guo An, he simply hasn't recovered yet.
Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing, you strongly requested to bring back those 8,000 Yuan troops who surrendered. I wonder how you plan to arrange them?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Fu's face darkened and he turned to stare at Guo An.
In the past two days, he had been worrying so much about settling the eight thousand Mongolians, but he never expected that the eight thousand bastards were brought back at Guo An's request.
"Those eight thousand Mongolians don't know how to farm, and our Beiping Prefecture has no grassland for them to graze. I wonder what the use of Guo Changshi would be in bringing these Mongolians back to Beiping?"
"Zhu Changshi, don't be anxious, don't be anxious!"
Guo An was stunned and didn't know why these eight thousand Mongolians offended this old man. He quickly said: "These eight thousand Mongolians, regardless of men, women, old and young, are all big and thick, and they must be working hard." A good hand.
Moreover, these eight thousand Mongolians are all defeated by my Yanshan Guards. As long as they are under the supervision of my Yanshan Guards, they will not dare to be dishonest.
In this way, they are easy and free laborers! "
Zhu Fu said angrily: "Huh, but they are also good at eating.
Guo Changshi knows that in just these two days, the eight thousand Mongolians have eaten a lot of food from our Yan Palace, and they even clamored for meat!
The soldiers in Prince Yan's Mansion don't even have much meat to eat, just those Tatars... My Prince Yan's Mansion supports 8,000 of them, and it is better to support 15,000 Yanshan Guards! "
Guo An smiled softly and said: "Zhu Changshi, if those Mongols use the right place, they will be much easier to use than the Yanshan Guards."
"oh?"
A hint of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di and Zhu Fu's eyes.
"What are Guo Qing going to do with these Mongols?"
Guo Andao said: "Back to your highness, you can let these Mongolians go to the farm to raise hogs, sheep, and cattle... You can also let these Mongolians join the caravan under my Prince Yan's residence. They are very powerful and are good at work." , and knows horses best...
They can also be given access to calcine cement...
If there is a matter of building cement houses, they can also be asked to participate... Of course, if they want to farm, then our Prince Yan's Mansion has plenty of fields, and they can farm as they like..."
Zhu Di frowned slightly. He brought back these eight thousand Mongolian Tatars, not just to torture these Mongolians.
As for Zhu Fu, he also frowned slightly.
"Guo Changshi, these Mongolian Tatars are all wild and untamed. None of them can do the jobs you mentioned."
Guo An looked confident, "Zhu Changshi, these Mongolian Tatars fear power rather than virtue. As long as I, the Yanshan Guard, can suppress them, they will have to do it if they can't."
As he spoke, Guo An thought of something and said: "Moreover, half of the eight thousand Mongolians are women and weak, give them land and houses.
Didn't they adapt well when they ruled our Central Plains land?
How come they can't do it even if they are asked to plant some land? "
Zhu Fu said thoughtfully, "So..."
Zhu Di suddenly coughed and said, "Zhu Qing, Guo Qing, we want to use these Mongolians to form an elite cavalry. What do you think?"
Zhu Fu and Guo An were both stunned subconsciously.
Guo An asked tentatively: "Your Highness wants to build all those Mongols into cavalry?"
"What's Guo Qing's plan?"
Zhu Di asked expectantly.
Guo An slowly shook his head, "I'm disappointed in His Highness. I don't understand military affairs, so I'm afraid I won't be able to give His Highness advice.
However, Wei Chen is a little worried. These Mongols are capricious unless they are constantly suppressed.
Otherwise, they may rebel again at the first opportunity. "
Zhu Di asked again: "If their family members are left in Beiping Mansion, if they dare to rebel, what if they are all executed directly?"
"this……"
Guo An sighed slightly, "Since His Highness has this idea, Wei Chen can only support His Highness. However, Wei Chen will still doubt the loyalty of these Mongols."
A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face, "Don't worry, Guo Qing, we will send someone to take care of those Mongolians."
As for Zhu Fu on the side, Zhu Di did not ask again.
Zhu Fu just opened his mouth depressedly and said nothing more.
There are eight thousand Mongolians, half of whom are their family members. Therefore, if you want to use these Mongolians to form cavalry, you can only form three thousand-man teams at most.
Guo An and Zhu Fu were sensible enough not to interfere in such a sensitive matter as forming an army.
In just half a month, Zhu Di seemed to have completed the formation.
After hearing this, Guo An sighed slightly again.
Wouldn't it be better to let these Mongols become caravan guards, work as charioteers on weekdays, and serve as cavalry in war?
Now it's so conspicuous?
…
One month after Guo An came back.
A businessman came to the door with great interest.
"Caomin Shenzhuang has met Guo Changshi!"
"Shen Zhuang?"
Seeing Shen Zhuang, Guo An couldn't help but be startled. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen this member of the Shen family for a long time.
"You came here to look for me this time, but have the objects in the portraits that I gave you been found?"
Shen Zhuang said with admiration: "Guo Changshi is wise."
"What?"
Guo An stood up suddenly and stared at Shen Zhuang closely, "You didn't lie to me. Did you really find it?"
Shen Zhuang was shocked. He didn't expect Guo An's reaction to be so big. He said quickly: "Reporting to Guo Changshi, the objects in those portraits are very strange. The common people only found one thing, but the common people are not sure whether it is the object or not." It is what Guo Changshi needs, so I brought it to Guo Changshi for appraisal, and asked Guo Changshi not to get excited..."
Guo An said directly: "Take it out quickly."
"yes!"
Without hesitation, Shen Zhuang quickly put his hand into his sleeve and took out a small cloth bag.
After carefully opening the small cloth bag, several bright red objects as long as dry fingers were revealed inside.
Perhaps because he was afraid that Guo An wouldn't believe it, Shen Zhuang said quickly: "Guo Changshi, please don't think that this thing is not like a pepper. The common people heard from the elderly at home that when this thing just came out, it looked like the one painted by Guo Changshi." .
However, after it is dried, it will look like this! "
"I know."
Guo An said excitedly.
He recognized at a glance that the object in Shen Zhuang's hand was pepper.
Immediately, he took one, wiped it with his hand, licked it carefully with his tongue, and immediately inhaled.
So spicy!
Shen Zhuang was immediately shocked, "Guo Changshi must not do this, this pepper is poisonous!"
"Um?"
Guo An paused, his face full of shock.
"What poison?"
Shen Zhuang said: "Guo Changshi doesn't know that in Yunnan and other places, the more red things are, the more poisonous they are. Although this thing is from overseas, it is also highly poisonous.
After eating, it will sting people's skin and intestines and stomach. Although it is not poisonous, it can also make people's lips red and swollen. In severe cases... it can also cause diarrhea and even unbearable pain..."
Guo An couldn't help but look weird, what kind of poisoning is this?
However, Guo An's expression made Shen Zhuang misunderstand, so he explained: "Guo Changshi, don't worry. Although this substance is toxins, eating a small amount will not cause any serious problems."
…
(End of chapter)
