This side of the Imperial City is much colder than Fengri City.
The first snow is said to have arrived three days ago, heralding the official arrival of winter.
The coldest period in the Imperial City will have to wait for more than a month. If there is no fire to heat the house, people will freeze to death. So whenever that time comes, the yamen will go door to door to confirm whether there is enough charcoal storage. If there is not enough charcoal storage and no money to buy it, you can apply for some emergency supplies from the yamen, but it will need to be paid back with labor or money in the coming year.
Every morning before dawn, a charcoal truck would come in from outside the city. These are supplies that were prepared half a year in advance and sold throughout the city.
Of course, the charcoal stores in the imperial institutions were supplied by the court, and officials did not need to worry about it. There were special charcoal rooms responsible for distribution. Tanfang is just called Tanfang, but they actually give out tea and ice to cool down the summer heat.
Shen Hao was already familiar with the Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen and had been in and out of it many times. According to the rules, he went to the tea room to wait first. He felt the warmth of the charcoal fire in the tea room, and when he sat down, he felt a little lazy and wanted to sleep.
"Master Shen, the governor has invited me."
After waiting for about half an hour, a small flag came over to invite Shen Hao in, which attracted many people in the waiter to look at him. They asked who this young man was and why they had waited so long to be called in. They had been waiting so long. It’s been all morning and you still don’t believe it?
Someone said: You don’t even know him? The great evil star of Fenglu City, Shen Hao, fell into hundreds of households! Mr. Jiang's number one sharp knife player, do you have the ability to stop him and ask why he joins your team?
Immediately, there were endless compliments of "Oh, it's him", and no one cared about such a small thing as Shen Hao not having to wait in line. Who would have trouble with evil stars? Enough support.
Shen Hao was pretentious and naturally did not pay attention to the words of the people behind him. Even if he heard them, he would laugh them off.
After the concierge made the announcement, he signaled that Shen Hao could go in.
He opened the door, bowed and followed Jiang Cheng's instructions and sat on the chair opposite the table.
"You sit down for a while while I finish approving this note."
"My lord, you are busy and don't worry about me."
After sitting with a stick of incense for a while, Jiang Cheng put down the pen in his hand and raised his head with a smile on his face. It had been a long time since he had seen him again, but he was becoming more and more satisfied with this disciple.
"You did a great job in Tukui City this time. You warned the governor's office in advance about Wu Changhe's fate and avoided being messed up by that mediocre person. What's even more rare is your performance in the Sword Emperor Tomb. Not only did you resist You survived the hidden killings in the illusion of Yunjian Domain, and you did not forget to save your colleagues. Hundreds of people were able to survive because of your persistence. This matter was reported passionately by the three Golden Sword monks after they came back, and the commander also praised you. Don't stop talking.
It’s given me a lot of face! "
Shen Hao smiled and said: "Hey, it's just a coincidence, luck accounts for the most part." He was not too modest, knowing that Jiang Cheng didn't like people's humble character, and being straightforward was what suited him.
"Hahaha, luck is also a skill! And it's a big skill! By the way, your eyes are shining brightly, and your complexion is different from before. Have you improved your cultivation? The fourth level of the God Gathering Realm? No! You are... .Are we going to break through to the fourth level of the God Gathering Realm again?!"
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
Two months ago, Jiang Cheng saw that Shen Hao had reached the third level of the God Convergence Realm. Now, not only had he reached the fourth level of the God Condensation Realm, but he was clearly approaching the next bottleneck. Is this guy so talented? ! No wonder he could not be disturbed in a place like Yunjian Domain.
"Your Majesty, I know that I have gained a little bit in the past few days, so I have falsely improved my cultivation level. Now I am consolidating my foundation. It is probably still early for me to reach the next level."
"Morning? Who are you trying to coax? Even if you focus on consolidating your foundation next time, your current cultivation level will definitely break through again within half a year, and you won't be able to suppress it. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect your talent to be so high. It’s true that I was buried a bit harshly before.”
Shen Hao would not tell Jiang Cheng that his current cultivation level was forced out of him. I can only smile and say nothing. To be honest, if he is willing, he can have another breakthrough within the next month. However, he still feels that consolidating the foundation is the most important thing, and cultivation should not be too hasty.
After chatting for a few more words, Shen Hao handed over his purpose for today.
"What? Is there anything you haven't reported yet?" Jiang Cheng took the note with a smile and asked curiously while unfolding it. There have been several reports from the Black Flag Camp before, plus the report from the Golden Sword cultivator. In fact, the situation of the Sword Emperor Tomb and the causes and consequences are very clear. I don't think there is anything unclear that requires Shen Hao to come personally.
Jiang Cheng even felt that Shen Hao deliberately found an excuse to show him something after he had improved his cultivation. He was thinking about the previous reward. But after I got the note, I glanced at it and immediately threw the idea away.
Shen Hao still spoke on the side: "Sir, the Black Flag Battalion performed very unsatisfactorily in the Sword Emperor Tomb Incident in Tukui City this time. How should I put it? In the opinion of my subordinates, it was "insignificant" and failed to cope with this situation at all. ability. He even became cannon fodder and a burden.
There are oversights by subordinates as well as the general low strength of Black Flag Battalion soldiers..."
"As the Black Flag Battalion becomes more comprehensive and the Black Water Plan is successfully implemented, the Black Flag Battalion needs more manpower and stronger force. Even diversified and multi-level manpower must be available... ."
"Previously, the Commander's Yamen gave preferential treatment to the Black Flag Battalion based on their job titles, but the treatment was addressed but not the "strength". My subordinates' idea was to use the Black Flag Battalion in Fengli City as a pilot project, and the Governor's Yamen would At the same time, increase efforts to increase the allocation of cultivation resources and improve the overall strength of the Black Flag Battalion?"
"Also, do you think you can intercept some young people with outstanding cultivation talents within the imperial court and cultivate them carefully?"
...
Shen Hao's crackling words came out smoothly, while Jiang Cheng, who was sitting in his seat, sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed, looking at the note without saying anything for a long time.
After a long while, Jiang Chengcai closed the note, looked at Shen Hao with a half-smile, and said, "You are taking advantage of the situation."
"My subordinates dare not."
"Every sentence of your note is reaching for the top. Do you need resources to increase the combat effectiveness of the Black Flag Battalion? How much resources do you think you have to devote to achieve this? This is not just one or two people. There are hundreds of people in the area under the jurisdiction of Fengri City alone. Thousands." Jiang Cheng was a little speechless to be honest. If the country is really a big dynasty, it can have as many resources as it wants?
"Hey, sir, aren't we listening to your opinion? Let's do it step by step. How much should we go up? You also know how scarce elixirs are at the grassroots level. Even small flag officials have to look at the year and the month to get lucky. There are only one or two pills, some of the soldiers have never seen any pills. In fact, their strength should not be so small, as long as you..."
"Stop it! I will think about this matter. Even if you use Fengri City as a pilot project, it can't be decided by you and me opening our mouths and saying a few words here.
Apart from this, is there anything else? "
"One more thing is that the matter about Bai Changqing has officially begun."
