Chapter 148: Duke Zhongxuan burns his house, General Li sets up a factory and cannons!

On October 17, the 13th year of Shaoxing, Yang Huainan was born and the mother and son were safe. Yang Zaixing was naturally happy and had a banquet in Jincheng, with lights and colorful flowers. The craftsmen also had a day off, but they were not allowed to drink too much in the camp. This son was Zhao Gou's nephew. Although he could not tell the world, everyone in Jincheng knew that the birth of the royal family was not a trivial matter in the Song Dynasty, let alone the flesh and blood of the lord of Jincheng!

Yang Zaixing did not forget to report this to the uncle and grandmother of the children in Lin'an City. After hearing the news, Zhao Gou gave gifts of various colors of gifts worth more than a thousand yuan. The palace only brought two carts of baby supplies given by the concubines. Empress Wei was the most realistic and gave him five hundred silver silver, several jewelry, and a precious knife. Although it could not be seen in Yang Zaixing's eyes, it also made him understand that Empress Wei's desire to kill Rou Fu has long faded, and now it is beyond the reach, so she had to abide by Rou Fu's status and begin to show family affection. If it were as recorded in history, Rou Fu's tomb had dried up at this moment, how could there be such a glory?

Unfortunately, Yang Zaixing's marriage to Roufu was not justified, and he has not passed the royal rules yet. He can only be well aware of it, but he dare not make it public. Yang Zaixing doesn't care about these reputations. Roufu has played a role beyond expectations: Zhao Gou and Empress Wei have quite a concern about the young couple in Jincheng, but they don't dare to take action, and they have no idea how to start.

But being unable to attack Yang Zaixing does not mean that you cannot attack others.

When the "Su Wu of the Great Song Dynasty" arrived in Lin'an, he was unprecedentedly welcomed. When Han Fang, Yuwen Xuzhong and others defected to the Jinting and were in a high position, Hong Hao was able to return in full peace, which was the greatest spiritual support for the Song Dynasty. The scholars and children of Jiangnan praised Hong Hao's integrity very much. Zhao Gou was given a visit in the Da Nei Chugong Hall and highly praised Hong Hao's loyalty. He ordered the direct scholar of Huiyou Pavilion to be promoted to the Wanshou Temple and the direct scholar of Quanshi Academy, and was granted the title of Duke Zhongxuan of Wei.

He was given the Duke Jianguo Mansion at Geling on the West Lake in Hangzhou, which was quite close. Unfortunately, Hong Hao opened his mouth and was really a disaster. He revealed that Qin Hui had given a letter to Nianhan's tent. Nianhan's confidant had met him in person and told Hong Hao in Shangjing that such behavior was really unbearable than Han Fang, and now he is in a high position. How can he calm the hearts of the scholars? At present, the scholars led by the Imperial Academy in Lin'an were in great spirits and confirmed Qin Hui's detailed identity.

It’s a pity that Zhao Gou personally wrote the plaque "Yi Degetian" for Qin Hui. How could he admit that Qin Hui had done such a despicable thing? On the one hand, he ordered the officials of the Imperial Academy to suppress it, but on the other hand, he conspired with Qin Hui to expel Hong Hao from the Academy of Scholars, but he was not exiled to Lingnan. Hong Hao and his three sons naturally knew it well, and they didn’t know that this was Qin Hui’s contribution? It was just that the man was under the low eaves and had to bow his head. Since then, he has been buried at home and written books all day long. He refused to go out easily. However, Qin Hui or Hong Hao did not expect that there would be Empress Wei who wanted Hong Hao to shut up!

Empress Wei was in Shangjing City, and was the king of Gai Tian. All his sons called him "My Mother" and in the city of the five countries. Everyone knew that the Song people in Shangjing knew it well, but they did not dare to speak nonsense. Hong Hao was respected by the chiefs in Shangjing City, and could go to and from the palace at will. Wanyan Tan also respectfully called him "Mr. Hong". When the kings gave birth to their sons or celebrated their birthdays, they often came to the palace. How could they not know these so-called "secret matters"? However, after returning to Lin'an, they repeatedly mentioned Qin Hui's old stories in their words, but they did not mention Empress Wei. Although Empress Wei lived in the deep palace, she felt uneasy. She also understood that this was Hong Hao's way of being a minister, but she could never rest assured.

On October 29th, Hong Hao was sitting at home and was bored. He wrote small calligraphy for a day, and his wrist was sore. He went out to visit the lake at night. Although the willows were dry and cold, there was no artistic conception. However, there was still a sunset of Leifeng. He walked along the lake and saw the scenery of the lake. When he saw the scenery of the lake, the sky was already half dark. When he returned to Geling, he passed by a restaurant. Hong Hao was in a mood and asked the servant to bring a pot to buy wine, and wanted to drink it alone in the study. Unexpectedly, a few scoundrels suddenly ran out of the restaurant, drunk and cursed. When passing by Hong Hao, a scoundrel fell to the donkey where Hong Hao rode. Hong Hao frowned and turned his donkey head slightly to avoid it, which made several scoundrels furious and rushed up to beat Hong.

Mr. Hao, Mr. Hong, regretted it for a moment. If he had known this, he would have brought two more people to avoid being humiliated by this villain. Seeing that Siwen was sweeping the floor, a sharp blade suddenly appeared in front of him. The drunkards who were still crooked just now took out their short blades, and no one was drunk for a while. Although Hong Hao was old, he was not confused and was screaming. He got off the donkey and rushed straight to the restaurant. Fortunately, he had been riding horses in Shangjing for many years. At this moment, he was not inferior to the young man. It was also because Hong Hao's life should not be defeated. Several soldiers came out of the restaurant, and there were long swords on their waists. Seeing that Hong Hao was running away in a mess, the few people behind him chased him with short blades and rushed over them in a hurry. So he took advantage of the drunkenness to draw his sword and chopped over the two of them first. No one dared to follow him later, and then saved Hong Hao.

"Hong Hao? Duke Hong?" The military man in the head heard Hong Hao coming forward to thank him, and bowed in shock: "It turned out to be 'Su Wu of the Song Dynasty'! Our family is Meng Chong, the commander of the Palace Front Office. Fortunately, we are not drunk. If this little thief harms Duke Zhongxuan, wouldn't it be a crime?" Cai Jin and Ling Xuefeng, who were still scabbed on the side, nodded and said yes.

At this moment, the three generals personally sent Mr. Hong back to the mansion, ignored Hong Hao's repeated attempts and refused to return to the city. Hong Hao returned to his study and sat down for a long time, and his heart was clear: The leader of today is mostly related to Qin Hui, but it is hard to say that it is very difficult to say. It seems that the above Ge Ling is not a place of peace. If it weren't for the small family and no scruples, it might be much more stable in Jincheng.

Early the next morning, the family members came to report that there was a man outside the door and had something important to meet Duke Zhongxuan. Hong Hao was skeptical. When he went out to see, the man was tall, wearing a green burqa, lifting the burqa, showing a square smile, but it was Luo Yan! Hong Hao's joy was extraordinary. Seeing that there was no one around, he hurriedly welcomed Luo Yan into the mansion to serve tea.

"General Luo has worked hard all the way! General Duocheng looked at him on the ground in Hebei. Before Hong repays his wish, he has to stay at home today. I have to stay for a few more days. I want to do my best to be a landlord!" Hong Hao's face was flushed and he called out several children in the monks. They all knelt down and thanked his benefactors. Luo Yan dared not agree. He helped up several young masters one by one, and then let them go before they sat down.

"When Duke Zhongxuan arrived in Lin'an, the treacherous ministers would not be ashamed of themselves? My master heard that the teacher could not be tolerated by the scholar's academy, so he knew that Duan was Duan. Luo came here, on the order of the master, greeted the teacher and sent him back to the "Songmo Jiwen" written by his master. This book already has a copy in Jincheng, so he was originally returned. The master was training troops in Jincheng. He was heading north for the next day and directly attacking Huanglong. The things recorded by the master were greatly benefiting from military affairs. Luo wanted to thank Mr. "Which Mr. Luo said as he took out a pack of oil paper from his robe, which was densely wrapped in a stack of manuscripts, with the words "Songmo Jiwen" written on the cover.

Hong Hao ordered his eldest son to collect the manuscript and serve Luo Yan tea. He said, "Mr. Yang is devoted to the country and his loyalty is revealed to the world. In the future, he will make great contributions to the country. Hong is ashamed of that he will not help the country. He is trapped in the study and is fully integrated in his calligraphy. If he meets Mr. Yang when he is ten years younger, he should join the army and enthrone the wolf in the hut. It would be great! He will be far better than dying from old age in this mansion!"

Luo Yan put down the teacup and laughed in a silence, "My adults can understand that it is our duty to carry a gun and get on the horse, and win the battle on the battlefield. Mr. Wang is the pillar of the country, the rules and regulations, and the moral integrity of the people. In the future, the Song Dynasty would restore Hebei, and he retreated under the forest and the country, and the country must be managed by Mr. Wang. How could Confucius carry a sword and get on the horse, and Yan Yuan bends his bow and shoots arrows to support Zhou Shi?"

Hong Hao was so intimate when he heard this flattery. He smiled shyly on his face and said for a while: "Hong is afraid that a handful of dry bones can be preserved in the wall. Although he has full strategies to govern the country, he has no effort. He is now guilty and cannot even get close to the court. How can he make contributions to the country? Lord Yang has the same words and deeds. He will succeed in the future. I am afraid that he will let Lord Yang down, and even the general's intention to escort the south. I am quite ashamed!"

Luo Yan nodded and said, "If Mr. Hong is a greedy person who is afraid of death, how can he be called "Su Wu of the Song Dynasty"? But the word "Su Wu" is quite contrary to the taboos of Qin thieves. Now that he cannot approach the temple, should he really live in this house and keep his body alone? Hebei heroes look forward to Mr. Yang, who is worried all day long, is unable to cure a hundred miles of prefectures and counties. How can he launch a large army to fight against Hebei? If Mr. Hong is in a difficult situation, he might as well say that he has a good idea to his family."

Hong Hao's face changed a few times, and finally looked around the sects in the hall and sighed: "Yuwen Xuzhong is in Shangjing, and he secretly wrote someone to the emperor. If the Jin people come to take the family, be careful not to give it to him. The emperor did not understand his intention, but sent all the family to Shangjing. Since then, Yuwen Xuzhong has been very cautious, which is quite different from the past. I think that Jin is so loyal, and it may not be without the concerns of the family."

Luo Yan heard this and said with a sigh: "It is normal for people to be a tree and worry about small families. This is not a difficult thing. It depends on what your husband thinks."

When Hong Hao heard this, his face changed drastically, and he made people close the door and no one was allowed to enter. He discussed it carefully with Luo Yan. It was not until dusk that Luo Yan left Hong's house. Three days later, the fire broke out in Hong's house, and the light shone for dozens of miles. There was something heard in Lin'an City. When it was dawn, when Lin'an Mansion sent people to ask, he saw that 30% of the houses in Hong's house had turned into ashes. Hong Hao and his sons cried and replied: "Last night, water was flowing in the mansion, and Jia Yan's study was in the fire. There was no need to rescue him. Now he has already turned into ashes. How can he argue?"

When Zhao Gou heard the news, he sighed and showed Qin Hui with his eyes, which was quite rewarding. Qin Hui realized: "It turns out that Empress Wei was in Shangjing's work, and it was difficult for the emperor to take action like this. It would be a bargain for Qin!" Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou said there: "Qin Hui is doing things cleanly, and the evidence is burned to the bottom of the heart. Even if Hong Hao wrote something, he would burn it in his study. From then on, his mother can feel at ease."

Half a month later, Yang Zaixing met with the generals and invited Hong Hao to come out: "This Mr. Zhang is a Dayin in Taihang Mountains. I heard about the affairs of our Jincheng army the day before yesterday. I came to help you. From then on, you can call me a sir. Zezhou Prefecture responds to affairs. The words of Mr. Zhang are the words of a certain family. You must not violate the mistake!"

The generals were very strange: Isn’t this Mr. Hong who went south from here two months ago? When did he become a hermit in Taihang and change his surname to Zhang? But since Yang Zaixing had spoken, everyone obeyed. Hong Hao changed his name to Zhang Ziyu from then on. Although he was a member of the Guard, he actually took charge of all things in Zezhou. How could the name of the Minister of Rites be vain? In less than ten days, Zezhou Prefecture’s affairs, officials, civilians, military, craftsmen, wealth, farmer, warehouse, punishment, etc., each had a new position in charge of the chief officer. Except for Guo Blacksmith, all the generals were freed from trivial matters and devoted themselves to the training of troops. Yang Zaixing felt relieved and had a lot of leisure to gather with his family. Hong Hao was very interested in the busy trivial matters of the state, and was happy to be a Sichuan person. He was liked by the real people.

At this time, the new recruits who arrived in Jincheng from all over the country had already brought the total strength of Jincheng to 30,000. Yang Zaixing ordered Jiangnan to retrain the various semi-colon escorts and not to transport troops to Jincheng for the time being. After all, all the affairs of Jincheng were on track. Although the summer grain was put into storage, Yang Zaixing's confidence increased greatly, according to Hong Hao's calculations, the city's grain and grass could accommodate up to about 40,000 troops, and no matter how much it was, it would be a burden. Yang Zaixing never planned to force himself to a dead end, and always wanted to leave some spare time, so he gave up. But what surprised Hong Hao and Yang Zaixing were that they carefully checked the accounts of the land that had been recorded.

It shows that under the sales from south to north, the monthly income of Jincheng has been nearly one million yuan! If the size of the Yue family army is enough to support more than 100,000 elite soldiers, if the territory of Zezhou Prefecture is limited and the food and grass storage is insufficient, the army can be greatly expanded! What Hong Hao could not imagine is that such income has reached nearly 30% of the total tax income of the Song Dynasty today! This has not yet converted the gold and silver in the city into the market price, otherwise it would be higher, and the surplus of land in the Jiangnan and Hebei sections is not included. It seems that the saying that no businessman can be rich is really a famous saying in the Song Dynasty!

Yang Zaixing was helped by Hong Hao, and the mansion had no scruples. He immediately let go of the army and vigorously expanded the scale of iron smelting. But the real intention was trade. All goods companies in Jiangnan already knew that if they wanted to buy and sell northern goods and sell Jincheng business, no one could go to the table, and if the southern specialties were to sell a good price and have to be large in batches, only Jincheng businessmen dared to take it. The smartest one was Li De who returned to Lin'an's residence. Although his brothers were all in Taihang, his family felt a little ashamed, but seeing that Jincheng businessmen were so profitable, he couldn't help but find Luo Yan who happened to come to Lin'an by chance and asked to join the company.

. The Li family has been good silk weaving masters for several generations, and both men and women in the family have secrets that they have not passed on. Luo Yan naturally would not treat his good brothers in the past. He immediately told the Lin'an branch chief Lao Ma to purchase the silk produced by the Li De family at a preferential market price. However, Li De had his own ideas. On the one hand, he guaranteed to continue supplying to the branch, and on the other hand, he used the money he earned to build several acres of houses in Pingjiang Prefecture, recruited refugees and were good at living in the textiles. At the same time, he built a small silk factory! So when the public branch was making money, the silk produced by the Li De family had been sold to the Western Regions through the Jincheng business, and went to Beijing, which was so rich!

Yang Zaixing heard the news, but he was just a head: "In developed commerce, capitalism should begin to sprout, and there is nothing strange about it. However, Li De should not be underestimated. He must have a detailed interview in the future to guide the growth of capitalism." However, Guo's words made Lao Yang immediately put aside the issue of social and capitalist surnames: "Master Yang, there are so many railways in Jincheng, should we build some artillery?"
Chapter completed!