seek the world

Chapter 323

The day of officially crossing the river was May 27.

The weather was a bit hot, Su Nancheng was wearing armor, a little unbearable.

The rebellious army didn't have the strength to occupy the waterway, so he stood on the boat and looked at the other side, his heart was still very calm.

From early in the morning to late at night, more than 2 soldiers and horses crossed the river.

The garrison from Xinyang had already come to pick them up, brothers Luo Qingshan and Luo Qingbai were among them, but they didn't come out to recognize each other at this time, so as not to make people think too much.

Marching at night, when we arrived outside Xinyang City, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

People were tired and horses were exhausted, so they set up tents on the spot and buried pots for cooking.They didn't bring much food, and there were still a few teams transporting food behind.

Su Nancheng brought several generals into the city. The prefect of Xinyang is 67 this year, which is really old.But the body is obviously good.Tao Taishou waited for a long time, finally came, tremblingly came forward to say hello.

There are also local officials and the garrison general beside him, a simple and honest general with a Chinese character, surnamed Zhou.

After seeing Su Nancheng and his party, everyone was ushered into the government office.

"General Su is tired today, a feast has been prepared in the city to clean up the general, and I would like to ask the general to show his face." Tao Taishou said.

"It's fine to wash the dust today. The general will go out of the city to eat with the soldiers. If you are interested, you can send some food out of the city. But Mr. Tao, don't worry. Since the general is here, he won't leave for a while. We have Time to speak."

Su Nancheng was so straightforward, the old eunuch was a little embarrassed: "Ah...this..."

"May I ask General Su what he wants?" The officials below were clever.

Su Nancheng smiled: "It's okay, adults can figure it out. Come on, let's talk about the business, it's nothing."

After speaking, he dragged Tao Taishou to talk about serious matters.

In fact, the main reason is that General Zhou said that the mutiny in the army was suppressed before, but the soldiers below were unwilling to fight.

Can't get enough to eat, what a fart?
After Su Nancheng had a general understanding, he took people out of the city.

Now in the army, he basically speaks his mind. How to fight this matter, he is still obedient. As for other things, he is not obedient.

As soon as Su Nancheng walked away, Taishou Tao slapped his thigh on the back: "What did you say? Don't you want to eat? What do you want us to give?"

Tao Taishou was also a person who passed the imperial examination during the first emperor's time. He became the Xinyang prefect at the age of 40, which can be regarded as a straight career.But his Qingyun road ended here.

From then on, it was as if he was crucified here, with no progress for 27 years.

Now at this age, don't even think about it.It is good to be able to retire here safely.

At the end of last year, he wrote a paper and begged to return to Beijing for retirement.Somehow it hasn't been approved yet.

How did he know that it was Su Nancheng who asked Su Yingqu to stop his confession.

What's the rush, he'll come over in person, let's see and talk.

It's okay for the old man to occupy this position for another year or so.

"Don't worry, my lord. Since it's going to be sent to the army, it's not good to send it too much. Otherwise..." Master Tong Zhiqian glanced at General Zhou and said with a smile: "Anyway, I'll send some. It's a bit nasty anyway. The people below What to eat, General Su only said that."

He didn't believe it, did General Su really eat with the soldiers below?
Tao Taishou nodded, but did not do so: "Go now, immediately, slaughter pigs and goats and send them outside the city, hurry up!"

What if he wondered?Why save money here?Anyway, Xinyang didn't have any money, so he gave them enough face today, maybe they won't embarrass them in the future?

Although he hasn't made any progress for decades, isn't there an accident?This kind of caution is the kingly way to save one's life.

When Su Nancheng returned to the army, he went to the big pot for dinner.

The people below saw that the general had clearly entered the city, and thought he was going to eat and rest in the city, but unexpectedly came back.

It stands to reason that no matter how unreasonable you are, you will know that when you first arrive in a place, the local officials must welcome the general.

They only thought that the general was really a good man.

However, there are generals who understand.Isn't he afraid of offending someone by doing this, General Su?
There are dozens of officials the size of Xinyang.

However, how did they know what play Su Nancheng was going to sing here.

Tao Taishou asked someone to bring cattle and sheep, everyone was happy, and they had a good meal anyway.

Finally, when he was able to rest, Su Nancheng was exhausted leaning on the chair: "How about what you asked them to do?"

"My lord, I have some clues." Wu Sandeng took out a piece of paper: "Do you think it's better to read it to you? Or read it humblely, and you are exhausted."

"You sit and read, are you tired too?" Su Nancheng said.

Wu Sandeng smiled: "Yeah, it's been a day and a night."

He sat down to read, and made a rough count of the places in Xinyang City and the counties and villages below where there was no turmoil. There are not too many people over 70 years old.Thousands.

There are more than 400 people who are over [-].

That's just saying men, more women.

Women generally live longer.

"That's all for now, but I don't know how many people can still act." Wu Sandeng said.

"Don't worry, take a few days off and settle the internal turmoil first. I'll also see what's going on with General Zhou's subordinates. I see that General Zhou looks dull, but he doesn't seem like a real dull one." Those who are officials in the central government are really inextricably linked. This General Zhou is related to Zhou Shilang of the Ministry of Industry in the capital, and he is not a cousin of Wufu.

"Cheng Ming, when will the things from the south be delivered?"

"Go back to your lord, hurry up, one month at the latest." Cheng Ming said.

After the weather returned this year, the Southside is finally back with trade ships.They are all organized by non-governmental organizations. There is no guarantee that the trading ships will return after they go out to sea these days.

As early as a few years ago, Su Nancheng asked someone to go out, and this was the second trip.

But this time there is a harvest. After the weather clears, the merchant ship can be counted back.

The merchant ship is back. The caravan trapped in the Western Regions has not yet returned. It was four months ago that they sent letters. It can only be said that they were still alive four months ago...

Su Nancheng sighed: "Okay, almost."

In the farming era, what is more important than farming?

However, the elderly in farming society are precious, and having an old person in a family is like having a treasure.They most clearly know Qi, solar terms.Su Nancheng planned to start the new seed from the old man.

Food is the most important thing for the people, so if we want to hold this area in our hands, it is useless to just beat those rebels.If you don't have enough to eat for a day, you will have to rebel later.

"Oh, I can't do it, I'm tired. You guys should go back to rest quickly. If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow." Su Nancheng felt that his eyelids were precious when he spoke.

Wu Sandeng smiled: "The humble job is gone, so the humble job will go back."

Cheng Ming waited on Su Nancheng after a simple wash and then fell into the bed, he was used to sleeping in a tent.

He slept well, but the old magistrate in the city was tossing and turning, and General Su didn't eat the welcome banquet, and he didn't even go to live in the city, how can you say that?

(End of this chapter)