Dark Fairy

Chapter 435 Hong Chao’s private land
Bac Ninh.

Compared with the prosperity of Shunning, Beining is more like an enlarged version of a military fortress. The crisscrossing streets are all straight, and the buildings on both sides are all brick structures. There is rarely any exposed wood.

Although there are many pedestrians on the street, they rarely see the usual city traffickers and lackeys. Most of them are courtyard servants in short black robes or housekeepers in armed robes and swords.

There are no poor settlements such as row houses in the city. The area is filled with courtyards, large and small, and there are copper nails at the door. The only difference is the number of copper nails and the height of the threshold.

Unlike other border cities, the construction of Beining has no local style. From the street layout to the architectural style to the city planning, almost all of them are copied from Shuning.It just removes all the daily settings of ordinary people in Shunning City.Such as the market, such as the school, and then such as spending money, square, etc.

Most of the people who live here are the descendants of the branches arranged by the royal family, or the descendants of major aristocratic families.They also run some small businesses, but most of their expenses are subsidized by Shuning.

The biggest difference here from Shuning is that there is a huge warehouse in the yard of every household.The warehouse is always full, and some items such as grain are rotated every year to keep them fresh.The total amount of the warehouse is generally prepared so that it can be used for two to three years without replenishment if the whole family is full. Some families have even stored supplies for five years.

Of course, on the surface, the warehouse is filled with daily necessities, but in fact, who doesn’t store some life-saving weapons?It's just tacitly understood and I don't dare to mention it.

At this time in previous years, there were not so many people on Beining Street, less than [-]% at most.Now, with the relocation of the royal family, Beining has become a temporary capital, controlling the areas within the Hong Dynasty where imperial orders can still pass.

In the central area of ​​Beining City, this area is full of giant mansions that are ordinary on the outside and luxurious on the inside.This place is close to the palace, and ordinary people cannot get land here.In addition to the main institutions of the Hong Dynasty, such as the Ministry of War and the Yamen, the people who can settle here are the various big families in the Hong Dynasty.

In one of the houses with the name "Feng Mansion", although they live in the same family, their circumstances are quite different.Some people sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, some are laughing and laughing and don't care about everything around them, some are so busy that their feet never touch the ground, and some are silent but always paying attention to the goings-on outside.

"How's it going? Is there any news?"

"Yes, sir, the news is here!"

In the Feng Mansion, Zhou Zhonghao trotted all the way and knocked on the door of the study in a side courtyard of the mansion. He opened the door and was met with concerned eyes. The person sitting behind the desk was his master Feng Mingyuan.

Hearing Zhou Zhonghao's answer, Feng Mingyuan jumped up from his chair, walked around the table, took a letter from Zhou Zhonghao's hand, and opened it to read. The expression on his face changed from surprise to uncertainty.

After a while, Feng Mingyuan sat back on the chair, leaned on the back of the chair, and said, "How long has it been? In two months and eleven days, Tianfeng Plain has been completely lost?"

"Sir, this is to be expected. After all, not everyone is as capable as Black Tiger General Zhao Panshan and Liu Jianyu. It was already a joke for the Liao family to be in command, and now it is even more ridiculous. Liao I'm afraid things will be difficult for my family in the future." Zhou Zhonghao also sighed beside him.He had thought that Tianfeng Plain could resist for a few more months, but it was completely captured so quickly.

"The Liao family? Huh, it was their operation that promoted Liu Jianyu to the position of head of the left side of the Ministry of War Yamen. They were worried that Liu Jianyu would take away their credit. Now, even if Liao Qing does not die in Tianfeng Plain, he will come back. There is no doubt that they will die. As for the Liao family, they have completely broken their trust this time. In the future, I am afraid that the first-class families in the country will never see them again.

It's just a pity that this mountain, river and land cannot escape disaster again. "After a pause, Feng Mingyuan continued: "Where is Yongchuan City?Didn't you say there was something unusual a while ago?Is there any new situation coming? "

"Not yet. However, some people from the boat gang are talking about the recent arrival of a lot of grain and cloth from the Ming Dynasty from Yongchuan City. It seems that they were smuggled in. The quantity should be quite large, otherwise they would not be able to come to Beining."

"So, it seems true that someone was secretly re-establishing the business in Yongchuan City?"

"Replying to my lord, I think it is [-]% true. And it should be a group of thieves from the Ming Dynasty who are doing this. Because there were rumors about such a group of people in the black market in Yongchuan City before, and then they They should have fled back to the Ming Dynasty after the Yunyan barbarians entered the country in large numbers. They slowly emerged after the war south of Changshui ended.

Now the south of Changshui has become a den of thieves, and the situation has become more chaotic.Sir, you should wait a little longer. Now is really not the time to recover Yongchuan City. "

Zhou Zhonghao understood what Feng Mingyuan had been planning, but in his opinion it was too early to consider recovering Yongchuan City.The barbarians haven't retreated yet. According to the past situation, Hong Chao's power will be almost killed before Shangbang will intervene and drive away the barbarians.Then came several years of reconquest and killings, and several more years until the chaos in various places was fully restored.This also depends on how much strength the rebels in various places can gather. If there are several powerful rebel forces, it will take more time to annihilate them.

"I know it's not the time yet. But preparations can begin. Always keep track of the situation around Yongchuan City, the composition of the forces, and whether the barbarians will go there again. These records are very important, and they will determine who will lead the recovery of Yongchuan City later. war. If we have detailed information in our hands and are recommended by my family, it will be more likely that I will continue to return to Yongchuan City.

So don’t let me down on this matter, understand? "

"But sir, everything will need to be rebuilt in the future. Yongchuan City is located in a remote area. What are you going to do back there? Wouldn't it be better to go to another state capital?"

"It may have been what you said before, but it is not necessarily the case now. Since the establishment of the industrial park in Yongchuan City, its status among the cities in the Hong Dynasty will rise. I estimate that Yongchuan City will be independently classified as a state capital in the future! "

"Then what are you doing, sir?"

Boom boom boom!
Their conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.The attendant outside came over with an invitation and said it was urgent.

"Huh?! An invitation from the royal family? Tonight we are hosting a banquet for distinguished guests in the palace hall. All the city lords, high-ranking officials, military commanders, deacons and elders of the Imperial Sect in Beining are required to attend?!

Why on earth would a distinguished guest need to put on such a big show? "

"Sir, do you think someone from Shang Bangyuan Kingdom arrived early?"

"It's possible. But intervening in the Hong Dynasty's war so early is different from the tactics used by the state."

(End of this chapter)