"The people from Qingnipu are here again." Wu Dahai stood at the bow of the boat and heard Bian Ping shouting pointing over there. He snorted and glanced sideways at Bian Ping. Bian Ping salivated and came up: "Brother Wu, didn't you see, the people from Qingnipu are here again." "So what, in the past few months, they have come eight times if not ten times." Wu Dahai did not respond, but Wu Dajiao beside him said lazily: "Liar, what you want to say, just tell the truth, don't show off here." Liar is Bian Ping's nickname. He chuckled and looked around. Then he whispered: "Brother Wu, I have pulled three more people. Do you think we have enough manpower?" "Are they reliable? Remember, it is better not to have enough manpower than to find some unreliable guys We will eat these traitors." "I've suffered enough." "Reliable, dependable, just like a fisherman in Laizhou. If there was such a boat, everyone would be willing to go into business. Who would be willing to work here to make such a profit?" "A little bitter money." Bian Ping lowered his voice: "We are all just waiting for Brother Wu to give the order. Brother, everyone is impatient. If it drags on for a long time, there will only be one or two people who have second thoughts." Wu Dahai nodded Leader: "Don't worry, we have already contacted our old brothers, and we can start when they arrive." "That's great, that's great." "But don't worry, we only need these two ships, we still need them A bigger ship needs more treasures Didn't you hear what the dog officer said? The next batch to be transported is the boatmen, the boatmen who can build bigger ships. Last time we lost to the officers and soldiers, it was just because there were three officers and soldiers. We don¡¯t have a story-high warship. We can rob his boatman this time. We also have a three-story warship.¡± Wu Dahai said sternly: ¡°At that time, we will be able to avenge our dead brothers.¡± ¡°Yes, Yes, brother, you are the most loyal." While they were talking, the boat sailed out of Lushun. "Brother Wu is still very resourceful." Bian Ping raised his thumb and praised him fiercely. "That dog officer is quite smart. Our people are being used randomly one by one. If not, the whole boat would have been ours." Wu Dajiao said from the side. The brothers were also disrupted. Although Wu Dahai was promoted to the first officer of the ship, there were only two of them on the ship. The others were supported by Su's thick legs. "Be careful, raise the sail, catch the wind, and don't pull it down too far." Ye Ting's voice came from over there. The boat rode the wind and waves and gradually moved away from Lushun. On the boat that sailed into Lushunkou, Qian Mouding looked at the white sails going away with envy, then looked at his sail-oar boat, and sighed: "The Tang Dynasty is worthy of being a great country, and it is a craftsman." , and it is far above our barbaric country." Even though their boat was slow, they still landed in Lushun. The people on the boat turned out to be women. After being driven off, they either cried softly or looked at each other. Confused. When Qian Mouding saw this, he immediately felt unhappy. How could he go to see Ye Canjun with this appearance? He stood on a wooden barrel and shouted sternly to drink. "Ci Mou Ding is here again." Ye An on the dock saw this scene and laughed. It has been four months since Ye Chang first arrived in Lushun. The pier has been built long ago, and the tall gantry has become the symbol of this new town. Half of the simple houses built in the town have been demolished and replaced by large brick houses. However, there are not enough bricks now, so the dormitory style is still the same, with a big room and a big kang, with twenty people sleeping on it. It is said that this winter will only be like this, but it will be better next year. "What's going on with those ladies?" He Laosan came to his side and asked. The militiamen¡¯s time is divided into three parts: one-third farming, one-third military training, and one-third helping in Lushun. More than three months have been enough for these militiamen to develop some skills. Today it is He Laosan's turn to help build a new house in Lushun. "Isn't this just to relieve everyone's anger?" Ye An chuckled and said, "Every day, don't you say that every time you look at an old sow, you want to step forward and give her a thumbs up?" "What?" He Laosan stopped immediately. "Our husband has an order. Anyone who can calculate additions and subtractions within one hundred, and who can recognize two hundred words, will be rewarded." Ye Anyao licked his lips: "These are the rewards." "What? What?" Now not only He Laosan, but also everyone around him gathered around. "That is to say, if you behave better, you can become a wife." Ye An laughed. For some reason, Lushun's yang has been very strong and its yin has been weak. Adding it up, there are now more than 7,000 people in Lushun, but there are only less than 2,000 women in total, and only more than a hundred children. This situation is obviously not good. normal. It was more difficult to purchase female slaves from the Tang Dynasty and transport them there, and Ye Chang had no intention of doing so. He turned his attention to the tribes in Liaodong. There were many women in various tribes, as long as he was willing to exchange them, so Ye Chang bought a group of women from various tribes through Qingnipu. There were only about thirty people in the first batch, which was definitely not enough. Ye Chang then thought of another plan: let all new and old militiamen without wives take a test to know whether they can recognize two hundred men and be able to calculate additions and subtractions within one hundred. , can you be qualified to choose a wife. After hearing the cause and effect, He Laosan paused: "If I had known this, I should have studied hard." "Haha, you must have fallen asleep in class every night. This time you can only watch." "But married My wifeis also sleeping on this big kang?" Someone had a wrong idea: "Isn't this just sleeping on the big kang? Brother Jiang, you are the best learner, and you will be the one this time. Will your wife be the one who wants to sleep together? "I'll borrow it from my brother." "Go away, if you don't want to die, try talking crazy again." "Haha" Everyone laughed, and Ye An shook his head: "That's nonsense. There will be a women's camp, and these girls will go first." In the women's camp, if you get married, you can live in the hut over there every time. On weekdays, the brothers will stay together until there are more houses in the coming year. " "I am now. After saving a lot of money, I can build a house by myself." Jiang Er said with a bang. Everyone laughed, and Ye An shook his head: "Then how can we do it? If everyone builds their own houses, we will be separated immediately. You can decide for yourself whether it is better now, or we should separate separately." After being quiet for a while, He Laosan said: "Of course it's so good now. What's the point of breaking up? I'm just alone at home." For a while, they all agreed. Some of them were true, and some were false. Jiang Er was dissatisfied. Why could he not save enough money to build a house for himself? With this question in his mind, he wanted to ask Ye An about it, but he didn't dare. Amidst the laughter and whistles of these people, Qian Mouding drove the group of women forward. Someone immediately came to receive them. What surprised Qian Mou Ding was that the women in the group were also picked up by some women. . When he came back last time, he had not seen these women. It seems that people are being transported from the Tang Dynasty again Over and over, in four months, more than a thousand people were transported here. This progress is not considered fast, and it also proves from the side that the support of the whole country of the Tang Dynasty is not behind Ye Langjun. Thinking of this, Qian Mouding was a little worried. He hoped that everything would be like the past few months, but the trees were still and the wind was not stopping, and an undercurrent was surging, so this situation might not last long. "Mr. Xianglang, thank you for your hard work this time." After handing over the manpower, Ye Chang summoned Xiang Mouding to see him. Xiong Mou Ding looked ashamed: "Ye joined the army, a villain is incompetent. This time he only brought twenty-seven women under the age of twenty-five." "People are coming." Ye Chang smiled and said, "But money is not enough." "There are not many people selling women." "I see. What about coal? Winter is coming. I have to save enough coal before October. What do you think?" "Well, our Qingnipu area is really weak. "I can't find coal." Ye Chang was a little disappointed. There was not enough coal. It seemed that the only way was to transport it from Dengzhou. Fortunately, there is a large amount of coal in Beihai County, and now that the climate is warm, the Bohai Sea freezes very late. Even in November, ships can sail on the Bohai Sea, so some supplies can be made up. It seems that this winter we will mainly rely on charcoal. In the remaining two months, we have to go all over the mountains to cut firewood suitable for burning charcoal. "I don't know when Third Brother and the others will come back. There is still no news" While Ye Chang was thinking about this matter, in Fanyang County across the Bohai Sea from him, Fanyang Jiedushi An Lushan laughed. He took back a plump woman in his arms. He is decorated with a typical beard, and his hair is braided and divided into several locks. Because of his fat body, he looked like a mountain of meat sitting there. "Is that true?" he asked again. The person in front of him had a fair face and looked very ordinary, but it was Liu Luogu who had dealt with Ye Chang before. He responded: "That's why the saint was so angry that he was furious in the palace and said that Ye Chang was a disaster." "I don't understand the poetry of the Han people. What do those poems mean? Can you tell me Let me tell you. " "It means that none of the Han men have the ability to settle the border, but they have to work hard for the women to go and get married. " "Haha, the emperor will be angry. This is a slap in his face. As for the Yang family, remember. You wrote before that the Yang family has a close relationship with Ye Chang. "The Yang family is also angry because the person chosen as the princess this time is an enemy of their Yang family. They originally wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge, but they didn't. I never wanted to disturb Ye Chang's three poems. The situation in Chang'an is still turbulent, and it is still unclear how to deal with the aftermath. "Liu Luogu just arrived at Fan Yang from Chang'an, and the news he brought was similar to Ye Chang's.Close. In order to appease the Xi and Khitan tribes on the northeastern border, Li Longji ordered the ministers to select the princess for marriage. It was originally decided that the Dugu family, the daughter of Princess Xincheng, and the Nvdou Lu family, the princess of Weiguo, would serve as the candidates. When the selection was confirmed, Chang'an was suddenly shocked. They are Li Longji's granddaughters, and Li Longji's ruthlessness towards his relatives can be seen. However, the two princess mansions were just begging on the surface. After the begging failed, they turned to secret activities. First, Ye Chang's side comments were widely publicized. When the matter was about to be decided at the court meeting, Yu Jian had Ye Chang's three poems written by the princess and his wife be posted in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. Suddenly there was a lot of discussion everywhere, and the person who proposed the princess's marriage was scolded by the public, and even had rotten eggs thrown at him during the court meeting. "This is interesting, interesting. Didn't Ye Chang get some kind of job as a guard in Xiangping, and also served as the secretary of Jili Prefecture to join the army? He didn't even come to Fanyang to see me. Haha, it's great to make a fuss. The bigger the better." An Lushan was smiling, but he saw Liu Luogu's expression seemed a little hesitant, so he asked: "Luogu, just say what you have to say, I and you have a heart-to-heart brotherhood, there is nothing we can't say "Although this incident made the emperor hate Ye Chang, it did not do the doctor any good. The doctor originally initiated the marriage, but now that it has become like this, some people are scolding the doctor. In addition, the reason why he came here at starry night because of his humble position. Another reason is that I heard that the emperor intends to summon the doctor back to the capital. " An Lushan was surprised. Although Chang'an was good, there were many powerful people there, and there was no comparison with him being the local emperor in Fan Yang. He sat upright. Body: "There is such a thing, please tell me, tell me quickly" "If the peace cannot be achieved, how can the Xi and Khitan tribes be willing to let it go? Although the Turks have been destroyed, if these two tribes start to quarrel again, I'm afraid The border is uneasy. Therefore, the emperor must call the doctor back to inquire about the situation on the border. If the doctor fails in his response the emperor may choose another person? Huangfu Weiming was killed by him, and now only one Wang Zhongsi is left. "Tone, who else can he choose?" An Lushan snorted, but his heart skipped a beat when he thought of the elite soldiers in Anxi, Longyou, Hexi, and Shuofang towns. "When I came back from my humble post, I asked the officials to make early plans. Gifts from the court must be given. The Yang family is now gaining power and is deeply favored by the emperor. The right prime minister, Li Jinggong, has been in power for more than ten years and has overwhelming power in the world. Yang, the chief censor, is Shen Jin and Wang have made great achievements in overthrowing Wei Jian, and they are both powerful. These people must be dealt with "I know Wang. I met him when I went back to Chang'an last time. An Lushan interrupted, then waved his hand: "Don't worry, it's just some money. I don't have anything else here, I have plenty of money." He is now the governor of Fanyang and Pinglu towns. He can take whatever money and food he wants, and he also robs and extorts the surrounding tribes. To him, money is really nothing. "The doctor is indeed a hero in this world," Liu Luogu boasted. Just wealth. "An Lushan patted his head and said. "At this moment, someone came from outside to report: "Is there a scholar who wants to see a doctor?" " An Lushan waved his hand to Liu Luogu, motioning him to retreat, and said curiously: "What kind of scholar dares to come to see me? "This man claims his surname is Gao, and his first name is Shang. According to his claim, he was recommended by General Gao." " General Gao?" An Lushan frowned. Liu Luogu, who was about to quit, was shocked, and returned to salute and said: "I forgot about my humble position. Recently, General Gao has been living in seclusion and does not care about his affairs. My humble position actually forgot about him." An Lushan was shocked: "Gao Lishi?" "It should be Gao Lishi. Since the man outside is recommended by General Gao, it would be better for the doctor to meet him." Liu Luogu wiped his sweat and said, "I also need to prepare a gift for General Gao. Fortunately, not bad." , If it hadn¡¯t been for this time, I would have really forgotten.¡±