The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 258
The capital government has posted a notice that the land next to the highway station is for rent. If you are interested, you can go to Jingzhao Yin Yamen to discuss it.

This is also a disguised form of bidding, but it's just not clear-cut. The decision on who wins the bid is entirely up to the Crown Prince who is responsible for the matter.

Many people in the capital are excited, including wealthy businessmen and aristocratic families.

Why did they actively move back to the capital after the imperial court successfully suppressed the rebellion, even if the property in Gyeonggi had to be repurchased?

One of them is to look for business opportunities in the capital. Now that a hugely profitable business opportunity is in front of them, how can they not be tempted?

Li Houping has a small amount of assets in the capital, and he doesn't want to give up this rare business opportunity.

After waiting in the concierge for an hour, it was finally his turn to enter the Yamen and saw Chang Lu, who was in charge of this matter. Chang Lu was the personal servant of His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness has sent all his personal servants here, which shows that he takes this matter very seriously.

"Li Houping, a grassroots citizen, has met your Excellency. This is the household registration of Changmin. You can check it."

Chang Lu took his household registration and said, "Okay, please sit down."

Li Houping responded twice and asked him to sit down. He really didn't dare to sit down. In his decades of life experience, whenever he went to the yamen to do business, he never managed to meet the chief official. He didn't make you go three or five times, or even several times. Nothing can be done in a month.

This was the first time he met an official who was approachable and approachable. There was no scolding, no contempt, and no deception.

Chang Lu checked his household registration, and when he looked up, he saw that he was still standing aside solemnly. He smiled and joked: "Don't stand, sit down, do whatever you want. This is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den, and I don't eat people!"

"Hey, common people, sit down now, sit down now." Before sitting down, Li Houping put the gift he brought in on the table and pushed it in front of Changlu, and said carefully: "A small gift is not a sign of respect. I hope you don't dislike it. .”

Chang Lu smiled and pushed the gift away. Seeing Li Houping's face turn pale, he hurriedly explained: "I am here to do business, and I represent His Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince works for the people, how can he accept gifts from everyone? If you respect His Royal Highness will take the gift back as usual."

Li Houping smiled uglier than crying, and pushed the gift over again, "It's really a little thought from the common people. I hope you don't dislike it, just accept it."

Seeing that the other party didn't believe it, Chang Lu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If I accept your gift today, I will be discrediting His Highness the Crown Prince. You don't want to trap me into injustice, do you?"

Li Houping was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly, "People don't dare!"

"It's okay if you don't dare. Okay, you come here to do business. We have something to talk about. Don't make these crooked things. What our Crown Prince values ​​most is strength and loyalty, not gifts!"

Chang Lu followed Li Chengmu in all the battles, and his aura became much more powerful. His posture was indeed a bit official.

Seeing Chang Lu's serious face this time, Li Houping did not dare to push him anymore, and waved his hand: "Don't dare, don't dare, His Royal Highness is admired by all the people, but it's too late for the common people to admire him."

Chang Lu glanced at him, and his eyes fell on his household registration, "Everyone who comes here to see me in the past few days is trying to get the land next to the inn. Are you the same?"

"Yes, sir, the common people have a family tradition of craftsmanship. They want to rent a piece of land next to the inn and open a restaurant to serve travelers from north to south."

Chang Lu said "Oh" lightly, "You Li family heard that you can move back to the capital. You should be the first group to move back to the capital."

Li Houping was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Does everyone know this?"

After listening to his words, Chang Lu laughed loudly: "Your Li family is the first family to move back, which shows that you trust the abilities of the Queen and His Highness, and you have formed a good relationship."

With that said, Chang Lu put a form in front of him, "Since you want to compete, fill out this form first. If the land is given to you, you have to pay a deposit of 1 taels."

"1 taels." Li Houping shook his hand, and the ink dripped onto the form and spread. He was so frightened that he quickly rolled up his sleeves and wiped it. However, the more the ink was wiped, the more stained the area became.

"this this"

Chang Lu shook his head and gave him another form.

After Li Houping thanked him profusely, he calmed down and filled out the form.
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After Chang Lu finished his day's work, he returned to the palace and gave the day's information to Li Chengmu.

Li Chengmu browsed through it roughly, put down the information in his hand and said: "This time the inn is recruiting, we must first eliminate the powerful families and leave opportunities to small and medium-sized merchants. However, when you receive them in the Yamen, don't exclude them, let them They fill out the form as usual, and these people’s information will be used later.”

"The little one wrote it down."

Besides, after Li Houping returned home after filling out the form, as soon as he entered the door, the other brothers in the family quickly came to greet him.

The second son of the Li family paid attention to the gift Li Houping was holding, and his heart skipped a beat, "Brother, how are things going? Did the government say we have a chance?"

Li Houping walked over the threshold and stuffed the gift in his hand into his second brother's arms. After sitting down and taking a sip of tea, he said: "Today's work went smoothly and the form was filled out. As for whether we will be selected, it depends on God's will." ”

The third child of the Li family pointed to the gift in the second child's arms, "Brother, you haven't even sent out the gift, how can this be done?"

Speaking of this, Li Houping shook his head: "Now the trend in the yamen has changed, and gifts can no longer be sent out. I want to send them, but the adults don't accept them. What can I do?"

"Don't you think our gifts are not high-end enough?" the second son of the Li family asked worriedly.

Although it is a good sign that officials do not accept gifts, Li Houping is very uncomfortable with the current situation in officialdom.

You said that when he had to give gifts when doing business, he scolded corrupt officials. Now that officials don't accept gifts, he starts to be worried again. Do you think this person lives a contradictory life?
"I don't think so. Your Excellency didn't accept the gift from the merchant in front of me."

"This" The rest of the Li family looked at each other, and for a moment they couldn't feel the official's pulse. What does this mean?
Li Houping put down the tea cup and said, "Don't think too much. Whether this matter can fall on us depends on God's will. If we are selected, we must pay a deposit of 1 taels. What do you think about this?"

The deposit of 1 taels could be easily taken out by the Li family before the capital was moved, but today's Li family is no longer what it used to be.

"The deposit of 1 taels, we gritted our teeth, but we can still get it together. The main thing now is whether the government will choose us. After all, compared with the powerful families, we don't have any connections." The second son of the Li family said truthfully. In the end, I couldn't help but look a little depressed.

High-quality personal connections are not accessible to middle- and low-level merchants like them.

"It all depends on people. We just have to do our best. There are some things that cannot be forced. Let's all leave." Li Houping waved his hand for everyone to go back to rest. It is useless to discuss more now.

The land leasing for the post station is being carried out secretly, and there will be no results for the time being, but the excitement in the capital has never stopped.

Today is a big day for a group of soldiers and horses from the Gyeonggi Camp to leave the capital for the border. The people in the capital got the news early and spontaneously came to the Shili Pavilion at the city gate to see them off.

Even though the sun was hanging overhead, it was still bitingly cold as winter had already entered and the cold wind was blowing.

The people saw them off despite the cold wind. It was okay for everyone to crowd on both sides of the road. They were surrounded by people. The lively scene made everyone seem to forget the cold.

Some people with flexible minds and business acumen took out the things they had prepared early.

"Peanut and melon seed oil pancakes, let's eat while we wait!" "Eggs, salted eggs and quail eggs, they are delicious and nutritious!"

"A big bowl of coarse tea, black tea, and only one penny per bowl!"

Among the people seeing them off, there was a group of people whose clothing was particularly eye-catching. In this cold weather, they were all wearing sheep jackets. They were the Beidi herdsmen who had moved back to the Gyeonggi area.

Nowadays, life in the capital is more comfortable than in the grassland. They not only hope that the imperial soldiers and horses can win the battle, but they are also worried that the people in the grassland will be harmed.

"Chaolu, I'm afraid it's snowing on the grassland. Do you think the Great Khan will lead his cavalry to break through the barrier?"

"Buhe, now that we are the people of Dayu, we should not worry about the grassland affairs and just live our lives with peace of mind."

"Chaolu, you are right. We care too much about the grassland. If the government knows about it, they will suspect that we are in the Cao camp and our hearts are in the Han Dynasty. I will pay attention to what we say when we go out in the future."

"It's not your fault. I don't care what happens to the Beidi nobles. The herdsmen on the grassland have a hard time. I just hope that the herdsmen of other tribes can be as lucky as us, become the people of Dayu, and live a stable life."

"I Buhe also hope so. Meng and Bayar were targeted by the leader's brother in their tribe. I don't know what his current situation is. I just hope that he can join the court this time and join us in the Central Plains. Let's live together. Peaceful days.”

In fact, the grassland herdsmen are very envious of the lives of the people in the Central Plains. They do not have to follow the migration of water and grass and live a stable life.

The herdsmen in the cold wind don't know that they are also the envy of others.

"These Beidi herders live a better life than us. They have enough food and clothing, and they live comfortably in winter."

"Don't talk nonsense. They are not from Beidi now. They are our people from Dayu. Don't let the officials hear what you say, otherwise they will be punished."

"I'm just saying casually, don't take it seriously! Oh, you said the woolen jackets they are wearing must be warm. How much does one cost?"

"That time I went into the leather shop and asked, and it seemed like it cost five taels of silver each. If you want the longer style, you need to add another two taels."

"Hiss!" I can't afford it!

Let's talk about the Gyeonggi camp. The army is ready to go.

Xia Jing walked up to Long Yutian and solemnly warned: "Uncle, this time the soldiers and horses will be delivered to you. I wish you victory and a speedy return!"

Long Yutian cupped his fists towards Xia Jing, "I will definitely live up to my mission and live up to my high hopes. The day Master Wang returns, Beidi will be destroyed!"

"Okay! I believe uncle can do it!"

Xia Jing walked past Long Yutian and stopped next to Zhu Wei and Zhenghe. "This trip to the border is a rare opportunity for you to make meritorious deeds. Seize it! But I don't want you to rush for quick success and lead your troops with you." Go on an adventure and remember to guard against arrogance and impetuosity when fighting abroad!"

"General, please remember your Majesty's teachings and don't dare to forget them!" Zhu Wei and Zhenghe clasped their fists.

Xia Jing nodded. She had nothing to explain. She asked Li Chengmu to say a few words to all the soldiers in the army to boost their morale, and then the army could set off!
The pacification of the north was crucial to the Yu Dynasty.

Dayu was in ruins and waiting to be revived, and the threat of Beidi must be eliminated, otherwise, there will never be peace along the Great Wall.

The army set off, and at the forefront were Dayu's cavalry, their horses with strong limbs, and their steps in front were neat and uniform, and their momentum was like a rainbow.

When passing through Shiliting Pavilion, the first thing people saw was the majestic Iron Cavalry of Dayu. The horses' hooves stepped on the cement road and made a rhythmic sound. Twenty thousand cavalry formed the most inspiring song.

The people who had been waiting on both sides of the road all morning were shocked to see this scene. Seeing such a mighty and domineering cavalry, their cheeks turned red with excitement and their blood boiled.

The cavalry seemed to be infected by the common people. They held their heads high and walked more rhythmically on their horses.The people also responded to them with even more excited shouts!

When the people saw the artillery company following the cavalry again, and looked at the steel cannons, they became even more excited.

It was late October, and the severe cold had spread from north to south. The north wind was blowing in our faces, and the air exhaled by the soldiers turned into mist.

When the carriages traveling on the Kyoto Highway saw the cavalry catching up, they all drove the carriages to the side of the road and stopped to let the troops go first.

Ji Jingming's carriage also stopped on the side of the road. He opened the curtain and looked at the horse riding past in front of him. He was so shocked that he retreated back into the carriage.

"Master Wang, the day of Beiding is just around the corner!"

The boy looked at the steady stream of cavalry and said: "This time to support the border, so many cavalry were sent. It seems that the imperial court has lost patience with Beidi and is going back for revenge!"

Think about the time when Beidi conquered the Gyeonggi area and caused the imperial court to move south in a hurry. How great the losses were!

Now that the power has returned and the civil strife has been settled, it is time to deal with Beidi and the foreigners.

Ji Jingming stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I hope that when we return to the capital, we can eat the lamb chops from the grassland again."

"Are you savoring the taste of roasted lamb again?" The boy swallowed his saliva, "Master Wang stepped in and it's a success! I will definitely be able to eat roasted whole lamb from the grassland during the Chinese New Year this year!"

Ji Jing took a look at the young man and said, "I want to eat roasted whole lamb. That's a great idea! If you can't complete the task assigned by the queen this time, you won't lose a single piece of wool!"

All the carriages stopped and waited for an hour. When they started on the road again, the driver who was sitting in front of the carriage almost froze.

At Yanmen Pass, in the General Military Mansion, important generals were holding a military meeting.

After the autumn harvest in Beidi, small groups of soldiers and horses often invaded the border, but their purpose of clearing grass and grain was not achieved, and they refused to retreat no matter what.

A few days ago, Shahukou was attacked wildly by Beidi, causing the pass to almost fall.

Cong Guanglei, the commander-in-chief of Yanmen Pass, has always envied Jizhou's commander-in-chief Jiliao. He has been tested by the empress and has also contributed to the battle against Beidi. Now his position is considered stable.

But he, the commander-in-chief of Yanmen Pass, never had a chance.

Before the autumn harvest, the Empress had given him an order to tighten defense along the Great Wall and not give Beidi a chance.

But this time Shahukou almost fell into Beidi's hands, and he was so frightened that he gave up half his life.

"Generals, we have blocked caravans from entering Beidi this year. Beidi's food reserves are insufficient, and we will definitely rush through the pass to grab food at all costs. Now I don't know which pass Beidi will focus on attacking. Do you have any good suggestions?"

(End of this chapter)