Devil’s Advent

On the east side of Shengle City, savages, rebels, and soldiers who are still loyal to the emperor Situ Lei are fighting, presenting a complex see-saw situation;

On the west side of Shengle City, after half a year of construction and spread of influence, caravans began to come in continuously, and the influence of trade also began to take shape.

Shengle City is not a big city, its geographical location is remote, and the surrounding area is not densely populated. If there is no "golden finger" as a traveler who has produced so many novelty commodities, he wants to continue to operate here, and operate on such a large scale , that is almost impossible.

This is equivalent to playing business games in later generations with cheating devices.

And these days, after the first batch of vanguard officials came to urge food and husbands, both inside and outside Shengle City entered a state of "excitement".

The frequency of the army's training and drills has increased compared with usual times. Horses, ordnance, etc. have all been inspected and replenished. Many workshops have also reduced production at this time, and began to give priority to supplying the army's strategic reserves.

This kind of change, the loss every day is all white money.

The caravans waiting outside to get the goods began to gather to make noise and protest because they couldn't get the goods. The General's Mansion chose to "shield" these donors very hard.

Siniang had already broken several charcoal pencils. Because the war was coming, Shengle City, which had just grown up and was not too big, began to lean towards the military, which directly led to a sharp drop in other income.

In the final analysis, Shengle City's first military system is too advanced;

Once the gold-swallowing beast of the army is in motion, it can really swallow anything. However, in the eyes of outsiders, even if they know that Sheng Le has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, they probably just think it is 10,000 miscellaneous troops. , The salary and equipment of this army are all on par with those of the Jingnan Army.

Thinking back to the time when Emperor Yan relied on horses to harvest the wealth and food of the clan, he was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry to fight the great war. It is not surprising that Zheng Fan's financial bankruptcy was caused by military activities. .

But Si Niang and the others couldn't scold others, because what caused all this was that the owner of the family, who had come over several times by relying on his face, exploded the establishment that was already supported.

The culprit himself was sitting in a small residential house at this time.

The little boy named Liu Dahu took a piece of chicken cake from Zheng Fan with some fear and shyness, then ran to a corner, ate it in small bites, showing an unexpected "quietness".

The old woman warmly brought tea. The old man is old and has experienced a lot, so he can naturally see that the man in front of him is unusual.

"Old man, don't drink tea. We are servants in the general's mansion. Let me ask you what's wrong with your family?"

"Lack of a man!"

The old woman answered firmly.

"..." Zheng Fan.

"It's not easy for my daughter-in-law to manage the family. She has to take care of me, the old one, and the young one. The family is short of a pillar."

"Has anyone chosen?" Zheng Fan asked with a smile.

"There is one, the old lady looks good to me, she knows how to behave, she knows how to work, she is an errand at the gate of the city, but it only thunders and never rains.

He is also good-looking, and my daughter-in-law has fallen in love with him, but he has always been unhappy.

My lord, please tell me.

Old lady, I have been trying to help my daughter-in-law for a long time,

Although my daughter-in-law has given birth to a baby, she is not bad looking, and there are quite a few people who want to match her.

But that person is good, he comes to the door every day to help, but he doesn't say whether he agrees or disagrees, making people think that my house has been closed. If the person disagrees in the end, won't it delay my daughter-in-law!

Tell me, is this the truth? "

Zheng Fan nodded and said:

"That's the reason."

"It's not a big deal. This person has to live a down-to-earth life. The year before last, there were always wars here, and life was difficult. This year, with Mr. Zheng as our guardian, life can be regarded as calmed down, daughter-in-law. It’s a woman’s family, and you can work in that workshop, and you can get a lot of silver rice in a month, and it doesn’t cost money for the baby to go to school, and it doesn’t cost much for the old woman to get medicine, and the doctors in the hospital are very kind... ..."

Duhu is the name of the old official position by the people of Jin.

Zheng Fan felt a little embarrassed when he heard it, and he also knew that he came here on a whim this time, and it didn't look like there was a rehearsal for later generations.

"My lord, tell me, don't we ordinary people just look forward to living a peaceful life?"

"yes."

Zheng Fan nodded, reaping the joy of being a "parent officer".

"My son's fate is not good, he got sick early and died, but my daughter-in-law really didn't say that she is a good-looking person, and she is catching up with the good times now, so why can't she hurry up and live her life steadily? Is it too solid?"

"Um."

"I think, that person heard that every time he came to my house, I called my tiger by his name. Alas, the old woman also wanted to open it. His old Liu's family didn't have that life, so he didn't have that life. I am the daughter-in-law. As a daughter-in-law, my lord, you can talk to that one, just say that my Huzi can have his surname instead of Liu, and the old woman doesn't want anything, just ask him to treat my daughter-in-law better, will it work?"

"I'll go back and talk to him."

"Come on, old lady, I can see it. Your official is not young. Your words will definitely work."

"Yo, I would like to borrow your good words."

"You don't believe it?"

"Then I would like to ask, how did you find out?"

"Our Shengle City, alas, does not mean that it has become bad. Although the streets are not as lively as before, everyone eats and drinks. As long as they are willing to do things, there is no shortage of food. Even the beggars on the road Yes, I haven't seen a single one in the past six months. Everyone is busy, the workers are the workers, the errands are the errands, and even the gentlemen in the yamen are all so busy that they are afraid that one of them will be skinned and hung on a chair by accident. .

Now in the city, if you can be as leisurely as you look at, and walk with a sense of nonsense, isn't it a real nobleman? "

The implication is that,

There are no idlers in the city, they are all too busy to die,

you are so lazy

At first glance, he is not an ordinary person.

"Haha." Zheng Fan smiled, turned his head to look at A Ming, and said, "Is it so obvious?"

I'm too lazy to be so eye-catching?

Ah Ming didn't answer, but looked up at the sky.

"You, old woman, I see that you are rich and honored, and you will definitely be a bigger official in the future, and you will be rich and rich."

"Yo, let me borrow your good words."

Zheng Fan got up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the old woman hurriedly said:

"Why, don't you leave after eating at home? The workshop is very busy these days, and my daughter-in-law comes back even later. My wife, I will cook for you and fry a chicken for you, will it be okay?"

"No, no, I have something else to do. I'm going late and I have to be skinned."

"Oh, then you have to hold on tight, hold on tight."

"Okay, you're always sitting."

"My lord, you have to keep that in mind."

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

After bidding farewell to the old woman, Zheng Fan and A Ming came out.

Jin Shuke stood outside the door and waited. Seeing Zheng Fan's gaze, he immediately walked up to Zheng Fan.

"General."

You made the right bet, you made the right bet, sure enough, that brother Xiaoyu is not an ordinary person!

"This one was introduced by you?"

"Forehead………"

"Say it."

"Returning to the general, I introduced Brother Xiaoyu to the widow in the west of the city, who is also an old man above and a child below.

As a result, the Xiaoyu brothers fell in love with the widow from the east of the city, and there was also an old man at the top and a child at the bottom.

At the end of the day, the widow in the west of the city brought a daughter, and the family in the east of the city brought a son.

Previously, the general thought that Brother Xiaoyu, as a native of Jin, might be different from us barbarians. We barbarians are eager to bring a cheap son to follow our surname, but Jin people don't like to raise children for others, so we gave Brother Xiaoyu Introduced a widow with a daughter in the west of the city,

Who knew Brother Xiaoyu would have exactly the same taste as the last general, and would like to send a son..."

"Ahem..."

Zheng Fan coughed.

road:

"Okay, don't tell him that I've been here."

"Yes, I will understand in the end."

Ah Ming said, "My lord, do you want to help with the wedding?"

Zheng Fan immediately shook his head and said:

"Too much is too late, too much involvement in other people's private life will arouse people's resentment, let him make his own decision."

Immediately afterwards,

Zheng Fan pointed to Alchemy again,

"You're a clever one, old pawn?"

"If you go back to the general, the last general will be there when he is in Meijiawu."

"It's not easy, the first group of brothers, now there are not many left."

"It is my honor to follow the general."

"Go report to Liang Cheng, I'll give you a commander-in-chief."

"Thank you, General!"

Jin Shu Ke knelt down excitedly.

"All right, all right, let's go."

"Yes, I will retire at the end."

After Jin Shuke's back disappeared in front of his eyes, Zheng Fan walked with A Ming and said:

"He's a clever guy. The blind man asked the Juggernaut if he wanted to be promoted. The Juggernaut said no, but finally said something, this is called gold art, and he is very careful in his job."

A Ming nodded and said, "I have to sell the face of the Juggernaut."

"Yeah, but this guy really can't see it. He is the fastest enlightened among the barbarians. He can actually lick the Juggernaut comfortably, tsk tsk."

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Fan asked again: "Is the military ration ready?"

"The preparations are complete, and other aspects are also being prepared."

"Be prepared first."

"The lord is waiting for the eldest prince to lose the battle?"

"With Li Fusheng and Li Bao in command following him, even if the eldest prince is a pig, he won't lose much. What's more, look at our Yanhuang children, which one is the most fuel-efficient lamp?

The only third child who was abolished was also playing tricks and tricks. "

"Then we?"

"Get ready first, let's see if the savage king can bring us some surprises for the rest, so be prepared."

"yes."

"Oh, by the way, have we sent troops to Tianduan Mountain yet?"

"Actually, when the First Prince came over, Ah Cheng had already sent three times as many sentry cavalry to explore the Tianduan Mountain Range."

The eldest prince could think that the savage might learn from Jingnan Houlai, so Liang Cheng must have thought about it in advance.

"To be honest, the confidant sent by the eldest prince the day before yesterday is also a general after all, so when he was drinking with me, the flattery was really unbearable."

Perhaps it was the reason why he was licked out by a few demon kings in a fancy way,

General Zheng is very disgusted with this kind of vulgar licking now, it's not up to the grade.

"This subordinate has also heard about it, and he went back this morning."

"The eldest prince is also too enthusiastic, but his army is too mixed this time, if the rectification is not good, there may be problems."

Zheng Fan went out several times, either with the Zhenbei Army or the Jingnan Army. They were all very pure expeditions. There was no bullshit. He just focused on fighting the war. The atmosphere was still very good, but this time the eldest prince led With the local motley crew going out, internal problems will definitely distract a lot of energy.

"By the way, my lord, San'er made a pair of armor for you alone. It was said yesterday that it was delivered today. It should have been delivered to the mansion by now."

"I don't want any separate armor."

Before Tian Wujing's strength, General Zheng refused to act aggressively on the battlefield.

"Just look at it, it's exactly the same as ordinary armor."

"Yes, then go back to the mansion to have a look."

Back at the mansion, San'er was already waiting in the yard, with a pair of armor placed on a chair.

Zheng Fan walked over, stretched out his hand to touch it, and found that the armor had been deliberately worn out, and even artificially added some traces of friction with knives and guns.

This detail made Zheng Fan very useful.

Inconspicuous, the less inconspicuous the better, this is Zheng Fan's consistent purpose on the battlefield.

"My lord, try it on."

Xue San jumped onto another chair next to him, and he wanted to help Zheng Fan put on his armor with his own hands.

Zheng Fan put the armor on, and found that it was much lighter, and the inside was still soft, not uncomfortable at all.

"My lord, this set of armor is made of the best material by my subordinates. It seems to be called Akashi. I don't know what the specific composition is. Anyway, I have never seen it in the original world, but the hardness of this armor is really very strong. Yes, it is far superior to ordinary iron armor. It is said that a lot of this material was added to Jingnanhou's gilt armor.

In order to gather these materials, this subordinate has spent a lot of effort, and the subordinate has added a lining inside, not to mention soft, even if the arrow is accidentally broken by the blade, with that layer of protection, there is no problem. It can further protect the body and reduce injuries. "

"I have a heart."

"Also, my lord, take a look here. The place where the goggle is placed, the subordinate made a hollow, and the magic pill can be placed here in the future!"

Even this is taken into consideration.

A Ming couldn't help shaking his head beside him, and said curiously, "My lord doesn't seem to have advanced."

"What's wrong, what's wrong, do you think I, Xue San, are like you, only know how to do things after advanced to the Lord, my San'er is thinking about the Lord all the time!"

"Okay, okay, I understand your heart, it's hard work."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, it should be."

"How is the construction of the device going?"

"I have already taught a group of things like siege crossbows, siege vehicles, and artillery vehicles. They are now teaching their apprentices. It may not be long before the engineering regiment will take shape.

It was during this period that many workshops had to stop working, and our loss was actually quite large. "

"There is no way to do it. You have to arm yourself first, otherwise you will accumulate too many other things, and you will just make wedding dresses for others."

"Yes, the Lord is right." Xue San immediately affirmed.

Zheng Fan took off the armor, he really liked this set of armor, Zheng Fan has always been clear that he does not belong to that kind of "defying" fate.

The real protagonist of the war is the kind who can jump around in the rain of swords, guns and arrows and nothing will happen, and I seem to be injured every time I go to the battlefield. If it is not for Ah Ming and Mowan who block the arrows, I will It is estimated that the grass on the grave head can sway in the wind.

"My lord, that man named Ding Heng is good at wielding big swords. I want him to compete with you, my lord?"

Recently, Shengle City has also attracted a group of people from the world, and Xue San has also selected a group of people under his command. Right now, Xue San also has more than a hundred spies under his tent.

"Okay, let him come over tomorrow."

"Yes, my lord."

"By the way, where's the blind man, didn't he pay?"

"My lord, the blind man seems to be in the back house, studying the Jade Man Order."

"Study what that does."

In Zheng Fan's eyes, the prophecy of the Jade Order is just an afterthought, because a fool can clearly see that the savages have already gained momentum after entering the customs. Now let's see if Dayan can use his national fortune to suppress the savages.

A Ming replied: "The blind man said that he wanted to study the principle of the Jade Man Token for future use."

"What will you use in the future?"

Xue San immediately answered and said:

"Hey, my lord, isn't it an old show, what kind of stone man has one eye, or Sheng Lexing, King Zheng Fan and so on.

The blind man thinks that in the history we are familiar with, those people played feudal superstition and tricks to fool people. There are so many unconventional things in this world, so we have to adapt to local conditions and keep pace with the times, and make some Come out high end. "

Among all the demon kings, the one who is most interested in rebellion is probably the blind man, and he rebelled not for any glory and wealth, but for fun, purely as a hobby.

"Forget it, let him do his research. I'll go to the house to see the child."

After bidding farewell to Xue San and A Ming, Zheng Fan walked into the bedroom.

Si Niang is very busy now, so busy that she basically doesn't stay in the house during the day, sometimes Zheng Fan can't bear to call Si Niang to do needlework at night.

So now there are only two children in the house,

One child can see, one child cannot.

"Tiantian, come on, godfather is here."

Tian Tian was the nickname Zheng Fan gave to the little Marquis. Tian Wujing didn't reply to Zheng Fan, and he didn't have a specific statement, but Zheng Fan knew that the child's first and nickname were given by Yanhuang and Zhenbeihou. Contracted, so I temporarily give him this title.

"Whoa whoa..."

The little guy took the initiative to crawl over to Zheng Fan's side, he didn't recognize his life at all, whether it was Zheng Fan or those demon kings who came over, he would always beg for a hug.

Zheng Fan sat by the bed and played with the little guy for a while,

The little guy turned his head, as if he wanted to find the stone where the magic pill was.

So she turned her pink butt towards Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan's bad taste started from his heart,

A slap lightly patted it up,

Tian Wujing, I spank your ass!

One more slap down,

Tian Wujing, you also have today!

Ha ha ha ha!