() ps: Dear friends, Sanjiang is only ten votes away from being in the top five. Please help me and vote for Haozi. Although I dare not say that I can compete with the greats for the first place, at least don't let me end up too miserably. I beg you.
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"The breeze embroiders white clouds on the blue sky, and the angel embroiders your figure in my dream. You are graceful, as clear as water, and as delicate as Suzhou embroidery. With my gaze and my white wrist, I embroider our fate stitch by stitch..."
Qin Mu was rarely literary. He held a sachet in his hand, and while looking at it, he recited softly.
The sachet is embroidered with a pair of magpies standing on a branch with buds about to bloom. One magpie is singing with its head held high, while the other is looking at the magpie with its head tilted to the side. The pattern is vivid and lifelike, and the embroidery is delicate and elegant, making it look lifelike.
Well, why not embroider mandarin ducks? Isn't it fashionable to embroider mandarin ducks
Well, magpies seem to carry some connotations of love, but I still like embracing mandarin ducks. I have decided that next time if there is no embroidery of embracing mandarin ducks, I will definitely refuse to accept it. But, is it too hurtful to refuse to accept it
"Sir... Hey, who embroidered this? It's so beautiful." Qiao'er's clear voice sounded behind Qin Mu. After a light exclamation, her voice suddenly rose, scaring Qin Mu who was in a state of confusion.
"How dare you peek, little girl."
Seeing that he was really scared, Qiao'er dropped her sachet to the ground. She quickly shrank her head and said nothing more. Only her bright eyes blinked at him with a pitiful look.
"Stop pretending, have you been wronged by the county?"
He nodded, then quickly shook his head and took a step back.
But she was still a little slow. Qin Mu's sudden attack was more accurate than a precision-guided Scud and hit her between the eyebrows without error.
"You little bitch, remember this, if you dare to peek again, I will roast you and eat you."
"I didn't." Qiao'er pouted her cherry lips.
"You still dare to say no? You have a criminal record for peeping at me sleeping naked last time. My body and mind have suffered great trauma because of it. I almost can't face living anymore... You you you... Why did you give me the rope? What do you want to do?"
"If you don't take the bottle when you drink the medicine, you will be given the rope when you hang yourself. This is what the young master said." The magical Qiao'er took out a rope from somewhere.
"You, you, you... ... you're doing it the other way around, lift your hips."
"Hehe..." The little girl had been with Qin Mu for a long time and had been spoiled. She swiftly moved to the door, turned around and asked coquettishly, "Sir, who gave you this sachet?"
"Why should I tell you, little girl?"
"Sir, tell me what you want and I will give you the letter." The little girl took out a letter and shook it at him.
Qin Mu was very puzzled. Who would send him a letter? Princess Yu Shu sent someone to deliver the sachet, but there was no letter.
"You are so good! Not only did you peek at me sleeping naked, but as my confidential secretary, you also secretly hid my letters. You are simply a bald donkey holding an umbrella, lawless. Do you think I can't punish you?"
"This letter is not an official letter, and its origin is unknown. As the confidential secretary of a young master, of course I have to check it carefully first. What if someone poisoned the letter?"
Qin Mu suspected that she had read too many martial arts novels. Such a creative imagination left him speechless and he had to compromise: "Okay, the sachet was sent by your sister Zhier. Give me the letter quickly."
"Oh, I knew it. The embroidery is so good. It must have been embroidered by Sister Zhier." Qiaoer walked up and picked up the sachet and examined it carefully. She didn't even look at Qin Mu, but the letter in her hand was delivered accurately to Qin Mu.
The letter was not long and was written in beautiful handwriting. It was a letter sent by Li Xiangjun from Taiping Prefecture.
Qin Mu read it twice and felt both happy and surprised. He was happy that Li Xiangjun actually came to Huichang on her own, and his efforts were not in vain.
What's shocking is that she is a weak woman, as beautiful as a flower, and this journey is not peaceful. If something goes wrong, she will regret it for the rest of her life.
When he raised his head, he found that the little girl's head was close to him and peeping. If it were usual, Qin Mu would have rewarded her with a big beating, but this time he didn't want to argue with her.
"I told you, this letter is indeed poisonous. The young master is completely stunned."
Qin Mu was amused and angry at the little girl's appraisal result. After knocking her so hard that she ran away in panic, he shouted to the guards outside: "Second son, go and inform Su Jin and ask him to come see me immediately."
"Your Excellency, Su Jin is leading the brothers in cavalry combat training. Please wait a moment, I will call him over right away."
Su Jin is now the captain of Qin Mu's 100 cavalrymen. He is from Datong Prefecture and has superb riding skills. After the 100 cavalrymen were recruited into the Qianhu Office, he has been the one who has been training them. This time, Qin Mu chose him to lead the team to pick up Li Xiangjun because of his good riding skills.
Su Jin, sweating all over, hurried back to the county government office. When he saw Qin Mu, he bowed and asked, "What instructions do you have, sir?"
"Choose ten people right now to pick up this person for me. Make sure they get him to Huichang safely."
Qin Mu gave him detailed instructions and personally escorted him out of the government office. Watching him ride away on his horse, he finally felt a lot more at ease.
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When Wuchang City fell, the King of Chu was boiled and eaten by Zhang Xianzhong. The whole country was shocked. Chongzhen issued several decrees in succession, forcing Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in Jiujiang, to lead his troops to retake Wuchang.
Although Zuo Liangyu had his own troops and was very powerful, he did not want to be labeled a traitor. Chongzhen had already issued several imperial edicts. If he did not take any action, it would be tantamount to telling the world that Zuo Liangyu did not take Chongzhen seriously at all. What was the difference between this and raising the flag of rebellion
But after Zhang Xianzhong occupied Wuchang, his military strength increased rapidly and now had an army of 200,000. Zuo Liangyu was cautious and did not want to confront Zhang Xianzhong head-on, so he allowed his troops to plunder in the Jiujiang area on the pretext of raising food and money. This would not only delay the advance, but also allow him to make a fortune.
After getting the advantage, you can also challenge the court: Look, the court has no food or money to give me, not only do I have to fight, but I also have to raise food and money on my own, it's not easy for me!
Zuo Liangyu stayed in Jiujiang for a whole month before leading his troops to slowly head west. Li Xiangjun and his party also stayed in Dongzhi County for a month. After learning that Zuo Liangyu's army had left Jiujiang, they set out again. At this time, Su Jin, who was sent by Qin Mu to pick her up, had just set out from Huichang.
Qin Mu spent about twenty days distributing all the "ownerless" fields to the victims. At the same time, he completed the work of organizing households into baojia groups, so that daily patrols and public security in the area could be handed over to the baojia group.
In terms of plowing and planting, since many fields are planted with sweet potatoes, it takes less time and effort than planting traditional crops such as rice, and progress is also very fast.
Qin Mu had previously sent people to neighboring Guangdong and Fujian to purchase grain, and they have begun to return one after another. In addition, Huichang was a transportation hub among the three provinces. After the rebellion was quelled, the number of commercial and travel exchanges increased rapidly. The influx of various scarce commodities also played a significant role in promoting the recovery of Huichang people's livelihood.
The most important point is that the mining of Zhoutian Salt Mine is going smoothly. Qin Mu has visited Zhoutian three times to arrange matters such as salt mining, purification, and underwriting.
The purity of Zhoutian Salt Mine is very high, with the highest salt content reaching 90%. Qin Mu stipulates that any salt with a purity of more than 80% can be sold directly, and any salt with a purity below 80% must be purified.
The purification method is very simple. Dissolve the excavated rock salt, separate and filter out the impurities in the rock salt, and then dry it. Now it is June and July, the sun is scorching, and the concentrated brine can be easily dried without too much trouble.
The previous war caused prices in southern Jiangxi to soar. Salt is an indispensable commodity for daily life. Unfortunately, Huguang and Jiangxi do not produce salt, so all salt needs to be shipped from Lianghuai, Fujian, and Guangdong. The price has soared. Five catties of salt were sold for only one or two taels of silver, but there was still no demand.
Once Zhoutian rock salt came out, it was like robbing money. Countless private salt dealers came in droves. Local wealthy families and even ordinary people also joined the ranks of selling salt.
Among them, Xu Yingjie, the owner of Rentong Trading Company, the largest trading company in Ganzhou, personally found Qin Mu and bought 20% of the underwriting rights at a high price. That is, no matter how much the Zhoutian Salt Pond produces, 20% of the production will be underwritten by him.
Xu Yingjie presented a big gift and tried his best to please Qin Mu, hoping that Qin Mu could give him a 50% underwriting share. Who is Qin Mu, and how did his family get the more than 3 billion assets
The larger the share Xu Yingjie underwrites, the more sales channels he controls, and the greater the squeeze on other distributors. Once he squeezes out other distributors, the lifeline of rock salt sales will be in his hands alone, and even Qin Mu will become very passive.
In later generations, a certain electrical appliance dealer almost monopolized China's home appliance sales channels. Even home appliance manufacturers had to look at his face, and the prices of home appliances had to be set by him.
Qin Mu knew all these things very well, so how could he possibly give Xu Yingjie a 50% underwriting right
Nowadays, the supply of salt in southern Jiangxi Province is in short supply, and Qin Mu does not need to bother organizing sales. Money flows to Huichang like water. With this source of income, Qin Mu no longer needs to worry about the problem of maintaining the army, and can finally recall the troops that have been deployed and start intensive training.
Time is pressing, as they will have to fight a battle with Zhang Xianzhong's troops in a few months. In order to ensure victory, Qin Mu instructs Liu Meng to monitor Wang Gong and leave the daily affairs of the county to Tian Yimu and Wu Wangcai, and to contact him again if there is any urgent matter.
He spent most of his time in the military camp, going into battle shirtless every day, leading two thousand men and horses to fight under the scorching sun, training to death.
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