When the summer heat is high, Bianliang is also very hot.

The servants were slowly building the Liang Palace, while the new sergeants looked at them curiously, with a hint of pride.

These are all soldiers or subordinates from Zuo Feilong Guard and Zuo Jinwu Guard. There are four thousand people in total. Zuo Feilong Guard is more and the latter is less.

They will be the newly appointed sergeants of the Heishao Middle Battalion and are about to leave for Luoyang.

Zuo Xiaoqiuwei will also contribute thousands of disciples, but I wonder if those who have already pressed their fingerprints and will go to Hongcheng and Pingcheng will regret it.

Ordinary households in Chen and Liang counties contributed hundreds of people, supplemented by a large number of martial arts students, and that was all the Heishao Zhongying camp had.

Pingqiu Longfu deputy general Feng Bachi led 300 people to maintain order on the grassland near Liang Palace.

"With this ragtag group of people on the road, can they cover twenty miles in one day?" Sima Xiawu of Nanliu Defense Department of Chuitai Prefecture wiped his sweat and felt cowardly.

"How did you choose the people for your department? Three hundred people from Nanliu Fang came out in full force?" Feng Bachi looked at the flags and drums,

asked.

"Otherwise, what else can I do——." Xia Wu said, and when he saw at least three military flags standing behind Feng Bachi, he immediately smiled: "I'm thinking of going to the capital to receive the reward."

"You can't make much money." Feng Bachi waved his hand and said: "I think it will take half a month to take this group of people on the road, so I will receive a piece of miscellaneous silk as a reward, or at most two pieces. After excluding the expenses on the road, then

Calculate the delayed work at home,

How much money can I save?"

"If you give me two pieces of silk, I can save some flowers and make one piece fall." Xia Wu said with a smile.

Feng Bachi also laughed and said, "Is this a small amount of money calculated?"

"I have seven sons in my family, and they are all alive." Xia Wu was silent for a moment and said.

"You——" Feng Bachi was shocked. You crawled on women when you had nothing to do, right?

Moreover, this person is definitely no more than thirty-five, probably in his early thirties.

People who marry and have children at the age of fifteen are really scary...

"The third son has grown up and is fifteen years old." Xia Wu added, "The imperial court was kind enough to grant a piece of wasteland nearby, so that the two sons can buy a farm. But now they still need to buy another field.

"Did you see a good place?" Feng Bachi asked curiously.

"There are fields on the other side of Cangyuan, and it's only a few dozen miles away from Chuitai, so it's not very far." Xia Wu said.

"You've been stuck in it all your life." Feng Bachi said.

"After all seven of our sons have married, my family's clan will be prosperous and death will be inevitable." Xia Wu not only did not feel bitter, but smiled and said: "It is not impossible to have fifty grandchildren by then."

Feng Bachi really admired him.

"During the Southern Expedition, will the Jinwu Guard be transferred to the left? Has General Feng heard about it?" Xia Wu asked.

"It's hard to say." Feng Bachi also had the urge to go south to plunder.

Although the discipline of the Daliang army was strict, and looting was done in the form of donations - some people jokingly called it "city redemption money" - they were not allowed to be wanton and happy, but the money was real.

When Zuo Yu, the first division of Linwei's army from the Western Expedition to Liangzhou, returned to Puyang and Jibei, there were large and small bags on the oxcart. Feng Bachi even saw a large iron cauldron, which he distributed as a reward after hearing the appraisal, but he didn't know

How will those people be divided when they go back?

"How much land does General Feng have in Pingqiu?" Xia Wu asked again.

"We now have 700 acres." Feng Bachi said, "Land is hard to buy. It's not continuous and boring. It's very inconvenient to manage."

"Actually, it's not that difficult to buy." Xia Wu said, "Just continue to cultivate the land and clear out the land occupied by the wealthy family before Yongjia."

Feng Bachi nodded, this is the reason. How can the nobles occupy so much land?

"How much rent does Luoqu charge at home?" Xia Wu asked.

"I got four, and Buqu got six."

"General Feng is really kind and righteous." Xia Wu was in awe.

"Buqu has to pay taxes and servitude." Feng Bachi said: "Although the family only pays thirty acres, it is not easy. Throughout the year, we can't have much food and wine."

"And there is meat and wine?" Xia Wu said in surprise: "My family can only eat corn and wheat. If there is a disaster, we will also eat flowers in spring, stems in summer, fruits in autumn, and fruits in winter, or prepare some

Braised vegetables, this is how you can eat enough."

"If there is a disaster, won't you reduce the rent?" Feng Bachi frowned and asked.

"Why should I reduce the number of people I captured after going into battle?" Xia Wu asked back,

Feng Bachi sighed.

This man is as cruel as the Han clan members who help him take care of his family business.

He will never learn to be so cruel.

"There are rewards for going into battle. I think life can go well." Xia Wu said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty is marching south, and they are all red-eyed and going to plunder."

Feng Bachi laughed after hearing this.

A bunch of hungry wolves are heading south, trying desperately to fight. If they can't hold back, I really don't know what will happen.

The only one who can restrain them is Your Majesty.

"Dong dong dong————.." The sound of drums sounded not far away.

A group of martial arts students who looked younger than their prime stood up, fully armed and holding riding whips, and beat the new recruits who stood there in a daze, unaware of the formation, until they howled like ghosts.

Feng Bachi crossed his arms and looked at it.

There was a market near where the recruits were lining up. Some vendors were squatting on the ground selling fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, eggs, etc. Now they all straightened up to watch the excitement.

Feng Bachi walked over.

The traders were at a loss when they saw a soldier approaching with a clanging body.

Feng Bachi bent down, picked up a few dried mulberries, and said with emotion: "When I was young, I lived in the countryside, and when the mulberries matured,

They are often picked and dried in the sun. In bad years, there are few chestnuts, so they can be eaten. I haven’t eaten this for many years, but I didn’t expect to see it again today.”

"Officials know the sufferings of the people," the man selling dried mulberries said nervously.

"Haha." Feng Bachi laughed happily and said: "They are all people who have been through hardship. They suddenly became rich. What can they pretend to be? Before going out, I drank a pond of hemp. In my free time, I did farm work to loosen my muscles and bones.

You only have strength when you go into battle to fight."

The vendor looked at the armor plates of different colors on his body, the bow and knife at his waist, and the silk pad inside the armor, and knew that this person was probably a military attaché who had gained wealth through military exploits.

Such people are not uncommon in the countryside, especially in Chenliu where the Zuojinwu guards gather. To put it bluntly, there are few ordinary people here and many military households.

Feng Bachi asked about the price, took out a few Kaiping Tongbao coins and handed them over. He bought a large bag of dried mulberries and carried them on his back. While eating, he asked, "Have you ever been on an expedition?"

"We have been fighting for years, how can we not go out?" the vendor laughed dryly.

"Were you on an expedition last year?"

"I didn't do it last year. I went to Yanmen once when I was transporting grain and grass during the Xianbei campaign a few years ago," the vendor said.

"Did you delay farm work?"

The hawker paused and said, "I was about to collect wild chestnuts, but the acorns were confiscated."

"No profit?"

"My family went to collect it, and a big basket was missing. The officials didn't know something, so they had to collect three or four baskets and steam them to serve as food for three winters, so that they would be safe."

"Not enough food?"

"Emperor Shao has divided the land, which is enough for food. But you can eat wild vegetables, elm leaves, chestnuts, acorns, and dried mulberries. Who eats grain? Food is precious and must be saved."

When Feng Bachi heard this, he suddenly felt friendly and asked, "Were you a banker before?"

"Yes, guest of Wu Family Village."

"Is life better now?"

"It will be easier if we don't have a manor plan to collect the surplus grain."

Feng Bachi smiled happily and said: "You have benefited from Emperor Shao, and I have benefited from Emperor Shao. The emperor of the Sima family has done this, and his wife cannot be protected."

After hearing this, the hawker stopped talking.

"What do you want to say?" Feng Balchi stuffed a dried mulberry into his mouth and said vaguely.

"I heard that Princess Yu is in the Heavenly Palace?" Xu Shi saw that Feng Bachi was easy to talk to, so the vendor asked boldly.

"Princess Yu? Which Princess Yu?" Feng Bachi was stunned,

"The Chen Liuyu family is the most famous one," the vendor said.

Feng Bachi thought for a while, it seems that Han said that Sima Rui's wife was named Yu Mengmu?

"She has been dead for many years." After thinking about it, Feng Bachi laughed and scolded: "You are a businessman who doesn't do business well, but you inquire about these things."

"I feel comfortable hearing that the Yu family is in trouble." The vendor said sheepishly.

"There are still people in the Yu family." Feng Bachi said with a wicked smile.

The hawker's face turned pale.
To be continued...