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Chapter 1014 Who Is The Crazy?

The cold wind is blowing, and the severe winter has come, and there are few pedestrians in the field and on the official road.At this time, they are basically hiding at home to keep warm.It won't be long before the Chinese New Year is coming again.

Yongping Fucheng is already in sight, there is a group of people, about 12 people, riding horses, standing on the official road, all the people and horses are breathing white, and they are all looking at the city in the distance.

One of them, who was tall and burly, had a majestic appearance, and suddenly said with emotion: "This Yongping Prefecture was burned to the ground before, but unexpectedly, it has been rebuilt well now! Where did the court get so much money? "

"My lord, maybe this Yongping Fucheng is just for show?" Another person beside him responded with a white breath.

When the man heard it at first, he turned his head and looked over, and shouted seriously: "Remember, call me brother!"

"Yes, old... senior brother!" The man was scolded, and quickly replied, "The junior brother just slipped his mouth when he saw no one around."

After hearing this, the senior brother turned his horse's head, looked at the others, and said with a very serious face: "Our entry this time, the matter is not trivial. If it can be done, and your Majesty can make me a king with a different surname, I will definitely not treat you badly. I, Fan, will do what I say!"

This person is the big traitor Fan Wencheng, who was ordered by Huang Taiji to enter the customs to find businessmen who traded with the Qing Dynasty and to establish an intelligence network.For the sake of safety, he did not hesitate to pretend to be a monk.Of course, it is a trivial matter to shave off the hair of a person who can even abandon his ancestors, but it can surprise many people, and it can be regarded as a trick to hide his identity.

Fan Wencheng's servants immediately responded excitedly in unison.

Fan Wencheng nodded and looked at one of them. His butler said, "It's too ostentatious if we all ride horses. I'll lead the two of you into the city first to inquire about the situation. You and the rest of you stay nearby and wait for news. .”

After hearing this, Fan Gou immediately nodded in response.

So, Fan Wencheng took the two of them on foot to the distant city of Yongping.

In this cold and twelfth lunar month, even though the city gates were open, no one came in or out.Under such circumstances, Fan Wencheng felt a little nervous, as this was his first time entering a Ming city.He strictly followed all the manners he had learned from a real monk, and entered Yongping Fucheng.

Speaking of which, Yongping Fucheng was burned down by Huang Taiji's order two years ago when Jianlu invaded Gyeonggi, and all young and middle-aged people were looted, leaving only the old and weak without food.Originally, Fan Wencheng wanted to come, even if this Yongping City was rebuilt, the traces of the past are probably obvious, right?

What he didn't expect was that the outside of the city didn't feel that good, but when he entered the city, he couldn't help being a little dazed, wondering in his heart, is this Yongping Fucheng?He couldn't believe what he saw.

I saw the houses in the city, which looked like new houses at first glance, and the walls were all whitewashed with lime. There were people coming and going on the streets. Although they did not reach the level of crowds, the number of people was really surprising.

The only thing that made him feel a little normal was that the pedestrians on the street were dressed in rather rustic clothes, not as varied as he had imagined before.This must be the time before, when the emperor issued an order to plunder the property, so that the people in Yongping Fucheng could only wear so much dirt, right?
Thinking this way, Fan Wencheng made a face to his two subordinates, and then walked towards a restaurant that saw a relatively large flow of people.

"Guest officer, please come inside." Xiaoer stepped forward to greet graciously, "What do you want to order? Our signature dish, beggar chicken, is a must. What a pity!"

Fan Wencheng's brain can't react, who is Hong Qigong?What does he eat mean it's delicious?
When Xiaoer saw his expression, he understood, and quickly said with a smile: "This guest officer is from a small place, right? Hong Qigong doesn't even know? It's okay, guest officer can go to the lobby for dinner, and the storyteller over there Sir is giving a lecture on The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"

Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand to signal, and said at the same time: "This "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is really good, and now it's the third time, and there are still many people who are willing to listen to it. By the way, guest officer, This beggar chicken is absolutely delicious, would you like one?"

"Amitabha!" Fan Wencheng sang decently while wondering what "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was, and then said, "Monks are not allowed to eat meat, please ask the benefactor to serve some vegetarian food!"

Hearing this, Xiao Er realized that the three of them were wearing cotton robes, which were worn by monks, no wonder they were gray and gray.This is also the imperial court's emphatic emphasis on clothing violations, which made everyone wear such ugly clothes. Otherwise, after changing for the first half of the year, it is estimated that these monks would be recognized immediately.

Vegetarian food can't make much money, Xiaoer's enthusiasm has also dropped a little, and he led them to sit in a corner of the lobby, and went to greet other guests.

While Fan Wencheng and the others were waiting for the food, they kept their ears up, listening to what the Ming people were discussing.

"Brother, have you found a job?"

"Oh, it's hard to say! Everyone knows that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a good place to go. There are too many people applying for the book office. I'm just a scholar, so I can't get it!"

"..."

When Fan Wencheng heard this, he was puzzled again, the book office of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?Isn't this Yongping Mansion? Did they just come back from the capital?

It was only this idea, and what he heard next made him even more confused.

"Actually, it's not just that there are so many people in the application office, the officers in the guards are also lined up in a long queue, waiting for the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to choose them! I just came over there, and I saw people leading Eat dry food, but refuse to leave the team to have a hot meal first!"

"..."

Fan Wencheng was confused when he heard these words, wondering: what did they mean?Yongping Prefecture has a Metropolitan Procuratorate?The officers of the guard can also go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Faintly, Fan Wencheng felt that he was about to hear a very important news.He continued to sit there according to his temper, eavesdropping with his ears up.

But at this moment, Xiao Er came to serve the food: "Masters, the vegetarian food you want to use is here!"

With such an interruption, Fan Wencheng couldn't hear the people next to him clearly, and finally waited for Xiao Er to leave. He took chopsticks to pick up vegetarian food and prepared to continue to inquire about the news.

But at this moment, another mistress came up, just at the table where they were talking: "Guest officer, the beggar chicken is here!"

So the two diners stopped chatting again, and one of them said, "Come, Brother Wang, try this beggar chicken!"

As soon as the words fell, I heard something seemed to be peeled off over there, and then the fragrance wafted over, which immediately attracted the stomachs of Fan Wencheng and his two subordinates to growl together.

When they were in Liaodong, although they had money, they couldn't buy delicious food.With the last blow of the Horqin, even the Manchurians are now eating chaff, let alone their slaves.After traveling such a long way around Mongolia and sleeping in the open air, there is still a little bit of oil in the stomach. At this time, I smell the smell of beggar chicken. It doesn't matter whether you are an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, your stomach will also respond.

"Well, it's delicious, not bad, this beggar chicken really lives up to its reputation!"

"Then Hong Qigong really knows how to eat. If there is a daughter-in-law like Huang Rong in life, he will die without regret!"

"..."

One of Fan Wencheng's subordinates couldn't bear it anymore, approached Fan Wencheng, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, why don't we order one too?"

Isn't the generation who forgets their ancestors after countless classics just pursuing glory and wealth?If you are forced to be like this, what fun is there in life?
When Fan Wencheng heard this, his face darkened, and he shouted in a low voice: "We are monks!"

At this time, he himself felt a little regretful. He didn't know what he was thinking at the time, but he chose to pretend to be a monk!

When he heard it, he had no choice but to retract his head.But seeing the vegetarian food on the table was better than the meal in Liaodong, so after Fan Wencheng moved his chopsticks, two of his subordinates immediately moved their chopsticks as well.Smelling the aroma of beggar chicken, imagine that you are also eating beggar chicken, they all thought this way, the speed of the chopsticks is simply amazing, just a blink of an eye, all the dishes and rice are eaten, but they feel that it seems that there is no food at all. There is nothing to eat.

So, Fan Wencheng called Xiao Er again, and ordered another vegetarian dish, and the amount was doubled.

After finally having a good meal, Fan Wencheng continued to listen to the movement with his ears pricked up when his stomach was almost ready.However, this time, they were not discussing the strange matter of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but something even more miraculous that Fan Wencheng heard.

"Brother Wang, did you get the knowledge about the artifact?"

"It's not that easy. It is said that the capital is easy to deal with. After this winter, I will go to the capital anyway. Don't worry, if I get it, I will definitely bring you a set."

"..."

Fan Wencheng wondered again, what artifact?There are so-called artifacts in this world?I couldn't have chatted after listening to two psychopaths, otherwise, how could I not understand what they said!
However, this conclusion is obviously unlikely, at least on the surface, these two people are normal, they are still rich, and they can go to restaurants to eat.

"However, I heard a piece of news. It seems that there is a rumor from the Ministry of Rites that the imperial court intends to spread these knowledges all over the world. At that time, they will start learning from children's schools. I just don't know if these knowledges will be included in the sciences. Test."

"It's really possible. Didn't they say that these studies are called science and technology? The combined name of science and technology, what is science? I really can't remember the awkward explanation, but if it is scientific research, isn't it science?" Is it?"

"Hey, what you said is really true. Could it be that the emperor said that this is science, but he actually wants to add it to the scientific examination. After that, it is a compulsory course for learning?"

"..."

Fan Wencheng was dumbfounded again after hearing this, he claimed to be both civil and military, but what he heard today seems to be a conclusion, if these two are not insane, then he is a savage outsider, ignorant of external things, the world is changing, and the knowledge he has learned is completely outdated ?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard the diners at the next table and the conversation between the two, and also interrupted.

"That's right. I have a cousin who does a small business in the capital. He just returned to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. He said that the rumors in the capital are basically confirmed. This science and technology knowledge will be the top of the imperial examination in the future. Learn. Just wait, the emperor wants us Ming people to master what we have learned from this artifact, and we will go to the moon to see it in the future!"

"Going to the moon, let's forget about it. Although the emperor said that it can be realized, we will definitely not see it. But have you visited Tongzhou to see how the steam iron-clad ship built there is?"

"Well, when my uncle came back, he passed by there. The shipyard has just started to be built. How can it be so fast!"

"..."

Listening to what they said, Fan Wencheng had to admit that they couldn't be crazy, otherwise, there would be such a coincidence that a group of crazy people were sitting here chatting.From their words, it can be heard that there has been no news from the Ming country for two or three years, and the Ming country has undergone earth-shaking changes.

He had an intuition that these things were definitely created by the young emperor, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a big impact.Moreover, judging from the fights in the past two years, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is really a powerful figure, and he is the only one who can come up with so many weird things, right?

As he thought about it, he recalled silently in his heart: It seems that Yongping has a Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it is still recruiting students, and there are officers in the guard station who are also waiting to seek positions; there are other children's schools, I don't know What level is it? Judging from the name, it shouldn't be the level of Tongsheng, right?What is the artifact, and what kind of knowledge is technology?Can I go to the moon?What other "true qi iron-clad ship"...

There are so many incomprehensible things, I feel like I am really a monk in the mountains, one day in the mountains, one year in the outside world, time changes, and I have been eliminated by this era!

After such a dazed moment, when Fan Wencheng came back to his senses, he heard that these diners were chasing that uncle who came back from the capital, asking about the capital.

"My uncle has seen a steam engine with his own eyes. Don't tell me, the size alone is domineering, and it's a good thing at first glance!"

"If you eat coal, you will have infinite strength, and you will not be tired, and you will be able to work day and night?"

"Of course, there are many different types of steam engines, and my uncle visited two of them. I heard that the emperor is still dissatisfied with the research on this steam engine at the Bingzhan Bureau. On the other side of the battle, do you want them to continue to improve this steam engine?"

"..."

Fan Wencheng felt that he couldn't listen anymore, because he couldn't understand what they were talking about.If you continue to listen like this, people will be fooled.An infuriating chicken that eats coal. Is there such a chicken?The beggar chicken is easy to understand, but the infuriating chicken like a giant is really unimaginable?
His two subordinates were actually listening, and they were also baffled. When Fan Wencheng led them out, he couldn't help asking Fan Wencheng, "Brother, are we...are we dreaming?"

Fortunately, they didn't know the word time-travel, otherwise their thoughts at this time would definitely think that they had time-traveled!
(End of this chapter)