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"This... is the imperial court going to regain Liaodong?" The old fisherman couldn't help but murmured to himself.

His neighbor heard this and added, "At least we can definitely regain the Golden State!"

However, they were disappointed. Warships carrying people docked one after another and drove everyone off the ship. Many of them were even helped or carried off the ship. Although these New Army soldiers were elite on land, this time they were on the ship. I vomited so much that I felt like dying, and I will probably never forget it for the rest of my life.

Other ships only made simple supplies at the Port of Lushun without unloading their cargo, and then left the port for their final destination of Phi Island.

When Lu Xiangsheng returned to Lushun by boat and prepared for the next phase of the campaign, in the back hall of the Governor's Mansion in Guihua City, which was far away on the grassland, Governor Hong Chengchou was entertaining Yang Sichang, the governor of Baotou who had just arrived in the grassland and reported to the Governor's Mansion.

I saw that Hong Chengchou had no airs. He smiled and served the tea and said: "This kind of mare's milk tea is a specialty of the grassland and cannot be drunk elsewhere. It may be a bit uncomfortable at first, but after drinking too much, it still feels good. Brother Yang Don’t bother trying it!”

When Yang Sichang saw it, he quickly picked up the tea cup and said with some respect: "Your Majesty the Governor, you are too polite. Your humble position is your subordinate, how dare you call me this!"

Hong Chengchou didn't take it seriously at all. He took a sip of horse milk tea first, then put down the tea cup and said: "I am under the command of Governor Yang. Thanks to Governor Yang's care and recommendation, I can reach where I am now. Position. How can I forget this kind of kindness! This is the back hall, not outside, so I treat you with personal friendship. And I am five years younger, so it is appropriate to call me Brother Yang."

After hearing this, Yang Sichang wanted to refuse again, but Hong Chengchou changed the topic again and did not give him a chance: "A few days ago, I learned from the emperor about Brother Yang's grassland strategy. I was really impressed. Brother Yang It’s really a blessing to help me!”

Having said this, he picked up the cup filled with ma milk tea by the maid and signaled to Yang Sichang: "Now that Brother Yang has arrived, I will leave everything to Brother Yang in Baotou!"

As far as the current situation is concerned, the danger in Baotou is not small. With Yang Sichang coming and being the governor of Baotou, he will naturally have to share a large share of Hong Chengchou's burden. Naturally, he welcomed this situation very much.

From the beginning, although Hong Chengchou was polite, he acted very forcefully. Yang Sichang knew it well. Even though Hong Chengchou was being polite at the moment, talking about his father's kindness, and admiring himself, but if something really happened, such a powerful person as Hong Chengchou would never think about this.

"The virtues and abilities of your subordinates are all due to the emperor's advice from the emperor!" Yang Sichang continued to maintain a humble attitude, "Over in Baotou, the officials will naturally do their best. This was guaranteed by the emperor. The officials are here When I was in the imperial court, I also heard the emperor personally praise the governor, and I believe that with the governor coordinating the overall situation, we, the Ming Dynasty, will surely gain a firm foothold in Hetao!"

After finishing speaking, he drank the tea in the cup, frowned, but immediately relaxed it, and then said with a smile: "Such grassland specialties really have a unique taste, not bad, not bad!"

Invisibly, he conveyed the message to Hong Chengchou. He, Yang Sichang, is a person valued by the emperor, and you, Hong Chengchou, are also talented people. You are in charge of the overall situation here in Hetao. If something happens, no one can escape.

Hong Chengchou didn't seem to hear it, and still smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Yang is very adaptable to this horse milk tea, which is a good sign!"

After saying this, he paused, seemed to remember something, and then smiled again and said: "Originally, I wanted to greet Brother Yang today, but there are distinguished guests coming in the past two days, the grassland is bitterly cold, and supplies are scarce, so I simply decided Let’s entertain together. If there is any neglect, please let me know!”

"Dignified guest?" Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then asked curiously: "But the former assistant minister Cheng Jiming and the censor Liu..."

"Brother Yang's words!" Hong Chengchou said with a smile after hearing this, "Brother Yang mentioned a few, and they have already arrived. If Brother Yang is interested in meeting, I will have someone find them. I am a distinguished guest, But it’s a real distinguished guest. This distinguished guest is..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he saw a personal guard hurriedly entered the house, clasped his fists and reported: "Master, the Minister of Rites has arrived outside Guihua City!"

"What?" When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately stood up and said in surprise, "Why so fast!"

At this point, he also knew that the bodyguard could not answer this question, so he turned to Yang Sichang, who also stood up and said: "The distinguished guest I mentioned came so quickly. Come on, Brother Yang will come with me to greet him!"

Xu Guangqi, Minister of Rites? A name flashed through Yang Sichang's mind, and he was surprised in his heart. He didn't dare to neglect it, and quickly followed Hong Chengchou out.

Not long after, outside Guihua City, Hong Chengchou took the lead and led his civilian and military officers to wait for the motorcade winding from the south.

Perhaps the convoy also saw a group of officials outside the city gate, so it sped up and arrived at the city gate in a short while.

"The naturalized governor Hong Chengchou and his naturalized colleagues respectfully welcome the Minister of Etiquette!" Hong Chengchou's voice was loud and full of enthusiasm. For him, Xu Guangqi's arrival was warmly welcomed. There is no other reason, just because Xu Guangqi brought something he wanted very much.

On the first carriage, a guard opened the curtain, and Xu Guangqi got out with a tired look. With the help of the guard, he got off the carriage and said with a smile: "Thank you, everyone!"

After Hong Chengchou captured Guihua City and took control of the Hetao Plain, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to Xu Guangqi in Guangxi through Liu Jinsheng, a member of the chat group, asking him to bring crop seeds to the Hetao.

Although Xu Guangqi was good at farming, he also knew military matters, so he naturally knew the importance of the Ming Dynasty's control of the Loop. Therefore, as soon as he received the order, he immediately rushed to Hetao. The original plan was to arrive at Guihua City tomorrow, but Xu Guangqi arrived a day early.

While he was talking, he suddenly saw Cheng Jiming behind Hong Chengchou, who shrank back, hiding away, as if he didn't want to face him. Then, Xu Guangqi saw several other familiar faces, all of whom seemed to be from the censor.

Haha, the level of this small naturalized state is really high! Xu Guangqi was thinking in his mind, but he didn't take the initiative to say hello. Now is the time when people are down and out. If they don’t want to see themselves, there is no need to add insult to injury!

So, surrounded by Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang and others, he walked into the city and said to the two people around him at the same time: "After I left the capital, I was ordered to promote sweet potatoes and collect crops from various places. I detoured more than half of the Ming Dynasty, but I got some I have bought a lot of good things. But I don’t know the habits of some things yet, so I will keep some of them and try planting them to see which ones are suitable for the Loop. We can promote planting on a large scale starting next year. I hope it can help you!”