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Jia Fang was also taken aback when he saw Xia Shengshen like this, and couldn't help but glanced at Zheng Boyi who was helping Xia Shengshen out.

When he left Wuyuan County, he had to remind Zheng Boyi to take care of the old man's body.He knew very well that His Majesty the Emperor "decentralized" Xia Shengshen to a local government, not because he was punished for the fact that the Ministry of Rites broke out in the imperial examination.

Unexpectedly, Xia Sheng contracted malaria while on the road, and his health deteriorated a lot.During this period of time, Wuyuan County was under siege, Jia Fang only said that the boss was staying in the government office, as long as Wuyuan City was guarded, Xia Shengshen should be fine.

But that doesn't seem to be the case now.

Who would have thought that Xia Shengshen would actually smile and speak for Zheng Boyi, saying: "Zi Fang, don't blame Mr. Zheng, it's none of his business."

Zheng Boyi also looked very depressed: "Boss is humane. First, he can't go to the city to kill the enemy, and second, he can't share the worries of the county officials. Now that the whole city is short of food, how can he monopolize the so much food?"

Jia Fang and the First Prince immediately understood.It turned out that Xia Shengshen became so thin not because of illness, but because he insisted on giving up his rations to others.

Jia rested his head in awe of this old man.This one always talks about etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, but he really disciplines himself based on this.He felt a little hot in his eyes for a moment, and immediately decided to go to the kitchen to find something to eat, and by the way, he also gave this time to the eldest prince and his teacher who had reunited after a long absence.

Jia Fang slipped to the kitchen, found a jar of rice wine, and heard that the chickens raised by the county government next door had laid a few eggs this morning, so he ordered the kitchen to ask for two.The lack of food in the city is such that there are still chickens behind the county government office, which is really commendable—but Jia Fang thinks about Xia Xingshen's health, so he really can't criticize Wuyuan County.He also decided to send a letter to Taoyuan village as soon as possible, asking Taoyuan to send some rice grains and fresh ingredients.

In the kitchen here, Jia Fang commanded the cook to beat egg flower into the slightly boiled rice wine. Zheng Boyi sneaked in, found Jia Fang and asked, "How did the eldest prince come?"

Jia Fang then relayed the story of Nan'an Wang and his wife that was relayed by the eldest prince before.

Zheng Boyi frowned, looking puzzled, and said: "Shouldn't it? Even if Nan'an King is in a hurry, His Majesty shouldn't easily transfer the eldest prince to the south? Unless...unless... "

Zheng Boyi said "unless", while looking at Jia Fang.

Jia Fang: ...What do you mean?

Zheng Boyi had no choice but to clarify his words: "Perhaps His Majesty's original intention was to let the First Prince come to you. My lord, since His Highness is here, you... try to find a way to let His Highness stay here in Wu Yuan!"

Jia Fang suddenly realized, and thought that this was really a detour, but he didn't mind having an extra helper in the south.

And it is also a helper with super high force value and killing gods.

At that moment, the cook finished the fermented glutinous egg flower, Jia Fang personally brought Xia Shengshen, saw that the eldest prince had already sent Xia Shengshen to his bedroom behind the government office, and helped the old man half lie on the couch On, the two are talking.

It so happened that Xia Shengshen was talking about the old story of Jia Fang taking care of him in every possible way to treat his malaria after he came to the south.

Helpless, Jia Fang could only cough twice.

Only then did Xia Shengshen realize that Jia Fang had arrived, so he quickly changed the topic.

Jia Fang took the fermented glutinous egg flower made by the cook and sent it to Xia Shengshen's side of the bed.When Xia Sheng was ill earlier, Jia Fang was used to taking care of the old man, so he hugged a pillow and put it on the back of the old man, helped Xia Sheng to sit up, then naturally held up the porcelain bowl, and put it The fermented glutinous egg flower was delivered to Xia Shengshen.

For many days, Xia Shengshen was only willing to use the half-half and then half-half rations in Wuyuan County. His body was already very weak. At this moment, he smelled a sweet fragrance, slightly alcoholic, and mixed with the smell of eggs. Arousing the hunger in my stomach, I heard two "goo" in my stomach——

The two people in the room were embarrassed at the same time, not only Xia Xingshen, it turned out that the eldest prince's stomach also yelled at the right time.

Jia Fang got up immediately and said, "There is another bowl, I'll get it."

When the fermented glutinous egg flower was delivered to the First Prince, he held the porcelain bowl in his hand, looked at it for a long time, and finally drank it fragrantly and sweetly.He has been in the Northwest for a long time, and he is used to eating large pieces of meat and drinking the strongest wine. When he arrived in the South, he felt very strange when he tasted this kind of food with egg flower in liqueur—but it also felt sour and sweet. Yes, with a smell of wine, very good to drink.

"This is the rice wine brewed in Taoyuan village," Jia Fang introduced, "plus two eggs from the surviving chickens in the county government next door, the rice wine egg flower made is the most protein supplement...ah no, it is the most qi invigorating Nourishing. Your Highness, you have been honored by Lord Xia today."

Rice wine egg flower is indeed a common tonic in the south, but Jia Fang didn't dare to tell the two people in front of him that women in the south also often use this food to nourish their breasts during confinement.

Xia Shengshen waved his hands quickly, and said, "It really shouldn't be so expensive for me."

But Jia Fang said: "This bandit has been captured by His Royal Highness, the road from Wu Yuan to Taoyuan Village is so clear, why not? Taoyuan Village has prepared a lot of things specially for Wu Yuan recently, just waiting to see when it will be available." Send it here...it's a pity that the track was set on fire by bandits, otherwise it would only take an hour or two for the food to be transported to Wuyuan County?"

"But even so, before this evening, the supplies from Taoyuan Village will definitely be in the hands of the people of Wuyuan. So, you can drink rice wine egg flowers with confidence!"

"Taoyuan Village? Orbit?" The eldest prince was at a loss.

However, Xia Xingshen was deeply impressed by the two wooden rails. He took the wooden rail carriage to Taoyuan Village that day, and felt that his basic understanding of "riding in a carriage" was completely overturned.

Today was the first day he knew that the two wooden rails were set on fire by bandits, and he felt extremely sorry, and said, "Why is it such a pity?"

Next, Jia Fang didn't need to open his mouth. Xia Xingshen was alone, and he explained to the eldest prince what kind of place Taoyuan Village was and how convenient the transportation between Taoyuan and Wuyuan was.

The eldest prince frowned, and immediately asked: "The bandits only burned two wooden rails in Taoyuan Village?"

Jia Fang cupped his fists together: "It's a fluke!"

The eldest prince didn't believe it: "These bandits have been able to besiege Wuyuan County for a long time, they are definitely not ordinary bandits. How can a small village near the county get away with this catastrophe?"

The Eldest Prince looked at Jia Fang with serious eyes, as if Jia Fang had some secrets in this matter.

Jia Fang didn't care about this, the eldest prince was willing to put his thoughts on his face, for Jia Fang, he was already different from other princes and officials in Beijing who were full of twists and turns.He immediately explained: "That may be because I took the villagers of Taoyuan Village and built a wall for the entire village before the bandits arrived."

"A wall was built?" The eldest prince obviously did not think of this answer, and asked in surprise, "How long did it take?"

Jia Fang replied, "Three days."

First Prince: ...

If the two hadn't known each other before, the eldest prince would definitely beat Jia Fang out like a magic stick.But Xia Shengshen knew what Jia Fang was capable of, so he nodded immediately and said, "This is not surprising!"

It is not surprising that Jia Fang boasted, but what is surprising is that Xia Xingshen also helped him boast.

The eldest prince immediately turned his head to look at Xia Shengshen, and saw that the old man, who had eaten a large bowl of fermented glutinous rice, had a little more blood on his face, and now he said to the eldest prince with a smile: "Taoyuan village has always had strange things. So much so that the old man now feels that it is not surprising to leave anything alone. Zhou Dewei, you should go to Taoyuan Village to have a look."

Saying goodbye to Xia Shengshen for a while, the first prince and Jia Fang stood in the office of the Jiedu Envoy and had a conversation.

The eldest prince listened to the six roads and watched all directions, and asked Jia Fang before speaking: "Are the two in this courtyard your confidants?"

There was no one in the courtyard, but Jia Fang knew that the eldest prince was referring to Jia Yi and Bing Ding, so he nodded immediately and said, "Your Highness, don't worry."

The eldest prince immediately asked Jia Fang with his hands behind his back: "Should I call you Lao Liu?"

Jia Fang: ...

He was silent for a while, and didn't answer right away, then he heard the eldest prince talk, and said: "I have a very good personal relationship with Mr. Rong, and I respect Mr. Rong's character, so... I feel a little sorry for Mr. Rong."

The eldest prince has been guarding the border in the northwest all along, and has a good friendship with Jia Daishan.That's why I had this feeling at this time: Rong Guogong actually helped the emperor raise his son for several years, but the emperor suddenly wanted to recognize his youngest son back. Rong Guogong really panicked.

Unexpectedly, Jia Fang raised his chest and said, "No matter what His Highness calls you, I am me, I am Jia Fang."

He is an independent soul from the afterlife, so he will never be troubled by these identities.

The eldest prince was a little surprised, he looked Jia Fang up and down, and said: "You are quite right, I know you not because of your status, but because of your character... I'm sorry, I just talked about it. Got it."

The eldest prince was probably the one who apologized the fastest among the royal family.

But he forgot about the apology, and asked in a faceless manner: "The bandits here are really unusual, do you know the reason behind it?"

Jia Fang nodded: "It's because of Zhang Tian."

He then recounted the matter of rebuilding the land, compiling fish scale books, and collecting autumn Fu in Wuyuan County from beginning to end, and mentioned the confessions of Liu Shilin and Zhao Siqiang. The two mentioned in their confessions that this incident touched The area is too wide, and the ten states in the south have lost too many interests, so some people have used private soldiers buried in the south.

As for the Liu family and the Zhao family, they are just pawns.But the forces behind the bandits were able to mobilize as many as seven or eight thousand bandits, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The eldest prince frowned and said: "The situation in the south is so complicated. I seem to understand why the father nodded and asked me to come to the south to 'help' King Nan'an."

All the princes have a very keen sense of politics, and the eldest prince is no exception.

Jia Fang said: "We are in front of Wuyuan County. The total number of bandits wiped out and captured is about 5000. In addition, there should be two to 3000 people in other counties."

"You don't have to worry about that," the eldest prince was extremely proud of his own strength, "as long as this king is here, the remaining two or three thousand will fall into my hands sooner or later."

"However, what do you plan to do with these bandits? Kill them all?" the eldest prince asked Jia Fang.

Jia Fang shook his head: "This must not be killed! I have my own use." Now that he is extremely short of manpower, how could he let such a large number of prisoners go.

"Okay," the eldest prince answered unambiguously, "I will hand over all the people I catch to you. But I want to remind you, they are bandits, and most of them have the blood of the common people on their hands!"

"Naturally," Jia Fang nodded, "Everyone of them must go through the trial!"

"That's good." The eldest prince seemed to be jealous, and he was relieved when he heard Jia Fang's promise.

But the eldest prince still frowned: "Also, what should I say about the Pingnan camp?"

Jia Anxin shook his head, remembering Zheng Boyi's suggestion - try to keep the eldest prince in the south.He quickly asked: "His Royal Highness is interested in Pingnan Camp?"

The eldest prince shook his head: "It's not that he's interested, but that he's really disgusted—it's really rotten."

Jia rested his head and sighed: Indeed, the Northwest Army really cannot be compared with this southern camp.Back then, His Majesty the Emperor once led a large army to march in person, and the basic base of the Northwest Army has always been there.Coupled with the fact that his father and the eldest prince have operated in the Northwest in the past few years, the basic conditions of the Northwest Army are naturally much better than those of the Pingnan Camp.

But here in Pingnan Camp, first of all, two-thirds of the troops could be eaten up on empty pay, the military supplies were eaten up to tatters, the sergeants had no morale, and the superiors only knew how to shirk—this is really, worse than bandits.

"But I can also understand why they are so bad." The eldest prince said attentively, "Because it is too expensive to raise soldiers."

"Take the two hundred riders under my command as an example. A pair of armor on them can feed and wear a family for a year. The value of each of their good horses is more than 500 taels, not to mention Carrying them requires extremely meticulous care, and they will lose weight if you don’t pay attention.”

"Empty pay, in fact, is not because of the vicious greed of the Pingnan camp, but because the pay for those soldiers is really not enough to support them."

According to the old calendar of Pingnan Daying soldiers' salaries, a soldier's salary can only support half a soldier, plus the generals are greedy left and right, and it has become like this over time.

"That's why I was so surprised when I saw those bandits—thousands of bandits, who have been hiding in the south for so long, and still have such good equipment...the other party must have spent a lot of money."

"But after hearing what you said, I realized that you have a big plan in the south, so it's no wonder that people spent a lot of money to deal with you." Speaking of this, the eldest prince laughed and taunted Jia Fang.Jia Fang had no choice but to do nothing.

If the "successful experience" of Wuyuan County can be extended to the entire ten states in the south, then he will indeed cut off many people's money.Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. If this is true, Jia Fang should be full of evil, right?

"But I would like to support you." The eldest prince suddenly changed the subject and said solemnly.

"The teacher said just now that if he hadn't come to the south, he would never have known that there are so many ordinary people in these places who are forced to pay taxes one after another because of their lack of power ; nor would they know that there are so many people who take it for granted that illegal gains are taken for granted, and they dare to blame you for cutting off their wealth when you rob them of their illegal income!"

The eldest prince stood in the bright sky in the courtyard of the Confucian Temple, clenched his fists and said loudly.He paced back and forth for two steps, turned to look at Jia Fang, nodded slightly, and said: "I always thought this trip was very boring, but I never thought of you, but I think this trip is very meaningful."

He walked up to Jia Fang and stopped.The eldest prince is tall, with a handsome and handsome face. His appearance is very similar to Jia Fang's, but the eyes of the two brothers are slightly different.He inherited the brown eyes of his biological mother.The eldest prince looked down at Jia Fang, and said, "You can hand over the rest of the bandits to me."

"Pingnan Daying, if you don't worry, you can also hand it over to me."

"But you have to think about one thing clearly for this king. How can we solve the various disadvantages of the Pingnan Camp."

This is not just the long-standing disadvantages of the Pingnan camp. This kind of disadvantages exists in the northwest, southwest, north, and southeast coasts, as long as there are garrisons, it is just a matter of more or less.

Jia Fang nodded, and said, "Actually, I've been thinking recently whether there is a way to change these disadvantages. After thinking about it, I only thought of one that might work."

The First Prince's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What is it?"

Jia Fang only said two words: "Tun Tian."