Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1038 Ordinary Happiness

For Yang Menglong, a woman is a very difficult creature, and among such difficult creatures, Catherine is especially difficult!This foreign girl has the shrewdness of a Jewish profiteer, the eloquence of a litigator, and her unparalleled patience and tenacity.This foreign girl has long been interested in the most advanced artillery of the Heluo New Army, and has been pestering him to buy it, but how can such a military weapon be taught to others!He refused N times, and this foreign girl tried to make him let go N times with different tricks... So seeing her gave him a headache!So when he saw Catherine rushing over excitedly, his brain ached.

Catherine didn't realize that her arrival had made someone's head as big as a bucket. She pulled the red lady and said, "Your husband is too disgusting. He avoided me on purpose. You won't wait for me if you want to go back to Nanyang! Thank you!" I was well-informed and caught up with him in time, otherwise he would have been left hanging in Beijing... Sister, let's go back to Nanyang together, shall we?"

The red lady smiled: "You have caught up, we can't drive you back, can we? Let's go together. By the way, when did you come back? Don't let me know in advance."

Catherine glared at Yang Menglong: "Notify you in advance, and then someone leave early? Hmph, I saw him through!"

Yang Menglong rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly: "Listening to what you said, I look like a heinous villain!"

Catherine said: "It's not that heinous, but it's definitely outrageous!"

These two are like two hedgehogs, just like this, you prick me and I prick you.In order to avoid hurting her peace, the red lady changed the subject: "Catherine, you just came back from the Northeast, right? How is it going over there?"

Catherine sighed: "Killing, death, destruction, villages and towns were slaughtered, a large number of old and weak women and children left their hometowns in tears and fled to distant places, birds and animals were driven crazy by the burning forest... To be honest, I never knew that war It can be so cruel and bloody!"

The red lady has long been used to it: "Isn't this what wars are all about?"

Catherine shook her head: "No, this is not the case in European wars! Most of the time, European wars are more like games between nobles, and arenas where knights win honor. We will not slaughter a large number of villages and towns on purpose, no Drive the old, the weak, women and children into a road of blood and tears migration, and we even treat the prisoners with courtesy. In Europe, prisoners of war can celebrate festivals with their captors and participate in various celebrations..."

The red lady was stunned: "Are you playing house?"

Catherine said: "That's not true. This is because our European warriors are full of chivalry. They take it as their duty to protect the weak and respect the enemy more, including those defeated by us. This is a war between knights!"

Catherine has nothing to do with him... she still has to buy cannons from him, and the cannons sold to her by this guy are almost like garbage. The Battle of Shenyang has made her fully aware of the extent of the cannons that Yang Menglong sold her at a high price. Rubbish, for the sake of the Venetian city-state and the long-term interests of the Dandolo family, she must do everything possible to buy these advanced cannons, even one!So she was very generous and didn't bother with Yang Menglong, and happily told Hong Niangzi what she saw in Liaodong, except for repeatedly describing the epic scene when the huge artillery group of the Ming army fired at the same time , she was also impressed by the vast Northeast land:
"That piece of land is so fertile and vast!" She said exaggeratedly, "I rode along the plain for three days and three nights, and I couldn't see the end at all! Straightforward, I've never seen it before. Across such a vast plain, any king in Europe would be so envious to see this plain!"

The red lady said: "I have also been to the Northeast. It is very flat and vast, but it is too cold."

Catherine said: "It's not cold at all, okay? In Europe, such a temperature is completely normal, okay? You Chinese are living too comfortably, otherwise you would never regard a piece of land with such good conditions as a daunting road." !"

The red lady shrugged: "Maybe! By the way, Catherine, what are your plans next?"

Catherine glanced at Yang Menglong and said, "What else can I plan to do? Keep working hard and do the things that the Governor has asked me to do. Can I still be lazy?"

The red lady also glanced at Yang Menglong, and wanted to laugh inexplicably: "I think it will be difficult for you to handle this matter well."

Catherine said fiercely: "I don't believe in this evil!"

Yang Menglong was expressionless, but screamed in his heart: "I beg you to believe in this evil quickly, give up as soon as possible, and stop pestering me!"

it's out of the question……

It took two weeks to stop and go all the way, and finally returned to the Heluo area.

The shadow of the war has not yet dissipated, and the Heluo area has regained its vitality.In the bright sunshine, patches of wheat fields are spread out like green carpets all the way to the horizon. The weather is still very dry. The waterwheels and wells are running non-stop, and the raised water is flowing quickly along the cement ditch. Under the nourishment of the luscious water flow, the wheat seedlings grow vigorously and vigorously, which is in sharp contrast with the dilapidated areas in Beijing and Tianjin.The chimneys of the factory are endless all day long, spewing white smoke. The huge machine tools are driven by hydraulic power. The sound of anvils and hammers colliding in the metal processing factory has not stopped for a moment. Linen, the circular saw in the wood factory turns quickly to saw sections of logs into boards... The avenue is full of horse-drawn carriages full of various goods or raw materials. I am elated.Catherine exclaimed: "This war does not seem to have any impact on the Heluo area! Not only did it have no impact, but it also made it more prosperous. What a miracle!"

Yang Menglong said: "What kind of miracle is this? It's obviously normal, right? It's best to make money from the war!"

The red lady squirted: "Do you speak like this? You sound like the entire Heluo area is black-hearted!"

The words are not very pleasant, but the Heluo region has absorbed a huge amount of wealth from all over the country during this war, and it is an indisputable fact that they are extremely rich... Yes, what they distributed was war wealth.When the war broke out, countless wealthy businessmen fled to the Heluo area, and a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry came to the Heluo area. It is hard not to think about it!It is said that some people are seriously studying whether to move the capital to Nanyang or Luoyang... What's so good about Beijing?It's so dry, and it's so cold that it can't compare to our Heluo area, which is warm and fertile. If you want money, food, and mothers, it's perfect to move the capital here!Of course, this is just some whimsical representative's crazy brainstorming, which belongs to the non-mainstream, and everyone should ignore it.

Yang Menglong was in a hurry and hurried back to Nanyang General's Mansion.

The General's Mansion was very quiet, the gate was ajar, and the two stone lions at the gate were spotless, not angry and pretentious, nothing had changed.Seeing him coming back, the guard quickly saluted, and then his dantian was angry and ready to shout. Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Don't disturb others, I will go in by myself." Handing the horse to the servant, he walked in quickly.

Just like when he was a thousand householder, the number of servants in the general's mansion was pitifully small, but things were packed in an orderly manner, and there was an air of tranquility and ease everywhere.This is Xiao Yufang's credit, she doesn't like being served by so many people, she likes to pack her things when she has nothing to do, and puts everything in order.Yang Menglong ran into the lobby with ease, hey, isn't he here?She ran to the backyard again, and found it this time. Xiao Yufang was squatting on the lawn in the backyard with her arms outstretched. Two little guys rushed towards her with their arms waving. The little guy was very happy, eating and laughing non-stop.Seeing Yang Menglong coming in, the siblings turned their heads at the same time and looked at him curiously, maybe they thought he was a little strange.A hint of surprise flashed across Xiao Yufang's face, she greeted her lightly with a calm smile, and asked softly, "Are you back?"

Yang Menglong said, "I'm back."

Xiao Yufang asked, "Is the battle over?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's all over, I'm afraid there won't be any more battles to fight in the future."

Xiao Yufang smiled sweetly: "That would be great... Hug the baby, you haven't hugged the baby in half a year."

Yang Menglong squatted down and opened his arms, and two little things staggered into his arms.Carefully picking up the two little things, he said happily: "They are a lot heavier. It will be really difficult for me to pick up two of them by myself in another year."

Xiao Yufang said: "Children grow fast. If they don't get sick, it's not a problem to gain more than a catty a month. But if they get sick, it's no wonder. Even a minor illness will make them lose a lot of weight. These two My elder sister and younger brother are both learning to walk, and they fell often at the beginning, but no matter how painful the fall was, they rarely cried."

Yang Menglong smiled: "Really? This temper is like me!" He kissed the two babies hard on the cheeks a few times.Holding these two tender little guys, smelling the milky smell on the children, and feeling the touching taste of blood connection, he just felt extremely satisfied!

What kind of power struggle, what kind of immortality, go to hell with me, this is what I want!
(End of this chapter)