Everyone had a banquet here and then left one after another. However, Master Zhou did not leave, but talked with Zixuan in the study.

"Zixuan, the imperial garrison in Hanzhou needs food and grass again this time. You said they only had 50,000 people, so why did they consume so quickly?" Master Zhou talked about the army's grain collection.

Zixuan was also a little puzzled. He had only sent food and grass for the last time. It was only a month? Why did he ask for food again? "Sir, the officials of the country do not understand this matter. Logically speaking, it should not be changed so quickly. It is better for the adults to delay the situation here for a few days and report the situation here to the court. How can the 50,000 troops use such food and grass? Now that the two countries are fighting, the food and food are consumed huge amounts. Although the soil in the northeast is fertile and rich in resources, we cannot ask for excessive demands like this? This is not just a military force, it is still enough to say that it is a ancestor."

Zixuan was right. A while ago, Mo Hongfan sent someone to say that the army was stationed in Hanzhou and the soldiers suffered. There were many grasslands in Xizhou, and I heard that many families here raised cattle and sheep and wanted to collect some cattle and sheep from here to reward the three armies. At that time, Zixuan was thinking about it. After all, it was quite hard to be a soldier. Since they said so, they would not be able to give them any face. So, they got a hundred cows and five hundred sheep from Jinghan's pasture.

Compared with 50,000 people, this is indeed not a lot, but this is the limit that Zixuan can achieve. You can't empty all the ranch, right? How could Zixuan accept the things of the people? That's all the blood and sweat of the people.

As a result, Mo Hongfan was not satisfied and sent someone to come again. Zixuan did not give him anything again this time, but just told the people that due to natural disasters in the past two years, the people in Xizhou have been in great difficulty and they really can't take it out. After the person got angry, he left.

"Sir, I think there is something strange about this? The food and salary of these 50,000 people are all under the responsibility of the court. Today, the emperor is a wise monarch. Over the years of reign, the people have been able to recuperate. The national treasury is also very rich, and it will definitely not be short of the food and salary of these troops. Why do they still extend their hands to us?" Zixuan felt very strange. Although war broke out now, the number of soldiers used now is not very large? The court will not be able to produce food and salary of these troops. Since this problem does not exist, why did Mo Hongfan repeatedly ask for food and grass from the local prefectures?

"I can't guess the key points here, so I will tell you. Zixuan is right, he should write to the court and ask for instructions on how to do it. Otherwise, even if our Northeast is rich, no one can withstand such expenses. I'm afraid that before the Northern Yuan Kingdom came, we were emptied by these ancestors." Master Zhou and Zixuan thought about it, so they decided to write a memorial when they went back.

"By the way, sir, it seems that there may be a big battle in the beginning of next spring. In the past, the officials always felt that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was deliberately testing, and they now do not have the intention to fight to the decisive battle. This is a bit strange. Whenever the troops are sent, isn't it just a matter of momentum? It's like a storm, and it's not like that. The officials are not clear about this, so the officials probably think that next year will be the time for a war." Zixuan has been paying attention to changes in the situation since the war between the two countries, and naturally has some of his own views on the battlefield.

Master Zhou nodded, "Zixuan's words make some sense, but I really know nothing about this kind of thing. I think it's still difficult for us literati to understand what happened on the battlefield. In this way, I won't delay you and return to Longzhou immediately."

Zixuan did not try to keep them either. They were all people who were in business and could not leave for too long. "It was cold outside and the road was slippery. Take care of yourself." Zixuan followed him out of the mansion and watched the prefect Zhou get on the carriage, and the group walked further and further away.

Zixuan returned to the yard behind, and the female guests were all scattered. Jinghan was holding the child and chatting with Xue and the others. As soon as he saw Zixuan coming back, Xue and Qian all left, leaving room for Zixuan and his wife to talk.

Zixuan sat next to Jinghan and looked at the daughter in his wife's arms, and felt infinitely satisfied. He reached out to his wife, "I finally gave birth to this little thing safely. You don't know how scared I am. I have always been worried, just afraid that the Northern Yuan Dynasty will come. Fortunately, the war did not spread here, and our daughter was born safely." Zixuan sighed. "Jinghan, thank you for your hard work."

Jinghan smiled as soon as he heard Zixuan's words, "My husband, we are all the third child, and you will say that every time." The feeling of happiness was overflowing in his heart. Some men would be very moved when their wives gave birth to their first child and would also take care of their wives with gentle care. But when there were too many children, this state of mind would no longer exist, but gradually became accustomed to them. At that time, they would feel that women were giving birth to children, and it was nothing great.

"No matter how many children are born, I will say that. Every time I see you with a big belly and having to work hard on all kinds of things, I think, just give birth to this one, and never want it again." Zixuan said a little guiltyly. "But when the children are born, when I see their cute appearance, I feel that they have given birth too little." Zixuan said with some distress.

Jinghan couldn't help laughing, but she was still holding Xiao Qingning in her arms, so she had to try hard to hold it in, her shoulders trembling. It took her a long time to hold back her smile. "My husband, I like children, the more the better. Don't worry about this. We will have a lot of children. The family will be so lively at that time." This is Jinghan's true words. She didn't want to have a lonely life in her previous life.

The two of them snuggled together like this, and they felt very satisfied when they looked at the little girl with pink makeup.

Jinghan remembered what his mother said just now, and said to Zixuan, "Our mother said just now that Wenxuan and Ziwen must stay here. The family is not at ease with us, so she said that they both stay and help. Do you think it's okay?"

Zixuan thought for a while, "Will there be autumn exams next autumn? Aren't they going to participate in the exam?"

"I don't know, please ask them this. However, Wenxuan has been a little more lively since childhood. Although he is good at studying, he is not as hardworking as his elder brother and Wenchang. Instead, he is very interested in practicing martial arts. Maybe he really doesn't want to participate in the imperial examination." Jinghan couldn't figure out what his younger brother was thinking, and always felt that Wenxuan and Ziwen were not too keen on the imperial examination.

"Well, I'll take the time to ask them. If I really don't want to take the imperial examination, there is no need to take this path." Zixuan did not object. His brothers and their husbands had similar opinions. Wenxuan and Ziwen were both big, and they knew how to go their way, so there was no need to help them plan something.

The couple talked a few more things again, and then the child urinated, Jinghan changed the child's diapers, and Zixuan went out to find Wenxuan and Ziwen.

After talking with them for a long time, Zixuan knew that these two people were really unintentional to the imperial examination. So he agreed to let the two go to the garrison in Xizhou to exercise. There were originally garrisons sent by the emperor in Xizhou, but only 5,000 people. In recent years, Zixuan has had a good relationship with the guards there, so he sent the two propaganda.

Zhixin and his wife lived there for a few more days before leaving. After all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are a lot of things at home. Before leaving, Zhixin also reminded Zixuan not to be too indulgent in publicity and to let him suffer some hardships and exercise. Zixuan agreed one by one, and then sent Zhixin and the others out of the city.

In the twelfth lunar month, every household was busy celebrating the New Year. Jinghan and the others naturally could not go home this year, so they took their people and started to arrange New Year's goods to prepare for the New Year. This year, because Jinghan did not let the winery continue to make wine until the new grain came down in autumn, so the business of the winery was slightly worse. There was also the sugar shop, because there was too few beets grown this year, and there was no profit. Jinghan didn't care, but just sent the manager and others of the sugar shop to another place, and the sugar shop was temporarily closed.

This year, there is a lot of grain planted, and the grain output in various places is not low. Zixuan ordered that the people store more grain, and the rest would be purchased by the state government, and then all of them were stored. Preparing for war and famine is not just empty talk, and you have to pay attention at all times.

After this year's tension, the people of Xizhou have also relaxed. The streets and alleys are decorated with lights and are very lively.

This year, the people were panicked because of the affairs of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and they felt that life was not going well at all. Although the battlefield was far from the Northeast, Xizhou was at the border and was a bit dangerous after all. In recent years, the people of Xizhou have finally been living a better life. Everyone is full of confidence to go for a good life. As a result, because of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, each family has suffered some losses this year.

During the Chinese New Year, people are coming out to buy New Year’s goods. In this winter, I think the Northern Yuan Kingdom would not have come to attack in the cold, right? So people packed things at home in small packages and prepared for a good New Year.
Chapter completed!