Chapter 363: An extraordinary departure
The servants of the mansion left in batches. Ten days later, most of the servants left and went directly to the stable. This time, when they went to Henan Prefecture, Su Tiancheng did not plan to take the servants, and the task to Henan Prefecture was different.
It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the lively scene in Jiangning County is unprecedented.
The streets and alleys were bustling with people, and many people were carrying large and small bags, obviously they came to the county town to purchase New Year’s goods.
Most of the families of the soldiers in Jiangning Camp live in the suburbs of the city, but in fact, markets and streets have been formed here.
It was a little deserted here, and many families were preparing. After the Chinese New Year, they were about to leave Jiangning County and rushed to Henan Prefecture. Of course, there were also a group of people who would not leave, that is, the soldiers who were disabled during the war and the families of the fallen soldiers. These people were all properly arranged by Su Tiancheng, and Yan Zizhang also made a promise that they would continue to take care of these people. It would not be of much significance for these people to continue to follow Jiangning Camp, and it was obviously a burden. Besides, the conditions of Henan Prefecture are far inferior to those of Jiangning County.
This cannot be blamed on Su Tiancheng for being cruel. He cannot bear such a burden. Besides, these families received generous pensions and the county government guaranteed to exempt five years of taxes. These people could live better in Jiangning County.
What Su Tiancheng did not expect was that Niu Er and a group of tenants who came from Pingyang Mansion also made up their minds to follow Henan Mansion. Su Tiancheng actually disagreed. He was destined to wander. It was unnecessary to implicate so many people and wander with him. However, Niu Er and others had a great role. They were familiar with the cultivation techniques of sweet potatoes and corn, and after they arrived in Henan Mansion, they must have been rushing to harvest talents.
Song Sijun and others set out at the beginning of the month, protecting them all the way. There were a thousand soldiers from Jiangning Camp.
December 20th.
This is the day when Jiangning Camp is set out, and it is also the day when Su Tiancheng sets out.
The mansion has been sold. The one who bought the mansion was a merchant from Jiangning County. The bid was very high and he insisted on giving more money. The Jiangning Camp Military Camp was handed over to the county government. After Jiangning Camp left, the two camps dispatched 5,000 soldiers to directly be responsible for the security matters in Jiangning County. These 5,000 soldiers were naturally stationed in the original Jiangning Camp barracks.
All handover work is done.
It has to be said that Sun Chuanting has extraordinary organizational capabilities, and it is not easy to set out in Jiangning Camp. One million stones of grain and one million taels of silver will all be transported to Henan Prefecture, including Su Tiancheng's personal gold, silver and treasures.
This requires a large number of carriages, but Sun Chuanting has been fully organized.
Su Tiancheng's meaning: After dealing with some grain, you can buy it after you arrive in Henan Prefecture, but Sun Chuanting disagreed and believed that food was the foundation. Before the troops moved, food and grass would go first. Even if there were huge difficulties, the grain would be transported to Henan Prefecture.
At the hour of Mao, all the soldiers stood neatly on the playground, waiting for Su Tiancheng to issue the order.
Su Tiancheng stood on the wooden platform, looked at the soldiers ready to go, said nothing, waved his hand, and signaled to set off.
Jiangning Camp Military Camp was originally located in the suburbs of the city. Su Tiancheng did not want to disturb the people, so he chose to set off at the hour of Mao. At this time, it was not yet dawn, and many people were probably still sleeping.
The large group of people can only walk on the official road. From Nanjing to Luoyang, there are more than 1,500 miles of official road. According to the time, it should be after the fifth day of the first lunar month. In other words, all the soldiers in Jiangning Camp will usher in the Spring Festival on the way.
It took only half an hour to set out, and news came from the front, and there were some unusual scenes on both sides of the official road.
Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting jumped into the front.
When Su Tiancheng was in Henan to provide disaster relief, he saw the scene of ordinary people sending him off when he left Mengjin County, but the scene he saw today still touched him a little.
The people of Jiangning County came along the official road and could not see the edge at first sight.
Yan Zizhang, Zheng Keyou, Lan Qiaozheng and others rode horses to wait next to the official road.
Seeing Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting, Yan Zizhang spoke on his own initiative.
"Mr. Su, Lord Sun, the lower official represented the Jiangning County Government and came to see off his farewell. Almost all the people of Jiangning County came."
Su Tiancheng bowed to everyone with his fists and said nothing.
The soldiers of Jiangning Camp, under the attention of many people, walked slowly along the official road.
In the cold winter month, there are waves of cold wind, but the atmosphere on site makes everyone feel cold.
The large group of people walked for half an hour, and it was more than ten miles away from Jiangning County.
Su Tiancheng finally spoke to Yan Zizhang and others beside him.
"Mr. Yan, Lord. Zheng, Lord. I will leave you for a long time. Let's go here. I'll ask you all for Jiangning County."
Yan Zizhang and others dismounted.
Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting also dismissed.
"Mr. Su, Lord Sun, Xiaguan has been sent here. In the past year, Xiaguan has learned too much and cannot express gratitude in words. I salute the two adults here."
Yan Zizhang sorted out his official uniform and bowed respectfully in front of Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting. Zheng Keyou and Lan Qiao were following behind, and they bowed and bowed.
Someone brought the wine that had been poured, and everyone drank it all in one go.
When he set out again, Sun Chuanting was very moved.
"Sir, Jiangning County is different now. Over the past year, the officials have experienced the changes in Jiangning County. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would really not believe it. If many prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty could be like Jiangning County, why worry about the bandits being destroyed? How could the Later Jin Dynasty dare to be so arrogant?"
Su Tiancheng smiled and said nothing. If he really built it to such a level, it would be not as simple as destroying the bandits and subduing the Later Jin Dynasty. I'm afraid there will be more things to do.
Seeing Fan Jingwen, Wang Daozhi, Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and Lu Shanji standing next to the official road, Su Tiancheng quickly got off the horse and walked up to salute.
It is nearly twenty miles away from Nanjian. Fan Jingwen and others should have set off at the Yin hour. These people are not young anymore. It is really not easy to run so far to send them away.
"You guys see you off, but I really don't dare to be the one who is here."
Fan Jingwen had a smile on his face.
"Mr. Su, for more than two years, you have done so many things in Jiangning County. I am very surprised. Unfortunately, you are leaving Nanzhili. Otherwise, I really want to submit a memorial to the emperor, suggesting that you still stay in Nanzhili, be fair and free. The people will not forget what you did in Jiangning County. You may not know that in order to bid farewell to you and Jiangning Camp, not only the people of Jiangning County, but even the people of Shangyuan County were waiting by the official road in the early morning. You are unwilling to disturb the people, but the people will not forget you."
Su Tiancheng was a little speechless, but in fact he felt that he had not done much.
Sun Chengzong then spoke.
"Mr. Su, Zhongxing Academy is full of your efforts. Now, you left Jiangning County and Nanzhili. I feel the pressure is getting greater. I still said the same thing. No matter what, Zhongxing Academy is going to grow and grow. You must remember your promise. Lord Liu and Lord Lu are waiting for your news, but they can't wait."
What I said next is naturally the kingly way.
"Mr. Su, Yingtian Prefecture has gained a lot of benefits from Jiangning County. I believe that you will do better when you arrive in Henan Prefecture."
Su Tiancheng saluted everyone again without saying a word.
Soon, the farewell wine was ready.
Fan Jingwen picked up the wine bowl.
"Mr. Su, Lord Sun, I have a lot of feelings. As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. When my Ming Dynasty was in trouble with internal and external troubles, it was really my luck to have a talent like Lord. Su who could share the worries and solve the problems of the emperor. After drinking this bowl of wine, I wish you a smooth journey and a greater achievement."
In Su Tiancheng's opinion, all this was not a particularly strange thing. Sun Chuanting also experienced a lot and would not feel particularly surprised. The ones who really had completely different feelings were Liu Jingting and Yue Gaofeng.
Both of them followed Su Tiancheng and would not go to other places for the time being. They had seen the scene of the people sending each other and the farewell and encouragement of officials at all levels. The excitement in their hearts was unspeakable.
Both of them have a lot of experiences, and have always lived at the bottom of society. They have seen many corrupt officials and suffered losses in this regard. To be honest, their views on officials are also somewhat biased. Such experiences have also made their personalities seem scattered and they have a casual attitude towards many things, but today's scene really shocked them.
Along the way, Liu Jingting had already started to arrange the quick books silently. He wanted to spread this situation with his own mouth.
After leaving Nanjian, the team was moving much faster. The team was ready for the food and grass as required by Su Tiancheng and Sun Chuanting.
Gu Hengbo's ability to withstand was reflected at this time. Although she was sitting in a carriage, the bumps along the way were a bit uncomfortable. However, many days passed, she gritted her teeth and did not say anything, endured silently. Facing Su Tiancheng's inquiry, she always said that nothing was wrong.
There is little rain in winter, which is a great thing for Jiangning Camp and the many coachmen who are rushing to the road.
On December 27th, there are only three days before the Spring Festival.
A large group of people entered Kaifeng Prefecture.
A night of north wind blew, and in the early morning, the sky began to fall. In Jiangning County for two years, Su Tiancheng, who had never seen snowing, felt particularly fresh.
He suddenly thought of the long song of Xiangshou: a journey of the mountain and a journey of the water, walking towards the banks of Yuguan, and a thousand tents of lights were late at night. The wind and snow were up, and the dream of breaking the hometown heart could not be achieved, and there was no such sound in the hometown.
But at this time, Gu Hengbo appeared beside him and actually read this poem.
Chapter completed!