.The first year of Hongwu, May 28th

Jinling

People are passing by on the bustling streets, men and women are traveling in full dress, with constant cars and horses, endless pedestrians, and shops are filled with guests entering and leaving. At a glance, people will feel a prosperous scene!

The small bridge and flowing water are filled with young masters and scholars who read the beautiful scenery. At this time, the war in Gunzhou did not seem to affect the place at all.

Although there were many mobilizations and expeditions, after several years of peace, especially after the pacification of the south, the forces of each province flowed towards Jinling, the capital, resulting in more and more prosperity.

The patrolman, wearing armor and long swords in front of the horse, was as usual, and the horse passed by the street without any rushingness and gaze at the city without any anxiety on his face.

The spring scenery is already deep, and the willows on the road are swaying. Even these harsh-faced patrol troops can often harvest the autumn waves of many girls.

Continue to walk along the road, from time to time, there will be a chirping sound passing by from high altitude. Looking up, you will only see a group of afterimages passing by in groups.

There are many green plants in Jinling, with a warm climate and a large number of birds. At this time, colorful birds are often seen, which makes people feel happy when they see it.

A certain bird mixed in it is something that people must ignore.

A dove, flapping its wings, flew from afar, passing over the outer city of Jinling, without attracting any attention, and flew to a deep mansion in the outer city.

"Gugu, Gugu." The pigeon flew to a flower vine in the backyard and started to scream.

Its screams quickly attracted the attention of the owner of the courtyard. A young man who looked very kind walked out of the house when he heard the sound. When he saw the pigeon, he immediately stepped forward.

"What important news did you bring when you come back this time?" The young man touched the pigeon and said to himself. Because of the things he did, he often dealt with the pigeon and kissed him a little more than he was against him.

The pigeon could not answer. After smiling, he skillfully took out a message tube from the pigeon, took out the letter paper from the message tube, and looked for a while. His originally smiling face suddenly became restrained.

The young man expressed his serious expression to himself: "A secret letter that even a hundred households cannot read?"

The correspondence between letters has its own grades and marks, with three levels: the general flag, hundreds of households, and thousands of households. This level is the highest level of letterhead at present.

The young man put the letter back into the mailbox, patted the pigeon, turned around and entered the house, and when he came out, he changed into an official robe, carried a waist card, and walked out.

I rode on the street in a grey carriage. It took me too long to stop the carriage. There were patrolling cavalry in front of me. Further ahead was the territory of the imperial city. If I had an identity, I would not be able to continue to pass.

The young man poked his head out of the carriage, hung his waist sign in front of these people, and the cavalry with a stern face immediately saluted and put them off.

After walking for a while, the young man stopped in front of the General Office of the Thirteenth Division.

The young man and the person in front of the door were familiar with each other. After saying hello, he quickly walked into the yamen. Among the Qianhu who was in charge of the General Office, Zhang Qianhu happened to be there.

He was practicing fist in the separate courtyard where he was, and he heard footsteps coming from outside.

Slowly put away the fist posture and looked at him carefully. He knew the person who came.

"Why are you here?" The young man who came was one of the hundreds of households responsible for collecting information during this period. His surname was Wang, and he was an old acquaintance with Zhang Qianhu. After meeting him, he did not beat around the bush and handed over the information he received directly.

"This is..." The expression, which was originally calm, changed slightly when he saw the mark on this information, and became solemn.

After waved his hand, Wang Baihu automatically withdrew about five steps and stood with his hands hanging down.

The information of the Thirteenth Division is transmitted through secret lines, not only marks but also language differences.

The lowest level is that it can be clearly written. If more than a hundred households have to use code words, only the sect can understand it. The most important information can be understood only by a few thousand households and commanders.

When I saw this information, it was written in the highest-level code words, which illustrates the importance.

In the imperial city, in order to prohibit leaking secrets or even revealing the situation in the palace, pigeons are forbidden from entering and leaving, and as long as they are discovered, they will be shot down immediately.

These information conveyed by pigeons will be sent to the outer city and then sent to the General Office of the Imperial City by a special person.

"That's it..." I took a manuscript, corresponded one by one, translated the information, and read the information carefully, Zhang Qianhu looked solemn.

Wang Baihu, who was standing not far away, dared not ask too much, stood with his hands down, his eyes lowered. It is better not to know the rules of the Thirteen Divisions that he could not know what he could not know.

"Wang Baihu, this information was delivered very promptly." Zhang Qianhu said with a smile.

"I dare not, this is what the officials should do, so how dare I praise you?" Wang Baihu said, and stood up and said goodbye: "Now the information has been sent, and the officials will leave."

After sending the young man away, Zhang Qianhu gradually put away his smile, and gently flipped the paper roll with his fingers. He walked into the hall with a serious expression and sat down on a chair.

"I didn't expect that General Fan would fall into His Majesty's longan again."

There was not much information on the information, but it was enough to make him understand that within a few days, there would be an order to arrive in Jinling and order Fan Liuhai to send troops.

Such information will not be transmitted only by carrier pigeons, but for insurance, it is often transmitted from space to land.

The decree was sent to Jinling by a special person, and he had the responsibility of protecting the special envoy along the way.

However, the carrier pigeon asked the cabinet to prepare in advance. Therefore, after receiving such information, the Thirteenth Division must ensure that the envoys will communicate with the cabinet and the secretary's cabinet before they arrive safely, and make preparations before they can issue the decree.

Thinking of the preparations to be made, Zhang Qianhu thought for a moment, stood up and walked to the door of the hall: "Come here!"

The general flags and small flags who were called quickly trot over and salute: "What are the instructions of Lord Qianhu?"

Zhang Qianhu said, "You guys go out and go to the vicinity of Fan Liuhai's mansion in the outer city to check what Fan Liuhai has been doing recently. I know, and don't let them notice it. Do you hear it?"

"Please rest assured that we will do this job!" When we heard that it was this job, it was a normal thing for these general flags and small flags, so we quickly agreed.

Zhang Qianhu waved his hand to ask them to retreat. He was not idle here, so he immediately took a carriage to the palace.

Several general flags and small flags sent by Zhang Qianhu came to the outer city together.

It was almost June, and the sun was shining, and the cicadas were chirping and the trees were quiet. Although people were coming and going on the streets, many people were already taking advantage of the cool air and drinking tea to relieve the heat.

These people are from the Thirteenth Division, so they naturally know the second-rank seniors.

The head flag led the carriage with the small flag, walked along a street, and saw a mansion from afar.

This mansion has a door sign that says: "Imperial gift to Fan Mansion"

This is the five-chambered building gate. The continuous walls are covered with green vines, lush and continuous. The gate is often closed. Occasionally, visitors are all officials above the fifth rank and above to make way.

The small door on the east side was casual. According to the system, there were four soldiers with swords standing in front of the door with their hands hanging down, and some guests showing their majestic atmosphere.

After looking at it, the people did not go up directly and turned to a shop. This was a pharmacy with three shops. There was a willow tree in front of them. There was a middle-aged man sitting in the counter, wearing a snow-white robe and was keeping accounts. When he saw several people coming in, he was stunned.

Most of the time, the people from Thirteen Sections wear ordinary clothes and only use waist cards to show their identities. At this time, they are not afraid of anyone knowing it. After showing it a little, the pharmacist will understand.

"How is General Fan's situation?"

"Sir, we are all here!" The pharmacist went back and took out a record from the cabinet and handed it on it. When the general flag saw that although it was simple, it was basically recorded by everyone who entered and left, and he was satisfied.

According to the Dacheng military system, the third-rank general is the highest level with real power, and the above level four does not hold military power. He lives in the capital and waits for dispatch, goes to war with decrees and military talismans, or works in the Privy Council.

Fan Liuhai is already in this range now and has received close attention from the Thirteenth Division.

While I was flipping through, I saw several big trucks on the street, and I was walking over without any rush. These cars were a little different and had marks on them.

As soon as I paid attention to these cars, I heard the pharmacist sighing in a low voice: "This is the head of the Fan Mansion, Liu, went out to buy it again. Let's see how much it will cost to install these big cars! However, the head of the Fan Mansion is not lying. Although he is a general, he has a good manner of acting, which is really rare."

The chief flag sneered: "Not only the people from Fan's Mansion, but also the officials from Jinling, who dares to be unscrupulous? If someone really crosses the line, how could His Majesty spare them?"

A small flag said, "But some generals give rewards and some money, so there is no need to do anything more."

According to his current achievements, Fan Liuhai can be granted the title of marquis. According to the system, this is the treatment of 7,000 acres, 200 households, and four families. Although it is not granted now, Wang Hongyi gave him 10,000 taels of silver in one breath, which is more than enough to spend.

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was very stingy on earth, and the rewards were usually no more than a thousand taels. However, for Wang Hongyi, there was customs and maritime trade, and his mind was different, so he rewarded very well for military merits, which everyone knew and envied.

When the little flag spoke, no one spoke, just looked at it.

These people don’t know what the Qianhu Lord sent them to investigate what the Fan Mansion meant, but since they were assigned an errand, they had to do it properly.

Fan Liuhai's mansion in the outer city of Jinling is considered a wealthy family in this area.

The mansion with a wide area was given by Your Majesty, and the second-rank military general has a generous salary

The monthly salary is 200 taels, 10 pieces of silk, 20 pieces of silk, 100 taels of winter cotton, 100 shi of rice, 6 dou of fine rice, 25 liters of japonica rice, 6 dou of noodles, 4 dou of wine, 40 kilograms of mutton, sauce, vinegar, salt, soybean, onion, ginger, sunflower, leek and so on, each has its own fixed numbers.

Coupled with the rewards from years of war, the entire Fan Mansion has very good economic conditions.

However, as a military general, sometimes he likes to rely on the other side. In Fan Mansion, there are all kinds of carved beams, painted pillars, small pavilions, rockery, gardens and buildings.

There are two people in the mansion with many servants and servants.

At this moment, the second housekeeper of Fan’s mansion was busy preparing for the banquet tomorrow evening.

Looking at the sky, it was almost noon. The second housekeeper couldn't help but feel anxious and said to someone: "You go outside, why are you buying something and not coming back yet?"
Chapter completed!