The first month of the eleventh year of the Yongli reign is the first New Year without Chen Wen for Jinhuafu in recent years.

From the end of the fifth year of Yongli, Chen Wen recovered the eight prefectures of Jinhua, the two battles in Quzhou in the sixth year of Yongli, the four provincial capitals in the seventh year of Yongli, the sweeping Jiangxi in the eighth year of Yongli, and the two famous kings in the nineth year of Yongli and the sweeping Fujian and Guangdong in the tenth year of Yongli, the Ming army in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang rose from this. Even in the most difficult situation, Chen Wen spent it with the people of Jinhua Prefecture. However, now, the Yue Palace moved to Nanjing for the consideration of the Northern Expedition, leaving only one palace still standing in the city.

The Northern Expedition was the top priority for the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even more so for China. Jinhua Mansion is such a geographical location, and the people are understandable. At least they still have to live a life, especially today, which is in a transitional period. They must focus all their energy on how to live a better life. The relocation of the Prince of Yue is just a topic of conversation after dinner.

Tangya Town, Jinhua County, Jinhua Prefecture, Tangya Town Planting Cooperative has long been established. The military households who join the company have signed contracts and cooperated in planting. They hire tenants as planting workers based on the wages slightly higher than the tenant's income. The same is true for each household.

It is the first month of the year and the atmosphere of the New Year has not yet dissipated. The cooperative organized members and planting workers to go to the ground to cultivate and prepare for sugarcane planting.

Sugarcane likes warmth, light, and has a great demand for water. The first two can only be found in God, but Zhejiang was originally a sugarcane-producing area in later generations, and the same was true in the Ming Dynasty. The county annals of Taiping County, Taizhou Prefecture, adjacent to Jinhua, have records: "Sugarcane has two types of bamboo and reed, and its stems are divided into joints. When it is planted in spring and winter, it will be boiled into black sugar, and when it is boiled, it will become white sugar. Today, people in Fujian take frostings mostly from this."

The temperature and light are still guaranteed in Zhejiang. Since Jinhua became increasingly peaceful, households have already begun to resume planting sugarcane, and it is not to be mentioned. The water problem is the biggest problem that cooperatives need to face now. In the past, the fields and canals that plant rice, wheat, vegetables and vegetables had to be transformed to be more suitable for planting sugarcane, and this is the case with the members and workers here.

"According to the guidance issued by the royal palace, sugarcane requires a lot of water to grow, but it cannot be flooded, and there are also some special considerations when using water. The excavation method of the canal is clearly written. After completing the canal transformation, we must prepare the land as soon as possible and dig the canal trench. We must not delay the planting."

Pan Baihu held the instruction manual and mobilized loudly in front of the members and workers. Several old crops, including Uncle Shi, came to their eyes. They didn't know how to read, but they had planted many things for a lifetime, and they could be considered a perfect match for Pan Baihu.

"Uncle Shi, the land you are responsible for supervising does not need to modify the canal. Just use the original one. Let everyone go over and repair it tomorrow."

"Okay, then I will follow everyone to change this land today."

As he said that, Uncle Shi was about to roll up his sleeves and go down to the ground. Seeing this, Pan Baihu pulled him back and then said to him: "Uncle Shi, let the young men below do this work. You are a long-time job, just teach them. Besides, if you don't pass on your skills, you will lose it. What a pity."

Shi Daniu's father was originally a dull person, but when he came back from the Yue Palace, he seemed to have found some confidence by chatting and laughing with His Royal Highness King Yue who came down to earth. He has said a little more recently, but his wife and children are still a little uncomfortable.

It sounded like the first half of Pan Baihu, Uncle Shi was still wondering whether he would ask him if he thought he was old, but with the second half of Pan Baihu, he immediately became a smile, and his mouth was full of thought, just like he was following Pan Baihu's arrangements.

As the members joined the land assigned to the cooperative, the land assigned to the cooperative had already been made in the cooperative and managed in segments. On the ridge, Pan Baihu brought a few crops to explain the content of the instruction book while discussing how to plant it. He is a local Baihu. Although this matter is not all his job, it is also part of his political achievements after all. It not only helps the military households, but also benefits the career of the officialdom. Why not do it?

In the fields, members and workers were also working hard to hoe the ground, dig trenches and sweating profusely. In the distance, members and women from the workers were walking with water, and even followed a group of little kids to chase and fight around, which was very lively.

If there is such a scene, in addition to the conscious and self-consciousness of the members and workers, the tenants can get bonuses and the members can pay dividends. With a bigger chance, they will naturally be more motivated.

Time is tight and the task is heavy. They have to complete the planting before February and March, otherwise the harvest will be affected. In addition to land preparation, the cooperative also plans to build fences to reduce wild beasts and man-made damage. After all, they are planting on a large scale, which is somewhat stolen from the household's jobs, and they need to be more careful to better ensure the harvest.

This is true for Tangya Town near Jinhua County, and the same is true for Yongkang County to the south. The pension field of Ding Keji, a veteran of Nantangying, is there, and now a cooperative has been established.

Previously, because the tenants did not give the benefits of the pension land run by the garrison, the income of dozens of acres of land could be obtained, but it was far from what I imagined. What's more, the wife of the Ding family had always planned to save more money to tell Ding Junjie that she was a good marriage. Later, after Ding Junjie entered the Boy Scout Academy, his grades were always among the best, and his expectations were naturally higher, so he always felt that the money was not saved enough.

Now the cooperative is established, saying that it is to plant sugarcane, and has signed a contract with a sugar sugar production workshop supported by His Royal Highness King Yue. As long as it can be planted and the yield is not large, even if the maintenance costs of the cooperative and the wages of the workers are put aside, it is always much more profitable than farming.

With better hope, Ding Junjie also completed the assessment of the Boy Scout Academy before the New Year. His grade was the first place in this class. In old sayings, he was not the top scorer, but also a Jie Yuan or something.

The recruitment of Nanjing University Hall has been confirmed. Although I don’t know what it is for, I always have more hope. For this reason, the Ding family’s wife has not slept well for several days and nights, which can be said to be very happy. As a result, even the ceremony of moving to Nanjing was ready, Ding Junjie proposed the idea of ​​joining the army, which really surprised her.

Six years ago, her husband Ding Keji died in the first battle in Nantang Camp. She had long been written into the Simingshan Palace Battle in history books by many historical writers. She had heard Ding Keji's younger brother, Shi Daniu, mentioned it, but she was only considered a whim, but with what she is today, it really made her panic.

"Xiaojie, although our family is not as rich as other Paozi families who have followed the king from Dalan Mountain, it is not bad anymore. Why bother to have this silenced meal?"

Compared with the veterans of Nantangying Camp at the same time, the life of the Ding family was not good. After all, they died in the first battle, and the ability to receive the military pay was nothing more than the previous military pay. The burned money and the tens of acres of pension land were different from those who had made many military achievements. However, compared with ordinary households, they were considered small landlords in hand. Even if they were not well-managed these years, they would not be as difficult as their family was in Siming Mountain.

"Mom, I didn't join the army for military merits and land. I want to kill the Tartars and avenge my father."

"What revenge? Didn't your Uncle An say at the beginning that the murderer who killed your father had been killed by your Uncle An and Uncle Niu. Your father's revenge has been avenged. Listen to my mother's words, go to that university to study, and then go to work for His Royal Highness King Yue after coming out. Sharpening your knife will not delay the chopping of wood. Why bother to be anxious about this moment?"

"Mom, you and Uncle An sent their children to the Boy Scout Academy. The gentleman in the school said that when inspecting the school, His Highness King Yue also said that whether it was the massacre of the city or the washing of the mountains, they were all atrocities caused by the Tartars. Whether it was the Green Camp or the Eight Banners, they were all accomplices of the Tartars' cruelty to China. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings' Army's efforts over the years were to completely eradicate these Tartars and to restore a bright world and a peaceful and prosperous era in China."

"Dad was killed by the Green Camp soldiers of the Lunar Camp in Tibiao, but the Green Camp soldiers just obeyed the orders of the Tartar officers, and the Tartar officers were sent by the Governor of the Tartars and the Governor. But in the final analysis, they are still in charge of the capital and sucking the rich Chinese slave chiefs. They are the culprits in the killing of Dad!"

The son's stubbornness is just like his father, but his father has been more slapped by a difficult life, while her son is at an age of high spirits.

Looking at his son, the wife of the Ding family couldn't help but think of her husband who died early. When she fled into Siming Mountain from Taizhou, she went through a lot of hardships. If Chen Wen had not recruited warriors, she would have died of hunger and cold before the Qing army washed the mountain. But the good days did not take long. The wife of the Ding family clearly remembered that on the morning of the second day after the battle behind the Siming Mountain Palace, Nantangying chased the people's brigade. Even the wounded soldiers in other families would loudly tell the small but meaningful war, and the only thing they could have waited for was a cold body.

"Xiaojie, you don't know that your father died in the battle when he was in the army. The war was too threatening, and you had not gotten married yet. If there was a case, the Ding family would be defeated. What's the face of your mother? "

The wife of the Ding family was already crying when she said this. Ding Junjie felt very uncomfortable when he saw his mother like this, but he had already made up his mind. He even had made up his mind when he was entering the Boy Scout Academy and listening to Chen Wen's speech at the beginning of school.

"Mom, I still remember that my father had two vacations after he entered the camp. The first time was that Nantangying defeated Zhongying in martial arts performances, and the second time was that Mid-Autumn Festival. Every time my father came back, he would tell him about the things in the camp. Whenever he mentioned His Highness the King of Yue that the existence of Nantangying camp was to protect the country and protect the people and to expel the Tartars, my father would feel proud. In the battle in Siming Mountain, my father fulfilled his oath under the Feihu Banner of Nantangying. I believe that he should be very pleased at the moment of his death."

Tears passed by the boy's face, but there was a pride, a pride and glory from the bottom of his heart.

"Dad has fulfilled his oath, and he is the eternal pride of the child. Today, under the leadership of His Highness King Yue, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings have recovered the southeast half of the wall. In less than a year or two, the Northern Expedition will be launched. Mom, if there were no Tartars, the father would not have died in battle. This is the last chance. The child also wants to seek justice for the living, avenge the dead, kill the thieves and protect the people, and restore this blood feud for the people living in China and those who are in vain!"

Ding Junjie's intention was decided, and beyond Shi Xiaoniu's expectations, his mother could not convince him. The next morning, the sky was slightly lit, and Ding Junjie got his wish and embarked on the road to Jinhua City with his wish, while his mother looked into the distance with tears in her eyes.

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Ding Junjie set out north to Jinhua, while Chen Wen had already arrived in Nanjing and spent the New Year of the 11th year of Yongli here.

However, it is no different from when I was in Jinhua. Chen Wen still spent the New Year at work, but it was the same as before. On New Year's Eve, he was at home on the first day of the New Year, and on the second day of the New Year, he had to go to the Zhou family, who had just moved to Nanjing, and then he had to return to his work state.

Fortunately, according to reports from the Macao Affairs Office and the Supervision Department, as well as private letters from Sun Yu and Wang Jiang, the pilot projects of Jinhua Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture are now in full swing. Free planting has allowed hands and feet and stimulated enthusiasm. However, Chen Wen is not as optimistic as most people, because transformation will inevitably bring pain.

"If the planting fails, the military households will be negative, which will affect morale. The husband's method is to issue a guide and send experienced personnel to assist to enhance the success rate. If there is a great harvest, the husband is trying hard to expand the scale and quantity of the workshop, but the finished products produced may not be able to be eaten by North Korea and Japan alone."

Zhou Yueying's sleep and diet these two days have not been very good, probably because the fatigue of the boat and the train has not yet completely recovered. After using supper here, he was able to show enthusiasm when he looked at the report in the study, which was obviously very interested in Chen Wen's subsequent response.

"This is easy to deal with. Wei Hu has sent people to send letters to Macau and Taixi Maritime Merchants who come to China, telling them that if you want to make a fortune, you will have more ships in the second half of this year. They have sales. Not to mention anything else, Taixi is a bottomless pit. In addition, Wei Hu has connections with Guangdong, and it is time to open up routes with Nanyang. Just relying on North Korea and Japan, those two small countries cannot meet the needs of Wei Hu."

Chen Wen had already made a decision, and Zhou Yueying was a little relieved. As for the subsequent chain reaction, she had some expectations and mentioned it to Chen Wen. However, Chen Wen's attitude that made her appetite gave her more room to think.

However, after chatting for a while, Zhou Yueying felt a little disgusted and hurried to the spittoon and spit it out. She just vomited, and it was basically all water, and more of it was even just disgusting, which really made Chen Wen, who was supporting him, feel a little worried.

"Madam, what's wrong? Let's find a doctor to come and have a look."

"Don't, my husband, it's not good to mobilize the crowds this night."

After drinking a sip of water, Zhou Yueying finally swallowed the disgusting energy and quickly stopped Chen Wen from mobilizing all the troops. But she was a little uncertain. She hesitated for a moment before saying to Chen Wen: "Husband, I may have it. I was so disgusting when I was in the last time. I felt much lighter than last time, and I didn't dare to be sure."

"Have it?"

Hearing this, Chen Wen was stunned. Calculated the day, Zhou Yueying gave birth last time was at the end of the eighth year of Yongli, and now even his eldest daughter is two years old, so it is normal to have a second child.

"Very good."

Chen Wen helped Zhou Yueying to his seat and felt happy. However, Zhou Yueying was still not sure, and at the same time, she was afraid that if she was pregnant with another daughter, this would be quite unfavorable to Chen Wen's current momentum.

"I'm not sure yet. I'll find a doctor tomorrow to see it."

"Well, it's safer to find a doctor."

With new hope, Chen Wen's mood also rose. However, since Zhou Yueying was suspected to be pregnant, he couldn't read the report in the study for too long. After a while, he went to wash and rest.

However, Chen Wen had just gotten into bed and was chatting with Zhou Yueying. A sound of footsteps in the yard came. Zhou Yueying's big girl, now in charge of controlling the maids, Mo'er, who was the old mother, knocked on the door, and there was an officer from the Military Intelligence Department standing beside her.
Chapter completed!