Zhao Tong looked at Lu Junyi and said, "Does Senior Brother Lu have any heirs?"

When Lu Junyi heard this, his hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly and said, "I don't have any heirs yet."

Zhao Tong said "Oh" and lightly glanced at the slightly unnatural expression on Lu Junyi's face. Without mentioning this again, he smiled and said: "Senior brother will leave tomorrow. I will send someone to escort him. Senior brother, just take care of your housework. Don't do it."

Anxious."

Lu Junyi said: "My lord, please rest assured. There is no need for an escort. Although Junyi is reckless, he is not afraid of those green forest thieves. Once Junyi has settled down at home, he will immediately go to the capital to serve the prince."

Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Senior brother's words are so polite, I don't know what to do. I will go to Xihe in a few days. I may not return before the year. If I return to Beijing, I should send a letter to senior brother."

Lu Junyi said: "It is not convenient for Junyi to ask about the important matters concerning the prince's military aircraft, but if there is anything useful, Junyi can rush there in advance."

Zhao Tong laughed loudly when he heard this, raised his glass and said, "Senior brother, drink all you can from this cup."

After finishing the glass, Zhao Tong smiled, glanced at Yan Qing standing behind Lu Junyi, and slowly put down the glass in his hand...

The next day, Zhao Tong entered the palace, and spent the next few days traveling between the Privy Council and the Ministry of Household and Staff Affairs, and began to prepare for his trip to Xihe.

As for the Ministry of Finance, the silver they want is not much, only fifty thousand taels. This depends on the face of King Qi. If someone else comes to ask for it, I'm afraid they won't get even twenty or thirty thousand taels.

How many horses can be bought with 50,000 taels of silver? The price of horses at this time spans a huge range from ordinary horses to war horses, ranging from a dozen to hundreds of guans, a dozen guan for a slave horse, and a few dozen to hundreds of guan for a war horse.

All.

The copper coins of this dynasty were not the kind of Qianqian Zuguan, but about seven hundred and seventy coins. As for the conversion of silver, one tael of silver could be exchanged for one qian at first.

Got the money.

If you buy 50,000 taels of silver for war horses, you really can't buy many horses. This is the result of military expenditures falling again and again over the past hundred years. During Tan Yuan's time, military expenditures of 30 million were now less than one-third. As for war horses,

The quota is pitifully low, which is another reason why Emperor Daojun agreed to Zhao Tong's horse raising.

It took a few more days to settle the affairs of Broken Jade Tower and the military affairs in the army. Zhao Yan called Jian Suyi and Qi Hongyu into the house. When he was away, the affairs in the house were left to the two of them to take care of each other. There was Tan in the army.

Really, there is Huang Gu in Broken Jade House, and there are two people named Jian and Qi in the house, and the three parties take care of each other.

In the afternoon, Zhao Tong came to the small building in the backyard. The girl was busy doing something. Zhao Tong was not polite this time and sat down directly on the stone pier next to the flower garden. Seeing Jin'er bringing tea, Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's the first time we have something like this."

Drink the tea."

The young lady wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked, "Has the prince's injury healed?"

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Okay, okay, but I'm going on a long journey tomorrow and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back before the end of the year, so I came here to have a look. If Zhen Niang needs anything, you might as well just tell her."

When the young lady heard this, she felt a little panicked for some reason: "The prince is not in the house, how can I be here?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "I'll call Jian Suyi and Qi Hongyu to come over. You can talk when nothing happens. These two are both women. I will introduce you to them later."

The young lady hesitated and lowered her head: "It's still not good."

Zhao Tong sighed softly: "Didn't we go out shopping under the protection of the guards? Have you looked at the old house? Who are the sneaky people around? There are even people who have lived secretly in the courtyard, including the home of Professor Zhang.

There are people watching, so how can we rest assured?"

The young lady was silent, looking down at the tips of her small embroidered shoes, feeling a little embarrassed. Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "My house is simple, not like those princes' mansions. There are not many people to talk about, and there are no messy fights. I am pure and simple."

Yes, if you have something to do then tell them two, and I will explain it to them. Regardless of the year, Coach Zhang can always come and go. If it's fun and busy, just make arrangements."

The young lady raised her head and said, "I..."

Zhao Tong looked at her and saw her eyebrows were picturesque, quiet and gentle, her eyes were clear and distinct, like pearls and jade, and there was a soft light on her pupils. She couldn't help but look a little strange. He had never looked at her in such detail before.

My dear, the more I look at it, the more confused I become.

When the young lady saw him looking at him like this, her cheeks immediately turned red, she twisted her face and said nothing.

Zhao Tong composed himself and just said: "It's good to live quietly for the time being. The years are fleeting, so how can we bear the heavy burden?"

When the young lady heard this, her quiet eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her face showed a touch of sadness, as if she wanted to say something, but she hesitated, and finally couldn't say it.

Zhao Tong stood up and said: "I'm leaving now. If something happens, don't bear it on your own. I heard from Coach Zhang that there is a young man in your family who suffers from a strange disease. He has been treated at his grandfather's house in Guozhou since he was a child. Now he often

Years have passed, the disease should be cured, right? Take it over when you have time..."

As he spoke, he walked away without looking back. The girl looked at his back, her expression hesitant and struggling, and finally she lowered her head slightly and stood in the breeze, with a strand of hair flying lightly and her delicate shadow quietly standing in the setting sun.

The next day, Zhao Tong set off.

Lu Junyi returned to Daming Mansion in Beijing at this time, and Yue Fei also returned to Xiangzhou. He only brought four people with him, namely Hong Qi, Xu Ning, Yang Zhi, and Shi Jin.

Zhao Tong is short of men, but there are too few generals who can lead the army. As for the scribes who can plan internal affairs, there are no scribes.

A thousand cavalry were led by Xu Ning, a thousand infantry were led by Yang Zhi, and the logistics were supervised by Shi Jin. Hong Qi brought three to four hundred strong men in dirty clothes. These people all went to Xihe voluntarily, unlike the Forbidden Army.

If you go there, you have to return to Tokyo. These people go to Xihe to take root. If possible, they will marry and have children there and reproduce for generations.

In addition to these, there are also some civil servants who have gone to serve as the Protectorate of Longyou. The future of these people is uncertain. They may return to Beijing, they may be transferred to other places, or they may never leave Xihe Road again.<

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Zhao Tong himself controlled the 100-member Youth League. He gave these 100 people a name. Naturally, they couldn’t be called the Iron-Blooded Youth League. Bah, that’s so unlucky.

He named these 100 people the Scarlet Pioneers. None of these 100 young men were from the Forbidden Army family, and they were not even locals in Tokyo. They were less worried and their blood was still cold.

As the horse's hoof went south, people looked north, seeing the city of Tokyo gradually blurring in size and disappearing beyond the smoke and dust of the ancient road of Fangcao Changting. A faint smile appeared on Zhao Tong's face.

There are three pieces of paper at the bottom of the small red sandalwood box in his house. They were written after he made his first frontier fortress poem when he was five years old. Now, the two pieces with Yelu Dashi and Xizhou Hehuang were taken out and placed on the box. , there is only one left now...

More than half a month later, the team had entered Xihe Road. It was already autumn and the eyes were desolate.

The scenery of Xihe Road cannot be compared with that of Gyeonggi Province, but the depth and tranquility are unmatched by other roads.

At this time, the administrative seat of Xihe Road was in Xizhou, while the administrative seat of Longyou Duhufu was in Xiningzhou, which was the ancient Qingtang City, further to the west of Xizhou.

Zhao Tong and his party stopped and rested in Xizhou for seven days. Manchu officials came out of the city to see them off. Under the eyes of either respect or disapproval, they continued westward and headed straight to Xiningzhou.

On this day, they have arrived at the Huangshui River. Zhao Tao stopped the team and immediately rolled into the Huanghe River. He saw the blue sky and the vast water, which seemed to be endless at a glance, which made people feel relaxed and relaxed.
Chapter completed!