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It turns out that home is not where you were born, but where you define yourself, and where is your home.Now Dongjiang's family is too important for a foreign girl! The important thing is that she thinks wildly and worries about gains and losses. Now, entrusting everything to fate, she has regained the appearance of a bad woman with wisdom in her hands.

But this girl was moistened, while Mao Jue, who was riding in front of her, had a bitter face and her legs were trembling a little.

It's easy to say, but it's really hard work. After all, there are only exhausted cows and no plowed fields. After a whole afternoon of tossing, now he feels more tired than fighting a battle against the Osaka Trinity.

And looking back, Mao Jue also felt that this fate was really his mother's magic.

Adelaine's father is not an ordinary person. He can even rank among the top ten military commanders in the West in history. He is one of the core figures in the vortex of war in Europe. He, the father-in-law Wallenstein, relied on his own strength to prop up the main force of the Holy Roman Emperor, pacify Bohemia, and repel Denmark, even in the face of the genius King Gustav II of Sweden. , he was also defeated but not dead. In the Battle of Lutzen, although the Holy Roman Empire lost to Sweden under his command, Gustav II also died on the battlefield, and Sweden no longer had the ability to attack. .

However, the death of Mao Jue, an old man in the West, is also embarrassing. Hua Kun's physical strategic thinking is very similar to that of Li Zicheng. His troops can be called an army of locusts. The emperor has no military pay. The war tax was crazily collected on the battlefield, and countless people in the Czech Republic and North Germany were ruined, which made him the third jewel in the imperial crown.

But such a hard-hearted person actually became compassionate. He advocated religious freedom, eased domestic conflicts, and allowed the people to recuperate. He also released many Czech Protestants. This series of actions made him a traitor in the eyes of the emperor.

The Imperial Conference in Vienna decided to dismiss him from his position and ask him to blame. The differences in thinking between the East and the West were also revealed. If it were the East, the army led by Wallenstein would be completely loyal to him, just like Zhao Kuangyin in the Chen Qiao mutiny. In that way, it is not impossible to add a yellow robe.

But in the Holy Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Emperor who stood side by side with the Pope issued an order, and the old military officer of noble origin immediately abandoned Wallenstein. His army fell apart, and he could only flee with more than 1000 guards. Mao Jue, a foreign father-in-law, was stabbed to death by several Scottish, English, and Irish soldiers under his command.

The old guy has more than one heir, but when he decided to negotiate peace with the Protestant country, he secretly sent Adelaine and her two brothers to the Netherlands. Maybe he had expected the end. Unfortunately, the peace he worked hard to achieve in the Netherlands People didn't appreciate it. When Wallenstein died, these Dutch allies also turned their faces. Adelaine's two brothers were arrested and their fate is unknown. She sneaked into the ship of the Dutch East India Company and mixed with the female slaves. Li Cai escaped unharmed, but was also trafficked to the east as a female slave in a muddleheaded way.

This is why this girl was so unimpressed with the Dutch East India Company a while ago.

Fortunately, Mao Jue solved this psychological settlement.

It's a pity that the half-matchmaker of the Dutch East India Company didn't get Mao Jue's thanks, but instead got his hatred. While riding the horse with calves twitching, Mao Jue was still thinking angrily.

Well, you Dutch redhead, dare to sell my wife, and make me exhausted, if I don’t smoke you, you have black eyes, my surname will not be Mao!

At this time, Phi Island.

Seeing the newly built wooden church steeple cross being slowly strengthened, the red-nosed Dutchman just smiled, and then sneezed hard again.

Chapter 3 Fifteen

Hongshuang City in the sunset, the red roofs reflect the brilliant afterglow, the water of the Hongshuang River seems to be the color of gold, at this point, there are still farmers working hard, stepping on the huge gears by the river , in the rhythmic chant, the heavy wooden waterwheel brought the cold river water rushing into the ditch dug between the sky and the earth, immediately moistening hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land.

Engels once said that the foundation of the Eastern feudal empire was the organizational structure in which the government organized large-scale water conservancy facilities to achieve agricultural irrigation.Whenever the dynasty is prosperous, water conservancy projects extend in all directions. Even if there is a famine, there is still water to relieve the scorched siege, which is irrelevant.

What really brought down the dynasty was not the disaster, but the inaction of the officials. Just like in today's Ming Dynasty, the corruption of the court has reached its peak. In the severe drought, local officials did not think about how to restore water conservancy and resume production, but stalked and took away the last morsel of food, local production stagnated, and the ruling base of those owner farmers and small and medium landlords collapsed. It is strange that the dynasty did not collapse.

So in Dongjiang, the first element of Fan Wenju's governance is to build water conservancy projects in various places, dams and lakes. To be honest, Mao Jue didn't even think about these things. This waterwheel is still Fan Wenju's apprentice. It was built under the leadership of civilian officials.

But no matter who made it, it was all Mao Jue's. When he came back from Xuexi Valley on horseback, seeing all this, the sense of accomplishment was as refreshing as eating ice cream in the dog days.

In particular, today he relied on "sacrificing his body" to resolve the internal conflicts of the Dongjiang Group, which made him raise his eyebrows comfortably, hold his head high, and wag his tail, as if he walked with BGM.

It's just that when he walked to the Hongshuang City, when the Great Fury Bridge was erected on the Hongshuang River, Mao Jue couldn't help being a little dazed. He pulled the horse's rein and looked towards the bay in amazement.

Today's Hongshuang Port has not yet used cement to build breakwaters in the sea like Tieshan Port, and there are long trestles. A large number of fleets still have to be anchored by anchoring. Mao Jue with obsessive-compulsive disorder is extremely intolerable.

This is not the point. The point is that Sakhalin Island does not need a navy for the time being. The main fleet of more than 6000 sailors has been sent back to the Dongjiang River. According to the time of loading and transportation, it will take at least five or six days to return. Why is it today? just came back?

Could it be that there is something wrong with Dongjiang?

With a tight heart, Mao Jue immediately waved his hand fiercely at the team, and Mao Lian in the front immediately raised his whip high.

"The general is going out, idlers stay out of the way!"

Amid the hasty yelling, the townspeople on both sides of the road who were returning with hoes flashed to both sides in fright, and immediately pointed at the cavalry that swarmed past.

Fortunately, the planning of the Red Shuangcheng adopted the chessboard design of Tang Changan and Japan’s Heiankyo. After entering the city gate and turning a few turns, Mao Jue ran back to the red wall and painted it. As soon as they entered the courtyard, a large group of newly arrived war horses immediately neighed in the stables in the corner of the courtyard.

These are the military horses of the Dongjiang pro-legion, something really happened!

Behind the courtyard is the lobby, which is a typical layout of Ming and Qing dynasties. This is a place for courts to resolve internal disputes. Coming up from the stairs behind the hall, a familiar face of a horse comes into view, blushing and thick necked. This guy Wen Meng was yelling at something with Luo Zhige, and the latter was full of embarrassment, he kept waving his hands, and hearing the sound of the stairs, he fisted like a pardon.

"General, you are back. General Wen is in a hurry to find the general, but please tell me that no one should look for you today!"

This Luo Zhige is really brain-dead, but thanks to him, this Mao Jue was able to safely "kill all grievances with one shot", and now that he is back, it is useless to talk, turning his head, Mao Jue is directly talking to Wen Meng, who was also impatient and rolled his eyes, raised his chin.

"What happened?"

"General, I don't know what happened at the end."

In a word, Mao Jue almost vomited blood. He ran back several days in advance in a hurry. I am afraid that the supplies and immigrants were not delivered to him, and he yelled and yelled for a long time. You have nothing to do with feelings I know?

Seeing that Mao Jue's expression was obviously wrong, this guy hastily responded with fists again.

"General, this is the one who told me about something urgent, but he still refused to say it. The old commander is extremely important, and the last generals will send each other over."

this?

It was only then that Mao Jue noticed that leaning against the mosaic glass window at the other end, a short figure in a gray cloak was looking down at the neat red roofs in the Red Twin City in a trance. Listening to the voice, the owner of that figure was finally Turning around, Adelaine, who came back inexplicably, immediately followed behind her, as if she had knocked over a vinegar bottle, the sour smell was almost wafting out, looking at that little face, the corner of Mao Jue's own mouth was also Can't help but twitch a few times, and then cried out in shock.

"Master Luo?"

Holding a golden silk feather fan, the beautiful Jiangnan beauty with curved eyebrows and almond eyes smiling sweetly, was it not Luo Ning, the female shopkeeper who made Mao Jue suffocate in Hangzhou, but was dragged onto the thief boat by Mao Jue in the end?

To be honest, don’t look at the many cooperations between Dongjiang and the Luo family. Dongjiang’s grain imports from Jiangnan are all handed over to the Luo family, as well as corn liquor and soft Zhonghua cigarettes. There are tens of thousands of acres of sugarcane forest, and the annual sugar is worth several million taels, but Mao Jue pays for himself, and this girl is definitely not a friend.

She was careful not to mention anything when she went back to the north, but just one click of her machete last time, cutting off the calf of Luo Zhen, the only strong man in his Luo family, her precious brother Luo Zhen, was enough for this woman to hate herself. What's more, in the case of Hangzhou, colluding with Japanese pirates and falling into the city of Hangzhou is simply a crime of ransacking one's family and exterminating one's family.

However, this girl actually traveled all the way north to find him, which made Mao Jue feel unbelievably vigilant in vain.

"You, come to my Dongjiang, what's your business?"

This blunt answer dissatisfied the Lomi woman, she pouted her small mouth, and she looked aggrieved, and she responded softly and hugged her small fist.

"Master Mao is so heartless. When you were always in Hangzhou, I did my best. I was afraid that the hospitality would not be good. But when I came to you, I didn't even have a cup of tea. I just came up to drink."

Putting her two small fists together and stretching forward, she said in a coquettish and angry manner.

"General Mao suspects the concubine's identity, so he should be arrested as a slave and spy, put in shackles, and tortured!"

She has a sharp tooth and a sharp mouth, and Adelaina can't even beat her with her mouth. After being robbed by her, Mao Jue's old face suddenly became a little uneasy. In this way, he is really idle. He is very petty, like a A woman has a small belly.

On the other end, Wen Meng shrank to one side and began to laugh. He had suspected for a long time that this girl was Mao Jue's concubine, otherwise Mr. Mao wouldn't let him, a general with the status of Mao Jue's uncle, send each other off in person. , It's not that the little lover is resentful after a long absence or something.

And behind Mao Jue, the jealousy became even stronger. The lids of the two jars of vinegar seemed to be lifted, and they were full of sourness. Laughing again and again, he said as a relief.

"Shopkeeper Luo was joking. My master has been taken care of by Shopkeeper Luo in the south of the Yangtze River, so how can he doubt Master Luo? It's just that the master is the head of the town, and he is busy with his work. Naturally, some trivial matters are really annoying, and his tone is aggressive. It’s a bit off, shopkeeper Luo will forgive me a lot.”

Said it was an apology, but these trivial words were deliberately spoken with a Wu Nong soft accent. Adelaina's sarcasm could not be more clear. Who is my master?Going to live in your crappy yard for a few days is just for your face, why do you have the nerve to take such a small matter out and threaten it with kindness?

In the secret battle between the women, a series of crackling sparks came out of both pairs of watery and round eyes, and they stared at the girl's little hand holding Mao Jue with a half-smile. A pair of Rou Yi lightly caressed the slightly protruding belly, and she lowered her head in resentment as if she was pitying herself.

"I don't dare to bother General Mao about trivial matters, but this kid"

The corners of Wen Meng's mouth almost grinned. He had heard from Pang Hai that his nephew in the south of the Yangtze River was very charming, and there was a coquettish bitch who stalked him behind him.It seems that the old man can finally feel at ease.