The silver was successfully delivered to the national treasury, with a total of 2 million taels of silver, and trucks of cash were out of the operation of the Hu Ben Army, which made people jealous.

Fortunately, the money is not important anymore. Zhu Cixuan instructed Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong to continue recruiting soldiers. The requirements are equally strict, and those who do not meet the standards will be eliminated.

The Hu Ben Army not only sees combat effectiveness, but also the loyalty of the soldiers. The final test of the promotion is the psychological test.

The test methods are also full of ways. In the end, you are afraid of death or not, and are willing to sacrifice for your brothers and your comrades.

This requires a great test of human nature, but the selection of the Hu Ben Army is so cruel.

Otherwise, why are there only three thousand Tiger Ben Army retained among the tens of millions of troops? The Tiger Ben Army has only three thousand people in full. Such a special force is more expensive than elite troops.

This time, the East Palace Guard was cheaper and the ones who were selected and eliminated were selected. You can choose to participate in the East Palace Guard. The treatment of the East Palace Guard is much different, just a personal army of the prince.

But even so, people who wanted to enter the Eastern Palace Guard were like crucians crossing the river. For no particular reason, the Eastern Palace Guard was also a private armed force outside the court system and belonged to the prince.

However, it is such an army. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, the Eastern Palace Guard will become the emperor's direct line.

For this reason, there are many soldiers who participated in the Eastern Palace Guard. They all thought that they would become the prince's people in the future.

But the Donggong Guard staff is only two thousand full, and no matter how many, Zhu Cilang can't afford it.

Zhu Cilang left the capital with Meng Fanchao, Sun Wangcai, and a few palace guards. Now the surrounding area of ​​Beijing is in good condition, at least there will be no more bandits. Therefore, Zhu Cilang did not carry too many soldiers.

This time, he decided to stay in Huajiazhuang for a few days, and then go to the imperial village to see the dog-legged lavish. Now, spring plowing has already begun, and the popularity of crops has basically been in place.

This time, Zhu Cixuan did not disturb anyone. He rode lightly and took people to Huajiazhuang. The villagers were all busy in the fields. Even in the village, it was rare to see a person.

This is the case in the countryside. During the busy farming period, everyone is stuck in the ground. Anyone who can move has to go to the fields to work. This is related to their annual harvest, and everyone is working hard.

The life in the farm is simple and dull, and Zhu Cilang also yearns for such a life. But his identity is destined to be a person who can do great things.

Mrs. Shen also got off the ground, although her family is now free of food and clothing. However, both the mother and daughter tried not to move the precious gifts given by the prince. If they could do it, they would still farm the fields.

Zhu Cilang was a little worried, would Xiao Shishi not be at home and went to the field to plant rice seedlings with her mother.

At this time, rice had been introduced in the north, but it had not yet been cultivated on a large scale. Wang Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty recorded that in the later Shaanxi Province, some areas of Henan Province, "Han, Huai and Yingshang led many wastelands to be opened", and the "rice seeds sown" were often harvested twice as much as mature fields."

"About Agriculture and Structures" also emphasizes that as long as "there is a place where the mud is applied", "rice can be planted", and "no need to be restricted to Jingyang" and other places.

In the suburbs of Beijing, Huajiazhuang has introduced rice for hundreds of years. That's because it is based on mountains and water, which is suitable for rice cultivation.

From a distance, Zhu Cilang stopped the carriage, and he didn't want to disturb Xiao Shishi. So he asked his secret guards to wait at the village head, and he only brought Meng Fanchao and Sun Wangcai into the village.

Many people in the family stayed behind closed doors, and they thought they had gone into the farmland and busy farming. When they arrived at Xiao Shishi's house, her door was actually a vain.

Zhu Cilang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saying that Xiao Shishi was at home.

Zhu Cixuan did not knock on the door, but gently pushed open the door of the room. Then, he saw a familiar back.

Xiao Shishi finally grew taller, with a slender figure and a straight back. Now Xiao Shishi has fallen like water.

She had her back to Zhu Ciyang because she was carrying a vegetable basket in her hand. Xiao Shishi stood next to the pig pen in the East Courtyard and placed the vegetable basket on the pig pen.

The pig boss is getting stronger and stronger. Logically speaking, it is already at the age of dying. The fattened pig boss should be slaughtered and eaten or sold for money.

In modern pig farming, pigs with improved breeds were slaughtered for about 200 days. However, in ancient times, it was common for a pig to be slaughtered for two or three years. Even so, the pig boss had already reached the age of slaughtering, and if he continued to raise it, he would lose money.

But obviously, it is very likely that Xiao Shishi disagreed that the pig boss still lives freely and freely in the pigpen.

In an era when people were not full, most of the pig's feed was wild vegetables, grass or plant tubers. Xiao Shishi went to pick a basket of wild vegetables, and she was feeding them.

Mrs. Shen is a quiet person, and their pigpen is surprisingly clean. The pig boss's body is also smooth and rosy.

The pig's skin is pink and the fur on its face is delicate and soft, indicating that the pig's skin is growing very healthy.

Hearing the voice of his little master, the pig boss immediately became excited. Its front paws lay on the wall of the pig pen, poking out its long pig nose, and humming in satisfaction.

Xiao Shishi seemed to be nothing angry. She put a handful of wild vegetables to the pig's mouth and said, "Boss Pig, you bad guy. You said that you have to come and see me when you return to the capital. After so long, you have no news. Tell me, are you a bad pig?"

Zhu Cilang was stunned in the local area. Meng Fanchao and Sun Wangcai looked at each other behind him. The two of them quietly retreated out with tactfulness. In the yard, only Xiao Shishi who muttered to Boss Pig, and Zhu Cilang who was dazed behind Xiao Shishi.

The pig boss obviously didn't care about the little master's ridicule, and it still hummed and chewed the wild vegetables given by the little master.

Xiao Shishi leaned her hands on her cheeks and leaned against the bamboo basket while feeding the pig boss, while sighing quietly: "I heard from the Lord Luo Zhuang that he went to the imperial village to find out that Shaanxi was fighting. Have you also gone to fight with Jiannu? The war is very dangerous. Will you have something to do?"

Xiao Shishi's back was lonely, and she looked worried at the young age. After a while, she shook her head again: "No, you are the prince, and there will be no trouble. God bless you, turn bad luck into good fortune and bring good fortune when you are in danger."

While talking, Xiao Shishi folded her hands together, she was so pious. Zhu Cilang even felt a vague feeling that her body emitted a holy light. Such a pure and flawless girl might only have in her dreams.

With the dissatisfied humming of the pig boss, Xiao Shishi opened her eyes for a while and threw the wild vegetables in the basket into the trough: "Hmph, you know how to eat, you foodie. Pig boss, you said to come to see me, you said, have you forgotten me?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded behind him: "No, how dare I forget Xiao Shishi? Am I here to see you?"
Chapter completed!