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Chapter 23 Familiarity with the Environment

Since Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian tribes, he has been expanding constantly, and it has swept across Asia and Europe in decades.

Wherever Mongolian iron hooves went, they killed the Jin Kingdom, Xixia, Xiliao, Goryeo, Dali and Annan in the east, and killed Huashuzimo in Central Asia. They then fought all the way west, conquering Moscow, Poland, and Hungary, defeating the Holy Roman Legion, and heading straight to Vienna.

And just when Mengge made his second eastern expedition to the Song Dynasty, he also ordered Hulagu to make his third western expedition.

It was during this simultaneous expedition between the East and the West that Mongge Khan died in Diaoyu City in Chongqing. Although Hulagu conquered Syria and the Abbasid dynasties as planned and successively captured Baghdad and Damascus, because the Mongolian tribes fought for the position of the Great Khan, almost all the two expeditions between the East and the West ended in vain.

Kublai Khan gave up his conquest to the Song Dynasty and rushed back to compete for the Khan throne with Alibuge, and Hulagu and Badu of the West were not interested in continuing to conquer the Western army to return to the army to help. This civil war for the Khan throne also divided the huge Mongol Empire into four.

Of course, it was Mengge's death that made the Song Dynasty in the East survive for several years, and the West also gained a valuable respite.

Later generations some historians studied it that the Song Dynasty saved Europe.

Although this statement is a bit extreme, it is not without reason.

Mongge died while conquering Sichuan, which led to civil turmoil in the Mongol Empire. Otherwise, the Mongolian army would continue to conquer the westward struggle, and perhaps it would really occupy the entire Europe. Because according to the nature of the Mongols' war, they basically had three-light policy of killing them all. After Hulagu conquered Baghdad and Damascus, the royal family of the Arab Empire was basically massacred.

The West had a rare chance to breathe because of Mongge's death and the civil strife of the Mongol Empire. Therefore, the Crusaders accumulated strength to launch the eighth Eastern Expedition. The Mongolian offensive was thus setbacked and the situation in the West began to stabilize.

But the Southern Song court, which also had a chance to breathe, missed this rare opportunity. He had the opportunity to form a peace treaty with Kublai Khan like the Chanyuan Alliance and continued to survive and gain a longer period of peace to accumulate strength. However, Jia Sidao privately negotiated peace with Kublai Khan, while intercepting the retreating Mongolian palace rear army, leaving an excuse for Kublai Khan to attack Song for the third time later.

Of course, we cannot say that even if we really negotiate peace with Kublai Khan, the Mongols would be able to stop the Yangtze River and rule the Yangtze River. However, the Song Dynasty's rebellion did make Kublai Khan very angry.

At present, the Hulagu army is conquering Dashi and Syria, and Mengge has also begun to send troops to Sichuan, but the Song Dynasty court is not yet aware of it.

And this expedition, Mengge Khan will die in Diaoyu City.

Therefore, this war will not last long and will end next year.

So Zhao Qi is not in a hurry at the moment, so there is no need to worry that the Mongolians will call him soon.

The so-called centipede insect died without being stiff. The Song Dynasty had many money and people were stupid, and they could last for more than ten years. Just a Xiangyang city was enough for the Mongolians to eat for many years.

And over the past ten years have been the time for Zhao Qi to make money and think about the future. He can also roam in the peaceful mountain village of Qingyuan Mansion. As for what the wave will be, he still needs to plan slowly.

Zhao Qi threw this crystal under the base of the broken kiln wall and continued to level the small vegetable garden.

Even if you can make money by making glass, you still need to build a professional coal stove. You need coal and someone to help you. The most important thing is that he has no power base. Once someone knows that he will make glass, and it is a glass product better than the best glass in the Song Dynasty at present, so I am afraid that his life will be a little worried.

Zhao Qi is still very clear about the principle that a man is guilty of possessing a treasure.

Time froze, it was evening again. Zhao Qi was tired and sweating a lot, and finally leveled a piece of vegetable field about two parts of the size of a small pond.

After returning from Mrs. Zhang's house in the afternoon, Mrs. Su and Xiao Zhu also cut and sewed bed sheets and sheets in the kiln.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Zhao Qi also put away his hoe and washed his face and hands and asked Xiaozhu to cook the rice, and then prepare to make dinner.

In this era without electricity, ordinary families eat and sleep when it gets dark.

Even if I light the light, I don’t know what to do.

Young couples can have sex happily when sleeping in bed, while single dogs can only play with their fingers.

It was already the seventh day in the blink of an eye.

Going to bed early every day, and working and sweating every day, Zhao Qi actually found that he was much healthier in both body and mood, and was full of energy.

While cooking, Zhao Qi went around nearby and picked a handful of wild onions and some tender perilla leaves.

The water accumulation caused by the heavy rain in the morning had completely subsided, the water in the pond had dropped by two feet, and the ground near the broken kiln became extremely dry.

Zhao Qi washed the wild onions and perilla leaves in the pond, then went into the cave and rolled up his sleeves to start cooking fish.

First heat the iron pot, add vegetable oil, then put a few pickled crucian carp into the pot and fry it first. After frying both sides until they are browned, add water, then throw in ginger slices and peppercorns, a small spoonful of soy sauce, cover and simmer for a few minutes, then put the chopped perilla and wild onion slices and simmer over low heat until the soup is dried, then start the pot.

When the crucian carp was still simmering in the pot, the fragrance emitted had already spread throughout the cave. Xiaozhu squatted beside him and watched the fire, and was tempted by the strong fragrance to swallow his saliva.

Old Mrs. Su was also sitting under the pergola, looking at Zhao Qi who was cooking, and an indescribable feeling appeared on her old face.

After a few days of getting along, she was confused about her grandson who suddenly woke up. How could a fool who used to know how to cook and cook food, and he could also settle the content and buy things, and he spoke clearly, which was more puzzling than a normal person. He was completely like a fool's body was filled with another irrelevant person, so strange that she was a little scared.

Old Mrs. Su held the crutch tightly, her dry fingers trembled slightly, but this fear gradually turned into an uncontrollable strange thought that could not be suppressed and rose from the bottom of her heart, and her turbid old eyes slowly showed a glimmer of light.

"Brother Qi!"

The sun sets, but the sky is still extremely bright. Just as Zhao Qi and the other two were sitting around the stove and having a delicious supper, shouts came from outside the cave. When Zhao Qi went out, he saw a honest young man walking to the door.

"Brother Li Gui, have you eaten?" Zhao Qi greeted him warmly.

"I've eaten it, I've eaten it. I heard from Xiaomi that it was thanks to your help today that I got my grandmother and the cow back from the mountain!" The young man grabbed Zhao Qi's hand with gratitude and said.

"It's okay. It was thunder and raining at that time, and I happened to be at home. Aunt Lin helped me. The grandmother fell and injured her legs. I applied some plaster to him. You'd better take her to the town to see the doctor tomorrow!" Zhao Qi waved his hand and said.

"Thanks to you this time. It's so heavy rain. We can't work on the dock. We just came home and realized that the grandmother should have no problem with her legs and feet, and she can walk down the ground..."

Just as Zhao Qi and Li Gui were talking, Yang Dayuan hurried over from the small road and came home to see it. The three of them stood at the entrance of the cave and chatted for a few words. Zhao Qi also talked about what he wanted to work at the dock tomorrow. Yang Dayuan nodded and agreed and asked him to go to the Lu Family Trading Company at the dock tomorrow to find him. Li Gui also patted his chest and promised that Zhao Qi would take good care of him when he went there.

Now that you have finished dressing and accommodation, you still need to find a job that can make a safe life.

Although it is not a long-term solution to move bricks when working as a migrant worker, he is not familiar with the place now and must first be familiar with the environment. The gathering of thousands of merchants at Yanggong Town Wharf is the best place to be familiar with the environment.
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