Meng Jiaqian said: "Ben will be seriously injured, and he is weak, so he can only ask the king of the county to worry more!"

Rong Mianhe said: "I heard that the general was still fine when he just set off, why did he come to the western frontier and be seriously injured? This is obviously the western frontier is not quiet, there are generals in the front, and there are old parents in the back, if it goes on like this, won't even the safety of the princess and the princess of the county be guaranteed?!"

He believes that this problem must be solved, and the key to solving it lies in Meng Jiaqian, "The army in the western Xinjiang is erosive, Ni Jidao and others are not able to use it, but fortunately, the general has brought 3,000 elite soldiers from the northern Xinjiang, and at this moment, it is time for them to go out! After all, the imperial court is not raising people for nothing!"

Meng Jiaqian knew that he would definitely not have any good intentions in doing this, and the other was that he needed these people to stay by his side as a support at this time, so he shook his head when he heard this: "They just came to Western Xinjiang, they are not familiar with the place, and they are not accustomed to the water and soil, how can such an important matter as the murder of their old parents be handed over to them?"

"The general must not be willing and there is no way. Rong Sleepy Crane nodded when he heard this, and said, "But the general must also know that Chang'an's allocation for Western Xinjiang has always been inferior to that of Northern Xinjiang." Originally, he thought that the three thousand elites under the general's command could come in handy, so he let Ni send them a generous treatment these days. But now that they're useless, they can't continue to give that money!"

The Meng family's eyes almost darkened in anger, and said, "Is the county king's hand stretched too long?!"

Rong Sleepy Crane said calmly: "What the general said is not appropriate, he is alone in the history of Yizhou, and he originally has the power to control the army in extraordinary times. At this time, the western frontier is not so peaceful that even the imperial court officials with the status of generals and old parents are difficult to protect themselves, if they don't stand up, the huge Yizhou, isn't it up and down, everyone will be in danger?!"

He added, "Moreover, the general refuses to let his subordinates take over the investigation into the murder of the old parents, and the matter will inevitably be handed over to the local officials or soldiers." When the time comes, they are busy before and after, but the general and his subordinates are at ease! How can they be calm in this way? When the time comes, they will make a fuss, in case the general is injured...... The general is the son of a daughter, and he must take care, general, do you say this is the truth?"

Meng Jiaqian took a deep breath, he knew what Rong Mianhe meant by saying this, that is, if he didn't agree again, he would turn around and claim that he was "not used to the special treatment of the Northern Xinjiang Army" and was going to rush into the courtyard where he was recuperating and send him down, and after weighing it for a long time, he finally said gloomily: "The county king's kindness will be unforgettable!"

Rong Sleepy Crane didn't take his resentment seriously, and said goodbye with a smile: "You and I colleagues, the general doesn't have to be so polite!"

Meng Jiaqian almost watched him leave with angry eyes, but after Rong Sleeping Crane left, his emotions quickly calmed down and asked left and right: "When will the people from the Gao family arrive?"

Counting the days, the support promised by the Meng clan is almost coming.

I want to see if Rong Sleeping Crane can be so arrogant next!

And after Rong Sleeping Crane left the courtyard where Meng Jiaqian lived, he returned to the front hall of the Assassin's Mansion, and he was not proud, only called Le Yangwen to him: "We have just forced Meng Jiaqian to agree to reduce his expenses from now on." The baggage that Meng Jiaqian and his party brought by themselves had already fallen into our hands, but they originally planned to use the reserves of the Western Xinjiang Army after they came to Western Xinjiang, so the baggage they brought was not much, otherwise they would not have given up so easily. It is also a good thing to be able to get another subsidy, and please ask Mr. to take someone to the northern Xinjiang military camp to confiscate it, remember to take away all good things, as for whether it exceeds the reduced share, don't pay attention to it, anyway, as long as it falls into our hands, there is no reason to spit it out. ”

Le Yangwen smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, the king of the county has been doing this in the past few years." ”

However, he thought about it and reminded, "Although many of the predecessors of the Jishan thieves were soldiers in the Western Xinjiang Army, after all, they have been thieves for many years, even if they have been restrained by the previous big bosses in these years, they are not allowed to take the people captive, but ...... In the end, it is different from the serious army, not to mention anything else, the spirit of being a bandit is different from the spirit of being an official army. ”

"So even if they have the best baggage and supplies now, it is unlikely that they will be able to recover to the elite in a short period of time. ”

When he said this, he was naturally afraid that Rong Sleeping Crane would be too ambitious.

Fortunately, Rong Sleeping Crane started from scratch by himself, and knew the difficulty of starting a business, so he bowed his head slightly when he heard this: "I naturally know that the elite is not so easy to train, but the Western Xinjiang Army has been really tired over the years, even if the Jishan thieves can't become an elite comparable to the Northern Xinjiang Army for the time being, it is always a lot better than the Western Xinjiang Army." ”

He groaned and said, "Ni Jidao and a few people have long been abolished, and most of them and the people under them don't want to use them. Today, we asked Ni Jidao for some soldiers and horses, and we also knocked on the pen and baggage with Meng Jiaqian, and our own descendant army can finally be done in a famous way. Then the embryos of the soldiers that Xu Lianshan paid attention to before can also be sent to the barracks to start training. Time waits for no one, we must hurry!"

Originally, after a large-scale bandit like the Yoshiyama Bandit returned to obedience, in order to prevent them from rebelling again, or to group up to override their bosses, they would be broken up and divided into various squads. However, Rong Mianhe was anxious to get an army of descendants that could be relied on to fight against the subordinates of Meng Jiaqian and Ni Jidao and others, and he couldn't care about so much.

At least for now, it seems that the leader of the Jishan bandits, whether it is Wu Da Boss or the military advisor Le Yangwen, is very supportive of him, even if the two sides occasionally have disagreements, but the problem is not big, not the kind of level that will fall out if it is not handled well.

At this moment, Rong Sleeping Crane asked Le Yangwen, "With the Jishan thieves as the main body, while practicing and recruiting people." We have too few people now, although Ni Jidao has eaten a lot of empty salaries, after all, the total number of the Western Xinjiang Army is 500,000, and he does not have 500,000 under his hands, at least 200,000 or 300,000! Fortunately, he has been corrupted by bribery for many years, otherwise he would really be strong, and with our manpower, we can't help him at all!"

Le Yangwen said peacefully: "In fact, the reason why Ni Jidao didn't dare to be tough with the county king was not only because he was discouraged, but also because the county king was the emperor's grandson. King Lingzun Gaomi and the Meng clan have been fighting for many years, although they have not been able to win, but they are also widely known in the court and the opposition. Ordinary officials, intimidated by the name of the prince, have already been a little cowardly when facing the county king. In addition, the king of the county is not a soft person, so it is natural that he is more and more frightened. ”

Rong Sleeping Crane just smiled when he heard this, and said, "Mr. Xie pointed." ”

Then he continued to get down to business, "The quota for the empty salary must be filled, the territory of Western Xinjiang is vast, and the 500,000 people in the army are actually not very good, let alone being eaten by those silverfish now, I am afraid that even half of them are not satisfied?"

Le Yangwen said: "People are easy to do, the people of Western Xinjiang are fierce, and they are originally the source of good soldiers." It is the problem of baggage, because the land in the western territory is not fertile, and the grain and grass have always been transported by the Central Plains. There are also armor, weapons and the like, all of which are inseparable from the support of the Central Plains. ”

"People can't be filled all at once, and since that's the case, there's no need to worry. Rong Sleepy Crane said, "The reason why I went to knock Meng Jiaqian is also because we are here in Western Xinjiang, and we don't have many things suitable for use in the army, so we can only get some with Meng Jiaqian temporarily." As long as the current few months can be passed, there will be no problem with the follow-up baggage. ”

Le Yangwen knew that he had a lot of savings in hand, and he was married to a world-famous rich girl, so there was no pressure to raise an army, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, the county king will do it well!"

As soon as they discussed official business, they received news that Meng's support had arrived less than fifty miles outside Yizhou City, and that it was the Gao family caravan that carried a large amount of baggage under the guise of merchants.

Rong Sleeping Crane listened, nodded, and called one of his subordinates to him: "You go to the account to get some silver, take someone to stop the Gao family caravan outside the city, and buy all the things we need!"

The subordinates smiled knowingly: "We are now officers and soldiers, and what we like them is to give them face, if we don't know how to ...... interesting."

After this subordinate left, Le Yangwen reminded Rong Sleeping Crane: "Although this move can take advantage of a temporary advantage, it is not a long-term way. After all, if the reputation of Western Xinjiang is ruined, there will be fewer merchants in the future, and it will be difficult for this place to prosper. ”

But Rong Sleeping Crane smiled: "Sir, I think I forgot my Yue's family?"

Le Yangwen was stunned, and laughed dumbly: "It's an old fool!"

Others may have to consider the consequences of not having a merchant coming, but where does Rong Sleeping Crane need to think about this?

His Yue's family said that it was a Sheng family, but in fact, it implicated two other powerful families in Nanfeng County.

With the strength of the three families, even if you can't completely eat the trade between Western Xinjiang and the Central Plains, don't forget that Sheng Weiqiao's cousin Sheng Weide has confirmed not long ago that he is going to marry the daughter of the head of the Luo family of the Jiangnan Wang family!

Such four families are enough to control the overall situation!

How could it be possible to let the Gao family get a piece of the pie?!

"Eighty percent of the Feng family and the Xuan Yu family agreed to the marriage of the princess of the same county, and he also promised such a return?" Le Yangwen thought secretly in his heart, "Although judging from the makeup of the princess of the county when the two families left the court, we know that their family background is already very rich, but ...... Who's going to have a lot of money?"

He guessed this correctly, the reason why the old lady Feng and his wife and Xuan Yu Feng would go north in person was to marry Sheng Weiqiao, in essence, to discuss the monopoly of trade in Western Xinjiang.

Going to Chang'an, one is that Rong Sleeping Crane can't stay in Nanfeng County for a long time, and such a big matter can't be decided in a few words, and the other is that Feng Jiaxuan Yujia decided to go to Chang'an in person to feel Rong Sleeping Crane's talent and future.

Not only are these two families tempted, but the relationship between Sheng Weide and the daughter of the head of the Luo family, the reason why the dust has settled, is also because the old lady Sheng invited the Luo family to share a piece of the pie, which greatly moved the Luo family.

In this case, not to mention that the Gao family is here to send things to the Meng family, they are just here to do business, and they can't accommodate the sleeping crane!

Le Yangwen naturally didn't have any opinion on this, he just reminded Rong Sleeping Crane from a professional point of view: "The western Xinjiang is a vast area, and bandits breed. Even if the Jishan thieves have changed their ways, maybe one day a group of bandits will appear and stop on the way to rob money or something. ”

If you want to help the relatives of the Yue family monopolize, you must be prepared to join forces with those who can't share the benefits to make you stumble!

"Next, Western Xinjiang will continue to purchase baggage from the Central Plains. However, on this issue, Rong Sleeping Crane is actually very professional, and he has already thought about it, "When the time comes, let the caravan go with the grain and grass team, which can not only protect the caravan, but also make some people dare not mess around." ”

Moreover, "Aren't we going to recruit people? What use can soldiers who have never seen blood send? Turn around and let them take turns escorting the caravan, just to practice with those bandits of unknown origin, and the province will turn back to the real battlefield, and before they can fight, they cry and cry for their mothers and turn into a puddle of mud!"

He had experience in battle, although it was not a serious battlefield, but the fight between the bandits was also very cruel, so it was clear that the performance of inexperienced novices in that situation was probably to make their superiors want to chop them all up and feed them to the dogs.

Rong Sleeping Crane didn't want such a waste, so the bandits of unknown origin should be an opportunity to train their troops.

But......

He pondered for a while, but didn't say it in the end: the above considerations are all based on the fact that Ruru did not detour to the western frontier, the Empress Dowager of Chang'an has always lived well, and the confrontation between King Gaomi and the Meng clan has continued...... On such a basis.

If reality does not allow him to develop step by step......