Sure enough, the victory was not fought, but spoken.

Naturally, the ordnance should be done, but Xu Gaozhuo can't be allowed to do this. Ye Fu's arrangement for him, with this military report, has a new idea.

Having said that, Xiong Tingbi read this military report that suited his appetite very much, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Brother Mengtai, have you checked it? Is this true? Xiong Tingbi asked eagerly.

Zhou Yongchun said: "The head has been sent over a few days ago, I have seen it, level thirty-seven, it is definitely the head of a Tartar!" There is no possibility of killing the good and taking the merit. Moreover, when I received the military report, I also sent someone to Yongdian for an unannounced visit. What the people said was the same as in the military newspapers, and even more exaggerated. In addition, there is a piece of news that has not been mentioned in the military newspaper. ”

"Oh? What is it? Xiong Tingbi asked.

Zhou Yongchun replied: "The people I sent to visit the people, and the people all mentioned that Ye Fu was shot in the arm by the enemy chief during the battle, and his injuries were not light. And he was wounded many times in battle, but in this military newspaper, he did not mention half a point. ”

Xiong Tingbi frowned, "Why is that?" ”

The idle generals, not to say that they were shot by the enemy chieftain, even if they only scratched a little skin, dared to say that they were fighting to the death with the Tartars, and narrowly escaped death, in order to get more praise and rewards. But in Ye Fu's military newspaper, there was no bizarre mention of it.

"Did you forget?" Zhou Yongchun said.

Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "Will this also be forgotten?" ”

"It's not impossible!" Zhou Yongchun's answer made Xiong Tingbi even more incomprehensible. Xiong Tingbi's eyes were full of confusion, and he only heard Zhou Yongchun say, "This person and the lower officials can be regarded as having a relationship. Xia Guan knew him when he fought in the first battle of Salhu. At that time, he was still a sinner, Juniper's subordinate, who did not collect hundreds of households at night. It can be said that in that battle, if he hadn't detected important military information several times and asked for help in time, I am afraid that the final result would not only be a fiasco, but probably a fiasco! After the war, this person was promoted two levels in a row and took over the post of garrison of Sanyang. What he did after he arrived, rectifying military affairs, the subordinate officials had no way of knowing. But looking at this record alone, Xia Guan can say that it is absolutely impossible to have the results of the previous Kuanjiao line. It was once abandoned by Li Shuai, and it was also a military fort that was reused over the years. The population is insufficient, and there is a shortage of ordnance and food. It is not easy to withstand the attack of the Tartars, and it is almost impossible to defeat or even gain something! ”

"With such a cadre?" Xiong Tingbi's eyes lit up, "Brother Mengtai, since there are such cadres, why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

Zhou Yongchun said with a smile: "It's better to be famous than to meet, in the end, it's 'seeing is believing, hearing is false'." Xiong Jingluo, when you first arrived in Liaodong, you have not seen this person yet, although the lower officials can recommend him to you, but there is no guarantee that he must be a general. It's just that after Jingluo arrives, he will presumably go to inspect the place, and the lower officials will just give you a candidate worthy of training, as for whether to use it, or how to use it, it all depends on Jingluo's consideration. ”

"Well, you have a point!" Xiong Tingbi is unruly, and it is true, for the deputy manager who is only half a level away from him, he also completely identifies others as subordinates in his heart. Zhou Yongchun's posture of not seizing power with him at all and putting himself in a vassal position made him extremely comfortable, and he couldn't help but be a little inflated. I saw him nod and say, "Whether this person is a cadre or not, it really needs to be carefully investigated." I was instructed to go down, and I was going to inspect the city defense on the first line of Kuandian in the near future. ”

"Jinglu, doesn't this make him prepared?" Zhou Yongchun couldn't help but remind worriedly, "Most of the generals below are very good at superficial work. If you know you're going, be prepared. Isn't that something real out of sight? ”

Xiong Tingbi waved his hand and said, "Mengtai, don't you understand the meaning of this official!" When this official first arrived, if he had already been ordered to go down to inspect, and he refused to even do superficial work, then what great prestige could this Liaodong strategy have? And how do you do that? What's more, as you said, the preparations they can make are only superficial. Xiong didn't govern the army for a day or two, can't he even see whether it is the hard work he has done on weekdays, or the superficial work that he has made out temporarily? Rest assured! I know that you are optimistic about that Ye Shoubei, if he really did a good job when he inspected the front line of Kuandian this time, Xiong has never been stingy with capable people! When the time comes, I will give the credit for this time, at least to ensure that he is promoted to the next level! ”

Zhou Yongchun listened to it, and he was still beating the drum in his heart, but when he remembered Xiong Tingbi's domineering name, he couldn't try to persuade anymore.

I have money in my hands, and I have a bottom in my heart.

That's a good thing!

Not to mention the five boxes of gold, just say that Ye Fu listened to Xu Gaozhuo's suggestion and appointed Xu Pingong to do business for him, he already felt how good Xu Gaozhuo's suggestion was.

Xu Pingong is indeed a good businessman, but in the past, he did some business that enriched himself and brought disaster to the country and the people. And after being forced to serve Ye Fu, he finally came up with some ways that would not harm the country and the people.

If you have a method, you will naturally have to implement it.

At this point, Ye Fu not only made it clear that the employment strategy of 'suspecting people do not need to be used, but employing people is not suspicious', let Xu Pingong do it freely, and even let him do business in Shanhaiguan. But at the same time, there is also a double insurance, one of which is to arrange for Wang Xing's clever boy to follow him all the way with two personal soldiers, which is called protection and assistance, but it is actually surveillance. The second is to take the old lady Xu Pingong cares about the most to the Sanyang Garrison Office, and Ye Fu personally supports Xu Pingong. Naturally, this is to keep a hostage!

However, these are the proper meanings of the question, the people sent by Ye Fu are not restrained by Xu Pingong under normal circumstances, and Mrs. Xu is in the office, and her life is even better than when Xu Pingong was personally raised. This made Xu Pingong not use any excuse to express his dissatisfaction, and could only work hard.

What's more, Ye Fu is very generous!

Under the premise that the accounts must not be falsified, fifty percent of the net profits except for the basic operating expenses and so on are returned to Xu Pinggong as remuneration. And the income, it is not necessary to get money, but to give most of it to Xu Pingong at the same time, so that he can help exchange it for grain, cloth, cotton, iron, horses, timber and other urgently needed things, and then transport them to Liaodong.

In this way, taking advantage of the difference in prices between different places, Xu Pingong has an additional addition.

It's not easy to find such a generous owner, and after tasting the sweetness a few times, Xu Pingong no longer cares about being beaten and his legs are broken, and instead uses all his energy on the business he is really good at and likes.

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With the establishment of the 'Xu Liancheng' firm, Ye Fu's hands are not so tight. It's no longer the time to rely on a thousand taels of silver to buy his subordinates with fear.

When he received the news that Xiong Tingbi was going to inspect the 'Kuandian Line', he was busy preparing for his Sanyang Martial Arts Academy.

"Your Excellency!" Wang Zhi, who didn't know the truth, had been taking the budget to disturb Ye Fu's dreams recently, and he had to wake him up after taking a nap, and then handed over the newly counted accounts, "According to your regulations, within the scope of the twelve military forts, there are a total of 100 officers and 400 new and old soldiers, who meet the conditions for admission to the hall, but these people, we can't all ask for them!" ”

"Why can't you take it all?" Ye Fu took the document that was about to be handed under his nose in his hand, but he didn't look at it carefully, but asked directly.

Wang Zhi's expression suddenly became painful, "My lord, the lower officials know that you have a little money on hand now. But it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. What's more, since ancient times, it has been important to 'study hard in the cold window'! According to the opinion of the lower officials, the cadets who enter the hall, regardless of officers and soldiers, should never be treated so well. Otherwise, what do you want the officers and soldiers who were not selected to think? They are on the front line of defending against the enemy, and their income is not as good as the scholars in the school. How does this convince them? What's more, when I am short of major generals in Sanyang, you put 500 people into the school, so where is there anyone to defend the fort? I hope that the adults will see it! ”

Ye Fu opened his mouth, and before he could speak, he heard a voice coming from the door, "Pedantic!" It's really pedantic! ”