Zuo Wencan is in his thirties, he looks quite good-looking, his hair is neat, the lines are not messy, but there are crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, some gray hair has grown on his temples, and there is a haggard color between his eyebrows, and he can only sit on half of his buttocks on the chair, looking cautious and cramped.

Yang Bo laughed secretly, Daming's official is not good, Zuo Wencan is not easy, it seems that the scenery is infinite, but in fact, his wife has run away, and he is afraid that only he knows best in his heart.

There is still a vacant seat at Zuo Wencan's head, that is Yang Bo's position, at least that's what Zuo Wencan thinks in his heart.

But Yang Bo sat down opposite Zuo Wencan, and soon raised Erlang's legs again, sitting as comfortable as he could.

This made Zuo Wencan really look at it, and suddenly his face was not good, he looked at it coldly, and snorted lightly in his nostrils.

This Yang Bo simply made him unbearable, either he didn't understand the rules, or he behaved frivolously, and he became more and more disgusted with Yang Bo in his heart.

However, this is useless, Yang Bo is unaware.

"Brother Xiangwen, if you want to say that you are in a hurry, you can return to Shenjiabao quickly this time, let me guess, Brother Xiangwen must have a heavy responsibility this time, right?"

At this time, the two little girls serving tea had already made tea for Han Zanzhou and Zuo Wencan, and Yang Bo greeted warmly: "Come on, come on, drink tea, Lord Zuo, please use tea." ”

Han Zanzhou waved his hand to let the two little girls retreat, and then said: "Yang San, the emperor has made a lot of exceptions for your business, and I have to say that you Yang Bo, if you change anyone, you don't have this treatment, your reputation as a wonder boy has spread to the inner courtyard of the palace, and even the queen is full of praise for you." ”

"What's the exception?" Yang Boqi said.

"Huh.." Han Zanzhou smiled lightly, took a sip of tea, glanced at Zuo Wencan, and then said, "Yang San, don't worry, the emperor also complains about you." ”

Yang Bo was surprised and asked, "Brother Xiangwen, please speak up." ”

"Hmph.." Zuo Wencan put down the teacup in his hand and spoke, "Yang Bo, your match factory in Xishan has a monthly turnover of up to 100,000 taels, but you only promised the emperor 100,000 taels a year, which is too much to say." ”

Only then did Yang Bo understand that these two people had probably discussed, one was white-faced, the other was red-faced, after all, it was just 100,000 taels of silver Chongzhen was too little, I wanted more, to put it bluntly, what kind of twists and turns, Yang Bo suddenly frowned.

Seeing this, Zuo Wencan said coldly: "Yang Bo, as a courtier, I should know that serving the emperor and the court is a great honor, you are just a grass citizen, do you still want to bargain with the emperor?" ”

Yang Bo sneered, Huo Zhenzhen stood up, and was about to speak.

"Lord Zuo, don't talk about it anymore, hehe..." Han Zanzhou started haha, Zuo Wencan immediately bowed to Han Zanzhou and shut up.

Han Zanzhou said again: "Yang San, Lord Zuo is just casually talking, only our family knows what the emperor means, you sit down quickly, and if you have something to say, speak slowly." ”

Han Zanzhou is familiar with Yang Bo's temperament, and if he is in a hurry, it is really possible for him to stand up and leave, and leave them aside, it will not be fun.

Yang Bo looked at Zuo Wencan coldly, his eyes were full of disdain, red and white, as long as you can act, Lao Tzu will also come to put on a score, come on, come on, all come to show acting skills.

"Yang San, your family background, our family knows, our family will not go around the bend with you, 100,000 is too little, the emperor categorically refuses to make a special case for you for a mere 100,000 taels of silver, 200,000 is about the same, it can also make our emperor and queen a little interested, otherwise, our family will make it clear, and you will treat our family as if our family did not come to Shenjiabao."

Han Zanzhou's expression was quite serious, and after speaking, he stared at Yang Bo directly, wanting to see how Yang Bo expressed his position.

Yang Bo leaned back in the chair and said casually: "Brother Xiangwen, don't hide it, tell me what special case the emperor has opened for me?" ”

Han Zanzhou cleared his throat, sat up straight, and said in a solemn voice: "Yang Bo, the emperor has spoken."

Verbal? Yang Bo showed a look of disappointment on his face, and after a long time, Chongzhen didn't even come to the holy decree, just an edict, empty words, even if it was really what the emperor said, Yang Bo didn't buy it.

"Yang Bo, don't kneel down yet." Zuo Wencan shouted.

Yang Bo was unmoved, Han Zanzhou and Zuo Wencan were both in civilian clothes, not wearing official clothes, and the emperor was an edict, which was very irregular, so Yang Bo naturally would not take it seriously.

"Since it's a verbal message, let's be casual." Yang Bo laughed dryly.

Generally speaking, there are no written rules on what kind of etiquette should be performed when dealing with the emperor's dictation, but out of fear of imperial power, most people kneel obediently.

However, Yang Bo is a freak, he insisted on refusing to kneel, Han Zanzhou was also helpless, so he had to say: "Before leaving, the emperor has an explanation, this matter should not be too public, our family is still casual, the emperor said, Yang Bo can single-handedly, go deep into the warship of Hongmaofan, and capture the head of the thief alive, it can be seen that his wisdom and courage are both complete, and his courage is outstanding. ”

"Drill the villagers? What kind of official is this? Yang Bo looked dazed.

"Township soldiers are regimental training, also known as the militia regiment, during the Tang and Song dynasties, every time there is a war, the militia is also popular, now I am brilliant and bright, the remote provinces are in turmoil, there are many rebels, the official army also has a place that can not be managed, the local wealthy gentry, take the initiative to pull up the team, the establishment of the militia has also been heard from time to time, all are to protect the family and the people, but also to contribute to the imperial court, each household is a strong man, peacetime training, something to fight, set up a regiment general, I guess you Yang Bo is a regiment general." Zuo Wencan's face seemed to be smiling, quite sarcastic.

Han Zanzhou was also quite apprehensive in his heart, and he didn't know what Yang Bo would think of this so-called position of head of the regiment.

He knew in his heart that this head street was just made by the emperor, and it was not that the emperor was unwilling to give Yang Bo a formal head street, in that case, at least through the Ministry of War, and also inform the local government and the Huai'an Guard, then he couldn't hide it, let the civil and military ministers in the court know, and maybe what was wrong was born.

The so-called militia group, in later generations is the militia, belongs to the local paramilitary organization, the Tang Dynasty has appeared, the Song and Yuan dynasties also have, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, more common, also known as the regimental training, Zeng Guofan did the regimental training minister, he single-handedly founded the Hunan soldiers, it belongs to the regimental training, brave, amazing combat power, exterminated the momentum of the Taiping Army, for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to make great achievements, Zeng Guofan also became a generation of ministers in the late Qing Dynasty.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, at least for now, paramilitary organizations such as the militia were rarely heard of by Yang Bo, for unknown reasons, and Yang Bo speculated that it may have something to do with the unique guard military system of the Ming Dynasty.

In peacetime, the guards also have to cultivate the land, and after a long time, they will only be able to farm, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are a group of farmers who can only plow the fields and cultivate the land, so why bother to find another batch?

Yang Bo is not a fool, he understands in his heart that this is Emperor Chongzhen fooling him.

It's quite hard to ask for silver, 200,000 taels? The silver can afford it, and the production of the stone temple is a monopoly product, and the price is a big deal.

But why? Just because your emperor is so fooling me?

To say, Chongzhen is really making an exception, he wants to set up the city department in Shenjiabao, a small place, and transfer Zuo Wencan to Shenjiabao to serve as the city secretary to promote, this is an official from the fifth grade, Zuo Wencan was transferred from the position of Zhizhou, and it was a flat adjustment.

As the spokesperson of the emperor, he was also appointed as the eunuch of the commander of Shenjiabao City, in fact, in order to take the 200,000 taels of silver from Shenjiabao.

"And how many people can I train?" Yang Bo asked with a dark face.

"This... There is no rule for more or less. Han Zanzhou saw that Yang Bo had spoken, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "But Yang San'er, our family can remind you that the imperial court will not pay silver, and you have to settle the military salary yourself." ”

Chongzhen is not completely unscrupulous, Shenjiabao, in Jiamei Town, is not large, the population does not exceed 30,000, and the imperial court does not pay the army, how many soldiers can Yang Bo raise? Will he still be able to go to heaven?

Yang Bo was not angry and said, "Then you don't need to say." ”

"So, Yang Bo, are you supposed to accept it?" Han Zanzhou immediately asked.

Yang Bo just lowered his head and tasted the tea, but did not speak.

"In this way, our family will be your Yang San'er has already agreed, and the two of us can take office immediately, hahaha."

"But..." Han Zanzhou said, "There are some things that still need to be made clear, the meaning of the emperor's dictation is very clear, first, the emperor is sympathetic to Shenjiabao has a lot of maritime trade, and it is not too much to get some warships to ensure the safety of one party, Shenjiabao's militia only focuses on the sea, and protects coastal defense." Second, on land, unless the emperor has an edict, the militia is not allowed to leave Shenjiabao for half a step. ”

"What?" Yang Bo was dissatisfied: "What about Meizhen? ”

"Yang Bo, you have to be clear, Meizhen belongs to Haizhou." Zuo Wencan's face was gloomy, and he choked,

Speaking of which, Zuo Wencan's frustration in officialdom is related to Yang Bo's tossing in Meizhen, and when it comes to Meizhen, Zuo Wencan is naturally angry.

Han Zanzhou waved his hand from Zuo Wencan, and said: "Your township soldiers can go to Meizhen, it's our family's negligence." ”

The militia group, the head of the regiment, there can be more or less personnel, Yang Bo thought about it for a while, and felt that in addition to not being able to leave Meizhen and Shenjiabao on land, everything else is acceptable, especially the fact that there can be more or less personnel, which is the most satisfactory for him, of course, under ideal circumstances, it is best to get a guerrilla general like Zheng Zhilong.

Knowing that Chongzhen was really fooling him, Yang Bo might as well play Tai Chi, don't be in a hurry to express his position, both horizontal and vertical are acting, you might as well play a full set, maybe you can really get a guerrilla general, otherwise you can only stay in Meizhen and Shenjiabao, aggrieved, 200,000 taels of silver a year, a little worthless.

"Huh.." Yang Bo stood up and arched his hand, "It's not too early, it's time for me to go back to the stone temple, the emperor sent the two of you to Shenjiabao for the festival, I warmly welcome you, another day, I will invite the two of you to eat hot pot." ”

After Yang Bo finished speaking, he raised his leg and was about to leave, Han Zanzhou quickly got up and grabbed Yang Bo's hand and said, "Yang San'er, this is your mistake, we haven't finished talking yet." ”

"Brother Xiangwen, please have something to say." Yang Bo said, but he refused to sit down, posing as if he was going to leave at any time.

Han Zanzhou leaned over, lowered his voice, and said, "Before leaving last time, you still remember talking to our family about Liu Er in Hongze Lake, and the emperor also praised you, saying that it is a good thing that you can contribute to the imperial court." ”

"And then?" Yang Bo asked.

"This matter our family still needs to discuss with the commander of the Nanjing Military Department and the Huai'an Health Station, and then make a decision, our family is not in a hurry to meet you, this matter, our family has to rush to Nanjing, and the Nanjing Military Department will naturally send people to agree with the Huai'an Health Station on relevant matters, and there will be results soon."

Yang Bo made up his mind to drag it out, and after leaving Deyue Tower, he asked people to go to the Red Mansion and find Wang Bingling, Wang Bingling has now taken over the power and responsibility of the original Mu Ying, and the information about Liu Er in Hongze Lake is also in charge of Wang Bingling.

After Liu Er seized the county seat of Xuyi, he confronted the official army, and there was no major military action on either side in the near future.

No wonder, Han Zanzhou was still in the mood to fight with him here, and he didn't move much if he dared to love Liu Er.

Yang Bo found Wang Bingling, he wanted Liu Er's fire to be prosperous, but he wanted to see if Han Zan would come to the door when he was thoughtful.