After a few people sat down, Gongsun Jian took the lead in asking Ma Teng: "Old Ma, after contact these days, what do you think of that person Tian Kuo?" ”

Ma Teng replied after a deep groan: "My lord, although Tian Kuo came from the Northern Army like us, he used to be from the Jumping Army. None of the people who survived that place were simple. If it's a heads-up, Lao Qi and I together may not be his opponent. And I heard that he used to be a lieutenant in the Northern Army, and he was in charge of hundreds of brothers, and later he was assigned to the Jumping Army because he killed prisoners without permission. Therefore, there is no problem with ability and ability, these days in the militia training subordinates are called a ruthless, I heard that everyone in private called him 'Tian Yanluo'. As for the rest, I can't see anything for the time being. ”

Gongsun Jian nodded slightly, loyalty can be slowly cultivated in the future, now as long as this person is capable. Otherwise, if he really has to worry about everything, he must not be exhausted to death. So Gongsun Jian looked at Qi Shi again and said: "Old Qi, you went to the militia to be mainly responsible for assisting Tian Kuo in management, and you are responsible for the logistics of the entire militia regiment. The other thing is to remember that we must keep the hearts of our minds firmly in our hands. Let those members of the militia understand who gave them a good life today and how they came to live now. I'll take the time to write a booklet when you go back, and you can go back and try to do it slowly, and if you don't understand, come to me directly. And after this period of time, my focus will gradually shift to the militia in the future. ”

"Yes, my lord, I know what to do." Qi Shi nodded, it was obvious that Gongsun Jian was still a little worried about Tian Kuo, and he was going to supervise.

Then Gongsun Jian said to Ma Teng: "Lao Ma, transfer you out of the militia group, I originally had two plans, one is for you and Lao Xie to organize a team that will not collect at night. There is also the establishment of a system dedicated to the collection of intelligence. But these two things are put on hold for now, and there is one thing that you need to do first. ”

"My lord, if you have something to order, your subordinates will promise to complete it with all their might." Ma Teng got up and hugged his fists.

Gongsun Jian waved his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down first. Then he smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, you don't need to use a knife or a gun." Do you remember the caravan we saved when we first met Nannan? ”

"Remember, it seems to be a caravan of the Lee family in Jeju Prefecture."

"Well, the Li family is not an ordinary family. Of course, this is also what I learned later after I went to Beijing. It is said that the Li family does not have many children who are officials in the court now, but the Li family is one of the best families in Jeju Prefecture. The most important thing is that the Li family has a daughter who is a concubine in the palace, and she is very favored by the Yue Emperor. Speaking of this, Gongsun Jian paused slightly.

"So I want you to go to Jeju Mansion and first look for the shopkeeper Li Hun Li that we saved at the beginning, and see if you can help introduce the principal of the Li family. In addition, when I go back, I will have people pack up some of the antiques, calligraphy and paintings stored in the storeroom, and let you take them with you. If we see each other, we will give them all to each other, some of them will be a gift from us, and the rest will be entrusted to the other party to help us sell them and then exchange them for iron and salt or food, if it doesn't work, then collect money. Do you understand? ”

"My lord, I don't know how to talk about business!" Ma Teng hesitated slightly and whispered: "I'm okay with running errands, but my subordinates are really not good at business." Otherwise, if you let Mr. Feng accompany me, I will only be responsible for the safety of Mr. Feng and those goods. ”

Gongsun Jian shook his head,

"Mr. Feng has other things to attend to here. And there is nothing complicated about this trip, as long as the other party is willing to see you, you will basically complete the task. As for the rest of the things, I think the Li family will naturally handle it properly as long as they are not stupid. In addition, if they ask about Linshui County, you can say that I have kindly invited his Li family to come here, and there are other bigger businesses to do with the other party. ”

Listening to Gongsun Jian's request, Ma Teng had no choice but to take over the task. Then Gongsun Jian explained to him and Qi Shi in detail for a while. And Feng Huaidao sat next to him, brushing his beard without saying a word, squinting at Gongsun Jian thinking about something.

After Gongsun Jian and the two finished talking about business, Feng Huaidao slowly spoke: "The lord seems to have planned very carefully." Jeju is located in the south of Daeju, not very far from the Southern Han Dynasty, rich in products, convenient transportation, and very rich. If we can pull the Li family, it will not only be beneficial to our business exchanges here, but also in the future, we will have more or less one more way to go to the imperial court in the capital. ”

Gongsun Jian smiled, took a sip of the teacup and said: "This is also a matter of no choice, in addition, I have sent a letter to Zhao Changle and Gou Xiaowu who stayed in the capital, asking them to find a way to bring a letter to King Wei, hoping that the other party will be more able to join in and participate in the cooperation." ”

"This trick is high!" Feng Huaidao gave a thumbs up to Gongsun Jian and said, "In this way, then we can be more and more stable in the court." It is said that although the status of Liu Liangdi, the biological mother of King Wei, is not high, the Liu family's power in Chaohai Mansion is not small. There's a lot of salt there. If you can win over the king of Wei, not only will our business be better in the future, but also the court will also have Austrian aid, not to mention that the Yue Emperor has not set up a prince so far, and those princes are all staring at that son, and they are all fighting openly and secretly in private. With your support and even the public's support, I believe that King Wei will be willing to cooperate. The only thing to worry about is that my subordinates have heard that the lord and the king of Wei have also had a conflict. ”

"Hahaha, Mr. is too worried. It is true that I am fighting with King Zhao, but the conflict with King Wei is purely acting. Let outsiders think that I don't deal with him, and even he doesn't have a good relationship with the government. But many people may not know that King Wei's biological mother died of illness when he was a child, and he was raised by my aunt who was the imperial concubine. Tell me, will he refuse my kindness? With money, food, and even soldiers and horses, will he be more confident when he competes for the throne in the future? ”

"Hahaha...... High! My lord, your trick is really powerful. Feng Huaidao laughed. And after Ma Teng and Qi Shi glanced at each other, they also followed the fun of patting Gongsun Jian's ass. In his heart, he secretly thought that his adult was really not an ordinary person, and he had already calculated everything. It seems that his original decision was really correct, maybe one day in the future, he can really assist the great treasure in front of him, and he can also follow the polish to worship the marquis.

But then Gongsun Jian paused and smiled, and said in a low voice: "It's a pity that nothing in the world will be smooth sailing." A plan is a plan, but it's not so easy to implement! Suddenly, several other people suppressed their smiles when they heard this, and looked at Gongsun Jian, who suddenly became serious, and guessed if there was an accident. I heard Gongsun Jian continue: "Early this morning, I received a quick letter from Zhao Changle from Shangjing, and the imperial court actually asked the officials to assign a new county secretary and the main secretary to our small Linshui County. In addition, according to Xie Wu's report, the garrison at the northwest border pass has been moving frequently recently, while there is no sign of a possible war on the Wu side. This is also one of the reasons why I am in a hurry to go to Cao's house today to finalize the cooperation. There are people in the Cao family at the border, so they shouldn't want us to make a big fuss here. But we can't help but guard against the imperial court, especially Emperor Yue and Chen Cheng. Don't let our plan be implemented before someone will serve it to us. ”

The three of them were all shocked when they heard this, they didn't expect the imperial court to attach so much importance to a small Linshui County. And Ma Teng and Qi Shi then understood why they hadn't seen Xie Wu for several days. Gongsun Jian had already taken precautions and sent Xie Wu to the border to inquire about information. Xie Wu, like Lao Ma, is a night guard of the Northern Army, and his ability is even above Lao Ma.

"My lord, what should we do next?" Qi Shi asked with some concern.

"Huh." Gongsun Jian sneered a few times and replied, "Naturally, it will continue to be implemented according to our plan." Unless Emperor Yue is ready to completely tear his face with those nobles, there will be no danger for the time being. It's just a matter of being more careful. ”

"But what if we really send border troops to kill us?" Ma Teng on the side also asked.

"Hehe, then Lao Tzu will lead people to repel them first, and then announce that he will take refuge in Wu State. I'll see what he does next. At that time, there will be chaos in the northwest, and if the Qi State in the north also sends troops to attack, I estimate that his Great Zhou will probably be completely finished. Therefore, as long as Emperor Yue still has brains, he will not do anything to us for the time being. The reason for the frequent movement of the Northwest Frontier Army is that I guess it is to scare us, and it is possible that we are gathering military power to completely control this army. Do you think, if there is such a big case of collaborating with the enemy and smuggling, it will not matter if the border army is involved? Therefore, nine times out of ten, the Yue Emperor is cleaning up the army, not targeting us. Of course, we can't be unguarded. ”

"My lord, then should we expand the militia group again and continue to recruit some people." Qi Shi still had some worries about the suggestion.

"No, isn't it obvious that recruiting so many people now is telling others that we have different ambitions? Moreover, our current 500 people have exceeded the standard, and according to Linshui County, the number of people in the lower county is no more than 200 people. Gongsun Jian waved his hand and said confidently: "You guys, you can rest assured." These days, Lao Ding is leading people to hurry up and make the 'grenade' he used that day, but the materials are not very easy to get, but now he has made a lot. With that thing, even if the imperial court really wants to send people to clear us, it is almost impossible to capture Linshui County without more than 5,000 people. ”

After hearing Gongsun Jian's words, Qi Shi and Ma Teng were a lot more relieved. They knew the power of the 'grenade'. And Feng Huaidao was confused. After all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

Speaking of this so-called 'grenade', it is actually a kind of native grenade transformed by Gongsun Jian based on his military knowledge in his previous life, and the style is based on the M24 grenade equipped by the German army during World War II. However, it is only an appearance, but the inside is filled with traditional black medicine, and the zipper fuse has been replaced by a gunpowder primer. Moreover, due to the poor steelmaking technology, the warhead adopts the 'melon' style with dents poured with pig iron, which is convenient for fragmentation after detonation. Fortunately, Gongsun Jian mastered the perfect ratio of black medicine and the purification technology of saltpeter and sulfur. Therefore, after dozens of tests, the power of the black medicine produced is not bad. The only drawback is that the weight of each unit is relatively large, and it is not easy to carry around, but there is no problem with using it for defense. In addition, the understanding and mining of many minerals in this world are relatively backward, and sulfur and saltpeter are difficult to procure.

Even though there are many shortcomings, this kind of weapon that has crossed time and space and was smashed by Gongsun Jian is still very powerful, first of all, the degree of psychological shock to the opponent is far greater than the lethality. Otherwise, the soldiers and horses who fought against the two divisions that day would not have been frightened and collapsed after a few people threw out a few of them.

With the reassurance pill given by Gongsun Jian, the mood of several people eased a lot. After a brief chat, they all dispersed. Early in the morning, Gongsun Jian was invited by Liu Dayuan before he went out. As soon as I met, I realized that the documents of the imperial court had actually come down. In addition to verbally praising Liu Dayuan and Gongsun Jian, he also informed them that the newly appointed county chief and the chief secretary would soon take office, and hoped that everyone would work together to govern Linshui County. In addition, seeing that the autumn harvest is coming, the money and grain that should be handed over to the court cannot be missing. In addition, all the stolen money and goods seized from several houses must be escorted to the capital.