The Sichuan soldiers who came to Liangjiang with Xiang Rong to suppress thieves not only became fewer and fewer, but also became more and more scattered, some were transferred to Jiangbei, some went to Anhui with Sui Hechun, and some went to Shanghai with Xue Huan, Liu Cunhou and Hu Songlin father and son, but Du San's business was not affected by this, but became bigger and bigger.

This is due to the fact that almost all of those fellow villagers who did not die and did not run away became officials, and unlike before, they could only receive some food and salary in the camp and no other oil and water, and some even married wives and concubines and had babies while fighting, and no one could help Zhang Luo when they realized the seized and even looted goods, carried letters and money to their hometowns, and settled down in a new home.

What's even more unbelievable is that as the saying goes, "the army crosses the border and no grass grows", many camps have been looted within a radius of 20 miles, and the battalion officers want to reward the soldiers and brave people and can't buy wine and meat, and they don't feel at ease when they hand it over to others, so they simply hand over these things to Du San to handle.

Du San, Liu Bengui, Liu Benfu and other brothers from Ba County ran around, but they were too busy, so they bought thirteen boats from Taizhou, recruited more than 60 boatmen and people, and took the four bookkeepers hired by the Taizhou branch of Risheng Chang to help them, and the soldiers were divided into several roads, specializing in the business of the Jiangnan camp and the Sichuan compatriots who served in the Jiangbei camp.

It was already afternoon when he arrived at the Jiangnan camp again, and Du San asked the bookkeeper to send the chickens, ducks, fish, and meat he had helped buy from Jiangbei to the battalions, and then he carried a bag of letters and found the camp of Zhang Yuliang, who had been promoted to the guerrilla camp of the Yongzhou Left Battalion.

The beacon is full of fire, and the family letter is worth a thousand gold.

Zhang Yuliang no longer looked down on Du San as much as before, not only asked his soldiers to hurry up to make tea, but also called him a brother Du, and he was very affectionate.

"Master Zhang, to put it mildly, all the money I helped bring back was the money from the villagers who sold their lives, whether I got it or not, I was not sure. Years ago, I was still thinking about whether to go back and go back to settle the account. Later, didn't my hometown have a reply letter one after another, and I was really relieved to hear that the brothers' families not only received the letters, but also received the money that was brought back. ”

Zhang Yuliang couldn't hear that he was asking for merit and reward, put down the letter he had just read and said with a smile: "Brother Du, I've bothered you." ”

Du San hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I can't bother to talk about it, but I'm a little worried, and I'm always worried that something will go wrong." ”

Thinking that Xiang Shuai had said that although the fellow villager in front of him was greedy for life and afraid of death, he had helped the battalion a lot in the past year or so, at least he could communicate with his family, and after he could carry letters and silver to his hometown, the army's heart was more stable than before, Zhang Yuliang felt that he should say something, and asked with a smile while beckoning him to drink tea: "Brother Du, you help to help, but the errand in Jiangbei cannot be delayed." What is the Qingshan camp doing now, you ran here twice in three days, the battalion officer didn't say anything, right? ”

Speaking of this, Du San smiled embarrassedly: "Master Zhang, Qingshan Camp...... It seems that the Qingshan camp has never been restored, I have never been there, and I don't know who the battalion officer is. ”

"Never?"

"No, I haven't been."

"What about the salary, won't you go and get the money?"

"I want to get it, but I don't know where Qingshan Camp is, so even if I go, who can I find to get it."

"So...... So no one cares about you now, and no one asks? ”

"Pretty much, but it's not a bad thing."

Zhang Yuliang was happy, and simply patted the public case and said: "Since Lord Qishan doesn't care about you, then you can go back to the camp to serve." I'll help you go back and ask for Xiang Shuai, and then count you when you are a meritorious soldier, and see if I can help you find a capital to do. ”

Who doesn't want to be promoted, but thinking of returning to the camp to serve, Du San said with a bitter face: "Master Zhang, it's not that I don't know how to promote, but I really don't know how to lead troops to fight, I'm afraid of delaying Xiang Shuai's military affairs." ”

"You can rest assured that this is just to help you find an official position, and I won't let you lead the troops into battle. What you do now, what will you do in the future. If you have the official title of the capital department, and apply for a few more surveys of the military department, it will be more convenient to do things in the future than now. ”

"This dare is good, Master Xie Zhang takes care of it, and Master Xie Zhang carries it!"

"Don't thank you, you and I are fellow villagers, and we should help each other."

Thinking that he could also be promoted by doing business, Du Sanle was overjoyed, and couldn't help but smile: "Master Zhang, I forgot to report it, my second brother's personal companion Pan Changsheng is the Pan Er I mentioned to you before, and now he is flying Huang Tengda, and he is the ambassador of the Salt Division of the Jiao Slope Field, and the yamen is not far from the yamen of the two Huaiyun sentenced Han Chen and Master Han." ”

"So in Jiangbei, there are two fellow villagers who are salt officials?" Zhang Yuliang asked subconsciously.

"Exactly." Pan Er grinned, and continued: "The salt farms under the jurisdiction of Han Yunju and Pan Er are all on the seaside, and before I came, I heard that there are often sand boats going to Tianjin through them, and the shopkeeper of the Risheng Changtaizhou branch has already sent someone to beg them, and plans to go to the capital to carry a letter in the future and take the sea route." ”

"This is good news, but it's a pity that the war is too tight, and I really can't take the time to go to Jiangbei to pay a visit."

"During the Chinese New Year, I went to Anfeng to meet Han Yunju, Han Yunju wanted to come to see Xiang Shuai, and I wanted to visit Master Zhang, but unfortunately I couldn't pull away." Du San knew very well that no matter Xiang Shuai or the person in front of him, the reason why he could treat him differently had something to do with a few fellow villagers who were salt officials in Jiangbei, and he said with a smile on his eyebrows: "There is another thing, I didn't know before, until I went to Shanghai last month, I didn't know that before my second brother went to the capital, he had paid to build a Sichuan guild hall in Shanghai's foreign concession. The brothers who were injured under the command of Master Xue, Master Liu, and Master Tiger were all placed in the hall to recuperate. ”

"Master Han is really righteous, and he did such a good thing quietly."

"My second brother often said that people should not forget their roots, and they should pay attention to the friendship of Sangzidun when they go out, otherwise how can the letters and money of the brothers be so easy to carry to their hometown. Rishengchang was on his side, and his father-in-law was helping Zhang Luo on Ba County's side. ”

Zhang Yuliang knew all these things, and in fact, it was precisely because he believed in Han Xiufeng, who had never met before, that he dared to let the brothers hand over the money to Du San to carry to his hometown.

Just when he secretly sighed that he really had to rely on his fellow villagers when he went out, Han Xiufeng had just sent his younger sister to the sedan chair to pick up his relatives, and saw off the pillar riding a tall horse and the team beating gongs and drums, and returned to the second hall to have a drink with Wang Qianli, Datou, Chen Hu, Ji Daji and others.

It was a happy event, a happy wine to eat, and a happy candy to be sent before the pillar at hand, but the brothers of Chen Hu, Wang Hedong and Ji Daji, the second old Taiyong camp, were not happy.

Seeing that they were depressed and wanted to speak, Han Xiufeng put down his chopsticks and said earnestly: "I know you don't want to leave, but you are not as good as before, either Qian Zong or General Minister, and the worst mixed is also the Foreign Affairs Committee Qianzong, since he is an official of the imperial court and receives money and food from the imperial court, he has to serve the imperial court and listen to the imperial court's dispatch." If you just stay with me in the ancestral house, an official document will be sent down to transfer you to where to quell the chaos, will you go or not? ”

Chen Hu asked with a bitter face: "Fourth Master, I know that you are for our good, but is there any other way than to go to Master Shi to listen to it?" ”

"No," Han Xiufeng took a deep breath and stared at him, "Let's put it this way, I really can't think of a better way than to let you go to the North Shore Hall to listen to it." ”

Ji Er asked eagerly: "But we are all gone, what should you do?" ”

"I'll continue to be the know-it-you of the South Bank Hall, if there is really a war, if the imperial court really asks me to lead the troops, I will transfer you back when the time comes." Han Xiufeng smiled and continued: "Horses, I will leave two horses, and you will take the rest with the groom." The same is true of the money and food in the battalion, and the number of soldiers under his command leads as much as they go. Lord Wu has already agreed to Master Shi's request, and it will not be good if you don't hurry up. ”

"It's okay that all the barracks of the government office have been sold at a discount, where are we going to live like this?" Wang Hedong asked cautiously.

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Wang Qianli said lightly: "You don't have to worry about where to live, I have already arranged it for you." There is no need to worry about the future food, the river is so big, how can it not send you hungry soldiers. ”

Ge Erxiao realized that he couldn't go anymore, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "Fourth master, what about the big brother, will the big brother come with us?" ”

"I'm not leaving," the big head grinned: "I'll move to the garrison office opposite tomorrow, and I'll go to you with the fourth brother to play with you if there's nothing to do in the future, and remember to invite us to dinner and drink when the time comes." ”

Chen Hu knew very well that Master Han was not favoring one over the other, but that he was going to be stationed in the flood this time, in other words, everyone here had to be alone. The big head has no heart and no lungs, and there is a tendon in his brain, so it's okay to let him fight and kill, but he must not be allowed to be alone.

Chen Huzheng didn't know what to say, Han Xiufeng smiled again: "You guys are leaving, although it is not so easy to be promoted, but at least you can live a peaceful life for a few years." Besides, your family members have helped you talk about your daughter-in-law, and almost all of you will marry and have children in the future, so you can't let your wife and children follow you around. ”

"Fourth master, how can it be so easy to get married, we won't be able to go back for a while, unless we don't do this official." Ji Da said helplessly.

"It's not that easy to get married, but it's not as difficult as you think." Han Xiufeng looked back at Wang Qianli and explained: "I have discussed with Master Wang, and I just took this opportunity to ask what you mean, I plan to write a letter to Dean Gu, and ask Dean Gu to help Zhang Luo see if I can find more people to help you send the bride together in the autumn." ”

"Send it, how do you send it?"

"Take the sea route, take a sand boat from Jiaoxichang to Tianjin, and we will go to a few more people to pick it up."

"Cheap and Inuko are also coming to reunite with me, if you want, let them come with Cheap and Inuko." Wang Qianli looked at them with a smile and said.

"Yes, yes!"

"I'm relieved, Master Xie Han is compassionate, and Lord Xie Wang takes care of me."