In the minds of the Taiba coolies who were placed by Pan Er to go to the corner inclined field, the more than 400 brothers who went on errands with Lu Daming, Liang Liu and Liang Jiu before, as long as they survived, all became officials and made a fortune! Those who died can only blame their bad luck, even if they carry salt in Taiba, they will die of illness and exhaustion and even starvation, so they all look at those who have been promoted and made rich, especially those who were finally selected, are all waiting to enter the camp.

Because of this, Dean Gu sent the young man of the First Bureau to shout obliquely, not only did many of those who had been selected before come, but also came with more than thirty people who had not been selected before, and wanted to chase them over to try their luck.

Guo Peilin felt that the morale was available, so he accepted it all with a wave of his hand!

The students of Fengshan Academy turned into a bookstore, first registering the Taiba coolies who came to join the army, and then distributing weapons such as hats, gowns, spears, and machetes. Liang Jiu and the others scolded them to line up, and after lining up, they met Guo Peilin, Han Xiufeng, Han Chen, Jing Hua and other masters of the Yunsi Yamen.

Guo Peilin sat on the Taishi chair in the center of the stage, and waited for more than 200 recruits and villagers from the Baojia Bureau to kneel and bow, then took the incense from Pan Shuangzhong, and led all the civil and military officials, gentry and soldiers including Han Chen, Jinghua, and Dean Gu to look at the Que and bow together.

As Han Chen expected, after beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers, there was nothing for Han Si.

The new recruits who had just entered the camp included Liang Jiu and other military attachés who had been promoted by Guo Peilin before, such as the commander of the Qianzong and the extra Qianzong, and the additional foreign commissioner, and the regimental training had Dean Gu, Wang Qianli, Yu Qinghuai, Li Zhiyong, and the three gentry of Jiaoxian, Fu'an, and Anfeng, who were familiar with them.

Jinghua left with Pan Er, Han Chen also took Han Bo to Anfeng, Han Xiufeng not only suddenly became helpless to do, but there was even one left around Su Jueming, who even Pan Er couldn't look down on, and Guo Peilin was even more unlikely to use it.

"Lu Daming and they were all taken away by Lord Guo, and Dean Gu and they were all busy with the errands assigned by Lord Guo. Fourth master, no matter what, you are also the vice master of Yun, how can you not let you sit on the cold bench, Lord Guo, isn't this crossing the river and demolishing the bridge? ”

Han Xiufeng caught fish again as before, and lifted the fishing rod and looked back and smiled: "This cold bench is not for me to sit, but for me to sit on myself." ”

"But didn't you resign from the official, the ancients Yun Dafu can't be without power for a day, as long as you are an official for a day, you can't let go of this power for a day!"

"Which ancient, why haven't I heard of this?"

"No matter which ancient people said it, Dan Li is this principle!"

How could Han Xiufeng not know why he was always complaining, and asked with a fishing rod: "Jueming, do you think that all those people with me used to be officials, even if they didn't become officials, they all had errands, but you didn't catch anything, and you didn't feel very comfortable?" ”

Su Jueming thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it if he borrowed a few guts, and hurriedly said: "Fourth master, what are you talking about, why do you think so?" I, Su Jueming, came to Hai'an with the fourth master, but I am not their group of white-eyed wolves who forget their righteousness, don't say that you are just sitting on the cold bench, you are losing your official position, and I will follow you as well. ”

"Really?"

"The conscience of heaven and earth, don't believe me and swear."

"Don't, don't, don't swear." Han Xiufeng handed him the fishing rod, leaned over and picked up the purple clay pot he brought when he came out, looked at him with a smile and said: "It is said that one person has attained the Tao of the chicken and the dog ascends to heaven, and those who used to be with me are now all officials, but you have nothing to catch, if you think about it carefully, it is a little sorry for you." ”

"Fourth master, what are you talking ......about?"

"Listen to me." Han Xiufeng took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Actually, I have thought about it a long time ago, how can I not let you suffer, so I plan to take you to Shanghai to get a gun after a while." Before Mr. Guo left, he said that it would cost two hundred taels to buy a foreign gun, and I pondered that no matter how expensive the foreign gun was, it would not cost two hundred taels, and when we arrived in Shanghai, we would have to shop around to see if we could cut a knife for one hundred and eighty taels. ”

Su Jueming is so shrewd, how could he not hear the meaning of Han Xiufeng's words, and couldn't help laughing: "Fourth master, it's really a fat difference to go to Shanghai to get a gun, if we can cut the price to one hundred and fifty taels, then we can earn thirty taels for one gun!" ”

"To be honest, I think one hundred and fifty taels is expensive."

"If we think it's expensive, then we'll cut the price to death, as for Lord Guo's side, as long as he doesn't think it's expensive." Afraid that Master Han would be soft-hearted, Su Jueming said with a heartfelt voice: "Fourth Master, you know the rules of Yamen procurement better than me, if you buy it too cheaply, not only Lord Guo will think that we are shoddy, but even offend those masters who help other Yamen run errands." ”

The best errand is the last opportunity to make money, how could Han Xiufeng miss it, and couldn't help laughing: "So we have to be measured." ”

"Yes, yes, you must be measured."

Su Jueming was excited, and there was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him. Han Xiufeng looked back, and saw the big head and a person wearing linen and filial piety rushing over to the riverbank.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, I'm back, Second Young Master Zhang is here!"

Han Xiufeng subconsciously stood up, greeted him and asked, "Brother Zhang, is Lord Lingzun gone?" ”

"I left last night," Zhang Guangcheng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Brother Han, Old Ghost Xu just hasn't arrived in Taizhou at this time, and it is estimated that he is also on his way to Taizhou." He will definitely not let me send my father's coffin back to my hometown, and I can't go fast with my family, so I really dare not delay here. I can only come to say hello to you, and say goodbye. ”

"Brother Zhang, I know it's important to hurry, but Lord Guo just passed through Hai'an two days ago, and before leaving, he specially explained that Ji Daji and Ji Er went to various villages to help run group exercises after they came back, and the plan is really better than a change."

"I know, I received your letter, Xu Lequn is far away in Shao Bo, even if he knows the news that his father has gone immortal, he can't catch up, so it doesn't matter if there is someone to escort him."

"In this case, you should hurry up, if Master Xu really chases after him, I will help you drag him as much as possible."

"Brother Han is righteous, Guangcheng is grateful."

"Let's go, I'll send you off."

"Brother stay, our boat is at the mouth of the middle dam, just a few steps."

"A few steps to send." Han Xiufeng asked Su Jueming to hurry back to get the letter written by Zhang Guangcheng to the ambassador of the Lu Sichang Salt Division and Cheng Yi who had been prepared earlier, and while accompanying Zhang Guangcheng to Zhongbakou, he talked about his own going to Shanghai soon, and when he helped Guo Peilin buy a gun, he would return to his hometown in Sichuan from Shanghai.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guangcheng actually called Zhang Guangsheng who was guarding the spirit boat, and then turned around and said: "Brother Han, it is not easy for foreigners to buy guns, and if you are not familiar with it, you may really be deceived." I have a lot of fellow villagers in Shanghai, and Guangsheng knows them, so if Guangsheng doesn't stay, he will go to Shanghai with you when the time comes, and then let him return to Zhejiang from Shanghai after you finish the gun. ”

It is said that Shanghai is mixed with five directions, and it is even more chaotic than Ba County's hometown, Han Xiufeng feels that it is really not good to have few acquaintances there, in fact, he has asked Pan Er to send a letter to Xiao Wuzi of the Taizhou branch of "Rishengchang", and wants to ask Xiao Wuzi if he can send a guy to go with him at that time, after all, "Rishengchang" has a branch in Shanghai, but he didn't expect Zhang Guangcheng to have acquaintances over there.

Acquaintances are not afraid of many, and it is easy to do things only when there are acquaintances, but Han Xiufeng weighed it and proposed: "Brother Zhang, why don't you let Guangsheng go with you, and let him wait for me in Shanghai when I get to Shanghai." ”

Zhang Guangcheng realized that he was worried that Zhang Guangsheng would be discovered by Xu Lao Ghost if he stayed in Hai'an, so he agreed: "I'll get on the boat and write you an address, and when you get to Shanghai, you'll know where to find Guangsheng." ”

"That's for the best."

"I'll get on the boat and help you write."

After Zhang Guangcheng wrote the address of his fellow villagers in Shanghai, Su Jueming also took the letter and Cheng Yi, Han Xiufeng handed the letter and Cheng Yi to Zhang Guangcheng, and then dusted off his sleeves and bowed to the spirit boat three times.

It is said that people go to tea and cool down, Zhang Guangcheng never thought that at this time, Han Xiufeng not only worshiped his father in front of those members of the Lijin Bureau and the errand servants, but also gave Cheng Yi two hundred taels, moved to tears, and hurriedly called out his wife, children, Zhang Si and other family members, and knelt down in front of everyone to thank him.

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At the same time, Xu Ying rushed into the state government with his friends and more than a dozen villagers recruited in the fairy temple. Acting Zhoutong, who was dozing off on the public case, was startled, and hurriedly bypassed the public case and ran forward to meet him.

"Where's Zhang Zhigao?"

"Master Xu, Master Zhang is dead."

Xu Ying walked to the side of the public case and opened the seal box, took out the big seal and glanced at it, then looked at the stacks of tax books neatly piled on the public case, and said with a gloomy face: "The official knows that he is dead, if he doesn't die, the official will not come here, the official asks where his mourning hall is located, and where is his son Zhang Guangcheng?" ”

"Master Xu, Zhang Guangcheng didn't set up a mourning hall for Master Zhang, Master Zhang breathed last night, Zhang Guangcheng shouted to restrain him, and as soon as he relented, he took the whole family out of the city with the coffin."

"Ran!"

"Master Xu, they walked out of the city, and they couldn't run with the coffin."

"If you don't do the handover, you will leave, isn't this just running, why don't you stop it as a state official?"

"Master Xu, the lower official is just a state, the lower official does not dare to stop when Master Zhang is alive, and the lower official does not dare to stop when Master Zhang is dead. People are in a hurry to mourn, and they are in a hurry to send Master Zhang Ye back to his roots, if the lower officials go to stop him, he will not only be scolded, but he may also be beaten! ”

"Since you don't care about anything, then why did you come to the state office, why are you still sitting in the lobby?"

Acting Zhou Tong looked back at the Taishi chair he was sitting on just now, and said with a bitter face: "Master Xu, the lower officials didn't want to come, but Zhang Guangcheng asked the lower officials to come, and he said that the yamen can't be empty." Xia Guan thought that if he didn't come, what would happen if the big seal was lost, so he came. ”

Xu Ying gritted his teeth angrily, and just as he didn't know how to scold this foolish official, a family member stumbled into the lobby and said eagerly: "Master, the state treasury is empty, and all the money in the treasury has been swept away by Zhang Guangcheng!" ”

It's still too late to hurry up, Xu Ying roared angrily: "Since you know that you were swept away by him, what else is there to rub into, hurry up and chase it!" ”

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