Everyone saw that Chen Ziping was a little excited, and they all persuaded each other, and Gao Ran next to him also whispered a few words of persuasion, and then continued: "Mr. Lian, how many heroes are selling illicit salt in Shandong and even in several surrounding provinces?" I haven't heard of anyone exterminated by the imperial court! Why should we quit? ”

Liu Juntao signaled Chen Ziping and Gao Ran not to get excited, they both sat down first, and then said: "This time, we defeated the Chen family, and the thing I felt the most was that Huo Qianhu took down the Chen family's hundreds of horses without blood!" Do you know why Huo Qianhu, who doesn't seem to be strong, can do this? ”

Everyone was puzzled, only Liu Zi'an was thoughtful.

"Because Huo Qianhu represents the imperial court!"

Liu Juntao said loudly: "Huo Qianhu has the imperial court as a backer, whether it is the Chen family or the Kong family, or even the Xu family in Xuzhou, let alone gather a large army, even if the imperial court only sends a few small officials, they can be wiped out!" ”

"Powerful as the Kong family and the Xu family, so why do we still have to guard the private salt?"

Chen Ziping frowned and asked, "What does Mr. Lian want to say?" ”

Gao Ran also asked: "Mr. Lian, if we lose the private salt business, wouldn't our strength be even worse?" ”

At this time, Liu Zi'an said with some uncertainty: "Mr. Lian doesn't want to join the army!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Chen Ziping and Gao Ran opened their mouths in surprise.

Liu Juntao immediately laughed when he heard this, and said: "Those who know me, Liu Zi'an is also!" ”

Guo Yongzhong, Zhang Baigui, and Tang Yu were all silent, while Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Hu, and Zhou Zongsheng were a little excited.

Next to him, Guo Muying seemed to understand something, and suddenly said: "Jun Tao, do you want to lead the Yushan Collection Guard to join the official army, and rely on this to let our Yushan Collection develop and grow?" ”

Liu Juntao was a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect Guo Muying to have such insight, and couldn't help but say with relief: "Muying still understands me!" ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, but Guo Muying's cheeks turned red and she stopped talking.

Then, Liu Juntao said: "Everyone, I decided to find a way to join the official army, whether it is a battalion soldier, a guard soldier, or a country militia group, as long as I can get involved with the imperial court!" Only by putting on the coat of the imperial court, can the orthodox nine-year-old bird guns and other forbidden military equipment of my Yushan set be covered, and the industry of my Yushan set can be sheltered, and the big heroes like the Confucian family and the Xu family will not easily do it right, and they will have scruples! ”

Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui were the first to nod in agreement, after all, the two of them always had a string in their hearts, for fear that the imperial court would find trouble with Yushanji, now it's okay, Liu Juntao took the initiative to take everyone to join the army, and he could be down-to-earth in the future!

And Tang Yu, Yan Hu, Zhang Xiaojun, and Guo Muying also have no opinions, and they are the only ones who are Liu Juntao.

Chen Ziping and Gao Ran listened to Liu Juntao's words, and agreed in their hearts, but the two of them were still worried about the stove households in Yushan Salt Pond, and they were afraid that once Yushan Ji lost its private salt business, those stove households who followed him would lose their livelihoods.

Hearing Chen Ziping and Gao Ran's worries, Liu Juntao said with a smile: "You two don't have to worry! Since I want to give up the private salt business, I have already thought about the aftermath. ”

"After the beginning of spring, I will build a farm around Yushanji, one is to facilitate the cultivation of nearby farmland, and the other is to house thousands of stove households in Yushan Salt Pond! When the time comes, if those stove households are willing to cultivate the land, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can help them reclaim wasteland and allocate farmland, and if they are not willing to cultivate the land, they can go to the Ministry of Commerce to do business, or join the escort team, in short, I will never let everyone lose their livelihood! ”

After listening to Liu Juntao's words, Gao Ran was relieved, and Chen Ziping continued to ask: "Mr. Lian, what about the Yushan Salt Pond?" Then we spent a lot of money to build it, so we can't just give up! ”

Liu Juntao said: "Of course you can't give up! I'm ready to move the War Bureau over! ”

At this time, Zhang Baigui was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" ”

Liu Juntao explained: "The military war bureau is expanding day by day, and it occupies too much land in Yushan Village, and the lathe to build the pipe also needs to be powered by a water source, after all, relying on animal power alone is too expensive to spend silver, and you can't buy a lot of cattle and horses for a while; Moreover, the War Bureau is now only equipped with fixed paper shell bullets, and other firearms will definitely be manufactured in the future, which is too dangerous near Yushanji, and it is just right to move to the deserted Yushan Salt Pond, and it can also avoid people's eyes and ears! ”

After Liu Juntao finished speaking, Zhang Baigui and Chen Ziping both agreed very much.

Zhang Baigui even said: "Just do what Juntao said!" After the New Year, I immediately began to arrange the relocation of the War Bureau! ”

Liu Juntao saw that everyone had no opinions, so he said to Tang Yu: "Since everyone has no opinions, stay until the fifteenth day of the first month, invite all the big and small businessmen and Haoqiang who have private salt dealings with our Yushan Market, and I will discuss with them." ”

Tang Yu said with some concern: "Mr. Lian, what if those people don't agree?" After all, the private salt business is a lucrative business, and no one wants to give up easily! ”

"When the time comes, I will give them two options: first, if those merchants and heroes agree to give up the private salt business, I will give them the same profitable things to sell, so as to ensure that their income will not decrease and they will continue to be rich; Second, if those businessmen and Haoqiang do not agree to give up the private salt business, then I will order the Ministry of Commerce to prohibit any business with them, and completely cut off his financial route! If anyone dares to come here, then I'll use him as a test for the guards after they change their clothes! ”

Hearing this, Tang Yu hurriedly said: "Mr. Lian, is the book of Wanli you are talking about the liquor and glass that the Yushan Workshop is about to produce?" ”

"Exactly!"

"In this way, this matter is worry-free!"

But at this moment, Liu Zi'an, who had not spoken for a long time, said in a deep voice: "Mr. Lian, there is another question, how do we join the army?" You must know that once you join the army, our Yushanji Guard Team will definitely be broken up and reorganized by the imperial court, and President Lian may only be arranged for official positions such as a small flag officer and a chief flag officer. ”

This question immediately stunned everyone, whether it was Guo Yongzhong, Zhang Baigui, or Tang Yu, Zhang Xiaojun, everyone didn't realize this problem, and they all had no idea at this time, and looked at Liu Juntao.

I saw that Liu Juntao did not have the slightest worry, looked at everyone with a smile, and said: "I have already planned this matter, our Yushan Guardian Team will not only not be broken up and reorganized by the imperial court, but will continue to be in my hands!" ”

"How is this possible!"

Everyone didn't believe it, and Liu Zi'an even asked: "Does Mr. Lian have any tricks?" ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile; "I'm not Zhuge Kongming, how can I have any tricks?"

Looking at everyone's eagerness, Liu Juntao stopped going around in circles, and said: "I got reliable news that the imperial court is about to transfer troops and horses from our Shandong to the north, and at that time, all the soldiers and horses in our Yanzhou Mansion will basically be transferred!" And at that time, it will be a great opportunity for my Yushan Guards to join the army, and I have a great deal of confidence that we can turn our Guards into Yanzhou Mansion Militia Regiments, or even guards and horses! ”

"What!"

At this time, everyone was even more surprised, Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui hurriedly asked: "Is it that the Tartars in the north have gone south again?" ”

Liu Juntao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Don't ask, you two, I can only tell you that this matter is basically a certainty, it's just a matter of time, as for other things, I won't say a word!" ”

Liu Zi'an, on the other hand, was silent and was shocked in his heart.

Liu Zi'an never expected that he had tried his best to develop the intelligence network, although it was still very weak, but in Yanzhou Mansion it was already the largest intelligence organization in addition to the imperial court, and he didn't even receive the slightest news of such a major news!

What shocked Liu Zian even more was that Liu Juntao actually had other intelligence channels besides himself, so his position was in jeopardy!

At this time, Liu Juntao also noticed that Liu Zi'an's face was wrong, so he said with a smile: "Brother Zi'an, don't think about it, I also heard this news from Huo Qianhu by accident." ”

Liu Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief at this time, hugged his fists and said: "The practice is serious!" I couldn't hear such a big news in advance, this is my dereliction of duty, I will work harder in the future! ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao was also dumbfounded, in fact, this news was only known by himself with the historical knowledge he had learned, and it was normal for Liu Zian not to know!

In the tenth year of orthodoxy, the Warat Taishi also led the army to attack Hamiwei, and wantonly harassed Shanxi, Hebei and other places, the imperial court ordered from Shandong, Henan, Sichuan and other places to send troops and horses north to reinforce the garrison, and to the border to increase troops and confront the Wara army!

Thinking of this historical event, Liu Juntao's heart was hot: "There is not much time left for me, I really want to lead the escort team that has completed the change of clothes to the north to kill the enemy and raise the prestige of my Han family!" ”