Dong'e County, outside the Thousand Households.

After lunch, Zhao Dianzhi took Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing and his party to the east through the intersection of Wenchang Street, and came to the door of the Thousand Households after a while.

"This is the Thousand Households Office of Dong'e County!"

Liu Juntao took a closer look, and saw that the scale of the Qianhu Office was not large, almost the same as the county government office in Dong'e County, and it was as dilapidated as the county office, and there were only two guards guarding the door.

It is no wonder that there is an unwritten rule that the Ming generation of non-military officials have an unwritten rule, that is, unless the yamen is about to collapse, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty will not take the initiative to repair the yamen, which will have a very bad impact on their reputation, and even seriously affect their careers.

"Although this move is a way for these officials to sell their reputation, it is also a hundred times stronger than some officials in later generations who wantonly built luxurious yamen, at least people still care about face."

Liu Juntao said secretly in his heart, and then walked forward with a smile with Zhao Dian.

On the side, Hu Dexing had already handed two taels of scattered silver to the gatehouse at the signal of Zhao Dian, and then everyone walked into the thousand households.

After entering the Thousand Households, Liu Juntao also looked around and found that the Thousand Households were very different from the county government he saw just now.

I saw that there were no ear rooms on both sides of the six departments of the county government in the thousand households, and after entering the courtyard, there was the middle hall, and there were no houses on both sides, only some trees, flowers and plants.

When they entered the central hall, they did not go any further, but waited here.

Zhao Dian's envoy told a small flag official the intention of everyone, and then led everyone to wait for the summons of Qianhu in the middle hall.

Different from the county office, after all, the Qianhu Office is a military important place, and behind the middle hall is the important place for the Qianhu to deal with military affairs, even if the face of the Zhao Dianguan is good, it is impossible to take Liu Juntao and others around in the Qianhu Office, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, it is to be killed!

"Just looking at the front yard of these thousand households, not only are there not as many houses as the county government, but there are not many soldiers in them?"

Liu Juntao thought secretly in his heart.

At this time, a hundred households came over, arched his hand at Zhao Dian, and said: "Lord Qianhu is busy with military affairs, I'm afraid I don't have time to come over today, it's really lazy!" ”

Zhao Dian's face was a little unhappy when he heard this, obviously he felt that he had broken face today, and said a few polite words, and then sat down to drink tea and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Hu Dexing also sat down and accompanied Zhao Dianzhi to talk, while Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen went to find a familiar general on their own.

Liu Juntao smiled, stepped forward and said to the Baihu: "This adult, it's a pity that I didn't see the Qianhu Lord today!" However, it is not easy for us to come from afar, these are our intentions, and I would like to ask the adults to transfer them on our behalf. ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao took a bag of silver.

The hundred households took it and checked it in their hands, and found that the bag of silver was as much as a hundred taels, and then said coldly: "I know, when it is convenient, I will transfer it to the thousand households!" ”

Where does Liu Juntao not know the meaning of the hundred households?

So, Liu Juntao smiled and asked Zhou Zongsheng for a few ingots of silver, about twenty taels, handed them over with both hands, and said with a smile: "The Lord of the Hundred Households has worked hard, this bit of silver is not a tribute!" ”

"Haha! Brother, you're going to be out of sight like this! ”

The Baihu changed his face almost instantly, and immediately became warm with Liu Juntao, as if he had not seen a brother for a long time, and began to talk about everything.

"Brother, don't worry! I'm going to find Lord Qianhu, you and Zhao Dian's official sit here first, if Lord Qianhu can't spare time today, I will arrange a place for my brother to live, arrange food and drink, and we will wait in Dong'e County! ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "Then there is Lord Lao Baihu!" ”

"Where's the word? Wait a minute, brother! ”

After saying that, the hundred households hurried towards the backyard.

At this time, Zhou Zongsheng frowned and whispered: "Mr. Lian, why are these generals all such faces?" One by one, they are greedy for money, how can such soldiers kill the enemy in battle! ”

Liu Juntao also shook his head, at this time, the generals of the Ming army, at least the generals in the guard system, were really greedy for money, and he was also disappointed.

However, Liu Juntao observed the behavior of the hundred households just now, and saw that he was not like what later generations depicted, like fat pigs and businessmen, without any military temperament, and there was still some fierceness in his demeanor, which showed that these generals had not completely degenerated.

Although the soldiers of the guard at this time were not as brave as the soldiers and horses in the early Ming Dynasty and the Chengzu period, they were at least much stronger than those beggar soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty.

"These are just guards stationed in the mainland, not elite border army battalion soldiers, naturally this is what they look like!"

Liu Juntao responded to Zhou Zongsheng like this, and then said as if talking to himself: "I hope our Yushan set will not become like this in the future!" ”

Everyone didn't wait long, and the hundred households came back with a smile, and then said to Zhao Dianzhi and Liu Juntao: "Brother! Zhao Dian! Thousands of households have a banquet in the back hall, let's move to the back hall to talk! ”

Seeing this, Zhao Dianguan also smiled and bowed his hand, and then accompanied Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing to the back hall.

And Zhou Zongsheng stayed in the middle hall with all the guards, and continued to drink tea and rest with Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen, who had just returned, and naturally there would be soldiers coming over to greet everyone for dinner.

After Liu Juntao, Hu Dexing, and Zhao Dianguan came to the back hall, they saw a middle-aged man in civilian clothes sitting on the top, and the three of them knew that this man must be Qianhu himself, so they hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted.

"I've seen a thousand households!"

The thousand households also smiled and said, "Zhao Dian, Hu Zongqi, please sit." ”

Then he said to Liu Juntao: "This is Liu Juntao, the general manager of Yushan Training, he is really a young talent!" ”

Liu Juntao's Lian General Manager is self-appointed, not the militia general appointed by the imperial court. At this time, the thousand households called Liu Juntao like this, obviously they also gave Liu Juntao face, at least the face of the one hundred taels of silver.

Liu Juntao said humbly: "The adults of a thousand households have praised it, but the villain can't afford it!" ”

"Sit, Mr. Liu Lian, please sit!"

Liu Juntao arched his hand again, and then sat down beside Zhao Dian.

Then, the thousand households and Liu Juntao talked and laughed, and the two talked very speculatively, and soon became like friends for many years. Zhao Dian, Hu Dexing, and even the Baihu couldn't interject, so they could only watch Liu Juntao and the Qianhu adults chatting.

Hu Dexing and Zhao Dianzhi next to him were stunned when they saw this, but they never expected that Liu Juntao would have such a ability at a young age, and he could envelop a town guard general within three words and two sentences!

After a while, until the dinner was ready, the thousand adults said unsatisfied: "Since the dinner is ready, let's move to the flower hall to eat!" ”

Liu Juntao and others came to the flower hall with thousands of adults, and it was indispensable to push the cup and change the lamp.

The crowd drank until late at night.

After they were full of wine and food, Liu Juntao and the others were ready to say goodbye and leave, and the thousand households were already drunk, so they asked the hundred households to send Liu Juntao and the others out.

Outside the door of the Thousand Households, Liu Juntao and the Hundred Households said goodbye.

Before leaving, Liu Juntao said angrily: "Big brother, I don't know if you can help my younger brother if there is one more thing?" ”

"Say! Do we need to be so polite between brothers? ”

Liu Juntao also yelled "Okay" when he heard this, and then stepped forward and whispered in the ear of the hundred households.

Next to him, Hu Dexing supported Zhao Dian, who was already unconscious, and saw that Liu Juntao didn't know what he was talking to the hundred-hundred-hundred

Hu Dexing's heart suddenly screamed badly, and hurriedly handed over Zhao Dian's officials to Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen beside him to support, and then walked forward quickly.

Who knows, before Hu Dexing walked up, Liu Juntao had already finished whispering, and then looked at Hu Dexing who was surprised with a smile.

Here, the hundred-hundred-hundred- ”

Liu Juntao laughed, then clenched his fists and said: "There is Brother Lao, then the little brother is waiting for the news of the eldest brother!" ”

"Good! In just these two days, there will be news! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao said goodbye to the hundred households, and left with Hu Dexing, Zhou Zongsheng and others.

As early as noon, Zhou Zongsheng had already found an inn for everyone, and at this time, everyone first sent Zhao Dian's home, and then returned to the inn.

On the way back to the inn, the more Hu Dexing thought about it, the more wrong it became, and finally he couldn't help but grab Liu Juntao and asked, "I said Juntao, what did you say to those hundred households just now?" Why don't I think the face of those hundred households is not quite right! ”

At this time, Liu Juntao still looked drunk just now, but his face was a little red, and he was no longer half drunk.

"Master Hu, I didn't say anything just now? It's just that the hundred adults have time to come to Yushan to sit down! ”

"Do you think I'm going to believe you?"

Hu Dexing pursed his lips and said, "You must have said something!" Say! There's nothing you can't hide from me! ”

Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen next to them were also worried when they saw this, for fear that Liu Juntao was planning something again, and everyone would not know when they were trapped.

"It's really nothing, there's nothing to hide from you."

"Then why did you turn your head? Look at me! ”

At this time, the inn was already in front of him, Liu Juntao didn't pay attention to Hu Dexing's shout, laughed and walked into the inn quickly: "Master Hu, I've been tired all day today, hurry up and rest!" ”

Zhou Zongsheng and other twenty-one guards also rushed in, each finding a room to rest, while Liu Juntao went directly to the second floor.

At this time, Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen were standing outside the door of the inn, all three of them were sleepy, and they were all wondering what Liu Juntao said just now?