The night is not hot or cold, and this is the most comfortable time of the year.

On nights like these, many people can't sleep. Every time the autumn wind meets the night of the autumn moon, it always makes people think a lot for no reason.

Gu Bei was pacing back and forth on the brick floor of the small courtyard, his brows furrowed, obviously thinking about things. Gu Bei was not thinking about any idle thoughts, but he was thinking about today's matter with Miss Yiyan.

Isn't it a bit too much to talk to a woman like that? Last time, in order to catch the big fish in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, I already made myself feel guilty and uncomfortable by knocking her out, and today it is like this......

It's just that I really didn't plan to participate, Wu De invited myself to participate, I don't know what he was thinking?

What a headache!

After Yi Yan left, Gu Bei asked people to inquire about the situation and strength of the Youth Halls in various prefectures.

The scale of the flower world in Hangzhou is no less than that of Yingtianfu, and there are no less than ten famous green pavilions. The most famous are the two green pavilions of Yanyunlou and Loulanju. These two youth halls have dominated the Hangzhou Mansion for many years, and there are countless red cards in the halls, and their reputation is prominent.

The strength of the two Qingguan is comparable, each leading the way, although Yanyunlou is slightly better, but in fact, it cannot suppress the limelight of Loulanju.

In fact, the two Qingguan have their own preferences and traditions, and the top brands of Yanyun Building are proficient in dance and singing skills, which can be described as a champion in these two categories. But Loulan Jusheng is balanced and comprehensive, and the red card in Loulan Juzhong is praised no matter which one is pulled out. Perhaps it is precisely because of the comprehensiveness that it cannot be refined in some aspects, so it is slightly inferior to Yanyunlou.

But this kind of all-round quality is also the capital of their life, and many celebrities like this kind of characteristic, which can talk about anything, and can understand everything.

As for the strength of the Yangzhou Mansion Youth Hall, it is not yet known, but I heard that the Yangzhou Mansion Youth Hall has invited a lot of helpers to help the boxing, and presumably the strength of the Youth Hall will not be bad.

Early the next morning, when Gu Bei got into the carriage and went to Luobei Port, he passed by the west bank of Qinhuai Street.

I saw that the riverbank was full of wood, bamboo, reed mats and other things, and the boats came and went to transport these materials, and they were only used to build floating platforms. This time, it is said that it is the Southeast Oiran Competition, but it is actually the three-city competition of Yingtianfu, Hangzhou and Yangzhou.

In order to highlight the atmosphere of the three-city competition, the three cities did not share a stage this time, but each of the three cities sent people to build their own stages in the demarcated area on the water surface. The three floating platforms, plus the water grandstand where the judges and officials will sit, require a lot of materials, and the scale of construction exceeds that of previous years several times.

Under the autumn sun, on the water surface on the west bank of the Qinhuai River, three stages are arranged in a semicircle at a distance of 100 steps. Although the stage has not yet taken shape, the pattern can basically be seen.

Ying Tianfu's water stage is in the middle, which is also because it is the host. Yangzhou is in the south, and Hangzhou is in the north. This time, the stage was built in the same way, with a giant floating platform built on the water surface and then decorated separately.

Gu Bei lifted the curtain and looked at the stage built by Ying Tianfu in the middle, at this time the stage had already taken shape, the surrounding ships and craftsmen were transporting wood one by one to reinforce it, and the stage was densely crawling with people, according to this progress, it should be completed today.

"Who's in charge of setting up this stage? Government or Youth Pavilions? Gu Bei asked curiously.

"In previous years, all the youth halls signed up to jointly fund, and then invited people to build it, and the government was only responsible for maintaining order, and no idle people were allowed to come in to disturb the progress. For the upgrade of this year's Oiran Competition, many small youth halls in Tianfu have given up participating in the competition, and it seems that there are still two or three youth halls, and this floating platform is also the silver of those two or three. Xiao Ran took a sip of wine and played off.

In fact, these are also what he heard from drinking with the brothers below yesterday, most of the generals of the Baifu family are Ying Tianren's clan, and the road is also relatively wild, when he drinks wine, he will pour everything down, Xiao Ran can't listen if he doesn't want to.

Gu Bei nodded and said, "I understand, it's wise not to participate if you're not sure, it's just a waste of money." Let's go! ”

After the groom received the order, he raised his whip in his hand, and the convoy continued to move forward.

"Interesting, Oiran Contest!"

At this time, in the attic on the second floor of the Yelai Xiangqing Pavilion, there was a burly and sturdy man standing by the open wooden window, dressed in a white brocade robe, about thirty years old, staring at the convoy of Gu Bei and his entourage, with an evil smile on his face.

"Bu Ye, what are you looking at? There's something nice to see outside, come on......" There was a woman sitting at the table in the attic, and seeing that this generous guest had been looking out the window, she couldn't help but pretend to be unhappy and pouted.

Bu Zai Yi smiled when he heard this, "Little baby, so-and-so is here to hurt you~"

Bu Zai Yi walked to the table and sat down, unceremoniously pulled the woman over and sat on his lap, laughing and teasing while putting his hands up and down, busy and happy.

"Master, you tap ~ it hurts people to death!"

The woman let out a coquettish cry and struck him with her little hand.

provoked Bu Zai Yi to laugh for a while, and his big hand unscrupulously reached into the woman's belly pocket, constantly rubbing inside, as if he was looking for something.

The woman was not annoyed, blushing and smiling, and moaning from time to time. Groan twice.

"Little baby, I ask you something! As long as the master is satisfied, the reward is indispensable......" Bu Zai Yi kept his hands, his lips held the wine glass sent by the woman, drank it in one gulp, and smashed it. "Oops! I hate it to death, and everyone else is yours...... What do you want to know, people know everything...... Cluck. The woman sat on Bu Zaiyi's lap, threw a wink, and then twisted her waist.

Bu Zai Yi was twisted for a while, and let out a laugh, "What's going on with this Oiran Contest?." ”

"The Qingguan of Sanfu...... Master, you don't like the new and hate the old, do you! ”

"Haha, how can it be, a certain one loves the little baby the most...... Will they all go to watch it? After laughing, Bu Zai Yi asked casually.

"Of course, this is a great event in Yingtianfu...... Hmm,...... Tap ......

Bu Zai Yi stretched out his hand in his belly pocket, "Little baby, give me a 'leather cup'." The woman took a sip of wine and poured it slowly from mouth to mouth.

After drinking for a while, the itchy Bu Zai Yi picked up the woman in his arms horizontally and strode towards the wooden bed.

I didn't know that Gu Bei and his party, who were targeted by the Holy Sect killers, were walking leisurely on the road.

He handed over the sponsorship of tables, chairs, and clothes to Chen Jinwang before, and he just wanted to learn about the progress of this trip, but he didn't go out of the basket.

This Oiran Contest is a live advertisement, and it must not be sloppy at all, and it is related to whether the firm can get out of Yingtianfu and be recognized by the people of Yangzhou and Hangzhou.

Although Tianxianglu has been popular throughout the summer, it is far from enough, he has to speed up the pace and promote the brand of the Chamber of Commerce.

This is related to the promotion of Chinese liquor, because the scale of the workshop is too small, and now only a small part of Chinese liquor can be supplied. When the workshop in Luobei Port was completed, Gu Bei was ready to recruit people to start brewing and seize the market of other prefectures.

He didn't plan to auction off Tianxianglu's agency territory like before. This time, he wants to play a big ticket and monopolize the entire Xia Kingdom liquor industry, and only by monopolizing one industry can he earn more silver.

Before, because of insufficient funds, he had no way to monopolize it, so he could only retreat and auction off the agency.

Now the last thing he lacks is silver taels, when he copied the Hundred Flowers Pavilion before, he got more than a dozen boxes from the secret stronghold of the Holy Sect, worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

He urgently launched the brand of the commercial house in order to implement another big plan, which is closely related to the commercial bank, and only by launching the commercial bank and building trust in the state capitals can the first step be completed.

As long as this plan can be successful, even if the old man leaves suddenly, he can confidently ensure that the Bai family, without the protection of the old man, will still be able to stand in the Xia Kingdom without falling.

Now although there are money banks in various parts of the Xia Kingdom, they are also a prototype, and the business scope of the money bank is only in the state capital, relying on charging high handling fees, and there is also a seal, that is, private usury.

In this era, there was no such thing as inflation, so there was no need to worry about the value of the silver shrinking, so the landlords and the old wealth preferred to find a large vat, put the silver in it, and bury it in their own backyard, or under the bed of their own house.

Depositing into the bank? If it does not exist, the deposit bank will still charge 1% of the annual storage fee? It's safe to keep under your own bed.

Gu Bei's intention to establish the money village can be said to be also for the sake of Great Xia, so that the silver of Great Xia can be circulated in the market.

Of course, there is also a little bit of selfishness, absorbing people to store silver and use their silver to create more wealth, of course, the money bank will definitely not charge preservation fees like those black-hearted banks, but pay interest every year.

Of course, this grand plan is only Gu Bei's idea, the first step is to launch a commercial bank, the second is to establish initial credit, and the third is the launch of "Luobei Qianzhuang".

He has been thinking about this plan for a long time, no one dares to say it, not even the lady knows, he is afraid that if he says it, it will not be good to frighten the little guy in his belly, but it is the child and his mother who suffer.

Here in Luobei Port, it is now a day at a time.

The buildings are made of red bricks and stretch as far as the eye can see.

The port of Luobei has become lively, and the number of craftsmen recruited and the victims received has now exceeded 6,000.

But even so, Chen Jinwang is still too little, he can't help but sigh, he used to feel that manpower is not valuable, but now he knows that this manpower is so expensive. The owner explained that the first phase of the construction of Luobei Port must be completed before the year, because there is still a shortage of manpower, and when it comes to winter, I am afraid that the progress will be even slower.

In the eastern district, the school has been built, not only tall and spacious, the windows are all flat and smooth glass, and the walls are made of red brick and cement, which looks strong and durable. The roof is not covered with tiles, but has an almost flat top, and the boiling water is slightly found at the middle ridge so that rainwater can flow down and not be left on the roof and cause water seepage.

After a glance at the glass on the window, Chen Jinwang was very envious.

The school is for the children of disaster victims and craftsmen to study, and more than a dozen old gentlemen and more than 300 schoolchildren were invited, and early in the morning, the schoolchildren babbled and read.

Together with the sound of them reading, the disaster victims and craftsmen who went to work became more energetic.

The sound of reading, for them, is more energetic than the whip of the foreman, those children are their hope, children can read books, in order to understand reason, reason, so that they do not have to be like themselves, by selling strength to earn money.

As soon as the morning came, the whole Luobei Port was revived, and in the sound of reading, people began their day's work.

It is worth mentioning that the 'escort team' selected from the victims of the disaster has been practicing day and night for several months.

When Gu Bei's carriage arrived, a uniform shout came from the open space of the guard camp.

The two guards guarding the gate saw a convoy coming this way, and were about to shout, "Military stronghold, idlers are not allowed to enter." When it was clear that it was Gu Xiannan's carriage, he hurriedly saluted, lifted the fence, and let the carriage enter.

The carriage made its way down the road, and suddenly it opened up in front of me. In the center of the flat field, where the sun was shining, dozens of guards were lined up in a neat array, holding wooden knives in their hands to chop and move to practice their combat skills. Under the scorching sun, these people were dressed in thin clothes, and some of them were still open, revealing their dark tendons and flesh, and they were sweating profusely one by one, quite seriously.

At the front of the line stood a five-foot man, dressed in a black warrior costume, staring solemnly at the formation and movements of everyone, his black face full of majesty.

As soon as Gu Bei's carriage appeared, the five-foot man immediately saw them. A smile appeared on the big man's black face, and when he was about to run over, Gu Bei waved his hand to signal him to continue the exercise, and sat in the carriage to watch the process of the drill through the window.

The movements of the crowd were fierce and uniform, and it was obvious that they were practicing according to a certain move routine. One move and one style is quite a bit of a posture. Dozens of people practiced together, shouting and jumping, quite invincible.

Finally, a set of drills was completed, and the five-foot man gave the order to rest for a while. And the people scattered around, and those who drank water drank and wiped their sweat, and rested on the side.

The big man trotted to Gu Bei's carriage, straightened his body and saluted: "I've seen my uncle!" ”

Gu Bei smiled and said, "Hard little black...... No, it's supposed to be the Black Lord!"

Gu Bei's ridicule suddenly caused the surrounding generals to burst into laughter, and made the big man's face turn red.

After Xiao Hei smiled, he glared at the generals around him, and asked for credit: "What do you think of the brothers' drills?" According to his uncle's request, he trained them in the morning and evening, and even taught them the martial arts skills of facing the enemy in the military camp to improve their combat effectiveness. ”

Gu Bei pondered for a moment and said softly, "Xiao Hei, you have done a good job. But I have to tell the truth, this set of enemy martial arts can only belong to the most basic method of training. Arraying here, practicing array drills, it looks really powerful, but this can only improve physical martial arts, but it is not of much benefit to building an elite army and fighting against the enemy. ”

Xiao Hei scratched his head a little embarrassed, "It's all because I'm too stupid to understand what my uncle meant." ”

"You're not stupid, you've done a great job. There are two things to train the troops, the first is courage and will, and the second is the method of warfare. Gu Bei saw Xiao Hei's blank face and explained: "The building of courage and will is not an overnight effort, not only in training, but also in rewards and punishments. Since there are rewards and punishments, there must be a set of strict military discipline constraints. These are my negligence, and I will improve it as soon as possible. As far as training is concerned, this method of array drills can only be used as an auxiliary, and if you want to quickly improve your combat skills, you need to take actual combat as the starting point, and you can't just be a formality, and it's useless to embroider your legs. ”

Xiao Hei looked at Gu Bei in a daze, and the generals around him, including Xiao Ran, were also at a loss.

"I'm not saying that these things you teach them are fancy fists and legs. I mean, to enhance the confrontation of real combat. ”

Xiao Hei's eyes were still blank, and he was so anxious that he scratched his ears.

"In this way, I will preside over the drill and give you demonstration and guidance on the spot." Gu Bei was quite helpless, no matter how much he said, it was better to give on-site guidance.

Xiao Hei was overjoyed, and hurriedly recruited people to gather everyone back to the field to line up. Xiao Hei stood on the wooden pier and said loudly: "Brothers, my uncle watched our drill just now, and he has something to say to his brothers." Uncle, please!"

Everyone looked at Gu Bei one after another, and when they heard that Engong had something to say, they all wanted to hear what Engong had to say.

Gu Bei smiled at everyone and raised his voice: "Brothers, maybe some of you are dissatisfied with someone who caught you in the escort team, and some brothers hate to beat someone out of anger. Of course, if you are dissatisfied with a certain person and want to beat a certain person to get angry, you can find a certain person alone afterwards. After reading your exercises today, I have a few words to say, and the following words may make you feel unhappy when you listen to them, but even so, you still have to say it, and you can ...... Hold it back. ”

Everyone looked at each other, does this benevolent man want to scold?

"Engong, if you have something to say, I won't blame you, if it weren't for you taking us in, we would probably still be worried about food and clothing now......"

"Yes, Engong, you say yes, we won't be angry, we won't be dissatisfied, and we have to thank you......"

The crowd shouted.

Gu Bei nodded and said, "Very good, then you're welcome." ”

Gu Bei took a few steps in front of the queue with his hands in his hands When he looked up, his face was full of solemnity, and his eyes were sharp.

"I just watched your training, and I felt that four words were useless. If you continue to train like this, you will be physically stronger, but when you encounter a well-trained opponent, you will not be able to do anything at all. You can only deal with a rabble, against some opponents who are weaker than you.

When you encounter a strong enemy, you are scattered. An elite soldier should make the enemy's color change, and when it reaches that realm, it can come and go vertically and horizontally, and then it can be proud. Your current state seems to be a rabble! ”