Niangziguan was gloomy and gloomy in the early morning, the ancient city was desolate and quaint, the sky outside the window was gray, the cold wind was sandwiched with small snowflakes, and ice flowers bloomed on the window

Li Guolou got up from the futon, stepping barefoot on the heavy soft cashmere carpet, a warm and comfortable feeling came to his heart, a smoker on the tribute platform was curling and spitting smoke, refreshing people's spleen, the fragrance wafted, smelling the snort, there is a calming effect

Wan Niang knelt on the carpet, her eyes flowed, she was enchanting and charming, bowed with a sense of satisfaction, and said, "Master, you are awake"

"Well, Wan Niang has nothing to do, go out to see the snow scene, I still have to inspect the barracks," Li Guolou didn't take Wan Niang out, she was just a maid and a servant, if she was sincere to every woman who loved him, how would she leave Jingshi, for the country and the people, she had to put aside her children's personal feelings and find her own guilt

Due to the closure of the road due to the wind and snow, Li Ziying asked the lady to rest for a few days, but Li Guolou did not indulge himself, as always, he got up early, wore thin practice clothes, and practiced in the yard

Seeing Jin Erzi, Ma Dequan, Ma Liang, Yang Liguang, Yan Jingming, Li Yunkai, Xiao Shi, Xu Biao, Bird Fu Guozhong and others consciously getting up and exercising in the snow, they didn't feel unexpected, and their subordinates had to seize the day and night, but they were quite surprised to see their fellow townsman Zhu Dinghe also kicking in the courtyard

"Lao Zhu got up so early," Li Guolou held a shovel and asked to build a snowman in the yard

"Yes, I'll accompany you to patrol the camp later," Zhu Dinghe and Li Guolou heard it and felt an upward breath

"Okay, call Shangfan, Dahui, Wei Hanyu, Xu Lan, we haven't played together for a long time, I went to see Niangziguan Waterfall in the morning, and enjoyed the snow and warm wine at noon," Li Guolou looked at the snow-capped earth, and the honeysuckle hung all over the branches, decorating the courtyard with extraordinarily enchanting

"Yes, it's been a long time," Zhu Dinghe picked up a large piece of snow and stepped forward to pile up the snowman, and the two assisted a snowman, which seemed to be located in the yard, feeling like a return to the past, very happy that Li Guolou had not changed, and had not become a big official, and old friends could still get together

5 meters southeast of the east gate of Niangziguan City, the mountain is bright and the water is beautiful and pleasant, the scenery makes people feel refreshed and pleasant, "Niangziguan Waterfall" hangs a hundred feet and goes down the cliff cliff, forming a gorgeous water curtain iceberg, such as white jade hanging in the air, there is a water curtain hole next to the waterfall, Baotu Spring, the scenery is extremely beautiful, the spring in the valley of the mountain city is full of springs, the local people call the sea eye hanging spring, form a small bridge and flowing water, the natural picture scroll of people's homes

Li Guolou, Zhu Dinghe, Fan Dahui, Wei Hanyu, Xu Lan, You Xingzhengnong, Niangzi lingered in front of the pass, forgot to return, traveled on vacation, and Li Ziying soldiers can be seen everywhere

"Guolou makes a poem", Zhu Dinghe stood on the city wall, looking at the snow-capped mountains, his chest was full of pride, and he would become a famous minister like Li Guolou, so that the world would admire him

"The Narrow-Male Dangerous Road who is born for the Jedi of Jingcheng Huanshui

The beacon smoke wolf attacked the brave women, and the golden armor carved hung heroes

The ancient building village is still relying on the column to ask the Great Qingxing

The wind on the battlefield of Lema is like a drum, and the sword breaks the enemy to welcome the morning dew."

Li Guolou paced and thought about the poem, reading it word by word, this is an inspirational poem, showing his mind through the ancient and modern songs, and everyone next to him nodded in praise

"Yes, I won't write poems, so I don't have to be compared to you," Zhu Dinghe stroked his beard and expressed his appreciation, which is worthy of being the King James Tanhualang, and now these fellow villagers admire Li Guolou so much that they are proud of being Li Guolou's friend and the same year

"Good poems, good poems, I haven't heard such sentimental poems for a long time, Lord Li went down to Caimaotang, Lao Hu didn't know if Lord Li had heard of it," a middle-aged man with blue eyes who looked like a blue businessman stepped on the snow

Look at the dress and the Central Plains people are the same as the rich businessmen, the silk coat is covered with a fur windbreaker, wearing a fire fox velvet hat, the figure is strong, and the spirit is vibrant, this person is the owner of "Cai Mao Tang", Hu Yangyue, the race is a hybrid, from the appearance, it can be seen that Hu Yangyue is a lady, Guan Da merchant

Businessmen and officials are two completely different social statuses, people "officials" are always high, businessmen have to rely on high-ranking officials to protect the cute, in order to survive in the sinister world, many high-ranking officials do not cut and businessmen are together, but Li Guolou is an official businessman, there is no such taboo, Hu Yangyue has long inquired clearly, Li Guolou is a talent, come to Li Guolou to do business

What is the excuse for businessmen to find officials, it is generally to start with the fact that they have been born in Xiucai and have passed the examination to raise people, everyone is a scholar, first elevate their status, so that they will not be looked down upon by officials who are raised and jinshi, and Hu Yangyue told that he had failed many times and was miserable, and solemnly invited Li Guolou and others to his house as guests

Hu Yangyue smiled and said: "With the poetry of Mingzhi, Lord Li is high and bright, and he is the national hero of the Qing Dynasty, Hu Mou is a little fluent in literature and ink, although he is admitted to the show, it is a pity that he can't go to the next level, and Lord Li has worked hard all the way, Hu likes to make friends with literati and ink writers, and prepared a banquet on the house, thinking that Lord Li will take the wind and wash the dust, and invite Lord Li and all friends to appreciate his face."

Yesterday, the lady guarded the general Qian, and Song Qing had already introduced "Cai Mao Tang" to Li Guolou, Hu Yangyue said that Hu Yangyue, the land of the three Jin Dynasty, had to turn around, and "Cai Mao Tang" was more famous than Qiao Zhiyong Commercial Bank's "Fusheng Gong", so today there will be Hu Yangyue invited to the city today, in fact, Qian Zong, Song Qing is Hu Yangyue's backstage, which is the same reason as Li Guolou and Li Hongzhang, everyone tacitly chats

Li Guolou squinted at Hu Yangyue and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Hu to be an elegant person, so we would warm wine and talk about poetry to disturb Mr. Hu."

Hu Yangyue was overjoyed, hurriedly led the way, and then whispered a few words to his subordinates, one of whom hurriedly rode his horse and went to Niangzi Pass

A group of people got on the two, and the carriage that had been prepared had been prepared returned to the Niangzi Pass, accompanied by the personal guards, and crossed the horse to escort them

Hu Yangyue Niangzi's house is wide, the wall is wide, the ear room, the wing room, etc. are readily available, especially the brick carving is exquisite, delicate, the lintel of the businessman is naturally written with "Fortune into the Treasure" and "Rich Wealth", although it is different, but it also reveals a simplicity, which is the characteristics of businessmen in Jinzhong

A sumptuous banquet was prepared in the West Flower Hall, not only the ladies of Hu Fuzhong, but also the five leading businessmen in the Guannei lined up to wait for Li Guolou to come

Hu Yangyue has been transporting military rations for the Niangziguan army for many years, that is, nearly 1,000 soldiers on the roster of Niangziguan Qianzong and Song Qing are usually doing business, and they are dispatched by Hu Yangyue in "Caimaotang".

In addition to normal exercises, most of the time is to make money for the army, half of the soldiers in an army practice every day, and the general situation is 3% of the long-term garrison and training soldiers, and the other rosters are either empty quotas or used as cheap labor, which is the case from ancient times to the present, among which the cat is tired of stepping into the barracks, people are clear at a glance, so it will cause the army's combat effectiveness to decline, and the atmosphere of businessmen in the army will be stronger

Gao Yu, the shopkeeper of Qiao Zhiyong's firm "Fusheng Gong", approached Li Guolou and wanted to cover the material needs of Li Ziying all the way, but Li Guolou did not agree to Gao Yu's request, but gave "Fusheng Gong" part of the business, he didn't want to let business competitors sit big, and didn't want to owe Qiao Zhiyong favors

The important thing for the long march is to maintain good physical strength, which requires abundant and sufficient nutrition, and the baggage team of the Li Ziying battalion should bring enough salt, tea bricks, and some Jinhua ham, sausages, air-dried chickens and ducks, dried beans, dried vegetables, peppers, pickles, dates, peanuts, and ten days of grain and grass, but they cannot bring fresh vegetables, which need to be provided by the government along the way

Shanxi was destroyed by the Twist Army, the small military disaster has passed, the difficulties encountered by the Li Ziying march are not too big, and when it arrives in the Shaanxi and Gansu regions, the Li Ziying has more than 2 people, and the team can not be hungry, but Li Guolou wants to make this army strong, not dragged down by the march, then he needs supplies to keep up, so he also needs to have businessmen who can provide all the materials needed for his team

For "Caimaotang", Hu Yangyue came to the door, Li Guolou sold his personal favor to his wife, and Song Qingshuang, the general of the guard, promised to cooperate with "Caimaotang", so that the "Caimaotang" caravan could purchase daily necessities for Li Ziying, and there would be cooperation in many fields in the future

Hu Yangyue's face smiled, he looked red, raised his wine glass and sang congratulations: "Lord Li went thousands of miles to Shaanxi and Gansu to quell the chaos and thieves for the Great Qing Dynasty, his loyalty is really touching and admirable, although Hu is a businessman, he also knows the truth of loyalty to the country, and is willing to personally transport materials with the army."

Since last year, Hu Yangyue has heard of Li Guolou's name, and now he has long been thunderous, and he wants to tie up with powerful officials and businessmen in the Qing Dynasty, but he is a shrewd businessman, and he knows that if he wants to do business with Li Guolou, he must first make friends and sell personal favors to Li Guolou, as long as he does not lose money, it doesn't matter whether he makes money or not, so that Li Guolou can keep his heart on him in the future, and he can also invest money in the Li Group and embark on the road of industrial prosperity

"Mr. Hu, if I need grain and grass in Dong Zhiyuan or far Yan'an area, how much grain can your caravan provide me?" Li Guolou, more than 2 soldiers eat a lot of grain every day, according to one soldier, 45 catties of grain a month, more than 2 soldiers consume 3 stone of grain a day, as well as more than 800 horses, cattle, and camels, because the feed outside the march is 6 times that of the soldiers

The food consumption is very huge, and there will be countless months of fighting in the future, and there are countless grains and grasses needed, and when the Li Zi battalion arrives at the front line, there will be front-line quartermasters to distribute the food and grass of each army, and the days will not be easy

Hu Yangyue and the other five big businessmen gathered together and whispered together, and then made it clear: "Lord Li, the price of grain is transported to Li Ziying, and every 1 catty is charged 725 yuan, Caimaotang can provide you with 10,000 catties of grain, and is willing to transport it with the army, the condition is that Lord Li's family business, we all have to participate in the shares, especially the "Open Source Company", "Dafeng Harvest Flour Company", we very much hope to participate in the shares, and the "Firebird Match Company" is a future industry, we are also very interested in the big industry, and want to send people to visit and study."

Hearing that Hu Yangyue and several other businessmen were willing to provide him with logistical support at a low price, Li Guolou was quite happy and waved his hand: "Okay, Mr. Hu, since he is willing to serve the country and relieve my worries, I am a blessed person, enjoy hardships and hardships, and when the imperial court will give you the status and glory you deserve in the future, the Li Group needs more people of insight to join, as long as Mr. Hu and all friends are interested, visiting, and investing in shares, there is no problem."

Li Guolou Tuanyi expressed his gratitude to the other businessmen, and then drank the wine, while Hu Yangyue and several other businessmen also accompanied the toast and did business with the army

Sitting on the other side of Li Guolou, Zhu Dinghe came over with his ear attached to his ear and whispered: "Xiao Lizi heard that Hu Yangyue used to be a gangster's wife, the Yang family is rich and powerful, he relied on women to initiate, but he is the same kind of person as you."

Li Guolou's expression was unmoving, and he secretly stepped on Zhu Dinghe's feet to make hair, how could he joke in public

Zhu Dinghe was not afraid of pain, and stood up and said with a smile: "After the old cousin of Shanxi has enough friends, I will come to Shanxi to be an official, and I will take a deep sip of feelings, and my old Zhu respects everyone with a glass of wine."

Afterwards, everyone drank delicacies, full plates and bowls of enema, three-handed hard noodles, mutton steamed buns, Hunyuan cold noodles, knife-cut noodles, tofu brains, and buckwheat noodles

After a large pot of haggis soup, put mutton liver, lungs, stomach, intestines, heart, hoof tendons, etc., boiled well, and then add green onions, ginger, coriander, vermicelli, tofu, etc., after cooking, put it into a bowl, pour mutton soup, and then put coriander, vinegar, salt, pepper and other seasonings, the soup is fragrant, the soup is milky and white, and the soup is delicious

Everyone took the spoon and drank the delicious mutton soup, Zhu Dinghe drank a few mouthfuls of hot soup, thinking about Li Guolou's raising the maid of the house, Wanniang had a fire in her heart, and said nonsense after drinking: "This haggis soup is a good thing, there are poems: 'The original soup is delicious, the juice is delicious, it goes to the cold, warms the stomach, adds energy, eats it in the summer, prevents the stomach from cold, and warms the whole body in winter', escort the adult, only you can eat more here"

Li Guolou laughed dumbly, and shouted loudly: "Old Zhu, don't look at you, you are a jinshi, there are men who have normal needs when you go out, I don't believe you, don't go and have fun."

Zhu Dinghe went to the kiln to treat guests, and the old man was not clean, so he couldn't help but laugh twice, and he couldn't hold back those "horse thieves", he went to play last night, he didn't wait for his friends to play together

Fan Dahui laughed and said: "Lao Zhu, we also have to contribute to the long-term stability of the lady, Mr. Hu wants to accompany us to see the scenery in the afternoon of the landlord's friendship."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Hu Yangyue looked at Li Guolou, playing a small drum in his heart, and didn't know whether to invite Li Guolou to see the scenery, whether to invite Li Guolou to play in the mansion, or send an orchid to serve Li Guolou, and ask the chef later

Three days later, Li Ziying opened and appeared behind the army, most of the caravans were Li Guolou, and when Niangzi Guan was resting, he knew Hu Jia businessmen, a team of more than 2 people, and unlimited business opportunities, which made Li Ziying's convoy queue more and more huge