Chapter 209: A New Arrangement

The main things have been agreed upon, and then there are some trivial things, such as the appointment of state officials, the assignment of specific tasks, and so on.

Of course, these still need to be carefully considered, but Shi Bin didn't want to think in front of Jia Rudao, lest he interfere, so he left Ezhou and returned to Dingzhou on the pretext that leaving his post for too long would be detrimental to the construction of the state.

Returning to Dingzhou and returning to his own territory, Shi Bin immediately felt that the wind here was sweet, although there was also a faint tiredness, but the feeling of returning to the nest of tired birds was very comfortable.

Although tired, Shi Bin did not plan to return to the mansion like this, but sent Jia Ling, a restless wife, to the mansion, and then planned to go to the mansion to review the official documents accumulated for many days as soon as possible.

This time Jia Ling was not so obedient, seeing that Shi Bin had become a workaholic, she categorically refused, and she couldn't hold Shi Bin strong enough.

When he was about to let go helplessly, he saw Sai Xishi come out, and Jia Ling naturally asked for help, how could she stand by and watch this kind of thing? With the addition of Sai Xishi, the female bandit leader, Shi Bin had to go into the mansion to rest.

After sleeping for two hours, just about to get up, Sai Xishi walked in with a look of asking for guilt, Shi Bin knew that this was jealousy, and blamed himself for not taking her to do such a 'fun' thing.

In his heart, he secretly scolded Jia Ling's big chest and brainlessness, how can this kind of thing be shown off? Isn't this making it hard for yourself? But since Sai Xishi had already come to ask for the guilt, it was useless to think about it, so she had to make her happy with another sweet talk.

In order to retaliate against Jia Ling, Sai Xishi also forced Shi Bin to make a promise that next time he would only take her and not Jia Ling no matter what happened.

In fact, this is very much in line with Shi Bin's current mind, so he doesn't feel anything bad after making a guarantee, who told Jia Ling to be so unaware of convergence and make it difficult for him to do it?

Since he was so 'tortured' by Sai Xishi, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, and it was almost sunset, it was estimated that he would not be able to do a few things when he went to the mansion, Shi Bin simply lay down happily, but before that, he sent a post guard to inform his brothers that they would hold a meeting in his mansion in Dingzhou two days later.

Although Shi Bin doesn't know a few traditional Chinese characters, he is a workaholic, and Wang San is on the side, and two days have passed in a blink of an eye.

On the morning of the third day, everyone came to Dingzhou Shifu one after another.

I thought that Shi Bin should be in the mansion early, after all, he had been out for nearly a month, and he should be very tired, but after hearing Xiaoqin say that he went to the mansion the next day after he came back, he has not returned, and now he has sent a servant to invite him back.

This frightened Shi Bin's brothers, they had never seen Shi Bin work so crazy, what kind of madness was he smoking this time? Will it make them such workaholics?

In less than a quarter of an hour, Shi Bin entered the conference hall with a smile, definitely full of spring breeze. This kind of happiness was something they had never seen before, and there were no stupid people in the hall, and when they saw Shi Bin's appearance, they knew that the thing had been done, and most of them exceeded expectations.

Perhaps because he was too excited, Shi Bin said hurriedly, "Brothers, guess how much benefit I have gained this time, big brother?" ”

This time, including Zhao Gang's rectum, they all looked at each other, and Shi Bin let everyone know that it was difficult to guess.

"This time, eldest brother, I went to Beijing to promote Tanzhou and Dingzhou to Jiedu Prefecture, and I also negotiated with Zheng Qingzhi's old puppet to ask him to fight against the Yuan with my father-in-law."

Suddenly, the hall was full of voices, and no one was silent, and the promotion of the two states showed that Shi Bin's power was stronger, and the ability to unite Jia Yidao and Zheng Qingzhi also showed that he was accepted by more people in the court.

The crowd talked to each other for a while, and then they all stopped, realizing that this was in the conference hall, not the vegetable market.

Since the state capital has been upgraded, there will be more official positions, and Shi Bin and Jia Yidao will definitely not let people from other factions interfere. In other words, many people in this hall were going to be promoted, so they all calmed down and signaled Shi Bin, the eldest brother, to announce the specific arrangements.

This time, Shi Bin did not consult their opinions on what official positions Shi Bin let his brothers hold, but directly announced it.

Wang San was appointed as the Tongzhi of Dingzhou and continued to be Shi Bin's chief steward, while Li Chao was reappointed as the judge of Tanzhou and continued to help Shi Bin control the whole of Tanzhou.

Liu Xiao was promoted to the commander of Tanzhou, in charge of the Tanzhou army, and Xie Qiangbing was promoted to the deputy commander of Tanzhou, and was actually responsible for the research and manufacture of firearms in Shi Bin's army; Zhao Gang was promoted to the commander of Dingzhou, in charge of the Dingzhou army, and Li Ergou was the deputy commander of Dingzhou, actually controlling the agriculture and fisheries of Tan and Dingerzhou, and ensuring Shi Bin's logistics. Yi Jun, the tomb robber, was sentenced to Tanzhou and was in charge of the mining industry in Tan and Dingerzhou, and Sai Zilong, the spy leader, was promoted to the official of Tanzhou, and actually still presided over intelligence gathering. Li Yuxi also hung up a Dingzhou magistrate because of his identity, but he was actually the main soldier in training. Sai Zhangfei was put in the Dingzhou Army sequence, and he was also the commander of any battalion, which was regarded as a mixed officer.

Although it has become Shi Bin's Yiyantang, the brothers in the hall are very convinced, because this arrangement is very appropriate, not only do they make the best use of their talents, but also take care of the interests of all parties, and do not let everyone have dissatisfaction because of the distribution of interests.

This kind of meeting to announce the appointment ended quickly, and it was nothing more than a few more words of 'come on' and 'encouragement', and in the end, only Wang San and Li Chao were left in the conference hall, these two were Shi Bin's right-hand men, and it was natural to leave them behind, as for the rest of the people left satisfied.

Although Li Chao was not as resourceful as Wang San, he was also very smart, and as soon as the rest of the brothers left, he asked, "Is there anything else that is not so easy to do if the eldest brother leaves us?" Something to do with that Zheng Qingzhi? ”

"Brother Xian is really powerful, and it is indeed related to that Zheng Qingzhi." Shi Bin smiled and said to Li Chao, "How do you know that this trouble is related to that Zheng Qingzhi?" ”

"The eldest brother never speaks foully, and today he actually scolded Zheng Jaefu as an old horseman, if there is something, it must have something to do with him." Li Chao said with certainty, "Please hurry up, the younger brother has to go back to Tanzhou to help the eldest brother manage the nest." ”

Knowing that although Li Chao is not an acute son, he is a very responsible guy, he can be free on weekdays, and if there is something, he can't tolerate the slightest delay, and he is a smooth donkey, so Shi Bin also followed his temperament and immediately said the matter. It was not only Zheng Qingzhi's envoy's discordant plan, but also Jia Yidao's promotion to Jinghu to set up the possibility that the ambassador might lead the army to the battle.

"The eldest brother is very worried, the distribution of interests between the brothers is a small matter, they are all brothers in life and death, and it is good to adjust it slowly after that, but if the relationship between you and your father-in-law and Zheng Qingzhi is not handled well, it will be a big matter, and if you are not careful, this hard-won thing will be gone." Wang San also said with some worry.

"The news from the palace is that Emperor Nalizong has recently resisted the Yuan again, and wants Yu Yu to send troops from Sichuan, and my father-in-law will send troops from Ezhou, and take Hanzhong with two ways, but you all know what kind of person my father-in-law is, and he will definitely tie my soldiers and horses to his side as a guard. And Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Jue definitely want me to lead the troops alone, and there will inevitably be disputes in this, what do you think? ”

"Why don't you take the eight battalions of men and horses with you to protect your father-in-law in the big camp like the last time you went to Sichuan, big brother?" Wang San said with a smile.

Shi Bin nodded in agreement with Wang San's opinion, but he still frowned and seemed to be a little dissatisfied, he should want a better way. Of course, Wang San understands why Shi Bin is like this, it has never been the best strategy to divide the troops, not to mention that he Shi Bin does not have many soldiers and horses, and this practice cannot reap great benefits.

Now that Jia Rudao is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, his son-in-law is timid to hide in the camp to serve as a guard for him, and he can't get the first credit, doesn't it make everyone laugh? So I had to think of a good way to make Jia Rudao believe that he could still be safe without his escort.

Li Chao then spoke, "Big brother, there should be a way for the younger brother to work, but you have to take some risks. ”

"Say it! Say it! Ignoring so much etiquette, Shi Bin shouted.

"Now that the eldest brother is in charge of Tan and Ding Erzhou, there should be 5,000 forbidden troops and more than 10,000 van troops under his command. And didn't the eldest brother still hide more than 5,000 soldiers who can fight in Tanzhou? Why don't you send some out to protect your father-in-law? It doesn't have to be too much, eight hundred to one thousand should be enough, and the order given to them is only to escort them, not to go on the expedition, even if Jia Rudao wants to go on the expedition. ”

The 5,000 Tibetan soldiers are Shi Bin's last old man, and he is reluctant to take out 500 or so, and he still takes out 800 to 1,000?

Of course, he understood Shi Bin's thoughts, and Wang San saw that he didn't want to divide the troops, so he simply agreed with Li Chao's opinion and said the reason why Shi Bin finally agreed. Because if he didn't divide the troops, there would be a rift between him and Jia Yidao, and if the troops were divided, not only would he not be able to make meritorious contributions and be ridiculed, but he would be more likely to be surrounded and annihilated when the war was unfavorable.

After all, Shi Bin was promoted too quickly and is Jia Yidao's son-in-law, there are too many jealous people in the court, if he is in trouble, he will naturally fall into the well, and few will send charcoal to help him in the snow, so in order to prevent accidents, he should indeed bring more soldiers and horses.

Shi Bin was about to end the conversation, when Wang San said something that shocked Shi Bin, "Not only to bring but also to bring more, not only to fight but also to fight more." ’

If Wang San was not his hardcore confidant, Shi Bin at this time wanted to beat him up and wake him up, and Li Chao on the side was also very surprised by Wang San's words.

There are only more than 7,000 people in total, how can they bring more fights? Is he Wang San crazy with a broken heart?

The two of them looked at Wang San together, but saw that he was the pretended to be beaten again, and now Shi Bin already had some majesty of the superior, ignoring Li Chao and shouting angrily, "Say it quickly!" Big brother, I don't have time to guess riddles with you! ”

Seeing that Shi Bin actually came to the fire, of course Wang San didn't dare to mess around again, and only said, "Big brother, have you forgotten Li Yuxi and Sai Zhangfei?" The two of them had just been given the position of battalion commander, and the brothers had just been promoted from the position of commander after the birth and death of their eldest brother, so it was difficult to guarantee that they had no ideas in their hearts. Although they all left happily just now, maybe it was just to save the face of the eldest brother, after all, everything now is given by the eldest brother. What's more, the younger brother thinks that he must also let the two of them participate in the war, otherwise everyone will definitely not be convinced. ”

Wang San's words reminded Shi Bin that he had indeed forgotten Li Yuxi and Sai Zhangfei when discussing the battle just now, thanks to Wang San's words, otherwise it would be really easy to have some unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Two virtuous brothers, eldest brother has an idea, you can help the staff officers. Now that the eight battalions are the strongest in our combat effectiveness, wouldn't it be too wasteful to take them all out this time? I think it's enough to bring three battalions of men. And what Wang Xiandi said just now I think is very right, take all the people and horses of Li Yuxi and Sai Zhang Fei out and sharpen them. And what Li Xiandi said about bringing a thousand men and horses, I think it's a little less, what do you think? ”

How smart are the two, where do they not know what this 'grinding and grinding' means? To put it bluntly, they are cannon fodder, they have no strength of their own, so they can only rely on Shi Bin, which is the safest way.

"What the eldest brother said is very true, our eight battalions do take out three battalions at most, Li Yuxi and Sai Zhangfei also have more than 1,000 horses, and now there are 2,000 people and horses. However, the younger brother thought that it was a little less to transfer 1,000 men and horses from the Tibetan army, at least 1,500 soldiers, preferably 2,000 men. Li Chao said eloquently.

And the obedient two secretly scolded Li Chao for being a loser, standing and talking without backache, and transferring at least three thousand five at once, and preferably four thousand.

Seeing that the faces of the two were not very good, Li Chao changed his statement again, saying that it was enough to transfer 1,200 people from the Tibetan army, but they had to be elite soldiers who had fought in battles, otherwise the safety of Jia Yidao could not be guaranteed.

"Well, that's right." Shi Bin said with an intriguing smile, "Then leave five hundred from the 1,200 township soldiers to my father-in-law, and the rest will go with me." This expedition will be led by Li Chao, Zhao Gang will be the vanguard, and Wang San will stay in Dingzhou. If something happens to me in the north, I will allow Wang San to send you 1,000 elite villagers to respond. ”

Knowing that this was Shi Bin's final order, both of them agreed, so they immediately went to the chamber to get busy.