Li Guolou held a hairpin flower squinting at Fei Lingxue, the hairpin flower is a Seiko hidden weapon, a press of the petals, the machine spring pops out three fine needles, shot to the outer pane of a zhang, emitting a blue glow.

"Humph!" Li Guolou snorted coldly, and the Malaysian Golden Dao sat on the Taishi chair, and he didn't even sit down and let Fei Lingxue and the scabbard cloud sit down, let alone watch the tea.

Now is different from the past, Fei Lingxue hurriedly hugged her fists and saluted, and said with a smile: "Master Li, don't mind, I am a person from the rivers and lakes, and I wear accessories to defend myself." There is absolutely no malice, and I ask Master Li not to remember the flying fox. ”

Li Guolou picked up the teacup and said slowly: "Flying fox, what does the official say about you?" Since you claim to be a person in the rivers and lakes, you should know the rules of the rivers and lakes, and the official has long stopped asking about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. ”

Fei Lingxue glanced at the two Goshha standing still next to him, and sneered secretly, the official hat is big, and the courage is small, and even the guests have to be protected by someone.

The scabbard was anxious, and interjected: "Lord Li, we can't do anything either, and we can't talk to the Monkey King. That skinny monkey was only willing to find a job for our brother in about 30 people, but we dragged our family with more than 200 people, which is how we live. This kid is really not authentic, I can't wait to slap him to death with a brick, so that he can know what liver tremors are. ”

Li Guolou sneered and said: "The rivers and lakes are also bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, like you, raising so many good horses, people eat horses and chew them, and they are not treated wherever they go." Or, you go back to your old profession and fight with the officers and soldiers, who has the idea, who is in charge? ”

People are used to being pampered, how can they really use knives and guns. Fei Lingxue's hundreds of horse thieves have long been arguing, and the gang of the Jingshi militia can fight well and have excellent weapons. How dare the horse thieves fight the militias, and they are seeking money, not rebellion. risked his life to grab the land, and was charged with rebellion by the government, wouldn't that affect his family. After fruitless negotiations with the Monkey King Sun Yue, Fei Lingxue and Sheaw Yun directly approached Li Guolou, the leader behind the scenes, and originally had a trick to scare Li Guolou, but Fei Lingxue's murderous secret weapon was seized by Li Guolou, and the scene was absolutely passive.

"Master Li, we won't use knives and guns in the Gyeonggi area unless we have to, but you can't deceive people too much, rabbits will bite people if they are in a hurry." Fei Lingxue gritted her silver teeth and glared at Li Guolou, originally the northern region of the Jingshi was free to collect protection money, but she didn't expect that the Jingshi militia would not even give them this way to live, of course, they had already heard clearly, who was behind the militia.

Li Guolou glanced at Fei Lingxue and Scabbard Yun, these two people dressed as horse thieves, but in fact, they were remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society, and the southern reactionaries lurked into the Gyeonggi area, and even came to him to make friends, wanting to gain a firm foothold in the Gyeonggi area. When they become stronger and bigger, and the sky changes, these people will stick a sharp knife in the waist and ribs, pull the flag and rebel to be the second twisting army. Li Guolou is like a man's back, carrying too many mountains on his body, he is insatiable with princes and nobles, intriguing with rivers and lakes, and even the anti-Qing gangs cannot be killed.

"Hehehehe, sit down, since the two of you are still friends, just have a cup of tea, there is always a way. The so-called put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground, if you are willing to keep to yourself and make money to support your old age, this official can remind you. If you still hold on to the purpose to kill a Lang Lang Qiankun, the official here is two-faced and three-stabbed, and he also promotes the so-called gang rules after getting the benefits, and the official's hands are black, and the innate way is a precedent, and he will not go down the war first, and he will be killed directly. Flying Fox and Scabbard Cloud, you old officials have long been clear, so please go back and discuss with the brothers, and think clearly before you come and talk to the officials. ”

After Li Guolou finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank it. Ma De understood wholeheartedly and shouted: "Send off!" ”

"You! Li Guolou, are you hospitality? Fei Lingxue shot the case, and looked ahead angrily, Shi Ke can not be humiliated, it is a big deal to start all over again.

Li Guolou put down the teacup and said: "The rivers and lakes are actually darker than the government, if you are allowed to come out, how will millions or tens of millions of people not die." Therefore, this official will explain the matter a little bit now, so as to save the trouble of raising tigers in the future. I am an official of the imperial court, so I have to bear the emperor's trust, and I have no so-called friends in the rivers and lakes, only slaves who obey orders. The Qinggang is a model for you to learn, and the innate path is also another way, and there is no third way. You are not welcome in the Gyeonggi region, and there will be no place for you in the Qing Empire in the future. ”

As soon as the words fell, the scabbard turned over and knelt on the ground with a thud, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Li, the villain has a handful of men and horses, and he is willing to submit." ”

"You! Traitor! Fei Lingxue didn't expect that Sheath Cloud would betray her, so she was so angry that she ran out. The subordinates have different ideas, and they have reached the point of falling apart. It turned out that Sheath Yun had long been in cahoots with Sun Yue, wanted to take refuge in the government, recognized people as unladylike, and regarded this kind of wolf-hearted dog lungs as a friend. Fei Lingxue's heart was full of anger, she wanted to see how many brothers would betray her. In front of the darkness, there are lanterns lit, as if they are cannibalistic mouths, and the cannibalistic society must be defeated, and the sunrise will rise when the night covers the earth.

Li Guolou smiled and lifted the scumbag scabbard cloud of his beard, nodded and said approvingly: "Well, the one who knows the times is Junjie, the scabbard cloud, you have a great future in the future, and the official will entrust you with a lot of things." Wealth and glory are rewarded to people who know the times, so that they can do it for themselves. ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Scabbard Cloud's eyes were full of tears, his life turned around in an instant, and he had long had enough of sleeping in the open air. When a hero is recruited, he has to find a big backer, he has a rough face and a careful mind, and he has already calculated today's moves. What is it to betray the "big boss" Fei Lingxue, if the lord gives an order, he will directly twist Fei Lingxue's head off.

There are more than 30 brothers under Sheayun in the sword, and Fei Lingxue's subordinates are able to fight and fight a lock, and even they are unwilling to live a life of licking blood from the knife edge, which shows that there are promising people among the horse thieves, and not many brothers believe that the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty can be done. Now that Li Hongzhang controls the Zhili area, and the 30,000 Huai troops are enriched into the nine towns, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the living space of horse thieves has become smaller. If they don't make a choice, they will be exterminated by the officers and soldiers. The scabbard Yun, a horse thief, has long been a man in Cao Ying's heart, and he has discussed that he wants to take refuge in Li Guolou. There are very few people in the government who are willing to accept the underworld! In addition to Li Guolou's reputation, he specially looked for a way out for the underworld brothers, and he was praised by the Jianghu people, so the scabbard cloud took the initiative to surrender and buy a vote.

"Lord, my subordinates don't have any good things to respect, this time I specially brought two good horses!" In the scabbard cloud belongings, there are many horses.

"Oh!" Li Guolou raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Okay!" Let's go, let's see. The sword scabbard of the person who knows me is also Yunye, this officer is preparing a battalion of cavalry equipment, for the sake of your cleverness, I will remind you once, go and train me 28 military horses, medium Mongolian war horses, and all the stallions, good temper and gentleness. Got it? ”

Military horses are good at castrating stallions, have a good temper, obey orders, and will not hesitate.

"Zha's subordinates must do a good job, train war horses, and cover the villain." The scabbard cloud was overjoyed, rich and glorious, and this was the beginning. After following Li Guolou before and after the saddle, there is no need to worry about food and clothing for a good errand.

Wang Xiaofei, the governor of Shuangqiao Town, and Yan Weizhong, the general manager of Qian, happened to have dinner together, so they accompanied Li Guolou to visit the military facilities in the Yibanguan and watch the soldiers eat dinner. The food is abundant, the expenses are sufficient, and the facilities and equipment in the Shuangqiao Town Pavilion are first-class.

There is a special drinking horse pond in the pavilion, the pavilion of Shuangqiao Town belongs to the key between Tianjin and Beijing, there are more than 30 horses to raise, the horses are fat and strong, and they are good at endurance and speed. This is the regular armament of the Qing Dynasty, who dares to abolish the Beijing Division? The military facilities here make people feel invigorated, and the spirit of the people is decent. If the Shuangqiao Town Pavilion Station is taken as the standard, the military construction of the Qing Dynasty has embarked on the road of modernization, and there is no need for restructuring.

Li Guolou inspected with his hands behind his back, and repeatedly praised Governor Wang Xiaofei for his strict and loyal ability. When he came to the horse corridor and looked at the fat and strong war horse, Li Guolou was very happy, and nodded: "Mr. Yan Qian, you have become smarter, and you know how to spend your money." That's right, you have to be good at making money and running business, and if you are still like last time, the official will be held accountable. ”

President Qian Yan Weizhong said in a rough voice: "Lord Li, last time the lower official almost carelessly lost Jingzhou, he has already deeply reflected on it. There is a way to make money, and the façade must also be in place, so that the wind and rain can be smooth. ”

"Good, good! Yan Zong, you are so conscious, this official is quite appreciative. Weapons and equipment, with your battalion as the first batch, all German-made pikes and uniforms, 800 people, right? ”

Yan Weizhong almost choked, the military register stated that there were 1,212 people, and Li Guolou directly cut off one-third of the number for him, but it was not easy to say, "Sir, you are wrong!" "That's taboo. Hurriedly smiled and said, "Master Li is right, there is still a fraction, 8 people, exactly 88 people." Hey! ”

"Well, make a note of it!" Li Guolou asked his adjutant Gosh Hamad to write down the training of military officers in the Gyeonggi region and the change of weapons and equipment, all of which he handled. Of course, he won't look at the roster, leaving room for the army, and he can't raise these soldiers and ruffians. These bastards, a little softer, immediately climb on top of your head.

Li Guolou knew that everything he saw here was fake, and he was doing a model show for the prefects. There are too many false things in the army, and the Qing army is based on battalions, and four battalions are considered elite, with more than 2,000 people, stationed in one camp. A thousand generals can get the troops in their hands, and they will not exceed half, and the rest will either eat empty quotas or use them for business. He actually didn't have much interest in restructuring the military personnel system, but just made superficial things to make the emperor happy. The inheritance system of employing people has made the army lifeless, and the vast majority of them are born to be generals, and the vast majority of them are out of date.

"Mr. Yan Qian, the fort on the left side of Shuangqiao Town will be renovated, and all the cannons will be replaced. Li Guolou glanced at it obliquely and said no more.

"Thank you, Lord Li!" Yan Weizhong bowed down and saluted, looking respectful, if there was one less cannon in the army, it would be beheaded. Li Guolou told him in advance that he wanted him to make up for the missing cannons, anyway, the cannons were going to be destroyed, and it didn't matter if they were old and damaged.

Li Guolou glanced at Yan Weizhong, an officer like this is the elite of the Qing Dynasty, guarding the Gyeonggi fortress and defending the capital. If there is a war with the Eight-Nation Alliance, the army here is cannon fodder, and if the war starts on the plain, the range determines the victory or defeat. The Western powers would not sell long-range artillery to the Qing Empire, and the Qing army was only bombed in the fortifications, and the battle was already lost before it was fought. The defenders here sacrificed their lives for the Qing Empire, and it was inevitable that they would die on the fort.

Jingshi was not suitable to be the capital of the country, but he wrote a letter to Chen Tiao, and this opinion was rejected by the imperial court. What to do? Looking at the dark night sky, Li Guolou was a little confused and a little helpless. There is only one way to defend Tianjin, and there is only one way to defend the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and the city of Tianjin cannot afford to lose.