"We've thought about it on our way here!" Saying that, Chen Wansan humbly bowed his hand to everyone again, and explained with a smile: "If Lord Zhao and everyone present are willing to vouch for us, I am afraid that with your influence in Mianshui County, it will not be difficult to implement this matter!" ”

Looking at the uncertain changes on everyone's faces, Chen Wansan secretly laughed in his heart, he also knew that this condition would make everyone very embarrassed, not to mention the armament of a thousand people, even if it was an armament of a hundred people, the monthly food and salary problem, even if the people present were tied together and supported the armament of the hundred people, I am afraid that only the life of drinking the northwest wind would remain.

However, Chen Wansan didn't joke with everyone for too long, and after a slight pause, he opened his mouth and talked about the plan in detail: "Our Zhu Chamber of Commerce plans to take out five thousand taels of gold first!" Put it in your county treasury as collateral! By Lord Zhao and everyone present as our guarantee! In addition, as long as the people who are willing to come to enlist, as long as they can train for more than half a month, they will be paid a month's salary immediately! After one month, if you meet the conditions, you will be hired immediately, and the March salary will be paid immediately! As for food and ordnance, our Zhu Chamber of Commerce will solve it by ourselves! In terms of horses, we don't have many horses on this trip, so we still need the help of Lord Zhao and everyone present, and our Zhu Chamber of Commerce will definitely buy them at a reasonable price! ”

5,000 taels of gold?!! Everyone present was stunned, you must know that it is 50,000 taels when exchanged for silver! The remaining treasury of Mianshui County for a year is only two or three thousand taels! Even if it is a good year, it will definitely not exceed five thousand taels! You can imagine how much the shock of these five thousand taels of gold is to everyone.

It's really rich! At the same time, such a thought floated in everyone's hearts. Forming a private army of 1,000 people, not only is the salary rich enough, but even the food, grass and ordnance are ready!

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look up at the Zhu Chamber of Commerce and the others in front of them again. It's just in a county town, and it's so generous as soon as it starts, so what if it's the head office of Hanzhong Mansion? How big will the financial resources be?

Seeing that everyone had been greatly taken aback, Chen Wansan didn't seem to care about shocking everyone again, and then threw out another bombshell, which shocked everyone present in a daze, and their thoughts were blank: "In order to show sincerity, before coming, my son-in-law specially ordered me to send a batch of ordnance as a meeting gift for the first time to open a branch in Guixian!" Two hundred stainless steel Mo knives, two hundred long lances made of high-quality Tuomu! ”

Among the people present, some of them were already stunned, especially Liu Neng, the county lieutenant who knew military affairs, and Zhao Xingjie, the county commander, even Zhao Xingjie didn't expect such a rich meeting gift, and his heart suddenly became more firm in his existing thoughts.

You must know that the stainless steel Mo knife and the Tuomu lance, which are extremely lethal and extremely expensive weapons in the army, not to mention in Mianshui County, which is located in a relatively remote location, may not be able to find a few in the entire Luzhou, even if there is, it is also 'enshrined' in the homes of dignitaries, and the military is not only very few, but even if there is, it is impossible to be large-scale, and it can only be some inferior goods.

"This... This.. Liu Neng, the county lieutenant, suddenly lost his temper, stretched out his arms, and stammered for a long time and couldn't say the following.

"That's right, before leaving, my son-in-law proposed it, saying that it was to show sincerity, so I gave it to your county for free!" Chen Wansan nodded, chuckled in response, and when he spoke, he was extremely light, as if he was giving some inconsequential and ordinary gifts.

However, these ordnance can only be sent out free of charge, and if you want to collect fees, I am afraid that all the assets that have been accumulated in the Mianshui County Treasury for many years will not be enough to buy this batch of ordnance.

"In that case! Then Zhao is better to be respectful than to obey his fate! Zhao Xingjie was the first to react, and thanked him solemnly. Then he pondered for a while, frowned and whispered: "But Steward Chen doesn't know, Zhao, a soldier in Mianshui County, I'm afraid he won't use these weapons at all. ”

"It's okay!" Chen Wansan waved his hand lightly, pointed to Yuan Biao on the side, and explained with a smile: "Yuan Dart Master, they are all experts, and they can be responsible for training at that time!" ”

"Then, Zhao will thank you first!" Zhao Xingjie was not polite, nodded, and bowed to Yuan Biao and the others. I was also very emotional in my heart, if I could really train two hundred Mo sword soldiers and two hundred long lance elite horses, I am afraid that Mianshui County would no longer have to worry about surviving in this troubled world.

"In addition, in order to thank Lord Zhao and everyone present for their guarantee for the Zhu Chamber of Commerce in the future! We, the Zhu Chamber of Commerce, have also prepared a small gift for all of you! Chen Wansan glanced around everyone with a smile, and after giving everyone some sweetness, he said his conditions: "In the future, some affairs in the city will depend on you, especially in terms of grain, grass and horses!" Our Zhu Chamber of Commerce needs to buy in large quantities! ”

Hearing this, everyone didn't care about what price the other party would buy it at, anyway, everyone had a thousand hearts about the financial resources of the Zhu Chamber of Commerce, and what they valued most at the moment was the small gift that Chen Wansan said. If it weren't for the fact that the banquet hadn't been dissolved, everyone would probably be eager to come forward to receive the gifts.

"Steward Chen! General Ben might be able to help! Zhao Maozi, who had been neglected for a long time, suddenly found an opportunity for his performance, perhaps because he was worried that he was not in the list of receiving gifts, and wanted to open his mouth to remind him, but suddenly opened his mouth to learn the name of everyone, shouted Chen Wansan, and then smiled and patted his chest to Chen Wansan and promised: "Don't dare to say anything else!" In terms of war horses, leave it to me! Even if it is three feet to the ground, I, Zhao Maozi, can gather enough for Steward Chen! ”

Scraping the floor? When everyone heard this, they not only laughed secretly in their hearts, but this word came out of Zhao Maozi's mouth, which was very consistent, after all, what Zhao Maozi did before was to scrape the ground. However, it was only slander in their hearts, and everyone did not dare to say such a thing in front of the newly appointed Wupin Zhonglang General, you must know that the highest official position present is now Zhao Maozi, but during the entire banquet, everyone put their minds on the Zhu Chamber of Commerce, so they inadvertently snubbed this Wupin Zhonglang General.

"yes, yes! General Zhao Lang now has military power in his hands, and through some connections, it must not be a problem to get some good war horses! ”

"Zhao Lang will be right! This errand, I don't dare to rob Zhao Lang! ”

Several people in the field also opened their mouths to praise this five-grade Zhonglang general, but they didn't know that this Zhonglang general could basically be said to be in name only, and he still hadn't accepted any impostors.

However, Zhao Maozi felt good about himself, and when he saw that everyone was respectful, he suddenly surged with pride, and smiled at everyone: "You have won the award, this matter is beneficial and harmless for our Mianshui County, and this general will naturally make a contribution!" Otherwise, how can it be called to protect the territory and the people?! ”

Protecting the land and the people? Another word that should have been very imposing, once again came out of the mouth of a man who had been a bandit for half his life, and the expressions on everyone's faces were extremely good-looking, but they only nodded in agreement with a smile on their faces.

"Yes, yes!"

"Today's General Zhao Lang is our general in Luzhou! Doing things for the sake of the people is really a blessing for the people and a blessing for the people! ”

In the praise of everyone, Zhao Maozi suddenly felt a little fluttery, and in the face of several people's successive toasts, the comer poured into his mouth, let out a hearty laugh, and finally found a sense of existence.