This was only his temporary idea.

It is still very troublesome to make a dilapidated restaurant a landmark building in Xu County and a club for future generations.

However, the palace was also not built, and during this time, it could be carried out simultaneously.

"We're going to live here for a long time in the future, Dian Wei, what do you think of Xu County?" Walking into the restaurant, Xu Ding looked around.

"Compared with Donglai, of course, it's not as good."

"I promise you, in less than three years, this place will be better than Donglai!" Xu Ding already had an idea in his heart. Since you are going to live here for a long time in the future, you naturally have to renovate and renovate. As the capital of a country, it must not be shabby.

"Two guests, are you eating or staying at the hotel?" A kind-faced middle-aged man came down from upstairs.

Xu Ding turned his head and said with a smile: "We neither eat nor live in the store. I want to buy this place, you can make a price. ”

"Buy?"

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to sell this restaurant." ”

"I'll pay a high price."

"No matter how high the price is, I won't sell it."

"Huh?" Xu Dingrao sat down interestingly and asked, "Why?" I pay five times the price, and you don't sell it either? ”

The middle-aged man arched his hand and said, "You should be a foreign businessman, right?" If some time ago, I would like to sell the restaurant to you at half price. But now... Xu County is about to become the national capital, and at the diagonal door of my restaurant, it is the imperial palace. In the future, officials, merchants, and foreign envoys will come here to eat and stay, so how can I sell a store with such a good business? ”

"Hehe, I see." Xu Ding understood.

But he's determined to get here.

Entertainment clubs must be built.

"Daring, do you know who you're talking to?" Dian Wei shouted angrily.

Xu Ding stopped Dian Wei and said with a smile: "Shop, I must buy here." But if you don't want to sell, then we will discuss and discuss, after I buy it, you will still take care of it, and I usually don't manage the restaurant. This restaurant is still up to you. Also, do you estimate how much money you can make each year according to your idea? ”

"This..."

He said, "At least 20,000 taels." ”

Xu Dingdao: "Okay, you help me take care of this restaurant, I will give you 20,000 taels of wages every year, what do you think?" ”

"What? You.... The middle-aged man said to himself: "This can't be a fool." ”

"Hey! What do you ask? "Dian Wei has a very bad attitude towards this store.

"I..." The shopkeeper came back to his senses and was about to say yes. At this time, Guo Jia walked in quickly with a team of soldiers: "Lord, we found a short sword on the bodies of those killers. In the hidden place at the bottom of the sword, a deaf word was engraved. This is made by the craftsmen of the Yangzhou Deaf. It can be seen that these killers may be sent by Zhou Yu or Sun Jian. ”

The shopkeeper on the side was already stupid, and he didn't dare to move when he stood there.

Xu Ding said: "The craftsmen in Yangzhou built it, and it can't be said that it was sent by Zhou Yu or Sun Jian. Maybe it was Liu Bei and Cao Cao who framed the Sun family, it is not impossible. ”

Guo Jia said: "What the lord said is very true. But the inscription on the bottom of this dagger is very hidden. If I hadn't looked closely, I wouldn't have found it. This is supposed to be used by the killer himself for self-defense. Because of another killer, there are no extra daggers. ”

Xu Dingdao: "In this way, it is really Zhou Gongjin's doing. ”

"Yes."

Xu Ding sneered: "Zhou Gongjin has long wanted to compete with me, and it is reasonable to send a detailed work to investigate." Anyway, it won't be long before the Sun clan will perish, so it's okay to do what to do. Fengxiao, from now on, there is no need to check the details in the city. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Let's take advantage of it then."

"I understand." Guo Jia replied: "The minister posted a notice to cover up the matter. Just like an assassin sent by a certain family to seek revenge. ”

"Hmm."

Xu Ding waved his hand.

Guo Jia led people away.

The middle-aged man standing on the side knelt down: "The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, but he didn't know that the general was coming, offended the general, and asked the general to punish him." ”

Xu Ding replied to his senses: "You didn't offend me, and I won't punish that." We're talking business, we're talking business, what do you think of what I told you before? ”

"Oh yes, what's your name?"

"Villain Hu Ding."

Xu Ding said: "Hu Ding, I bought this place because I wanted to renovate it and make the business better." Because the business of Xu County is not developed. Looks lifeless. If you can help me, I will not treat you badly. In addition to the salary of 20,000 taels promised before, the rest of the benefits are also quite numerous. Would you like to? ”

Hu Ding hurriedly responded: "The small ones are willing, the small ones are willing..." ”

For ordinary people, it is so difficult to see Xu Ding, let alone do things for Xu Ding.

This was a godsend, and he couldn't have it.

"General, you said before that giving a small 20,000 taels is too much..." Hu Ding was uneasy and wanted to take only his own share.

"Not much, not much, as long as you do your best in the future, these 20,000 taels will not be wronged." Xu Dingdao: "I don't like to take advantage of people for nothing, especially to the people under my rule. How much is your restaurant worth? You tell me a price, and I'll send it to someone. ”

"Don't be afraid, just say it."

Hu Ding thought about it, the price can't be too high, what if Xu Ding is offended? So he made a five-fold discount, and then pinched his head and tail: "Ten... One hundred and fifty thousand taels. ”

Although Xu Ding is not familiar with the price of Xuxian Restaurant, he also knows that it is impossible to buy a restaurant for 150,000 taels of silver. What's more, this restaurant is still opposite the palace, and the business must be so good.

Xu Ding didn't want to take advantage of him, so he said: "I'm not familiar with the price of the restaurant. Ask later. Then send someone to bring two pieces of silver to receive here. The restaurant needs to be renovated and the name should be changed. You can help take care of these things, and the reward is as you like. ”

Hu Dingdao: "General Meng values it, and if he hands over such a large restaurant to a small one, how can the small one not do his best." As for the remuneration ... The general will not say any more, the small ones really dare not ask for it again. ”

"Okay, that's it."

Xu Ding went upstairs and walked around, and then left here.

The matter of repairing the restaurant, Xu Ding handed it over to Wang Yue and Wang Fu of the Hero Building. Because this restaurant, the name that is about to be changed is called the Hero Club.

Wang Yue's Hero Building will also be moved here.

It was repaired by Wang Yue and Wang Fu, which couldn't be better.

"My lord, the minister has received bad news." Early the next morning, as soon as Xu Ding got up, Guo Jia came.

"What's the bad news? Did Cao Cao send troops? Xu Ding asked.

"It's not."

Guo Jia arched his hand and said, "The lord still remembers Zhuge Liang, right?" ”

"Of course, Zhuge Liang is a rare talent, and his judgment of the situation and the study of the formation can be described as perfect. But where has he been lately, why haven't I seen him? ”

Xu Ding washed his face and sat in the living room drinking tea.

Guo Jia arched his hand and said: "The minister just received the news that Zhuge Liang traveled to Taiyuan and has taken refuge in Liu Bei. And a few days ago, he personally went to Hanoi to persuade Zhang Yang's generals to rebel and murder Zhang Yang. Nowadays, all parts of Hanoi have belonged to Liu Bei. ”

Xu Ding was holding the tea bottle, but it had not yet been delivered to his mouth, and he was a little surprised to hear the news.

"In the end, Zhuge Liang killed Zhang Yang without bloodshed? In this way, the territory of Liu Bei and Cao Cao is not connected? The threat to us is also greater. Xu Dingdao.

"Yes. The land of Hanoi is connected to Guanzhong, and Liu Bei has it, like a tiger with wings. ”

"It's a pity..."

Xu Ding originally thought that Zhuge Liang's brother was under him, and Zhuge Liang would definitely serve him in the future. What's more, the general trend of the world is already clear at a glance, he is about to unify the whole country, what reason does Zhuge Liang have to go to other princes. Who would have thought that Liu Bei, the mourning star, would really accept Zhuge Liang.

This is definitely bad news for Xu Ding.

"From now on, Sun Cao Liu will be fully monitored. I want to know what they do, who they meet and what they talk about. I want to know them all. After the founding of the country, destroy them in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes."

Guo Jia is in charge of Tianluo Net, and he is a good hand at collecting intelligence. Not to mention the trivial matter of probing Sun Cao Liu, even the generals under them can't escape the investigation.

............

On this day, the troops from Hebei and the Central Plains had gathered in the south of Yanzhou.

Xu Ding sent people to count a total of 230,000 cavalry, including more than 10,000 chariots.

For these 230,000 troops, Xu Ding will restructure them.

"This restructuring is not only to prepare for the next battle to facilitate command, but also to be the first batch of regularized troops formed after the founding of the People's Republic of China. I've got a plan, can you hear it? There were many generals standing in the study, all looking at Xu Ding. Xu Ding took a document and read: "First of all, the First Army was named the First Field Army, and the general in charge of the army was Lu Bu. Lü Bu was still in Biansai and did not come back, and his army did not go to Yanzhou to participate in this restructuring, but I can count him in the restructuring sequence, because the First Field Army will be composed of Lü Bu's headquarters cavalry and Gao Shun's trapping camp, as well as 20,000 light cavalry selected from the Xianbei surrendered troops. The number of people is about 35,000. ”

"The Second Army was named the Hebei Field Army, and the general of the army was Guan Yu. Two battalions of cavalry, five infantry battalions and one chariot battalion will be formed by the soldiers of various prefectures and counties in Hebei, with a total of 40,000 horses. ”

"The Third Army was named the Central Plains Field Army, and the commander of the army was Huang Zhong. It will be composed of soldiers from Qingzhou and Xuzhou counties. Including General Gongsun Zhan's 15,000 White Horse Righteous Servants, General Min Rou's 12,000 Guiyi Army, and General Zhang Jaw's 3,000 Euphorbia Soldiers, as well as six battalions of foot soldiers selected from Qingxu County. A total of 60,000 people. ”

"The Fourth Army was named the Zhili Field Army, and the general of the army was Xu Huang. It will be composed of the Shenji Cavalry Guard, the Xuanjia Guard, the Mo Dao Guard, and the soldiers of various counties in Yanzhou. A total of 20,000 people. ”

"The Fifth Army is given the name of Sharp Knife, and the general of the army is Zhao Yun, and the troops who are good at attacking the city will be selected from each army, and the number is tentatively set at 35,000."

"The Sixth Army was given the name of Shield Defense, and the commander of the army was Zhang Liao. Troops who are good at defending the city will be selected from each army, and the number will be tentatively set at 35,000. ”

"The Seventh Army was given the name Sharp Blade, and the general of the army was Jia Xu. This army will consist entirely of firearms, tentatively numbering five thousand. ”

.........

In addition to the above generals who were appointed as chief generals, there were also many generals who also joined these seven armies, some were deputy generals, and some were pioneers. Almost all of the generals present have quotas. It's just that the size of the official position is different. However, most of the generals are ranked according to their military exploits, and there is little controversy.

Only Ma Chao has some opinions.

Under Xu Ding, he was one of the best generals, but he was not appointed as the main general. However, he was assigned to the Hebei Field Army and served as a captain in the first battalion, which was really overkill.

The generals under Ma Chao have more opinions.

They are not even captains, they are directly commanders.

This gap in identity is simply unacceptable.

After announcing the restructuring of the army, Xu Ding left Ma Chao and the generals under his command behind, and said, "Meng Qi, do you have something to say?" ”

"Yes."

"Say it."

Ma Chao said angrily: "The last general fought in the south and the north, with rich experience and outstanding achievements. In this restructuring, he only served as a captain of the first battalion, and the general was really unconvinced. ”

The generals standing behind him also looked unhappy.

"Just for this?" Xu Dingdao: "General Gongsun Zhan, General Min Rou, and General Zhang Jaw, aren't they also captains of the first battalion?" They were subordinate to the Central Plains Field Army and were under the jurisdiction of Huang Zhong. ”

Ma Chao said: "Can that be the same?" They're all elites. ”

Xu Dingdao: "Meng Qi, aren't your subordinates also elite?" The Hebei Field Army has two battalions of cavalry. One battalion was heavy cavalry and the other was light cavalry, both of which numbered five thousand. You are the captain of the heavy cavalry battalion, and you are the only well-equipped cavalry in our army, and you are still a low position? Small number? ”

"Heavy riding?"

Ma Chao's face immediately changed: "It's really a heavy ride?" ”

"Of course. If it weren't for the well-equipped Heavy Cavalry, how could I have sent you to command? You should know that I am the most interested in your soldiers. Xu Dingdao.

"Just now, the last general was rude, I hope the lord will forgive the sin." Ma Chao bowed his hand.

"I hope the Lord will forgive your sins..." The generals also knelt down.

"Get up. It's no wonder that after the restructuring, there are indeed many generals, and the number of commanders is small, and some of them have a large number of commanders, which is inevitable. But I will keep your merits in my heart, and when the world is calm, I will definitely reward you for your merits. ”

"Thank you, my lord..."

The crowd stood up.

Xu Ding pulled Ma Chao and said: "Meng Qi, this battle is very important to us, I hope that the soldiers at all levels can unite to deal with Sun Cao Liu." Don't create a gap because of the size of your official position. ”

"The last will understand."

Ma Chao really realized that he was a little reckless just now.

Even if the position is low and the number of troops leading is small, it should not be dissatisfied.

But he didn't know what Xu Ding was thinking.

Xu Ding would rather be like Ma Chao and explain his dissatisfaction in person, rather than see soldiers at all levels fighting in secret. In the end, it is their own army that loses, and even affects the overall situation.

The restructuring of the armed forces has aroused heated discussions in the military.

Some are happy, some are dissatisfied.

But what has already been decided, it is impossible to change it.

Everyone had to accept this reality.

"Fengxiao, the military restructuring is not just a change of title. There will also be changes in the army. You took the time to go to the barracks and stationed our six armies in Yanzhou. Let them train individually and form a tacit understanding internally. "In the county government, Xu Ding said to Guo Jiadao.

"Yes."

Guo Jia replied: "It is not difficult to station the troops separately. It's just that in a short period of time, it is a little difficult for them to form a tacit understanding with each other. ”

Xu Dingdao: "Training soldiers is the business of generals at all levels, you don't have to worry about it. All you have to do is pass on my orders. And also... After the formation of those seven armies, there should be more than 20,000 soldiers left in Yanzhou, right? ”