Liu Renyu saw Hong Chengchou looking at himself eagerly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, knowing what Hong Junmen and his old man were going to say.

But what Hong Junmen said was a little different from what he thought.

I saw Hong Chengchou put on a pure natural and pollution-free smile, and said with a smile: "Renyu, you and General Liu have made great contributions to the south this time, and I have my own documents to ask for credit for you and General Liu, with your merits, even a guerrilla may not be impossible, and General Liu can also go further, and it is okay to be a general." ”

Liu Renyu and Liu Wuguo, the two generals, saw that Hong Chengchou had given such a big fortune when he opened his mouth, and they were all happy, and they all knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and said loudly: "The last general (lowly position) thanked Hong Junmen for raising love." ”

"That's it," Hong Chengchou first waved his hand, and then said to Liu Renyu with a pleasant face: "Renyu, let me tell you something, there are natural disasters everywhere in Yansui at present, and there is no food in the fields of the people, so they rebelled without food, and we can't collect taxes, so most of the treasury is empty!" ”

When Hong Chengchou said this, he first sighed heavily, and then he said: "This time, I went to Fugu with Mr. Du and recruited 2,000 people, and these 2,000 people followed us back to Yulin, but so far we haven't even eaten a full meal, and now you and General Liu have recruited 14,000 people, I really don't know where to put these people?" ”

Liu Renyu kept hearing this, only to find that Hong Chengchou spared such a big bend, first promised an official position, and then said a lot of things like the court was very difficult, in fact, it was all to let him Liu Renyu settle more displaced people as a foreshadowing.

And Hong Chengchou really said: "When I first succeeded as the governor of Yansui a few days ago, I allocated 3,000 people to you to plant, I heard that you didn't let them starve to death, and now you recruit 14,000 people by yourself, and put them all in your place, how about it?" ”

Hong Chengchou knew that Liu Renyu would definitely not be able to digest so many displaced people, so he threw this matter out first and said it, so that Liu Renyu first felt that this matter was very difficult to do, and he would definitely have to bargain, and then he slowly lowered the price, and finally Hong Chengchou expected to be able to install 5,000 people at Liu Renyu.

And when Liu Renyu heard that Hong Chengchou was going to install so many people on his own territory, he immediately looked embarrassed and frowned: "Junmen, ....... lowly position." ”

Hong Chengchou saw Liu Renyu's face was embarrassed, and thought that he was going to put it in trouble and refused to accept the homeless, so he earnestly taught: "Renyu, you eat the king's lu, the matter of loyalty to the king, the court is in difficulty at the moment, you have this ability, you should solve problems for the court, share worries for the monarch's father, and now you have done these things, a certain family will remember it in their hearts, and the court will also remember your merits, and it is not impossible to rise to prominence in the future." ”

In the face of Hong Chengchou's righteous bombardment and the temptation of promotion, Liu Renyu just smiled slightly, and replied lightly: "Junmen, you haven't listened to the humble post just now." Humble means willing to accept 14,060 homeless people. ”

"Seriously!?" Hong Chengchou couldn't believe his own ears.

"How dare you speak in front of the military gate?" Liu Renyu replied.

"You must know that I don't have any extra money and food to support you, and you need to raise your own money and food to resettle the displaced people." Hong Chengchou emphasized.

"The humble position does not require the military to pay for money and food, but there is one thing that I hope the military can fulfill." Liu Renyu said.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Hong Chengchou saw that Liu Renyu took on such an extremely difficult task, and then put forward a request, so this request must be a very difficult thing to do, so he listened quietly with a solemn face.

"The humble post was previously killed by the Beiyu and promoted to the general, and was ordered to guard the Zhenbei Fort, and now the left has been moved to the Jingbian Fort garrison, and the military attache of the Zhenbei Fort, the humble post asks He Ergou to temporarily replace him, and the humble post implores the lord to formally appoint any Ergou as the military attache of the Zhenbei Fort." Liu Renyu suddenly knelt down on one knee and pleaded.

"It turns out that you agreed to resettle the displaced people so readily for this!" Hong Chengchou saw that Liu Renyu had made such a big effort, just to seek a position as a military attache in Zhenbeibao for his own henchmen, which was not too difficult to do.

So Hong Chengchou first breathed a sigh of relief, and then he found that he didn't know where Zhenbei Fort was and how the situation happened, so he said to the staff next to him: "I first came to Yansui, I don't know where Zhenbei Fort is, you go and check what the situation of Zhenbei Fort is, after reading it, come and report back to me." ”

"Yes, Junmen." The staff member agreed, and went straight to the city's office to check the situation in Zhenbei Fort.

Hong Chengchou took the opportunity of his staff to check where Zhenbei Fort was and what the situation was, and asked Liu Renyu: "Now that we are suffering from famine everywhere in Yansui, I can't place displaced people in various states and counties, why are you confident that you can resettle more than 10,000 hungry people?" ”

Regarding this issue, Liu Renyu did not intend to hide it, because Hong Chengchou was an evergreen in the political arena of the late Ming Dynasty, and he was trusted by the emperor until he was captured by the Jurchens, so Liu Renyu planned to take refuge in Hong Chengchou, because he planned to tell the secret that his family could settle the displaced people.

These words, if you say it in the Hongwu period, you will lose your head, but if you say it now, there will be nothing.

So Liu Renyu said calmly: "The lowly job suppressed the bandits in Zhenbeibao, and the money obtained was used to buy cattle breeds, and then the abandoned fields were divided among the homeless people for cultivation, and the grain obtained could be self-sufficient. ”

"You are both an official and a businessman, do you still have the Great Ming Law in your eyes?" When Hong Chengchou heard this, his face suddenly sank, and he asked.

Liu Renyu saw Hong Chengchou asking, but he was not afraid, he knelt on one knee and said earnestly: "Junmen, since he joined the army, he has never received half a penny of military salary from the imperial court, and he has never seen half a bucket of monthly food. ”

When Hong Chengchou heard Liu Renyu say this, his face softened, and he said gently: "What Renyu said is reasonable, but you are a serious official of the imperial court, and now in extraordinary times, you can do businessmen, if the world is too peaceful, don't do such things anymore." ”

"The lowly duty is written." Liu Renyu replied respectfully.

"Well, right now, Wang Jiayin has fled to Hequ, Shanxi, and the thieves on our Yansui South Road have been pacified by the two of you, our Yansui is temporarily peaceful, Renyu, you only need to do one thing next."

"Please also show it to the military gate."

"You must resettle these more than 14,000 displaced people, you must not treat them harshly, let alone kill them at will, after you settle them for three months, I will send someone to your Jingbian Fort to inspect, if the resettlement is not effective, I can protect you as a guerrilla, or let you go home and stay idle, can you write it down?"

"The military gate just rest assured, the displaced people come to me to settle down, and I don't dare to say that I will raise them all to be big fat, at least I won't let them eat the last meal and not the next meal." Liu Renyu swore a curse.

Hong Chengchou saw the humor of Liu Renyu's words, so he smiled and said: "Since I took over as the governor of Yansui, every time I encounter something difficult to solve, you always come to share my worries, there were 3,000 homeless people who were forced to settle in Yansui by Yang Zhishuai, and now more than 14,000 homeless people are resettled, and you are still quite brave and good at fighting, you are really a pillar of the country, and what is even more rare is that you are still so good at fighting." I have a fierce general like you in Yansui, a blessed general, it is really my blessing. ”

To say that at this time, there was still Liu Wuguo, a guerrilla general, sitting in the big tent, but Hong Chengchou concentrated his firepower to praise Liu Renyu.

In the face of such a situation, Liu Wuguo did not mean to be jealous, because he followed Liu Renyu to ask for a lot of benefits along the way, and in addition, he had to do business with Liu Renyu, so he didn't want to say something sour and offend Liu Renyu.

Liu Renyu heard Hong Chengchou's blatant praise, and his heart moved, knowing that Hong Chengchou seemed to have the intention of soliciting, so he knelt down on one knee again and said loudly: "A despicable military man, a rootless person who has returned from Taixi, can be so appreciated by the military gate, it is really terrifying. ”

"Renyu doesn't have to be too humble, the facts are in front of you, why should you be afraid." Hong Chengchou said with a smile.

"Thanks to the military gate, I am grateful for my humble position, and I am willing to be a lackey of the military gate and solve problems for the military gate." Liu Renyu said earnestly to promote himself.

Since ancient times, those in positions of power need capable juniors as their own arms.

Hong Chengchou debuted as a senator of the grain road, patrolling the border town of Yansui, but there was no use for the pro-soldiers, he was able to deter the increasingly arrogant border generals, one relied on the authority of the imperial court, and the other relied on himself to be able to share weal and woe with the soldiers, so as to win the hearts of the soldiers.

And Hong Chengchou does not have the support of his own descendants, and he has never been very down-to-earth, and now there is a Liu Renyu who pays equal attention to making money and fighting, and has a high IQ and EQ, and is willing to serve, Hong Chengchou is naturally extremely willing to accept it.

So Hong Chengchou suddenly asked Liu Renyu again: "How old is Renyu this year, can you do the crown ceremony?" ”

"I'm 24 years old this year, because I used to be in Tessie, and I haven't done the crown ceremony."

In fact, Liu Renyu told Li Jiye and others about his own character Xijie in the past, but looking at Hong Chengchou's posture, it seemed that he wanted to take a word for himself, so he lied and said that he hadn't taken a word yet.

"Really!? My Ming man, when he is 20 years old, he will perform the crown salute and take the word, since you have not taken the word, and there are no elders, it is better for me to take the word for you? Hong Chengchou asked with a smile.

"If the military gate is like this, dare to disobey the order." Liu Renyu said with joy.

"Renyu is a military attaché, since he joined the army with naturalization, he has killed the northern captives, beheaded the slaves, exterminated the thieves, killed the enemy vertically and horizontally, and won a hundred battles. Hong Chengchou asked.

"Damn, you're still a jinshi, just fool me with such a thing!" Liu Renyu was very dissatisfied with this title in his heart, but his face was grateful, and he said excitedly: "Thank you for your humble position, and you will be Liu Invincible after your humble position." ”

"Liu Shoubei, congratulations on having a table." Liu Wuguo saw that Hong Chengchou personally took the word for Liu Renyu, and knew that Hong Chengchou had already moved his mind to recruit Liu Renyu, so he was even more glad that he had found a good partner, and it was Liu Renyu who got the word, so Liu Wuguo congratulated with a smile.

"Thank you, General Liu." Liu Renyu replied with a smile.

The rest of Hong Chengchou's personal guard praise paintings in the big tent also congratulated Liu Renyu, and Liu Renyu returned the salute again and again.

For a while, the atmosphere in the big tent was quite festive.