Lin Ju nodded and said: "There has never been a shortage of funds, but when it develops in the future, there is still a big shortage of manpower." You must know that the King of Qin has thousands of officers and soldiers in the Generalissimo Mansion, and the King of Jin also has thousands of hidden good hands. ”

"And we rely on these 400 or so people in the secret camp, which is undoubtedly a little stretched. When the time comes, if it's a head-to-head duel, how can these hands be? In my opinion, the top priority at the moment is to vigorously recruit talents. ”

Tang Jingtian groaned: "Although we may be lacking in our hands, but the soldiers are not expensive, our people can be ten with one, and the gap is not very much." I'm just worried that if we recruit people on a large scale, it will inevitably be a mixed situation, and if one is not careful, it will trap us all in, and it will be a bit more than worth the loss. ”

Li Yi nodded in agreement: "Brother Tang is right, our manpower must continue to recruit, but we can't be in a hurry. In addition to the existing disciples of the secret camp, my nearly 100 personal soldiers are also relatively reliable, in addition, they are observed and probed in many ways, and if there are any that can be consistent with our views and purposes, they can also be recruited in due course. ”

"But remember not to choose arbitrarily, be sure to strictly investigate, carefully screen. The principle of our secret camp is to rather lack than excess, otherwise, even if it is an excellent person, we will resolutely not want it. ”

Lin Ju said in a deep voice: "Of course we have to grasp this level, otherwise, if something goes wrong, our previous hard work will be in vain." Oh! Since Luhu Villa is going to be expanded, the people recruited in the future can be temporarily placed in that place. ”

"Those who are not absolutely loyal and reliable must not be allowed to know the location of the secret camp, so that the danger can be minimized."

Yue Chang said hesitantly: "If you enclose the surrounding area of Luhu Lake, this ground will not be ordinarily large. Hey! When the time comes, it will not be a problem for us to raise thousands of people, so why be afraid of the King of Qin and the King of Jin! Alas! If only the eldest brother and the second brother had come over. ”

Li Yi said silently: "Yes! Speaking of which, the second brother and sister-in-law went to Chu State, and there is no news so far. Qiu Feng rushed to answer them, but there has been no news, which is really worrying! ”

Lin Judao: "It stands to reason that three or four months is enough for them to go back and forth twice." I am afraid that for the sake of prudence, they will have to travel around and carefully select good materials and quality, and the time spent cannot be calculated by common sense. In addition, there are many checkpoints along the way, and if you are carrying a large number of people, it is not so easy to clear the customs. ”

"Alas! Years of brutal warfare in the Central Plains have caused people's livelihood to wither and the population to decline sharply. They want to rush back smoothly, but it is not so easy. ”

Tang Jingtian said indifferently: "Lin Jue brothers and his wife, they are both people who have been trained in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and they are used to seeing strong winds and waves, plus they rushed to help each other if they have a feud, it should not be a big problem, but they are very knowledgeable in the choice of the road back to Yunnan." ”

"Although the war between Chu and Han has subsided, there is a deep rift between them, and it is unlikely that they want to clear customs on the Chu-Han border. If they choose this path, it will be difficult! ”

"But in my opinion, with Lin Jue's rich experience in the rivers and lakes, and Qiu Feng's shrewdness and ability, they will not choose this path. The remaining two roads are on the west side, one is close to the Kunming Kingdom, and the other needs to take a detour through the Liuyi tribe, as long as they can leave the Chu State smoothly, these two roads will not be hindered. ”

Yue Chang sighed: "It's easy to say, I'm afraid it's not up to them to decide the choice of road." It can only be easy to walk over there, and it cannot be ruled out that some unexpected situations will occur, among which the difficulties and twists and turns are not something we can understand. I only hope that they can turn evil into good fortune and become auspicious in their troubles. ”

Li Yi saw that everyone was quite worried, and hurriedly smiled: "Brothers, don't worry, in terms of time, I'm afraid they have already arrived in Yunnan by now, but we haven't received the news yet." In another ten days and half a month, it is possible that the news will come over. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and in the current situation, they can only wait patiently.

Next, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and chatted about the details of intelligence collection and personnel layout in the capital, as well as Li Yi's trip to the South China Sea in the near future, and analyzed all the situations that could be considered, until it was late, Li Yi, Tang Jingtian, and Lian Jun said goodbye to everyone and hurriedly rushed back to the capital.

The twelfth day of the first lunar month is coming soon, which is the opening day of Zhenghe Auction House, and its first lot will be auctioned at the same time today.

Therefore, although Li Yi has just been on duty all night and has hardly slept all night, the big day of the opening of the auction house cannot be missed, after all, he still has his two treasures to be auctioned, and he is still a little nervous.

When Li Yi and Lian Jun arrived at the 'Shangpinxuan' Qunying Building, the entire auction hall was already crowded, and the front position was already full, so Li Yi and Lian Jun had to find an inconspicuous position in the back and sit down, just waiting to watch the whole auction go on.

Unexpectedly, when the auction was about to start, Li Yi suddenly found that his uncle Liu Mingjun walked in unhurriedly at this time, followed by his general ledger Li Zongwen, and Lian Chang'an and Tang Jingyuan, who seemed to have become his right-hand men.

The four of them came to the auction hall, saw that the first few rows were full, looked around, and turned around and walked towards the place where Li Yi and Lian Jun were seated.

Li Yi hurriedly stood up and stepped forward, it was impossible to pretend to ignore it at this time.

Li Yi greeted the four of them with a smile, and said to Liu Mingjun respectfully: "Why did my uncle think about coming over, is there an object you like in the auction?" ”

Liu Mingjun smiled and said, "Hehe! Didn't you come too, oh! I've inquired about the items in this auction, and there aren't many things that interest me, but I just want to join in the fun and come and take a casual look. ”

Li Yi smiled: "Yes! I've heard that most of them are old objects from the rich and noble families, and they are not necessarily so unusual, but they are just flowers in their own eyes. ”

Liu Mingjun smiled, and as Li Yi sat down in the last row, he tidied up the corners of his robe, glanced at Li Yi thoughtfully, and said with an indifferent smile: "I heard that Yi'er actually donated the treasures that he had treasured for many years to auction for the victims of the South China Sea, but don't you know that there is such a thing?" ”

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