After the auction of the immortal drunken agency was over, Gu Haotian's last major task before the end of the year was completed.

And the time has entered December 22, Gu Haotian took advantage of the convenience of Yuncheng to visit the new county magistrate Shi Wenbin, and also gave Zhu Tong a New Year's gift. I wanted to go and see Wu Yong, but I thought about an important matter in Huangnigang in the future, if Wu Yong's situation was changed too early, it would definitely affect the progress of that matter, which would change many things in the future, including that Hei Saburo. So he just wrote him a letter and prepared a gift for someone to send it.

Twenty-four is a small year, Gu Haotian under the leadership of Gu Zhen, at home to worship ancestors, visited some elders in Zhuangzi, and after making some explanations to Liu Yuan, he went to Liangshan with his family for the New Year.

Liangshan Manor now has more than 20,000 people and guards, and it is really a big market town. Although the manor now has no worries about food and clothing, it is relatively poor due to the inconvenient transportation on the mountain and the abundance and diversity of materials. Coupled with the fact that the Chinese people have always loved the Spring Festival, and now the people on the mountain also have plenty of money, Gu Haotian expects that the people's demand for materials will be greater. Therefore, the Commercial Office has been instructed to buy as many goods as possible to meet the needs of the people.

When Gu Haotian and his entourage returned to Liangshan, it was nearly noon on the 25th, and after entering the Qianshan Road from Jinsha, Gu Haotian had been thinking about a question on the road. Nowadays, there are many horses on the mountain, but the passage up and down the mountain is a vertical step up and down, which is not conducive to the rapid passage of horses and is not conducive to people riding, which directly affects the speed of going up and down the mountain, and is extremely unfavorable in wartime. More than a month ago, he asked the Civil Affairs Department to take the lead in repairing the passage around the mountain, and now it seems that several horse roads up and down the mountain will also be built, so that a network of roads around the mountain can be formed and the defense capability of the whole mountain can be improved. So he thought of the "zigzag" uphill road in later generations, which was the most suitable for uphill horse roads.

Thinking all the way, I unconsciously entered the back mountain, but found that what was coming was already a strong New Year's flavor.

At the entrance of the market is Dr. Gao's Rejuvenation Hall Pharmacy. I saw Dr. Gao doing it himself, with a few apprentices and men, was cleaning the storefront.

"Doctor Gao, as the saying goes, 'On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, dust and sweep the house', how did you change him to twenty-five." Gu Zhen was familiar with him, and walked over to greet him with a smile.

"The staff is back, too." Doctor Gao screamed in surprise, and then said, "Didn't I have a few little patients here yesterday, and they were all sent away today, just convenient, and besides, 'except for Chen Buxin', as long as you have the heart, it will be the same on that day." ”

"What Elder Gao said is reasonable, it's good to have a heart."

Gu Zhen replied with a smile, Gu Haotian also said hello, and several people continued to move forward, along the way they kept meeting acquaintances, Gu Haotian greeted them warmly, everyone said that there was no shortage of food and clothing, but there were fewer New Year's paintings, artillery battles and other things with New Year's flavor. Gu Haotian thought that it must be the negligence of the commercial department, and he came in time a year ago, and then asked Gu Bai to organize people to go to Jeju to purchase again.

After a few more steps, I arrived in front of Ruan Ma's fish head soup shop. saw Ruan's mother, Xiao Er's daughter-in-law, and the goddaughter Zhang Xing'er were busy making tofu.

"The mother of the world is going to change the fish head soup into a tofu restaurant, but no one eats the fish head soup." Gu Haotian walked over and quipped.

"The staff and the junior officials are back for the New Year, that's great, everyone is talking about thanking you, otherwise it would be such a good day, my wife has lived a lot of age, and I never dreamed that the New Year would be so delicious."

"Let's just say that this is to make tofu, 'the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, push the grinding to make tofu,' it is said that the Jade Emperor will visit the lower realm today, and the people eat tofu dregs to pretend to be bitter, in previous years, we also knew the rules, but we can't even afford to eat tofu dregs, what else to pretend, this year is different, we will pretend to be one, otherwise it is not good for the Jade Emperor to be red-eyed."

Ruan's mother can also say that it was one by one, Gu Haotian said goodbye with a smile, and the old man chased him out unrelentingly.

"Little official, come over early in the evening and try the fish head stewed with fresh tofu."

"Certainly, definitely, thank you for your mother."

Gu Haotian replied, and hurriedly fled, but Pan Jinlian laughed coquettishly.

When the group returned home, it was noon. The family had already received a letter that the meal had been arranged, and the family had a rare reunion dinner.

In the afternoon, Gu Haotian took a nap, and then called Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui, Xiao Rang, Du Qian, Tao Zongwang, Gu Song, Shi Qian, Gu Bai and others to Zhonghua Hall for a meeting.

"It's another year in a hurry, but the end of the year is approaching, and we people are not idle, and there are still many things to trouble you now."

Gu Haotian felt that there were only a few days left before the New Year, and he wanted to make everyone do things very unwillingly.

"Haotian should be polite, just talk about something." Wen Huanzhang spoke on behalf of everyone.

"The first is that at the end of the year, we should summarize the performance of the escort team and the various management departments on the mountain, and the rewards of the awards should be rewarded, so that everyone can have a comfortable year. I would like to invite Mr. Xiao Jiasui, Xiao Rang and Du Qian, the two directors, to come up with a charter and discuss and agree on it at that time. ”

"Second, if you want to go to Crouching Tiger Village, there are also four or five hundred families there, and the members of a battalion want to go to condole, so I will ask Mr. Wen to go hard."

"Third, the Commerce Department should immediately go to Jeju to purchase a batch of New Year's goods to meet the needs of the people on the mountain, and the Shiqian brothers will go together to contact Zhu Fu, Di Cheng, and Zhao Neng to understand the situation, and also give condolences on behalf of the manor."

"Fourth, the infrastructure department should plan several horse paths up the mountain to facilitate horse running, and then connect with the passage around the mountain, which can not only ensure the rapid transportation of troops, but also provide a place for cavalry to train."

"The last thing is the matter of the displaced people, last year Gujiazhuang took in the displaced people spread widely, if there are displaced people this year will come to Gujiazhuang, we must prepare early. I'm going to go back to Gujiazhuang when things are done on the mountain. ”

"Haotian, this matter is not appropriate, now there are tens of thousands of people on the mountain, nearly 10,000 guards, everything has to be decided by you, it is not appropriate to leave lightly, and the resettlement of the displaced people has been trained for a year, and everyone on the mountain is already familiar with it, so only send an experienced leader to the past."

Wen Huanzhang saw that Gu Haotian wanted to return to Gujiazhuang and accept the displaced people, and he was the first to speak against it. Everyone also agreed, saying that now is different from last year, and some small things do not need Gu Haotian to come forward in person. In the end, Gu Song volunteered, saying that he was an old man who did not have much effect on the mountain, and Gujiazhuang was also the most familiar, so he went there to sit in the town.

After discussion, everyone agreed, and the Civil Affairs Department selected some capable personnel to follow, and a group of people from each battalion of the escort team, led by Ma Qiang, went to the scene to maintain order with Liu Yuan. The sailor battalion was still led by Ruan Xiaoqi's third battalion, and personnel were dispatched to organize ships to be responsible for transportation. Due to the urgency of time, it was decided that a group of people would leave on the morning of 26 July.

After the meeting, Gu Haotian called Shi Qian and Gu Bai to stop.

"The two of them went to Jeju to prepare two generous gifts, one for the Yan family, and the other for Yan Junqing to help send to that Uncle Zhang." Then he took out a letter and handed it to Shi Qian, "This letter is handed over to Yan Junqing, he knows how to deal with it." ”

After the two of them went, Gu Haotian saw that it was still early, so he called Bian Xiang, Tao Zongwang and the rotating captain Zhou Jin, and took a few people to see the road around the mountain.

In more than a month, the roadbed on the western mountainside has been roughly opened, and five to six hundred migrant workers are still busy on the construction site. Gu Haotian stood on the road in front of the mountainside, and talked to Tao Zongwang about the design idea of the zigzag mountain road. He saw a few people coming down, but it was Zhu Gui and Ruan Xiaoer who took the lead, and he suddenly thought that Zhuang Mingli had been away from Liangshan for more than ten days, and Zhu Gui should have arrived.

"Brother Zhu Gui, it's another month, and it's hard all the way." Gu Haotian greeted him and greeted him with a few people

"Why is the little official here, but it's a coincidence."

Zhu Gui has been gone for more than three months since he attended Li Kui's wedding, and this time Gu Haotian sent Zhuang Mingli to replace him, knowing that there must be important things to explain, so after the handover, he hurried back, and he didn't expect to meet a petty official in the middle of the mountain.

"Didn't I welcome you?" Gu Haotian joked.

"Director Tao is here, I guess it must be a matter of road construction." Zhu Gui is shrewd, and he can guess accurately.

"You can also pinch it, how about Jinling Town, Zhuang Mingli can live in the town?"

"Petty officials just rest assured, Zhuang Mingli has been a master for many years, and he has the ability to see people, recognize people and deal with people, and after half a year of operation, the firm is now our people, and there are Sha Santie and Zhao De watching over there, nothing will happen, but you change me back, but what is the matter, but it makes me itch."

"It's okay over there, but you have a bigger errand waiting for you, I'm afraid you'll have to leave again after the New Year."

"Tell me quickly, little official, where am I going this time?"

It is said that this Zhu Gui is worthy of being an intelligence talent, he knows that there is no shortage of manpower on the mountain at the moment, and he must be used elsewhere in a hurry to recruit him back.

"It's a very important place to go." Gu Haotian pointed to the west with his hand.

"Beijing?" Zhu Gui hesitated for a moment and said his guess.

"Yes, that's it, the capital is the heart of the Zhou Dynasty, the news of the world is here, we must have a strong intelligence network there, and we must have a strong ability to act in the next step, so that we can take precautions and win the first opportunity for the dangers that Liangshan may encounter in the future."

Several people around him were confidants, and Gu Haotian had no scruples, and directly talked about his ideas.

Zhu Gui also felt that this matter was extraordinary, and pondered for a while before asking:

"In what capacity do you think the petty officials should go in?"

"I think it's still the best hotel, one is familiar to you, the two manors have skilled manpower, the three are convenient to inquire about the news, and there is a safe place for people to enter Beijing in the manor in the future.

"You pick a good manpower during the year, and then go to the capital after the New Year, find a medium-sized store to settle down, and I will also go to the capital to meet you later."

Gu Haotian had already envisioned the layout of the capital, but he didn't have manpower before, and he didn't feel very urgent. And next year will enter 1112, if according to the original water margin trajectory, a lot of things are about to happen, if not in advance of the layout, it is inevitable to be in a hurry, and since the year after the year anyway, to go to Beijing to explore what kind of spring, more coincidentally, there is just a replacement for Zhu Gui, so he took this step.

A few people talked about it and went to Zhonghua Hall, and it happened that Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui and others were still there, so Gu Haotian said his idea again, and everyone also praised it together. In the end, the few people discussed a plan, that is, to set up an intelligence department in the capital, with Zhu Gui as the director, and an intelligence group under it, headed by Zhu Gui, and members selected from various places on the mountain; Another action group was set up, which was proposed by Gu Haotian and headed by Chen Yun, and the members were composed of capable personnel from the three battalions of infantry, cavalry and water.

It was already dinner time when everything was agreed, and Gu Haotian wanted to invite everyone to go to Liangshan Restaurant to pick up Zhu Gui, but Ruan Xiaoer sent out an invitation first.

"My mother made new tofu today, and everyone went to drink a bowl of tofu and fish soup together."

"Also, at noon, the mother has already ordered, let's go and taste it together."

At this time, Gu Haotian also suddenly remembered this stubble, so several people went to the back mountain together.