Lu Xiangsheng saw that the shopkeeper was very calm in the face of five million taels of silver tickets, and finally let go of the heart that had been hanging, in fact, he did not come to exchange cash, and now the 100,000 army still didn't even see a shadow, why did he exchange cash.

He just wanted to see if the silver ticket could be exchanged for cash, and now that it had been confirmed, he naturally put away the silver ticket and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the prosperous shopkeeper raised his hand and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, please stay." ”

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but wonder, I don't exchange silver here, why are you keeping me? He asked inexplicably, "What else is going on?" ”

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly: "I heard that the Governor is going to recruit 100,000 soldiers, I, I want to recommend something to the Governor." ”

This Luo Yangxing, he really dares to spread anything, but fortunately, this conscription is not a secret, and it is nothing to pass it on.

Lu Xiangsheng replied angrily: "Yes, this recruit has not arrived yet, what do you have to recommend?" ”

Luo Yangxing is really lying down and getting shot, he is the kind of person who has nothing to do with himself and hangs high, if the emperor has no will, he usually leads a group of younger brothers around the capital, busy feet do not touch the ground, beauties can't see it, how can I have time to spread these news!

In fact, these are all passed down by Zhu Cijiong to Cao Huachun, and the military expenses given this time are all silver tickets, if Rixinglong has no preparation, it would be a mistake.

Shanxi is the birthplace of Jin merchants, and it is also the hometown of more than half of the shareholders of Rixinglong, so it is natural to send a shrewd and capable shopkeeper to take charge of the Shanxi branch, this shopkeeper is actually Fan Yongdou, one of the major shareholders of Rixinglong, he has been engaged in military supply for half his life, and he is naturally very familiar with the needs of the army, and he can think of many places that Lu Xiangsheng did not expect.

The military households of the Ming Dynasty can not be regarded as regular troops, they are just ancestors who have been soldiers, maybe some thousands of households or commanders still have a few pairs of armor and a few weapons left at home, and the general military households have nothing at home, except that sometimes the idle eggs of the thousands of households hurt and gather them to practice, and at other times they are no different from the peasants.

Therefore, this group of recruits almost all came empty-handed, and they still had to get weapons, military uniforms, boots, and military tents and quilts. Weapons can also go to the arsenal to get them, military uniforms, boots, military tents and quilts are sorry, the arsenal does not have this thing, who knows when the imperial court will recruit soldiers, these things will grow hair after a long time.

Lu Xiangsheng trained the regular army of the Beijing camp, and these things had already been prepared, so he had no concept at all. Fortunately, Fan Yongdou is an old military quartermaster, and he knew what the situation was as soon as he heard Lu Xiangsheng's tone, so he carefully reminded: "I don't know if the military uniform, boots, military tent and quilt of this recruit are ready, Your Excellency Governor." ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was shocked: "Ah, do you have to prepare for these?" Aren't they military households, didn't they leave these things from their previous generation? ”

Fan Yongdou patiently explained: "The descendants of those who have some roots in the army can naturally enter the army, and those who have these things are now staying in the army, as for these recruits, my ancestors don't know how many generations have never been soldiers, even if they keep these things, they are now dilapidated, and they can't be used at all." ”

Lu Xiangsheng is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, naturally he is not a stupid person, these things are thorough, he was shocked by the shopkeeper's understanding of military quartermasters, and couldn't help but arch his hand: "Thank you for reminding, I don't know Mr. Gao's name." ”

Fan Yongdou hurriedly replied: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, the villain's surname is Fan, and the cheap name is Yongdou." ”

Lu Xiangsheng didn't talk to him too politely, and asked directly: "Listening to the tone of Shopkeeper Fan, these things are being sold every day?" ”

When it came to doing business, Fan Yongdou was energetic, and he said with a smile on his eyebrows: "We started with this, and these are naturally available, and they are all standard systems, and the reputation of decades is guaranteed, and the governor can order with confidence." ”

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but wonder: "Order? Do you have this in stock? ”

Fan Yongdou replied with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, you are an army of 100,000, why do we have nothing to prepare so many goods!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was right when he thought about it, why does a merchant have nothing to do with more than 100,000 sets of standard military uniforms, he is sick! He asked anxiously: "I don't know how much these things cost, how long will it take to deliver?" ”

Fan Yongdou introduced in detail: "The original price of a set of military uniforms, boots, and quilts is eight taels of silver, and I will calculate a set of six taels for you; The original price of the standard ten-person cowhide military tent was fifty taels of silver, and I will calculate forty taels for you; The original price of the handsome tent is one hundred taels, and I will calculate eighty taels for you. We have a special workshop to produce these things, and the configuration of your 100,000 army can definitely be done within a month. ”

Lu Xiangsheng probably calculated it in his heart, according to the market price, this is already very cheap, so he said happily: "Well, just as you are prosperous, you will order 100,000 sets of military uniforms, boots, and quilts, and 10,000 standard ten-person cowhide military tents, and they will be delivered within a month, no problem, right?" ”

Fan Yongdou smiled and said: "No problem, no problem, don't you need a handsome tent, it's much more comfortable than a standard cowhide tent." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said resolutely: "No, it's just a place to sleep, so what's the waste, soldiers can sleep, I can sleep too." ”

Fan Yongdou couldn't help but be in awe when he heard this, the general general soldiers and governors had to order more comfortable tents, but this governor slept in the marching tent like a soldier, and he was definitely a good general who loved soldiers like a son, he couldn't help but remind: "Lord Governor, don't you need this grain and grass?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng asked a little embarrassed: "Do you have to make a reservation for this, isn't it the same to buy it when the recruits arrive?" ”

Fan Yongdou explained: "Of course, it's okay to buy new recruits when they arrive, but it's easy to be slaughtered, and others don't dare to raise the price arbitrarily if they book." ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded gratefully and said: "It's still thoughtful as Shopkeeper Fan, the grain and grass are also booked with you, 100,000 stone of grain, 300,000 catties of forage, you can calculate how much." ”

Fan Yongdou was a little embarrassed and said: "The grain is two taels of silver and one stone, and the forage is one tael of silver and one hundred catties, which are all prices set by the imperial court, in fact, there is far more than this price in Shanxi, and there is a great drought for many years, these things have to be transported from the south of the Yangtze River, I really can't give you a discount." ”

Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect that this Fan Yongdou would really sell it to him at the price set by the imperial court, you must know that there has been a drought in the northwest for many years, and grain is expensive, so it would be good to buy one stone for five taels! It seems that this Luo is okay, but he didn't ask anyone to take the opportunity to kill me, well, I want to thank him when I return to the capital.

Where does Luo Yangxing care how much money he has for food, in fact, these are all confessed by Zhu Cijiong, this time he can be regarded as a good person lying down.

After negotiating the price, Fan Yongdou began to draw up the contract, and after both parties signed the pledge, Lu Xiangsheng paid a deposit of one million taels, and the military matter was completed.

Lu Xiangsheng was in a good mood, and went to Taiyuan Mansion to find the prefect and asked for a vacant land outside the city, and stationed it with a thousand guards. He refused all the banquets of the officials, and took his guards to level the land and divide the area at the garrison all day long, preparing for the arrival of new soldiers.