Chapter 171: Meng Youcai
The three of them turned their heads to see that Xia Yang appeared at the door of the restaurant with his wife and child in his arms. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info This summer Yang also married a Ming Dynasty daughter-in-law, and just gave birth to a son not long ago.
The owner of the restaurant immediately greeted him attentively: "Director Xia is here, please come inside." β
"Don't, don't please." Xia Yang pointed to the table where Xu Lang and them were sitting, "That's it, let's sit together." β
Xia Yang's daughter-in-law pulled the corner of Xia Yang's clothes from behind, and Xia Yang waved his hand: "It's okay, they don't care." Right, President Cheng, Mr. Zhao? β
"Who told you we didn't care anymore?" Xu Lang smiled, "We care a lot. β
"Hahahaha." Xia Yang sat on Xu Lang's side, "If you care, just bear with it." β
Xia Yang's daughter-in-law also came over with the child in her arms: "The folk girl has seen Master Xu and seen the president of the process. β
"Don't." Xu Lang waved his hand again and again, "I can't afford it, I can't afford it, sister-in-law, you are now the director's wife, I should give you a gift." β
Cheng Yiyi reached out and hugged the child and kissed her on the cheek: "Come, let my aunt hug me for a while." β
The child didn't recognize Cheng Yiyi, and she cried so much that Cheng Yiyi had no choice but to return the child to Mrs. Xia.
Xia Yang smiled: "Yiyi, you like children so much, give birth to one yourself." β
"With whom?" Cheng Yiyi pointed at Xu Lang, "With him?" If you want to be beautiful, I won't give him a life. β
"You're really not born?" Xu Lang smiled, "If you don't give birth, someone will rush to give birth." β
"What do you want?" Cheng Yiyi took Zhao Zhiruo's hand, "The two of us don't even have a name now, you still want a child, just wait." β
Speaking of fame, Xu Lang stopped talking.
At this time, the owner of the restaurant happened to serve the dishes with a plate, and Xu Lang quickly changed the topic: "The boss is from Shandong?" β
"Back to Master Xu." The boss put the plate down and replied, "From Jinan Mansion, Shandong." β
"Oh, the boss's name?"
"I can't afford to ask Master Xu like this." The boss replied, "The villain's surname is Meng, and his cheap name is Meng Youcai." β
"Meng Youcai?" Xu Lang smiled in his heart, "This dream can make you rich, it seems that you can't get rich." β
"Good name, Boss Meng is rich." Xia Yang said, "Boss Meng will add a few more dishes, take two more pots of wine, and I will drink a few glasses with this Xu Dacai." β
"The villain knows." Meng Youcai turned around and went down to prepare wine and food.
Seeing Meng Youcai leaving, Xu Lang asked, "Tianyang, do you often come to this restaurant?" β
"Occasionally." Xia Yang misunderstood what Xu Lang meant, "The food in this restaurant tastes good, what's the matter, do you want to come often in the future?" β
"You ignore him." Cheng Yiyi interjected, "He doesn't know what's wrong today, his brain is convulsive again, and he is so interested in a restaurant." β
In the office of the Second General Affairs Department, He Jiong asked Xie Tian, "Has the Lu restaurant been clarified?" β
"Hui Director He." Xie Tian replied, "The subordinates are investigating, and now they have a general idea, they are either Jinyiwei's people or Zheng Zhilong's people." β
"Zheng Zhilong?" He Jiong thought for a while, "Jin Yiwei is not afraid, but this Zheng Zhilong?" Xie Tian, find someone to stare at him. β
"Yes, Director He, don't worry, I've already found someone to be a buddy."
"Xie Tian, well done." He Jiong raised his head and looked at Xie Tian, "Do you know what you are doing?" β
"Director Xie compliments." Xie Tian hurriedly replied, "It is the responsibility of subordinates to share the worries of the director and the principal. β
"Huh." He Jiong laughed twice and asked, "How is the arrangement over there in Wanzhou?" β
"The subordinates over there in Wanzhou have already sent two people, but." Xie Tian replied hesitantly, "It's difficult for us to send people to Wanzhou Academy. β
"Why?"
"Back to Director He, Wanzhou Academy is what Master Xu has been doing, and now they only need people who can read and hyphenate. We are already short of manpower, and it is even more difficult to find people who can read and hyphenate words. β
"Think of a way." He Jiong said, "If you can't send it in, you can pull it out, I don't believe that none of these scholars don't like money, and they don't eat fireworks in the world." β
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
He Jiongping retired from Xie Tian and sat in the office thinking about his thoughts. The principal has already revealed to himself that the level of this school will rise by one level, and the tide will rise, how long has he been hanging the rank of second lieutenant, and now he can get a lieutenant and captain to do it. However, He Jiong's heart really didn't care too much about this level, even if he was a second lieutenant, what could he do? As long as you are not the lord in Yulin Bay, even if you are the battalion commander and company commander, or even the thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty, don't you still pinch it in your own hands?
It's the second watch, and the Lu restaurant is also closed. Meng Youcai turned around, instructed the guy a few words, and went back to the house to sleep.
The whole restaurant was quiet, it seemed that the guys had fallen asleep, Meng Youcai quietly got up, lit a small candle head, took out a pen and paper, and began to write:
"Today, Xu Lang, Cheng Yiyi, Xia Yang, Zhao Zhiruo and Mrs. Xia are here. The matter discussed is the current financial situation of Yulin Bay. Yulin Bay is now financially strained, and they also mentioned the term military research institute, but did not elaborate. It is not yet known where this research institute is supposed to be and where it is secretγγγγγγ β
After Meng Youcai finished writing, he got up and looked out the window, then pried up a floor tile at the head of the bed, took out a small wooden box from below, put what he wrote into the wooden box, put it back in the hole in the ground, and covered the floor tiles again.
After doing all this, Meng Youcai lay back on the bed: "My wife, children and family are now being taken hostages, and I have no choice but to come to Yulin Bay to do this business, and I don't know when I will be the head." β
Meng Youcai thought about his thoughts, and snored for a while.
In the shadows outside, a man heard the snoring in the house for a while, and slowly tiptoed out of the yard.
Xu Lang came to Yulin Bay School again.
"Brother Pengfei, how did you think about what I told you last time? Do you want to go to Wanzhou Academy? β
"Brother Xu." Lin Chao cleaned up the things on the table, "I'm not going, there are too many things in this school now, I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep Principal He and them busy when I leave." β
"You didn't go and won't come back." Xu Lang persuaded, "It's not too late for you to come back when Wanzhou Academy is done, and Principal He also agreed." β
"Brother Xu." Lin Chao put down the things in his hand, "I'll tell Brother Xu the truth, and I also know that Ma Qiji has a different opinion with him, so I'm afraid that there will be a lot of unpleasantness after I go." β
"Brother Pengfei, you're too worried." Xu Lang smiled, "It's because of the difference of opinion that I specially invited you to go." This Wanzhou Academy can't just engage in a hall of words, only if there are various views and opinions, can it be called a academy, inclusive, and a hundred schools of thought contend. β
"Brother Xu really has a heart." Lin Chao replied, "This is inclusive? If I can tolerate him, I don't know if he can tolerate me. β
"This Pengfei brother rest assured." Xu Lang saw that he was a little moved, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Now someone has gone to Wanzhou Academy, and Ma Qiji has also commented on Ma Qiji in the academy, and Dean Ma Qiji has also tolerated it, and Brother Pengfei will know when he goes." β
"Didn't Brother Xu ask Brother Yunlong's opinion?" Lin Chao suddenly asked, "Is he willing to go to this Wanzhou Academy?" β
"I asked Wei Yang to ask." Xu Lang said, "Brother Yunlong hasn't replied yet. β
"Brother Xu, can you let me think about it again?"
"Okay, then I won't bother Brother Pengfei." Xu Lang stood up, "Brother Pengfei will give me an answer when he thinks clearly." β
In the mixed brigade department, Han Wantao was asking Zeng Guangxian:
"Guangxian, it's February now, why haven't you seen anything about the expansion of the army?"
"It's hard." Zeng Guangxian looked embarrassed, "The military budget has not come down, and besides, the people in Yulin Bay have been robbed of the shipyard and arsenal, and there are not many people who can come to be soldiers." β
"Can you think of another way?" Han Wantao said, "I'll talk to Chairman Zhang and Lu Lao about military spending, the key is this person, we can't expand the army without people." β
"I know, my Brigade Commander Han." Zeng Guangxian replied, "I originally thought that the Vietnamese side could help us a little and send some Vietnamese people over." Wang Zhaoxing brought back the message, it is also difficult to recruit troops in Vietnam, and the three regiments that have been set down have not even been fully conscripted for one and a half regiments. β
Han Wantao lit a cigarette: "It's not okay like this, we will leave for Dengzhou and North Korea in the second half of the year at the latest, how can we have enough of the three battalions of the mixed brigade now, I think we can directly change it into a mixed regiment." β
"Wan Tao, otherwise we would really change the group."
"Brigade to regiment?" Han Wantao paused for a moment, "Guangxian, why did you suddenly say that." β
"I have an idea." Zeng Guangxian said, "We are not going to fight the Manchus this time, but mainly to build a base." I don't think it's very likely to be Dengzhou, even if we defeat Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, then Dengzhou is in Shandong after all, too far away from us. It is impossible for the Ming court to let us stay there, and our ultimate goal must be North Korea. If you go to North Korea, you won't need so many people, and there are not many soldiers in the army, and it should not be a problem for more than 1,000 people in a regiment to take North Korea. β
"I don't agree with that." Han Wantao retorted, "If we just go to North Korea, that one regiment is enough." But if we don't care about Kong Youde, let him really run to Huang Taiji's side, our Liaodong operation will increase a lot of difficulties in the next year, Kong Youde has the most advanced Western artillery in his hands. β
"I know that, too." Zeng Guangxian said, "Isn't there no way. The population of Yulin Bay is less than 30,000 so far, and our mixed brigade will cost 5,000, which is too large. β
"What about Wanzhou?" Han Wantao suddenly remembered Wanzhou, "Aren't He Chaoyong and Ye Zhan in Wanzhou, can't they be conscripted over there?" β
"Levied." Zeng Guangxian replied, "He Chaoyong and Ye Zhan have been recruiting troops in Wanzhou, but now that we have just won Wanzhou, people's hearts are unstable, so their recruitment has not achieved much success. Xu Lang came back and said that probably only one company was recruited, and now Wanzhou can't even get together a battalion. β
"That's it." Han Wantao strangled the cigarette in his hand fiercely, "How do I feel that our mixed brigade is now about to become a begging for food, and we can't row people everywhere." β
"Actually, Wan Tao, apart from the two of us, there are really not many people who have this idea when it comes to going north." Zeng Guangxian complained, "Look at the people in Yulin Bay now, including our own, it seems that Liaodong is far away from them, as long as it doesn't hit the door of the house, no one cares, it's all about themselves." β
"Oh my damn grandma." Han Wantao scolded, "If only this could be like the last time we beat Liu Xiang, and capture a few thousand more people at once, then we will not be short of people in the mixed brigade." β
"Even if there are thousands of captives now, you dare to use it directly?" Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "The prisoners we used were all mines that went to Tiandu Mine to dig for a few months, and they all came after knowing that being a soldier is better than mining, and those pirates and bandits, if they are directly incorporated into the army, I am afraid that there will be problems." β
"Ugh." Han Wantao really couldn't think of a way, so he let out a long sigh.
"Wan Tao, don't worry." Zeng Guangxian persuaded, "Our Yulin Bay is no longer what it used to be. Back then, we were trying to eat and survive. Now this Yulin Bay is becoming more and more like a society, since it is a society, there are too many things in all aspects, not only the military, so some difficulties are also reasonable. Besides, although our development in Hainan is not bad now, but if we put it in the entire Ming Dynasty, we are nothing at all, and our northward action is to use the power of such a small place as Yulin Bay to fight against the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is not easy, and it is not easy to do what we are now. β
"I know what you said makes sense, I'm not in a hurry."
"It's useless to be in a hurry." Zeng Guangxian smiled, "I also want to kill the Manchu Qing at once, but I have to take it step by step." β