In the third year of Shengxi, on June 17, two o'clock in the afternoon.

Stimulated by the war in Gangnam and the war on the South Road of Jingnan, the workshops on both sides of the Han River produced day and night. Mills that husk rice to feed the army are simply going crazy.

The water power of the Han River is too limited, and there are only so many places where waterwheels can be installed. Mingyueji's limited labor force has been unable to keep up with the demand of the workshop group, especially the mills, mines, and iron-making furnaces that require a large number of skilled laborers.

Over the land, skilled labor, and hydraulic equipment along the river, the workshop owners, mainly gentry and merchants, engaged in fierce competition. Wang San ordered to be severely cracked down, so that the low-level forces such as the foot head and the bow of the boat and the blue and red were beaten elsewhere.

The head of the foot refers to the leader with a group of porter coolies, and the bow refers to the head of the ship with the crew in his hands. Green and red, green skin to collect money to protect the courtyard, gambling house, tile house and other places for people to recreation, can not do it, do not do it, the red road is purely to take people's money for people to eliminate disasters, money to do everything.

Wang San, who secretly took refuge in Li Xiang, took advantage of the opportunity to welcome Li Xiang and his son-in-law, and got a lot of inspiration from Li Xiang, and soon set out to solve the chaos in Mingyueji.

After Xiong Chengwu and Cheng Jianghu escorted Ma Rulan and his party to Fangcheng, they learned that Wang Liu and Wang Qi were sweeping through the small half of Jingnan Road, so they stopped. When Liu Chengdong led the army to defeat the main force of Wang Liuwang and the seven brothers, the group went as far north as possible, and finally arrived at Mingyueji almost at the same time as Li Xiangweng and his son-in-law.

Ma Rulan patted Ma Chaobei's head, and hugged the clever and well-behaved little Jiang Lan for a while.

My mother doesn't hurt, but my grandparents hurt. Ma Rulan's in-laws burst into tears, hugged the fat Ma and said hello to the north.

Jiang Zhu and Jiang Shu also took leave. These two exchanged a few words with Xiong Chengwu and Chengjianghu, the two eldest brothers, and then took a group of people across the crowded streets to Mingyue Restaurant for a big meal.

Uncle Zhao, Na Shusen and Cheng Jianghai were dining in the newly opened Yikeju.

There are three floors in total, and only the second floor is currently open. Potted plants, screens and wooden curtains separate the semi-independent small spaces, and the uniform style of tables, chairs and hangers is rounded and very pleasing.

Uncle Zhao touched the elliptical table top made of solid wood and said with emotion:

"All the good wood in the neighborhood has been cut down, and the people who collect wood are worried. If the Han River, which is more than 400 miles to the west, can run unimpeded, it would be great if the boat could run unimpeded, cut the wood and drag it directly to the water, and float down to Mingyueji. ”

Na Shusen buried his head in eating, "purred" and boiled the mutton bun to the bottom, and said with satisfaction: "Zhu Wuni, Zheng Tianshi, Wu Xiaoling, Jiang Lan...... The partnership is really amazing! ”

"The mutton boiled buns and steamed buns introduced from Bianjing, plus our Mingyuezhuang's signature braised pork, plus a few new dishes given by the owner of the village. It's another Mingyue Tower. ”

"That little Jiang Lan is amazing, she is not even seven years old, so she dares to invest money in business. Tsk, I want to give birth to such a girl! ”

Uncle Zhao took a bite of the steamed bun and the meat, "Mmmm, yes, the meat is soft." I can gnaw on this bad tooth. ”

"Just you? Come on, you can give birth to such an attractive female doll with such a respectful face? ”

The tree was eating fried mushrooms, and he choked directly.

It was the first time for Cheng Jianghai to eat salty and fragrant wild vegetable paste. He wiped the corners of his mouth with a cloth towel and said:

"Uncle Zhao can suggest to the lord of the village, maybe the lord of the village has a way to make the Han River navigable."

Uncle Zhao raised his eyebrows and nodded.

Zhu Wuni put down her work in the back kitchen and came over to see Zhao Bo and the others. Her mother is very fat, and after the nutrition has kept up in the past few years, the mother and daughter are fatter and stronger than the other.

Uncle Zhao took a sip of egg drop soup and handed a wooden plaque to Zhu Wuni. Nashu Sen and Cheng Jianghai also attached a wooden plaque.

I only heard Zhao Bo solemnly said: "The owner of the village has set aside the livelihood of the restaurant, restaurant, tea shop, and guest house, and is to take care of the women, female dolls, and the bereaved families of heroes and martyrs in our mountains. ”

"Speak of faith and rules, but don't be afraid of things. When you are in big trouble, you take the wooden sign to the ...... There is someone to call the ground for you. ”

What Uncle Zhao said is nothing more than unscrupulous means to ensure the safety of the lives of Zhu Wuni and others.

Zhu Wuni thanked her for her blessings.

Uncle Zhao had a look of banter on his face, and his eyebrows danced: "Your father forced Xiaoba to see blood again, and he also used a knife." Persuade your dad a lot, it's almost ......"

Zhu Wuni's face was feverish.

She not only felt shameless for her father, but also felt a headache for Zhu Xiaoba, her younger brother.

Zhu Wuni changed the topic and asked, "I heard that the owner of the village and the old owner of the village have arrived at Mingyue Gathering and are having dinner in Mingyue Building. Seriously? ”

Mingyue House is the signature restaurant of Mingyueji, with a wide variety of styles and excellent dishes as its biggest selling point.

Li Xiangweng and his son-in-law were indeed in Mingyue Building, and had just finished drinking and feasting with representatives of large and small merchants, local large households, and gentry, and went to a quiet and elegant secret room to drink tea.

When passing by Xunyang City, Liu Chengdong coldly received a reward edict from the court.

Liu Chengdong was promoted to the commander of the Ma Bujun because of his military exploits in Jiangnan, and he was subordinate to the forbidden army. changed the class to Wu Yilang from the seventh grade, and also added the false title of Tangzhou Thorn History.

Before the city of Hangzhou was captured, the court passed the reward for Liu Chengdong, and it was obvious that someone was targeting Liu Chengdong. Now that the reward has been awarded, the big reward after Fang La's complete death has nothing to do with Liu Chengdong.

Liu Chengdong's exploits have shrunk greatly.

Some people in Jiangnan targeted Liu Chengdong in the court, and Li Gang couldn't completely stop it, not to mention that he and Zhao Ding also wanted to investigate Liu Chengdong. As compensation for Liu Chengdong and a reward for Li Xiang for helping Yu Yunwen act, Li Xiang received a full reward.

Li Xiang was transferred to the rank of Zhengjiupin Zhongxunlang and Zuo Shiban because of his military merits. It is the official rank on the ninth grade, which is quite rare for a martial artist. In addition, Li Xiang also got the loose official on the ninth grade, that is, Captain Renyong.

In terms of official positions, the court adopted the opinions of local officials on Jingnan Road, and gave Li Xiang a county lieutenant under the name of Xunyang Mansion, and his actual position was "Xiangzhou Water Pass Inspection".

In general, Liu Chengdong received a certain beating. As compensation, Li Xiang got a good rank and dismissal.

Liu Chengdong got the edict of the Holy Decree. Li Xiang's level was too low, and he only got the documents that had been printed in the court.

Li Xiang touched a few big seals on the reward document and said with a wry smile:

"The adults on Jingnan Road are really a good means. I was transferred to Xiangzhou to do patrol inspection, and I controlled the main business routes of the gentry and merchants. Leaving the position of Danjiangkou inspection to the big gentry and businessmen is enough to affect the livelihood of my Mingyuezhuang. ”

"Under the control of each other, adults can sit firmly in the Diaoyutai and bring the Mingyue Collection into the control of the government step by step, without worrying about a big rebound."

Liu Chengdong also understood in his heart that a martial artist like him with experience in recruiting security would inevitably be beaten. Fortunately, he was disheartened about things such as being promoted to become wealthy, making meritorious achievements, and going down in history, but he was not too resentful, but he was just a little uncomfortable.

Liu Chengdong threw over a letter, "Mingyueji is so lively, there are a lot of money and goods transactions every day, and those people in the goods service will definitely not watch it, and they will definitely control and collect taxes." Will merchants, tenants and owners take the initiative to pay taxes? Impossible. ”

"In short, you kid be careful, if you really can't pay more, don't anger the officials of the goods service. It would be troublesome to be used as a thorn, but the goods were directly under the jurisdiction of a few governors. ”

"Look at Zhang Tianlei's letter, he asked you for a favor."

Li Xiang took a look. The handwriting is crooked, and the writing is worse than his own, but it is actually Zhang Tianlei's handwritten letter.

Needless to say, it must be the kind of letter that "burns immediately after reading".

In the letter, Zhang Tianlei first expressed his gratitude to Liu Chengdong for reminding him to be a low-key person before leaving Jiangnan. If Liu Chengdong hadn't woken up the somewhat carried away Zhang Tianlei in time, Zhang Tianlei would probably have relied on Yu Yunwen's trust to commit a taboo.

Zhang Tianlei understood Liu Chengdong's hint and thought: It is precisely because I have saved Yu Yunwen's life, made several great achievements, and saved the crisis more than once, that it is easier to arouse Yu Yunwen's suspicion. Lord Yu is indeed grateful to me, but he also has a thorn in his heart!

Zhang Tianlei, who was in a cold sweat, stopped his arrogant behaviors such as forming gangs, selling military merits, and using warships to smuggle, and asked to transfer troops to send troops to the southeast to attack Mingzhou Port with the soldiers and horses on the Fujian Road.

Zhang Tianlei left Yu Yunwen's side as he wished.

Yu Yunwen had no thorn in his heart, felt that Zhang Tianlei was still saved, and decided not to beat Zhang Tianlei for the time being.

At the end of the letter, Zhang Tianlei asked Liu Chengdong to intercede and asked Li Xiang to help verify the compensation and reward of the casualties.

In case the low-level soldiers are cold, it will be difficult for Zhang Tianlei to make meritorious contributions in Jiangnan. Once you get into a chaotic war, your own safety will be in question.

Zhang Tianlei knows how to sympathize with soldiers, and Li Xiang thinks a little more highly of him.

Li Xiang nodded and said:

"That's fine, it's a trifle. Most of Zhang Tianlei's subordinates are poor mountain people, villagers and villagers, and his son-in-law can't bear to let them live without a settlement. ”

"What's more, after staying in Jiangnan together for a few months, the cooperation between them is also very pleasant, and the relationship has taken a step further. Reasonable......"

How to make the officials on Jingnan Road stop, so that the families of the low-level fighting men can get most of the bereavement benefits?

Li Xiang played a little trick, first asked Zhao Bo and the others to spread the list and amount of pensions everywhere, and then used the panic psychology of the official gentry and scholars who took refuge in Mingyueji to form a strong public opinion, and forced the Shuaisi, Xiansi, Caosi, Zhizhou, Prefect, and Zhixian on Jingnan Road to crack down strictly......

As he was talking, there was a soft knock on the door.

The three of Zhao Bo arrived.

Liu Chengdong disdained to get involved in dirty and private affairs, and went directly to the second floor, where there were a few old brothers who had gone up the mountain and fallen into the grass with him, fought hard in the mountains to survive, and Li Xiang began to support the elderly after taking power. He is a man who misses old loves, and he never wants to chill the hearts of old brothers, even if the difference in status between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger.

Zhao Bo and the others were taken aback by Liu Chengdong who suddenly appeared, especially Cheng Jianghai, who saw Liu Chengdong for the first time. The three of them bent down and bowed their hands, and only after Liu Chengdong went downstairs did they enter the room.

Li Xiang drank tea calmly and ignored the three of them.

The three of them knew that they had not made any achievements after the beginning of spring, and they repeatedly came out of the basket, and they did not dare to speak out. However, the owner of the village didn't mean to speak first, and the three of them looked at each other, but Uncle Zhao gritted his teeth and spoke.

Uncle Zhao burst into tears without saying a few words. I only heard him choked up and said, "Village master, the old man can't stand your trust." ”

"The old man only cared about making money for his family, slacked off his duties, and almost let the thieves steal the secrets of the back mountain. Please punish the owner of the village......"

The one-armed Zhao Bo made a gesture to kneel. But before he knelt down, the tree forest "poofed" and landed on his knees.

Li Xiang was helpless, and motioned with his eyes to Cheng Jianghai, who was struggling whether to kneel, to grab Uncle Zhao, and then turned around suddenly, kicked the tree forest over with one kick, and roared angrily:

"How many times have I said that the people of the Qinling Mountains only kneel to their fathers and mothers and the dead!"

"You want Lao Tzu to be soft-hearted, so that you can get by?! When you and Uncle Zhao randomly deployed a small number of capable people, transferred their relatives to receive salaries, and only cared about making money and didn't have the heart to do things, you never thought that you would be out of the basket?! ”

"If Liu Zhihe and the others are robbed and tricked, Lao Tzu will have to flee with you! and in Jiangnan, Lao Tzu and Yuezhang were almost plotted by the official gentry, the reason was that the family was deceived, and in the end, it was the people in the village who took decisive action to rob people back......"

Zhao Bo, who was ashamed and panicked, stood in the corner of the wall, bowing their heads as if they were mourning. The two of them completely lost the gloomy and indifferent temperament in front of outsiders, and Zhao Bo, an old man who was close to knowing the destiny of heaven, cried like a child, which made the children in the mountains stop crying and the tree forest bowed his head in a gloomy manner.

Li Xiang asked the three of them to say their shortcomings and mistakes, and then boiled it down to three points:

Money is fascinating.

The banks of the Han River are changing with each passing day, and the mountains are developing rapidly. Seeing that the people who are familiar with each other are getting more and more arrogant day by day, it is normal for Zhao Bo and Na Shusen to seek benefits for their own families.

Open the door and open your eyes blind.

After the beginning of the spring, the selfish personnel who have been comprehensively reorganized need to take the initiative to integrate into the outside world in order to obtain information, and there are too many things that are not adaptable. Handling procedures, site settings, detailed division of labor, and interrogation methods...... We all need to move forward in our exploration.

There is something wrong with the structure.

Intelligence work is too expensive, resources are limited, and there are not many people. Zhao Bo and the three of them are still fighting separately and have no cooperation, and it is strange that they can have good results.

"You caught the thread of Kuroko?"

"Very good, then take the black man as the target, and change it in the process of dealing with this black guy."

"If you still haven't grown, replace you."

Li Xiang's last sentence was very calm, so he was very serious.

Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen felt like a small alarm clock in their hearts, and every sound of the pointer was urging.

Li Xiang left. It was more than half an hour before the three of them began to talk.

Uncle Zhao wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, bent down towards Cheng Jianghai, and said sincerely: "Virtuous nephew, you have the best way among the three of us." Please help the old man, the old man thanked him first. ”

Cheng Jianghai hurriedly said:

"Uncle Zhao, I can't help it. Since it needs to be changed, it must be mutually supported, and Zhao Boyan is heavy......"

Cheng Jianghai started writing, and the three of them first wrote down all the words that the owner of the village had said. Maybe you'll get some inspiration from it.

When leaving the Mingyue Tower from the tunnel, the tree suddenly shook his wit, which caught people off guard. I only heard him say in the crackling sound of the torch: "I found out, Lord of the village, only, only scolding those who can see it." ”

"Now in the village, the owner of the village kicked me, does he take me more seriously? Hey, hey, hey......"

Uncle Zhao's eyebrows trembled, and he glanced at Cheng Jianghai, who opened his mouth wide, and invariably took a few steps away from the tree.

It's so cheap......