Li Shigu's pro-soldier guard was named the Backyard Army, commonly known as the Inner Army, and its soldiers and horses were concurrently served by the Duzhi Ya, and there were eight superintendents in addition to the deputy envoys, each in charge of a mess, and was directly responsible to the soldiers and horses. There is a low hill in the eastern suburbs of Yunzhou, growing a continuous pine forest, the military government built a hunting ground here for Li Shigu to come to relax in his spare time, so that Li Mao can also take care of the small pine forest in the name of supervision, which can be regarded as a reuse.

Who is Xue Yingying, Gao Mu can see it clearly, it is he who left Li Mao aside, and now he is also recommended and reused, and Gao Mu knows the reason. After sorting out his thoughts a little, Gao Mu told Li Shigu what Xue Yingying said in the afternoon, Li Shigu didn't respond after listening to it, but said: "I haven't been to the small pine forest for many days, and after a while, choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, let's go to the small pine forest for a walk, and casually see what kind of three-headed and six-armed city lord the lonely mountain city lord is." ”

After Xue Yingying got the exact news from Gao Muna, he sent Li Ru to invite Li Mao into the duty room, first officially assigned Li Mao's affairs as the capital and the envoy of the army, which was recorded by the secretary, and then sent Li Ru to handle the sigil, taking advantage of this gap He retreated left and right and carefully explained the matters that Li Mao should pay attention to, and when the order was taken, he sent Li Ru to accompany Li Mao to the small pine forest to check on the spot, so as to know in his heart.

Li Ru is Xue Yingying's confidant, he knows Xue Yingying's thoughts well, and took Li Mao around the small pine forest casually, then came to the official hall to gather Guan Zhuang and the guards, and announced the personnel adjustment order in public. He also supervised Li Mao and the steward in charge of the village's affairs before leaving. After Li Ru left, Li Mao dismissed everyone and went around the Zhuangzi alone. This hunting ground is adjacent to Yunzhou, separated from the main city by a river ditch, the location is relatively independent, because it is a military industry, the local government strictly prohibits the nearby people to buy industries nearby, although it is somewhat unreasonable, but it is very beneficial to the security work.

Li Mao inspected it and was very satisfied with all the work of the manor, especially in the absence of the principal, all departments could fulfill their duties and perform their duties, which made Li Mao deeply touched. The prestige of the inner courtyard is far and wide, and the legend of these Yunzhou "masters of the inner house" Li Mao has heard the cocoon in his ears, he has always had the heart to see it, but he never thought that one day he would be able to be the supervisor of the master of the inner court.

It has been several years since this era, and it has been two years since he led the troops to serve as an officer, and what left the deepest impression on Li Mao in the officialdom and military circles was the erosive officialdom atmosphere and the bloated bureaucracy. Li Mao once tried to change the effectiveness of the army according to some routines of later generations, but the result was a series of failures, the city defense battalion of Gushan Town was well-organized, the soldiers were sufficient, the equipment was well-equipped, the food was abundant, and the education and training were not tight, and the result was a group of rabble.

The non-commissioned officers of the Qing Navy can all be called the elite of a hundred battles, but together they don't even have the courage to fight with the Pinglu Army, lack of faith, poor organization, and low morale are their Achilles' heels. What is the state of the organization and military discipline of the Pinglu Army, Li Mao has also generally seen, except for some elites, on a par with the Qing Navy, being a soldier and eating food is only a means of making a living, and has nothing to do with ideals and missions, and soldiers go to the battlefield to fight either for lure for huge profits, or forced by the law, and there is no other third reason for these two.

However, the strict organization and efficient organizational system of the Inner Courtyard Army made Li Mao's eyes shine, but he could see that he was half a claw, and he did not ask for a trip to Yunzhou in vain.

Since the late summer and early autumn of the 19th year of Zhenyuan, Li Shigu fell off his horse and was injured here, Xiaosonglin has not received its owner for two whole years. Xue Yingying judged that Li Shigu would not come here to hunt in the near future, so he had the courage to recommend Li Mao to take charge of things here. He is indeed greedy for money, and he will do whatever it takes to accumulate money, but he will never dare to joke with his net worth. Li Mao understands the rules, which is of course very good, but after all, he is an old man of the Qing Navy, and he was appreciated by Yu Hualong and single-handedly promoted, whether it is really a Dan heart to Yunzhou, it remains to be seen, and the supervision of Xiaosonglin is a suitable transition.

In the evening, Li Mao returned to Yunzhou City, with the order issued by the Duzhi Ya, the curfew and curfew were no longer obstacles, and Li Mao went to the construction site of Baishanfang in the south of the city. There are 10,000 households in Yunzhou City, and the housing prices are three or four times higher than those in Chengwu County, and much higher than those in Gushan Town. This set of three-entry mansions found for him by Xue Yingying's housekeeper is particularly outrageously expensive, and the new house in the same location and area is only 500 yuan, but this old house that is 60% new sold him for 1,300 yuan.

The task of repairing the house was handed over to Qingmo, and before the new house was completed, Li Mao rented another set of three-in and three-out houses in Baishanfang, with a monthly rent of five yuan. Knowing that Li Mao was sent to guard Zhuangzi outside the city, Qingmo pursed his lips and sighed: "Xue Yingying is not worthy of his name, he should be renamed Xue Laohu, an insatiable tiger." ”

Li Mao said: "Hugh wants to complain here, these **** want to go to Zhuangzi, you hurry up and repair the house, a big family has no place to live, you are a tiger and they will be nagged as a cat." ”

Qingmo said: "You can rest assured of this, I promise to complete it before the third lady comes, but it is not a way for so many of us to do nothing here after all, I am thinking about opening a hotel, first, I can make some money to subsidize the family, and secondly, it is convenient to drink." ”

Li Mao said: "This idea is not bad, let Mr. Zheng be the shopkeeper, Hu Nanxiang will be the bookkeeper, you and Shentong will be the running hall, Chang Heqing is responsible for boiling medicinal food, Su Qing is stir-frying, Zhuxiang washes vegetables, Guo Ren washes dishes, and Mao Taigong sits under the porch to watch the door." How is it? ”

Qingmo said: "Then you better don't open it, if you open it, you will have to pay for death, who would dare to come to eat when the red-eyed Lei Gong sat down at the door?" The two laughed for a while, and Li Mao went to the newly rented house.

On the way, Li Mao pondered what Qingmo had just said again, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. Qingmo, Mo Qi Shentong, Zheng Xiaozhang, Hu Nanxiang, Mao Taigong, Shi Kong, Shi Xiong, Chang Mucang and others gave up Li Shigu's reward and followed him to Yunzhou, and there was nothing to do for a while.

"Gotta find something for them to do." Li Mao secretly made up his mind.

"But what should I look for?" Li Mao was at a loss.

At the door of the rented house, Li Mao met Chang Heqing, who had a blue nose and purple eyes, and was covering his nose with a silk handkerchief, limping. After Zheng Xiaozhang arrived in Yunzhou, because of the water and soil, the stomach has not been very good, Chang Heqing prescribed him a prescription, but there was no improvement at all after taking the decoction, which made the arrogant Chang Heqing's face very unbearable, he took the medicine residue that Zheng Xiaozhang poured out to check, and found that the pulsatilla was replaced by a similar appearance of the flavor Chongzi. Pulsatilla has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and antidiarrheal, while weichongzi only has the effect of relieving fever and cooling blood, but cannot stop diarrhea. It is this difference that almost ruined Chang Heqing's hard-earned reputation as a "miracle doctor".

The appearance of the flavor chongzi and the pulsatilla is very close, but the price difference is 108,000 miles, and some profiteers often use the flavor chongzi to pretend to be the pulsatilla for ill-gotten gains.

Found the crux of the problem, Chang Heqing decided to go to grab the medicine in person, but he walked to several pharmacies in a row, and found that they were using flavored punches to pretend to be pulsatillas, Chang Heqing couldn't help but quarrel with people for a while, when the quarrel could not solve the problem, Chang Heqing, who has always been gentle and elegant, also waved his old fist, and the result was that Chang Shenyi, who was good at medical skills, was punched by a profiteer who was good at boxing and broke the bridge of his nose.

Li Mao smiled when he asked what happened, and said comfortingly: "Let the brothers Shikong and Shixiong take a few people to smash the bridge of his nose another day and avenge you." Chang Heqing smiled and said: "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, it's me who is impulsive." He sighed again: "There is no businessman or traitor, but a businessman who makes medicinal materials should always have some bottom line, after all, human life is a matter of heaven." ”

Speaking of this, Li Mao's mind flashed, and he asked Chang Heqing: "How about we open a crude medicine shop in Yunzhou, which can not only help the people's livelihood, but also fight the arrogance of those profiteers." I can also find something for you and Mr. Zheng to do, so as not to be bored. Chang Heqing praised: "It's the best." The bridge of my nose and the corners of my eyes hurt all the time.

After calming down, Chang Heqing was a little worried: "The cost of doing a medicinal material business is large, and there is also a strong backing, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble." Li Mao said with a smile: "I'll figure out how to get the capital and backer, you just need to take care of the business." Chang Heqing said: "Medicine is not separated, I understand medicinal materials, I don't understand business matters, I have to find another master to take the helm." ”

Li Mao said: "This is not difficult, you plan with Mr. Zheng and them first, and when the third lady comes, I will ask her to find a skilled person to be the shopkeeper, and you will control the quality of the medicinal materials." ”

Chang Heqing was overjoyed, and said again: "Since you have opened a pharmacy, why not move Jimin Hospital and Medical College over, Yunzhou is a large capital after all, and it has more potential than Gushan." ”

Relocating Jimin Hospital and Medical College to Yunzhou, Li Mao seriously considered it, but gave up after weighing the pros and cons, Yunzhou is very large and prosperous, which is conducive to the growth of the cause but not his own territory, the opening price pharmacy is to do business and play money, and the loss between profit and loss is also money, but Jimin Hospital and medical school are different, that is his career, and some things still have to be put in a place that he can trust.

After thinking about it, Li Mao said: "We have just arrived, and our heels have not yet been firmly established, and the relocation of hospitals and medical schools involves a huge amount of work, so we must be cautious, but we can try to set up a branch hospital in Yunzhou by opening a pharmacy, and I will leave you to plan for this." Chang Heqing was overjoyed, and he didn't notice it for a while, and he touched the injury on his nose, and he sucked in pain.

Li Mao called Shikong to help Chang Heqing in, Chang Heqing prescribed a prescription for himself, asked Shikong to grab the medicine, and personally checked it before letting people fry it.

Li Mao returned to his room, sat on the wide carved beard bed and fell asleep for a while, thinking that people still have to be busy, and if they are idle for too long, their bodies will be prone to mold, especially a special part.