When Sa Shizhong returned home, the day had already arrived at the fixed watch, and he didn't use his family to pass it on, so he only asked Tianfu to carry the lantern and go to Fan Jin's residence first. When the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion walked to the door, he heard the laughter of the two girls in the room, and he only thought that Fan Jin finally couldn't help it, and he was entangled with the maids. At this time, knocking on the door is too bad for the scenery, go around to the window, break the window paper, and look in.

The room was brightly lit, illuminating everything clearly, and the scene was very different from what he had thought. The two maids smiled and leaned back together, but their clothes were intact and their sideburns were neat, Fan Jin sat on the chair and said something to them, the distance between the two was several feet, and they couldn't touch it at all. Sa Shizhong, who has been in the scene for a long time, can see that nothing has happened in the two times.

He coughed and knocked on the door, and when Red Willow opened the door, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, although he tried desperately to maintain his politeness. Sa Shizhong asked, "What's wrong?" laughed so hard that you could hear it from afar, but Fan Gongzi gave you a few paintings each, which made you happy and couldn't close your mouth? ”

"Back to the young master's words, the slaves and maids waited for Fan Gongzi and other young masters, and Fan Gongzi said to let the slaves and maids go to sleep by themselves, just have him waiting. But the slave and maid said that there is no such rule in our house, and the guests are not sleeping, so how dare the slave and maid close their eyes. Fan Gongzi saw that we were sleepy and panicked, so he told us a joke, this joke was so interesting, so he lost his manners, don't be surprised, young master. ”

"Forget it, since it's a joke told by Brother Fan, if you don't laugh, you're an abrupt guest, what's the crime? You two, you went to Baoshan in vain, but you came out empty-handed, so you regret going to go. Fan Gongzi's paintings are about to be worth a lot of money, and I arranged for you to wait, originally to make you happy with Fan Gongzi, and give you a few paintings by one person, so that you can earn some private money. As a result, I just listened to the jokes, and the money was not earned, so who is to blame. ”

Qingti said at this time: "Thank you young master for your kindness, the slave would rather not make that money than listen to this joke, it's really funny." ”

Hongliu pulled her to confess her guilt to Sashi, but fortunately the latter was not really angry, and ordered: "Go down and laugh for a while, and then cry slowly when you think about what you have missed." Go, bring the dragon well sent by Hangzhou, and then let Tianfu send my jade chessboard to this house, I want to talk to Brother Fan for two games. ”

The two maids changed the candles again, prepared tea and snacks, and a few servants brought a jade chessboard with chess pieces all polished from jade. The chess pieces are pinched in the hand, the temperature is moderate, and it is a priceless treasure regardless of asking.

Fan Jin's chess strength benefits from the blessing of the system, relying on the experience accumulated in playing chess in the village, and now he is almost at the level of a professional chess player. Although it may not be outstanding in the Ming Dynasty as a whole, it can also be taken out in the city of Guangzhou. Sa Shizhong's chess skills are not very clever, and it is not difficult for Fan Jin to solve him quickly.

But considering his decency, Fan Jin can only be patient and stalemate with him, and this kind of game is also conducive to Fan Jin's accumulation of experience points, and he is even more enjoyable. A game of chess has been played for more than half an hour, and judging from the situation, it seems that there is no winner or loser, but Sa Shizhong shook his head, "Brother Fan's chess strength is really smart, I lost this game of chess, come again." ”

"If you don't win or lose, why do you lose?"

"Brother Fan doesn't have to think about the face of the younger brother, although the younger brother is not as good as you, but he still has eyesight. You can always see the level of winning and losing. You are sincere to make peace with me, if I don't know how to advance or retreat, I will inevitably live up to Brother Fan's kindness. ”

But at the beginning of the second game of chess, Sa Shizhong's attention was obviously not on the chessboard, but began to chat with Fan Jin. "Brother Fan, do you know which one is on this portrait?"

"Brother Sa, what you asked is bad, and the younger brother doesn't eat the emperor's food, where does it matter to this level, no matter who it is, he is still a headless ghost after all, let him go."

"You don't have to be busy clearing it up, since I dare to tell you, there is a reason for saying it, this matter was originally said to be afraid of leaking the news, but now looking at Brother Fan's character, I believe you will not do that half-tone thing. Since we are friends, if we keep hiding it from you, it will seem that I am not righteous, and it is okay to simply explain it to you. The person on this painting is Pan Sheng, the general leader of the Eighty-five Mountains and Forty-Eight Societies next to Takishui Luo, who calls him nicknamed in our place, Flesh Wing Chief. ”

"Fleshwing Chief? He was born with fleshy wings? Isn't that demonic? ”

"Of course not, but this man is said to be very skillful, climbing mountains and wading on the ground, using only a rope, he can move freely on the cliffs, and he has also killed tigers, and he is very popular among those barbarians. Luo Shanman rebelled, he is the leader, in the past few years, Luo Shanman rebelled and rebelled, rebelled and surrendered, he was such a leader, with this gang of people to make trouble. Brother Fan must also know about the situation in Guangdong, our Guangzhou is a peaceful world, and the situation in other provinces is not very good. ”

Of course, Fan Jin knew that the situation in the outer government was not not very good, but very poor. Luoshan is located in Liangguang Yaojin, the terrain is dangerous, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the life of the people in the mountains still maintains the habit of slash-and-burn cultivation in ancient times, which is very different from the customs of the Han people. The huge disparity between the rich and the poor in the two places, coupled with the lack of a sense of identity with the Ming Dynasty, the relationship between the Han and the barbarians could not get along.

The policy of the Ming Dynasty was not friendly to Luo Shanman, and with the reclamation of Han land, it was bound to affect Luo Shanman's traditional living area, and conflicts between the two were inevitable. Luo Shanman, regardless of weapons or training, cannot be compared with the Ming official army, but the complex terrain of Luoshan also makes it difficult for the official army to really exterminate people.

The rebellious barbarians have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and if they kill a batch, a new batch will emerge, providing a steady stream of military exploits for the officials stationed in Guangzhou. From the perspective of the Ming court, it is naturally disgusted by this situation, and it is one of the most effective means to solve the prestigious head once and for all.

The management mode of the barbarians is far more backward than that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is still in the form of the primitive society leader managing the tribe, and several tribes in the vast mountains are doing their own thing, and a single tribe cannot make any noise. If the leader who can concentrate the strength of the whole clan to rebel is solved, the barbarians will lose their commander, and most of them will not be able to succeed.

This idea has its own reason, but with so many portraits, Fan Jin still can't understand the reason. Sa Shizhong explained:

"There's no way, Yin Zhijun has made jokes about this matter, and he doesn't want to do it again. It was still in the time of the first emperor, Guangxi Wei thief Silver Leopard rebelled, and the Yin army led the army to conquer, and the battle was won, but the head was wrong. At that time, a Wei thief subordinate came down to offer his head, saying that he had killed Wei Yinbao, and Yin Zhijun took the head and reported it to the court without looking closely. I don't know that within two years, Wei Yinbao rebelled elsewhere, although the court was not surprised, but the army was so shameless. This time, the troops had to take precautions and guard this road first. The officer with the troops sent the portrait down, recognized the appearance, and Pan Sheng couldn't escape. ”

Fan Jin nodded, "So that's the case, this errand is not light, it seems that the junior brother can't leave your mansion these days, otherwise if the news goes, I can't afford to bear it." ”

"It doesn't matter. Brother Fan is a friend of Sa, and in Zhongcheng, the younger brother has made a guarantee for Brother Ren, so don't think about it. Besides, if you can't think of it, I'm afraid you can't do it. If you don't get out of the military ration business, who will do it? ”

"Isn't the transportation of military rations done by a few gentry in the city?"

"Don't mention it, do you know what I was doing with my father today? That's what we are talking about. They messed up the errand. ”

Logically speaking, the gentry were more advantageous to do the grain business than scholars like Fan Jin, after all, they had fields in the countryside, ready-made grain in their hands, and their personal connections were not comparable to Fan Jin. It's hard to imagine that they will have problems in the military ration business.

With the ability of Tao Jian, the business was handed over to these gentlemen, except for the dispute with the prefecture and county of Hou Shouyong, it was not a proper arrangement made after weighing the forces of the two parties. As a capable official, he was not unaware of the hidden crisis in this kind of business.

However, on the whole, this risk is within a controllable range, which is nothing more than the drifting of some rice grains, coupled with the deficit, and the mixture of new and old rice. In short, the gentry are in order to make a fortune, Tao Jianzhi is to complete the errand, Zhaoqing has gathered heavy troops, even if there is a slight difference in the military rations, in the face of the huge base of officers and soldiers, there are not many waves.

However, the greed and stupidity of several alliances exceeded Tao Jian's expectations. In addition to the floating quotation and the deduction of the amount, a large batch of moldy grain and gravel sand were mixed with the military rations. Originally, it was common for the army to have these things in the army's rations, but now that Yin Zhengmao is waiting to use force, it is the time when the soldiers need to die, at this time, it is necessary to ensure that the soldiers have sufficient food supplies and enough bounties, otherwise how can the soldiers go to the mountains to fight hard.

This batch of grain caused a storm in Zhaoqing, and the Zhejiang soldiers who entered Guangdong as guest soldiers were known for their deference, but after seeing this kind of military rations, they almost mutinied. Yin Zhengmao beheaded a grain officer, which could be regarded as barely suppressing the rebellion, but the official business had already arrived in Guangdong, and he had to find out about this matter.

It's not a very stable job, how to ban it. As soon as I became serious, I found that there was not only a problem with the quality of the grain, but also a big gap in quantity. There is a big difference between the book figure and the actual receipt.

From the purchase of grain to the transportation, Jinyi Wei did not reach out from inside, and no one knew better than them what the situation was with the military rations. But at the moment, it is natural to push everything away, and it is impossible to come out to take responsibility. Ling Yunyi found the father and son of the Sa family, and also discussed how to deal with the aftermath of this matter, and who to blame.

"These gentlemen must show some sincerity, the army even killed one of the food officers, and several of them are scholars, not as strong as the army, so as not to lose their heads. But the punishment of money and food cannot be less, and if you take less, you can't explain it. They can't do the grain business in the future. When you draw this in front of the army, it is estimated that the army will have to move troops to fight in the mountains, and there will not be too much food to bring, but after the battle, the food and salary will have to keep up. It's not a small business, and it can't go wrong. My father protected Brother Fan in front of Zhongcheng, and Zhongcheng didn't say anything. But just relying on a woman to come out to talk about this deal is not very successful, and Brother Fan still has to come forward. We'll have to do it tomorrow at noon, and the sooner the better. ”

Fan Jin said: "Brother Sa, this business is very big, I'm afraid I will use your four hundred taels of silver." ”

"Well, I'll give you this silver, but I'll only take four hundred taels. Our Jinyiwei has the responsibility of negligence this time, and I am afraid that we will have to prepare money for the army, and we will not be able to take out more money. ”

"If you can't get any money, please ask a few people. The younger brother is a white ding, and it is almost impossible to negotiate business with others, and I have to bother Shibo to lend me a few subordinates to support the scene. ”

"Man's hands...... There are too many of them, it is enough to borrow two people to suppress the formation, and now that the war is on the horizon, everyone is very busy. The two of you have to go on a trip with you, and you have to go back to your own business. Their tea and snack money, Wei Li came out, and Brother Fan didn't have to pay. If anyone takes too much at this moment, they will find trouble for themselves. ”

Sa Shizhong pointed to the chessboard, "Brother Fan, how do you see winning or losing this game of chess?" ”

"It's hard to decide the outcome of the game, so let's seal the plate. It's not early, and there is business tomorrow, so it's not convenient to delay. ”

Sa Shizhong said with a smile: "People say that chess is like war, and this war is also said to stop?" ”

"Even if it is a war, it is not impossible to stop, it mainly depends on who controls the battlefield. If our army takes the initiative and fights as it pleases, it will naturally fight as it wants and stop as it wants. If the enemy is strong, then the war will not be up to us. This battle, it's not interesting to fight, it's just a killing force, so let's stop the army. ”

Sa Shizhong nodded and said, "Then Brother Fan, if you stop the army, you will stop the army." Is it customary for Brother Fan to sleep alone? Do you want those two girls to wait? Although people are a little stupid, they have seen a little bit of the world and are qualified to serve gentlemen, not such vulgar fans. ”

Fan Jin hurriedly thanked him: "The little brother is used to sleeping alone, and besides, there is something to do tomorrow, and it is not good to delay, so I won't bother Brother Rausa, if I go to talk about business tomorrow, Brother Sa will be indispensable to help." ”、

Sa Shizhong left Fan Jin's room but did not return to the room, but went to his father's study. Sabao did not go to bed, but was reading the letter by the light. When his son came in, he looked up and asked, "How's it going?" Do you still understand chess? ”

"I understand very well, this man's son is not mistaken, he is very capable of doing things, and his brain is also very clear, much stronger than Zhang and Wei. He will give him four hundred denarii and borrow from others. It is nothing more than a statement, we have a share of the benefits, and the whole process is monitored to show that there are no private disadvantages. The son also told him that he would only borrow 400 taels and would not take advantage of him. ”

Sa Bao rubbed his beard and closed his eyes and thought for a long time, "Ling Zhongcheng didn't say anything about our recommendation, his status is still a little lower after all, and his reputation is not very loud. However, the painting is eye-catching, and he may also consider it. In any case, such a knowledgeable person should use it. In the future, if he lets go of his foreign office, we will also have one more way, maintain a good life, don't let go, don't ask for too much benefit, everything depends on the long-term. ”

The son understood that this man could tell jokes, play a good game of Go, write a good hand, and have a lot of energy. Ling Zhongcheng is afraid that it will be difficult to find such a suitable candidate, I think we will be able to do this. Tomorrow burn him with a fire and pick him up, and I am not afraid that he will not do things for us in the future. ”