Chapter 144: Please Proofread

Li Meng was really angry in his heart, but he also knew that what the fat man in front of him said was the truth, so Liu Qingsong looked at Li Meng's face stiff, and he was also a little unhappy in his heart, and he opened his mouth to explain:

"Don't be dissatisfied, this is already the grace of the governor and all the adults, otherwise, you have a Jiaozhou battalion that you have pulled up by yourself, and the garrison of the five products will delay you for a few months even if the salary is sent down......"

Hearing these words, Li Meng inexplicably had a disappointment in his heart, it stands to reason that although these things make people angry, Li Meng has long been mentally prepared, but when facing it, it is still very uncomfortable, but Li Meng also reacted quickly, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said with a fist:

"This is all the kindness of the bosses, Li naturally won't say anything else, Fang just didn't react, I hope the adults don't want to be surprised, but there is a reluctant request, and I hope that Lord Liu can agree."

From the beginning of the above words, this Lord Liu is a look of you owe me a favor, hearing Li Meng say that there is still something, his face is even more unhappy, but Li Meng seems to have not seen it, and said with a smile:

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, my Jiaozhou battalion soldiers are all people from the mountains and wilderness, I haven't seen anything in the market, this time I heard that the imperial court sent high-ranking officials to pay for the inspection, everyone is looking forward to it, thinking about it, such a major event as pay, can you invite Lord Liu to preside, and let these people in the Jiaozhou camp feel the care and cordiality of the imperial court."

"Father-in-law Liu has taken care of it, this point of inspection, the official can not go, it is better to experience the local people's feelings."

"I know that Lord Liu, you are busy with official business, but the enthusiasm of your subordinates, I am not the leader to refute it, and the last general will naturally express it."

While speaking, Li Meng had already put the three hundred taels of silver tickets on the table, and pushed it over with a smile, thousands of miles of officials are only for money, although this Liu Qingsong is a wealthy family in Hebei, his eyes lit up when he saw the three hundred taels, and it was normal for the people to want to see high-ranking officials.

At the very least, this Liu Qingsong understands it this way, and he doesn't feel that he has any mistakes in this matter, the big head is indeed divided by the governor, according to the inspector, and the political envoy, and he just takes a little money, and the spoils in the system are just commonplace.

The three hundred taels of silver tickets are also very dazzling, Liu Qingsong didn't think much about it, and agreed with a dry cough, it's okay to go out of the city once during the day, you can't have a banquet without white and black.

Seeing that according to the deputy envoy of the inspection, Liu Qingsong of Denglai Road agreed, Li Meng was quite surprised, stood up and invited Lord Liu to participate in the banquet in the evening, but the governor of Jiaozhou had already arranged quite a rich program, and Lord Liu did not think that Li Meng and other local tyrants in the countryside would have any good enjoyment, so he simply declined.

Li Meng walked out of the mansion with a smile on his face, and the entourage waiting outside saw the smile on Li Meng's face, thinking that he was in a good mood, and was about to make a few jokes, but when he saw Li Meng walking down the steps and turning his back to those attachés who were on the road, his face was already gloomy. Yigan suddenly didn't dare to say anything, and silently rode his horse to follow.

In the evening, the reception banquet over there was not going, Li Meng directly ordered Shaohailou to send a few dishes and have a few drinks with the Zheng shopkeeper, but now this Zheng shopkeeper is not here to ransom the prisoners, but a big customer in the future, so he naturally has to be treated politely.

This shopkeeper Zheng is also an outsider, and he will not have any contacts in the Denglai area, Li Meng has no scruples when he speaks, he just talks about what he has seen and heard today, and it can be regarded as a drunken chatter, and the shopkeeper Zheng of the Ba Min Commercial Bank also drank a little too much, and sneered when he heard this:

"These officials are almost the same virtues, when we were recruited by the leader, the governor of Fujian also sent the next official to check the soldiers and horses, the nose was going to the sky, a few hundred taels of silver were given out, and the smile on his face was like a flower, Lord Li, you and our dragon head are all well-known men, and the god of wealth who will also make money, our Zheng family is less than a thousand people who eat under the name of the government, and the rest of the people are all raised by our dragon head with their own money, and they are naturally loyal to the dragon."

In his eyes, Li Meng trafficked illicit salt, Zheng Zhilong was a pirate, and at the same time, they both had the identity of an official family, they were the same people. It's just that one is at sea and the other is on land. Moreover, both sides are talking about the sale of illicit salt, and they don't care what is legal and illegal.

After a few more drinks, this Zheng shopkeeper was obviously not strong enough to drink, and he didn't care about any etiquette, he fell asleep directly on the table, Li Meng arranged for someone to call the shopkeeper's subordinates to come in, and sent their shopkeeper back to the inn, while pondering the preparations for tomorrow's inspection of the soldiers and horses, this Lord Liu of Denglai Road should not take it seriously, but Li Meng regarded these inspection of soldiers and horses as a drill, and should be treated with caution.

I didn't think about it for long, but someone outside the study asked to see him, it was Master Ning Qiangui Ning, tonight Yan Zhizhou invited Shangguan, Li Meng always sent someone to watch over there, this Ning Qiangui is the representative.

Seeing that the night is already late, it must be scattered over there, and now this Master Ning is also one of Li Meng's managers, quite hard, but he makes a lot of money, and his status continues to rise, even if it is hard, he is also happy.

When he walked into the house, he held the account book in his hand, and after the salute, he said directly:

"Lord Li, tomorrow's salary has already been allocated, and the arrangements for stationing in various places will leave for the road tomorrow morning, but the salary of the two thousand five hundred soldiers and horses that are ready to be verified in Fengmeng Town should be sent down in the morning, but then it will be hard work, and you won't be able to survive a day."

As long as it is in the troops around Li Meng, the salary must be personally distributed by Li Meng to everyone, which is also a reason why the soldiers below are desperate for him, of course, every time the salary is not too labor-saving work.

Li Menggang wanted to agree, but he remembered something, and said with a smile:

"Don't panic, don't panic, this Denglai Dao will personally inspect the soldiers and horses tomorrow, issue military salaries, show the loyalty of the imperial court, let him do it first, Lao Ning, you go outside and call Chen Liuzi to come in."

On the fifth day of the first month of February, the day of Chongzhen's ninth year was a little warmer, even in early spring, it was not too cold, and the deputy envoy who came to Jiaozhou to inspect the soldiers and horses, and issued military salaries, Lord Liu Qingsong of Denglai Dao went to Fengmeng Town under the escort of Li Meng.

When greeting in the morning, he had to say a few polite words, Li Meng saw that Lord Liu's face was full of exhaustion, his eyes were a little unopenable, not to mention the hard work of the journey, last night should also be a night of carnival, it is strange not to be tired. Lord Naliu said a few words listlessly and got into the carriage.

After Li Meng, who was on the side of the carriage, walked out of the Jiaozhou City Gate, he clearly heard Liu Qingsong's snoring inside, and it seemed that he was really tired last night.

The Jiaozhou battalion was built according to the scale of garrisoning 800 people, and Li Meng's more than 2,500 veterans gathered here, so they could only live near Fengmeng Town.

It was already afternoon when they arrived in Fengmeng Town, and the group of chariots and horses went straight into the barracks, and first had some simple meals in Li Meng's house, as for Zhu Yunyao, she was strictly ordered not to leave the mansion for half a step, but fortunately, this girl also knew the stakes and would not come out to show her face.

After sleeping in the carriage for a few hours, after lunch, Liu Qingsong's spirit was obviously much better, and Li Meng put on all his armor, walked in and hugged his fists and said:

"Lord Liu, let's start proofreading and checking it now!"

On the drying field on the edge of the Li family's manor, the craftsmen had already set up a wooden platform, and Liu Qingsong, who was supported by several attachés, carefully went to this wooden platform, and said with a smile:

"I can't see that this country place actually looks a little like it."

Tables, chairs and benches have already been prepared on the wooden platform, and there are people waiting for them, Liu Qingsong is sitting in the middle, surrounded by a group of pro-soldier attachés on the side, and Li Meng is standing at the front of the platform.

Although it is a point test, there is no one in the audience, and it is a loss to send the silver last night, otherwise this Lord Liu will have a seizure on the spot, even so, this Liu Qingsong's expression is a little wooden, and he thought: This Jiaozhou garrison doesn't understand anything, in fact, he is very bold, and he has to have some soldiers to fill the number, you can't have no soldiers at all, and I can't make a difference here!

Liu Qingsong coughed dryly and was about to speak, but Li Meng turned around and asked:

"My lord, then the end will begin."

Everyone was a little confused, and they saw Li Meng waving his hand at the audience, and the two soldiers waved the red flag and the white flag vigorously.

"Bang, bang, bang......" The sound kept ringing, although the sound was dull, but it was very big, and it was neat and regular, it was still far away at the beginning, and the more later, I could even feel that this wooden platform was trembling, and Lord Liu, who was sitting on the chair with the big horse golden knife, was a little drowsy again.

After hearing this voice, he immediately woke up, and as the voice became louder and louder, Liu Qingsong also became more and more panicked, and his guards and personal soldiers were also not much better, they all put their hands on the hilt of the knife, and Zhang Huang looked around.

The source of the sound was on the left side of the wooden platform, and soon the people on the platform discovered why the sound was made, a group of soldiers armed with spears lined up in a square line, striding towards the wooden platform, these soldiers walked almost exactly the same pace, and the sound of those bangs was the sound of their footsteps.