Chapter 215: The belated congratulator

Li Meng's invitation really scared the secretary who presided over the reception of the guests into a cold sweat.

From the twentieth day of the twelfth month of the lunar month to the tenth day of the first month, this broken show who was on an errand in the Yanzheng inspection house was really eye-opening, although Chongzhen was a catastrophe for ten years, but this rich and powerful person is still as many as wild dogs, not in a county to say that the capital is embarrassed to come to Jiaozhou City to congratulate, but these characters wearing silk and satin see the clerks of the Jiaozhou battalion, such as this secretary, it is polite, a few days later, the reward for this bookkeeper is actually a hundred taels of silver, and the mentality is very different, I really feel that I am a character.

Therefore, when the man in a cloth coat and a dozen people who were almost dressed came to the gatehouse, saying that they wanted to congratulate General Li Mengli on their congratulations, they thought that they were liars who had come to eat and drink.

This is the tenth day of the first month, the wedding banquet has passed three days, in Jiaozhou City, those local heroes, the envoys of the military camps around the country have begun to turn around, this sudden wedding has made many people not have a good year, but also to go home to have a good joy and harmony, by the way to tell what you saw in Jiaozhou.

That is, the earl and noble who came from Nanjing, as well as the three heads of the Zheng family in Fujian, Zheng Zhibao, all stayed in the inn, and the earl waited until all the procedures for Li Meng's wedding were completed, and then returned to Nanjing.

Even if Zheng Zhibao rushed to Jiaozhou City, he was still a little arrogant in his heart, thinking that our Zheng family is the overlord of the sea, and even the Dutch have to give up three points. After following those Haoqiang to the city to salute, he was even more shocked, but he had seen the soldiers and horses of several provinces in the south, and he was immediately in awe of Li Meng, and he gave a generous gift, and according to the admonition of those personnel stationed in the Ba Min Commercial Bank stationed in Shandong, he calmly waited for the other party to talk about things with him.

After the clerk in charge of the reception of the porter saw the rough man, he immediately had nothing to be angry about, especially listening to the other party's official words from other provinces, he was even more disdainful, thinking that if you cheated on wine and dinner, you should come a few days earlier, and on the day of the wedding, the old and young in Jiaozhou City were all cheap.

originally wanted to ask someone to blow away, but the man only said that he was an old acquaintance with Li Meng, and asked carefully but refused to say the truth, which made the bookstore quite impatient, and his good voice turned into a little anxious drive, and the man finally revealed a sentence "We are selling green salt."

Although this secretary office doesn't know some core things, he also knows some of Jining's green salt business, after all, they have to do accounts in their account, and they know that the source of this green salt is quite secret, and the general ledger is only grasped by Master Ning, and others have no chance to see it, so they hesitated and hurriedly reported it.

After the report was informed, the secretary office also greeted the leader of the soldiers who were in charge of the guards on duty, saying that if these men from other provinces were about to make trouble, the guards would appear in time to help disperse, and the soldiers would be fine, but the leader of the guards was someone Huang Ping had trained for a while.

As soon as he saw these people, he found that the other party was carrying a bag and a sharp weapon hidden in the hem of the robe, and he immediately became nervous and vigilant, and the guards of the Jiaozhou battalion gradually increased, and the dozen or so men on the other side also saw that the situation was not right, and the retreaters were also nervous and careful.

The two sides came and went, and gradually there was some tension, but at this time, no one expected that Li Meng actually came out in person, stood on the steps and saw the tall man, and smiled on the steps and said:

"I said goodbye that day, and now I have to see you again, and the style is still the same."

It was rare to see Li Meng speak so politely, and the guards of the Jiaozhou battalion who were on guard saw Li Meng's attitude and knew that the other party was not an assassin or an enemy, and the scene suddenly eased up a little.

"General Li is overjoyed, my brothers and I originally wanted to rush over to congratulate everyone, who would have thought that something on the road would be delayed for a few days, but it turned out to be here today, don't be surprised."

The tall man's official dialect with a Shaanxi accent was obviously dressed as a businessman, but it was also quite awkward to say such a crepe official dialect, Li Meng smiled, stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile:

"Come to me, why are you still drinking the wind outside, come in and warm up."

Except for the tall man who called "General Li" and "Lord" when he spoke, Li Meng called the other party but never said his name, and when the man heard Li Meng's invitation, he bowed down and clasped his fists and said:

"Then it's going to bother the adults, and these brothers who are here hope that the adults will arrange a place to live."

"There is a carriage and horse shop in the barracks outside the city, if you don't dislike it, how about going there?"

"These brothers like clean places, and that's the best."

Li Meng instructed the leaders of the pro-soldiers around him to do it, and since someone led the dozen or so to stay outside the city, the man was not polite, nodded, walked towards the main gate, and when he walked five steps in front of Li Meng, the man smiled and said to himself:

"Some things are still left outside, so as not to be misunderstood!"

As he spoke, he took out a short knife from his arms and leather boots, and generously handed it to Li Meng's personal soldiers.

It was rare for the people around him to see Li Meng have such a polite appearance, and the bookstore was even more in a cold sweat, saying that he finally didn't say too ugly words.

Before the two of them entered the inner study, Li Meng told the guards a few words, don't let outsiders in, even the family members of the mansion and the generals of the Jiaozhou battalion must be notified in advance to let them in, and they must get permission from Li Meng's side.

According to Li Meng's instructions, tea and snacks had already been placed in the house, but after the people sent them, they went down by themselves, and after the two sides sat down, Li Meng seemed to be wandering around, looking at the doors and windows of the house, and after checking that there were no outsiders, this was the peace of mind.

Li Meng smiled and explained to the man:

"No wonder, it's really a big deal that Brother Gao came to me, you have to be careful to be safe."

The man who was called the elder brother owed a smile on his face, showing a hint of a smile on his expressionless face, indicating that he understood this meaning and would not be misunderstood.

"Brother Gao came from western Henan, this journey must have been hard!"

"General Lao Li is worried, I didn't want to bother the adults, but the matter in my hometown is too big, there must be a person in charge to come for an interview, please rest assured, the brothers are careful along the way, no one will follow or notice."

"Green salt? Could it be that there is still a debt of silver......"

Speaking of which, the identity of this tall man has been revealed, this is Li Meng's trip to Henan, Gao Yigong met in Lushi County, at that time Li Meng estimated that the other party may be Li Zicheng or Gao Yingxiang's subordinate leader, who wants to return to Jiaozhou City and go to Nanjing, through some ways to get the provincial Tang newspaper, only to know that this Gao Yigong is actually Li Zicheng's brother-in-law, a general, and now it should be King Chuang, the general in the camp, and it can be regarded as a famous figure.

Li Meng knew in his heart, of course he had to keep his mouth shut, he was an official of the imperial court, and he wanted others to know that he had dealt with the anti-thief general, and even maintained the salt business for a few years, even if he had no intention of rebellion, he would be convicted of this crime, but Li Meng was also secretly glad that he actually took the line of breaking into the army.

In these troubled times, the forces in the world, except for the Jurchen Tartars, who are unacceptable no matter what, there is no harm in having more contact with the rest of the people.

Gao Yigong and Li Meng contacted the Ming generals different, those Ming officers outside the Jiaozhou battalion are quite good at words, such as those in Nanjing City, this kind of generals are like they say to be generals, but it is better to be officials, everyone looks at the style, judges the position, flatters the officials, and deducts military salaries It is a top ability, and he wants to train and fight, but it is a complete waste of snacks, even Liu Zeqing and others are called fierce generals, this level can be imagined.

I don't know if the Gao Yigong in front of him is representative, but the Gao Yigong that Li Meng saw is quite wooden and not good at words, but Li Meng, who is also a soldier, can feel the same breath as himself on the other party's body, which is the iron-blooded battlefield atmosphere, at least the generals of this "thief army" are fighting the battlefield.

Hearing Li Meng say "the silver of green salt", Gao Yigong smiled and hurriedly interrupted:

"My lord said that I laughed, you and I have money and goods, and there is no arrears, in fact, this time I have something to ask for."

Li Meng's account of Qingyan is naturally clear, and he said that just to cause a topic, he sat on the chair, raised the tea bowl in his hand, and motioned for him to speak, Gao Yigong came in from the door, and he was about to pinch his tone and say that kind words, so that he was really not used to such a martial artist, seeing Li Meng's attitude, he simply said it straight to the point.

"This time, I want to borrow a sum of money from my lord."