Seeing Li Meng's attitude so polite, Wu Wensong, a worried acquaintance, relaxed and began to say some good things, complimenting Li Meng a few words:

"Wu also didn't expect that Brother Li's subordinates were such bears and tigers, they were really brave, the news from Gaomi said that it was the head of the real fifty horse thieves, and there was a certificate signed by Xia Zhuang and several Zhuangzi outside the city, Brother Li couldn't run away from this great achievement."

The wine and dinner over there were already ready, and the two of them said a few polite words, and then they sat down together, but what Fang just said made Li Meng a little interested, and he was ready to ask at the dinner table.

"How many such horse thieves and bandits are there in Shandong?"

Wu Tongzhi thought about what else to ask, but he still replied with a smile:

"If you ask for a sure number, I really can't give it, don't say that the whole Shandong, that is, the Denglai area, is described as many as cow hair, it is a good reputation, here Kong Youde is in chaos, famine, many chaotic people are for bandits and thieves, the government is in the county and the city to seek peace, the rest dare not think!"

Li Meng smiled and didn't make a sound, the people with heads and faces in Jiaozhou City all knew that they were eating and drinking with Li Meng, the salt government inspector, and the banquet must be boring and tight, because Li Meng almost didn't say anything, literati and writers like to talk about poetry and current affairs, rich officials like to talk about Fengyue playthings, these things Li Meng doesn't know anything, and the banquet is extremely simple, there are fish, meat, eggs and vegetables, and he doesn't drink, and he makes it decently.

What do you say this meal can mean, and Li Meng eats quickly, after eating quickly, the host puts down his chopsticks, and the guests can't say anything about eating again.

Wu Tongzhi was very stuffy at this meal, but Li Meng said a few more words, such as asking:

"If you want to go to other states or counties or other provinces, is this road convenient?"

"Haha, it's so messy now, who is going to check what road guides, that is, when those guards and officials extort money, it's just a reason, if Li Erlang is in need, arrange someone to go to the yamen tomorrow, you can ask for as much as you want, go there and let the master fill it in by himself."

This answer is exactly what Li Meng wants......

The troops who participated in this small battle in Xiazhuang had a total of 600 salt dings, and the roster of these 600 salt dings was all recorded by Ning Qiangui and Hou Shan, except for the 100 old salt dings who often followed Li Meng's side, the rest of the people would be broken up and mixed with those who had not participated in the battle.

The mixing of veterans and recruits who have experience in the battlefield is actually a process of mentoring, and the recruits will also be tempered and improved through the experience of hearing and seeing.

In addition to the establishment, the six hundred salt Ding were rewarded, especially in several times against the enemy are the soldiers who stood in the first four rows, and the silver money obtained was more abundant than the others, although the others had money to take, but it was much less, the result of this was that there were no Yan Ding who went to battle, for example, the soldiers stationed in the salt field and the salt field were already complaining, but this result was exactly what Li Meng wanted, and the soldiers could only get the greatest benefit through heroic and fearless combat, which was also the purpose of the so-called reward and punishment system.

After staying in Fengmeng Town for a few days, arranging all things properly, Li Meng returned to Jiaozhou City, and he felt that he needed to invite Yang Zhou to raise people next week.

Six hundred salt ding from Jiaozhou to Gaomi, almost half a month, the cost is more than 3,000 taels of silver, because there is no people, so many things are done by Yanding himself, such as transporting baggage and provisions, and because most of the supplies need to be purchased on the spot, every day is to flow the general amount of silver in the local area.

The salt lads have consumed manpower for many non-combat tasks, there is no complete logistics system, the consumption of silver is too great, if there is their own territory, people's husbands, errands, logistics and other things can be solved, and now although they are making a lot of money by buying and selling private salt, the silver is enough, but after all, this has no foundation of its own, just like what Zhou Juren said, unstable.

It's a little ridiculous to think about it, that day Li Meng invited this person over in order to say that he was a matchmaker, who would have thought that the other party would actually talk about the general trend of the world like a cannon, and both sides were a little embarrassed after speaking, and then said that the result of the matchmaker was also extremely unsatisfactory, Li Meng also wanted to set up a banquet to thank him, but he was politely rejected by the other party.

Since the day after Fengmengzhen returned to Jiaozhou City, Li Meng asked Master Ning to write a post to invite Zhou Juren, and this time there was no family banquet, and it was directly a banquet in Shaohailou.

Scholars are often arrogant and grandiose, a style of pointing out the world, who else is me, if it is really a suspicious and frightened state when things come to an end, according to Li Meng's estimate, after the day of the lifting of people this week, it is difficult to say whether they can sleep well when they go home, for fear that what they said will be reported to the government, not to mention that those words are lifted, even if they are Jinshi, they will lose their heads.

Then this week, Juren knew that things were embarrassing, but he still went to Zhizhou Yamen to propose relatives as a matchmaker, and he was also a little afraid that Li Meng would sue him for what he said that day and seize his handle. In the future, Li Meng's several banquets were rejected by Zhou Juren, which proved Li Meng's thoughts.

The banquet in Shaohailou is a place for everyone to see, and it also shows that the relationship between the parties to the banquet is frank and open, and there is nothing unseemly, on the other hand, compared to the simple meals on Li Meng's house, there are indeed more varied and tasteful over there, and the banquet for others is also of sufficient grade.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard about the banquet in Shaohailou, Zhou Juren agreed without hesitation, and the people in Jiaozhou City all knew that Li Meng, the inspector of the salt administration, was invited by Gaomi County to suppress the bandits and quell the chaos, and it was a great success, and people with a little insight knew that someone was going to promote Li Meng.

As for the meritorious service, many people have the intention of watching jokes, who doesn't know that as long as the meritorious service is the right caliber between the yamen and the local government, everything is extremely simple. Gaomi County and Jiaozhou City are very close to each other, and the news is transmitted quickly, and many people know the story of Li Meng's time in Xiazhuang.

The big thief soldiers, beheaded nearly forty percent, this is actually the merit after the battle with the real sword and gun of the rebels, and those who understand the tricks of officialdom understand what this real thing means. There is money and soldiers in his hands, and he has real merits, looking at this promotion, it should be supported by someone above, and these conditions are put together, all of which just show that Li Meng is going to soar.

Therefore, the apprehension and worry in the hearts of Zhou Juren's people have also disappeared a lot, and they have been replaced by the kind of thinking that the famous scholars have, and it is not a wrong thing for the powerful to know more.

When Li Meng rode a horse and walked on the street, there were many more people greeting him than usual, and the expressions on the faces of those who greeted him were more polite, more smiling and humble. Chen Liu and Wang Hai were still leading a few salt guards beside Li Meng.

Speaking of which, this is really a bit of luck, Wang Hai and Chen Liu were both in charge of passing orders at that time, and when it was the most intense, they were all sent to the town to collect the salt Ding and Zhuang people in the summer village, although they were meritorious, but naturally they were not as good as those who fought and died outside, so the two of them were depressed and depressed, but they didn't take the initiative to mention anything to Li Meng, or to be a guard by Li Meng's side, Wang Hai thought about it, and said to Chen Liu, "It's not bad that you and I can be a personal guard here." That being said, it actually doesn't mean much, it's just self-explanatory.

Before arriving at Shaohailou, the shopkeeper Lin of Shaohailou had already trotted out to greet him, bowed down, personally came over to lead the horse, did the etiquette to the fullest, and told Li Meng that Zhou Juren was already waiting upstairs.

Go up to the elegant seat on the second floor, here are the places where the rich and noble people of Jiaozhou City have a banquet, and there are more places to say hello than when they are on the street.

On the second floor, although it is a lively meal at noon, the seats selected by Li Meng are vacant on both sides, and after agreeing on the time of the banquet, the inspection yamen spent money to package the three private seats here, at least not afraid of the partition wall and ears, of course, it was also the last time Zhou Juren spoke too shockingly, in this large public place, it is better to be careful, so as not to cause trouble.

Yan Ding lifted the curtain, and Zhou Juren, who was sitting at the table, stood up with a smile and bowed his hand, in fact, even if Li Meng has merit here, he is about to soar, but after all, it is a martial profession, noble and lowly, and there is no need to be so polite.

Li Meng could see that there was a little embarrassment in Zhou Yang's smile, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart that these scholars were really thinking too much about useless things, and said loudly with his fists clenched at the moment:

"When we met that day, I felt like Brother Zhou was quite like-minded, and I always wanted to find an opportunity to get together again, but I only took time out today, and I hope I don't want to be surprised."

"Brother Li, where is it, you're polite."

"Both sides of this private room are vacant, and the aisle is guarded by my Yanding guards, Brother Zhou doesn't have to worry about the partition wall, the security here is tight."

Hearing Li Meng's words directly, although Zhou Yang's expression was a little embarrassed, he didn't have that restraint, but let go and sat directly in his seat.

After sitting down, Shaohailou had already carefully prepared everything, and when he saw that everyone was ready, the wine and food were immediately sent by the guys, Li Meng was not too good at words, and said a few kind words, and there was no topic to continue, this Zhou Yang Zhou Juren seemed to have learned the lesson from the mouth of the last disaster, and he didn't say much.

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