"Brother Chen, I don't even know what to say, thank you so much." It's still winter, and Zhao Ran and his newly recognized brother really don't have any replacement winter clothes, so Zhao Ran feels very much about Chen Weili's generosity.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot to get down to business. The leader of Xiucai wants to talk to you in the afternoon, so you should take advantage of the moment to rest for a while, and then don't have the energy to answer the question of the leader of Xiucai. ”

"Thank you, Brother Chen, for reminding me, I will definitely not be rude in the afternoon." After entering the cottage for so long, Zhao Ran already knew what kind of influence the thousands of households who stayed in the cottage had on the entire Jinding Mountain. So he just took refuge in the cottage, for the sake of his future future, he naturally didn't dare to slack off.

"That's it, I still have some things to deal with over there, so don't be polite to me, go back and rest for a while. Remember to take good care of your two legs, although the doctor in the village has good medical skills, but because of your momentary carelessness and bad things, there is no regret medicine in the village to take. ”

Chen Weili saw that the two brothers looked a little tired, so he took the initiative to retire in a timely manner. In fact, he also kind of wants to get together with his family after a long absence.

"Otherwise, I'll send you Brother Chen, my legs can still take these two steps."

"Don't mess around, when you see Senhu in the afternoon, it won't be beautiful if your wound is cracked. In the future, we will have many opportunities to meet, it is useless to rectify those imaginary ones, our men in northern Shaanxi are the most bold. ”

"Then Brother Chen, you can go, when my injury is healed, I will definitely find you to have a good drink or two." Baby, say goodbye to Brother Chen. ”

"Brother Chen, goodbye."

"Okay, goodbye, I'll bring you some fun next time."

Regarding Zhao Ran's opinion, Chen Weili felt that this new kid who joined the cottage would be a man. Maybe he will be reused by the leader of Xiucai in the future, and maybe this kid will be able to make a career in the cottage in the future.

……

In the cave of Zhang Mengcheng in Jinding Mountain, Yu Baocheng, who escorted the wounded back, told the owner of the cave about the various things that had happened during this period of time. And when talking about Zhao Ran who he brought back this time, he was a lot more serious about his description of this person.

"The person I found for you this time should be good, although the riding skills are not clear, but the martial arts should be okay. And he is also very affectionate, and he is even willing to be stabbed several times for his younger brother who has not been recognized for a long time. At the same time, he also knows a lot of words, and has seen a lot of things, according to him, he has been in business before, so he should be able to meet your requirements. ”

"The second young master of the wealthy family in Hunan Province in the south actually came to Shaanxi to be a thief. This thing sounds really mysterious, and if he didn't really be able to speak a few words of Hunan dialect and write a good hand, I really can't believe it's true. ”

Zhang Mengcheng naturally already knew some of Zhao Ran's details, but these overly bloody episodes still made Xiucai feel a little uncomfortable.

"On the contrary, you are a talented person who can still understand Hunan dialect, which is what makes me feel strange. When and where did you learn it, could it be that in the books of these sages of the previous generations, even what is the Hunan dialect can be taught? ”

Yu Baocheng's sigh for Xiucai was not strange, and he also reacted this way when he asked Zhao Ran about the details before. Yu Baocheng was even more strange about other things, such as why Xiucai could understand the Hunan dialect. He was a little worried that Xiucai would push these things into some sage book, which was simply bullying him as an illiterate person in disguise.

"When I was studying in the county school, I met a businessman from Hunan, and after chatting for a while, I knew a little bit about what Hunan dialect was like. I don't know much, just a few words. ”

Zhang Mengcheng is naturally lying, he can hear and understand some Hunan dialect, mainly because he was originally a southerner before he crossed over, and his home is relatively close to Zhao Ran's hometown.

Yu Baocheng still has some doubts in his heart, Xiucai chatted with a businessman who didn't know the truth for a while, and he was able to learn a little Hunan dialect, which is still a bit amazing.

However, thinking that Zhang Mengcheng, a former showman, can also speak the language of Mongolian Dazi, he usually speaks Mongolian with the Mongolian descendant in the village.

Therefore, Yu Baocheng had no choice but to believe that Xiucai, the most learned leader of Jinding Mountain, did have some amazing talent in language. Thinking of this, Yu Baocheng no longer cared about anything else, but joked with Zhang Mengcheng.

"Xiucai, you have learned too many things, not to mention the Hunan dialect, even what Dazi said in the north, you can also say some things neatly. The strange talismans used by the children in the school are also what you learned from the books. If a few words pop out of your mouth one day, I probably won't be intimidated by you. ”

After Zhang Mengcheng heard this, he just smiled awkwardly. Yu Baocheng also said something right, Xiucai really remembered how to say English. But in this era, the role of English can almost be ignored, so Zhang Mengcheng has not tried to remember and practice.

"Don't talk about that, what are you going to do with this kid surnamed Zhao, since you don't want to spend those places in your hand, you won't just send him out for business."

Yu Baocheng was very curious about how Zhang Mengcheng would summon Zhao Ran in the future, because he had already talked about it before and learned that Xiucai did not seem to plan to take this person as a personal soldier, but hoped to incorporate him into the cottage caravan that had only been formed for a long time.

"This guy's resume does look pretty good, and I'm really going to put him in the caravan. As long as the time is right, it would be good to let him go to the north to the Mongols who are willing to do honest business with us. Moreover, he has experience in marching and fighting, as long as he trains him well, it is not bad to secretly draw a detailed map when he travels around, and it will be much more convenient when we need to use it. ”

Zhang Mengcheng did not hide it and told some of his ideas. During the period of recuperation of his injuries, Zhang Mengcheng has organized his own caravan in Jindingshan, and he has just invested some capital. Because the personnel of the caravan are not like the big bosses fighting on the battlefield, he has always been more concerned about how to cultivate and collect this kind of talent.

Although like Huo Bingxiang, businessmen who have a good cooperative relationship with Jindingshan are also doing well. But some private things still need to be done by their own people, so as to make the benefits bigger and more secure.

After thinking about it, Yu Baocheng patted his thigh and said: "It makes sense, whether it is Lao Fan's sentry or my sentry, every time I act, I feel that it would be much better if I had a map in advance." And as long as the businessmen are familiar with the people outside, there are many things that are not easy to do, they can easily handle everything, Zhao Ran, this kid should do it. ”

"I'll teach him something while he's recuperating. Luckily, he's literate, so it shouldn't take me so much thought. I said Baocheng, how good it is for you to learn to read and write, every time you are asked to sort out your combat experience, you can only wait for you to come back and dictate, this efficiency is too low, you see how many words Zong Wei knows. ”

Yu Baocheng is the leader of the sentry, and the various situations he encounters are very complicated, but he has done them all well. Therefore, the little white wolf's combat experience has a considerable reference for the wargames that Xiucai has been preparing. Therefore, Zhang Mengcheng has always hoped that Yu Baocheng will take the initiative to start learning literacy.

"Don't be busy, I get dizzy just looking at those things. Let's talk about the rest, what do you think of the next thing in Dongchuan? Yu Baocheng heard Xiucai persuade him to study again, and he really had a headache about this, so he immediately changed the topic.

"Huh?" Regarding the sudden change in the topic, Zhang Mengcheng did not react for a while.

"Now that the thieves' nest in Dongchuan has been wiped out, Governor Hong has sent a lot of people to inspect the area in order to prevent any rebels from gathering here again, and it is said that he will hold out until March next year. The big boss thinks that Dongchuan is also a foundation that can be used, and he plans to extend the power of our Jinding Mountain into it to occupy a piece of territory, what do you think? ”

Seeing that Xiucai was a little confused, Yu Baocheng began to explain in more detail, and told him that the idea was proposed by the big boss.

Zhang Mengcheng had thought about these things before, so he was not unprepared, and after closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he immediately said his opinion.

"At present, although Baoan County is the world of our Jinding Mountain and Artemisia Peak, but with some expansion in the background, we are indeed not as hidden as the ravine of Artemisia Peak. The Dongchuan Thief's Nest is indeed a good place to go, and we can secretly expand our power. Iron Horn City was originally the best foundation, but the imperial court would definitely be staring at it. We can't touch Iron Horn right now, but we can infiltrate other places. However, these things must also have a good relationship, and besides, aren't there still many officers and soldiers patrolling the sentry at the moment, and it is not good to be targeted by them. ”

"It's not that there is no way, and now there is Liu Sangu, the supervisor and Ji Tongzhi who are inspecting Dongchuan. He had 800 soldiers under him, who were originally the men and horses of Zuo Guangxian, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese army under Hong Chengchou's standard. The other person in charge was called He Zantu, who was also a capital official, and he had a thousand soldiers from Ningxia Town under his command. There are also people who are guerrilla Wang Yongxiang and Wu Hongqi from Ningsai. ”

Speaking of Wu Hongqi, Yu Baocheng snorted disdainfully, and then continued.

"The places where these people wander back and forth to inspect are not just the thieves' nests such as Iron Horn City in Dongchuan. The place where Yansui West Road meets Dongchuan, all the way to Huamachi in Ningxia Town, as well as Sanshan, Raoyang and other places are within the scope of their inspection. In such a large area, they definitely need a village guide. There are a lot of people in our village who know the local information, and Liu Sangu has accepted our silver, and he has a good impression of us, so it should not be difficult to get involved in it. ”

For the patrol officer that Xiucai minded, Yu Baocheng had some understanding. So he first introduced who the officials were on the inspection, and then introduced the scope of the inspection, and also mentioned a little about the officials who were good friends with them.

Although the Dongchuan area is high and deep in the valley is not so easy to manage indirectly, Jinding Mountain must not choose to ignore this place. Because if Dongchuan is left alone, he will not be able to ensure that a few forces like Artemisia Peak will emerge here in the future.

At that time, if those people are hostile to Jindingshan, then the life of the Zhang brothers in Jindingshan will not have much leisure to speak of.

Zhang Mengcheng heard Yu Baocheng's introduction, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was not impossible. The silver on Liu Sangu's side seems to be just right.

So after thinking about it, he said: "Then I will take this opportunity to try, since the inspection of the official army is until March next year, we will take this opportunity to take advantage of the prestige of the official army and put our hands in it early in the morning." By the end of the official and military inspections, our territory in Dongchuan should have stabilized. ”

Yu Baocheng waited for Zhang Mengcheng to finish speaking, and then added strength and said: "Then you can set up a charter as soon as possible, and the big boss will transfer some Dongchuan surrendered to you to summon you, with the help of these local snakes who understand the local situation, most of your errands will become easier to handle." ”