readx;?readx; Chapter 319 Reunion and Reunion

After the soldiers finished the weighing, even if they finished the task of the previous year, they could go home after reading the list in front of the gate, and as for the commendation and ranking, they would have to wait until they came back next year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qin Ji squeezed into the crowd, and after reading that there was no number of himself on the excellent list, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he couldn't help but endure his depression and go to see the good list again, but there was no one, and his hands and feet suddenly became cold.

Qin Yu on the side grinned happily and said, "I actually got a good one, ninety-five-two-seven, I actually got a good one...... Although it is the last place. ”

Qin Ji smiled reluctantly, patted his still fleshy shoulder, and lost the interest in looking at it. He was about to turn around and go out, but he grabbed Qin Yu and shook him vigorously: "Look, look, a pennant is raised above." ”

Following Qin Li's gaze, Qin Ji saw a pennant with gold characters on a red background, rising from the back of the list, and the words 'Excellent Soldier' had already been revealed.

Qin Li's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and his hand tightly grasped Qin Li's arm, and he didn't know that it hurt him.

I saw that under the words 'excellent soldier', one number after another slowly appeared. "One, two, three, four, it was that Qin Ba who won the champion." Qin Ji muttered, he had long been familiar with the numbers of several main opponents.

Hearing the cheers that erupted from the side, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The next one is Qin Kang, a squad leader of the three major teams, this person is extremely talented, infinitely powerful, and all physical items are full marks, and he will not complain if he loses.

In the middle of his thoughts, he heard a wolf howl erupting around him, and then Hu Teamzheng, Deputy Qin, and a few colleagues pressed him on the snow, and ravaged him mercilessly, and the moment before he fell to the ground, he saw the four golden characters of "Nine-Five-Twenty-Seven", which appeared in the third position...... Exploring flowers? Not bad, isn't it?

Qin Yu looked enviously on the side for a while, he was strictly forbidden to participate in this kind of arhat activity, but today he was really happy, seeing that everyone was forgetful, he gritted his teeth and flicked his legs, and pounced.

The crowd who were frolicking, but when they saw the haze above their heads, and the screams in their hearts were not good, they felt as if they were being pressed by a mountain, and they suddenly lost their breath......

After reading the results list, the soldiers marched to Zhongdu on foot as a team, and the distance of sixty or seventy miles was not on their minds at all.

The huge military camp suddenly left 10,000 people, and it suddenly seemed empty, but Qin Lei's 5,000 personal guards became more and more busy......

Shi Wei loudly instructed the soldiers to move out of the treasury one by one red lanterns, hang four on the gate, and then hang them along the main road, two zhang apart, one pair, one slip down, and then decorate the red, red, green and green ribbons in the middle.

Qin Qi checked the temperature and environment of the guest rooms one by one, and ordered the handymen to move this in and out from time to time, so as to make the guests who would stay at home feel at home.

Xu Tian personally led all the scout brigades out, and the reconnaissance density increased fivefold, and anyone who encountered an invitation to the annual meeting would be led back to the camp; If you don't have an invitation, you will be persuaded to leave, and if you force you to pass, you will be relentlessly attacked by the Rangers.

The whole palace is moving the people, for one thing - the annual meeting of the palace. When the palace was created last year, it was already a rule that around the beginning of the year, the heroes of the palace scattered in all directions would gather to share the joy of the year's harvest, reward and praise, and go home for the New Year, which is a very happy thing.

This year's annual meeting is scheduled to be held in Jingshan Camp, and the Government Affairs Temple sent an invitation to the provinces and governments a month ago, and from the beginning of the 20th day of the lunar month, people from all over the country began to gather in an endless stream to Jingshan Camp, waiting for the beginning of this grand ceremony.

Qin Lei took advantage of this time to meet with several important subordinates......

It's still Xu Wei from Dongqi's side, this guy has a sad face, and he is obviously not as good as last year. Qin Lei's face was not very good-looking: "Why didn't Ma Kui come?" ”

Xu Wei said respectfully: "It's the root of the year, the people in the cottage are moving, and the horse is in charge of the suppression, and he doesn't dare to leave a little, so he can only ask his subordinates to pay filial piety and ask the prince to understand." ”

Reaching out to grab the iron tongs and pull the brazier, Qin Lei snorted lightly and said, "I don't think he dares to come to see me." Ma Kuiyang disobeyed the yin and didn't take the task assigned by Qin Lei at the beginning of the year to heart at all.

Xu Wei's throat shook a few times, and he said astringently: "The big boss also has many difficulties, this year's government control over various places is obviously stronger than in previous years, the Qi army has entered the mountains several times to encircle and suppress, we have suffered great losses, and the sphere of influence has also shrunk to thirty percent of last year." The big bosses have worked so hard for this that they really don't have the energy to care about smuggling anymore. ”

Qin Lei frowned, the frost on his face was more layered, and he said coldly: "If it weren't for the fact that you made too much trouble at the beginning of the year, Qi Guo could have made great efforts to rectify you?" As he spoke, he put aside the tongs in his hand and said unhappily: "How many mountain kings are there in Qi Kingdom?" I can't count them all! Which one is as poor and rich as you, and he doesn't know what to do, but he dares to attack the city? Isn't it enough to be king of the mountain? Do you still want to sit on the ground and be the emperor? ”

Qin Lei originally hoped that Ma Kui and Xu Wei would be low-key, make a fortune, and get smuggling in full swing, but he never thought that Ma Kui was carried away by the good situation in the second half of last year, and actually took 50,000 'elite soldiers' down the mountain to attack the western town of Qi and the state capital.

In order to recover the losses, he kept harassing the neighboring county seats, and finally aroused the wrath of the Qi court, and sent the general Xue Qishan to encircle and suppress them several times, trapping them in the mountains, and finally ended up in a precarious situation, completely disappointing Qin Lei's expectations.

Seeing that the prince was angry, Xu Wei couldn't sit still anymore, and pouted on his knees on the ground and bowed his head to confess.

Qin Lei barely suppressed his anger at this time, and said as gently as possible: "It's not your fault, it's that Ma Kui is too arrogant, I heard that you have dissuaded you many times, but he has alienated him, which is not easy." ”

Hearing the candle shining in the prince's cave, Xu Wei cried: "The prince's entrustment, his subordinates dare not forget it one day, seeing that the situation is erosive, but there is nothing to be done, and his heart is like a knife......

"Get up," Qin Lei said softly: "Lone was very happy to see you, but as soon as he thought of the mess in the east, this anger rushed up, Lone has such a temper, not the right thing, don't mind." ”

Xu Wei wiped his tears and got up, sobbing and said: "The thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and the subordinates are very happy in their hearts. ”

Qin Lei said warmly: "Let it pass this year, the key is to start all over again next year." Saying that, he said in a deep voice: "Lone has already decided, replace Ma Kui, transfer him to Zhongdu, and you will take his place." He said softly: "After a winter, the blockade of the Qi army will not be so strict, you just need to pick up the original route and make a fortune in a muffled voice, it is not too arduous." ”

Xu Wei was happy at first, and then said worriedly: "The horse master may not be willing to agree......"

Qin Lei pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about this, you can't help him not agree." Xu Wei relieved himself and knew that the prince had limited time, so he respectfully resigned.

The next one to come in was Xue Naiying, this guy did a good job, and he was naturally not afraid when he saw the prince. After saluting, Qin Lei asked him to sit down, and said with a clear smile: "The spirit is good." Xue Naiying smiled and said a few words, and handed over the list of accounts of the Canal Division to Qin Lei for review.

"Three hundred and twenty thousand taels of surplus?" Qin Lei was overjoyed and said: "In the past half a year, there have been so many wastes waiting to be revived, and there are so many profits?" "The Canal Division is the yamen that Qin Lei has high hopes for, but thinking that the time is still short, he does not have the luxury of expecting such a good harvest this year.

Xue Naiying said with a smile: "The turmoil in the first half of the year has made the merchants miserable; Besides, the reconstruction of the south requires the purchase of a large number of materials from the north, and the tax revenue of our canal is low, so the merchants in the north naturally flock to it," said regretfully: "If the canal can be desilted, the flow of goods will at least increase by five times, and there will be millions of people who can be offered to the prince." ”

Qin Lei smiled from ear to ear and said, "This year's number, Lone will be content." Gu has already said that the four masters of the canal, as soon as the spring of next year begins, the Qinghe Yamen can be formed, isn't Xu Qianshan already in the South Canal to carry out a pilot? Well done. ”

As soon as Xu Qianshan was mentioned, Xue Naiying was full of admiration: "When my subordinates went north, I passed by Xiangyang Mansion and saw that Qianshan was leading people to dredge in the Xiangyang section. pulled him over, but he only deduced that he had already sued the prince for leave, and he couldn't get off the construction site. Saying that, he shook his head and said: "It is really rare for a child of a family to be able to do this." ”

Qin Lei smiled and said, "Yes, Qianshan is a good seedling, and the hope of the Xu family's revival lies in him." ”

Hearing the prince talk about the Xu family, Xue Naiying sighed with emotion: "I want to think that the four families occupied the two southern provinces back then, but in the past six months, there is a taste of being blown away by the wind and rain. "Because of the betrayal, the Xu family is not allowed to be among the southern scholars, and they are still holding their tails between them; And the Xu family's false declaration of the principal, although it was later covered up by Qin Lei, but a discerning person knew that there was indeed such a thing at a glance, which naturally led to the prestige of the Xu family plummeting, and they had to temporarily clamp their tails.

As for the Qiao family, since Qiao Yuanshan went back, although he was still his governor of Shannan, he had been suppressed by Qin Lei. Seeing the attitude of the prince, the southern scholars naturally avoided it, and the Qiao family suffered heavy losses in half a year, and its prestige plummeted.

The only one who was not affected was the Zhuo family, after the Duke of Koji went, Zhuo Wenzheng became the first person in Jiangbei, and he followed Qin Lei's footsteps. Qin Lei also reciprocated with peach, everything he played was not allowed or should be repaid, and his grace was unrivaled for a while. Many of the gate valves that were attached to the other three families in the past have changed their doors and moved closer to the Zhuo family, allowing the Zhuo family to replace the Xu family and become the largest valve in the south.

Complementing it is the rise of many small and medium-sized families represented by the Chai family in Tangzhou, who took advantage of the east wind of the revival of the south to take advantage of the trend and take advantage of the situation, and won a lot of popular hearts and benefits.

All this happened under the guidance of Qin Lei, unlike the Qi State, which was beyond the reach of the whip, the south was the foundation of Qin Lei, and he naturally had to plan carefully and make a careful layout. The first step is to weaken the influence of the four families in the south, so that there is only the voice of the king of Talon in the south. So after some co-optation and suppression, the three disobedient ones sank. Qin Lei did not seize the vacated vacuum area they vacated, but gave it to the obedient Zhuo family and a group of small and medium-sized families. In this way, the Southern Shi clan will not only not be disgusted by Qin Lei's strength, but will be grateful to him for the benefits.

As for what benefits Qin Lei gets? It's just an authority in the South.

The two were just about to continue talking, when Shi Kang's voice came from outside the door: "Lord Wang, Uncle Shen is almost here." ”

Hearing this, Qin Lei smiled at Xue Naiying and said, "Let's talk about this first, I have to pick it up, that's the lonely father-in-law." Xue Naiying hurriedly got up and sent the prince out.

As soon as Qin Lei arrived at the door, he saw Shen Luo, who he hadn't seen for a year, coming from a distance. As soon as he saw Qin Lei, Shen Luo hurried two steps, then turned over and dismounted with a smile, and laughed at Qin Lei: "Your Highness, it's been a long time!" ”

Qin Lei saw that Shen Luo's face was full of wind and frost, and he was also much thinner, but he was much more shabby than when he first saw him in Zhongdu. couldn't help but look slightly wet, and said, "Uncle has worked hard." In order to open up the trade route on the Goler grassland, Shen Luo traveled back and forth between Qi and Qin several times in the past year, and finally established this golden trade route in the summer.

It is conceivable that with the further deterioration of relations between Qin and Qi, the importance of this trade route will be further highlighted, and there will naturally be a steady stream of gold and silver sent to Qin Lei, even if he only accounts for half of the dry shares in this business.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Shen Luo said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a year, but I want to be impressed by the prince." When I think back to the first time I saw him in Shangjing, it was like a world away. ”

Qin Lei also sighed: "But there is a feeling of a white cloud and a dog." ”

welcomed Shen Luo into the house, and the two told each other about this year's farewell, only then did they know that everyone had an easy year this year, not to mention Qin Lei's hardships, Shen Luo also went through several hardships and survived.

After sighing for a moment, Shen Luo took out a large brown paper bag from his arms, presented it to Qin Lei with both hands, and laughed loudly: "This is the dividend of our trading company this year." ”

Qin Lei took it with a smile, opened it and saw that a large stack of brand-new Inner Mansion treasure banknotes was revealed, all of them were five thousand taels each, roughly counting, there were probably more than two hundred, and he couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "More than one million taels?" ”

Shen Luo said proudly: "One hundred and one hundred thousand taels, there was no trade in the first half of this year, this is half a year's profit." ”

Qin Lei asked softly, "Earned more than two million taels in half a year?" ”

Shen Luo said with a smile: "Not so much, after removing the principal cost, it is about 16.7 million taels, and then 300,000 taels to a few small shareholders, there will be 13.4 million taels left." ”

"My uncle gave me so much, what should I do with my grandfather?" Qin Lei asked in surprise.

Shen Luo laughed and said: "No matter how bold I am, I don't dare to swallow the old man's money, this is what the old man ordered, he said that the prince has to do great things here, and one or two more silver will give him more strength, and he can only be squandered by the losers in the Shen family." So he only needs 300,000 taels to give an explanation to the Sect Elders, and the rest is the prince's. ”

Qin Lei said gratefully: "Grandpa and uncle are kind to me, Qin Lei will remember it in his heart and will never forget it." ”

Shen Luo smiled with relief: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry about it, isn't the money earned and spent?" It is better to spend meaningfully than to squander. Saying that, he patted his chest and said: "Next year, our trade routes will be opened, and it is conservatively estimated that there will be a net income of two million taels, and if there is a war, this number will at least double." ”

Qin Lei looked at the beating fire, and chuckled: "It's unlikely that there will be a war next year," Seeing that Shen Luo was a little disappointed, Qin Lei said firmly: "Gu deduces that the war will take place in the twentieth year of Zhaowu, the year when our three-year plan ends." ”

Shen Luo was about to ask why, Qin Lei looked at the hourglass on the side, got up and said with a smile: "The conference is about to start, let's go and have a lively time." He had no choice but to hold back his words in his heart, and walked out of the room with Qin Lei and walked towards the most central auditorium.

The auditorium was brightly lit, and the huge hall was crowded with large round tables covered with white tablecloths, and people crowded the large round tables one after another, and the tables were filled with sumptuous wine and food.

People were excitedly greeting and talking, but their eyes glanced at the gate from time to time, until a young and tall figure appeared there, everyone stopped talking, and they all stood up and said: "Welcome to the prince!" ”