Lu Boqi was taken aback by Liu Cheng's roar, and subconsciously jumped up from the chair: "Yes, no, no." No! As soon as he said it, he realized that it was wrong, and then denied it, and the expression on his face was extremely embarrassed.

"Lord Liu, this is your mistake!" Ma Ziyi stood up and said sharply to Liu Cheng: "Lord Lu is a benevolent elder, not to mention that half of his life savings have been invested in your Pitang project, if after you leave office, there will be chaos in Dunzhou, and half of his life savings will be lost, even if there is no such thing, he will not do such a thing that falls into the ground." ”

"Humph!" Liu Cheng snorted coldly, with a stupid look: "Mr. Ma, people in the world are sinister, and they don't know their hearts when they know people, you say that Lu Zhizhou is a benevolent elder, but I don't think so." ”

"Hugh is nonsense!" Ma Ziyi shouted with great righteousness: "Lord Liu, you haven't read the book of sages, and I don't blame you, but I have known Lord Lu for many years, and I know that he is by no means such a virtuous villain. If you don't believe me, you can hang up your crown and leave, and naturally no one will harm you, if you believe me, you will quickly apologize to Lord Lu! “

When Ma Ziyi said this, Liu Cheng had to reluctantly arch his hand to Lu Boqi: "Liu is a straight person, he is just a quick talker, and I ask my parents to forgive me for the offense!" ”

"Old parents, Lord Liu is also quick to speak, please forgive him this time for the sake of the next!" Ma Ziyi persuaded Lu Boqi softly, then Lu Boqi was a little empty in his heart, so he took the opportunity to step down and muttered: "That's it!" ”

Ma Ziyi fought in the middle and persuaded a few more words, and the atmosphere in the study gradually eased. Lu Boqi pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Lord Liu, it's not the first time that you and I have dealt with each other, I know that you are a character with methods and means. Mr. Ma is right, I have accumulated half my life. Most of them are on top of this Pitang project, and if this thing fails, my fate will not be much better than yours. If you have something to say, as long as I do it, I will definitely not shirk it. ”

Hearing Lu Boqi say this, Liu Cheng couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, fortunately, he had given the two largest pieces of fat to Lu and Ma in this Pitang project, and although the hydraulic spinning, hydraulic weaving, and hydraulic forging he left behind were more profitable in the long run, they were not known to everyone at that time. Otherwise, even if Liu Cheng is Zhang Yi's resurrection and Su Qin's reincarnation, I am afraid that he will not want to pull Ma and Lu to his side.

"Lord Lu. With all due respect, this incident is certainly a danger, but it is also an opportunity. Liu Cheng sat down next to the chessboard, swept away all the chess pieces on the chessboard, grabbed a few chess pieces casually, and said while laying cloth on the chessboard: "Since Lord Yang has not had much time, the imperial court's strategy in the northwest will inevitably change greatly, from appeasement to conquest." In that case, who is promoted? Whoever goes to work depends on the size of his military exploits, and adults also know that my Ming Dynasty is based on beheading. “

Hear here. Lu Boqi understood what Liu Cheng meant even if he was a fool, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Liu Cheng, tapped his chest again, and said in a trembling voice: "You mean to help me." "Speaking of which. Lu Boqi pointed to the ceiling with his right hand.

"Lord Lu, I mean you and I help each other!" Liu Cheng smiled slightly: "You are a civil official, and you don't have a capable general; And though I have soldiers under my command. According to the imperial court, I am only cleaning up the military cantonments and relocating the displaced people in Juzhou, and I have no status as a soldier. If Lord Lu asks this official to lead the group training in various parts of Juzhou on the grounds that the thieves have invaded the territory and the situation is critical, then I will have a reputation; And I am a military general, that is, under your command, the military exploits are naturally part of your strategy. ”

Hearing Liu Cheng's words, Lu Boqi was also a little moved, so he asked in a low voice: "Then, how many soldiers do you have, Lord Liu?" ”

"Now there are six hundred, all of them well-trained. If I get the name of an adult, I will draw 600 more people from those Ding Zhuang, and there will be a battalion of soldiers, which can barely be called my official position. “

"But I don't know that the six hundred people now can match the sergeants who performed martial arts at that banquet?"

"Even if it's not as good, it's not far off!" Liu Cheng smiled and said: "If Lord Lu doesn't believe it, you can go with me to the city of Qianhu later, and I will let the sons and daughters demonstrate it in front of the adults." “

"No need, no need!" Lu Boqi hurriedly shook his head again and again, looking like he had palpitations, which made Liu Cheng laugh secretly.

"Lord Liu!" The master on the side finally found an opportunity to interject, compared to Lu Boqi, he knew much more about the government affairs and legal practices of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and the master did not get the benefits of Liu Cheng, so naturally he would not suffer from gains and losses, and he should be much calmer when considering problems. He naturally saw that Liu Cheng had wasted so much effort, and he would never just ask for a name: "The matter in name is also simple, Lord Lu, as the prefect of a state, has the right to let the gentry of this state form a group to set up a bureau, as for letting you temporarily receive the group training in this state, it is just a matter of paperwork, but you should not come today just for a name, right?" ”

"That's nature!" As soon as Liu Cheng heard the master speak, he knew that he couldn't get through the tricks, so he simply singled a little: "It's not okay for the soldiers to have no food, since Liu is in charge of the regimental training in Dunzhou, he naturally has to ask the parents and officials in Dunzhou to supply one or two!" ”

The master sneered: "Lord Liu, I don't understand what you said, you just kept saying that you just want a name, and my family gave you a name, why do you want money and food?" You said that the sergeants under your command are regimental training in Dunzhou, but they are all border thieves in the northwest, but there is one person whose household registration is in the territory of Dunzhou? ”

When Liu Cheng heard this, he already knew that this master was not a good person, and secretly thought that this guy followed Lu Boqi on weekdays, looking sluggish and cowering, but he didn't want to be so powerful. In fact, Liu Cheng was not afraid of him in that battle of tongues, but the main purpose has been achieved today, and some means are not easy to use on weekdays, so as not to tear his face and give up all his efforts.

"Master!" On the side, Ma Ziyi saw Liu Cheng's words, so he came out to play a round: "What you said is very true, but although most of the sergeants under Lord Liu's command are not from Yanzhou, it is natural for them to take out some money and food in order to surround Yanzhou Township." ”

"How much is a little bit of food?" The master didn't want Lu Boqi to fool him, he had already seen that although Ma Ziyi pretended to be two people with Liu Cheng on the surface, in fact, he always secretly helped Liu Cheng, so naturally he would not have any good voice to him: "There is a number, according to the rules." Lord Liu's soldiers are guest soldiers, and they will have a day's food if they stay for a day, but I don't know how many days Lord Liu will stay? ”

"Hey, master, don't say that, it's like you're going to drive Master Liu away!" Lu Boqi was afraid of annoying Liu Cheng when he heard it, so he hurriedly said in a round: "In this way, according to 1,200 people, 50 days' money and food is good?" ”

"Fifty days of money?" Liu Cheng rolled his eyes when he heard this, and suddenly smiled: "I still have a way." But I don't know if Lord Lu wants to hear it? “

"What's the method?"

"My lord, if you give eighty days of money and food to me, it can be regarded as a joint stock!"

"Joints? What do you mean? Lu Boqi had a puzzled look on his face.

"Adults have seen that those who do business, if the capital is not enough, they will raise money together, and those who have no money can also take houses, cattle and horses, and even boats and other physical shares, and the helpers are also counted as one share, and if the business makes money, it will be distributed according to the number of shares."

Lu Boqi shook his head and smiled: "This official naturally knows. But what does it have to do with business? Business can be profitable, but since ancient times, sending troops to fight only wasted money and food, where can it be profitable? If you can't make money, where will the money come from to pay dividends and eat interest? Besides, the money and grain belong to the government. How can it be regarded as the shareholder's shares? ”

"That's what is going on." Liu Cheng said with a smile: "Fifty days, eighty days, anyway, as long as Lord Lu gives money and food, he will naturally make a note of it." If there is a chance, it will be offered naturally when you return to the teacher. “

"It's still fifty days!" Lu Boqi sighed: "As for the appearance, I don't dare to think about it, Lord Liu." I can see it, your benefits are unbearable, and when you eat it, I'm afraid that you will even spit out the capital. “

"The old parents laughed!" Liu Cheng was a little embarrassed by Lu Boqi's run, and a few people discussed it in the study for a while, and finalized all the details, Liu and Ma just said goodbye, and just went out, Ma Ziyi asked in a low voice: "Lord Liu, what you just said about folding shares, could it be that you set a trap for Lord Lu to drill?" “

"What did Mr. Ma say?" Liu Cheng smiled: "Dare to love me, Liu Cheng is a liar who often lies, can't you?" Speaking of Mr. Ma's dealings with me, there are still many times when he benefits, right? “

Ma Ziyi laughed: "Yes, it's just that Lord Liu's benefits are a little uneasy to eat, so I have to be more attentive and ask a few more words first." “

Liu Cheng was a little angry by Ma Ziyi's words that were not soft or hard, and there was a little thorn in his words: "The good is the good, how can there be any peace of mind, if you want to be at ease, the whole family eats porridge and is the most reassuring, but this kind of day Mr. Ma is afraid that he will not be able to live for a day, right?" ”

"Lord Liu has seen through the stomach of the little old man, Haigang Peak can't be done by our family." Ma Ziyi didn't care about Liu Cheng's sarcasm: "But then again, Lord Liu's benefits are not for nothing, Lord Lu is a loyal elder, if I don't find out the matter first, wouldn't it hurt him?" ”

Liu Cheng didn't speak, in the face of Ma Ziyi's rebuttal, he had to admit that what the other party said was good, without Ma Ziyi's help, he wouldn't have been able to get to this point today, although the other party has eaten his own benefits, but it is not for nothing that there are many benefits in the world that cannot be given away, especially the kind of benefits that seem to have endless troubles. After about half a cup of tea, Liu Cheng said in a low voice: "To put it bluntly, this matter is actually not worth half a penny, I have soldiers on hand, as the saying goes, soldiers are like going too far, but on the other hand, if I can restrain the soldiers, I can use this as a reason to collect taxes from the local government as interest." ”

"You, you, you're too bold!" Ma Ziyi's eyes couldn't help but widen: "Blackmail the place, aren't you afraid that the local gentry will impeach you?" ”

Liu Cheng sneered: "You have also read the book, you also know what it was like when the soldiers of the past dynasties crossed the border, they couldn't even save their lives without me, I just drew one in a hundred miles, two in a hundred miles, compared to the soldiers looting and setting fire, the loss is much smaller, and they still earn it." It's just that this requires a few more bookkeepers. Liu Cheng's method is actually not unusual, to put it bluntly, it is a kind of military tax, and wherever the army goes, a certain proportion of military tax is levied according to the crops in the fields and the public and private property of cities and towns. For local residents, at least they can keep their remaining property and their own personal safety; As for the military, first, it can ensure the normal local production and social order, and can use the original commercial network to purchase supplies on the spot to reduce the logistical pressure; secondly, the soldier can benefit without robbing without compromising discipline; 3. Since most of the property of the local population has been retained, most people have no will to resist. It's just that usually this kind of military tax is levied on the land of the enemy country, and Liu Cheng actually planned to collect the military tax on the land of his own country.

"That being said, aren't you afraid that Yushi will impeach you if you do this?"

"Mr. Ma, I, Liu Chengyi, am not a general, second, not a martial artist, and third, not from a military background. Being able to climb to this position in more than a year is certainly due to the accumulation of merit, but most of it is thanks to Lord Yang's promotion and cultivation. Now that Lord Yang is going to take the position, do you think I can still be a guerrilla safely? “

In the face of Liu Cheng's questioning, Ma Ziyi did not speak, the answer is very obvious, like Liu Cheng, a character who can rise to a high position without a foundation, the ancients generally called it a lucky villain, the lord promotes this kind of person to do something that others are unwilling to do, and someone must do it, and is also willing to give it a rich reward, because the power of this kind of person comes completely from the Lord's giving, and does not have his own power team and foundation, once the Lord needs it, he can easily beat it back to its original form without caring about the forces behind it. Therefore, this kind of lucky villain climbs fast, falls faster, more miserable, and can't leave a good reputation in the history books, to put it bluntly, the historian is also a bully and afraid of the hard, although someone is dead, but the descendants of the protégé are still there, maybe they are still in a high position, but a lucky villain is dead is dead, don't worry about offending his descendants, the basin is naturally all buckled on his head.

"If I don't do anything, the new official will definitely put things in order and investigate the mistakes of the predecessor, others are either the generals and their colleagues and superiors who have formed several generations of good words, or there are soldiers at hand and can't move, I am a new guerrilla, and there are no soldiers on hand, who will not choose me to kill the chicken and show the monkey? What would you do if it were you? Speaking of this, Liu Cheng sneered: "Only by taking advantage of the fact that the new boss has not yet taken office, he has made great achievements first, and he has soldiers in his hands, so that others can't open their mouths and can't do it!" (To be continued.) )

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