"Oh, why didn't Brother Wang say it earlier, why don't you invite these righteous people down quickly!"

Yang Chao said slightly exaggeratedly.

With so much wine and meat sent by people all the way, it is really impossible to say that you don't want to thank the smiling face.

There were eight pot-bellied, well-dressed guys.

According to Wang Xiao, this is still screened, and the status is not high, so he is not qualified to come with him.

In other words, these guys are all at the level of wealthy businessmen, and each of them has millions of family assets.

Rich people are popular everywhere, and Yang Chao has no reason to refuse the friendship of so many rich people.

One by one, they met each other very happily, and immediately decided that they would invite these righteous men to participate in their celebration banquet, welcome these righteous men, and drink and talk with their heroes.

Yang Chao held a celebration banquet, so Yang Chao didn't have to worry about this matter, Wang Xiao took people to cook, and invited a number of wealthy businessmen from Huai'an, as well as famous local wealthy businessmen in Haizhou.

At this time, Yang Chao understood that Wang Xiao's drunkard did not mean to drink, and Lao Jun saw that he was probably just a disguise, and getting acquainted with wealthy businessmen in Haizhou was the main purpose.

Just by seeing that he was about to invite all the famous gentlemen in Haizhou, you knew how eager he was to make friendships with these people in Haizhou.

Of course, the protagonist is still Yang Chao, and the main force of the banquet is still the soldiers under Yang Chao, including the people and the strong, more than 3,000 people.

Among them, there is no dispute, is the remaining five hundred soldiers under Yang Chao.

Yang Chao made them wear iron armor, and didn't even let them wipe the blood stains off the iron armor.

Five hundred cold iron armor is on his body, and it is still stained with traces of human blood, I have to say that this kind of momentum is very terrifying.

When drinking wine and eating meat, although these rich businessmen were at the same table as Yang Chao, their eyes kept glancing at the iron armor on those soldiers. I don't know what I'm thinking.

The place of the celebration banquet was chosen on the city wall of Haizhou City, and it was the south wall and the west wall after the bloody battle. If you don't enter the tower, you will put it in the open air.

Yang Chao's tables. It was placed right on the western wall where the fighting was most intense.

Drinking a little wine, one by one the wealthy businessmen kept complimenting Yang Chao, and at the same time asked a few words at the right time.

"Right here, at that time, there were thousands of elite white armor soldiers, you know the white armor, commonly known as Bayala guards, guards, a flag is only six or seven hundred. They are the elite who guard their bannermen. At that time, our army was careless and was attacked by their sneak attack. On each side, a wall was erected. ”

Speaking of the critical point, Yang Chao lowered his head and took a sip of wine, still unsatisfied, and in the audience's wide-eyed expectation, Yang Chao poured himself another glass and poured himself a drink.

"At that time!"

Yang Chao was startled, and suddenly shocked a table of guests, and after a shock. Someone swallowed and continued to listen.

"The officer thought to himself, this captive is fierce. The Tartars have been hunting in the mountains since they were children, and the tigers have been killed, so how strong it must be! ”

Saying that, he glanced around at everyone, and everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva, saying in their hearts that fools know that Tartars are strong, say it quickly, don't let it be gone!

"This official knows that he can't let the Tartars easily kick the city, there are 100,000 people in this Haizhou City!"

"At the time!"

Yang Chao was startled again, and Liu Jingting, who was like a storyteller, slapped the shocked wood.

"The official was in danger. Shouted—"

Yang Chao took another sip of wine.

Then he said, "Do you know what the official shouted? ”

Looking around and asking, the audience shook their heads. You mean.

Only then did Yang Chao say: "The official shouted, sons." Bring the cannon up! ”

Speaking of this, Yang Chao completely stopped, because a person came, Yang Chao immediately stood up.

"Everyone come and welcome Lord Song!"

As he spoke, he applauded, and everyone else applauded.

Song Lian came, dressed in an official suit, very solemn.

Walking straight to Yang Chao's table, Wang Xiao had already wiped the chair for Song Lian, and the other rich businessmen stood up and nodded, in front of these civil officials, even if they were wealthy businessmen, they always felt inferior.

"Well, all sit, all sit!"

Yang Chao sat down, then beckoned everyone, drink wine and eat meat, except for Yang Chao just now, no one dared to move chopsticks, because Song Lian didn't come, not really wanted to listen to Yang Chao's story.

The reason why Song Lian has not arrived for a long time is not that he doesn't want to make friends with these rich businessmen from Huai'an, nor is it to show Yang Chao a face, but because he is really busy.

As soon as the first batch of food arrived, although it was all military food, Song Lian dared to make up his mind.

immediately looked for Yang Chao, hoping to hand over the grain to him, and he was willing to pay, of course, it was an evaluation.

For the sake of food, Song Lian has recently emptied the rat nests near the two Haizhous, but he still can't feed the 100,000 mouths of Haizhou.

Wang Xiao's family is not short of grain, just his family's warehouse in Huai'an, he can allocate 10,000 quintals of grain at once, he sent it to Yang Chao at one time, and there are more later, 100,000 quintals of grain transferred from other places must have been loaded and shipped now.

Wang Xiao is naturally not so kind-hearted, just see what he said after saluting Song Lian of Haizhou Dian Shi Song Lian after three glasses of wine.

"Lord Song is really a talent through heaven and earth, this Haizhou City is with Lord Song in charge, and Lord Yang leading troops to defend it, this is foolproof, that Tartar invades Haizhou, it really has no eyesight, this is not clear is to send death!"

The sycophants were patted, and Song Lian looked useful.

Wang Xiao said: "I don't know what Lord Song thinks about the sale of grain?" ”

Song Lian said: "Haizhou is short of grain, so naturally grain merchants are welcome to bring grain." ”

Wang Xiao smiled: "That's good, that's good." ”

Song Lian said again: "However, in order to prevent profiteers from hoarding, all grain must be sold by the officials. ”

Song Lian is still addicted to controlling food, and I have to say that controlling the food supply is equivalent to controlling everything, because controlling food is equivalent to controlling people's life and death.

Wang Xiao's face changed suddenly, he got so much grain, just to see Haizhou City to break the siege, and for a while, the price of grain must have risen sharply.

"I don't know the price, how does Lord Song consider it? If it's too low, everyone will lose money, and I'm afraid that in the long run, no one will be willing to transport grain to Haizhou. ”

Wang Xiao said worriedly. It seems that it is really considering the people of Haizhou.

Song Lian pondered: "As for the price, the official will naturally have considerations, and he must not let the grain merchant lose money." But we can't make it impossible for the people of Haizhou to afford it. ”

Song Lian didn't bite the price to death, which left space. Wang Xiao immediately understood, and sent Song Lian a 'you know' look, it is estimated that some private collusion after drinking is indispensable.

After Wang Xiao finalized the first thing, the atmosphere suddenly became warm, and everyone toasted each other without mentioning meat.

However, the other soldiers were just feasting, and I have to say that the level of food at the celebration banquet is still not said.

Wang Xiao invited the chefs of the most famous restaurants in the city, these restaurants. Whether it is the owner or the cook, as soon as they heard that they were cooking for the soldiers who defended Haizhou, they agreed to come down without saying a word, and they didn't even want to be paid, and there were even two neighboring restaurants fighting to get this opportunity.

Wherever the business is prosperous, this food culture is absolutely standard, although Haizhou is not as good as Yangzhou, but it can definitely enter the first-class ranks, so these military families have never eaten such a good meal in their lives, and they can't even drink wine. The chopsticks kept on and on faster than they did.

Yang Chao felt that he was slightly drunk, and at this time, a wealthy businessman in Huai'an requested:

"Lord Yang, the villain is brave. I want to toast these strong men with a bowl of wine! ”

As soon as this person said this, other wealthy businessmen also echoed him.

Yang Chao naturally would not disagree, and proposed that everyone toast together, even Song Lian did not object, but sighed.

"This official is ashamed of these soldiers who fought bloodily, if it weren't for the righteous soldiers who came to work in the army, the official would not be able to hold a celebration banquet for these soldiers, and the official would take the lead in toasting a glass of wine to the soldiers!"

After saying that, he stood up and picked up a bowl of wine. He strode over to a table next to him.

The corners of the mouths of these soldiers were oily at this time. also scolded and scolded endlessly because of things like being robbed of chicken legs. At this time, Song Lian and Yang Chao walked over, and they immediately stood up.

"Sit down! All the heroes are seated! ”

Song Lian grabbed the throne and waved his hand to these soldiers.

But no one sat down, knowing that Yang Chao nodded and said, "Let's all sit down", so they sat down.

"This official is ashamed of you, I have not let you soldiers eat for a day, and I will toast you heroes with a glass of wine from the righteous merchants of the Huai'an Labor Army!"

After speaking, do it first as a respect, and dry it in one mouth!

The big-headed soldiers also laughed and drank a bowl of wine.

"Drink celebratory wine with all the heroes, hurry!"

After Song Lian finished drinking, he sighed loudly and smashed the wine bowl.

Then move on to the next table.

Wang Xiao was very colorful, and immediately picked up a jar of wine from the table next to him, picked up a bowl and followed.

Sure enough, it quickly came to use.

Song Lian walked to the next table, didn't look at it, and stretched out his hand: "Wine!" ”

Wang Xiao immediately poured the wine and handed it over.

It was the same rhetoric just now, and then he drank a bowl of wine, which provoked the big soldiers to applaud repeatedly.

One by one, Song Lian, a literati, did not cheat at all, and it was really a bowl of wine to drink dry, which definitely did not mean to taste it shallowly.

Yang Chao has five hundred soldiers, ten people at a table, that is, fifty tables, after even doing fifty bowls of wine, Song Lian is still his face does not change his face and his heart does not beat, these wine and meat officials of the Ming Dynasty really want it, just talking about drinking, they are afraid of being invincible in the world, and the only thing that can barely compete with one or two is their cheeks.

Song Lian did not favor one over the other, the people of Haizhou City were strong, and he had to salute them one by one, but unfortunately his alcohol consumption was limited, and he was not strong enough to drink under the support of his family.

Yang Chao excused himself to be a little drunk, and returned to the table to rest.

In fact, it is to give these rich businessmen time to move freely, and they still want to.

I saw that they soon connected themselves in private.

Some wealthy businessmen closely hooked up with Haizhou gentry.

These Haizhou gentlemen, guarding the salt-producing center of Haizhou, must not be able to live by guarding a few acres of fields like other places, basically more or less, as long as they have a head and face in Haizhou, they will get involved in the salt industry, that is to say, they are the salt predators in Haizhou, the largest salt-producing area.

These salt predators, plus the eight salt merchants in Huai'an, just sitting on the city wall of Haizhou at this time, these people can probably monopolize half of the salt business in the south of the Yangtze River, and the other half is reserved for the salt merchants in Yangzhou.

The friendship behavior of the wealthy businessmen in Huai'an is very smooth, because they have been operating in the salt industry, in fact, they are familiar with many gentry in Haizhou, but not every one of them knows, this is an excellent opportunity for them to know all these salt industry predators in Haizhou.

Wang Xiao performed harder, every time he went to a table of Haizhou gentlemen, he first introduced himself, mainly talking about how the friendship with Yang Chao was, and told others without subtlety that Yang Chao was on the way from Nanjing to Huai'an, all the way his Wang family's boat pulled his soldiers, and even the rice grain was supplied by the Wang family's grain depot.

As a result, the Haizhou gentry thanked him for a while, and Wang Xiao revealed it in private, saying that he had brought excess food this time, which was hidden on the ship, and promised to give some to these gentry to tide over the difficulties, and he was suddenly named a confidant by everyone.

However, there are also some discordant situations, a wealthy merchant in Huai'an valued the iron armor of Yang Chao's subordinates with the blood of the captives, and quietly talked about the plan to buy it with a thousand taels of silver, he said that it can ward off evil spirits, and there is such an iron armor in the house, those things that are not clean and clean, they will definitely not dare to approach, and it is much more useful than inviting a door god.

Not to mention, he was not the only one who ate this set, many wealthy businessmen saw this, shouting why they didn't expect it, so in an instant the situation turned into a battle for iron armor, especially the Haizhou gentry, who were even more willing to pay a high price to buy these iron armor stained with the blood of the prisoners back to their town.

Of course, these were sternly rejected by Yang Chao's subordinates, after the baptism of bloody battles, and many scenes later, they who had cultivated a sense of honor, how could they sell the iron armor they carried, these armors stained with enemy blood were a symbol of their honor, and everyone was determined to take them back to their parents and friends to see it first.

How can they be sold to others, besides, these soldiers are not poor ghosts who have never seen money before, after this battle, everyone has accumulated three or five hundred taels of wealth, and it is enough to go back to build a house and marry a daughter-in-law, and as long as they follow Yang Chao, they will not worry about having no chance to make money in the future, how can they sell their honor.

As a result, some people begged Yang Chao and hoped that Yang Chao would give an order, but Yang Chao immediately refused, but said to the Haizhou gentry that he hoped to get some iron armor and enshrine it in the sacrificial temple to be established in Haizhou in the future, but Yang Chao agreed, but he had a hundred brothers who died in battle, and their iron armor would be placed in Haizhou with their names.

The soldiers went back to rest after eating and drinking, the rich merchants and gentlemen talked happily one by one and established the relationship they wanted, and everyone got what they wanted.

Only Yang Chao, what he wanted, has not yet been obtained, because what he wants is too heavy.

As soon as everyone left, Yang Chao sat alone at a table, and at this time, a bright moon shone in the clean sky after a long time of rain, and Yang Chao's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to his hometown after a long absence.

The news of Haizhou's victory reached Huai'an, and the wealthy merchants of Huai'an sent wine, meat, rice and grain, compared to the news that it had been transmitted back to Nanjing from Huai'an at this time, the parents should know that their son had won a big victory, and the younger sister should know that his brother had won a big victory, and they would be proud of themselves. (To be continued).