"Adults don't have to be disappointed in Huaiyuan, in fact, there is no shortage of generals under the adults now, and I know that there is one person who can definitely take on the big responsibility, compared with Huaiyuan, this person is definitely better!" Gao Huaiyuan also saw that Zhao Fang really had a love for him, and he couldn't bear to let him down, so he said to Zhao Fang.

Zhao Fang raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and asked curiously, "Oh? Tell me, who in the army can be so admired by you? ”

"This person must have heard of it, and I don't know it, so I don't want to hide it! This person is the son of Lord Meng, named Meng Hui! When the lower officer was in the army, he was tempered by him, and he once had a deep friendship with him, I wonder if the adults know about this person? Gao Huaiyuan once again thought of Meng Hui, the most famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, so he wanted to recommend him to Zhao Fang.

"Oh! You're talking about Meng Hui, this kid! Well, what you said is right, this son's performance in front of the army in the past two years has indeed been quite good, and he can be regarded as a rare general! How much do you know about him? Zhao Fang raised his eyebrows and asked Gao Huaiyuan.

"My lord! Tell the truth! It can be said that he knows Meng Heng quite well, and through the time before the army, Xia Guan found that Meng Heng is very good at controlling the army, and is very good at seizing the opportunity on the battlefield, good at defense, and has a unique way to control the soldiers and horses.

And Meng Hui dared to use his life in front of the army, won the trust of his subordinates, and was a rare handsome talent, although now Meng Hui is still a little young like me, but over time, Xia Heng dares to say that Meng Hui will definitely become the premier general in our Song army! Gao Huaiyuan did not hesitate to praise Meng Heng, in his opinion, such a famous general should not be buried in the army and not reused.

After listening to Gao Huaiyuan's parity with Meng Hui, Zhao Fang couldn't help nodding slightly, since ancient times, literati have been light, and the military generals are actually the same, Gao Huaiyuan gave Meng Hui the words of praise so unhesitatingly, at least in terms of ethics, it seems that Gao Huaiyuan is broad-minded, and Zhao Fang also knows Meng Hui very well, of course he knows that what Gao Huaiyuan said is true, so he nodded and smiled: "It seems that not only Meng Zongzheng is knowledgeable, but even you are a very discerning kid!" You don't have to worry about this matter, I know this kid Meng Heng, he has the style of a general, and if he sharpens it over time, he will definitely become a great talent!

Originally, you had to be restrained by him before the army, but your kid took a step earlier and joined the official before him! Let's tell you the truth! Meng Heng's performance in the past two years has been really good, the old man has already asked for credit to the court for him, and it is estimated that there will be news after the year, as for why he will be promoted to an official position, the old man is not very clear, but at least it should be similar to you, first go to the local area to be a county lieutenant, it seems that you still went ahead of him!

Since you don't want to join the army as a general now, then the old man is not embarrassed for you, you first do a good job in Daye County, there is a beginning and an end, and it is also your merit to be able to strengthen the people, and it is good to talk about it when you are willing to serve in front of the army!

It seems that I am also old, and I am indeed a little tired today, so I will not leave you to eat in the house, you will go back first, and wait until the old man has the opportunity to talk to you again! I hope you will remember my words, since you are an official, you must do good things for the people! You can't see profit and forget righteousness! ”

Gao Huaiyuan saw that Zhao Fang was indeed tired, and knew that the old man had limited energy, so he quickly got up and agreed, and said goodbye to Zhao Fang: "Thank you for your support, I don't dare to forget the instructions of the adults, I will definitely be a good official, and the adults must take care of their bodies, the adults are the pillars of our Great Song Dynasty, and I hope that the adults will take care!" The little one is gone! ”

Zhao Fang didn't get up to send Gao Huaiyuan away, waved his hand and said, "Okay!" The old man will pay attention! Go back first! ”

Gao Huaiyuan bowed down and exited the pavilion and walked towards the front yard, but when he turned around, he suddenly saw a few very familiar plants in the flower pond outside the pavilion, so Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but stop, bent down and looked down.

"What? Does Huaiyuan also like flowers and plants? After Zhao Fang saw Gao Huaiyuan leave the pavilion, he suddenly stopped to look at the flowers and plants in his garden, as if he was attracted, so he sat in the pavilion and asked him with a smile.

Gao Huaiyuan's heart was churning at this moment, and when he heard Zhao Fang ask him, he hurriedly replied: "The little one is just a reckless man, how can he be as elegant as an adult!" It's just that when I saw this kind of grass flower today, I felt very familiar, so I stopped to watch it! ”

Zhao Fang stood up and walked out of the pavilion, looked down at the pots of flowers and plants in the flower pond, and then explained to Gao Huaiyuan with a smile: "This is the rice bag flower that the old man found from him, this flower has a very short flowering period, but after the flower blooms, it is delicate and abnormal, the old man likes this flower very much, so there are many cultivation in the courtyard, it seems that my gardener has not forgotten these rice bag flowers!" ”

Gao Huaiyuan's heart suddenly surged, in his previous life, he was born as an anti-narcotics policeman, of course he knew what Zhao Fang said about this kind of rice sac flower, because this thing was too much in his work in his previous life, and one of his jobs was to crack down on people who planted this thing privately, because this kind of rice sac flower has a name that people are more familiar with in later generations, called poppy.

Although he had just started working as an anti-narcotics police officer in his previous life, he knew something about the history of the poppy, and knew that this flower had been introduced to China through the Western Regions a long time ago, and the Compendium of Materia Medica had described it and even knew its pharmacology, but it was the first time he had seen this flower in this life like this, and he didn't expect to see it in such a situation, and it would be planted by Zhao Fang as an ornamental flower.

Maybe it's because the tragic page in Chinese history left too deep traces in Gao Huaiyuan's mind, Gao Huaiyuan's first reaction was to eradicate these poppies, but immediately he suppressed his impulse, if he went up a few feet now to trample on these pots of poppies, of course he thought about the consequences, Zhao Fang would definitely not understand his extreme behavior, and it might not be possible to make him stunned, so Gao Huaiyuan immediately dispelled his thoughts.

The poppy flower is beautiful and enchanting, the fruit can both heal and harm, good and evil are only in the human heart, but it is not the fault of the poppy, when the world only knows that the rice sac flower is beautiful, but also knows that it can be used in medicine to heal the disease, as long as no one knows that it can also extract *, morphine yin and other drugs, then it only has benefits and no harm, and as long as the poppy is not used to make drugs, then it is also a treasure, seeds, fruits can be used to treat many diseases, asthmatic cough, hypnotic pain, antidiarrheal effect is very good, After all, even later generations of Chinese medicine are still using them, it's just a matter of what the people who use them do!

Thinking of this, Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but feel a little funny, feeling that he was too sensitive and overcorrected, so he straightened up and smiled at Zhao Fang: "My lord is really elegant!" When I heard the adults say this, I also remembered the appearance of this flower, and it is indeed beautiful! Adults, please stay! I'm going to say goodbye here! ”

Saying that, Gao Huaiyuan saluted Zhao Fang again, intending to raise his legs and leave.

"Wait! It seems that you are also a person who knows flowers, boy! Since you gave the old man a lot of gifts today, the old man can't give you anything back, so be it! Since you also like this kind of rice bag flowers, then the old man will give you these pots of rice bag flowers as a gift today! I hope you can take good care of it, and don't let them die! Zhao Fang suddenly said to Gao Huaiyuan, and without waiting for Gao Huaiyuan to resign, he immediately beckoned the servants to come and ordered the servants to bring these pots of flowers to Gao Huaiyuan out of the house.

Gao Huaiyuan walked out of Zhao's mansion in a fog, looking at the pots of poppies that were carefully placed on his car, and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.

In his previous life, he was an anti-narcotics policeman, and he often went to the countryside to investigate and deal with lawbreakers who planted opium poppies privately, but he didn't expect to come to Ezhou today to see Zhao Fang, Zhao Fang would actually give him a few pots of such things, and also told him to take good care of them, isn't this a violation of the law? Hehe!

"Young Master! Why did Lord Zhao send you a few pots of grass flowers! He's really stingy, and he can't just give a few grasses in return! Hey! Zhou Hao, who came to Ezhou with Gao Huaiyuan to do business, looked at the few pots of unknown grass that Gao Huaiyuan was carefully serving, and couldn't help but suddenly make a joke to Gao Huaiyuan.

"Huh! You can only say this to me, if you let others know that these pots of flowers were given to me by Lord Zhao, then the value of these flowers will be high, you guys take good care of these pots of flowers for me, don't kill me, go back to the Zhuangzi, plant it for me, and when it blooms, you will know its beauty! Gao Huaiyuan replied with a smile, he put away his thoughts, for these pots of poppies, as long as he doesn't harm people, then what's the harm in just appreciating their beauty?

Since he arrived in Ezhou, Gao Huaiyuan had to go to the Yamen of the Ezhou prefect to walk around, which is also the way of the official, if you don't meet the upper hand when you pass by here, it is a very rude thing, and you may not be able to wear small shoes in the future.

Gao Huaiyuan has the idea that if he comes, he will be safe, and he is not too resistant to this kind of officialdom according to the rules, after all, he wants to show his strength in Daye County, and many things still depend on the upper hand of these officials, so when he came, he also prepared a gift for each of them and sent them to their mansions one by one.

And these officials are all elites, and they are very good at things in the officialdom, and they have all heard the news that Gao Huaiyuan was summoned by Zhao Fang, and learned that Gao Huaiyuan had served in front of the army before, so he knew Zhao Fang, and this time he was specially recruited by Zhao Fang to Ezhou to meet, so they all smelled a little taste, and they didn't dare to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan, so they heard that after Gao Huaiyuan came to visit, they went out to greet each other, which seemed very polite, and gave a considerable praise to Gao Huaiyuan's actions in Daye County this year.

In addition, Gao Huaiyuan was not stingy, everyone gave them a generous gift, and they were happy that these people were not light, and privately raised Gao Huaiyuan's evaluation by a few points, and secretly felt that Gao Huaiyuan, a young subordinate, knew how to advance and retreat, and he didn't take them in his eyes because he was familiar with Zhao Fang, and couldn't help but think a little more highly of Gao Huaiyuan.

And Gao Huaiyuan just walked around Ezhou City, it took a few days, and by the way, he also checked the operation of Ezhou Zuixian Building, where Huang Zhen was not there, and had handed over the business to one of his cousins, named Huang Hao, who had been doing business with Huang Zhenxue since he was a child, and was also a very shrewd person.

Huang Hao was able to take over Huang Zhen's affairs, in fact, not only because he was shrewd in business, but also after a long period of observation, Huang Zhen and Gao Huaiyuan made a decision, there is no problem in terms of loyalty, so now he is also a cronie under Gao Huaiyuan, otherwise, Gao Huaiyuan would not let him take over Huang Zhen's affairs so assured.

Like Zuixianlou, which is related to Gao Huaiyuan's financial business, although Gao Huaiyuan let go of Huang Zhen and others to take care of it, but on the other hand, in the accounting, he basically uses his own people, and always holds the financial power, and the bookkeeping methods they use are also specially formulated by Zhou Yi, all the accounts are recorded in Arabic numerals, which looks clear at a glance, including the accounting rooms of each branch, are also trained among the teenagers of Crouching Tiger Village, if such account books are brought to outsiders, It's like a book from heaven, and few people can figure it out, so in terms of accounting, how much money he makes from these businesses is always a very hidden matter.

When Zhou Yi reviewed the account books of this year, he nodded to Gao Huaiyuan, Gao Huaiyuan knew that Huang Hao had not done anything in the books this year, so he immediately sealed a big red envelope to Huang Hao as a year-end bonus, which surprised Huang Hao and thanked him again and again.

"Shopkeeper Huang doesn't have to thank me, you deserve it, people like you who do things for me, Gao will never treat you badly, this is just a little bit of my heart for you! As for the rewards of the shopkeepers of the various branches on Jingxi Road and the people who do things, I don't care, it's all up to you to deal with, and give you some rewards! Zuixianlou is doing good business now, don't be too stingy as much as possible, so that everyone can have a sense of belonging to Zuixianlou! For example, employees with particularly difficult family backgrounds should be given more care, so that people up and down can do things for us wholeheartedly! Gao Huaiyuan specially instructed Huang Hao.

"Thank you young master for your advice, Huang Hao knows what to do! We won't be disgraced to those who do things for us! After all, now the wages of the employees of our Zuixian Building are already very high on the market, and many people are trying their best to enter our Zuixian Building to work, and after the year, the small ones plan to send people to Lizhou Road, Jinghu Road, Sichuan and other roads to gradually open Zuixianlou branches, I am afraid that the young master needs to send more people to help him! There is also the production problem of our fairy drunk, now the business of each branch is good, the demand for wine is very large, quite a bit of a short supply of posture, the small is afraid of opening a branch after the year, the wine will not be able to keep up with the supply, so it may smash our own signboard, please be sure to supervise the winery, can increase the output as much as possible! Huang Hao nodded in response to Gao Huaiyuan's instructions, and then told Gao Huaiyuan about his recent plans.

Gao Huaiyuan nodded, of course he knew about this matter, originally before Huang Zhen left here, this matter had already been decided, he wanted to expand the business of Zuixianlou in a very short period of time, and spread it all over the country as much as possible, so that he could get greater profits, and it would also help him grasp the news from all over the world, which would be of great benefit to his development in the future.

"You just have to rest assured about these things, this year, Zhuangzi has cultivated a lot of talents for you, which can basically meet your needs to expand your business, as long as you inform Zhou Yi when you hire people after the year, he will arrange this matter for you!" As for the winery, you can rest assured, now I have sent Lin San to Luzhou to check the location first, and will set up several wineries in Luzhou or Chengdu, and at the same time, the wineries in Changde Mansion and Hengzhou have begun to be put into production, which is enough to supply the sales needs of Zuixianlou! You just have to rest assured and do it boldly!

It's best to stand in Chengdu first, and then say, I'll arrange a task for you, after the year, you will personally go to Chengdu, take care of things there, first do the business, and then find a way to get through the officials of the field, and establish contact with the businessmen of the Tubo Ministry, the Tubo people are good spirits, I also specially brewed a low-cost spirits for you, although the taste is far less than the gods we are selling now, but the wine is very violent, and it can make the Tubo people afford to drink! I have given this new wine a name, called Burning Knife, and it is estimated that it will be very popular with the Tibetan people!

When you get acquainted with the Tubo people, you should find a way to find a safe person in the Tubo, buy a pasture in the territory of the Tubo tribes, exchange this kind of burning knife for their horses, and then put it in the pasture to raise it temporarily, after two or three years, it is best to send war horses back through Tubo, so that the profits will be greater! Gao Huaiyuan suddenly commanded Huang Hao.

Now the Southern Song Dynasty is short of horses to death, want to get some horses is simply like climbing to the sky, Jin not to say, although the Western Xia produced horses, but there is no border with the Southern Song Dynasty, there is no channel to transport war horses, and can only import the short Dali horses from Dali to use war horses, the only way to find a way is only the Tubo tribes, although the Tubo Kingdom has long been disintegrated, but it is divided into large and small separatist regimes, if the Southern Song Dynasty wants to buy horses, this is a feasible way, After all, the relationship between the Tibetan tribes and the Southern Song Dynasty is okay at the moment, and there are still some opportunities before being ruled by the Mongols, so Gao Huaiyuan has been pondering this matter for the past year, and now the time is relatively ripe, so he will instruct Huang Hao to go to Chengdu in person to prepare for this matter.