Chapter Seventy-Seven: Raising Soldiers
Yang He said with a smile: "I'll give you an example, there are two casinos in Funing County, one of them, a gambler comes, and they leave without a penny, and the other one is like me, do you think, which casino will gamblers go to gamble?" ”
"It must be to gamble at our casino." Zhang Fengqi said.
Hearing Zhang Fengqi call our casino, Fan Liu couldn't help but be stunned, and then a trace of realization appeared in his heart.
Yang He smiled: "Yes, slowly all gamblers will come to our casino." But that's not enough, you have to let a small number of gamblers win, every day you have to let a small number of gamblers win, you can't let all the gamblers lose, in that case, no one will come to the casino in the end. ”
Fan Liu sighed softly when he heard this: "Lord Yang, it is really a blessing for us businessmen that you don't do business. ”
Yang He smiled silently.
Yang He actually doesn't know how to run a casino at all, but he has been to many casinos, and he has been to several world-famous casinos in later generations.
If someone loses and is penniless, the casino will give people a ride fee to get them home. This will give gamblers a sense of security and allow gamblers to gamble with confidence.
Yang He just copied the business methods of the famous casinos in later generations.
After sighing for a while, Fan Liu continued: "Lord Yang, there is a relatively large green building in Funing County, and there are two relatively small kilns. If we open another one, I'm afraid we will have to rob people for business, and the villain means that he will pay to buy the big green building. This has the advantage that we don't have to go to the ** anymore, and we don't have to summon the church. ”
Yang He smiled: "It's not easy to find such a person, right?" ”
Fan Liu smiled and nodded.
Yang He turned his head to look at Zhang Fengqi: "Is there any backstage in that Qinglou?" ”
Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "It's a little backstage, you also know that it is impossible to do such a business without a backstage, but you don't have to worry, I'll find someone to tell them." ”
"Give them a fair price." Yang He said.
Zhang Fengqi nodded.
Yang He thought for a while and said, "Buy those two small ones too, and there will be no second Qinglou in Funing County in the future." ”
Zhang Fengqi said: "Okay, these two small ones don't have any backstage, I'll send someone to scare them and keep them obediently for us." ”
Yang He smiled: "I only care about the money, I don't care about the business matters, the shopkeeper Fan will watch it." ”
Fan Liu was overjoyed and knew that this was a delegation of power to him.
After thinking about it, Yang He said again: "But there is one thing, we can't do things that force good people to become prostitutes." Also, if someone is willing to redeem himself, or if he wants to redeem himself, he must be released immediately. In addition, after the women had been doing it for a few years, they could be released with some ransom money. ”
Fan Liu sighed when he heard this: "My lord is really a bodhisattva. ”
Yang He shook his head and smiled: "Are you scolding me, do you have a bodhisattva heart for opening a casino or a brothel?" ”
Zhang Fengqi and Fan Liu couldn't help but laugh at the same time when they heard this.
After a pause, Yang He continued: "After a few years, there won't be much business, so it's better to make a good name." ”
Fan Liu smiled and nodded.
"In the past two days, you will start to choose a place, not in the center of the county, preferably in the corner. Then they buy gambling equipment and recruit people. Well, I'll send you a few people to watch the scene. Yang He said.
"Do as you say." Fan Liu said busily.
"Alright, it's getting late, I have to go back." Yang He got up and said.
Zhang Fengqi said: "Tomorrow is the third day, Meng Qiaofang should send someone to send money and food, you still have to run at that time, it is better to stay here tonight." ”
Yang He pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I won't leave tonight, but I don't live here, I'll go to the post house to live." ”
"What are you doing in a post house, I have a ready-made place here." Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.
Yang He shook his head: "I live with you, and it's not convenient for you to spread it." ”
Zhang Fengqi thought about it and nodded slightly.
At this moment, the subordinate walked in with Li Wei and Zhao Liangsong.
Yang He smiled when he saw it: "You guys are moving very fast." ”
Turning his head to Zhang Fengqi, he said, "Lord Zhang, you arrange for someone to take Li Wei to General Li." ”
Zhang Fengqi nodded and said a few words to the subordinate.
Yang He said to Li Wei again: "You haven't eaten yet, after handing over the silver to General Li, find a tavern to eat by yourself, and go to the post house to find me after eating." ”
Li Wei hugged his fists and left with Zhao Liangsong.
Yang He chatted with Zhang Fengqi and Fan Liu for a few more words, and then got up to say goodbye.
When Zhang Fengqi saw it, he hurriedly asked people to take the prepared four treasures of the study and hand them to Yang He.
Sending Yang He away, Fan Liu was also ready to retire.
Zhang Fengqi waved his hand and motioned for Fan Liu to go back to the house with him.
Returning to the room and sitting down again, Zhang Fengqi looked at Fan Liu and said, "Isn't it a little strange, why did the official arrange for you to run the casino and the Qinglou for Yang He?" ”
"These two businesses are run by adults and Mr. Yang Qian, right?" Fan Liu said.
Zhang Fengqi shook his head: "How could this official do such a business?" ”
"Then my lord, this is ......," Fan Liu wondered.
"You can see that this Yang He doesn't look like a thousand presidents, right?" Zhang Fengqi asked without answering.
Fan Liu nodded: "It's not like a Qianzong, the villain looks at that Li Guerrilla and treats him with great respect." ”
"Yes, although Yang He always pushes Li Maochun to the front, Li Maochun's attitude towards Yang He can't be hidden. Then why do you think Li Maochun is so respectful to Yang He? Zhang Fengqi continued.
Fan Liu said: "Maybe it's because Yang He is rich." Well, also, they were able to come out of Xiping Fort because Yang He set a fire in the Jianyu camp, and it can be said that their lives were saved by Yang He. ”
Zhang Fengqi shook his head: "Even if Yang He is rich and has saved the lives of Li Maochun and others, can Li Maochun be so respectful to Yang He?" ”
"What's the reason for that?" Fan Liu asked.
"Do you still remember what Li Maochun said Yang He did in Liaodong?" Zhang Fengqi said.
"Yes." Fan Liu said busily.
"You think this is something that ordinary people can do?" Zhang Fengqi said.
Fan Liu groaned: "Judging from what Li Maochun said, this Yang He can be described as both wise and brave. I understand that Li Maochun must have seen that Yang He had a bright future, so he decided to follow him. ”
Looking at Zhang Fengqi, Fan Liu hesitated: "Even if Yang He has a bright future, but after all, he is a martial artist, and the adult is a magistrate, and he has nothing to do with him, why do you value him so much?" ”
"Do you think Yang He looks like a martial artist? Do you listen to him like a man who has never read a book? Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.
"This ...... As soon as the adult said this, the villain also felt that something was wrong, and the words Yang He said didn't seem to be said by a person who had never read a book. Fan Liu groaned.
"Then do you know what Yang He is doing in Funing County?" Zhang Fengqi asked again.
Fan Liudao: "It seems to be a resettlement of refugees. ”
Zhang Fengqi smiled and said, "Yang He bought more than 100,000 acres of land in Funing County to resettle those refugees from Liaodong. ”
Fan Liu couldn't help but wonder when he heard this: "Haven't the refugees already been resettled?" Why did he buy land? ”
"What do you say?" Zhang Fengqi asked with a smile.
Fan Liu pondered for a long time and said, "I'm afraid this Yang He has a lot of plans. ”
Zhang Fengqi smiled and said, "This official will tell you again that he is doing business to earn money to raise soldiers." ”
When Fan Liu heard this, Huo Ran got up: "What? To raise soldiers? A soldier has his own court to support him, but he actually raises his own soldiers, and he doesn't know what he wants? ”
"You think he's going to rebel?" Zhang Fengqi asked with a smile.
Fan Liu thought for a while, and immediately shook his head: "There are no less than 100,000 imperial court officers and soldiers around Funing County, how could Yang He rebel in such a place?" ”
Immediately, Fan Liu was puzzled again: "It's not to rebel, so what is he raising his own troops for?" ”
Zhang Fengqi sighed: "Yang He is a person who worries about the country and the people, he looks down on the actions of the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, he raises his own troops, and he must want to build an elite division." ”
Fan Liuqi said: "How do adults know this? Even if the relationship between the adult and Yang He is good, with Yang He's shrewdness, he should not tell the adult about such a thing. ”
Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "There are some things that don't need to be told by others, even if Yang He doesn't say it, can't the official see it?" ”
Immediately, Zhang Fengqi told Fan Liu about Yang He leading troops to deal with the officers and soldiers of the Yongping Guard.
Then Zhang Fengqi smiled and said: "Do you say that the soldiers led by Yang He are different from the official soldiers of the imperial court?" ”
Fan Liu nodded silently when he heard this.
"Now do you understand why this official spares no effort to help Yang He?" Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.
"The villain understands, and the villain must do a good job of the things assigned by the adult." Fan Liu said busily.
Zhang Fengqi nodded: "Since you understand, then go ahead." Remember, don't let a third person know what we're saying today. ”
Fan Liu hurriedly said: "The villain knows the stakes. ”
Zhang Fengqi waved his hand, and Fan Liu hurriedly saluted and retreated.
After walking a few steps, Fan Liu suddenly stopped, turned to Zhang Fengqi and said, "My lord, the villain has an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”
"What an idea, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhang Fengqi said.
"My lord, if you want to make money, salt is profiteering. Yang He has people under him who can cook salt by himself. Fan Liu said in a low voice.
Zhang Fengqi's face couldn't help but change when he heard this, and after a while, he returned to normal.
Zhang Fengqi naturally understood what Fan Liu meant.
Now it is not difficult to buy salt, as long as you have money, you can buy it, but the difficult thing is that you can't buy salt if you have salt, so even if you have salt, it is useless.
But if you can boil salt yourself, then it will be useful to buy salt.
It's just that boiling salt without permission is a crime of killing the head, and who would dare to take such a risk except for the daring?
However, Yang He even dared to arrest the officers and soldiers of the guard, what else did he dare not do?
Moreover, Yang He bought 60,000 acres of land at the mouth of the Yanghe River, and the refugees resettled were all his people, these people would never betray Yang He, the most important thing is that Yang He has soldiers in his hands, if Yang He boils salt, it will be difficult for others to notice.
Yang He made money, so he naturally had his own share.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Fengqi shook his head lightly, this matter can't be told to Yang He by himself.
Once Yang He commits something, he can't get out of it.
After thinking about it, Zhang Fengqi said: "Shopkeeper Fan, if you say this in the future, you won't mention it in the future, and the official shouldn't have heard what you just said." ”
Fan Liu was stunned when he heard this, thought about it, nodded slightly, then bowed and bowed, and turned around and walked out of the study.
Looking at Fan Liu's figure, Zhang Fengqi chuckled, if this person is a smart person, he should understand what he means.