There are more than 1,000 apprentices of craftsmen, and Ling Yun has never seen them since he got on the boat of the Shan Xu family on the bank of the Suoshui River. However, Ling Yun didn't bother to care about these, with the single Xu family, which one was not the richest man in their respective states, and the arms trading of the seven partners should naturally not be underestimated. Xu Gai naturally dared to rob the Zheng family's workshop and rob the Zheng family's craftsmen, so naturally there would already be a place to properly settle it, and he would not reveal the slightest bit of his work. There are a lot of more than 1,000 people gathered together, but the workshops of the seven families are divided into one point, and there are only about 100 people in one family, and a few boats and carriages will pick up the people. In the underground workshop of which valley manor, there are more than a hundred and ten people hidden, and with the power of each family, it is too easy to be simple.

Lingyun, the workshop of the seven families, represents that the Tiger League and the Gao family also have 20% of the dry shares, but Lingyun only cares about receiving dividends in the future, but he doesn't care about how to operate it. At most, when the ordnance was smuggled and sold to the north in the future, it would be enough for him to contact the buyer to help arrange the route.

The six sets of equipment and one hundred yuan of money that Xu Gai gave to the fifty horsemen who attacked the Zheng family's workshop, Ling Yun did not refuse. He is not short of this money, but if he doesn't take it, then they will definitely be embarrassed to take it like Sima Dejiao, Qin Qiong, Wang Bao, and Wei Bao. There are six sets of ordnance under his name, Ling Yun directly gave one set to each of the five righteous sons, and they were very happy, although they were not very old, and the ordnance was given to them, they couldn't wear it, but they were all happy. The one hundred yuan money, Ling Yun also generously changed hands and rewarded the guards who followed the trip this time.

When Wei Chi Jingde first arrived in Erxianzhuang, Cheng bit Jin Sulie and the little guys were a little disdainful of him because they were black and iron-struck, and they were unwilling to be commensurate with his brothers. As a result, the black charcoal head was also direct, beating the four righteous brothers one by one, and directly subduing people with his fists. Cheng Yanjin, the eldest of the four children, is only ten years old, and he is no better than Wei Chi Jingde, a thirteen-year-old blacksmith. However, after Jingde taught the four children a lesson, he immediately gave each of the four children a dagger that he had beaten with his own hands, a stick and a jujube, and immediately won over a few little brothers. Ling Yun saw this in his eyes, but he didn't interfere. It's all a little kid's house, and sooner or later there will be such a process. However, he was a little surprised by Jingde's approach of hitting first and then pulling, and he appreciated it very much. This black charcoal is not exactly what it seems, it is still thick and fine.

Ling Yun gave Wei Chigong the words of Jingde in Xingyang that day, and when he returned to Erxianzhuang, he was also very lazy to take the words for the other four guys. Cheng Biting Jin was originally a word for righteousness, Ling Yun lazily directly gave him a table word for Zhijie, a word for Su Lie, a word for Luo Shixin and a word for sincerity, and Xu Shiji for Mao Gong.

After returning to Erxianzhuang, Ling Yun also began to prepare for continuing to go north, and this time he spent a lot of time in Erxianzhuang, and he gained a lot. got acquainted with a group of heroes and heroes, and also charged some interest to the crown prince Yang Yong. Coupled with these righteous sons and the abducted Wei Zheng, Ling Yun was very happy. However, the schedule to the north is also very tight, Sima Dejiao has already urged Ling Yun several times, and news has come from the imperial court that the matter of conquering Liao has been officially put on the agenda of the imperial court, and troops will be sent north at any time. Ling Yun needed to rush back to Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible and make some arrangements in advance. The candidates for the commander and general of the expedition to Liao have been agreed, Yang Guang skillfully pushed Yang Liang, the king of Han, to the front of the stage, and the final candidates were indeed Yang Liang and Wang Shiji as the marshal of the march, Gao Gong as the chief of the march, and Zhou Luohu as the head of the navy, ready to send 300,000 troops. Among them, there are 120,000 soldiers and 180,000 auxiliary soldiers. Among the 120,000 soldiers, there were 30,000 sailors, 30,000 horses, and 60,000 infantry. Most of the soldiers and horses recruited from Hebei, Hedong and Huainan were the elite of the Sui army.

According to Pei Li's revelation to Lingyun about the news from Yangzhou, Yang Guang originally took the initiative to ask for the war, Yang Jian considered letting Yang Guang take command, with Yang Su as the marching commander Shi, Shi Wansui as the marching Sima, and then He Ruobi as the head of the naval division, planning to land and water and march 500,000 troops, directly flatten Pyongyang and destroy Goguryeo. This lineup is the most ideal and luxurious lineup in Yang Jian's mind. However, after the alarm of several barbarian rebellions in the Lingnan area was presented, Yang Su made a statement in the court, and finally Yang Jian had to dispel the idea of letting Yang Guang lead the troops to fight. Yang Jian asked Yang Guang to continue to sit in Jiangnan to stabilize the southeast. In the end, Yang Liang, the king of Han, the most favored and closest to Liaodong, was selected as the commander, and the king of Shangzhu, Shiji, was also selected as the marshal of the march, and then the most trusted minister Shangshu was selected as the supervisor. In terms of sailors, Zhou Luohu, the general of the former Nan Chen's sailors, was also selected as the chief manager.

When he heard the news, Ling Yun knew that the first expedition of the Great Sui to Liao was already about to move forward with the failed trajectory in his memory. And it's time for him to set off and continue north.

Early in the morning, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Gai and others came to Lingyun Courtyard, Cheng Lou saw that Lingyun, who had already gotten up, was playing Tai Chi with Jingde and Wei Zheng, and said very directly: "Brother Jiu, our brothers have already said that we will go north with you tomorrow." ”

Ling Yun knew that these people were going north to develop their business, and to put it bluntly, they were going to engage in smuggling. For the first time in cooperation, you must not be too relieved, you have to go on a trip in person, and wait for this route to be settled. At the same time, taking this opportunity to send Lingyun north can be regarded as strengthening the relationship.

"Okay, so you can have company on the road." Several families want to go north together, and Ling Yun is naturally happy. In fact, after arriving in northern Xinjiang, he also had some preliminary thoughts in his heart. However, we will have to wait until we get to the north to see the details. Going north with Shan Xu's family is not bad for him.

"Well, this time it's really going to be very lively, a few of our boys, and a few little girls, are also going to go together." Shan Xiongxin said a little helplessly, his parents died early, his brother also died early, and his sister at home has not yet left the cabinet, but she is usually very powerful, and her sister with Zhai Rang and Huang Junhan in the past is also crazy and has no rules. The last time I went to Xingyang, I became more and more courageous, and this time I have to follow the north. Shan Xiongxin was used to pampering his sister, so he had to agree. As soon as he agreed, Zhai Rang and Huang Junhan naturally had to agree.

In this way, when Ling Yun came, there were only about thirty people, and when he left the north, the number of people would increase by more than ten times. The newly joined Shan Xu and other seven Haoqiang, as well as Lai Liulang, Shubao, plus a few others such as Dou Jiande from Hebei, as well as their families. Everyone is like a tour group going north in early summer, dragging the family with a small family, so it is not lively. Ling Yun has no say in this, let alone deny it. Anyway, this team is so luxurious, with several major forces in the government, rivers and lakes, and localities, so there is no need to worry about trouble on the road.

"This time, we are the backup of Brother Jiu, and we will do our best to help you take over the side of the Tiger Alliance and the Gao family. After Brother Jiu took over, a few of us thought that when the time came, we would get the light of Brother Jiu, go over there to buy some manor fields or pastures, and set up a few workshops and shops, and then we would have to drag Brother Jiu to take care of it. Xu Gai said with a smile. The old fox is shrewd, although the Tiger Alliance is not as good as it was at the beginning, it is also a great force in the north, especially occupying the key point of Yanshan's exit, if Lingyun can really take care of them, they will buy industries over there, and secretly open some workshops and shops over there, which will also greatly facilitate the smuggling business. Several families are local snakes in Henan, but once they arrive in northern Xinjiang, they are authentic outsiders, and they must be covered by Lingyun.

Xu Gai went north this time mainly to explore the way, and also to see with his own eyes whether Ling Yun, the acting leader of the Tiger Alliance, could really control the Tiger League, and how much he could control it. Only when he sees it can he make the overall arrangement with confidence. If Ling Yun could really fully or roughly master the Tiger Alliance, then he would have to consider making the smuggling business bigger, and even moving the underground ordnance business directly to the Northland. At that time, the workshop was built directly in the north, and the skins, horns, tendons, and ores were collected from outside the fortress, and then iron was transported from the south, and the zuò ordnance was made directly on the border, and then smuggled to be sold outside the fortress. In this way, the maximum distance is not on the way to the south of the material and the finished ordnance to the north.

"If the brothers really have this plan, it will naturally be good. No matter what, the little brother will take care of it with all his might. Ling Yun said with a smile, he was very interested in this mention. When several forces go north, they must first choose to cooperate with themselves, and if they can help them, their forces will naturally be able to use them for themselves, which is mutually beneficial.

Su Yong smiled and said to Ling Yun: "I have discussed with Lao Cheng and Lao Luo Lao Xu, since a few of our boys have worshiped Brother Jiu as their father-in-law, we plan to let them follow Brother Jiu in the future." Along the way, the little rabbit cubs were lost to Brother Jiu, and when they came back from the north, they stayed there. Brother Jiu is capable, Yunwen can martial arts, only to know today that Brother Jiu is not only superb in martial arts, but also under the Daxian Hefen Sect of King Daxian of Longmen, and those boys were thrown to Brother Jiu for discipline. ”

They all knew that Ling Yun had brought back a senior brother from Daihai Temple, a disciple of the Julu Wei clan. The Julu Wei family, like the Xingyang Zheng family, although they are both powerful and powerful like Shan Xu and other families, they are more famous for their scriptures, scholars, and scholars. Although Xu Sucheng's family is also a strong place, they do not have this kind of scholar heritage. And Wang Tong of Hedong, who was one of the most famous masters of this era, was able to become his disciple, but it was quite extraordinary. No matter what you can learn or not, Wang Tong's disciple status alone is a huge pulse resource. Look at Wang Tong's disciples, almost all of them are children of the scholar clan. Their children are still young, and even if they grow up, they may not be able to worship the Wang family. It's better to simply let them follow Ling Yun's side and learn martial arts, and they can be regarded as disciples of the Wang family in the future.

"If you really want them to leave their side and come to me to suffer at such a young age, I have no problem. But if you say it in advance, follow me, it may be very bitter. I will be very strict and pampered by them, and I will not pay attention to them. Ling Yun said seriously.

Xu Shiji paused, and finally gritted his teeth, "The child is handed over to you, no matter how you teach, it is naturally up to you to decide!" ”

Looking at the faces of a few guys selling their sons, Ling Yun couldn't help but secretly curse the shameless old fox in his heart, a few children were handed over to him, and he just disciplined himself. But can you really herd sheep free-range? Several children are the future heads of several families, if they can't educate them well, how can they have the face to face these sworn brothers. Hey, these guys have calculated that they can only work hard to help them educate their sons with their hearts, and they just sit back and reap the results, and make it clear that they want to be their fathers. Hey, these dads!