Yangzhou Wei commanded the backyard of the Yamen and the reception hall.

Li Yuntian and Zhang Benyi sat in the first seat in the hall on the left and right, and the businessmen who obtained the Jiaozhi commercial franchise and mining rights sat in turn in the seats on both sides of the lobby.

Therefore, Li Yuntian's summoning of everyone this time involved the matter of counterinsurgency, so even Han Hu, the commander of Yangzhou Guard, had to avoid it, and the door of the reception hall was tightly closed, and a group of heavily armed soldiers of the Xiaowu Army were guarded outside.

"This official has come to you to come here for the purpose of handing over the grain and grass and other military supplies of the counterinsurgency army."

Li Yuntian took a sip of the hot water from the teacup on the table next to him, moistened his throat, and then turned to the businessmen who were looking at him with a brush, and said solemnly, "You already know that the Jiaozhi war is not good for our army, and it is not a day's work to pacify the Jiaozhi rebels, so this officer is ready to fight a protracted battle with the rebels in Jiaozhi." ”

"Now that you have obtained the commercial franchise and mining rights of Jiaozhi, this official will purchase these military supplies from you."

As he spoke, Li Yuntian waved his hand, and several Xiaowu Army sergeants standing on the side handed out a piece of paper to each merchant.

The paper listed the quantities and prices of some materials, which corresponded to the commercial franchise materials obtained by the merchants present, and was also stamped with the military seal of the counterinsurgency army, which was a military purchase order.

For the sake of fairness, Li Yuntian divided the demand for various materials equally among those who obtained the commercial franchise, so as to ensure the interests of everyone.

As for those who have obtained mining rights, Li Yuntian will purchase iron farming tools and other items from them.

The businessmen present looked at the purchase order in their hands in surprise, they were all veterans of the business world, so they could see from the purchase list at a glance that the scale of those materials was enough to meet the needs of 100,000 troops for a year.

Due to the huge quantity of demand, Li Yuntian allowed the merchants to transport the materials to Jiaozhi in three batches, but the first batch of materials must arrive before March next year.

Although there are only more than four months to go until March next year, and there is a long way to go to Jiaozhi, Li Yuntian believes that everyone present will be able to complete the task he has assigned him on time.

Because these merchants participating in the bidding today have not been in business for many years, they are strong, and they have a huge network of interpersonal relationships and marketing networks, and they can quickly mobilize the goods they need.

Moreover, the war in Jiaozhi is related to the vital interests of these businessmen, and Li Yuntian is not worried that they will take the opportunity to make money from it, otherwise the gains will outweigh the losses.

In order to raise these materials, Li Yuntian spent 500,000 taels of silver, just as those businessmen thought, enough for the consumption of 100,000 troops for a year.

However, Li Yuntian did not need so many soldiers, and the reason why he did so was because he had other plans.

After explaining the matter of military supplies, Li Yuntian returned to the bedroom to rest, he drank some wine at noon, and if he slept well, it would help him wake up.

When Li Yuntian came, night had already fallen, he changed into civilian clothes, took a few guards dressed as entourage, and quietly left through the back door of the Yangzhou Guard Command Envoy under the cover of night.

Although it is already winter, the night in Yangzhou City is still bustling, and the streets are crowded and extremely lively.

Li Yuntian stopped in front of an ordinary house, and a guard went to knock on the door, and the door was opened by a big man in a strong suit, who let them in after glancing at Li Yuntian.

There were several sturdy men in strong suits in the courtyard, all with swords hanging from their waists, and they all looked over vigilantly when they saw Li Yuntian and others entering the door.

"Brother Li!" At the same time, the white-clothed boy who participated in the bidding in the morning came out of the hall quickly, walked towards Li Yuntian with a smile, and shouted sweetly in his mouth, his voice was crisp, and there was still half a point of hoarseness.

"When did you come to Yangzhou?" Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and asked.

"A day ahead of you." The white-clothed boy came to Li Yuntian's side with a smile, stretched out his fist and smashed it on his chest, "You are too unrighteous enough, you don't call me if you have such a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions." ”

"You are the pearl of the Thunder Gang Master, how can I put you in danger." Li Yuntian immediately laughed when he heard this, and explained to the boy in white.

The white-clothed boy is Lei Ting, the only daughter of Lei Xiaotian, the leader of the Cao Gang, and this Jiaozhi counterinsurgency is in crisis, and Li Yuntian naturally can't let Lei Ting, the little princess of the Cao Gang, follow him to adventure.

"Don't worry, my father agreed, let me follow you to Jiaozhi this time to exterminate those traitors and serve Daming." Lei Ting's eyes flashed with a hint of slyness, and she looked at Li Yuntian with a smile.

"What?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he knew that Lei Xiaotian had always loved Lei Ting, how could he let her go to Jiaozhi and risk herself.

"My father not only asked me to come, but also asked my second brother to come to you to join the army." Lei Ting had long expected Li Yuntian's reaction, and said with a smile, "My second brother has already rushed to Jiaozhi with a thousand Cao Gang disciples, and we will see him when we get to Jiaozhi." ”

"The Lei Gang Master is really a person who understands righteousness!" Li Yuntian saw Lei Ting's words, and couldn't help but say with emotion, he didn't expect that Lei Xiaotian would send someone to Jiaozhi to participate in the battle, and it was led by Lei Ting's second brother.

Lei Ting smiled when she heard this, and entered the hall with Li Yuntian with a smile, and the guards were led to the side room.

"Brother Li, how long have we not seen each other?" The servants quickly served the wine and food, and Lei Ting poured Li Yuntian a glass of wine and asked with a smile.

"Since the last time I sent the emperor's edict to the emperor, we haven't seen each other for more than two years." Li Yuntian thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "Thinking about it now, it's like what happened yesterday." ”

Li Yuntian said that the edict was sent to the emperor, referring to the fact that after the death of Emperor Hongxi, he secretly went to Nanjing City on the order of the Empress Dowager Zhang to send the edict of succession to Emperor Xuande, who was the crown prince at that time.

"yes, time flies." Lei Ting's eyes flashed with a hint of imperceptible gloom, and then Yu Feng turned around, and sat on the seat opposite Li Yuntian with a smile, "My father asked me to thank you, if you didn't speak in front of the emperor, my second brother would not be the hereditary commander of the guard." ”

As the saying goes, there is no greater merit than the Savior, Lei Ting assisted Emperor Xuande to avoid the pursuit of the King of Han, which can be said to have made a great contribution, and she should have received a hereditary military position, but because she was a woman, she could not get this reward.

Li Yuntian thought of a solution to this matter, and proposed to Emperor Xuande to let Lei Ting's second brother replace Lei Ting to accept the title, so as to remove the obstacle to the reward, Emperor Xuande then let Lei Ting's second brother be the hereditary commander of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, and wait for the Gyeonggi Governor's Office to fill the vacancy after the commander of the guard.

Originally, Li Yuntian wanted Lei Ting's future husband to come to hereditary envoy of the guard, and such a descendant of Lei Ting would become the third-rank military attache of the Ming Dynasty, but Lei Ting gave this opportunity to her second brother.

"It's hard work, why worry about it." Seeing Lei Ting mention this matter, Li Yuntian smiled and waved his hand, and said disapprerovingly.

"Brother Li, I salute you, I wish you a successful start to the counterinsurgency this time, and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop." Hearing this, Lei Ting smiled and picked up the wine glass in front of her, and saluted Li Yuntian in a coquettish voice.

"Then the eldest brother will accept your good words." Li Yuntian smiled and picked up the wine glass and touched it with Lei Ting, drank all the wine in the glass, and then talked and laughed with Lei Ting while drinking.

I haven't seen each other for more than two years, both sides have a lot to say, the atmosphere is warm and harmonious, and there are cheerful laughter in the hall from time to time, so that the big men in strong clothes standing outside can't help but look at each other, and in their impression, the eldest lady seems to have never been so happy.

Li Yuntian thought that Lei Ting was already married, and he wanted to give her a wedding gift, after all, Lei Ting had reached the age of leaving the cabinet, and he didn't know how many famous families lined up to marry her, the eldest lady of the Cao Gang.

After chatting with Lei Ting, he unexpectedly learned that Lei Ting is still single, but think about it, if Lei Ting gets married, he will definitely let people send him a wedding card.

The reason why Lei Ting appeared in Fushun Teahouse today is very simple, that is, to help Li Yuntian support the scene, so as to assist Li Yuntian in raising enough military funds.

Since the government posted a notice that Li Yuntian was going to lead the army to Jiaozhi to quell the rebellion, and that he wanted to sell the commercial franchise and mining rights of Jiaozhi in Yangzhou City, Lei Ting resolutely decided to follow Li Yuntian to the south and go to Jiaozhi together, and she really couldn't rest assured that Li Yuntian was in her heart.

When the King of Han rebelled last year, Lei Ting wanted to go to Li Yuntian, but was persuaded by Lei Xiaotian and told her that Li Yuntian was a civil official and was with Emperor Xuande, and it was not Li Yuntian's turn to fight and kill on the battlefield, and if she went, it would distract Li Yuntian and make others gossip.

Therefore, Lei Ting dispelled the idea of going to Shandong to find Li Yuntian, and later came the news that Li Yuntian conquered Qingzhou and defeated the King of Han in Heiniu Town, which made her and Lei Xiaotian taken aback.

Lei Ting had already missed the battle in Black Bull Town, so she didn't want to miss Jiaozhi to quell the rebellion again, and was ready to live and die with Li Yuntian.

As a father, how could Lei Xiaotian not know Lei Ting's thoughts, he knew that he couldn't stop Lei Ting from going to Li Yuntian, so he asked Lei Ting's second brother to go with her, and dispatched a thousand Cao to help his children go to Jiaozhi to participate in the war.

Lei Ting's second brother not only has to take care of Lei Ting in Jiaozhi, but also shoulders a mission outside the order, that is, to find an opportunity to pierce the layer of window paper between Li Yuntian and Lei Ting, after all, Lei Ting is not young anymore, and he can't be so empty anymore, and now the big families who propose to him are about to break the threshold of the family.

"Within ten years, I want to make the entire Indochina Peninsula the jurisdiction of Jiaozhi!"

Lei Ting and Li Yuntian have shared hardships together, and they are one of Li Yuntian's most trusted people, so he did not hide the matter of Xuande Di's Zhun Jiaozhi and Nanyang countries' overseas trade with Lei Ting, and stretched out his right hand and slowly clenched his palm in front of Lei Ting, revealing the long-term plan for Jiaozhi in his heart with high spirits.

Jiaozhi is just a springboard for Li Yuntian, and his ultimate goal is the Indochina Peninsula, which is gradually taken into account by Jiaozhi, and then controlled the Strait of Malacca.

In addition to Lei Ting, the only people who knew this secret were Emperor Xuande, Zhou Zheng, Zhou Yuting, Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou, and even Lu Cao didn't know about it.

It's not that Li Yuntian doesn't believe in the green calyx, but the green calyx is in charge of the affairs of the Li Mansion, while Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou are in charge of the external affairs of the Li Mansion.

This is a balancing strategy adopted by Li Yuntian in order to maintain the harmony of the Li Mansion, there are some things in the Li Mansion that Lu Calyx knows, but Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou do not.!^!