Deng Qifan raised his glass and congratulated Wu Shigong: "Congratulations, my lord!" Although this time it was a bit thrilling, it did not suffer much damage, but it gained a lot. After the adults returned from the expedition, the students never congratulated them, so they borrowed a glass of wine today to congratulate the adults on their return from victory! ”

Wu Shigong hurriedly raised his wine glass and drank it with Deng Qifan. Then he said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, today is a family banquet, and I have to be restrained." As for personal friendship, whether it is high or low. But this time, the accounts of the inner account room have not come out, how many have we seized? ”

Deng Qifan immediately put down his wine glass and replied: "Together with the 31,000 taels that He brought back from Xuzhou, a total of more than 54,000 taels of gold and silver were obtained. Except for a small part left by our Runing Army for its own use, the rest were discounted to the Four Seas Commercial Bank at 70% of the market price, and more than 2,417,000 taels of silver were taken. However, the antiques that Chang Jing got from Zhang Thief should be counted separately. It had to be transported to the north and south of Beijing to be able to sell at a good price. But after looking at some pawnshops, they can also sell for more than 100,000 taels. In addition, the bulk of the grain is 229,000 stones. ”

This figure far exceeded Wu Shigong's psychological estimate, so he immediately said with a smile: "It looks like He Fei is doing a good job!" I thought it would be good if he could squeeze 10,000 taels, but I didn't expect to be able to get so much, and if there is such a thing in the future, we will all hand it over to this kid! ”

The three of them all smiled, and Wu Shigong then asked, "Have the salaries and pensions for the expedition been paid?" ”

"It's all out." Deng Qifan nodded.

"Is there enough cash?" Wu Shigong asked again.

"I have emptied the treasury of our Runing Army, the Four Seas Commercial Bank, and the Qian Zhuang again." Deng Qifan said with a smile, "But the silver that He always brought was able to save the emergency, plus the grain brought back by Changjing as a reserve, and a batch of food stamps was issued, so it was barely enough." It is to temporarily tighten the flow of water, but as long as the goods are sold. Will come back to life soon. It's not a big deal! ”

Wu Shigong put his heart down, because this time the double salary and pension of the Runing soldiers would cost nearly 200,000 taels of silver. The money cannot be in arrears, and it needs to be paid in time when it returns. But the capture of the Runing Army this time was mainly based on goods, and there was not much silver in cash, so he had been worried that the money of the Runing Army would be tense again.

However, Wu Shigong still reminded Deng Qifan: "Then have the pensions for the casualties and people in Ningling County also been issued?" "For the young men who were killed and injured in Ningling County, the Runing Army also paid them out in full accordance with the pension standards of their own soldiers this time. Wu Shigong was afraid that his subordinates would be short of catties and two, otherwise, the people who were willing to fight side by side with the Runing Army in the future would definitely have concerns.

"It's all out!" Deng Qifan nodded again.

"And what about the spring ploughing and the repair of damaged houses and roads these days?" Wu Shigong asked another question that he was concerned about.

"Officials at all levels are grasping this! Qiao Shoubei and Jiang Dajiang also stared at this matter from side to side. It is the newly established Tuntian Zhuangzi, where some of them can't catch up with the solar terms to plant cotton. This has to make the shopkeeper pay more attention. ”

Wu Shigong shook his head with a smile and said: "Chang Meng is also difficult there, and the ownerless land in the circle often has trouble with the locality." It was also necessary to use manpower to build the Zhuangzi. If you really can't catch up with the solar terms, let Chang Meng plant it too, just less yield! Let's not worry too much about it for the first year. ”

"Hmm!" Deng Qifan nodded and agreed.

"Also, the places around Fucheng need to be cleaned up. Wait until this time Shopkeeper Zheng and Ma Ershao come over and take care of the people who can contact them. Let these people stop talking nonsense. We've managed to get some of our guests, but don't scare them away. Wu Shigong commanded again.

OK. This time, the peasant rebels threatened the area controlled by the Runing Army on three fronts. The time to cross Runing Mansion and invade Guide Mansion was around the Spring Festival, and the shopkeepers and directors of Minhai Commercial Bank and Majia Workshop all returned to their hometowns for the New Year at this time.

After they came over these days, at most they knew some about the situation, and they couldn't intuitively feel that the peasant rebels were passing so close to the city of Runing, so the Runing army was still able to do something to make up for it. Otherwise, who would dare to do business in a place where personal safety is not guaranteed?

"That's exactly how it should be!" Deng Qifan also nodded. "This expansion and repair has cost a lot, and it is time to find more sources of money. We can't just focus on the things in front of us, long-term military maintenance is the top priority! What Chang Jing said is extremely true! Therefore, students are prepared to store all their surplus money and food for future needs. ”

"You don't have to be so stingy!" Wu Shigong shook his hand and said. "Taking advantage of the fear brought to the gentry this time, I will use some silver taels first, and then open the insurance firm first. Although this insurance firm seems to be losing money in this war-torn place, as long as the risk is predicted accurately, and our Runing Army strengthens protection, this insurance firm will also be a golden bull in the future! In any case, our Runing Army will no longer be able to allow any enemy troops to set foot on our territory again. ”

Deng Qifan is now also influenced by Wu Shigong's ideas of merchant. He also smiled and said: "Then simply open the securities and futures exchanges that Chang Jing said." We only need to be an intermediary in those places, that is, we need to use some venues and warehouses, and we don't need much silver, and our Runingjun can still bear these costs. ”

After deciding on this important matter, Wu Shigong asked Deng Qifan again: "Is Brother Youyou (Zhang Xuebin) returning from Yingzhou?" ”

"Fortunately, I didn't lose my life!" Deng Qifan said with a smile, "There are more than 31,000 acres of land obtained with great effort, and there is a field of more than 3,000 acres on the bank of the Huai River. ”

"Peace of mind! Peace! "Wu Shigong hahadaxiao up. Zhang Xuebin did quite well this time, originally Wu Shigong thought that he still needed the Runing Army to do more to Yingzhou, but Zhang Xuebin did this important thing without any effort. Although there are reasons why Runingjun did not leave and threatened the new officials in Yingzhou, Zhang Xuebin's flexible wrist also contributed to it.

"Is Brother Youyou home now?" Wu Shigong asked again.

"It's only been a day since I returned, and I'm resting at home today." Deng Qifan replied.

"I can't let him rest more." Wu Shigong sighed, "There is one more important thing that needs him to come out!" Spend another 20,000 taels from the account room, and let him and Director Fu go to Guide and Runan for a walk. ”

"Your Excellency, please command!" Deng Qifan frowned, he had been complaining about Wu Shigong's big hands.

"That is, to appease the gentry! This time, their property outside the city suffered a large loss, and our Runing Army also had some unfulfilled responsibilities. It's just to run around, pay a visit, and send some small profits to show our Ru Ningjun's intentions. (To be continued......)