At this time, in Jia Lian's courtyard, Wang Xifeng was listening to Jia Lian read Jia Cong's letter to her.

Listening to the content of the letter, the Wu family actually bought off the horse bandits and intercepted and killed their brother-in-law, which made Wang Xifeng very angry.

"This dog slave is really bold, dare to do this kind of thing, fortunately Brother Cong went, if we go, we must not be harmed by her, kill well, these minions of the Jia family have been comfortable for decades, and they don't even remember the humility of the upper and lower levels."

Jia Lian sighed and said: "Liaodong is too far away, it is too cold in winter, and there are wild beasts everywhere in summer, there are barren mountains and old forests everywhere, and no one can stay in the wilderness at all, and no one has been to the master of the mansion for decades."

Even if you send a steward to take a look, they will all be bribed, and they will get us together with the Wu family, after all, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so they can only say whatever they say.

A few years ago, the old lady's housekeeper was very generous to these old people, and Liaodong was a bitter cold place, so she didn't care about them, so she went with them, which made them feel that the people in the house were unknowledgeable, and they were very good, and they had no scruples. ”

Wang Xifeng said: "It's not okay to treat your subordinates blindly with generosity, that must be used with grace and power, as the saying goes, promote Mien, fight Mi hatred, in fact, it is a truth, I prefer Brother Cong's way of doing things, and it will be done cleanly." ”

Jia Lian said with a smile: "I think Brother Cong is more like your brother, the two of you are really a bit similar in personality, the same ruthless, but Brother Cong is more ruthless than you, has more means, and is more able to make money." ”

Wang Xifeng scolded with a smile: "you, I'm far from your brother, even if we two combined, we can't compare to him, I can make money with an idea, if only I had this ability."

I heard that the profits from smuggling in the grasslands are very large, at least three or five times the profits, and this trip will make at least one or two hundred thousand taels. ”

Jia Lian said: "Although smuggling in the grassland is profitable, it is also very dangerous, once you encounter horse bandits and bandits, it will be all over. ”

"You said that he made so much money, and he got Ning Guofu in his hands, and he didn't enjoy it at home, and then went to that place in Liaodong to do it?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Brother Cong makes a lot of money and spends a lot of money, he practices martial arts and soaks in a medicinal bath once a day is ten taels of silver, and he has trained four female guards, two male guards, plus Qingwen, it is eighty taels a day, and it is nearly thirty thousand taels of silver a year."

This is not anything else, he also raised a hundred guards, as well as war horses, not 50,000 taels of silver a year is not enough at all, this is not counting the family expenses, I heard the old man said that he sent 50,000 catties of tribute wine to the palace once a year ago, these are all given for nothing.

Brother Cong will enter the army next year at the latest, he is going to fight for his exploits, he went to Liaodong to make some preparations in advance and learn more information, so he needs the food on Zhuangzi in case of emergency. ”

Although he knew that Jia Cong was going to the management right of Zhuangzi, he didn't know that he ran to Liaodong quietly.

Wang Xifeng nodded and said: "Brother Cong is still very reliable in doing things, after so much work, maybe he can really earn some military merits and come back, did Brother Cong say how many things he got by raiding the family?" ”

Jia Lian said: "The list of the family was sent together with the letter, the silver is not very much, they have bought land, and the two brothers each bought 20,000 acres of land."

Brother Cong said, in the future, the harvest over there will all belong to him, and when he comes back to calculate with us, if the money is urgent, it will be deducted from the dividends, and let us send someone to take charge of Zhuangzi and record the accounts. ”

Wang Xifeng said: "I will arrange someone to go over, and Ping'er will probably arrange someone to go over, let them go together when the time comes." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ping'er and Mandarin Duck walked in.

"What is my grandmother talking about behind my back? I heard it this time. ”

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Hey, it turned out that Grandma Ping was here, you are now the God of Wealth, we don't dare to say bad things about you, please hurry up, please inside, please inside the mandarin duck." ”

The two saluted Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, and then sat down on the side.

Ping'er said: "Second master, grandma, didn't the third master send a letter?" We're here to ask, did you say something happened in Black Mountain Village? ”

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng glanced at each other, it seemed that Brother Cong didn't talk to them in detail, it was not a big deal, and he directly gave the letter to Ping'er.

"The letter said something, you can see for yourself, Brother Cong didn't tell you, probably because he was afraid that you would be worried."

Ping'er took a quick look at it and said angrily: "This Wu family is really bold, he actually bought the horse bandits to intercept and kill the third master, he really deserves to be killed." ”

The mandarin duck was surprised: "What? actually bought the horse bandits to intercept and kill the third master, no wonder the third master said that the Wu family was black and vicious, but fortunately, the third master was blessed with a big life, it was really dangerous. ”

Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Cong is not a loser, he is good at his own skills, and he has brought so many people, he will be fine, don't worry." ”

The two also knew that Jia Cong was fine, so they put the matter down, talked to Wang Xifeng again, and then said goodbye and left.

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After thinking about it for a while, Jia Cong decided to write a chapter about killing Mang Gurtai and destroying the barbarian mission and sent it to the capital.

One was handed over to the emperor in the form of a concerto, and the other was handed over to the Ministry of War in the form of good news.

Although he has not yet joined the army, as a nobleman, it is also a great credit to kill the enemy for the country.

According to Jia Cong's estimate, there is a chance that the old slave will use troops in Khalkha, which is an opportunity for Da Chu.

It depends on what kind of decision the emperor and those ministers make, if they seize the opportunity to take back Fushun, Tieling, and Kaiyuan together, it is not impossible.

Just causing a great war between the Mongolian Khalkha and the barbarians is a great achievement.

The Mongols and barbarians were both enemies of Great Chu, and weakening their strength would be a great benefit to Great Chu.

Whether the emperor and the ministers admit it or not, they are all heroes of Great Chu.

After sending the letter, Jia Cong no longer stayed in Heishan Village, and went directly to Quang Ninh with a hundred personal guards.

When they arrived at the gate of Quang Ninh, they were stopped, and more than 100 unidentified cavalry could not be let into the city casually.

Romance

Jia Cong showed the waist card of the embroidered clothes and guards, and then he successfully entered Guangning City.

came to the gate of the General Soldier's Mansion and handed in the greeting post of Jia Cong, the general of the Sanpin Weilie of his Ningguo Mansion.

After a while, He Shiyuan personally greeted him.

This person is in his forties, burly, and has the air of a soldier, and he laughed when he saw Jia Cong.

"General Xiao Jia, I thought you would wait until next year to come, but I didn't expect to come here now, hurry up and please."

It seems that this He Shiyuan has already received the documents from the Ministry of War and knows that he is coming to Guangning.

If you really count it, you are a nobleman with a knighthood, and your status is much higher than that of this chief soldier, but since you want to mix military merits here with others, you will be someone else's subordinate after joining the company, so you still have to be polite.

Jia Cong arched his hand and said, "The little nephew Jia Cong has seen Uncle He Shi. ”

He Shiyuan stepped forward and pulled Jia Cong and said, "You're welcome, let's go in and talk." ”

Jia Cong asked people to bring in the cart of gifts, and He Shiyuan smiled when he saw this: "Come on, what kind of gifts do you bring, you are too outward." ”

Jia Cong said with a smile: "How can you come empty-handed for the first time, there are no good things, I got some tea and some tribute wine, Uncle Shi don't dislike it." ”

The two came to the study of the General Soldier's Mansion, sat down with the guest and host, and the soldiers brought tea and retreated.

He Shiyuan said: "Since you call me Uncle Shi, then I will not be polite to agree, I was under the command of your grandfather Lao Guogong, and I was quite familiar with your father, and I have heard about you."

You have already attacked the title of Ning Guofu, why do you still want to come to the army? And at such a young age? This soldier is fierce and dangerous, but it is not a joke. ”

Jia Cong said: "Uncle Shi, this title is a bit small, I want to earn some military merits and improve the title, mainly in the hope that Jia Mansion can enter the core of power again and restore its previous glory." ”

He Shiyuan looked at the childish little guy in front of him, and didn't know what to say.

The idea is good, and the ambition is also very strong, much better than most of his peers.

It's just that where is this military merit so good? The current titles were inherited from the founding of the country.

"Virtuous nephew, it's not Uncle Shi who poured cold water on you, it's too difficult to get military merits now, Uncle Shi, I'm an example, I've been mixed in the army for most of my life, and I'm still a small chief soldier, if you really want to talk about it, I'm not as good as you."

This is true, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, although there were occasional wars, the scale was not very large, and almost no one got a knighthood.

However, isn't the opportunity coming now, the war between Mongolia and the barbarians is about to start, and it is a good time to mend the sword, and the key depends on the meaning of the imperial court.

"Uncle Shi, with the unification of the barbarian tribe by the old slaves, war is not far from us, this is our opportunity, if we want to grasp it, we also need elite soldiers.

I came here this time just to discuss with Uncle Shi, am I joining now? Waiting for next year? ”

Jia Cong took out the documents of the Ministry of War from his arms and handed them to He Shiyuan.

He Shiyuan took it and looked at it, pondered for a moment, and said: "The old slave's barbarian soldiers are very ferocious, and their combat power far exceeds that of my Great Chu army, if you really think about it, then go straight to the job."

Your position as a thousand commanders can only command 1,000 infantry, or 500 cavalry, the infantry only patrol in the city, which is relatively safe, but the cavalry has to patrol various villages and forts outside the city, and sometimes encounter the enemy, which is relatively dangerous.

You have figured it out for yourself, whether you are in command of the infantry or the cavalry, we are our own people, I can help you adjust, as for whether you can get military merits, it depends on your own ability and luck. ”

Jia Cong chose cavalry without hesitation.

In the current battlefield, cavalry is the most mobile, whether it is a surprise attack, charge, chase the enemy, or escape, it is deservedly the strongest class.

Next, the two talked about some things in the army, helped Jia Cong complete the entry procedures, and officially entered the army.

Then he was taken to the barracks, where he received five hundred cavalry.

After leaving the General Soldier's Mansion, Jia Cong led everyone and found the house in the city according to the address.

I saw that the word 'Jia Fu' was written on the plaque at the gate, and knowing that Jia Cong was coming, everyone welcomed Jia Cong in.

Everything has been cleaned up here, and Jia Cong took Qingwen, Han Nianci and others into the backyard.

Thirteen female special combat team members came over in advance and were already living in the middle courtyard, and forty guards were left in the front yard to guard the courtyard.

The next day, Jia Cong led a hundred guards to the barracks.

When they came to the big tent of the barracks, several hundred households hurriedly got up to greet each other.

"The last general greets the general."

Jia Cong nodded, sat directly on the main seat, and looked at the people below one by one, but found that there were only four people, and there should be five hundred households here.

Jia Cong couldn't help frowning, could it be that someone doesn't know how to lift, and really wants to give me a dismount?

"This general Jia Cong, from today onwards, you will be your superior, you can also introduce yourself, and everyone will get to know each other."

When he stood up first, a person hugged his fists and said: "The last general is talented, the cavalry battalion is 100 households, and I have seen the general." ”

"The last general, Zhu Dachang, a hundred households in the cavalry battalion, has seen the general."

"The last general, Zhang Xiaowu, has a hundred households in the cavalry battalion, and has seen the general."

"The last general, Lin Feng, a hundred households in the cavalry battalion, has seen the general."

Jia Cong asked, "Aren't there five hundred people in our camp?" Why are there only 400 of you? ”

Several people looked at each other, sighed in their hearts, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Ma Youcai glanced up at Jia Cong, and saw that he was looking at himself and the others, so he could only arch his hand and say: "General Huiqi, there are indeed five hundred people in the camp, and there is one hundred households Du Dabao, who did not come today." ”

Jia Cong said: "What's going on with this Du Dabao, do any of you know?" ”

Seeing that several people lowered their heads and didn't speak, Jia Cong knew in his heart that this was really better than the king of Hades, and the little ghost was difficult.

There are only 100 households, and they dare to make Shangguan ugly, but they really don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they are simply breaking ground on Tai Sui's head.

"This kind of thing can't be hidden, even if you don't say it, I can find out, but it takes a little more effort, and if you say it now, you can save each other's time, Ma Youcai, you say."

Ma Youcai was helpless in his heart, and said in his heart: 'Du Dabao, Du Dabao, it's not what I want to say, it's the general who asked me to say it, and I can't help it. ’

"General Qiyu, Du Dabao is the oldest of the five of us, if the general doesn't come, he may become the president of Qian, and now there is no hope, so I don't feel very happy."

It turns out that this is the case, I have taken someone else's position.

"Ma Youcai, do you know where Du Dabao is now?"

Ma Youcai nodded and said, "General Hui, General Mo knows." ”

Jia Cong stood up and said loudly: "Du Dabao ignored the military regulations, left the camp without permission, and despised the officials, although it is excusable, but the law does not allow it, and he will be arrested and questioned to correct the military regulations." Where is Li Biao? ”

Li Biao stepped forward and arched his hand: "Li Biao listens to the order, please ask the general to order." ”

Jia Cong said: "Li Biao, you take five teams of personal guards, and go with Ma Youcai to arrest Du Dabao. ”

"The last general obeys!"

The two of them left the barracks with fifty guards on horseback.