"Going to school, I have already agreed with Li Hou to let you re-enlist in the army, go to the Naval Intelligence Bureau as my adjutant, and award you the rank of second lieutenant...... Although it is lower than your previous captain's rank, there are many opportunities for the Intelligence Bureau to make meritorious contributions, and you will be able to promote it soon. ”

"Baozhi, I also talked to Li Hou about you going to the Naval Staff Academy, and he also agreed to recommend it. However, you have to take an exam to enter the Naval Staff College, so don't go to Europe with me this time, and prepare for the exam at home. Just go to school with me. ”

In the study room of the house in Goolan Hutong, Zhuge Weidao is arranging the future for his subordinates.

Zhuge Weidao was still a little suspicious of his stepmother's nephew Guo Xiaobao when he "first came", but now he knows that his stepmother is a good stepmother, so he regards Guo Xiaobao as his number one confidant. After reporting to Li Tiezhu at the Admiralty today, he mentioned Guo Xiaobao's examination of the Naval Staff College -- if an officer of the Ming Navy wants to climb high, a diploma from the General Staff College is a must. And the staff academy, including the staff academy, are generally relatively young captains, who have studied for two years after being admitted, and then they are majors. After that, he was either assigned to the Yamen of the Admiralty or served in the headquarters of the three major fleets. If the performance is okay, you can serve as the third officer, second officer, and first mate of the cruiser, and after a few years, you will probably be able to become the captain of the cruiser.

And one of the main reasons why Zhuge Weidao was anxious to arrange for Guo Xiaobao to go to the Staff College was that he wanted to make him his second officer after he was promoted to captain by skipping the rank - he still hasn't remembered how to be a captain, although he can read books and learn by himself, but it's good to have someone around him to remind him.

As for Wang Wen, the original Zhuge Weidao values him so much, it must be not far from it - well, believe in yourself, that's right! So Zhuge Weidao asked Zhuge Weiyi to write a letter of recommendation last night, and today he took the opportunity to report to Li Tiezhu to bring Wang Wen back to active duty. Although he can only be assigned a second lieutenant, Zhuge Weidao is now Zhuge Military Division, and it is not a piece of cake to promote a henchman?

Guo Xiaobao was already smiling so much that he couldn't close his mouth, and he was quite moved in his heart - this Zhuge Weidao actually "didn't forget" about his Shanghai Navy Staff College, what a good brother!

Wang Wen didn't have much joy on his face, but he was quite grateful in his heart, the difficulty of an officer who had committed a crime and was deprived of his rank and kicked out of the navy to return to the navy was much more difficult than recommending Guo Xiaobao to the Naval Staff College. A letter of recommendation from the senior of the Admiralty is required for this...... Moreover, those who are high-ranking officials are generally not willing to write letters of recommendation to former officials who have committed crimes and gone to work, which is responsible! For this matter, Zhuge must have paid a lot of price for the Tao.

Zhuge Weidao was still thinking about asking Wang Wen to bring the textbooks of the Navy School to make up for his own lessons, when he heard a knock on the door outside. Zhuge said "come in" for the Tao, and then his housekeeper Yu De and manager He Tianran walked in with a smile holding the account book and a list.

The two of them have been preparing for the wedding of Zhuge Weidao and Natalie since yesterday. According to Zhuge Weidao's instructions, this wedding does not need to be big, it should be low-key...... After all, Natalie came to Beijing as a "candidate queen", but now she has become Zhuge Weidao's wife, which is not normal, so don't be too public.

At this time, I saw Yu De holding a list and said respectfully: "Dong Weng, according to your instructions, the list of guests has been prepared...... There are not many people, even some relatives and friends, less than two thousand. ”

"Less than two thousand is not enough?" Zhuge Weidao took over the thick stack of guest lists, and he was a little speechless.

Yu De said with a smile: "Dong Weng, how can you call two thousand guests?" When your eldest brother married the daughter of the Zhendong Wangfu, he invited thirty or forty thousand guests, plus the guests' entourage and servants, and the huge Wuxiang Hou's Mansion was full of people! You're only two thousand, and you won't have more than ten thousand if you count the servants, it's too little......"

Ten thousand...... That's too little!

Zhuge took a breath for Dao, and said in his heart: "The connections of this top gate valve are really unimaginable!" ”

Thinking of this, Zhuge asked again: "Where is the wedding banquet?" 10,000 visitors...... That's a thousand tables, and ordinary restaurants can't put it, right? ”

The servants also have to take care of the food! So you have to prepare a thousand tables of drinks......

He Tianran took over the topic with a smile: "Where can I put it in a restaurant...... Who are you? How can you have a banquet in a restaurant for your wedding? ”

"So where should I put it?" Zhuge asked.

"It's in the West Hill Villa!" Yu De smiled, "It's a big place, and it's relatively secluded, so you can't go there." ”

A villa that can set a thousand tables of wine......

Zhuge Weidao still felt that it was wrong, "The Xishan Villa has been vacant, and there are no families, no wine, and no cooks, how can this thousand tables be placed?" ”

Yu De smiled and said, "Dong Weng, this matter has already been arranged...... The household utensils that set the wine, the servants who served, and the cooks who cooked were all borrowed from the Xishan Palace. ”

"Xishan Palace? That's ......"

"It's the royal palace," Yu De said with a smile, "The Queen Mother has already asked the Black Whirlwind to order, and she has all the cooks and household items you need for your wedding." Don't excuse yourself, excuse yourself and you'll see the outside. ”

"What a good sister!" Zhuge nodded for the road, and thought: "This godsister really has nothing to say, I can't let people down, and I have to go to the palace in the future." ”

"Dong Weng, this is the budget for the wedding, this wedding will cost about 20,000 silver yuan!" He Tianran sent the account book to Zhuge Weidao at this time, "Twenty thousand? That's too much, right? How much money can I charge for that share? ”

"Money?" He Tianran was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "You are joking, with your status, you don't accept money for red and white ceremonies, let alone congratulatory gifts...... This has been an old rule for more than a hundred years, and it has been like this since the time of King Wuzhong. ”

"Oh." Zhuge nodded for the Tao, and said in his heart: "This is to put an end to corruption, right?" ”

"Okay, then that's it," Zhuge nodded for Dao, and returned the list and account book in his hand to Yu De and He Tianran, "This big deal will make it troublesome for the two of you." ”

Yu De and He Tianran took over the list and account book, but they didn't turn around and leave, they all looked like they wanted to talk and stopped.

"What's wrong? What else? Zhuge Weidao looked at the two of them and asked.

He Tianran glanced at Yu De, and Yu De said: "Dong Weng, when we reported the preparations for the wedding to the grand duchess just now, she asked for ...... If you want to take a concubine, you also ask if you can do it together? ”

He Tianran added: "Dong Weng, it's nothing for your identity to be a little star, as long as the female grand duke has no opinion." But is this a two-year wait? You just got married and took a concubine together, and you look too. ”

Guo Xiaobao on the side also smiled and said: "Daozi, this is your mistake, your wedding with the female duke has not yet been held, why did you take a concubine?" ”

Wang Wen also smiled and said, "Yes, this is too urgent...... According to the rules, you have to be over forty years old and have no children under your knees to take a concubine. Although no one abides by this rule now, I am really anxious to take a concubine now."

Zhuge listened to them for the sake of the Tao, and everyone was stupid. Although he has a plan to marry a side room, it will not be done until two years later, not now! And she hadn't told Natalie about it, so how did she know?

Thinking of this, Zhuge hurriedly asked: "Xiaoqian, Mu Ru, didn't the female duke say that she wanted me to accept who the concubine is?" ”

Both shook their heads.

"No, I didn't say it."

"Dong Weng, don't you know who you want to take as a concubine? Why are you still asking us? ”

"Yes...... Zhuge Weidao was also confused: "How can I not know who I accept as a concubine?" ”