Su Qi'an, who was picked up by Zhou Qi, temporarily settled down in this small village called Shicun.

Although the stone village is not large and very simple, it is fortunately surrounded by mountains and surrounded by dense forests, so only the villagers who are particularly familiar with it know the way out.

Outsiders come here, no one leads the way, and it is almost impossible to get out.

Song Biao and Er Meng, these military attachés, became interested when they heard it, and they didn't believe in this evil, so they had to try it.

As a result, they lost their way less than half an hour after entering the forest.

Fortunately, before leaving, I brought a guide, and after some twists and turns, I brought them out.

After these military attaches came out, their faces turned red, and they didn't say a word about the bold words just now, and the new army next to them saw this, and they all ridiculed, and for a while, Shicun became lively again.

The population of Shicun is not large, there are only a few dozen families, and these people are honest farmers, and they have no second heart at all.

They obeyed Zhou Qi's orders very much, after all, most of them had never left the village in their lives.

The biggest official I have ever seen is just some small officials who collect taxes below, not to mention a marquis like Su Qi'an, even if it is a county order like Zhou Qi, in their eyes, he is a heavenly master.

These villagers are very simple, and when Su Qi'an settled in, he especially emphasized that the people should not be disturbed, and if there was any violation, he would be severely punished.

Because of the military order, the people who settled in and these villagers got along very well.

This scene made Zhou Qi quite admirable in his heart, and he could see that even without this military order, these seemingly fierce and vicious men would not disturb the people or overstep the law.

This is equivalent to the discipline that is engraved in their bones and must be obeyed.

He has served as a county commander for so many years, and he has seen too many soldiers, and he has really never seen an army that can implement discipline like the Dongshan Army.

They didn't complain, and many of them even took the initiative to carry water and chop wood for these villagers.

Zhou Qi was very surprised, maybe this is the reason why Su Qi'an was able to lead the Dongshan Army and win the battle.

With such an iron-blooded disciplined army that does what it says and does what it does, it is very difficult to defeat the battle.

Su Qi'an stayed in this stone village for three days, and during these three days, he had a lot of meetings with Qin Ziyin, Lu Xiaowan, Zhou Qi and others.

A number of arrangements have been made, the most important of which is the arrangement of existing personnel.

The first is his Dongshan Army, which divided 1,200 people into three teams, namely the vanguard, the cavalry, and the infantry team.

They were led by Su Yong, Song Biao, and Ermeng, and at the same time, the new army was incorporated into the Dongshan Army and a special operations team was established, which was led by Tong Zhan.

This kind of establishment is not available in the Daliang army, and it is generally formed into separate armies according to each branch of the army.

A cavalryman is a cavalryman, an infantry is an infantryman, an archer is an archer, and a shield-bearer is a shield-bearer.

Like those powerful lords in Kyoto, they formed an army in this way, some were mainly cavalry, some were mainly infantry, even if archers and shield bearers were added to the army.

The number is not very large, basically negligible, this kind of organization is actually very stiff, in the face of enemy siege, in addition to calling for support, basically waiting for death.

Therefore, in the event of a big war, it is obvious that tens of thousands, more than 100,000 soldiers can be mobilized, but they are divided into other marquis to take over according to their respective types of troops.

And between Hou Ye and Hou Ye, if there is not much friendship, maybe nothing, if there is a grudge, it can be quite troublesome to mobilize.

This is also the reason why Da Liang obviously has a large number of troops, but he has been defeated repeatedly.

And Su Qi'an unified all the troops into an army, which was also inspired by the Split Mountain Army established by Xie Cang.

This kind of personnel is definitely much stronger than forming an army alone, and the court is not unaware of this truth.

Instead, it restricts development, even if it becomes an army, the number of people will not exceed 5,000, and if it exceeds 5,000, I am afraid that there will only be the Imperial City Forbidden Army.

In the final analysis, in order to suppress the rights of military generals and consolidate imperial power.

At the beginning, Su Qi'an did not have military power at hand, even if he had

The heart is also powerless to reform, but now he wants to carry out his ideas.

Although it seems that the personnel are less and more crude, this is only the beginning, and one day, the Dongshan Army will become stronger and stronger.

These more than 1,000 people are the backbone of the powerful Dongshan Army in the future, as for how large the Dongshan Army will be in the future, what if it is investigated by the imperial court.

Su Qi'an only believes in one truth, if you want to stop other people's mouths, you have to be hard-fisted.

And the remaining two or three hundred village protection teams, the first and second teams will be retained, and the third and fourth teams will be cancelled.

Everyone was assigned to the first and second teams, led by Li Hu and Zhao Da, who were responsible for protecting the safety of Qin Ziyin, Lu Xiaowan and other business bank personnel.

Merge the intelligence network established by Thin Monkey and Li Xiaomei, and be responsible for Qin Ziyin and Lu Xiaowan.

Externally, intelligence work is still carried out, and each of the internal subordinate personnel must be screened by two people, and once there is a vacillation in the mind, it will be strictly controlled immediately.

To avoid incidents like aquatic in the future, Su Qi'an is responsible for aquatic incidents, and he discussed it with Huang Wenyan.

A more perfect appraisal system was specially formulated and handed over to Thin Monkey and Li Xiaomei.

And Qin Huai and Ye Zhong remain unchanged, and they still assist Qin Ziyin and Lu Xiaowan.

Qin Wu and Wang Xiaowei are responsible for transmitting information to the outside world and liaising with the responsible persons.

Although the third-level stronghold established in the Western State was destroyed, the personnel structure still had to be established.

Keep the establishment and it will always be used in the future.

After downsizing the personnel, Su Qi'an informed everyone of a decision.

He planned to go to see Tang Feng in person, but as soon as he said this, he was directly opposed by everyone.

Even Zhou Qi strongly prevented it, and Tang Feng hated Su Qi'an to the core.

At this time, it is tantamount to a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is sent to death.

Although they knew that the commander of the Xizhou soldiers was Liu Xin, he had a friendship with Su Qi'an.

But Zhou Qi also learned that Liu Xin was hit by an arrow before the encirclement and suppression, and this matter was framed by Tang Feng on Su Qi'an's head.

At this time, if Su Qi'an came up, even if he had a hundred mouths, he couldn't tell clearly.

This meeting, unlike last time, last time Su Qi'an had Tang Xiao as a hostage in his hands.

So if Tang Feng wants to act, he has to be a little jealous, but now, Su Qi'an doesn't have a little bit of his handle in his hands, and if he really goes out, he is basically sent to death.

The strong opposition of everyone, as expected by Su Qi'an, he said a word after listening to everyone's opinions.

"Shicun is an excellent hiding place, but Tang Feng is digging into the ground to search, that hidden path is hidden, and it will be discovered eventually."

"Instead of being found by Tang Feng, it is better to take the initiative to show up, at least you can keep the hidden point of Shicun."

Everyone understood Su Qi'an's thoughts, he was right, with Tang Feng's temperament, it would be a matter of time before he found it.

But if they want to let Su Qi'an take risks, they still can't accept it.

Su Qi'an shook his head with a smile, "Who said that I was taking risks, I naturally have Tang Feng's handle in my hands, and the value is greater than Tang Xiao."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and their faces were full of curiosity, but Su Qi'an smiled mysteriously and did not tell him.

Su Qi'an's success is in his chest, not a painting cake, which makes everyone a little more confident.

But they still have worries in their hearts, and seeing that everyone is hesitant, Su Qi'an said directly.

"Can we hide for the rest of our lives? Since I have reached this point, if I want to turn the tables, there is naturally a risk, don't worry, I will not risk my life."

"And compared to me, you are in a more dangerous situation than I am in staying in Xizhou."

The reason why Su Qi'an came forward to negotiate with Tang Feng was to leave Xizhou.

This idea, as early as when he was in Kyoto, Su Qi'an thought about it, originally waiting for the end of the defense of Kyoto, Su Qi'an returned to Xizhou to say goodbye to Qin Ziyin and Lu Xiaowan, and then set off for the three states in the south.

It wasn't a good place, the environment was worse than the Western State, it was a place of exile.

So ordinary people don't think about going to the south at all, but

Su Qi'an didn't think much about it.

Although the southern border is desolate and the environment is harsh, it is quite remote, and it is the real heaven and high emperor far away.

It is said that the emperor's orders can only be conveyed to the state cities of the three southern states at most, and as for the subordinate counties, it is left to fate.

This kind of sinister place is a good place for Su Qi'an to develop and strengthen his strength.

After a series of battles with Tang Feng, he understood that with his current strength, it would be difficult to bring him down.

Although Xizhou is a good place and suitable for guerrillas, Tang Feng has been cultivating Xizhou for many years after all, and has almost reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

Stay here and fight with him, even if you don't suffer, but after a long time, it will be sooner or later.

Therefore, Su Qi'an planned to take a step back for the time being and negotiate with Tang Feng, he left Xizhou, and Tang Feng no longer embarrassed the local people.

Originally, Su Qi'an wanted to take Qin Ziyin and Lu Xiaowan and them all away and go to the three southern states to redevelop.

With their abilities, Su Qi'an's power will definitely grow.

But unexpectedly, this proposal was unanimously rejected by them.

It's not that they have inconsiderate intentions, but they also have their own

Idea.

Su Ji Commercial Bank may be just a commercial house for Su Qi'an, but as operators, they still have deep feelings for Su Ji Commercial Bank.

The trading houses suffered such a great calamity that many of their companions, who had been with them day and night, died in them.

They can't afford not to avenge this revenge, and now that the business house has been destroyed, they have no constraints and can secretly develop all over Xizhou.

Tang Feng is covering the sky with one hand, and it is impossible to control everyone in Xizhou.

If it is specifically aimed at them, it must be a high-intensity investment of huge manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and even Tang Feng can't stand it for a long time.

After all, the thorn in Tang Feng's eyes was Su Qi'an, not them.

This gives them a chance, and there is a more important meaning for them to stay in Xizhou.

Su Qi'an will come back, and Su Ji Commercial Bank will also come back.

Su Qi'an may not be very popular in other parts of Xizhou, but he has a great reputation in the seven counties under Chuandu County.

As long as they can make good use of this public opinion, it will not be easy for Tang Feng to arrest them.

After understanding everyone's thoughts, Su Qi'an did not force them, but respected them.

Everyone can find their own meaning and value, as long as they are placed in a reasonable position, they can explode with endless potential, Su Qi'an is convinced of this.

So in this negotiation, Su Qi'an is also for them, and before leaving, he said anything to relieve them of pressure.