In the city lord's mansion of Huaixi County (formerly Huaixi County, Haiping Province). Li Mu's return caused quite a stir in Hai'an Kingdom, on the mainland, all the middle-level and above members arrived, and that night, in the city lord's mansion, Li Mu held an unprecedented ceremony to receive the wind.

On the eve of the dinner, Li Mu called the two military and political giants on the mainland to the study. I haven't seen him for a few months, the original Chumu Dao people, and the current Chumu Mansion Lord, seem to have lost a lot of weight, and his eyes are deeply sunken, but the whole person looks full of spirit.

Looking at Xue Jingshan again, Li Mu, the former commander of the local garrison of Hai'an Mansion, looked at him with a very strange look, this guy seems to have gained a lot of weight?

That's right, it's fat!

Moreover, this guy seems to be a lot whiter!

Li Mu immediately thought of a word: white fat man!

Xue Jingshan was a little nervous when Li Mu looked at him, grinned, and showed a mouthful of white teeth, "I've seen the boss in my humble position!"

Li Mu almost choked on his own saliva. This white fat man actually called himself 'boss' with such an orthodox title as 'lowly position'. Old Man Chu Mu glanced at Xue Jingshan with a smile and said with a smile: "Boss, since the founding of Hai'an State, this is the first time you have come to inspect." ”

Li Mu was a little shy by what he said, raised his hand, and the two of them found a place to sit down. Li Mu sat at the back of the bookcase, picked up a few documents on the bookcase, glanced at them a few times, and said with a smile: "Lao Chu, there is no shortage of money on the mainland recently?"

"No shortage!" Old Man Chu Mu straightened his waist and said with a bright face: "Boss, thanks to your friend, the 200,000 taels came too timely, not only to help the victims, but also to have surplus money, to buy seeds for the tenants on the mainland, there will not be so many victims in the coming year." ”

Li Mu was stunned at first, then reacted and asked, "Is my friend's surname 'Shangguan'?"

Chu Mu nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's what the person who gave me the money said." Moreover, he also told me that you were in distress on Longhua Road outside the capital city, and that his young lady, Shangguan Whispering had already sent someone to the rescue, and for the sake of insurance, he asked me to send troops to meet you. ”

Li Mu's heart was suddenly in his heart.

The group of black-clothed people who rescued themselves in Longhua Road that day were indeed sent by the Shangguan family.

Unexpectedly, I had a fight with the official family, and in the end, I actually had feelings!

Then, Li Mu's gaze swept to Xue Jingshan, "Then why didn't you save me?"

The white fat man looked bitter and complained: "Boss, since the first army came, all the military power on the mainland has been occupied by the guy in Chonglou! At that time, I heard that after the boss was in distress, he was the first to lead the troops to the rescue, but the guy in Chonglou took the lead, otherwise, this credit ......."

After speaking, the white fat man smiled awkwardly and added, "Boss, I'm not asking for credit, hehe." ”

Li Mu frowned, "You mean that the goods from Chonglou sent troops to save me, why didn't I see him?"

Old Man Chu and the white fat man glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of surprise. Their expressions were fully visible to Li Mu, and they decided to ask Chonglou in person for a while.

Next, Chu Mu and Xue Jingshan respectively made detailed reports to Li Mu on the military and political development on the mainland.

There is no problem in terms of military power, since Chonglou came, the combat effectiveness shown by the First Army Corps has severely shocked the soldiers of the garrison on the mainland, so, under the competition, the cultivation enthusiasm of the local garrison has reached an unprecedented height.

This aspect of the regime is much more complicated. The people's food and clothing, everything broke the heart of the old man Chu Mu. Moreover, recently, as the weather gets cooler, he is busy repairing the houses of farmers in various counties and villages, which is a large expense. Fortunately, there are 200,000 taels sent by Shangguan in a whisper, which can somewhat solve the urgent need.

At that moment, Li Mu took out the 150,000 taels of silver tickets in his arms and handed them to Chu Mu, at this time, the white fat man who was sitting quietly on the side stopped doing it, "I said Lao Chu, you can't swallow this money alone! Boss, it will be autumn in half a month, and the soldiers on the garrison side have not yet had cotton clothes for the winter, so you have to let Lao Chu give me half of it." ”

Chu Mu's eyes widened, and Xue Jingshan hurriedly changed his words: "Old Chu, fifty thousand taels, give me fifty thousand taels!"

Li Mu thought for a while and asked Xue Jingshan: "Does the garrison need so much money? Even if all the cotton clothes and quilts are purchased, it won't cost 120,000 taels, right?"

Xue Jingshan was so anxious that he was about to jump up, and Chu Mu explained to him with a smile, "Before the First Legion came, the equipment of the garrison was not bad, but now compared with the excellent equipment of the First Legion, it looks a little shabby. These big-headed soldiers are not happy, how can they treat the same boss with two treatments? Therefore, they have been clamoring for a change of equipment recently. ”

"How much does it cost?"

"Fifty thousand taels is enough!" the white fat man looked at Li Mu with blank eyes.

Li Mu nodded in agreement, "The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, you can't be bitter about the garrison Lao Xue, in this way, when you go out in a while, you find someone named Han Xiulin, ask him for a silver ticket, let him give you as much as he wants, and say that I let it." ”

"How many can that have?" the white fat man's current appearance looked extremely funny.

Li Mu looked at Xue Jingshan and had a headache, the first impression this guy gave him was serious, why did he come back this time and become such a living treasure? Shaking his head, he pointed at him, "Okay, okay, you go quickly, if it's not enough for 50,000 taels, you can come to me again!"

Xue Jingshan jumped up from the chair with an excited face, and ran out in a hurry, and when he went out, Li Mu called out to him, "Call Chonglou and Jiang Fei to me." ”

"Hey, got it, boss!" the door closed when the voice landed.

Chu Mu smiled and said: "This guy is quite serious in front of outsiders, and he only giggles when he is with me, but the boss can rest assured, Xue Jingshan is by no means an ambitious guy and is worthy of trust." ”

Li Mu trusted Chu Mu very much, and those he could trust, Li Mu could trust. Subsequently, the two had an in-depth discussion on the political aspect, and it was not until Chonglou and Jiang Fei came in that it came to an end temporarily.

Chonglou and Jiang Fei took care of themselves and sat down, and after Chu Mu left, Li Mu's fire-breathing gaze swept towards Chonglou, and before he could speak, this thing spoke first: "Some time ago, I killed the Demon Sect, and I took them two million taels of silver!"

The anger on Li Mu's face immediately dissipated, and he smiled with a smile: "Tell me carefully!"

Chonglou twitched the corners of his mouth, and explained in detail how to kill the Demon Sect and how to bear their two million taels of silver. Of course, he concealed the fact that the Demon Sect could continue to hunt down and kill Li Mu.

After finishing speaking, Li Mu grinned and slapped the table, "Well done!"

Jiang Fei helped his forehead: This guy was sold and helped to make money!