When they arrived at the main hall of the Bibo Palace, they sat down, Yahuan offered tea, Zhong Lei just took a sip, and the thunder dragon and they had arrived in droves, so they sat down at will.

"Chief Manager, look at your face full of spring breeze, the trip to Suzhou Mansion will definitely be completed. ”

Lu Feng asked with a smile, Zhong Lei nodded at him and asked Murong Fei with a smile.

"What about you?"

Murong Fei said with a smile: "According to what the chief manager said, more than 100 officers and soldiers were killed and wounded, and 180,000 taels of official silver were robbed, all of which have been put into storage. ”

Yan Zheng didn't wait for the chief manager to ask himself, so he smiled and said, "Compared to the two of them, I am pitiful." So many gift-givers gathered together, less than 100,000 taels of silver, it's really boring. ”

Zhong Lei nodded happily and said, "General Yan, don't be too young, maybe Lord Wang's whole family is crying." Also, your clever plan has worked, and it has made the two adults Zhang Wang happy. Now that the name is here, I say, do things sooner rather than later, everyone says. ”

Han Dezhong nodded and said, "This is naturally early." If something happens, my Tianbo Mansion will not be beaten. ”

Lu Feng said: "Since it is to prepare for the future, it is natural to prevent problems before they happen. ”

Fang Shimin also said: "Yes, boss, I know that you are already in the chest. What you do, we're all up to you. ”

Everyone said, "Yes."

, Zhong Lei nodded and smiled and said, "Lei Long, Jiao Yi, Geng Biao, and Wang Jie obey the order." ”

Lei Long, Jiao Yi, Geng Biao, and Wang Jie responded in unison: "Listen to the instructions of the chief manager." ”

Zhong Lei said: "The four of you and Ge Camel will bring 100,000 taels of silver tickets, and then pick 80 soldiers to go to Guanwai to buy good horses." ”

Geng Biao asked, "How many horses do you need?"

Zhong Lei is really confident.

"There is one battalion, and three more battalions, each with a thousand horses. The military men in the palace will no longer be expanded, for fear that the expansion will add to the snake and let people see what flaws there are, but each person must be equipped with a horse to increase its combat effectiveness. ”

Yan Zheng smiled, and Geng Biao responded: "I understand." ”

Zhong Lei smiled: "Don't feel sorry for the silver." Lu Feng, Wei Yang, Zheng Ba, and Gu Huo listened to the order. ”

Lu Feng, Wei Yang, Zheng Ba, and Gu Huo also said in unison: "Yes." ”

Zhong Lei said: "The four of you also take eighty soldiers to buy ships along the coast of Fuzhou, and at least get forty or fifty big ships back." ”

Zheng Ba responded with a "yes"

Later, Zhong Lei said: "Shimin, Qu Jing, Yan Zheng, Hu Yanli, Feng Guo, Feng Guang, each of the six of you took thirty soldiers to the north to recruit soldiers. But it is not allowed to play the banner of Tianbo Mansion, lest someone stab him into the palace and make the Lord of Long Live suspicious. ”

Feng Guo hurriedly asked, "Then what is the banner?"

Zhong Lei laughed and said: "Tianbo Mansion recruits soldiers, that is also to exterminate thieves, this banner is naturally to fight the Liangjiang Mansion." If it makes people suspicious, wouldn't it be better to let the Liangjiang officials explain it for me. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Yan Zheng said, "Then we will divide it into three places, so that it will be faster to recruit new soldiers." ”

Zhong Lei nodded and said, "Okay"

, and then said: "Murong Fei, Yinguang Hai Belt Ten military men, responsible for the procurement of all kinds of blades, bows and arrows, saddles, shields, armor. This number is set at 20,000 soldiers and horses. However, it is easy to have more and not less. If there is more, it can be left in the warehouse, or it can be used for backup. ”

After arranging the big event, Zhong Lei set up a banquet for Lei Long and them in the Jiangnan Restaurant, and let Chen Hong and the ten young people of Tianbo Mansion also sit together as accompaniment, but they didn't let these juniors drink.

Everyone knew that it was extremely important to go out to do business this time, which could be said to be about the safety and future fate of the young master, and they all warned their children how to protect the Tianbo Mansion, and not let thieves enter the mansion to frighten or hurt the young master.

After drinking, everyone went back to the house to say goodbye to the family, went to the Spring Festival to pick up the silver and silver tickets, selected the military man, went out of Tianbo Mansion that day, and left Pukou City without mentioning.

Zhong Lei came back from the site outside the city and found Yue Xiaoxuan to enter the Jiangnan Restaurant to drink and chat.

"Boss Yue, I think you've also heard that there are a lot of thieves in the Liangjiang Realm suddenly. In order to exterminate the thieves, it was necessary to expand the number of soldiers and horses, and to build three additional barracks, a horse farm, a forage field, and a granary, and a large piece of land south of the official wharf needed to be requisitioned for building a water barracks, and the land outside the north gate was used to build a camp for suppressing bandits. I've inquired, these two pieces of land are yours, so you can tell me a price. ”

Hearing Zhong Lei's words, Yue Xiaoxuan shook his head and smiled: "Who is this?" ”

Since Biyu became the guest of the little prince, the Yue family did all the business in Pukou City very smoothly, and the bulk business of Tianbo Mansion was basically done by him, and it was a small matter how much silver he earned, even if it was a loss, it was an honor.

Besides, Biyu has said it many times at home, and in his words, it seems that the little prince said that he would marry her and the county lord Danying as a concubine when he grows up, and he also gave Biyu a sword as a token of his relatives.

As Jasper's uncle, as the eyeliner of the Heavenly Demon Club in Tianbo Mansion, Yue Xiaoxuan naturally couldn't do ugly things that smashed his face, and even said boldly: "You are in charge of the land, take it, what price do you negotiate, Lord Lei knows my temper." Besides, you're a dignified manager, and you're going to make my little people suffer. ”

Hearing Zhong Lei's laughter, he picked up the wine bowl and touched Yue Xiaoxuan's wine bowl, and said, "I like to trade with a cheerful person like you." So let's have three barracks, a horse farm, a forage field, and a granary all over to you. In addition, with summer clothes, winter clothes, and 20,000 sets of quilts, they will be accepted and delivered after 100 days, what do you think?"

Even if you don't have money to make money, you are happy to do this kind of thing, not to mention that there is still a big business that you can make money with money, Yue Xiaoxuan immediately agreed, and said with a smile: "Boss, it's really a coincidence, I happened to eat a piece of land last month, and I went outside the west gate." If your garrison camp has not yet landed, then this land will be given to the chief steward, and I will not laugh. ”

Zhong Lei was immediately amused, pointed to Yue Xiaoxuan's nose and said, "You are really a businessman, take advantage of me by taking advantage of me with a small loss." However, I'm happy to let you take advantage of it. But you make money to make money, one can't cut corners, two must be fair in price, three must deliver on time, as long as you do these three points, the business of Tianbo Mansion will be handed over to you in the future. Anyway, I still have to give Jasper's face. ”

This time, Yue Xiaoxuan was really crazy, not only did he find out the news that Tianbo Mansion had secretly recruited soldiers and horses, and every year there was less to say that there was a million taels of silver to do, even if he made less money, he would have an income of more than 100,000 silver.

"Boss, you look down on my Yue so much, my Yue will never smash your face. ”

The scheming old Jianghu and the shrewd and capable brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society have become close friends, and the more they talk and laugh, the more pleasant they become, and they have a great feeling of hating each other.

After drinking, Yue Xiaoxuan returned to the mansion, thinking that Lei Long's group of brothers had all gone out, there were only more than 200 military men and nearly 500 Mulan troops in the mansion, and there were only 1,500 or 600 defenders outside the mansion.

"Alas, after all, the county lord is in the mansion, in case there is any mistake, it will not let Li Guifei catch the handle of speaking, and it will not be the one who talks about Tianbo Mansion in front of the Long Live Lord, and it will also make it difficult for Mo Guifei to be a person. Alas, besides, the county lord has been away from the palace for a long time, and it's time to go back. ”

Thinking like this, he found Han Dezhong, the general of Pukou, and then Huyan Feixue and Lu Hao, who were the older juniors in the house, led a hundred horse troops and fifty archers to escort the county lord Dan Ying back to Beijing immediately.

On the day of leaving, Tianxiao, Danying, Peony, Xuemei, and Jasper hugged each other at the door of the mansion, crying like a tearful person.

Although Tianxiao had tears in his eyes, he always endured it, and comforted Dan Ying: "County Lord, you can go back to the palace with peace of mind for the time being, I will never forget you." When Uncle Zhong finishes dealing with the affairs of the mansion and Pukou City, he will ask him to bring the four of us to the palace to see you. ”

Danying didn't cry when she heard this, but she just held Tianxiao's hand and refused to let go.

"Well, when I reach the age of seventeen, I will be your man, and you can't marry me. ”

Tian Xiao hurriedly said: "Marry you, and marry Jasper as a concubine." ”

After Zhong Lei handed over the responsibility of patrolling the streets and guarding the gate of the mansion to Chen Hong's Mulan Army, he found three apprentices who were boxing in the back garden, the ten young people in Tianbo Mansion, the ones with better kung fu in their families, and Li Ai, Wang Qiliang, and Zhu Cong, the leaders of the military and Han people, held a banquet in the main hall of Bibo Palace.

He first explained the current situation in the mansion, and then said: "Many of you have heard of the bloody battle on the bright top of Huangshan Mountain, and you also know that half of the martial arts are the enemies of our Tianbo Mansion, and they all dream of fighting us again. Recently, the Jiangnan Inn has touched some traces of Jianghu people, and it may attack Tianbo Mansion at night. But all the people in the house who have done good work have gone out to run errands, what should I do? I can't wait for death. I've seen the kung fu of you, although it can't be compared with the top masters, but many of them are first-class characters. Especially the ten young people and several ladies of Tianbo Mansion. Now the safety of the house is all on you and others, don't let me down too much. ”

Mrs. Lei is known as the Flying Witch, and her kung fu is not under her husband.

Tianbao, the Tianba brothers, and their daughter Snow Goose were all single-handedly produced by her.

Shen Fang is Lei Long's brother, who died last year in the hands of those Jianghu people who fought in the bloody battle on the bright top of Huangshan, Mrs. Lei has long wanted to join forces with Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Jiao, and Mrs. Huyan to find the bad luck of those Jianghu characters and avenge Shen Fang, because she came to Pukou City, she had to give up.

At this moment, I heard that some people in the Qiu family had come to Pukou City and wanted to attack Tianbo Mansion at night, so Mrs. Lei was so angry that she didn't fight anywhere, so she snorted lightly: "Chief Administrator, although the head of the family is not in the mansion, those of us who are ladies are not muddy. Hmph, if they don't come, if they do, it will be just to avenge Shen Fang. ”

Mrs. Shen also said: "Let's be honest, what I am waiting for is this day, to avenge my husband." ”

Unexpectedly, his son Shen Zhongzhu said: "Mother, today is different from the past, if someone attacks, even if the enemy comes in front of the mother, the mother can't abolish the public because of personal gain, and ignore the safety of the young master." ”

Mrs. Shen was stunned for a moment, only to hear her daughter Shen Zhongyue also say: "Yes, mother, my brother's words are reasonable." ”

Then he said to Zhong Lei: "Uncle Zhong, my kung fu is better than my brother, you just let me protect the young master." ”

Zhong Lei smiled and said, "Zhongyue, Uncle Zhong recognized your words. Let's go to the Yunxiao Hall tonight. From now on, you will be the head of the guards of the Cloud Night Palace. I will also pull Li Ai to you, and you two will choose eighty soldiers, and from then on, they will be the young master's guards. ”

Then they assigned tasks, and the ten young men of Tianbo Mansion selected 80 military men and divided them into ten teams to be responsible for patrolling the palace; Mrs. Lei led the whole family members of the mansion to be responsible for the inspection outside the Yunxiao Palace; Wang Qiliang and Zhu Cong led the remaining military men to be responsible for assisting the Mulan Army in guarding the gate of the mansion and the four side gates, and inspecting the periphery of Tianbo Mansion.

The ten young men of Tianbo Mansion are all fifteen, sixteen or seventeen-year-old juniors, and since they were in charge of the inspection of the mansion, they put away their playfulness that day and selected 80 military men to start patrolling in detachments.

They seem to have to show the chief manager, and the ten young people don't just eat, drink, and have fun, but use a lot of silver to show off their might on the land of the two rivers.

After that, they patrolled the house all night, and no one dared to relax, and even the maids at home waited on the halfway road to eat, so they randomly put a few mouthfuls of food in their mouths and continued to patrol the house.

When a mother sees her children so attentive, she is naturally happy in her heart, and she has to say a few words.

Shen Zhongyue was not bad, she became the commander of the guards of Yunxiao Palace, and first went to the main book to receive three hundred taels of silver, and then went to the blacksmith shop in Pukou City with Li Ai, and gave the shopkeeper three drawings.

"Shopkeeper, I'm from Tianbo Mansion, you let the craftsman do it according to the drawings, neither increase nor decrease the amount. Eighty-two pieces of each piece should be made, and iron should be used well, and the auxiliary materials should be the best. Come, here's the deposit. ”

After that, he gave the shopkeeper a piece of silver and asked, "How long will it take to deliver the goods?"

The shopkeeper took the money and smiled and said, "Girl, if you can't get good goods out in a hurry, then it's tentatively scheduled for January." ”

Shen Zhongyue said, "Then thank you." ”

He and Li Ai left the blacksmith shop and turned into an alley.

"Commander Shen, what are those three drawings?"

Li Ai asked curiously, and Shen Zhongyue said: "Hook gun, Miao scimitar, and grappling hook." ”

Li Ai didn't know what kind of weapon this was, what it was used for, and was about to ask, but he heard Shen Zhongyue say: "Usually, this hook gun can be used as a plum blossom gun." When it comes to the battlefield, it can not only break the enemy's chariot, but also chop the hooves of the iron horse, in short, it is very versatile. ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at the equipment shop, and Shen Zhongyue took out another drawing and put it on the counter, and said, "Shopkeeper, this is the smallest of the crossbows, can you get the goods in your store?"

The shopkeeper looked at Shen Zhongyue and said with a smile: "Don't do it if you don't have enough goods." However, the price is also expensive. ”

Shen Zhongyue took out a silver ingot and put it on the counter, nodded and smiled, "Eighty-two pieces is not a lot." This one hundred taels is a deposit. After the goods are complete, they will be delivered to Tempa Province. ”

The shopkeeper was shocked.

"The girl is from Tianbo Mansion?"

Seeing Shen Zhongyue nodding, she hurriedly said: "Girl, I heard that Tianbo Mansion is building a barracks, so it must be to increase the army, I don't know what kind of business can take care of the small shop?"

Shen Zhongyue said with a smile: "If you want to do business, go to my Uncle Zhong." ”

On this day, Yingchun was busy with the accounts in the house, asked Yahuan to find Zhong Lei, and then brought lotus seeds, and after preparing some gifts nearby, he went to the Huangshan tea shop, called out his father Zhang Qi'er, and the four of them got into the carriage and walked out of Pukou City leisurely from the south gate.

After traveling seventeen or eighteen miles, the carriage stopped in front of a tea shed on the side of the road.

"Daddy, that's it. ”

Yingchun greeted Zhong Lei, and the two of them got out of the carriage.