Chapter 050 Probably Exposed
Last night, Aunt Li was practicing martial arts in the bamboo forest when she unexpectedly discovered four martial arts masters visiting Beggar Chicken at night. She followed them quietly and vaguely heard them talking to Duan Xiaolin with a very humble attitude.
Today, she observed that Xiao Duan looked very bad, as if he had lost his soul.
Zhao Yulin said that Xiao Duan didn't seem to have done anything to harm our Shenwei Army. As long as he doesn't harm us, we should ignore him and just keep it in mind.
Ma Ling also said that based on her understanding of Duan Xiaolin, he seemed to be a nice person. Perhaps he was a child of a martial arts family who didn't want to be bound by family constraints and ran away to live on his own.
Zhao Yulin reminded Aunt Li to be careful and not to do anything risky. He and Yuqi still had to respect the old lady.
Aunt Li blushed when she heard this and said she remembered it and would still go back to the Happy Home in Baita.
Zhao Yulin and Ma Ling'er sent her onto the ferry together.
When he came back, Ma Ling asked him what to do?
He said that Xiao Duan probably ran away from a wealthy family, and now that he was exposed, he might have to leave, so he just prepared someone to take over the Beggar Chicken business.
Ma Ling asked him if he wanted to call Xiao Duan over to ask him clearly?
He said it was other people's private affairs, so we wouldn't ask if they didn't ask. Ma Ling was a little worried, saying that his sister liked Xiao Duan. What if the Duan family wanted to snatch our sister? What should we do?
This is a bit complicated. He asked Fan Zheng to select two guards to guard Zhao Sihan first.
Ma Ling was sticking to him, saying that he couldn't bear to leave his sister, and as soon as he heard about any bad luck, he immediately sent someone to be his follower. Didn't we see that he also sent guards to her?
Zhao Yulin was confused. He pulled Ma Linger over and hugged her in his arms, saying that he was her personal bodyguard. The two began to interact in the room.
After a while, the two men sat down to rest after exhausting their strength. He asked Ma Ling to find Wu Yuqi and ask Yuqi to select some female soldiers to serve as guards for them.
Ma Ling'er was delighted. After stamping his face, she jumped out.
In Jiangbei City, the prefect of Jiazhou was drinking tea with an old man in a small courtyard. The old man spoke in a duck-like voice and said that he could not tell that Xuzhou had a capable person. Zhao Yulin was not an ordinary guy. Not only did he have a way to make money, but he also trained his soldiers well. His 250 imperial guards were not wronged.
The prefect smiled and said that eunuch Jia had done a lot of trouble, disguising himself as a woman and visiting Cuiping Mountain incognito for the sake of an abandoned child. He said that the matter should be reported to the emperor as soon as possible so that a decision could be made earlier to avoid any trouble.
The old duck smiled conceitedly and said that there was no need to worry. In our Song Dynasty, this guy is just a clown who can't make big waves. He will go directly to Lin'an from Xuzhou tomorrow to thank the prefect for his hospitality.
They both raised their glasses to express their gratitude.
In the city, the largest brothel in Tianshui Lane, Yufeng Pavilion, was packed with people. Wang Deyi from the Wang family invited several playboys to have fun there. Zhao Yuqing, the eldest son of the Zhao family, was also there, surrounded by girls.
Wang Deyi told Zhao Yuqing that his third son was good at making money and leading troops. He stole the show by writing lyrics and dancing at Liubei Pool yesterday. He should find a chance to make some money.
Zhao Yuqing said that his third brother didn't obey his father at all, let alone him, the eldest son of the first wife.
The other younger brothers started to make a fuss, saying that he was too arrogant. After all, he was the eldest brother. Could it be that he, the third younger brother, didn't recognize him?
There are so many jobs at the docks, but we city dwellers don't get any benefit. The passenger terminal is about to be completed and put into use.
Wang Deyi said that when Zhao Yulin’s freight terminal is built in the future, all of our goods will pass through there. Not only will we have to pay all the taxes, but we will also have to pay for the use of the terminal, which is a huge expense.
Zhao Yuqing said that we can't afford so much money to repair the dock and build a warehouse now, so what other solutions are there?
Wang Deyi said that his brothers could also invest and raise money to build the wharf like Zhao Yulin did, so they would not have to pay his third brother, and they could also get convenience for tax evasion and smuggling.
Wang Deyi demonstrated a diving motion, telling everyone that as long as they had the dock in their hands, they could do whatever they wanted.
Zhao Yuqing was shocked. Thinking back to the past six months, the Zhao family's business had been getting worse and worse. It seemed that they would have a hard time .
He hesitated for a moment and said that he still had to go back and discuss it with his father as he had no money on hand.
Wang Deyi said that it didn’t matter, and if they didn’t have money they could borrow from him. As long as everyone was determined to work together, there would definitely be a day when they would make money and succeed.
This is to drag Zhao Yuqing into the water. The little followers encouraged him: Follow Brother Deyi, there will definitely be money to be made.
Zhao Yuqing still didn't dare to give in and wanted to go back to discuss it with his mother.
The eldest son of the Zhao family is strictly controlled by his parents and has no autonomy, which saves him from making mistakes.
Wang Deyi helplessly watched Zhao Yuqing disappear outside the door. His conspiracy failed and he was so angry that he overturned the table, scaring the little girls in the room so much that they trembled.
Seeing that their boss had lost interest, the little followers waved their hands and told them to get out, and the girls ran out.
The next morning, Wang Deyi was awakened by his servants, who said that his father was calling him.
He was exhausted after last night's party and came to the small living room with sleepy eyes. Before he could stand still, he was slapped twice by his father.
He covered his feverish cheek and asked what was going on and why his father hit people casually.
Master Wang yelled at the top of his voice, cursing at him, "This useless bastard is still hanging out with his bad friends outside, plotting to deal with Zhao Yulin. I'm warning you not to have any bad ideas, or you'll get yourself into trouble. Just focus on managing our distillery."
It turned out that Wang Laoye's butler Du Wei learned that the young master was planning to take over the docks, and knowing that it was a big deal, he quickly reported it to Wang Laoye. Wang Laoye had not yet recovered from the incident with his second daughter Wang Dehui, so he immediately arrested his eldest son and scolded him.
In the morning, the prefect Chen Yun sent away his superiors from the east and the north, and crossed the river with his daughter Chen Chen to find Zhao Yulin.
He immediately asked Fan Zheng to serve some good tea. Chen Chen wanted to get close to him. Zhao Yulin kept his distance a little dazed. Chen Xiaomin then pulled Chen Chen up to talk to him.
Chen Yun said that they were classmates, and Yulin was just a stranger. Now that Chen Chen has come across the river to study, we are handing him over to him, so we must treat him well.
Zhao Yulin immediately said that was natural and he would definitely treat Chen Chen as well as he would his own sister.
He asked Xiaomin to send Chen Chen to the academy first, and then he would go to Mr. Zhang to explain.
After everyone left, Chen Yun said that he had made up his mind and would transfer the remaining government troops to Lingxiao Mountain. After all, there were not many government troops left after several battles.
He also promised to allocate special funds to repair the military barracks in the city, and the state government would pay the salaries of the garrison troops.
Zhao Yulin first thanked the teacher for his support and said that he would dispatch a battalion of Shenwei Army into the city to maintain public order and guard the city gates. They would follow the teacher's direct orders. However, the soldiers of Shenwei Army were soldiers, not someone's retainers, and would not do anything that was not related to their military duties.
Chen Yun was happy and said that he spoke well. A soldier's duty is to defend the country. He hoped that Zhao Yulin would remember what he said today and become a useful person for the country.
Zhao Yulin asked the teacher to rest assured and he would live up to your expectations.
Chen Yun seemed to have aged a lot, and stood up to say goodbye. Zhao Yulin accompanied her all the way to the dock. Before leaving, Chen Yun told him to keep an eye on Chen Chen.
Zhao Yulin agreed and waved goodbye.
Looking back, he asked Fan Zheng to go to the military camp and let Zhu Congwen transfer the Eighth Battalion to the county town in Jiangbei.
Zhao Yulin told Yang Xingyun that the garrison in Jiangbei City had to be rotated on schedule, and his first mission was to eliminate all criminals in the city, including corrupt officials, and General Lu would provide him with clues.
But there was one condition: no torture or forced confession, and he was given three months to clean up the city of Yibin.
Yang Xingyun immediately stood up straight and saluted, and answered him in a sonorous and powerful voice: "I guarantee to complete the task." Haha, Zhao Yulin was happy. Zhu Congwen taught the soldiers well. The soldiers looked a bit like the soldiers of later generations.
He left the military camp and went to the academy. Mr. Zhang was proofreading tomorrow's Cuiping Morning Post. When he saw Zhao Yulin coming, he called the little servant to make tea from a distance.
After Zhao Yulin sat down, Mr. Zhang asked him cheerfully if he knew who Yang Xingyun, the junior officer given to him by Prefect Xu, was.
Zhao Yulin was stunned, and smiled and said how did he know, he was a member of our Shenwei Army.
The old gentleman said that Yang Xingyun had looked for him. After seeing the biography of Yue Fei in Cuiping Morning Post which described the story of Yue Family Army in such detail, Yang Xingyun became suspicious of Mr. Zhang's identity and took the initiative to find him. After the two of them communicated, they actually hit it off.
It turned out that Yang Xingyun was the descendant of General Yang Zaixing in Yue Family Army.
Haha, Zhao Yulin found it strange. However, no matter whose descendants they were, they had to be upright and courageous to take responsibility before they could be members of his Divine Might Army.
He told the old man that the prefect, Lord Chen, had sent his daughter, Chen Chen, to the academy and asked Mr. Zhang to take care of her.
Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "What else do old men need to do when he is here to take care of things?"
Zhao Yulin smiled and asked him what else the academy needed. He proposed it and did it.
Zhang Xiangyang said that Liu Yuru had renovated the academy very well, and the Chen family had purchased the latest furniture and appliances. Three meals a day were provided, and he still had five taels of silver in his hand every day, which was enough. What else did he need?
Then he happily let Zhao Yulin look at the newspaper and told him that the sales of Cuiping Morning Post had now reached tens of thousands of copies. Businessmen from all over the country had to read this newspaper, and the remaining half page of the newspaper for advertising had businessmen lining up to pay for advertising.
Zhang Xiangyang said that the academy made a lot of money from this project alone, and he accepted many students from the surrounding areas of Mahu to study there, all for free. They also wore the national costumes designed by .
Zhao Yulin was amused. He couldn't explain the Republic of China costume clearly, so he turned it around and called it the National Costume. All these young students liked it and they proudly walked on the street wearing the clothes he designed to show off.
Three days later, the Eighth Battalion of the Shenwei Army entered the city of Yibin in Jiangbei and immediately launched a storm that swept across the city to crack down on hooligans and bullies.
With Lu Youpeng's advance intelligence gathering and Zhao Yulin's superb interrogation skills, the hooligans in the city had no place to hide and were quickly caught and brought to justice.
Yang Zhishan was stunned. This was a huge handful. He hurried across the river to consult Zhao Yulin on how to deal with them.
