Chapter 480: Far More Than This
Hu Lan hurriedly said that she understood and would start over.
Everyone finished their dinner early and came to the reception room to discuss matters. Zhao Yulin asked them: You all can see that our current conditions are a bit poor, but as long as we work hard, there will be changes every day. The beautiful days are created by our own hands.
Let's change the look of this place today.
Everyone laughed out loud at his amusement.
After he talked about the restoration of the Zhang family compound, he asked: The deacon from the Ministry of Works is called Wei..., has Deacon Wei arrived?
Wei Rensheng immediately took two steps forward to report: Wei Rensheng from the Ministry of Works pays his respects to the Third Young Master.
He smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. It's dark and you can't see clearly. Don't blame me for being rude." Steward Wei went to build Jinguan City, so it's a piece of cake for us to restore this courtyard. Tomorrow we will go back to Mr. Qiu and buy the remaining materials for building Jinguan City to finish the courtyard. We won't owe you a penny okay?"
When Wei Rensheng heard what he said, of course he would do it, and he agreed immediately.
He immediately said "but."
Zhao Yulin said: However, to restore this courtyard we need the bricklayers from Huaxi Village. We should gather all the craftsmen from Huaxi Village to form a construction team. We will have many construction projects in the future. We can let them do the work and pay them according to their technical level assessed by industry regulations. Not every family will have income.
Everyone's eyes lit up. Wow, it turns out this is the way the Third Young Master made the people of Huaxi rich.
Everyone immediately opened up their minds.
In fact, if Zhao Yulin wants to make money, he has many more ways than these.
Next, he asked Hu Lan to make arrangements and he made additional supplements. After finishing the instructions, he said: One of the important things after we settle down is to find out the background of Huaxi Village.
Find out how many people are here? What can they do? What do they want to do?
Find out how much land there is, what kind of land it is, and what it is suitable for growing.
Find out what else is valuable here?
We need to understand everything clearly before we can work out a detailed strategy that is most suitable for them to make money. I will give you ten days and we will discuss it again after ten days.
As the crowd dispersed one after another, Hu Lan excitedly led him into his own dormitory, saying with a smile that Madam Qian had given the only bed here to the two of them, and that she was very tough.
The young woman said as she moved, and pushed him onto the bed and pressed him down. After the couple rolled the sheets into wrinkles, Hu Lan still pressed on him and refused to get off. He said softly, "A Qian is next door, so save some energy and let's talk business."
The couple then stood up and sat at the table, writing and discussing.
In Hongzhou Prefecture in Jiangxi, the Pacifier of Jinghu South Road and the former female leader of the Beggars' Sect is bringing out our Third Young Master to cheer him up and dispatch the three armies to capture Lin'an Prefecture.
After the Shenwei Army took over Jiangxi, it was managed by Jinghu. The female leader and Guo Daxia moved directly to Hongzhou for the peace of Jiangxi. It was definitely close to Liangzhe.
Guo Jing supervised the training of troops in Jinghu South Road and Jiangxi. His strength increased dramatically and he had many affairs to attend to. The female leader was worried that her husband would be too busy to handle the important matters of the court, so she secretly asked his father and the old beggar to assist him. The two old guys saw that Guo Jing had a large number of troops, so they had to be obedient. They were eager to try and do something big.
After the Central Court in Chengdu issued an explicit imperial edict to Jinghu South Road to march into Liangzhe, the Old East Evil held the newspaper and exclaimed that the opportunity had come.
The two old guys hit it off immediately and ordered the Beggar Gang disciples in the army to report the military situation in Liangzhe, urging Guo Jing to lead his troops eastward and directly attack Lin'an Prefecture to establish his achievements.
However, Guo Jing refused on the grounds that he had no military orders, which was against their will. Guo Jing was a loyal and honest man. Although he commanded tens of thousands of troops, he was devoted to training troops for the court and protecting the country and the people.
The old East Evil was anxious. The Liangzhe region was like a tree without roots. It would collapse with a simple push. Why didn't he take advantage of such a great opportunity to build a career? What a stupid son-in-law. He pulled the old beggar and hurried to the central army tent to reason with Guo Jing in person.
The old beggar also wanted to experience for himself the feeling of leading thousands of troops into battle, so he said with a smile: "Good disciple, just give the order. I am an old man, and I am willing to be a vanguard in the army and do my best to help the New Song Dynasty recover Lin'an."
Guo Jing was confused. He thought that he had not received any military orders from the court. The Minister of War, General Miao Gui, was sitting in Jiankang Prefecture in Jiangbei. How could Jiankang Prefecture dare to send troops without authorization without giving him any documents?
He stammered with a bitter face as he explained that this was absolutely not possible and asked his master to forgive him. He would never dare to use troops without the military order from the court.
Old Dongxie was so mad at his stupid son-in-law that he cursed Guo Jing a hundred times in his heart and felt that he was a million miles away from his obedient grandson-in-law Zhao Yulin.
He shouted to the lieutenant in front of the tent: Go and invite the envoy of appeasement quickly.
Guo Jing was very upset when she saw that her father-in-law was going to ask the female gang leader to deal with him. She looked miserable, but then she said firmly: Daddy, don't mention sending troops again. Even if Rong'er comes to pull off his ears and scolds him to death, I will not send a single soldier.
Old Dongxie was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and kept shouting: There is no hope, there is no hope, he is just a fool.
Later, the female gang leader arrived.
She saw a few people standing there with their eyes crossed, not saying anything, and she didn't know why.
Guo Jing took two steps forward and confidently complained to her wife, and only then did the female gang leader pick up the newspaper and read it carefully.
Old Dongxie angrily told her to look carefully: the imperial court directly announced in the newspaper that the garrisons in various places should act accordingly, and that we should seize the opportunity to march into Liangzhe. He just didn't want this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a contribution, which made me so angry.
The female gang leader thought, yes, what her father said makes sense. We have at least 50,000 soldiers and horses. Why should we stay in the military camp?
Waiting to have a baby?
How can they give birth to a baby when they are all soldiers?
Everyone in the big tent wanted to burst into laughter when they heard her say that, but they tried hard to hold it back and looked at the female gang leader with strange faces.
She knew that her man was stubborn and neither Qigong nor her father could convince him, so her words might not work.
Just when things were awkward, the female gang leader suddenly came up with an idea. She asked the two elders to leave the tent and then sat in the main seat. After taking a sip of tea leisurely, she asked them to go to the tent, saying that she wanted to discuss military affairs with them.
When Guo Jing heard her say this, she thought the female gang leader was going to act tough, so she immediately went up to stop her and told her to stop playing around, saying military affairs were no joke.
The female gang leader did not respond, but asked him in a deep voice: Am I still the pacification envoy of Jinghu supervising Jiangxi?
Guo Jing said timidly, "Of course it is. Who said she wasn't?"
The female gang leader immediately smiled and said happily that since I am the pacification envoy, I have the right to inquire about military affairs. Why don’t you invite all the generals into the tent quickly?
The lieutenant in front of the tent knew that the female gang leader was serious, so he quickly sent orders, and Jinghu's deputy training envoy, commander, and deputy commander all came rushing over.
She waved the newspaper in her hand and asked them if they had read it. The court asked the three armies to act according to the situation. The king ordered us to march east to recover Liangzhe. What should we do?
Let’s discuss it together.
Several commanders and deputy commanders immediately said that the newspapers had made it clear, and the king had announced it to the world, so we could act directly according to the imperial edict. Recently, there have been many contacts from the two Zhejiang prefectures and counties on the border, and we can rush to take the lead and make great contributions.
The three Du Yuhou then spoke, and their opinions were basically the same as those of several leading generals. They believed that the advance was feasible, but the battle strategy needed to be reported to General Miao Gui, the Minister of War in Jiankang Prefecture.
The female gang leader looked at Guo Jing proudly and asked: What do you think, General Guo?
Guo Jing did not expect that his subordinates had the same opinion as his father-in-law, and they all wanted to fight and gain merit. Since it was a joint decision, he accepted it and asked the generals how they planned to advance.
The Old East Evil and the Old Beggar who were hiding behind the big tent suddenly ran over, shocking all the generals. They looked at Guo Jing and the female leader in bewilderment.
The old beggar smiled and said that he had a plan to offer, which would surely accomplish great success. They should go straight to Lin'an Prefecture and kill all the rebels in the city. The court would surely be happy.
The generals looked at him in confusion, then glanced at the female gang leader's face and said nothing.
This is the Shenwei Army discussing military affairs. Can we have people like them participate? They also proposed a specific direction of attack.
Although the military generals knew the identities of the Old Beggar and the Old East Evil, they could not interfere in military affairs no matter what.
The female leader smiled awkwardly and said: "The two elders are also anxious because we have been dragging our feet for so long. The Jinghu Army currently has 50,000 people, but they are hiding in the barracks without any achievements. We are ashamed of the court." It is not unreasonable for the Seventh Lord to suggest that the army should attack Lin'an directly.
Commander Zhao hates the independence of Liangzhe the most. Lord Zhao, as a high-ranking official, has to consider the overall situation and cannot kill people. It is natural for us to do the dirty work. I think this is a good idea.
When the female gang leader mentioned the commander of the Shenwei Army and the third young master of the Zhao family, the other generals immediately became excited. They all wanted to perform meritorious deeds in front of the battlefield to bring honor to the third young master, and they all asked the female gang leader for instructions.
The female leader's eyes swam around, and she couldn't make up her mind for a moment. If she wanted Qi Gong and his father to lead the troops to charge in the front, the generals would definitely not agree.
These two old guys are just idlers in the world, what right do they have to lead troops?
At this time, our hero Guo spoke.
He said that there were three corps in the army that were fully equipped with new weapons, so he let him lead 15,000 soldiers as the vanguard, and the rest of the troops would be led by the deputy envoy to follow.
The old East Evil said with disdain, "Does it take all the soldiers from Jinghu to fight against the stray dog in Lin'an?" He thought that only 5,000 elite soldiers were needed to take Lin'an directly.
The Old East Evil and the Old Beggar have a large number of chivalrous men and disciples of the Beggars' Sect at their disposal, so Guo Jing definitely did not count them.
While everyone was still planning, the lieutenant outside the tent shouted: Leader Jian of the Beggars' Sect wants to see you urgently.
The female gang leader immediately shouted: Come in.
Gang Leader Jian was Elder Jian, and the female gang leader had already passed the position of gang leader to him. When this person came in and saw that the room was packed with people, he was stunned.
The old beggar asked unhappily: "Jian Er, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? If you have to fart, just say it."
