Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 662 Setting the Tone

After resting for the night, Gao Wushi embarked on the journey again with a dozen servants and a dozen wolf soldiers.When the wolf soldiers came back yesterday, they were very surprised that Gao Yushi suddenly had more than a dozen servants, but fortunately, Huang Zhiting didn't tell them about Gao Yushi's background, so the wolf soldiers didn't ask too much. .

However, now that Gao Zhang was traveling with the wolf soldiers, Gao Wushi followed and listened to a lot of things.

For example, before Gao Zhang was particularly concerned about the issue of "bamboo spears". The wolf soldiers said that the bamboo they used to make bamboo spears was called Lizhu, but the Lizhu used in western Guangxi and southern Guangxi were not exactly the same. Most of the Lizhu in Huang's place is a variety with yellow spots, which they call "Golden Spot Lizhu". [Note: Li bamboo is now called tea pole bamboo in the world. It was named by foreigners. It was called Li bamboo in ancient times, and it is known as the king of bamboo. ]
Jinbanli bamboos are generally two to five feet high. Usually, those they use to make bamboo spears usually choose the ones that are about four or five feet high, which are suitable for thickness and tough enough; while those used to make flying spears are more Those with a height between three feet and four feet are more suitable for throwing because they are slightly thinner.

The wolf soldiers also introduced that although the bamboo spears used by the wolf soldiers in western Guangxi are also made of Lizhu, for some reason, the Lizhu on their side does not grow "golden spots" but "golden threads". However, although the appearance is slightly different, the bamboo properties are not much different.The only usefulness of this difference is probably to distinguish whether the opponent is a wolf soldier from West Guangxi or a wolf soldier from South Guangxi.

After Gao Wushi heard this, he was a little stunned. He knew Lizhu. Back then, he went to Guangdong for a public trip—no, it was an inspection. Before returning from the inspection, he bought a fishing rod made of Lizhu as a gift. After the bamboo grows, it is often made into flagpoles, ski poles, etc. Not to mention straight and strong, the toughness is particularly good, and it is even more durable after "multi-process" processing.

At that time, Gao Wushi only heard the sound of water, and he just thought it was the shop owner’s bragging solicitation, and he basically didn’t take it to heart. Now that he thinks about it, he realizes that Guangdong and Guangxi are rich in this kind of bamboo?Although he has never heard of "golden spot" or "golden silk", there are many varieties of bamboo. I heard that there are thousands of varieties of various varieties in the world, and even some bamboos are introduced from the original place to other places, and natural mutations will occur. , so it is not surprising to think about gold spots and gold threads. It is estimated that it has a lot to do with water, soil and climate.

Speaking of bamboo, the wolf soldiers also talked about an interesting kind of bamboo with Gao Zhang, saying that this kind of bamboo is very light, and it is also relatively strong. Armor is comparable, and it is very convenient to cross the river wearing bamboo armor, because that kind of bamboo is quite buoyant.

According to them, the only shortcoming of this armor is that it is afraid of fire - of course, this is actually nonsense, and Gao Yushi and Gao Zhang laughed when they heard it.The wolf soldiers were quite serious, saying that if they could not give the opponent a chance to attack, this kind of bamboo armor is actually better than fish scale armor because it is much lighter.

This caught Gao Zhang's attention, and after carefully inquiring about various details, he found Gao Yushi and said, "My lord, it sounds like this bamboo armor is very suitable for places like Guangxi. It’s not easy to get hot, so you don’t have to worry too much about fire attacks. There are very few wars these days... The only thing to worry about is that unlike the imperial court, the chieftains can make bamboo slices. There don’t seem to be many people, and it might be troublesome if you want to mass-produce.”

It is Gao Pragmatic's consistent purpose to leave professional issues to professionals for consideration, so he still pays more attention to Gao Zhang's words.After thinking about it, Gao Wushi said: "After arriving in Liuzhou, I will write a letter... Well, I will write two letters to Miss Huang and Master Cen Qi, asking them to find some craftsmen who can make bamboo armor and come to Liuzhou with the materials. Make it for you, you are responsible for examining whether it is necessary to make this kind of thing, as for the follow-up other things, let's see."

Gao Zhang agreed, and Gao Yushi said again: "The main problem is the bamboo spear. No matter whether it is long or short, all spears must have iron spearheads. These wolf soldiers are only here to escort me, and they don't bring any real bamboo spears. What do you want? Ask them to understand clearly, determine the size and shape of the spearhead, it is best to set a standard, and the idea can be used universally..."

Gao Zhang said with a smile: "It's not difficult. I've already asked about it. Their iron spearheads don't fit perfectly with the bamboo poles. They usually have some spare space. Just stuff some rags or something. After all, the bamboo spears are The main method of warfare is stabbing rather than fighting, and the spearhead will not fall off so easily."

"That's good, that's good." Gao Wushi felt relieved, and confessed: "Anyway, you should spend some time on these things, and you must figure them out. After returning to Liuzhou, I will send someone to inform Kaiping to start preparations." .”

Gao Zhang happily agreed.

There was nothing else to do along the way, and I returned to Liuzhou after a few days.

As soon as Gao Wushi returned to the procuratorate, he first announced that no one would reward his servants with two taels of silver. It's been hard work, now they believe more and more that the master is very generous to those around him.

Gao Wushi rewarded each of the wolf soldiers with a full five taels of silver, which shocked ten wolf soldiers and almost knelt down to call their fathers—this is not an exaggeration, these wolf soldiers usually have no salary at all, and "serving" is for them. Words belong to the bounden duty, and you are you when the master chieftain points out, there is no reason to say.

There are two main incomes for them: one is rewards, and the other is plunder.

There are two types of rewards, one is rewards for merit, and the other is rewards for hard work; looting is easy. If you win a battle with the chieftain, the chieftain will basically allow them to grab it freely. He robbed the local people, but the chieftain didn't ask.

Of course, Master Tusi also clearly stipulated that which of the stolen items belonged to the chieftain and which belonged to the wolf soldiers.

But no matter what, five taels of silver is definitely a special reward. One of the ten wolf soldiers counts as one, and it is the first time for them to see five taels of silver cut into pieces. Touching is rarer than seeing a big girl and a little daughter-in-law lying on your bed.

They now knew that Gao Yushi was the inspector of Guangxi, and they respected him from the bottom of their hearts, not only because of his generosity, but also because of his bearing.A big master like Mr. Xun Zan usually doesn't treat them like dogs. Although there will be airs that should be there, they can feel that Mr. Xun Zan treats them as human beings.

That's enough!
Gao Wushi was very satisfied with their gratitude to Dade, of course he didn't want to recruit a few wolf soldiers to his command, but to use the mouth of these ten wolf soldiers to build his reputation among the natives and wolf soldiers.

Generosity and kindness are enough.

Once we can reach a cooperation with the chieftains in the future, it will be beneficial for me to have a reputation of generosity and kindness among the wolf soldiers.Generosity means that they feel that they will not suffer losses if they cooperate with them; kindness means that they think that they will not harm them, at least they will not use them as cannon fodder to die.

Not to mention how great the effect is, at least it is a bonus item, so my 50 taels of silver will not be wasted in vain.

Just after doing this, the door of the procuratorate came to report that Jiang Xin, deputy envoy of Jiangyou, Ni Zhonghua, general of Liu Qing, Ji Yuchun, magistrate of Liuzhou, and Rao Yanghao, magistrate of Maping County, and the commander of Liuzhou Wei Knowing that Li Weicong and other major military generals joined hands to seek an audience.

Gao Wushi smiled in his heart, these people came really fast.

In fact, Jiang Xin and other officials in Liuzhou have been really big recently. They said that Gao Xunyong disappeared when there was a disturbance in Liuzhou city, and even if he disappeared for no reason, they can't afford it.This inspector is no ordinary inspector, he is the disciple of the first assistant, the nephew of the second assistant, and the only classmate in the world!

These Liuzhou bigwigs have been so worried these days that they almost turned their heads gray, and they can't wait to take a selfie in the mirror and say, "What a good head, who should chop it off".

Gao Wushi asked the subordinate officials of the procuratorate to invite them to sit in the main hall, and then went to change into official uniforms before coming out.

As soon as he showed up, Jiang Xin and the others breathed a sigh of relief—at last Gao Zhizhi didn't lack any arms or legs.At that moment, all of you went up to see the press table, and you talked about your recent worries, and you almost showed your heart to the press table.

Gao Wushi listened to their loyal words with a smile, casually comforted him a few words, and then briefly talked about recent events, of course, he must have skipped a lot.

Then he changed the subject and talked about the turmoil in the Siming Mansion, saying: "In Guangxi, there have been constant wars in recent years. The court... To tell you the truth, it is very dissatisfied with this. If one is not well controlled, it is very likely that small things will turn into big things, which is not beautiful. Besides, the Siming Mansion is the head of the Huang family, and it has made great achievements in quelling the chaos of the Eight Villages. The court should not just sit idly by ...What do you think?"

When Gao Wushi said that, Jiang Xin and the others knew that he was planning to help the Huang family in Siming Mansion.

In officialdom, when a superior discusses matters with a subordinate, there are two most common language routines. One is that the superior does not express his position first, and waits for the subordinates to express their opinions. The superior makes a decision after comprehensive consideration. This is called a final decision; It implies a certain attitude. At this time, as long as the subordinates are not determined to confront the boss, they can only speak along this line of thought. This is called "setting the tone."

What Gao Yushi said just now was a typical tone-setter, Jiang Xin and others certainly understood it as soon as they heard it.Of course they would not disagree with Gao Yushi. Apart from the fact that Gao Yushi's status is not something they can compare to, there is another important reason, that is, the Siming Mansion's affairs have nothing to do with them at all.

Of course, Jiang Xin is the largest official in this group and has the widest management, but his job is to "guard the right side of the river and manage Liuzhou Qingyuan Sien Deputy Envoy", and he is in charge of the three prefectures of Liuzhou, Qingyuan, and Sien. Roughly speaking, it is in charge of the central region of Guangxi.

Siming Mansion is in the south of Guangxi, not within his jurisdiction. Of course, he can express his position in a highly pragmatic manner. Suspend your troops and prepare for your affairs."

"The lower officials agree with Taiwan's opinion, the imperial court really cannot ignore this matter."
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