Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 368 The Emperor's Fate Is Hard to Break (Please Subscribe!)
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Li Yan made an exception to mention Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Chen Dong, and Ouyang Che.

Most of the officers Li Yan wanted to come were depressed.

Take Han Shizhong and Wu Jie as examples.

The two joined the army when they were more than ten years old, and have been fighting against the Xixia elite on the front line since then, surviving several deaths and making countless achievements.

But because there is no one in charge, Han Shizhong and Wu Jie are both in their thirties now, and they are still just small team leaders, who can only lead 50 people.

People like Han Shizhong and Wu Jie, if you promote him and reuse him, why wouldn't he work hard for you?

Of course, the necessary means still have to be used. Titans like Han Shizhong and Wu Jie have always been difficult to control. Therefore, unless they can be convinced, they will have a time when yin and yang will go against each other in the future. They ass, and only then promote their main reason.

As for Chen Dong, Ouyang Che and the others, the grand students.

Although no investigation has been done, Li Yan is sure that most of the people who can come to his borderlands are from poor families who have no way out. As for those rich and noble children, there is really no need to come to him.

Under such circumstances, the promotion of Chen Dong and Ouyang Che would be very encouraging to other high school students who were in a similar situation to Chen Dong and Ouyang Che.

Facts also proved that the promotion of Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Chen Dong, and Ouyang Che had a significant effect on winning the hearts of these newcomers.

As soon as the banquet started, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Chen Dong, and Ouyang Che were surrounded by people and toasted frequently.

The high-spirited Han Shizhong and Wu Jie didn't care about the pain in their buttocks, and they never refused to come, and they were quite heroic.

Later, it was Li Yan who was afraid that Han Shizhong and Wu Jie would have sequelae, so he sent An Daoquan to treat Han Shizhong and Wu Jie's injuries, and asked them to bring two sets of new clothes for Han Shizhong and Wu Jie to change into.

As for Chen Dong and Ouyang Che, they were the leaders of the Tai students, and now they have been promoted and reused one step ahead, so naturally there are more people around them.

During the banquet, Li Yan called Liu Kai, Zhao Kai, Wang Yan, Liu Ziyu, Wang Shu, Yang Zongmin, and Yang Zhen who had official positions in the Song Dynasty to him, and then encouraged and appointed them one by one.

Li Yan said to Liu Kai: "I know your talent, but the world doesn't know your talent. They only know that you are the son of Liu Zhongwu. Therefore, even if you have achieved success in the Luchuan Army, others will say that you are relying on your father's shade." With these achievements, I intend to let you be the first battalion commander in the First Army, and if you have meritorious service in the future, I will not hesitate to promote and reward you... You can prove your ability to the world."

As Li Yan said, Liu Qizheng has the troubles that all capable second-generation officials have, that is, any achievements he has achieved will be considered to be achieved by his father Liu Zhongwu, no matter how hard he works.

However, it must be said that Liu Kai was educated very well by Liu Zhongwu - even though he was very wronged, he still fully accepted his father Liu Zhongwu's arrangement for him.

Here we have to talk about Liu Qi's character.

Although Liu Kai is also a strong general, he does not have all the contempt of Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, including Yue Fei, but has a strong obedience, which is why Li Yanli wanted Liu Kai—— It can't all be generals like Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie who can fight but are somewhat difficult to manage. There must also be generals who are obedient like Liu Kai, Yang Yizhong, and Wang Yan. This is related to the overall atmosphere of the First Army.

In short, Liu Kai would not have come to the First Army if Li Yan hadn't insisted on it, and since he was ordered to come to the First Army, Liu Kai, who is very obedient, would accept Li Yan's arrangement for him.

Therefore, after hearing Li Yan's appointment to him, Liu Kai performed a standard military salute, and then said: "The young general takes orders."

Liu Kai actually had concerns in his heart. He was afraid that Li Yan would become an enemy of Song Dynasty in the future. In that case, he was not capricious and would be in a dilemma.

Therefore, Liu Kai actually resisted coming to serve in the Liangshan Army.

But the emperor's order is hard to break.

Fortunately, that is for the future, and it is possible that he is worrying unfoundedly.

Speaking of this, some people may ask, isn't Li Yan afraid that there will be spies in such a large-scale reception of people from the Song Kingdom, or that some people will lead troops to join the Song Kingdom in the future?
This kind of thing cannot be absolutely prevented.

But Li Yan can't give up eating because of choking?
Moreover, Li Yan knew the general situation.

The Northern Song Dynasty was doomed.

Zhao Gou in the Southern Song Dynasty also came to the throne in a wrong way. The key is that he later became no better than his father and brother. It can be said that he is equally stupid, or even more stupid.

As long as Li Yan can successfully conquer the land of the Central Plains at the time of Jingkang's shame, and rescue the people of the Central Plains who are in dire straits from under the iron hooves of the Jinren, all the plots will be self-defeating.

Li Yan believed that at that time, he would be able to completely accept the hearts of Liu Qi and others.

Li Yan asked Zhao Kai: "Do you know anything about banks and banknotes?"

Zhao Kaidao: "The lower official learned some fur from the servant."

Li Yan asked again: "What do you think?"

Zhao Kaidao: "The governor is a genius!"

Li Yandao: "Never mind compliments, it's a waste of time. In this case, you go back and write me a policy statement about the bank and banknotes. If it is constructive, I will let you be in charge of the bank and banknotes."

Zhao Kai was a Jinshi in the third year of Yuanfu, and now he has become a transit judge on Chengdu Road (from the fifth rank). He has nearly 20 years of experience in politics, and is very famous in terms of financial management, so Li Yan will let him Jiang Jing, Hu Cheng, and Li Ying dared not refuse to be in charge of banks and banknotes.

Being poached by Li Yan by name, Zhao Kai knew that Li Yan wanted to use him.

It's just that Zhao Kai never expected that Li Yan would dare to let him be in charge of the party, and he was also a vital financial power, "Isn't this too daring to employ people?"

Although he thought so, Zhao Kai said immediately: "Yes... I don't know how many days the governor will give the next official?"

Li Yandao: "There is no time limit, as long as you can come up with a strategy that satisfies me... By the way, I have some ideas and suggestions about banks and banknotes that I thought of. You can come to me later and get them as reference materials. In addition, if there is anything you don't understand, you can also come to me to discuss."

From Li Yan's few words, Zhao Kai could hear Li Yan's emphasis on the bank and banknotes, as well as Li Yan's expectations for him.

This is a great thing for Zhao Kai, because it means that he, who has been ups and downs in the officialdom for nearly 20 years, has finally turned around.

As for whether he can be competent, Zhao Kai is not worried at all, he has confidence in his ability.

Zhao Kai bowed respectfully, and then said: "Here!"

After Zhao Kai retreated, Li Yan called Wang Yan over and said: "I want you to be the commander of the first battalion in the first army, and then be promoted based on merit in the future, what do you want?"

Although Wang Yan is from Hedong and not from Hebei, he lives not far from Hebei, so he also knows that Li Yan saved the lives of countless people in Shandong and Hebei, and even his hometown has been rescued by Li Yan. People, so I have a good impression of Li Yan.

Moreover, Wang Yan was originally only a lieutenant (deputy commander) in the Jingyuan army. Li Yan let him serve as the battalion commander of his own army, obviously to promote him, and made it clear that he would be reused in the future.

Therefore, Wang Yan bowed very simply: "The young general takes orders!"

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(End of this chapter)