Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 426

Different from those personal soldiers who guarded Li Tao, Li Yunsheng is someone who knows Wang Tong's worth, and now that the other party is a barracks officer of the forbidden army, everyone has similar identities, so he is very polite.

But politeness is politeness, the relationship between Li Tao and Wang Tong is very unusual, the official affairs of both parties are relatively the same, and there are some personal elements in it, so this politeness and kindness are part of it.

Hearing Wang Tong's question with a smile, Li Yunsheng didn't think too much about it, he just thought that Wang Tong was asking casually, so he raised his glass as a gesture, and said:
"Master Wang is joking, what is this in Limou's house? If Master Wang goes to Marshal Ma's mansion, it will be magnificent."

Wang Tong smiled, the wine was on his lips, and he put it down again, there are not many people at the banquet today, only Li Yunsheng and Li Tao and his son, the military supervisor Cai Nan, Wang Tong and Li Hutou.

The supervisor Cai Nan and the battalion officer Wang Tong are of sufficient status. Sun Xin and other teenagers were all arranged at the banquet outside, and the Li family's family will match the guards, but Li Hutou was able to come. He is a close person of His Majesty, no one was blind in the martial arts gym that day, and he could see the closeness between Li Hutou and "Huang Yijun".

When Li Hutou went to the capital, Emperor Wanli asked him to serve as an errand in the avant-garde of the government army. Although Li Hutou refused, he was not a man who could keep his words in his stomach. After returning to Tianjin Wei, he was very close to his close friends Having said that, this further shows his status in the heart of the emperor.

Don't look at Li Hutou is just a general banner now, Long Live Lord is worried that he doesn't know what his future will be like in the future, and it is always good to have a good relationship now, so he also found a reason to attend the banquet together.

Wang Tong said casually, but Li Hutou said quickly:

"Uncle Li, my nephew saw many soldiers wearing shabby cotton-padded clothes along the way. Xuan Town is much colder than Tianjin Wei. Can you bear it? How can you fight if you're freezing..."

In the middle of speaking, he was touched by Cai Nan with his arm. Wang Tong just said that the Li family is rich, but you say that the soldiers below are wearing shabby cotton clothes. This is too easy to be misunderstood.

Hearing this, Li Yunsheng, the deputy general of Xuanzhen Town, quickly glanced at Wang Tong and Li Hutou, seeing Wang Tong's face was also a little embarrassed, and finally understood in his heart that this was not intentional ridicule, but Wang Tong and Li Hutou There was a puzzled look on Li Hutou's face, so he had to explain, so as not to make these two teenagers always think that there might be unnecessary troubles in the future.

"Hutou, you don't understand this truth. If tigers and wolves are fed enough fish and meat on weekdays, they will still have the energy to catch prey. The same is true for soldiers. If they live comfortably on weekdays, who cares?" Going into battle to kill the enemy is the right thing to make them suffer on weekdays, and reward them generously when they go out in battle."

There is some truth in this statement, Li Hutou was thoughtful there, Li Yunsheng smiled and said:
"Marshal Ma has grown from a soldier to a commander step by step. Now that he is older, his heart has softened a lot. Our Xuan Town can always get seven months of salary every year. If it is in Datong and Shaanxi, the soldiers sell their sons. There are those who sell women, and there are those who let their wives make fans, and that’s why it’s hard work!”

Hearing this, Li Hutou's eyes widened there, and Wang Tong also had a look of surprise on his face. It's come to such a point. Li Tao next to him said a little showy:
"Liao Town has a lot of land. Even if there is no salary, the soldiers and military households have more or less land to cultivate. The second best is our Xuan Town and Ji Town. Those in Shaanxi and Shanxi are very cheap, but the soldiers are hopeful. Go to war, and once you fight, you will have money."

The soldiers are so poor, how can they have fighting power, but the frontier general who has experienced Yunsheng for many years can't help but Wang Tong and others don't believe what he said.

But listen to it, since there is such a thing as military pay, and there is such a thing as soldiers eating food, if others will fight for you, if you don’t pay enough, who will listen to you, who will work hard for you, and in this day and age, what Nationality, what country, these concepts are still very vague. Soldiers don't have this in their hearts. What they can grasp is to pay enough, eat enough, and then use training and discipline to restrain them.

Li Hu shook his head when he heard this, while Wang Tong drank the wine in his glass, Li Yunsheng said again:

"Datong has been fighting well over the years. In autumn and winter, when the Tartar army invaded the border, all the forts in Datong are strictly guarded. Every time, hundreds of heads are cut off to repay the merit."

The atmosphere was actually a bit awkward. The maid came over to fill up the wine, but Wang Tong stopped talking, but Li Hutou said in a daze:

"Are a few thousand Tartars called a large army?"

Li Yunsheng who asked this question was also taken aback, but Li Tao and him were casual, interjecting:

"Twenty thousand riders are always available..."

"Only 3000 riders cut off a few hundred heads. We took nearly [-] heads against pirates with [-] people in Tianjin Wei."

Li Hutou said nonchalantly there, Li Yunsheng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud, and when the laughter stopped, he opened his mouth and said:
"The Tartars are a great disaster for our Ming Dynasty, and the Tartar cavalry are brave and fierce, those pirates can't compare!"

Just as Li Hutou was about to say more, Wang Tong picked up two pieces of roasted mutton with his chopsticks and put them on Li Hutou's plate, and said with a smile:

"Focus on talking, eat your stomach first!"

There was already a lot of talk over there, just about to say that he was not hungry, but he turned his head and stared at Wang Tong, and immediately became honest, and started eating there sullenly.

After that, the two sides never mentioned anything about fighting with soldiers and horses. Instead, they turned the topic to romance and business. Everyone knew the news late, and when they wanted to set up a point, they couldn't get in.

As a result, it is obvious that at least [-]% more profit can be made, because selling to the local warehouse firm in Tianjin Wei can only make [-]% more profit. This time Wang Tong came, so he had to mention this matter.

Li Yunsheng was wearing a brocade robe, with a strong figure, and he had the demeanor of a battle-tested general in every gesture, full of bravery, but he didn't expect to be so good at talking about business. I am willing to provide convenience to Lijia's leather goods shop, and I can buy some dry stocks as much as possible.

How could Wang Tong take advantage of him? He promised to set aside a storefront in Sanjiang Commercial Bank for the Li family to use it. Naturally, Li Yunsheng would not want it in vain. The two parties refused to negotiate, and finally decided , Out of the extra [-]% of the profit, [-]% to Wang Tong's side will be counted as rent and hard work expenses.

While talking, Wang Tong had a ridiculous thought in his mind. Could it be that the generals of the border town of Ming Dynasty were not selected based on their military merits, but based on whether they could do business? The guerrilla Sun Shoulian in Liao Town was proficient in business, and he also knew how to transport large logs. Coming to Tianjin Wei to make a fortune, this Li Yunsheng is also very familiar with each other.

However, after agreeing on the matter of the store, it can be regarded as related interests. The relationship between everyone is closer than before the meeting. Although Wang Tong is about the same age as Li Tao, the conversation with Li Yunsheng is completely an adult conversation. Hutou couldn't understand and couldn't interrupt, it was very boring there.

After a while, Li Tao simply took Li Hutou to the stables to look at the horses. The Li family had a lot of business in border towns and grasslands, and there were many fine horses. After the two of them left, Wang Tong stood up and raised his glass, smiling. said:

"This time I came to Xuan Town, and I'm not familiar with the place. Fortunately, Master Li is here. Please take care of me. Mr. Wang has a toast."

After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the glass, Li Yunsheng stood up with a smile, and also drank the glass, then waved his hand and said:
"My family, why bother to talk about such a birthright? You are the same as you are in Tianjin Wei in Xuanfu. The so-called rehearsal is only fifty miles outside Zhangjiakou Fort. You will stay overnight and come back. Li has already arranged for a general manager." Accompanied, and asked someone to greet those Tartars outside the mouth, just don't worry."

Wang Tong frowned. What he drank today was rice wine. He couldn't drink a few cups, so he fainted. Bianzhen and the Tartars are mortal enemies. How do you say hello, and it doesn't seem to be a big taboo, otherwise He wouldn't say it so casually, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask:
"Have greeted Tartar..."

Seeing Wang Tong's hesitant and puzzled face, Li Yunsheng smiled again, and explained:
"My lord Wang is inland. Although the border town is guarding the border, it does not fight every day and every month. It also needs to do business with the Tartars. Daming wants their cattle and horses. They lack everything. They are close to our side wall. The Tartar tribes are closer to us than they are Lao Shi Zi Da Khan, and they dare not offend us, or Yan Tie will be cut off by his mother, and they will all die on the grassland."

It turned out that Wang Tong finally understood that he was pinching the opponent's economic lifeline. It seemed that there was really nothing to worry about. It was ridiculous that the admiral and eunuch Chu Zhaoren thought it was a way to toss him, and it was nothing more than helping him practice marching.

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Wang Tong declined the kindness of the Li family father and son to stay, and went to the camp outside the city to rest. After they left, the Li family father and son went to the side hall, and their servants served tea and snacks.

"Then Li Hutou is still a child, you and him are also sincere friends, get along well, and there will be a day when we can help you."

Li Tao stood aside and responded with a smile, hesitated for a while and said:
"Father, my son wants to go out of the mouth with me..."

He was interrupted by Li Yunsheng in the middle of speaking, and said:
"Don't do your defense after you come back, and go back to Tianjin Wei!"

Li Tao was taken aback for a moment, thinking that his father was angry, and when he was about to speak, Li Yunsheng continued:
"Huwei Camp is already the first battalion of the Yuma Supervisor. If you become a commander in chief or commander in chief, your future will be better than defending in Xuanzhen. In the past, I heard from you that Wang Tong was only a half-grown child, but looking at it today, There are really some tricks. Although they don't know much about military affairs, they can deal with them calmly. Besides, look at the style of our military supervisor in Xuanfu. He dares to put on airs to Ma Shuai. Army, just like a staff member engaged in...
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