Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 79

The store of Delicious Restaurant is almost twice as big as it was a year ago, but it is still overcrowded. Apart from eunuchs and guards, there are also some ordinary people sitting in the store.

Or to be precise, people dressed as ordinary people, these people have a spirit of vigor in their gestures, and they often have to carry this long or short burden.

With such a dress, even Widow Ma can tell that these people are not ordinary people, Wang Tong even smiled wryly, there are eunuchs from the palace and guards on duty in the store, seeing such abnormal "common people" , How could there be a reason for not grasping the questioning, but the two sides seemed to be living in peace, which made the problem even more obvious. In all likelihood, it was the guards arranged by Dongchang or other yamen here.

Not to mention that these people have increased a lot of customers, even the children of the martial arts school are arranged to start a business here. On the first day of opening on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the number of customers has actually increased several times compared to the most prosperous time a year ago.

If it was so prosperous every day, the annual net profit of more than 8000 taels would be secure, but this money, which is considered a huge sum in this era, is not so much in Wang Tong's eyes right now.

In Wang Tongtang's room, Ma Sanbiao, Sun Dahai, Zhang Shiqiang, Li Wenyuan, Lu Wancai, Wang Si, and Li Gui all gathered together.

On the brick floor of the main room, there was a lot of silver, which had been divided into two piles, and there was a steelyard on the side. Except for Wang Tong and Li Wenyuan, the others never left the silver in front of them.

"Last night, Sanbiao and Brother Zhang ordered all night, and checked them all with a scale. It was a little more than we expected, a total of 230 taels."

Wang Tong stood there with a smile and said, since it was He Jinyin's money accumulated in the cellar, which was concealed by Wang Si in time, there is no reason to push out the money that was sent to the door for nothing.

But if you want to win people's hearts, you must distribute the wealth fairly. Wang Tong was also unambiguous, and directly divided the money into two equal shares.

"Master Lu, Jinyiwei on my side and Shuntian Mansion on your side, let's divide the money equally, how about 100 taels each!!?"

"Master Wang, brother said something that offends others, isn't it too unfair for you to do this!"

Lu Wancai suddenly became serious, Wang Tong was taken aback, Ma Sanbiao and Sun Dahai's eyes widened at that moment, and Li Wenyuan took two steps towards the side, leaning on a long stick.

"If it weren't for Mr. Wang, the brothers would earn so much money there. Even if the adults want to share it equally, the brothers would not agree. It's Qisan!!"

Wang Si and Li Guilian echoed each other, and now they know that they have fallen into a maelstrom that they can't bear at all. If they want to survive, the hope they can see at present is this Mr. Wang who seems to have all-hands-eyes and amazing background Well, the money was picked up for nothing, so why not do it as a favor.

"When you are brothers, this will be divided equally. In the future, Wang will still use you. Besides, if dozens of brothers came that day, if they ran away in vain, how will they deal with each other in the future."

Seeing Lu Wancai's embarrassed expression, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Brother Lu, remember to talk about Wang Tong's benefits when sending out the money. Let's not worry, the water will flow!!"

As soon as Wang Tong said "Brother Lu", Lu Wancai's black face suddenly burst into laughter. The little Wang finally accepted him, and immediately nodded and praised, saying that Wang Tong's side is righteous. Bo Yuntian.

Let them be on duty with peace of mind, they can make their own decisions about everything, Wang Tong sent away Lu Wancai and the two police officers, and now they are all his own people in the house.

"Brother Li, you get 300 taels, you get 200 taels for the third bid, 300 taels for Sun Dahai, and 100 taels for each of your brothers. Let the third bid send you back later."

Hearing Wang Tong's order, all those who were called out happily agreed, and took the scales to weigh and distribute. Wang Tong turned his head and said to Li Wenyuan:
"Brother Li, I know that your family has suffered a lot, but we can work hard in the future, and don't suffer Li Hutou. This child will definitely have a great future..."

Li Wenyuan nodded proudly, and Wang Tong continued:
"Give him beef and mutton, white flour and white rice every now and then. Brother Li, this is not a joke. This is how the younger brother's health came about. In a word, don't be offended by the elder brother. From now on, the flowers of the tiger head will be counted as the younger brother. body, to put it too much, Hutou will be Wang's relatives from now on."

The words are indeed a little nasty, but when you think about Li Hu's ten-year-old age, he dared to lurk outside for a night, and violently killed people in the early morning. This kind of courage, this kind of viciousness, and this kind of scheming are beyond the reach of ordinary children. , even many adults are far behind. This Li Wenyuan's calm personality and strong means are also a great help for him at present. Both father and son are so good, so there is nothing wrong with being so flirtatious.

Li Wenyuan, who has always been solemn, laughed when he heard this, nodded and said:
"Your Excellency thinks highly of him. This is Hutou's blessing. He likes to run here whenever he has nothing to do. Let Hutou treat this place as his home."

"Best, best, Sanbiao, you drive the car and send Dahai and Brother Li's money back, and then come to get your share."

From beginning to end, Wang Tong didn't say how much Zhang Shiqiang should take, and Zhang Shiqiang didn't say a word, with a calm expression on his face, and he stood aside with his hands down.

When everyone went out, Wang Tong let out a long breath and sat on a chair. Zhao Jinliang had been taken care of by the Ma family, and there were only the two of them in the room.

Zhang Shiqiang poured a cup of tea and put it on the table respectfully, Wang Tong said wearily:

"Brother Zhang, how is our martial arts recruiting going?"

The master-servant relationship between Wang Tong and Zhang Shiqiang is quite natural now. Hearing Wang Tong's question, Zhang Shiqiang was a little embarrassed and said:
"My lord, yesterday I took the silver and went to the east city. When I went to the guard and said it, I was almost beaten out as a liar. I had to show my badge to the local Qianhu before I came back."

Wang Tong was a little dazed, and quickly asked:

"Brother Zhang, how did you say it, why did you come to beat you?"

"Just follow the rules of our errands, control food and housing, five taels of silver a year..."

"You said that?"

Seeing Zhang Shiqiang's nervous nod, Wang Tong patted his forehead with a wry smile. Seeing the other party's growing embarrassment, Wang Tong explained helplessly:

"Brother Zhang, the conditions are so high that it's unbelievable. Those brothers of our Jinyi army who are working on the side of the city wall of Niulan Street, including food and lodging and five taels of cash, are all greedy. You compare this with the city wall. Those military households farming outside said that who would believe the story of money falling from the sky, no wonder they regarded you as a liar."

If it wasn't for Wang Tong talking with a smile, Zhang Shiqiang would have knelt on the ground long ago. Even so, he was a little at a loss, but Wang Tong didn't care much, and said:
"You keep the 200 taels of silver for yourself, and treat it as a share of the profit this time. When the third bid comes back, let him go with you with the silver. At the very least, you need to find thirty strong young men. The third bidder is lively. , People will definitely be found this time, but what kind of person, Brother Zhang, you have to check it out. You must have parents, brothers, and military children from innocent backgrounds. Don’t be over 17 years old. If you can’t meet this standard, we’d rather not, how to recruit people Do the three standards, who will you hire to do it!"

Zhang Shiqiang, who was already willing to be a servant, never thought that Wang Tong not only did not blame him, but instead gave him the money for private use, he was so moved that he was speechless for a while.

But Wang Tong was completely caught in his own plan, and kept saying:
"In the past, I wanted to open the martial arts school here. Now it seems inappropriate, but it can't be too far away. I searched for a few houses in Tian Baihu, bought them and connected them together. There is also a martial arts hall. Brother Li and I go to train every morning, don’t buy knives, guns and equipment, just prepare long and short wooden sticks..."

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After Ma Sanbiao came back, he listened to Wang Tong's request, smiled, took 50 taels from the silver pile on the ground, and patted his chest and said that he must recruit all the people.

Unlike before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wang Tong was extremely busy at this time. Ma Sanbiao and Zhang Shiqiang had just left the house when Zou Yi, who was dressed in black, walked in with several burly men.

These five burly men were only wearing the double-breasted short robes of martial artists, but the aura on their bodies showed that they were not civilians who were good at martial arts. This kind of temperament could only exist in the army, and they had to be elite soldiers.

"Master Wang, these are the instructors of the martial arts hall, let's all meet!"

It is unavoidable that both sides clasped their fists together as a salute, but after seeing Wang Tong, the contempt on the expressions of several big men did not even hide it. Seeing that half-grown children like Wang Tong were also called "adults", such a fierce man like himself Even clasping fists with such children as a salute, one has to be contemptuous.

Wang Tong felt that he was an adult, but his age and appearance were all here, he had no in-depth contact, and outsiders who had never experienced anything with him despised him, which was a normal reaction, and Wang Tong didn't care.

After complaining, Wang Tong said straightforwardly:

"Eunuch Zou, please tell Eunuch Zhang that Wang is going to be a student, but he will only come in the afternoon. Teachers, please sit down, and Wang will tell you about the arrangement of this course!"

At the beginning of the lecture, the contempt in the eyes of the instructors was still strong, but after a few words, the expression on their faces began to change from disdain to surprise, from surprise to shock, and then to solemnity.

"This method is somewhat similar to Qi Shaobao's training rules..."

"...It is suitable for this age. If you have practiced this, you will be a first-class soldier in the army, and you will be a good material for a soldier..."

"...After going back, I have to find some children to practice in this way, no worse than their Zhejiang soldiers..."

Zhejiang Soldiers refer specifically to the elites trained by Qi Jiguang. When Qi Jiguang first came to Jizhen, the generals of Jizhen displayed soldiers and horses for review. Suddenly, it rained heavily, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhen scattered to avoid the rain. The three thousand Zhejiang soldiers brought by Qi Jiguang Standing erect in the rain, motionless like a mountain, this scene was passed down as a good story among the Ming army.

The instructors made such evaluations, obviously appreciating Wang Tong's methods extremely, but some people wondered how Wang Tong knew the methods of military training at such a young age.

Wang Tong didn't understand, but what he described was exactly what was taught in modern physical education classes, and those were the concrete manifestations of modern military skills and collective training.
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