Horse on the World

Chapter 254 Small means

After lunch, Li Feng and his group continued to watch the soldiers' contest with great interest. Shang Haibo's explanation gave Li Feng some comfort for the time being. During the performance, Li Feng's mood once again fell to the bottom.

This is a sprinting and hacking drill of the whole team of soldiers. On the school field, wooden stakes the size of bowls were erected, and hundreds of cavalry rode their horses to kill amidst the sound of shouts. Turning and moving from the middle, the saber slashed down heavily with a cold light, and the thick and thin wooden stakes at the mouth of the bowl were broken in response. In less than a cup of tea, the wooden stakes on the field were already shortened by a piece. Li Feng who saw this scene And the generals under him finally changed color.

The sabers used by the cavalry are very different from the horses used by the infantry. Generally, the saber weighs about three to four catties. If it is too heavy, it is not suitable for the cavalry, while the saber used by the infantry generally weighs seven to eight catties. At this time, the problem came out. The saber used by the cavalry is slightly longer than the saber used by the infantry. This is also to adapt to the slashing and killing on the horse. If the light and long saber is not used properly, it is easy to break. Using a saber to cut wooden stakes with a bowl mouth thickness for practice like the Changsheng Camp can certainly give the soldiers a good training. However, the number of knives broken due to this is probably not a small number, which is a lot of money. Li's cavalry never practiced this kind of training. In short, Li Qing couldn't help feeling chills in his heart.

In the evening, at the Marshal's Mansion, when Li Qing was discussing matters with Lu Yiming, Shang Haibo came back hurriedly.

"How is it? How does this child react?" Li Qing asked with a smile, touching the neat beard on his lips.

"Young Marquis was a little confused, and he was a little distracted all afternoon." Shang Haibo laughed, "That's right, I thought that my soldiers, even if they weren't invincible, should at least be able to match opponents. That’s how you react when you perceive something completely different.”

Li Qingdao: "These people are used to watching the sky from a well, and they think that the barbarians are those unworthy bandits in the interior! Mr. Shang, you continue to arrange for Li Feng and the others to go to the front line to see, um, let them go to the whirlwind camp and let them see Look at the strength of Naben's Long Xiaojun who is fighting with Jiang Kui. Let them know that fighting is not just a joke, it's not as simple as they think, they want to stand alone and don't hone it, I don't have this confidence."

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "Commander, these Li's generals are still very outstanding in military quality, as long as they practice a little bit, they can be regarded as a strong army."

"Yeah, it still needs to be tempered. Mr. Shang, you can arrange this matter. It's best to dismantle them and assign them to the cavalry battalion in units of wings. They will fight a few battles and return to the establishment after they have actual combat experience."

"Well, I will find a way. This requires the approval of the young master in advance. The commander-in-chief should talk to the young master in private! Oh, commander-in-chief, are you still discussing the issue of the bond with Lao Lu? "

Speaking of this, Lu Yiming became sad again, "Yeah, the situation is still not optimistic. A few days ago, Director Qingfeng said that there is a way, but it still has no effect today, and I don't know what Director Qingfeng used. What is the method and when will it be effective?"

Shang Haibo sneered, "What can Director Qingfeng do? We really can't count on him in this matter, Marshal, why don't you come forward and visit these families in person? I can get some silver. It’s better to save the emergency first.”

"Mr. Shang's words are ridiculous!" There was a cold snort from outside the room door, followed by a jingle of rings. Looking at Qingfeng who just walked in, he said dissatisfiedly: "Director Qingfeng, where is my statement wrong, please advise."

Qingfeng said: "The money we are short of is not a small amount, but it doesn't mean that money is spent on the front line now, it is the sailors who set off from Fuzhou every day, aside from the supplies on board, just the sailors, How much silver does it cost to go to sea? Seeing that the war with the barbarians will inevitably continue into winter, fighting in winter will cost more, do you ask the general to beg? Even if you can get silver, how much money can you have? Let the general go Looking at people's faces in a low voice, you have the nerve to say so much."

Hearing Qingfeng's merciless sarcasm, Shang Haibo's face turned black with anger, "The time is right, it's nothing to bow your head when necessary, as long as you get through this test, sometimes it's time to make those guys regret it, let alone What the commander-in-chief is doing will only be a slap in the face, so why do you beg for it?"

"Pretending to be wrong, you are really talking nonsense with your eyes closed. You can afford to lose this face, but I can't afford to lose it, and the general can't afford to lose it." Qingfeng sat down with a sneer.

Shang Haibo was so angry that he jumped up suddenly, "Okay, okay, I want to see how you can raise a large sum of money in a short period of time. If you miss the military plane, can you afford it?"

Qingfeng sat stingingly, and said: "Of course I have a solution, just watch it, within three or two days, you will see the result."

In a luxurious mansion in Dingzhou City, Xiang Wenjin was ready to rest. Today, he had a gathering with a few business partners and drank a few more drinks. He was a little dizzy. Going back ten years, this little wine is just to moisten the throat.Lying reclined on the bed, the concubine Ruhua who had just entered the door massaged his thighs for him, and Bai Shengsheng's little hands kneaded his thighs, which not only made Master Xiang want to move.

Ruhua, who was working hard to massage the master, was touched by something that suddenly rose up. Ruhua, who had experienced the wind and rain, of course understood what it was, and her face flushed suddenly. Xiang Wenjin saw the delicate little girl The concubine's face turned red to the neck, and she couldn't help but be very happy. This concubine who has just entered the house is very understanding, and there is a secret between the beds that Xiang Wenjin only knew, that is, Wushan's flowery body It is like cotton, without half a bone. Even the experienced Xiang Wenjin has never encountered such a strange thing. After the first attempt, he couldn't help shouting that he was very lucky to be able to hunt such a thing. stunner.

With a smile, Xiang Wenjin pulled Ru Hua over and hugged her into his arms. Just as he was about to put his hands up and down, Ru Hua collapsed in his arms as if his bones had been pulled out.

Just as he was about to taste the food, there was an inappropriate knock on the door, and it was very hasty, Xiang Wenjin frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

"Master, I'm Xiang Da, I have an important matter to report to the master soon!" Xiang Da's voice came from outside the room door, who was in charge of Xiang's mansion.Xiang Wenjin couldn't help but startled, Xiang Da was a very calm person, hearing his voice, he was actually a little anxious, I'm afraid this matter is not trivial.Glancing at the little concubine who was panting in her arms, she patted her plump buttocks with a smile, and said, "Wait for Master in the room, Master will come back to take care of you in a while."

Standing up, tidying up his clothes a little, and opening the door, Xiang Da looked at Xiang Wenjin with a panicked look, and his heart sank.

The two walked into the study on one side one after the other, and after sitting down, they asked Wen Jin, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with our business in the Mainland? That is only limited to the business in the hands of the handsome, we have not been affected in any way?"

Xiang Da swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said: "Master, there is something important, something big. Do you still remember my neighbor Xu Erlang?"

Xiang Wenjin couldn't help being surprised, Xu Erlang, I seem to have heard from Xiang Da that a sour scholar who was extremely poor in the past seems to have found a job in Dingzhou, and his life is getting better day by day, but what does it have to do with me? .

"My lord, this Xu Erlang's name is Xu Yun. He used to depend on his mother for life, and his family was poor. I thought they were pitiful, and they often helped them a little. Later, his mother died and had no money to bury him. I paid a few taels of silver to buy the coffin for his old mother."

Xiang Wenjin wondered, "Does this have anything to do with me?"

Xiang Dao: "Master, this Xu Yun later joined the Statistics and Investigation Department of Dingzhou, and now he is a small leader of the department, and he is in charge of a large department!"

"Statistics and Investigation Department!" Xiang Wenjin jumped up as if his butt was on fire.

Xiang Dao: "Yeah, this Xu Yun didn't forget me after he became famous, and he often kept in touch with me, and gave me some gifts during the New Year and holidays. I saw that he was a good person, so I gradually got in touch with him Get up, now we are friends."

"You did a good job. With such a person as a friend, it will be much easier for us to do things." Xiang Wenjin nodded in approval.

Xiang Da's face was a little pale, "Master, that Xu Yun came to my house today and said he was looking for me for a drink, but I think he has something on his mind, and he chatted with me, and he actually told me to go straight to the house immediately." I resigned as the steward of the mansion, and went out to play for a while."

Xiang Wenjin's face slowly turned pale and blue.He said hoarsely, "What does he mean?"

Xiang Dao: "At that time, I was also very strange, so I drank with him and slowly told him what he said. He was very grateful to me, but I couldn't force him, and he told me vaguely that their Statistics and Investigation Department had mastered the Evidence that our family has done business with the barbarians in the past few years. I asked him to explain in detail, but he stopped talking and left in a panic. Before leaving, he repeatedly told me to resign immediately."

Xiang Wenjin's face turned pale. In Dingzhou, a wealthy family like him has no business dealings with the barbarians on the grassland, but it depends on whether someone can handle you. This is what Xu Yun said It means that the Statistics and Investigation Department is going to attack him. When he thinks of the fate of Fang Wenhai, the former Zhizhou Fang Wenshan and his brother Fang Wenhai, he can't help but feel cold all over his body. what?
"What to do, what to do?" Xiang Wenjin walked up and down the room like a trapped beast, his first reaction was to run, but as soon as this idea came out, he was rejected, run, run there, let alone his big family, I'm afraid they can't even get out of Dingzhou City.

"Xiang Da, tell me, tell me, why did Li Qing attack me? I was just doing business with the barbarians, and it was a few years ago."

"Master, I heard that the handsome is short of money now!" Xiang Da whispered.

As soon as Xiang Wenjin heard it, he understood that the commander-in-chief was short of money, so he asked them to do it. This time he was really desperate.If Li Qing moved his mind, then he would have no way out anyway.All of a sudden, I felt a little desperate.

"Master, find a way, otherwise it will be too late if the Statistics and Investigation Department takes action."

"A way, what can I do?" Xiang Wenjin murmured, and suddenly jumped up, "Xiang Da, Marshal Li is short of money!"

"Yes!"

"So he issued that bond to raise money!"

"That's right!" Xiang Da didn't understand.

"I have a solution!" Xiang Wenjin laughed suddenly, "You can't sell this thing, Marshal. I heard that until now, only Long Sihai from Jing'an County has offered 20 silver. Tomorrow morning, I will offer 50. Ten thousand taels, no, I will pay [-] taels of silver to buy the debt of the Marshal, and I will buy it with great fanfare."

(End of this chapter)