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That night, Zhao Zicheng's interest was very high, and he ordered dozens of pigs and sheep to be slaughtered, and hundreds of jars of liquor were prepared, and the whole army was feasted as a reward.

Then, Zhao Zicheng set up a separate table of good banquets to entertain Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen also had the heart to make friends with the officials of Xuanfu Town, so he naturally went to the banquet happily, and the guests and hosts enjoyed the banquet.

By the time the feast was over, it was already evening.

Zhao Junchen was forced to drink a few glasses of wine at the banquet, but he was slightly drunk and was led to his room in the General Soldier's Mansion.

As soon as Zhao Junchen entered the room, he saw Zhao vigorously pushing the door in, and reported in a low voice: "Elder Zhao Ge, those people have come!" ”

Zhao Junchen's expression was solemn, and he nodded: "Let them come in, be careful, don't let people see it." ”

After Zhao Dali nodded and left, Zhao Junchen planned to bring a basin to fetch water, wash his face and sober up, but found that the washbasin in the room was missing, just when Zhao Junchen was strange in his heart, Chu Jiayi had already entered the room with a basin, warm water had been poured into the basin, and a clean towel was placed on the side of the basin.

However, Chu Jiayi also knew that Zhao Junchen was not used to being served by others in things such as washing his face, dressing, and eating, so after she put down the basin, she stood quietly aside.

Chu Jiayi's performance was very obedient, and she seemed to have completely changed her mind, but these performances were just appearances after all, and her true thoughts needed to be further verified in the future, so Zhao Junchen didn't plan to let her see what she was going to do next, and after washing her face and drying it, she turned her head to Chu Jiayi and said softly: "You have been fortunate all the way, and I am not used to having someone stay by the side to serve me, so you better go back to your room to rest." ”

Chu Jiayi still looked cold, and did not question Zhao Junchen's decision, and after nodding lightly in agreement, she left again with a basin of water.

Not long after Chu Jiayi left, she saw Zhao Dali leading two men into the room.

One of the two men was tall and strong, with a lean and calm temperament, and the other was short and stocky, with a kind smile on his face.

The former person was Zhang Cheng, who was a military attache of a thousand households subdued by Zhao Junchen on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and was once one of the core military attaches of the new army, but because of the injury of his hand on the battlefield, he could no longer pick up weapons and go to the battlefield from now on, so he was arranged by Zhao Junchen to Xuanfu Military Town to be responsible for the resettlement of refugees in Shaanxi and Gansu.

The second person is Zhao Quan, who is the second shopkeeper of the "Jubao Commercial Bank", with the penetration of the "Jubao Commercial Bank" into Xuanfu Town more and more deeply, and gradually controlled the logistics and military products of Xuanfu Town, which can be described as a huge interest, so this person has been staying in Xuanfu Military Town, on the one hand, trying to maintain the influence of "Jubao Commercial Bank" on Xuanfu Military Town, on the other hand, it is to deal with all aspects of affairs in a timely manner, and in fact, he also plays the role of the quartermaster of Xuanfu Town.

After the two entered the room, they hurriedly saluted Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen was also very polite, helped them up with his own hands, looked at the two of them seriously, patted them on the shoulders respectively, and said: "I am fortunate to be in this period of time, I came to Xuanfu Military Town this time, apparently to negotiate with the Jianzhou Jurchens, but in fact, it is also to meet with you and personally inquire about the progress of the plan here...... Time is limited, the task is very tight, we are all our own people, we don't need too much politeness, just make a long story short. ”

Zhao Junchen's imperial skills are already very skilled, just a few small actions and a few words are enough to make people feel close and grateful.

Therefore, when Zhang Cheng and Zhao Quan felt Zhao Junchen's concern, and heard Zhao Junchen say the word "their own people", they obviously regarded them as their closest confidants, and they were all refreshed and happy.

Zhao Junchen's gaze first turned to Zhao Quan and asked, "How is the progress of the plan of the 'Jubao Commercial Bank' in Xuanfu Military Town?" Are there any obstacles? ”

Zhao Quan hurriedly replied: "Elder Zhao Ge, the Xuanfu Military Town is already rotten from top to bottom, Zhao Zicheng looks the most arrogant on the surface, but in fact he is also a greedy and reckless person, so our infiltration plan is very smooth!"

Today, we have successively bought more than seventy percent of the military land in Xuanfu Military Town, and the price is also very cheap, only less than thirty percent of the market price, the only condition is to hand over 50,000 stone of grain to Xuanfu Town as military food every year, so that Xuanfu Military Town can give an explanation to the imperial court, and the pressure is not too great for the 'Jubao Commercial Bank'...... Moreover, Zhao Ge, you have found tens of thousands of refugees from Shaanxi and Gansu this time, which happens to be the abandoned military fields that can be cultivated in Xuanfu Town......

In addition to Juntian, the 'Jubao Firm' also gradually controlled the vast majority of craftsmen and horse farms in Xuanfu Town, and only needed to hand over a part of the iron and horses to Xuanfu Town every year, and the rest of the income was all ours! and those civil and military officials in Xuanfu Military Town, most of them were also bought by us, and we took the opportunity to collect a lot of evidence of their crimes, so that they could no longer get out of control......

Up to now, within the defense area of Xuanfu Town, what our 'Jubao Firm' said is more effective than Zhao Zicheng, let's just say that today's war, and the whole army banquet after the war, don't look at Zhao Zicheng seems to be majestic, but if there is no nod from our 'Jubao Firm', Zhao Zicheng will not be able to pull the army out of the city, and there will be no wine and meat to reward the whole army after the war!

Hehe, all in all, as long as Zhao Ge Lao sends a message in the future, we can easily get rid of Zhao Zicheng! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction and said, "You did a good job, but you must not get carried away, especially not to snub Zhao Zicheng, but to compliment him more and more!" A person like Zhao Zicheng who is arrogant and arrogant, but is ambitious and talented, often cares about his own face the most, as long as he is respectful to him on the surface, he will not guard against you, but if he loses his face, he will not have any hesitation when he turns his face! After all, this person is the chief soldier of the Xuanfu of the imperial court, and it will be difficult to end up once he falls out......

Remember! Our arrangement in Xuanfu Town can only be used once, and if we can not use it in normal times, we must never use it, if we must use the power here in the future, we must also stay in the most urgent time! ”

Zhao An nodded again and again, and said: "The villain understands that my relationship with Zhao Zicheng has always been very good, but I have secretly hollowed out the family foundation of Xuanfu Town, but on the surface, he has never interfered in the military and political affairs of Xuanfu Town, and he has always been very satisfied with the 'Jubao Commercial Bank', and there is no sign of suspicion." ”

"That's good! If you are so cautious, I will be relieved! After praising again, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Zhang Cheng and asked, "Zhang Cheng, how is the resettlement of refugees from Shaanxi and Gansu going?" I have been thinking about this matter in my heart during this time, not that I am not worried about your ability to do things, but the survival of tens of thousands of people is very important, and the time left for you is also extremely urgent. ”

Compared with Zhao An's rhetoric and tirade, Zhang Cheng still retains the capable spirit of a soldier, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Enlighten Zhao Ge, everything is going smoothly!" There are a lot of wasteland we have purchased in the Xuanfu Town Defense District, which is enough to feed two or three hundred thousand people, although these fields are somewhat deserted, but it is not difficult to cultivate them again, and the houses and the like are also ready-made, but they are a little dilapidated! During this period of time, more than 70,000 refugees have been summoned from Shaanxi and Gansu, and most of them have been properly resettled!

Moreover, in accordance with Zhao Gechen's proposal, after bringing the people here, he first rushed to organize this year's autumn planting, and half of the things planted were the corn and potato recommended by Zhao Gechen; And by our disabled veterans as the backbone, the formation of a farming mutual aid cooperative, so that the people help each other to seize the time to plough the fields, Xuanfu Town and 'Jubao Commercial Bank' also prepared a large number of cattle, seeds, and farm tools in advance, so finally barely in time to complete this year's autumn planting before the winter!

But after all, time is pressing, so most of the fields are only coarse and coarse, not particularly fine, I am afraid that next year's harvest will not be too good, barely enough to feed these people, but I am afraid that it will not be able to hand over too much grain to Zhao Gelao. ”

Hearing Zhang Cheng's report, Zhao Junchen's expression widened slightly, and he nodded with relief: "This year is indeed a tight time, and it is beyond my expectations that you can do it to such an extent!" As long as these people can feed themselves next year, they will be able to relieve us of a lot of burdens, and I don't expect them to provide me with food for the time being.

Alas! Shaanxi and Gansu are not only suffering from natural disasters, but also wars, and if you have the strength to do so in the future, you will have to recruit more refugees from there to try to resettle them...... Under natural and man-made disasters, although our ability is limited, we must save one more if we can save one more, and we must do our best! ”

When Zhang Cheng heard Zhao Junchen's words, he couldn't help but admire, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Ge has such a bodhisattva heart and good intentions, how dare he be slacking off in his humble position?" He is also a person from Shaanxi and Gansu, and he will definitely do his best to save the people in his hometown, and he will not dare to slack off in the slightest! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, his expression became solemn again, and he commanded again: "The resettlement of the refugees and this year's autumn planting are just the first step!" I have great hopes for you because I want to completely control the Xuanfu Military Town and make this our rear and base camp!

Therefore, I not only arranged for the 'Jubao Firm' to come here to do business, but also let you lead tens of thousands of refugees from Shaanxi and Gansu to take root here! If the means of infiltrating Xuanfu Military Town by the 'Jubao Commercial Bank' are from the top down, then you have to guide this group of refugees to infiltrate from the bottom up! You have more than 70,000 refugees in your hands, and there will be many more in the future, enough to play a key role!

Therefore, after the winter of this year, you must not be idle, you must select reliable talents from among the refugees, and gradually join all aspects of the Xuanfu military town, let the skilled people join the artisan camp, and the able-bodied people let them become border soldiers and government servants, and the literate people will be more useful, not only to join the government yamen, but also to open schools and shops, and even to form a militia...... All in all, it's important to make the best use of all available talents! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Zhao An again, and also advised: "These things, your 'Jubao Firm' must also fully cooperate!" ”

This is Zhao Junchen's style of doing things, he never just expects the success of a certain plan, and never puts his eggs in one basket, he always formulates multiple plans at the same time, assists each other, promotes together, and starts from different aspects, even if a plan is frustrated in the future, another plan can also make contributions!

The advantage of this approach is that the progress is faster and the likelihood of success is greater, but the disadvantage is that more resources need to be invested upfront, which also increases the risk of exposure, and you must be more cautious when acting in the process.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's orders, Zhang Cheng and Zhao An also received orders in a deep voice.

Zhao An nodded with a smile and said: "With the influence of the 'Jubao Commercial Bank' in Xuanfu Town now, these things can be done easily, and after Brother Zhang Cheng has arrangements in the future, he only needs to send someone to notify me." ”

Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice: "I hope that Zhao Gechen can rest assured, all the Shaanxi and Gansu refugees in Xuanfu Town have now regarded Zhao Gechen as a living bodhisattva in the world, and everyone is grateful for your life-saving grace...... In the future, as long as it is an order from Zhao Gechen, the people will definitely follow enthusiastically! ”

In this era, it is too difficult to ask people to be "loyal to the monarch and patriotic", because the emperor is too far away from the people, and the concept of the state has not yet been formed, and these four words have become empty talk! Compared with the four words "loyal to the monarch and patriotic", many people will only be loyal to their benefactor and put the interests of the benefactor first.

Zhao Junchen is the benefactor of Zhang Cheng and Zhao An, and their power and wealth all depend on Zhao Junchen, so after Zhao Junchen revealed a little of his true thoughts to them this time, although they are uneasy, they will still follow Zhao Junchen all the way to the dark - in a way, this is not only because of their loyalty and gratitude, but also because they have no choice.

"It's better not to have a day when you're going to use them!" After hearing Zhang Cheng's assurance, Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, then changed the topic, and said: "These things need to be planned slowly and arranged step by step, and they are all in a hurry...... But at the moment, there is one matter that is urgent, and it must be solved within three days, and I don't worry about the people of Xuanfu Military Town, so I need the two of you to help secretly. ”

Zhao An restrained his smile and hurriedly asked, "I don't know what's going on?" Please also ask Zhao Gechen to show me! ”

On the other side, Zhang Cheng was also solemnly waiting for orders.

Seeing the reaction of these two people, Zhao Junchen smiled: "Don't be nervous, it's just a trivial matter!" I suspect that there are people in Xuanfu Town who have been bought by the Jianzhou Jurchens and become the eyeliner of the Jianzhou Jurchens, so I want you to find out these people within three days! ”

Zhang Cheng was taken aback again, and hurriedly asked, "Is there an eyeliner of Jianzhou Jurchen in Xuanfu Military Town?" This is no small matter! But Elder Zhao Ge, why did you rush to find them within three days? ”

Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said, "That Khan of Jianzhou Jurchen asked me to meet in three days, that is a nobleman, and I am also looking forward to this meeting!" So...... Of course I'm going to have some gifts for him! ”

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