After settling the account, Cao Yuying ordered the meal. Guan Zhuofan had an extra 2,800 taels of silver tickets on his body, and he was in a good mood, and secretly warned himself not to get carried away and smile too brightly.

Compared with the big pot of meat last night, Cao Yuying's dishes at home are much lighter, but they are also much more exquisite. The most precious thing is a steamed carp, which is cold in winter, and I don't know where it came from. The wine is a fifteen-year-old flower carving, the entrance is mellow, and the whole body is comfortable.

"This year, it's not easy." Cao Yuying raised her glass and said with emotion, "I just hope that the war disaster will be settled early in the coming year, and the four seas will be safe." ”

This was a good prayer, and several people hurriedly raised their wine glasses and drank together.

Guan Zhuofan calculated, since Hong Yang's Taiping army rose in Jintian, it is now the tenth year. Although the imperial court has finally maintained the situation after the previous major rout, it is only a stalemate. In the central and eastern regions, Hong Xiuquan still had a million troops, and with the help of the northern and southern armies from the flanks, the life of the imperial court was still extremely difficult.

"In October, Zeng Disheng's Qimen camp was besieged twice, but fortunately it survived. His ninth brother is determined to fight Anqing, and he will not retreat to death, and Zuo Jigao is in Jiangxi, and he has also made considerable progress. Xu Gengshen analyzed for Cao Yuying, "If you continue to fight like this, I think there is hope." ”

Zeng Guofan! Zeng Guoquan! Tso! These thunderous names, he actually said them so casually! Guan Zhuofan was excited for a while, and once again realized that he had really entered a living history, and these characters could not only be heard, but also seen and even touched.

After talking about the war for a while, the topic turned to raising salaries for the Hunan army, although Zeng Guofan fought well in front, but most of the wealth in the southeast was still in the hands of the Taiping army, so the source of money became a problem.

"Zeng Guofan is also very difficult," Cao Yuying said, "The emperor only scolded Lao Chongguang yesterday, and his 1.8 million taels of silver from the Guangdong Customs have not yet been solved in Anhui." ”

Xu Geng glanced at Guan Zhuofan and said with a smile: "It seems that Zeng Disheng has no choice but to learn from our Guan Qianzong and use his private money to pay him." ”

Guan Zhuofan was stunned at first, and then embarrassed, he didn't expect that Xu Gengshen knew about lending money to the secretary.

Fang Dingrui also quipped: "Yixuan, I didn't expect it, good things can spread thousands of miles, we have been in the Qing Dynasty for two hundred years, but I am afraid that there has never been a general with troops to lend his own money to the grain station." People who know it say that the Qianzong of the Xiying horse team is rich and wealthy, and he is righteous and squandering money. ”

Is this a good word or a bad word? Guan Zhuofan was a little confused.

Cao Yuying saw that he was a little embarrassed, smiled slightly, and said, "Yixuan, you are kind, but there is a joint in this, you have to figure it out." These soldiers are the emperor's soldiers, you obviously use your own money to give them a salary, and reasonable people will naturally give you a thumbs up and praise you, but some confused people may talk nonsense, saying that you Guan Yixuan is vain in your kindness, and his ambition is not small. ”

Only then did Guan Zhuofan realize that what he did was very wrong! Standing up with a red face, he bowed down and said, "Lord Xiexie Cao, I know it's wrong." ”

"Sit, sit." Cao Yuying smiled and comforted him, "In my place, you don't need to see outside." ”

"It's not all wrong." Xu Geng looked at him thoughtfully, "The army is hard, and it is also appropriate to give them a transfer, but this money may as well be rewarded in private, why let those villains chew their tongues." ”

Guan Zhuofan understood, glanced at Xu Geng gratefully, and thought to himself that this was really a character, he had just lost nearly two thousand taels of silver to himself, and he could still talk to himself casually.

Without compunction? Guan Zhuofan was stunned for a moment, and finally suddenly realized.

What a newcomer is strong! The two thousand eight hundred taels of silver they won just now were deliberately lost to themselves!

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It wasn't until after returning to the camp that Guan Zhuofan was lying on the bunk, still thinking about today's events. It's ridiculous to think about yourself, for a while, I really think of myself as a gambling god, and I really think that the first time I play cards, I can beat those three veterans and lose a lot.

This money is naturally from Cao Yuying, and behind Cao Yuying, it is naturally King Gong. As for Xu Gengshen and Fang Dingrui, they must also be people in the organization.

weishenme they want to give themselves money? Of course, it was because I heard that I was rewarding my subordinates with money, so I sent a sum of "grain and grass" for my own use. However, why didn't Cao Yuying give the silver ticket directly to herself, but wanted to go around in such a big circle?

Guan Zhuofan thought about this question for a while before he figured it out. Although they pinned their hopes on themselves, they were still young after all, in case something happened, they would track it down, if they said that they had received an activity fund from Lord Cao on a certain day, then Cao Yuying would not be able to eat and walk around. And if he just played mahjong in Cao's house and won a sum of money, then Cao Yuying would not be implicated.

It seems that he is still in the inspection period, Guan Zhuofan shook his head and thought. However, I still admire Cao Yuying's scheming so much that he is so impressed that he is indeed worthy of being a resourceful man who uses his own heart, and it is no wonder that King Gong relied on him as a national soldier and put him in Rehe as the biggest nail.

Thinking about this, my heart is much more transparent, and no matter what, the silver ticket is not fake. With three thousand taels of silver tickets on his body, he slept very soundly this night.

When I got up the next day, I took care of the camp first, and then explained to Túrin, saying that I was going to Yujing Street for a walk.

After returning from Cao Yuying, Guan Zhuofan felt that there was one thing that should be done. He has always regarded Cao Yuying as an organization, so he has never had the heart to give gifts and bribes. Now that I think about it, since the New Year, it seems that in terms of etiquette, there should still be something to express, so I am ready to go to the Hanmo shop to pick up a few more expensive paper and inkstones as New Year's gifts. Even Xu Gengshen and Fang Dingrui should also give a copy, which not only takes care of people's feelings, but also is elegant.

The Hanmo store and several other must-open shops are concentrated on Yujing Street. This is not far from the palace wall, when it comes to the atmosphere of the New Year, in addition to the palace, the whole Rehe is the strongest in Yujing Street. He arrived early, and there were not many people on the street, so he found the shop called Fang Hezhai and paced in.

When the man saw someone coming, he greeted him very politely, and greeted him with cigarettes and tea. This shop is a scholar's four treasures, and the identity of the guests is very pure - in addition to the official, he is still an official, so the store treats each other very attentively.

The cigarette couldn't be smoked, Guan Zhuofan drank tea, and said what he meant to give a gift, and asked the guy to help pick one. Zuihou settled down three rows of Huzhou's wolf hair, three pieces of inkstone, six knives to tie flower rice paper, wrapped into three parts, and spent more than eighty taels of silver.

I went out with my things, but I was attracted by a voice from the door of the jewelry store next door, a male duck with a high voice, talking high and fast. When I saw the real thing, I saw an old eunuch who was distributing the things he had taken from the jewelry store to a few eunuchs around him.

Guan Zhuofan saw that the old eunuch was wearing a five-grade crown, and thought to himself that this was actually a deputy chief eunuch. Looking at the eunuchs around him, there are seven and eight eunuchs, all of whom are eunuchs with functions in the palace, and I can't help but be very interested: What are they doing here?

"Wang Yi, this is your master's emerald golden wings, you can take it. Xiao Chengzi, this pair of diamond bracelets, right? Xiao Anzi, you have to wait a little longer, you take care of yourself......"

Guan Zhuofan understood, this is taking the jewelry customized by the nobles in the palace, probably a fresh style, which is naturally regarded as a reward from the emperor in the new year, and it is the Internal Affairs Office that pays the bill.

The eunuchs who got the things left one after another, and those who didn't get them were waiting at the door. Guan Zhuofan walked west along the street, ready to fetch his horse, thinking to himself: The title of eunuch is really interesting, eunuchs and eunuchs, all of whom are seven-grade and eight-grade officials, are they still called Xiaochengzi, Xiaoanzi......

Xiao Anzi?

Guan Zhuofan's heart thumped, Huo Ran looked back, and saw the eunuch waiting at the door, sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing an eight-grade Yin pattern carved gold crown, his appearance was as beautiful as a little student in a play, but his body was as soft as a little dan.

An Dehai, idol, sign a name.

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