When Meng Da sent the recent financial statements to Ma Chao, he deliberately ordered the cost of this return ceremony, with a sad face.

And Ma Chao was also taken aback: "Face project, so expensive? Actually spent 200 spills of gold? ”

Seeing Ma Chao's surprised and reluctant look, Meng Da felt that his heart felt better: it seems that the lord is in charge, and he also knows that firewood and rice are expensive...... But the next sentence made Meng Da want to cry and call her mother.

"Not bad! It cost a little more, but it's definitely worth it! Meng Da and Zhang Ji, you two have done a good job, and each of you will receive two yuan as a bonus! ”

Zhang Ji is very happy in his heart, and doing things in the Ma family is comfortable. When there is nothing to do, the lord never looks for trouble. And when something happens, as long as you move forward with your life, the reward afterwards will not be less! Zhang has already received the bonus twice, and every time he gets it back, it feels like it's not just a surprise brought by the amount of bonuses: this is the weight of the lord!

And Meng Da's face was very interesting, obviously he was very happy to receive the bonus. And the money from his finance department made him feel very distressed: this feeling of pain and happiness really made him very entangled and entangled every time...... In the end, for the long-term stability of the Ma family and the dedication to his duty, Meng Da said fiercely: "Lord, I still don't want my bonus." After all, the Ma family's finances are not easy now......"

When he said this, Meng Da's tone was very low, and he felt a little disobedient: this feeling of not getting along with money is painful for anyone to say......

Ma Chao was also stunned, and after staring at Meng Da's eyes carefully for a while, he smiled very happily. And Jia Xu, Fa Zheng and Yang Fu on his side, the three of them also pursed their lips without a trace: This Meng Da is really a wonderful person. Under the use of the lord, it is so entangled, it is really unbearable.

"Zidu, since the lord has a reward, you can go and receive it. If the old man's expectations are good, Han Sui has already sent us a lot of money, which will definitely greatly exceed this cost! Jia Xu stroked his goatee, and still felt more relieved to return to Fufeng: "Do you think the lord is the kind of person who is happy with great achievements?" This grand return is just to let Han Sui see how supportive the people under the rule of the Ma family are, how mighty the Ma family's military appearance is, such a psychological deterrent, enough to give us a few more bargaining chips in negotiations! ”

Meng Da heard Jia Xu say this, and the eyes that looked at Ma Chao suddenly changed. And even more surprised, Yang Fu continued: "Brother Zidu, don't be trapped by the lord's vision. This ceremony, the lord has a number in his heart! In addition to Han Sui in Liangzhou, didn't Zhang Lu in Hanzhong also send envoys? ”

The next words don't need to be so clear to Yang Fu, but Meng Da patted his head: "No, it's still his father Meng He who is responsible for receiving these two people." Why didn't you connect the two things? ”

Ma Chao looked at the elaboration of these two people and nodded slightly. After returning the financial statements to Meng Da, he said: "I do this, in fact, there is another factor, I don't know who of you can guess?" ”

Jia Xu and Yang Fu glanced at each other, obviously speculating. It's just that he doesn't want to show his strength again, but the kid from Fazheng is not so scheming, and hurriedly said: "Recruit soldiers!" ”

"That's right, it's recruitment!" Ma Chao was overjoyed and told you what he had in mind: "The Ma family has now unified Yongzhou except for the two counties of Jingzhao and Fengyi, and has 30,000 standing troops under its rule, which is already a little too strong to shake the princes and the Saiwai. Therefore, the matter of recruiting troops is imminent. Moreover, when he goes to Chang'an, the stronger the Ma family army behind him, the more jealous Dong Zhuo will be, and the life of a certain person will be safer. ”

"Therefore, this grand return ceremony should not only be carried out, but also so grand. By the way, tomorrow's award ceremony will also be more solemn according to the letter I wrote before I came back, and it will be announced, so that the people of the whole city will know that tomorrow the Majia military camp will be open to the people, and the people can enter the camp to watch the ...... if they are interested."

"My lord, today is just a city gate and a street, and more than a thousand county soldiers have been sent out to maintain order. If the people are allowed to go to the barracks, I am afraid that ......" is really performing their duties, Zhang did not consider the benefits of Ma Chao's recruitment, but first thought of his own public security problems.

"Hahaha...... Isn't Zhang Junshou Mo joking? Pang De laughed good-naturedly and said: "Lord De Jong, don't forget, the people go to the barracks, except for those soldiers who have been awarded, how can the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers let the people have accidents?" ”

Zhang also smiled after hearing this, and said to Pound: "It's in a trance, smiling and generous, smiling and generous...... However, today and tomorrow I am afraid that General Huang will be tired, and today there are many spies pouring into Fufeng County, and the Shadow Battalion under his command ......"

The ugly brother actually came back in front of Ma Chao, but after receiving the order, he was stationed outside the city for two days, and only entered the city with Ma Chao on the third day, feeling the enthusiasm of the people of Fufeng County. The second is Ruxue Girl, who learned that the ugly brother actually had the title of 'Ghost Face General' in Fufeng County, and her good impression of the ugly brother went to the next level.

At this time, the ugly brother was still thinking about how to pour oil on the fire and completely deceive the Snow Maiden. Hearing Zhang Ji mention the matter, his face immediately sank, and he smiled: "Don't worry, those people are hanging under my nose." If anyone dares not to open their eyes tomorrow, we will do him immediately! ”

"The lord is wise!" Yang Fu said: "If the people of Fufeng visit the military camp of the Ma Jiajun tomorrow, and the benefits of military reform have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, then this recruitment work will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!" ”

"How about doing more with less? Yang Beijia didn't know that before this return ceremony, the recruiting house set up outside the military camp was also very popular, and many children of big families were also proud of being soldiers and thinking of ways to join the Ma family's army! Pound rubbed his hands together and said excitedly.

Yes, under Ma Chao's vigorous advocacy of propaganda and the preferential treatment of being a soldier, the young people under the Ma family are proud to join the Ma family's army. The recruiting officers who used to run into walls everywhere and were hated by everyone are now hot and have become celebrities in the eyes of the neighborhood. Many people, including some landlords and the children of wealthy families, also sharpened their heads and squeezed into the army, for which they did not hesitate to bribe the officers in charge, and did everything to make money.

However, these people generally have a small success rate, because the conditions for enlisting in the Ma family army are clearly written in the military reform, and there are also special commanders in the later stage who are responsible for training when recruiting.

And for more than half a year, Ma Chao has been committed to taking the line of elite soldiers, and the armament of the troops has reached an outrageous stage, and it is not an exaggeration to spend money like flowing water, which makes Meng Da sometimes so anxious that he dares to jump and scold Ma Chao, who was still the young master. Therefore, for more than half a year, the Ma family's financial situation to support a 35,000-strong army was already very annoying, and there was no plan to expand it, which undoubtedly disappointed those young people who were eager to "serve the country with loyalty".

I believe that this expansion and recruitment will definitely trigger a 'joining the army fever', which will bring the strength of the Ma family to a new level.

"It would be great." Ma Chao squinted his eyes and thought about it: did he know that the reason why the children of those wealthy families wanted to enlist in the army was to transfer all their fields to the names of the enlisted children, and then pay less taxes......

To be honest, Ma Chao really doesn't look down on those big families now. Besides, these big families were left behind because their conduct and reputation were still good, if they were extremely vicious guys, they would have been raided by the ugly brother for all kinds of crimes.

"This recruitment cannot be limited to Fufeng County. It is necessary to recruit troops from the entire Yongzhou, and select from them a good source of soldiers who are strong, simple and loyal, and preferably have fought in battle, and fill them into the Ma family's army. This time the expansion of the army, a certain will be expanded to ......" Saying this, Ma Chao looked at Meng Da, and then said cautiously: "Expand to 50,000 conventional combat troops!" ”

After Meng Da heard the number of '50,000', he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart: Fortunately, it only expanded by 20,000 people, if the lord wanted to get 100,000 people, he would be guilty of it, and he would have to quarrel with him!