"That one just now is really Zong Ze?"

"Yes! He was a friend of the old man who met when he was studying abroad in his early years, and he was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Yuan You, although he was only born in the fifth class, but he had real talent and real learning. ”

"Did he come to Kaifeng Mansion to report on his work or to serve as an official?"

"His term of office in Longyou Zhixian has expired, and he will return to Kaifeng Mansion to guard the election."

"Where are you going?"

"No, where is it so fast...... Dongmen, why do you want to arrange one for him? ”

"No problem...... You can arrange for him to be an attaché to the Liao State. ”

At the wine table of Shi Guozhong's house, Wu Haogu and Old Man Shi chatted about Zong Ze first. This is "Grandpa Zong", "Grandpa Zong" is actually a good friend with Old Man Shi, a fox, which is also surprising.

"Can you really give me a chance to make Liao?" Shi Guozhong looked at Wu Haogu with some hesitation.

Although Liao was a temporary dispatch, it was easy for officials to behave. Especially at the level of Zong Ze, with the power of the Beijing official to know the county, the official calculation is good, most of them are appreciated and promoted by the bigwigs (he was promoted by Lu Huiqing), if there is a chance, maybe it will soar to the sky.

"There will be a chance soon," Wu Haogu said in a low voice, "I just got a secret report from the Northern Kingdom, the Lord of Liao has died, his grandson Yelu Yanxi has ascended the throne, and the imperial court is going to send a congratulatory envoy as usual." ”

Shi Guozhong was taken aback, "The news from the East Gate is really well-informed!" ”

"Xuande," Wu Haogu paused, "as soon as the mourning envoy of the Liao State arrives, you and I will have to set off for the north." ”

Does it matter? Shi Guozhong listened to Wu Haogu's words and didn't quite understand.

Wu Haogu didn't mean to solve the puzzle, but said with a smile: "Why did the Xuande Governor give you the post of Governor of Cangzhou?" ”

Shi Guozhong gently turned the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "I think it was Dongmen who said good things to the old man, right?" ”

"I can't say good things," Wu Hao Gudao, "just let the official family know that Xuande is also Mr. Dongpo's protégé." ”

Dongpomen people? Shi Guozhong said: When did he enter the Dongpo Gate? If you really worshiped Su Dongpo, you would have been kicked to an unknown place a long time ago......

Shi Guozhong said with a smile: "Dongpo's subordinates don't dare to call it, but they have learned a little Sumen's knowledge." ”

"That's under the door!" Wu Haogu paused, looked at Shi Guozhong, who looked a little "earthy", and said with a smile: "So I would like to ask Mr. Bourne (Old Man Shi's name) to concurrently serve as the secretary of the Jiehe Yuntai Branch." ”

"Jiehe Yuntai Branch? Business? Shi Guozhong was stunned when he heard this, is the Yuntai branch a college? What does it have to do with Yuntai Academy? Business ...... Is this an officer?

"The Yuntai branch is a branch of the Yuntai Academy," Wu Haogu explained, "but on the surface, it is not an official school. Si Ye is the head of the branch, borrowing the name of a scholar, but not a professional official. But...... The salary earned is much higher than that of Guozijian and Yuntai Academy! Give 500 taels of money per month. ”

500 taels a month is 6,000 dollars a year! Although the salaries of officials in the Great Song Dynasty were very high, the monthly income of 500 yuan was not a small amount. This is the number of the officials of the three products!

"This, this ......" Shi Guozhong was a little apprehensive, "This is inappropriate, right?" ”

Most of the officials of the Song Dynasty were part-time, but they served as the "president" of a private academy and received 6,000 yuan a year. It looks like a bribe! Will Goshi be impeached?

"Right!" Wu Haogu waved his hand, "There will be an official decree issued by the official family, asking you to be the secretary of the academy." ”

The edict is an edict issued directly by the palace without passing through the door of the Zhongshu.

"Got a mandate?" Shi Guozhong's eyes rolled, "Then Your Majesty means ......"

"Since I am for the country and the people, I will tell you when I get to Cangzhou." Wu Hao Gu said, "Xuande, there is a central purpose, do you want to do it?" ”

",!" Shi Guozhong immediately patted his chest, "Since Your Majesty has a will, and it is for the country and the people, then the old man will do his best!" ”

"Good!" Wu Haogu smiled and touched out a stack of personal friends, "Xuande, this is the first year of the academy, from the first month to the end of the year, a total of 12 months, 6,000 yuan, please smile." ”

It's February now, and when Shi Guozhong arrives at Jiehe, it will be March at the earliest. Wu Haogu gave a monthly salary according to the whole year, and he gave it for a year at a time......

This is a bribe!

Shi Guozhong looked at the thick pile of personal friends on the table, and understood it all in his heart...... Wu Haogu is really a capital on himself!

And...... This bribe cannot be refused! Because there is a "purpose", if you don't accept it, you will resist the will! He is a loyal minister, how can a loyal minister resist the decree? So I could only reluctantly accept it.

"Oh, oh, then, thank you to Dongmen." The loyal minister Shi Guozhong arched his hand, and he was not polite, so he smiled and put away 6,000 personal friends.

After receiving the money, he took over the position of the director of the Yuntai Xuegong Jiehe Branch...... That's your own.

Wu Haogu smiled, "Mr. Bourne, I still have something to ask for later." ”

"Don't call Mr.," Shi Guozhong waved his hand again and again, "You and I are not as good as brothers." ”

Wu Haogu was also polite, "That's Big Brother Bourne." ”

"Brother Chongdao," Shi Guozhong said with a smile, "You must want to ask Lu Jia how to fix you, right?" ”

Sure enough, it's a bit of a doorway.

"Please advise."

Shi Guozhong thought for a while and said, "Actually, I can't guess what he wants to do with you, brother." ”

What the? I don't know? Wu Haogu was slightly disappointed.

"But the old man knows what to do with Dongmen!"

Lv Jia asked? Wu Haogu shook his head, "He's Taifu Siqing!" ”

For such an official, I'm afraid it's not good to slander Song Huizong, right?

"What's wrong with Taifu Siqing?" Shi Guozhong smiled, "He has taken on a hot errand now." ”

"Is it half of the Dutingyi?"

"This is not hot enough," Shi Guozhong said, "Don't underestimate him, in fact, he still has some means...... Half of the capital pavilion can be fooled. If Dongmen wants him to step down early, he has to add some more weight. ”

"How do you add it?"

"Let the shop house go and build a house for the elite of the forbidden army."

"Covered for nothing?"

Shi Guozhong smiled, "I'm afraid that the official family will be reluctant to send it for nothing, so let's sell it at a discount...... You can let the shop house go and demolish a barracks in the north of the city, and then build hundreds of that building and sell it to the elite of the forbidden army at a low price. ”

"Demolition of the barracks?" Wu Haogu sneered, "The barracks is lived, and it is also the territory of the forbidden army, where is it so easy for him to demolish?" ”

Shi Guozhong said with a smile: "Lu Wangzhi is a capable official, there must be a way...... By the way, didn't the imperial court choose the knights in front of the palace recently? It's better to take out a few sets of two or three thousand houses, and choose some warriors in front of the palace in the Kaifeng Forbidden Army. ”

"Send a house?"

"You can take the house as a prize."

"Prizes? Who is the prize for? ”

"You can have a contest to choose soldiers...... The top few are selected to enter the front of the palace, and then a house will be rewarded! Those who are at the bottom of the ranking can also get a house before entering the palace, but they will be paid in installments. ”

Pay in installments? Isn't this a house slave in front of the palace? At that time, Zhao Ji was a landlord knight on one side and a house slave warrior on the other......

This surname Shi is really lacking in virtue and smoking!

But it's a good idea!

6000 is worth it.

"Good, good!" Wu Haogu stroked his palms and smiled, "Brother still has a way!" When I go back, I'll write a recital for the official. ”

"Brother, you can't write." Shi Guozhong hurriedly reminded, "You wrote it, Zeng Bu, An Tao, and Lu Jia will be fooled?" ”

"Then, then ask Han Xianggong to bring it up?"

Han Zhongyan, can you please move too? Shi Guozhong was overjoyed - this time he found an organization! The emperor's decree, the prince's recital...... What you want, what you have! This is the real traitorous party, oh, it's the loyal party!

"No, no." Shi Guozhong suppressed the joy in his heart, "I can't let Han Xianggong come forward, Han Xianggong and Lu Jia are the opposite." ”

"Who's that called?"

"I want to think about it...... Let Master Cai play, you have a good relationship with Master Cai, right? Shi Guozhong said, "Let Master Cai play and give advice." Isn't he unwilling to go to Jiangning now? Then he must be willing to give advice, as long as the official family uses his strategy, Jiang Ning doesn't have to go, maybe he can still Xuanma. ”

"Good! Good way! Wu Haogu laughed, "I'll go to Master Cai and ask him to give advice!" ”

said that he would go to Cai Jing immediately, but when Wu Haogu really saw Cai Jing, it was already early the next morning.

Because Shi Guozhong's ideas for him were not detailed enough and lacked operability, it was easy to find fault with Cai Jing when he brought it directly to Cai Jing.

So Wu Haogu spent an afternoon at home pondering, perfecting it, and then gave Cai Jing a draft.

First of all, Wu Haogu expanded and upgraded Shi Guozhong's method of "selecting people by housing", don't choose ...... right away You can announce it first, and then give a "training period" of one and a half to two years, and then compete.

Now most of the Kaifeng banned officers and soldiers don't train much all year round, and they don't have the motivation to train! What about practicing well? It's nothing more than that the official family is happy to reward a few small dollars, compared to the hard work of practicing martial arts, it is still really a ...... The father and son of the Lin family are bloody lessons! If it weren't for Wu Haogu, Lin Chong would still be a single!

Therefore, Wu Haogu decided to use the method of rewarding the house to encourage some soldiers of the forbidden army to train hard, and send the house after training! That's not hard work!

And the competition can't be held just once, and you have to compete every year in the future! The top 10 will send a house, and the top 11 to the top 100 can be "discounted and paid in installments". In addition, the first 200 were selected to serve as heavy infantry in the front of the palace - the cavalry could not rely on the city soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion, and they must be manor knights.

This can not only encourage the forbidden army of Kaifeng Mansion to practice martial arts, but also select 200 elite armor soldiers a year, how can there be the standard of Wei Wushu, right? Even if it is calculated according to the calculation of 15 years of service of a sergeant, 3,000 heavy armor house slaves can still be maintained in the future, plus 1,000 knights, the Great Song Dynasty will have 4,000 real elites......