Hong Chengchou touched a soft nail in the middle of the play, and the courtiers in Beijing were worried about nothing more than two thoughts, one was that those squires and scholars were afraid that they would be temporarily arrested by the emperor all day long, and they would go to Liaoxi to suffer, not to mention, in case the army was defeated, the official and the lord were abandoned, and if they didn't say it, they might not even be able to keep the heads on the neck. Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, there have been countless officials above the fourth rank who have been beheaded because of the defeat in the war, and even the governor and other feudal officials have said that they will be killed, which one is not terrified when they hear that they are going to serve in the province where the war is going to be fought?

However, there is one person who is an exception, and this person is Zhang Sizhi, the teacher of the current emperor. He is old, and he has never been known for knowing soldiers, so the emperor will definitely not send him to Liaoxi. As for Hong Chengchou's inability to go to Liaoxi, at most he will think of a way to choose someone else to go, but there is one thing, the 50,000 taels of silver that the surnamed Hong had asked for a few months ago would not be returned.

"Master, someone is asking to see you."

The family suddenly summoned him outside the door, and at this time, it was already past the time of the lamp, and it was dark outside, and according to his rules, no one was seen except for those who had already made an appointment. So when even his face was gloomy, he scolded: "Are the rules gone? The old man didn't see anyone after nightfall! ”

The family still didn't leave, and said: "Back to the master, this person is an exception, he brought the entrance gift, and the master has explained." ”

"Introductory ceremony?"

"Yes, do you see it or not? If not, the villain will send the person away. ”

Zhang Sizhi's eyes suddenly lit up, "How many did he bring?" ”

"Back to the master, there are 200,000 taels!"

After listening to the family's reply, Zhang Sizhi's mouth smiled, "See, why don't you see?" Bring him to the study now! ”

Seeing each other in the study, the standard of this hospitality is not low, and even the person who came forgot to ask. However, if the master of his own family does not ask, the family member can't help but say, if someone does not agree with the master's mind, and he has nothing to do before, he will not be punished.

"Back to the master, the person who came is said to be waiting for Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong."

"Wang Pu?"

Zhang Sizhi was taken aback, this person has disappeared since he entered the Kou last year, although he has not been punished, but after all, he is a person forgotten by the emperor, this person is now in a hurry, it turns out that he is also a thief, and his sense of smell is very sensitive.

"Hurry up, please!"

The family got the greeting of the master, and ran out after answering the promise. A moment later, the housekeeper's voice rang out outside the door of the study.

"Master, someone has already brought it."

"Let him in!"

Only then did the housekeeper push open the door and lead in a man in a cloth robe. Zhang Sizhi looked this person up and down, and with many years of experience in knowing people, he concluded that this person was by no means a member of officialdom, and seven or eight times out of ten he was a businessman. So he didn't speak, just looked at the visitor indifferently, to see his reaction.

It's not easy to come, seeing that Zhang Sizhi didn't greet him, he took the initiative to greet him, since he signed up for his surname, he naturally couldn't help mentioning the owner of the entrustment, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong Town.

Zhang Sizhi guessed right, the person who came was really a businessman, surnamed Li, and Wang Pu had long been related, but later Li Xin entered Shanxi strongly, so he instinctively kept a distance from him, and now it is conclusive that Li Xin has finished in Jinzhou, and the bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods from all walks of life who had died down before began to emerge one after another, and Wang Servant was one of the impatient ones.

"Wang Pu has been in Datong for more than half a year, although he has repeatedly failed in the past, but this time his appearance is also decent, the old man has something to say in front of the saint, but I don't know what position he wants to seek?"

The businessman surnamed Li saw that Zhang Ge Lao did not hide it at all, so he also bluntly said: "If you go back to Ge Lao, the proprietor of the villain wants to seek the position of chief soldier of Shanxi Town!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Sizhi almost didn't scream, and the tea bowl he was holding was fortunately not delivered to his mouth, otherwise a mouthful of water might have squirted out.

"What? What kind of job do you want to seek? ”

The merchant surnamed Li repeated again: "The chief soldier of Shanxi Town! ”

Zhang Sizhi said sharply, "Do you know that Li Xin is not dead yet!" ”

The businessman surnamed Li didn't care about Zhang Sizhi's sudden change of color, and continued to laugh and said: "What if you don't die, and what's the difference between being dead and dead?" If the news of his death is returned, it will be a foregone conclusion, and I don't know how many people are worried about the errand in Shanxi! ”

Wang Fu sharpened his head and wanted to go to Shanxi to serve as the chief soldier, which aroused Zhang Sizhi's strong interest. Taiyuan, Shanxi is the head of the nine sides at any time, but its status is still a lot worse than the general army of Datong Town, but it can be seen from the practice that the general army of Datong Town hangs the general seal, and the general soldier of Shanxi Town does not hang the general seal, as for Li Xin to hang the seal of the general of the west, it is the emperor's grace. Isn't it very contrary to common sense to give up the expensive and seek the cheap?

The businessman surnamed Li seemed to understand the question in Zhang Sizhi's heart, and without waiting for him to ask, he hurriedly said: "The elder must be puzzled in his heart, why does the villain proprietor want the position of the chief soldier of Shanxi Town. ”

Zhang Sizhi raised his hand and pointed: "Tell me, if it is reasonable, the old man can also make it difficult." ”

Reluctantly, it was for the sake of 200,000 taels of silver, and the merchant surnamed Li did not say anything, and continued: "Today's Shanxi Town General Army is not what it used to be, and the refugee camp under the General Military Mansion has become a cornucopia piggy bank. ”

What cornucopia, piggy bank? How can a refugee camp still make money? These words made Zhang Sizhi even more confused, but he did not urge the businessman surnamed Li to speak quickly, so he had to continue to listen to him patiently.

"The summer reclamation and irrigation of the refugee camp has produced thousands of hectares of fertile land, and no wheat or millet is planted, only jade wheat is planted, and there will be a bumper harvest when autumn arrives. This summer, the neighboring provinces have failed to harvest, only Shanxi Yumai harvest, the elder said, this is not a pot for money, a pot for treasure? ”

"Wait, wait, the old man you said is getting more and more confused, this year the entire north of the Yellow River is a big drought, not to mention Beizhili and Shandong, even the old man in Shanxi also heard that the rain has not fallen, how can Shanxi have a bumper harvest? Don't think that the old man doesn't know about Shanxi in Beijing. ”

At this point, Zhang Sizhi's face had already sunk, thinking that the businessman in front of him was making up a lie to deceive him.

"Ge Lao didn't know, when Li Xin was in Shanxi, he got a Laoshizi firepower water machine qì out, burning charcoal can lead water from the distant river to the field, plus Yumai drought resistance, now Shanxi Taiyuan Mansion is lush and green, and there is no end to the green yarn tent at a glance!"

"Green gauze tent?" Zhang Sizhi was stunned for a moment, and then stroked the gray beard under his chin and said with a smile: "You businessman can actually come up with such an elegant metaphor, isn't it an endless green gauze tent in the middle of thousands of acres of jade wheat fields?" I underestimated you......"

Who knew that the merchant surnamed Li said in a daze: "The old man praises it, isn't the green yarn tent from the mouth of the villain?" ”

"Oh? From whom? ”

The businessman surnamed Li gently spit out two words: "Li Xin!" ”

"As early as when Yumai was just planted, Li Xin once said that it was past the middle of summer, and the top and bottom of Taiyuan Mansion would be a green yarn tent with no end in sight, and the villain was just using it." Speaking of this, the merchant surnamed Li suddenly sighed, "It's also impermanent, now seeing that the jade wheat in Taiyuan Mansion is about to be harvested, General Li is going to bury his bones in Liaoxi, and he can't even see it!" ”

Zhang Sizhi glanced at the businessman surnamed Li strangely, and couldn't see that this person was still a person with a temperament, but in the way of political disputes, how could there be a reason to be soft and sympathetic to the enemy? He smiled and said:

"If Li Xin is still destined to see the abundant jade wheat again, where will your proprietor still have ready-made peaches to pick?"

After hearing this, the businessman surnamed Li was ecstatic.

"The elder of the pavilion agreed, and the villain proprietor invited?"

Zhang Sizhi naturally refused to reply, although he nodded, his words were ambiguous.

"The appointment and dismissal of the chief soldier of a town in the imperial court, the old man can't be the master, but he can promise the proprietor of your family, try his best to maneuver, and whether he succeeds or not, it can only depend on the will of God!"

The businessman surnamed Li secretly scolded Zhang Sizhi for the old fox, but he also knew that this was the management rhetoric of the important ministers in the court, and no one could pat his chest and pack the ticket, and the errand he asked for would definitely be able to get it, but whether he succeeded or not, the money that was eaten in his mouth was not successful, but he didn't want to spit out half a cent.

Because of this, some important ministers in the court also did the things of eating the east and the west, and in the end only one person was fulfilled, but it was the other person who sent the money. Although it is a bit despicable, it is also a good way to make money.

Despite the bad reputation, there is still an endless stream of people rushing to deliver silver, after all, not everyone can have a channel to be promoted, to put it bluntly, it is Zhou Yu who beats Huang Gai, one is willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer. However, the reputation of this pavilion elder is not bad, he has never done anything like eating the east and eating the west, since he has promised to do his best, it will not be bad.

There is a consensus among the current courtiers that no matter what errand, as long as they follow Zhang Sizhi's path at the right moment, there is nothing he can't do. Moreover, there has been a lot of discussion in the court, and the emperor will soon mention this Zhang Ge Lao as the head of the cabinet, and his holy family is incomparable to others.

Immediately, the businessman surnamed Li smiled slightly, and said, "In this way, please ask the elder to look at the gift list." After finishing speaking, he took out the gift list from his arms, and respectfully held it with both hands, and the Zhang family quickly took the gift list and handed it to Zhang Sizhi.

Zhang Sizhi took it but didn't look at it, he only put it on the table, and 200,000 taels of silver would not be bad, unless Wang Pu didn't want the errand of the general soldier of Shanxi Town. As for Wang Pu sharpened his head and wanted to be the chief soldier of Shanxi, I am afraid that he not only fell in love with Shanxi's money, but more importantly, when there were also soldiers in Shanxi, it is said that Li Xin trained twelve battalions of new troops in Taiyuan Mansion, of which seven or eight out of ten were left in Taiyuan.

"Ge Lao Mingjian, these 200,000 taels of silver are just a deposit, and after the matter is completed, there will be 200,000 taels of thanks! The villain said goodbye first! ”