Chapter 1382: Nine deaths without regrets
Han Huafeng and Guan Ning knelt in front of Qin Feng with their bodies provoked, shouting long live, their bodies trembled slightly, both excited and uneasy.
Qin Feng stood in front of the two of them with his hands on his back, but shouted: "Since he is a soldier, he should salute."
Guan Ning raised his head, suppressed his excitement, and said tremblingly: "Report to Your Majesty, Caomin has retired."
"I am a soldier of the Ming Dynasty for one day and a soldier of the Ming Dynasty for life. Although I have retired, will my military spirit be retired?" Qin Feng shouted.
Guan Ning and Han Huafeng were both stunned. After a while, they jumped up at the same time. This time they just knelt on one knee, beat their left hand to his right chest, and shouted: "Ming Ming soldier Guan Ning, Han Huafeng, have seen His Majesty the Emperor, Long live His Majesty!"
"Okay!" Qin Feng cheered loudly, reached out his hand, and each one started to pull up: "A good man, although he has retired, he has not deteriorated his moral character as a soldier in the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Le, show the seats for the two Ming soldiers."
Eunuch Le smiled and brought two brocade stools over and placed them behind them.
"Tianwu and Mingwei are famous. I heard that the escort flags are retreating wherever they go!" Qin Feng gave the thumbs up at the two of them. "What's even more praiseworthy is that you two have solved the problem of eating tens of thousands of people! In the past two years, Tianwu Mingwei has played a decisive role in the court's pacification faster. If it weren't for you, the court would have to use the army, which would have cost a lot and might not have any effect. Those bandits and thieves fled when they heard the official army arrived. Once the army left, they would spring up like mushrooms after a rain, which made people unable to guard against. Now the western border has returned to peace, and you have made great contributions. The county magistrates in the west said they would ask you for me!"
"As a soldier in the Ming Dynasty, this is what the people of the grass should do." Han Huafeng bowed.
Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Although I am not in the temple, I am worried about the world. If you and others are in the Ming Dynasty, why worry about the world's insecurity? Han Huafeng, tell me, what is the scale of your Tianwu Escort Agency now?"
Han Huafeng stood up, Qin Feng pointed to the stool and said, "Sit down and say, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, today there are twenty branches of the Martial Arts Escort Agency, with 12,000 full-time escorts, and 3,000 other auxiliary people, with a total of 15,000 people."
"It's worth the three of us!" Qin Feng said with a smile.
Han Huafeng's face changed slightly, and he quickly added: "Your Majesty, each of these 5,000 people is a veteran who has served in the Ming army. Tianwu Escort Agency recruits escorts and must be retired veterans to be qualified. No matter how outstanding the others are, we will not consider them. These veterans are loyal to Your Majesty, but they have some orders and will go through fire and water."
"Don't think too much." Qin Feng waved his hand, "I just asked, are all twenty branches in China?"
Until this time, Han Huafeng finally realized the temper of the superior. Although Qin Feng's faint words were made, for him, the Tianwu Escort Agency, it would be a major matter of life and death. If Qin Feng did not make up for the latter sentence, after leaving here, he would have to consider reducing the scale of the Tianwu Escort Agency.
"Your Majesty, the local security of the Ming Dynasty is good. The scale of the caravans hiring studs is not large. More of them are to defend against thieves and fill in the store. We usually place new brothers in the industry in the local area, so we only set up five branches in the local area. The Ming merchants will only hire studs on a large scale when traveling far away from the west, Chu, Qi and other places. In Qin, we have eight branches. In addition, in Chu, Tianwu escort agency has five branches. Qi has always restricted business with our Ming Dynasty, so the scale is very small, with only two branches."
"It has extended to Chu and Qi, not bad. Guan Ning, where are you?" Qin Feng turned his head to look at Guan Ning.
"Report to your Majesty, the Mingwei Escort Agency has not set up branches in the Ming Dynasty. Our main business is in the western region, with a total of ten branches. In addition, this year we began to march from Anyang and other places to Chu State. Until today, we have set up branches in six prefectures and counties in the Chu State. Now the Mingwei Escort Agency has a total of 12,000 escorts and service personnel. A total of 7,000 retired soldiers from the Ming Dynasty were recruited, and 5,000 Qin people were recruited in the western region." Guan Ning said.
Although the Mingwei Escort Agency started later than Tianwu, its relationship with the government is much closer than Tianwu in the West and has received more support from the government. It can be said that in the West, most of the rich things were undertaken by the Mingwei Escort Agency. This is also the reason why Mingwei started late but now can compete with Tianwu.
"Huang Guoxin praised you very much, saying that if it weren't for you, his head would have been cut off by Ma Chao long ago. It was because of you that he not only saved his life, but also saved Qinghe County City!" Qin Feng said with a smile.
"It was also thanked by His Majesty's Hong Fu that Caomin was lucky enough to notice Ma Chao's affairs and took some precautions in advance. County Magistrate Huang praised Mingwei and helped us a lot." Guan Ning said humbly.
Looking at the two, Qin Feng asked with a smile: "Mingwei and Tianwu are in the west, and the business of these places in Chu State has many intersections. They all say that their peers are enemies. Do you two have any fights in your daily life?"
This question made the two people at the bottom a little embarrassed. After looking at each other, Han Huafeng said in a stern manner: "It is inevitable to fight, and sometimes it is very unpleasant."
"I won't be popular, right?" Qin Feng asked.
"Not there is no!" Guan Ning said: "This is mainly because Caomin is not strict in power. If they are all veterans of the Ming Dynasty, although there are conflicts, the reason is not reasonable when fighting. Basically, they all rely on fists to solve the problem. There have been several bloody incidents this year. Mainly because some Qin studs under Mingwei's command did not understand the rules. Caomin has already punished them severely, and has also given up some places to operate for Tianwu."
"If the soldiers don't fight, they will not be considered a soldier without their anger and blood. But if they use a knife, there will be a problem. Guan Ning handled this matter well." Qin Feng nodded in admiration.
"Your Majesty, although the two families have struggled, there are many cooperation. When the bandits were still rampant in the first place, the two men supported each other and fought side by side. Once something happened, one message would be brought over, and the other party would come to rescue him regardless of everything." Han Huafeng said.
"That's right!" Qin Feng applauded and said, "Strike is fighting, and making trouble is trouble, but at the critical moment, you must also use the loyalty of being shoulder to shoulder. This is my veteran. Chief Auxiliary, Zhang Wendi, what do you think?"
"Very good, very good!" Quan Yun nodded with a smile: "But the less you fight, the better, there are more things to negotiate."
"There is no problem with fighting and fighting. They are all soldiers, so how can they have a good temper? As long as it is today, it is great to have a hug and drink after the fight, it is great!" The kitten didn't care about such things at all. Not to mention a quasi-military organization like the escort agency, it was the regular army of the Ming Dynasty. When the soldiers from two different battle camps met, they fought with each other inconsistently. I remember that when Qin Feng was still a captain of the Death Camp, he took them to snatch the supplies from friendly troops!
Seeing Xiaomao say this, the two veterans nodded desperately, thinking that Zhang, the Ministry of War, is indeed a veteran, and is not surprised by such things. It is commonplace. If the army is really harmonious, that would be a strange thing. They are all big men with strong qi and blood. The best way to solve the problem is basically by fists.
In the army, they are all big and reasonable.
"Now, whether it is the local Ming Dynasty or the western region, public security has become better and better. Is the business greatly affected?" Not to mention that Xiaomao doesn't care, Qin Feng doesn't care about such things at all. What he values more is whether the escorts from these two escort agencies can abandon past grudges and work together sincerely. Brothers are fighting against the wall and defending their humiliation outside. This is the most fundamental thing.
"Yes, domestic business is no longer as good as before, so whether we or Mingwei, we are vigorously developing business to Chu State. Chu State is in chaos now, and the escort masters are in the process of being in the process. Our two major escort agencies are larger in scale, more organized and more combat-oriented than their local escort agencies. It is still very popular among local merchants in Chu State."
"Going out is a good idea, so your steps are too small. I hope your steps will be bigger and your movements will be more violent. Can you drive your escort agency to every prefecture and county in Chu State in one or two years? Even if they go to the capital, they will open one or two branches?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.
Han Huafeng and Guan Ning looked at each other, and of course they knew that what the Emperor could tell them in person was not just a small matter like opening an escort agency. It was impossible to say that this was the Ming Dynasty's plan to clean up the Chu State, and they would be the outpost of this war.
The two stood up at the same time: "Your Majesty has given me instructions, and I will never retreat, and I will never be afraid, and move forward bravely, only I, the veteran of the Ming Dynasty."
There is no need to be a heavy hammer for the drum. Seeing the two of them expressing their opinions, they obviously understood the meaning behind this matter.
"You are not fighting alone when you go to Da Chu. There will be many people helping you wherever you go. After these things go, someone will hand over to you. What should you do, the Ministry of War will have specific arrangements later." Qin Feng said.
"Yes, your Majesty."
"Do you want to return to the Ming army?" Qin Feng asked suddenly with a smile.
The two of them were shocked, but were ecstatic. They retired from the service and were forced to do it. Now that the emperor opened his golden mouth, it was equivalent to opening the door for them again.
The two of them nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
"After doing this, you will naturally return to the army." Qin Feng looked at the two of them with a smile: "Of course, you will not be the deputy lieutenant or the lieutenant anymore. At least, you will also be the commander of a war camp. Of course, what you are going to do is also dangerous, and maybe your life will be lost."
Chapter completed!