In the side room of the kitchen, there is a big table, filled with delicious dishes, beef, mutton and dog meat, cut plates and flowers are constantly being brought out. There are all delicious and delicious food, cups and plates are listed, old wine is poured, and wine is poured.

The fragrance overflows.

Wang's staff sat opposite Chao Gai, Lei Heng, Wu Yong, Shi Xiu, and Ruan Xiaoqi sat side by side to entertain the celebrity of the county magistrate.

Staff Wang was delighted when he saw such a warm reception. He was in a good mood and naturally raised his glasses again and again, and soon became brothers with everyone.

No serious business was discussed at the banquet, it was just eating, drinking and bragging! Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Lei Heng and others took turns toasting, changing glasses, and they were very happy.

The banquet lasted for half an hour. Staff Wang was too drunk and was helped down to rest.

"Brother, why don't you become a Zhizhai?" Lei Heng had something on his mind and kept drinking. It wasn't until Staff Wang was helped away that he asked his doubts.

"Brother, I'm not going to lie to you. Brother Yu is too lazy to be an officer." Chao Gai still said what he said before and filled another glass of wine for him.

"Hey, that is a position with a high degree of freedom, and it is the dream of many warriors." Lei Heng seemed to be telling or whispering, and then patted his head: "Before leaving, Zhu Dian asked me to congratulate you. You are so

I refused directly..."

Wu Yong was drinking wine next to him, shaking his goose-feather fan, and randomly composing lyrics: "It's a blessing in disguise, but it's a blessing in disguise!"

"Brother, what the academic said is right." Chao Gai patted Lei Heng on the shoulder: "Hey, things are unpredictable. You will understand why I don't want to become an official in the future. With the abilities of you and Brother Zhu Ding, you are at the top of the capital. The world is muddy.

ah!"

Lei Heng's pain points were touched upon, and a look of anger appeared on his purple-red face. Thinking that he and Zhu Dian had been working hard in Yuncheng for so many years, but they had never been able to climb a step higher. In the two-house hierarchy, the position of county captain was out of reach.

and.

"Brother Lei Heng, when you work under others, you are restricted and you have to suffer from the unwarranted anger." Shi Xiu and Ruan Xiaoer couldn't help but spoke one after another.

"Why don't you resign from the position of head of the capital? Wouldn't it be nice for us and our brothers to get together?" Ruan Xiaoer even slapped the table, trying to get Lei Heng to join the group.

Chao Gai's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he was panicked. If Lei Heng really joined the gang in advance to participate in the grand event, the subsequent trajectory would completely change, which would be greatly disadvantageous to him. He coughed quickly and winked to stop Ruan Xiaoer.

"Brother Lei Heng, it's a small thing for a man to be an official, but it's true to protect the country and the people. Look back and see, who among the people in Yuncheng doesn't say that you and Zhu Ding are good friends!" Chao Gai enlightened with great righteousness, and raised his eyebrows as he spoke.

A thumbs up.

His ears trembled, and he turned around suddenly to look at the kitchen: "What are you looking at? I was poking around there before. I've discovered you a long time ago. Come out here."

"Brother, you are so partial. You asked your second brother to accompany you to dinner, but you asked me to wait and watch."

"That's right, you are calling us brothers here but you are abandoning us."

Along with Ruan Xiaoqi and Li Kui's rather dissatisfied mutterings, they walked in from the small door of the kitchen one after another. Ruan Xiaowu, who held the two of them, was dragged to follow.

"Humph, what are you going to do if you don't train well?" Chao Gai kept scolding him, but he pointed at Lei Heng and then Ruan Xiaoqi and others to introduce each other.

After everyone greets each other, they naturally exchange cups and cups.

"You guys have a drink with Brother Lei Heng, and Mr. Jialiang and I are going to do some errands." Chao Gai drank with everyone for a while, then left the side hall with Wu Yong.

Without further conversation, we first went to the main hall of the kitchen to see the government officials from Yuncheng. The husbandmen were warmly entertained, and after a little condolences they understood the situation. When we came to the backyard, the guards were carrying bags of grain into the warehouse.

Three thousand kilograms of grain, one kilogram in the Song Dynasty was 120 kilograms, a total of 360,000 kilograms. Not too much, not too little. At least enough for the house to consume for several months.

About twenty rough wooden boxes were opened. Inside were leather armors, hard bows and other weapons. Chao Gai took out a piece of leather armor, a brand new cowhide armor with good defense. The hardwood bow was made of fine oak and was fairly well made.

.

In addition, each hard bow also comes with two quivers of arrows!

"A hundred sets of armor, a hundred bows, and the magistrate is generous and righteous, let's talk about a business?"

"Hey hey hey, I think it works. How much gold and silver should I use to open this door?"

"It doesn't matter how much money you have, the key is sincerity."

After a simple question and answer, Chao Gai and Wu Yong looked at each other and smiled. Rather than giving, it was better to join the group and share the profits, so each of them picked up a box and left.

As for the most attractive looking weapon, I have never seen it. What a joke, the weapons forged by the Chao Mansion Blacksmith Shop are excellent after the technological innovation.

…

Although the Chao Mansion did not produce distilled liquor, the wine was clear and mellow. Staff Wang indeed drank a little too much, and he was confused and did not know how long he had slept. Youyou woke up and found that it was dark outside and the lights were on in the room.

He was sitting on the edge of the bed, conscious, and at a glance he saw two red wooden boxes beside the bed. There were seals on them, and they were obviously brought here by himself.

Staff Wang put on his shoes and got out of bed, tore off the seal and opened the box. The firelight reflected by the neatly arranged snowflake silver ingots illuminated his face, and he opened another box, which was full of silver without any movement.

There are two thousand taels of snowflakes and silver!

"Oh. Okay, well done!" After the two boxes were closed, Staff Wang sat on the edge of the bed for a long time. He thought about the key and praised him again and again. He felt that he was dealing with a wise and smart person like Chao Gai.

Very comfortable.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a familiar staff member said, "Please come in." The door opened, Chao Qiang, and Wu Yong entered one after another and quickly closed the door.

After the two parties saw each other, they exchanged a few polite words.

"Brother Wang, we are here to give you a fortune." Chao Gai did not hide it.

The current attitude of Staff Wang is much more sincere than before, and he smiled mysteriously: "Hahaha, Chao Baozheng, I already know your purpose of coming. Tell me!"

You fucking know a hammer!

Chao Gai said in his heart that I was going to rebel, but he sighed helplessly and said: "I can't hide everything from Brother Wang. A group of grass bandits have come since Liangshan. The big families around are in fear all day long, and Chao is also afraid. But I am definitely not

Those who are waiting to be killed need to organize their own forces to defend themselves."

"Well, that's true. No one wants to be robbed." Staff Wang nodded. He naturally knew that there was a group of bandits and bandits in the water town not far away. Jeju sent officers and soldiers many times to encircle and suppress them without success, and lost troops and generals. Not only

The surrounding wealthy households are afraid, and small counties such as Yuncheng are also in danger.

Chao Gai thought that Wang Lun, the first leader of Liangshan, was not very courageous and did not dare to be too presumptuous. At this time next year, Mr. Shi Wenbin will take over and wipe his ass.

At worst, if the news spreads, most of the Liangshan gang would not dare to come to Yuncheng to stroke their beards. They can also cooperate with each other secretly to kill the rich and powerful.

Thinking of this in a flash, Chao Gai patted his chest and assured: "Chao is not talented. As long as he has enough manpower and equipment, he dares to fight against the bandits. I dare not say anything else. Yuncheng County is absolutely worry-free and the thieves dare not offend."

.The magistrate will definitely not make any mistakes before he is promoted and transferred."

"Okay!" Chao Gai Haoyan, who was chatting in the King's Tomb, couldn't help but admire.

"Chief of Staff, I won't talk about the situation. We need support." Wu Yong next to him got a look from Chao Gai and coughed a few times before taking over the conversation: "Mr. Xian wants us to stand in front, not with bare hands. The other one is

The problem of food and grass has worried me to death."

"Yes, Brother Wang, I originally wanted to recruit more manpower, but those young people are used to being poor, and they can eat each other during training." Chao Gai complained at the right time. He knew better than anyone that this is the best time to reach out and ask for benefits.

Staff Wang was not angry when he saw the two guys singing along. Instead, he laughed: "Baozheng, you can rest assured. I plan to allocate you three hundred shi of food every month, and I will work around it to help you get more."

"Thank you so much, Brother Wang." Chao Gai was overjoyed.

"Hahaha, Baozheng is so polite!" Staff Wang waved with a smile and got to the point: "Did you know that many craftsmen in the state capital's workshops do private work for others, and there has been no war on the border in recent years. Not to mention Jeju's treasury, Yuncheng County

The warehouses are also very impressive. The grain output in the north is not as good as in the south, but it should not be underestimated."

In the late Northern Song Dynasty, there were so many corrupt officials who only wanted to make money. Ren Zhixian of Yuncheng County was no exception. He sent his confidants to try to win over Chao Gai, and secondly, they peddled and sold grain and military supplies in the treasury.

After all, Mr. Ren will not be here for long, and he will be transferred next year to make an extra fortune. As his confidant, Wang's staff naturally conveyed his intention.

Chao Gai also knew this, so he made up his mind to make a long-term deal.

Wu Yong had no expression on his face. After a moment of silence, he answered with a smile: "Chief of Staff, we still need to purchase a large amount of grain, military supplies, etc. As long as you can take care of a few, the quantity will be easy to say, and I will never forget you."

"Hehehe, it's easy to talk. It's nice to deal with smart people."

"Brother Wang, food is not valuable. The annual output of the entire Song Dynasty exceeds 100 million shi. Put this aside for now. Let's discuss military supplies. Look at this..."

Chao Gai's mind was spinning rapidly, and he kept proposing the method of drawing commissions for future generations. To put it bluntly, it was kickbacks. The lower the supplier's price, the more he would give. Wang's staff was attracted by all kinds of novel vocabulary, and he fell into it all of a sudden.

The three of them negotiated secretly in the room, talking and laughing until late at night. After finalizing various plans, Chao Gai and Wu Yong said goodbye and left!

…

The next day, it was just dawn. After a hasty breakfast, Wang's staff said goodbye to Chao Gai and others, and then left Dongxi Village with the government servants. He was anxious to go back and report the good news to his benefactor.

After a group of people from the county government left, the Chao Mansion returned to calm! In other words, it resumed its original training intensity, and the guards went out to train in groups.

In the martial arts arena of Chao Mansion, Chao Gai roared like thunder: "Tieniu, what are you shouting about? Are you still not convinced? I will convince you today. Come together."

Before he could finish speaking, he tore off his robe. The silk tight vest could not hide his knotted and strong body covered with scars. He took a stance and waved provocatively at Black Tornado Li Kui and his bodyguards.

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"Fuck, you're so bullying, brothers, get on me." Seeing his arrogance, Li Kui screamed, rolled up his sleeves and shouted, then rushed forward.

Thirty selected tough men were strong and powerful. Feeling that they were being despised and seeing someone taking the lead, they looked at each other and shouted slogans before charging.

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Chapter completed!