It took Zhang Lin a long time to get a feel for it.

It's not surprising that he didn't react for a while, it was because this result was too unexpected. At Xiao Cheng's age, it's not unusual for someone to be from the fifth grade to the fifth grade. There are many noble and wealthy people.

Disciple, you can reach this high level just by relying on your ancestral shadow.

However, the grade is a grade, and the assignment is an assignment. A short-term grade, apart from the corresponding salary supply, does not have any other too special benefits. Only when you really get the assignment, will it be real.

With Xiao Cheng's age, rank, and assignments, he was a solid fifth-rank official, which was already extremely rare in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

But now, this person is actually going to put on a purple robe and become a comfort envoy from at least the third level. Zhang Lin really feels a little unbelievable.

But when I came back to my senses, I thought about the details of the person in front of me, and looked at the strength he now has in his hands, and I felt relieved.

"General, congratulations to Futai." He immediately stood up, crossed his hands and bowed respectfully again, which was a bit more respectful than before. Because in his own capacity, although he was under coercion, he was still able to do it anyway.

If you can still act as a collaborator or partner, then you will truly become a subordinate.

One place to comfort, for a character like myself, life and death are really at your disposal.

"Sit, sit, we have to wait for the court's decree!" Xiao Cheng smiled and only said that he was waiting for the decree, not that he couldn't wait. It was obvious that the person in front of him should have reached an agreement with Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ziyu who had left earlier.

Agreed.

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but scolded Zhao Yuan in my heart.

This old boy just dug a hole and didn't bury it, and he almost killed himself.

"Next, I will prepare to establish the Guizhou Road Comfort Envoy Yamen!" Xiao Cheng took a sip of wine and asked seemingly casually: "This time Zhang Zhijun also made a great contribution, and he will be rewarded for his contribution. I don't know what Zhang Zhijun thinks about the future.

What are your plans? Have you ever thought about taking a step further to appease the Yamen?"

Zhang Lin instinctively wanted to refuse. It is better to be in charge than to be an official. He is the commander of the army in Zunyi. In Zunyi, he is the highest officer. He went to the Yamen of the Fushi and stayed in front of the Fushi. He was not as happy as in Zunyi.

?

As soon as the words came to his lips, he remembered something and immediately swallowed back what he was about to say. His vest became cold.

How could Xiao Cheng ask this casually?

Now that you ask, the answer is actually obvious.

In fact, he, as a wise soldier, is nothing, but the problem is that he still has an armed force in his hands!

The person in front of me is probably thinking about this army of 2,500 people!

"If Futai does not dislike the general, the general is willing to go to Futai Yamen." In the blink of an eye, Zhang Lin made a decision.

There is no need to hesitate to choose between power and life.

"Great!" Xiao Cheng clapped his hands and laughed: "To be honest with Zhang Zhijun, what worries me most now is that there are too few talents under my command. Talents like Zhang Zhijun who are both civil and military are even more pitiful. I

It's not like my senior brother Cen Zhong, who has friends all over the world and responds to hundreds of calls. It's my honor that Zhang Zhijun is willing to come."

Zhang Jun swallowed his saliva. Didn't Cen Zhong, the recruiting envoy of Guangnan West Road, say that he would soon be promoted to the pacifying envoy of Guangnan West Road? How dare he have the same friendship with this man!

"I'm afraid that because of my lack of talent and knowledge, I won't be able to encourage Futai, and I will miss important events in Futai!" Zhang Lin said modestly.

"How could it be? How could it be?" Xiao Cheng said repeatedly: "Don't worry Zhang Zhijun, since you are willing to come, I will not treat you badly. When Futai is officially established, you will be indispensable for a fourth-grade rank.

You can choose your own position in Futai Yamen!"

Zhang Lin was happy and worried. Xiao Cheng said that he could just ignore the choice of seats. If he really didn't know what to do and randomly picked seats that were owned by famous ladies, he would probably bring trouble to himself.

However, if you really reach the fourth rank, it will be a big breakthrough in your official career.

Originally, I didn't have much hope of climbing up the ladder. Going from the fifth grade to the fourth grade was a qualitative leap. After passing this threshold, when I retired after working hard for some years, the imperial court would have to do something.

Give yourself a false title of third rank. Third rank means that you are a serious official above the rank of servant. Although it is of no use to you, it is for your family and your descendants.

The influence is completely different.

Zhang Lin made up his mind, and after getting a real fourth-grade rank under Xiao Cheng, he would immediately ask someone to be transferred from Guizhou Road, no matter where he went, as long as he could escape from this maelstrom.

It doesn't matter even if you go somewhere and sit on the bench, as long as you survive until retirement safely.

No matter how courteous and virtuous Corporal Xiao Cheng is, this Guizhou Road is not a peaceful place!

What's more, Xiao Cheng can't be considered a courtesy corporal, right? This fourth-grade position was obtained by himself with an army of 2,500 people.

It's what you deserve.

After he returns, he has to go to Bianliang to find friends of the same age and explain to them his last resort. Otherwise, when he wants to leave, Bianliang will think that he is Xiao Cheng's accomplice and will not leave if he wants to.

If you can't leave, that's a bad thing.

There are some things that you have to get ahead of.

Xiao Cheng was also very happy. He didn't expect that Zhang Zhijun was so well-informed and knowledgeable. He had just started to stand up, and he had not used any threats or inducements before he honestly handed over his military power.

This is a smart man, and he might actually be of use in the future.

Generally speaking, the talents of people like this are not too bad, but they are just too slippery. It is not easy for them to serve sincerely.

The man in front of me could dare to make a decision at that critical point, follow old Yang Qing to leave Luo's ghost country, and now cut off his wrist as a strong man and hand over the troops neatly. He is indeed a talent.

As long as he is willing to stay, you might as well give him some power and let him use it.

As for his selfishness, what does it matter?

When the water is extremely clear, there are no fish; when people observe it carefully, there are no disciples!

Xiao Cheng is not worried at all about his subordinates having selfish motives. On the contrary, having selfish motives and seeking something is a real living person of flesh and blood.

If he really lived like a saint, Xiao Cheng would not dare to use it.

As soon as this important matter was finalized, the atmosphere between the two people immediately relaxed. Xiao Cheng even filled the wine glass for Zhang Lin himself. He raised the glass and Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "This wine was brought by someone below.

It's not as good as Zunyi Huairen's wine, General Zhang Zhijun only has some, come on, let's have a drink!"

Gu Zhen

"Futai, we dare not talk about anything else in Zunyi, but the wine from Huairen County is truly outstanding." Zhang Lin's eyes lit up when he mentioned the wine.

"Of course, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once praised it for its sweet taste!" Xiao Cheng said, "I wonder how many wineries there are now?"

"There were more in the past few years. In the past two years, the court has tightened its control and food has been in short supply. Therefore, those who have gone bankrupt and those who have merged with each other, there are only two or three that are still doing well." Zhang Lin said: "They are all tributes.

The wine must be kept no matter what."

"Is Hengxing Laimao still there?" Xiao Cheng lowered his voice and asked.

Zhang Lin opened his eyes wide: "You are really an expert in Futai, do you actually know that Lai Mao is the best?"

"Our Huairen wine is very good, but it's a pity that its reputation is not obvious and it has not become bigger." Xiao Cheng said: "It's a pity. If we really talk about the quality, it is better than the seventy-two genuine stores in Bianliang.

The wine is much better!"

"There is no way. The seventy-two main stores in Bianliang all have extremely strong backends. They can get as many quotas as they can sell. Our Huairen County only has this amount of wine every year.

Even if there is a small quota, there won’t be much left after paying tribute, so how can there be any extra for selling out?”

Xiao Cheng touched his beard and said with a smile: "How much have you brewed in private?"

Zhang Lin looked embarrassed, but he didn't dare to hide it from Xiao Cheng: "As far as I know, it's only 50,000 to 60,000 kilograms."

"You know 50,000 to 60,000 jins, so it is estimated that the actual private wine is probably more than 100,000 jins." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "If it were more, it would probably be difficult for those in charge of the liquor tax to explain. After all, it is really necessary

After investigation, it is easy for something to go wrong with such a large amount of food consumption."

His face could only smile dryly.

These unplanned outputs are naturally for everyone's private gain. Such private brewing without paying taxes can be said to be a serious violation of the court's policy. However, a horse will not get fat without night, and a person will not be rich without external wealth.

Who doesn’t want to make more money?

It seems that Futai, who is about to take office, is not too disgusted!

"Let's discuss this matter again later. The scale is still too small. We need to do it in a big way and produce more wine." Xiao Cheng knocked on the table and said: "What kind of wine, what kind of jade wave, let's put this

The wine is ready, these so-called famous wines are all little brothers!"

Zhang Lin almost thought he heard wrongly.

"Do you want to work in Dali? Futai, we don't have quotas!"

As soon as he said the words, he looked at Xiao Cheng looking at him almost like a fool, and suddenly realized that there was this person standing in front of him. It didn't matter whether he had a quota or not, but he was brewing with great effort.

"We have food now, and we have no shortage of sales channels!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Don't forget that we have a business federation."

Zhang Lin nodded in understanding: "Then Futai, what should we do next?"

Of course Zhang Lin understood that now that Futai had opened this hole, Zunyi's wine industry would naturally have to reshuffle the cards. From now on, I am afraid that the largest shareholder of the winery will be replaced by the Futai in front of him.

Xiao Cheng said: "Next, Zhang Zhijun will first take over the military affairs of the Zunyi Army. Well, we will send someone to contact you. Then Zhang Zhijun will stay in Zunyi for a while and be responsible for government affairs, but his main energy will be put here.

In addition to expanding wine production capacity, we must first make a plan that can take into account the interests of all parties."

"Understood, Futai, when I come up with a plan, I will report to Futai and ask Futai to make a decision!" Zhang Lin said repeatedly. By leaving this matter to him, he was naturally promised enough benefits.

"The plan must be comprehensive. When you arrive at Futai Yamen in the future, I will probably leave this business to you." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "My goal is not just to satisfy the needs of our wine in the Song Dynasty.

To sell well, you need to be able to sell it to the Liao Kingdom, the northwest, and overseas. This is big business, Zhang Zhijun, you have to be careful!"

Zhang Lin was excited when he heard this. He thought that Futai meant that he could produce as much as he could. If he really did this, how much profit would there be! If he could take over the wine business in his own hands,
To be continued...