Fu Song

Chapter 119 Return
The entire Shentangbao held a feast.

In order to welcome Xiao Ding's arrival, all the tribes in Hengshan put in a lot of effort to stock up all kinds of mountain treasures, animals and birds, and they piled up the storehouses of Shentangbao to the brim.Even the self-brewed kumiss, fruit wine and other drinks were also brought in jars.

The entire Shentangbao is even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.

There is a table in the small hall, but there are only four people, Xiao Ding, Xiao Cheng, Tuoba Yangwei, Ren Duozhong.

As for Luo Gang, Xiao Cheng found an excuse and sent him out again.Now he is on his way to Yan'an Mansion!The Dingbian army's disposal plan needs to be reported to Ma Xing. At the same time, the Chinese New Year is coming, and of course, some supplies for the New Year's rewards must be requested from the appeasement envoy.

Another reason for Luo Gang to go to Yan'an Mansion excitedly is that the Guangrui Army's brigade is about to arrive, and he will welcome the main force at Yan'an Mansion.

Because there was a Miss Xiao San in it, it was enough for Luo Gang to run to Yan'an Mansion happily.

From Luo Gang's point of view, these things in Shentangbao are not as important as Mrs. Xiao San!

He was helping Xiao Cheng with things in Shentangbao, just to get more experience, and more importantly, he wanted to let the third lady see that he was a really capable and good man, not the kind of dandy who was idle and useless.

Xiao Cheng didn't want Luo Gang to get too involved in this matter.

Especially the matter between Xiao Ding and Hengshan Tubo.

The more he knows, the more his father Luo Song will know.Unlike Luo Gang, with Luo Song's political wisdom, he can immediately smell many unusual things here.

This is not what Xiao Cheng wants.

The dishes on the table are extremely rich, and the wine is not a common product from outside, but a good wine from Yan'an Mansion. Even if it can't compare with the secret brewed by Tianxiang Pavilion, it can be regarded as the best wine in the world.

However, none of the four people at the banquet had any interest in drinking and eating, and the words of greetings and the like had already been spoken after the two of them arrived during the day.

Tuoba Yangwei and Ren Duozhong are more nervous than Xiao Ding. To put it bluntly, they have already invested a lot of money under Xiao Cheng's bewitching, now that the real principal is here, will it be If there is a change, the two of them dare not say that they are [-]% sure. They think that there will always be bargaining, and they are also prepared for this in their hearts.

After all, Xiao Cheng described everything too well, and the bright future made them feel a little guilty in their hearts.

Is this really the case?
However, Xiao Cheng lifted the jug with a smile, and filled the wine glasses in front of everyone on the table with wine.

Xiao Ding picked up the wine glass, stood up, but motioned for the other three to sit down: "The two patriarchs, Xiao Mou has just arrived, and now he can be said to be blind to Hengshan. If he wants to do anything, he cannot do without the two of you. Help. My purpose of coming here is also very clear. If you think about it, the second brother has already made it clear to you. Since the two of you can sit here today and have a good drink with me, it means that you still agree that I want to What you do. More importantly, you have already done a lot before! This glass of wine, but allow me to thank you two for your great help to Xiao Cheng. Second brother, you can have a drink with you!"

Xiao Cheng quickly picked up his wine glass and stood up.

The two people on the opposite side did not dare to be negligent, raised their wine glasses, and Tuoba said arrogantly: "I dare not lie to Commander Xiao, we can still get a glimpse of the general trend of the world, so naturally we will not go against the trend, and Mr. Xiao Erlang's means Awesome, when I first came to Hengshan, I went down three times, five times and two times, but I wiped out the Wei Ming clan, unified countless small tribes, and let us see the strength of Commander Xiao. Cooperating with the strong, this is what our Dangxiang clan has always done. s Choice."

Xiao Ding laughed loudly: "I'm a straightforward person. I just want to say that I, Xiao Ding, fully admit what my second brother promised you, and I will earnestly honor it without any discount. Come on, do this A glass of wine."

With Xiao Ding's words, Tuoba Yangwei and Ren Duozhong were overjoyed, they raised their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp, and poured the wine glasses, but nothing leaked out.

Sitting down again, Xiao Cheng played the role of pouring wine again.

"The emperor does not send hungry soldiers. Since we want to cooperate, of course there must be real benefits for everyone." Xiao Ding wiped the wine beads from his beard and said: "Patriarch Tuoba, I am ready to report to the official The family report, please appoint you as my deputy commander. This is not the miscellaneous idle position that you were appointed before, but it has real power. From now on, in the Guangrui Army, I will be the first and you will be the second."

Tuoba suddenly changed his face, this reward was a bit beyond his expectation.

"Patriarch Renduo, I am going to ask the officials to appoint you as the training envoy of the Hengshan Regiment, in charge of the affairs of the Hengshan tribes. This is a complicated job, and it needs to unify the entire Hengshan tribe. I don't know if the Renduo patriarch would like me Sharing worries?" Xiao Ding continued.

Xiao Ding entrusted Ren Duozhong with the task of integrating the troops of all the tribes in Hengshan. This level of trust is not insignificant.In the past, with the strength of the Renduo tribe, of course they could call friends, but there were also those who would not buy him, just like those tribes who were close to the Tuoba tribe would not necessarily pay attention to him.

But it's different now, he has obtained Shang Fang's sword, if he doesn't listen to him, he can punish people.Moreover, Tuoba Yangwei is now Xiao Ding's deputy, so he can't embarrass himself.

"Of course the old man is willing, but he is afraid that he will miss the important task of the commander due to his old age." Ren Duozhong cupped his hands.

Xiao Ding's ears automatically filtered those self-effacing words.

"Commander, where did the military expenses of the Fan soldiers come from?" Tuoba Yangwei asked: "The imperial court has never paid the Fan soldiers military expenses. In the past, only when there was a war, the Fan soldiers would be recruited. Now it depends on the commander. The meaning of the envoy is probably to set up a permanent branch, which is quite expensive. My Tuoba Department is willing to bear part of the military expenses, but other small tribes have to send people and money, so I’m afraid it’s not too expensive. I do."

"The deputy commander's question is right on point, let Xiao Cheng talk about the military expenditure of the Fan soldiers!" Xiao Ding said after taking a look at Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng nodded, and said: "You two, in fact, not only the future Fanbing, but even the newly established Iron Kite, we are going to put him in the series of Fanbing, and will not list him as an official establishment. .”

"Why is this?"

"Autonomy!" Xiao Cheng said, "I think the two of you will definitely pay attention to this point!"

Both of them nodded.

"Fan soldiers, the imperial court will not control them too much, let alone send generals to command them, so they are much more flexible in all aspects." Xiao Cheng said.

"But according to Xiao Xianxing's plan, the equipment, training and combat expenses of the iron kite are not mere decimals." Tuoba said with a frown. "With the addition of other Fan soldiers, it's not a small number."

"First of all, we can use the pretext that we are preparing to start a war against Li Xu to ask Shaanxi Road or even the imperial court for a part of the military expenditure. During the battle, the imperial court will still allocate part of the military expenditure to the Fan soldiers. Although it is not much, it is better than nothing. Mosquito legs No matter how small it is, it's meat, we can't let it go." Xiao Cheng said.

"Secondly, self-reliance." Xiao Cheng said: "Hengshan Trading will definitely make a lot of money. There is no doubt about it. The official operation of each workshop also means that Hengshan has changed from selling some simple raw materials to selling refined processing. For the goods, we not only have to sell them inward, but also to the west, where the market is wider and the profits are higher.”

"Thirdly, we must vigorously farm the fields. This time, the Guangrui Army has brought a large number of experts who are familiar with agriculture. We will assign them to various tribes. The Hengshan tribes must not only be able to herd, but also be able to farm."

"Fourth, use war to raise troops!" At this point, Xiao Cheng's voice turned cold: "The purpose of my brother's coming here is to kill Li Xu. And the biggest strategic task of Shaanxi Road now is to kill Li Xu. We want to grab the first bowl of soup. Is there anything easier than grabbing money? Li Xu has been in business for many years, and he even wants to be an emperor. Naturally, he has accumulated countless money Those who are rich, let’s grab theirs. That’s why I set up Iron Kite so quickly.”

"Xiao Xianxing means that war will start soon?" Tuoba Yang was startled.

"You can't think of it, and Li Xu probably can't think of it even more?" Xiao Cheng chuckled. "Take the salt pond first. The salt there is a good thing. It was ruined in Li Xu's hands. We got it, refined it, and then sold it. The price will definitely be several times higher than the previous coarse salt. .This thing, wherever it goes, it will be easy to sell."

"Li Xu in Yanchi has heavy troops stationed, I'm afraid it's not easy to fight!"

"Before we fight again, no place seems to be easy to fight!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Once we make a move and take the lead, the other Emperor Song troops in the surrounding area may not be able to bear it anymore. If they want to swarm Let's go out together, hehe, regardless of whether they win or not, it's a good thing for us anyway. It can keep Li Xu in check. And once we take Yanchi, the Ma's comforter will definitely be very excited, sure There will be some arrangements in terms of grand strategy to put more pressure on Li Xu."

"There is a question!" Ren Duozhong said: "Xiao Xianxing, Li Xu has not rebelled now, he is still a courtier of the Song Dynasty, how can the Guangrui army attack him?"

"The one who attacked Li Xu was the Hengshan Dangxiang, the iron kite, and the Bubazi. What does it have to do with our Guangrui Army?" Xiao Cheng turned his wine glass and said with a smile: "The flag of the Guangrui Army will never appear on the battlefield. On. Li Xu wants to file a lawsuit, that’s fine, let’s go to Yan’an Mansion and Bianliang to file a lawsuit, the question is, does he dare to go?”

"This is indeed a good idea." Tuoba proudly said: "The only problem left now is how to win the fight. Li Xu is not easy to mess with."

"How to win is a matter for the commander and the deputy commander." Xiao Cheng grinned: "But this is the fastest way to solve our military expenses. The more we grab from Li Xu, the more we can organize more More soldiers and horses to carry out larger-scale robbery."

(End of this chapter)