Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 27 Who is in favor and who opposes

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"Oh? Then who is in favor? Who is against?"

Just as Ruan Xiaoer was about to answer, Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu led people out of the Dongshan Hotel and headed straight to the Liangshan berth, and the fleet also arrived on the shore.

Seeing this, and seeing Guanghui and others listening to him talking to Ruan Xiaoqi and Ruan Xiaowu, Li Yan suddenly realized that he was a little anxious!

Thinking of this, Li Yan pointed at Zhu Gui and introduced to Guanghui and the others: "He is Zhu Gui. I told you about the leader of our hotel management system in the cottage. Let's go, I will introduce you."

Li Yan stepped off the big boat first.

When he got closer, Li Yan realized that although Zhu Gui's spirit had improved a lot, he had lost some weight.

Li Yan said: "Brother Zhu Gui has worked hard."

Zhu Gui's heart warmed up, and he said: "Our Liangshan Park is too big, the distance between the four hotels is a bit far, and it's still in the initial construction stage, it's normal to suffer some hardships. If you are on the right track, you won’t need to be so busy in the future.”

There are no telephones in this era, so even if it is just a trivial matter, you have to go in person to teach the opportunity, especially in the initial stage.

And Liangshanbo has a radius of [-] li, whether it is by boat or on horseback, Zhu Gui travels back and forth between these four hotels, which is also an extremely hard work.

Li Yan secretly said: "We have to develop carrier pigeons, otherwise we should delay the big event."

In fact, there are already carrier pigeons in this era.

Carrier pigeons are derived from wild pigeons.In China, according to textual records, carrier pigeons began to be used for communication in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.However, legend has it that when Han Gaozu Liu Bang was besieged by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, he used pigeons to send letters to attract reinforcements. Zhang Qian and Ban Chao also sent pigeons to send messages to the royal family.Since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, there has been a certain amount of breeding and management of pigeons in southern China (but not for communication).

There are clear records in historical documents that during the war between Xixia and the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xixia army used carrier pigeons for military communications.

A few years later, at the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, the army of General Qu Duan also used carrier pigeons to send messages to summon the army.

But today's carrier pigeons are not called carrier pigeons, but "flying slaves".

Thinking that it was time to develop pigeons, Li Yan immediately thought of one person—Purple Beard Uncle Huangfu Duan.

Huangfu Duan was good at watching horses. He was familiar with all kinds of cold and heat diseases of livestock. He gave medicine and needles and all of them were cured.

Since Huangfuduan is familiar with all kinds of cold and heat diseases of livestock, he must also understand the training method of Feinu. Taking a step back, even if Huangfuduan doesn't know, he must know who understands it. Taking a step back, even if Huangfuduan doesn't know who understands To domesticate Fei Nu, just because he knows how to look after horses and treat horses, then Li Yan is bound to win him!

Li Yan secretly said: "We have to send someone to get Huangfu Duan to Liangshanpo."

For others, Li Yan might give him a chance to consider whether or not to go up the mountain, but Li Yan would not give him a chance to consider a professional talent like Huangfuduan who is necessary for the water to stay in Liangshan.

This cannot be blamed on Li Yan's cruelty, but they are too important, and it is difficult to find replacements.

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things.

If you stick to the form too much, it will be tantamount to binding your own hands and feet, and in the end, nothing will be achieved.

After making up his mind to take Huangfu Duan to Shuibo Liangshan, Li Yan encountered another difficult task - who will handle this matter?
At this time, Li Yan remembered the benefits of Wu Yong.

Although Wu Yong has problems such as being small in structure, caring about his head and ignoring his back, etc., it has to be said that he is the best candidate for this kind of dirty work and black trouble.

Although he had been thinking about who to send Huangfu up the mountain, Li Yan still cared about Zhu Gui and said, "What difficulties do you have?"

Zhu Gui said: "I'm fine with everything." Then Zhu Gui pointed to Zhu Fu and said, "By the way, brother, this is my younger brother Zhu Fu. He went up the mountain half a month ago. Before he came, he had already gone to Jeju. The government has looked at it and selected the hotel to buy."

Li Yan looked Zhu Fu up and down, who had been smiling all the time, and was overjoyed: "There is someone who earns Huangfu Duan!"

Zhu Fu has three characteristics:
[-]. It can be regarded as affectionate and righteous——Zhu Fu actually didn’t need to offend the government in order to save Li Kui. After all, he was not a person in Liangshan at that time, and he had no plans to go to Liangshan. But for his brother Zhu Gui, he was resolute. He helped Li Kui escape from birth, and finally became a bandit. Although he pitted his master Li Yun, the blue-eyed tiger, sometimes it was really impossible to have both friendships. Later, he went to find Li Yun and persuaded him at the risk of being arrested. Li Yun went to Liangshanbo with him to escape the disaster, and it can be regarded as taking care of love and righteousness as much as possible.

[-]. Bold, cautious and decisive-this is not difficult to see from the process of his rescue of Li Kui.

[-]. He is ruthless, and he can do it at critical moments-Li Yun is Zhu Fu's master, and he likes Zhu Fu very much, but in order to make things happen, Zhu Fu still poured out Li Yun's medicine.

Combining Zhu Fu's three characteristics, although he can't reach the level of Wu Yong when he does dirty work, there is no one who is more suitable to be appointed among the leaders of Shuibo Liangshan today.

Li Yan praised without hesitation: "He is a good man who does practical things!"

Zhu Fu hastily gave a deep salute and said, "I've seen the village master!"

Li Yan helped Zhu Fu up, and said: "Brother, don't be polite. I treat Brother Zhu Gui as a brother. You are Brother Zhu Gui's brother, that is, my brother. I will entrust you with an errand later. You can do it well." Alright, I ask you to sit in the top chair too."

After hearing Li Yan's personal promise, Zhu Fu was overjoyed, and immediately said: "I am willing to die for my brother!"

At this time, Zhu Gui interjected: "Brother, the hotel that my younger brother is looking for is in a very good location, and it is facing the magistrate's yamen, but the host's price is [-] guan. It must be [-] guan. The leader Wang Lun said that there is a shortage of food on the mountain, the houses are not neat, and the manpower is scarce. He can't afford this much money. He also proposed to go down the mountain to earn money for opening a hotel for Tianxingdao. I don't know what to do about it. deal with……"

Li Yan moved his eyes slightly, and then said: "Brother Wang Lun is telling the truth. There are now 7000 people on the mountain, and it has not been opened for several months. It is indeed a bit tight... However, some money cannot be saved. Jeju government The hotel is the eyeliner of our cottage in the imperial court, and it is related to the safety and survival of our cottage, so we must not be sloppy, um... you brothers, go ahead and do it, and I will take care of the money for you."

Zhu Gui and Zhu Fuqi said: "Yes, brother!"

Li Yan asked again as if unintentionally: "Brother Wang Lun proposed to go down the mountain, who is in favor? Who is against?"

Zhu Guike was much more eye-catching than Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu, he immediately realized what Li Yan wanted to know, and immediately said: "My younger brother is against it, and my brother told me before he left that he is not allowed to go down the mountain to act for the heavens when he is not in the cottage. How dare the younger brother disobey his orders! Brother Song Wan, the second elder brother and the fifth elder brother also disagreed to go down the mountain. Leader Du Qian and the new leader Deng Fei who came up the mountain were a little eager to try, but after the younger brother reminded the elder brother of the order, they both stopped. I mentioned the matter of going down the mountain to act for the heavens... By the way, brother, the leader Wang Lun once asked the younger brother to have a drink, but the younger brother is really busy here, so he declined, and begged the older brother to help the younger brother and the leader Wang Lun to pay for the crime !"

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(End of this chapter)