Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 434 Recruitment Negotiations
Su Qi was full of confidence in training soldiers and felt that results would be achieved within three months.At the same time, when Mei Feng was negotiating with Tao Lian's Japanese pirate group, the other party proposed a "military exercise."

"Military exercise?!"

"Yes, a military exercise." Mei Feng nodded and said solemnly, "They said they would have a small-scale exercise in the middle of the negotiation so that both parties could have a friendly discussion. It was supposed to be a way to adjust their mood and take a rest. They also specifically mentioned that they would See our anti-Japanese formation."

Gu Yunji sneered: "What are you doing to lighten your mood? I'm afraid that after learning that the unformed anti-Japanese formation was defeated a few months ago, you want to take the opportunity to humiliate us and test our strength, right? If we fall behind in the military exercise, They will have the upper hand at the negotiating table, and it is still unclear whether the recruitment will be successful."

Ning Yuan, the chief envoy, brushed the tea foam in the cup aside, with a leisurely posture and a disdainful tone: "They are just Japanese pirates, a bunch of rabble, what is an 'army'? In my opinion, bandit suppression exercises are more accurate."

Mei Feng said: "The imperial court attaches great importance to the reputation of orthodoxy. Whether it is to suppress bandits or to conduct military exercises is a thousand miles apart. We will definitely negotiate with them sternly again to clarify the status and status. But I am afraid that we can avoid the exercise. No, they said, if there is no drill, then there is no need to talk about recruitment."

Shen Boyi suddenly stood up and said with anger in his voice: "Since it can't be avoided, then agree to it. If you push back and hold back, it will appear that we are afraid of them! We haven't recruited them yet. After all, they are bandits and thieves, and we are the orthodoxy of the court. How can we let thieves and bandits look down upon us?"

"That's true, but..." Mei Feng showed hesitation and turned to Su Qi, "Su Qi, are you sure you can defeat them with the anti-Japanese formation?"

Su Qi did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment and said, "Governor Mei, when is the specific time for the exercise? How many people are needed?"

Mei Feng said: "The exercise time is consistent with the negotiation time. It is initially determined to be on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month. As for the number of people needed... After all, it is a small exercise for the purpose of negotiation. The scale will not be too large. It should be around 100 people, and no more than 150 people at most." [-] people.”

Su Qi showed a confident smile: "That's no problem. It's mid-September now, and there are still nearly three months until the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, which is enough for us to train the newly recruited special forces. Governor Mei, please rest assured. In the belly, we will definitely win by then.”

Mei Feng's brows widened when he heard this: "You have Duke Ding's words, I feel relieved."

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and it is the day for recruitment and security negotiations with the Japanese pirate group to which Tao Lian belongs.

The venue for the negotiation was a restaurant on the shore of the northern bay of Shaoxing Prefecture.I have to say that the geographical location of Shaoxing Prefecture is very good. It is adjacent to Hangzhou Prefecture, the political and economic center of Zhejiang Province, on the left, and on the right is Shaoxing Prefecture, which is close to the sea. In the north, there is a bay that leads directly to the sea. It has both safe protection and convenient transportation.

For the imperial court, this is its own territory, surrounded by shelter, and the power is in its own hands; for Tao Lian and others, it is close to the bay, and if something unexpected happens, they can board a boat and escape at any time to save their lives. Just decided on this location.

On the day of the negotiation, the restaurant was cleared and heavily guarded. At the same time, there were also armed Japanese pirates watching eagerly, quarreling with the officers and soldiers with their eyes.

There are seven people in the negotiating team on the imperial court's side, namely Gu Yunji, Mei Feng, Shen Boyi, Su Qi, Qiu Wugang, as well as Zhejiang Chief Envoy Ning Yuan and Fu Zida, who were once Gu Zhengde's disciples and fell in love with Gu Yunji at first sight.

Among the seven people, there are civil and military officials, local officials of Shaoxing Prefecture, and provincial-level officials. They are all familiar with each other and have a certain degree of tacit understanding. Gu Yunji has full confidence in the composition of his side and will definitely be able to Consistently external.On Tao Lian's side, there were also seven people, wearing the same clothes with exclusive emblems, with different postures. They were all unfamiliar to Gu Yunji, and he didn't recognize any of them.

Perhaps it was because the imperial court had been weak in resisting Japanese pirates in recent years. As the largest Japanese pirate group, Tao Lian was used to being arrogant, but he was still arrogant in the face of Gu Yunji, a high-ranking official.

In particular, one of them, a fat and scarred man with a scarred face, wanted to raise his chin to the sky, striding in front of his companions, like a vanguard leading the charge.Before they even got close, he looked around Gu Yunji and the other seven people without scruples, and said in an airy voice, "Hey - many of the people here today are familiar faces."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and identified them one by one: "Governor Mei, Chief Envoy Ning, General Qiu of Shaoxing Guards, Shaoxing Prefecture's general judge named Fu, and... this should be the famous Shen Baiyi , Commander Shen?"

As a Japanese pirate, he knew the official configuration of Zhejiang very well, and he intensified his criticism of Shen Boyi, which seemed to be a strange tone. Before the negotiation officially started, he was already provoking overtly and covertly, and the hearts of the officials present sank.

However, before they had finished recognizing each other, when it was the turn of Gu Yunji and Su Qi to meet each other, the Japanese pirate raised his eyebrows: "...I have never seen these two before, especially the gentleman on the right. He is so handsome and upright. Literary temperament.”

Although the other party is a Japanese pirate, they are here to negotiate today. Gu Yunji put on some airs and said politely: "I am Gu Yunji, the prefect of Shaoxing. I took office at the beginning of this year. You have never met me. I wonder what you call me?"

The Japanese pirate looked at Gu Yunji from head to toe and smiled inexplicably: "My surname is Shui. I have forgotten my name a long time ago. Just call me Shui Sanzi."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gu Yunji to speak, Shui Sanzi raised his hand and gave the subordinate beside him a gentle slap, pretending to reprimand: "You lazy idiot! How did you find out the news? You don't even know that the governor of Shaoxing has changed. "

The subordinate protected his head aggrievedly: "It's what you said, Master Shui. Most of the officials in Zhejiang are idiots. The military generals can still pay a little attention to them. The civil servants don't care at all. They will be scared to wet their pants when they see us, so I I didn’t report it to you.”

Shui Sanzi pretended to hit him again. Although the words were meant for his subordinates, his eyes kept glancing at Gu Yunji and the others: "You still dare to talk back, right? You see for yourself, with Master Gu's demeanor, how can he be with that person?" A bunch of idiots competing with civil servants?"

The two of them sang together and sang a scene before they even set up the stage.Gu Yunji expected that today's negotiation would not go smoothly, but he did not expect it to be so difficult. As soon as they met, the Japanese pirates were eager to "show power" to them, and his mood became more and more serious.

However, he still underestimated how difficult this person was.

After training his subordinates, Shui Sanzi turned around and instantly put on a smiling expression. His appraising eyes made Gu Yunji feel uncomfortable: "Master Gu is really good-looking. It just so happens that our boss's youngest daughter is getting married. Because of my age, I look down on the rough guys in the gang who travel around the world and show off their swords, so I only want to find a gentle and handsome man."

"After the recruitment, we will become a family immediately. We can turn enemies into friends and get closer to each other. After our leader is crowned a prince, why don't you, Mr. Gu, get married and become my young lady's consort?"

(End of this chapter)