Chapter 58: Go to the County Town

In the early morning of the second day of the barracks turmoil, Lu Hong and Gao Yuan set foot on the road to the county seat. Gao Yuan seemed a little listless. They went to squat on Ye Jing'er's windowsill, the two of them stood across the window, holding hands, and they talked a lot of love all night. It would be too ugly to look at. After several nights without rest, Gao Yuan rode on a horse in the snow and went ahead in the snow, and kept dozing off, his head twitching, It looks extremely ridiculous.

There were a lot of people in their group. Not only were there a dozen or so captured Donghu war horses, but also more than a dozen boxes containing the heads of the dozen or so Donghu people. Apart from these, Lu Hong and Wu Kai gave them to the prefect. Zhang Shouyue prepared a large number of New Year's ceremonies, not only various local specialties of Fufeng, but also dozens of jars of the best wine made by Wu Kai himself.

Of course, it was not copper coins that were given to the prefect. As the weather became colder and colder, Wu Kai's wine was selling better and better. After all, in the past three months, there have been 3,000 coins for each share of the shares. Wu Kai himself Another 1,000 pieces of filial piety, and 1,000 pieces of filial piety by Lu Hong. If he entered the prefect's mansion and dragged out a sack of copper coins, it would be too eye-catching. Wu Kai's all five thousand pieces of money were exchanged for An ingot of gold ingot, packed in a wooden box, was carried on the back of Yan Haibo who was accompanying him.

Gao Yuan brought ten guards, Yan Haibo and the infantry were among them, and Lu Hong also brought a few people, and a group of dozens of people set off to Liaoxi County in a mighty manner. Gao Yuan is still quite excited. Zhang Shouyue is a remarkable figure in Dayan. In this place where a big noble controls almost all the political affairs, he is a commoner. More than ten years ago, he started as a soldier and worked his way up. Fighting to the prefect of a county and guarding the position of one side is a legend in itself.

Although because of his background, he has never been accepted by the dignitaries of Dayan, and he is unwilling to simply seal Zhang Shouyue's private territory as a fief, but this does not prevent Zhang Shouyue from becoming Dayan's fief. An important piece of the political map.

Zhang Shouyue was also very annoyed by the actions of the dignitaries in Dayan. Although he didn't care about it, he had to think about the future generations. Even if he didn't have this territory, he could steadily Liaoxi County is in his hands, but after a hundred years, if the descendants don't have an outstanding person, how can they keep this place and can't reward him, the Zhang family can't step into the ranks of the great nobles, and once he dies, the imperial court It is justifiable to take this land back.

As Zhang Shouyue gets older, this anxiety increases day by day. In addition to intensifying activities in Jicheng and using money to open the way to persuade those powerful and powerful people who control the government, he also continuously strengthens the construction of the army. , in order to hope that after his death, those who coveted the western Liaoning county of Dayan would restrain their actions because of such a powerful army.

Of course, it's best to give him the Zhang family directly, so that it can be done once and for all. Therefore, Zhang Shouyue needs a lot of money.

Walking on the road to Liaoxi County City, Gao Yuan's first impression was that the traffic was too bad. On the road, the snow was trampled into mud, and the team could walk 50 miles every day. There are more than a dozen bullock carts, the wheels will get stuck in the mud from time to time, and it is difficult to move an inch. Everyone has to roll up their sleeves and step on the muddy road to push the carts forward. Except for Lu Hong, even Gao Yuan sometimes has to join. This procession, after a day, the whole person has completely turned into a mud monkey. I am so tired that I can't even speak.

If there is a war ahead and reinforcements are dispatched from Liaoxi County, I am afraid that such a road situation will be bad. But this problem is not something that can be solved by Gao Yuan, and Gao Yuan also knows that with the productivity of this era, it is just like this.

But the further you go inward, the richer you get along the way, which can be seen from the houses where the people live and the dense population.

From Fufeng to Liaoxi City, one has to go through two counties, Yaoqi County and Lingao County. The closer it is to Liaoxi City, the richer it is. Compared with Fufeng people, they are often robbed by Donghu people. But so happy.

"Gao Yuan, you see, now our business can only be sold in Fufeng County, and we have such a big profit. If we can sell it in these places, how much profit should it be in that year?" Lu Hongtan Dao, when he left, Wu Kai had already counted the dividends for this year to him, Lu Hong got 1,500 pieces of dividends, and after Xiao Jing gave Zhang Shou about 1,000 pieces, there was still a balance of 500 pieces left. It’s still three months, next year and one year, even if you don’t have Fufeng, if you keep this income, there will be 6,000 dividends, and once you get the support of Zhang Shouyue, if it is fully rolled out in the entire west of Liaoning County, Lu Hong will simply I can't imagine what a huge amount it would be. With this money, it would be no problem to raise an elite army. Lu Hong didn't want too much. One thousand people would be enough. What he said had a great impact on him. Why did the prefect could occupy Liaoxi County for decades and not fall, because he had an elite army of 3,000 soldiers. If he had 1,000 soldiers, then Fufeng County would be his own. of.

Lu Hong is not worried about Wu Kai arguing with him. Wu Kai is more like a businessman. He only wants to make money, and now he is tied to a rope with him, and he can't jump if he runs away. He, with the cooperation of the two, can also use Fufeng as the back garden of his family, and with this power, his son's future will be able to walk wider. Lu Chao is a disciple of Li Ru and Li Da. There are peaches and plums all over the world, and there are many powerful people among the disciples. If it works well, maybe the future of his son Lu Chao will be wider than that of the prefect.

Every time he thinks of this, Lu Hong is so excited that he can't sleep.

Gao Yuan must be held tightly in his hands. These days, the centenary team under Gao Yuan has given him a great shock. He has become such a strong soldier as he is today, if he is given a year or even a few years, how strong will the army he trains be?

Lu Hong is an expert. From the words, deeds, and actions of Gao Yuan's centenary team, he is keenly aware that it is absolutely second to none to take this centenary team under the command of the prefect Zhang.

Although Gao Yuan and himself are not father and son, but he has always taken great care of Gao Yuan, and Gao Yuan is also extremely dependent on himself. This kind of family relationship makes Lu Hong full of confidence in Gao Yuan, and now there are many business affairs tied together. The relationship between the two became stronger.

Glancing at Gao Yuan, Lu Hong laughed happily, sending Gao Yuan to the army was the most correct thing he did. This child is not too young, since he likes the daughter of Mrs. Ye's wife Ye Jinger, after returning home, she decides the matter by herself, and decides this matter. If you don't believe that the lady of the Ye family dares to squeak, even if they have problems with their origins, what are they afraid of? As Gao Yuan said, as long as you have Strength, fear of a ball, just like the current Prefect Zhang, even if Prefect Zhang now accepts the daughter of a convicted criminal as his wife, the court will pretend to be deaf and dumb, just pretending not to know. nice.

After returning, would you consider handing over Zheng Xiaoyang's team to Gao Yuan for training? Lu Hong thought about it all the way, this matter is a bit difficult to handle, so he has to plan carefully, whether it is Zheng Xiaoyang or Shao who is currently stationed at Curie Pass Gang, they are all old people who have followed him for many years, and finally he has to save some face for them.

"Gao Yuan!" Lu Hong shouted back.

"Uncle!" Gao Yuan rushed up on his horse. "What's the matter?"

"You really like that Ye Jing'er, I look thin like a painting, what exactly is there for you to like?" Lu Hong asked.

Gao Yuan didn't expect Lu Hong to suddenly mention such a question, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Uncle, I think Jing'er has a temperament that ordinary women don't have, which is very fascinating. Uncle, this matter, I really say no. Clearly, I like her anyway, so I won't marry her!"

"Doesn't she mean that you don't marry?" Lu Hong asked jokingly.

Gao Yuan nodded affirmatively.

Lu Hong laughed, "Dare you, you are still privately set for life! Even my uncle is hiding it, you are really bold."

Gao Yuan blushed and said: "No, uncle, Ye Shi also told me that when Jing'er turns sixteen, she will marry Jing'er to me."

Lu Hong's face changed, 'Ye has already told you about this, I don't know yet, Gao Yuan, you make me sad too."

"No, uncle, I want to tell you, but haven't I been busy all this time? I've been so busy that I forgot about it, otherwise how dare I not tell my uncle, Gao Yuan has no parents, and my uncle will Like my father, in the end, my uncle has to make up my mind for me." Gao Yuan quickly explained.

Hearing Gao Yuan's words, a smile appeared on Lu Hong's face, "It's not too bad, since you've made up your mind, this time when you go back from the county town, I will meet Mrs. Ye and share your The marriage is settled, next year you will go to the Curie Pass for a year, and when you come back, you will get married, what do you think?"

"Everything is up to my uncle!" Gao Yuan was overjoyed.

"It's settled!" Lu Hong nodded.

"Lord County Commander, Gao Bing Cao, saw the county town!" Yan Haibo's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, the two raised their heads, and on the line in the distance, the towering city walls of Liaoxi City were clearly visible.