"My lord, actually I think it would be good to be a servant. Maybe I can become a top servant."
Xue Sanru said jokingly.
Zheng Fan was too lazy to pay attention to Xue San's talk.
Perhaps, for ordinary people, it is difficult to refuse to work as a servant in the Li family. The servants here are different from the servants in ordinary wealthy families. They are not responsible for doing chores and housework, but work privately. Soldiers eat the best and use the best. They are the most loyal group to the master's family. They are a bit like the emperor's guard.
It can be said that after entering that circle, after three or five years, you will be a direct descendant of the Li family.
As for the Li family, Xue San found out later that they were the largest family in Beifeng County. They were not very prosperous and their heirs were not prosperous, but they were a real family of meritorious generals. The family has inherited the title of Marquis of Zhenbei from generation to generation, a bit like Prince Mu's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
But how could Zheng Fan abandon his seven "men" and become a servant by himself?
For those who are unfamiliar with this world and place, only these seven "underlings" can make themselves feel safe.
And even from a personal development perspective, being your own boss is much better than working for someone else.
"When we were camping last night, I went to the officers' tent to eavesdrop on their chat."
"That woman's tent?" Liang Cheng looked at Xue San.
Little news.
The Li family, that is, the Zhenbei Hou family, is not having an easy time at the moment.
Because the barbarians in the desert have been completely divided into pieces. It has been almost a hundred years since the two sides had a large-scale battle-level conflict. At best, it was just a small fight.
As a result, the status of the Zhenbei Hou lineage began to decline. In fact, it is their own fault for not knowing how to play the trick of raising the bandits' self-respect.
Then after this generation of Yan kings came to the throne, they have been working on reducing the vassal, first weakening the power of the vassal towns below, and centralizing power, such as There are plans to use troops to dominate the Central Plains.
The contemporary Zhenbei Hou was forced to go to Beijing by three imperial edicts a while ago. It was nominally to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, but in fact he was under house arrest. In the capital.
At present, some people in the Zhenbei Army are panicking. "
"So, is it the Li family who is demonstrating this time?" Liang Cheng asked.
"Absolutely. The excuse was that two scouts of the Zhenbei Army disappeared within the influence of that barbarian tribe. The Zhenbei Army requested to station in for a search, but the other party refused.
Then the Zhenbei Houfu ordered thousands of Zhenbei army cavalry and killed them directly.
The leader of the barbarian tribe had some brains and wanted to intercept the grain road. Who knew that bitch. He was even more ruthless, killing thousands of peopleHe used it directly as bait and wiped out all the troops sent by the barbarian tribe this time. "
After hearing this, Liang Cheng nodded and said: "The purpose of deliberately provoking troops is to show to the Yan court that the Li family still has strong control over Beifeng County and the Zhenbei Army. Let the imperial court use a rat weapon and not dare to attack the Zhenbei Marquis in the capital;
Deliberately using civilians as bait is to achieve huge results in a short time and make this local war that is destined to be unsustainable. The war ended quickly. After all, this war was decided by the Zhenbei Houfu without authorization, not by the imperial court. The Zhenbei Houfu could not afford to delay it. The war must start quickly and end quickly at the same time. Otherwise, no matter what the imperial court said, Whether it is the accountability from the outside or the gradual unity of the desert barbarians because of this, it is not something that the Zhenbei Houfu alone can afford.
Secondly, it was also self-destruction, filthy the lintel of the Li family, making the emperor and ministers of the Yan court feel that the Li family was just a common man, and lowered their vigilance.
Any family that is rebellious and wants to aspire to that position will at least show love for the people as a son before the incident to win people's hearts. I believe that the Zhenbei Houfu used thousands of people as bait this time. Soon word will spread that the people in Hutou City, including the entire Beifeng County, will feel bad about the Zhenbei Houfu's move, but the imperial court will be very happy. "
"I didn't expect you to understand so well. "Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng with some surprise.
In Zheng Fan's impression, Liang Cheng has always been a man of few words, but this kind of person has such tortuous thoughts in his heart.
"I have experienced similar things, and the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked. This is an age-old truth.
Moreover, sometimes, as long as you stand in that position, no matter how loyal you are to your superiors, there is no guarantee that your subordinates will be equally loyal. "
"Is it like Zhao Kuangyin? "Zheng Fan said.
"Almost. "
The three people were sitting on the mound, chatting and watching the army marching in front.
Zheng Fan stood up first, patted his pants and said:
"Okay, it's time for us to go back. "
"Haha, we have to think carefully about how to make good use of the three hundred people when we get back. "Xue San couldn't wait to jump on the horse.
"Only staff, no money, food or arms. "Zheng Fan reminded Xue San.
The imperial court did issue an edict to protect the trade routes, but it did not really require each border town to be self-sufficient in maintaining and preparing caravan escorts in the city. Instead, it asked Li This group of Beifeng County military leaders led by Jia Jia dispatched troops to take charge in various towns.
This is actually a way to weaken the opponent's military strength. There are many cities similar to Hutou City on the border. Three hundred here, three hundred there, it's quite a lot.
Cutting flesh with a soft knife sometimes hurts more.
But obviously, the Li family has no intention. I really obeyed the order. As a feudal lord, the current head of the family has also been placed under house arrest.After leaving the capital, if you continue to cut off your limbs, you will really turn yourself into a piece of fish on the chopping board.
That’s why the woman said to Zheng Fan that there was only a staff but no troops, food and equipment to supplement it.
Liang Cheng also got on his horse. After hearing Zheng Fan’s words, a look of confidence appeared on his face and said:
“My lord, there is no need to worry about money or people. , If the blind man and Siniang can't even do this, they will have no shame in following the Lord."
Xue San interjected at this time: "No, Siniang will keep it for use. , the blind man can throw it away."
After all, they had made a contribution, so when they left the team and returned to Hutou City, each person was given a horse.
Oh, there is also a military order that is useless in the eyes of the female general,
Hutou City Protector School Lieutenant, with an establishment of three hundred people.
The scorching sun was shining brightly,
the three horses galloped together,
raising up a bunch of dust.
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“Sisters, what is on this table are all the expenses I have prepared for you. This is your contract. Look, I am now Just burn it."
Feng Siniang held a handful of deeds in her hand and threw them into the brazier.
However, none of the "aunts" standing in front of them said they wanted to leave, and no one came up to get money.
The house of the owner of the deed was burned directly without you having to pay any ransom money, and they even gave you money. Looking at the brothels in the world, such a good mother is really the only one.
Of course, if it were a city in the mainland, with such a good thing, the girls would probably be eager to rush up, take the money and leave, but this is Hutou City, and they are not just beauties. Mother.
Someone knelt down, and under the leadership, everyone knelt down together.
"Mom, you can't leave us."
"Yes, mom, without your protection, where can we go?"
"Mom, I don't want to leave."
In the past six months since the inn opened, Siniang has taken in many "aunts", all of whom are miserable people who can't survive.
Today is different from the past. In the world and country that Zheng Fan was in before, if you had hands and feet, it would be really difficult for you to starve to death.
But today, it is a world where it is really easy for people to starve to death.
"What's wrong?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Siniang's mouth, "Why is this desperate person relying on me for nothing?"
"Pa!"
Six Niang slapped the table.
Mom’s momentum is so terrifying!
Si Niang treats the girls under her well, and the girls under her also know that compared to the old bustards in the brothels outside who don’t take human life seriously, Si Niang is simply a Bodhisattva. .
But Siniang’s servants were also extremely strict and kept them obedient.Post, once Siniang got angry, they really didn't dare to continue shouting, so they had to lower their heads one by one.
"Everyone of you should have saved a lot of money for your private life. Our price is not expensive, but we are fast!
At the end of the day, you will also You’ve saved a lot, haven’t you?
My aunt, I don’t live alone, so I just turn a blind eye to tips.
It’s better now. Auntie, I burned your deeds and prepared the money for you.
Whether you continue to stay in Hutou City or go to other towns, start a small business or find a job. It's up to you if an honest man gets married, or if he leaves my job and continues his career in another brothel, you can do it too!
We don't owe anyone anything, and we don't owe anyone anything. You are crying in front of me, I taught you some of your work. You can deceive the guests, but you still want to deceive me?”
This is what you said, “aunts” Looking at each other, they all stood up slowly and started to step forward one by one to get the money. After taking the money, they kowtowed to Siniang again.
An aunt took the money, kowtowed, and did not stand up in a hurry, but asked: "Mom, this shop is running well, why is it so open?" Is it going to close?”
“Closing?”
“Why not close the store?”
Feng Siniang smiled,
reached out her hand,
pointed to her face,
said:
"I will We need to upgrade the industry. I’ve really had enough in the past six months!”
The underlying meaning of this sentence can be translated into another sentence, which is what most head teachers will say:
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You are the worst class I have ever led.
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“Red wine is still delicious.”
Blind Bei put down his wine glass with a look of enjoyment on his face.
"Be careful, I didn't brew much."
A Ming, who had recovered, sat next to Blind Bei.
In the yard, it was raining, beating on the loquat tree.
"In the future, we can brew more." Blind Bei said.
A Ming turned his face and looked at Blind Bei, "Are we going to start?"
Blind Bei stretched out and said, "It depends on how well you recover. ”
“I have no problem.”
The recovery speed of vampires is different from that of men, but they both represent a kind of pride.
"No problem, we can start."
"Oh, my body is fine, but in other aspects, there are still two problems."
"Say."
"The first question is, before the Lord comes back, are you going to make the decision without permission?"
"The Lord will come back sooner or later, and there is nothing we can do. It's insignificantIt’s just a Tao thing, we still have this bit of consciousness and subjective initiative. "
"Okay, second question, I told you the day before yesterday that my body has almost recovered. Why didn't you say start the day before yesterday and chose today instead? "
"Because it rained today. ”
“Huh? "
"I think rainy days are suitable for killing people. ”
A Ming stood up,
looking at the blind Bei who was still sitting in the armchair with his eyes narrowed,
After a while,
He said:
"You are so ticklish. ”