Chapter 683 The beginning of the war
Jin Bao's body was quickly approaching Lu You. It was visually estimated that this guy's current weight was at least more than 200 kilograms, so that when he stepped onto the second floor, the thin floorboards made a creaking sound. People can't help but worry that the floor will collapse at any time.
Ding Ergou stood up and pointed to his seat, "Shopkeeper Jin, please sit here with me!"
Jinbao repeatedly held up his hands and apologized: "Brothers, I'm sorry to keep you all waiting. I was about to go out when Liu Yi and Liu Zhubo slipped me away to talk. It only lasted half an hour. Liu Zhubo is my little brother's food and clothing. Parents, how dare you offend me?”
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who blames you? Our brothers are also talking about something!" Lu You said. "Still not sitting down?"
Jinbao chuckled: "I'd better sit under Fat Brother. Where can I sit in the position of Brother Ergou?"
"Bao, Ergou asked you to sit with him because he was afraid that if you sat on Fat Brother's side, the floor would collapse. Look how fat you have become in the past few years!" Cai Ming suppressed a smile and said, "I see you He is preparing to become better than his predecessor. How did such a strong man become so fat? He has lost all his kung fu, right?"
Jinbao sat down with a smile and said: "With a few brothers here, it doesn't matter whether I have the Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu or not. Outside the customs, whoever doesn't give me Jinbao some face is not giving face to these brothers." ! ”
Jinbao is the fastest rising businessman in Tai'an City in recent years.
If you are just an ordinary businessman with no background, then it would be great if you can make a slight profit while making a living without losing money. Those who can really make big money naturally have backgrounds.
The stronger the background, the bigger the business can be.
The shareholders of Jinbao's business were initially just a group of colleagues who pooled together some capital to make their lives more comfortable and were run by Jinbao. But over the years, as these shareholders have risen in their own professions, Jinbao's business has naturally declined. It gets bigger and bigger.
The junior officers back then have now grown into mid- to high-level officers. The most disadvantaged one is also the captain of Fangzhe Chong Mansion. And Ding Ergou is now the one with the highest status and the brightest future among this group of people, although the most Young, but has already become the leader of their group.
Ding Ergou has a lot of influence in the military. His wife Tu Jiaojiao works in the Duhu Mansion. Now she directly serves Xiao Changche, so her power is even greater. Over at Zhiqiuyuan, just now The newly appointed director of the Logistics Department was also theirs. Shareholders, coupled with the fact that Jinbao is good at dancing and does not bully others, but adheres to the purpose of making money by being friendly and has an excellent reputation, the business has snowballed and grown bigger and bigger. Now Jinbao has become a very influential businessman outside the customs.
"Brothers, Lord Liu just gave me another big business deal. However, I have to advance the money first. I don't know when the payment will be made. But in return for our trading company's support to the Protectorate, you can After the war, give our trading company a franchise for one or two goods for a few years." Jinbao poured wine into several people's glasses and said, "Brother, I think this matter is going to be great. If you get the franchise, you can just lie down. Just make money!”
Lu You nodded and said: "That's true. It's natural to do this kind of business. If you advance money, you will advance money. Don't you have enough? I still have some."
"This time the quantity is a bit too big. I have funds in my hand to sell goods for the New Year some time ago, so I am really nervous." Jin Bao said: "So I would like to ask my brothers for some support. The Protectorate can owe us. But we can’t owe it to those people below! Especially those who rely on wages to make a living. This is our reputation and we must not lose it!”
"Money is not a problem!" Ding Ergou raised his glass, "It's not a big problem if you go back to Jiaojiao and lend you part of it!"
"Then I'd like to thank my brothers!" Jinbao toasted happily: "Brothers, I feel like we don't want to fight a big war? The earlier news is not in line with the current atmosphere, and this time Master Liu is too weak Most of the things purchased are..."
Several people looked at each other.
Ding Ergou put down his chopsticks and said: "I will leave Yangguan for a while."
Cai Ming said in astonishment: "Brother Ergou wants to go out too? I have just received an order, and I will probably have to enter the border to fight in the near future! What about you, Fat Brother?"
Lu You shook his head. Ding Ergou pondered for a moment and said: "Whether you are leaving Yangguan soon or staying here, try to be careful. Jinbao is right about one thing. There is indeed a big battle coming. This battle is very dangerous. , It will not be worse than the last battle we defeated Beiyuan, or it will be worse than that of officers of our level. The rate of loss is not small, so let’s work hard to survive!”
After hearing this, the remaining people swallowed their saliva.
Ding Ergou has much better information than them. Now that he has said that, the next war must be extraordinary.
The atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a moment, but Lu You laughed and said: "Then after this battle, I can earn a favor as a general, right? Ergou, maybe you can become a general!"
"Impossible!" Ding Ergou shook his head: "If you want to be a general, you need to take all-round assessments. Just a martial arts cultivation level of at least the eighth level of Xuanyuan is not enough for me."
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"Even the Protector said you are a prodigy in martial arts. Isn't it easy to catch Xuanyuan at the eighth level!" Cai Ming chuckled and said, "Come on, come on, drink, drink. When this battle is over, let's come here for a drink!"< br>
"Lao Cai, the next step is to march into Guannei and dominate the world, but it is estimated that this war will not be completed in two years. Do you really want to retire after working for two years?" Jinbao asked: "This is almost the founding war of the country. , if you don’t persevere until the end, you will be much worse off when the time comes to reward you for your merits?”
"I am always happy when I am content, I am always happy when I am content!" Cai Ming laughed and raised his glass: "Now I have a big pasture over there in Dading. I just redeemed my life for Miss Xichun of Yingchun House this year. After the New Year, I can turn it over." Applied. Anyway, you will have a bright future. I will have you to take care of me and you will be able to live happily. Come on, have a drink!
Everyone has his or her own ambitions, just like Jin Bao, who retired from the army early to engage in business, and they are now living such a prosperous life, they have never been embarrassed about money, and they also have a close relationship with Jin Bao.
After three rounds of drinking, we dispersed happily.
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Three days later, it was Lu You's turn to patrol the city. That night, Lu You saw Ding Ergou leaving the city. A total of five hundred people, with full equipment, left the city quietly.
Seeing Lu You standing on the tower, Ding Ergou turned around and gave him a bright smile.
And that night, it was not just Ding Ergou's army that left the city, but several.
The last person to leave Yangguan was Gu Xiaoman.
At the same time, in the city of Boling County, Linghu Zhishu also welcomed Li Guohua and the three thousand soldiers of the Guanlong Li family who had arrived with Li Guohua.
Boling's 5,000 armored troops are gathering, but they will not come to the county to assemble. Yang's 2,000 white-feathered troops are rushing here, and more or less private armies from other major families are also preparing their own food and grass. Boling concentrated.
Soon, Boling will turn into a large military camp.
Such a large-scale gathering and such powerful force had only happened once in hundreds of years. That was more than three hundred years ago, when everyone gave up their disputes and united together in order to overthrow the Yong Dynasty.
(End of chapter)