Chapter 124: Their respective futures
Lu You lost a lot of weight.
I lost at least thirty pounds of meat.
But even so, compared to Jin Bao on the opposite side, after he is divided into two, he is probably a little more majestic than Jin Bao.
One fat and one thin, they stand out in this tavern, and they look funny.
The wound on Lu You's body was itching terribly, which made him reach into his clothes from time to time to pull at it, pull off some scabs and put them on the table in front of him, where a lot of them were already piled up.
Whether it was the breakout from Jizhuang or the bloody battle at Mao'er Mountain, Lu You put in a lot of effort. The dozens of scars on his body proved his efforts, and he also got many friends, including Gu Xiaoman. Appreciation from all the heads inside.
As for the army, everyone naturally likes those who dare to fight tooth and nail.
Looking at Jinbao, people don’t like to see him who is timid.
"Do you really want to quit the army completely?" Lu You picked out a large piece of blood scab from his belly again. There was still blood on it. It didn't look like it was completely healed, but it was so itchy that it annoyed Lu You. Dry, he would rather be in pain.
"Yeah!" Jinbao nodded and said: "Fat brother, I'm going to Tai'an City to do business. You also know my details. My family was originally a businessman. If I hadn't been framed and my family was ruined, I wouldn't have done this without money. Since God favored me, not only did I survive, but I also had a chance to make a choice. Naturally, I wanted to return to my profession. I'd be dead a long time ago!"
"What a pity!" Lu You said: "If you still stay in the army, you can at least become a regiment commander like me! If you can go one step further and become the captain of the Zhe Chong Mansion, that would be awesome!"
In the military reorganization, pure horse bandits like Lu You and Jin Bao are naturally among the first in the reorganization.
Li Dachui’s men are known as horse bandits, but in fact the team is not on the same level as horse bandits. Although the military discipline is not as strict as that of Xiao Changche’s men, it is still quite good. At least compared to other armies, they can be called Teacher of benevolence and righteousness.
Those real horse bandits are used to being loose, and burning, killing and looting are commonplace. It is really difficult for them to abide by strict military discipline.
It would be a good thing for both parties to get a reward and leave as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once you break military rules and have your head chopped off, it will be too late to regret.
These pure horse bandits now have many choices.
You can choose to settle locally, and the local area will allocate fertile land to them. From now on, they will be regarded as good citizens who pay taxes and food. No matter what they have done in the past, they can forget it.
Now the territory controlled by Xiao Changche and Li Dachui is large enough. For this area, which is only about 600,000 people, it is still sparsely populated. These horse bandits are all strong men with good cultivation. If you have strength and can abandon evil and do good, then everyone will naturally welcome you.
If you don't know how to farm and don't want to farm, you can also engage in other industries, such as looking after homes and being a bodyguard. Both Tai'an City and Aquarius City are places with extremely prosperous commerce. In Li Dachui's future plan, Aquarius City is indeed the storage and transshipment center for bulk materials.
Because of the convenient transportation conditions here, they are more suitable for doing this kind of thing than Tai'an City.
Of course, from grabbing things to protecting things, this change still requires them to adapt well.
If you don’t want to do either and still want to continue being a bandit, that’s fine.
Of course, if you want to do it in this area, then everyone will be enemies, and they may want to destroy you.
Lu You and Jin Bao chose different paths in this election.
Lu You has someone who appreciates him, and he himself wants to try for wealth again. In the past, being a horse bandit didn't have much future, and the final outcome was probably to be beheaded by either officers and soldiers or by his colleagues.
But now that I am following the cavalry general, it is completely different.
He chose to stay and become a soldier. He became the head of the township and was assigned a small village. Xiaozhuangzi has hundreds of acres of land, a hill and several large ponds. As the head of the township, he has jurisdiction over ten villages and has a total of 1,000 soldiers under his command.
Jinbao, on the other hand, decided to exchange all the rewards into money. He wanted to return to his father's old business and do business.
"The area in Tai'an City is so evil!" Lu You said: "You have to be careful when doing business there. Bao'er, I gave all my wealth to you, and I still expect you to double it for me!"
Jinbao smiled and said: "Brother Fatty, don't worry. I'm not very good at fighting, but doing business is passed down from my ancestors. Over the years, I've been a horse bandit while raking things around. You've seen it, right?" "
Lu You nodded with a smile: "You are doing well, so our family can live happily and make many friends. "
"Besides, I can still do it. There is a silver medal from Tai'an City, which is like a talisman. No one would dare to lie to us, right?" He took out a silver medal from his arms and dangled it between the two of them.
This is what they paid for with their lives.
Looking at the silver medal, both of them sighed.
"Fat brother, when we get to Tai'an City, I'm going to find a wife to spread the branches. You have to hurry up. In such a big village, with so much land, can't there be people to cultivate it?"< br>
“The superiors have divided some slaves this time.” Lu You said: “We can still calm down for the time being. Finding a mother-in-law is a big deal, so we can’t do it carelessly. Bao’er, let me tell you, you can’t go to Yingchun Tower. You have to spend money to redeem it! As we said, actors are ruthless and bitches are unrighteous. We, the wife of the wife, must find a decent family, who can endure hardships and be a master, so that we can establish a family in the future." The two of them were planning to marry Jinbao. As he was about to do something, a familiar voice rang.
“Fat man, I’ve been looking for you everywhere, but why are you drinking here?”
The two of them stood up together, looked at the visitor and bowed: "He Xiaowei!"
He Li, fat man Lu You's immediate boss.
"Captain, do you have official duties?" Lu You asked.
"Why, if I don't have official business, I can't have a drink with you?" He Li said with a smile.
Hearing this, Jin Bao quickly filled He Li’s glass with wine: “The captain’s reward for his face is something that even a person can’t ask for.”
Picking up the wine glass, He Li smiled and said: "Jinbao, I heard that you are going to Tai'an City to do business? Can I buy a share?"
Jinbao glanced at Lu You, nodded repeatedly and said: " If the captain joins, my business will be smoother in the future. I just don’t know how many shares the captain will hold?”
He Li laughed, “Fat man, how much did you invest and how many shares did you hold? ?”
Lu You said: “I don’t have much money. The main reward this time is houses, land and servants. The only floating wealth in my hand is three thousand taels, and I gave it all to Bao’er, and I didn’t say how much. The shares are all brothers, it doesn’t matter!”
“Brothers, we have to settle the accounts! This is not possible, let’s make things clear upfront to avoid having to settle for money later!” He raised his neck and drank a drink, and said, "I will also pay three thousand taels. I have the same shares as the fat man, both are 20%. How about Jinbao?"
"Okay, as long as the captain says it's okay!" Jin Bao said.
"Let's go then!" He Li stood up: "First come with me to get the principal, and then we will find a middleman to set up a document."
Said to get the principal. , but He Li led the two of them straight out of Aquarius City and rode forward all the way. Seeing that the road was becoming more and more difficult to navigate and the place was becoming more and more remote, Lu You and Jin Bao both felt anxious in their hearts. .
"Colonel, where are you going?" Lu You asked.
“Get the capital!”
"This place in the wilderness..." Lu You looked around, full of suspicion, but not because He Li was his boss. He also suspected that this guy was trying to make money or kill someone.
"Fat man, I'm different from you. I have a mother-in-law at home, so I have to hold on to my little money. I don't have much money!" He Li said with a smile: "Brother, I paid it again this time. With an extra room, the expenses will be even greater. I don’t dare to ask your sister-in-law for money, so I have to find another way!”
“If you want to borrow money, just ask,” Lu You said.
"Borrowing money can only help emergencies, but it cannot help the poor!" He Lidao: "I heard that Jinbao is good at doing business. Didn't I just come to your door? As for the capital? Hehe, it will be here soon. "
Lu You and Jin Bao both changed their minds, "Commander, are you robbing us? Now that we are not horse bandits, it is not appropriate to do this, right? When I ride in Xiaoche, my calves become cramped.”
Hearing this, He Li couldn't help laughing, "You two guys, you just changed your career a few days ago, and you actually follow the rules like this?"
Lu You said sarcastically: "Good times are hard to come by. You should cherish it. Haven’t you been studying military discipline all this time?” Do you know Yang Changgui? "
Lu You suddenly realized: "The guest of the Yan family killed Yan Dong's son and daughter, and received a reward of several thousand taels! "
"General Xia hates this person very much!" He Lidao: "This guy also knew that he would end up in danger, so after lurking in Aquarius City for a while, he prepared to flee to Tai'an City. Hehe, we know that Qiuyuan's brother died Staring at him! He can still run "to heaven!"
"If it's this person, I'll kill him!" Lu You said, "Grandma, I was also there at the time. He made two clicks and the two little dolls were crushed to death by him. If others kill these two dolls, I There is nothing to say, who gave them the surname Yan! It is unjustifiable to commit suicide, and they can kill with such complacency that they are not their sons."
"This man must have a lot of wealth!" Li Dao: "If we become him, we will have everything."
"Brothers from Zhiqiuyuan?"
"Of course I will have a share, and I will also invest in Jinbao's shares in the future. These are the ones who work in the field." Brother, the expenses are high and we are short of money!" He Li said with a smile.
Seeing that more and more people are joining and others are taking more and more shares, Jinbao is getting happier and happier.
The more people like this join, the greater the possibility of making money in the future.
Without a backer, it may be easy to make a little money to support your family, but it is difficult to make a lot of money.
(End of this chapter)