"Sanniang, Guiying is extremely satisfied with this supply of military rations. He should be given the highest praise."
When Mu Guiying saw Sanniang's mysterious look, she thought she had some hidden agenda. Unexpectedly, she just wanted to trick her, so she waved her hand and responded.
The third lady of the Yang family frowned and said:
"But this is Cao Bin's request, and the evaluation is only used within their chamber of commerce and has nothing to do with the court."
"There are many merchants providing logistics this time. They need to allocate quotas legitimately based on our evaluation."
"Guiying now gives full marks to her. If there is a better one, how would you rate it?"
"Furthermore, Cao Bin's payment for each military ration is fixed, so even if he loses money, it won't be lost to him."
"Cao Bin has already said, don't make us look ignorant."
"What he needs is competition and obedience. The more demanding you are, the happier he will be."
Everyone was speechless after hearing such words.
Good guy, if these businessmen hear this, I wonder if they will want to hang Cao Bin on a street lamp as a pendant. This is even more treacherous than those profiteers!
Mu Guiying pursed her red lips and said speechlessly:
"If there is something better, please note it."
"I have always made clear rewards and punishments. I can never offend my conscience and deliberately make things difficult..."
Seeing that Mu Guiying had made up her mind, Sanniang said no more, let alone cared.
However, after she heard that Cao Bin was going to do a big business, she thought of secretly borrowing money from her parents' family to participate in a small share. Although she was rejected by Cao Bin for a long time, she finally made an appointment to get on the bus.
Thinking that she would become a breath of fresh air in Tianbo Mansion and no longer have to worry about money, she felt happy and let her sisters-in-law and sisters be envious...
In addition to food and grass, a lot of soldiers, armor and ordnance were also transported this time, which was something that merchants could not interfere with.
With sufficient and convenient logistical supplies, Mu Guiying advanced quickly.
After crossing the river, she first flooded the main force of the bandit army in Shouchun to lure the enemy, and then completely ignored the surrounding prefectures and counties and went straight to the bandit capital.
They broke into cities along the way and took boats when they encountered water. They were like breaking bamboos. In less than a month, they surrounded Yun'an City, the capital of thieves.
On the day the camp was set up, Mu Guiying heard that the bandits were coming out of the city to challenge him. He immediately drove out on horseback and without moving, killed six of the enemy's generals and stunned the leader of the bandits, Wang Qingdu.
It was only at this time that the "anger" that Mu Guiying had been holding back since he was forced to go out to fight had dissipated a little.
In the following days, giant crossbows formed an array outside Yun'an City, and artillery fired into the sky, without any concern for consumption.
Wang Qing only defended the city for seven days before he couldn't hold it any longer. He didn't care about the soldiers and civilians in the city, so he took his close associates to break out of the encirclement at night and ran all the way.
"Your Majesty, where are we going now? We still have three military states intact, and the terrain is difficult and we can hold on."
Hearing his subordinates' questions, Wang Qing hesitated for a moment and suddenly said:
"No, let's go to Hebei to seek refuge with a friend named Tian."
"Damn it, that woman is too fierce. She can't even keep her guard."
"I heard that the lives of the people in Hebei are even worse, and with the support of the Liao Kingdom, let's start from scratch..."
With that said, a dozen horses ran towards the north in a hurry.
His emperor's addiction lasted only two months, and it was broken.
Mu Guiying also did not expect that Wang Qing would be so decisive, abandoning "half of the country" and running away, leaving him alone.
The fifth lady of the Yang family said: "Guiying, I'll go after her."
Mu Guiying nodded and said:
"The thieves have lost their temper. If they can't catch up, forget it. Notify the court to issue a sea arrest document and arrest them nationwide..."
Just as Mu Guiying was appeasing the people and planning to regain the remaining prefectures and counties, the food and grass equipment compensated by the court finally arrived.
At the same time, several low-level officials from the armory were escorted to Mu Guiying.
Yang Sanniang complained speechlessly:
"Is this Mr. Kou's explanation and compensation? It was said that it would be delivered urgently within half a month, but it was more than a month late."
"We just doubled the amount of food and grass. If we counted on this, we would have starved to death..."
Mu Guiying secretly thought that with the luxurious military supplies provided by Cao Bin, this thing in front of her was really hard to look at...
It was already half October when Mu Guiying broke up the thief, and the harvest season had already arrived in Jiangnan at the end of September.
Cao Bin did not regard supply logistics as a major matter at all.
Using himself to save others, he always likes to use benefits to drive others away.
He first announced the membership hierarchy of the Chamber of Commerce, and then released the news that he would form a very large maritime trade caravan next year to discuss cooperation with Southeast Asian countries in an official name. Those merchants and gentry took the initiative to lend food and grass.
Because these contributions to the government are turned into points, which serve as the rating standard for chamber of commerce members.
The higher the membership level, the more official care they receive and the more generous their treatment.
Finally, he asked merchants to bid at a fixed price. Whichever one provided the most affordable military rations and provided the best service would get more points...
He had originally intended to formulate rules for the Chamber of Commerce, so he took this opportunity to test them out and improve them if there were any shortcomings.
As for the possibility of loopholes and cheating Mu Guiying, it was no longer a concern for him.
Anyway, Huaixi is so close to Jiangnan. At worst, I personally send troops to rescue him, and maybe I can get some military exploits and a life-saving favor.
No matter how you think about it, it doesn’t hurt...
After instructing "Swallow" to pay close attention to the Huaixi battlefield, Cao Bin began a new life of earning points.
Since he was free in September, he had been cooking eagles, raising dogs, fighting incognito, "robbing" civilian girls... he almost died of exhaustion.
Although this is considered a decent job and I can earn 200 or 300 points every day, it is too hard.
He deeply felt that he was not the type to "work hard".
Early that morning, Cao Bin was sleeping soundly. Master Li stretched out his arm to push him and said:
"Cao Lang, didn't you say you wanted to learn blacksmithing today?"
Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"I won't go. I'm lying flat on my back. I'll give you as much love as you want."
Although Master Li was puzzled, he covered his mouth and smiled:
"I thought Cao Lang wanted to imitate Ji Zhongsan's debauchery? It turned out that he only drew a gourd."
Cao Bin turned over and held her in his arms, sighing comfortably:
"It's better to lie down and feel comfortable..."
[Congratulations to the host for realizing the true meaning of being a playboy. You do what you want without any deliberate intention. You will be rewarded with 3,000 playboy points. 】
"Holy shit, is this okay? This is enough for more than half a month of hard work..."
Just when Cao Bin was speechless, the maid suddenly came to report:
"Master, Master Bao is here to visit."
Cao Bin said depressedly:
"Why are Bao Heizi here?"
Seeing that Master Li had already picked up his clothes, Cao Bin had to get up and go see him.
Seeing Cao Bin show up, Bao Zheng, who was dressed as a soldier, turned around, gave him a sharp look and said:
"I heard that Marquis Zhongjing has been a little bored recently and has been fighting and robbing people in the street."
"It's the autumn harvest season now, why don't you go out of the city with me..."
At the same time, in the Kaifeng Palace, Concubine Pan was about to give birth.
The emperor was so weak that he leaned on the soft couch and looked anxiously at the bead curtain of the inner door.
At this moment, the bead curtain was lifted, and a female official came out with a happy face and said:
"The official family is very happy that the imperial concubine has given birth to a prince."
The emperor slapped his thigh, burst out laughing, danced, and clapped his hands repeatedly:
"Quick, help me take a look."
But just as he was about to get up, another female official ran out and said in panic:
"It's not good. The little prince's breath is weak. He will stop breathing soon..."
The emperor hurriedly looked at the imperial doctor, his mouth wide open and unable to speak.
When the doctors saw this, they rushed indoors without hesitation.
Seeing this, the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could calm down, he felt his chest jump a few times, his vision went dark, and he fell down immediately...
