Zhang Xing did not shake hands and talk happily, not because he became a left-wing leader, but because in this military and political environment, it is not a big deal to vote based on the other party's identity and position, but the other party is so enthusiastic and so Extremely fast and so impassioned, Zhang Dalongtou felt a little nervous. In turn, he had some doubts about how speculative the other party was.
Of course, people must be allowed to speculate, and the key to the problem is that rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, and efforts must be made to build an upward path that is accessible and fair for everyone as has been lamented repeatedly recently.
If you do this, it doesn't matter if you shake hands or not, or speculate or not.
As for why I always shook hands with my closest brothers before, even knowing that some people were hesitant to even speculate, this is another logic.
It's like falling in love and getting married. When in love, everyone rushes to each other or has wishful thinking. At this time, they make some actions that are beyond the standards. It will happen in the future. It is called romantic and unforgettable. It is like Zhang Xing will never forget Bai Yousi in Hongshan Col. It’s the same as the scene of waiting for oneself in the rain; and when you get married, you have to face the real interests and life, and you need daily necessities. At this time, what is important is peace of mind and respect for the other person in life, plus working together on a material basis. What are those Romance and unforgettable love are good, but you can live a lifetime without them. When both parties grow old together, they will be as plain as water and turn around a thousand times.
Turning back to the present, now that Tang Bairen is here and Zhang Xing has also said hello, no matter whether he is rich in wealth, has both talent and virtue, he must be given enough for the subsequent drama.
As a result, the two of them entered the county government office and entered the backyard. Everyone else dispersed. Only the two of them sat opposite each other in front of the stone table in the pavilion under the blue sky and white sun. Then Zhang Dalongtou immediately made a promise - as long as the other party operates properly, To ensure that Liang's father can hand over peacefully, the guarantee will recommend a leader position to the other party after the second Eastern Expedition.
Moreover, whether the other party wants to lead the army or manage the people, they can be respected.
In addition, depending on the other party's performance in other tasks, the other party will be allowed to recommend some suitable candidates to serve as local helmsmen, deputy helmsmen, or other mid-level officers, as well as deacons and guardians within the gang.
This is a very high reward and remuneration.
Because the other party only has one county, it only corresponds to the helmsman of the Deposed Dragon Gang.
However, after listening to Zhang Xing's words, Tang Bairen had a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xing asked seriously. "Is there something inappropriate?"
"It's a little inappropriate." Tang Bairen thought for a moment, wiped the sweat on his face that hadn't dried up, and got it right carefully. "From what I see, Mr. Zhang is too generous to me. I am just the three leaders of a miscellaneous rebel army. I didn't have much to rely on before the Dragon Gang's army was deposed. Even Liangfu County took advantage of Mr. Zhang's victory in Lishan. It took less than a month to take advantage of the situation... I originally thought that a helmsman would be considered generous by Zhang Gong, how could he become the leader? I also know the system of the Deposed Dragon Gang, and I also know the value of the leader... like this How can you feel at ease if you accept it? Who can be convinced?"
"So?" Zhang Xing asked with interest. "Are you going to refuse?"
"Of course not." The man immediately shook his head. "Since I know how valuable and rare the position of leader is, how can I give up so easily? What I want to say is that I ask Mr. Zhang to give you any orders, whether it is difficult, cumbersome, or something that requires a lot of effort, just give him the orders... I am willing to do my best and make meritorious deeds so that Mr. Zhang’s kindness can be taken seriously and convinced by others in the gang.”
"Do you have anything you want to do?" Zhang Xing continued to ask, seemingly not too surprised. This may be because he had expected it, or it may be that this statement is not significant to him.
"I can offer you all the three counties led by the Guishan Army." Tang Bairen hurriedly said.
Zhang Xing's expression remained unchanged and he immediately shook his head: "What is this?"
Tang Bairen felt something unexpected in his heart, but he didn't dare to say a word.
"Chief Tang, you have said it yourself, the Guishan Army is just a miscellaneous rebel army, and it is nothing in front of our army of the Deposed Dragon Gang." Zhang Xing pressed his hands on the stone table in front of him and said something sincerely. "Do you think we haven't marched yet because we don't have enough troops or are worried about casualties? To be honest, I just held discussions with several other big leaders in Dongping County a few days ago and suppressed their proposal to march... The reason is that I I have always thought that this Eastern Expedition is not only about occupying territory and expanding the number of troops, but more importantly, it is about taking root in new territories. Therefore, rather than marching in a hurry, I would rather see the Deposed Dragon Gang in these counties. Establish effective rule. And we very much hope that this process will not cause too much turmoil, displace people, stagnate production, and damage people's livelihood."
"I'm just confused." Tang Bairen finally started to feel uneasy and just rubbed his hands behind the table. "Thinking about Lin Chang, you should know that Mr. Zhang is not an ordinary person, and he has great benevolence and righteousness in his heart. But I don't know, what else can I do in this case? To protect the craftsmen in the three counties, or to persuade Guishan to surrender The other three leaders of the army? But what are these? They have no shame to show their merits in front of Duke Zhang."
"There are two things you can choose." Zhang Xing finally thought about it and finally became solemn. "As far as I know, the Guishan Army actually originated from Langya County, and the rebel armies in Langya County, Ludong, and Qi County all have some connection with the original Zhishi Army?"
"Yes." Tang Bairen nodded quickly. "Zhishi Lang Wang Hou was the first one in the world to shout out that he wanted to kill the tyrant, and he raised the flag in Langya. At that time, the deserters from the Three Expeditions and the surrounding counties and counties were all under the banner of Zhishi Army. Of course there is a connection . Even though Zhi Shijun was defeated by Zhang Xuguo several times before, he was able to rise again quickly because many people around him nominally used his number. He walked around Langya and was able to recruit people again. Our Guishan The big leader of the army, he had served as the ninth master under Wang Hou before."
"So, can you use the Guishan Army's connections in Langya to buy grain in Xuzhou, Donghai and even Jiangdu?" At this point, Zhang Xing made an unexpected suggestion.
Tang Bairen thought for a while and shook his head repeatedly: "It's difficult! I know that Zhang Gong refers to the grain from Jiangdong and Jianghuai collected around Jiangdu, and it was indeed possible to trade in the past. However, after the Lishan War, perhaps he was afraid of Zhang Gong's power. , large private ships are not allowed on the Huaihe River, and neither is the sea route. If you have to buy food... taking the sea route to Dongyi is the way to go, but it is too far, so it is better to go to Dengzhou to connect to Dongyi."
Zhang Xing sighed on the spot when he heard half of it. But when he heard Dong Yi's route later, his spirits suddenly lifted.
Seeing this situation, Tang Bairen finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Mr. Zhang, are we really short of food?"
"There is no shortage at this time." Zhang Xing simply told the truth. "But there will definitely be a shortage in the future, and there will be a shortage all over the world, especially in the East and Hebei... Because all the big warehouses are around Dongdu, and no one dares to touch them while the Grand Master is watching, and the world is already in chaos. Get up, the crops in the fields are left unattended, and the harvest will inevitably be greatly reduced... This is the first year, and the food shortage has not become too obvious, but what about next year and the year after that? Do we expect the court to sell us rebel grain? Last year In the Northern Shan Dynasty, there was a season of chaos due to the siege of the city by the Wu clan, and there was no harvest. As a result, the land was starved this year. Taiyuan was unwilling to save it, and the local area did not release grain. As a result, the top and bottom rebelled. This is a precedent."
Tang Bairen thought for a while and couldn't argue, but he could only try to explain: "I'm ashamed."
"What's there to be ashamed of..." Zhang Xing laughed. "It's off topic."
When Tang Bairen heard this, he cheered up again and quickly put his hands on the table: "Mr. Zhang, you said there are two things, what is the other thing?"
Zhang Xing nodded and continued: "As I said before, it is one thing to advance eastward and enter the prefectures and counties along the Jishui River. It is also another thing to do it with as little fuss as possible and win it cleanly and steadily... And this Inside, if the military pressure all the way to Qi County is not great, then it is hard to say in Dengzhou. Those three families rebelled earlier than the Deposed Dragon Gang and are powerful forces with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of followers."
Tang Bairen's heart suddenly suddenly came to his senses, and he immediately stood up and raised his hands in a gesture: "Mr. Zhang, I am willing to go to Dengzhou to make a wedge between the Sun, Gao, and Wang families!"
Zhang Xingduan sat still and just nodded: "If you are willing to do it, that's great. If you don't want to do it, it's okay. Since you came here at a high speed today, I will always have a leader position for you here."
"Mr. Zhang is joking." Tang Bairen was relieved. "Again, if I don't have some decent achievements, I won't be able to take this leader with confidence, and I may not dare to treat him as a real leader."
Zhang Xing smiled and said no more: "Then go back as soon as possible. Don't let too many people know that you have been here."
Tang Bairen immediately turned around and wanted to leave.
But after walking seven or eight steps, he turned back and held his hands in the pavilion again: "Please write another letter to Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then smiled again: "Who is it written to?"
"Zhang Gongmingjian." Tang Bairen was also stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed. "Please Zhang Gong write a letter to Zhishi Lang Wang Hou, agreeing to work with him to drive Sun Gao and others back to Hebei, and then ensure that Langya will be returned to Zhi Shi's army."
Zhang Xing nodded and immediately went to get a pen and paper to write on the spot without writing any ink.
After a while, the letter was written, and the fingerprints were pressed. Then, after thinking about it, he asked someone to get the seal of the Jiyin County Sheriff that he had captured before and used it frequently. He stamped it on the spot and handed it over to the other party. Tang Bai Ren didn't say much and left directly.
After walking for less than two quarters of an hour, Wang Xiongdan and Bing Yuanzheng turned back. Zhang Xing did not mention the matter at all, but only asked them about it.
Only then did Zhang Xing know the whole story.
It turned out that Liu Fan, the strong man who was guarding the gold mine, had no reaction at the time, and the two of them were already preparing to turn back. However, as soon as they left, the gold mine was fine, but seventy or eighty families in several nearby villages fled directly. , divided into several routes and ran to the territory of Guishan Army in East Lu.
What's interesting is that these families actually have horses in their houses, and they can't stop them.
Bing Yuanzheng was considered a local official in the Eastern Territory. Of course he knew what was going on and was not prepared to stop him. But since he knew Zhang Xing's mentality, did he still choose to turn back? Because these seventy or eighty households were all The "rich households" in these villages take good care of the farmland at home, so they have to temporarily remind the locals and ask them to take care of the autumn harvest on their behalf.
It’s okay for people to leave, but the crops in the fields cannot be wasted.
After Zhang Xing listened to the story, he still did not mention the uninvited guest Tang Bairen in the afternoon. He only encouraged a few people and discussed how to use both kindness and power in the county and other occupied areas of Lu County to quickly grasp the basics and establish a foundation. Also separated from Bing Yuanzheng.
For several days, everything was chaotic.
There were similar troubles in Lu County and other counties. Zhang Xing sent Jia Yue and Wang Xiongdan, and Zhou Xingfan, Wang Zhen, Shang Huai'en and others to suppress them in turn.
Bing Yuanzheng or other leaders suddenly attracted several local heroes, and Zhang Dalongtou again received them kindly and appointed them;
Then Tang Bairen, the leader of Liang's father's Guishan army, killed Liu Fan's old troops who went to join him. Then Zhang Xing sent his army to meet him, but he frightened the other party. He actually abandoned Liang's father's county and took five or six hundred confidants with him. Fleeing to the east forced Zhang Xing to temporarily send Bing Yuanzheng to Liang's father to serve as a town;
As soon as he turned around, Wang Shuyong advanced rapidly and penetrated Qijun in Jibei area in just a few days. The battle report of the meeting with Cheng Zhili in the Jibei area also came. Zhang Xing thought for a while and sent Jia Runshi to Qijun again.
While thinking about the situation, Wei Xuanding also followed the autumn harvest to the Wenshui Basin, but he was so busy that Zhang Xing simply asked Wang Xiongdan to send troops to assist him...
There are countless kinds of these.
In this way, the time came to the end of this month. Zhang Xing was considering whether to move to Liangfu or transfer to the Xiaqiu area of Lujun County for inspection. The camera was deciding on the next plan when he suddenly received a message saying that it was Xiong Bonan came back and wanted to see him here, so he took it again and waited for the purple-faced king to come.
However, that evening, the heat was fading, the moon was missing, the stars were numerous, and cicadas were chirping and insects were chirping everywhere. Zhang Xing was holding a candle under the pavilion in the backyard of the county government office to "enjoy the coolness." However, he wrote four or five pages of an article, but he didn't have enough to send to Bai Bai. I was interested in reading the whole article, but suddenly I noticed something strange.
Then, he looked at the rooftop opposite in surprise.
It was an obvious wave of true energy. Since the pill was condensed, not to mention flying, one of the most obvious feelings is that the subtleties of the world are more clearly perceived, and the sensitivity of the true energy is even more prominent.
"Brother Xian has indeed condensed his elixir."
A slightly unfamiliar voice sounded from behind the wall. "The world is in chaos, vitality is bursting out, dragons and snakes are fighting for power, and heroes are rising together. Sure enough, it's up to the Deposed Dragon Gang and you people!"
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment. He really didn't remember who the other party was, but it seemed hard to ask him like this.
And at this moment, the rescuer came. In the distance, a more majestic wave of true energy was revealed, and looking around, a purple stream of light was particularly conspicuous in the night.
The man obviously stopped talking.
After a moment, the purple-faced king Xiong Bonan appeared in front of the pavilion in the courtyard. He first bowed his hand to Zhang Xing, then turned to look at the direction of the other person, put his hands behind his hands and raised his voice and asked: "My friend, please tell me the truth." Sir, since you are here to visit, please meet me in person."
Zhang Xing sighed and took advantage of the situation to speak: "It must be an old friend. Before I could speak, King Xiongtian came."
"We are old friends, we are obviously close friends like brothers." As he said that, the man jumped lightly, like a crane flowing over the clouds, with an elegant posture, and landed in front of the two of them. Then he just raised his hand towards Xiong Bonan and looked towards Zhang Xing asked seriously with the paper in front of him. "My dear brother, do you have any more poems?"
Zhang Xing took a breath, immediately pressed down the manuscript on the table, and responded sincerely: "Brother Xie, since I said goodbye to you, I have made up my mind to write less poetry and more work...just ordinary articles."
The man nodded, then shook his head: "It's a pity, it's a pity."
It turns out that this person is actually one of the only two masters of the Eight Great Families in Jiangnan, Xie Minghe, nicknamed Liu Yunhe... But for some reason, he suddenly came to see Zhang Xing, his close brother on the books... I can only say , after a battle, the prestige increased slightly, and all kinds of monsters and monsters appeared.
PS: I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a full moon.
Good night.
(End of chapter)
