After being welcomed into the camp, Liu Shilin was a little flattered. He looked at the smiling Ye Mingsheng in front of him and asked tentatively: "Brother Ye, what's the matter with you?"
Hearing that Liu Shilin's words revealed what he was thinking, Ye Mingsheng pretended to be angry and said: "Brother Liu, who do you think Mr. Ye is? This time in Liujing, you and I share weal and woe, life and death." Thank you, Mr. Ye sincerely treats you as a friend..."
After speaking, Ye Mingsheng sighed deeply, looking extremely sad.
After this period of contact, Liu Shilin, who had already understood Ye Mingsheng's behavior style, was naturally deeply suspicious of Ye Mingsheng's remarks, but of course, on the surface, he still bowed to Ye Mingsheng. He said very sincerely:
"I judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. I wrongly blamed Brother Ye. I'm sorry!"
Ye Mingsheng, who had brought the situation to a close, exchanged some random pleasantries with Liu Shilin. When he was about to talk about business, Liu Shilin would always be one step ahead of him, change the subject, and talk to him. Don't give Ye Mingsheng a chance to talk about business.
Seeing that Liu Shilin was as slippery as a loach, Ye Mingsheng was so angry that he couldn't help but curse in his heart. He could only change his strategy and simply interrupted Liu Shilin's speech and said to Liu Shilin mysteriously:
"Brother Liu, let me tell you a secret. The imperial court plans to build a new Zhenwu Army in the Liaoyang area, with a size of about 30,000. Your Liu family must prepare in advance. This is a huge deal. If your Liu family can Share a piece of the pie and I hope you can live a comfortable life for a few years!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Liu Shilin didn't look surprised at all. On the contrary, there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Ye Mingsheng knew that the Zhenwu Army had been established. He had a wide network of contacts and had naturally passed through various methods. Channel, knowing this matter, there is no need for Ye Mingsheng to remind you...
He knew that when Ye Mingsheng came to him after talking to Shen Jianzhong, he must want to ask him about this matter. However, this matter was very sensitive and he did not intend to involve it too much here, so he was here to care about it. As far as he was concerned, it seemed that Ye Mingsheng was not planning to let him go.
Seeing Liu Shilin's reaction, Ye Mingsheng felt happy and realized that his guess was indeed correct. Young Master Liu must know something, and his eyes immediately stared at Liu Shilin closely.
Feeling the desire in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, Liu Shilin knew that he was pretending to know nothing at this time, so he completely offended Ye Mingsheng. Thinking of how Ye Mingsheng had just asked for credit for himself in front of Shen Jianzhong, Liu Shilin was not too embarrassed. , and continued to act stupid and was stunned.
After hesitating for a moment, he stopped acting with Ye Mingsheng and whispered:
"Brother Ye, what I want to say next is known to God and earth. You know it and I know it. If you mention this matter again after leaving this door, I will not admit it!"
"Brother Liu, please rest assured. Although I, Mr. Ye, am not a good person, I still have some moral integrity!" Seeing that Liu Shilin's attitude had softened, Ye Mingsheng naturally promised:
Liu Shilin nodded after hearing this, pondered for a moment and said: "The establishment of the Zhenwu Army in Liaoyang is indeed true. Before the change in the palace capital, the Chief Assistant had been planning this matter. Originally, this matter The matter is still being carried out secretly, and it will probably take several months before we are ready to make it public!"
"But Xu Zhaojie, Mr. Xu's performance this time made the chief minister very angry, so he also accelerated the matter. If nothing happens, this matter will be brought to the cabinet in another month. Leave it to the public for deliberation!"
Liu Shilin's narration seemed to make Ye Mingsheng realize something. A flash of strange color flashed across his face, but Liu Shilin did not notice the change in Ye Mingsheng's face and continued:
"The first military expenditure for the establishment of the Zhenwu Army is about five hundred thousand taels of silver. Under the instruction of the Chief Assistant, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs have completed the financing and can be allocated at any time. The warehouse of the Ministry of War will provide ordnance. As for the next step The imperial court will divide half of the 600,000 taels of tax paid by Liaoyang Province to the imperial court every year and provide it to the Zhenwu Army as military expenses."
"The Liaoyang Gongsun family, Gongsun Heng, who once served as Shiwei's envoy, will serve as the commander of the Zhenwu Army. As for the commander of the Zhenwu Army, although it has not yet been decided, from now on Judging from the news from the Ministry of War, it is very likely that Wang Muzhi, the commander of the Shenwu Army, will serve as the commander. In addition, most of the military attachés transferred to the Zhenwu Army will also come from the Shenwu Army."
After saying this, Liu Shilin spread his hands towards Ye Mingsheng and said very bachelorly: "Brother Ye, as a businessman, this is all I know, and I will tell you all. As for the rest, it is up to you. , on the day when you become famous, don’t miss me as your friend!”
When Ye Mingsheng heard this, he immediately stood up, bowed deeply to Liu Shilin, and said with a serious face: "Brother Liu's feelings today will be remembered by Mr. Ye, and he will be rewarded generously in the future!"
After talking about the business, Liu Shilin didn't stay any longer, and immediately said goodbye and left. After seeing him off, Ye Mingsheng, who stayed alone in the tent, had uncontrollable excitement on his face!
He really found the right person when he found Liu Shilin. Young Master Liu knew a lot. If what he said were true, then the relationship between the Liu family and the imperial court would be really strong!
The information revealed by Liu Shilin seems to be a lot, but taken together, there is actually only one content, that is, the chief assistant Shangguan Hongyuan is not passionate about the establishment of the Zhenwu Army, but has many plans and attaches great importance to it. With detailed deployment.
If the Zhenwu Army wants to be established, someone must be rich. It can be said that the name of Wang Muzhi, the commander of the Shenwu Army, mentioned by Liu Shilin, has been known to Ye Mingsheng for a long time.
Although this man was born as a civilian, he was brave in battle and had outstanding military achievements. He was entrusted with important tasks by Shangguan Hongyuan many times. He was a well-known confidant of the chief assistant in the Forbidden Army and was loyal to Shangguan Hongyuan.
If he had not come from a bad background and was criticized by hundreds of officials in the court, with Wang Muzhi's military exploits, he would have been able to enter the ranks of the fourth-grade military attache and become a senior military attache in the Forbidden Army.
But even so, Shangguan Hongyuan still defied all opinions and promoted his official position to the fifth rank, commanding the five thousand cavalry in the Shenwu Army.
This time Wang Muzhi was released as the commander of the Zhenwu Army, which showed that Shangguan Hongyuan attached great importance to himself and the Zhenwu Army.
