"Haha, I'm You Fu. I've heard about Master Shen's reputation for a long time and have always admired him. Please don't blame me, Master Shen."
Yufu? This name is quite special, but Shen Hao has never heard of it. In addition, everyone is now covered with a layer of white robes, covering their official robes. Shen Hao can't tell who the other party is for a while.
Seeing Shen Hao staring at him but not speaking, the frost on his face seemed to freeze him.
Youfu swallowed subconsciously and thought to himself: This person surnamed Shen is really hard to get in touch with. He looks at everyone coldly as if he owes him money.
He was criticizing in his heart, but Youfu still had a smile on his face, and he said with a smile: "Master Shen, I am the manager of the head office of the tooth bank in Tiantian, and I am mainly responsible for the affairs related to Jingxi. Please take care of me, Master Shen."
It turns out that he is from the dental shop, and he also happens to be in charge of the Jingxi stall? Shen Hao's mind turned a few times, the coldness on his face softened slightly, and he nodded and said: "It turns out to be Mr. You, nice to meet you!"
Whether it was really a pleasure to meet him or not was a matter of debate, but Shen Hao was interested in chatting with him. Anyway, he was in the corner, and he did feel bored at the royal banquet.
Seeing Shen Hao chatting, You Fu felt greatly relieved. In order to be able to sit next to Shen tonight, he spent a lot of money to bribe people in the palace and specially arranged his seat here. If the person named Shen didn't say a word, then his money would be wasted.
As long as you are willing to talk, it will mean that the following things can have a good start.
After some pleasantries, Youfu whispered: "Master Shen, now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, and Marshal Zuo has won a great victory in the south, I heard that the Ministry of War has already drafted a note to let the Fourth Front Army in the southern army begin to gradually withdraw. According to the past Conventionally, only the frontier troops should be left in the south. There should also be a large number of barbarian slaves coming back with them.
I heard that Master Shen has a preference for barbarian slaves. Would you like me to help Master Shen save the best ones for use? "
The other party did not beat around the bush as Shen Hao thought, but got to the point in just a few sentences.
South, slave. As soon as these two keywords came out, Shen Hao roughly guessed why the other party was looking for him. They should be doing testing for one or more slave caravans. Well, it must have been stimulated by the paperwork for the new slave caravan from Zhu Shou.
The reason is to find a way out. After all, the power of the Ministry of War will definitely continue to fall into the hands of the new emperor. Then when Zuo Yuliang's military power is reduced and the war in the south begins to end, a new page will follow. For Yahang and the slave caravan, they are simply looking forward to it. It’s been a long time and I have to go back to my old business.
But a new page means new rules. A document from the Ministry of War directly made Yaxing and the slave caravan feel what it means to replace the old with the new.
In the past, it was possible to get out of seclusion and catch slaves smoothly, but now it is no longer possible. The Ministry of War has the approval procedures in hand, but without the procedures, it is impossible to get out of the customs. As for how to obtain the specific permission procedures, the Ministry of War always shirks and makes it unclear.
I originally thought that Wen Mingju, the Minister of War, was deliberately manipulating it, but when Zhu Shou, the head of Fengri City Tooth Shop, sent a report, many quick-thinking people saw some clues.
It is rare to find someone like Zhu Shou in the dental industry because he comes from an ordinary background, has no background, and is average in ability and resume. Being a steward in a big city would be great, but he just acts like a dark horse. He took over the position of head of the bank. It shocked many people's jaws at the time.
At first, everyone thought that Zhu Shou was lucky. Later, many people thought about it carefully and realized that Zhu Shou was not lucky, but had an expert helping him behind the scenes.
Just like this time, other old slave caravans couldn't even get into the Ministry of War, let alone get a slave hunting permit from the Ministry of War. They were all as anxious as ants on a hot pot. But what about Zhu Shou? While reporting that he wanted to build his own slave caravan from start to finish, he directly obtained the permission document from the Ministry of War.
I asked Zhu Shou, but Zhu Shou insisted that he was just following the normal process. He didn't know why the Ministry of War did not make things difficult for him, and even gave him a slave hunting permit before the slave caravan was built. Anyway, he just didn't know anything about it, which made You Fu, who was in charge of Jingxi, hate him but he couldn't do anything about him.
Zhu Shou was tight-lipped, but the Ministry of War was full of people and not airtight. So soon news came out that Zhu Shou was able to get permission to hunt slaves because Xuanqing Guards greeted the Ministry of War.
What does Xuan Qingwei do? In Youfu's words, what Xuan Qingwei did was all shameful things. Nowadays, it is not a good thing to get involved in the Yahang and slave caravans.
So was Zhu Shou under duress? Or are you really ignorant?
As for which situation it was, Youfu did not press against Zhu Shou, but naturally found the Xuanqing Guard people who Zhu Shou might have come into contact with.
The only people who can directly influence the Ministry of War are the powerful characters in the Xuanqing Guard. It is impossible to suppress the governor at this level, and Zhu Shou does not have the ability to touch it. Further down are Qianhu Kuang Shengyuan of the Xuanqing Guard Qianhu Station, and Shen Hao, the newly integrated commander of the Black Flag Battalion.
Kuang Shengyuan was no stranger to Youfu. He was an old face in the Xuanqing Guards. After a few tests, he was sure that Kuang Shengyuan knew nothing about the slave caravan.
So in the end, the only one left was Master Shen, the commander of the Black Flag Battalion.
Moreover, based on Mr. Shen's resume, there has never been a step-by-step process along the way, and there will always be ups and downs. In addition, Master Shen once served in the border army and is very familiar with the south. If Xuanqing Guard wants to use Yahang to do something small with the slave caravan this time, Master Shen is indeed the best choice.
After thinking about it, Youfu decided to go directly to Mr. Shen to talk to him. What Zhu Shou can do, others can naturally do.
Shen Hao still maintained his upright posture, glanced at You Fu, and said, "Master You, have you ever checked out the population of Shen's family? Yes, I have three fox girls in my family, but I have no intention of raising any more. .I appreciate Lord You’s kindness.”
When Youfu mentioned slaves, he was just talking about it. No matter how Shen Hao answered, he still had something to say, so he continued: "Haha, I was so abrupt again. I forgot that Master Shen is familiar with Zhu Shou from Fengri City. Even if he wants to The slave can just ask Zhu Shou..."
Shen Hao waved his hand and interrupted: "Master You, Zhu Shou and I do know each other, but we are not familiar with each other. It's just that he helped me choose slaves when I bought them before, and I was very satisfied, so we count them as acquaintances. And Mr. You, if you have something to say, why don't you get straight to the point? It's too unpleasant to go round and round."
Hearing this, Youfu looked around and said in a low voice: "Master Shen is really generous in his words, but it is not convenient to go into details here. I wonder if Master Shen can give me a cup of tea after the royal banquet is over?"
PS: I'm feeling a bit unwell today, so I'll use this week's rest first, 2nd update. excuse me.
