"Brother, what kind of official position can I get if I join Duke Weng?" After pondering for a long time, Kang Lin couldn't resist his desire to be an official. Although the salary officer promised by the camp commander Hao Datong sounded good, , but the flag officer position offered by Liu Chongqi is obviously more in line with his interests!
There is land, people, and a certain degree of independence. What's even better is that there are not many mothers-in-law on top of the head. Isn't this the most ideal development environment for me to farm in the early stage and enrich my soft and hard strength? Moreover, I became a guard officer. Later, he could also use the government's tiger skins to purchase much-needed ordnance, ammunition, and materials for the fleet, and recruit young men and women among the refugees to join the army to strengthen his own strength. All he had to pay was just some young men. Mouth, and dozens or hundreds of stones of grain and grass. Compared with the benefits of harvest, these are not worth mentioning at all! At this thought, Kang Lin raised the wine glass in his hand again, and happily clinked glasses with his two cheap brothers. By the way, he asked these two people what official position he could get if he joined the boss behind them.
"Xiao Qi, Mr. Weng once told my brother that if you agree to join the Guard system, I will give you a small flag officer..." Seeing that his cheap brother finally relaxed, Liu Chongqi immediately put down the wine glass in his hand and handed it over. He raised his fists in the direction of the Acropolis and said loudly.
"Xiaoqi, I have more than ten ships and nearly a thousand people under my command. It would be too stingy to give me a small flag. Mr. Hao Bao also promised me a Zhongwu Colonel from the sixth grade. How did you get it? Can I just be a small flag officer here?" The salary officer promised by the camp soldiers was a Zhongwu captain from the sixth grade, while the actual position offered by the flag army was a small flag officer from the seventh grade. There is not much difference between the two, but In terms of rank, the battalion soldiers had the upper hand. When he thought that he had hundreds of troops and more than ten warships, he could only be on an equal footing with Han Wu who managed the grass market and had more than a dozen people under his jurisdiction. Kang Lin's originally fiery My heart couldn't help but feel cold, and then my tone became rude.
"Brother, you misunderstood. Mr. Hao Baba promised you that the Zhongwu Colonel was only a Wusan rank, not an actual official position. The Xiaoqi official position we gave you, although it was only a seventh rank, was an actual official rank. , with this relationship, you can legitimately command the flag army, use firearms, crossbows, and even own armor. Believe me, choosing the flag army will be the wisest decision you make in your life..." Looking at Kang The smile slowly disappeared on Lin's face. Knowing that his offer failed to impress the guy, Liu Chongqi decided to add another fire to the pile of dry wood.
"Brother Xian, I heard that during the Zhujiawan battle, your warriors beheaded several real Japanese heads. If you can hand over all these heads, maybe Lord Tongzhi can reward you with a real banner. , or even try for an official position in a hundred households! After all, our Ming Dynasty has a tradition of recording merit with the head. The head of the Japanese slave in your hand is very valuable, and it can help you get promotion opportunities, but the prerequisite is that you must find a powerful person to join you. Otherwise, no matter how many Japanese slaves you chop off their heads, you won’t be able to turn them into gold, silver and official positions!”
"Three real Japanese heads, plus six fake Japanese heads, can make me the general flag, or even test a hundred households? Then do I need to stay in Donghai City permanently in the future?" I heard Liu Chongqi, the cheap brother, said that Hao Datong gave it to His own head of a Japanese slave could help him obtain the official position of the general banner or even the hundred households. Kang Lin's heart that had cooled down could not help but become hot again, and even his face put on a smile again. He saw this guy once again He raised the ceramic wine pot, poured a cup of Jiannan Shaochun for himself, Liu Chongqi, and Han Wu, and asked loudly.
"It's okay to be stationed in the East China Sea, but you have to bribe the capital with a lot of money, otherwise, you can only be stationed in the Qianhu Office or even the Hundred Household Office below! But don't worry, dear brother, I will stand up for you in front of Lord Tongzhi Guan said, let him use his connections to keep you in the Acropolis. After all, the Acropolis is prosperous, and it is better to stay here than to serve as the general banner in those remote areas and test hundreds of households!" Seeing Kang Lin finally nodded and agreed with him At the invitation of his benefactor, Liu Chongqi laughed and drank all the water and wine in the wine glass. He stood up and was about to leave. He had to quickly tell the commanding officer Weng Yuli the good news, and then ask him to mobilize all his connections to kill this wave of heads. The dividends were realized. Three real Japanese heads, plus six fake Japanese heads, not only allowed Kang Lin to successfully clear his identity and become a flag officer, but also allowed Liu Chongqi to change from a trial hundred households to a full hundred households. Han Fifth, changing from a small banner to a general banner will allow fellow commander Weng Yuli to gain the loyalty of one hundred households and two general banners, as well as more right to speak! Because in the past two years, Hu Lian, the commander in charge of training and military discipline, has successfully surpassed his fellow commander Weng Yuli and became the actual and unnamed second person in the Donghaiwei command system below the commander by virtue of his ability to help the commander collect taxes. Therefore, in order to regain his position, Weng Yuli must seize every possibility to improve his status in the heart of the commander and his right to speak in handling flag affairs, and the appearance of Kang Lin gave him just this opportunity. ! As long as Kang Lin is in his pocket, and with the military exploits of the nine real and fake Japanese heads, he will be able to successfully expand his power and suppress the rising Hu Lian. When everyone works together, he may even have a chance to return to the throne of the second brother of Donghaiwei. The throne is also unknown!
Therefore, he sent his confidant, Kang Lin's cheap brother Liu Chongqi, as a lobbyist, hoping to successfully put this new pirate leader into his pocket and help him make a comeback, and the facts proved that his win-over was very effective. Yes, because Kang Lin not only agreed to join the trap, but also took the initiative to hand over all the Japanese pirate heads he owned. Now, he could easily win over other unsuccessful salary officers and work together to defeat the successful Hu Lian. Hu Qianshi firmly placed him where he should be, not allowing him any chance to show up again!
"No, brother, I won't bother you with this little thing. You'd better talk to Mr. Weng for me and ask him to arrange for me to be assigned to one of the hundreds of households along the coast. It's best to work in a water village. After all, I still have a group of brothers at sea, and I have to do some business every year to supplement the family income. Big brother, second brother, you should understand what I mean! After all, we are just grasshoppers on the same rope now, and I am the only one who makes enough money. , will benefit you. Regarding this, I think no one should object, right? In addition, I still have something to discuss with you, but I just don’t know how to ask you. After all, the shop also has a share of both of you... "Kang Lin doesn't care whether he works in the East China Sea Guard City or not. He even vaguely hopes that he can be sent to the water village or the island to guard, at least that way he can take care of his old camp on Shaihuo Island. By the way, I will do some small business to supplement my family income. Otherwise, I will just rely on the old rice from the Wei Suo Army, let alone increase my own strength. It will be good if I don't starve to death!
"Brother, you and I are all flesh and blood, why should we separate ourselves? If you have anything to do, just say it!" Seeing that Kang Lin didn't seem to care where he was on duty, Han Wuye, who didn't want this guy to suffer, just thought He spoke up, but was unexpectedly stopped by Liu Chongqi, who was standing next to him, and told him not to speak and to wait for Kang Lin's next words. As expected, the head of Kangda, who had not been able to hold back his fart, stared at the cake in their mouths, and heard this guy clear his throat and say,
"Two brothers, since the younger brother has joined the command of the Commander Tongzhi Weng, I should give it to you with sincerity. Otherwise, it will not show our sincerity. But I am thinking that sending ordinary gold, silver, jewelry, jade and antiques will definitely not work, so I will give it to you." I would like to discuss with my two brothers, can we divide 10% of the dividends from our joint venture company and hand it over to Mr. Weng?"
"What, the business name hasn't been established yet, so you're already thinking about our dividends. Now that my good brother has opened his mouth, let's talk about it. How much do we want to pay?" According to the profit distribution plan drawn up at the previous wine table, Kang Lin contributed both money and effort, accounting for 70%; Liu Chongqi and Han Wu had connections, and each accounted for 10% of the store; the remaining 10% was placed in the public house for the purpose of making friends with powerful people! But now powerful people have appeared. Therefore, for the sake of subsequent development, Kang Lin decided to discuss with Liu and Han to collect 10% of the profits and hand them over to the powerful Weng Tongzhi to consolidate himself and others in the latter's heart. status! After all, a subordinate who will bring him constant benefits is more likely to gain the latter's attention and trust than a subordinate who only knows how to fight.
"Two brothers, you two will contribute half of this 10% bonus, and my younger brother will contribute half of it. The remaining 10% will still be kept in the public account. Don't worry, my younger brother will not let you give this money in vain. You will stay there until some time later. , I will send someone to bring the pirates. How many of the bandits’ heads will be mentioned, and the official positions of the two brothers will be mentioned to the top..." The heads are equal to military merits. Kang Lin suddenly found that he seemed to have found a way to make a fortune and get promoted. Jue's shortcut, he killed a lot of pirates and natives, and naturally he couldn't get a lot of their heads. Originally, there was no way to cash in, but now that he has an official position, he can use it to win people's hearts and exchange benefits with powerful people.
"That's it, everything is as my dear brother said. Let's collect 10% of the bonus and give it to Mr. Tongzhi. After all, we all rely on his second master for food, so we should be more filial to him!" After weighing it again and again, Liu Han and Liu Han were happy. I agree with Kang Lin's suggestion. After all, everyone will be hanging out in the Banner Army system in the future, and making good friends with Shangguan is more important than anything else. Anyway, the money is not from them, so it doesn't matter if they spend more now!
"Old Qi, have all the things been loaded on the ship?" After seeing off Liu Chongqi and Han Wu, Kang Lin took the time to clean his face and change into new clothes, because Yang Qi had just told him that Donghaiwei commanded him. The date that Master Hu Lian is hosting a banquet for him is today! In order not to offend this powerful boss, he had to pack himself up quickly and go to Hu Qianshi's private house in Xicheng for a banquet! Of course, no matter how tight the time is, the head of Kangda will still ask about the progress of supplies and arms loading, because it is related to his next arrangement. After everything is loaded, he can leave at any time, but if not, then It means that he will continue to tolerate it and continue to make excuses with those Ming Dynasty officials who have ulterior motives!
