Pengcheng, Lin Mansion.
Lin Mo didn't go out much for a long time after the wedding.
I have to say that Lu Lingqi is really a wonderful person. Perhaps because she has been skilled in bow and horse since she was a child, her body is not very flexible, which makes Lin Mo unable to get out of bed.
This made Guo Zhao shake his head and lamented that he wanted to buy some tiger whip to replenish the young master.
Lu Bu came here once, and saw Lin Mo holding the wall with mixed emotions. He asked you to hold the two of you for three years, and I didn't let you empty your bodies. You can't play like this.
"I am so haggard from the wounds of wine and sex!"
Lin Mo looked at himself in the bronze mirror, turned to glare at Lu Lingqi, and said righteously: "I will quit drinking from now on!"
After saying that, she hugged Lu Lingqi and went to bed again.
If it weren't for Zuo Rong knocking on the door as if to induce his soul, Lin Mo might really have been seduced out of his soul by Lu Lingqi.
"My dear brother, my dear brother, something big has happened!"
Zuo Rong cried sadly, took Lin Mo's hand and choked with sobs: "Have you heard that the position of Langya Grand Administrator is not mine, but someone else's!"
Lin Mo sighed and turned away, "Brother, I am too embarrassed to see you. I originally promised that I would send the silver seal and green ribbon to your house after my wedding, but who knew that someone would find me in the process?" Father-in-law, persuaded him."
Hearing this, Zuo Rong's heart twisted, and tears couldn't stop flowing out. You can't play like this, dear brother, I have accepted all the gifts. Now even the vendors selling vegetables on the street know that I will soon become the prefect of Langya. , this will tell me that it is someone else, do I still have the dignity to live?
Lin Mo clicked his tongue and said with a melancholy look on his face: "I can't help it. That person was too humble to my father-in-law. After talking to him, my father-in-law said that he was loyal."
"I can also talk, and I can also be loyal!"
Lin Mo shook his head and said solemnly: "It's useless, his loyalty is tangible."
"To what extent?" A trace of doubt flashed in Zuo Rong's eyes.
Lin Mo stretched out four fingers and said, "Forty thousand gold."
Forty thousand gold? Zuo Rong took a breath of cold air and frowned into the character "Sichuan". He was so loyal!
This is a bit beyond my imagination.
He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and began to reminisce about the past glorious years, "Brother, do you know that from the beginning of the sugar business to the time I entered the Northern Kingdom alone, I paid more than 40,000 gold for the great cause of Marquis Wen?
Remember the Xiaoguan Tunnel? If Brother Yu hadn't scraped together the fifty thousand gold he borrowed, how could Brother Xian have dug the tunnel and defeated Cao Cao by surprise? To this day, he has only returned ten thousand gold to me."
"That's what I told my father-in-law too."
Lin Mo looked more unjust than Dou E and explained: "However, my father-in-law is very hungry for talents now, and he will use anyone who is loyal to him. Of course you were very loyal before, but maybe it's still not good enough." A little bit."
Zuo Rong understood. He calmed down his sad expression, stood up and walked back and forth in the courtyard.
Of course, forty thousand gold is an astronomical sum, but once the position of Langya Grand Administrator is taken, it will be a powerful existence. He has the power of life and death in one and thirteen counties of Langya. It is not that he will surpass the Chen family and become the first family in Xuzhou in time. impossible.
The most important thing is, if I lose the election this time, where will I put my face? Who will follow my instructions in the future? I'm afraid they will have to be suppressed by that old bastard Chen Gui for the rest of their lives.
Finally, he stood still and looked at Lin Mo intently. After taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "Please tell me back to Marquis Wen, I am more loyal than that person!"
As he spoke, he spread his palms and shook his five fingers.
Lin Mo was very moved, stood up, held his five fingers, and choked with sobs: "Even if I break up with my father-in-law today, I will fight for you to be the prefect of Langya. If he doesn't comply, then I will leave with you." This is sad!"
"My dear brother has treated me with great kindness and kindness. Brother Yu will never forget my kindness in this life. I'll leave it to you!" Zuo Rong bowed his head and bowed forty-five degrees in a big salute.
Lin Mo nodded heavily, put his right hand on Zuo Rong's shoulder, and said word by word: "The young man is chivalrous, and he has made friends with five heroes. The liver and gallbladder are pierced, the hair is ridged, the conversation is ongoing, the life and death are the same, and a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold!"
With tears in his eyes, Zuo Rong also patted Lin Mo's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "A promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"
Lin Mo turned around and left with firm steps, just like a hero rushing to achieve justice.
His figure, under the warm spring sun, was stretched to an extremely tall figure.
When they arrived at the general's residence, Lu Bu was chatting with Zhao Yun about the details of improving the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Gun, and from time to time they would make gestures, which was really serious.
"Yunwen." Seeing Lin Mo approaching, the two of them shouted in unison.
"My father-in-law, Zilong."
Lin Mo bowed to Lu Bu and couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Does your method really work? How much can you be willing to give to someone who loves money as much as his life?"
"No more, no more, just fifty thousand gold." After Lin Mo sat down, he poured a cup of tea by himself.
hiss!
Lu Bu's ten fingers trembled with excitement, "Oh my god, you actually managed to get fifty thousand gold out of him, that's amazing!"
It is true that Zuo Rong is rich, but fifty thousand gold is not something that can be obtained with just one hand. To put it bluntly, even if the treasuries of the six counties of Xuzhou are emptied, they still cannot get twenty thousand gold. But Zuo Rong Rong took out 50,000 gold in one breath, how inhumane.
The most important thing is that Zuo Rong loves money so much. In the past, he killed many people for money. All he killed were prefects. How difficult it would be to get him to come up with 50,000 gold. Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh: "He He is loyal."
Lu Bu has now changed a lot from his initial dislike of Zuo Rong, because he also discovered a problem. It is widely rumored that he is broad-minded and can promote and use people who insulted him in the past.
Those who betray me are governors, and those who will be loyal to me in the future will be governors.
"Yunwen, you really have a way."
Zhao Yun couldn't help but laugh and said: "You deliberately told him to be the governor of Langya first, and then used this method. How can ordinary people bear this feeling of gain and loss?"
"He is much richer than us, so he should do something for us. We won't let him do it in vain. Why don't we give him the position of prefect?" Lin Mo looked like a profiteer.
Lu Bu thought of what Lin Mo said about Cao Cao: Make the best use of everyone's talents and make the best use of everything.
I don’t think it’s appropriate. This sentence is suitable for my son-in-law to use. You can use it so perfectly for anyone.
"There's nothing we can do about it, we're too poor." Lin Mo sighed with emotion at the right moment.
Lu Bu nodded with deep understanding, "Yes, you don't know, Yunwen, your fertilizer plan alone will cost more than 30,000 gold. Fortunately, your Liulichang is supporting it, and Ling'er's red-sleeved move is also As it goes, it's all money.
But these are only small amounts of money. The real big deal is the pile sent by the public broadcaster. I haven't reviewed it until now. "
"It's okay to keep pressing. Let's go and take a look while we're out today." Lin Mo urged his old father-in-law to take action.
The three of them came to the council hall next door. As soon as they entered, they saw the tall bamboo slips with the table on top.
Lu Bu rubbed his temples to express that he had a headache and didn't want to read, so Lin Mo had no choice but to sit on the main seat and read it up.
You don’t know if you don’t see it, but it’s really scary when you look at it.
The pension, bounty and rewards for the two battles of Xiao Guan and Guang Ling together amounted to about 30,000 gold;
Replenishment of damaged ordnance, purchase of war horse feed, armor maintenance, etc., cost 50,000 gold;
The spring rain in Jiujiang was so heavy that nine river embankments were damaged and thousands of acres of farmland were washed away. The total cost of repairs and relief was another 40,000 yuan.
And although the nearly 3,000 people in Ziyang Academy do not receive a salary, their food and lodging are fully paid according to the specifications for participating in the war, and their quarterly expenses are almost 20,000.
Well, I finally know why my old father-in-law doesn’t want to review because he has a headache. Who can withstand this?
"This is only on the surface." The old father-in-law said with a bitter smile.
"What about under the surface?" Lin Mo asked with a frown.
Lu Bu sighed, looked at Zhao Yun, and motioned for him to continue.
"Yunwen, in the past few days, Marquis Wen and I have explained in detail some of the details of the Northern Army's combat capabilities. There are three points that we have to deal with."
Zhao Yun stretched out three fingers and explained in detail, "The first is to get to the camp first. Everyone uses heavy crossbows. Armor can be penetrated within one hundred and fifty steps, and any encroaching camp within a hundred steps has to be broken. So I propose that the generals Some cavalry were converted to mounted archers.
The defeat of Jieqiao was not because the Xianden camp restrained the Baima Yicong, but because the terrain caused the Baima Yicong to crowd into a group, giving the Xianden camp the advantage.
Although these first-campers are extremely powerful, they are slow in movement. Riding and shooting is the key to restraining them. "
I understand, building a cavalry and archery corps requires money.
Then he broke off his second finger and said, "The second best way to break a chariot is the shield formation, and these people also need special training."
Lin Mo also knows this. The shields used to deal with chariots are different from the shields used to resist cavalry charges and crossbows. The former are round and portable, and they gather together at critical times to form a steep slope-like formation. The tank rolled over directly.
The latter is a large shield taller than a man and extremely heavy.
Therefore, it also requires money, and a lot of it.
"The last one, and what I think is the most difficult one, is the Euphorbia!"
Zhao Yun's expression became serious, "The Euphorbia warriors are all heavily armored with halberds. The White Horse Yi Cong cannot shoot through them, and our army does not have the heavy crossbows of Xian Deng Ying. The only way is to use hammer soldiers."
One thing that can be understood is that Euphorbias and Traps belong to the same category, heavy armored infantry. The only difference is the weapons.
The Trapped camp has always been invincible. In addition to their excellent martial arts skills and fearlessness of death, the defensive power of heavy armor is the greatest guarantee.
Ordinary weapons cannot penetrate at all. The only way is to use blunt objects to impact, or generals to use brute force. The principle is the same, that is, violent suppression.
However, there are only seven or eight hundred people trapped in the camp, and this Euphorbia warrior is afraid that there is more than that.
If we encounter this group of troops on the battlefield, the situation will probably be very bleak. After all, the opponent has heavy crossbows, chariots, and of course armor-breaking hammer soldiers, all of which can restrain the trapped camp.
On the other hand, our own side does not have any means, so hammer soldiers really need to be formed immediately.
Of course, it’s still a question of money.
Lin Mo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "So, how much does it cost in total?"
Lu Bu then muttered: "At least 80,000 gold."
Therefore, the total shortfalls from all parties should be almost 200,000 gold shortfalls.
The fifty thousand gold deceived from Zuo Rong is of no use at all.
"Then, borrow it." Lin Mo smiled bitterly.
Yes, with such a huge figure, Liulichang wouldn't be able to make a profit even if it sells out.
What other inventions can be made that can make money? They are just soaps, perfumes, etc., which are actually useless, because these gadgets can only be sold to aristocratic families, and apart from labor and freight, the profit is not high.
"Yes, we can only run away from the powerful families." Lu Bu shrugged and said helplessly.
Generally speaking, borrowing money from aristocratic families is a common method used by princes from all walks of life, and the relationship between the two parties is nothing more than investment and gaming.
Powerful people from aristocratic families will often ask for an official position from you overtly or covertly at this time, and then decide how much money they can borrow based on your reaction.
Therefore, when the Pao family borrows money, food, or even soldiers, it is very technical.
Usually, it is the most powerful family who speaks first and overcomes the biggest obstacles, and most others will follow blindly.
There is no way around the Chen family.
Maybe they felt that both of them were aware of this problem. Lu Bu's eyes flashed with a fierce look, "Yunwen, I have something to inform you."
Under Lin Mo's suspicious eyes, Lu Bu knocked on the stone table and raised his forehead, "The Chen family has reached out to your Ziyang Academy."
As expected, Lin Mo seemed very calm.
The original intention of establishing Ziyang Academy was to fight against the aristocratic families and no longer be constrained by them. However, this kind of thing cannot be accomplished overnight, and may even require decades of hard work.
They are not fools. They won't say anything in front of them, but secretly they will definitely be thinking about winning over these poor families.
In the final analysis, the purpose of joining Ziyang Academy for students from poor families who are not taken seriously is to find a way to get promoted. If a big family offers them an olive branch, there is no reason to refuse.
"These bastards are eating our food, picking it up and cleaning it up. I think it's necessary to give the Chen family a beating."
Lu Bu was very angry and narrowed his eyes, "In the final analysis, it's just that he is dissatisfied with the position of Governor Anfeng!"
Lin Mo laughed twice, shook his head and refused, "Forget it, let him go, there are so many people in the academy, slowly select our people, naturally they can also select, they haven't arrived yet When we can have the final say.”
"Then doesn't this become a marriage for someone else?"
Lu Bu didn't understand why he did this, but he still had absolute confidence in his son-in-law's city, so he asked: "When will we be able to take complete control?"
"You have to wait for someone."
Lin Mo twirled his fingers, his eyes a little dazed, "I think this is the only person in the world who can help us."
The management of Ziyang Academy is a very troublesome matter. Except for people from aristocratic families, few people have this ability. You can't expect these people to go against their own interests.
Even Chen Gong would not be willing to do this, because he has the family background in his heart, and over time, he can still rebuild the Chen family that belongs to him.
"who?"
"My father-in-law should also know this person, but who knows how long it will take. Just pretend that my father-in-law doesn't know about the matter at Ziyang Academy. My son-in-law will take care of it."
It's okay, I'm willing to wait, it's just a matter of time. Even if history has changed, Lin Mo will forcefully correct some things, because this matter was originally something he had trouble getting over.
Lin Mo twisted his sore neck. Sure enough, Sister Ling was in a state of ecstasy. After handling military affairs for such a while, she felt a little uncomfortable. "Let's go, father-in-law, let's go to the Chen family together."
Lu Bu curled his lips, stood up, and the three of them walked out side by side.
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