A moment later, Liu Zhaoguang and his business partner Zhao Kui came to the office and greeted each other: "Mayor Zhu, Commander Jiang, long time no see!"
"Haha... Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhao are here well!" Zhu Renxia stood up with a smile and returned the greeting.
Seeing Zhu Renxia wearing a blue official uniform and a county magistrate's black gauze hat, Liu Zhaoguang complimented: "I have known for a long time that Mayor Zhu's future is boundless. I haven't seen him for only three months. I didn't expect you to become the leader of the county." Respect."
Zhu Renxia said "haha" and said modestly: "It just happened by chance, and the county magistrate is not worth mentioning. I wonder why Mr. Liu came to see me in a hurry?"
Liu Zhaoguang said sincerely: "I heard at home that the battle at the East City Gate was fierce, and the rebels almost breached the city gate. At this critical moment, thanks to the might of the Chang'an Army from Liping, we were able to protect the city gate."
"I was wondering at home, could this Chang'an Army have some connection with Chang'an Town? So I went to the east city gate to check, and found out that it was actually the Chang'an Town Minzhuang Camp led by Mayor Zhu and Commander Jiang."
"Haha...Mr. Liu is interested."
Zhu Renxia smiled and said, "My team has just settled down and we don't even have hot water for making tea. Don't be surprised if I treat Mr. Liu too slowly."
"What did Mayor Zhu say?"
Liu Zhaoguang hurriedly explained his purpose, "You, the Chang'an Army, have come all the way. As the host, I, Liu Zhaoguang, should fulfill my duties as a landlord. I have prepared some wine at home, and I hope that the mayor and battalion commander will come to my humble home to show their appreciation."
Zhao Kui, who was standing next to him, was like a complimenting cross talk actor, interjecting: "Zhaoguang, what you said is wrong. You should be called the county magistrate. Why are you talking about the mayor? Quickly change your words."
"Haha...Brother Zhao is right."
Liu Zhaoguang hurriedly showed a remorseful expression, "Don't blame me, county magistrate, don't blame me, it was me who was rude!"
"Compared to the county magistrate, I would rather be the mayor of Chang'an Town with no worries about food and clothing. We are all old friends. We can call you whatever you want, it won't get in the way." Zhu Renxia reassured with a smile, without any intention of being offended.
Liu Zhaoguang smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Mayor Zhu. In fact, I also think it is more cordial to call you mayor. I have prepared a small amount of wine at home, and I hope the mayor will appreciate it."
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Liu."
Zhu Renxia stood up to express his thanks and politely declined, "Just after the war, Commander Jiang and I have a heavy responsibility. We really can't get away tonight. We will visit another day."
Seeing Zhu Renxia's firm attitude, Liu Zhaoguang had no choice but to give up.
In fact, Liu Zhaoguang also knew that there were dragons and crouching tigers hidden in Guiyang City, and it was not his turn to come out to entertain them. All I wanted to do was show my presence so that I could continue to make money by purchasing goods from Chang'an Town after the war subsided.
Liu Zhaoguang was not too interested in whether Zhu Renxia would be the county magistrate or the prefect. He just hoped that the supply of goods in Chang'an Town would not be cut off.
"Since the mayor is busy with official duties, I won't force you. I have made a small profit from Chang'an Town in the past six months. Tomorrow I will send someone to deliver 1,000 shi of white rice and 300 kilograms of pork to the mayor."
When the banquet failed, Liu Zhaoguang took the second step of his plan and gave gifts.
In this era, one stone of rice weighed 120 kilograms, and the price Liu Zhaoguang paid for buying rice from Chang'an Town was 3.6 silver.
Ten shi of rice is equivalent to three hundred and six taels of silver, one hundred shi is equivalent to thirty-six taels of silver, and one thousand shi is equivalent to three hundred and sixty taels of silver. There are also three hundred kilograms of pork, which is also worth more than ten taels of silver.
In the absence of government mobilization, Liu Zhaoguang was able to donate these things, which was considered generous and even gave Zhu Renxia a lot of face.
After all, businessmen pursue profits. In the past six months, Liu Zhaoguang has earned two thousand taels of silver from Chang'an Town. Now he can actively donate the proceeds of four hundred taels, which shows that this person has a very high profile.
"Oh... Since Mr. Liu is upright, I, Zhu Renxia, will not refuse."
Zhu Renxia happily agreed, "After all, the two armies are now at a stalemate, and the army has a huge demand for food. It would be hypocritical for me to refuse again."
"I, Liu Zhaoguang, am extremely honored to be able to do my small part in defending Guiyang." Liu Zhaoguang was very pleased with Zhu Renxia's statement.
Zhu Renxia comforted him again: "Mr. Liu, please rest assured that your efforts today will definitely be rewarded more generously in the future. No matter if it takes three or five years, you will be the only dealer in Guiyang for our goods in Chang'an Town."
Liu Zhaoguang waved his hands hurriedly: "I am donating food today without any selfish motives. It is purely to thank the mayor for his support in the past six months. As for future business matters, let's talk about whatever we want."
After chatting for a while, Liu Zhaoguang and Zhao Kui said goodbye, and Zhu Renxia asked Jin Zhu to see off the guests instead.
"Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhao, the county is busy with official business, so I won't see you off."
"The mayor stays, stays, no one has to send him off!"
Liu Zhaoguang stopped Jin Zhu who was following to see off the guests, and happily left the barracks side by side with Zhao Kui.
As soon as Liu Zhaoguang left, another official from the governor's office came to deliver a message: "The governor has prepared a banquet and invited General Jiang and Magistrate Zhu to the banquet."
Zhu Renxia knew that the protagonist of the governor's banquet was Jiang Guanjun, so he raised his eyebrows and asked: "My lord, the governor wants to entertain you, what should I say?"
Jiang Guanjun cupped his fists at the officer and said, "If you'd like, please go back and report to Mr. Futai that the war has just ended and the city's defenses need to be strengthened urgently. I have to deploy defenses tonight and can't attend the banquet. I'll come and say thank you another day!"
"yes."
The officer took the order and left.
As the smoke curled up, in the evening, the cooks of the Chang'an Army prepared dinner, and the exhausted soldiers threw away their arms and ate happily.
Jiang Guanjun hurriedly filled his stomach and said to Zhu Renxia: "Our Chang'an army has traveled a long way and experienced two battles today. The soldiers are all exhausted. Let's have a good rest tonight. There is no need to participate in the city defense. I took Xu Le and the others to the commander's office to meet with various officers in Guiyang City."
Zhu Renxia nodded: "Okay, you are the commander-in-chief of Guiyang now, and all the soldiers in the city are under your control. We will do whatever you ask us to do!"
"Then please ask the mayor and all the soldiers to have a good sleep."
Jiang Guanjun smiled and patted Zhu Renxia on the shoulder, then led Xu Le, Hou Jie, and the soldiers of the Fourth Company out of the camp gate.
He was just a seventh-grade county magistrate, so Zhu Renxia didn't bother to worry too much.
He first ordered Jin Zhu and Pang Feihong to restrain the Chang'an army and not go out to the camp to go shopping at night to avoid causing trouble. Then he asked the soldiers to bring him hot water and soaked his feet to sleep.
Just as Zhu Renxia fell into sleep, Jiang Guanjun met with officials above the 1,000-year-old rank in Guiyang City at the Commander's Office.
Although Guiyang's current military strength is less than 4,000, as the center of military power in Guizhou, there are as many as 16 officials with more than 1,000 generals in Guiyang City.
Since all the officials of the Dusi Yamen were killed in the battle, Guiyang commander Yang Kang died under the city gate again, and his fellow commander Lu Zhiwen was arrested. Currently, the highest ranking officials are the commanders Han Chao and Jiang Lou.
Han Chao first introduced Jiang Champion to the generals present: "This is Jiang Champion, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of Lord Futai. His previous identity was Commander-in-Chief Qian of the Qi Family Army, and he will be promoted to garrison soon."
"I think all of you here should have seen with your own eyes what General Jiang is capable of today. With a spear, he killed hundreds of rebels and recaptured the city gate. I won't go into detail about his heroic deeds. In the days to come, there will be many opportunities to fight side by side."
Most of the military attachés present had witnessed Jiang Guanjun's martial arts skills with their own eyes. Only a few of them were unable to see this mighty warrior because they were guarding other city gates. However, rumors had spread that he was highly praised, so they all admired the commander-in-chief. Sincerely convinced.
After Han Chao finished his introduction, another commander, Jiang Lou, stood up and added: "Master Futai has issued an order. All officers and soldiers in Guiyang City are under the control of General Jiang. I hope all colleagues will obey the dispatch and defend Guiyang. "
Everyone present clasped their fists in unison: "I am willing to be dispatched by General Jiang!"
Jiang Guanjun returned the gift with a smile: "Thank you for your support. Now that the national crisis is approaching, we will work together to defend Guiyang."
"Please give the command, Commander-in-Chief, and salute." Everyone clasped their fists again.
At that moment, Jiang Guanjun was not polite. He glanced at the people under his command and selected four officers with resolute and upright faces to go out: "I'd like to thank you four. Tonight, each of you will lead a team of troops to guard the four city gates to guard against rebellion. The army will fight back."
"As commanded."
The four military attaches were very proud of General Jiang's trust. They immediately accepted the order with clasped fists and rushed to the city gate separately to sit down.
