Liu Pei's expression changed again and again after hearing what Mr. Wang said. In fact, he was going crazy with anger! This method of repaying merit will only allow more incompetent people to enter the court and seize power.

Those who have made meritorious deeds lose part of the credit. This situation is a vicious circle! Such a court and such an army are simply a mess! No wonder the old man Kangxi once said: "Winning the country has never been as easy as it was during our Qing Dynasty!"

"This kind of messy imperial court could not be overthrown at once, allowing the Qing Dynasty to easily take over the Central Plains.

Seeing Liu Pei's expression changing frequently, Mr. Wang thought he was speaking too harshly and frightened him. He quickly added: "But don't worry, dear brother. My master is the governor of Shandong. With his help, dear brother, you don't have to worry.

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Liu Pei immediately handed over his hands and said: "In this case, it all depends on the governor. I still say that it is up to the governor to decide how to distribute the credit! In addition, if these confessions and reports are not appropriate, I am afraid that Mr. Laofeng will be forced to write them.

Polish it up, brother, I will be richly rewarded."

After hearing this, Mr. Wang nodded repeatedly and said, "You don't need to worry about me, just leave it to your brother!"

This kind of fiddling with the pen was a common thing for Mr. Wang. He immediately wrote a new victory report and asked Liu Pei to sign his name.

Liu Pei didn't even look at it, he just wrote his name with his eyes closed. That night, he naturally wanted to entertain Mr. Wang and the soldiers he brought with him. But he didn't expect that as soon as the banquet was served, a crowd of people gathered around a man who looked like a master.

coming.

This group of people was quite arrogant and broke into the lobby without being informed by Liu Pei's entourage. The man who looked like a master looked at the sky and said arrogantly: "Which one is Liu Pei?"

Liu Pei looked at the clothes of the people around him and knew that they were from the guardhouse. He probably came here out of merit. So Liu Pei stood up and raised his hands and said, "I am Liu Pei. Who is your honor?"

The master put his hands behind his back and said: "My surname is Zhang. I am sent by the commanding officer of the guard station. I will arrange for you to report your merits!"

Liu Pei was furious! This man barged into the lobby without saying a word, and directly said that he would arrange for a reward! He didn't take Liu Pei seriously at all. But Liu Pei also felt lucky. Fortunately, he had been prepared, otherwise this

It’s really not certain who gets the credit!

Although Liu Pei was angry, his face did not show any signs of it. He said, "Mr. Zhang came just in time! Mr. Wang, the governor's staff, is also here! You two can have a good chat!"

As soon as Mr. Zhang heard that the governor's staff was here, he immediately changed his arrogant attitude and quickly lowered his eyes to look for the person Liu Pei was talking about. Then he found Mr. Wang directly at the table.

When he saw Mr. Wang sitting there in a dignified manner and smiling at him, he quickly raised his hands and said, "I didn't know that Brother Wang was here. I offended him."

!offend!"

Mr. Wang waved his hand and said: "Everyone is doing this for official business, so it doesn't matter!"

Master Zhang made an excuse and said: "Since Brother Wang is here, I have some ideas about coming here to report my merits. I wonder if you can let me know?"

Mr. Wang said: "You and I are sharing our worries for the Lord, so why can't we talk? Why don't we let Brother Liu Xian arrange a quiet room for you and me to talk in detail."

When doing business, I heard Mr. Wang call Liu Pei his wise brother. I couldn't help but look at Liu Pei carefully in surprise and said, "Okay, just follow Brother Wang's arrangements!"

Liu Pei immediately asked his entourage to clean the wing and brought tea in. Then the two of them talked in detail inside. You know, people who work as staff often deal with these things, so both parties are very measured. At the same time, they both

They knew how to deal with it in the best interests of their own family. So the two of them discussed in the wing room for a while, and then they got out of each other's arms. From that look, it seemed that even brothers were not as affectionate as the two of them!

After the two came out, Liu Pei nodded with his hand while doing business and said: "What a young hero! Not only has he made great achievements, but he has also done things safely! There has not been a young hero like you in the guardhouse for many years. Commander

You must not hesitate to promote me!"

After saying that, he turned around and handed over to Mr. Wang and said: "Brother Wang, my family is still waiting for news, so I won't stay here for a long time. I think you and I will need to work hard to deal with this matter in the future. Then I will conspire with my brother to get drunk!"

Mr. Wang also held up his hands and said: "Easy to say, easy to say. When my dear brother comes to Jinan in the future, he must come to find him as his brother so that I can be his host!" So the two said goodbye politely.

Liu Pei accompanied Mr. Wang to see him off for business. On the way back, Mr. Wang patted Liu Pei's arm and said, "Brother, you don't have to worry this time! Your credit is preserved, and you can still borrow it."

Take advantage of the opportunity to catch up with the commander! However, your credit will be less."

Liu Pei shook his head repeatedly and said: "As Mr. said, if you don't do this, you may not be able to save your life. Why do you care about some credit?"

Mr. Wang laughed immediately and said: "Okay, okay! He is indeed a smart man! If you have the opportunity in the future, you must go to Jinan to visit my master!"

Liu Pei knew that this was an olive branch extended by the other party, so he cupped his hands and said: "Definitely! Definitely! But when the time comes, I will still need my brother's recommendation."

Mr. Wang said with a smile: "It's easy to talk, easy to talk." This evening was naturally a great time for the guests and the host.

The next day, Mr. Wang returned to Jinan with his people, taking away Liu Fei's 800 taels of silver. Seeing them walking away, Liu Jiang took a sip and said angrily: "These dog officials! Just rely on the family leader to annihilate Whiskey."

The partial division's great contribution is guerrilla warfare, and the generals can do it too! But now they can only do a thousand households!"

Liu Pei said with a sneer

Said: "Don't worry. Sooner or later, you will spit it out for us. But right now we have more important things to do."

Liu Jiang asked: "What's going on? Do we still have to go to Wenxiang Cult?"

"No!" Liu Pei said: "Thousands of our troops will not play any role in the battle of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. They will only increase casualties! But now Luxi and Lunan have been heard

Xiangjiao has stirred up into a pot of porridge, what do you think we should do while taking this opportunity?"

Liu Jiang thought for a while and said loudly: "Salt!"

Liu Pei laughed and said: "Yes! It's salt! This time you and Wang Chuanhao seize the time to find out who controls the salt roads in Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture? We will send people

Take advantage of the chaos and take it away!"

Liu Jiang said loudly: "Master, there is no need to inquire about this matter, I have already inquired about it clearly!"

Liu Pei was very satisfied after hearing this and said, "What's the general situation? Let's talk about it."

Liu Jiang said: "These three prefectures have always been rich and close to the canal. So the salt lords are closely connected with the people on the canal! Most of the salt is transported through the canal, so they eat all the food there.

It's Huaiyan salt. There is also some salt that is transported by land, from Yancheng to Haizhou. I have already found out the names of the salt merchants in various places and where they live! It's just the specific things.

They are all in Jiaozhou. If the owner wants to see them, I will send someone to get them."

Liu Pei waved his hand and said: "No need. Let's go to Jiaozhou. In addition, you inform Wang Chuanhao, Qi Qitao and others to come to Jiaozhou to meet me. We will completely take over all the salt roads in Shandong and let all Shandong people eat our salt."

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When everyone gathered in Jiaozhou, Liu Pei immediately held a meeting. From the information collected by Liu Jiang during this period, it can be seen that since Xu Hongru's uprising, transportation on the canal has been cut off. The salt road including the land route has also been cut off by them.

Therefore, although Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture have not been captured, salt is already in short supply. Therefore, the price of salt in these two prefectures has begun to rise. Liu Pei arranged to intervene at this time.

After several people discussed it, they finally decided on a strategy of action. The Yanzhou Prefecture must first be eliminated because most of it was already under the control of the Wenxiang Sect. Liu Pei left 600 people to guard the current salt road and guard the prisoners, and the rest

Escort salt cargo into Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture, and directly trade with local salt merchants. I guess these salt merchants will not let their money go unprofitable.

At the same time, Liu Pei is also preparing to clean up the uncooperative salt merchants and salt lords, and first take full control of Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture. When the Wenxiang Sect and the imperial court decide the winner, he will then fight for the Yanzhou Prefecture with all his strength. This is the policy.
Chapter completed!