Ding Kui signaled Ding Xiao to pour tea for Quan Sihai and said: "Oh, so there are still a few of Grandpa's soldiers still in the Eighth Army. "
Quan Sihai's mouth became dry after talking for a long time. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, moistened his throat and cleared his throat. "I talked to them. In the past ten years, there have not been many replacements of middle and lower-level officers in the army. No.
To 20%, soldiers are less than 30%.
There are still five old men at the level of the division commander. The influence of the Ding family cannot be eliminated in a short time. The hope of the Eighth Army lies in the young master."
"Me? Let's discuss this matter later. The decision lies with the king. We can't rush it." Ding Kui didn't have high hopes for this matter.
Quan Sihai nodded. His forehead was very high and his eye sockets were deep. When he nodded, Ding Kui couldn't even see his pupils. "It makes sense for the young master to say that. The Shaodian Dan has not decomposed the legion until now. I hope he can
Keep it forever.”
"Grandpa Hai, why don't you tell me about your past wars? I've long wanted to learn from you." Ding Kui changed the topic and the atmosphere became a bit heavy.
"Hahaha, that's about it, there's really nothing to say." When this topic was mentioned, the whole world laughed heartily.
Without Ding Kun and Lao Qiantou by his side, Quan Sihai proudly boasted about several classic battles in his military career. He talked about them for most of the night before leaving Ding Kui's yard with unfinished content.
Now if he enters Funiu Mountain to practice, Ding Kui will not be able to deal with the calendar. Once again, his practice will be fettered by secular affairs and cannot proceed as planned.
The state competition and county competition of the Cavalier Competition are both in early October, and the competition will be held in Nancheng, the state town.
Zhennancheng is located in the south of Zhongwangzhou, and the counties to the north are relatively far apart. If you are not in a hurry, it will take less than a month.
Zhenjiang County is the farthest county from Zhoucheng. Normally, they have enough time to go to Zhoucheng one month in advance, but this year is a little special.
In the last state competition of the Cavaliers Competition, Zhenjiang County ranked thirteenth after Pingzhong County. This time the contestant participating in the state competition is Jiang Ang, the son of the Marquis of Zhenjiang County, and his goal is directly towards the national competition.
"Ang'er, this time you follow Instructor Ma all the way south to Zhennancheng first. When you pass through various counties, communicate with the players from each county. Even if you have to take a detour, it doesn't matter. You go a few months in advance. How to get there?
We can all rush to Zhenna City before the start of the game, and my father will arrive there a few days in advance." The Marquis of Zhenjiang County said to his son who was about to travel far away.
"The child will definitely not let down his father's hope. Even a child from the Fifth Duke County must challenge him." Jiang Ang replied respectfully.
"Well, this is the style of the prince of Zhenjiang County. The first stop of this trip is Pingzhong County. Ding Kui, the number one in their county competition, has a famous sword in his hand.
However, I found out that during the last Demon Rat Rebellion, Ding Kui was training with Li Fei, the apprentice of Master Gongliang, and his fighting spirit was still just a trainee knight.
No matter how powerful he is, he has only just been promoted to the Fighting Blade Knight. With your current fighting spirit cultivation level, you should be able to suppress him.
You have to challenge him first. It's best to ask him not to use the famous sword. Defeat him once before the state competition to dampen his spirit.
Even if he catches up with his fighting spirit during the state competition, he will still have some doubts in his heart when facing you. You must seize this opportunity." The wily Zhenjiang County Marquis gave him advice face to face.
"Okay, let the child know how to meet this newcomer in the state competition, let him know how powerful our Jiang family is, and beat him to the point where he will hide from me when he sees me." Jiang Ang's eyes were shining brightly, and his fighting spirit was high.
"Well, don't go to the Five Dukes if you can. Instructor Ma, pay attention to the time. Don't be too busy on the way and try to rest in the county. Okay, it's getting late. You can go out." The Marquis of Zhenjiang said to Jiang
Instructor Ang and Ma waved their hands.
After Jiang Ang and the horse instructor bid farewell to his master, they rode on the pure-blood galloping horse and left the governor's mansion.
Zhennan City, branch of the Magician Association.
The white light of the portal lit up, and a magician in his fifties came out of the door. The magician responsible for guarding the portal recorded "Ping Hu, Lu's Chamber of Commerce in Zhenjing City" in a notebook.
Mu Sen came to Ding Kui with a booklet, and Ding Kui immediately stopped practicing and rushed to the study to meet Mu Sen.
"Look, the first page is an article written by me about watching the moon; the second page is about Shijia Silk Shop; the third page..." Musen was introducing the design draft of the wall calendar to Ding Kui.
This booklet has a total of twelve pages, one for each month. Each page has a theme and is basically an introductory article.
"This, it's not like that." Ding Kui had a black line on his forehead, but there was no way, people in this world didn't know what a wall calendar was, and the last brief conversation only allowed them to come up with something like this.
"Ah? These are all designed according to your requirements." Musen did not expect that all the carefully prepared things would be completely rejected.
"How many people can understand this thing? It doesn't look good even if it is hung in the hall. Well, let me set a standard.
First of all, the wall calendar is for everyone to see the dates. You have to look at it almost every day. Everything must be beautiful, that is, it must look pleasing to the eye. Just like arty people like to hang calligraphy and paintings by famous people on the wall. No matter whether they understand it or not, at least it looks good.
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By the way, you can ask famous artists to make calligraphy and paintings. No, you should tell those famous artists that their calligraphy and paintings may be promoted by us and let them automatically submit their works.
Secondly, the wall calendar is too small to be conspicuous. We need to make it larger so that it can be seen when hanging in the room. Enlarging this booklet four times is enough, and there is a lot more space for advertising.
, there are only twelve pages in total and the material cost will not be too high.
Finally, there are four seasons in a year, and it is best to reflect the four seasons on the wall calendar, for example, using four different colors, so that people can know the seasons outside without leaving home." Ding Kui pointed to Mu Sen.
Bring a booklet to review.
In terms of wall calendar design, although Ding Kui is an outsider, he has at least seen what a wall calendar looks like. He is leading in concept and mature in cognition. The ideas he proposed are the most advanced in the world.
"After listening to what the young master said, I suddenly became enlightened. Your talent and learning are indeed..." Musen was interrupted before he finished speaking, "Okay, okay, don't say it's useless. Go back and make a new calligraphy and painting by a famous artist.
There is no need to rush it out, just leave a blank space to mark such and such calligraphy and painting, I mainly look at the overall effect." Ding Kui said.
"As ordered, I'll go back and make arrangements right away." Musen put away the pamphlet and hurried back to Yanhuang Magazine.
A few days later, Musen made another sample of the wall calendar based on Ding Kui's idea.
Ding Kui nodded after reading it and said: "That's it. Mr. Mu has a very good understanding. Now we only have to make appointments with famous domestic artists and say we won't charge their publicity fees. I, Ding Kui, am
For people who like art, promote them for free."
Ding Kui is really thick-skinned. People who bully Shenyuan Continent don't understand. He even saves the manuscript fee. The famous calligraphers and painters of Shaodianguo don't think so. Their works can be spread widely, which will help to increase their popularity.
It's a great help. Not only is it free, but they do it for a fee.
Guard Lao Guo came to report: "Young Master, the Lu Chamber of Commerce sent someone to invite the young master to come and say they want to discuss important matters."
"Well, they are not slow, Lao Guo, please come with me." Ding Kui didn't bring anyone else with him. Only he knew this kind of thing, and no one else could talk about it on his behalf.
Ding Kui arrived at VIP Room No. 1 of the Lu Chamber of Commerce. In addition to Lu She, there was also a magician in his fifties sitting inside.
"Lord Protector," Lu She came up to introduce him to Ding Kui, "This is Master Ping, the representative sent by the Capital Headquarters. Master, this is Lord Protector of the Country, Lord Protector Ding of the Internal Security Department."
The magician stood up and said with a smile: "Master Protector is very young, and he is really a formidable young man. In less than a year, I made two trips to Pingzhong County for you."
"Ding Kui, Knight of the Fighting Blade, I have met Master Ping." Ding Kui greeted Ping Hu as a knight.
Tower-opening magicians are not worthy of the title of master, but it is common for them to promote each other's status in private meetings, especially among businessmen, and Ping Hu has become accustomed to this.
"Oh? I heard that you won the first place in Pingzhong County with your strength as a trainee knight, and now you have been promoted to a fighting blade knight? The descendants of the Lord Protector are indeed amazing." This was a little bit beyond Pinghu's expectations.
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Lu She asked Ding Kui to sit down in the guest seat, and then he sat back to Ping Hu and said: "It has been almost half a year since the county competition. It is not surprising to advance with the qualifications of the Protector. I will definitely achieve something in this state competition."
ah."
It wasn't until Ping Hu sat down that Ding Kui sat down in the guest seat and said politely: "Any luck or luck is all the result of experience organized by the master. In the Funiu Mountains, I fought with demon wolves and demon rats.
This played a key role in helping me break through the bottleneck.
This time Master Ping came in person, it must be related to what I said last time. Lao Guo, let Master take a look at what you brought."
Musen brought the sample of the wall calendar he made for the second time to the guard Lao Guo, who took out the sample and placed it on the table in the middle of the VIP room.
Ping Hu motioned to Lu She to take a look first, and said with a smile: "The headquarters is naturally very interested in what you told Lu She before. I have one more thing to discuss with you this time."
"Master, please give me your instructions." Ding Kui always maintained a respectful attitude in front of the magician.
"His Majesty the King of Lu State was very impressed after reading "Guan Yue", and he hopes that Lu State also has such a magazine. The Lu Chamber of Commerce wants to create a Lu State version of "Guan Yue", and I hope you can sell us the publishing rights.
, by the way, I will send some people to Lu State for guidance." Ping Hu revealed an important purpose of this trip.
"Oh, let's make an overseas version of "Guan Yue". This is possible. It's rare that the king of your country likes it. I will definitely support you in making a Lu Guo version of "Guan Yue"." This matter played into Ding Kui's plan.