Chapter 1306 is a bit tricky (seeking a monthly ticket)
When Li Qi went on an expedition, his troops went first and his commanders arrived later. The army had already arrived in the south. Only because the security in the south was worrying, Yue Fei asked Yang Zaixing to lead a group of soldiers to Hangzhou to protect Li Qi as he went south.
Because Li Qi had already made up his mind to teach these Nanman a lesson (Nanman is not a derogatory term, it is just a title, like the Yi and Di, it refers to the collective name of the people in an area.) Then troops must be stationed here. Who would do it without troops?
I'm afraid of you, and the reason why Niu Gao stationed his army in Chen County is, of course, because the distance between Chen County and Yizhou is not far or close. It will not be discovered and can catch the opponent off guard. Secondly,
, since Zhao Taizu founded the country, he established the Chenzhou Army, which is an old army in the south.
The number of the Chenzhou Army is not large, because there are not many people in this place. In its heyday, there were less than 3,000 people, and now there are only one or two thousand. Moreover, most of these soldiers are half farmers and half soldiers, but they are more valuable in being tough, fierce and fighting.
The ability is still very impressive, and this is one of the few armies in the south that is completely under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
After Niu Gao went south, he took over the army here.
Those soldiers were originally not considered the Forbidden Army, but could only be regarded as the local army. Their salaries were pitiful. If you didn't farm, you couldn't support yourself at all. But after Niu Gao took over this place, the treatment of these soldiers has been qualitatively improved. At least they have no worries about food and clothing.
So they were very happy and very happy.
Of course, this also increased the court's military expenditure, but Zhao Kai and Li Qi both felt that it was time to increase the size of the southern imperial army, so this was actually authorized by Li Qi in advance.
Li Qi did not go to the county government office. He was really too lazy to meet the magistrate of this small county town. Instead, he went to the military camp with Niu Gao.
On the way, Li Qi introduced Zhao Jingyan to them one by one. As for Liu Yunxi, they all knew each other and respected Liu Yunxi very much. After all, this goddess doctor had saved many of their brothers in the first place. It can be said that she was a great benefactor of the Imperial Guard in the capital.
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The generals were very surprised when they saw that this military advisor was so young, but they were relieved when they thought that Li Qi was the youngest Privy Councilor since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
Arriving at the military camp, Li Qi sat down, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Niugao, how is the situation in Dali now?"
Niu Gao said slightly distressed: "The fight in Dali was in full swing, everything went very smoothly. The Duan family is still very prestigious in Dali, and many rebels have defected to him. If the fight continues like this, the Gao family will not be able to sustain it for long.
According to the news from Wu Jie, the Gao family has already sent people to Jiaozhi. I believe that Jiaozhi will send troops soon, and they may be on their way."
His tone was still full of complaints. He was a military commander, and the most unhappy thing was naturally that there was no war to fight. This war has been fought so far. All the credit has been taken away by Wu Jie.
Li Qi couldn't understand, but he could only pretend that he didn't understand. He asked Wu Jie to go because Wu Jie was not famous and was a new face, and Niugao was from the imperial army in the capital and was the first to follow him, so he had a good reputation. Laughter
He nodded and said: "It seems that I have to deal with this group of bullies in Yizhou as soon as possible."
Niu Gao said: "About the situation of the tribes in the south, I must have found out clearly. There are mainly eighteen large tribes in Yi, Qin and other places. These tribes have at least a thousand people. The largest force among them is
Finally, I will mention the Luo clan in Shanglin County that I mentioned last time. The Luo clan has always been stationed in Baihu Village in Shanglin County."
Li Qi hummed and said, "Then what plan can you come up with to take over Baihu Village?"
Is it possible that Niu Gao said: "The privy envoy does not know that the terrain of Baihu Village is dangerous. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Luo Hu's tent has strong soldiers and horses. Even if he attacks by force, the general will be sure, but he may also pay a heavy price and cannot afford it."
The role of deterrence.”
Zhao Jingyan suddenly said: "This is not possible. We have not brought many troops this time. If we have not yet fought with Jiaozhi, we will suffer heavy losses. That will be too disadvantageous for us. Rather than doing this, it is better to bypass them and wait.
After beating Cochin, come back and deal with them."
Li Qi felt that what Zhao Jingyan said was not unreasonable. He mainly used Luohu to kill chickens to scare monkeys. If both sides lose, how can they deter the other monkeys? He pondered for a long time. This is really tricky. He said: "But if there is no stability,
If we live in the rear, if there is any turmoil, we will probably have to return without success. It would be too risky." Then he turned to Niu Gao and said, "Isn't the only way to attack by force?"
Niu Gao looked a little embarrassed and said: "So far, I haven't come up with a better way." It's not difficult to take down Baihu Village, but it has to be impressive and there can't be too much damage, then
It's a little difficult.
At this moment, a guard came in and said apologetically: "To inform the Privy Envoy, Mr. Yu is outside the door asking for an audience."
"Is Yu Junjie here too?"
Li Qi turned towards Niu Gao and said in surprise.
Niu Gao nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I almost forgot about this. Didn't you say you wanted to meet Mr. Yu last time, Privy Councilor? After I learned that you had set off, I immediately asked someone to
Please invite Mr. Yu to come here."
This Yu Junjie is one of the four major grain merchants in the south. He helped Li Qi a lot during the grain price war in Bianjing. His home is in Yizhou, Guangxi, and he is also an important chess piece of Li Qi's move south.
"Let Mr. Yu come in quickly."
"As commanded."
After a while, Yu Junjie walked in. As soon as he saw Li Qi, he hurriedly saluted and said: "Common people, please see the Privy Councilor."
"Quick and free of charge."
Li Qi stood up to greet Yu Junjie, helped Yu Junjie up with his own hands, and said cheerfully: "Brother Junjie, we are old friends. By giving me this great gift, you are looking down on me, Li Qi."
Yu Junjie was so excited when he heard this. He wished he could record this scene and show it to his parents. Did he see it? Did he see it? The current Privy Councilor actually calls me a brother. What an honor it is. I can't even tell you how excited I am.
The words have come.
Zhao Jingyan smiled secretly. At this time, Li Qi needed to be most vigilant.
"You stupid people, hurry up and get a chair for Mr. Yu. He is my distinguished guest. If you neglect him, I will take it from you."
"I don't dare, I don't dare. How virtuous and capable are ordinary people to sit with all the generals?"
Although the status of military generals is low, it is still much higher than that of merchants, and the ones here are the upstarts among military generals.
"I said it can be done."
The chair was soon moved up. Li Qi waved his hand, and the general next to him immediately stood up and moved out of the way. Li Qi did not return to his seat. Instead, he sat next to Yu Junjie.
Yu Junjie started to lose his feet. Li Qi was so enthusiastic. He couldn't digest it for a while.
Li Qi greeted: "Junjie, how has business been doing in recent years?"
Yu Junjie hurriedly said: "Thanks to the care of the Privy Councilor, the Caomin family's business has expanded more than five times than before. The Caomin family will remember the Privy Councilor's kindness."
Although the wealth is not exposed, can you hide who Li Qi is, especially in terms of business?
Five times! What a concept.
You must know that the Yu family is already the largest grain merchant in this generation, and if it expands five times, the profits can be imagined.
Originally, the Yu family was just a grain trader, but since they got involved with Li Qi, the Yu family is not just a grain trader. With the help of Li Qi, the Yu family has expanded its business to Cochin, and has a branch in Cochin.
He colluded with some local officials to specialize in reselling and smuggling Jiaozhi's grain or some special products, taking advantage of currency. He purchased raw materials from Jiaozhi, then made them into finished products and sold them to Jiaozhi. Because he was supported by the imperial court, his
Buying "maibi" from someone else's business is more secure.
Not only that, Li Qi also introduced many restaurant owners to Yu Junjie. Restaurants are food consumption terminals. With so many big customers at once, it will be difficult not to expand the business!
Now Yu Junjie has become the most powerful businessman in the local area.
But all this is under the secret support of Li Qi. Of course, Li Qi is not so kind to you in vain. You must repay him, and that is to inquire about the national conditions of Jiaozhi, especially the road conditions.
The roads to the south are criss-crossed. There are miasma and swamps everywhere. If you are not familiar with the road conditions, then this battle will be impossible.
Yu Junjie is a smart man. He knows how to use his own advantages. So he tried his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by Li Qi.
Li Qi said with a smile: "You are out of touch when you say this. The emperor and I both know about the contributions you have made to the court over the years, and the emperor even praised you personally."
Li Qi said matter-of-factly: "Isn't that right? He also said that he was going to give you an official position."
Yu Junjie was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He hurriedly raised his hands to the sky and shouted with tears streaming down his face: "Thank you, the common people, the emperor. Thank you, the emperor."
Zhao Jingyan on the side saw this and almost laughed out loud. This man deceived people without blinking an eye. I am afraid that my third brother has never heard of this person named Yu.
This is too exaggerated. I was just talking casually. The corner of Li Qi's mouth twitched slightly and said: "Okay, okay, if you can make great achievements, maybe you can even meet the saint. Then you can go
Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Mian Sheng?"
Yu Junjie blinked his eyes, his eyes flashed sharply, and his mind began to imagine the moment when he stepped into the hall. Thinking about it, he burst out laughing.
Aren't you crazy? Li Qi looked at Gui Shen in a panic and shouted: "Junjie, Junjie?"
Yu Junjie was suddenly startled and said: "Privy Councilor, please call me."
"Ah---oh, you---are you okay?"
Yu Junjie knew he had lost his composure and said with an embarrassed look: "It's okay, it's okay."
Li Qi didn't have time to think about the issue of Jiaozhi now. He mostly focused on those local armies. He thought that Yizhou was not far from Yizhou, so he asked: "By the way, do you know the people from Shanglin County?"
Luo Hu?"
Although Yu Junjie was helping Li Qi with things, he didn't know the inside story at all. Anyway, he would do whatever Li Qi told him to do. If Li Qi didn't say anything about something like this, he didn't dare to ask. Suddenly he heard
Li Qi asked Luo Hu, but he couldn't help but be stunned and said uncertainly: "Is the Privy Councilor asking about Chief Luo of Baihu Village?"
We all know Chief Luo, so we should know him! Li Qidao: "Exactly, exactly. Are you familiar with him?"
Yu Junjie said: "My father knew him before, but we didn't have much contact. In recent years, my family has had a lot of business dealings with him. It can be said that we are quite familiar with him. When I see him, I have to call him Uncle Luo. This
No, the 20th of next month will be his 40th birthday, and he invited me to Baihu Village to help him celebrate his birthday."
"Fortieth birthday?"
Li Qi blinked his eyes and couldn't help but look at Zhao Jingyan. Zhao Jingyan also happened to look over, with something special shining in their eyes. After a while, Li Qi suddenly touched his stomach and said, "I'm hungry, let's go first."
Let’s talk after dinner.”
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