Chapter 154: Hardcore quit gambling and help Han Shizhong land
From the time of the expedition to now, due to the war and the time spent on the road, Yang Lin has been away from Zhaodefang for more than three months.
Accompanying Liu Qingshui to have a drink in a restaurant, Yang Lin didn't return until late at night.
When he returned to the house, everyone was happy. His family members, young men, maids and daughters-in-law came to the back hall one by one to pay homage to Fu'an.
There was a lot of treasure brought back from Jiangnan this time. Just for killing a Zhu Meng, he had as much wealth as his own. Yang Lin was also happy and generous, and everyone got a reward.
Let Li Yunniang convert it into sesame oil, rice noodles, and silver coins, and distribute them to everyone tomorrow. Everyone happily thanked them and left.
After the maids and servants, there were several concubines. Everyone knew that Yang Lin was back, so no one would dress up carefully.
Applying red powder, arranging flowers and greenery, brocade skirts and embroidered jackets, stockings and bow shoes, and alluring makeup, I came here to see you.
Yang Lin was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He was generously rewarded with kisses, hugs, jewelry, jadeite, gold and jade jewelry, and he was very generous.
Su Ningxiang brought tea and thoughtfully held a cup for Yang Lin. Yang Lin reached out and patted Su Zhuanglian, who was wrapped around her like a koala, and scolded with a smile: "Learn more from your sister."
Su Zhuang Lian chuckled, biting her lip and acting coquettishly, which was not the right thing to do. Yin Qianqian next to her was secretly biting her teeth in anger, but she couldn't save her face with so many people entangled in her to compete for favors.
Yin Qianqian was educated by her father, Yin Muhong, who was a hypocrite and a true scoundrel. She looked well-educated on the outside, but was actually coquettish and coquettish on the inside. Only Yang Lin himself knew that this girl was a wild girl when no one else was around.
When there were many people, Li Ning'er didn't even dare to get close. She hid aside and secretly looked at Yang Lin. Yang Lin glanced at her and made her blush with embarrassment.
Yang Lin took a sip of tea and sighed secretly. There were too few people in this room, and the small back hall couldn't even be filled.
After a tiring night, Yang Lin got up and went to the backyard to practice Baduanjin with a group of Taoist boys.
Li Yunniang came over with her plump body in a hurry. When she saw Yang Lin, she stepped forward and said, "Da Lang, two jars of Yangzhou wine have been sent to me by Minister Xu, one with a big red velvet gold mink collar and one with black and green silk.
The royal family brought a hundred gold cakes with fruit fillings; the Wang family sent Huizhou purple hair and two black gold inkstones; they said it was to celebrate Dalang's victory and return to the court, so I won't bother you."
Yang Lin nodded and said: "Look, pick something and send someone to return the gift. Even if the Xu family has money, this guy Wang Chaoli is extremely poor. The last time we went to his house, the skirt his wife wore was starched."
Turned white."
Li Yunniang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "As expected of a great man, he has really good eyesight."
Yang Lin glared at her and said to all the little Taoist boys: "You all should step aside. Uncle Master is going to use his magical power to deal with a goblin."
When Li Yunniang saw that something was not going well, she turned around and was about to run away. Yang Lin smiled and said, "If you dare to take a step, I will discipline you so that you will not be able to walk."
Li Yunniang paused, turned around with a smile on her face, and said with a flattering smile: "Good daddy, I have to spare my daughter this time, but I still have to work for you."
Yang Lin thought for a while and said: "Don't worry about anything else. There are some calligraphy and paintings in the box I brought back, which were left for the officials. The most important thing is to pick them out for me so that I can save them."
Yun Niang responded and turned to leave. Yang Lin called out: "Come back."
He took out a shining blue earring from his sleeve, with two small sapphires shining brightly on it. Yang Lin smiled and said: "I'm going to reward you, so do it well for me."
A hint of surprise flashed across Li Yunniang's face. She took the blue Wangwang earrings, glanced at Yang Lin affectionately, and said softly: "Thank you, sir."
After returning from the south of the Yangtze River, Yang Lin was completely prosperous. Not only was it the proceeds from killing Zhu Meng and Fang La, but also the various business routes set up on the two Zhejiang roads. From then on, it was extremely smooth, and his confidants were everywhere. Yang Tong's business network expanded
Coming more and more densely.
It feels so good to have money. Yang Lin always wants to throw away a lot of money, but unfortunately there are still few places for him to spend money.
More ships were put into production at the Xu family's shipyard in Mizhou, which could already sail to Korea and Japan, but unfortunately the output was too small.
Yang Lin was enjoying a rare moment of leisure when Yang San hurried over and said only that there was a group of soldiers outside who wanted to see Dalang.
Outside the Yang Mansion, Han Shizhong and others were waiting at the door with several bottles of wine.
Hu Yantong complained: "Po Han Wu, I told you earlier that I would leave the reward money to buy some decent gifts for the young master, but you didn't listen. Now you are carrying several jugs of bad wine, and you dare to bring us to the court."
At the young master’s house.”
Han Wu blushed and said: "I also have good intentions. The imperial court's reward is only a small amount of silver, so how can I prepare a gift for the young master? Look at the butler just now. He brought two carts full of things in, put them down and left.
Who would have thought that he was so lucky that he lost all his money? This Bianliang man is so good at gambling for no reason. He is so unlucky."
No one in the Western Army was dissatisfied with Han Shizhong, but they were all rude to him because this guy was a real gambler.
His achievements in the Western Army were all fake. His superiors asked for credit for him several times, but they were all falsely reported. Sometimes when you do something so awesome, others will think you are bragging.
Compare.
In the fourth year of Chongning, the Song army attacked a city in Linzhou, Xixia, and could not capture it for a long time. Han Shizhong became red-eyed, so he climbed the wall and rushed in alone, killed the Xixia garrison guarding the city, and threw his head out of the city. The Song army
Inspired, they rushed up and captured the city.
The Prince Consort of the Xixia Army personally led the Xia army to counterattack the Song Army. The Song Army was timid. Han Shizhong asked about the identity and role of the Prince Consort, and then led a few soldiers who dared to die and rushed into the enemy's formation. This sudden impact made the enemy panic.
, Han Shizhong went straight to the marshal's tent. Before the Xixia soldiers could understand, he raised his sword and cut off the head of the prince-in-law of the supervisor. The Xixia soldiers, who had lost their leader, were in chaos and scrambled to flee.
Souchong's prime minister submitted a battle report and asked for an exceptional promotion of Han Shizhong, but the scholar-bureaucrats in Bianliang laughed at the thieves and soldiers for bragging and made false claims, and refused to promote him.
These scholar-bureaucrats, the Privy Council and the officials who are sitting in Bianliang are trying to save people by themselves. Who would have thought that there would be such fierce soldiers in the northwest.
This time they made great achievements, and it was only with Yang Lin's protection that they had the opportunity to go to Beijing and receive rewards.
How could these few people not know that they must have come to visit the house? Unfortunately, their bounty was once again lost to Han Shizhong.
After a while, several boys came out and welcomed them to the flower hall in the outer courtyard.
Yang Lin changed into a house uniform, soft hat and plain clothes, and said with a smile: "Have you all been to the Privy Council?"
Han Wu quietly put the wine aside and said: "Back to Shaozai, we have already been there. Brother Gao Bing led the way, so we didn't take too many detours."
Yang Lin stood up, walked to a corner, opened the wine jar and took a whiff. All the twenty-odd soldiers present looked at Han Shizhong with red faces and shame.
"Thieves, you killed Fang La. I have already said hello and the reward will be tripled. Why do you come to the door with two jars of sour wine?"
Han Shizhong scratched his scalp and grinned: "I'm trying to give the young master a big gift, but the bounty is really not enough, so I want to go to Guanpu and gamble. No one knows that I will lose everything."
Yang Lin laughed and scolded: "From today on, you Han Wu are not allowed to enter the gambling table anymore. I will help you get ashore. If you dare to gamble with others again, I will let you become a chamberlain and get a higher position. Do you believe it or not?"
A good general will get into trouble sooner or later if he indulges in excessive gambling every day.
As soon as he said these cruel words, Han Shizhong, who had become a veteran at a young age, had a bitter look on his face and gritted his teeth and agreed.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "You are a good man. It is the time when you have made great achievements and found a wife and son. How can you waste your time at the gambling table? You returned to Yan'an East Road and took good care of this guy for me. If he does not change his character, you will
Ask someone to inform me."
Everyone laughed and agreed. These soldiers did not expect Shaozai to be so close to them, and they were all grateful for a moment.
"What official positions have you obtained?"
Han Shizhong smiled and said: "Fang La, who I cut with my own hands, was awarded the title of Doctor of Military Virtue and the Commander of the Shenwu Army. The other brothers are all martial arts men and the deputy capital of the Shenwu Army, Yuhou Envoy."
Yang Lin secretly shook his head. Even Zhang Shuye was promoted to three levels, but these people got a low-level position and were still complacent. This disease of the Song Dynasty that valued civility over martial arts was already terminal.
"It is your fate to follow me to fight in the south of the Yangtze River. I asked Lu Qian to take you to the Long Live Camp. Each of you will make a good armor and ice blade, and then you will lead a horse and return to the northwest border."
Hu Yantong waved his hands and said: "We military men have received great favor from the young master. It would be disrespectful to not have a generous gift. How can we ask for a gift from the young master?"
"It doesn't matter, I'll just accept it for you."
After bidding farewell to Yang Lin, the group happily followed Lu Qian to the Long Live Camp. When they were conquering Fang La, they were already coveting the armor and weapons of the Long Live Camp.
The conditions of the Western Army are extremely difficult. Many people even wear Xixia armor. They were all captured after the war. As for their supplies and military pay, they have not been paid for three years. Do you still expect him to give you new armor?
The senior generals of the Western Army not only have to lead troops to fight against Xixia, but also find ways to find a way out for their soldiers, so many descendants of Western Army families are engaged in business.
It is ridiculous to say that the civil servants of the Song Dynasty would rather spend their annual coins to honor the enemy chief than use the money to arm their own brave soldiers.
What they are always on guard against is that the authority of military attaches cannot exceed that of civilian officials.
During the Zhenzong period, when the Liao people invaded and the generals won the battle, they also had to wear a hat, clean things up, and then sign the "Chanyuan Alliance" with the enemy. This is simply a rare miracle in human history.
It is said that when a cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels. This means that war consumes money.
But it is no exaggeration to say that Yang Lin's business empire is enough to support the entire Western Army.
Of course, he does not have this opportunity now to actually spend money and say selflessly: "The Western Army will fight well, and I will cover your military expenses."
Then the next day, he, the young master, would prepare to go to Qiongzhou to plant lychees.
Only when Han Shizhong and his party arrived at the Long Live Camp did they know what kind of life the pro-army soldiers at the feet of the Bianliang Emperor were living.
From a distance, we can smell the fragrant smell of meat. People are coming and going on the school grounds, and horses are galloping. Their shooting skills are really not very good. These soldiers are watching and pointing.
When he came to the armor warehouse, Lu Qian took out his belt card. The soldier guarding the door pushed open the door. Lu Qian turned around and said with a smile: "You go in, pick one that suits you, and then take away a spare pair."
Hu Yantong couldn't wait and took off the old armor with several holes on his body. He was not afraid of the cold in the early winter weather. He smiled and said: "I still hold it after using it. I, Hu Yantong, have always been shameless. This time I am ashamed of myself. No."
Who could do such a thing to a fool like Po Hanwu?"
"You little bastard, you either don't take it, or if you take it, don't talk nonsense here."
After picking out their clothes and armor, everyone went to pick out their weapons and horses. By the afternoon, a group of veterans of the Western Army had greatly changed their appearance.
Han Shizhong clasped his fists on his horse, said goodbye to several commanders of the Long Live Battalion, and rode back to Yan'an East Road.
This time, they were singled out by Marshal Tong Xuan, met a noble man by chance, and with the support of the young prime minister of the dynasty, these extravagant men who had made countless military exploits were finally promoted to military attachés.
After running for a few miles, Han Shizhong reined in his horse and looked back, looking deeply at the towering Bianliang City Wall.