Chapter 99: Veterans ask each other

Seeing that Li Meng's attitude was so polite, Wu Wensong, who was worried, relaxed and began to say something good, complimenting Li Meng:

"Mr. Wu did not expect that Brother Li's subordinates were such a bear and tiger man. He was really brave. The news from Gaomi said that he was the heads of fifty horse thieves, and there was also a certificate from Xiazhuang to contact several villages outside the city. Brother Li could not escape his great achievements."

The food and drinks over there were already ready. The two of them said a few polite words and then they attended the table together. What they said just now made Li Meng a little interested and prepared to ask at the dinner table.

"How many such horse thieves are there in Shandong?"

Wu Tongzhi thought there was something else to ask about, but he replied with a smile:

"If you ask for the exact number, you really can't give it. Not to mention the entire Shandong, even in Denglai, it is a good reputation for describing it as numerous as a cow. Here, Kong Youde caused chaos and famine, and many rioters and defeated soldiers were for bandits and thieves. The government was seeking peace in the prefectures and counties, and the rest were not dared to think about it!"

Li Meng smiled and said nothing. All the famous figures in Jiaozhou City knew that eating and drinking with Li Meng, the banquet must be boring, because Li Meng almost said nothing. Li Meng liked to talk about poetry and current affairs, and rich officials liked to talk about romantic and toys. Li Meng knew nothing about these things, and the banquet was extremely simple, with fish, meat, eggs and vegetables, and he didn't drink, and he made it in a normal manner.

What do you think of this meal? Moreover, Li Meng had a very fast meal. After finishing it quickly, the owner put down his chopsticks, and the guests couldn't argue with him any more.

Wu Tongzhi had a very boring meal, but Li Meng said a few more words, for example, asked:

"If you want to go to other prefectures, counties or provinces, is this convenient way to lead?"

"Haha, now that it's so chaotic, who will check the road guide? That is, the guards and yamen runners extort money as just a reason. If Li Erlang needs it, he will arrange someone to go to the yamen tomorrow. It's okay to go there and let the master of the mansion fill it out by himself."

This answer is exactly what Li Meng wants...

The troops participating in the small battle in Xiazhuang had a total of 600 salt dices. The list of 600 salt dices was recorded by Ning Qiangui and Hou Shan. Except for the 100 salt dices who often followed Li Meng, the rest would be disbanded from the original organization and mixed with those salt dices who had not participated in the battle.

The mixing of veterans and new recruits who have experience in the battlefield is actually a process of passing on and leading the recruits, and new recruits will be trained and improved through the influence of their eyes.

In addition to the organization, all the 600 salt genitals were rewarded, especially those who stood in the front four rows of soldiers who had faced the enemy several times. The money they received was richer than others. Although others had money to take, they were much less. The result was that the salt genitals who did not go to fight. For example, the soldiers stationed in the salt field and the salt field were already complaining, but this result was exactly what Li Meng hoped. The soldiers could only get the greatest benefits through brave and fearless battles, which was also the purpose of the so-called reward and punishment system.

After staying in Fengmeng Town for a few days, Li Meng was going to return to Jiaozhou City. He felt that he needed to invite a banquet for Zhou Yangzhou Juren next year.

It took about half a month for 600 salt dings to go from Jiaozhou to Gaomi. The cost of spending more than 3,000 taels of silver. Because there are no civil servants, many things are done by salt dings themselves, such as transporting supplies and supplies. Moreover, because most of the supplies need to be purchased locally, they have to spend money on the local area every day.

The salt dings consumed manpower for many non-combat tasks, and did not have a complete logistics system. The consumption of money was too great. If they had their own territory, civil servants, supporters, and logistics, they could all be solved. Although they were using the method of buying and selling private salt to make a lot of money and the money was enough, they did not have their own foundation after all, and it was as unstable as what Zhou Juren said.

It was ridiculous to think about it. That day, Li Meng invited this juren to be a matchmaker. Who would have thought that the other party would talk about the world like a firecracker. After that, both sides were a little embarrassed, and the result of the matchmaker was extremely unsatisfactory. Li Meng also wanted to hold a banquet to entertain and thank him, but he was rejected by the other party.

The day after Fengmeng Town returned to Jiaozhou City, Li Meng asked Master Ning to write a post to invite Zhou Juren. This time he did not hold a family banquet, but directly invited a banquet at Shaohailou.

Scholars often speak boldly, showing their own style of giving guidance to the world, and no one else but me. If things come to an end, they are suspicious and worried, according to Li Meng's estimate, it is hard to say whether they can sleep well after the Juren said that day this week, for fear that they will be reported to the government. Not to mention Juren, even if they are Jinshi, they will lose their heads.

Then, even though Zhou Juren knew that the matter was awkward, he still went to the prefectural office to propose marriage as a matchmaker. He was also a little afraid that Li Meng would sue the words that day and seize his handle. Li Meng's several banquets were rejected by Zhou Juren, which further proved what Li Meng was thinking.

The Shaohailou Banquet is a place to watch everyone, which also shows that the relationship between the parties in the banquet is open and honest, and there is no shameful place. On the other hand, compared with the simple meals at Li Meng's mansion, there are indeed more variety and more flavors there, and the banquet is considered a sufficient level for others.

Sure enough, when he heard that he was having a banquet at Shaohailou, Zhou Juren agreed without hesitation. Everyone in Jiaozhou City knew that Li Meng, the salt administration inspector, was invited by Gaomi County to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion, and was a great success. Anyone with a little knowledge knew that someone was going to praise Li Meng.

As for the merits they have achieved, many people are thinking of making jokes. Who doesn’t know that merits are as good as the yamen and local governments, everything is extremely simple. Gaomi County and Jiaozhou City are very close, and the news is conveyed quickly. Many people know the story of Li Meng in Xiazhuang that day.

The bandits defeated and beheaded nearly 40% of them were beheaded. This was actually a achievement after the real battle with the rioters and bandits. Those who understand the clues of the officialdom all understood what this real thing meant. They had money and soldiers and real achievements. Judging from this promotion, it should be supported by someone above. These conditions were put together, which only meant that Li Meng was about to become successful.

Therefore, Zhou Juren's uneasiness and worries were eliminated a lot. What he had achieved was the kind of thinking that scholars with fame had. It was not a mistake to know more powerful people.

When Li Meng was walking on the street on horseback, there were more people saying hello than usual. The expressions on the faces of those who said hello were more polite, more smiles and humility than before. Chen Liu and Wang Hai were still leading several salt guards beside Li Meng.

Speaking of which, this is really a lucky thing. Wang Hai and Chen Liu were both responsible for passing orders. At the most intense time, they were sent to conquer Yan Ding and Zhuangmin, who were collected in Xiazhuang. Although they had made contributions, they were naturally not as good as those who were killed by life and death outside. So they were both depressed, but they did not take the initiative to mention anything to Li Meng and were still serving as guards by Li Meng. Wang Hai was so open-minded that he said to Chen Liu, "It's good that you can be a personal guard here." That's right, it actually doesn't mean much, just to enlighten him.

Before he arrived at Shaohailou, Manager Lin from Shaohailou had already trotted and greeted him, bowed and came over to lead the horse in person, made a lot of etiquette, and told Li Meng that Zhou Juren was already waiting upstairs.

Going to the second floor, this place is where wealthy people in Jiaozhou City have banquets. There are more places to say hello than when they were on the street. Li Meng still looks kind and replied one by one.

Although it was a lively lunch time on the second floor, Li Meng chose to have a seat on both sides. After arguing the time for a banquet, the inspectors spent money to wrap up all the three elegant seats here. At least they were not afraid of the walls. Of course, it was also the last time that Zhou Juren spoke too shockingly. In this public place, it was better to be careful not to cause trouble.

Yan Ding lifted the curtain, and Zhou Juren, who was sitting at the table, stood up with a smile and bowed to him. In fact, even if Li Meng had made contributions and was about to become a success, he was a military position after all, and the civil and noble martial arts were inferior. There was no need to be so polite to a Juren.

Li Meng could see that Zhou Yang's smile was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart that these scholars were really useless and thought too much. He immediately clasped his fists and said loudly:

"I met that day and felt quite like Brother Zhou. I always wanted to find an opportunity to get together again. I just took time out today. I hope I don't want to be surprised."

"Brother Li is right? You're welcome."

"There are vacant sides of this private room, and my salt guard is guarding it on the aisle. Brother Zhou doesn't have to worry about the partition walls, it's safe here."

When Zhou Yang heard Li Meng say things out loud, although his expression was a little embarrassed, he was not so restrained. Instead, he let go and sat directly in his seat.
Chapter completed!