Chapter 399: Feng Langjun, a noble and upright person
There are some serious things like picking up soap, and some are not.
Seriously, that is, like Feng Yong, who has no unnecessary thoughts and just picks up the soap when it falls on the ground. It makes no difference whether he bends down or not.
What is not serious is that like Li Hui, he took advantage of Meng Huo's back door to open his **** and exploded his anus.
Moreover, I still feel unsatisfied after having my **** exploded. I want to go deeper and feel more comfortable until it reaches the apex of someone's heart.
Dian Lake is Meng Huo’s lair!
What's that if not Meng Huo's apex?
Conquering Wei County is a direct threat to Meng Huo's retreat. If he goes to Dian Lake, no matter whether he can defeat him or not, even if he wanders around the city, Meng Huo will be so scared that he will run back to look after his house.
“Isn’t Governor Li taking such a risk too much?”
Although he admired Li Hui's spirit of being reckless whenever he had the opportunity, Feng Yong still asked with some worry.
While he was staying in Pingyi waiting for news about Li Hui, he didn't just do boring things like bathing the dog or making some soap for his brothers to pick up.
He also used the sand table in the governor's mansion to deduce, and more than once, he came to the conclusion that if Li Huiruo captured Wei County and held it, it would be a great achievement.
Because Wei County will most likely face counterattacks from two directions, from the rebels who stayed behind in Dian Lake, and from the army led by Meng Huo who rushed home.
As long as Wei County is defended and Zhuge Liang leads his troops after Meng Huo's ass, the overall situation is decided.
Why is it said to be stubborn?
Because the military strength under the jurisdiction of the Dudu Mansion in Pingyi County was originally at a disadvantage compared to the rebels in Yizhou County.
Now some men have to be left to guard the plains. Li Hui leads people around the mountain road, and it is impossible to bring too many troops.
In addition, after Wei County was defeated, some manpower had to be left to guard the prisoners of war in Wei County. Therefore, the men and horses he brought to Dian Lake were far behind the rebels in Dian Lake.
I remember Li Yi said that in Yizhou County, there were many barbarians who obeyed the orders of the Meng family. As long as the Meng family was willing, they could recruit the same number of people from the large and small barbarian king cave masters.
If Feng Yong hadn't known that someone in the upper echelons of the Meng family had secretly surrendered the Han Dynasty, he would have suspected that Li Hui had killed someone on purpose.
“My little brother actually feels the same way. It’s just that your Excellency is the governor of the city after all, so he must have other ideas.”
The joy on Li Yi's face was mixed with a little worry, "So I got the messenger sent back to Pingyi, so I hurriedly came to find my brother."
"But Wenxuan, although I am the most responsible in terms of official positions in Pingyi County, don't forget that I don't have the power to dispatch troops. How could the governor ask you to come over and let me send people?"
Although Feng Yong had a good impression of Li Hui, whom he had never met before, at least during the time he was in Hanzhong, he helped a lot intentionally or unintentionally. During this period, he even mentioned Feng Yong through Li Jiti.
But there are less than 200 brothers like Feng Yong, including dogs. What can they do?
"Brother, don't worry about this. The people left behind in the Governor's Mansion have already ordered their troops. When the time comes, there will be people to lead the troops. Brother, just lead the people south. My lord said, this time, I am just borrowing my brother's reputation in Nanzhong. .”
“Reputation? This is my first time in Nanzhong. Where does this reputation come from?”
Feng Yong asked doubtfully, "Since the people from the Governor's Mansion have made preparations and are heading south directly, why do you have to drag me along?"
At the same time, I was thinking, why is Li Hui like that old demon Zhuge, who likes to be mysterious and unpredictable in his work?
Li Yi's eyes flickered a little and he coughed, "I don't know much about this matter. That's what the letter sent by the master said."
"If my brother is no longer in Pingyi, then that's it. If he is still in Pingyi, as long as he is willing to use his name and lead troops south, the labor force in Nawei County, at least 3,000 people, can be sold to him at a fair price. "
“Fair price? How fair?”
Feng Yong was already a little tempted after hearing this.
Labour is precious these days!
Moreover, it is the most expensive kind because of the strong labor force.
“Fifty min.”
Li Yi extended a slap in the face, "The price of this kind of labor on the market today has increased by 10% or 20% compared to last year..."
“Is there such a good thing?”
When Feng Tibi heard this, his eyes suddenly shone, "As long as I am willing to use my name to lead troops to Wei County, will three thousand laborers be sold to me at a discount?"
Do the math, you have to do the math, how much of a discount is this?
It seems like it’s at least 4.5% off, right?
“What fold?”
Li Yi didn’t understand.
“Sell it to me at a 45% discount?”
"right."
Li Yi nodded.
“I don’t know how to lead troops.”
Feng Tibi was still self-aware, so he emphasized it again.
"Don't worry, brother, there will be others to lead the army. All you need to do is borrow my brother's name."
Li Yi thought to himself, you don’t know how to lead troops, but what about the soldiers you have trained?
There is also the military book. Could it be that what I read is a fake military book?
"make a deal!"
Feng Tibi made a "pop" sound and patted his thigh, "Fuck it!"
After Zhuge Laoyao defeats Nanzhong this year, most of the sources of cheap labor that are completely under his control will definitely be cut off. By then, labor prices will only rise, not fall.
If you don’t make a good profit at this time, are you going to cry when there is a lack of labor next year?
As for whether Li Hui had designed any traps waiting for him to jump—this is almost impossible.
After all, Li Yi and himself are now tied together. If something happens to him, can Li Yi get over it?
“Great! Brother, when shall we set off?”
Li Yi said excitedly.
"Not urgent."
Feng Yong looked at the brothers and was about to steal them, but he pondered for a moment and said, "Wenxuan, go and find all the militia managers in the city can find for me."
Two or three months before the start of the Southern Expedition, the militiamen were already semi-employed.
Because all dry food must be supplied to the southern expedition army first.
It is not that there are some people in the militia who are trying to make their own dry food in private, but the taste and calories are always not as good as the genuine ones from the imperial court, and the weight they have to carry will increase exponentially.
Naturally it is not as convenient as before.
Most importantly, the time is too tight and the output is horribly low. Even if labor can be found, there is not enough dry food supply to bring the labor back to the plains.
The reason why there are still many militia groups staying in Pingyi is because they are waiting to see if there is a final chance to make a profit.
Feng Yong decided to give them this opportunity!
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then continued to be overjoyed and looked at Feng Yong with admiration, "Brother has thought carefully, but I didn't expect this! I will go right away, brother, please wait."
said he hurriedly cupped his hands, turned around and left.
“Get ready,” Feng Yong said to Zhao Guang and others who were eager to try. “We will go south together then.”
Li Yi's work efficiency is very high. In just half a day, he found all the militia managers available in Pingyi County.
A group of people crowded in the courtyard noisily, each trying to find out information from each other.
It is natural that someone who can be sent by his master to take charge of the militia in Nanzhong is not a fool.
The financial backers behind many of them are even more or less related to members of the Xinghan Society.
The news came from Jincheng that many people, such as Erlangjun, Sanlangjun, and Fourth Langjun, who could not have heirs, were preparing to follow Feng Langjun to help their future family fortunes.
If Feng Langjun is willing to let something slip out of his fingers, it will be enough for people of their status to eat all they want.
As for their own relationship with Feng Langjun, that is something they dare not think about.
It doesn't matter. How could a person of Feng Langjun's status know his own name?
But they didn’t expect that something they didn’t dare to think about happened suddenly.
All the militia managers in the city received the news that Feng Langjun wanted to talk to them about something.
So everyone who received the news hurried over. No matter what Feng Langjun wanted to talk about, as long as they became familiar with each other, they would have reason to communicate with each other in the future, right?
Just when they were all guessing what Mr. Feng was going to say to them, they saw several Mr. Feng appearing at the door of the courtyard.
The man walking at the front has a handsome face and a smile on his face. He doesn't look unusual at all, but the man standing behind him is not an idle person.
On the left is Erlang Jun of the Zhao family, and on the right is the young master of the Dudu Li family. The more experienced people recognized that one of them was Wang Xun, the son of Wang Ping, the general who was fighting against the invaders in the Dudu Mansion.
So when they looked at the man among them, many people had more curiosity in their eyes.
This gentleman who doesn't seem to be outstanding, let alone the handsome Erlang of the Zhao family next to him, even the husband of the Li family is more elegant than him.
But he is undoubtedly the most eye-catching.
There are too many rumors about him in the Han Dynasty.
Not to mention anything else, even if he could come to Nanzhong to find food, it was indirectly thanks to his vicious plan.
“Everyone is here?”
Feng Yong turned his head and asked.
Li Yi next to him replied, "Brother, as long as they are in Pingyi City, we have found them all."
Feng Yong nodded. It seems that this semi-official and semi-private dynamic group should have some special communication channel with the Dudu Mansion.
“Okay, everyone, please be quiet and listen to me.”
Feng Yong opened his mouth, and everyone immediately shut their mouths, all eyes falling on him.
Seeing everyone giving face like this, Feng Yong was very happy and continued, "Everyone must know that Governor Li recovered Wei County in Yizhou County. But there is one news that you may not know, that is, there is a group of laborers in Wei County. I’m looking for a new home.”
“Two thousand!” Feng Yong raised two fingers, “Two thousand people.”
With a "coax" sound, the people below immediately exploded.
Why did they come to Nanzhong?
Isn’t it just to find labor?
But in the past few months, they have stopped doing business for a long time.
If there is no business, where will the income come from?
At the beginning, it was normal for a medium-sized militia group to go to the south. It would take about three months to go back and forth, and it would be able to capture one or two hundred laborers.
Gradually, it became a matter of spending three or four months. As long as you could catch a hundred or so, it was considered luck.
After all, barbarians have been caught many times, so they will hide and fight in groups.
Moreover, there will be no shortage of competitive pressure in any industry.
In the deep mountains and old forests of Nanzhong, it is not unheard of for two vigilante groups to confront each other with swords drawn.
Nowadays, let alone industry competition, business in the entire industry is almost gone!
Who is not in a hurry to replace him?
Now when I hear Feng Langjun say that there are two thousand laborers in Wei County, how can anyone not be excited?
Two thousand laborers, according to the current market conditions, are enough to deliver goods for all of them for half a year.
“Feng Langjun, what’s the price for a piece of labor?”
Someone shouted loudly.
“Seventy mins,” Feng Yong smiled slightly, “One piece of labor is sold for seventy mins.”
There was a "wow" sound, and the crowd who had just been quiet for two breaths became even louder than before.
"Quiet!"
Zhao Guang shouted, "Listen to my brother!"
Everyone immediately became quiet again.
Some people with darker thoughts couldn't help but have an idea. If the Zhao family's eldest son was here, what would he feel when he heard him yelling this?
“Furthermore, all the laborers in Wei County are strong and strong, and everyone knows the price of this kind of labor, which is at least one hundred and twenty min, so I can guarantee that there will never be a price as low as mine in the world.”
Feng Yong activated the "Smart Talk" skill and said seductively, "And it will never happen again in the future. Think about it, Zoke County has already been defeated by General Ma. Now General Li has gone south to defeat Wei County and Yizhou County. It probably won’t last long.”
"As for the Yuexi County side, the Prime Minister personally leads the troops, so how can the rebels survive? So it will not be so easy to find laborers by then? This is the last chance."
“If nothing else, even in the past, everyone couldn’t find so many laborers so easily, right? So I just wanted to ask, is anyone willing to buy it?”
Who doesn’t want to buy it?
As soon as Feng Yong finished speaking, someone from below immediately shouted, "Feng Langjun, I will order five hundred first!"
“Fuck you, mother! Five hundred people can’t support you even if you ask for it! Do you have so much money and food?”
“It’s none of your business? Even if I don’t have it, someone will help me out. Are you going to bite me?”
"Feng Langjun, my Sanlang has joined the Xinghan Association. I don't dare to show any respect to Feng Langjun. I just hope that for the sake of my Sanlang Jun, I can give him two hundred people."
"Feng Langjun, I have been scolded by people from Jincheng several times in the past few months. They said that if I don't find a way to find some labor, I am afraid that I will suffer hardship when I go back. I only hope that Feng Langjun will take pity on this poor person..." "
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Every bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
The ancients are sincere and I cannot deceive them!
Feng Yong stood there and sighed without saying a word.
The people below shouted for a while, and then gradually became quiet when they saw that Feng Yong did not respond.
“There are conditions for buying this labor.”
Feng Yong then raised his finger and continued, "First, the labor is in Wei County. You need to bring it back yourself."
When everyone heard this, they just laughed and said, "Feng Langjun, of course. I've been to the south not just once or twice, but this time it's further away, so what's the harm?"
“Okay, the second step is to arrive at Wei County. You will stay there for a month.”
“Feng Langjun, why is this?”
“Why? Of course it gives you time to raise money and food!”
Feng Yong looked at the person who asked the question strangely, "Do you have so much money and food on you now? Moreover, when you go there, which family needs how many people, you have to sit down and discuss slowly, how should it be divided?"
Sending letters from Pingyi to Jincheng, and then transporting money and grain from Jincheng to Pingyi, one month is probably not enough.
But Feng Yong’s purpose is naturally not this.
His purpose is to let these dynamic groups with experience in killing people help guard Wei County. Even if they are not successful, at least they should be very experienced in guarding prisoners of war.
Of course, there is no need to say this directly, just understand the spirit.
How much they can understand depends on themselves.
The eyes of Zhao Guang and others were full of admiration - fifty mins were sold in one hand for twenty mins more, and others were grateful while helping.
Who has such a shameless spirit?
“Feng Langjun is benevolent and righteous!”
But it is obvious that many people have not yet reached such a high level of thinking, and they are all praising a certain country bumpkin for his high moral integrity.
(End of this chapter)