Chapter 325

Li Guangsi said with a smile, "yes, my father has guessed what my brother thinks. However, he did not scold you, but felt that the imperial court's initiative to abandon the Hexi Longyou corridor and cut off the silk road would have a greater impact on finance.

Brother, although you joined the army of Hexi Jiedu envoy, you are also fighting for your country. My father is also very pleased with this and praises you for truly serving your country. "

Wei Ran thought to himself, I'm not dedicated to my country. I just want to develop my own power through the land of Longyou.

"Therefore, my father sent me and some family generals here. Let us become your own soldiers and join the battle with Tubo. On the way, I thought there would be a big war in Hezhou immediately.

Unexpectedly, the eldest brother led the army in winter. He even went down to three cities and controlled the whole kuozhou. It was like a legend to annihilate the main force of Tubo in kuozhou as soon as the spring began. If you let your father know, you must praise it loudly. "

Wei Ran said with a smile, "well, don't flatter your eldest brother. Since father wants Erlang you to come to our army, I will arrange you to be my own soldier.

But even my own soldiers have to train with the whole army. Your eldest brother's requirements are very strict. The training standards are formulated with reference to the Zuo Shence army. You must eat this pain. "

Li Guangsi said with an indifferent smile: "the fierce general must be killed in the army. Guangsi naturally knows this truth and will not treat himself in particular."

"Well, Erlang, you are patient. I'm very relieved. However, after the whole army is completed and enough party members are recruited, they will go north to Hehuang and participate in successive wars. At that time, I will randomly investigate the art of war and tactics you have learned in the past according to the wartime situation. I hope you will not forget your father's teaching. "

Li Guangsi was stunned for a moment and said with a heroic smile: "the books of war and strategies are well memorized. Brother can make questions at will."

Wei Ran said with a smile, "brother, you won't just pass the exam. Then you'll know. Take my waist token and go to the warehouse to get a suit of personal armor. The Wuwei army has no left Shence army. It is rich and powerful. The iron armor is only scale armor, and only a few elite can be equipped. You have to learn how to adapt. "

"No! The Lord! "

Li Guangsi made a naughty joke and left first with Wei Ran's waist token.

The arrival of Li Guangsi solved the problem of Wei Ran's lack of deputy. Although he promoted some elite soldiers in the army as personal soldiers, these people often don't know a lot of big words. If you can do what you do, it will be difficult to use your brain.

There is no time now, otherwise Wei Ran will consider going to night schools for the whole army to carry out literacy in the future.

Then he changed back to disguise and called Gu Qingshu.

"Brother Gu, kuozhou has been opened up. Later, he will go south to do business with Dangxiang people. He will no longer be robbed by Tubo dogs."

Gu Qingshu sat in his chair and said with a smile: "Dangxiang tribe is poor. All the goods that can be traded are cattle, sheep, leather and war horses. How can it be profitable to go to the silk road."

Wei Ran knocked on the table, "it's not a big problem to beat Tubo this year. You can rest assured. Far from it, I have gained a lot from the suppression of Tubo in kuozhou. Except those of high quality have been retained in the army. The rest of the damaged weapons, leather armor and wounded horses, including the soldiers' own capture, need to be handled by businessmen. "

Gu Qingshu came to Wei Ran this time for this matter. He had a good relationship with them, but he was not polite.

"It can be handled by our Cheng chamber of Commerce. Brother Wei should know that fat and water don't flow to outsiders."

"But I'm afraid brother Gu will be killed."

Gu Qingshu frowned and said, "although the Cheng family dare not say that it is the strongest place in the west of the river, at least it has a deep foundation. No one dares to find trouble."

Wei Huo pointed to the door, "where's Tianmo sect?"

Gu Qingshu was startled. For such Jianghu forces, commercial competition can't play. It's normal to secretly attack them. In the past, the Cheng family could use the influence of the county marquis to get more help in the white road, and the underworld should also give face.

But now Li Chengye is a common people, and most of the influence from power in the past naturally dissipates. Tianmo sect wants to take the black hand. The Cheng family's caravan can only hire experts at a high price. Naturally, the gain is not worth the loss.

Wei Ran looked at Gu Qingshu's face and said with a smile, "since you can't beat them, you might as well join hands with them to do business, so that you can be guaranteed in terms of safety. Officially, our Fenglin army is your backing, but the Jianghu is so treacherous that you have to find a reliable ally. "

Gu Qingshu doesn't know whether this is Wei Ran's personal idea or that of his eldest son Li Dingguo. For the time being, he should accept it and communicate with Li Guangsi later.

Wei Ran continued: "there will be a period of time this year when you can make some war money. I'm sure Fenglin army won't lose a big battle. I won't give you too much assurance about Wuwei army. But they won't be your trouble.

The above is what I can guarantee to the Cheng family chamber of Commerce, so in the future, the logistics of our army needs your continued support. However, since you are willing to cooperate with Tianmo sect, you share half of the relevant logistics with Tianmo sect. "

After the battle of kuozhou, Tianmo sect seemed very optimistic about Wei Ran and was willing to invest in him in advance. After thinking, Wei Ran felt that there was no harm at present, and he really needed more support to live in kuozhou and Hezhou, so he promised to cooperate with them.

His Fenglin army needs training, equipment and food. It can be predicted that Zhao Xuanqing will only provide the lowest level of support and provide enough food, grass and armor equipment for 4000 people.

As for the soldier's salary, Wei Ran didn't dare to count on Zhao Xuanqing too much. At present, the frugal order of this era is very immoral. Soldiers' salaries are often paid only to their own dental soldiers in full. For soldiers in other troops, they are often paid only half a salary and often in arrears, which can only be solved by the military leaders themselves.

This has objectively created a situation in which soldiers are generals. Even if they are frugal, they can't command their troops beyond their generals.

Although it will cause various hidden dangers, it is a way for border town warlords to support the largest troops at the lowest cost, so all town warlords do so.

Of course, on the contrary, this will create many opportunities for Wei Ran's independent development. After expelling Tubo, Wei Ran even considered distributing land to his elite soldiers.

He attacked xiakuozhou City, Huacheng county and Jishi army fort, which were all located on the plain on the Bank of the Yellow River, and the land was more fertile. Many of the original owners were killed by the Tubo people, and most of the fields in the government were made up of ownerless households.

In order to consolidate his foundation, he doesn't care about generosity at all. Of course, if anyone dares to object, he will have a sword in his hand, and the land of the government will be recorded. Both reasonable and unreasonable methods are available. Naturally, he is not afraid of local power.

Gu Qingshu knows that his eldest childe plans to develop the forces belonging to the Li family through the shell of Wuwei army. At that time, even if someone in the court wants to deal with my uncle, the eldest childe is sure to protect the whole family and find a way back.

But although he trusted the eldest childe, it did not mean that he trusted the officer named Wei Ran in front of him. Worried about the foundation created by the eldest childe, this man took the past by taking advantage of the intervention of Tianmo sect.

It's hard to refuse Wei ran at this time. I think I'll find a chance to discuss this matter with the second childe in the future. Although the second childe is not as famous and brave as the eldest childe, the second childe is also intelligent since childhood and has experienced the test of war. He is also more calm than before. He should be able to make up his mind.

After Gu Qingshu left, Wei Ran had seen through his mind and only felt funny, but in order to hide his identity, he couldn't tell him directly.