Although the front yard was wide enough, more than 300 people rushed in at once, but it was still a bit crowded.

As soon as Xiao Yan entered the courtyard, He Dayou greeted him.

"Master Hou!"

"Dayou, you are here!"

"The humble job is not effective, please punish the Lord Hou!"

After He Dayou finished speaking, he knelt down and apologized.

Xiao Yan hurriedly stopped him and asked, "What is the crime?"

"Beizhi originally thought that he could bring at least 500 people here to follow Lord Hou to Huzhou, but now only 350 or eight people came! More than 100 people were less than expected! Beizhi really failed Lord Hou's expectations!"

He Da said with a face of shame.

Xiao Yan patted him on the shoulder, "Haha! You worry too much! What is Jin Yiwei's identity? You also know it!"

"You are the emperor's personal guard, and you are responsible for the important position of supervising officials. Who is willing to put aside such an identity and go to Huzhou to be a low-level guard?"

"I know the 500 people you mentioned, they all guarded my yard for more than half a year, and they also got some benefits, but everyone has their own ambitions, why bother?"

"You and the 350 eight brothers in front of you are willing to advance and retreat with me, Xiao Yan, which has greatly exceeded my expectations!"

"I won't say anything superfluous, but in a word, blessings and sorrows are shared!"

These words come from the heart and from the bottom of my heart!

He Dayou was grateful in his heart, with tears in his eyes, he did not follow the wrong person!
"From now on, the lowly ones swear to follow Lord Hou to the death!"

When the rest of Jin Yiwei also wanted to shout, Xiao Yan hurriedly signaled to stop, this is Jinling, it is always troublesome to be heard by outsiders.

"I understand what you mean. I'm going to Huzhou now. I don't know when I'll be back. When you go back, make some arrangements at home. Let's set off in three days!"

"Housekeeper, each brother will be given 1000 taels of settling allowance!"

Li Zhongyi took out the bank notes he had prepared earlier and distributed them one by one.

1000 taels is not a small amount. The average person in Jinyiwei only earns about 100 taels a year.

Living in Beijing is not easy!

More than 100 taels is barely sufficient for food and clothing!
If you want to be rich and powerful, don't even think about it!
Xiao Yan gave each person 1000 taels at once, a salary of about ten years!

This surprised them very much!

The worries of leaving home are completely solved!

"Master Hou! Is it too much?"

"What's so much? It's my great honor, Xiao Yan, that you gave up such a good job to follow me! These are just a little bit of compensation, and there will be more surprises in the future!"

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your gift!"

"We follow Lord Hou mainly because we do things happily and don't have so many worries!"

"Yes! Master Hou treated us well in the past! This money..."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, motioning everyone to be quiet, "Don't forget, this is also my wish, don't push it away! It's settled like that!"

Everyone just gave up.

"Dayou, how many hundred households, general banners, and small banners are here?"

"Returning to Lord Hou, only one of the hundred households came, his name is Zhou Dahai, two general banners, four small banners! No one else wants to come!"

"It's okay! It's great to have so many! You take the 1 taels of banknotes and settle down the house properly!"

"Master Hou, you can't take a lowly position! Otherwise, someone will poke your spine!"

He Dayou hastily declined!

"Take what is given to you. If you hang out with me in the future, you can't make people feel that you are with the wrong person!"

"Idiosyncratic..."

"Okay, let everyone disperse, and leave a few officials behind!"

"Follow your orders!"

Soon, the Golden Guards dispersed in an orderly manner!
Only He Dayou, Zhou Dahai and a few flag officers were left in the yard!
Zhou Dahai was bold and straight-hearted, and he took the lead to say: "Does the Lord Hou have something to tell us to do? Just tell us, and my brothers and I will do our best! Don't dare to refuse!"

Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction, "Zhou Baihu, and everyone else, I am very happy that you can come!"

While talking, he took out a stack of banknotes.

"5000 taels for a hundred households in Zhou, 3000 taels for each of the two general banners, and 1000 taels for each of the four small banners. These are additional settlement expenses for you!"

Zhou Dahai and others refused to accept, "Master Hou, how can this be done?"

"To be honest, the brothers are all hundred households and banner officials in Jinyiwei. They are capable and promising, but you are willing to give up this future and follow me wholeheartedly! I won't let you My heart is chilling! Therefore, I ask all of you to decline this kindness!"

Zhou Dahai said urgently: "Master Hou! I, Zhou Dahai, am not a greedy person. Lord Hou treats us well on weekdays. Moreover, he has already given 1000 taels of silver as a settling allowance just now. How can he still take his money now? "

"Zhou Baihu's words are justified. We are definitely not greedy people. Master Hou must not do it!"

"You guys are worrying too much! There is no way to hide secrets in Jinling City. If you give up your position as Jinyiwei, you must be looked down upon by others. Although I can't guarantee how much future I will give you now, but in terms of money, You still have that little bit of strength, let those scumbags who look down on people look at you differently!"

Xiao Yan talked again, and finally got a few people to accept the bank notes.

In the end, he said some words of encouragement, and finally let a few people go back to arrange family affairs.

This cost was as high as more than 38 taels of silver.

The housekeeper Li Zhongyi was in pain for Xiao Yan.

"Master, aren't you being too generous to these people!"

He didn't know that Xiao Yan didn't care about money at all, and he didn't care about the cost of things that could be solved with money!

What's more, he had already accumulated close to 500 million taels of silver.

No matter how much money there is, it's just a number!

The most important thing now is to get people and territory!

Moreover, most of the things Xiao Yan needs can be exchanged with points, and there are really not many places where silver is used.

Of course, the most important thing is that you can make money!
If you can make money, you must be able to spend money!
"You don't know, these golden guards are very useful, and others can't get their loyalty even if they want to spend money!"

"I just said hello, so many people gave up everything in the capital and went to Huzhou! How much face is this?"

"People give me face, and I can't chill their blood!"

Li Zhongyi nodded frequently: "Young master, it's because I didn't think carefully!"

Xiao Yan: "It's okay, get the carriage ready, I'm going to Xinyuejiang Tower!"

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Not coming to Xinyuejiang Tower for a few months, the changes are too great!

The road leading to Xinyuejiang Tower can be described as crowded and busy!
The closer the place is to Xinyuejiang Tower, the more people there are, and the more horses and carriages there are.

What surprised Xiao Yan the most was the changes around Yuejiang Tower!
The originally empty left and right sides and the empty roadside on the opposite side are no longer the dilapidated scene they used to be!

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