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Chapter 234 Fan Yongdou Happy New Year

The only regret is that the imperial court really has no money now, and it has to wait until Shanxi merchants are seized to allocate part of the funds for the formation of the new army.Therefore, this new army still focuses on cold weapon operations, and most of them are equipped with field artillery.

As a person who traveled here in later generations, Hu Guang certainly hoped that the new army would be an army with hot weapons.Armies with heat weapons can rely heavily on logistics.Fighting wars is actually about logistics and money.Hu Guang understood this, and so did the natives of Daming.

The bloody battle at Hunhe was an example. The Qi family army was considered a strong army. They hid behind the chariot camp to fight against Jianlu, leaving Jianlu helpless.But when the ammunition it carried was gone, the whole army was wiped out immediately, but the logistics could not keep up, and there was no ammunition to replenish.

Therefore, in Hu Guang's plan, it is to take advantage of Daming's manpower advantage, select the most elite soldiers from each army, train them strictly, use limited resources on them, and form a strong army with cold weapons , At least in the field, it must be able to contend head-on with the strong army of Jianlu's elite.

He is not yet naive enough to use all his income to form as many new troops as possible, hoping to overthrow Jianlu in a wave.If this is the case, it is very likely that in a hurry, the battle line will be stretched, and the Jianlu will find a loophole, and the hard work will be in vain. At that time, the situation will become even worse.

When Hu Guang and Wen Tiren were discussing the matter of the new army, a group of servants escorted a sturdy and unpretentious carriage into the wide-open gate of the Fan Mansion far away from Xuanfu City.

The vehicle stopped, and the person who got out of it was Fan Yongdou, the owner of the Fan Mansion.Seeing the butler waiting outside the car, he walked towards the lobby and asked, "Have you all returned?"

"Master Hui, those inside Xuanfu City have already returned, and those outside the city may not be able to return until later." The housekeeper followed closely behind him and said with a bow.

After hearing this, Fan Yongdou was not surprised by the answer.When I went to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Governor of the Xuan Mansion went there by himself, and the other side was a civil servant, and he was particular about giving gifts, and it took a lot of effort to exchange pleasantries.Especially since the Governor of the Xuan Mansion has only been here for a year, the relationship between the two parties has not yet reached a tacit level.

The rest of the subordinates who go to pay New Year's greetings are all old-connected households, and they are basically generals. As long as the ceremony arrives, they will wish you to leave early.

Fan Yongdou thought about walking, so he went to the lobby, took off the cashmere cloak, sat on the main seat, and saw the servant girl bring a cup of hot tea, so he took it.Feeling that the temperature was just right, I drank it all in one gulp, put the cup on the table, and exhaled a long mouthful of hot air, as if vomited out my tiredness at the same time.

His spirit seemed to be better, and he said to the steward who was standing in front of him: "The position of the general of the Xuan family has been pending, and I am a little worried. Don't wait for the news from the capital, you can send someone to inform the other families. We will leave customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year!"

"Master, there are still five families whose food has not yet arrived in Zhangjiakou. It's the time of Chinese New Year, and everyone is celebrating Chinese New Year. Even if we call up the staff to transport the food, I'm afraid it may not be finished by the seventh day of the Lunar New Year." The butler listened. He was taken aback for a moment, then reminded.

Fan Yongdou seemed a little impatient, and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Khan has looted so many people back, he must be in urgent need of food. He is a smart man and knows how to do business, so he will definitely not lose us!"

After a pause, he added: "It's okay to suffer a little bit on the shipping fee. We do business with Daikin, and we pay attention to long-term cooperation, so we don't care about it."

Seeing the master's attitude, the housekeeper didn't say any more, and immediately agreed.But as soon as he turned around, he turned back immediately, and asked again: "Master, those Qiu Ba, do you still want to give them red envelopes for the New Year?"

When Fan Yongdou heard what he was referring to, he nodded and replied: "Of course, if the new general of Xuanfu wants to expand his family, he must choose from these elites. We have been kind to them in previous years. It makes no sense to want to be different this year."

The housekeeper agreed, if it weren't for the master and the others secretly giving some benefits from time to time, those Qiuba and the others wouldn't have given their chief soldiers a hard time in this kingly affair.

Thinking of this, he changed his mind, and asked for instructions again: "Master, should the porridge donation in the common areas of the city continue?"

"Isn't this nonsense?" Fan Yongdou said a little dissatisfied after hearing this, "You have been with me for more than ten years, so don't ask me for such a small amount of money! We are in a big business, and we have to manage everything from top to bottom. Yes, do you want me to teach you this truth again?"

The butler listened to his words, and didn't dare to ask for any more instructions, so he hurriedly withdrew and went to work.

Fan Yongdou leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind. Two beautiful maids behind him held their fists and lightly beat his shoulders.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the butler came back.

Fan Yongdou felt a chill rushing towards his face, so he opened his eyes, frowned, stared at the butler who turned around and closed the door, and asked, "What is this for?"

"Master, it's not good. Mr. Han, the capital master, has just received news that Marshal Ma has been arrested and imprisoned..."

Before the housekeeper finished speaking, Fan Yongdou suddenly jumped up from his chair, stretched out his hand and shouted sharply: "Where is the letter?"

Needless to say, the butler had already reached out and handed him the letter.

Because of the martial law in the capital, this letter was sent one day late, so it was not delivered to Xuanfu until the first day of the new year.However, in this way, Han Yu also roughly described what happened in the capital for two consecutive days in his letter.

After reading it, Fan Yongdou frowned and sat back on the chair.The two beautiful maids stepped forward and wanted to continue to beat the master's shoulders, but they provoked two words: "Get out!"

Originally, he wanted to help Ma Shilong, give him food and grass to make him look strong and strong, so that he could stand out from the army of King Qin.But I didn't expect that the young emperor would deal with Ma Shilong first, regardless of who he would use to deal with Da Jin in the future.From this point of view, the original actions harmed Ma Shilong instead.

In addition, Han Yu asked for more money in the letter so that he could move up and down to rescue Ma Shilong.It is said that the influence in the court has been greatly reduced now, and the influence must be rebuilt. If Ma Shilong can be preserved, he must be preserved.

This young emperor is really a fool, he dared to deal with Ma Shilong regardless of the consequences.It seems that he must be put under a little pressure so that he will not be so unscrupulous!
Thinking of this, he remembered another thing, that Wu Sangui went out and slaughtered two tribes, and got into the position of a general soldier, which is really a big profit.

His father, Wu Xiang, is going to be transferred to Datong, and it seems that they have to deal with each other well. If the two sides can form an alliance, mutual benefit and win-win will be the best.Then Wu Xiang was also a businessman before, so she should be able to see the benefits of cooperation!
After digesting the news in his mind, Fan Yongdou came up with a countermeasure, and immediately asked the housekeeper to grind his ink, and roughly described the personnel changes that happened in the capital, as well as the situation in the capital.

He believed that after seeing these news, Huang Taiji would definitely have corresponding countermeasures.In that way, after the young emperor felt the pressure, he would definitely not dare to mess around again!This roundabout strategy will definitely give Mr. Han strong support.

(End of this chapter)