Chapter 1658: Brigadier Liu
This is Zhang Zongchang's style. He likes to play mahjong, and often discovers "talents" through playing mahjong. In the past, Wu Jiayuan, a Qing guest in his house, was proficient in mahjong and often played mahjong with Zhang Zongchang. Whatever card Zongchang wanted, he quietly "released water" to make Zhang Zongchang and the big card.
What is amazing is that every time he plays cards, Zhang Zongchang is the big winner. He has a slight surplus. The fat job of the Director of Salt Affairs.
Shen Long performed even better than Wu Jiayuan today, so Zhang Zongchang was naturally happier, and he wanted to appoint Shen Long as an official, "Since you are in business, why not come to Jinan to be the director of industry and commerce, it's fine Just play mahjong with me, Lao Zhang, and I will give you a promotion later!"
Thanks to the fact that the other people who played cards with them just now have left, otherwise I would be so stupid with envy. We have lost so much money so hard and did not get anything. You are good, not to mention earning more than two thousand dollars , and was chosen by Governor Zhang to be appointed as an official, this is really a comparison between people and goods, and it should be thrown away!
Shen Long glanced around and found no outsiders, so he told the truth, "Director Zhang, I really want to ask you for an official when I come back, but this official is not for me, but for my brother." of!"
Then he told the story of how he and Liu Zibang met and became brothers, and Zhang Zongchang nodded repeatedly, "He is a good man, and my old Zhang likes such loyal people! Tell me, how many people does he have now? How many guns do you want to be an official?"
"Well, there are about three to five thousand people. Even if there are not many guns, they are only about eight hundred! He said that it is a great blessing to be able to serve under the command of Governor Zhang. Let alone being an official, he is a soldier. I'm happy too!" Shen Long deliberately said that the number of people was a little bit more, and the number of guns was a little less. They are all fighting, and being too strong is not necessarily a good thing.
"Such a good guy, if I, Lao Zhang, let him be a soldier, won't other people laugh at me, Lao Zhang, who doesn't know heroes? That's it; well, I'll make him a brigade commander first, and he doesn't have to go too far. Just set up in Jiaozhou, not far from your place, so it won’t delay the reunion of you two brothers! But I can only give him a name, and he will collect the food and wages himself in Jiaozhou!” Zhang Zongchang waved his hand , A brigade commander's official hat was buckled down.
"Thank you for supervising it!" This is exactly what Shen Long wanted. Jiaozhou is the nearest train station to Qingdao. If there is anything wrong with Qingdao, the Liuzi Gang can come over immediately.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, my old Zhang likes this kind of loyal hero! You can continue to play cards with me tomorrow, and I will give him a letter of appointment after the game is over!" Zhang Zongchang yawned, "Okay, it's late today, go back to sleep!"
So, the next day, Shen Long played mahjong with Zhang Zongchang all night again. This time, Zhang Zongchang won a big win. Shen Long himself won two to three thousand dollars, and once again washed out the other cards. Shen Long got a brigade commander back from Zhang Zongchang without spending a penny, and made five thousand oceans.
When he got the letter of appointment, Shen Long secretly told Zhang Zongchang something about himself and Fujii, and asked Zhang Zongchang not to spread his relationship with the Liuzi Gang.
Zhang Zongchang is a person who wrote "The cannons are fired to bombard his mother, Vega comes back to his hometown. Zhang Zongchang counts the heroes, and the giant whale swallows the fusang". He may be afraid of little devils, but he definitely doesn't like them. Zhang Zongchang was very happy to hear about this little devil secretly, and immediately agreed to Shen Long's request.
A few days after Shen Long returned to Qingdao, he sent an envoy to Laoshan Mountain, handed over the brigade commander's letter of appointment to Liu Zibang, and then Liu Zibang led his men to move to Jiaozhou.
He became the brigade commander stationed in the local area. In addition to Jiaozhou, there are several nearby counties under his jurisdiction.
"The shopkeeper went to Jinan to thank Supervisor Zhang. Before he left, he said that he would invite shopkeeper Chen to Jiaozhou for a drink when he came back!" Wang Zhiwu secretly helped Liu Zibang spread the word, "The brigade commander also said that he didn't take all the brothers on the mountain with him. Let’s go, and leave some people on Laoshan, if shopkeeper Chen encounters something, if it’s a small matter, I’ll go to Laoshan to talk about it, and someone will come down immediately, if it’s a big one, he will bring his men and horses to Qingdao!”
"Hey, Brother Liu is so kind to me!" Shen Long was quite satisfied with this arrangement, it didn't delay the future of the Liuzi Gang, and he could also take care of his own problems.
"Tell Brother Liu, tell him not to get too close to Zhang Zongchang, I'll see, Zhang Zongchang will leave soon after he stays in Shandong, and it's no good getting too close to him." Shen Long exhorted again.
"The shopkeeper didn't like Zhang Sanduo in the first place. Even if you don't tell shopkeeper Chen, he would do the same thing. Going back to Jinan is just showing his face in front of Zhang Sanduo." Wang Zhiwu replied, Zhang Sanduo is not Xu Sanduo, That is Zhang Zongchang's nickname, saying that he has many soldiers, many sons and daughters, and too many concubines. In addition, he also has nicknames such as General Dog Meat and General Five Poisons.
"That's good, Brother Liu is new, and I don't have anything good to give, so I'll send some cloth to Brother Liu, and let him make a new military uniform for each of his subordinates! It's pretty cool to look at like this!" Zhang Zongchang didn't like it. Give them military pay, and now those bandits are still wearing miscellaneous clothes, and they don't look like regular soldiers at all.
"Shopkeeper Chen, you are so kind to our shopkeeper." Wang Zhiwu was moved and burst into tears.
"Zhang Zongchang doesn't pay the army, and Brother Liu can't bear to oppress the people. This day must be a bit sad. Since I am his brother, I have to help him find a way! Send some cloth there first, and when Brother Liu comes back, I will go to Jiaozhou Let’s go and see if there is any way to raise some military pay for him!” Although I don’t lead soldiers now, I still remember my ability as a warlord, so what is Zhang Zongchang afraid of if he doesn’t give money? It is guaranteed that not only will you not be hungry, but you will also become the richest warlord in Shandong!
Sure enough, the Liuzi Gang did not stay there for a long time. After a few days, he came back from Jinan. As soon as he received the news, Shen Long rushed over immediately. The Liuzi Gang was wearing a brand new military uniform, and it seemed that they really had that kind of momentum. Shen Long He greeted him with a smile, "Brother Liu, congratulations!"
"Hey, my brother is still talking about this. If it weren't for you, I would have become the brigade commander!" Liu Zibang was actually quite happy, at least he would go back to his hometown in Zouping, so he wouldn't have to worry about being disliked by others.