Gao Chong nodded slightly. He had some impression of Jie Yuan. He seemed to be a general under Han Shizhong. After Han Shizhong was removed from military power as deputy envoy of Privy Councilor, he was the leader of the army. However, he died suddenly within two years and was only 54 years old when he died."

Gao Chong looked at this person carefully and saw that he was slender, sparse and handsome, with ape arms and bee waists. He was really a handsome talent. He suddenly laughed and said, "Okay! I, Gao Chong, respected heroes the most. Since Liangchen recommended you, it must be a mistake. We are a family now. How about drinking a drink together?"

"Xie Shaojun's support!" Jie Yuan knew that this was Gao Chong's test, so he quickly raised the wine glass in his hand.

Gao Chong raised his glass with a smile, and they invited each other to drink a drink. Everyone relaxed suddenly, and then talked about whether it was fun to open the loop and drink.

Han Shizhong found Gao Chong's brows frowned slightly without knowing it. He didn't know what he was worried about? He was about to ask what the reason was. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside, and then someone rushed in.

"Shaojun, I'm so sorry, I'm late!" I saw an Ang Zangman stepping in quickly, then pushed the golden mountain and turned the jade pillar, and bowed downwards.

Gao Chong's brows spread out, and he laughed and said, "General Huyan quickly, you are stationed in Lianzhou, the journey is long. As long as you come, you are willing to do so."

Hu Yantong sighed and said, "To be honest, I was ready to greet the young master. I didn't expect that one of the commanders of Qingyuan Army suddenly came to our inspection department. This guy came to ask for a bribe on the first day of the New Year, which is really unlucky!"

Everyone was cursing after hearing this. Han Shizhong knew that his original subordinate was as fierce as a fire and asked nervously: "Hu Yantong, what's wrong? Have you given it to him?"

"I didn't want to give it to him, but I was afraid that my plan would be broken, so I reluctantly gave up the two jars of open-flat nectar that Shaojun gave me and asked him to take away. This bastard left with a mercy!"

"Hahaha! Hu Yantong, don't worry. That guy took you two jars of fine wine, and I'll make up for you 4 jars today."

Hu Yantong slapped his forehead and said, "It's broken! It's broken! I had known that I would have said 4 jars just now, wouldn't it be more food?"

Everyone laughed, and Liu Ziyi said, "Don't be greedy, you kid. How much things are you giving you every month, can you not know what you are doing? If you lie about military information, be careful that you will be deducted this month."

"I dare not! I dare not! How dare I deceive the young master?" Hu Yantong waved his hands repeatedly, his big black face turned red, and everyone laughed again after hearing this.

Gao Chong looked at his subordinates and had gathered 23 people, including court officers, former thieves, and refugees like Wang Yi, Song Wan, and Du Qian. However, these people all have one common characteristic, that is, they are not scholars and are now very unsuccessful.

The status of scholars in the Song Dynasty was very high. As the saying goes, everything is inferior, but only high school students! Gao Chong has few people under him now, and Liu Ziyi and Wu Xian can still deal with it. If there are more people in the future, copywriters will become his shortcomings.

"So many good friends have come recently, and good brothers are here. Gao is very honored! First of all, congratulations to everyone on the official! Everyone drinks this glass together!" Gao Chong adjusted his mood and raised the wine glass in his hand.

Everyone applauded, and then raised their glasses and said, "Congratulations to Young Master!" Then they drank the wine in the glass in one sip, and even Yang Zhenniang was no exception.

"Eat vegetables! Eat vegetables!" Gao Chong hurriedly greeted. No one was polite and started to feast on his face. The atmosphere was very warm.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, everyone was a little drunk and talked more suddenly.

Gao Chong gently patted the table and said, "Everyone! I have something to tell you today and I will also talk about our plans for next year."

Everyone stopped chopsticks when they heard this and waited for him to speak quietly. Gao Chong smiled and said, "This year we will sell the nectar with a big sale, which basically reached a pound of the same price.

Because our output is relatively small and we have not sold completely, we only sold 100,000 guan in the past six months; but don’t underestimate these 100,000 guan, the current price of grain is only one stone. This time we have harvested 100,000 guan, and the income is over 50,000 acres.”

Everyone started to whisper in a mess as soon as they heard this. Gao Chong continued: "We will have about 30,000 guan a month later. I will use 10,000 guan to buy food for this income, and devote all the rest to the army."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this. They devoted 20,000 yuan to the army every month. If they only counted the money, they could raise about 5,000 people. The number of troops now is obviously not enough. Does Shaojun want to expand his army?

Gao Chong smiled and said, "Everyone may have understood that my purpose is to expand the army. I plan to expand the Volunteer Battalion into a Volunteer Army in the first half of tomorrow, with five battalions under it, and now all the heads are promoted to commander."

Shao Yun, Gao Baobao, Gao Wei, Zhou Shiyuan, and Wang Yi were all very excited. Seeing that Han Shizhong and Hu Yantong were all promoted, even the new Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye became military envoys in the Ma Junbat, they were still very jealous. Now it was finally his turn, and everyone was very excited.

Gao Chong looked at them and said, "This time the personnel were completely transferred from the reserve camp. All the candidates were selected. You can discuss them yourself and submit them to me for appointment; you can follow the arrangements for the grassroots officers below."

"Yes! We will definitely live up to the hope of Shaojun." The five people shouted excitedly.

"Wuxian, you have transferred all your reserves now. After this expansion, I guess the army will not be expanded in the past two years. You will train another 5,000 people this year, and we will continue to expand in the future."

Wu Xian clasped his fists and said, "Yes! Don't worry, Young Master, I will do my best."

Gao Chong looked at Li Jun again and said, "Li Jun, I won't make specific arrangements for your water army camp. You can verify how many people you need for such a long Hutuo River and finally report the number of people to me."

Li Jun smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust. It's just a Hutuo River. If there are too many people, it's a waste. We are going to expand to a scale of 2,000. Once the ships of Meng Kang brothers are delivered, this big river will be our bag."

"Okay! It's basically enough for the military personnel to reach this number, so the matter of the navy will be completely entrusted to you." Gao Hong looked at Han Shizhong and said, "Liangchen, how are you there? There are 5 infantry commanders and 3 horse commanders in Zhongshan Prefecture, and your number is a little less."

Han Shizhong laughed and said, "Young Master knows me. I have already asked the Prime Minister Zhan Du, and the Ma Army is also preparing to expand to 5 commands of 2,000 people. The Prime Minister Zhan Du has agreed to allocate money, grain and personnel, but our Song Dynasty lacks horses, so there is no way to do this."

"Since you have already spoken, I will solve this matter. I have already contacted several Xixia horse dealers. I am going to exchange our open-flat nectar for their war horses. As long as you can pay for 50 jin per horse, I guarantee it."

Han Shizhong's eyes lit up and said, "That's so thankful to Shaojun! I will report to the prefect and the Tongzhi, and say that I will complete my horse barracks no matter what."

"This matter is not urgent. People might as well recruit them first and train them with existing horses. The war horses can immediately form combat effectiveness."

"Shaojun, please rest assured, I know what to do." Han Shizhong agreed excitedly.

Gao Huochong finally said to Huyan Channel: "Huyan, your inspection department cannot relax. Although the number of people cannot increase, I will gradually match you with war horses to enhance your mobility. You must cooperate with the water barracks to achieve the strength to completely block the river."

"Yes! Don't worry, Young Master! I will cooperate well with Commander Li Jun."

"Okay! Everyone keep drinking!" Gao Chong arranged the task for next year and raised his glass again. Everyone was so happy to drink happily.

Seeing that the sky was getting late, Han Shizhong and others stood up and said, "Shaojun, it's getting late, so I'm going to say goodbye. But since I'm here, I have to wish my wife a New Year! Look at it, can you arrange it?"

"Okay! Come with me!" Gao Chong nodded and took them to the Gao family courtyard. These people were waiting in the courtyard, and Gao Chong invited his mother to the living room.

Li sat down among them, and everyone came in to wish Li a happy new year under the leadership of Liu Ziyi, Lu Junyi, Han Shizhong and others.

Lu Junyi, Li Jun, Wu Xian, etc. were all about forty years old, several years older than Li. Even Han Shizhong and others were about the same grade as Li. They all knelt down to greet Li's New Year, which surprised Li. They quickly asked their son to help everyone up and return the gifts on their own.

Gao Chong introduced everyone to Li, which surprised her even more. Except for Gao Baobao and Gao Wei who were his servants, the others were all recruited by their sons.

There are actually middle-level officers and several generals who commanded the troops. He actually has such strong strength?

After Han Shizhong and others greeted each other, they said goodbye to Gao Chong. Gao Chong kept sending them to the gate and gave them his return gifts; then parted ways with everyone.

Shortly after the Chinese New Year, a man named Zhang Jiuyi came to Gao Chong's home. His ancestral home was in Shanxi, but his main footprint was in Xixia. It is said that he had a connection with Liang Airen, the Leshun Gong of Xixia, so he had a very large caravan, and he was responsible for the business of the Song Dynasty and Xixia.

It is actually smuggling. As long as you can give money, strategic materials like war horses are just ordinary. The most elite army, Iron Harrier armor, can be obtained as long as you pay.

The great prospect of the Gao family's Kaiping Nectar was valued by Zhang Jiuyi, and also attracted the big businessman.
Chapter completed!