Chapter 2274 Promotion (April Monthly Ticket Plus 10)
Bai Shan said: "The most important thing to appease the military families is speed, but business takes time. Over time, people's hearts are easily changed."
General Nie wanted to say that he would not change.
Bai Shan seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled slightly, saying, "General Nie, this is a matter for both parties, so we can't just look at your side."
Just because you won't change doesn't mean others won't change. Moreover, when military families suddenly learn they've lost a loved one, they're bound to have extreme thoughts. When people think too much, it's easy to do bad things.
He said, "Things like relationships also need to be carefully managed. Otherwise, even the deepest feelings will become boring if there are too many entanglements. The same goes for reputation."
General Nie's brows jumped, as this was a reminder for him to cherish his reputation.
As expected, Lieutenant Nie did not mention the matter again. After returning home, he thought for a moment and sealed up all the gold, silver and jewelry. He also made two copies of the list, one for his men to keep and the other for Zhou Man.
What she meant was that she would let Zhou Man supervise the matter. If he accidentally died for his country when he returned, she would be in charge of returning these things to their respective families.
This was a military matter and was not Manbao's responsibility, but Manbao still accepted the task.
Manbao folded the list and put it away, then said to Bai Shan, "General Nie is really cautious. I think his men wouldn't do anything to let their comrades down, right?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "It's unlikely we'll run into danger again on our way back. I ran into General Meng on the street today. He said the Anxi Army is currently clearing out bandits along the trade routes to deter the increasingly aggressive Western Turkic, Kucha, and Tibetan forces."
He paused and said, "The leader is Jin Kuian."
Manbao almost choked on his saliva: "Who?"
"Jin Kuian," Bai Shan nodded at her, "is just as you thought. I heard he only went out twice, consecutively, and he's already accumulated kills to form a small team. Plus, he also gave directions and took the lead in eliminating many bandits. He should be promoted soon."
Jin Kui'an was originally a tyrant outside the Great Wall. As he had said before, the Western Regions outside the Great Wall were his territory.
He knew best what kind of bandit forces were in and around his territory. Previously, he did not take action against those small bandits because he could not control such a large territory.
Now that he had surrendered to the imperial court, he had no more worries. Naturally, he led his troops to take over everything he knew.
Of course, he was just leading the way, while Guo Zhao was the one leading the troops, and Jin Kuian followed to kill enemies and accumulate military merits.
Not to mention, he was really good at fighting, and his military rank soared in just two or three days.
Manbao asked, "Why isn't General Meng going?"
Like Manbao and the others, General Meng and Jin Kuian also have a lot of new and old grudges accumulated.
"His injury hasn't healed yet."
Manbao then remembered, "Yes, he has an abdominal injury and can't move too much. Hey, then why is he still out shopping?"
She was a little angry. "Walking will also pull the wound. Such patients are too disobedient."
"He's just here to join in the fun." Bai Shan knew that she and Zhou Liru had been busy making medicine these past two days and had no idea what was going on outside. He couldn't help but smile as he said, "Bai Er took Liu Huan to avenge him and is now slapping General Guo in the face on the street."
Manbao was curious, "What did they do?"
Bai Shan glanced outside and asked, "Have you finished making the medicine today?"
Manbao nodded, "It's done."
That's why she has time to meet General Nie, right?
Bai Shan took her hand and said, "Okay, let's go out and watch the fun."
Bai Erlang and his companions were on the busiest street in Xizhou City. They had sent guards to guard the place early in the morning and rented a large stall first. The stall was now filled with a wide variety of beautiful silk fabrics, porcelain ornaments, and jewelry.
There were many well-dressed people around.
However, the most eye-catching thing is not the things on their stalls. After all, it is rare to see stalls selling high-quality silk and other fabrics on the street, but it is not uncommon.
What caught their attention were the five beauties standing behind the stall.
She was really a beauty, and she was wearing Hanfu, which was very different from theirs. Her hair accessories were also Han Chinese style, which was particularly beautiful. At this moment, she was standing behind the stall and quietly introducing the things on the stall to people.
Many people come with money in their hands not to buy things, but to see them, and preferably to buy things from them. As long as there is something handed to him by them, that person can be fascinated and hold the thing for a long time without letting go.
Then she looked at Bai Erlang and Liu Huan, who were helping to promote the business. Even Zhou Liru was there. She was working hard with Bai Erlang and the others and said, "Although these young ladies live in the Protectorate, they really yearn for life outside. When they heard that General Guo would let them go without a second thought if anyone was willing to take them in, they immediately came to my aunt to recommend themselves."
Liu Huan nodded vigorously, "That's right, the girls all think that following Master Zhou is the best."
"My aunt felt sorry for them and immediately took them in. General Guo looked so reluctant when he told them to leave. This shows how kind these young ladies are," Zhou Liru said, changing the subject. "Such kind young ladies came in person to sell things. Even if you don't buy anything, you can't say anything mean to them."
So a group of people followed suit and denounced the people who had caused trouble yesterday with righteous indignation.
That’s right, it was yesterday!
They are still talking about the conflict that occurred yesterday when selling things, and it can still arouse everyone's resonance... It seems that the entertainment life of the people in Xizhou is somewhat lacking.
Bai Shan explained, "Yesterday, everyone sorted out their things. Manager Li took some things out to sell to some shops. We had nothing to do. Since we bought a lot of silk, cloth, and porcelain with Governor Duan and his men, we simply rented a stall here to sell things."
"Yesterday we discovered that they were selling more goods standing behind the stalls than we were by shouting."
Manbao said: "Everyone likes to look at beautiful women."
Bai Shan smiled and nodded. "So, yesterday we ran into a few reckless scoundrels. Since they're our people, we can't let them bully us for nothing. Plus, General Guo has been constantly sending Liu Huan valuable gifts and... people these past two days, so Liu Huan's reputation has gotten a bit shaky. So, I told them to spread the word that these ten people are yours."
Man Bao: "Oh, so I am a shield to block arrows, but don't you feel sorry for such a beautiful woman like Liu Huan?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "He's hoping they'll get married to you soon. If his reputation here gets back to the capital, he'll be dead or wounded when he returns."
Manbao frowned slightly, "Why did General Guo do this?"
Bai Shan said after a long while: "Maybe it's just to disgust people?"
(End of this chapter)
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