The bright moon hung on the treetops, and the stars twinkled quietly. Li Shishi finally finished playing her piece, her performance meticulous. Throughout the entire piece, Wang Han remained silent, and no one dared to speak.
“It’s time to go back! I’m sure Emperor Huizong and his ministers are eager for me to go on this expedition. I won’t have many days of leisure. Let’s go back and make arrangements in advance.” After Qin finished speaking, Wang Han stood up and walked out of the room first. Li Shishi and Zhao Fujin immediately followed behind Wang Han, one on each side.
"Come with me, girls!" Wang Han said as he left the room, looking at the madam waiting at the door, and continued downstairs. As Wang Han passed, the guards stationed in the corridor, at the door, and at the stairwell immediately formed two groups and followed behind.
"Girls, grab your things and follow the general immediately!" the madam shouted to the girls.
"General." Upon hearing this, the forty or fifty girls who had been prepared in advance immediately gathered together and greeted Wang Han. After Wang Han and the guards walked out of the gate, they followed behind the guards.
They walked in silence for about half an hour before arriving at the mansion of General Shenwei.
"General." At the gate of General Shenwei's mansion, the two stewards, the chief and the deputy steward, were already waiting at the entrance. When they saw Wang Han return with a group of people, they immediately came forward to greet him respectfully and followed behind Wang Han, standing side by side with Li Shishi, ready to give orders at any time.
"General." Entering the mansion of General Shenwei, the mansion was brightly lit. On both sides of the passageway in the courtyard, the only twenty or so male servants and more than a hundred maids stood on both sides and shouted in unison. Even the cooks in the mansion were among them. None of them had gone to sleep and they were all waiting for Wang Han to return.
"They're all here! Perfect timing, Steward. Arrange for them all to take turns going into the main hall. Tonight, I'll give you a detailed explanation of what you'll be doing from now on," Wang Han said, continuing into the main hall. Yang Zhi, quite consciously, stopped with the guards, awaiting Wang Han's instructions.
"Yes." The head steward quickly responded, and one of them followed Wang Han into the main hall, while the other remained in the courtyard. He called out to the servants, maids, and guards led by Yang Zhi, "Everyone, line up according to your positions and strengths, and await the General's instructions."
Upon entering the main hall, Wang Han took his seat in the central position. Li Shishi stood behind him, holding her zither, while Zhao Fujin discreetly took a seat next to the main seat. Wang Han paid no attention to this. He instructed the head steward, who had followed him in, "Let the existing servants in first!"
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the head steward immediately nodded, walked to the door, and called out, "All servants of the manor, come in."
At the steward's words, more than twenty servants immediately entered. They lined up in two rows in the main hall and called out to Wang Han, who was bowing his head, "General."
Looking at the servants who had entered, none of whom seemed particularly special, Wang Han said, "From now on, you will be responsible for the physical labor in the mansion, carrying things, cleaning the courtyards and corridors, and following the steward's instructions."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the servants immediately responded. The head steward then promptly wrote down Wang Han's arrangements.
"Let the maids from the manor come in," Wang Han ordered.
"Yes." The head steward responded immediately and called out to the door, "Maids, come in and await instructions."
"General." Following the steward's words, more than a hundred maids lined up and entered the hall, forming five arc-shaped rows to bow and greet Wang Han.
"From now on, you will be responsible for the cleanliness of all the rooms in the mansion, as well as the maintenance of the flowers, trees, and pets. If there are only siblings in the family, you can bring them into the mansion to live. Also, select ten people with excellent cooking skills to work in the kitchen. Follow the steward's arrangements. You can refuse any unreasonable arrangements and tell me." Wang Han instructed, "Let those three cooks in."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the maids all beamed with joy. As maids, they naturally had their own difficulties and worries, and Wang Han resolved them with just a few words.
"I will integrate several adjacent shops in the mansion into the largest restaurant in the capital. From now on, you will conduct your business at the mansion's restaurant," Wang Han instructed the three chefs as they entered. It must be said that these ministers had indeed held a meeting before coming to present their gifts. Although the shops they presented were of various kinds, seventy percent of them were located on the same street, with many adjacent to each other, and the rest were mostly nearby.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the three cooks immediately responded, feeling somewhat resentful. Being in the General's mansion and leaving the General's mansion were two different things. They had originally thought that as one of the few cooks in the mansion, the General's arrangements would remain unchanged, but unexpectedly, Wang Han had sent them out of the mansion to handle some business.
After the cook left, Yang Zhi led more than twenty burly guards into the main hall.
"Yang Zhi, you will be the leader of the guards and servants in this mansion. You will usually stay by my side. Choose six more men from among them." Looking at Yang Zhi who had entered with his guards, Wang Han immediately made arrangements for him alone. This immediately made the others envious.
"What's your name?" After arranging things for Yang Zhi, Wang Han asked the first guard he had summoned, the burly man with the hateful face.
"General, my name is Lu Han." Upon hearing this, the burly man with a hateful expression immediately replied.
"You'll usually stay with Yang Zhi in the manor. If there's war, you'll come with Yang Zhi to the battlefield with me," Wang Han said after thinking carefully. The "face attracts hatred" attribute is indeed difficult to manage. However, on the battlefield, it's a valuable attribute.
"Thank you, General." Upon hearing this, Lu Han immediately knelt down to express his gratitude. He had originally thought that only Yang Zhi had received a promotion, and that they would have to perform well for a long time before they could have a chance. He hadn't expected the opportunity to come so quickly.
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