In the hall of Zhao's mansion.

Zhao Hao poured another glass of wine for the three generals and said in a deep voice:

"There are exactly three places for the three generals to choose from."

"I'd like to hear the details." Jin Ke said with a serious expression.

"One is to stay in Beijing and be responsible for the security of Xishan Company together with Wu Yu. This job is not easy. In the future, the company's security team may have tens of thousands of people..."

"Ah? Tens of thousands of people?!" The three generals were stunned. When the Qi family army was at its peak, it only had about 4,000 people. Now the Shenji Battalion has only a little over 5,000 soldiers...

My goodness, the number of people in a Xishan Company security brigade will be twice that of the Shenji Battalion in the future.

"If you don't believe me, I'll count for you." Zhao Hao counted with his fingers:

"Xishan Company has 3,600 coal mines, but less than 50 are currently being mined. But within a year or two, the number of coal mines being mined at the same time will reach 300 to 500, and security teams will be stationed at each mine."

"Those unmined coal mines, which are scattered across Hunhe, Dayu, Mentougou and Juyongguan, are the company's core assets and must be inspected regularly. The three Jingxi Avenues also need to be well protected to prevent them from being destroyed..."

"In addition, after the Lugouqiao coal yard is incorporated in the future, the security there will also be difficult. And the sales network throughout the prefectures of Zhili will also need to be guarded."

He smiled bitterly and said to the three people: "If you calculate this way, ten thousand people may not be enough..."

"Yeah." The three of them nodded silently. After Xishan Company had fully expanded its business, 10,000 security personnel were indeed stretched thin.

"But sir, please forgive me for being frank, but having such a large security team might violate taboos." Zhu Jue gently stroked his three long strands of beard and kindly reminded Zhao Hao.

"Don't worry about this. First, we will break the whole into parts and register the security team under the names of each branch."

Then Zhao Hao smiled nonchalantly and said, "In the future, there will be more than ten branches, each with less than a thousand people, and they will be spread all over the wilderness. As long as you don't hold a big parade, who can notice it?"

"That's true." Zhu Jue nodded and smiled. "Who would dare to do something that violates taboos?"

"Besides, we are the royal Xishan Company, and the eldest princess represents His Majesty as the chairman. And one of the directors, Eunuch Ji, is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Horse Administration. He is the commander-in-chief of the Xishan militia."

Zhao Hao revealed, "In other words, our security brigade is a team with two names, one is called 'Xishan Security Company', and the other is 'Imperial Horse Administration Xishan Group Training'."

"Is that so? That's all very well..." Seeing that Xishan Company had such a strong backer and such meticulous arrangements, the three of them completely put their minds at ease.

"In fact, it wouldn't be too much to keep all three of you in the company." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "But there are two other places that need your help."

Seeing that under Master Zhao's command, there is really a lot to be done. The three generals have already fully entered the state, and hurriedly sat up and said, "Please give your orders, Master."

"One is that my father is going to Wu County to take up his post. The situation there is very complicated, and there are even pirates in Taihu Lake. My father is a civil servant, and he can't handle it."

Zhao Hao continued, "Besides, my disciple Jin Xuezeng is going to be the magistrate of Chongming County, and the situation there is even more complicated. The army, pirates, and wealthy families are all in cahoots with each other. If there is no King of Hell to help him keep things under control, Golden Monkey will be eaten by others until not even a bone is left."

Zhu Jue and Jin Ke looked at Wang Rulong and said with a smile, "It seems that the young master wants you to go to Chongming."

"Hehe, that's exactly what I want." Wang Rulong patted his chest and assured Zhao Hao loudly: "Don't worry, my lord. With me here, only the Golden Monkey will bully others, and no one else will bully him!"

"Okay!" Zhao Hao happily asked someone to call Jin Xuezeng to lead the two of them.

Jin Xuezeng was worried as hell, but when he saw that his master had found such a great helper for him, he was naturally overjoyed and made the master smile.

Zhao Hao looked at the other two and said, "You two, discuss this. Who will stay in Beijing, and who will go with me to Suzhou?"

"What's there to discuss?" Jin Ke and Zhu Jue smiled at each other, and the former said, "Since there are bandits to be suppressed, I will take the lead."

"Then I will stay in Beijing and team up with Wu Yu." Zhu Jue smiled and patted Wu Yu's shoulder and said, "I will listen to you from now on."

"I'll just listen to you, sir." Wu Yu said with a wry smile.

Actually, according to his original intention, he wanted to give way to the wise, but Zhao Hao disagreed. Wu Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and become the former general's superior.

Zhu Jue was more likely to accept this than him. If Mr. Zhao didn't even know how to check and balance things and just threw this huge mess to him, General Zhu would look down on him.

The banquet lasted until midnight. Cai Ming took the three of them to rest, and Zhao Hao also staggered into the inner room.

The hard work these past two days almost exhausted the young man.

As a result, he fell asleep while soaking his feet. It was Secretary Ma and Qiaoqiao who dried his feet, helped him take off his clothes, and put him into bed.

Seeing Master Zhao unable to wake up despite all the tossing and turning, Qiaoqiao said distressedly, "Why is he doing this? He has earned so much money that he can't spend it all in his lifetime, why is he still treating himself like an animal?"

"Because his heart is filled with stars and the sea." Secretary Ma untied Zhao Hao's hair bun so that he could sleep more comfortably. Her beautiful eyes were full of admiration as she said, "This is the charm of the young master."

"Don't disturb him tomorrow morning, let him sleep a little longer." Qiaoqiao didn't understand what he meant, so she didn't think about it. "Wait until he wakes up, then we'll pack up the boxes."

"Okay." Ma Xianglan nodded, but her eyes did not move away from Zhao Hao's face.

~~

Unfortunately, early the next morning, Zhao Xian came to Zhao Hao's house and woke him up.

Seeing Qiaoqiao's cold face, Zhao Xian hurriedly smiled and explained, "My second brother asked me to come for breakfast."

"Yes, I called my eldest brother here." Zhao Hao sat up from the bed and yawned, "Today's schedule is too full, so we can only have breakfast together."

"You've exhausted yourself and no one feels sorry for you." Qiaoqiao muttered, pouted and went out to prepare breakfast.

"Brother, your two female guardians are really hard to deal with." Zhao Xian helped Zhao Hao fold up the bedding and said jokingly, "They almost didn't let me in."

"Yeah." Zhao Hao brushed his teeth and said vaguely, "Just be content. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to get in."

"Oh, I'm quite proud of this." Zhao Xian was much more cheerful than before. He smiled and said, "No wonder you let me take the lead."

Zhao Hao rinsed his mouth, wiped it with a cotton towel, and asked, "How is it? Has the restaurant taken action?"

"Just follow and learn." When it came to business, Zhao Xian quickly changed his tone and answered modestly: "The shopkeeper and Brother Wu are both experts. I still have a lot to learn."

"You have to study hard. Old Wu can only teach you for a year or two. When you get a formal official position, you have to draw a clear line between yourself and Wei Ji Xian." Zhao Hao said with a smile, "Otherwise, the censors will not let him go."

"Well, don't worry, brother. I won't embarrass you." Zhao Xian nodded heavily.

"Brother is mature and steady, there will be no problem." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "There is one more thing that you have to take on."

"What's up?"

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