Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 406: Bull Head Jurisdiction
Pei Yuan gritted his teeth and bowed, "It turns out to be Commander Guo."

When Guo Hui saw that it was indeed Captain Pei, his face became even angrier and he took a few steps forward to grab Pei Yuan.

He Huan didn't know what was going on, so he quickly went over and held the man.

Pei Yuan also stopped Chen Xinjian and others who were about to rush forward.

Zhou Chao also went up to help stop the people, saying repeatedly, "We are all brothers, there is nothing to be unspeakable."

However, the three civil servants who came out of the pavilion looked at him with smiles on their faces.

They didn't seem to be afraid of offending these people at all, and their intention to watch the fun was obvious.

Others are confused, but Pei Yuan knows what is going on. He quickly said, "Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding!"

Although He Huan is of medium build, he has considerable strength in his hands.

Guo Hui couldn't break free, and it was not easy for him to fight back, so he said angrily, "You know what you did."

Of course Pei Yuan had to throw the shit pot away at this time.

He quickly chose between Gu Dayong and Xiao Yan and picked Xiao Yan.

So he could only pretend to sigh and say, "Commander General Guo, why can't you understand? How can a mere thousand-householder like me do such a thing? Think about the attitude of the Five Military Commandery. Can't you see it?"

Guo Hui actually had some ideas a long time ago. When he heard Pei Yuan say that, he asked directly with hatred, "Who is it?"

Pei Yuan said decisively, "It's the Left Commander Xiao Yan!"

Guo Hui cursed, "Bah! I ask you, where is Ding Hong now?"

Pei Yuan looked embarrassed.

This is not easy to hide.

Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuowei were originally brother units, they were very close to each other and had a good relationship in the past.

Suddenly a new commander was appointed, and he turned out to be Guo Hui's old subordinate. Who could this be hidden from?

Moreover, when Ding Hong took office, he also brought with him one hundred soldiers from Xuzhou as the foundation for his control of the Xuzhou Left Guard.

Many of the soldiers from Xuzhou Guard had their families left with Guo Hui.

How can this piece of news be kept secret?

Guo Hui cursed, "I've found out everything. They recognize Captain Pei. Are you the one who kidnapped my 1,000 elite soldiers?"

When He Huan heard that Pei Yuan had done such an immoral thing, hesitation appeared in his eyes. If Pei Yuan had not obviously come to give him a benefit this time, he would have been reluctant to stop him.

Now Pei Yuan dared not admit it anymore.

He denied it immediately, "During the battle of Yanggu, we suffered heavy losses. We only had a thousand men against tens of thousands of bandits, and seven or eight out of ten of us were killed or wounded. There were hardly any men left."

Guo Hui did not insist on this issue.

Although some of the abducted people from Xuzhou Guard privately revealed that there were still more than 600 people left, Guo Hui didn't quite believe it.

He had also read the battle report of the Yanggu Battle.

He was attacked by 20,000 to 30,000 bandits. The two sides confronted each other for two days and two nights, but he was able to fight back and win a great victory in the end. It is easy to imagine that his few elite troops must have been almost wiped out.

These are things that cannot be changed, and there is no point for Guo Hui to worry about them.

But the remaining soldiers and Ding Hong are his people!

Guo Hui shouted angrily, "Bullshit, I have already found out everything. Ding Hong was able to be promoted to the commander of the Xuzhou Left Guard because of your help!"

"Captain Pei has good tactics. Otherwise, you poached my people and also poached my brave generals."

Before Pei Yuan could argue, a man dressed as a civil servant who was watching the fun said in surprise, "Commander Guo must have made a mistake. He is only a captain, so how could he help Ding Hong become a commander?"

Guo Hui sneered, "This man has great connections, which is beyond your imagination."

The civil servant glanced at Pei Yuan and said no more.

He Huan's hand that was blocking Guo Hui became more powerful.

Guo Hui's life or death is of great concern to him. Since Pei Yuan can really get things done, he is undoubtedly more useful.

Guo Hui cursed again, "Ding Hong is also an ungrateful beast."

Judging from this, it is obvious that Guo Hui did not get anything good from Ding Hong.

Ding Hong has already recognized his elder brother again, and his future career is obviously more promising. Of course, there is no reason for him to be fickle.

Pei Yuan felt unhappy when he heard someone scolding his younger brother.

He immediately responded pointedly, "Ding Hong had made great contributions in the past, and being promoted to a commander was not enough of a reward. Could it be that Commander Guo couldn't bear to see his subordinates rise to prominence, and he had to keep him in Xuzhou Guard?"

Guo Hui's face suddenly turned red from holding his breath.

If he dares to admit this, his subordinates will lose their morale.

Pei Yuan said sternly, "If I had followed my original intention, I would have let him return to Xuzhou Guard as a commander. He will be familiar with the people and the place and will be useful soon."

"Ding Hong repeatedly stressed that Commander Guo treated him well, and he couldn't bear to take away Commander Guo's legacy. That's why I took the trouble to arrange for him to be assigned to Xuzhou Zuowei."

When Guo Hui heard this, his expression changed for a while, and then he softened a little and cursed angrily, "That's better."

Now that the matter is done and the Five Military Commandery is still suppressing him, Guo Hui has realized that there is no hope of getting justice.

It's just that I couldn't swallow this, so I felt very angry.

After hearing what Pei Yuan said, I felt a lot better.

But he was also a little confused.

Although he and Shi Yong were not close friends, he also knew this guy's character and asked in confusion, "So you guys took Xuzhou Zuowei by force, and Shi Yong just sat there and waited?"

It doesn't seem like Shiyong's personality.

There was nothing to hide about this matter. After a while, it would spread sooner or later. Pei Yuan told the truth, "Because I recommended him to be the commander-in-chief of Shandong's defense against Japanese aggression in order to compensate him."

"So that's how it is." Guo Hui nodded suddenly.

Immediately, Guo Hui was stunned.

Does this mean that if it weren’t for Ding Hong, that idiot!

Does this mean I’m going to Shandong to be the commander-in-chief of the Japanese defense force?
Guo Hui felt a black screen before his eyes, his body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.

Although He Huan was also shocked, the incident did not happen to him, so the feelings were not as strong.

He quickly supported Guo Hui who was about to fall.

Guo Hui slowly came back to his senses and cried out, "Ding Hong! I'm going to fuck all your ancestors!"

Everyone hurried to persuade him.

He Huan was afraid that Guo Hui would ruin his business, so he tried to comfort him, "It's better to talk it out. Brother Pei is a man of integrity, and he will definitely not let Brother Guo suffer any loss."

As soon as He Huan said this, Guo Hui calmed down and looked at Pei Yuan with burning eyes.

Pei Yuan hesitated for a moment, took the initiative to step forward and shook Guo Hui's hand, and said earnestly, "Okay, I can't help myself in this matter. I will definitely give you an explanation later."

Speaking of which, Pei Yuan did feel a little guilty towards Xuzhou Wei. It was definitely not Pei Yuan's intention to let Guo Hui suffer such a huge loss.

This made even a heartless person like Pei Yuan feel some sympathy.

Let’s see if we can persuade Guo Hui to cover his position later.

As long as Commander Guo suffers another small loss, the cost of the previous big loss will be offset.

Relatively speaking, it is not that painful.

Before, Governor Xiao had been saying no.

Didn’t you cover your position in the end?
Pei Yuan could feel Commander Guo tightening his hand, but he didn't dare to use force. He felt relieved, this matter was settled.

Pei Yuan took the initiative to ease the situation and said, "I will drink three more cups as punishment to apologize to Commander Guo later."

After pulling Guo Hui half-heartedly to sit in the pavilion, He Huan hurriedly asked people to serve wine and food.

Then, He Huan introduced the remaining three people to Pei Yuan one by one.

It turned out that these three people were officials from the Ministry of Works and the Qingjiang Administration.

Sitting at the top was Qiu Yang, the director of the Dushui Division of the Ministry of Works. The two people sitting next to him were Miao Wen, the director of the Qingjiang Division, and Kang Yuan, the deputy director.

Among these three people, one is of the sixth rank, one is of the eighth rank, and one is of the ninth rank.

Ok……

Pei Yuan saw that He Huan and Guo Hui, two third-rank commanders, were accompanying him, so he thought to himself, a fifth-rank captain, what was there to complain about?

So the guest sat down as the host pleased.

Zhou Chao stood next to Pei Yuan, providing support for him.

Pei Yuan could roughly guess the reason.

Although these three officials are not of high rank, they directly control a large amount of resources of the Qingjiang Shipyard.

Guo Hui's Xuzhou Wei and He Huan's Huai'an Wei-Dahe Wei consortium are both considered outsourced parties of Qingjiang Shipyard.

As the client's father, Qiu Yang, Guo Hui and He Huan still have to rely on Qingjiang Shipyard for their livelihood, so naturally they have to keep a low profile.

Guo Hui felt a little lost, and He Huan also had something on his mind, but as soon as the food and wine arrived, they both stood up and poured wine for Qiu Yang and the others.

Zhou Chao greeted Pei Yuan warmly.

Zhou Chao filled Pei Yuan's glass with wine. Seeing that Pei Yuan was staring at He Huan, he also looked at He Huan with some doubt, and then greeted, "Brother Pei?"

Pei Yuan came back to his senses, looked at Zhou Chao and smiled.

Then he happily picked up the wine in the cup and drank it all, and said to Zhou Chao, "Brother Zhou, please fill it up for me."

Zhou Chao remembered what Pei Yuan had just said about drinking three cups as punishment, and he did not doubt it.

He quickly poured more wine for Pei Yuan.

The movements of the two people also attracted the attention of others.

Everyone also remembered what happened just now and stopped talking to look over here.

Pei Yuan drank from the full cup again, two cups in a row, and then he suddenly laughed for no apparent reason.

Everyone was puzzled. Guo Hui looked unhappy. However, He Huan took the initiative to smooth things over.

Pei Yuan was in a good mood at the moment and poured himself another glass.

His eyes fell on He Huan again.

This guy has soldiers in his hands, is bold, ambitious, cunning as a fox, and sinister as a snake. Pei Yuan has always regarded him as a top threat.

But just now, when Pei Yuan saw He Huan standing up and toasting the eighth-rank official of Qingjiang Tizhusi for a job that paid several thousand taels of silver a year, Pei Yuan suddenly stopped panicking.

All the previous fear and anxiety towards He Huan also disappeared.

Pei Yuan also stood up and said to He Huan and Guo Hui, "Brother, I was indeed rash in my previous actions. After we finish drinking this wine, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

As he said this, he picked up the glass and drank it all.

He Huan naturally had nothing to say and drank the wine.

Although Guo Hui still made some gestures, Pei Yuan had just found out his true colors. There was no point in being tense any longer. It would be better to let that one go and get some benefits from Pei Yuan, a capable guy.

So Guo Hui pondered for a moment and drank it happily.

Pei Yuan was very happy and was about to start a conversation with the two men when he heard Miao Wen from the Qingjiang Administration Office ask with a slow smile, "I understand what you mean. So Ding Hong from the Xuzhou Left Guard is now Captain Pei's man?"

Pei Yuan had nothing to deny, so he said, "That's right."

Miao Wen immediately stopped smiling and asked, "So it was your idea to have Xuzhou Zuowei give up his duties and go to Linqing to help the Weihe Shipyard?"

Xuzhou Wei and Xuzhou Zuo Wei were the best at shipbuilding. At the critical moment when the imperial court was purchasing a large number of grain ships, Xuzhou Zuo Wei ran away, so how could Huai'an Wei and Dahe Wei, who were novices, take over?

Pei Yuan has already changed his target to the Weihe Shipyard, so there is certainly no need for him to flatter these people like He Huan did.

He said calmly, "This matter has been considered by the chief commander himself, and it is not something that an eighth-rank official like you can be involved in."

"You!" Miao Wen's face immediately turned red.

He wanted to walk away, but felt a little embarrassed, so he glared at Pei Yuan angrily.

The deputy supervisor Kang Yuan next to him also glared at Pei Yuan with the same feeling, but Qiu Yang, the sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This snicker was very disunited and made Miao Wen and Kang Yuan even more embarrassed.

He Huan was afraid that things would get bad if the two sides got into a fight, so he quickly tried to mediate and clamored for a toast.

Pei Yuan ignored the two guys, but glanced at Qiu Yang who was grinning just now.

Qiu Yang smiled and nodded at him without saying anything.

As a sixth-rank civil servant in the Ministry of Works, and an official in a government office like the Du Shui Si, he certainly wouldn't think that Pei Yuan's words were directed at him.

Moreover, he was an official of the Beijing Ministry of Industry, so why should he care about the dignity of the officials of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry?

Speaking of which, the current situation of the Qingjiang Tizhusi is very complicated, as it is under the dual leadership of the Nanjing Ministry of Works and the Beijing Ministry of Works.

Their situation is probably like this...

In the earliest times, the Qingjiang Shipyard was under the jurisdiction of the Longjiang Tizhusi.

The Director of the Longjiang Tijusi was an official affiliated with the Nanjing Ministry of Works, with a title of eighth rank.

But the good times did not last long. After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he established the Six Ministries in Beijing.

As soon as the Beijing Ministry of Industry appeared, it had an aura of 1.8 meters and claimed: I will take care of what the Nanjing Ministry of Industry can take care of, and I will also take care of what the Nanjing Ministry of Industry cannot take care of.

For a place as important as the Qingjiang Shipyard, the Beijing Ministry of Industry must of course have a hand in it.

Therefore, the Ministry of Works in Beijing sent a director from the Ministry of Water Resources to manage the shipbuilding affairs in Qingjiang.

Although the Du Shui Si of the Ministry of Works is not as legitimate as the Longjiang Tiju Si, the management scope of the Du Shui Si is a little bit larger than yours, and the sixth-rank director is a little bit larger than the Tiju Si.

Beijing Ministry of Industry: Are you angry? Are you angry?
Beijing Ministry of Industry: Hehehe.

Longjiang Tizhusi: Who is this person? Damn it.

It's unfortunate in life and we have to deal with bad neighbors, it's just so helpless.

If you can't afford to offend, can't you just hide away?
Therefore, the Longjiang Tizhusi simply listed the Qingjiang Shipyard as a separate office and established a new Qingjiang Tizhusi.

The newly established Qingjiang Tizhusi was even more helpless. The Longjiang Tizhusi, which was so large, couldn't do anything about it. What could he do?
Beijing Industry Department: I hehe (press return to city) (press return to city) (press return to city)...

Nanjing Ministry of Industry: 5555, the emperor doesn’t like me, and I don’t live up to my expectations.

Just as the Beijing Ministry of Industry was repeatedly making trouble, a passerby was angered. That was the 2.26-meter-tall Nan Zhili.

Nanzhili: Damn it, I can’t stand it anymore, what a yellow-haired Ministry of Industry.

Nanzhili: This will let you know...what is meant by a national treasure, the largest in size!
Show up!
Therefore, Huai'an Prefecture established the Donghe Ship Administration Office, which was under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture Tongzhi, a fifth-rank official!
Therefore, Yangzhou Prefecture established the Xihe Shipyard Office, which was under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Prefecture Tongzhi, a fifth-rank official!
All the branches of Qingjiang Shipyard were divided into four parts, with the Tongzhi of Huai'an Prefecture and the Tongzhi of Yangzhou Prefecture, each in charge of two factories, and taking charge of all the specific affairs.

Beijing Ministry of Industry: No, no ...

Now it is still the time when the Beijing Ministry of Works is in trouble with the Nanjing Ministry of Works and the Qingjiang Ministry is in charge of it.

Pei Yuan's unconscious targeting of the Qingjiang Tizhusi Supervisor immediately won the favor of the yellow-haired leader.

(End of this chapter)