freenovelworld Chapter 1021 Letter to the Border
Chapter 1021 Letter to the Border
Zhou Guo said: "I know that a person with a broken leg cannot be sent to escort, but there are always other jobs. Otherwise, where can I find someone in such a short time?
In the small counties in the south, there are not many people to be seen for most of the day. I need people first. These retired soldiers are the best. The army has no place to put them. I just happen to be short of people here. And Master, think about it, if the Good Fruit Escort Agency puts this brand out in the future, how many orders can it attract?"
One line is staffed entirely by retired soldiers, some of whom are from the Xu family army who have fought on the battlefield and won victories over the Hu people. This sign standing here is a benchmark. She doesn't even have to promote it hard, business will come to her continuously.
With the arrival of this business, the escort agency has expanded and they can also support themselves, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
The more she thought about it, the better the idea became.
The old man pondered and said, "What you said does make sense. The name of Xu's Army itself is a good brand. It is much more powerful than ordinary escort agencies wherever it is established.
But have you ever thought about it? The common people generally don’t have a very good impression of the army and the military leaders. Everyone is afraid to avoid them. I’m afraid they are not as eager to get involved as you think.”
Zhou Guo was stunned. This was something she had not expected.
This world is different from what she was used to.
After thinking for a while, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let's take it slowly. At the beginning, we don't want this brand. Anyway, we have strong capabilities and a good attitude. Slowly, the business will come naturally. The worst that can happen is to do more publicity."
These regular soldiers who have been to the battlefield are much more powerful than ordinary people.
When there are more people, they can fight together. Unless they are regular soldiers in service, ordinary bandits can't do anything to them. With these people, the escort agency will be more secure.
The old man no longer objected, "But where are you going to get them? Send a letter to General Xu all the way? They are no longer in the original place."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You forgot that the general also gave me a lot of things. If you take out any of these things, you can get in touch with the border, and this person will come."
"When are you going?" the old man asked worriedly, "Are you so busy that you can't go home again? You've been away from home for several months. Don't you plan to go back and visit your family first when you come back?"
Zhou Guo said: "I have already written to my family. They haven't come yet. I think they are stuck. They should be here in two days."
The old man nodded and said, "Okay, go do whatever you want. I won't go and will wait for you here."
Zhou Guo laughed.
When I got back to my room, I sat at the table preparing to write a letter. I spread out the paper, ground the ink, picked up the pen, but didn't know what to write.
She had never met General Xu before. Now that she had recognized him as her adoptive father, she was no longer an outsider to the Xu family. But she didn't know whether these so-called brothers would dislike her. What should she say?
After thinking for a while, he finally decided on a name: Young General Xu.
I looked at these words and nodded, thinking that they were perfect.
I am Zhou Dacang’s nephew…
After writing these few words, I could no longer write any further. I felt that this matter was of great importance and I could not explain it clearly in a letter in a short time.
He simply said, "I wonder when you will be free. I hope to meet you."
When signing at the end, he thought for a moment that he was afraid that the general would not come, so he took out the private seal given to him by the general and chopped it off.
Holding the paper, he nodded with satisfaction, thinking that although it was not very literary, it was enough as long as he could understand it. The most important thing was not the letter, but the meeting between the two of them.
Early the next morning, she called a personal soldier and gave him the letter. "I have a letter here. I need you to go to the border and give it to General Xu. If it is inconvenient for him to come out, I can go in. Just tell him this."
She didn't ask if they could get in. Since General Xu had given them to her and said they were messengers, there must be a way.
The personal soldier took it respectfully and said, "Yes, I will go right away."
He turned around, packed his bag, mounted his horse and left.
As soon as he left, Zhou Guo went to Yunzhou.
Baldy has returned, and Mo Da and Mo Er have also arrived after receiving the news. She has to go and inform them.
By the way, take a look at how the shops are doing.
After dinner, she took her people away.
The old man was tending to the vegetable garden. When he saw her leave, he shook his head and muttered, "I don't know who is the master. When it comes to discussing matters, instead of the subordinates going to the master, the master has to go to the subordinates. I've never seen that before."
When Zhou Guo arrived in Yunzhou, he didn't go anywhere but went to the escort agency first.
Those who received the letter are already waiting.
The bald-headed Mo Da, Mo Er, Niu Si, as well as the escort chiefs of various escort agencies, about twenty people, big and small, were all there.
"The boss!"
Everyone shouted in unison, very respectfully.
Zhou Guo nodded, "Let's go in and talk."
The crowd made way for a path, and Zhou Guo walked in with his hands behind his back. He walked in the front, followed by a group of men, old, strong and young.
When they arrived at the flower hall, she sat at the top seat, and the others sat down in order of seniority.
The waiter brought tea.
Zhou Guo took a sip, looked around and then spoke, "I called you here to discuss matters this time so that you can tell me what difficulties the escort agency has encountered, what major events and dangers it has encountered in the past few months, and how you resolved them. Come on, tell me everything."
The escort agency usually holds such meetings once a year, and originally it was held at the end of each year. Last year, she was not there and the escort agency was busy with matters in the south, so the meeting was postponed until now.
Come one by one.
"Boss, last year, because the South River was opened, our escort agency's business was much better than in previous years. In addition, several prefectures in the north did not rest for a few days throughout the year.
The profit is almost half more than in previous years. There is no danger along the way. The only ones we encounter are small minions. They don’t even dare to approach us, let alone rob us.”
“There are many difficulties, including a lack of vehicles and animal power, but the biggest difficulty is the lack of manpower. In the past, we only traveled in the north and there were enough people.
But now that the south is connected, we need to recruit people, but the people we recruit are not very skilled, and some of them can barely even hold a knife.
This year, we have expanded several prefectures in the south. As a result, there are even fewer people. It’s a long way to go, and there are few people with real skills in the team. I’m afraid it will be difficult to escort the convoy.”
Everyone nodded, sharing the same concern.
Even when the world is peaceful, there are still many bandits in the mountains, let alone in this chaotic world.
The government is unable to take care of itself, and there are many people who occupy the mountains and act as kings. If the people in the team are not capable enough, many darts will be intercepted.
In addition to being good at martial arts, they also need a large number of people. A gang of bandits has at least one or two hundred people. Even if they fight ten people at once, they will need more than twenty people.
After all this discussion, the three biggest difficulties are the lack of vehicles, the lack of animal power, and the lack of people.
These three are the foundation for the escort agency's survival, and the difficulty is at the point.