In the crystal clear night, the moon with a missing piece hung leisurely in the sky. The Milky Way was like a belt. Looking up from the gaps in the woods, the night sky looked like a blue sea.
"… So, the story of the demi-gods and semi-devils ended …"
In the woodland in front of the ruined temple, the bonfire was burning. Ning Yi slowly finished the last part of the story, then shrugged and smiled, "I know the time very well."
Lu Hongti picked up a branch and put it in the fire. After a long silence, she asked, "What happened in the Song Dynasty?"
Ning Yi thought for a while and rolled his eyes, "How do you know …"
"… What a boring story."
Time fell silent. At this time, it was already the night of June 23rd. It was almost midnight, and it was June 24th. In the nearly 20 days of getting along with each other, most of what should be said had been said. Lu Hongti taught him the internal power that could be used, and he would get results if he practiced it slowly. Meanwhile, Ning Yi had already made a series of development plans for the small bandit nest on Lu Liang Mountain. This was something he was good at before, so it should not be a big problem.
Of course, these plans and teaching were mostly involved in the organization and division of labor, battle allocation, and even intrigue. But naturally, it was not a pure model of a big company or the three main disciplines and eight points for attention. Most of the people in Lu Liangshan operated like a village or a family clan. It was impossible to mechanize the rules and regulations. They could only do some subtle regulation and control.
A relatively healthy and stable structure itself would also have great vitality and development. A really good regulator would often see a chain reaction that a small action might cause. However, Ning Yi could not go to Lu Liang Mountain in person, so at this time, he could only design a few key points for her. Once a few goals could be achieved, he could simply change the social structure of his subordinates, and then push out the next step naturally. Lu Hongti had no more than a hundred people under her command. Ning Yi could predict many changes of these people after a simple division of labor. As long as Lu Hongti could establish a few basic rules, she would be able to lead the development of this small organization in a healthier and more logical way. Situations like this time when everyone wanted to kill Song Xian and finally forced her to come out by herself would not happen again.
It was too difficult to finish teaching a management course that could be learned and applied flexibly within a few days. There was no structure to it. Ning Yi could only talk about a few key principles and hope that Lu Hongti could learn and apply it flexibly with her own wisdom. She was not a stupid person. She also had great martial arts skills. People with great martial arts skills often had great charisma in such a place, so it was not a big problem.
Half of it was the foundation of the organization. The other half was how to deal with the merchants and the rest of the Lu Liang people around, how to expand the living space of these people, how to increase their unity and cohesion, and how to deal with the Liao people, and so on.
This part of the plan and opinions were also quite diverse. Ning Yi thought for a long time. For example, providing partial protection to the merchants who passed by his territory, earning fixed resources, and when his influence was slightly greater, he could contact the bosses of the surrounding mountains to discuss this part of the matter. Of course, how to collect resources, how to distribute them, how to supervise them, and how to ensure fairness were the most important. Ning Yi also gave some principled terms and supervision methods. He copied them into a booklet with a brush and gave it to Lu Hongti to bring back. In the future, if Lu Hongti could propose these things and it was effective, her influence would naturally increase.
For example, setting up three to four elite teams of five people. It was a highly targeted training method like the special forces. Some of the hunters and bandits in the forest were very outstanding in individual ability, but in terms of division of labor and cooperation, targeted training and so on, it was impossible to have such targeted training in the mountains. Lu Hongti would train this group of people as harshly as possible and give them good treatment. At the same time, she would also divide the small group into a special class. Of course, there must be positive constraints, otherwise, the special class would only bring about negative effects. If it could be guided correctly, this special class could also arouse the enthusiasm of others.
For example, she could ask the old people who were good at telling stories to tell more stories about the cruelty of the Liao people, such as one or two heroes who fought against the Hu and Liao, and to be loyal to the country. She could also try to talk as little as possible about the legends of mountain spirits, wild monsters, and foxes. She could even specifically find a person with such talent. There was no need to do it deliberately. As long as Lu Hongti spoke a few words to him, he would naturally talk about such things at night. Simple public opinion control and incitement might seem simple at first, but with deliberate control, it could increase cohesion and cohesion in the long run.
Everything that could be thought of and some of the future developments were mostly copied into a small booklet. Due to the principle of confidentiality, Ning Yi originally did not want to do this. Lu Hongti was illiterate, but according to her, it was good to have a grandfather in the village who was also very knowledgeable. She used to ask him for advice on many things. At this time, she had to bring the booklet back for him to read before she could do anything. However, this was probably only one of the reasons. On the other hand, Ning Yi realized that she probably regarded this as a military book tailor-made for Lu Liang and was prepared to bring it back to Lu Liang. He had seen her looking at the booklet as if it was very precious.
Forget it, with her ability, she probably wouldn't lose it and get herself involved. It was indeed difficult to understand all the things that had been said in the past ten days. If she could bring back a teaching material and have a truly trustworthy person to assist her, these things would not fail. Therefore, he made an agreement with her.
"First, this thing has nothing to do with me. You have never been served by the bloody-handed butcher. Second, you must be a truly selfless and trustworthy person. Only then can you show it to him and let him guide you. If that Grandpa Liang you mentioned is really in his seventies or eighties, and has no children, no power, and no selfish desires, it should be okay. Of course, if you choose the wrong person, I want to say that it has nothing to do with me. But soon, you may lose your position, and you may be plotted against. At this time, I only hope that … you can keep your life. Don't force anything. Keep your life, and run away quickly … "
"As a scholar, you really know a lot of things …" After finishing the story, Lu Hongti probably thought about it and felt sad for a while. "To be honest, I didn't think so at first, but now I suddenly think … Maybe it's better to kidnap you back to Lu Liang."
Ning Yi laughed on the other side. "I only know some crooked ways. You think too highly of me. To be honest, I don't know whether these things will be useful or not. "
"I know it's not crooked ways." This time, Lu Hongti shook her head. After a while, she said, "Will you be an official in the future?"
"It's not good to be an official if I marry into the family. Besides, I'm afraid the things I study are really crooked ways."
"By the way, tell me about the Chinese Ghost of a Pretty Girl that day. That day … I didn't hear the ending."
"I won't." Beside the bonfire, Ning Yi resolutely refused. Lu Hongti was stunned for a while. "Why?"
"Don't die. I'll tell you next time we meet."
Lu Hongti thought for a while. She first smiled, then turned her head and snorted coldly. "I'm going to sleep." Then, she lay down on the grass behind her.
Ning Yi took a smoking leaf and smoked the mosquitoes. Then, he also lay down. Stars were flowing in the sky. Lu Hongti opened her eyes and looked at the sky for a while. "Hey, what are you thinking about?"
"Mosquito-Repellent incense." Ning Yi said, "I've been suffocated to death these days. When I was in the Su family, the mosquito-repellent incense didn't taste good. Now, there's a small amount of arsenic in the mosquito repellent incense, which is probably harmful to the human body. I'm wondering if there's a better repellent incense formula. This should be relatively simple. It's a pity that I didn't dabble in it before. It's very painful.
There's no good repellent incense, and it's hard to get MSG … "As usual, Ning Yi rambled on about his words about things. Some of them could be understood, some not. Lu Hongti lay there and smiled. She listened and listened. After a long time, she finally fell asleep.
In any case, she had to leave tomorrow.
When she got up the next morning, she washed her face and cooked porridge as usual. When she went to fetch water, Lu Hongti felt that her face was a little dull. So, she adjusted herself by the water and went back to practice a set of simple boxing with Ning Yi. Then, they had breakfast and sat on the steps in front of the ruined temple for a while without talking. The morning gradually passed. At a certain time, Lu Hongti finally stood up. She went to the ruined temple to get her bag and walked out of the temple.
"I'm going back to Lu Liang." She smiled. "There's something I have to tell you."
"Huh?"
While Ning Yi was puzzled, Lu Hongti laughed a little mischievously. "Although you like martial arts very much, you can't become a first-class master. At most, you can only be a second-class master."
This had been said several times before. Ning Yi snorted. "I've said it long ago. I like to be a second-class master. I'm content. I don't intend to be a first-class master. I don't want to be a first-class master."
"This is because you refused to tell me about A Chinese Ghost Story last night. That's why I'm telling you." Lu Hongti smiled and walked forward until he stopped in front of a big tree. The trunk of the big tree was about the thickness of a water bucket. Sunlight shone from the tree. Lu Hongti turned his head and said, "Do you know what a first-class expert can do?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Yi saw her gaze freeze. Her clothes fluttered and her body was like a taut slingshot, pushing forward!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The huge impact sounded three times in a row. Then, Ning Yi saw her turn around, her skirt swaying in a circle in the air. At this moment, it was as if her feet did not touch the ground, as if she was walking on water. Behind her, with a cracking sound, the entire trunk of the tree had been broken. The crown of the tree began to tilt and fall. The branches and leaves danced wildly, and the wind pressure spread in all directions. The morning sunlight shone from there, bathing her in the sunlight.
"You're not right …"
Looking at the spectacular scene, Ning Yi was stunned for a long time before he murmured. Shaking her head, Lu Hongti seemed to smile happily in the light. "I'm leaving."
"Wait."
"Hmm?"
The other side was stunned. Ning Yi exhaled. "I see you as a friend."
"…" Lu Hongti looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"So … I won't go to Lu Liang Mountain with you. But if you have trouble, you can come to me … So if something happens, remember not to die.
The other side was silent for a long time before nodding. "I will wait for the day I eat that roast chicken in Lu Liang Mountain. You also have to remember to ask your friend to open a shop here. Take care. "
"Take care."
He watched as the figure turned around and went down the mountain, gradually disappearing in the light. When he could no longer see it, he stretched and turned back to look at the broken temple behind him. The mountain breeze blew over. After a long time, he took out a book from his bosom and casually flipped through it. It recorded the inner force mantra that Lu Hongti had left for him.
"In the end, I still got it …"
He patted the booklet and sighed. Then, he put the booklet back into his arms and walked down the mountain.
His left hand was still wrapped in bandages. But after 20 days of rest and inner force training, he was in good spirits. After a while, he turned out of the small road and went on the main road. When Jiangning was in sight, he found something. There were many outsiders on the road with their families and clothes in rags. Thinking back, maybe the flood of refugees that Elder Qin and Elder Kang mentioned was coming here.
At this time, the situation was not serious. After entering the city, he felt a little less. He walked in the direction of Su Mansion. Looking at his bandaged left hand, he didn't know how to explain it to Chan 'er and the others. When he passed a corner, a carriage passed by. Suddenly, Su Tan'er's head popped out of the carriage. She looked back at him and shouted, "Stop, stop, stop …"
The carriage stopped more than 10 meters away. Su Tan'er saw his bandaged left hand clearly. She bit her lower lip and then hid her head in the carriage for a moment. It seemed that she was saying, "Liheng is back." Then, she jumped out of the carriage. On the other side, Chan'er, Juan'er and Xing'er also jumped out of the carriage.
Su Tan'er pulled the hem of her dress and ran a few steps before slowing down. It seemed that she was waiting for Chan'er and Juan'er to run over. Looking at Ning Yi's left hand, she frowned slightly. After a while, the three maids surrounded Ning Yi and discussed anxiously about his left hand. Ning Yi looked at Su Tan'er who was approaching and smiled helplessly. Su Tan'er heaved a sigh of relief with mixed feelings. "You're back?"
"I'm fine." On the streets of Jiangning, the sun was shining brightly in the morning. Ning Yi said so.
*****
When he was writing tonight, his left thumb had been swollen and painful. It felt like the blood was flowing too fast. He didn't know if it was related to his blood pressure or something. Recently, his work and rest schedule had been very messy. He wouldn't write the chapter tomorrow morning tonight. The first chapter tomorrow would probably be at noon or in the afternoon. Well, he would try to adjust his work and rest schedule as much as possible in the future.
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