"Old man Xue, do you believe what this kid said?" Old General Ma glanced at Old General Xue and asked.
Old General Xue drank a bowl of wine again, and said: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The important thing is that the matter of the military rations has been settled. In the future, our soldiers will have less worries. I will come to the king tomorrow to ask for credit for this kid." In my opinion, if he does a few more things like this, this title should be promoted again."
Li Yi's current title is County Boss, and if he goes up one more rank, he will be County Marquis. When he reaches the level of Duke Marquis, he can be regarded as a nobleman among the powerful.
Among the veteran generals, General Xue and General Ma fought for a lifetime and made countless military exploits before they were granted the title of duke. As for the other veteran generals, they had high prestige in the court, but their titles were only county marquises.
"How can you, old man Xue, monopolize the matter of inviting credit?" Old General Ma snorted coldly and said, "Tomorrow some of us old fellows will go with you."
Li Yi was a little dazed watching from the side. These old people seem to have forgotten something, right
Don't you need to ask yourself for permission to ask for credit
As a matter of fact, he has already taken lightly on such things as titles and official ranks. Anyway, after the death of the old emperor, these things will all be in vain. It is better to reward thousands of eight million taels of silver.
"Cough, Old General Xue, you don't need to ask for credit." Li Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "Why don't you discuss with His Majesty whether it can be converted into silver..."
"What is it converted into?" Old General Xue raised his eyebrows.
"You don't need to ask for credit." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "It's all about making contributions to the country. You see, I'm already a county uncle at such a young age. If there are more rewards, there will be many people in the court who will not be convinced. , it is not conducive to the stability of the court, so it is better to convert it into silver... , let’s forget it.”
"shit!"
Old General Xue slapped the table fiercely, and said: "Those who have meritorious deeds should be rewarded, and those who are guilty should be punished. This has been the case since ancient times. They are not convinced. They will help His Majesty solve the problem of military rations if they have the ability. , who dares to say too much, the old man squeezed his balls!"
Tsundere Loli tugged on Li Yi's sleeve and asked, "Sir, what is a ball?"
"Cough!" Old General Ma coughed heavily, and after glaring at Old General Xue fiercely, he said, "Although Mrs. Xue talks nonsense on weekdays, this sentence makes sense. If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded. Don't worry, whoever dares to talk nonsense in the court, the old man will crush his..., cough, cough, the old man will have a good talk with him."
Li Yi was very unwilling. The old emperor made him a county magistrate, and many people in the court were dissatisfied. If it goes up one more level, those people who have worked hard for the country all their lives have not yet earned one. What do the officials of the title think
It's not his style to do less to offend people, and to be hated by so many people for no reason!
After I go back today, I’m afraid I’ll have to stay up for half an hour of the night to write a book called “A Complete Collection of Military Breads”. I don’t know what the old emperor will reward this time. As for the money, I’m afraid there is nothing to hope for. The old emperor is picking it up. , You can do the thing of naming ten thousand copper coins Wanjin, don't think about getting any rich rewards.
Could it be that he owed their old Li's family in his previous life, not to mention the exhausting preparations for the school, but also the compilation of books, eating and drinking with him, and now he has to raise daughters for him. Woolen cloth
Forget about it, and eat with your head down. Xue’s food is very light and tastes average. The plate of wild vegetables in front of him suits Li Yi’s appetite. When he was a child, he liked to eat wild vegetables dug by his grandma from the ground, which should be called water vegetables. Come on, eat porridge, which is almost a fixed meal every day.
Although the taste was still different at this time, it also brought back a lot of memories for him.
Tsundere Lolita can't stand Xue's food anymore, she often eats at Li's house, Li Yi or Ruyi cooks in person, she even dislikes the cooking skills of the royal chef, seeing Li Yi only eats the plate in front of her He rolled his eyes and took a big mouthful of vegetables, but was so bitter that he almost spat it out.
Generally speaking, families with a little bit of status have more etiquette requirements in all aspects, and they don't eat or sleep without talking. The Tsundere Lolita before coming to Li's Mansion has a deep understanding of this.
However, the veterans didn't know what table manners are. They drank in big bowls and ate meat in big mouthfuls. They were happy that the military ration issue was resolved. While chatting all over the place, Li Yi thought of something and suddenly said: " I wonder if the old generals are interested in the military ration business?"
"Military rations are military rations, and business is business. How can these two be brought together?" Old General Xue asked, frowning.
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Military rations are also food, so why can't we do business? What's more, it's something to eat. Soldiers can eat it, and civilians can eat it too. Naturally, they can do business."
Instant noodles are a good thing. They created sales myths one after another in later generations. They are things that children can’t live without. When doing this business, there is almost no need to consider risk issues.
He also looked at the situation of the Xue family, it didn't seem to be that good, and it should be the same for a few veterans. In the usual court, these veterans have given him a lot of protection. If there is any place to help him, it is natural to help help.
Moreover, in this business, there is no better partner than Jiangmen.
Several veterans also understood what he meant at this time. Old General Ma looked at him and asked, "You mean to say that we produce military rations ourselves and do business with His Majesty?"
"Not only with His Majesty, the military rations produced are enough, and can also be sold to civilians..."
Several veterans were silent, and after looking at each other, they all saw a hint of emotion in each other's eyes.
Naturally, they know the family situation better than anyone else. They veterans are still there, and the life of the whole family is still passable, but if it takes a few more years, everything will be unknown.
When it comes to arranging troops and fighting on the battlefield, they are all first-class experts, but when it comes to doing business, they don't know anything about it.
The speed of Jiangmen's decline is even much faster than that of other civil servant families. They have to leave more things for their descendants before they bury themselves in the loess.
"Is this really feasible?" Old General Ma asked Li Yi, looking at him.
Before Li Yi opened his mouth, Old General Xue laughed twice, and said, "Other things may not work, this kid is a first-class expert in business, but he is doing business with His Majesty—don't we want to take His Majesty's money?" Cheap?"
Old General Xue stood up and paced back and forth in the hall: "As a subject, isn't this disloyal to His Majesty?"
Old General Ma nodded, stood up, and said: "Eating the king's salary, sharing the worries for the king, and solving the problem of military rations are what we ministers should do. How can we use this to negotiate business with His Majesty?"
Li Yi looked at them and asked tentatively, "So the two generals—how much money do you plan to pay?"
"One thousand taels." Old General Xue said.
"This old man is not as rich as Xue's family. If we piece together things and sell everything, we can probably get together a thousand taels." Old General Ma said with a smile.
"I'll give you one thousand taels too." Old General Song stroked his beard and said.
"Old man eight hundred!"
"The old man is also with eight hundred!"
Li Yi put down his chopsticks, "Deal!"