Happy Little Scholar

"Old Xue, do you believe what this kid said?" General Ma looked at General Xue and asked.

General Xue drank another bowl of wine and said, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What's important is that the issue of military rations has been resolved. In the future, our soldiers will have fewer worries. I will go to the king tomorrow to ask for credit for this kid. In my opinion, if he does a few more things like this, his title should be promoted again."

Li Yi's current title is county earl. If he moves up one level, he will be county marquis. When he reaches the level of duke, he can be regarded as the most powerful among the powerful.

Among the veterans, General Xue and General Ma fought for their entire lives and made countless military achievements before they were granted the title of duke. As for the other veterans, they have great prestige in the court, but their titles are only county marquises.

"How can you, old Xue, monopolize the matter of seeking credit?" General Ma snorted coldly and said, "Tomorrow, a few of us old guys will go with you."

Li Yi was a little dazed watching from the side. These old men seemed to have forgotten something, right?

Don't they need to ask for his consent for such things as seeking credit?

In fact, he has become indifferent to titles and official ranks. Anyway, after the old emperor dies, these will all be in vain. It is better to reward 100 million taels of silver.

"Hey, General Xue, there is no need to seek credit." Li Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "How about you discuss with His Majesty whether it can be converted into silver..."

"Convert into what?" General Xue raised his eyebrows.

"No need to ask for credit." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "We are all contributing to the country. You see, I am so young, but I am already a county earl. If I were to be rewarded again, I am afraid that many people in the court would not accept it, which would be detrimental to the stability of the court. Let's convert it into silver... Forget it."

"Bullshit!"

General Xue slammed the table hard and said, "Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes should be punished. This has been the case since ancient times. What are they not convinced about? If they have the ability, they can also help His Majesty solve the problem of military rations. If they don't have the ability, stop talking nonsense. If anyone dares to say more, I will crush his balls!"

The arrogant loli pulled Li Yi's sleeves, Asked: "Sir, what are eggs?"

"Cough!" General Ma coughed heavily, glared at General Xue fiercely, and said: "Although old Xue is a man who talks a lot of nonsense, this sentence makes sense. He should be rewarded for his merits. You don't have to worry. If anyone dares to say a word of nonsense in the court, I will crush him..., cough, cough, I will have a good talk with him."

Li Yi was unwilling in his heart. The old emperor made him a county earl, and many people in the court were dissatisfied. If he was promoted again, what would those officials who worked hard for the country all their lives and didn't get a title think?

Do less things that offend people. It's not his style to be hated by so many people for no reason!

After returning home today, I am afraid that I will have to stay up for half an hour again to write a book "Military Ration Encyclopedia". I don't know what the old emperor will reward me this time. As for silver, I am afraid that there is no hope. The old emperor is stingy. He can even name 10,000 copper coins as 10,000 gold coins. Don't expect any generous rewards.

In the previous life, did he owe them the old Li family? Not only did he work hard to build the academy, but he also had to edit books, eat and drink with him, and now he has to raise two daughters for him------what on earth did he want?

Forget it, don't think about it, lower your head to eat, the food of the Xue family is very light, and the taste is also average. The plate of wild vegetables in front of him is quite suitable for Li Yi's appetite. When he was a child, he liked to eat wild vegetables dug from the ground by his grandmother. It should be called Jiangshuicai, and he ate it with porridge. It was almost a fixed meal every day.

Although the taste is still different at this time, it also evokes a lot of his memories.

Tsundere Lolita couldn't stand the food in Xue's house. She often ate at Li's house. Li Yi or Ruyi cooked for her. She even disliked the cooking skills of the imperial chef. Seeing Li Yi only eating the dish in front of her, she rolled her eyes and took a big bite, but she almost vomited because it was so bitter.

Generally speaking, families with a little status will have more etiquette requirements in all aspects. They don't talk when eating or sleeping. Tsundere Lolita had a deep understanding of this before coming to Li's house.

However, several veterans didn't know what table manners were. They drank big bowls of wine and ate big mouthfuls of meat. The military rations issue was resolved, and they were happy in their hearts. They chatted about all sorts of things. Li Yi thought of something and suddenly said, "I wonder if the old generals are interested in the military rations business?"

"Military rations are military rations, and business is business. How can these two things be linked together?" General Xue frowned and asked.

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Military rations are also food, why can't we do business with them? What's more, they are food. Soldiers can eat them, and civilians can eat them, so naturally they can do business with them."

Instant noodles are good things. They have created a sales myth in the later generations. They are something that naughty children cannot live without. There is almost no need to consider the risk of doing this business.

He also saw that the situation of the Xue family did not seem to be that good. He thought that the situation of several veterans should be similar. On weekdays, these veterans protected him a lot in the court. If there is any way to help him, they will naturally help him.

Moreover, there is no better partner for this business than the generals.

Several veterans also understood what he meant at this time. General Ma looked at him and asked, "Do you mean that we produce military rations ourselves and do business with His Majesty?"

"Not only with Your Majesty, the military rations produced are enough, but they can also be sold to civilians..."

Several veterans were silent. After looking at each other, they all saw a hint of emotion in each other's eyes.

Naturally, they know the situation at home better than anyone else. Veterans like them are still there, and the whole family is living a decent life, 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 top-notch experts, but when it comes to doing business, they know nothing about it.

The decline of the Jiangmen was even faster than that of other civil servant families. They had to leave something more for their descendants before they were buried in the loess.

"Is this really feasible?" General Ma looked at Li Yi and asked.

Before Li Yi opened his mouth, General Xue laughed twice and said: "I can't do anything else. This guy is a first-class expert in business. But this is business with His Majesty - how can we?" Don’t you want to take advantage of His Majesty?”

General Xue stood up and paced back and forth in the hall: "As a minister, wouldn't this be disloyal to His Majesty?"

General Ma nodded, stood up, and said: "Eating the emperor's salary, sharing the emperor's worries, and solving the problem of military rations are what we ministers should do. How can we use this to discuss business with His Majesty?"

Li Yi looked at them and asked tentatively: "So how much money do the two generals plan to pay?"

"One thousand taels." General Xue said.

"I'm not as rich as the Xue family. I can probably make a thousand taels by scraping things here and there, smashing pots and selling iron." Old General Ma said with a smile.

"I'll take you with me, too." Old General Song said, stroking his beard.

"I'm eight hundred!"

"I'll follow you too!"

Li Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "Deal!"

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