Chapter 85 I want a title

Tang Jian said in shock: "You get 20% of the shares without paying anything, so much? What do you think?"

Li Er was also shocked, excited, happy, and puzzled at the same time. He asked with doubts: "Li Feng, why did you give me 20% of the stock for nothing?"

Li Feng said: "What do you mean by giving it to you for free? You have forgotten. You saved my life. Besides, you and my godmother are husband and wife. Giving it to you is equivalent to giving it to my godmother.

I didn’t have a mother when I was a child, but now I finally have a mother. Even if it’s my fault, I will still be filial to her.”

Li Er looked at Li Feng's sincere face and was very pleased. As expected, he did not save the wrong person that day, and he valued love and justice.

Tang Jian gave a thumbs up and said in admiration: "The kindness of a drop of water is repaid by a spring of water. I admire you."

Li Feng said: "So, unless the imperial court pays for it, it can only give me the right to use it for ten years, or the imperial court can simply build the road itself, or not build the road."

"No, how can we not build the road? This cement road needs to be built. Not only must it be built, but it must be built well and wide. It can be built so that thousands of troops can gallop forward." Li Er said.

"Lao Li, don't worry, I will build the road as long as it is ten meters wide, but I need the court to do me a favor," Li Feng said.

"What are you busy with?" Li Er asked.

Li Feng said: "I want all the prisoners and prisoners obtained from the attack on Shuofang this time. I will divide a section of the road for the prisoners and prisoners to build, and I will recruit long-term workers to build the rest of the road.

Regarding the management of prisoners and captives, I want to leave it to the army and county officials. They should know how to manage these people better than I do.

I will also give prisoners and prisoners wages for their work, but the ones who pay the least will also have the worst food."

Tang Jian said disdainfully: "You actually gave me back wages? I don't think I need to give them anything, as long as they don't starve to death."

Li Feng nodded and said: "If you give them money, it is better to give money to the troops and officials sent there."

Li Feng immediately objected: "No, you must give it. This can reflect the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty. Where can you find prisoners in this world who can have enough to eat and receive wages?"

Once the soldiers from the Turks or other countries in the Western Regions find out, they might deliberately let us capture us. At least it would reduce their combat effectiveness a little, and they would not think of fighting us desperately."

That makes sense.

Li Er and Tang Jian actually agreed that what Li Feng said made sense.

What a luxury it is to have a full meal when you are not full.

But the question is, what about food? The people of the Tang Dynasty were not enough to eat, so how could there be food for the captives?

Tang Jian said: "The idea is a good idea, but what about the food? Especially this year, the court has no extra food, so how can we feed the prisoners?"

"There are potatoes. Don't forget, the potatoes are almost ripe. As long as we give them potatoes to eat, it will be fine."

"Speaking of which, you and Lao Sun made a bet that in three months the potato yield would be three thousand kilograms per mu. It's almost time." Li Er recalled.

"There are still a few days, but there's no need to wait. You can harvest potatoes tomorrow," Li Feng said.

Li Er said worriedly: "There are still a few days left, so let's wait, so as not to waste all our efforts."

"No, three months is just a rough estimate. Growth depends on the weather. The weather is extremely hot right now, and potatoes grow a little faster," Li Feng said.

"Okay, I will make arrangements. When the time comes, we will all go harvest potatoes together. At the same time, I will invite the county magistrate Cui Yu to come with me. This matter must be recorded and then reported to the court to let His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty know."

It is up to them to negotiate the promotion matters, and you cannot escape the credit for your contribution. Think about it, do you want to be an official, or some other reward?" Li Er said.

Li Feng thought about it very seriously and said, "It's true. I heard that people with titles can have their own tribes and their own fiefdoms?"

Li Er explained: "Yes, but His Majesty has already stated that military merit is required in order to be knighted. Now that your merits are great, they are not military merit. It is difficult for Your Majesty to set a precedent for this."

"That's it, forget it, I'm just talking casually." Li Feng said nonchalantly.

Li Erdao: "Don't talk casually. You have a chance. You have already made a lot of merits, but you lack some military merits. As long as you earn some military merits, combined with other merits, there is no problem in making you a marquis."

Li Feng thought for a while and said: "Earning military merit? Then we have to fight. Shuofang is already in the court's pocket. The only major enemy left is the Turks. As for the others, the court does not have the energy to deal with them for the time being.

But the time is not right to deal with the Turks, ah, yes, let’s deal with Nanzhao. Currently, Nanzhao is eyeing the other five imperial edicts. The princess of Langqiongzhao is currently in Chang’an requesting the imperial court’s help. The imperial court can send troops to deter Nanzhao.”

Tang Jian said: "Li Feng, the court has made a decision on this matter, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Has a decision been made?" Li Feng was stunned for a moment.

"That's right. Liuzhao is a bit far away from Chang'an, so there is no need to worry about them for the time being." Tang Jian said.

Li Feng nodded and said: "Okay, for now I'll just be my farm boy."

Li Er said: "There is no need for this. Now you have a chance to earn military merit. Do you want to give it a try?"

"Let's talk and listen. As long as I think it works, I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, forget it."

"There is a hilltop between Chang'an and Luoyang. There is a group of bandits on the top of the mountain. The imperial court's many encirclement and suppression campaigns all ended in failure. As long as you can destroy this group of bandits, you can earn military merit. With military merit, I can help you.

Speak, and His Majesty can also knight you." Li Er said.

Tang Jian also said: "As long as this group of bandits is here, it will be difficult for you to build a cement road, so it is imperative to eradicate this group of bandits.

In other words, wiping out this group of bandits will grant you a title, and at the same time, it will also make it easier for you to build cement roads, and it will also make you loved by the local people and support you in building roads."

Li Feng felt that Tang Jian was very good at deceiving people. If he was really a young man, he might actually be deceived successfully.

But he is not.

Li Feng said: "Master Tang, I believe that this group of bandits will be difficult to wipe out. Otherwise, with so many civil servants and generals in the court, no one would take the initiative to wipe out this group of bandits?"

Tang Jian said: "Why not? But they all failed. Li Jing went to the local area to survey the environment. The reason why the court's encirclement and suppression failed every time was because the bandits occupied the natural danger."

It was a difficult day to defend but difficult to attack. As long as the imperial court sent troops to attack the bandits, they would suffer heavy losses, if not for any other reason than the danger.

To attack this natural barrier, the imperial court needed to spend ten times the force of the opponent. After finally attacking the natural barrier with human lives, the bandits could move immediately. There are many traps in the mountains. If you pursue them randomly, it is easy to fall into the trap and cause many casualties.

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In short, if you attack the bandits, you will suffer heavy losses, and for the court, the gains outweigh the losses."

After listening to this, Li Feng said: "The court just doesn't care?"

"I'm not ignoring it, but until there is no particularly good solution, I can only send troops to wait and see at the foot of the mountain." Tang Jian explained.

Li Feng nodded and said: "Okay, this is the only way to do it when there is no other way. You should have caught a lot of them."

"Sigh." Tang Jian sighed, "Basically not. We estimate that they still have a way out, but we haven't been able to find it."

Li Feng said: "Interesting, if they were not robbers, their place would still be a paradise."

Li Er said solemnly: "The imperial court does not need such a paradise."

Li Feng shrugged and said, "I wonder if the imperial court has ever recruited anyone?"

"They don't accept it," Tang Jian said.

"Well, in that case, I will go and conduct an on-site inspection. If the distance between us and the other party is not far, I can help the court eliminate these bandits." Li Feng said calmly.

Li Er and Tang Jian both looked at Li Feng in shock. You said it so easily. Can we think that you alone are more powerful than the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty?

Li Feng didn't have this intention, and said as a gift: "Old Li, I will go to Taiping Village to collect potatoes tomorrow. You can go and tell Lao Sun so that he can accept defeat and stop being angry with me every day because I took over his village."

"Are you sure you can harvest potatoes?" Li Er confirmed again.

Li Feng nodded and said: "I'm sure, absolutely sure, I will harvest potatoes tomorrow. If you don't believe it, you can pull up the potatoes you planted and see if they are almost as big as a fist?"

"Okay, as long as you are sure, I will make arrangements tomorrow." Li Er said.

Tang Jian also knew about potatoes and had even eaten potatoes, but he had not grown potatoes. He was curious as to whether the yield of potatoes per mu was three thousand kilograms.

"By the way, Lao Li, if you can't be promoted if you continue to gain power, will you become an official like the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?" Li Feng asked.

Tang Jian's pupils dilated, is this another achievement?

Li Er smiled and said, "Have you invented anything good that benefits the country and the people?"

Li Feng said: "It's just a new way of numbers and accounting. Qiao Yan, Zhao Shuixian, come here and cover up what I just taught you to the two adults."

"yes."

Qiao Yan and Zhao Shuixian heard the words and walked over, and then practiced Arabic numerals and the new accounting book pattern.

Li Er and Tang Jian couldn't believe it after reading it. What a simple calculation method this is. And this account book, with it, it is a lot more convenient. Even if someone wants to tamper with the account book, that's it.

It's very, very difficult.

Tang Jian said excitedly: "Li Feng, don't worry, I will definitely help you claim the credit from the court, and I will definitely ask your Majesty to grant you a title. If that doesn't work, I, the Duke of Ju, will demote you and grant you a title."

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Li Feng said this, but his expression showed no embarrassment at all.

Li Er also said: "Li Feng, don't worry, I will definitely help you. Even if you can't kill the living bandit, I will still help you win the title."
Chapter completed!