Hearing this, Tantai Jin secretly winked at Tantai Xiu.
Tantai Xiu understood and nodded.
A few of the native Duke's children stayed at "Huiqixuan" for a while and left without even playing mahjong.
"Where did Tantai Xiu, Tantai Jin and Linghu Yu come from with their hostility toward me?" Ding Kui was puzzled, "Nangong Pin is okay, unlike those three, he can be won over as a friend.
of."
"Why don't you ask Mr. Liu if there is anything you don't understand?" Long Yan came to "Huiqixuan" for the first time, and she saw Ding Kui thoughtfully after meeting the children of the indigenous dukes.
"You can't ask Mr. Liu everything. Once you get used to it, you won't think about anything. I can deal with these kids myself." Ding Kui felt itchy in his heart when he looked at his radiant wife, but he didn't know where to show off during the day.
For people who are controlled by their lower body, "Those people have ulterior motives. You should avoid contact with them unless necessary."
Long Yan saw the lust in Ding Kui's eyes and felt a little proud, but today she came to learn about the situation of "Huiqixuan" and did not dare to overly stimulate Ding Kui. She said: "They said they are relatives of the eldest princess. If they come to visit,
Do I want to refuse?”
"The eldest princess has many relatives, can you come over? You can refuse, and there is no benefit in pleasing them, so why should I wrong myself? Of course, I am not saying that I should wrong you if there is a benefit." Ding Kui realized that what he said was a bit
many.
"Well, I played mahjong with Yu Gui and the others last night, and I won the most." It was rare for Long Yan to show off in front of Ding Kui.
"That's great. You're such a smart daughter-in-law, you can learn it right away. Do you know how capable the Long family are?" Ding Kui couldn't help but pinch Long Yan's pretty nose.
"Don't make trouble, someone is watching." Long Yan pushed Ding Kui's hand away.
In fact, besides them, there was only Biya in the room.
"That mahjong academy lacks everything but teachers. Nowadays, everyone who knows how to play has a lot of status. Who is willing to come out and teach those common people?" Long Yan still had something serious to say to Ding Kui.
"It's easy. Now the 'Huiqixuan' will recruit civilians for training. Well, the Long family and the Jiang family can set up their own mahjong academies, but you have to coordinate them and not let them gather in one place to engage in vicious competition." Ding Kui
Let's just leave all mahjong matters to Long Yan from now on.
"But if ordinary people don't understand mahjong, who will learn it?"
"Give them a salary based on the salary of an ordinary clerk. The salary for successful teachers will be doubled. In addition, bonuses will be given to teachers based on the students' performance. A new industry requires investment in the early stage. It doesn't matter if you spend more money to train talents. Sooner or later
You can make money back from them.
The mahjong competition does not limit the background of the participants, and can allow players trained by other nobles to participate. We do not need to guarantee winning the competition, the key is to expand the scale and influence of the competition." Ding Kui instilled his understanding into his daughter-in-law.
"Do you still want to make the mahjong competition the scale and influence of the knight competition?" Long Yan mocked Ding Kui.
"Yes, you are absolutely right." Ding Kui said sternly, "Why not do it if you can? Competition is actually a very profitable business, provided that the organization of the competition must be efficient and orderly.
If the Cavalry Competition did not make money, could it have been held until now? Every county and state competition is held like a festival. How many industries have made profits because of the Cavalry Competition?
We don’t have experience yet. Mahjong competitions are just a kind of advertisement to promote mahjong parlors. The cost of the early games will be used as advertising fees. Once the experience is accumulated, we can make money from the games. This is something for another time. Don’t think too much about it now.”
"Ah, no wonder some people say that you do everything to make money, and even the king dares to take advantage of it. At first, I didn't believe it at all. Now it seems that they are right, but a husband who can make money is better than one who can only spend money.
"Long Yan became a lot more cheerful when she was with Ding Kui.
"Only those who have seen the poor know how important money is. How many people were displaced in the war zone. If they have food to eat, they will do anything. I don't want the descendants of the Ding family to become like that in the future."
"No, I never spend the money handed over by Butler Jiang. I keep it there all the time."
"By the way, if you don't tell me that I haven't thought about Ding Fen buying a house, I still have to spend the money. I don't have any brothers or sisters. The people who follow me in the family are like brothers and sisters. Jiang Shunchuan, Ding Xiao, Ding
"Zhong, Ding Fen," Ding Kui glanced at Biya who was standing aside, "There are also Yu Gui and Biya. As long as you are doing the right thing, you can help them more. It doesn't matter how much you spend."
When Biya heard this, her eyes suddenly became moist. Ever since the news of the marriage came, she felt that her future was completely bleak. She didn't know which follower or servant Ding Kui would randomly reward in the future. Ding Kui didn't expect
When calling a person's name, she will be added.
With a thud, Biya fell to her knees.
"Master, Biya does not seek wealth or things, but I beg you not to marry off your slaves casually."
Ding Kui pushed Long Yan with his arm and winked at her to help Biya get up.
"I often say don't just kneel down and talk. Don't worry, as long as you serve Mrs. Ru well, I will definitely choose a suitable husband for you in the future." Ding Kui never thought of taking all the women in the backyard as his own.
Long Yan helped Biya up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Look, the master said it himself, why are you worried? I think you know a lot about things, 'Huiqixuan' you can help more here.
Be busy."
"As long as Master or Madam orders me, I can do anything you want me to do." Biya tried to calm down her mood.
"By the way, you came to "Huiqixuan", didn't Lu Ying follow you? Where did he go?" Ding Kui was very surprised. Lu Ying clung to Long Yan as soon as he arrived in the capital, and he didn't see her figure today.
"She took He Guangsheng and Ding Fen out early in the morning, but she hadn't come back when I left."
"Hey, we went to Jingjie again. Even though we are grown-ups, they still like to do that." Ding Kui felt sad for the gangsters near Hu Guohou's mansion.
Although there is still one less person in the Jingjie quartet, it is now an enhanced version and is more difficult to deal with than before.
"Young Master, Master Si Nian is outside asking for an audience." Guard Lao Guo came in to report.
Huh? Recently, low-level intelligence officers have been reporting to me on the latest investigation progress. Why did Si come here this year? Is there any important news?
Ding Kui rolled his eyes and said to Long Yan and Biya: "You guys stay away for a while. Lao Guo, let Master Nian come in."
As usual, Nian Si had to observe a new place first to make sure no outsiders were eavesdropping before reporting to Ding Kui.
"Sir Ding, I unexpectedly received a piece of news about the City Defense Army Inspection Office."
"Very good, tell me in detail."
"The former director of the Inspection Department only resigned last year. The current acting director Yang Qia has not yet been officially appointed. It is said that there are still quarrels within the city defense army over this position. When we were investigating Yang Qia, we accidentally discovered that he
He and Li Yan were classmates and good friends." Nian Si brought out a piece of news that contained a lot of information.
"Wait a minute, how serious do you mean? The reason why the Inspection Office sent people to follow me is because of Yang Qia, and this Yang Qia is involved in the internal struggle of the city defense army, and he is a good friend of my enemy Li Yan. Why is Yang Qia so complicated?
?" Ding Kui felt that things were not simple.
"Well, my subordinate has a stupid mouth and hasn't finished telling the story yet. I'm afraid this Yang Qia has something to do with the former Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army, Yang Feng." Nian Si said very cautiously.
Oh, Ding Kui suddenly stood up.
Teng, Lao Guo, who was guarding outside the door, stepped into the room with a quick stride.
The name Yang Feng has been deeply etched in Ding Kui's mind since he was a child. Among the enemies that the Ding family had to get rid of, the former chief of staff of the Eighth Army ranked among the top three. All veterans who retired from the Eighth Army hated him very much.
This "traitor", many people want to eat his flesh and drink his blood when they hear this name. Guard Lao Guo is one of them.
"Is the news conclusive?" Ding Kui's tone revealed a strong murderous intent.
"There is no clear evidence on the surface. The spies in the hall made it based on various clues." Nian Si was not very sure yet, but he did not dare to hide the news or hesitate. "This matter has not yet been revealed."
Report it to the Secretary-General, and we will rush over to you to report as soon as possible."
"Yang Feng, Li Yan, I have never connected these two people. Hum, this makes a lot of sense. Well, well, well, you jumped out before I even came to the door."
The temperature in the room seemed to have dropped to zero. Nian Si shuddered and stood beside Ding Kui, not knowing where to place his hands.
"Nian Si."
"The humble duty is here."
"This matter is related to my personal vendetta. It is inappropriate for the Intelligence Hall to continue the investigation. You go back and hand over all relevant information to Lao Guo."
Lao Guo cupped his fists at Nian Si, and Nian Si quickly smiled in return.
"If there is any deviance in the inspection office, we will continue to investigate. If everything is within the rules, we can ignore it. Also," Ding Kui's voice dropped.
Nian Si came to Ding Kui's side and said, "My lord, please give me your instructions."
"Don't mention Yang Qia's matter to others. I don't want him to know that I have learned his details."
"I understand, I understand. In fact, the spy who got the news by chance has also reached the age of returning home to rest in his old age."
"Lao Guo, I will give Hall Master Nian 10,000 gold coins later, of which 5,000 are for the spy." Ding Kui knew the rules and did not directly ask the spy's name.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! I will handle the matter well." Nian Si was secretly happy.
Only 5,000 of the 10,000 gold coins were stated for their purpose, and Ding Kui did not mention the remaining 5,000, which meant that he could use them however he wanted.
"Lao Guo, you can't tell anyone about this, not even the Marquis." Ding Kui's tone was very stern.
"My subordinates take orders!" Lao Guo took Ding Kui's words as a military order.
"Okay, you and Hall Master Nian have settled the matter."
Ding Kui knew that the matter about Yang Feng was not trivial. His father had tolerated it for so many years. Once it got heated, no one could control it. He couldn't tell Ding Qi until he figured out the whole story.