Hou Ting spent his days leisurely in the Duwei's mansion. This more than a year was the happiest time in his life. He was respectful to everyone in front of him and behind him, and he was intoxicated with the moon and the stars.
He finally experienced the luxurious life of Yu Zhengxing in the big house in Miao Gao Town, which was very intoxicating.
In the Captain's Mansion, the monks discussed various actions of the Captain, some were disdainful, some were contemptuous, some were suspicious, some were thoughtful, and some were snitching.
But one thing is that the Marquis Commander-in-Chief has a very hard-core character. Despite all of his dissatisfaction, he did not see any movement in the Sikong Mansion and just let it go.
On this day, Lan Zaitian and Li Laiheng visited together. This was Hou Tzu's first time since he took office.
Lan Zaitian went straight to the point, "Does the captain know about the vicious robbery that happened in Yeyadu?"
Hou Tinghun didn't care, "You know, it has something to do with the Duwei Mansion? Across the boundary river is the territory of Anhe Daomen. They are also the ones who have a headache. Let's not take over the throne, right?"
Li Laiheng stared at him closely, "Having said that, half of the escorts are from our Central Military Office, the goods escorted are also Pingliang's output, and the losses are also the tax revenue of our country... these,
Lieutenant Hou could not turn a blind eye, right?"
Hou Ting still had the same air of not caring about the matter, "What do An He say? Even if the Duwei Mansion intervenes, there must be priorities, right? Or, Li Zhongjun will investigate first,
Will the Duwei Mansion follow up later?"
Li Laiheng didn't let him go, "Isn't this bad? The captain has taken it, used it, and enjoyed it this year. Shouldn't he do something?"
Hou Zi slowly raised his head, with a sharp look in his eyes, "Is the Chinese Army threatening me? Since we are doing business, we must pay attention to value for money! Compared with the value of the lost goods this time,
I think these benefits that someone gets are just a drop in the bucket, and are they worth working for?"
Li Laiheng retorted, "Captain cannot listen to those rumors. The value of the goods is not that much. This is stated in the cargo list of the Central Military Administration. We are serious businessmen and will not do such things."
Hou Zi chuckled, "What Li Zhongjun means is that as long as the quantity of goods reported by Zhongjun Mansion is recovered, the mission will be considered complete?"
Li Laiheng couldn't retreat at this time, "That's it!"
He had to go for it, because if we only looked at the ability to deal with bandits, neither the Shogunal Palace nor the Zhongjun Palace could compare with the Duwei Palace; among the three palaces, only the Duwei Palace had most of the real Yanmen swords.
repair, and only they can achieve coordination and cooperation among various state capitals.
It is impossible for a robber to stay in Pingliang Prefecture after committing a crime. This requires support from surrounding prefectures, but the Shogunate and the Zhongjun Mansion cannot do this.
That's why two people came to the Duwei's Mansion to force him into the palace hand in hand. They just want this lazy guy to go out and feed him for such a long time. He can't show no signs at all, right?
I didn’t expect that this person turned out to be a merciless master! That’s right. If he wasn’t such a ungrateful and mean character, how could he get along in a place like Sikong Mansion?
Hou Zi was very impatient, but also a little helpless, "You really want me to check?"
Li Laiheng and Lan Zaitian looked at each other and said, "Over in Anhe, we have entrusted the Anhe Taoist Sect to investigate the unscrupulous practitioners passing through the border, but over here in the state of Yan, we can only entrust the captain to take action. We have no choice but to do so.
We have not been arrested; there are such a group of evil thieves floating outside, making it difficult for people to sleep and eat. Who will dare to go on this trade route in the future? It is about the tax revenue of Yanmen, so I ask the captain not to be perfunctory."
Hou Zi was hesitant, but after all, it was just for fun. "Let's talk about it first. I can help investigate the clues through several surrounding prefectures, but if there is really any action, you two governments can't stay out of it... and neither can you."
You keep talking about collecting taxes for the country. Are you fooling a three-year-old with such nonsense? Moreover, if the goods are really recovered, I will use 40% of them to renovate the courtyard of the Duwei Mansion. This place is still a bit dilapidated."
Li Laiheng frowned, "Captain, isn't 40% too much? According to industry rules, no more than 20% will be allowed for things like this, especially since this is the duty of the Governor's Mansion... Moreover, Captain
Isn’t the building of the mansion more regular than the Shogun’s Central Military Mansion?”
Hou Zi served tea to see the guests off, "I'm not negotiating with you. In fact, I prefer not to take any of it. As for whether a building is new or old, everyone has their own standards. If I say it is old, it is old."
Lan Zaitian played a perfect role in balancing and coordinating, "Well, since we have to rely on the help of the Captain's Mansion, we just have to do it. I hope the Captain will take action as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid these people will escape."
...The two of them walked out of the Captain's Mansion, feeling a little unhappy. Li Laiheng was especially dissatisfied.
"He's just an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf! We've supported him and spoiled him for more than a year, and he's going to repay us like this? He just wants to monopolize the 40% profit from the renovation of the Duwei Mansion! He thinks everyone else is stupid
What?"
Lan Zaitian reminded him, "Brother Li, as a businessman, you should know the difference between small profits and big profits. Forty percent of a trade is more important, or the stability of future trade routes. I don't need to elaborate on the stakes involved."
Li Laiheng snorted, "If it weren't for the fact that this person didn't come here with any other purpose, would I be used to his problems? Anyway, after this incident, I have to let him have a good life.
The lesson is, once you talk about business in business, if you don’t pay the price in the future, you can’t expect to get any benefits.”
Lan Zaitian glanced at him and said, "Control your anger! With Brother Li's way of doing accounts, if those robbers were caught by the Captain's Mansion, I would like to know how you can justify yourself."
Li Laiheng didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter. With the way this white-eyed wolf behaves, he will never forget to drag us into the water if he really wants to take action. Since we can participate, everything will be easy to deal with... There is no such thing as those mineral essences.
Write the name, who knows how many times the robbers robbed it?"
The two of them broke up on the street and went back to their respective homes. Unlike Li Laiheng's grudge, Lan Zaitian had an extra layer of worry in his heart.
The problem is that although the order of the Splendid Continent has a tendency of chaos and collapse, in relatively closed inland environments like Shan and Anhe, petty thefts do exist, but such a major vicious incident is the first in a century.
Second-rate.
It can be understood as a purely accidental event, but if you analyze it from the perspective of conspiracy theory, you may also vaguely find a very disturbing aspect in it.
Why did such an incident happen as soon as the captain arrived? What role did he play in it?
In essence, Li Laiheng is just a businessman. Of course, he puts profit first in everything, but he doesn't!
