Zhao Jingyan wondered: "What does this have to do with Uncle Zhong?"
Li Qi gave a thumbs up and said: "Uncle Zhong is really good at fighting. This article was first published by..."
The more Zhao Jingyan listened, the more confused she became, and said: "You don't need to tell me this, it's something everyone knows."
Li Qi changed the subject and said: "But, you know, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Think about it, it's not appropriate for this physical education teacher to teach arithmetic!"
Zhao Jingyan finally understood and hummed: "Uncle Zhong is both civilized and martial. He comes from a famous family and only does arithmetic. Why is it so difficult?"
Li Qi said confidently: "Then you ask Uncle Zhong to compete with me in arithmetic. You two can do it at the same time."
Shameless! Zhao Jingyan cursed secretly, knowing very well that with Li Qi's novel arithmetic method, the two of them together might not be able to calculate better than Li Qi. But she was very curious in her heart, what should she do?
This was brought up again. She and Li Qi were both enemies and friends, and she knew the basics. She knew that Li Qi would not say that for no reason. When she thought about it carefully, she immediately understood and said sullenly: "I understand.
Oh, it turns out you can’t trust me.”
"No no no."
Li Qi waved his hands repeatedly and explained: "How could I not trust you? You are my miserable wife. It was you who gave me an encouraging hug when I was at my lowest. No matter how suspicious I am, there is no way I can't trust you."
You, Yan Fu, please don’t say this again in the future, I’m scared to hear it, lack of trust is a taboo for couples.”
Zhao Jingyan said angrily: "What a lousy wife, have you ever read a book? Also, when did I give you a hug?"
"This is our first meeting. Have you forgotten what happened when we first met? Oh, it really hurts my heart."
"Pooh!"
Zhao Jingyan smiled and scolded: "It's obvious that you took advantage of me when I wasn't prepared."
"Yeah?"
Li Qi laughed and said: "It's the same. It's the same. The role of force is mutual, and encouragement is also mutual. If I hug you, you hug me. If I encourage you, you encourage me."
Zhao Jingyan was so dizzy because of his surroundings that she rolled her eyes and said, "Don't change the subject again."
"Did I change the subject? No! Isn't that what we were talking about just now?"
Zhao Jingyan looked at Li Qi's pretending to be stupid, feeling angry and amused in her heart, and said, "What we were talking about just now was the liquidation of the Cochin treasury."
"Well---."
Li Qi said humbly: "Yes, we are talking about liquidating the Cochin treasury. Actually--actually I don't want you to take care of this matter. It's---because I'm afraid that you will be tired. You know that your health has just
To recover, you must rest.”
Zhao Jingyan said: "My body has recovered a long time ago."
"You--don't be in a hurry to answer." Li Qi said seriously: "Actually, there is another point. The accounts of the Cochin Treasury must be very, very complicated. It is not a simple matter to find out."
Isn't it a simple matter? How complicated is it to settle accounts? Zhao Jingyan pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Did you think---?"
"There must be something fishy. These people are greedy. When they decided to surrender, they knew for sure that once we entered the city, the treasury belonged to the court. Who can guarantee that they would not take the opportunity to enrich themselves?
The accounts of a country are so huge. It is not easy to calculate clearly. This is a great opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and at this time they need some money even more, because no one can guarantee that they will still be able to sit in that position tomorrow."
As he spoke, Li Qi suddenly sighed and said: "Actually, as long as they are not greedy for too much money, it is difficult to find out, because these accounts are written by their people. But having said that, I don't care if it is less, but
If there is more, I don't want to suffer this dumb loss. I will let people out at that time and say that there is something wrong with the accounts. But as long as the accounts are made up before the inspection is completed, I will forget the blame and we can only try to recover the losses.
But it doesn't matter, the money will always be there, and when I stabilize the situation, I will always have a way to make them spit it out."
Zhao Jingyan nodded with all her thoughts in mind, then suddenly shook her head and said, "No, after all, you still don't trust me."
Li Qidao: "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that arithmetic is not your strong point, and you have never handled such a large and complicated account. I'm afraid that you have missed something. If you miss a penny, I, Da Song, will lose a penny. This
If the common people take it, I don't care, but I can't see this money falling into the pockets of those corrupt officials."
Zhao Jingyan thought that what he said was reasonable. After all, she had little experience, and said: "Then who are you going to let go?"
"Of course it's me. I came from this background." There was a hint of helplessness in Li Qi's tone. He has always attached great importance to money. This is the nature of a businessman. He is really at ease with other people.
No less.
If he had the right candidate, I wouldn't be so strong-willed, but he has too many things to do now, each of which is very critical, and it would be difficult for Yue Fei and the others to help him in this regard.
He has to do everything by himself. Can his body bear it? I have to share some of the burden for him, otherwise what would I do here? Thinking of this, Zhao Jingyan said firmly: "Although I am not as familiar with the accounts as you are, but
I hope you can trust me this time."
Li Qi glanced sideways at Zhao Jingyan and knew her character. He hesitated for a while and nodded: "Okay, I'll leave this to you." As he said that, he seemed to think of something else and said:
"Oh, Wu Jie will be here later."
Zhao Jingyan was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "I will send him out of the city."
"It's easy to talk to you."
"But it's hard to talk to you."
"Please! When will you understand the basic etiquette of reciprocity?"
"You talk to me easily, but I have to put a lot of thought into talking to you. This is all my fault."
"Uh... cough, cough, cough, you'd better go to work quickly, we have to race against time."
...
In the afternoon, Wu Jie arrived at the palace. He only brought a few guards with him, not too many people.
Li Qi chose to meet him alone.
"The general will see the Privy Councilor at the end."
"Quick and free of charge."
Li Qi personally stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Wu Jie, I really wronged you this time."
He didn't use the word "hard work", but the word "grievance". That's because in this war, Wu Jie was the most difficult, because Li Qi didn't give him a single soldier, and he relied entirely on him.
Although this is a strategic necessity, the problem is that Yue Fei and the others have a lot of troops in their hands, and Wu Jie later surrendered. This relationship is very subtle. If Wu Jie didn't think much about it, then
It was impossible. But Wu Jie completed the task perfectly, which was not easy.
So this simple word "grievance" actually contains many layers of meaning.
Wu Jie was also very helpful. He clasped his fists again and said, "The Privy Councilor's words are serious. This is what a general should do."
"Okay, okay!"
Li Qi nodded repeatedly, pointed his hand and said: "Sit down."
"Thank you!"
After the two sat down, Li Qi took a sip of tea and said, "You have contributed most to this battle. Although I am in Jiaozhi, I know everything you did in Dali. I am very satisfied with it. I can even say that you did it."
It's more perfect than I imagined. I think the king of Zhennan is none other than you, Wu Jie."
Wu Jie heard a flash of joy in his eyes. But Wu Lin's words suddenly rang in his ears. He immediately restrained himself and said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. How can the last general He De win this honor?"
Li Qidu saw this and pretended to be angry: "What are you saying? Those who have committed a crime should be punished. Those who have merit should be rewarded. This has always been the way of running the army that I admire. You don't have to give up on this matter. You should be punished.
What's yours must be yours, and after I deal with the Duan family, I will definitely reward you based on my merits."
Wu Jie was secretly happy in his heart. If he really wanted to make me the King of Zhennan, then if I refused, wouldn't it seem a bit hypocritical? However, he couldn't understand what Li Qi was thinking for the time being, so he still said modestly: "Since the last general joined the Forbidden Army,
, the Privy Council has always favored the junior general, and has repeatedly made exceptions and promotions. The junior general is grateful and does not dare to ask for too much."
"Then you have to be capable. Okay, this is settled in advance."
Li Qi smiled, stopped talking, and changed the subject: "By the way, Li Quansheng's men didn't cause trouble, right?"
Wu Jie said: "It's just some verbal disputes, but I can see that they don't really want to make a big fuss. After getting the order from the Privy Councilor last night, the general has asked Wu Lin to supervise them. Privy Councilor, please don't worry, they
These few people can't make much noise."
"Hmph. I guess Li Quansheng gave special instructions before he died. He also knew in his heart that resistance at this time is worthless. They can only take advantage of it after our army retreats." Li Qi showed a contemptuous smile on his face.
Then he asked, "Where's the Duan family?"
Wu Jie felt a little hesitant.
Li Qi frowned slightly and said, "I don't like anyone to show hesitation when talking about these things."
Wu Jie panicked and said hurriedly: "It's like this. In fact, after learning that the Privy Council had taken in the Gao family, everyone in the Duan family was very vocal about it. Duan Zhengyan was also extremely unhappy, but the Privy Council didn't let him
Entering the city, they have been suspicious for the past few days, and they no longer trust the general as before, and are always on guard, so the general does not know what they are thinking."
"This is reasonable. Anyone would feel uneasy at this time." Li Qi nodded and suddenly asked: "Who has the final say in the military now, are you or Duan Zhengyan?"
Wu Jie said: "Duan Zhengyan has always had the final say on major matters, but when it comes to war, my opinion is the main one."
Li Qidao: "How many soldiers and horses do you have in your hands now?"
Wu Jie said truthfully: "Now I have more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, but these people are some tribes or captives I recruited in Dali. Although they obey me now, they are all Dali people, and there are no generals.
No way of knowing who they really want in their hearts."
Li Qi said seriously: "I called you here today just for this matter. Dali must be included in my territory of the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, it will be a failure. Now that the money is in my hands, I will send someone now."
Wu Jie hurriedly asked: "Does the Privy Council have any clever ideas?"
Li Qi smiled softly and said: "You have to remember that people are greedy. In this world full of interests, it is difficult for anyone to be an absolutely loyal minister. It all depends on whether you can impress their hearts." (To be completed.)