Zhao Jingyan saw Li Qi open his mouth and looked at her in fear, and said with slight surprise: "Do you need to make such a big noise?"
Obediently, this woman is really terrifying. As a member of the royal family, your mother actually encouraged me to go smuggling. What kind of intentions do you have? Li Qi swallowed his saliva and said: "Miss Zhao Zhao, I didn't do it just now. You heard me wrong, you don’t want me to smuggle Tian Xia Wushuang, do you?”
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said, "Yes, is there anything wrong?"
"Is this appropriate?"
Li Qi felt that Zhao Jingyan's brain was rusty, and he couldn't help but put the back of his hand on Zhao Jingyan's forehead. He only felt a touch of cold and delicate feeling, "Tsk, tsk, your skin is really good."
Zhao Jingyan never expected that Li Qi would come like this. She was unprepared for a moment and even forgot to hide. When Li Qi took back her hand, she woke up and said angrily: "What are you doing?"
Day. How could I make the same mistake twice? Li Qi pretended not to hear her roar and muttered: "It's strange, there is no fever." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a huge pain on his instep, "Ah" He yelled, jumped up on the spot, held his right foot with both hands, grinned and roared: "Why are you stepping on me?"
Zhao Jingyan raised her eyebrows and said, "You are so contemptuous of me. You deserve this punishment. If there is a next time, I will definitely chop off your hands."
"you."
Li Qi pointed his hand and suddenly remembered that he could not beat her, and shouted: "Maqiao, Maqiao. Where did this bastard go?"
Zhao Jingyan hummed: "Even if Ma Qiao is here, do you think he really dares to do anything to me?"
Li Qi threatened: "Then you underestimate Ma Qiao's IQ. If you have the ability, don't run away. I'll call someone right now. Damn it, you don't even know whose territory this is."
"Go ahead, I'll be waiting here. Even if Ma Qiao dares, how dare you?" Zhao Jingyan folded her arms and said with a smile.
"You are cruel enough."
Li Qi snorted angrily. He really didn't have the courage. He said: "I don't have the same experience as a savage woman like you."
"Am I barbaric?" Zhao Jingyan said in a deep voice, "If you hadn't done something first, how could I have stepped on you for no reason?"
Li Qi shouted: "I was just checking to see if your brain was burned out."
Zhao Jingyan shook her sleeves and said: "Your brain is burned out. I helped you out of kindness, but you repaid me with kindness. You really don't know what is good and what is evil."
"Repaying kindness with vengeance?" Li Qi laughed and said, "Are you helping me? You are clearly trying to trick me. Don't tell me that you don't know that smuggling is illegal?"
Zhao Jingyan also laughed, shook her head and said: "You are a person. Sometimes you are very smart, and sometimes you are confused. I really don't know whether you are deliberately pretending to be stupid, or whether you are really stupid."
Li Qi said angrily: "Neither of the two, I'm not a god, how can I know everything."
Zhao Jingyan sighed silently and said, "Do you know what our Song army lacks most?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Everyone in the country knows this, it's just Ma. Could you please ask some difficult questions next time?"
"Isn't that right? Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, we have been short of war horses, so we can only buy horses from Xixia, Liao and other countries. However, because our relationship with them is very unstable, wars often occur. Once a war occurs, the other party will We will immediately ban the sale of horses to our country, so when we go to war with Xixia, we will buy horses from Liao to fight against Xixia; when there is a war with Liao and the relationship with Xixia eases slightly, then we will buy from Xixia Replenish the horses to go to the northern battlefield."
Li Qi blinked and asked curiously: "What if both sides don't supply us with horses at the same time?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "The only way is to buy horses from many vassal states such as Dali in the south. However, because the horses in the south are too thin, although they have good endurance, they are not suitable for fighting on the plains, so they are generally used to transport supplies."
Li Qi hummed and said, "But what does this have to do with smuggling?"
"Of course it does matter."
Zhao Jingyan said helplessly: "Think about it, horses are war supplies. How could Xixia supply them to the Song Dynasty without any restrictions? Therefore, in order to purchase horses in large quantities, the imperial court adopted a two-pronged strategy of government and civilians."
Li Qi frowned and said, "You mean, the imperial court also smuggled horses?"
"Yes. But this is also a helpless move." Zhao Jingyan nodded and said: "But once this hole is opened, there will be more smuggling traders, and it will be difficult for the court to control it, but there are more bandits and bandits near the border, and
Wars often occur, so the troops stationed on the border naturally control the entire market. In fact, it is not just the Northwest Army, but also the troops stationed in neighboring countries."
Li Qi asked quietly: "You mean, the imperial court also acquiesces to the Northwest Army's smuggling?"
Zhao Jingyan nodded slightly.
Li Qi rolled his eyes a few times and said, "You asked me to hand over Tianxia Wushuang to the Northwest Army for sale."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said, "That's what I mean."
Li Qi rubbed his hands and said, "But in this case, I will lose part of the profit. In fact, even if I ignore the Northwest Army, I can still sell it myself."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "You are definitely not that short-sighted. You lost this part of the profit, but you got more. The stakes are much clearer to you than me."
Li Qi spread his hands and said, "But I don't know them at all?"
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said, "You have forgotten that there is someone in the Taishi Academy who can help you."
Li Qi looked surprised and said, "You mean?"
"I didn't say anything."
Li Qi asked with a gossipy smile: "Then he has also been smuggling?"
Zhao Jingyan shook her head and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know. Also, don't say it was me who said this."
That's right. It seems that the breeder is not innocent. The Northern Song Dynasty was indeed an era full of business opportunities. Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Miss Zhao, you are trying your best to help me. Are you doing this to me?"
Hey, what’s there?”
Zhao Jingyan said blankly: "What is there?"
Li Qi said with a smile: "For a man like me who is suave, bohemian, and has a fatal temptation for women, this kind of thing is not uncommon for me. You don't need to be shy. I fully understand."
"Shameless." Zhao Jingyan spat softly, with two blushes on her face, and threatened: "If you are talking nonsense like this, be careful that I won't let your other foot touch the ground."
Li Qi then realized that his right foot was still hanging in the air and quickly put it down. However, as soon as the tip of his toe touched the ground, he felt a sharp pain. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn. Do you need to use such force? I am the same."
Mom gave birth to it."
Seeing his painful look, Zhao Jingyan twitched her lips and almost laughed. She tilted her head and said, "I'm just giving you a slight punishment. There are more severe ones. Do you want to try it?"
Are you trying to scare me? I'm scared. Li Qi said grimly: "Don't be too arrogant. To tell you the truth, I still have a secret weapon that I haven't used yet."
Zhao Jingyan disagreed and said disdainfully: "What secret weapon?"
"Overlord Spear!" Li Qi gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "My Overlord Spear is also known as the First Blood, but because it is too powerful, it is usually not shown to others. Don't make me angry, be careful.
The beating will make your whole body weak and unable to get off the ground."
"Overlord's gun?" Zhao Jingyan couldn't help but giggled, and after a moment she said: "I thought you knew how to use a kitchen knife, but I never thought you could use a gun, so I really want to see you." in the voice.
Full of disdain.
Li Qi said seriously: "Miss Zhao, I am not afraid to tell you that you are the first woman to make such a request to me. I really admire your courage."
Zhao Jingyan didn't understand his code words and said disdainfully: "Then we might as well make a date to compare notes. Then I will have to cut your Overlord Spear in half with one sword."
Li Qi felt a chill on his crotch, and subconsciously covered the key parts with his hands, saying angrily: "You are too sinister."
"Dirty."
Zhao Jingyan sighed. Although she still didn't understand Li Qi's secret message, she felt that this action was too inelegant. She tilted her head and said seriously: "Actually, I suggest you do this for another purpose."
"I knew you weren't so kind." Li Qi curled his lips and asked, "What's the purpose?"
"Now the Liao Kingdom has ceased to exist in name only, so now we can only buy horses from Xixia. I hope you can use your business skills to buy more horses for me, the Song Dynasty." Zhao Jingyan said.
Li Qi shook his head and said, "I won't do that."
Zhao Jingyan asked in astonishment: "Why is this?"
Li Qi raised his head and said righteously: "I, Li Qi, have always been upright and honest as an official. I am alone, and I convince others with my virtue. How can I do such dirty things? You look down on others. I have other things to do.
, I’ll take my leave now.”
As he spoke, he limped towards the door without waiting for Zhao Jingyan to answer.
Zhao Jingyan stood there dumbfounded, is this still the profiteer I know?
Wu Furong, who was standing at the counter, suddenly saw Li Qi limping in. He hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Master Li, what's wrong with your feet?"
"Don't worry about it for now, you and Xiaoyu come to the backyard immediately." Li Qi said as he walked towards the backyard.
Wu Furong was stunned for a moment. Seeing that he didn't think he was joking, he quickly called Xiaoyu and went to the backyard.
In the lounge, Li Qi drank a cup of tea and said: "Our goal this year is to seize foreign markets, which means I want to sell Tianxia Wushuang, canned meat, and instant noodles to neighboring countries. You must be prepared, especially
In terms of manpower and funds, I also plan to speed up the launch of canned and instant noodles."
Wu Furong and Xiaoyu were both stunned.
Xiaoyu said in surprise: "Brother, why are you in such a hurry?"
Li Qi asked: "Don't you think we are making money too fast?"
Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "I don't mean that."
"It's best if it's not. That's it."
Li Qi raised a smug smile at the corner of his mouth, "You damn shemale, you just told me such a good idea now, and you stepped on me. If I don't scare you, am I worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth? Just watch, this year
Within a short period of time, I will become the largest smuggler in the Northern Song Dynasty.