"Remember, remember, how could I not remember?" Bai Nao'er said hurriedly: "There has been no news for several days. I thought my good husband had forgotten, so I was anxious to wait!"
"I have been busy these days with the matters assigned by His Majesty. I just have some spare time to say a few words to you. I also have to serve the Supreme Emperor. I am really busy. My husband, please be more considerate."
"A good son-in-law is someone who does big things. It's really not right for me to bother my good son-in-law with such trivial things. As long as my good son-in-law remembers it, that's fine..."
Bai Nao'er was so obedient that Li Mu didn't bother to beat him up and got straight to the point, saying: "It's really not easy to find a job suitable for you. But thinking about Qiaoqiao, I still found a job for you.
"
"I don't know what kind of business it is?"
"Accept the gift."
"Receive, accept what?" Bai Nao'er thought he heard wrongly, accept a gift? How could a person like him have ever received a gift in his life... No, strictly speaking, he also accepted it once. When he was in Mayi,
In order to marry Bai Qiaoqiao, Ma Laizi from the leather goods shop once gave him a betrothal gift, but he had to go back soon.
"Let you accept the gift!" Li Mu said: "In a few days, it won't actually take long, maybe three or five days, and there will be many people asking me to do things. Father-in-law, you also know that asking for things from others is never in vain.
?But as a military lord of the Tang Dynasty, I also have an official position. It is not easy to accept gifts. What will it look like if I spread them out? So I want to leave this matter to you and pass it through your hands.
, you keep half of it yourself and send me the rest. What do you think?"
"This..." Bai Naoer is not a fool after all. He knows that it is against the law for officials to accept gifts. However, when he was in Mayi, he often saw people giving gifts to the county magistrate. He thought to himself that even if it was against the law, he should
It's okay, otherwise how could the county magistrate, a small official like him, dare to accept gifts?
There is no way to make money without taking risks. Bai Nao'er was worried, gritted his teeth, and said, "I've done it! My dear son-in-law, don't worry, even if there is a crime, I will definitely not involve you!"
Li Mu couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Bai Naoer's appearance. He thought to himself, if one day, I would be the first one to report him! Without Li Shimin's approval, Li Mu would never ask Bai Naoer for sex.
Regarding this matter, he originally thought that after the racecourse was stable, he would get Bai Nao'er to work as a scalper. But now that Li Shimin has acquiesced, it would be a good idea to use Bai Nao'er to receive the gift.
From ancient times to the present, superiors have always paid attention to "knowing people and doing them well". What do you mean? Simply put, it means using the right people to do the right things. For a person like Bai Nao'er, he can do well in whatever he is asked to do, but if he accepts bribes
Yes, he is definitely a talent. It is true that he is a villain, but there are some things that a gentleman cannot do, and what is needed is a villain like this.
Li Mu glanced at him sideways and said, "I agree very happily. Let me ask you...how do you plan to accept this gift?"
"This..." Bai Nao'er has never accepted a gift before, and of course he has no experience. Li Mu asked, and Qiqi Ai Ai said: "Just accept it, identify yourself, say that I am your father-in-law, and you can give me the gift if you need to do something."
..." He looked at Li Mu with a wrong look on his face and did not dare to say anything more. He whispered: "Please give me some advice."
"Can't I ask the concierge to accept the gift like this? Why do I need you?"
Seeing that Li Mu was angry, Bai Naoer became even more frightened and did not dare to speak out.
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "Let me give you an example. Now there is such a person who asks me to do something. He comes to me. I will tell him that I act according to the rules and do not care about anyone else's feelings.
Yes, if I tell you the truth, what will happen to him?"
Bai Nao'er put himself in that person's place, thought for a while, and said, "I'm a little bit unwilling because things didn't get done."
"What if at this time, he hears that someone can help with this matter?"
"Then I should give it a try."
Seeing Bai Nao'er on the road, Li Mu asked him again: "Can you still find those gangsters who helped you sell drinking tickets last time?"
Bai Nao'er nodded and said: "I've sent them away these days, but if they are needed, they can be found at any time."
"They are responsible for spreading the news that you can do things."
"How to spread?"
"Do you need me to teach you this?" Li Mu said very naturally: "Let's just say that Zhuluhou is a most filial person, especially filial to his father-in-law. Even if he doesn't want to do something, as long as his father-in-law speaks,
He never refused. Can you make up your own stuff like that?"
Bai Nao'er nodded quickly. Although he could not help but curse in his heart, lying was his instinct. Li Mu had allowed him to lie, so how could he not make it up?
Li Mu continued: "These gangsters will spread the news, and people in need will come to their door. No matter what they ask for, you can't agree to it the first time."
Bai Nao'er didn't understand and said, "Why is this? Don't we want to collect money?"
"Can collecting money be like doing a business? Is the price clearly marked?" Li Mu sighed and said: "Think about it with your head. If you agree the first time you come here, how much money can they take out?"
Bai Nao'er didn't dare to speak casually anymore and said, "I will do whatever the good son-in-law says."
"Don't agree to it the first time, and show an attitude that you absolutely cannot accept gifts, and kick them out. But you have to give them the feeling that if you speak, I will listen. In order to achieve their own goals, they also
I will come a second time or a third time.”
Bai Nao'er nodded and kept it all in mind.
"You have a good sense of yourself and when the time comes, deal with it without any difficulty. But remember to tell them that there are more than one people to ask for this matter. It is still uncertain whether it can be done in the end."
Bai Nao'er thought to himself, how could a good husband be so narrow-minded? It's really scary. After going around in so many circles, he still doesn't do anything for others?
"If the other party gives up, forget it. If the other party doesn't give up, you can accept the gift at this time." Li Mu looked at Bai Nao'er and asked, "Do you know how to accept it now?"
"Please give me some advice from my virtuous son-in-law."
"First, let's see what it is. Before you agree, tell me first. I will tell you whether you can agree and how much gift you need. Second, when accepting gifts, we don't accept antiques or treasures. We only accept money.
Or things that can easily be turned into money. For example, pearls, jade, calligraphy and paintings, etc. are not accepted and are not easy to sell. Only copper coins, gold and silver, brocade, etc., these are what we want. I just say that it is difficult for you to understand, but there is no need
Urgent, there are people coming to the door in the past few days. Practice with it and you will slowly get the feel for it."
After hearing what Li Mu said, Bai Nao'er still had little understanding and was worried about whether he could do a good job. Li Mu hurried to go to heaven and earth, and Bai Nao'er was also in a hurry to find those rogue settlers to help him, so he didn't stay for lunch.
, went out with Li Mu.
The Heaven and Earth was almost completed, and only the carpentry work on the fourth and fifth floors was still a little rough. Gongsun Kangzheng led his people to work in shifts day and night. The first floor was already completed. When Li Mu came, it was almost noon, and everyone
The palace servants sent out by Li Yuan were waiting here early.
These people were all the people who played the role of civil and military ministers to accompany Li Yuan at banquets when he lived in Tai Chi Palace. They have been serving Li Yuan since Li Shimin came to the throne. Over the past few years, they have developed some feelings for each other.
They were familiar people. Li Yuan happened to need manpower for this business, so he sent them all out of the palace.
Eunuchs can easily reveal their identity, so there are no eunuchs among these people, they are all palace maids and palace guards.
Naturally, the bodyguards still do the work of bodyguards. After the opening of Heaven and Earth, there will definitely be many distinguished guests here, and they have to guard against unscrupulous troubles. Naturally, bodyguards are indispensable. Even without these people, Li Yuan would still need them if he lived here.
people protection.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to make up for his father, eight out of ten beautiful ladies who entered the palace were sent to Li Yuan.
A concubine or something like that. But then I got older and lost my ability, so I probably stopped touching it.
Are there any ugly women who can enter the palace? Most of these women are about the same age as the four maids of Zhuluhou Mansion, and they have all been trained in court etiquette. Their basic skills are very good. Li Mu can teach them.
There weren't many things, so he mentioned some precautions, and then according to the 'employee handbook' he had drawn up early, he asked the best among them to lead the others to practice.
Li Mu moved a chair to watch, and ordered the cook to cook. It was about to have lunch, so he wanted to try the dishes and try out the craftsmanship. In fact, it was superfluous. The cook Li Yuan brought was the imperial chef who served him before, and he must be the best in the world.
The highest level.
Li Yuan was not here at this time. After all, he was old and couldn't afford to go back and forth. But he sent Little Eunuch Chen to be his eyes and help him monitor the progress. Li Mu chatted with Little Eunuch Chen all the time, but in his heart
Think of another thing.
Li Mu is actually not worried at all about what he said yesterday. Because neither Li Shimin nor Changsun Wuji and others can refuse the millions of dollars in taxes every year, and this matter involves the imperial power, Changsun Wuji and others.
Even if Wuji and others have selfish motives, they don't dare to say it. Otherwise, it would be disloyal, and they don't dare to take the blame.
Passing is bound to pass, and Li Mu is thinking about the next thing.
Minerals such as copper, gold and silver are easy to recover, because these mines have always existed, and they have been mined through cooperation between local governments and clans, which makes sense in name. But coal was not a mineral before. And it was so-called open-pit.
Coal is not really exposed to the sun, it's just that the deposits are close to the surface and are easy to mine.
Usually there is a layer of topsoil in open-pit coal mines. The topsoil can be deep or shallow, ranging from a few meters or even ten meters deep to a shovel deep, less than half a meter. Crops can be grown on the topsoil. However, because the soil layer is thin and the land is barren, even if crops can be grown
, the harvest was not good either. Li Mu asked Lu Wenfeng that this kind of land with coal underground is called "coal land" by the people.