In the hall, there was a trace of smoke caused by the powdered seasoning falling into the fire.
At this moment, this place is no longer the frightening reception hall of Dongjishi Factory, but just a fire barbecue spot in the valley.
Following Xiao Chen's instructions, Xiao Lizi brought various seasonings. In his words, if the hind legs of the tiger, the king of the jungle, were not roasted carefully, it would be a waste of natural resources.
Even Lin Shangli, who was accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, joined the barbecue and pulled his chair closer. While Duan Tianming was flipping the tiger legs, he picked up the oil brush from the oil bowl next to him and rubbed it on the meat again and again.
Wipe it on.
For Lin Shangli, although the tiger's hind leg meat is rare, being able to mingle with these young people is what he cares about most.
In the entire Dongchang, there are thousands of captains and hundreds of eunuchs at his disposal. However, the ones who are really lethal are the old partners Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming.
If you want to make Dongchang stronger and bigger, and make it an institutional unit that the emperor can trust, these two people play an indispensable role. In Lin Shangli's heart, Xiao Chen and Xiao Chen are more important than everyone else in Dongchang.
It's more important than ever.
The tiger meat has been roasted until it turns brown, and bursts of aroma irritate everyone's noses.
The one who couldn't hold back the most was Duan Tianming. Not only did he swallow his saliva several times, his stomach even began to growl unsatisfactorily.
"Commander Duan, this is a rare tiger hind leg. Once it's cooked, don't gobble it up like ordinary beef and horse meat." Xiao Chen said with a smile while sprinkling the seasonings.
As if he felt that this roasting method was not very tasty, Xiao Chen picked up a knife next to him, opened slits in the tiger meat, and sprinkled the seasonings on it again.
"I haven't eaten anything since noon. When I smell the smell of tiger meat, my stomach can't bear it." Smelling the smell, Duan Tianming flipped the entire tiger's hind legs.
Hearing what Duan Tianming said, Lin Shangli asked: "Is it enough to travel to Yizhou these days?"
Lin Shangli took out a pile of banknotes that Duan Tianming had handed over to him from his pocket, fiddled with them a few times, pulled out five, and stuffed them into Duan Tianming's arms.
Duan Tianming was stunned, not knowing what the factory owner was doing, and stood up in a hurry to refuse.
"Take it, keep it with you, and use it as a working capital in the future." Lin Shangli said.
Duan Tianming glanced at Xiao Chen awkwardly, then looked at Lin Shangli: "Mr. Factory Master, we have left ourselves some activity funds."
"How many are left?"
"I left one hundred thousand taels." Duan Tianming grinned and said.
There are thousands of captains in the entire Dongchang. If they are all dispatched, these one hundred thousand taels of silver can be used for a while.
"What, one hundred thousand taels of silver?" Lin Shangli's eyes widened, "I will be traveling around for a long time in the future. I have left one hundred thousand taels of silver. Are you planning to beg for food and handle cases at the same time?"
Xiao Chen was stunned.
I ordered Duan Tianming to leave one hundred thousand taels of silver. I was already gritting my teeth and felt my appetite was full. But I didn't expect that in the eyes of the factory owner, he was so insignificant that he actually used begging as a metaphor for himself.
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"Huh huh huh", Lin Shangli took out five banknotes of the largest denomination from the pile of banknotes, and handed them to Duan Tianming together with the ones just now.
"Put away these 200,000 silver notes. From now on, when handling cases outside, you must have the style of our Dongchang, and you can't let money constrain your hands and feet." Lin Shangli said.
Looking at the banknote handed over by the factory owner, Duan Tianming didn't know what to do, so he had to look at Xiao Chen.
"This is a reward from the factory owner. Do you still want to refuse? Put it away quickly." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"No, I was rushing back from Yizhou with so many banknotes. I was worried all the way, for fear that I would accidentally leave the banknotes behind. Now, the factory owner has given me so much, and we often go out to handle cases. What if?
If you leave them behind, then I won’t be miserable. Otherwise, I’ll leave these banknotes with you first. When we use up the one hundred thousand taels, we’ll come back to you to ask for them.” He held the banknotes in his hands.
, Duan Tianming said tremblingly.
Looking at the two of them, Lin Shangli shook his head helplessly, and took back the banknote in Duan Tianming's hand: "When people see the banknote, they all want to take it for themselves. It would be better for you to give you the banknote, but you are afraid that you will pretend
If you lose it and push it back to me, I will keep it for everyone first. If you need it, you can come and get it at any time."
Seeing Lin Shangli sit down again, Xiao Chen said: "This time in Yizhou, the Zhizhou also embezzled and accepted bribes of more than 300,000 taels of silver through various channels. But he always showed himself to be honest and upright, and his family members also lived a good life.
It's quite simple. I still can't figure it out, if you don't dare to spend it, why are you trying so hard to get so much money?"
"Haha," Lin Shangli chuckled and leaned back on the chair, "This is the stubborn disease of human nature. No matter whether it can be used or not, they want to take it for themselves. They just don't realize that life is a matter of life.
Flowers are the greatest sorrow."
Seeing that the tiger meat had completely absorbed all the seasonings, Xiao Chen cut off a piece with a knife and put it in his mouth.
"How's it going? Did you lose?" Duan Tianming swallowed, his Adam's apple moved up and down twice, and he stared at Xiao Chen's mouth and asked.
"It's cooked, ready to eat." Xiao Chen chuckled, cut off a piece and handed it to Lin Shangli, then cut off another piece and handed it to Xiao Lizi, and finally cut off a piece and handed it to Duan Tianming.
"Well, it's delicious." Xiao Lizi held the whisk in one hand and pinched the meat in the other, chewing it with big mouthfuls.
"This tiger meat is different. It tastes much better than those made from beef and horse meat." Duan Tianming lost no time in flattering him.
Lin Shangli was not in a hurry to eat, and watched happily as several people devoured their food, with a kind face. He did not look like a powerful eunuch in the palace, but more like an amiable uncle next door.
"Even if it is tiger meat, it is just animal meat. It tastes good because Xiao Chen grills it well. From now on, when we are not busy with cases, everyone will come here to barbecue." Lin Shangli took a bite of the meat and smiled.
said.
"By the way, Mr. Factory Master, you haven't told me why the commander of the Miyun Guard will give you a tiger's hind leg?" Xiao Chen asked, wiping the meat residue from the corner of his mouth.
"The commander of the Miyun Guards and I had a chance encounter. This time, the commander of the Yanqing Guards was dismissed along with thousands of his subordinates. The reputation of our Dongchang also spread among the military. He just used tiger meat to continue it.
It's just a relationship." Lin Shangli said with a smile.
"Well, for the sake of a long-term relationship, the factory owner might as well ask him to send a few more tigers over." Xiao Chen smiled mischievously as he ate tiger meat.
