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The night in Weizhou is cold and quiet.

There is no wind and sand in Youzhou, and there is no noise and noise in Jizhou.

It's more like a leisurely old man, sitting behind closed doors, even if the temperature is not as cold as in Youzhou, or even in the winter outside the gate, even the people here have become much more easy-going.

After the hour, Li Zhen couldn't remember how many brews he brewed, but the tea soup on the case was still hot.

He Hongjing seemed to be unsatisfied, and from time to time he picked up the tea cup and sniffed deeply, immersed in the intoxicating fragrance of tea, and seemed to have forgotten Li Zhen's existence.

After drinking tea for three hours in a row, Li Zhen wanted to vomit.

"Before you come......"

He Hongjing was finally willing to put down the tea cup in his hand and said the first sentence in three hours.

"Tian Gong sent a letter!" He Hong looked at Li Zhen with a smile.

Li Zhen nodded and didn't speak, he had already thought of this.

Because He Hongjing was too calm and too calm when he saw him, otherwise he would have forced Qingyunzhai to kill people everywhere in Beizhou, how could He Hongjing be so calm.

The Tian family is kind to the He family, if it weren't for Tian Wensheng who was tired of the temple at the beginning, how could it be He Jintao's turn to sit in the position of Wei Bojiedu's envoy.

He Jintao is He Hongjing's father.

The Tian family's influence on Wei Bo is still there, as long as Tian Wensheng is willing, He Hongjing's position may not be able to continue to sit.

What's more, He Hongjing is not an ungrateful person, so Tian Wensheng's life and death are in danger, he has to care.

"Don't you think you should say something to me?" He Hongjing was a little surprised by Li Zhen's composure.

Li Zhen thought for a while and said, "This tea...... After five bubbles at most, it's boring! ”

He Hongjing smiled and said, "You are a smart person, you know when to say and when not to speak!" ”

Li Zhen nodded, still not speaking.

After a short silence, He Hongjing suddenly spoke: "I only want to ask you, is this what Your Majesty means, or what you mean?" ”

"It's the meaning of the lower official!" Li Zhen smiled dumbly, how could this kind of thing have anything to do with the emperor's father, could he let him calculate these merchants? Or tell him about the collusion of officials and bandits?

He Hongjing seems to be satisfied with this answer.

Li Zhen was also satisfied with his answer.

"Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will be angry with you when he finds out about this?" He Hongjing asked again.

He Hongjing is a cautious person, and he will never promise anything until he is 100% sure of his safety.

Li Zhen smiled slightly when he heard this, and said: "People who know about this matter won't say it, so how can people who don't know about it talk about informing?" ”

He Hongjing nodded with a smile, and then smiled: "I promise you!" ”

"Don't you want to know how much you can profit?" This time, it was Li Zhen's turn to be a little surprised.

He Hongjing pointed to the tea on the case and said with a smile: "That's enough, I don't care how much you make, but you need to personally deliver things every month!"

When He Hongjing refers to "things", he refers to money.

"This subordinate naturally doesn't dare to slack off!" Li Zhen smiled knowingly.

Immediately afterwards, I saw He Hongjing leaning over and smiling mysteriously at Li Zhen, and said, "I'll let you see some of my private treasures tonight!" ”

"The envoy should rest......" As soon as Li Zhen spoke, he saw that He Hongjing had already instructed the waiter to go down.

In the blink of an eye, I saw five waiters with two sets of tea sets and more than a dozen cakes of tea presented.

"Hahaha, Zeyuan, these are the good teas I have treasured for many years, let's taste them one by one tonight!"

Li Zhen: "......"

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When Li Zhen returned to the room, it was almost the time when he was close to his son, and poor Yan Heng and Liu Hong waited for nearly five hours.

Seeing Li Zhen coming back, he had no interest in asking, so he went back to rest.

Only Li Zhen remained.

Alone stroking his swollen belly, stroking and spitting ...... Spit and scold...... Scolding and stroking ......

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Early the next morning, Li Zhen hurriedly bid farewell to He Hongjing, and dragged Yan Heng and Liu Hong to leave Weizhou as if they were fleeing.

"You really shouldn't have agreed to He Hongjing so hastily!" Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little palpitating when he thought that there would always be a few days a month in the future.

"Da Lang, what did He Hongjing do to you, he made you scold all the way!" Liu Hong was a little puzzled.

Li Zhen glanced at Liu Hong, and said angrily: "Didn't you see that I vomited all the way?" ”

"He didn't want to poison you!" Yan Hengda was shocked.

Li Zhen couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's really better to poison me!" ”

You will get drunk if you drink alcohol, and you will get drunk if you drink tea.

Li Zhen was so drunk that he still couldn't see through He Hongjing.

"Da Lang, first of all, I don't have any money!"

Yan Heng, who was also apprehensive, said after thinking about it.

"It's hard to do things without money!" Li Zhen said with some embarrassment.

"But I haven't said what to do yet!" Yan Heng was a little unconvinced.

"You need money to do anything!" Li Zhen was also a little unconvinced.

"Then ......" Yan Heng hesitated a little, whether he should let go or not.

"Well, seeing that you are so humble and asking for advice, I will reluctantly make it difficult for you today!" When Li Zhen said this, he suddenly felt distressed.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Yan Heng hurriedly asked.

Liu Hong also came over when he heard this, although he trusted Li Zhen unconditionally, after all, he didn't know anything about Li Zhen's plan until this time.

"Naturally, it's making money!" Li Zhen took it for granted.

"How to earn?" Yan Heng asked.

Li Zhen glanced at Yan Heng, and then said very seriously: "Look, I have already answered one of your questions for free, and this is your second question!"

"I don't have any money!"

Yan Heng didn't lie, he really didn't bring any money when he came out this time.

Li Zhen then looked at Liu Hong.

Seeing this, Liu Hong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I didn't ask!" ”

"Alas!" Li Zhen sighed, then shook his head and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll ......."

"Say it quickly!" Without waiting for Li Zhen to finish speaking, Yan Heng couldn't wait to urge.

Li Zhen glanced at Yan Heng fiercely, and then said slowly: "Actually, along the way, you must have guessed some ......."

As he spoke, Li Zhen looked at Yan Heng and Liu Hong, and the two looked at Li Zhen with a confused expression, not knowing what to do.

"Well, I didn't say that!"

Li Zhen was very helpless, and suddenly missed the days with Zheng Zhen.

"It's very simple, since there are many bandits in Hebei and Henan, and this bandit is inexhaustible for a while, so why don't we take advantage of this opportunity?" When Li Zhen said this, he seemed to have seen a large amount of silver money flowing into his pocket.

"Well, there is nowhere to put so much money in the future, so I have to vacate a few empty rooms when I go back......"

"Da Lang!" Yan Heng shouted and dragged Li Zhen back from his dream.

Li Zhen glared at Yan Heng, then reorganized his thoughts, and then continued: "If the bandits rob the passing merchants, then we will provide protection to the merchants, and they will pay us accordingly, it's as simple as that!" ”

"Shouldn't these things be done by the officials and the army?" Yan Heng was puzzled.

"The official army only suppresses bandits, and does not collect money, besides, if these bandits are really so easy to suppress, can you think that they can exist for so long?"

Seeing that Yan Heng was still confused, Li Zhen had to explain patiently: "For example, Liu Hong, he went from Jiangling to Youzhou, I don't know how many bandits he had to meet along the way, and we provided him with protection and escorted him all the way to Youzhou, and he only needs to pay a certain amount of remuneration to be free from bandits, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" ”

"But you are an official, he is a businessman, and since ancient times, officials and businessmen have no contacts, so you are not afraid of being impeached by the imperial history? Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame? ”

This time, Yan Heng understood, but was a little worried.

"I don't use the official army, and I won't come forward, who knows?" After Li Zhen finished speaking, he looked at Yan Heng vigilantly.

Yan Heng hurriedly waved his hand again and again, and said, "Naturally, I won't say it!" ”

"But if you don't use the officers and soldiers, what protection do you use? If you don't show up, who will come? Liu Hong interjected.

"So Qingyun Village will no longer be Qingyun Village! As for this person...... "Li Zhen looked at Liu Hong.

"Me?" Liu Hong asked rhetorically, looking surprised.

"Naturally, it's you, Yan Heng's father is from an official family, so naturally he can't come forward, your father has now been cut off by Bai Minzhong, and he is in business, you are the most suitable!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid I'll mess up?" Liu Hong asked.

"Do you believe me?" Li Zhen asked rhetorically.

"Naturally, I believe it!"

"Then I believe in you!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

Without waiting for Liu Hong to speak, Yan Heng immediately said: "Even in Qingyun Village, there are only more than 3,000 people, and there are still a few merchants in Hebei and Henan!" ”

"This matter ......" Li Zhen glanced at Liu Guan, who was walking in front, and then said: "I remember that I told Liu Guan that let the five brothers each recruit a team, and now ...... Here's your chance! ”

After thinking about it, Li Zhen said again: "I have useful people in Qingyun Village, since I promised Tian Wensheng to lead them to the right path, I will let them join the Lu Long Army in the future, but before they find a suitable replacement, let them keep an eye on this matter, after all, they have more experience in dealing with bandits than anyone else!" ”

"Join the Lu Long Army? But they don't even have a household registration yet! Yan Heng pursed his lips and said.

"So this matter has to be pulled in by Zhang Fangjin, and the matter of household registration is naturally not difficult to solve!" Li Zhen had a smile on his face, the kind of smile that had bad intentions.

"Then ......" Liu Hong hesitated, but after thinking about it, he still asked, "How much profit can we get?" ”

"Hey, finally got the right question!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhen shook his head and said, "But I don't know!" ”

"Don't know?!" Yan Heng and Liu Hong were shocked when they heard this.

"I don't know if you dare to be so popular? I don't know, you dare to promise Wang Yuankui 100,000 yuan a year? Also met the envoys of the two towns? Liu Hong was a little angry.

"I don't know, but someone knows!" Li Zhen is not in a hurry, and seems to be confident!

"Who?" The two spoke in unison.

Li Zhen pointed at Liu Hong.

"Me? How would I know?! Liu Hong was puzzled.

"You don't know, but that Uncle Yang next to you should know!" Li Zhen said: "I can't do this kind of thing, how much money do you collect each time?" How to collect? That Uncle Yang looks very shrewd, he should know, just go back and let him do the math! ”

"Oh, by the way, I have three wings, that should be enough, right?" Li Zhen asked again.

"Do what?" Liu Hong asked.

"Put the money!"