"As my grandfather said, the slack of the Wei army is embarrassing, which makes the imperial court spend a lot of silver taels on military salaries every year, and in the event of a war, the expenditure on military salaries will be doubled several times."

Seeing that Zhao Guangfeng's evaluation of the Wei Suojun was incisive, Li Hongyu said in an orderly manner, "But as far as Yu'er knows, the gentry and merchants in various places colluded with corrupt officials and corrupt officials to evade land taxes and commercial taxes in every possible way. ”

"Yu'er thinks that instead of letting those unscrupulous profiteers make money and squander it wantonly, it is better to support those businessmen who care about the country, and if the court has something to do, they can donate silver taels to serve the country."

Saying that, Li Hongyu turned around and told Zhao Guangfeng something, "Grandpa, our Chen Zhi County of Jiangkou County hopes that the people in the county can raise donations for the troops in Liaodong to improve the situation of the team in Liaodong, Yu'er has already discussed with her mother, this is a good thing that is beneficial to Daming, so she is ready to donate 10,000 taels of silver after the county test." ”

"Ten thousand taels of silver!" Zhao Guangfeng was taken aback when he heard this, his face was full of shock, 10,000 taels of silver may be nothing for those powerful people, but for Zhao Guangfeng, this is a lot of money.

"Grandpa, Yu'er thinks like this, money is something outside the body, and now the soldiers of Liaodong are living in a bitter cold, and Yu'er can help a little bit."

Li Hongyu nodded solemnly, this was the killer weapon he used to persuade Zhao Guangfeng, telling Zhao Guangfeng that the Li family is not the kind of profiteers who are greedy for money and profit, but Confucian businessmen who care about the country, although they can't step into the official career, they can still work for the Ming Dynasty.

"Why are you donating this money after the county exam?" Zhao Guangfeng was very satisfied with Li Hongyu's answer, and asked in a deep voice after bowing his head slightly, in his opinion, Li Hongyu didn't seem to need to emphasize this point.

"Grandpa, now that the county exam is approaching, Yu'er doesn't want to cause misunderstanding from the outside world, so she decided to donate the money after the county exam." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and answered Zhao Guangfeng's question, otherwise it would be inevitable to please Chen Yu and make others think that he wanted to gain benefits in the county exam.

Li Hongyu naturally can't tell Zhao Guangfeng now that his target is the head of the county test in Jiangkou County, otherwise it will be a little too arrogant.

"So it is very good, so that it will not be criticized." Zhao Guangfeng nodded again when he heard this, thinking that Li Hongyu was thoughtful, and then pondered for a while, and said to Li Hongyu with a smile, "Then grandpa handed over your second cousin to you, I hope you can guide him on the right path." ”

"Thank you, grandpa." Li Hongyu was immediately overjoyed, raised his wine glass and saluted Zhao Guangfeng, and said solemnly, "Grandpa, don't worry, Yu'er and Second Brother will not disappoint you." ”

Zhao Guangfeng smiled and picked up the wine glass and touched it with Li Hongyu, and then drank it all, to be honest, if Zhao Yulong can do business, it will also end a piece of his heart disease, if Zhao Yulong continues to do nothing all day long, his life will be over, since he can't get famous, then serve the country in another way.

The next morning, Li Hongyu and Zhao left Xiangyang City and embarked on the return journey back to Baishui Town.

This time, Xiangyang's baggage Hongyu can be said to have gained a lot, not only resolved the knot between Zhao and Zhao Guangfeng, but also found Zhao Yulong, a good helper in business, which can save him a lot of worry in the future, at least Zhao Yulong will not betray him, this is the biggest advantage of the family business.

Before leaving, Li Hongyu gave Zhao Yulong the first task is to get close to Sun Hongye, whether he or Zhao Yulong or even Li Hongqing are novices in business, if there is no one to guide him, it is easy to take a lot of detours, and even hit his head and bleed.

Sun Hongye's usury is about to expire, and according to Li Hongyu's understanding, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, it seems that it will not be enough to repay the money, and those who lend usury will definitely not let him go, and his wife and daughter will be sold to the Qinglou to repay the debt.

Obviously, Sun Hongye's business has collapsed, this society has always been the icing on the cake, and there are very few people who send charcoal in the snow, if Sun Hongye does not get help from the outside world, the end will be very miserable.

However, Sun Hongye also has an intangible wealth, that is, his experience and connections in the cloth business circle, in the eyes of others, his wealth is not worth mentioning, but it is a scarce resource for people like Li Hongyu who want to enter the cloth business.

Back in Baihe Town, Li Hongyu officially entered the intense preparation for the exam, and he was rarely serious, he knew that this county exam was very important, he didn't care about the head of the case, but after taking the head of the case, there were many benefits, not only could he directly get the fame of Xiucai, but more importantly, he could win a lot of money.

Rou'er has asked people to buy a bet of 100 taels in each of the five casinos in Jiangkou County for the 500 taels of silver they took from the Zhao family, betting that Li Hongyu can win the first case in Jiangkou County, and the odds are all 100 to 100, once Li Hongyu becomes the head of the case, then Li Hongyu will have 50,000 taels of silver.

It is worth mentioning that the Jiangkou County casino has changed Li Hongyu's odds from one to one hundred to one to fifty, which is not because they are optimistic about Li Hongyu, but because of Zhao Xin and Qin Yue's unexpected bets, the casino has to adjust Li Hongyu's odds to avoid risks.

Unlike Li Hongyu's careful preparation, Qin Yue's situation is relatively bad, she locks herself in her boudoir every day and lives in a mess, she really can't see what future she has at all.

If Qin Yue didn't guess wrong, there was a chance that she would be married into an ordinary family in another county by her family and become an ordinary person, and live an ordinary life after giving birth to children, which was obviously not what he wanted.

"Miss, when you hear a piece of news, you would never have thought of how much the third son of the Li family had." One morning in early February, Qin Yue was sitting in front of the window with her chin propped up and looking at a peach tree full of peach blossoms in the yard in a daze, when Xiaolan walked in excitedly.

"How much do you drink?" Qin Yue came back to her senses and looked at Xiao Lan with an excited expression with some confusion, not knowing what she meant by this.

"Miss, the maid listened to the people who came back from Fucheng, the third prince Li followed the third lady to Fucheng last time, and during the period, he drank down a group of sons in Chunfeng Pavilion and fought a tie with his opponent." Xiaolan smiled slightly, and told Li Hongyu about the wine fight with Xiaobaiyan in the Chunfeng Pavilion.

Li Hongyu became famous in the Chunfeng Pavilion, and he became famous in the circle of the powerful children of Xiangyang City, after all, no one had ever been able to drink Xiao Bai Face, and he actually had a draw with Xiao Bai Face, and the amount of alcohol was really amazing.

"Spring Breeze Pavilion?" A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Qin Yue's face when she heard this, and then she sneered, "I thought he was a gentleman, but it turned out that he was also a womanizer." ”

"Miss, where in this world is there a cat that doesn't eat fish, men are a stinky virtue in front of women." When Xiaolan heard this, she immediately echoed it, and then said with some emotion, "This Li Sangongzi is really hidden, and he has such a good amount of wine!" ”

"He is a fool who doesn't know the world and only knows how to read, others sell him and help others count the money, and he dares to fight with others as a first-time drinker, and he is not afraid of losing his life." Qin Yue scoffed at Xiaolan's statement that she was "deeply hidden", thinking that Li Hongyu was stupid, and he could die if he drank too much.

"By the way, Miss, the handicap opened by the casino has changed, and the odds of Third Young Master Li have dropped to fifty to one, and it seems that someone else has also bet on him."

Hearing this, Xiaolan smiled and thought that Qin Yue's words were reasonable, and then remembered something, and said with interest, "I don't know who else wants to win." ”

"And that kind of thing?" Qin Yue's eyes showed a look of surprise, she bet on Li Hongyu at that time was completely a risky move, she didn't expect someone to think the same way as her, and the amount of bets was not less than her, otherwise the casino would not reduce Li Hongyu's odds.

"Miss, do you think it's possible that Li Sangongzi really got the first case this time?" Xiaolan nodded and looked at Qin Yue curiously, to be honest, she never imagined that someone would bet on Li Hongyu anyway, and the amount was not small, at least one hundred taels.

"The world is fickle, if you want to get the head of the case, you have to rely not only on strength, but also on luck, although that stupid melon's talent is not as good as that of his cousin, but in case he is lucky, he may not be able to become the head of the case."

Qin Yue groaned for a moment when she heard this, and then frowned slightly and said, the so-called groundless, Li Hongyu's odds will not change for no reason, even if it is believed that there is a speculative factor in this, but there may be other unknown privacy.

"Whether it is Young Master Cousin or Third Master Li to take the first exam, it will be a great honor for our Baihe Town and the Li family." Xiaolan looked at Qin Yue with a smile, she felt that it was a good thing that Li Hongyu could get the head of the case, and the whole town would follow suit.

In fact, Xiaolan hopes that Li Hongyi will be the head of the county examination, although Qin Yue will get extremely rich rewards after Li Hongyu becomes the head of the case, but she admires Li Hongyi in her heart, and she naturally favors Li Hongyi in her heart.

Qin Yue didn't have such a good mood as Xiaolan, a gloomy look appeared on her face, although Li Hongyu was a fool, she still had a chance to be the head of the county test, but her life had been ruined, and she didn't have the slightest chance to turn over.

"Miss, the maid heard that the lady and the aunt have discussed, and is going to ask the aunt to come out to talk about the relationship between you and Li Sangongzi."

Seeing Qin Yue's gloomy expression, Xiaolan knew the pain in her heart, so she smiled and said to her, "Actually, the maid also thinks that this family business is good, although Li Sangongzi's temperament is a little softer, but this is just right for Miss's temper, and Miss will not be wronged if she marries in the future." ”

"My mother is still thinking about this?" Qin Yue was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, the Zhao family had already politely rejected this family business not long ago.

"Miss, Li Sangongzi has taken advantage of you, this matter has spread, if he doesn't marry you, he will abandon the chaos!" Xiaolan nodded, and Zhengse said.

Poof, Qin Yue couldn't help laughing when she heard this, it seems that Xiaolan is going to read more books, and she hasn't even figured out the meaning of "starting from chaos and abandoning at the end", isn't it a joke to say it.

Then Qin Yue's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, but then again, marrying Li Hongyu in her current situation is undoubtedly the best choice, at least ...... At least Li Hongyu once defended her in court and saved her life.

Thinking about it, Qin Yue's eyes became a little misty, maybe this was the only chance to change her fate.