With a net income of seven thousand taels, in this era, no matter in that city, no matter which country, or even going to Europe, you can live the life of a rich man, but Li Meng feels that his money is not enough to spend, and he now has four thousand taels of savings in his hands, and these savings cannot even provide his salt for more than two months.

Compared with modern Qingdao, October at this time is already very cold, and the salt team led by Ma Gang is stationed in the salt field this month.

Ma Gang joined Li Meng's team very late, but for Li Meng's various skills, he is the fastest learner, and the four captains also have times when they get together to compete, even if a man with strength and understanding like Chen Liuzi is far from being Ma Gang's opponent.

Li Meng sighed a little in his heart, it is still this kind of young people who have received military training to make the fastest progress, after all, he has been a personal soldier under the commanding envoy, compared to these children of military families who have been farming for several generations, Ma Gang has received formal military training in this era, and his natural understanding and progress are also the fastest.

Ma Gang is the youngest, but between his mannerisms and actions, he has a very military style, which is particularly appreciated by Li Meng, after the morning exercise, Li Meng sat in the study, and the people who had already served him prepared a hot hand towel, and by the way, these servants were the families of the military families in Liaodong, and Li Meng gave them a little payment, which made them happy. Originally, some military households were worried about the innocence of their daughters, after all, Li Meng was not young, and there was no one to serve in the room, but in the end, everyone was relieved, because Li Meng was completely self-disciplined and devoted to business and military training.

Covering his face with a hot towel, enjoying the damp heat seeping into his skin, Li Meng raised his head and exhaled through the long handkerchief, Li Meng knew that he was making a lot of money now, buying some subordinates, maids and the like, not only the money but also the identity was already enough, these young people don't need five taels of silver, and a horse costs twenty taels!

Every night with a beautiful wife and concubine, during the day delicacies, and in your leisure time to visit these pollution-free natural beauties, this day is not boundless happiness.

But Li Meng knew that he just couldn't relax, the daily meals could be said to be sumptuous, but he couldn't have that kind of leisurely taste, just gobbled it up, and then went on to do the right thing, Li Meng sighed in his heart, could it be that he was really working hard, he just couldn't be idle in modern times, and he was still like this in ancient times.

Just feeling in his arms, he heard the sound of people and horses outside, and the sound of greeting the guard Yanding, and strode towards this side, Li Meng rubbed the handkerchief on his face a few times, and said in a loud voice:

"Is it Ma Gang?"

"My lord, it's my Ma Gang, I'm here for my adult's lunch at noon."

While speaking, Ma Gang, who was smiling, pushed open the door of the house, strode in, first saluted and greeted, and then sat on the edge of the dining table honestly and unceremoniously, Li Meng looked at this tiger-headed young man, and scolded with a smile:

"You don't go home to eat on Xuejia Island, you come here every day on a horse, my meal is better than your family."

To say that this horseback riding skills, Li Meng insists on riding for a few hours every day, but the result is that he can be more comfortable on it, and he doesn't have to worry about falling off all the time.

Hearing Li Meng scolding with a smile, Ma Gang reached out and grabbed a steamed bun, broke it and stuffed it into some roast meat, first chewed a few bites, swallowed it, and then said vaguely:

"In Xuejia Island, my father has to talk there every day, I really can't stand the boredom, so I simply come to the adults to beg for food."

Li Meng smiled and shook his head, Ma Yuxing Ma Baihu has also dealt with several times in the past year, I really don't know that there is such a square hundred households in such a declining Lingshan Guard, every time we meet, I persuade myself that a good man should serve the court, and doing this private salt trade is really buried, Li Meng's temper is okay, naturally he smiled, Ma Gang is a young man who is flying and jumping, how can he stand it.

Ma Gang's side wiped out the two steamed buns like a whirlwind, this is slowing down, as the captain of the salt team, it is one thing to not let private salt from other places enter the jurisdiction, training Yanding and training together is the top priority, Li Meng is not much angry, but Yanding will definitely get angry when he performs poorly in the school, Ma Gang is also training in the morning, he is also tired and hungry, and he is about to continue eating, but looking at Li Meng's expression is a little depressed, Ma Gang couldn't help but ask:

"My lord, if there is anything upset, if someone who does not open his eyes offends you, command ......"

Li Meng shook his hand, looked out the window, and said in a deep voice:

"I've been spending too much lately, and I'm looking for ways to save money!"

As soon as he heard this, Ma Gang wiped his mouth, his voice was a little loud, and he said to Li Meng:

"My lord, Ma Gang has the courage to say something, there is no need for the salters to spend so much money, my lord, who are you sending to inquire about this rule, one or two and a half cents of silver a month, and a load of rice noodles, tsk, this is also great."

"Isn't the Laizhou camp and the Dengzhou camp all of them all making money like this?"

"I, how is it possible, I don't know Dengzhou, those grandsons in the Laizhou camp are paid nine times a year, and each time they are paid sixty percent, and they are deducted layer by layer, and they can't even eat enough to eat, this is still our top camp in Daming, which can compare to our salt, if it weren't for the rotation every two months, the locals would have recruited sons-in-law to come to the door."

Hearing this, Li Meng smiled dumbly and asked:

"Then how did they find out this rule for me?"

"Our Ming soldiers are all said to the outside world, but only the most trusted soldiers around the generals can get this money, and the war is to rely on them to charge into battle, I see which people below, you can save a lot of money by giving a little silver."

Hearing that this Ma Gang was thinking about himself, Li Meng smiled and waved his hand, and said:

"It's all for us to work hard, it doesn't matter how much money we give, since it's the treatment of the family's own soldiers, it's just a matter of drill."

Ma Gang scratched his head and didn't continue to speak, but he thought in his heart that our practice method was already more ruthless than that of the Ding soldiers, seven hundred and fifty family soldiers, obediently, some of the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not have such a large scale.

While he was talking, someone outside asked, and then pushed the door in, but it was Master Ning, and the official office of the inspection was moved to Fengmeng Town by Li Meng, and Master Ning and several secretaries naturally followed, Master Ning first greeted Li Meng and Ma Gang with a smile, and then held up the post and said to Li Meng:

"My lord, the shopkeeper of the Wang family's salt inn just sent a post, saying that he will hold a family banquet tonight to invite your lords."