Mo Fei looked at Xie Qing with a very serious expression and said, "Mother--if the child wants to do business, is it a big deal?" ”

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"Yes, mother!" Mo Fei paused for a moment and pondered: "You know, since the imperial court cut off the military salary of our Qinglong Pass back then, the source of our military salary is mainly based on the collection of merchants who come and go through the customs. It's just that the current situation has changed abruptly, because His Royal Highness the King of Qin is leading the army to fight in the Western Regions all the time, so whether it is out of the customs or entering the customs, there are actually a lot fewer merchants than before. I am afraid that if this continues, the silver we have collected will not be enough to cover the cost of military salaries. So, the child thought, can we do our own business, be truly self-reliant? ”

After hearing this, Xie Qing nodded: "What you said seems to have some truth, it's just that our Qinglong Pass soldiers can only march and fight, where will we do business?" ”

Mo Fei smiled slightly: "Mother! We won't, but someone will! ”

"What do you mean?"

"This means that we can spend money to hire someone who knows how to do business to be the manager, so that he can actually manage the business on the surface, and we only need to sit behind the scenes and contribute money and efforts immediately."

"The mother who contributed money understands, but what is the way to say it? You can go into more detail! ”

Mo Fei smiled and said: "I can't finish talking about it for a while, so the child will tell you about it roughly." For example, if a child plans to engage in the textile industry, someone needs to grow mulberry and raise silkworms, and someone needs to operate the loom. Then we have to open a few shops to sell the silk and satin fabrics we produce, and we need people to take care of the business of the shops, and if the sales channels are gradually expanded in the future, and we need to deliver goods to other places, someone will take care of the transportation...... These require a lot of human resources. ”

"It's okay to say less, but according to you, since the manpower demand is so great, where are we going to find so many people? After all, the primary duty of our Qinglong Pass soldiers is to guard this place and defend the Xihudong Royal Court, ordinary training and fighting are indispensable, and they all run to do business, where is there any combat effectiveness? ”

"My mother doesn't know, in fact, the most important thing we lack is manpower. Although some of them can continue to fight after being cured, there are also many people who are disabled and can no longer ride horses and hold blades, so they can only stay behind to do some chores. Second, over the past ten years, some veterans who have had to leave the army when they are too old have mostly become civilians at home. Third, most of our Qinglongguan soldiers are dragging their families, and their relatives are at the foot of the mountain, and those aunts are looking forward to the return of their husbands all day long, and there is nothing else to do...... Aren't these all sources of manpower? ”

"What do you mean—" Xie Qing asked thoughtfully.

"We can pay them to hire them and pay them a little bit more every month. In this way, our business will be done, and their family income will increase, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds! ”

Xie Qing listened to Mo Fei's eyebrows fluttering, his expression became brighter and brighter, and finally he praised excitedly: "Fei'er, you are really a genius!" Your ideas and plans are so thoughtful that your mother can't disagree, so you will go to your father to discuss. After speaking, he happily hurried towards the inexplicable study.

Mo Fei looked at his mother's happy appearance, and he was very happy in his heart, and then hummed a small tune, ran all the way to Qingliang Pavilion, and beckoned Li Baoyu to go down the mountain.

After the two entered Qingcheng, Mo Fei decided to go to various street shops first to find a few shopkeepers according to their prior plans. It's just that Li Baoyu was not happy after hearing this, and the monkey anxiously asked Mo Fei for some silver, and went to Huamanlou alone to be happy.

An hour later, Mo Fei almost walked all over the shops of Qingcheng Taiping North Street, but he didn't find a very satisfactory candidate, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. However, Mo Fei felt that this matter was not in a hurry, so he was relieved and walked towards Huamanlou.

When he passed by a shop selling pastries at the mouth of an alley, he suddenly felt a little hungry, so he spent money to buy two to eat, and when he was about to turn away, he suddenly stopped, and looked curiously into the alley.

Inside the alley, a group of beggars, unclothed and dirty, huddled on the potholed bluestone road and snored after eating the food they had begged for.

What is strange is that not a few steps away from this group of beggars, there is also a middle-aged man with a yellow face and thin muscles sitting alone. I saw that the man was holding his bun, and although the clothes on his body were also a little shabby, they were very clean. He then looked up at the sky, as if he had something on his mind, and his stomach was gurgling from time to time.

Mo Fei thought this person was very interesting, so he immediately walked over and stretched out another pastry in his hand in front of this person.

The man glanced up at Mo Fei, silently took the pastry, and put it under his nose to sniff it, his Adam's apple agitated, apparently swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

It's just that this person's next actions surprised Mo Fei.

He took the pastry and shook it, then threw it on the ground more than a foot away. A black dog immediately burst out and opened its mouth to bite the pastry. But at the same time, another figure came running, apparently a beggar who had not slept.

The beggar beat the black dog with a wooden stick, and cursed in his mouth: "Your uncle! If you don't eat it, give it to Lao Tzu, why throw it to a dog. After scolding a few words, he walked up to Mo Fei with a smile: "This son, if you don't eat the pastries in your hand, you will reward me, right?" ”

Mo Fei smiled slightly, handed over the half-eaten pastry, and the beggar was immediately overjoyed, took it excitedly, and ran to a no-man's corner to enjoy it.

Mo Fei lowered his head at this time, stared at the middle-aged man in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency has some meaning! ”

The man snorted coldly and replied unceremoniously. "It's not as interesting as Childe!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"You know what I mean!"

Mo Fei was suddenly happy, squinting his eyes slightly: "Oh? I was kind enough to give you food, but it's my fault! ”

"In the bottom, dignity remains, and you don't eat what comes from your mouth."

"It seems that Your Excellency is a man with a story!"

"Everyone in this world has a story, and there is naturally a story below, but - what does it have to do with you!?" The man turned his head directly after speaking, as if he didn't intend to deal with Mo Fei anymore.

"Haha...... Interesting! Interesting! ”

Mo Fei couldn't help laughing, then shook his head again, and then turned to leave. It's just that Mo Fei hadn't gone far yet, and a maid suddenly appeared on the opposite side and almost bumped into Mo Fei. Mo Fei found that the maid was still carrying a food box in her hand, and there was a red 'apricot' character on the food box.

The maid hurriedly bowed and apologized to Mo Fei, and after Mo Fei signaled that it was okay, she continued to walk forward, and finally stopped in front of the strange person.

She put down the food box in her hand and said, "Mr. is hungry, Cui'er and Miss were invited by Wu Gongzi to go to the lake in the morning, and Miss fell ill as soon as she came back, and she still didn't forget to ask Cui'er to bring food to Mr. in a daze." After speaking, the maid took out another ingot of silver and put it in the man's hand: "Sir, this is what the young lady asked me to give to you, you take it first." ”

"Sick!? Isn't it serious!? The man didn't look at the silver in his palm, but asked nervously.

The maid nodded, her eyes red: "I vomited several times!" But what's even more infuriating is that the young lady's body is like this, and Mother Hua also told the young lady to go to the birthday banquet of the old man Wang. ”

When the man heard this, his body shook and his fists clenched, and he returned the silver with a serious expression, and said, "I definitely can't ask for this ingot of silver, you can take it back." ”

The maid hurriedly said: "Sir, Miss has explained, you are penniless, take the relief first." ”

The man's attitude was extremely resolute: "Xiao Cui! Don't you know that your young lady has been secretly saving money, waiting for a later redemption? If I take this money, I will hurt your young lady, you know! ”

"But every time the young lady's remuneration is robbed by Hua's mother, she wants to save enough money to redeem herself, and I don't know what year or month... And this ingot of silver is a drop in the bucket compared to the amazing ransom of the lion's big mouth. So, sir, you'd better take it first-"

"Alright, don't say any more!" The man waved his hand and interrupted the maid's words.

"Well... The young lady is sick and bedridden, and Cui'er can't leave for too long, so she has to go back. Put the food box here first, and I'll pick it up later. ”

"Take good care of your young lady!" The man admonished.

The maid nodded, then turned to leave, and hurried past Mo Fei again.

At the same time, a few people in the group of beggars not far away opened their eyes and looked at the strange person, and couldn't help but whisper.

"What's the origin of this guy, why does a maid come to deliver food every once in a while?"

"Who knows... The old rules, go over and grab something? ”

"Forget it this time! That guy hasn't eaten for several days, and if he robs it again this time, it is estimated that he will starve to death, so don't get into a lawsuit then. ”

"Okay! This time I spared him, continued to sleep, continued to sleep. ”

Mo Fei glanced back at the strange man again, and found that he suddenly stood up, and looked at the sky again with sharp eyes, as if he had made up his mind.