Lin Yi said again: "The soldiers and horses of the Tizhi Division are indeed too small to fight at all, so I plan to recruit troops and expand my military strength. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoLet's train in two cavalry battalions and five infantry battalions! Aren't there still some people in our Zhengxing Dart Bureau who haven't returned to the capital? Immediately, all of them were placed in the Tizhi Division, the cavalry battalion was at the first level, and the infantry battalion was at the first level, and all of them must be our people as the chief officers. ”

"But, my lord, how can it cost a lot of money to raise so many officers and soldiers? The finances of our Zhengding Mansion are already tight, and the food and salary drawn by the imperial court are small, how can we afford to raise so many soldiers! Ma Chao raised the worries in his heart.

Lin Yi smiled and said, "I'll find a way to solve the money matter, you just have to recruit troops and strengthen training!" Remember, we must build this army into a mighty division, able to endure hardships, not afraid of death, stalking, and desperate! Train them to be a wolf, not a meek sheep. ”

"Yes, sir! Subordinates obey! Ma Chao and Wang Meng responded with smiles.

The three of them exchanged views on the appointment of the generals, and seeing that it was getting late, Ma Chao and Wang Meng said goodbye and got up. Lin Yi lay in the chair and became worried: "Hey...... The current situation is not optimistic! The emperor wants us to take back the food and money that was sent, if he really does this? Didn't the people of Zhengding Mansion scold them to death? Zhengding Mansion has been controlled by the Eight Princes and his party for so many years, the life of the common people is hard enough, and now life is just a little better, and he is going to snatch food from their mouths. But if you don't accept it? Which emperor can spare himself? Even the imperial historians in the DPRK and China will be like a dog, finding all kinds of reasons to bite themselves, so this matter is more difficult to do.

There is another difficult thing to do, that is, to expand the troops and horses of the Jurisdiction Division and strengthen the military strength! This raising soldiers requires money, and now the Zhengding Mansion is in financial difficulties, with Zhang Ji's stingy temperament, he must not agree to raise so many soldiers and horses, but if the Maitreya Sect and bandits make a mess, there are no three or four thousand soldiers and horses, it will not help!

Lin Yi felt worried, sat in the chair, lay down, and turned around on the ground in the room for a long time, and finally stopped.

Since the emperor wants us to collect money, and how many soldiers do we have to raise, we must find a way to make money. As the saying goes: 'throttling is better than open source', and finding a way to make a lot of money is the royal way to solve the problem. Zhengding Mansion is close to Taihang Mountain, where the minerals are abundant, especially the coal resources are very rich, why not open a coal mine and make a lot of money by selling coal? This coal boss is a famous big money in the future generations!

"That's right! Right! That's it! Lin Yi made up his mind. When Lin Yi was in high school, his father once asked him to do three months of hard labor in a small coal mine in order to train him, during which he basically learned the basic safety knowledge and mining skills of coal mine production, and now he just uses the knowledge he has learned to run a coal mine, and after accumulating some technology and experience, he will set up other large mines, make a fortune and make a lot of money?

The more Lin Yi thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the feasibility was very high, and he was eager to try. Immediately walked to the table, picked up the pen, and began to write the plan seriously, and this writing was written until dark, and then I had a rough idea. Just thinking about it, he suddenly remembered that he was going to drink with the eunuch who came to announce the decree at night, and hurriedly ordered: "Someone, hurry up and prepare a sedan chair for this master, the father-in-law who is going to the palace from this mansion!" ”

went out and rushed to the pavilion, Zhang Ji and Yan Tixing were still chatting with which eunuch, and the three of them were talking happily, seeing that Lin Yi was coming, they hurriedly asked him to sit down. Lin Yi simply made a few noises, then ordered someone to prepare a table of good wine and food, and the four of them sat and drank together.

The four of them went back and forth, ate for a while, and gradually got a little drunk! Lin Yi and the three of them asked which father-in-law about the emperor and the court's affairs.

This eunuch's surname is Hu, his name is Hu Dewang, seeing that Lin Yi and others respect him very much, Lin Yi also quietly sent him silver, he was very happy in his heart, so he said openly: "Lord Lin! This time, you have done the Anping County Gong, which can be regarded as a hornet's nest, and many public officials are clamoring to beat you in the court! ”

Lin Yi smiled: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of crooked shadows, what are I afraid of?" When this Taizu was a person, the Danshu iron coupons issued, according to people, there were almost dozens of sides, if their descendants could be exempted from the crime if they killed someone, then wouldn't they be able to kill people on the street at will? Now the children of these meritorious aristocratic families have a population of almost a few thousand, if it breaks 10,000, wouldn't it be a great chaos in the world? Even the prince and the prince don't dare to be so lawless! So don't be afraid, when I return to the capital, I only need to move my mouth, and the people and officials in the city can drown them with a mouthful of spit! ”

Gonggong Hu smiled and said, "Lord Lin is so arrogant, but what about the money and food you give to the people?" You must know that in the territory of the Great Zhou, there has been a catastrophe in the past few years, and the court and the emperor are in urgent need of money? It's good that you boldly sent it down, which is not in line with the law of the imperial court, or the imperial historians would not have seized this matter and made a big fuss! ”

Lin Yi smiled at Zhang Ji: "So if you want to solve this matter, you have to rely on Zhang Zhuan's envoy!" ”

Zhang Ji was surprised: "How can I help you solve this matter?" Now there is not much money in the house, and all aspects need money, Lord Lin, I can't give you any big money, so it's up to you to figure it out! ”

Damn, this stingy ghost, sure enough, opened his mouth, and came to seal my mouth, let's treat you today, this wine is not for you to drink for nothing. Lin Yi rolled his eyes and chuckled: "Lord Zhang, I can't hide it, I don't plan to take back the food and money I gave to the people. ”

Zhang Ji said strangely: "If you don't accept it, what will you give to the emperor, you can't put money into it yourself!" I know you have an estate in the capital, but no matter how much money you have, I have to lose your family and bankrupt! ”

Lin Yi said with a smile: "I'm a businessman, and I'm the most shrewd in settling accounts, how can I put money in it myself, and my wife knows about it, and she doesn't scold me to death?" Actually, I wanted to open a coal mine in this Zhengding Mansion and make money by digging coal. Since the money earned is handed over to the emperor and the court, of course it is an official matter, so please ask Lord Zhang to pull out tens of thousands of taels of silver for me to make the capital of the mine! ”

Zhang Ji's eyes widened, as big as a copper bell, and he said eagerly: "Where can I get you so much money?" At most, you will be given a thousand taels, if you want to take it, don't pull it down, where to open a coal mine, dig charcoal to make money, you can't earn much silver a day, unless you can find an open-pit coal mine, but I have been an official in Zhengding Mansion for many years, and I have run all over the Taihang Mountain in the west, and I haven't found any place yet, so if you want to make money by digging coal, it is absolutely not feasible, and I will not throw all the money of the imperial court in your bottomless pit. ”

Lin Yi begged with a hippie smile: "This is too little, give more?" What do you think of eight thousand taels of silver? ”

"No, there's no penny, the capital is not enough, you can figure it out yourself!" Speaking of this, Zhang Ji stood up, arched his hand and said, "Everyone, there are still some things at home in this transfer envoy, so I will leave first and say goodbye!" With that, he flicked his sleeves and hurried out of the house.

"Stingy, really stingy, it's just that unplucked iron rooster!" Lin Yi angrily scolded behind Zhang Ji, scolded for a while, and then looked at Yan Tixing, and said with a playful smile: "Lord Yan, why don't you mention the people from the Yamen of the Criminal Division, pay less salary, and put the remaining money into the shares of my coal mine, and then we will divide the silver together?" ”

Yan Tixing's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly got up from the table, and said: "The salary of this official is meager, there is no money left in the family, and the salaries of the officials are not high, Lord Lin, I really can't help it!" Leave! With that, he got up and left.

"Hey! You ......" Lin Yi's arm stretched out, as if he wanted to pull Yan Tuxing back, but in the end he didn't step forward to pull it, turned his head and fell on Gonggong Hu who came to announce the decree, his face smiled like a flower, his eyes narrowed into a thin line, and said with a smile: "Gonggong Hu...... You see......"

"Ahh Lord Lin, our family suddenly remembered that there were still some things, so I won't bother you and say goodbye! With that, Gonggong Hu got up from the table, flicked his sleeves and turned away.

"You...... You're going to regret it! Lin Yi chased him out, shouting behind them. (To be continued.) )