Li Qi gritted his teeth and said: "That Youzhou Hu is calculated, my 20,000 Tiance army expedition to Nanzhao, the Longyou Army and the Anxi Army have begun to launch a general attack on Tubo again, and now our mobilized counterinsurgency army will be greatly insufficient." ”

"That's right." Qin Yiyan's face was full of worry: "We don't have to be afraid of the rebellion of Youzhou Hu alone, as long as our Tiance army holds the Wujiao Pass, and the Hedong army holds the east of the river, even if it can't be held, the Shuofang army can also hold Hexi, and as soon as the other counterinsurgency soldiers and horses arrive, they can attack the Youzhou rebels in the north and south, and within a month, the Youzhou soldiers will be defeated."

But now Hui Mingpeng is also going to rebel with Youzhou Hu, so the situation is extremely dangerous. The 200,000 elite cavalry of the Hui can attack us from many directions, and when the time comes, the Anxi Ting Army, the Hexi Army, the Longyou Army, and the Shuofang Army will all be pinned down by the Hui Army.

How can we rely on our 10,000 Tiance army alone to resist the 270,000 Youzhou army, even if we can hold the Wujiao Pass, we can't hold the east and west of Hedong, even if we can hold it if we retreat 10,000 steps, these more than 200,000 Youzhou troops have become robbers and beasts, and the people of Hebei, Central Plains, Shandong, and Jianghuai will suffer. ”

Li Qi's fists were clenched tightly: "Now the emperor's grandfather can't listen to anyone's words, we must prepare for war as soon as possible." I will send someone to inform Yang Guanghui, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi of the Shuofang Army, An Sishun of the Hexi Army, Ge Shuhan of the Longyou Jiedu, Feng Changqing and Cheng Qianli, and Gelulu Amirjiang of Anxi to enter a state of combat readiness. ”

Cao Xueyang said: "I don't know how the battle of Nanzhao was fought?" ”

"Nanzhao Yuer Xiaobang, Master will definitely be able to break it in one battle, but it will take time to clean up the mess after the fight. The land of Yunnan is not easy to walk. Li Qi stood up. Those who are in a hurry are about to go out: "I'll release the letter eagle." Report this information to Master. ”

As early as two years ago, Tiance Mansion purchased more than 30 Haidong young eagles from the people of the northeast, and found more than 20 professional falconry trainers for training.

This time, Xiao went to Nanzhao with illness, so he took eight Haidongqing, and soon after setting up camp on the east bank of Erhai Lake, he released one back to Luoyang. On the second day of the First World War, the second one was put back.

It's just that at present, there is only one Haidongqing in Tiance Mansion that can contact the Tiance Army in Nanzhao, and the second Xinying is still on the way.

"Password?"

"Sugar-fried chestnuts, rebellious."

"Crispy beef."

After coming over two such sentry posts, Li Qi came to the interior of the Lanling Palace, and did not go far, Xiao Jingxi, the son of the Lanling King, who had just turned sixteen months, ran towards him with open arms very happily, accompanied by Xiao Yao.

Li Qi bent down and picked him up, and lifted him high in the air a few times. The little one clapped his little hands happily and giggled. shouted happily in an out-of-tune voice: "Brother Yu." ”

"Well, Jing Xi is so good." Li Qi smiled and pinched his face, then found a small piece of small cake wrapped in oiled paper on his body, and helped him peel off the oiled paper and put it in the little guy's hand.

Sixteen-month-old Xiao Jingxi took a bite gently, revealing a delicious and happy expression, and then did not forget to raise his little hand to bring the cake to Li Qi's mouth, and said, "Brother Qi, eat ......."

As the eldest son of King Lanling, Xiao Jingxi is naturally a collection of thousands of favors, all delicious things can be eaten, all fun things can be played, and there are people to accompany him at all times, but the little guy is still a little pitiful sometimes.

For example, if you eat, you can't eat whatever you want, you can eat whatever you want, everything is quantitative, and you can only drink a small cup of delicious freshly squeezed juice a day, and if you want to, you can only eat half a small piece of fresh fruit; Ice-cold and slippery ice cream can only be eaten once every two days, a small half box at a time; Sometimes I have to be forced by my mother to eat some vegetables and whole grains that I don't like very much.

For this kind of unsatisfied, the little guy naturally used crying to express his struggle, but it was useless, not only was the demand not satisfied, but he would also be punished by Daddy and Auntie. It's not that he was scolded or spanked, for the little guy, A-Niang's bad face or not playing with him, even if it is a big punishment, he has developed a habit after more than ten days.

Therefore, although you are the prince of Lanling, sometimes you want to eat something or want any toys, so you can only endure it, and the people next to you dare not give it to him.

However, Li Qi is an exception, so except for Xiao Qu's illness and He Ke'er, Xiao Jingxi is the closest to Li Qi, as long as Li Qi arrives, the little guy is very happy. There is another reason, since Daddy is gone, only Brother Qi can play with him.

Li Qi happily broke off a small piece of cake and put it in his mouth, also showing a very delicious expression, and while accompanying him to finish eating, he said to Xiao Yao: "What is Princess Lanling doing?" ”

"The two princesses are in a meeting, and there are some problems with the accounts and stores."

"How?"

"Duxing Commercial Street, Luoyang, there are several stores with the best locations, which were originally to be sold at a high price, but in the end they were sold at a low price by Director Wang and Director Xi, and the accounts are a little unclear, and they were discovered by the two princesses, and now they are being thoroughly investigated."

In addition to being in charge of civil affairs in Togi Province, Li Qi was also in charge of the Tiance Mansion Group and intelligence security work, and he was also in charge of the security of the Four Seas Trading Company, so he did not know much about the accounts and business matters.

But after getting married, his wife, Zhang Yuting, the princess of Jianning, naturally became He Keer's deputy, so Li Qi didn't completely understand the accounts and operations of the Four Seas Trading Company.

Li Qi handed Xiao Jingxi over to Xiao Yao, and when he came to the outside of the palace hall, he heard He Ke'er's stern voice coming from inside: "...... What does Sihai Trading Company rely on to develop so big today? A steady stream of new products? Advanced business methods and concepts?

Of course, these are true, but the most important thing is that we have a very strict and reasonable set of procedures in Shikai Trading Company.

It was King Lanling and me, as well as all the original elders of the Four Seas Trading Company, and in the past two years, there have been new employees of the Four Seas Trading Company. We discuss, formulate, and continuously improve a set of rules and regulations together. And our discipline. This is the biggest contributor and guarantee for the development of Sihai Trading Company!

Some of you have accepted bribes from each other, and you will do things for each other, and sell the interests of the Four Seas Trading Company in exchange for your own interests, such a person, the Four Seas Trading Company can no longer tolerate you. Wang Yuze, Zhou Junbao, and Tang Peiqing, from now on, you are no longer employees of Sihai Trading Company, and you must also compensate for the losses of Sihai Trading Company in accordance with the regulations. ”

As soon as this remark came out. The voice in the room sounded, someone exclaimed, and then someone said eagerly: "Ke'er, I'm your cousin, isn't it just five hundred gold coins and two beautiful maids, can't I just go back?" ”

He Ke'er's serious voice came: "Wang Yuze, it is precisely because of your cousin that I can't tolerate you even more, the rules and discipline are set to be obeyed." If I don't dispose of you, tell me how to obey the people. Privately. You are my cousin, you want money, let alone a hundred gold coins, even five hundred gold coins, I will give it to you, but you can't break the rules and violate discipline. ”

The buzzing sound in the room sounded for a while, and then it quieted down again, and He Ke'er continued: "Xi Yixuan, Feng Yujie, Fang Junyun, you confiscated the bribes, but you made your own opinions, thinking that this was for the sake of the Four Seas Trading Company, and seriously violated the procedures, I will now remove you from your position, and then punish you for half a year according to the regulations, and punish you to start from the most basic employees, do you accept it?" ”

There was a sound of the three people being punished in the room, and then He Keer and Hou Siqi announced some things to be rectified internally and disciplined seriously. After that, more than a dozen people walked from the council hall in turn, and saw King Jianning standing outside, and several managers who made mistakes were also terrified.

Then Li Qi entered the conference hall, and after saying hello, he talked about An Lushan's joint return to the general, Zhang Yuting was a little panicked, Hou Siqi was more angry, but He Keer was more calm.

She frowned and thought for a while: "Whether he wants to rebel immediately or not, we will send people to pay close attention, when your master left, he left a set of emergency plans, from now on, except for a few important workshops, the production time of other workshops will be reduced by one hour, and the training time of workers, peasants, and youth groups will be increased by one hour, and they will begin to select reserves, teach them to use Tiance crossbows, and speed up the transportation of food...... Let's just follow the contingency plan that has been made. ”

Li Qi naturally knew about this contingency plan for workers, farmers, and young students in Togi Province as reserve soldiers, but he did not have much confidence.

The Youzhou army is a veteran of a hundred battles, let these people who have only been trained for a few months go up, how can they feel a little hanging, the combat effectiveness gap is still second, the key is morale and fighting spirit, in case of defeat, a big rout will cause a big panic, and even collide with the regular army of Tiance, but it will be bad.

However, although I was a little uneasy in my heart, seeing He Ke'er so calm, and thinking that this was proposed by the master, I also strengthened my confidence.

In addition, he admired Xiao Qubing even more, and couldn't help but feel that the master was simply perfect, his wife was not only beautiful but also so capable of doing things, and his son was so sensible and cute.

Although his wife's is also good in all aspects, standing with her sister, regardless of aura and calmness, is always a little worse. Of course, he didn't know that in addition to He Keer's previous experience in managing a restaurant alone, through the laptop computer given to her by Xiao Quai's illness over the years, he didn't know how much her vision and knowledge had improved, and how could Zhang Yuting compare.

However, what He Ke'er said immediately afterwards made Li Qi feel frightened: "On the contrary, during this time, we have to strengthen security in Dugi Province, and several generals in the army must strengthen protection......"

She paused, frowned, and said, "I'm worried that your master, An Fat Man rebelled, and your master is his biggest nemesis, so didn't the Khan and Prince Ye Hu be killed by the assassins?" When you report the information to Xiao Lang, tell him to pay more attention to safety and come back as soon as possible. ”

Soon after, Li Qi said goodbye and was about to go back to write a secret letter, Zhang Yuting also followed, Li Qi asked him about the previous incident, and sure enough, Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo, or bribed with money, or oppressed with power, or coerced by not giving convenience, and obtained a lot of benefits from the Four Seas Trading Company.

The three best stores in the area were auctioned off by Pei Hui at a very low price, and at the same time, he also bought goods from the workshop of the Four Seas Trading Company at the reserve price, and did a lot of tricks in the accounts, and refused to pay taxes.

"What an insatiable greed!" Li Qi scolded, thinking that the master was conscripting Nanzhao, but he gave Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo 300,000 gold coins, and Japan dug gold and silver mines, and the Yang family also made a lot of money.

Moreover, according to the information obtained by Li Qi, for more than a year, Yang Guozhong has been in charge of Taifu, Zuozang Treasury, and Daying Treasury, and in charge of the household department, and has embezzled 20 million yuan of money from the money donated to the emperor by the Four Seas Trading Company and the state's taxes.

The important thing is that, from the economic point of view taught to him by the master, Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo, who are greedy ~ dirty ~ criminals, misers, have fished up a lot of money and put it at home and do not save it in the four seas of money, which is a serious waste, delays the circulation of money, and also affects the operation of the economy.

Such a person is the moth of the country, and now the money that the two of them make is squandered at will while lying on the bed, which is enough for a few lifetimes, and they have to reach out to Luoyang, which is really killable!

When Li Qi scolded Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo in his heart, Xiao Qu was sick but leisurely boating on the Erhai Lake. (To be continued.) )