"Ninth brother, why don't we get mixed up in the army? I'm short of people for everything, and you can help me when you come out. Li Su said with a concerned face.

Li Yong in front of him is very different from when he was in Chang'an, he used to be short, but at least he was white and clean, and he looked like a little Zhengtai, but since he entered the barracks for a few months, his height has risen by half a head, but the whole person has become black and thin, and he looks like Unu's twin brother. If he was seen by the Hejian Wang and his wife, Li Xiaogong couldn't guess what his reaction would be, but the Hejian princess would definitely be distressed to death, and then beat Li Su violently.

"No, if I quit now, wouldn't my previous months of suffering be in vain?" Li Yong stuffed his elbow into his mouth and said vaguely hatefully, "Besides, the eldest husband is out of his word, and the horse is difficult to chase, since I said it in the first place, I can't let people underestimate me, especially Su Dingfang's bastard!" ”

"Hey, Jiu Hao, I remember that you just went in for three days, but you cried and shouted......" Before Yan Bei's words were finished, Li Yong threw a pig bone over, Yan Bei hurriedly dodged it, and the following words could not be said.

I saw Li Yong grab a pig's trotter again and gnaw on it and said: "Those few times Lao Tzu didn't wake up, if anyone dares to spread it, Lao Tzu will not finish it for you!" ”

Hearing Li Yong's threat, Li Su and Yan Bei looked at each other and laughed. On the way to Dengzhou, Li Yong, a kid, was angry with Su Dingfang, coupled with Li Su's encouragement, he turned from a pawn of the palace guard to a small soldier, and said that he would be promoted by his own ability, and he would definitely surpass Su Dingfang, the Sima, in the future.

Li Yong was indeed very backbone at that time. Although he was also born in a family of military generals, he also followed his father to ride horses and shoot arrows since he was a child, but in essence, he was still just a gentleman in Chang'an City, and he didn't suffer anything at all, so he only entered the army for three days. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I found an opportunity to escape and ask Li Su for help.

Li Su saw Li Yong's pitiful tearful appearance, so he wanted Li Yong to get out of the army. But as the so-called military gate is as deep as the sea, Su Dingfang told Li Su that in addition to dying in battle or retiring from the army. There has never been such a thing as quitting halfway, if Li Yong insists on quitting, then he is a deserter, and he should be beheaded according to the law!

Military law is ruthless, even Li Su can't help it, in the end, Li Yong can only have tears in his eyes, and obediently follow Su Dingfang back to the army, but after seven days, he fled back, then went back, and then fled again......

It can be said that within the first two months. Li Yong, this kid, has never stopped, if it weren't for the sharp blade of military law hanging above his head, he would have been unable to hold on for a long time. However, after two months, Li Yong finally adapted to life in the army, and he never escaped to complain to Li Su again. During this period, Li Su also secretly went to see him. I found that this kid was practicing shirtless with a group of soldiers on the martial arts field, although his skin was red, his face was muddy and dirty, he was washed out of the ravines by sweat, and he was crawling on the ground like everyone else, but he didn't cry bitterly.

"Ninth brother. I remember that the food of the palace guards is good, and there is meat for every meal, why are you now like a starving ghost, as if you have never eaten in eight lifetimes? Li Su looked at Li Yong, who had been gobbling up for nearly a quarter of an hour and had no sign of stopping, and asked with a puzzled expression. Li Yong didn't sneak out today, but he happened to take a turn off, but as soon as he arrived at Li Su's mansion, he immediately asked Li Su to prepare wine and food, and he wanted to eat it and go back today.

"Don't mention it, according to the regulations, we ordinary guards have a supply of two catties of mutton a day, in addition to vegetables and staple food, it should be good, but you don't know, the gang of guys who cook is not good at all, the meat and vegetables are chopped and thrown into the pot, as long as they are cooked, they either lack salt or less oil, which is almost the same as dog food." Li Yong said with a sad and angry face while gnawing on a bone stick.

"Don't talk about it, it's unappetizing to mention that thing, don't bother me, I'll eat for a while!" Li Yong drank two sips of juice and pressed it, and after speaking, he buried himself in hard work.

Li Su saw that he was concentrating on eating, so he didn't care about him anymore, turned his head to Yan Bei and asked: "Brother Yan, the test ships of the Galen ship and the Fu ship are about to be built, and the operation methods are also being sorted out. ”

Li Su asked people to build these two kinds of ships, not to mention the ocean in the future, now what he wants to change the most is the offshore navigation of sea, now the sea ships are along the coast, and the route of the ship is greatly limited. There are places where it is possible to walk in a straight line through the ocean, saving a lot of time and money, but it is not feasible due to the performance of the sea vessel.

For example, from Li Su's Dengzhou to Silla, it is clear that you can reach it through the Yellow Sea, but now you have to cross the Bohai Bay from Dengzhou to Goguryeo, and then along the coast to Silla, so the distance is not only several times farther, not to mention the time spent, the most annoying thing is that you have to pay taxes in Goguryeo and other coastal ports, which makes the cost of shipping rise rapidly, and also contributes a lot of money to the other party, which is the last thing Li Su wants to see.

"Rokuro rest assured, people have already been found, after all, you said that as long as the trial voyage is successful, and you can find a new route to Silla, Baekje and Wakoku, not only will you give both ships to each other, but they will also get a 20% discount on shipbuilding in the future, this condition has attracted a lot of people!" Yan Bei said with a smile.

In this business matter, Li Su is still relatively relieved about Yanbei. Speaking of Yanbei, in fact, this guy is also a person, although he is a half-tone in government affairs, but he is very proficient in industrial and commercial matters, so Li Su makes the best use of it, and political affairs are handed over to Zhao Fu to deal with, and Yanbei's long history is equivalent to the minister of industry and commerce in later generations, specializing in industrial and commercial taxation and other matters, but this guy has a problem with his character, and from time to time he uses power for personal gain to reveal some internal information to his Yan family, fortunately, he is very measured, and what he reveals is some inconsequential little things, and Li Su confesses the right thing, He can also do it very beautifully, so Li Su doesn't care about his selfishness, and even in his opinion, it's good for people to be selfish, otherwise everything will be done like a saint, then Li Su really doesn't dare to trust.

"Oh, who are those people, are they in Dengzhou now?" Li Su wanted to know more.

"I don't know who those people are, but I just shipped a batch of silk from the south, and I look at the leaders, who don't seem to be good stubble, but whatever, anyway, we're just looking for someone to test the ship, and we have to pay a deposit in advance, so I'm not afraid that they will run away." Although Yan Bei's words were not explicitly stated, Li Su could also guess that it was estimated that the other party was likely to be a pirate, but now there is no obvious boundary between the maritime merchants and pirates in the Tang Dynasty, and if it is really a professional pirate, then Li Su will be more at ease, because these outlaws are extremely bold, and they dare to go where others dare not go, and the development of new routes also needs people like them to complete.

"Well, I'd like to meet them, when do you think it's appropriate?" Li Su thought for a while and asked.

"It's easy to do, if you have time, I'll let them come this afternoon." Yan Bei said nonchalantly, it was just a few maritime merchants or pirates, and he really didn't look at it as the long history of a state.

"Okay, it's this afternoon!" Li Su is free every day anyway, except for the occasional busy few days, and then grasp the general direction, everything else is naturally done by his subordinates, if he does everything himself, it is definitely a fighter among fools.

Li Yong ate Haisai for a long time, and finally stopped satisfied, and then asked him to pack the unfinished dishes, saying that he wanted to take them back to the brothers in the military camp, so that they could also taste the craftsmanship of the chef of the Qi Palace. After all, he didn't even eat a third of the dishes on this big table, and it was a pity to throw the rest away.

Li Yu and Yan Bei looked at Li Yong, who was carrying a big burden and went away, both of them looked at each other and smiled, Li Yong, this kid has become completely different, not to mention the rest for the time being, Li Yongke in the past would never pack the leftovers and give them away, in his mind, the root did not waste the word, anyway, he has money, and he can toss as much as he wants. But now that he knows that waste is shameful, and he also knows that he must cherish food, it seems that this army is indeed a place where stubborn stones can be ground into beautiful jade.

After sending Li Yong away, Li Su and Yanbei discussed the emerging food processing factory in Dengzhou, which was Li Su took the lead at the beginning, and first opened a large-scale canning factory, specializing in the processing and production of canned fish and fruits. Seeing that canned food is so popular, other people naturally moved a little bit of thought, plus Li Zhuo took the opportunity to release a list of articles, allowing others to open canning factories, as long as they pay a patent fee, they can get the production method of canned food.

As soon as this matter was announced, it immediately attracted the strong interest of the local rich people in Dengzhou, and they invested in setting up factories, the technology of canning is not worth anything at all, and the glass bottle is the key, because no matter who opens a canning factory, he has to order bottles from Li Su's glass factory, so Li Su also made a windfall.

There are many canning factories, and there are also some other food processing factories in Dengzhou, such as salted fish factories, dry goods factories, seafood factories, etc., of course, the number of these factories is small and the factories are not large, and the most are canning factories.

However, with the increase of factories, some problems have also emerged, such as deducting workers' wages, poor food quality and so on. Based on some experience of later generations, Li Su put forward some feasible opinions or suggestions with the help of Yanbei's understanding of the industry.

In the afternoon, Yanbei asked people to bring those 'maritime merchants' who were trying the ship to see Li Su, but as soon as these maritime merchants entered the main hall, more than a dozen guards around Li Su suddenly pulled out the horizontal knives "Cangcang Cang~", and Li Su, who was nervous, protected them. (To be continued) RQ