Banniang went to find Mrs. Cai and Nuan Niang, because she heard that the mother and daughter were also in the kitchen, so she asked the maid to lead her to the kitchen. Mrs. Cai was not surprised to see her coming, she only stopped what she was doing, and said with a smile: "What, after talking to that stubborn old man?" ”

"Yes," Banniang responded while looking at the prepared ingredients, "Godmother, rest, I'll cook today, just ask Nuan Niang to give me a hand." My father-in-law, his old man, said he was hungry for my cooking. ”

"That's right, the old man chattered a few days ago, if you weren't guarding filial piety, let me pick you up."

Laughing, Mrs. Cai also cleaned her hands. Banniang asked people to scoop up water to clean their hands, looked at the ingredients and thought of a few dishes in their hearts, matched them one by one, and asked Mrs. Cai to go back to the house, and she and Nuan Niang worked together to carefully cook a few dishes.

After having lunch at Cai's house, she was about to say goodbye, and the letter to Li Yongxing, Cai Junmo did not give her, and Banniang also knew that this letter would probably not be written, so she had to wait for the court to have a certain decision on the matter of the military sound, and the father-in-law could laugh at his discretion.

Saying goodbye to Cai Junmo, Banniang went home.

Cang'er asked her at night if she could deny the day of departure, and Banniang said a few words to Cang'er about Cai Junmo's desire for her to raise money for the army, and Cang'er exclaimed: "Our Great Song Dynasty is rich and strong, how can we not even have the need for a war?" ”

Banniang said with a smile: "Although the people are rich, but the emptiness of the treasury is also true, the disadvantages of redundant officials, it is not a day or two, and there have been several disasters and famines in recent years, not to say that there is no money, but it is impossible to use all the money on the war, not to mention that the fact of this war does not know how long it will drag, the courtiers are naturally worried, besides, this matter is indeed a good thing for us." ”

"This time, I don't know how much money to donate, and you still say it's beneficial." Cang'er snorted.

In fact, she didn't know it in her heart, but she was distressed about the money that she had earned back with great difficulty.

Banniang knew what she was thinking, but she just smiled.

I thought of the Wu family again, although the Wu family was not a businessman in Quanzhou, but Wu Sanniang married into her own family, even if she had another son to inherit the Wu family in the future, after all, she was young, and the Wu family had never stopped. If the martial arts family can also come up with some of the money, if this matter is really done well, it will inevitably be rewarded by the court, which is also a good thing for the martial family.

Anyway, if you go to Quanzhou, you can also take a detour to Nanfeng on the way back, and it just happens that you haven't been home for a long time. However, Wu Sanniang is not the kind of person who blindly takes money too seriously, if it is true, it is not under him, and he will be happy to come to Wu Sanniang.

Although she married into the Zeng family, she can be half of the martial family's business. In fact, the martial family's Tai Ruixiang is only doing business in the south of the Yangtze River now, if he only wants to maintain the current situation, he may not need this opportunity to get the emperor's reward as a future dependence, but it depends on what Wu Sanniang and Master Wu think. At that time, she only needs to mention it to Wu Sanniang, whether she participates or not, but it is her own decision.

The matter of the workshop and the shop, since it has been handed over to Shilang's brothers, Banniang is simply happy in these few days, because there is nothing to do at home, so she plans to go to the countryside and discuss Cai Junmo's proposal with Li Yong and Lu Qiqi.

Half of the annual profit of the soybean oil mill and the soy sauce mill was originally taken out as a donation, Lu Qiqi participated or not, it was both two things, but Banniang wanted to pull him and Li Yong in, because if these two people were willing, she would save a lot of money on the sponsorship, don't look at soybean oil and soy sauce are cheap things, but these two things are needed by all families in the Great Song Kingdom, and they are daily consumables, so in real terms, it is not bad to be more profitable than their own furniture. Although only half of the profits are in his pocket every year, Lu Seventeen has no expenses in the capital, Li Yong is just enjoying himself, and the money he spends is extremely limited. If you really agree, the money you can donate will not be a small amount.

However, with Lu Qiyi's usual high-profile and low-key style, even if he promised to help him, it was impossible to come up with much money on the surface. It's Li Yong, you can think more about the tricks.

When they arrived at Li Yong's grange, both of them were there.

Seeing Banniang, it was very strange, Lu Seventeen was fine, Li Yong was happy, and asked with a smile: "Oh, little Eighth Sister, didn't you say that you were going to Quanzhou?" Which fragrant wind blew you? Look at how pitiful my brother is, every day in this farmland where birds don't, if it weren't for the boss's pressure, I would like to go to Quanzhou with you to have a look. ”

Li Yong wants to sell soybean oil overseas, and it is not a day or two. In fact, several commercial houses are also selling nowadays, but they are all scattered customers, and his current energy is mainly focused on the capital, so he wants to find a big commercial bank to cooperate directly, so that his two oil mills can have a fixed big customer, so the energy involved is also much less.

Banniang said with a smile: "First, the departure date was postponed due to something, so I came to visit the two elder brothers, and second, I wanted to discuss with the two of you if I had something." ”

"What's the good thing?" Li Yong asked, because he inspected the greenhouse with Lu Qiqi, Li Yong was not wearing a silk shirt, a green cloth autumn shirt, with his burly body, he really looked like a big landlord.

As he spoke, he naturally squatted on the edge of the nearby river, brushed away the yellowed weeds, and washed his muddy hands in the river.

"It's a good thing, it's just that you have to break the money." Banniang blinked and smiled.

Li Yong made a bitter face: "Little sister, you are not kind, you know that your brother loves money, but you want to say that you are ruined, if it is someone else, I will go out, you want to say that it is a good thing, and you are talking about the eighth sister, you are embarrassed to call my brother." ”

Lu Qiqi also washed it with the clear river water and said, listening to him play treasure, he waved him aside unceremoniously: "Okay, don't be poor, it's almost the same here, since the little eighth sister said that there is something to discuss, let's just go back." ”

Even in the grange, Lu Qiqi was also wearing a red silk shirt.

In the past few years, he has become more and more calm, and he has lost a lot of youthful spirit, and he no longer has to pretend to be pompous and sloppy as before, the precipitation of the years has been well reflected in him, and the astringent face in the past is hung up, but it is calm and calm.

The three of them went back to the house together, and there were maids and maids with tea and fresh fruits from the grange, and when the people retreated, Lu Qiqi asked, "Why did you postpone the trip?" ”

Banniang said the matter, Li Yong didn't care, their Li family was originally rich, he had already won tens of thousands of private houses, and it didn't matter if he donated some.

But he knew that he and Lu Seventeen were one, and if Lu Seventeen was unwilling, he could only not participate.

Lu Qiqi groaned for a while, and said: "If you talk about it, this is indeed a good thing, if it can really be done, no matter whether the war is won or lost, it is indispensable to be praised by the court, especially for you, the eighth sister, and the Zeng family, it is a rare and good opportunity, I should have helped you." But Eighth Sister, you should also know that I don't want to come out. So...... You have to find a way to compromise. As for this fat man," Lu Qiqi said, he looked at Li Yong, "He doesn't care, he participates, and there are endless benefits, but if he donates too much, in this way, it will be difficult for me to donate much." ”

"Hey, what's so difficult about this," Li Yong put down the teacup, "Although everyone knows clearly in their hearts that our two oil mills are the business of you and me, but at least on the surface, you never ask." Why should we and I divide what you and me, just donate in the name of the workshop, isn't it? If you donate more or less, it's not the point, but if you donate more, so what? On the surface, no one can find out what you have to say. As for secretly, are we in less trouble now? If there are more lice, it is not itchy, if there are more debts, it is not worrying, and others love it. Besides, you participated in this matter, you also said, victory and defeat, it is indispensable to turn over the award, it always belongs to us, that is a good thing, those who have ideas behind their backs, make up their minds, see that we have donated so much money, although it will be more red-eyed, it will always be considered three copies, plus now Dingnanhou and we are in the same boat, and they rely on it. It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, isn't it? ”

He thought widely.

Lu Qiqi and Banniang both glanced at him speechlessly.

"Am I wrong?" Li Yong saw the reaction of these two goods, and said very innocently.

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with being wrong, it's just that this kind of dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, and it is just a little shameless.

Banniang didn't bother to pay attention to him and looked at Lu Seventeen.

Lu Qiqi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What this fat boy said also makes sense. He said in a low voice, "Now that the Minjun Mansion is moving more and more, and even has clearly handed me a message, I have been worried about this matter recently." If it is really as this fat boy said, donate in the name of two workshops, we might as well donate more, and then I will have something to say to block the mouth of the king of Namin. I don't believe it, the king of Tamin County really has the courage to compete with the court for profit at this juncture. After all, you want to offend him, it is better to simply offend thoroughly. And because of the incident of responding to the gathering of troops in the court, he can't do anything to me. ”

That's a good idea.

When Lu Qiqi said this, he agreed.

Banniang said to Li Yong: "Then Brother Li, you will calculate these two days and see how much money you can come up with." I have a number in mind. ”

"Don't be so troublesome, I know very well the income of our two workshops, and besides, there is no big place to spend money now, and I can't use the turnover funds in the oil mill, just take the money I have saved. I can come up with 100,000 yuan here. Over there, boss, I don't know how much I can take out? ”

"I can come up with fifty thousand." Lu Seventeen.

If you talk about money, 100,000 guan is nothing more than for Li Yong, but Lu Qiqi's private donation every year is a lot, and it really can't be compared with Li Yong, these 50,000 guan is probably at least half of his property. Fortunately, he has no place to use money, and the income of the two workshops is very stable for a year, so it is appropriate for him to donate this 50,000 yuan.

Speaking of which, Banniang now has a net worth of one million, but her business requires a lot of capital turnover, and there is not much cash that can really be used, which cannot be compared with Li Yonglu Seventeen. She now needs to invest a lot of money to run the business in the capital, where the workshop is located, and to build a garden, the amount of money required is also amazing, she has also calculated in the past two days, she can probably come up with seventy or eighty thousand yuan. However, if Li Yong donates 100,000 yuan, she will have to donate 100,000 yuan as well, and Li Yong can't be asked to take this head.

In this way, the three of them alone have more than 200,000 yuan to come up with.

If the court can really agree to raise military supplies from the private sector, then with millions of military supplies raised, Banniang will be very confident that she will be able to complete Cai Junmo's entrustment.

"That's Cheng, Brother Seventeen, you have recently worked with Brother Li to put together the matter of the money, if the court is really willing to raise funds from the people, we have to move faster. At most, two months, this money, will be in place. ”