"Master Yi, it's been a few days, and the person surnamed Xu won't think that the court has a small share, so he ran away, right?" Wei Youming asked on the side. "No, he's too little?"

Yi Xiaodao was a little embarrassed, he didn't tell Wei Youming, he only gave the two of them one percent, not that he wanted to swallow the two percent alone, this is not a silver ticket, just draw two and it's over. Forty percent of the mine's profits, there is no way to deceive the superiors and subordinates, Yi Xiaodao just wants to leave two percent to make a room for maneuver, and then they will be "rewarded" for doing a good job in the future.

"Don't talk about Xu Hong, even Lord Ding can't find a figure as a whole, I really don't know what the hell they are doing." Wei Youming continued to complain.

Yi Xiaodao sighed and said, "Alas, let's wait and see." "The words have already been spoken, and it is not appropriate for Yi Xiaodao to change it at this time, there is no other way but to wait.

Wei Youming also sighed: "Alas, greed is not enough." ”

Yi Xiaodao knew that Wei Youming's words were referring to Xu Hong and Ding Kai, but he always felt that he was faintly referring to himself.

shook his head and dispelled this thought: I don't say it, who in the world knows I'm stingy?

Several soldiers outside the door brought lunch, and as soon as Yi Xiaodao and Wei Youming picked up the chopsticks, a strange messenger rushed to report the news: "Lord Ding invites Lord Yi into the city for a while." ”

Yi Xiaodao hurriedly dropped his chopsticks and urged: "Hurry up, lead the way in front of your head, lead the way in front of your head." ”

"Master Yi, let's go after eating." Wei Youming shouted behind him.

"This point is to call me a meal, he can still starve me? Wait for my good news! "Yi Xiaodao didn't go back.

Yicheng Yamen, the table of delicacies has been filled, and the wealthy merchants and gentry of Yicheng have all sat down, waiting for the arrival of the most important dignitary, Yi Xiaodao.

Yi Xiaodao was already very familiar with the Yamen of Yicheng, and before he waited for his subordinates to bring people, he had already rushed to the side of the banquet: "I'm starving, hurry up, don't wait, let's start eating." ”

The wealthy businessmen were a little stunned, only to see that Yi Xiaodao had already grabbed a chicken leg full of sesame oil and stuffed it into his mouth, and he didn't stop in his hand, he picked up a crab from the pot, and he didn't need eight crabs, he went down with a hammer, the shell was the shell, the meat was meat, and he devoured it.

"It's... This Yi is a heroic person, ha... Haha" A wealthy businessman reacted quickly and was the first to boast about Yi Xiaodao.

"Yes, yes, those who achieve great things are not informal."

"Yi Xiaodao's appetite is really good, the sea is inclusive, it is a blessing to be able to eat!"

The rest of the wealthy merchants and gentry followed suit and patted their horses.

Yi Xiaodao spit the chicken bones aside, and took the time to ask: "Don't be empty, everyone, I'm still in a hurry, how is the conscription?" ”

Everyone's eyes converged on Ding Kai, the commander of Yicheng County, and Ding Kai knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to tell calmly: "Lord Yi, this is a conscription." Although Yicheng is not rich, the life of the people is still passable, and it is no problem to have food and clothing. Applicants... There are very few..."

"How little?" This situation was expected by Yi Xiaodao.

"Less... One thousand" Ding Kai was a little ugly on his face.

Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows: "The specific number of people?" ”

"One hundred and twenty people..."Ding Kai's face became even more ugly.

Yi Xiaodao kept moving in his hand, grabbed the peanut plate and poured it into his mouth, and the peanuts were "drunk" by him like fine wine.

"Lord Ding means that these one hundred and twenty people are even if they are on a bad deal, and they are afraid that I will be unhappy, so I will have a banquet to block my mouth? I'm easy to fish... Mouth... It's that easy... Can you live in five? Yi Xiaodao simply fished out a whole chicken and gnawed on it as if no one was around.

Everyone looked at Yi Xiaodao, looked at each other, and muttered to themselves in their hearts: You are obviously very happy to gnaw.

Yi Xiaodao didn't care about talking, he ate it all, and then slowed down the movements of his hands, filled a bowl of mutton soup, and drank it carefully.

The crowd waited for him to finish.

After Yi Xiaodao finished drinking, he burped and greeted: "Eat, everyone eat, why are you stunned?" Isn't it appetizing? I ate it well. ”

Everyone looked at the mess on the table, where is there a piece of good meat, what else is there to eat. The crab shell fell into the sheep soup, the lion's head rolled everywhere, a good chicken was gnawed by Yi Xiaodao, and the minced meat was everywhere, which was really unappetizing.

Yi Xiaodao saw that everyone didn't eat, so he picked his teeth and asked, "These one hundred and twenty people... They must all be poor people, right? The young people in the house here must not be among them, right? ”

The faces of the rich businessmen are ugly, but there are many children in the clan, but their own family has a big business, who is willing to let their relatives become soldiers? Or go to Donglu, which is the most chaotic now.

No one spoke, and even the rich businessman who had reacted the fastest just now pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"Lord Ding, this Yicheng is also an important town in Nanhuai, Nanhuai is good at writing and ink, there must be a lot of champions in the city, right?" Yi Xiaodao diverted the topic.

Ding Kai didn't know why, and replied honestly: "It's true that Yicheng is an important town, but... In terms of literature and ink, he is at the bottom, and the children who have just grown up are busy doing farm work and business, but there is nothing brilliant about it. ”

Yi Xiaodao smiled and patted a fat rich businessman next to him: "Hey, did you bring any money?" ”

"With... Bring..."The fat rich merchant hurriedly replied, taking out a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve. "Master Yi, that's all I brought..."

"It's quite rich" Yi Xiaodao smiled, took it all, stuffed it into his arms, and turned to an old rich businessman on the other side: "What about you?" How many did you bring? ”

The old rich businessman trembled and took out a cloth bag, opened it and handed it to Yi Xiaodao: "Old... The old man only brought it...", his eyes widened as he spoke, trying to count.

Yi Xiaodao also took it all and stuffed it into the pocket on the other side.

"Do you want me to go and ask for them one by one? What about you? Yi Xiaodao glanced around, there were still five or six rich businessmen left, and everyone hurriedly took it out of their arms, some took out silver tickets, some took out gold ingots, and handed them to Yi Xiaodao.

Yi Xiaodao shook the pile of silver tickets in his hand and said with a smile: "Your ancestors have never been officials, right?" Let's not talk about anything else, that's how good it is to be an official. ”

The crowd did not dare to say anything.

"You get up early and stay up late, and you are busy working hard, but I have taken back a day's or even several days of hard work with a single word. Now that the opportunity is in front of you, don't you know how to cherish it, let the children of the clan inherit the inheritance, and then wait for the next court official to reach out and ask for money? ”

Heart-wrenching words!

The rich businessmen and gentry, look at me, I look at you, they only feel that something seems to have been opened all of a sudden.

Indeed, what's the map tired all day long? Isn't it just a family that will last forever? In the past, the king of Nanhuai recruited troops from Yicheng, but he only valued the bravery of the people of Yicheng, and there was no other reason, and those who went out of Yicheng could only be soldiers. The officials of Nanhuai are all some famous families trusted by the king of Nanhuai and people around Sioux City, so it is not the turn of Yicheng.

Over time, the people of Yicheng naturally resisted the matter of conscription. Everyone only thinks about how to make more money, how to save more food, and how to make others look at themselves higher.

Nowadays, conscription to fight for the imperial court, if you make meritorious service, you can rely on military merits to make an official to do it, didn't you listen to Lord Yi? The imperial court is the time to employ people.

Many wealthy businessmen were a little moved, and secretly watched in private to see how others moved.

Yi Xiaodao saw that everyone was a little moved, and he accepted it when he saw it, and excessive urging would cause everyone to be disgusted, so he stood up and was about to say goodbye and leave, only to see a Yulin army come to the county office and be let in.

As soon as Yi Xiaodao walked out of the hall, he saw the oncoming Yulin Army.

"Report, Master Yi, there are about 2,000 people outside the city, saying that they are conscripts in Jiacheng, and they were brought to our camp by a person named 'Xu Hong', General Wei asks you to go back quickly and discuss important matters!"

"Two thousand centaurs in Jiacheng? I can't see that this Xu Hong is quite appealing..."Yi Xiaodao said, his voice was very loud, deliberately so that everyone in the hall could hear it.

"Reward! I'll go back to your majesty, and the mine resources of Jiacheng will be divided into 10%! ”

！！！！！

"Lord Ding, did Yi Xiaodao just say that the mine resources of Jiacheng should be increased by another one? Then they're two! ”

Next to the banquet, a wealthy businessman asked Ding Kai.

"How do I know, you ask me? Have you been persuaded less these days? My mouth was full of screams. Ding Kai was angry at this time, he also heard Yi Xiaodao's shouting outside the door, and heard that Jiacheng had recruited 2,000 people, Ding Kai just wanted to find a crack in the ground and pull it down.

The crowd quarreled, you blame me, I blame him, and the quarrel is very loud.

"That's it! Don't fight! Now let's go back and discuss it with the family and the clan, Master Yi is right, the opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't you want the children of your clan to have a good future? Follow Master Yi is right! Ding Kai made a final decision, and everyone stopped arguing.

In the end, a group of wealthy businessmen and gentry in Yicheng rushed back to their respective homes as soon as possible and nervously held an emergency meeting within the clan.

Yi Xiaodao came to the outside of the city and rushed to the barracks as soon as possible, Xu Hong was sitting in the handsome tent, looking honest.

"Brother Xu, it's been a hard work." Yi Xiaodao lifted the curtain and entered the tent.

Xu Hong shook his head, his face was ashamed: "Jiacheng is not rich, Xu only came to about 2,000 people even after he worked hard, ashamed, ashamed." ”

"Hey, Brother Xu is serious, at this time it is no less than sending charcoal in the snow! In the matter of the mine, I personally ask Your Majesty that the mining resources of this mine will be added to Jiacheng! Yi Xiaodao praised.

"One more percent!? Yi adult, this... Can you get there? ”

"Yes!" Yi Xiaodao was very confident, "This matter is decided,"

Xu Hong approached Yi Xiaodao: "Master Yi, then this righteous city..."

Yi Xiaodao looked at the not-so-towering city walls of Yicheng and sighed: "Wait a few more days, it's really not good, so you can only take these seven thousand people to Donglu." ”