Qianlong seemed very satisfied with everyone's attitude, and only listened to him say happily: " It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, everyone is a business partner, the township party, are not their own people, don't make the atmosphere so tense, sit with me, I came with him today, that is, I heard that he and two people want to make a big noise, to be troubled on both sides of the Yellow River for many years of seventeen road smoke and dust, all the master and I are here today to assess and assess you, if you are really sure that you can be the disaster on both sides of the Yellow River for many years of the seventeen road dust to suppress, this matter is also my share, you must know that the seventeen road smoke and dust is not an ordinary bandit, but a real bandit, the bandit leader half of the sky is superb martial arts, there is the courage of ten thousand people, his subordinates have gathered a group of murderous bandits, they not only robbed the passing merchants, scourge the surrounding ten miles and eight towns, but also robbed the imperial court's silver and disaster relief materials many times, that is, the imperial court has sent troops to encircle and suppress many times, all of them have broken their wings and returned, I don't know what you have to do, dare to make such nonsense. ”

Seeing Qianlong, Fang Xiaoyu also felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, and in a moment of hesitation, Prince Shuo had directly rewarded him: "Your bastard thing, don't give the Dongfang lord a salute, this Dongfang lord is the biggest businessman in our capital, even the prince has to tremble when he sees it, you still dare to stand, you must know that all the people here are higher than yours." ”

Qianlong smiled and said: "Young people have never seen a big scene, and they should be a little distracted, don't frighten young people." ”

"I scared him?" Prince Shuo hurriedly said: "Don't you know, this kid is a little capable, but he is also very bold, he applied for our palace, not only the monthly salary is one hundred taels of silver per month, and every time he solves problems for this king and me, he has to collect fifty taels, and he comes and goes freely, not subject to the constraints of our palace, if it weren't for this king to see that he is still a little capable, he would have kicked him off a long time ago." ”

When Lao Niu Colu heard Prince Shuo's words, he couldn't help but say, "I said Lord Hutu, you won't agree to such harsh conditions, right?"

Prince Shuo sighed: "What if you don't agree, who still has the ability, the idea is a little useful, and the king wants to use no one, only the short man will pull out the general, and he will use it, and when the king and I recruit the big material, I kicked him with a kick." ”

He Shen next to Qianlong said: "Being able to speak loudly is either something extraordinary, or it is boastful, the prince can keep him by his side, it can be seen that he is not a simple person, at least the prince you did not do any loss-making business, and the idea of suppressing bandits this time was also put forward by him, and it was also supported by the prince, isn't it, let's just say that Fujin and Gege have been in the mansion these days to command the healthy women and military men in the mansion to practice packing, it can be seen that the prince also has considerable confidence in this crackdown on bandits." ”

Hearing what He Shen said, Qianlong's interest immediately came, and he turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoyu: " I also heard Ordo's name say, Ordo is a very upright person, if he is not a person who really has the ability, he can't look down on it, and the fat man also told me what you did in Tianjin, if it weren't for your participation, the women's kidnapping case in Tianjin for many years would not have been solved, but this time the bandits are different from the investigation and solving the case, you are facing real bandits, and you want to do it with real knives and guns, but you are now a registered tribute student of the imperial court, and the next step is to raise people, there is no need to bump into those bandits to the death. ”

Fang Xiaoyu asked tentatively: "Master Dongfang and my father should be very familiar, right?"

Qianlong said with a smile: "They have been brothers for many years, can you not be familiar, even when you were a child, Uncle Dongfang also suppressed you!"

"Then you should know my father's person, since he was a child, he has been very strict with our discipline, the monthly money is three taels a month, this time so many of us went to Beijing to catch the exam, he gave us two hundred taels, the capital residence, it is not easy, not to mention that you rent a house in the capital every month to get seven or eight taels of silver, but so many of us have to rent five or six houses, at least four in a month, Fifty taels, this is not counting other expenses, so if we want to stay in the capital, we still have to earn our own money to support our families, don't you say?"

Qianlong nodded: "That's right, your old man is good at everything, but he is a little special about his own people, and Er, the next time I see Fang De, you have to remind me, I, as an uncle, have to talk about him for the child, you said that their family is not without money, why do you detain the child so tightly?"

He Erle said: "Actually, I appreciate Fang De's way of educating his children, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, they are also children, but if the children of our people and the children of the Fang family are placed in a strange place at the same time, the children of the Fang family will undoubtedly live much better than our children, because what Fang De passed on to his son is survival skills, but what we give is a good life, you look at the ability of Yongyan and his biological brothers, this is already clear." ”

"That's right, Yongyan's kid's ability is indeed very strong," Qianlong nodded: "Hearing you say this, I want to leave those bastard boys in the family to Fang De for training now." ”

He Shenle said: "Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, children should be trained well from an early age, now they have developed their own habits, it is not easy to correct them, and the more capable people in the family do not need too many, the more capable children will have more disputes in the future." ”

Qianlong nodded, he remembered the nine kings who fought for succession during the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods, and the damage to the royal family was not ordinarily great.

But Fang Xiaoyu said: "But what parents want their children to be mediocre, so if something happens, let's find a way to solve it, instead of avoiding it." ”

Qianlong's eyebrows locked slightly: "How to solve it, there is only one seat for the head of the family?"

Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "This world is very big, according to the foreigners, the world we live in is divided into two major plates, seven continents, four oceans, and our Qing Dynasty is only on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean on the world map. The eastern part of Asia occupies a very small piece, if it is I will encourage the children to take the initiative to go out, with their own hands to break out of their own world, instead of staying at home to engage in nest fighting, you must know that our ancestors are because of this tenacious fighting spirit, can go out from the Yellow River Valley, for us to lay such a broad territory, as their descendants, how can we lose them?"

He Shen immediately reprimanded: "It's just nonsense, although your ability is very strong, but what will happen to you if your father hands over the position of head of the family to your brother in the future." ”

"I will take the initiative to go out, and I believe in my own ability, even without the support of my family, I can build another family business outside that is not inferior to the Fang Long. ”

Ge Shen wanted to say more, but he heard Qianlong nodded: "Going out is also an option, at least it can reduce the infighting of the family, I didn't expect that you, a young man, are very good at learning the law." ”

Fang Xiaoyu replied: "If you see more, your horizons will be broadened, you must know that this person always has to go out and see each other." ”

Qianlong nodded: "Your father is indeed better than me to teach his son, but this bandit is not on paper, it is to die." ”

"No way," Fang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly: "Who let me follow some brothers who can only enjoy but will not make money, if I don't work hard to make some money, everyone will starve to death, since they are not outsiders, I also confessed to Uncle Dongfang that the best purpose of my bandit suppression this time is to make money." ”

"Make money?" Qianlong was stunned when he heard this: "Is it very profitable to suppress bandits, but as far as I know, the court has been losing money against bandits." ”

"How can bandits lose money?" Fang Xiaoyu frowned slightly: "I heard my father say that there are two industries that are the most profitable in this world, one of them is bandits, whether it is on land or in the sea, they are all very rich, there is a country in the West that started with pirates, and it doesn't cost anything to plunder." ”

He Shen couldn't help but say: "It also costs to rob, and you won't even take your own life." ”

"How is it possible to put your own life on the line?" Fang Xiaoyu shook his head again and again: "As long as the measures are in place, you can guide your own casualties to be minimized, in the process of suppressing bandits this time, I am ready to try a new mode of war, that is, zero casualties." ”

Qianlong was suddenly happy: "How is it possible to have zero casualties, the ancients said that killing 10,000 people will lose 3,000, as long as it is a war, it is destined to have war damage, as long as you can control the war damage at 20%, I will remember you for it." ”

Fang Xiaoyu replied: " In fact, I also hid it from you, uncle, originally my biggest purpose of suppressing bandits this time was to temper my brothers, although my brothers have not weak martial arts, but the real martial arts to put it bluntly it is to fight, without actual combat martial arts it is at most a martial arts that belongs to the dojo, there is not much practical value, but now the society is stable, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, even if there is a real combat master, but who will fight and kill with you, and then fight and kill, that is against the laws of the Qing Dynasty, and if you kill someone, you have to pay for your life, but it is different from bandits and robbers, they are all people who have left a case record in various places, Many people are the key criminals of the imperial court, even if they are killed, it is also for the people to eliminate harm, it has nothing to do with the law, and they can also receive a lot of bounties in the government, don't you say?"

Qianlong was immediately happy: "I didn't expect you to actually do business to the government." ”

Fang Xiaoyu's mouth pursed: "I am not an official of the imperial court, and I have to support my family, and there is no reason for you to do voluntary labor for the imperial court." ”

"Okay!" Qianlong nodded suddenly: "As long as you can suppress the smoke and dust of the Seventeenth Road that has caused trouble on both sides of the Yellow River for many years, I will reward you with 20,000 taels of silver on behalf of the imperial court?"

"Forget about 20,000 taels of silver," Fang Xiaoyu pouted: "As far as I know, the seventeen smoke and dust have been entrenched on both sides of the Yellow River for more than ten years, and they have robbed a lot of merchants, even the military salaries and silver of the imperial court have been robbed many times, as long as they can be suppressed, they are all gold and silver, in addition to these, there are many mountain goods, medicinal materials, and commodities, these are all white flowers." ”

Qianlong's nose was about to be crooked: "You won't be eyeing those military salaries and official silver that have been looted, right?"

"What do you say," when Fang Xiaoyu said this, he didn't see Prince Shuo giving him a look at him: "I am a small citizen of the imperial court, but I have not taken a penny from the imperial court, but I have no obligation to suppress bandits for him, and besides, there is a cost for me to suppress bandits, and the cost of this person and bandits is also borne by me, if I don't take the opportunity to make a little, how can I complete the accumulation of primitive wealth." ”