"Xiao Ke, does this count as cheating?"
On the way back, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but ask.
Li Ke was riding on the horse and laughed when he heard this: "How can this be considered cheating? The mountain leader only stipulated that we are not allowed to use our status to ask for help from our subordinates, and that the total cost cannot exceed five hundred guan, but he did not say that we are not allowed to do good deeds in the name of Go and bargain with others! Ugly Cow, things are different now. We have to be careful in everything we do! Otherwise, the five hundred coins will not be enough!"
At this time, Li Ke looked like the same person compared to four months ago! At that time, he was so pampered that he only needed to study literature and practice martial arts in the palace. Where did he need to consider money issues? Where do you need to be budget conscious?
"Hey! What you said makes sense, Xiaoke! How many carriages and horses do we still need? Which one should we go to now?"
Cheng Chumo scratched his head and chuckled.
In fact, as long as he could complete the task and avoid being caught by Li Zexuan, he didn't bother to find out whether it was cheating or not.
Hearing this, Li Ke raised the corner of his mouth and said, "No need, our carriages and horses are almost enough!"
"Is this enough? Does it mean that Zifan, Baolin and the others have rented carriages and horses?"
Cheng Chumo was stunned for a while, not believing it.
According to Li Ke's plan, the members of the Third Brigade all went out to look for carriages and horses separately, and Sun Zifan and Yuchi Baolin were both members of the Third Brigade.
"Haha! It's a coincidence that Sun Zifan's family owns a carriage and horse shop, which is quite large, so we rented many carriages and horses from there at low prices. Now the total of all the carriages and horses is enough!"
Li Ke said with a smile, and he also deliberately emphasized the word "low price". The meaning is self-evident!
"Hold the grass! Sun Zifan has a carriage and horse shop at home? Why didn't this kid tell me earlier? It's made us have so much trouble finding carriages and horses! Damn! No, he should have gone back to the workshop now, right? I'm going to settle the score with him. ! This guy actually tricked me! Drive~!"
Cheng Chumo's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief and anger on his face, yes, just anger. At this moment, he even felt that Sun Zifan was more hateful than the old man from the carriage shop just now!
After saying that, the bully slapped the horse's butt hard, and one person and one horse rushed forward!
"Hey! Ugly cow, stop!"
Li Ke quickly urged his flattery to catch up, and dissuaded him: "Zifan usually doesn't care about his family's business, and he just remembered that he has a carriage and horse racing business! We can't blame him for this. On the contrary, I want to thank him, because it is because of his horse and carriage dealership that we have saved more than twenty dollars!"
Money, money, money. When it comes to money, Cheng Chumo gets a little confused. He can't help but wonder: Is this still the same Li Ke, the King of Han? Why did you get into Qian's eyes~?
"Okay! For your sake, I won't be angry with that kid~!"
Cheng Chumo waved his hand. He didn't want to hear Li Ke talk about money-related things anymore.
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"Qingque, how are your preparations going? Have you got the list of poor people in each county?"
Near noon, all the students returned to Zuifengxuan in the backyard of the Nuantang Foundation. This used to be the workshop of Qiquge. Of course, there was a canteen. Half of the cooks in the college canteen were transferred here by Li Zexuan. So the students eat here at noon.
At this time, Li Ke was holding his rice bowl and chatting about "work" with Li Tai.
"Hmm~! I got it all! I'll give it to you after I finish eating!"
Li Tai's cheeks are bulging. He was originally a pampered person, but he was "trained" by Li Zexuan to become like this. He can eat a big pot of rice very deliciously! Especially when he was in the Academy Engineering Team, Li Zexuan's lecture left a deep impression on him. At least from then until now, he has not wasted a meal in public!
"Okay! The carriages and horses of our third brigade are also ready. This afternoon we will directly follow the list and deliver coal stoves and briquettes door to door!"
Li Ke said while putting rice in his mouth.
"Uh, Xiao Ke, I don't think it sounds nice to say that we are sending coal stoves. What we are doing should be called sending warmth. Didn't the mountain chief say that? What we are participating in now is the Warm Winter Action of the Nuantang Foundation. It should be called sending warmth. It’s reasonable!”
Li Tai rolled his eyes and corrected Li Ke.
Li Ke thought for a while and felt that sending coal (mold) stoves didn't sound good. He nodded and said: "Okay! Then let's go to deliver warmth to the poor people in the afternoon!"
Li Tai smiled and said: "Well, that's right! But have you hired a coachman~?"
"Why hire a coachman? A coachman's daily wages are dozens of coppers. How can our third brigade have so much money?"
Li Ke subconsciously said after hearing this.
Li Tai's eyes widened, as if he was meeting Li Ke for the first time, and said, "No, Xiao Ke, did I hear you correctly? Are you pocketing dozens of pennies? Are you the Xiao Ke I know?"
Li Ke said matter-of-factly: "What is penny-pinching? There is no need to spend that wasted money! By the way, Qingque, do you have anyone under your command who makes money to earn interest?"
Li Tai said doubtfully: "Yes, there is, but Xiao Ke, why do you ask this~?"
Rich families in ancient times basically did this kind of business of lending money to the poor and earning interest on it themselves. Mengchangjun, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period, supported 3,000 customers by doing this.
Li Ke replied: "It's inconvenient for us to carry the five hundred guan given by the mountain chief, and we won't need that much money at the moment. Why don't you let the people below you take the 300 guan and lend it to other people who are temporarily short of money?" , it doesn’t matter if the interest rate is low, as long as it’s safe!”
Li Tai was completely speechless after hearing this. He was so calculating that he really doubted whether the Li Ke in front of him was possessed by the devil!
"Ha~! Xiao Ke, your mind works very fast! Use money to make money, not bad, not bad~!"
Li Zexuan, who had just come over after dinner at home, heard the second half of the conversation between Li Ke and Li Tai and couldn't help laughing.
Although he did not support Li Ke's business of lending money, he still admired Li Ke's idea of using spare money to make money. Because if ordinary people were in Li Ke's current situation, they would only save the five hundred guan in their hands. Few people would be like Li Ke, who not only "cut down expenses", but also "increase income"!
"Chief of the mountain!"
When the two brothers heard the sound, they quickly turned around and greeted.
"Yeah! Just keep eating and leave me alone!"
"Uh, Chief, that's not a violation of the rules, is it? I just think it's inconvenient for us to have all the five hundred dollars here, so I thought..."
Li Ke blushed and explained quickly.
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