"In that case, I might as well tell you."
Ji Lie smiled lightly and said softly,
"Actually, Gu did die after being pushed into the well by bastard Li Zhuo."
Hearing this, Zhang Changde was shocked and the hair on his body stood up!
Could it be that Ji Lie in front of him is a ghost?
Seeing his appearance, Ji Lie laughed and said comfortingly,
"Commander Zhang, please be patient and wait until I finish what I have to say."
"Just when Gu lost consciousness, an immortal in white clothes suddenly appeared in front of Gu."
"He not only saved Gu's life, but also cured Gu's madness, and even taught Gu many skills."
The reason why Ji Lie said this was to find a suitable excuse for his resurrection from the dead and sudden learning of brewing and fighting skills.
Secondly, ancient people have always been superstitious and worshiped ghosts and gods.
Ji Lie used this as an excuse to have better control over the palace.
As expected, after listening to Ji Lie's words, Xiu'er and Laifu looked in awe.
Even Zhang Changde, who had always been resolute and determined, had a slight change in expression!
Ever since he met Ji Lie, Ji Lie has been crazy.
But just when Li Zhuo pushed him into the well and everyone thought Ji Lie was dead, Ji Lie suddenly came back to life.
The next series of operations, whether it was to kill Li Zhuo or to use his tactics to take advantage of Liu Youxin, were breathtaking.
This morning, he was practicing superb fighting skills that even Zhang Changde had never seen before.
Zhang Changde never believed in ghosts and gods, but the huge contrast between Ji Lie's before and after made him not believe it!
From ancient times to the present, emperors, generals and ministers always have visions before they accomplish anything.
Today, Ji Lie was revived by the immortal in white and taught him some skills. Could it be that he is...the chosen one? !
Probably!
After all, Ji Lie is the true crown prince of Daxia.
He was dethroned from the position of prince before, maybe it was also an arrangement and test from God!
If I sincerely follow him, wouldn't he be able to achieve great success if he reaches the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future?
Thinking of this, Zhang Changde's heart was beating fast and his breathing became rapid!
Taking Zhang Changde's expression into his eyes, Ji Lie secretly laughed in his heart, but on the surface he said seriously,
"Oh, by the way, I would like to invite Commander Zhang to come over. I have something important to ask you to do."
"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty, I will not let you down!"
Zhang Changde said respectfully.
"Our Wangfu family has a big business, and now we have partnered with Zhao's Trading Company to start a wine-making business. With just these guards in the Wangfu, I'm afraid there may not be enough manpower."
"So Gu intends to recruit manpower and expand the size of the palace guards. What do you think, Commander Zhang?"
Ji Lie said slowly and authentically.
Now that the government is unstable, there are still people in the capital who are eyeing Ji Lie.
Although Zhang Changde was brave enough, there were only twenty guards in the palace.
This manpower is still somewhat stretched.
With the money, Ji Lie's first consideration was to recruit troops.
The prince is indeed ambitious!
Zhang Changde thought to himself, but on the surface he said seriously,
"Your Majesty has thought it through very carefully, and my subordinates quite agree."
"It's just that as a prince, if there are too many guards under his command, it would be a bit beyond the rules of etiquette. I wonder if Commander Zhang has any good ideas?"
Zhang Changde knew in his heart that this was Ji Lie's test for him, and he had to seize the opportunity!
He touched his chin and pondered for a moment. An idea flashed through his mind and he had an idea.
"Your Majesty might as well make all the newly recruited men into tenants on the fiefdom."
According to the rules of the imperial court, in addition to the salary regularly distributed by the imperial court, the princes who sit on one side also own an additional three thousand acres of royal land.
Although Ji Lie was not favored by the emperor, he still owned a thousand acres of royal land.
What Zhang Changde meant was to place the newly recruited manpower on Wang Tian.
As a tenant of the palace, there is no need to pay taxes, and the government cannot find out, so it is naturally convenient for Ji Lie to operate!
Ji Lie slapped his head and then remembered that he still had a thousand acres of land.
"General Zhang is indeed smart!"
He praised, nodded and said,
"In this case, from today on, you will be responsible for recruiting people."
"Subordinates obey orders!"
Zhang Changde happily accepted the task.
Nowadays, there are not many people Ji Lie can use.
If he really wants to recruit people and expand his bodyguards, wouldn't that mean increasing his power?
After Zhang Changde informed about the recruitment of guards and turned to leave, Ji Lie thought for a while and ordered,
"Take Gu Gu to the counting house!"
The accounting room manages the money and materials coming in and out of the palace, and naturally the palace's fiefdoms are also under its care.
Ji Lie took Xiu'er and Laifu to the accounting room.
What greeted him was a thin, middle-aged scholar with a goatee, and several other handymen.
"I have met His Highness!"
Ji Lie thought for a moment and then remembered the identity of the other party.
Feng Chong, the accountant of the palace, is responsible for taking care of the accounts of the palace.
In this world, there were not many people who could read and write.
Therefore, although Feng Chong is just a small accountant, he is not an ordinary person.
Speaking of which, he is Li Zhuo's confidant, otherwise he would not be able to serve as the accountant in the palace.
Thinking of this, Ji Lie's eyes when he looked at Feng Chong were full of evil!
Feng Chong's heart suddenly jumped!
Ever since Ji Lie came back from the dead and recovered from his madness a few days ago, and Li Zhuo suddenly died suddenly, he had noticed something was wrong.
Maybe today, Ji Lie is here to ask questions!
"I wonder if your Majesty, Your Majesty, has anything important to do?"
"It's nothing important, just a whim. I want to know how the harvest of the palace's thousand acres of royal land will be this year."
Ji Lie said calmly.
"Wang Tian?"
Feng Chong pretended to be confused and said,
"Has the prince forgotten that we have already sold the thousand acres of royal land according to your wishes?"
According to what I meant, sold it?
Ji Lie was stunned for a moment and then understood!
Li Zhuo must have used his own name to let Feng Chong sell all the Wang Tian in the palace!
Li Zhuo, this piece of shit!
That's a thousand acres of fertile land, worth at least thirty thousand taels of silver!
With such a large amount of money, I don’t know who this bastard is honoring!
If Li Zhuo's body hadn't been thrown outside the city to be fed to wild dogs, Ji Lie would have wanted to cut it into pieces!
But no matter what, I still have tens of thousands of taels of silver in my hand.
In the future, the Zuixian Brewing business will spread, and a lot of money will be made.
You can buy some more land and settle the newly recruited guards!
Ji Lie comforted himself, his eyes fell on Feng Chong, and he suddenly became angry.
Although Li Zhuo is hateful, how can Feng Chong, who works in collusion with him, be a good person?
Thinking of this, Ji Lie's face darkened.
"Come here, capture Feng Chong for me!"
