"Meet the prince!"
Yang Dehou bowed respectfully.
"Don't be polite, Mr. Yang, please take a seat quickly!"
With a smile on his face, Ji Lie asked Yang Dehou to sit down.
"Presumably Boss Yang's family hasn't had dinner yet, and it's just a good time to have dinner with Gu."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yang Dehou was a little flattered and sat down carefully.
Ji Lie greeted his servants and asked them to add bowls and chopsticks to Yang Dehou, and said with a smile,
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Dong Yang's family. If Dong Yang's family hadn't informed Gu in time, Gu would have been killed by the Black Mountain bandits."
"The prince is overly praised. Being able to help the prince is truly a blessing for this little man!"
Yang Dehou said modestly, then curiously said,
"I just don't know what happened last night?"
The fierce battle between the guards and the Black Mountain bandits took place in the village courtyard outside the city, again in the middle of the night.
Gongsunhe suffered heavy losses and lost face, so naturally he would not tell others in a big way.
Therefore, not many people in Youzhou City knew about the important news of the destruction of the Black Mountain Bandits.
"Unknown to the Yang family, the entire Black Mountain bandit army was wiped out, and even their leader Yu Yan was killed by Commander Zhang."
Laifu on the side said with a smile.
Yang Dehou just used chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat, but he didn't have time to put it into his mouth.
When he heard this, his hand shook violently and the meat fell back.
But he didn't bother to clamp it up again, but looked shocked and said,
"You...what did you say?"
"The Black Mountain bandits were completely wiped out, and their leader Yu Yan was killed! Even their lair was confiscated by the prince!"
"hiss……"
Yang Dehou took a breath.
The Black Mountain bandits have been roaming the Youdi for so many years, and they have a savage reputation.
The governor of Youzhou once organized thousands of county soldiers to try to annihilate them, but failed!
I didn't expect that it would fall into Ji Lie's hands!
"Your Majesty is truly wise and powerful!"
While Yang Dehou was shocked, he was also a little bit thankful.
Ji Lie has only developed for a month or two, but he already has such abilities. Given time, he might really be able to soar into the sky!
I really hugged this thigh right!
Ji Lie smiled slightly and changed the topic,
"The purpose of inviting Dong Yang's family here today is actually for two things!"
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"
"The first thing is to hope that the Yang Dong family can expand Zui Qingfeng and develop restaurants and inns to other counties in You State, as well as various counties in You State, and even the entire Great Xia Dynasty."
"In addition to running normal business, I also assume the responsibility of collecting intelligence for the orphans."
Ji Lie ordered softly.
The right way is to know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Ji Lie realized this deeply from the battle with the Black Mountain Bandits.
If Yang Dehou hadn't told him in advance that Gongsunhe was colluding with the Black Mountain bandits, there was a possibility of murdering him.
I'm afraid he won't even know it until he dies!
Therefore, Ji Lie planned to start with intelligence first, so that he would not be like a deaf and blind person who did not know where the enemy was.
Yang Dehou was originally a broker, and he was able to run restaurants and inns as a cover.
It is most appropriate to put him in charge of intelligence work.
"It is truly an honor for me that the prince values me so highly."
Yang Dehou paused and said hesitantly,
"It's just that the villain's abilities are limited. If he wants to develop his business elsewhere, I'm afraid it will be a bit overwhelming!"
Before meeting Ji Lie, Yang Dehou had plans to develop overseas.
It's a pity that all his connections are in Youzhou City.
I have no background in strength, so I have never been able to make the trip.
When Ji Lie heard this, he laughed.
"Don't hesitate to go ahead and do it, Mr. Yang, I am your biggest supporter!"
"In addition, I will give you another treasure that will help your business prosper!"
Yang Dehou was stunned for a moment.
"I wonder what kind of treasure it is?"
Ji Lie avoided answering and just smiled and said,
"Mr. Yang, let's take a bite of the food first to avoid it getting cold after a while."
After his reminder, Yang Dehou realized that he was already hungry.
He stopped being polite, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the piece of meat and put it into his mouth.
At this moment, there seemed to be a loud bang in Yang Dehou's mind!
The strange and delicious feeling stimulated his taste buds and impacted his brain!
"This...this...dish...why is it so delicious?!"
Yang Dehou almost swallowed his tongue and stammered.
He has been running Zuiqingfeng for so many years, and he has seen almost all the delicacies.
However, the dish in front of him looked ordinary, but it tasted so delicious!
It even made him burst into tears!
"Actually, this dish is just an ordinary Peppa Pig meat. It's just that I added something else to the dish."
Yang Dehou didn't want to think about what Peppa Pig was, and subconsciously said,
"what?"
"This substance is called monosodium glutamate and is harmless to the human body. When cooking, add a little of this substance to make the food extremely delicious."
Ji Lie took out the MSG that was made in advance and placed it in front of Yang Dehou.
Looking at the MSG in front of him, Yang Dehou looked a little fanatical.
In his opinion, these earthy yellow powders were simply piles of silver!
"I would like to pass on the recipe for making this thing to Dong Yang's family. I wonder if Dong Yang's family is willing?"
"Your Majesty, this... this is too precious..."
Hearing this, Yang Dehou was at a loss for a while.
Others don't know, but he, who runs Zui Qingfeng, doesn't know how valuable MSG is.
This is a secret recipe worth a mountain of gold, enough for the family to pass down from generation to generation!
"As long as Mr. Yang is willing to concentrate on serving Gu, let alone the formula of MSG, you will have endless glory and wealth in the future!"
Yang Dehou had done a lot for Ji Lie before.
This time the Black Mountain Bandits were attacking, if he hadn't informed him in advance, Ji Lie might have been murdered by the Black Mountain Bandits.
Ji Lie taught him the MSG recipe, which was considered a reward for him.
The most important thing is that Ji Lie hopes to completely win Yang Dehou over and be responsible for collecting intelligence for himself!
If it had been done before, Yang Dehou might have hesitated.
But after knowing that Ji Lie killed the Black Mountain Bandit while talking and laughing, and took out treasures such as MSG, he didn't hesitate at all. He immediately stood up and knelt down towards Ji Lie.
"From now on, I am willing to swear allegiance to the prince. If you have second thoughts, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"
The etiquette between superiors and inferiors in the Great Xia Dynasty was mostly based on bowing with hands.
Although there is a ritual of kneeling and worshiping, it is rarely performed except in special circumstances.
Yang Dehou knelt down to Ji Lie so solemnly, which shows that he sincerely surrendered to him!
Ji Lie also quickly stood up, helped Yang Dehou up, and said solemnly,
"As long as you don't let me down, I won't let you down!"
After the two sat down again, the atmosphere was obviously much warmer.
"There is a booklet here. The Yang family can take it back and study it carefully. They can also collect information in the future and get twice the result with half the effort."
