Li Ji knew that Xiao Baga was accompanying Li Qinzai on the expedition, but he turned a blind eye. Originally, it was inappropriate to have women in the military, but this matter makes sense.
Xiaobaga's status as the eldest daughter of the Japanese emperor really helped Li Qinzai strengthen his control over the Japanese country. Before the expedition, Li Qinzai asked Li Zhi in person for a decree, and Li Zhi also agreed. Others had nothing to say.
Seeing Xiao Baga kneeling down to him dignifiedly and respectfully, calling herself "Mr. Li", Li Ji's eyes flashed with surprise, and he motioned with a smile to Li Qinzai to help her up.
"As the eldest princess of Japan, you don't need to be so polite." Li Ji stroked his beard and smiled.
Xiao Baga lowered his head and lowered his eyelids and said softly: "I am already your husband's concubine. How can I be rude in front of your grandfather?"
Li Ji smiled and said, "When you were with Qin Zai, did he ever bully you?"
"He...is very good to me." Xiao Baga's face turned red.
Li Ji hummed and said, "Return to the Tang Dynasty after the war and ask Qin Zai to give you a title so that you can have children in the future..."
Li Qinzai immediately answered: "Grandpa, her and I's first child will be the king of Japan."
Li Ji glanced at him in surprise, and then seemed to understand something. He was silent for a long time and said calmly: "This matter must be requested from the emperor, and cannot be deceived, otherwise there will be disaster."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Grandpa, don't worry, this matter is important, how dare your grandson deceive the emperor."
After speaking, Li Qinzai winked at Xiao Baga, who quickly held the pottery pot with both hands.
"Grandfather, this is the chicken soup that my husband has prepared for you. My husband said it would replenish your health. Please taste it, grandpa."
Li Ji took the clay pot and opened the lid. A strong aroma of chicken soup hit his nostrils. Li Ji couldn't help sniffing and said with a smile: "Okay, a beautiful son and a beautiful wife. It's a rare act of filial piety. I haven't tasted it for many days." Qin Zai made the soup himself."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Grandpa, try it while it's hot. Today's chicken soup tastes different. My grandson added good things to it."
"What good stuff did you add?"
"Added love." Li Qinzai put two fingers together to show his heart, which was cute and adorable.
Li Ji rolled his eyes, and Xiao Baga couldn't help but chuckle.
Li Ji scooped up a mouthful of chicken soup with a small wooden spoon and put it into his mouth. Li Ji's eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile: "It's true that I haven't tasted such delicious food in many days. I have been eating wild vegetable dumplings every day since the expedition. I'm really tired of it." . ”
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "If grandpa likes it, my grandson will make it for you every day."
"No, at my age, if I can't even control my appetite, wouldn't my life be in vain? Just try something new once in a while. You don't have to waste your energy on such meaningless things. Train your soldiers more and deal with them more. Military affairs are the right path.”
"Grandpa, there is no need to talk nonsense in front of your grandson. My grandson understands your attitude of sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but attitude can only be done openly so that others can see it. What you should enjoy in private should be enjoyed secretly. Anyway, the soldiers can’t see it.”
Li Ji frowned: "Is this how you usually lead your troops? Living a hard life in front of the soldiers, and eating a lot of food and fish behind the backs of the soldiers?"
Li Qinzai said confidently: "Yes, at first I was still acting, but later my grandson simply didn't bother to act, and he started eating big fish and meat."
Li Ji was angry: "You bastard! If a commander cannot share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, who will be willing to sacrifice his life for you? Who will come out to fight bloody battles for you in times of crisis?"
"Grandpa, please calm down. My grandson thinks that enduring hardship is not a necessary condition for showing off one's morality and noble personality. Wouldn't it be better if everyone didn't have to endure hardship?"
Li Ji sneered: "I would like to hear your advice."
"A commander does not necessarily have to eat wild vegetable dumplings with the soldiers to share the joys and sorrows. If the soldiers can eat meat, there will be rewards for every battle, and the generals will not take a penny from every gram of looting of a city. Grandpa thinks the soldiers will You won’t loyally support me as the coach?”
"Instead of performing a show of eating wild vegetable dumplings in front of the soldiers, why not focus on how to improve the food for the soldiers? Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to eat meat together?"
Li Ji gritted his teeth: "I'll give you a slap! There are tens of thousands of mouths in the army. Where can you get so much meat?"
Xiao Baga, who was next to him, couldn't help being a little scared when he saw his grandfather and grandson quarreling, but he still mustered up the courage to say weakly: "Grandpa, please..."
"My husband... really put a lot of thought into food and grass. As far as I know, my husband would search the official warehouses and collect all kinds of meat for every city. The soldiers did eat meat for every meal, although it was not There are many, but everyone is very satisfied..."
"Also, since my husband led the army, he has paid many rewards to the soldiers intermittently. Now the Tang army soldiers under his command have received a lot of benefits. Each of them speaks less than a hundred words..."
"This does not include the gains of the soldiers from looting the city. They will receive preferential treatment if they are injured or killed in battle. The soldiers are very supportive of their husband. People in front and behind praise him for loving his soldiers like his own son."
Li Ji was stunned again and said in astonishment: "Just counting us Tang soldiers, you have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses under your command. Each of them has a hundred pence, which is... thousands of guan? How can you get so much money for marching and fighting? ?”
No wonder Li Ji was surprised. These days, an ordinary soldier carrying a hundred coins is already a considerable fortune.
Although prices are a little higher these days than during the Zhenguan years, they are not too high. Prices in Chang'an and Chang'an are stable, with "eight yuan per meter".
In other words, eight cents can buy a dou of rice, which is equal to twelve kilograms. One hundred cents can be enough to support a family for a whole year, and it can also provide meat.
This is only the money Li Qinzai officially rewarded the soldiers. If you add in the money the soldiers gained from looting the city...
Is this really a war? It was obvious that the bandits had come down to make a fortune.
Li Ji's face was a little ugly, and there was a lot of confusion in his expression. Money didn't fall from the sky, so where did this evil beast get the money?
Li Qinzai was suddenly startled, his expression became a little weak, and he laughed dryly and said: "Grandpa, don't pay attention to these noisy things, drink the soup quickly, drink it while it's hot..."
As he spoke, he winked at Xiao Baga hurriedly and told her with sharp eyes, "Shut up now."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Baga didn't see Li Qinzai's eyes at all, and subconsciously said: "My husband and Mr. Xue have been doing business since the Japanese country, and they have made a lot of money. Thousands of guan are just a drop in the bucket for my husband... Wuwu." "
Li Qinzai's eyes quickly covered her mouth with his hands, then he quickly glanced at Li Ji and said with a dry smile: "This little Baga is a foreigner after all. Her Guanzhong dialect is not fluent, and every sentence is mixed with the Japanese dialect. Grandpa, please don't get it wrong. She didn't mean that." …”
But Li Ji had already heard what he should have heard, and his face was livid.
"How dare you do business privately during the war? The evil beast is so rampant, I must clean up the Li family today!"
The next chapter, Speeding Up, is being revised and will probably be released tomorrow. . .
(End of chapter)
