At this time, General Li Qi pushed the wine on the table to Qian Baihu's side and said, "Sir Qian, I came here in a hurry and didn't bring anything good. I will give you these two jars of wine to taste." taste!"
Qian Baihu laughed twice and said, "That's so polite!"
Mr. Li Qi said: "It's just two jars of wine, it's nothing! I'm afraid the adults still don't like it!"
Then there was a meaningless chat between the two parties. During this process, General Li Qi introduced the identity of Bantou Huang to Qian Baihu. When the pleasantries were over, Qian Baihu finally turned the topic to business and asked: "You two came to me for something, I guess, but I can't figure out what you want to ask me for?"
What Qian Baihu said was correct. Huang Bantou's place belonged to the county government, and it was basically on two separate lines from the army. Although General Li Qi is a civilian soldier, he is on the same level as the soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp. To use a metaphor that is not very appropriate, it is the difference between the field army and the local armed police. Therefore, although they belong to the same military system, they have little overlap.
General Li Qi said: "I really got something I asked for this time!"
Then General Li Qi told the story of the fight between the Jin Yiwei and the guards, and finally emphasized the fight between the two parties.
After listening to General Li Qi's narration, Qian Baihu clapped his thigh and said with a smile: "This is so interesting! I haven't been to the city for a long time, and I don't even know that such an interesting thing happened!"
Huang Bantou said: "Your Excellency is busy with military affairs, and it is possible that you don't care about some common things."
Qian Baihu said: "Then what do you two mean? Do you want me to draw soldiers from the camp to help you find the right one?"
Mr. Li nodded and said: "Yes, that's what it means! You see, Huang Bantou's men are all servants, more of them are helpers. It's okay to let them catch a chicken or a dog, but it won't work if they fight. ! Besides, we here in the People’s Army don’t have any training on weekdays and are busy with family matters. How can we fight with others? That’s why we thought of borrowing some manpower from Mr. Qian!”
Qian Baihu said with a smile: "This is too simple! I have many soldiers here who can fight! But what is the benefit of me?"
General Li Qi immediately said: "I definitely can't let Mr. Qian work in vain! I discussed it with Lao Huang and we are willing to pay 200 taels of silver to the brothers!"
Although the two of them don't know how much of this money will fall into the hands of ordinary soldiers, they estimate that it won't be too much. If you can have 50 taels, it is considered as money. A hundred households are kind-hearted! At most, we can treat you to another meal! But this is none of their business!
After hearing this, Qian Baihu suddenly laughed and said: "Lao Li, I treat you as a friend, but you treat me as a mallet! Although I don't know what is happening in the middle, I can guess it! Isn't it because of you? What about collecting money on the street? You collect thousands and tens of thousands of taels a year, and you just send me two hundred taels of silver here?"
Huang Bantou hurriedly said: "How can the rich man say so much! And the money collected is not much, and even less falls into our hands! After Datou paid filial piety to the official, the remaining money will be divided among the brothers. Really There’s not much left!”
Mr. Li Qi also nodded repeatedly and said in cooperation: "Yes, these two hundred taels of silver were collected by us brothers privately!"
Qian Baihu said disdainfully: "Don't fool me! You really think that if I don't enter the city, things on the street will not be clear! Let's talk about Squad Leader Huang. He can't make hundreds of taels of silver a year. It’s just like playing!”
After hearing this, Squad Leader Huang beat his chest and said, "Sir Qian's guess is correct. It's just that as a squad leader, I have to support a lot of helpers if I want to do things, and I can't save any money at all!"
General Li Qi also said with a sad face: "Sir Qian, you also know what happened to the people's army. I do have some free pay, but the pay and silver allocated by the superiors are not enough! There is nothing left at the end of the year!"
Qian Baihu said with a smile: "Cry poverty, you two keep crying! I don't believe that! Let me tell you two, if you lose this time, how much money can you get from the street? If we win, the money spent will be recouped sooner or later, why don’t you understand that?”
General Li Qi and the two of them cried and begged again, but Qian Baihu showed no mercy and completely rejected their proposal!
Finally, General Li Qi gritted his teeth and said: "Sir Qian, tell me the number and see if we two brothers can afford it! If we two brothers can bear it, we should come down. If we really can't afford this money, Sir, don’t blame us for finding someone else!”
Qian Baihu didn't care about the implicit threat, because he knew it was just stating a fact. After all, there are many officials like him in the capital camp! If Mr. Li Qi and the others were willing to show off their dignity, they would definitely be able to contact the others. So he hesitated for a moment and said: "Five hundred taels of silver, no less!"
Mr. Li immediately said loudly: "This is too much!"
Bantou Huang also said: "Yes, even if both of our bones are relying on oil, we can't rely on five hundred taels of silver!"
Qian Baihu stared and said: "I will select a hundred strong soldiers for you, all of whom have been in battle and seen blood! Is this okay?"
General Li Qi said: "Sir Qian, you said that I have a hundred strong soldiers, but I believe you have them, but if you said that you have been in battle and seen blood, you are just lying, right?"
Qian Baihu's face turned red when he heard this! During the Ming Dynasty, soldiers were mostly sent to work to earn money for them. There is no time for training at all throughout the year, and even during the training, some idle men have to be hired to pretend to be numbers. How could they have ever been in battle!
When his lie was exposed, Qian Baihu didn't care. Instead, he said: "Although he has never been in battle, at least he has practiced. He is better than those under you, right?"
The two parties immediately bargained over the amount of money. The deal was finally settled for three hundred and fifty taels of silver! Moreover, the two parties agreed that the expenses for the decoction and medicine incurred during the period would be borne by Mr. Li Qi.
After the matter was settled and other details were agreed upon, Mr. Li and Qi said goodbye and left. As the two were walking on the road, General Li Qi said: "Brother Huang, it seems that this time it went smoothly. But we have to collect money immediately when we get back, otherwise we won't be able to deliver it the next day!"
Team Leader Huang gritted his teeth and said, "I'll spread the money down below when I get back. I may not be able to get it all together in a short while, but I can make up for it myself first! But you have to send the money over there as soon as possible!"
