"Isn't this Qinglian pregnant? The lady said that Lychee would take care of Qinglian from now on until the child is born, but neither Qinglian nor Lychee can serve the lady anymore, so the lady asked me to go back and serve her!" Zi Yuan said softly.
"Then what should I do?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"I can still come here often, and I will take care of both you and the lady!" Zi Yuan said.
"What are you talking about? Can't you let Li Hanyan choose a maid from the house?" Zhao Xuanyi said angrily.
"Besides the three of us, the little room doesn't like anyone else!"
"Then find someone to serve Qinglian, and then let Lychee serve her! Besides, it's not time for Qinglian to be served, right? Didn't she just get pregnant?" Zi Yuan also had a confused face.
"Uncle, please don't be angry. Besides, you spend more time living in the military camp than at home. When you come back, I will come back to you. Isn't it just fine to stay with the lady?" Zhao Xuanyi felt uncomfortable. Why do you feel like you helped and exported Zi Yuan?
What a loss! A few days after Qinglian's wedding, the mansion returned to its previous life. Everyone was busy every day, and nothing happened again. Everything became very peaceful!
On this day, Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanyan returned to the General's Mansion and chatted with Li Yukun. Li Yukun looked at Zhao Xuanyi and asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Son-in-law, how is your Qilin Guard doing now?" Zhao Xuanyi smiled.
"After such a long time, it finally looks like it. The Tianyi Bow, Ziwu Yuanyang Yue, iron ring soft mail armor, horses...etc., these necessary weapons are basically one for each person. If we go to war now, my five I dare not say that there are more than a hundred people, but it can be used as three thousand people. If it is to attack a city, the effect will be even better!" Li Yukun nodded with satisfaction.
"You are really a good Qilin Guard. Now the time has come. Son-in-law, have you ever thought about expanding the number of Qilin Guards?" After hearing this, Zhao Xuanyi had a tangled expression on his face.
"To be honest, father-in-law, I have had this idea for a long time, but there is one of the most difficult parts. Just these 500 Qilin Guards, I can say that I had to sell everything to get them together!"
"If we expand, military pay will be the biggest problem! Think about it, I have spent nearly 80,000 taels on this 500-person team. If the number of people increases, the money will be spent like water!" After hearing this, Li Yukun , waved his hand
"Son-in-law, let me tell you the truth. Even if you expand the number of Qilin Guards, don't worry about the military salary. I will talk to the court and I will definitely provide it!"
"Seriously?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"Of course! To be honest with you, this country seems to be very peaceful this year, but I have a hunch that a war may be coming! The two tentative attacks by the Tatars and Jurchens made me feel They may want to do something big!"
"So now is not the time to save money. I will definitely give you enough military pay, but I want an army that specializes in gnawing hard bones. Once you encounter a tough battle, you must win it for me!" Zhao Xuanyi patted his chest.
"Don't worry, father-in-law, I, Qilin Weisheng, am not a noodle eater by nature, I specialize in picking out tough bones!"
"Okay! Then I'll leave this matter to you! But where should these personnel be selected, or should they be selected from the military camp?" Li Yukun asked.
Li Hanrui hurriedly said after hearing this
"Just in time, spring has begun, and the snow has almost melted. Let's start recruiting troops, and then send some who are in good health directly to the Qilin Camp for training! The last remaining ones will be Qilin Guards. I heard that there are many people in the past few days. You want to join our Tianshi Legion!" After hearing this, Li Yukun couldn't help but nod.
"It should be the result of the Qilin Guard's several victories during the Chinese New Year, so those who want to join the army now choose our Tianshi Legion! Son-in-law, you have invisibly increased the reputation of our military camp!"
"No!" Zhao Xuanyi said suddenly.
"No? What's not working?" Li Yukun asked. Zhao Xuanyi looked at Li Yukun seriously
"The Qilin Guards cannot be selected from among the new recruits! If possible, write a letter to Brother Border and ask him to send some brave and physically fit soldiers back from the Border and let me select from them for training!"
"Why is this? The new recruits are young and may have better physical fitness than the veterans!" Li Hanyan asked.
Zhao Xuanyi sighed
"Although my Qilin Guards are well-known now, this is also the most troublesome. What if at this time, some people with malicious intentions send some people to act as recruits, but their true identity is the inner ghost? They will learn how to do this from me. Let’s train the Qilin Guards, and we’ll leave once we learn how to do it!”
"If they return to their own barracks to train their own soldiers, my Qilin Guards will be worthless by then!" Li Yukun's expression instantly became serious when he heard this
"That's right! What Xuanyi said is true, so these recruits really can't be allowed to enter the Qilin Guard! Han Rui! All recruits recruited from now on will have the date written on them. All recruits recruited from this time to the future will be You cannot enter Qilin Guard!"
"Yes! I understand!" Li Hanrui said. Li Hanyan also understood Zhao Xuanyi's worries and gave Zhao Xuanyi a thumbs up.
"Husband, you are still smart!" Zhao Xuanyi smiled and said nothing, thinking that if I let you come, my subordinates would not even know if they were a spy!
Li Hanrui looked out the window
"Father, it's already noon, so I'll leave first!"
"Huh? Do you have anything else to do? I still want to have a drink with my son-in-law, why don't you stay?" Li Yukun asked.
"No, Du Yuanwai asked me to go to his place today to discuss some things!" Li Hanrui said.
"Member Du? Who is it?" Li Hanyan asked.
"There is a man who has made a fortune doing business in the capital in recent years. He specializes in selling vegetables. I think that our military camp now has a way to preserve vegetables for a long time, so I plan to talk to him about cooperation. If we can import them more cheaply, We don’t have to go to other places to collect vegetables, and we can also prevent others from looking at us!" Li Hanrui said.
When Li Yukun heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.
"Yes, this is a serious matter, huh? Son-in-law, you know how to do business now! Let's do this, you and your second brother go to talk together, I'm sure you won't suffer a loss!" Li Yukun asked with a smile.
As soon as Zhao Xuanyi heard about the business, he became interested and nodded lightly.
"Okay! The lower the price is, the more I can earn in the future! Second brother, can I go with you?
"Sure! As long as you are here, I will feel confident!" Li Hanrui said with a smile.
"I'll go too!" Li Hanyan volunteered and raised her hand. Zhao Xuanyi pressed Li Hanyan's hand instantly
"Daughter-in-law, you are really not suitable for talking about business, you should just play at home, ah! My second brother and I will go back as soon as we go!" Li Hanyan wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Li Yukun
"Han Yan, just stay and talk to your mother! Why do you want to join in when a man talks about business?" Li Yukun still doesn't know who he is?
Even if you don’t lose your money, you will make money. Is that what you need to talk about business? Li Hanyan saw her father speaking and had no choice but to agree!
Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanrui put on Shen Wei and Liu Bo, and the four of them rode four horses out of the general's mansion. Along the way, everyone saw Zhao Xuanyi's white horse and couldn't help but give it a thumbs up, although Ao could often be seen. Snow, but I’m very happy every time I see it, it’s so beautiful!
"Brother-in-law, how are you doing in the military camp recently?" Li Hanrui asked casually. Zhao Xuanyi shook his head
"This group of people can't sit still. Didn't they just fight a few victorious battles? Recently they are studying where there are bandit dens, especially the big and famous ones. They plan to let me take them out to suppress bandits and practice Practice your skills and make some extra money!" Li Hanrui laughed after hearing this
"A horse will not grow fat without night, and a man will not be rich without external wealth! This is a good thing. If you can take down a few bandits' dens, it will be a way of doing justice to the people and ensuring the safety of the people. You can do it!"
"How can it be that simple? Last time we destroyed Hurricane Village, we were assassinated. Now I'm scared!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Hahaha...!" Several people laughed, talking and laughing along the way to the door of a house in the northernmost part of the capital!
After stopping the horse, Zhao Xuanyi's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought, "What a generous gatehouse!" There are two large stone lions on the left and right of the door, behind them are large red-painted pillars, and two black-painted doors. When the sun shines, they sparkle!
The courtyard walls on the left and right look to be at least dozens of meters long. Although this is an area close to the capital, the price seems to be not low!
It’s almost as big as my own Piaoyun Pavilion, so I’m really not short of money! There were two servants on duty at the door. When they saw four people coming, one of them hurriedly came over.
"Are you...?" Li Hanrui clasped his fists politely
"I'm Li Hanrui. Du Yuanwai wants to discuss something with me today. Please ask me to come up to the office and let me know!"
"Oh, your surname is Li, right? Okay, wait a moment, I'll report it right away!" The servant hurriedly turned around and ran into the mansion to report the news!
Zhao Xuanyi took a look and looked in from the gate. He saw that there were many trees planted in the yard, all of which were peach blossom trees!
It's spring, all the trees are sprouting, and they look beautiful! But the calligraphy and paintings posted on the door made Zhao Xuanyi feel very awkward. It was normal for someone to post the character "福", a koi doll, etc. No matter how bad it was, it was understandable to post a door god, but this house had a Guanyin Bodhisattva posted on the left side. , on the right is a Guanyin giving birth to children!
This makes Zhao Xuanyi very strange!
"Second brother, does their family... believe in something?" Li Hanrui turned around and nodded lightly.
"This member Du believes in Buddhism, that's why! Brother-in-law, what do you believe in?"
"Me? I also believe in Buddhism and have destiny, but I haven't met anyone to help me in so many years!" After Zhao Xuanyi said this, everyone laughed!
Not long after, a middle-aged man with a big belly came out. The man was fat, with three small black beards on his face, round eyes, and a shiny face. He looked like he was eating ordinary food. It must be good!
"Hey, Second Young Master, you are here!" the man said with a smile.
"Excuse me, Mr. Du, why bother me!" Li Hanrui said with a smile.
"Second Young Master, what are you talking about? With your status, I can't even invite you! Why bother?" The man looked at Zhao Xuanyi, his eyes filled with strangeness.
"Second Young Master, who is this Young Master?"
"Oh, let me introduce to you. This is my brother-in-law. The emperor has personally named General Xiangyun, Zhao Xuanyi! Lord Zhao Mingqing's second son!" Li Hanrui said with a smile, feeling that the introduction made his brother-in-law angry, and he looked very proud!
"Brother-in-law, this is Du Chun, Du Yuanwai! I have known our father for many years, come and get to know him!" Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted
"Commissioner Du, thank you for disturbing me!"
"Oh, is this General Zhao who led the soldiers to fight against the Jurchen enemy and recapture five cities during the Chinese New Year?" Du Chun asked enthusiastically.
"Yes!" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"Welcome, welcome! I didn't expect General Zhao to come to my house. Come on, please come inside! Come, prepare tea in the pavilion!" Du Chun greeted the two of them warmly and took them into the house!
Aoxue was led into the mansion by Shen Wei. Du Chun saw it at a glance and couldn't take his eyes away.
"What a beautiful horse!" Du Chun said with great fondness.
"This is my general's horse, named Aoxue!" Shen Wei said with a smile. Du Chun looked at it and couldn't help but nod.
"A horse and a hero! It's really extraordinary! Yes, really good!" Zhao Xuanyi and Li Hanrui came to the pavilion, where tea and snacks had been prepared. After the three of them sat down, Du Chun was very accommodating.
"Just treat it like your own home, you're welcome!" Li Hanrui smiled and nodded.
"Commander Du, I'm here today because you said last time that you can buy a lot of vegetables here. I wonder if you can still buy them now?" When Du Chun heard about the business, his two little eyes instantly shone with shrewd light.
"Second Young Master, we have known each other for more than a day or two. Let me tell you the truth! If you want vegetables during this season, we have them! But the price is not cheap!"
"Oh? Du Yuanwai, tell me, let me know about it!" Li Hanrui asked.
"You also know that these vegetables are the same as pork. The price depends on the time. Right now, the ice and snow have not completely melted. Vegetables are at their most expensive. A cabbage is at least nine copper coins!"
"Nine?" Li Hanrui asked in surprise.
"That's right! These were grown by my farmers who bought greenhouses. Without greenhouses, how could there be fresh vegetables at this time?" Du Chun said with a smile.
