"We don't need food, but we need shops, trade routes, and mines. Are you sure you can make the decision on behalf of all the big players in Baoding?" Li Yi said with some doubt.

He knows that Mr. He is very powerful and does not care about a little money or food. But what he needs now is not a small amount of food, but shops and mining areas. Only these things can really speed up the construction of Anxin's business network and help Anxin

Get out of trouble.

Money and food are just consumables, and this is not Li Yi's style at the expense of distant benefits and immediate worries.

"Mines and shops?" Mr. He looked at Li Yi thoughtfully. He didn't expect that Anxin was already short of food, but he didn't want food and money, but wanted shops.

"I can't answer you on this matter, because the shop is the source of money for each of us, and it needs to be decided after discussion. But I have already said that I don't want to have any conflicts with you, and living in peace is the best choice. So.

, I think you should show your sincerity, and I will never let you down." Mr. He had a warm smile on his face.

From the beginning, He Erye has always emphasized that he does not want to be an enemy of Li Yi, and now he has repeatedly stated this, just because he has seen An Xin's potential and Li Yi's potential.

Troubled times are coming. Li Yi already has 2,000 local warriors and 50,000 refugees under his command. He has become a force that cannot be underestimated. For the He family who wants to accumulate strength with peace of mind and survive the troubled times, it may not be possible to provoke him again.

A wise choice.

Moreover, Mr. He's power is mainly at sea, but the power in Baoding Mansion is a bit weak. If the two sides fight, it will be obvious who will suffer.

The same goes for Li Yi. He doesn't want to have a complete stalemate with the local big players in Baoding. No matter what, most of Baoding's business is in the hands of big players. If he wants to develop a business network, he must have a stable environment.

, we need to cooperate with these big players for win-win results.

"To show my sincerity, we will release He Yaozu. But you must also lift the embargo on Anxin and stop selling us grain and salt at high prices." Li Yi said.

In fact, all the salt, grain and other items used by Anxin have been purchased from Baoding at a high price, 30% higher than the market price. This is obviously the fault of the big Baoding merchants.

Mr. He nodded and said: "Since you have put forward conditions that I cannot decide, then today's negotiation is meaningless. I will go back to negotiate with all the big players. As for the result, I will send someone to tell you at that time."

"Then I will wait for your news." Li Yi said lightly.

Mr. He got on the carriage, and the team of servants began to change direction and walked onto the field path. Under Li Yi's gaze, the servants deliberately avoided the growing young seedlings and did not dare to be any more arrogant.

"Commander of the Brigade, what exactly does this mean? Why did you leave before I even understood it?" Li Si clapped his hands and stepped forward, looking at Li Yi and said.

"This Erye He is not an ordinary person, he is a real businessman. We already have enough strength, so he doesn't want to be our enemy and waste energy. But now our conditions make it difficult for him, and now he has to do

The only thing is to go back and convince the officials and gentry who regard wealth as their lives, so that they can try their best to meet our requirements." Li Yi sighed and said.

"Now that they have given in, isn't that a good thing? Brigadier, why are you still looking solemn?" Li Si said in confusion.

Getting on his horse, Li Yi looked at the team of servants leaving in the distance and said: "The officials and gentry are not Mr. He. Many of them care not about gains and losses, but more about face and benefits. In their eyes, we are

It's hard for them to bow to us and hand over their shops. So I estimate that we will have another conflict with the big guys in Baoding next, and we can only get these compensations by hurting them again.

"

After Li Yi said this, he went to the inspection department to check Wang Jin's injury.

This inspection department was built in the past few months, and it is thanks to the efforts of the Anxin villagers. Otherwise, we would have to wait until the government allocates the money, who knows, it would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.

Because Anxin is mainly responsible for the safety of the surrounding trade roads, the inspection department has not been built very big, and the government only uses it symbolically to show its presence and to monitor Anxin. Therefore, the entire inspection department

There were only more than thirty soldiers and a few thin horses, which looked a bit crude.

Looking at the soldiers who were respectful to him, Li Yi looked a little unhappy. Wang Jin, as their superior officer, had always been kind to them, but at the critical moment of life and death, none of them stood up. These soldiers were really chilling.

.

After walking into the house, Wang Jin's face became much better after the doctor's bone setting and care, but when he saw Li Yi coming in, his face was still a little unnatural.

"You shouldn't stop them. A small ninth-grade official has little deterrent effect on them. You have exceeded your ability by doing so." I couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or reproach, Li Yi's voice sounded

It sounds very bland.

Wang Jin turned his head, glanced at him angrily, and said: "I am an official of the imperial court, and they were so arrogant that they almost killed me. I will definitely report it to the governor and punish them for their crimes. I want to look at myself."

Does this ninth-grade Sesame Official have any weight?"

"Don't talk about those useless nonsense. You know that you are just humiliating yourself. Wang Jin, don't I know what you are thinking? You think that when you become an official, you will honor your ancestors and be superior to others. When will your idea of ​​climbing on the dragon and the phoenix be possible?

Change it? You think about getting promoted every day, and you are used by Li Wensheng to come here to spy on us. Zhang Mingde and the others have laughed at you countless times for this kind of thing, and you still don’t know the lesson? Haha! I really don’t know what to say to you.

"

Li Yi looked at Wang Jin, who was turning blue, and shook his head: "You are just arrogant and always thinking about doing something on your own. It seems to be my fault for letting you leave Anxin in the first place. I didn't

To think that you are so keen on officialdom."

"That's enough! Can't you, damn, shut that bird's mouth?"

Wang Jin was so angry that he wanted to get up, but the wound was affected, and a painful expression appeared on his face, "I know what I do, don't act like you know everything. I'm your cousin, even if you

No matter how powerful and famous I am now, I'm still your cousin. What's wrong with being an official? I can't study. Without your military strength of a hundred enemies, if I don't rely on this method to get promoted, will I be stuck in Anxin like you?

Whether I like to be an official or I am passionate about fame and wealth, how can I have anything to do with them? When I become a high official in the future, I think Li Si and the others will still dare to bite my tongue?"

Li Yi looked at Wang Jin, who was blushing and thick-necked, smiled and said nothing.

"I'm not gossiping, I'm just talking about you together, brothers." Li Si came in from outside the door and said to Wang Jin in a buzzing voice. Because the food in the Iron Brigade is good, this guy has grown to nearly two meters tall and has a burly figure.

His face was covered with beards and he became a tough man.

Today, Li Si deliberately wore a set of iron armor. The gray iron leaves were hung in layers on the chain armor, which was very heavy. However, Li Si had become accustomed to it. Instead, he really liked the sound of the iron leaves rubbing when he walked around, which stretched out his strong chest muscles.

Got up.

Looking at the majestic Li Si, how can he still look pitiful like he was when he was crying to protect the wolf meat?

"Li Si, you fool, why did you come to see me embarrassed?" Wang Jin said angrily. The more he saw that his former companion was doing well, the more panicked he became.

Li Si scratched his head and said: "Wang Jin, why do you have to follow Li Wensheng, a bad prefect? ​​I think you might as well go back to Anxin. You were smarter than any of us at the beginning. When you go back, let the brigade commander organize it for you.

First battalion, it would be unhappy to be the battalion commander with us."

Li Si, Wang Jin, and Li Yi had already settled their fates, so they really wanted Wang Jin to come back.

"I won't go back, I won't go back. I want to be a high-ranking official, so what's the point of going back to Anxin? You guys keep the position of battalion commander for me, and I won't go back until I really can't survive." Wang Jin shouted loudly.

, he looked at Li Yi and felt a little embarrassed thinking that he was only a ninth-grade sesame official now.

"Forget it if you don't go back. You take good care of yourself. After the autumn harvest, we will probably be in big trouble. By then, you will be working as an official in the government, so you can take care of us." Li Yi stood up and took a deep look at Wang Jin.

, explained a few words and left.

When he left the gate of the Inspection Department, he saw Wang Zhixian's carriage driving slowly, obviously going back to Baoding.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Inspection Department, obviously waiting for someone.

Li Yi walked up.

Wang Zhixian opened the window curtain, looked at Li Yi, and said: "I originally thought that I needed to mediate, but in the blink of an eye you have reached an agreement, which saves me some effort."

Li Yi smiled and said: "County Lord, if you hadn't come to Anxin first, Mr. He would not have come. No one knows your name in Baoding Prefecture. Mr. He is very smart to find you to explore the way.

"

A smile appeared on Wang Zhixian's face and he laughed at himself: "No wonder this person doesn't take me seriously. It turns out to be the second master of the He family."

After speaking, he looked at Li Yi and asked with concern: "He is a tyrant in the East China Sea and has countless murderers under his command. Have you offended him?"

Li Yi bent down and saluted, and said: "Thank you for your concern, Lord County. Mr. He said that he did not want to be an enemy of An Xin and went back to discuss terms with the big families."

"That's a good thing. It seems that you already have some foundation, Zizheng. Even the second master of the He family doesn't dare to fight with you." After hearing Li Yi's words, Wang Zhixian smiled and said: "The second master of the He family is also a smart man.

, I have seen how extraordinary you are. Now that Anxin is flourishing and full of vigor, if he fights with you, both sides will lose. It is not a wise choice to lose strength at this juncture."

Li Yi repeatedly said yes.

"Now that the agreement has been reached, I will leave. I know that you have many things to do, but you should not forget to study. If you can be shortlisted for this year's government examination, you will have a high chance of being on the list. Next year, I am afraid that you will be on the list.

I don't know where it is." After Wang Zhixian said this, he lowered the curtain and asked the coachman to start.

Li Yi looked at the carriage slowly driving away, bowed respectfully and saluted, with a faint smile on his face.
Chapter completed!