Su Eli was a little confused, but she also thought about it. If something really happened and forced her to stay in Lichuan, she would also have to think about the way out for the guys in her shop.

Time flies, and three or five days have passed.

On this day, a man came to Huahuawuwuwu. After a busy period passed, he walked up to Su Eli and said respectfully: "Shopkeeper Su, our general would like to invite you to come."

"Your general? General Zhang?"

"Yes."

The man was very polite and didn't seem to have anything bad going on.

Seeing that Su Eli was still hesitant, the man lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Su, the prince is here too."

Su Eli felt more relieved when she heard that Wen Qingli was there.

There was a sedan parked outside. Su Eli got on it and swayed until she arrived at the General's Mansion.

The man led her to the main hall of the general's mansion and then left.

As expected, Wen Qingli was also there, drinking tea slowly, probably waiting for her.

"Shopkeeper Su!" General Zhang greeted her enthusiastically when he saw her coming.

"I'm sorry for keeping the general waiting for so long." Su Eli took out the snacks she brought, "This is for Mingzhu. I hope the general won't dislike it."

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it. Mingzhu likes the things in your shop the most." General Zhang took it carefully and ordered someone to send it to Mingzhu.

Su Eli sat down and put a cup of tea in her hand.

Wen Qingli spoke first, "General Zhang came to you this time because he wants to discuss something with you, but I can tell you in advance that if you don't want to, you can refuse. As for what to do next, you don't have to worry.

Let me handle it."

Wen Qingli gave her a reassurance first. Su Eli nodded, "If the general wants to say anything, please say it."

"Recently... we suffered a defeat in Sichuan. I wonder if you have heard about it," General Zhang said.

"I've heard about it," Su Eli said.

"Have you heard the whole story behind this incident?" General Zhang asked slowly.

"I heard about it, but I don't know what this matter has to do with me?" Su Eli asked simply.

General Zhang seemed a little embarrassed to talk about it for a while, but he had to say this, "Actually, I shouldn't talk about this, but I really have no choice."

"The emperor is very angry. What he means this time is that he hesitated to supervise his subordinates, which is why he made such a big mistake. Therefore, I should be responsible for the missing military pay. But..."

General Zhang was a little embarrassed, "I'm not showing off, it's just that in these years, although I have taken on the title of general, I don't have that much money."

When he said this, Su Eli understood.

It's not like this has happened in the past. When the military pay was short, they would organize a fundraiser. The main targets were the wealthy businessmen in the city. It was said to be a fundraiser, but in fact it was semi-forced to make people pay, and the amount of money was definitely not enough.

few.

"I should have contacted the president of the Chamber of Commerce and asked him to take responsibility for this matter, but this time, the president directly pushed you out."

Su Eli also understood what General Zhang meant.

It's just because the big tree attracts the wind. Her Hua Hua Wan Wan has made a lot of money since it opened in Lichuan. There are so many jealous people, so it's normal for them to push themselves out this time.

only……

Su Eli sighed softly, "My family background is really not that rich, so the fact of supplementing the military salary really looks down upon me."

"No, not all." General Zhang said, "I am indeed responsible for this matter, but the silver taels I can come up with are really not enough. I am still short of 10,000 taels, so..."

These ten thousand taels are neither too much nor too little.

But for General Zhang, these ten thousand taels were really a lot.

General Zhang is a rare good official, so he usually doesn't have much oil and water.

General Zhang was a little embarrassed when he mentioned this, "If this General's Mansion hadn't been rewarded by the Emperor, I would have sold it to provide subsidies to the soldiers first, but the problem is, I can't sell it either."

"Actually, if you ask me, a mere ten thousand taels is nothing at all."

Wen Qingli interrupted from the side. There was no trace of stress on his face.

He looked at Su Eli's face and said, "You don't have to worry, I'll just give you the money, in your name."

Su Eli shook her head.

Wen Qingli was anxious, "Are you so unwilling to accept my things?"

"You misunderstood." Su Eli quickly explained, "I have never been unwilling to accept your things, but you can help me once, how can you help me again and again? Even if your prince's palace is as rich as the rest of the country, you can't go back to the capital.

You should be responsible for military pay."

Su Eli has seen a lot of this kind of thing.

As long as you can take it out once, you will be a big piece of fat in the future, and you will be indispensable again and again.

But military pay is a bottomless pit and needs to be supplemented from time to time. No matter how much money she makes through spending all kinds of money, she will never be able to supplement the entire military pay by herself.

"So, this is not a long-term solution." Su Eli said.

She looked at General Zhang again and said, "General, don't get me wrong. I have no intention of not helping you. It's just that I am a businessman after all, and everything must be considered from the perspective of profit."

Seeing that General Zhang had misunderstood, Su Eli explained: "This benefit is not only for my benefit, but also for your benefit. No wealthy businessman can afford to sit back and have nothing."

"So what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that I would like to ask General Zhang to give me some time to think about what is the most beneficial thing to do. I would also like to ask General, how much time has the Emperor given to the General to prepare this money?"

"One month."

General Zhang was a little worried. The emperor gave him a month, but he couldn't think of any good solution. He was not a stupid person. He had thought about everything Su Eli thought of, so he kept struggling.

Su Eli nodded, "That's enough. I promise to help the general prepare all the money in one month. If it's not enough, I will use my own flowers and everything to pay for it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Qingli held her shoulder.

He carried her back in one fell swoop, with a look of displeasure on his face, "What position have you put me in, and you still want me to pay for it? Is my prince's palace so poor that I can't afford to support a little girl like you?"

"

"Don't dare." Su Eli was a little helpless, and Wen Qingli was really childish sometimes, "It's just that the prince is my escape route. I don't dare to work with the prince easily until the end of the rope."

Hearing this, Wen Qingli felt comfortable, and he loosened his hand and let her go.

Coming out of the General's Mansion, Wen Qingli pulled Su Eli aside and said, "Li girl, can you really think of a way?"

"You don't believe me?" Su Eli tilted her head.

"It's not that I don't believe it...it's just..."
Chapter completed!