Section 2057: Collect Money

It is not that simple for Wang Quantai to come to work for Li Cong. This guy is also very uncomfortable. In his eyes, this Li Cong is just a businessman after all. Who is he? , Jinshi, no matter what, we have to contribute to the imperial court. Although the emperor of the Eastern Empire does not want us, we must at least serve as a staff member for a prince or something, but it is not enough for a business to be in charge. , This is really a shameful thing. Ordinary scholars will definitely not come, but Wang Quantai is not an ordinary person after all, no. He knew Wu Zuoxi, the prime minister of the Western Empire, when he was in trouble for the Western Empire. He tried his best to turn the tide and saved the entire Western Empire, and the later results were also clear. The emperor of the Western Empire let go of the grind and killed the donkey. He seemed to see himself. As long as he does his job well, the position of Xiangguo will be his own sooner or later. Even if he gets to that position, what can he do? The emperor will let himself go when he is not in use.

what is the most important One's own strength is the most important thing, so Wang Quantai and Li Cong's condition is that he is only in charge of shipping matters, and don't ask yourself for other things, and I am not one of your managers, so it is really not very nice to say that. , We are still the original identity, a scholar who came to help you. Li Cong's statement is very good. No one thought of this statement before the entire Eastern Empire.

Consultant, this is the name Li Cong gave to Wang Quantai. This name can be said to be unprecedented. As for whether there will be any behind, Li Cong does not know. After all, this world is very strange. Who knows what will happen in the future? Just look at it honestly, no one can tell what will happen in the future, so don't just say that there will be no successor, that's a bit too much... disrespect for the development of society .

It can be said that Wang Quantai is very satisfied with his identity, and the treatment given to him by Cao's House is not low. Of course, Cao's House can only give itself money, as for other treatment, it can't give itself, but Li Cong also said that it will give Wang Quantai a certain social status in the future, but now Wang Quantai is also very satisfied Yes, at least in the territory of Cao's firm. Except for Li Cong, several of their first-level stewards have grown up, and because these stewards didn't know much about words in the past. Bai Er and the others generally respect scholars very much. After Wu Zuoxi came, Wu Zuoxi was the head of the stewards, and there were some small-scale fights among them, but Li Cong didn't bother to care about that. Just do what you want, as long as it's harmless, we don't bother to care so much, whoever messes with his own spirit for a lifetime, it's a bit too unreasonable for him to take care of everything.

Wang Quantai's selection standard is also very high. But Li Cong also saw that what this guy wanted was first-class goods. Others didn't understand what was going on, but Li Cong immediately understood. Good things should be brought there, that would block one's way, which is absolutely not allowed. It is necessary to use the second-class ones as the best, and when this thing is about to be saturated, then bring the best things over, so that the money earned twice is the best. It can be said to be the behavior of a profiteer.

But businessmen all over the world basically do this. No one is much better than anyone else, just to see if what you do is concealed, the most important thing for a businessman is to pursue his own interests, Wang Quantai saw Li Cong looking at him with that kind of eyes, this old face is not very good-looking Yes, when I usually open my mouth, I will say something like a sage, but today I really came to the business field and started my own calculations. Li Cong waved his hand quickly, indicating that he didn't mean that, and that he was making money for himself by doing that.

"Hehe, what happened today really made Mr. Cao laugh. In fact, I know a little bit about the business world. Today, I played tricks in front of Mr. Cao." Wang Quantai's fleet will set off early tomorrow morning. Even so, this guy didn't cherish today's time to go home and have a good chat with his wife and children, but continued to sit on the pier with his own affairs. Isn't this a little bit too responsible? Li Cong also feels that this old guy seems to be a different person as long as he works. When he saw this guy for the first time, he was really decadent. Hair, it is estimated that people who say that they are twenty years old will believe it.

"My lord Wang is wrong to say this. I know that you scholars look down on this very much. As long as society exists, there must be a reason for its existence. We merchants transport goods from here to there, and we also have our own risks along the way. Yes, if we really encounter some kind of storm or something, our people will not be able to come back directly, and our losses will be very large at that time, so this opportunity and risk exist together, no It may be said that there are only opportunities but no risks, and it is understandable that Mr. Wang can think of this way to make us more money." Li Cong said, Li Cong's words are powerful, and the clan can turn black into white , Wang Quantai was also a little lied to by him, the little bit of guilt just now can't be found at the moment, this guy feels that what he did is right, the thoughts of the sage cloud began to come out of his own head off.

"Master Wang, in fact, it is better for you to take a break for many things. There are so many people below, and some of them are your apprentices. Wouldn't it be better to let them do it? If you let yourself do everything, What do they need to do? They have to be given a chance anyway, in one, Mr. Wang is considered to be old this year, if he doesn't take good care of his body, it won't work." Li Cong looked in front of him Wang Quantai said that a person in his forties is like a dry old man, not at all like a person of this age. Li Cong also knows what's going on, and he must have been idle at home recently. As it is now, these things are nothing at all, but Li Cong suddenly thought of Zhuge Liang, not to mention, the one on TV is a bit similar to the one in front of him, if he has to do everything himself. It is really possible to be exhausted.

"Thank you, Mr. Cao, for your concern. It's just that the subordinates are used to it. I don't trust others to do many things. If other things can be done by a few trustworthy people, this time Mr. Cao made a move. There are so many ships and goods, and they have sailed such a long distance, if it is not well planned. If something goes wrong, I am really sorry for Master Cao’s high hopes for me." What Wang Quantai didn’t finish saying was He doesn't want to go back home to live that kind of life, how good life is now. He admits that he has some vanity, and now his brothers are surrounded by him as before, why? Isn't it all for the white money, there is nothing delicious and lazy to make, and the land in the family will be ruined by them sooner or later. Although the emperor has not allowed members of their royal family to enter the court, Wang Quantai still I feel that all the children in my family want to study, some of my own children need to study, and so do my nephews. Otherwise, he will be a white man in the future, which is not good for their lives, so he paid for a Juren to teach these children in the family, and it is for this reason that his brothers have the same relationship with him as before. Well, if I follow what I said before, I have to give these guys a little bit of power, but after all, they are also my own brothers, right? I really can't give it. In the end, he could only honestly welcome the brothers to his home and reprimand them vigorously. The three younger brothers also knew Wang Quantai very well, as long as he was willing to reprimand them, everything was easy to say.

It would be really bad if Wang Quantai didn't even bother to reprimand them. The brains of these three guys are also wandering very quickly. In the past few days, they all understand what is going on with Cao's House of Commerce. The court has suffered a big loss at the hands of others. Yes, but who is Li Cong, the boss of Cao's House? In the past, we had never heard of it at all. How did you become a duke? The duke is an unattainable thing for them. Now he is not only a duke, but the place where you live has become his fiefdom. According to the regulations of the Eastern Empire, he will be your master in the future. No matter how good you are in the future, you must kneel down when you see him Yes, this Li Cong can come to the house to have a good talk with his elder brother, then his elder brother must be a person, and they all know what happened later, the elder brother is now going to work for the people of Cao's house Oh, my good guy, before I did anything, I sent millions of silver. In the past, even if the eldest brother was the servant of the household department, he didn't have so much silver, right?

The life of the three brothers is now considered a small landlord. The family has hundreds of hectares of land, and they also collect rent every year to live. It is quite a lot, but it is absolutely different from the life they used to live. In the same way, the money spent every day in the past was not a small amount, but now I lose a few hundred taels, and my whole body feels distressed to death. Now my brother has a better future, if I don’t rely on In the past, that would be a fool. Isn’t that what people in this society are like now? If you don’t rely on the past, what will you do in the future? You can’t really live like a small rich man. The three of them married They are also ladies from rich families. Since their elder brother lost his official position, all the fathers over there seem to have become more powerful immediately. Damn, my elder brother was the servant of the household department in the past Back then, you really wanted to take me as your father, but now it’s mine that’s not good enough, that’s not good enough, why didn’t you see it a long time ago, and now it’s all right again, my brother is now in charge of Cao’s House, and now we This piece of sky is all surnamed Cao, you want to mess around? try?

This is what Li Cong wanted to say to Wang Quantai, you have to take care of the affairs of your family, no matter what the people in your family think, it is absolutely impossible for things to happen in the future, if you want to It's easy to continue to mess around like this, convert your property into silver, and don't stay in NW province in the future, the world is so big, you can go wherever you want, but this place is the only place Can't come back.

Wang Quantai naturally understood Li Cong's idea. These younger brothers of his were originally incompetent guys, and he didn't need to save them any face. They were all shameless people, but after all, They are all brothers in my own family, and I told them that eating, drinking and having fun is your business. But you can’t do illegal things, and if you spend money, you can only spend 20,000 taels of silver per person per year. I don’t care if you have a way to get money, but you must not violate the law, otherwise you will be beautiful one by one However, Wang Quantai's exhortations are still somewhat effective, and his younger brothers have also shown very good potential these days. Among them, the youngest brother even wanted to go to the Southern Empire with Wang Quantai, saying that the elder brother is not young anymore. They don't feel at ease when they go to the Southern Empire. It's okay to follow along. Wang Quantai naturally knows what his younger brother is thinking. He just wants to go out to play with him. If he doesn't have him at home, he doesn't know them. What would you do, why not follow him, this Wang Lao Si is the only one among Wang Quantai's three younger brothers who can still read, and he is following Wang Quantai right now, he doesn't know anything about the things on the pier How interested. What I think about is when I can set sail, go to the sea to have a look, and go to the Southern Empire to have a good time.

Li Cong left the pier after a few more instructions. Now that he is almost ready, he just waits for the sailing tomorrow. This matter has not been done with great fanfare yet, and there will be a ceremony tomorrow. But after discussing with Wang Quantai and the others, it is better not to make this matter so big now. What should the Eastern Empire do with them in the future? We can’t say that we are the only ones who can do this, and you can’t do it. That's right, the top and bottom of the Eastern Empire are not soft persimmons. So it’s enough to make money in this way, why raise your status so high, besides, Li Cong is indeed busy today, Xiao Ao’s expression is a bit wrong these two days, this kid is probably about to be promoted again Alright, last time I captured those black potion masters, they made a great contribution, and there are so many good things to support them. The speed at which this kid advances can definitely enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Of course, there is no such record in this world, but it is already considered very powerful.

When Li Cong came back, he felt that there was something wrong with the surrounding air fluctuations. Several guards in the yard were also standing. They had been watching for a long time, but they didn't understand what was going on, so they shouldn't act rashly. Going in is not, at the beginning, the third young master ordered them not to go in unless they were told. If they went rashly, who would delay the third young master's cultivation if they disturbed it? Master Cao's great love for the third young master can be clearly seen by each of them. Is it possible that I don't want it in my head?

"How long has he been in this situation?" Li Cong said when he walked into the yard. He didn't go in either. In fact, there are no books about plant life at this stage. This kid's memory of inheritance has been awakened. Well, what he says is what he says. Li Cong just needs to give him what he needs. It can be said that plant life has started to develop rapidly now. Of course, this must be given enough things. If there are not so many things, it must be useless. The aura they absorb is very little, and most of them are promoted by some medicine or some metals, otherwise they will not So fast, for a normal person to reach the ninth level fighter, even if you are a genius, it will take thousands of years, but it only took him a few years to reach the ninth level, and his combat power must be at least as good as three nines. He is a level-9 fighter, and his two guards are both level-9 fighters. Basically, there is no time to win a duel with him. Xiao Ao's own awareness is very good to have such fighting power, but more importantly, he needs Li Cong brought him all the things he needed. For a period of time, at least tens of thousands of people collected some things for Xiao Ao on the whole continent. Yes, this guy is indeed a gold swallowing beast. Li Cong feels that raising an army does not cost so much.

"Back to Master Cao, it has been several hours since I went in, and it will take an hour for the continuous breath to come out of it. We wanted to go in and have a look, but thought the young master explained that if he didn't call us If you don’t let us in, so we all waited here, and the young master didn’t say a word.” This guy said honestly, he was an ordinary person before, but this is in Growing up in the training camp, it took five years to transform from an ordinary person into a ninth-level fighter, and the money spent was at least a billion dollars, but such a person is also absolutely loyal to himself, Li Cong nodded and let them all go down to rest. Although they don't need to rest, they are not fools. The boss may have a lot of things if he lets himself rest. It may be inconvenient for these people to be here. They are all honest people, so naturally they don't have this idea, but it can't be like that now.

Li Cong checked it out. I was a little surprised, damn it. There is nothing in this room, and it is estimated that they were swallowed up by this kid. Hurry up. At the beginning, Li Cong said that it is better not to put any decorations in this kid's room like other rooms. Ten thousand taels of silver each, and he doesn't know if it's good or bad, if this kid is hungry, he'll just take it and eat it, why not just put a few boxes of gold and silver, now it looks like there's nothing left . It is estimated that everything has been swallowed up, and this kid has become the spherical shape when he was just born. I really think it is the same as a ninth-level monster promoted to a tenth-level monster. Back then, Xiaohu could already be regarded as a ninth-level monster. He is the overlord in the game, but he still started from scratch in order to reach the tenth level of Warcraft. It is estimated that he should be in the same situation now. Li Cong tried to connect with this kid mentally. In the end, there was nothing. Since this is the case, don’t act too hastily. This kid told me before that it would take at least three days. Anyway, I have nothing to do these days, so I just look at him here honestly. That's it.

Li Cong asked someone to bring him a few books and some fruit. I went to sit in the shade of the trees in the yard and waited. The people who came in to serve were basically fighters above the fifth level. I don't know the reason, but I can feel that the breath in that room over there is very powerful. If I don't pay attention, I can probably blow myself up. This is a remarkable thing.

"Okay, don't come in if I don't tell you, this is just the beginning, and then the breath may be even stronger, you just go out first." Li Cong looked at the man under him, full of His head was full of sweat, this guy nodded quickly, after he came in, his body didn't seem to belong to him anymore, he should go out now.

For such a violent breath, many people have no way to absorb it, and Li Cong is the same. People who have come from normal cultivation have to absorb some relatively stable ones, but for some people who practice abnormally, they can absorb these breaths. Swallowed, see clearly, swallowed, definitely not absorbed, these people are black potion masters, they can't absorb these things at once, but there are not many such opportunities, if so If a black magic pharmacist is here, it is estimated that he will swallow these breaths without hesitation, regardless of whether his body can bear it, anyway, he can't be idle, some black magic pharmacists are not very good , After absorbing these things, they may explode.

Li Cong shook his head, why did he think of the Black Potion Master? A few days ago, he received a message that the emperor's assassination of King Ning had failed, and the emperor of the Eastern Empire also sent him a message He suspects that those who do it secretly should be black magic pharmacists. The Moller venom is very precious, and even the royal family of the Eastern Empire cannot casually use it to assassinate people. It needs to be made with the magic core of a ninth-level monster. Yes, the magic core of a ninth-level monster is extremely precious. Few people will use it to make poison. Many other uses are possible. His Majesty the Emperor suspects that such a thing can only be done by a black magic pharmacist. Now, anyway, it’s already passed the best position, and now King Ning won’t do it even if he can kill them. Li Cong doesn’t want to care about King Ning’s life, what Li Cong wants to care about is These black magic pharmacists, when I was fighting bloody battles on the front line that day, I let these guys take advantage of my subordinates, I am really ashamed.

Li Cong is not the only one who wants to catch the black magic pharmacist. The emperor of the Eastern Empire also has such an idea. Otherwise, he would not ask someone to assassinate King Ning. Such a thing is also very risky If the news about King Ning being killed by the emperor spreads, the first thing I have to face is those princes in the capital. Their relationship with King Ning is not very good, but if the emperor can casually send someone out to kill the prince If so, wouldn't it mean that they don't have any social status correspondingly, and maybe one day if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like him, he can directly ask someone to kill him. If such a thing can be avoided, it must be avoided.

Just when Li Cong was thinking about the black magic pharmacist, Li Cong suddenly felt that something in his mind was about to connect with him. If I wasn't a space magician, I would definitely not be able to feel this feeling. It turned out that this little guy in the room discovered me.

"Boy, what are you doing? Why did you become a sphere again?" Li asked first from the beginning, and he could feel that the guy connected to his brain was his youngest son. That big ball is him.

"Father, I actually don't want to, it's just that I eat too much. I have nothing else to do every day, and you send some things I need from the clan. There is no way, I started to eat more, normal people Eating too much food is enough to gain weight. I eat casually but it makes my promotion advance. I may enter the tenth level earlier, but our tenth level is different from human beings. This is a quasi-tenth level, but even if you can reach this step, it is considered very good. I am looking for my father now because I need a lot of things. First of all, I need a silver pulp." This kid seems to be very urgent , I don't have so much time to talk nonsense with Li Cong here, so I just said what I need when I came up.

Silver pith? What is this, I have never heard of it before, is this something new?

"Boy, I can satisfy you with what you want, but you also have to tell me what it looks like. Where can I get it? What is the specification? For example, how big is it, how heavy is it, how many do you want?" Li Cong said anxiously, this is the most important thing for his son to advance, and he must not lose the chain, and now he can't wait for you to go out and get this silver marrow, but it's a pity that he doesn't know this at all What does something look like. Even if you get it wrong, wouldn’t it just be...

"I don't have that much time to tell you. Silver pith is the core of the silver mine. It is very precious. I only have two days. If there is no such thing within these two days, I will The possibility of promotion is not very great. It can be said that that thing is an upgraded version of Yinzi." This guy's voice has begun to be confused, and Li Cong can already feel it, just say these few words. The boy is already a little bit strenuous, but to some extent he already knows what he wants, and if he doesn't know what it is, someone will definitely know.

It just so happened that the old guy Tuoba Yuanye was here. That old guy knew a lot. Right now, this guy was looking at the merchant ships on the sea, and he was also admiring that such a ship would be sold if it arrived in the Southern Empire. How much did you pay? Before I said a few words to Wang Quantai, I saw Li Cong flying over directly. Yes, he flew over. This guy is rarely so frizzy. Everyone knows that he is a wind magician. Teacher, but Li Cong usually makes airships when he goes out, and rarely flies by himself.

"What's the matter, didn't you just go back, why did you come back after such a short time, what happened?" Tuoba Yuanye and Wang Quantai were a little puzzled, this Li Cong is also considered a man of the city, Even if something happened, it would be impossible to have such an expression. They couldn't imagine what it was that Li Cong couldn't bear.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, it's very important, I need a silver marrow now, do you know what this thing is, and where can I get it?" Li Cong was out of breath Said, he has never been so flustered before, this is related to his son, this matter is serious, just two days, he is really too nervous, if there are around, it will be fine , if there is no one around, where can I get it for you, even if the speed of the airship is fast enough, it will not be of much use, two days is too short, judging from the tone of that kid, this thing must be very good Precious, people may not give it to him for two days, but Li Cong has already made up his mind, even if it is robbed, he has to get it.

"Silver marrow? Why do you want that thing? What effect does that thing have on you? I don't think I've heard that it has any effect on cultivation? By the way, could it be your master? That person What kind of heaven-defying elixir does Master Alchemist want to refine, do you need that thing?" Tuoba Yuanye said in surprise, Wang Quantai at the side didn't know anything about this, since he didn't know about it, it's better not to It's here, just take a stroll and drive away. Some things are better not known.

"What the hell is that thing? It seems that that thing is very precious? It's not easy to get it?" Li Cong is a precious thing. How could he have so much time to listen to him talk about it? He hurriedly asked what he wanted to know. , the son over there is still waiting for this thing to advance.

"Hehe, this thing is more than precious. Don't worry. There is one around here, if you want it. I guess you can get it. This thing is only found in silver mines. If silver mines are If it is a person, then the silver pulp is the brain of this person. Many silver mines will slowly develop after so many years. What is it for? It is because of the silver pulp. Many people do not understand this, everyone There is silver pith in every silver mine, as long as the amount mined each year does not exceed a certain amount, then the silver will still come out after a few years. Of course, the time for a few years will be much longer. If you take this silver marrow away, then this silver mine will become a dead mine, which is basically the case, and the value of the live mine is hundreds of times that of the dead mine. If the silver marrow If the individual is larger, it is a thousand times more likely." Seeing Li Cong's anxious look, Tuoba Yuanye hurriedly said that there used to be a silver mine owned by King Ning around the city, and now Ning The king has already left. Naturally, the silver mine belongs to Li Cong. As for whether there is silver marrow in it. Judging from the appearance of Tuoba Yuanye, there should be some.

"As for the history of this thing, tell me slowly in the future, don't you say that there is such a thing around us, and get this thing quickly now, I need it urgently." Li never cared about anything The mine is active, and the most important thing is to get the silver marrow at this time. The output of a silver mine is silver. Why would I care about so much money, I have enough.

"Well, let's talk while walking, there is a big silver mine in the south of the city, I think there should be silver pith in it, but we haven't found out where it is yet, it doesn't rule out that Ning It is possible for the king to take it away directly. If King Ning really takes it away, this matter will not be easy to deal with. I remember it was recorded in the book that when some silver marrow is not easy to get, it can be refined with a lot of silver. It’s just that it’s more troublesome.” Tuoba Yuanye said worriedly, these things are very precious, a silver mine is already very precious, but if it can be regenerated one after another If you come from the silver mine, this thing will be even more precious. It is estimated that King Ning will have to take this thing with him when he retreats.

"Can it be refined? Then how much silver do you need to refine a silver marrow?" Li Cong said on the road. The two of them rode fast horses towards the silver mine in the south, and there were some people from Cao's business on the way Those who knew Li Cong hurriedly gave way, what's the matter, the boss is usually very safe, why did he become so frizzy today? What happened in the end, although they are very curious in their hearts, they are still sitting on their own affairs, knowing more is not necessarily a good thing, you will know when the boss wants you to know, It's better to be honest when you don't want to let you know.

"Hehe, I don't know about this, and I've only heard of it. First, you need to melt the silver and turn it into water, and then let the alchemist use a huge medicine cauldron to do this. Yes, there are only a few people who can do it in history. By the way, one of them belongs to a space magician. He can use space magic to gather all the silver, and then forcefully compress it into water. It’s enough to refine it. In fact, it doesn’t take much time. It’s estimated that hundreds of millions of taels of silver are enough. I just want to be a pharmacist and a space magician. By the way, isn’t your master? "Suddenly Tuoba Yuanye thought that Li Cong's master was like this. He is a space magician and a pharmacist. Li Cong is really lucky.

"Okay, don't follow me, you go back quickly and gather all the money. The big banks in the city, as long as they have money, will be searched by me. Just tell them to borrow from them at high interest rates. We have to collect two billion silver." Li Cong thought for a while and said, this amount is definitely not a small amount, two billion silver is 100,000 tons of silver, this is definitely a terrible number, if it is in the capital It’s probably nothing in that kind of place, but now it’s in such a county, and it’s a war-torn county, and you want to spend 100,000 tons of silver? Isn’t this a bit funny? It’s obviously very unrealistic for an average person to spend 400 taels of silver. For the rich, this figure is nothing, but for most ordinary people, don’t say 400 taels It's too much money, even four qian silver may be a great number, they don't have that ability.

Looking at Li Cong going away, Tuoba Yuanye patted his head in frustration, where can I get you so much money, I can only go back and search, and I have to ask these airships to collect all the money around them. The money was brought in. It seemed that a few King Ning's treasuries were captured a while ago, but I don't know if there are so many. Most of the money should be scattered. How many of the rich people still have silver in their homes? Well, they all use bank notes.

Sure enough, when Li Cong arrived at the silver mine, he searched for three hours, but there was not even a trace of silver pulp, and the miners here also said that when King Ning was leaving, he told them to get out, and Ning One of Wang's first-class guards came down and took out something. Some of them had been miners here all their lives and didn't know what it was, but when the thing was gone, they all felt it when they went down to mine. The breath is not as good as before, but they are all poor people, and no one will take care of their lives.

Now it seems that the silver marrow here is gone. If you want to get that thing, you can only gather silver. In fact, Li Cong also has a lot of silver in his inner world, but he hasn't encountered such a situation for a long time. , Xiao Ao also didn't want money for a long time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )