Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 133 Franchising
"Yingniang, grind the ink!" Now Li Buqi instructed Luo Yingniang to be more and more handy.

Luo Yingniang curled her lips as usual, but still rolled up her sleeves and rubbed the ink.But Li Buqi became picky: "Oh, why is the technique so clumsy? Haven't you rubbed the ink for your brother? The strength in your hand should not be too strong, the weight should be moderate, and the speed should be appropriate. The ink sticks are vertical and circled. Ink. Only in this way can the color of ink be emitted."

Luo Yingniang curled her lips again: "Only you scholars pay more attention."

"Yingniang, I'm very curious. Why is it that your brother doesn't have any martial arts skills, but your sister is good at double swords?" Li Buqi asked seemingly casually.

Luo Yingniang froze slightly, and then she pretended to be calm and said: "My brother is good at writing, and my parents expect him to study hard after he gets a good grade. My family was naughty since I was a child, so my parents asked me to learn some martial arts to defend myself. In fact, my brother is good at archery. of."

Li Buqi nodded when he couldn't find anything to ask, dipped a pen into the ink and began to draft the plan. After finalizing the draft, he copied a copy for Zhao Zhen, and asked Tao Lin to show him the draft.

"Tao Lin, you have been with me for more than a year, and you have experienced a lot of things, but you need more experience to become a senior officer. I decided to set up an escort agency. You can go to the escort agency and watch its development from small to large. , learn how to gather a group of people, how to manage a group of people. If you can do things well in the bodyguard agency, you will realize your dream in the future.”

Tao Lin is not a person who is good at expressing emotions, so he just asked: "Officer, what should I do first?"

Li Buqi said: "Naturally it is to recruit manpower. You need someone to do everything. This plan has clearly written what the Escort does. Now you find suitable people and train them. When the Escort opens, I hope these people can use it immediately."

After finishing speaking, Li Buqi decided to remind Tao Lin: "You must pay attention. Bodyguards are just like fighting in the army. They depend not on individual bravery, but on the cooperation of everyone. You must pay attention when selecting people. Those who know the basics and know the bottom line, those who are brave and self-righteous, even if they are martial arts, they can't have it."

Tao Lin nodded: "Don't worry, the official, I will choose the manpower carefully." Then he asked: "Then who should follow the official?"

Li Buqi said: "Just Chen Quan. Alright, I have to go to see the officials. Running an escort agency always requires weapons, so I need a franchise from the officials."

When Li Buqi asked to see the emperor, the emperor was visiting Zhang Meiren, who was about to give birth, and unknowingly talked about the problem that sunlight can be divided into seven colors: "I didn't expect my Zhao family to have such capable people. Even Buqi couldn't explain it clearly." He can figure out everything. It can be seen that what Li Buqi said is right, as long as you pay more attention, everything in this world can be found out."

Zhang Meiren hurriedly followed the emperor and said: "Taizu Taizong's descendants are naturally very smart. Your Majesty is only worried about political affairs every day, and cannot be distracted from such trivial matters. If Your Majesty also pays attention to these trivial matters, I'm afraid it will be exposed long ago." It's over."

Although Zhao Zhen knew that this was Zhang Meiren's flattery, he was still very useful: "Li Buqi used to say that he was not the best in intelligence, but that he was more attentive than others and could sit up and walk. At that time, I thought he was self-effacing. Now it seems that he has self-knowledge."

At this point, he changed his subject: "It's just a pity that although there are many talented people in the world, no one can put their heart and soul into it like Li Buqi. If half of his talent in poetry and poetry can be used to share the country's worries, our Song Dynasty will There are so many things for me to worry about."

Zhang Meiren knew that the emperor must have encountered troubles again, and most likely it was about money.It’s not the New Year’s Eve again, and all kinds of rewards and New Year’s celebrations cost money, but both the national treasury and the internal treasury can starve the rats to death.The emperor's year is not easy.

But she couldn't interrupt casually in this matter, and quickly changed the subject: "Oh, Your Majesty, the child is kicking me again."

As soon as he heard the baby moving, Zhao Zhen immediately let go of his troubles and put his hands on Zhang Meiren's belly to feel the fetal movement.Zhang Meiren said coquettishly: "The imperial doctor said that the fetus is a bit big, and my family is afraid."

Zhao Zhen quickly comforted her: "Don't be afraid. I asked Li Buqi to wait in the capital these days. It won't hurt to have him take care of you when you give birth."

After talking for a long time, Zhao Zhen returned to the Chongzheng Hall, and the eunuch hurriedly reported to Li Buqi to see him.The emperor was looking for Li Buqi, and immediately ordered Li Buqi to come in.

Li Buqi followed the eunuch to the Chongzheng Hall and Zhao Zhen asked, "Buqi, what are you up to these days?"

"I want to try opening an escort agency."

"What's a dart board?"

"The roads are not stable now, and bandits often rob pedestrians and merchants, hindering business routes. Escorts are to protect the safety of pedestrians and property, or to transport money and goods safely to their destinations."

"Oh, you just have to do these small things yourself. Is it very profitable?"

"Yichen thinks that the Escort Bureau itself is a hard-earned money, but with the Escort Bureau, the business roads are smooth, there are more businessmen coming and going, and the court collects more taxes. But this is just wishful thinking of the minister, and it still needs to be done in the end. I only found out later. The reason why I reported this matter to His Majesty is because if we want to guard against strong people, we not only need to walk in groups, but also carry knives and guns, which may violate the imperial prohibition. Therefore, I want to ask for a franchise."

"Oh, so?" The emperor instinctively resisted when he heard that he needed to carry a weapon. "It's really inappropriate to gather a crowd to carry knives and guns. If you want to make the business road smooth, you can also use the Xiang army."

"Xiang Jun is supported by the state's money. It is unreasonable to only do things for a few merchants. If it is inappropriate to collect money from merchants, I will write down the details in the memorial."

So Zhao Zhen took a closer look at Li Buqi's memorabilia.Li Buqi's writing was well-founded, and the emperor had to agree with it. Of course, what moved him most was Li Buqi's writing that the Escort Bureau needed to pay a management fee to the imperial court in order to obtain a franchise. A fee can increase the court's income.

The emperor just couldn't see the word "money" now, and he carefully read Li Buqi's report to the imperial court in the bodyguard bureau and nodded his head: "I understand this matter. In this way, the bodyguard bureau is indeed very useful. If it is beneficial to the country, I will approve it, so you can do it. There is no precedent for this matter, but since the escort agency is located in Tokyo, let the Imperial City Secretary manage it."

Secretary of the Imperial City, this matter will be easy to handle.With the note approved by the emperor, Li Buqi was about to resign.But the emperor said: "Don't give up, Zhang Meiren is going to give birth these days, so you stay in Tokyo, and you can find it if you are in a hurry."

Li Buqi had no choice but to agree before going to Gan Zhaoji, who promoted the Imperial City Secretary.They are both old acquaintances, and the two have always gotten along well. Li Buqi also let Gan Zhaoji take the credit for digging out the spies of Xixia and Liao. [-]% is charged, and it is stipulated that the swords and guns used by the Escort cannot be used as weapons, bows can only be used with soft bows, personnel cannot wear a full set of armor, and the number of weapons must be reported to the Imperial City Division.

This is very loose.Li Buqi was very happy to get the charter so easily and happily prepared to go back, but he met Zhang Yonghe.Zhang Yonghe hurriedly said: "Li Tiju, go slowly, we are worried about something, we need to discuss it with you."

"I don't know why you are worried about it?"

"It's not for the promotion!" Zhang Yonghe said: "The officials asked me to recruit soldiers for the Zhenwu Army. It's just that last time there were only 700 people and I couldn't do it. If I add 500 people, my old Zhang Just don't live."

"What's going on here?"

Zhang Yonghe complained: "Li Tiju, if you don't let those sergeants go out of the camp on weekdays, they won't be able to send their monthly rations home in person, but most of the money will be sent to me to send them home. They are not together , the people below are complaining, what should I do."

Li Buqi laughed: "I said earlier that my method of military training must be linked to the civilian service, now you know why? I have no choice but to talk to His Majesty since you are in trouble."

Zhang Yonghe sighed: "It seems that's the only way."

(End of this chapter)