Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

These disabled soldiers certainly couldn't stay in the "Thousand Rock Army" any longer. They could only receive a pension and go home to do some small business or farm.

But even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if they are injured or disabled, they will still be much stronger than ordinary people. Why can't we recruit some soldiers who have retired from the "Thousand Rock Army"?

Is this also a way to provide them with a better future?

Disability status?

Yes, there are indeed quite a few cases like this among the "Chiiwa Army".

Especially when dealing with the Vortex Demon God a year ago, if it weren't for the help of the immortals, the soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army who participated in the battle would probably have been killed there.

Even so, a large number of Qianyan soldiers were seriously wounded in the war and were unable to remain in the army.

Liyue will do its best to treat soldiers who sacrifice for their country with the utmost care.

However, no matter how preferential treatment is given, this pension cannot sustain a lifetime. In fact, some disabled veterans have families to support.

The Liyue Sept also discussed changing the pension to an annual payment, meaning that the Liyue people would support these wounded soldiers.

However, this would inevitably increase the cost of disability compensation several times over.

Therefore, this policy is currently under discussion, and the specific outcome has not yet been determined.

However, Ningguang and Keqing both knew very well that Li Ye wasn't interested in the abilities of these wounded soldiers; he was clearly after their identities!

The four ironclad bonds in life: studying together, fighting together, visiting prostitutes together, and sharing the spoils together;

The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army have risked their lives together, and their brotherhood goes without saying.

If a group of wounded and disabled Thousand Rock Army soldiers are recruited as security guards, and then hooligans cause trouble, what will the current Thousand Rock Army soldiers think when they see this...?

At that point, even if they abuse their power, regardless of whether those scoundrels have committed any crimes, they will all be arrested. Who among the Liyue Seven Stars and the General Affairs Department would dare to cause trouble for the Thousand Rock Army?

Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of your soldiers?

As for the people of Liyue... they were too busy clapping and cheering!

A bunch of scoundrels, how many of them are truly popular? You'd be lucky if they didn't hate them to the core.

Conversely, although Li Ye's actions were somewhat opportunistic towards these disabled veterans, he was right about one thing: he was indeed providing them with a way out.

Especially considering Li Ye's treatment of his employees, even if it was out of personal motives, Ningguang and Keqing felt that it was appropriate to do so.

Just as the two were deep in thought, Zhongli, who rarely spoke up, surprisingly took the lead in expressing her opinion.

"Guest of the Hall of Rebirth": "This idea is excellent and feasible."

Not only Zhongli, but Gan Yu also strongly agreed after considering it.

"Unemployed": "I also think Li Ye's idea is very appropriate, and it can be considered a win-win solution. In his words, it is a win-win situation."

Grandma Ping, who had always been silent, also spoke up, which was quite rare for her.

"Kind-faced old woman": "I think this is a good idea. I have seen many wounded and disabled soldiers of the Qianyan Army over the years."

They had no special skills and their bodies weren't suited for heavy work, but they had a family to support, making life very difficult.

Regardless of whether Li Ye had ulterior motives, his idea was at least a great act of kindness for Liyue, which is a meritorious deed.

"The energetic young man": "Confess!"

Seeing that everyone was saying the same thing, Ningguang naturally had no other opinions.

When the Liyue Seven Stars held a meeting to discuss reforms to disability compensation, Gan Yu had carefully prepared a list, which can now be used.

"Liyue Rich Woman": "Since everyone has said so, I also think it's a good idea. I happen to have a detailed list on hand, and Mr. Li can recruit some people as needed."

After Keqing and Ningguang expressed their opinions, they also hurriedly recommended themselves.

During the previous meeting of the Liyue Seven Stars, she received a list of wounded and disabled soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army, which she could conveniently provide since Li Ye needed it.

"Beef Offal Chef": "I also have a list, which is not only detailed but also accurate and reliable. Please use my list. However, the list is quite long, so I can't send it to you by phone. I'll send it to you later."

"Unemployed": "No need, I have done a detailed investigation on this matter before, my list is sufficient."

Gan Yu, who was staying at home, was holding a list in her hand.

"Who in the world doesn't know Ye?": "A list? How do you have a list of wounded soldiers? Could it be...?"

Keqing: "..."

Gan Yu: "..."

Ningguang: "..."

"Who in the world doesn't understand Ye?": "Could it be that we, as great minds think alike?"

The three of them exclaimed in unison, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Chapter 82: Xiao: It's just math, let's get it done!

Although they managed to fool Li Ye, Gan Yu, Ke Qing, and Ning Guang couldn't help but have doubts.

Ningguang thought to herself, "I have a list because the Liyue Septate needs to know the specific circumstances of disabled veterans in order to discuss reforms related to 'military disability compensation'."

Although it wasn't exactly a classified document, what were a beef offal vendor and an unemployed man doing collecting information about wounded soldiers for no reason? Did they have ulterior motives?

Wounded soldiers often carried out relatively private missions and knew many military secrets. Even when they left the army, they would sign contracts guaranteeing that they would not disclose military secrets, but there are always more solutions than problems.

If a capable person wants to obtain information, they will never lack the means, such as divination or mind reading.

Ke Qing also felt something was wrong. A lazy, unemployed vagrant and a reclusive businessman, the two of you are collecting lists of wounded soldiers?

Are they planning to recruit these people to do something nefarious?

Some disabled veterans, besides fighting, have no other means of supporting their families, so it is not uncommon for them to take risks for money.

Finally, Gan Yu also became suspicious. A mysterious businessman and a beef offal chef with ulterior motives, investigating the list of wounded soldiers couldn't simply be about helping them solve some of their living difficulties, could it?

These wounded soldiers were injured for Liyue, and some of them were indeed not well cared for. It is only natural for them to have grievances.

It's hard not to suspect that you have ulterior motives for collecting this list.

As for Li Ye...

Li Ye had already put the chat group issue out of his mind; he now needed to hurry up and recruit security guards, and also arrange a few for Jiaxuan Teahouse.

Looking back, "Northern Bank" will probably not only harass "Wanmin Money Shop," but also "Jiaxuan Tea House." In short, it's better to be prepared.

As for the visit to the "Feiyun Chamber of Commerce", Xingqiu did not come to Jiaxuan Teahouse to find him after returning from the "Northern Bank".

Li Ye guessed that there had probably been some progress in discussing subsidies with Yuheng Star, and that they would probably discuss the details after certain matters were settled.

Since that's the case, Li Ye isn't in a hurry, since he already has enough to do.

"Yuan Hua, come with me."

Li Ye tidied up the documents on his desk, picked up his phone, and asked Yuan Hua to accompany him home to retrieve the list of disabled veterans.

Ever since meeting with Pantalone, Li Ye has had a sense of crisis. He clearly realized that the other party's patience had probably been exhausted.

So he will avoid going out as much as possible during this period, and even when he does go out, he will try to have Xiao by his side.

After all, in Li Ye's opinion, Xiao was strong enough to take on three of him, so even if he encountered some ordinary assassins, he wouldn't necessarily suffer a loss.

Upon hearing Li Ye call out, Xiao quickly arrived at the office, carrying a notebook in his hand.

The above content is basic mathematics learning material, which Li Ye planned to use as teaching material when he later started his school.

During this time, Xiao spent his time either at Jiaxuan Teahouse or investigating Cai Ranfang. As a result, he discovered that Cai Ranfang was actually related to Tianquan Ningguang.

This greatly shocked Xiao, but he did not alert the enemy and continued to patiently wait for an opportunity, hoping to dig out more information.

What made Xiao very happy was that he was finally gradually gaining Li Ye's trust.

He had previously taken advantage of Li Ye's absence to enter Li Ye's office on several occasions, hoping to find out some useful information.

As a result, the papers on Li Ye's desk were covered with densely packed numbers and various crooked, mysterious symbols that were completely incomprehensible.

On one occasion, Xiao tentatively asked Li Ye what those symbols meant.

Li Ye was also surprised at the time. In Teyvat, it was not difficult to find talents in other fields, but talents in mathematics were extremely rare.

Unfortunately, Teyvat doesn't teach physics or chemistry; it teaches alchemy.

The continent of Teyvat has developed a sophisticated system based on alchemy. This system is not incompatible with mathematics, but its compatibility is not very high.

When in doubt, consult quantum mechanics; when explanations fail, travel through time.

In this magical world, the saying in Sun Tzu's Mathematical Classic, "Mathematics is the end of the four seasons and the ancestor of all things," is simply not true.

However, economics is closely related to mathematics. Even if you don't know calculus, you should at least understand probability theory, mathematical statistics, linear algebra, and various functions, right?

Li Ye had considered recruiting a group of people with mathematical talent, and even compiled teaching materials based on his memory. But he never expected that the first student to develop an interest in mathematics would be Xiao, who looked a bit like a street urchin.

Could it be that Xiao went astray simply because he didn't have the opportunity to receive a good education?

It is said that you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a bucket. Indeed, you can't always look at people with prejudice.

Li Ye was very happy and gratified that Xiao had such ambition. Indeed, the environment shapes a person, and his good intentions had not been in vain.

So Li Ye gave Xiao a brief explanation of what mathematical analysis, linear algebra, probability and statistics are, and Xiao was completely bewildered.

In Li Ye's opinion, it's normal that Xiao doesn't understand. The key is that he's interested even though he doesn't understand, which is even more rare! He's a potential student for advanced mathematics, and even if we have to start teaching him from basic mathematics, we must arrange for him to study it.

Then Xiao was also a ruthless character. He realized that only by mastering these mysterious and unpredictable things could he truly gain Li Ye's trust and more accurately find out what Li Ye recorded every day.

So, faced with Li Ye's enthusiastic suggestion, Xiao agreed without hesitation.

It's just advanced mathematics!

What's so great about it? Is it more terrifying than a demon god?

As the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons and the Dharma Protector Yaksha, he refused to believe in this evil!

When Zhongli later learned that Xiao actually planned to learn mathematics from Li Ye, he was stunned for a long time.

He really didn't expect that Xiao would be interested in mathematics, especially Li Ye's advanced mathematics, which is stuff that would make an ordinary person dizzy just by looking at it.

After much deliberation, Zhongli decided to support Xiao's idea.

Although he still felt that Xiao was more suited to fighting and killing, he also believed that the child's opinion should be respected, as interest is the best teacher.

Besides, Xiao has sacrificed so much for Liyue, and now that he finally has a hobby, how can I not support him?

Zhongli then said some encouraging words to Xiao, which immediately energized Xiao and further fueled his enthusiasm for mathematics...

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