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    "Ninth brother, why don't we stop hanging out in the army? I'm short of people for everything. You can help me if you come out." Li Min said with a look of concern.

    The Li Yong in front of him is very different from when he was in Chang'an. He used to be short, but at least he was fair and fair. He looked like a young lady, but since he entered the military camp for a few months, his height has grown by half a head, but his whole body has grown.  The man became dark and thin, looking almost like Wu Nu's twin brother.  If he was seen like this by the Hejian Prince and his wife, Li Xiaogong and Li Min couldn't guess how Li Xiaogong would react, but the Hejian Princess would definitely feel distressed to death, and then beat Li Min violently.

    "No, if I quit now, wouldn't the suffering I suffered in the past few months be in vain?" Li Yong stuffed elbows into his mouth and said in a vague voice of hatred, "Besides, a man means what he says.  , A horse is hard to catch. Now that I have said what I said, I can¡¯t let anyone underestimate me, especially that bastard Su Dingfang!¡±

    "Hey, Jiulang, I remember it's only been three days since you entered, but you were crying and shouting" Before Yan Bei could finish his words, Li Yong threw a pig bone at him. Yan Bei hurriedly avoided it, and what he said next was also  I can't say it.

    I saw Li Yong grabbing another pig's trotter and gnawing on it, saying, "I didn't wake up those few times, okay? If any of you dare to spread the word, I'll never finish it for you!"

    Hearing Li Yong¡¯s threat, Li Min and Yan Bei looked at each other and laughed.  On the way to Dengzhou, Li Yong was angry with Su Dingfang, and with Li Min's push, he was reduced from a regular soldier in the palace guard to a small soldier. He even said that he would be promoted based on his own ability and would definitely surpass Su Dingfang in the future.  This Sima.

    Li Yong was indeed very courageous at that time.  But sometimes integrity does not necessarily translate into food. Although he was born in a family of military commanders and followed his father in horseback riding and archery since he was a child, in essence, he was just a dandy in Chang'an City and had not suffered much at all.  It was hard, so he joined the army for three days.  He couldn't stand it anymore, so he found an opportunity to escape and asked Li Min for help.

    Li Min saw Li Yong crying pitifully, so he wanted Li Yong to be discharged from the military.  But as the saying goes, the military gate is as deep as the sea. Su Dingfang told Li Min that joining the army would mean death in battle or retirement.  There is no such thing as quitting midway. If Li Yong insists on quitting, then he is a deserter and should be executed according to the law!

    Military law was ruthless, and even Li Min had no choice. In the end, Li Yong could only follow Su Dingfang back to the army with tears in his eyes, but he escaped back seven days later, then went back, and then escaped again

    It can be said that within the first two months.  This kid Li Yong never stopped. If it weren't for the sharp blade of military law hanging above his head, he would have been unable to hold on.  However, after two months, Li Yong finally adapted to military life, and he never escaped to complain to Li Min again.  During this period, Li Min also visited him secretly.  I found this boy shirtless and practicing with a group of soldiers on the martial arts field. Although his skin was red from the sun and his face was covered in mud and dirt, ravines were made from sweat. He was crawling on the ground like everyone else.  He was rolling around, but he didn't cry out in pain.

    "Ninth brother. I remember that the food of the royal guards was good, and there was meat in every meal. Why are you starving now, as if you haven't eaten in eight lifetimes?" Li Min looked at it and had been devouring it for nearly a quarter of an hour.  , and Li Yong, who showed no signs of stopping, asked with a puzzled look on his face.  Li Yong didn't sneak out today, but he happened to be on a day off. However, as soon as he arrived at Li Min's house, he immediately asked Li Min to prepare wine and food. He wanted to eat to his heart's content before going back today.

    "Forget it, according to regulations, we ordinary guards have a supply of two kilograms of mutton a day, as well as vegetables and staple food. It should be pretty good, but you don't know that the guys who cook are not good at all.  To make it, chop the meat and vegetables and throw them into the pot. As long as they are cooked, it tastes either lack of salt or oil, almost like dog food." Li Yong gnawed on a bone stick with a sad and indignant look on his face.  said.

    "Stop talking about it. It's off-putting to mention that thing. Don't bother me, you two. I'll eat for a while!" Li Yong drank two sips of juice and squeezed it down. After that, he started to work hard again.

    Seeing that he was concentrating on eating, Li Min ignored him and turned to Yan Bei and asked: "Brother Yan, the test ships of Galen Ship and Fu Ship will be built soon, and the operation methods are also being sorted out.  Among them, the only thing left to do now is your trial crew."

    Li Min asked people to build these two kinds of ships. Let alone the future ocean-going voyages, what he wants to change most now is the offshore navigation of shipping. Nowadays, sea-going ships all travel along the coast, and the routes of ships are extremely restricted.  In some places, it is obviously possible to cross the ocean in a straight line, saving a lot of time and money, but due to the performance of sea ships, it is simply not feasible.

    For example, from Li Min's Dengzhou to Silla, it is obvious that you can reach it through the Yellow Sea, but now you have to go from Dengzhou through the Bohai Bay to Goguryeo, and then along the coast to Silla. This walk is not only several times longer, but also more expensive.  timeNot to mention, the most annoying thing is that there are also taxes in coastal ports such as Goguryeo, which makes the cost of shipping rise rapidly, and also contributes a lot of money to the other party. This is what Li Min wants to see the least.  .

    "Rokuro, don't worry. The person has been found a long time ago. After all, you said that as long as the trial voyage is successful and a new route can be found directly to Silla, Baekje and Japan, not only will the two ships be given to each other, but also they will be  If you want to build a boat, you can get a 20% discount, this condition attracts a lot of people!" Yan Bei said with a smile.

    Li Min is relatively reassured about Yan Bei when it comes to business matters.  Speaking of Yanbei, in fact, this guy is also a talented person. Although he is not a good person in government affairs, he is very proficient in industrial and commercial matters. Therefore, Li Min makes full use of his people and leaves all political affairs to Zhao Fu, while Yanbei is  Chang Shi is equivalent to the Minister of Industry and Commerce in later generations, specializing in industrial, commercial, taxation and other matters. However, this guy has a problem with his character. From time to time, he uses power to secretly reveal some internal information to the Yan family. Fortunately, he is very measured and what he reveals is irrelevant.  He can also handle the small things that Li Min tells him very well, so Li Min doesn't care about his selfishness. In his opinion, it's better for people to be selfish, otherwise everything will be done like a  Like a saint, Li Min really didn't dare to trust him.

    "Oh, who are those people? Are they in Dengzhou now?" Li Min wanted to know more.

    "I don't know who those people are, but a batch of silk has just been shipped from the south. In addition, it seems that the leaders are not good people. But who cares, anyway, we are just looking for people to test the ship, and we have to ask for it in advance.  If you pay the deposit, you won't be afraid of them running away." Although Yan Bei didn't say it clearly, Li Min could guess that the other party was probably a pirate, but now there is no clear boundary between merchants and pirates in the Tang Dynasty, and  If they were really professional pirates, then Li Min would be even more relieved, because these desperadoes are so courageous that they dare to go where others dare not go, and it is precisely people like them who are needed to open up new routes.

    "Well, I want to meet them. When do you think it's a good time?" Li Min thought for a while and asked.

    "This is easy to handle. If you are free, I will ask them to come this afternoon." Yan Bei said nonchalantly. They were just a few merchants or pirates. As the long history of a state, he really didn't care.  In eyes.

    "Okay, let's do it this afternoon!" Li Min is free every day anyway. As a governor, he only needs to be busy for a few days occasionally and then grasp the general direction. Other things will naturally be done by his subordinates. If he can do everything personally,  If so, it is definitely a fighter among fools.

    Li Yong ate like crazy for a long time, and finally stopped with great difficulty, and then ordered the unfinished dishes to be packed up, saying that he would take them back to the brothers in the military camp, so that they could also taste the food of the chef of Prince Qi  craft.  After all, he couldn't even eat a third of this large table of food, so it would be a pity to throw away the rest.

    Li Min and Yan Bei looked at Li Yong who was leaving with a big burden on his back. They both looked at each other and smiled. Li Yong has become completely different. Let¡¯s not talk about other things for now. The former Li Yong was amazing.  He won't pack leftovers and give them away. There is no word waste in his mind. Anyway, he has money and can do whatever he wants.  But now he knows that waste is shameful and he also knows to cherish food. It seems that this army is indeed a place where stubborn stones can be ground into beautiful jade.

    After seeing off Li Yong, Li Min discussed with Yan Bei the emerging food processing factory in Dengzhou. Li Min took the lead at the beginning and opened the largest canning factory, specializing in the processing and production of canned seafood, fruits, etc.  As soon as this kind of can was released, it was immediately sought after by countless businessmen. Almost before the can left the factory, people were already rushing to order it.  When other people saw how popular cans were, they naturally got a little excited. In addition, Li Min took the opportunity to publish an article, allowing others to open canning factories. As long as they paid a patent fee, they could get the method of making cans.

    As soon as this matter was announced, it immediately aroused strong interest from local wealthy people in Dengzhou, and they invested in setting up factories one after another. The technology of canning is not valuable at all, and glass bottles are the key, because no matter who opens a canning factory, they must start from Li Min's glass factory.  Custom-made bottles, so Li Min also made a fortune.

    With the increase in canning factories, some other food processing factories have also appeared in Dengzhou, such as salted fish factories, dry goods factories, sea vegetable factories, etc. Of course, these factories are few in number and not big, and the most numerous ones are canning factories.

    ¡°However, as the number of factories increased, some problems also emerged, such as the deduction of workers¡¯ wages, poor food quality, etc.  Li Min put forward some feasible opinions or suggestions based on some experiences of later generations and with the help of Yan Bei's understanding of the industry.

    In the afternoon, Yanbei asked people to bring the 'marine merchants' who were testing the ship to see Li Min. However, as soon as these merchants entered the hall, the dozen or so guards around Li Min suddenly "Cang Cang Cang~" All of them  He pulled out the horizontal knife and guarded it with a nervous look on his face.  (To be continued)

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