Pei Yaoqing saw that the Prime Minister's expression was not good, so he quickly spoke.
"Brother Yi, my dear Brother Yi, the rich families in Chang 'an are not willing to donate more money. What do you think I should do?"
Pei Yaoqing wanted money, more money. He was not greedy, but he wanted to do well in Chang 'an in winter.
If there were old people, it would be easy. They could not eat. The Tang Dynasty law required the rich families and clans of the old people to provide money.
It was more useful in local areas. In Chang 'an, who was rich? Who was whose clan?
Li Yi shook his head and pointed at the casserole with his chopsticks: "Goose meat is the same as duck meat. It's fishy. Eat it while it's hot."
Pei Yaoqing looked at Zhang Shuo. Zhang Shuo expressed helplessness. Both of them had achieved their goal. They had asked all the questions, and Li Yi had also given them the solution.
That's enough. What else do you want?
Can Li Yi manage the rich people in Chang 'an? You, a governor of Chang 'an, can't get money. Do you expect Dongzhu, a young man at the age of dancing elephants, to ask for money?
And you don't know who Li Yi is close to? It's easy for you to bully him. He may tolerate it. Think about the others.
No, no, you can't bully him.
He can prevent a group of people from entering Pyong Kang Square. You, the governor of Chang 'an, can't do that.
If you push him too far, he will do something to you.
Pei Yaoqing nodded gently. He understood. The Prime Minister was magnanimous. Li Dongzhu won people over with virtue. I understand!
Pei Yaoqing carefully tasted the casserole. It was really delicious. It felt better than the dishes in the Heavenly World.
"Brother Yi, Brother Yi, I'm back again. I've brought sixty cows with me. Let's take thirty each. I bought them at a cheap price, but they're very skinny. I'll leave them at your farm and bring back thirty when they're fat."
Li Chengqi suddenly ran in. He had left in the morning.
"Brother, wash your hands and come to eat. Old man and Pei Mingfu are both here. The cows will be well taken care of."
Li Yi did not stand on ceremony with his elder brother. If Zhuangzi needed cows, he could use as many as he wanted.
Li Chengqi washed his hands and face, then sat down and looked at Zhang Shuo and Pei Yaoqing. The two of them nodded.
"Brother Yi, will there be any disasters this year?" Li Chengqi went to get some wine by himself. The wine was brewed by Zhuangzi himself. It just came out and didn't taste very good.
Others were reluctant to drink it, but Li Chengqi did not care. Brother Yi's drink was his.
"No. Although it's snowing, it doesn't cover a large area." Li Yi couldn't find any information about it, which meant that no one had recorded it, or the area affected was small.
"Brother Yi, this is the new grape wine. It's really strong." Li Chengqi took a sip and smacked his lips.
"This wine is distilled from wine dregs and inferior wine. It's not mellow enough," Li Yi explained.
He took out the wine dregs. He didn't want to throw them away, so he distilled them with cheap wine, pressed them, and mixed them together.
If it was left for a few days, the taste would be better.
"Alright." Li Chengqi wasn't picky. He took a sip of the cabbage and said, "Brother Yi, I would like to take advantage of the cold weather to raise money for charity."
"Big brother, how much do you need? Is thirty thousand coins enough? "Li Yi was even more straightforward. He directly asked for thirty thousand coins.
Pei Yaoqing lowered his head and felt sad. I'm willing to give you four hundred coins, but you're still scheming against me?
King Song hasn't said anything yet. Thirty thousand coins, didn't I call you Brother Yi?
He looked at Zhang Shuo and sent him a silent message: See, Li Yi gave a lot the moment King Song asked.
"No, no." Li Chengqi frowned and waved his hand, "I know that Brother Yi is willing to help me, but I can't do that.
I'm here to ask for a plan, how can I take money from my own family? I can also raise a lot. "
Zhang Shuo looked at Pei Yaoqing: Do you understand now? You just want to take Li Yi's money. King Song isn't like that, so Li Yi treats you differently from King Song.
"Big brother, please speak." Li Yi also picked up a piece of cabbage.
"Brother Yi, do you have any ideas on how to get the rich to fork out money?" Li Chengqi asked.
"Yes!" Li Yi replied straightforwardly.
Pei Yaoqing looked at Zhang Shuo: Didn't I ask him just now? He didn't say anything, and you even used your eyes to tell me that it's impossible? What do you say now?
Zhang Shuo glared back: Do I need to explain to you? Do you believe that even if Li Yi says that you will be promoted next year, I won't let you get promoted no matter how hard I try?
Pei Yaoqing suddenly remembered that the other party was the Chancellor, and he was the head of Chang 'an.
Thus, his gaze immediately changed, and he squeezed out a smile: No, I'm not. I just want to, but I can't figure it out.
Zhang Shuo's expression softened: That's because you two have never met before.
Pei Yaoqing actually understood and nodded his head vigorously.
Li Chengqi suppressed his anger and glanced at the two of them: What are you two doing? Flirting with each other, are you trying to flirt with each other?
"Brother Yi, tell me, if I want to help someone, I should learn from your Zhuangzi."
Li Chengqi's goal was clear: to get money from the rich and do good deeds for himself.
"Brother, don't be anxious, let's talk while we eat." Li Yi took a soup bowl and scooped half a bowl of goose and monkey head soup and put it in front of Li Chengqi.
He was worried that his brother would have a stomachache if he didn't drink hot soup to calm down his stomach.
Li Chengqi drank the soup and burped, and he felt better.
"It's cold outside. Remember to drink some hot water when you go back to your room. If you're on an empty stomach, don't drink tea. The green tea I made won't work either."
Li Yi added another sentence to tell his brother how to deal with it.
"I'll listen to you, Brother Yi." Li Chengqi nodded to show that he remembered.
Pei Yaoqing and Zhang Shuo also remembered. When it came to treatment, the two of them admitted that Li Yi never lied.
Li Yi ate the cabbage: "Speaking of which, I was lucky enough to meet the Winged Knights and spent a good time with them. They call cuju football. Brother, you should know, right?"
"I know, I play it too. The new rules are good." Li Chengqi said.
"Since that's the case, I'll bring the rich to play in an open space for two days.
Then, I'll tell the rich to contract the stadium and organize the competition. The twenty-two counties of the capital will send a team to play.
Each team will get 100,000 yuan. The first team will get 2 million yuan, the second team will get 1 million yuan, the third team will get 500,000 yuan, and the fourth to tenth teams will get 200,000 yuan. "
Li Yi introduced the football league.
"Doesn't the top ten teams get 5.2 million yuan? Twenty-two teams only get 2.2 million yuan. Who's going to pay the extra money? "
Zhang Shuo suddenly found a loophole and shouted.
"Old man, don't shout." King Song was impolite. What are you doing here, Zhang Shuo? I'm talking to Brother Yi, is it your turn?
I know you're the prime minister, but can you let my third brother and sister-in-law stay at your house for a night?
If not for Brother Yi holding Yao Chong in my third brother's heart, you wouldn't know what's going on right now.
"Hmph!" Zhang Shuo coldly snorted.
"Brother, don't be anxious. Old man, don't be angry. What you see clearly, the team also sees clearly. Only then can they participate in the competition."
Li Yi hurriedly changed the topic. It wasn't a conflict of ideology or interest, so there was no need to be angry.
"Then who's going to pay the extra money?" Pei Yaoqing helped Zhang Shuo ask.
"The rich." Li Yi said matter-of-factly.
"The rich will lose out?" Li Chengqi asked.
"No one will lose out. Brother, we're trying to raise money to achieve our goal, not to cheat people. If you want to cheat people, I have a way."
Li Yi said frankly. It was too easy for him to cheat people nowadays.
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