Li Yi came back and sat down. "It's done. First, tell the imperial court that you want a seventh-rank official. They didn't agree, so we can only change one."
"That's fine too. It's best if you give a seventh-rank official. Otherwise, it'll be too difficult to promote." Lan Bao expressed his understanding.
In his opinion, a ninth-rank official could not get in, but a seventh-rank official was not bad.
He did not even know how to read. Li Dongzhu had tried his best.
"You're quite open-minded, but where will I put my face? If the imperial court doesn't have a seventh-rank official, I'll get you a fifth-rank official.
You have to work hard for me and settle the matter of Minamida Castle.
Song Jing was angry when he fought for the position of general for Hao Lingquan. Look, Hao Lingquan is doing well over there.
When things over there are completely stabilized, I'll give him a general when he comes back tomorrow. "
Li Yi looked as if he was angry because they did not give him an official position.
In fact, the official position was not important. The officials were only concerned about money.
"Huh?" Lan Bao was completely confused.
Li Dongzhu went over to fight just now? He quarreled with a group of chancellors over his official position?
In the end, they did not give him a seventh-rank official, so Li Dongzhu gave him a fifth-rank official?
Was he that bad-tempered? No, it was not a matter of temper. The key was how he did it.
Minamida Kazuko could understand. She mentioned the Tang dynasty, but she was too anxious to say it out loud.
She also knew how difficult it was to become an official in the Tang dynasty. In Hangzhou, if someone wanted to be a minor official, they had to take an examination and organize a poetry competition.
She heard that they gave a lot of money as gifts and went on flower boats to find women.
The person in front of her was quarreling with a group of chancellors from the Tang dynasty, and his official position was getting higher.
She looked at her mother-in-law, wanting an answer. How would her husband deal with such a person in the future?
"I'll write a director's guideline for you. You'll operate and execute it within the framework to avoid problems that will delay my efforts."
Li Yi did not want to complicate matters, such as getting involved in a war.
That would be an additional line, and he would need to spend more resources. It was not worth it.
It was not that he could not fight. If others bullied him, he would deal with them.
The Japanese Empire was just like that. They relied on their strength to bully the weak.
To put it nicely, he was a fence-sitter. To put it bluntly, he was a fence-sitter with no principles.
"Li Dongzhu is talking to you." The old lady slapped him again.
"Oh! She knew. She would listen to Li Dongzhu. Li Dongzhu, when I came back, Feng Bian, the military secretary of Hangzhou, said that when I went back, he would let Minamida Kazuko accompany him for a drink. "
Lan Bao agreed. Suddenly, he mentioned a person's name and request in grief and indignation.
"Does the Hangzhou Provincial Governor know?" Li Yi did not ask who Feng Bian was. He asked the Hangzhou Provincial Governor if he knew.
"There's also a provincial governor drinking with us. His name is Wang Xinhao." Lan Bao continued to complain.
"Wait for me." Li Yi turned around and went out again.
He pushed the door open. Whoosh! The ministers fell silent once again. Bi Goo smiled, thinking that Li Yi had compromised.
"Old Yao, when will the first inspection team of the Tang dynasty send someone to Hangzhou? The Hangzhou Provincial Governor, Wang Xinhao, and the military secretary, Feng Bian, want someone else's wife to accompany them for a drink. "
Li Yi did not care about the others. He looked at Yao Chong and spoke.
"About this …" Yao Chong dragged his voice.
"I'm serious." Li Yi said with a sullen face.
"Send someone to investigate immediately. Find someone now." Yao Chong's face also darkened.
"Okay!" Li Yi left again.
He went back to his room and said to Lan Bao, "When you go back, there's basically no provincial governor and military secretary in Hangzhou that you know."
"Where did they go?" Lan Bao had never experienced such a thing.
"Prison. In the future, you will work for the royal family of the Tang dynasty. You will not be restrained by the local government. "Li Yi smiled gently.
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"How much power you have depends on how much you contribute. If you do things well, you will have more power.
If you don't do it well, you can hide in the Japanese Empire. I won't catch you myself. I'll ask the Japanese Empire to catch you and send you back.
You have the Tang dynasty in your heart. The Tang dynasty is your backer. If His Majesty doesn't do anything to you, no one can do anything to you. "
Li Yi reassured Lan Bao and warned him.
"What if you want to do something to me?" Lan Bao really had no political sense. He dared to ask anything.
"The moment I do something to you is when you don't have the Tang dynasty in your heart. A traitor is more hateful than an enemy." Li Yi stared at Lan Bao.
The old lady slapped him. "Hurry up and promise me. If you betray the Tang dynasty, I'll ask Li Dongzhu to catch you, and then I'll kill you myself."
"I swear …" Lan Bao was about to make an oath.
"I don't believe in oaths, and I don't expect others to make promises. You know what I mean." Li Yi interrupted him.
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Lan Bao was dizzy from the meal. He brought his wife and mother to rest in the courtyard where his mother used to live.
Song Jing and the others also stayed in the Li Family Zhuangzi. They sent someone home to tell Li Yi that they would not be back tonight.
The Li Family Zhuangzi's people might not believe it if it was someone else who told them.
When they heard that the Li Family Zhuangzi was staying in the Li Family Zhuangzi, they were not worried at all. Instead, they were looking forward to what good things they could bring back the next day.
Every time the husband and father went to the Li Family Zhuangzi, they would bring back something.
Sometimes it was food, sometimes it was something to use. They never returned empty-handed.
"Brother Yi, do you like Lan Bao?" Li Longji ate the braised forest frog.
He did not eat any staple food for dinner. He only ate three crabs and drank a bowl of rice wine.
Li Yi ate even less than he did. Li Chengqi ate the same amount as a crab.
Princess Yongmu ate two crabs but did not drink any wine. She knew that she would eat more tonight.
Li Yi was roasting the potato chips he exchanged for. He was very careful. This was not a matter of money.
"At least for now, I trust you. We can talk about the future later. Minamida is the most important. It is a town formed by a large family name.
In the Japanese Empire, wherever there is a town, there must be a city, and it must be very big. From the perspective of trade, a city is a bigger town.
There are copper and silver resources there. Even if the reserves are small, it is enough for the people there.
Minamida Kazuko's family name is Minamida. She is the daughter of a powerful family there. Lan Bao's personal relationship is very important. "
Li Yi began to profile Lan Bao, analyzing his behavior and abilities.
He was best at this, but he was the most reluctant to use it. He wanted to leave it to fate.
It was tiring to think about others all day long.
At present, it was a problem that involved two countries. He had to consider it.
He told Li Longji that Lan Bao was a channel. If used well, it would save a lot of money and time.
It was cruel and cold to say that he used it. It was better to change it to administrative trust.
Using it meant to drive it when it was valuable.
Administrative trust was to treat him as one's own people. When the situation was not good and this line was about to be broken, he would first get his own people back to protect them.
When Li Family Zhuangzi participated in the trade, the copper and silver would not matter. Minamida's own channel was the most important.
"Build a better pier there and lead the locals to live a better life. Using this as a breakthrough point, we can operate with a trade surplus."
Li Yi explained and concluded.
He thought of another place, a place that had a huge role in navigation. Or rather, it was not a place.
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