Li Xun couldn't decide to pay attention to Ruan Donglang's matter for a while, so he came to Fan Zhongyun to discuss it.

"You should have already made a decision in your mind, why do you need to ask me?"

Li Xun said: "I want to hear your opinion."

"You don't need to consider my opinion."

Fan Zhongyun shook his head slightly, looked at Li Xun, and said in a deep voice: "Li Xun, my opinion is not important. What is important is, if this matter is completed, what benefits can we get? If I have to give an opinion, my

The advice is actually very simple, do it if it’s beneficial, and don’t do it if it’s not beneficial.”

Li Xun was silent. After a moment, he sighed: "The reason why I care about what Ruan Donglang said is not for myself. You know that I don't take money or anything seriously."

Fan Zhongyun nodded and said softly: "Li Xun, don't think too complicated about some things, just have a clear conscience."

"Let me think about it, think about it."

Li Xun leaned back and leaned on the back of his chair, completely lost in thought.

Today's Wuzhou can be said to be prosperous. With the full opening up of trade between Dashi and Dajin, a large number of merchants have followed, bringing great impetus to the place. However, in the past two years, Wuzhou has been in chaos due to war.

Continuously, the damage was extremely serious, the population was withering, and the foundation was weak. In March of this year, the annual tax revenue of the three prefectures of Longyou West Road totaled more than 350,000 taels. Li Xun left 20% for his own use. How much?

?Only 70,000 taels. Although this number has greatly exceeded many people's expectations, it does not have much effect on Li Xun. Li Xun has 20,000 troops in his hands who need to eat and drink.

We also need to provide military pay and 70,000 taels of silver. What can we do?

The fact is that the current financial situation of the imperial court is also extremely difficult. He can't take care of it. He has no time to take care of other places. Li Xun wrote to the imperial court several times, asking for money and food, but Zhao Zhi gave them all.

He came back and let Li Xun deal with it on his own. He had no money, food, or anything, and could not get any benefit from the court. It is easy to imagine that Li Xun's life was miserable.

During the previous suppression of bandits in Suzhou and the subsequent riots by foreign people, Li Xun did get some benefits through the war, but this was only part of the entire war, including rewards for meritorious soldiers, pensions for soldiers who died in battle, and other aftermath matters.

, it was a huge expense, and in the end, Li Xun actually didn’t save much money for food. In less than half a year, the little inventory in his hand was used up. Li Xun himself didn’t know that this big

How did I persevere in half a year?

What Ruan Donglang wants to get is neither difficult nor simple. Although the Shipping Company is not under his control, as the transfer envoy and envoy of Longyou West Road, he has many official duties with the Shipping Company.

Li Xun felt that he could still do it if he really wanted to help Ruan Donglang with all his heart, but in that case, Liu Yu and others would probably be very dissatisfied with his interference in the government affairs of their Municipal Shipping Department.

There are gains and losses.

Li Xun was a little impatient, so he took Ouyang Li and Jiang Daxiong out to relax.

"Why haven't you seen Niu Jin in the past few days?"

During the suppression of bandits in Suzhou, Niu Jin successfully persuaded Liu Zhan, one of the bandit leaders, to surrender and allowed him to act as an internal agent and open the gate of the village. Li Xun destroyed Ye Shanhong's lair at the lowest possible cost. Niu Jin could be said to be the one who made the first contribution. Afterwards, Li Xun

Li Xun did not treat him badly. First, he was made a captain. After the Wuzhou riot, Li Xun mentioned him again and made him a general. He was responsible for Zhao Wei's previous work and led the Wu'an City inspection camp. However, the number of people

From the original one thousand, it was reduced to five hundred.

Ouyang Li said: "Niu Jin has been infected with wind and cold for a while and has not recovered. It became serious in the past few days, so he asked for leave to go home for treatment."

Ouyang Li is taciturn and seems a bit gloomy, while Niu Jin has a familiar personality. He talks about people and ghosts. He is very clever, but they are two completely opposite personalities.

They actually became friends. Li Xun once asked Ouyang Li why he became friends with Niu Jin, but Ouyang Li said that although Niu Jin was slippery, he was still honest. When he drank with him, he talked little.

He didn't talk, he kept chirping there, which was actually pretty good, and he wouldn't be bored. After going back and forth, the two of them actually became good friends.

Li Xun smiled and said: "This kid is quite hardworking. Not bad. He deserves praise. Let's go and express our condolences to him."

Niu Jin was very ambitious about fame. After being promoted step by step by Li Xun, all his thoughts were focused on his work. He went to the Governor's Mansion to report to Li Xun every three days.

His behavior was a bit artificial, and it was too obvious, which led to the contempt and rejection of many people. But Li Xun didn't think there was anything wrong. It was a good thing to work hard. People who were too noble might be able to get Li Xun's actions.

Xun's respect, but may not be able to get his reuse.

Niu Jin is in his mid-twenties, a few years older than Li Xun, but he got married early and had children. After establishing a foothold in Wuzhou, he brought his wife and son and daughter over. His brother-in-law, a bandit,

Although he was severely cheated by him once before, he did not make things difficult for him on this matter. Everyone has his own ambitions, so let him go.

Niu Jin's home was not big, with two rooms in and one out. Li Xun had no money, and the soldiers were not well treated. A general like Niu Jin, who was a sixth-grade officer, still lived a very shabby life.

In the yard, there were two children, the older one was five or six years old and the younger one was only three years old. The elder sister was playing there with her younger brother.

When the two children saw Li Xun, they were a little timid. A year ago, when Niu Jin took over his wife and children, he invited Li Xun to his home for dinner. Li Xun gave him this honor, so Niu Jin's two children

, Li Xun has met him once, and he remembers it, but what can the two Niu Jin children remember when they are so young? In a year, I am afraid they have forgotten Li Xun, so when they meet strangers, their faces will change.

Showing a timid look.

Li Xun knelt down, touched the heads of the two children, and chuckled: "Where are your parents?"

The little girl said in a sweet voice: "Daddy is quarreling with mother, and we dare not go in."

When Li Xun heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He had met Niu Jin's wife Ma twice. Although she didn't look very good, her temperament was very docile. She was a typical woman who was a good wife and mother. Niu Jin is still...

When you are sick, as a wife, what is there to argue about?

Li Xun stood up straight and said to Jiang Daxiong: "Daxiong, take the children outside to buy some delicious food, and come back with some supplements."

"I know, boss."
Chapter completed!