Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi is not from a noble family, but he is young, has meritorious service, and is well-known, and he does not have the frivolity of young people in his speech and actions on weekdays, but is quite sophisticated. Therefore, if Li Yi can become a state shepherd in the future, Mi Fang will not know it at all. Surprised.

However, that is the future, but what Li Yi revealed in his tone just now was "now", or "immediately".

This made Mi Fang a little unacceptable, and at the same time couldn't help but wonder in her heart, what did Li Yi want to do?

Thinking of Li Yi's comparison with Tao Qian just now, a bold idea suddenly appeared in Mi Fang's mind, which made his face turn pale.

Li Yi gave Mi Fang a weird look, wondering what this guy had come up with, his face was so weird, but Li Yi didn't care, and continued: "Although I intend to go further, but I lack background, so I hope Mi You can help me by serving as an official in Nanyang."

"This"

No matter whether Mi Fang agreed to Li Yi's invitation or not, she was very happy in her heart, but now he is a little timid.

Now Mi Fang felt that Li Yi probably wanted to use the power of the Mi family to enter Xuzhou and take away Tao Qian's position. Don't say he didn't dare to agree to such a thing, even if he agreed, he felt that he couldn't do it.

Mi Fang wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said with a sneer: "Mr. Xiang, you see that Mi is just a businessman. Except for business, he knows nothing about other things. I'm afraid it's really hard to bear the burden."

After a pause, Mi Fang was worried that the refusal was too straightforward and would annoy Li Yi, so she added: "Why don't I reply after I go back to Xuzhou and discuss this matter with my brother?"

Li Yi said with a smile: "It's only natural. For such a big event, it's only natural that Brother Zizhong must approve it."

Mi Fang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. He was really afraid that Li Yi would force him to agree now. Seeing that Li Yi was not so strong, he felt relieved, but he didn't dare to continue chatting with Li Yi, so he cupped his hands and said, "So, when Fang returns After Xuzhou, I must report to Brother Ming as soon as possible, and then give Xianghou an answer as soon as possible."

After that, Mi Fang wanted to get up and run away, but Li Yi hadn't finished speaking, how could he let him go, she waved her hand immediately, motioned Mi Fang to sit down again, and said with a smile: "Zi Fang, don't worry, I will deal with this matter." Tell me in detail, otherwise how will you tell Brother Ling in the future?"

Mi Fang said inwardly that she had no choice but to sit down again.

Li Yi looked at Mi Fang's performance, and sighed secretly. Mi Fang's character made him a little disappointed, but considering the current situation, he also knew that there was no better choice for the time being.

Li Yi calmed down and said, "Although I intend to take a step further in my official position, I am not aimless and willful!"

What Li Yi said before, in fact, the most important thing is to test Mi Fang's attitude towards him.

If Mi Fang looked fanatical and wished to shed his blood on him, Li Yi could naturally tell Mi Fang many truths and directly include Mi Fang in his own category.

But the reality is that although Mi Fang is very interested in being an official and has goodwill towards Li Yi, she immediately became vigilant and retreated after Li Yi showed some inclinations. In this way, Li Yi could only selectively tell Mi Fang Something, treat him like a partner.

Although this is inconvenient compared to the former, it should be enough for the time being, and Li Yi believes that if there is a chance to meet Mi Zhu, the relationship between the two parties will definitely improve.

Li Yi considered the words in his mind, and said: "Since the Mi family has businesses in many states and counties, I think they will send a lot of people, and they should all be literate people, so I intend to borrow the Mi family The business channel, collect news for me from Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, as well as the mobilization of soldiers and horses, so that I can use this to consider the general situation of the world, seize the opportunity, and avoid making mistakes in the future no matter how bad it is!"

Mi Fang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. After all, Li Yi didn't target Xuzhou, but he also had deep doubts in his heart.

Li Yi wanted to be a state shepherd, and he could just focus on one place, but why did he focus on such a big place all at once?

Is it necessary?

Mi Fang didn't quite understand Li Yi's thoughts, so she had to ask tentatively: "Is this what the Marquis of Xiang is asking for?"

Fearing that Li Yi would not understand, Mi Fang added: "In order to ensure profits, Mi's stores in various places collect local news every month, and then summarize them in Xuzhou for my brother's reference. Of course, those are simply news related to merchants. , As for other aspects, if the Marquis of Xiang needs it, the Mi family can naturally help the Marquis of Xiang to collect it, and these are just incidental things that won't take too much effort."

Li Yi was calm on the surface, but he was overjoyed in his heart.

Li Yi's intelligence system has been procrastinating and has not even established a prototype. On the one hand, it is because it is difficult to start, and on the other hand, it is because Li Yi has his eye on the Mi family.

Mi's business has traveled far and wide, and all kinds of news must be well-informed. If the Mi's stall is taken over to become the prototype of its own intelligence system, no matter the energy or money spent, it will be far lower than Li Yi's own new one from scratch. intelligence system.

The only thing that worried Li Yi was that the Mi family did a poor job of news. Fortunately, according to what Mi Fang said, the Mi family should also pay more attention to news, so Li Yi just wanted to laugh, God help me!

Therefore, Li Yi resolutely said: "As long as I get news from the Mi family to help, I am willing to treat each other as a meritorious person, and all the expenses will be borne by the prefect's house, so the Mi family will definitely not suffer."

In fact, in Li Yi's plan, intelligence occupies more weight than a meritorious person, but that is the future. Let the intelligence system develop from a simple collection of intelligence to a department like the Jinyiwei of later generations. The equal official position is really not low, and Mi Fang didn't show her allegiance, but just participated in it as a helper, so Li Yi naturally couldn't ask the price to the end all at once.

As for the so-called claim that the prefect's mansion is responsible for the expenses, Li Yi was playing tricks. He felt that after Mi Zhu found out about this, there was a high possibility that he would support him with all his strength. At that time, not only would Mi Zhu not ask him for money, Instead, he will pay for it himself, without Li Yi paying at all.

Being watched by Li Yi, although Mi Fang was still a little confused, compared to before, after knowing Li Yi's specific purpose, she has calmed down a lot.

Frankly speaking, Mi Fang felt that Li Yi was quite kind. She borrowed the Mi family's business network to collect information, and then gave money to officials.

But Mi Fang is not stupid. Their Mi family has never had to bleed out when dealing with people in the officialdom. It seems to be the first time that Li Yi is as "fair". I dare not directly agree.

After thinking for a while, Mi Fang tentatively said: "I would like to report to Marquis Xiang, some time ago my brother accepted Tao Shijun's solicitation, and the main business of the family has been changed to me. Although Fang is very happy to invite Marquis Xiang, but if he agrees hastily, I'm afraid it will cause chaos in the family's business, so this matter really needs to be discussed with my brother first before responding to Marquis Xiang."

Li Yi nodded. Although Mi Fang had said before that she would go back to Xuzhou first, but compared to the last time, this time she was obviously much more sincere.

Seeing that Li Yi didn't have any unpleasant expressions on his face, Mi Fang seemed to be very considerate of him, and she couldn't help wondering, did Li Yi really have no bad plans?

Thinking of this, Mi Fang said again: "Although Fang can't give an answer for the time being, but the Marquis of Xiang borrowed the Mi family's business channel to obtain information, Fang can respond."

"Oh?"

Li Yi's face brightened, and he said: "It's so good, don't worry, I will definitely not use the Mi family's manpower for nothing, and there will be money compensation."

Mi Fang hastily declined: "This must not be done. Even if there is no explanation from the Marquis of Xiang, the Mi family will still collect the information, but it is just an extra copy for the Marquis of Xiang. If money is required for this, the Mi family may be ridiculed by the world. .”

Li Yi pondered for a while, with hesitation in his eyes, but in the end he just said: "Forget it, this kindness, Yi remembered it in his heart."

In fact, Li Yi wanted to say that the news he wanted was different from the Mi family's original news, but considering that the Mi family hadn't made a formal statement, Li Yi didn't ask for so much. Anyway, one more news channel for the time being is better than none at all. good.

Immediately, the two said a few more words, Li Yi sent Mi Fang out, and as soon as Mi Fang left, Guo Jia came out from behind the screen, obviously eavesdropping from behind.

Li Yi asked: "What does Feng Xiao think of Mi Fang?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "Nature, bearing, and coping are not the best, but considering the role of the Mi family, it is the best choice for the lord right now."

Li Yi smiled and sighed: "Unfortunately, it's Mi Fang who came this time. If his elder brother Mi Zhu were here, he would save a lot of talking and entrust some important matters."

Guo Jia knew that Li Yi had praised Mi Zhu, so he wasn't surprised by his words, but he still bowed and said, "It's because I'm not good at handling things, otherwise, my lord won't have to rely on others for important matters like news and intelligence."

Li Yi waved his hand and said with a smile: "The key to this matter is not with you, but with me, because I, like you, are from a poor family, and I accumulate bit by bit, all on my own, without the blessings of my predecessors, so some things are inevitable. .”

"My lord worked hard"

Guo Jia said softly, this sentence came from the heart, because he was born in a poor family, he can feel the difficulty of starting a business for Li Yi the most, and at the same time he is very grateful for Li Yi's attention to him.

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Okay, let's let this matter go for now, what's going on outside, everyone has gone back?"

Guo Jia replied: "Yes, just now, I have already left."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Okay, you tell Gongming that this place should be defended again with more people. Anyone who dares to trespass will take it down directly. If anyone resists, he will be killed!"

"Here!"

After explaining the matter, Li Yi wanted to let Guo Jia go back, but Guo Jia said with a strange expression: "My lord, there are guards coming to report, and Wang Can has been waiting in front of the mansion for a long time, it seems that he can't wait to see you." My lord."

Li Yi asked in surprise, "Is that Wang Can whom Cai Zhonglang admires so much?"

"Exactly."