"See you, Marshal!" Xie Youcai bowed his body and saluted Li Xiao with great effort.

I haven’t seen him for more than half a year, and this guy has changed a lot. When we first met him in the capital, he was as thin as a pony. A few years ago, when he was a steward in the capital, he gained a lot of weight. Now he is even more so.

What's worse, the two eyes have become a line. Li Xiao was very afraid of the fat on this guy's eyelids, so he also covered his watery little eyes.

It seems that this guy has been living a very prosperous life recently. Only people who live a prosperous life will become fat like this. The big shopkeeper of Diianfang lives with gold and silver in his hands every day. A note can make someone rich. This kind of

Farts can make you wet your pants, and it's hard not to think you're fat.

"It seems that it was a good thing to get you out of the cheap shop. It has only been a while since you became as fat as a pig." Li Xiao looked at Xie Youcai. The guy had only been bowing for a while, and he turned red from holding himself back.

The wheezing sound in the nose was like an elephant coming, and fine beads of sweat were faintly appearing on the temples. If this guy continues like this, he will be useless.

"My subordinate is a good talker, but he became like this after eating!" Xie Youcai's face turned red, and he didn't know whether he was suppressing it or feeling ashamed.

"Yes! If you are in charge of this cheap shop, you can live a life of gold and silver. With just one word, you can make people rich. Even if you don't want to live a bad life, you can't do it!" Li Xiao did not let Xie Youcai get rich and found one by himself.

Sit down on the stool and pick up a strawberry!

Although they are greenhouse strawberries, they are quite sweet when eaten fresh. It seems that greenhouse vegetables are about to become popular in Jinan Prefecture. Farmers can make a living to make money during the slack time. Li Xiao raised his hands in approval.

Li Xiao's words made Xie Youcai's red face almost turn purple. The sweat on his fat face was flowing like a stream, and he looked very ugly.

In a place like Bianyifang, there are naturally a lot of people begging Xie Youcai to do things. These days, nothing can be done for free. Inviting you to eat, drink, and entertain, and to have a Yangzhou thin horse or other character beauties also shows a kind of friendship.

In recent years, Xie Youcai's personal property has grown by leaps and bounds. This is related to the huge economic power he controls. You can't expect a big teapot in a brothel to have such noble moral sentiments.

Xie Youcai is indeed Xie Youcai. He also worked as a big teapot back then, and his specialty is to do things based on people's faces. Hearing what Li Xiao said, Xie Youcai didn't wait or lean on him. Regardless of the fact that his body was nearly 200 pounds, he knelt down on the ground with a "pop"

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"Commander! I have become greedy for money in recent years because I was afraid of poverty in the past. Sometimes if you don't accept gifts when doing things, the people who ask me to do things will not feel at ease. Please Marshal...please Marshal...!"

I beg you, Marshal, for the sake of your subordinates who are still following you and doing their best, please spare me this time. I am grateful for Youcai in this life... Oh, no, I will repay you by working as a cow or a horse in my next life." He held me in his hands like pig's trotters.

Li Xiao's thighs started to cry.

Acting school, real acting school. She cried so hard that tears flowed down her face, heartbroken! Every piece of fat on her face was trying hard to create a sad expression.

Li Xiao kicked Xie Youcai on the shoulder!

The result was a bit unexpected. This kick did not move his two hundred kilogram body. The backward push almost knocked Li Xiao down. Fortunately, Shunzi was behind and held the chair with quick hands and eyes.

This became very angry. He held Xie Youcai down. His elbows, knees, fists and soles came out all at once. Li Xiao was beaten until he was panting, and then he stopped.

Xie Youcai, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, just knelt like that. Even when Li Xiao slapped him in the face, he didn't even make a move to protect him. He knew that it would be more comfortable to be beaten at this time than to be taken away by old Chen Fu.

That old bastard gets more ruthless as he gets older. He can cut up his fat body and sell it in pieces.

"Get out and find old Chen Fu. Donate all your property. Build a hospital in Jinan Prefecture, and all the medicinal materials in it must be priced at the same price. You are not allowed to make money here. If the hospital fails, I will take your head."

"Nuo! Nuo!" This subordinate is going to go. Xie Youcai knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Xiao as if he had received an amnesty.

"The cheap shops have now been split up and sold to private individuals. You can't dare to do this anymore. You go to Chen Fu to get a job. Since your hands and feet are not clean, then go and commit murder.

Recently, Old Chen Fu was investigating officials, and if he found anyone who was disloyal to the imperial court, he would be questioned. It is up to you to arrest and interrogate. The official position...the official position is Shandong's punishment envoy. Remember, for all prefectures, Daozhou and counties in Shandong

Officials will investigate one by one. Those whose land has been confiscated and given to farmers need to be strictly examined. Anyone who harbors grievances against the court will not be let go.

The mild case is dismissal, the severe case is exiled to Liaodong and placed in a village under the supervision of the local village. If anyone is found to have colluded with the Southern Ming Dynasty and deliberately harmed the court, he will be killed without mercy!"

"No!" Xie Youcai kowtowed so hard that his head started to bleed.

From Li Xiao's last sentence of "kill without mercy", Xie Youcai could hear the strong smell of blood. This damn thing is not a distribution! This damn thing is taking advantage of all the officials below the fifth rank in Shandong Province.

His son almost trembled in front of him. His authority was much heavier than that of the big shopkeeper of the cheap shop. This was the real power of life and death.

"My subordinates must do this job well. Anyone who dares to be dissatisfied with the court is my father-killing enemy, Xie Youcai. I chopped him up piece by piece." Xie Youcai showed great enthusiasm for his new position.

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"Go away! Do your errands well and lose your fat. Otherwise, I will use your fat to cook oil next time we meet." Li Xiao kicked him again in disgust. He felt a little angry and beaten.

He was panting from exhaustion. He was beaten but he could still move freely. This was a huge shame.

After running around all these years, I have finally neglected to exercise. It seems that eight-pack abs will be put on the agenda.

"No!" Xie Youcai kowtowed three times again and went to find old Chen Fu excitedly.

"Idiot!" Zhang Huangyan, who had been watching in a cold sweat, said softly and continued to read the official document in his hand.

"I think this old boy is very clever. I took away his family property and he didn't even make any counter-offer. Besides, it was your idea to let him go to the Yamen as an inspector." Li Xiao found a low couch to lie down on.

Above, I played too hard just now and am a little tired now. Fortunately, Xie Youcai has gained a lot of weight during this period, otherwise my hands would definitely hurt now.

"It was my idea. How could he justifiably arrest people without using the title of Inspector Si Yamen? How could he justifiably kill people?" Zhang Huangyan didn't even raise his eyelids, as if he was too lazy to look at Li Xiao.

"I'm worried that this guy took bribes to let go of people he shouldn't have let go."

"Don't worry about this. The old Chen Fu behind him will never dare to disobey Chen Fu's arrangements just because of money. The purpose of pushing him out is to let him arrest people and kill people. And he will rob these people skillfully.

That’s good!”

"Wouldn't that make people angry?" Li Xiao scratched his head. He still didn't think Xie Youcai was the best person to handle this matter.

"It's better to let him make people angry, so that when you kill him in the future, the people will applaud you and respect you as a saint. Because you avenged them, he will not be filled with hatred.

You will have the reputation of killing donkeys, rabbits and dogs, and killing meritorious ministers. You can choose whether you want a good reputation or a bad reputation. You still have time." Zhang Huangyan glanced at Li Xiao.

It's really a headache to have such a handsome man on the stall. This kind of emperor's technique has to be explained clearly by oneself.

"...!" Li Xiao really had nothing to say. These old foxes always take one step at a time and look at the next three steps. When they try to trick people, they are only trying to trick people into death. When he kills Xie Youcai in the future, everyone will say that he brought it upon himself. In addition, usually

There are many people who either look at Xie Youcai with jealousy or look down on Xie Youcai. There will be a lot of people spitting on the corpse.

Li Xiao felt sad for Xie Youcai. The old foxes and scheming people dug a huge hole from the perspective of human nature after understanding this person's character. You have to jump if you want to, and you have to jump if you don't want to. There is no other way.

, because they have taken care of you.

The big teapot who used to look at people's faces to eat would never have imagined that one day he would be plotted by the old fox who had mastered the most powerful tactics. For him, this experience was like a dream. When he woke up from the dream, his body was shattered without a trace.

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Li Xiao decided not to hang out with Zhang Huangyan, an old fox, in the future. If God's conscience found out and decided to take back this monster, he might be implicated. The feeling of being struck by lightning would definitely be unpleasant, and Li Xiao didn't want to try it.

Zhang Huangyan saw that Li Xiao had nothing to say and continued to correct official documents at his desk.

"Brother!" Li Xiao closed his eyes and rested for a while. Suddenly he heard someone calling him. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Li Hao.

"Fourth brother, why did you come to Jinan when you are not staying in the capital? The Ministry of Industry sent you here on official business?" Li Xiao sat up quickly and handed a plate of strawberries to Li Hao.

Li Hao took the strawberry without any courtesy, picked the leaves and stuffed them into his mouth. His cheeks were bulging like a squirrel!

"Slow down! Slow down! No one is trying to rob you. There is no such thing in the capital?"

"The greenhouse vegetables were only available in the suburbs of the capital last year. Mr. Sun said that we should prepare the vegetables first. This kind of fruit is not grown! Brother, these strawberries seem to be more delicious than those in summer."

"It's delicious. You can eat it all. Your sister-in-law can't make it for you. Tonight, we two brothers will stay at the house and have a drink. We are fifteen years old!" Li Xiao looked at Li Hao carefully.

At the age of 30, there is already a layer of down on the lips. After almost a year of experience in the Ministry of Industry, it seems that I have made some progress. At least when I see myself, I am no longer like a cat meeting a mouse.

"It's really a business trip. Mr. Yu sent a document to Mr. Sun. He said that the steam engine has been miniaturized as much as possible, so Mr. Sun sent me to Changxing Island to have a look. You see, this is the letter from Mr. Yu to you.

"Li Hao rubbed his hands on his clothes and took out a letter from his arms.

Miniaturization of steam engines has always been what Li Xiao has been pursuing. During this period of time, Mr. Yu has been working on this thing.

In the letter, Mr. Yu detailed the miniaturization of the steam engine, and also provided the drawings to Li Xiao. At the end of the letter, there was a sentence that Li Xiao was very interested in, "Zhao Shizhen is a talent."

Li Xiao thought for a while and then remembered that this was the firearms genius that Li Yongfang kidnapped from the capital to Houjin. This guy was very talented in gunpowder and mechanical equipment, and he was also a famous figure in the general prison at that time.

"Well! I will find time to go back to Changxing Island to take a look at this matter. Tell me what you think of the steam engine?" Li Xiao closed the letter and looked at Li Hao and asked.

"Old Yu has made the steam engine as big as two houses, and its power is much more powerful than the original one. Old Yu said that this kind of thing can already be put on a ship, or it can be used in the kind of train you mentioned.

superior.

I saw the model built by Yu Lao on Changxing Island. If this thing can be connected from North Korea to Liaodong, then Liaodong can get North Korea's coal and iron ore faster. If it can be connected from Liaodong to Guannei, then Hebei can

Get food, wood, and various materials from Liaodong faster and more conveniently.

Thinking further, if our Ming Dynasty laid this kind of railway, it would only take a few days to mobilize troops from Liaodong to the Yangtze River. It is too fast! If this is the case, it is too fast. No matter where there is a rebellion

, the Liao army will arrive there as quickly as possible. Moreover, the supplies will be greatly guaranteed." Li Hao became more and more excited as he spoke, and even forgot to eat the strawberries in his hands. His hands were gesticulating back and forth excitedly, and he was so impassioned.

"Okay! You can think of this level, but you haven't thought of it yet. What will happen if a steam engine is installed on the ship? The steel hull will carry cargo across the vast ocean under the huge thrust of the steam engine.

"Because of the strong power, the ship can be built very big. So big that you can't even imagine it!" Li Xiao pointed at the small building opposite, but took back his hand. A ship as big as a three-story building can only be built

Suitable for a run in the offshore.

Only the huge steel ship is the best guarantee for heading towards the deep blue.

"Brother, the things in the sea are the second brother's business. I want to build the railway, I want to build the railway from Liaodong to Beijing. Brother, this is my ideal, you have to help me." Li Hao pulled like a child.

Holding Li Xiao's hand, his eyes were full of hope.

"Build a railway! Haha! Building a railway is not just a building block you played with when you were a child. You can just build it! You have to conduct on-site surveys and measure where it can withstand being crushed by a train and where it can't! There are also encounters

What do you do with the river? Don’t forget that we have a Daliao River in Liaodong.

If you want to build a railway from Liaodong to the capital, it will take several years just for surveying. Are you sure you can bear the hardship? I think you might as well learn shipbuilding from Yu Lao and help your second brother build an ironclad ship as soon as possible.

.It has always been your second brother’s wish to travel across the sea!”

"Brother, I still want to build the railway...! I can suffer a loss and will never give up halfway."

"Okay, then you go back to the capital. Go find Mr. Sun and ask him to find some professional talents for you. As long as you take these people with you and survey the entire line on the spot, I will give you the people and money to repair it.

railway."

"real?"
Chapter completed!