Xie Yixiao was eating melon seeds and drinking scented tea, listening to them talking about these interesting things, and was in a good mood.
It's getting lively, it doesn't seem that cold anymore, and the moon is not as bright as August 15th, but a full moon hangs in the sky, and the bright moonlight shines on the ground. The brilliance is pure and bright, as if every inch can
The frost you touch is also extremely beautiful.
When it was almost time to leave, Xie Yixiao asked Ming Jing to distribute the festival money to everyone, 2 taels for the second-class maid, and 5 taels for Ming Jing Qingluo and others.
Xie Yixiao felt in her heart that if the people around you betray you, if they don't approach you with a purpose or have evil intentions, then it may be because you don't have enough love or money.
As long as you treat them better, no one with a conscience will do such a thing that betrays you. To put it crudely, if you want the horse to run, feed the horse more grass.
When she was lying on the bed at night, she was very sleepy. She turned the sandalwood beads under her pillow and fell asleep.
.
Early the next morning, Rong Ci made an appointment with Prince Cao to have tea at Fan Yue Tower.
Prince Cao was only slightly surprised, and then he was invited to go. The two met in the elegant room of Jinguang Tower in Fan Yue Tower.
Prince Cao laughed when he saw the person: "It's really rare. I thought you didn't care about outside things, but you actually invited me to tea. But I don't like tea, so I asked someone to bring me wine."
Fan Yuelou's people were busy preparing wine and food, and the two sat down to drink and eat food. Cao Shizi ate two pieces of meat, drank some wine, and squinted his eyes: "This day is so good and fun.
.”
Rong Ci drank two glasses of wine with him, and then sat there watching him eat without saying a word.
Prince Cao also knew that he was desolate, so he didn't care much about it. After eating for a while, he felt comfortable, and then he asked him: "What's the matter with you coming to me? Is it about the cavalry?"
"Cavalry?" Rong Ci raised his eyebrows, "What cavalry?"
When Prince Cao heard this, he knew that he didn't know about it, but since he mentioned it, he also said: "I am not the third son of the Xie family, but I want to form a cavalry team, so Xie Jin came to me and said that he wanted the two families to cooperate.
, they were responsible for other things, and we were responsible for hiring people. I thought it was okay, so I handed the matter over to the third child of our family."
Rong Ci: "..."
He knew that the third son of the Xie family probably meant Xie Yu, but after thinking about it for a while, he remembered that it was Cao Jiankong who was not in good health and had become a civil servant.
"But there were some disputes when they negotiated the terms, and they haven't settled it yet." Prince Cao laughed twice, "Let them deal with these things, I don't care."
Even if they are brothers, they have to settle accounts clearly, especially for this kind of cooperation. All the conditions have been negotiated in advance to save the hassle later. As for who of the two can get better benefits, it depends on their respective abilities.
Neither he nor Xie Jin cared.
"But the idea of this horse team is indeed a good one. If it is really formed, it will make a lot of money." Cao Shizi said, "If we let them come out and arrange to run for a few years, make a lot of money and go home, that would be
Very good.”
People in the army are replaced almost every three years. When they reach their age, they have to arrange to leave, or arrange for new jobs, or be demobilized and go home. In previous years, when the national treasury had no money, the demobilization expenses were not much. Many of them were paid by their families.
subsidized.
If they can make some money before going back, their lives will be more stable in the future.
Rong Ci was speechless. Now that he has taken over the Dingbei Army, he has indeed encountered this problem. These people joined the army when they were young and served the country. When they are old and have to leave, how to arrange them is a big deal.
If someone wants to go home, they will be given some money to allow them to go home. If they are more capable, they will be given an errand, such as an official servant or a local official.
However, there are too many people, and it is not easy to arrange errands, and there is not much severance pay. If you are a normal person, you will still have enough strength to work, and your life will be okay.
The biggest fear is that there will be injuries or defects on the body.
In the early years of the war, arrangements could not be made, so these people were supported by various mansions, such as the guards in their mansions, the clerks in the shops, and the people who helped in the farms. A large part of them were also these people.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. It makes me sad when I say it." Prince Cao took a sip of wine and then asked Rong Ci, "If it's not about this, why did you come to me? It's impossible to really come to me.
Want to have tea and drink?”
Rong Ci poured himself a glass of wine, and then said: "I came here today to ask one thing. Does your mansion intend to help King Huainan marry the person from the Changning Marquis House?"
Prince Cao's expression changed, and he lowered his voice and asked, "How do you know about this?"
Rong Ci explained: "He also came to ask my mother for help before, but my mother refused. I told Miss Xie about this before. When I went to Xie's house yesterday, your sister told her
After hearing this, she told me about it."
Hearing this, Prince Cao nodded and expressed his understanding. He himself felt a little worried about this matter: "That's why you came to me? Why? Since when did you like to take care of these things?"
Rong Ci glanced at him, and then said: "The Duke of Cao State should not have entered this muddy water. No one can explain such things as luck, and King Huainan... really should not marry such a woman.
As a wife."
There are so many women in the world, why would King Huainan choose to marry a woman who has the "Destiny of the Phoenix"?
Prince Cao also had a headache: "I also know that I shouldn't, but he seems to really like the Gu girl. I heard my mother say that when he begged my mother, he was also very sincere and very fond of the Gu girl.
If you don’t want to marry me, my father and mother can’t bear to see him like this.”
"And my father and mother don't want him to marry a daughter of the Shen family. They are afraid that if he continues to hang out with the Shen family, he will go down the wrong path in the future."
For the sake of Prince Zhaoming, the Duke of Cao also wanted to conceive King Nan. Since he liked Gu You so much, even did things like robbed her for Gu You, and now wanted to marry him so much, this was enough.
Made them hesitate.
Rong Ci asked him: "Do you think King Huainan is stupid?"
Is this question a bit strange? Prince Cao was a little confused. He reached out and grabbed a handful of hair. After a long time, he said, "I guess you're not stupid..."
"If he wasn't stupid, why would he want to do such a stupid thing? Does he really like Gu's daughter so much that he would not care about his future for her?"
"Or does he think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"