Li Chengzhi said thoughtfully, "No matter how shameless I am, I have never thought of killing my savior."
Hu Baozong was so angry that his heart and liver trembled: "I ordered the shooting in a moment of urgency. It was unintentional..."
In Li Chengzhi's words, this incident has become a stain on his life that will never be washed away...
As if he had a toothache, he groaned and said painfully: "Don't even think about it, this is thousands of kilograms of gold... Although I am a legitimate son, I am only a descendant. The person who makes the decision in the family is my ancestor and my father. Even if I am
I promise you, so what if they don’t recognize you then?”
Look, this is a gentleman.
If it were you, pretending to be embarrassed and hesitating for a while, you would finally agree, how could you say it so clearly?
As for whether you will regret it afterwards, it’s hard to say...
Li Chengzhi rolled his eyes: "I don't want you to admit it now, but at least you have to understand that these rioters have nothing to do with my Li family. I have to give up all my family wealth to support them out of benevolence.
Therefore, even if your Hu family does not provide this money, it should be provided by the government... As for who should pay it back and how, it will naturally be my father who will discuss it with your ancestor, your Lord, and Hu Shijun..."
Hu Baozong was startled when he heard this. After thinking about it carefully, he really shouldn't have asked the Li family to pay this amount.
"Then you really threaten me with Yin?"
"Nonsense, I won't mention Yin Zhen, how can you understand this so quickly?" Li Chengzhi glared and cursed, "I don't expect your Hu family to pay for it now, but if you don't pay, you will have the strength, right?" p>
Contribute?
Hu Baozong felt a slight itching in his teeth.
After talking for a long time, Li Chengzhi is still plotting against himself?
Having been tricked many times, Hu Baozong also gradually understood Li Chengzhi's routine: I will first make a request that you can't fulfill at all, and then suddenly lower it several levels. When you secretly feel relaxed, it will naturally feel that it is not difficult.
Accept.
But he is still reasonable, and it is difficult for you to refuse.
Such as this time.
Even if the chaos in Zhaoxuan Temple has nothing to do with the Hu family, it still has something to do with the government. Whether Li Chengzhi pacified the rebellious people, tightened restrictions, or purchased food for resettlement, he was all helping the government.
But La Shi’s surname is Hu, or is he an uncle from another clan?
After all, it still has something to do with the Hu family.
So no matter from which aspect, I have to accept his kindness...
Hu Baozong was furious for a long time, and then sighed in vain: "Can you tell me?"
That’s right!
Li Chengzhi put away his playful smile and said seriously: "Take these 4,000 kilograms of winnings and help me buy food... I don't ask much, as long as I can get 10,000 stones of grain and 50,000 kilograms of iron..." Why can the Hu family be called the number one family in Jingzhou?
It's not because the Hu family's daughter is a royal concubine, it should be the other way around: it's precisely because the Hu family's family status is high enough that the Hu family's daughter is qualified to enter the palace and become a royal concubine.
Hu Baozong's great-grandfather Hu Lue was an important official in the former Qin Dynasty and was given the title of Duke of Bohai by Fu Jian.
His uncle Hu Shen was also an important minister of the Xia Dynasty. After surrendering to the Wei Dynasty, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wu Shi by Emperor Taiwu, and later served as the governor of Hezhou (now Linxia, Gansu Province).
In the father's generation, Hu Guozhen, the eldest son of Wu Shihou, was ordered by Emperor Xiaowen to move to Luoyang. When his daughter Hu Xianzhen became the imperial concubine, the Hu family in Jingzhou became more powerful.
In Liangzhou, Qinzhou, Hezhou, Huazhou, Yongzhou, Gaoping Town and other places nearby Jingzhou, many Hu clan members and in-laws hold important positions.
For example, Hu Shichang, the governor of Jingzhou, is Hu Baozong's clan uncle, Xin Qiu, the governor of Qinzhou, is Hu Baozong's clan uncle, and the deputy general of Gaoping Town is his clan uncle...
Further down, there are even more assistant officials such as county guards, governors, governors, and Sima.
Li Chengzhi's brain was squeezed by the door, so he left such a big relationship user unused.
So he directly rejected Li Song's suggestion of "buying them separately and secretly".
When can I buy it?
And the risk is still high.
If Hu Baozong comes forward, these problems will naturally be solved.
In order to reduce the culpability of the Hu family or the governor Hu Shichang, and to save the Hu family's face, Hu Baozong naturally would not tell the truth to these relatives: if it were not for the help of the Jingzhou Li family, the monks' rebellion in Jingzhou would not have expanded tenfold.
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It is also impossible to say that the money came from the Li family and that these things were wanted by the Li family. It can only be said that the Hu family united the Li family and the Song family to solve the siege of Jingzhou.
If the news is not smooth, these close relatives of the Hu family know so clearly, and since Hu Baozong is the eldest son and has the unshirkable responsibility to keep the power of the Hu family alive, they will naturally choose to believe him.
With so many powerful relatives, not to mention six thousand kilograms of copper in food, iron materials, and war horses, it would not be difficult for Hu Baozong to increase it tenfold.
As for future troubles, they will basically be non-existent.
There are also Hu Baozong and Hu Jiabei.
To be more cruel, just because he asked his general to shoot an arrow without thinking, and almost shot himself to death, Hu Baozong also owed him, and who would he carry if he didn't?
Hu Baozong showed a hint of vigilance: "Food is easy to talk about, what do you want so much iron for?"
Fifty thousand kilograms, even if it is less, can produce four to five hundred sets of armor. Add in the Li family's original one hundred sets, and the iron materials he is currently forging, there will be seven or eight hundred sets.
Does Li Chengzhi want all of these thousand soldiers to wear armor?
"Isn't your brain bright?" Li Chengzhi glanced at him sideways, "If the imperial court can do its job and the chaos can be settled before the Grain Rain, the spring plowing will naturally not be delayed. By then, what can I do for these fifteen or six hundred households in the countryside?
People and monks farm the land?"
Is this the reason?
Hu Baozong immediately began to gloat.
I advise you not to be in a hurry to close it first, but wait and see what the situation is like before deciding. Do you insist on closing it?
Do you regret it now?
If you add tens of thousands of kilograms of farm tools, plus scraps and losses, you still need more than thirty thousand kilograms of iron, which is considered to be more generous, and fifty thousand kilograms is not too much.
This matter is not difficult for Hu Baozong to handle, and it is the Hu family that ultimately benefits.
So he didn't hesitate at all and agreed immediately: "Four thousand kilograms of bonus, in exchange for ten thousand kilograms of grain and fifty thousand kilograms of iron materials, is it too much?"
What he means is that there are only a lot more copper ingots.
Li Chengzhi pondered: "If you still have some money left, buy some more war horses. Remember, they must be big horses with a load of more than 500 kilograms... If you still have some money left, buy some more powerful bows, crossbows, and gun barrels."
The more handles, the better..."
According to Li Song's estimate, four thousand kilograms of colored copper should be enough to buy these things. Even if it is not enough, given Hu Baozong's status, can his powerful relatives still help?
Therefore, Li Chengzhi kept two thousand catties to meet unexpected needs.
Before Hu Baozong could ask, he explained: "If we only make farm tools, we should not be able to use up fifty thousand kilograms of iron. If we have some leftover, we can combine it with the previous ones and it will be no problem to forge five hundred sets of armor. If you continue
If I can buy five hundred horses, then I can buy five hundred Qingqi... If anything goes wrong, I can respond quickly!"
Something is wrong?
Hu Baozong's expression changed slightly: "What emergency do you want to respond to?"
Li Chengzhi almost spat at him.
Why are one or two people so obsessed with rebellion?
"What emergency can we save?" Li Chengzhi cursed angrily, "My whole family is in Jingzhou City. If the city is destroyed, how can I not save it?"
It turns out that Li Chengzhi was prepared to fight for his life?