"Anyway, I must thank Li Shilang well." Zheng Peng said with a firm face.

After a pause, Zheng Peng added: "Li Shilang, if there is anything you can help, just say it."

The honey belly sword is Li Linfu's personality, Zheng Peng didn't believe what he said, but the surface kung fu still has to be done, it is obvious that Li Linfu has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, Zheng Peng will give him a chance to speak, Li Linfu can "mouth honey belly sword", and he can also say one thing and do another.

Sensible, Li Linfu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he had already thought about the conditions in his heart, in order to be natural, he deliberately muttered for a while, and then said with some shame: "General Zheng insists on it like this, so you are welcome, there is a little selfish idea, that is, I don't know whether to mention it or not?" ”

Seeing Li Linfu's coy appearance, Zheng Peng wanted to laugh a little, just like a woman in a green building who untied her clothes and said pitifully to her benefactor that she was not a casual person.

It's not a shame to be pretentious.

I despise it in my heart, but Zheng Peng is like an actor at the moment, and he said sincerely and persistently: "Li Zhilang has helped me so much, I should express my gratitude, I dare not guarantee that I will be able to do it, but I can guarantee that I will do my best to satisfy, and it is okay to say it." ”

Li Linfu sighed, and then said a little embarrassed: "To be a man of his word, this is very clear, and now he is also fulfilling his promise, sparing no effort to requisition land for General Zheng, if you want to requisition land, you can only put down the official duties of the ministry, do not hide from General Zheng, a certain heart has not been able to let go of his own work, but also remember his colleagues, want to return to his post as soon as possible, Zheng Pengjun is a smart person, and he does not lie to General Zheng, and now he is in the most important moment of a certain benevolence, if he stays away from work for a long time, he is not effective for his career, so.... I want to talk to General Zheng about land acquisition, can I speed up the land acquisition, complete the land acquisition as soon as possible, and return to my own duties as soon as possible. ”

Now I don't know when Zheng Peng doesn't care, and I don't know if he will suddenly announce the cancellation of the project, how much he can earn, and Li Linfu doesn't want to stay away from the power center for a long time is also the truth, knowing that Zheng Peng has a large amount of money in his hand, he immediately has an idea.

Find a way to persuade Zheng Peng to complete the land acquisition as soon as possible, so that he can get rid of himself as soon as possible and make more money.

The face is all open, even if he changes now, he can't get rid of the infamy, so he just goes all the way to the black and looks for an opportunity to change it back.

Zheng Peng said with some shame: "Li Shilang has been taking leave for land acquisition, if he takes leave for a long time, it is human nature to worry about being replaced, it is not good for me to affect Li Shilang's career, here I will compensate Li Shilang." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, just thank you, and thank General Zheng for giving him an opportunity to make a fortune" Li Linfu said, rubbing his hands and reminding: "General Zheng, that proposal..."

finally opened his mouth once, Li Linfu said that he also wanted an answer, so as not to let Zheng Peng get by.

Zheng Peng's eyes rolled, and he quickly spoke: "Li Shilang has opened his mouth, this face is to be given, then good, let's give priority to land acquisition." ”

"Great" When Li Linfu heard this, his whole old face was so smiling that he couldn't see his teeth.

Reaching the same acquaintance, Zheng Peng and Li Linfu were in a good mood, and soon began to talk about the right way, but after talking for half an hour, the two sides finally reached a consensus: Zheng Peng gave priority to Li Linfu for the land requisition, and Li Linfu also expressed his understanding of Zheng Peng's temporary financial constraints, and only half of the hard work fee was taken.

Li Linfu calculated, that is, to take less, in the double "guarantee" of his connections and power, the profits are still very considerable,

After sending Li Linfu away, Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er came out together, and when they saw Zheng Peng, Lu Shu, who was walking in front, said with some complaints: "That Li Shilang, came to the door early in the morning, talking and doing things, the husband didn't even eat breakfast, the slave family has been hot, let's eat while it's hot." ”

When Li Linfu came, Zheng Peng was still dreaming of Zhou Gong in bed, and after being woken up, he immediately "stood" with Li Linfu.

"Husband, eat it while it's hot." Lin Xun'er gently placed a tray full of food in front of Zheng Peng.

"There are two great beauties." Zheng Peng said with a smile.

Lin Xun'er pursed her lips and smiled, and said happily: "This is what the slave family should do." ”

Lu Shu sat opposite Zheng Peng, supported her cute little head with her hand, looked at Zheng Peng with a sideways face, and said suspiciously while watching: "Young master, there is an old saying that wine is less than a thousand cups of a confidant, and words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, don't you dislike that Li Genu, why do you talk to him for so long?" ”

"That's it," Lin Xun'er said with some resentment: "Recently, my husband has been busy building roads, and he hasn't talked with us two sisters for so long." ”

Zheng Peng smiled slightly, motioned for the second daughter to come closer, and then lowered his voice and said: "Do it yourself, don't take it seriously, this Li Linfu is not a good thing, don't worry, now it's for him to do things, give him a little sweetness, win his trust, and find an opportunity to give him a ruthless one later, so that he can't turn over." ”

Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er looked at each other and smiled, feeling that this was the husband they were familiar with, and the two faintly sympathized with Li Linfu: The husband spent so much effort digging a pit for Li Linfu, and the picture would definitely not be small, Li Linfu seemed to be blinded by money, and he didn't notice it at all, and he probably didn't know how to cry later.

But no matter how miserable it is, it doesn't deserve sympathy, who let him offend his husband, he deserves it!

Lu Shu looked left and right, always felt as if there was something missing, thought about it for a while, and finally remembered that she hadn't seen Zheng Peng's personal guard cardinal for two days, and couldn't help but ask: "Husband, where is Sister Cardinal, why haven't you seen her for the past two days?" ”

After Lu Shu's mention, Lin Xun'er also asked curiously: "Yes, isn't the Cardinal Girl her husband's personal guard, if it weren't for Shu'er's reminder, the slave family would have forgotten about this." ”

The personal guard should be close to protect the safety of the owner, and the cardinal, as a personal guard, is derelict in his duty if he does not see anyone for two days.

Zheng Peng smiled slightly, pretending to be mysterious: "The cardinal girl has been a little uncomfortable for the past two days, infected with the wind and cold, I am afraid that she will pass it on to me, so let her rest for a few days, rest assured, it's okay, now I will bring several guards in and out, and the emperor will also send someone to protect secretly." ”

Li Linfu was a little surprised by Zheng Peng's readily agreed, and thought that it would take a lot of saliva to convince, but he didn't think about it so much, because the conversation between the two was fruitful, and the next day Zheng Peng sent someone to send gold and silver to Li Linfu's mansion.

Compared with the fluttering counter tickets, Li Linfu prefers real money and silver, and every time he looks at and touches those gold and silver ingots, he feels an indescribable satisfaction in his heart.

Zheng Peng expressed his full support for land acquisition, and Li Linfu also put all his energy on land acquisition.

Li Linfu's favorite thing about Zheng Peng is that he only looks at the results and doesn't ask about the process, which saves Li Linfu a lot of time to explain.

There is only one chance, Li Linfu will not be polite, the land price can be pressed by a point, which is equivalent to earning a point, the appearance is not good at the beginning, and he is not ready to change it later, give full play to the advantages of his connections and power, try his best to reduce the price, and collude with the local landlords and gentry and officials to make a lot of land requisition, and for those who dare to resist or sue him, they also ruthlessly suppress them, and the complaints are boiling for a while, and the reputation is getting worse and worse.

Zheng Peng ignored Li Linfu's behavior and focused on building the road.

In order to speed up the speed, from time to time it is necessary to use gunpowder to carry out blasting projects, in addition, a large number of sand and gravel and sleepers must be prepared, and the iron materials needed for the rails must also be constantly tested and improved.

Life is full, the days pass very quickly, the summer goes to the cold, and the year passes unconsciously.

A year, not long, not short, unfortunately, Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er still did not get a child as they wished, although the second daughter said that she didn't say anything, but her eyes and face were full of loss and resentment, it was Huixian's Lu Shu, and they also complained that Zheng Peng was often busy at the construction site and didn't go home, they were afraid that Zheng Peng would break his body bones, so they sent people to Zheng Peng every once in a while to send various supplements, maybe too much, Zheng Peng had a nosebleed for the first time.

There are regrets, there are happy things, after a year of hard work, Changluo pointed to the recent good news frequently, because of the abundant manpower, but also the use of gunpowder blasting help, a year to repair more than 200 miles, almost completed a third, this is Zheng Peng divided into several sections at the same time as the result, of course, the road is still a dirt road, the leveling is insufficient, drainage and other facilities have not been done, and the standard operation of later generations is not comparable, but in the low level of science and technology, there is no large machinery to assist the Tang Dynasty, it has been a miracle.

After a year of round-the-clock research, Liu Tietou finally found a material that is suitable for making rails, and the preliminary test data is very ideal, Zheng Peng has ordered to test in an extreme environment, and if the retest is completed, it can be mass-produced; The skilled craftsmen who were transferred from the Three Treasures were very interested in Zheng Peng's steaming promotion, and under Zheng Peng's "guidance", after a year of research, they also achieved initial results.

Changluo Road went smoothly, which made many skeptical people shut up, Zheng Peng and the craftsmen were very happy, but if you want to say that you are happy, there is no one who is happiest than Li Linfu.

Li Linfu is a capable person, vigorous and resolute, extremely high execution, from Chang'an to Luoyang, so many places, many of which are still in the hands of high-ranking officials and nobles, but Li Linfu is relying on three inches of incorruptible tongue, Zheng Peng thinks that it takes at least two years to complete the work, and it can be completed in one year.

If it weren't for Zheng Peng's last final payment, Li Linfu would have completed the task in less than a year.

Completing the task not only means that Li Linfu has fulfilled his promise, but also can make a lot of money.

This day is the eighth day of September in the twenty-first year of Kaiyuan, no year or festival, except for the crisp autumn and clear sky, for ordinary people, this is an ordinary autumn day, however, for Li Linfu, it is definitely a day worth remembering.

After a year of hard work, Li Linfu finally completed the land acquisition work, and today he went to Zheng Peng's mansion to settle the final payment on land acquisition.

In fact, there is no need to calculate it, you must know that the land price is estimated, Zheng Peng is on the basis of the market price to increase half of the money as Li Linfu's hard work, no matter whether Li Linfu spends more or less, the money is unchanged, only the total amount is required, and then subtract the support given to Li Linfu in advance, you can get the amount to be paid to Li Linfu.

Before coming to the Zheng Mansion, Li Linfu had already calculated how many times, and he had already promised in his heart, and the thought of receiving nearly two million yuan from the Zheng Mansion's account made his heart feel like drinking honey.

Coupled with the money he made earlier, Li Linfu calculated several times, and after confirming that it was correct, he was pleasantly surprised to find that from the difference in the price of land acquisition, he could take out about 3.8 million yuan, and the 3.8 million yuan was also deducted from the expenses and expenses, and every copper coin could be put into his own bag and stored in his own treasury.

Thirty-eight million yuan, this is a huge amount of money, even for Li Linfu, who was born in the Tang Dynasty, it takes many years to accumulate this amount, and now it is only a year to get so much money, fulfill his promise, and show his face in front of the emperor, for Li Linfu, it is simply refreshing.

You must know that a year ago, Li Linfu couldn't raise 20,000 yuan even if he wanted to, but now he has nearly 4 million yuan of wealth all of a sudden, and he wakes up with a smile even if he sleeps.

Li Linfu drank tea and chatted with Zheng Peng, but his mind was on Cui Er, who was settling accounts on the side, thinking about how to get the huge sum of money earlier, and he was afraid that Zheng Peng would find a way to deduct his money.

Zheng Peng was in a good mood, looking at Li Linfu, who was a little absent-minded, a hint of an elusive smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he raised the wine glass in his hand and said: "I didn't expect Li Shilang to do things so neatly, and it will only be a year and a half, and he will successfully complete the land needed to build the road, which is really admirable, come, Li Shilang, I will give you a glass." ”

"Don't dare, so-and-so is also entrusted by the general, loyal to the general." Li Linfu hurriedly raised his wine glass.

Before receiving the money, Li Linfu would never turn his face with Zheng Peng, perhaps in response to the reason of short-handedness, and now he is talking and doing things, and there are faint signs of currying favor with Zheng Peng.

Cui Er was very neat, and after accounting twice without mistakes, he walked up to Zheng Peng with the account book and said respectfully: "Uncle, Li Shilang's accounts have been calculated, which is consistent with the accounts provided by Li Shilang, and Li Shilang should also be in the ward 1,799,872 yuan." ”

"Li Shilang is a friend, why is it so complicated, isn't it over with 1.8 million yuan?" Zheng Peng said briskly.

"This, this is not good, the favor is still settled, and the accounts must be clear." Li Linfu hurriedly said.

To be honest, if you can receive the money smoothly, Li Linfu will admit it a little less, but I didn't expect Zheng Peng to make it up for himself, he is really a wealthy person... Put on airs.

Zheng Peng waved his hand and said: "It's 1.8 million yuan, make up a whole, it's easy to settle, there are many, just when I invite Li Shilang to drink, I can't push it, if I push it, it won't give me face." ”

What can Li Linfu say, naturally he thanked him again and again, and thought in his heart, in order to get the money smoothly, Zheng Peng can say anything, and it is a big deal to make up a generous gift to him afterwards.