Chapter 18 It's All Business
Nie Yao laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
Nie Zhixu watched from the side, the corners of his lips rising.
His younger brother Yao finally smiled again.
So happy.
Because of this, Nie Zhixu had a very good impression of the new emperor.
"Don't worry, Brother Zhixu. Xiao Lanlan will send us money soon. It's a large sum that is more than enough for expanding the army." In order to reassure his brother, Nie Yao told him about Xiao Lanlan's ambition.
To unify the world.
No matter how big the order is, he should get whatever amount of money he wants.
Nie Zhixu understood that they were in cahoots with the new emperor.
The military expansion is for him.
He had also seen the new emperor when he was young and knew that he was actually a brother. Seeing how kind his younger brother Yao was to him, he wondered if the new emperor would become their brother-in-law in the future.
The two of them will get married.
He will also have an adorable little nephew.
"Brother Zhixu, Brother Zhixu?" Nie Yao saw his brother, who had a paralyzed face for years, suddenly grin and laugh silently.
He shuddered uncomfortably.
Pushing the other person, "Come back to your senses, Brother Zhixu!"
Only then did Nie Zhixu wake up from the dilemma of whether to teach his nephew Qinggong or swordsmanship.
The cute little nephew is still nowhere to be seen.
Nie Zhixu: "Brother Yao, be nicer to His Majesty."
What are you talking about for no apparent reason?
Nie Yao had no intention of becoming an enemy of the young man. He was wealthy and ambitious, and expanding his army was a precautionary measure to avoid being overwhelmed by future orders.
It's all business.
Nie Yao noticed that his brother seemed to be overthinking things, so he explained, "Brother Zhixu, under normal circumstances, we wouldn't be the new emperor's enemies. But this isn't absolute. You know what "not absolute" means, Brother Zhixu, right?"
Know.
He remembered every word and every strange sentence that Yaodi said, as well as their meaning.
Although I really want my nephew, the matter has not yet been decided.
Nie Zhixu lowered his eyes, swallowing back his joy in disappointment, "Brother Yao, no matter what decision you make, I support you."
"Hmm? Oh...Okay. Then I'll leave the military expansion to you, Brother Zhixu."
"yes."
Nie Zhixu went back to prepare for the handover.
Nie Yao sat down at the desk and wrote a letter to his father.
He gave a brief account of the situation in the capital.
Also enclosed is a birthday gift for my father, wishing him a happy birthday.
Then he wrote another letter to his father, just in case he didn't receive it and complained. This letter was much more casual, Nie Yao wrote whatever came to his mind.
When he was writing, he didn't realize that the words about the little brother took up most of the text.
Nie Yao has no habit of checking his homework.
After writing it, I packaged it and gave it to my subordinates to send out.
sleep.
There have been a lot of things going on recently, and Nie Yao was a little tired and fell asleep the next moment he lay down.
Because the morning court had been rescheduled, Nie Yao saw Qian Da and Xiao Wo upon waking up. He explained to them the matter of taking over the military affairs of the No. 2 stronghold.
"As you command."
Xiao Wo had something to hand over to someone else before going to the No. 2 base. After receiving the task, he went down to prepare.
Qian Daduo rubbed his hands and reported to Nie Yao with a silly smile.
"Sir, we've already searched that old man Sun Ji's house and found some gold, silver, and other treasures. The engineering team said that the layout of his house isn't right, and there must be a secret passage. The entrance is a bit hidden, and they're still looking."
People with a lot of money especially like to confiscate people's homes.
He is always very active in this kind of work.
Occasionally he would hide a little bit of gold and silver, but he could only take a few pounds by stealth, so Nie Yao ignored it.
Qian Da Pian: "Sir, not long after we arrived at Old Man Sun's house yesterday, the old guys from the clan house came to chase us out."
Before I made a lot of money, I used to kill people on the battlefield.
A few old men couldn't scare him.
He called a small team and drove the people away.
However, those people were relatives of the royal family after all, and only after being reminded by their subordinates that there was a lot of money did they realize belatedly, "Sir, is this okay?"
"fine."
Nie Yao praised him for doing a good job.
Now the emperor's surname is Du instead of Yan, why is he still being nice to the clan office?
Nie Yao: "Those useless people in the clan house have committed many crimes, right? Expose them all."
This time he not only wants to expose it, but also arrest the person.
Qian Duoding hated the royal family's relatives, and when he heard that they were going to be attacked, his eyes lit up. He offered to work overtime, arresting people during the day and returning to the No. 2 stronghold at night to teach the soldiers a lesson.
"Alright, alright."
Nie Yao asked him to save his energy.
Don't keep going back and forth and expose the No. 2 base.
There's a lot of money: "Why don't we just transfer them to Base No. 4? Base No. 4 is very open! Let others see that we are not to be trifled with!"
As a battle maniac, he looked forward to some foolish idiots knocking on his door every day so that they could stretch their legs and earn some bonuses.
Nie Yao told him to stop talking nonsense.
"Go to the second stronghold and stay there. Don't expose yourself."
"Ah... yes."
Absolute obedience to orders is one of the few advantages of having a lot of money.
Although he felt uncomfortable, he obeyed after Nie Yao made the final decision.
Nie Yao knew his tone clearly.
He waved his hand and said, "Work hard, and when you get there I'll give you a two-cent silver bonus from my private treasury."
Two qian of silver is only two hundred wen.
If it were someone else, they would probably look down on these little fly legs.
But a lot of money is different.
He was so happy to get an extra two taels of silver that he patted his chest and promised on the spot: "Hey, thank you, sir! Don't worry, I promise to keep all the soldiers in the No. 2 stronghold obedient!"
After discussing the work, there was no need to leave even though I had a lot of money.
He smiled naively and asked the housekeeper to prepare a few more breakfasts. He would eat them later and then go to court with Nie Yao.
I have to take Nie Yao's car too.
He also asked the servants in the mansion to take the donkey he had ridden down and give it more fodder. He also instructed that if the donkey accidentally gave it too much fodder and couldn't finish it, they should find something to pack it up and take it back to eat.
And he himself ate breakfast for ten people.
After burping, he asked the housekeeper to prepare a few more cakes for him so that he could eat when he was hungry during court.
Anyway, he would rub anything he could before leaving.
Nie Yao has become numb to this kind of thing after seeing it so many times.
Without saying anything, I got in the car and drank tea.
"Sir, your car is so spacious! It's so comfortable to sit in!" Qian Haohan says this every time he takes a ride.
Since the carriage had stayed in the palace for two nights, there were a lot more things inside.
For example, this tea.
The fragrance is light and elegant, with a long aftertaste.
But it’s not the coarse tea that Nie Yao uses himself.
The small drawer that used to be empty is now filled with snacks.
When Nie Yao took it out, he was stunned by the large amount of money and said, "Sir, can I have a taste of this?"
"Take it."
Nie Yao kept some for himself.
He gave the rest a lot of money and said, "Put it in your pocket and eat it later. Don't burst your stomach."
Once this guy opens his stomach, he eats more voraciously than a bear trying to survive the winter.
Nie Yao knew that he had a mental problem.
However, military doctors are mostly good at treating wounds caused by swords and knives, and have only a superficial understanding of mental health diagnosis and treatment.
"Didn't I ask you to see a doctor before? How was the doctor this time? Did he prescribe any medicine for you?"
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