Chapter 79

" Aunt He, I'm giving you a hectare of land to establish a large textile factory. We'll use the best looms. My requirement is a minimum of 100,000 bolts of cloth per day, with no upper limit!"

He Lin was both delighted and surprised: "Young Master, 100,000 bolts of cloth can't be sold! Even 20,000 bolts a day are hard to sell. Moreover, the raw materials are already in short supply."

Li Xian looked north and smiled: "They will be sold, even a million bolts can be sold! There are plenty of people to help us sell! Raw materials are not a problem!"

The relocation of the textile factory was no small matter; it was now the largest and most populous single industry within the group. The textile factory no longer had any secrets to keep, and with its large output and future development considerations, Li Xian naturally decided to relocate it near Anyang.

The relocation work was expected to take more than half a month, and even with the help of magic.

On the seventh day, Li Yulong sent a letter, along with an old acquaintance—Fu Minghui.

"Young Master Li, impressive! The Emperor has been in a very good mood recently."

"Can he not be?" Li Xian was full of disdain. Your way of greeting is so outdated.

Fu Minghui handed the imperial edict to Li Xian, "Read the edict yourself. Also, His Majesty wants 100 kilometers of sea soul silk."

At the mention of this, Li Xian became anxious: "General Fu, 100 kilometers of sea soul silk is no problem, but what will His Majesty use to pay this time? Last time it was for Qingqing's dowry, but now I still owe the soldiers tens of thousands of taels of gold in rewards."

Fu Minghui laughed, "3.5 taels of gold per meter, 100,000 taels in cash, and the rest will be four 100-year-old purple lingzhi and three 100-year-old ginseng. I've already brought them, they're at the door."

"Ah, great!" Li Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. With these 100,000 taels of gold, the immediate crisis could be resolved. As for the seven medicinal herbs, they were also very good.

100 kilometers of sea soul silk was no problem, it only weighed about 60 to 70 kilograms, and Fu Minghui could carry it alone.

After Fu Minghui left, Li Xian looked at the seven seemingly ordinary but highly potent herbs, his eyes gleaming and his mouth watering—what would it feel like to take a bite?

In the end, Li Xian was too reluctant to waste them, each one worth tens of thousands of taels of gold. He thought for a moment, took out three ginseng, and decided to reward Xu Ren, Fang Shijing, and Bei Chen Yuqing.

"Young Master, these 100-year-old herbs are suitable for the generals to enhance their cultivation!" Xu Ren refused Li Xian's reward, "We can get spirit stones internally, but externally, spirit stones must be kept secret. If Young Master wants to truly win over these generals, one 100-year-old herb is more effective than 100,000 taels of gold."

Xu Ren said this, and Fang Shijing and Bei Chen Yuqing, while showing countless grievances, reluctantly refused. After all, they already had spirit stones, and it wouldn't be right to be greedy for such small benefits.

Li Xian put away one purple lingzhi, arranged the three lingzhi and three ginseng in a row, and sent Song Xing to invite the three generals.

Generals Wang Jian, Chang Lin, and Cheng Jiming were boasting about their battle achievements. This battle was fought well, and the three generals began to exaggerate. But as they talked, they still mentioned the rewards Li Xian owed.

Just as they were talking animatedly, Song Xing arrived. "Three generals, Young Master has invited you."

"Is it about the rewards and military pay?" Cheng Jiming asked impatiently.

"Um... you'll know when you get there." Song Xing, although he was with Li Xian and knew a lot, couldn't say anything.

The three generals' hearts sank—was it about cutting the military pay? This was what everyone was most worried about! Although Li Xian had been good in the past, people could change in an instant.

But when the three generals arrived in the hall, their eyes couldn't move, and they gulped. The six jade boxes were all open, and the six 100-year-old herbs were so tempting.

Li Xian seemed not to notice, "Please sit, generals. Li Xian has already prepared the gold, and the rewards will be distributed tomorrow. Please gather your subordinates and verify the reward situation.

Additionally, those who have left the team casually or violated discipline in the past few days, after receiving the rewards, their weapons and armor will be confiscated, and they will be dismissed and never rehired. If anyone has sold their weapons and armor privately, the losses must be recovered; serious cases will be dealt with according to the law."

"Ah... um... yes..."

The three generals had no heart to care about the military pay. If it were before, hearing that Li Xian would distribute the rewards so straightforwardly would have been a pleasant surprise; but now their hearts were all on the herbs.

But after Li Xian finished speaking, he got up and left without saying anything. The three generals were dumbfounded: Young Master, you've put the herbs out, at least say a few words.

Bei Chen Yuqing, sitting beside him, lightly tapped the table, "Generals, come to your senses. There are some things Young Master can't say, so I'll say them. You've all seen the six herbs, right?"

"Yes," the three said in unison.

Bei Chen Yuqing smiled slightly, "Generals, do you think you are qualified to receive a complete 100-year-old herb for this victory?"

The three were silent. According to the regulations of the Great Xia Kingdom, the three would receive at most a few thousand taels of gold and a promotion of one or two ranks; to receive the herbs, they were not yet qualified. After all, the herbs were too rare! In this era, cultivators were everywhere, but spiritual items were almost extinct!

Bei Chen Yuqing spoke in a tantalizing manner, "However, these herbs are indeed intended as rewards for you."

The three's eyes lit up.

"But, there are conditions!" Bei Chen Yuqing was like an old hunter, gradually luring the prey.

But the three didn't care about the conditions; all three had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and with the herbs, they would almost certainly break through to the Golden Core stage!

So, the three looked at Bei Chen Yuqing with eager eyes—Big Brother Bei, just say the conditions quickly!

Bei Chen Yuqing's expression became serious, "Generals, without rules, there is no order. Young Master is clear about rewards and punishments, and everyone knows what they deserve. This time, you can have the herbs, but the ginseng is worth 30,000 taels of gold, and the lingzhi is worth 20,000 taels of gold.

These gold will be deducted from your future merits until it is paid off.

What do you think?"

"No problem!" Cheng Jiming was overjoyed; he thought it would be some harsh conditions.

Chang Lin was more steady, "Sir, I won't say pretty words. As long as Young Master doesn't abandon me, I, Chang Lin, will swear to serve him to the death."

Chang Lin's words woke up Wang Jian and Cheng Jiming, and they immediately repeated them.

Bei Chen Yuqing was very satisfied. "Sign it."

The document they signed recorded that each of the three received two ginseng and two lingzhi, owing 50,000 taels of gold; their current merits were worth 5,000 taels of gold and had been deducted.

After the three signed, they each picked up the herbs and ran—time to go home and enter seclusion!

After everything was settled, Li Xian opened the imperial edict; but the edict was all in rhyming text, which Li Xian found hard to read, so he gave it to Xu Ren.

Xu Ren glanced at it and was delighted, "Young Master, good news. The Emperor said you can handle it yourself, and the compensation will be used as military funds for Anyang. The only requirement is not to tarnish the reputation of the Great Xia Kingdom."

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