Fengzhou City has been in chaos these past few days. Every day, officers and soldiers can be seen everywhere arresting people and crossing the street. Not only the officials in Fengzhou are panicked, but even the common people have been affected. There are many fewer pedestrians on the street than in the past. .
"There were officers and soldiers who passed by just now. I don't know who was arrested?"
"I heard that it was the magistrate of a neighboring county who embezzled a lot of money, and it seemed that his life was involved. He deserved it. Corrupt officials should end up like this..."
"Who knows about these things, the eldest prince brought people to Fengzhou to make trouble this time, obviously aimed at His Highness the Third Highness, and it may be them..."
"Shh, you dare to say such things, you are not afraid of losing your head!"
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Miss Liu Er wanted to drink fish soup today. In order to pick fresh fish, Li Yi got up early and went to the vegetable market with a fish in his hand. When he walked through the street, he heard a lot of similar words along the way.
The situation of the royal family of the Qi State is completely different from that of the Jing State. Few of the sons of the Jing State Emperor have become successful, but the Qi State Emperor is different. And Zhao Yi, the third prince of Qi State, is the most important.
At a young age, he has done many great things that have been praised by courtiers and emperors. In more than ten years, he has developed the barren Fengzhou into a major town in the country. There are countless talents around him, and the prestige among the people is quite high. Characters, real both civil and military...
Because of this, the third prince, Zhao Yi, has a high reputation in the hearts of the Qi people, and many ministers in the court value him very much, thinking that he is the best candidate to inherit the great rule in the future.
In some things, Qi State is different from Jing State and surrounding countries.
Nominally, the eldest son inheritance system is still adopted, but since the founding of Qi State, there are really not many legitimate sons who actually inherit the throne.
Because the eldest son was incompetent, he was replaced by a more outstanding prince. Such things often happened in the history of Qi.
Including the officials and common people of Qi State, they all formed a kind of thinking of "you go up if you can do it, and there are others if you can't". Don't say that you are only the eldest son for the time being, even if you have become the prince, you can't wait until the last moment of the first emperor's death. I can't let go of my heart.
Especially with a younger brother who is better than himself in every aspect, and even more handsome than him, the first prince of Qi must be under a lot of pressure.
That's why this time, he worked so hard and hard. In just a few days, this storm has spread from Fengzhou City, including the surrounding counties, and even has a tendency to spread to farther places .
Anyway, the surrounding states can be regarded as the sphere of influence of the third prince. I would rather kill the wrong one than let him go...
Li Yi has learned a lot about Qi State these days.
To some extent, this great prince of Qi is also a poor man.
If he was born in Jingguo, he would not need to compete with so many people. The throne is a matter of lying down and winning, and it is safe and secure. As long as he doesn't insist on dying like the king of Shu, he will kill himself from the capital to Shuzhou , There is no suspense at all about inheriting the Great Reign.
How nice it is to stay in the capital and enjoy the blessings. It's not like what you are doing now. You travel all over the country with a group of censors just to increase your power. If you are not careful, it will have the opposite effect and offend a large number of people. Why bother
Li Yi sighed, picked up the fish and looked at it, it was still alive, if it died, the soup would not be fresh.
When he reached the entrance of Fanglin Garden, Lin Yong walked in from the outside. When he saw him, he was startled, and immediately walked up, saying, "It's just right, the lady has something to do with you, come in with me."
"What's the matter?" Li Yi stopped and asked.
Lin Yong tugged at his arm and said: "The Ma family and the Xu family are here, and they seem to want to discuss something... Oh, it's too late, let's talk about it when we go."
Li Yi handed him the fish, and said, "I'll go there by myself, you go and help me put this fish in the tank, it's going to be used for soup at night, don't kill it."
Lin Yong nodded and said, "Okay, at what time in the evening, I'll go there after I finish my work in the shop."
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"Wanru, we were indeed wrong about the previous incident." Sitting on the seat, shopkeeper Ma turned to look at Lin Wanru, and said apologetically, "It's just that the market has changed recently. If we don't raise the price, We will lose, I hope you don't blame us."
Shopkeeper Xu quickly interjected and said: "Yes, our family has cooperated for so many years. When the Lin family was still in your grandfather's hands, they bought goods from us. There is no need to hurt the peace because of a trivial matter. You say yes no?"
Lin Wanru glanced at the two of them, and asked, "You two might as well just tell me, what's the matter here today?"
"We've thought about that batch of goods." Shopkeeper Ma stood up, looked at her and said, "How about we still trade at the price we negotiated before?"
Shopkeeper Xu nodded and said: "Yes, yes, just follow the price we negotiated at the beginning. After we went back and thought about it, we were indeed wrong about this matter. We have been friends for many years. Even if I lose a small amount of money, I can't let you suffer. "
Lin Wanru looked at the two with a calm expression, but a strange color appeared in her eyes.
Before today, the Ma family and the Xu family insisted on the price, and they were unwilling to let go at all. Why did they immediately change their temper now
They are so anxious to sell that batch of goods to the Lin family. Could it be that there is something wrong with that batch of goods
"You two go back first, I'll think about this matter later." Lin Wanru thought for a while, looked at the two of them and said.
The faces of Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu changed slightly. What are you thinking about? Tomorrow, they will trade with those foreign merchants. If this batch of important goods cannot be sold, they will not be able to raise enough money. Wouldn't it be yellow to make a profit
Shopkeeper Ma said in a hasty tone: "Wanru, what else is there to consider, it's still at the original price..."
"Miss Lin, what do you want from me?" Li Yi stood at the door, looked at Lin Wanru and asked.
Shopkeeper Ma's words were interrupted, and he looked over with dissatisfied eyes.
Lin Wanru stood up and said, "Let's talk first."
In the past, she acted vigorously, especially in business, and would not be influenced by outsiders, but she didn't know when, but she began to care more and more about the opinions of the people in front of her.
Although the other party is just a scholar, talking about business matters can always inspire her a lot, and time will always prove that his ideas are correct.
The shopkeeper of the horse looked at him, and asked Lin Wanru tentatively, "Wanru, this is..."
"The accountant of the Lin family." Li Yi looked at him and spoke.
"You two wait here for a while." Lin Wanru said to the two of them first, then nodded slightly to Li Yi, then turned and walked into the inner room.
Li Yi followed slowly.
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"The Ma family and the Xu family are going to cooperate with the Lin family again?" Li Yi looked at her and asked.
"They said that those raw materials are willing to trade at the price negotiated before." Lin Wanru nodded, and said: "Yesterday they didn't give up at all, and today they are so attentive. I don't know what they are planning."
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Haven't you already bought a lot of things from Fanbang merchants, and you can still eat those goods?"
"It's a bit difficult." Lin Wanru shook her head and said, "However, with those goods, the Lin family won't have to rely on these three companies within a few years, which is a chance."
Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Then go out."
Seeing the two people coming out, Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu immediately went up to meet them.
Shopkeeper Xu asked urgently: "Wanru, how are you thinking?"
Li Yi smiled, stepped forward, and said, "The Lin family and the Xu family of the Ma family have cooperated for so many years. Do you still need to consider this kind of thing?"
The two looked at the young man in front of them, their expressions stunned.
When is it the turn of the accountant to decide the matters of the Lin family
But seeing that Lin Wanru didn't move at all, she seemed to be aware of something, Shopkeeper Ma said with a smile: "That's good, that's good, we'll follow the price..."
"Price is not a problem, as long as it's cheap." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk."