Happy Little Scholar

Fengzhou City has been in chaos these days. Every day, you can see officers and soldiers arresting people everywhere and passing through the streets. Not only the officials in Fengzhou are panic-stricken, but also the people are affected. There are many fewer pedestrians on the streets than before. .

"Officers and soldiers passed by just now. I wonder who else was arrested?"

"I heard that he was the magistrate of a neighboring county. He embezzled a lot of money and seemed to have involved people's lives. He deserves it. This is what corrupt officials should end up with..."

"Who knows about these things? The eldest prince brought people to Fengzhou this time to cause trouble. It is obviously for His Highness the Third Highness. It may also be them..."

"Shh, you dare to say such things without fear 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, carrying a fish in his hand. When walking down the street, he heard many similar words along the way.

The situation of the royal family of Qi State is completely different from that of Jing State. Few of the emperor’s sons of Jing State were successful, while the emperor of Qi State was different. Although the several princes were not amazingly talented, they each had their own talents. Among them Among them, Zhao Yi, the third prince of Qi State, was the most powerful.

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 an important town in the country. He has countless talented people around him and has high prestige among the people. He is also a leader of the younger generation. Character, a real man of both civil and military skills...

Therefore, the third prince Zhao Yi has a high reputation in the hearts of the people of Qi State. Many ministers in the court think highly of him and think that he is the best candidate to inherit the throne in the future.

In some things, Qi State is different from Jing State and the surrounding countries.

In name, the system of inheritance is still the eldest son, but since the founding of Qi, there are really not many eldest sons who actually inherit the throne.

Because the eldest son was incompetent, he was replaced by a more outstanding prince. This happened often in the history of Qi.

Including the officials and people of the Qi State, they have all formed a mentality of "if you are good, you go up, but if you are not good, there will be others". Not to mention that he is just the eldest son for the time being, even if he has become the prince, it will not be until the last moment of the late emperor's death. I can't let go of my heart.

Especially having a younger brother who is better than him in every aspect and even more handsome than him, the eldest prince of Qi must be under a lot of pressure.

That's why he worked so hard this time. In just a few days, the storm had spread from Fengzhou City to surrounding counties, and even had a tendency to spread to further places. .

Anyway, the surrounding states can be regarded as the sphere of influence of the third prince. He would rather kill the wrong one than let go...

Li Yi has learned a lot about Qi State these days.

To a certain extent, the eldest prince of Qi is also a pitiful person.

If he had been born in Jingguo, he wouldn't have had to compete with so many people. The throne was simply a matter of winning, and he would be safe and sound, as long as he didn't insist on committing suicide like the King of Shu, who committed suicide from Kyoto to Shuzhou. , there is no suspense about inheriting the throne.

It would be great to stay in the capital and enjoy the blessings, but how can it be like now, traveling all over the country with a group of censors, just to increase the power of oneself. 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 was dead, the soup would be stale.

When we reached the entrance of Fanglin Garden, Lin Yong walked in from the outside. When he saw him, he was startled, and immediately walked up and said, "Just in time, the lady has something to do with you, come in with me quickly."

"What's the matter?" Li Yi stopped and asked.

Lin Yong pulled his arm and said, "People from the Ma family and the Xu family are here. They seem to want to discuss something... Oh, it's too late. Let's talk about it after we go."

Li Yi handed the fish to him and said, "I'll go there myself. You go and help me put this fish in the tank. I'll use it to make soup at night. Don't kill it."

Lin Yong nodded and said, "Okay, at some time in the evening, I will go over after finishing my work in the shop."

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"Wanru, what happened before was indeed our fault." Shopkeeper Ma sat on his seat, 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 money, I hope you don’t blame us.”

Shopkeeper Xu quickly intervened and said: "Yes, our families have been cooperating for so many years. When the Lin family was still in the hands of your grandfather, they purchased goods from us. There is no need to hurt the harmony over a trivial matter. Do you think so? no?"

Lin Wanru glanced at the two of them and asked, "You two might as well just tell me, what are you doing here today?"

"We have thought about that batch of goods." Shopkeeper Ma stood up, looked at her and said, "How about we still trade at the price we agreed on before?"

Shopkeeper Xu nodded and said: "Yes, yes, just follow the price discussed at the beginning. After we went back and thought about it, we were indeed wrong in this matter. We have been friends for many years. Even if we lose a small amount of money, we can't let you suffer." "

Lin Wanru looked at the two of them with a calm expression, but there was a strange color in her eyes.

Before today, the Ma family and the Xu family had agreed on the price and were unwilling to let go. Why did they change their temper now?

They were so anxious to sell that batch of goods to the Lin family. Could it be that there was something wrong with that batch of goods?

"You two, please go back first. I will think about this matter later." Lin Wanru thought for a while, looked at the two of them and said.

The expressions of Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu changed slightly. What are they thinking about? They will have to trade with those foreign merchants tomorrow. If these important goods cannot be sold, they will not be able to collect enough money. By then, the stable sum will be Isn’t it true that a business that makes a profit without losing money is going to be corrupt?

Shopkeeper Ma said in a somewhat hasty tone: "Wanru, what else is there to consider? Let's just pay the original price..."

"Miss Lin, what do you want from me?" Li Yi stood at the door and looked at Lin Wanru and asked.

Shopkeeper Ma was interrupted and looked over with dissatisfaction.

Lin Wanru stood up and said, "Let's talk after we come in first."

In the past, she was vigorous and resolute in doing things, especially in business, and would not be affected by outsiders, but I don't know since when, 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, he always inspires her a lot when talking about business matters, and time always proves that his ideas are right.

Shopkeeper Na Ma looked at him and asked Lin Wanru tentatively: "Wanru, this is..."

"Lin family accountant." Li Yi looked at him and spoke.

"You two, wait here for a moment." Lin Wanru said to the two of them first, 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 they were willing to trade those blanks at the previously negotiated price." Lin Wanru nodded and said, "Yesterday, they didn't give up at all, and today they are very diligent. I don't know what they are planning."

Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Have you not already bought a lot of things from foreign merchants? Can you still eat those goods?"

"It's a bit difficult." Lin Wanru shook her head and said, "However, with those goods, the Lin family will no longer have to rely on these three companies within a few years, which is an opportunity."

Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Then go out."

Seeing the two people walking out, Shopkeeper Ma and Shopkeeper Xu immediately greeted them.

Shopkeeper Xu asked eagerly: "Wanru, how are you thinking?"

Li Yi smiled, stepped forward and said, "The Lin family and the Ma family and the Xu family have cooperated for so many years. Do we still need to consider this kind of thing?"

The two looked at the young man in front of them with stunned expressions.

When did it become the turn of an accountant to make the final decision regarding the Lin family's affairs?

However, seeing that Lin Wanru on the side did not move, as if she had realized something, shopkeeper Ma said with a smile: "That's good, that's good, we will follow the price..."

"Price is not an issue, as long as it's cheap." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk."