She only wants to do infrastructure construction

Chapter 27

As for whether the government knows that there is an old party, of course they know.

However, the government is always afraid that the big trouble will reach the ears of the Great Chu Emperor, so as long as it is not too outrageous, they don't care too much.

If the government doesn't act, everyone can only be cautious in their words and deeds, and dare not go to court indiscriminately.

The few people forgot about this because they were chatting excitedly, and they changed the subject when Lao Liu reminded them.

"Speaking of which, King Shang established a large number of philanthropic halls here to maintain the reputation of a virtuous king, isn't it for that position.

In fact, he is a thief. He borrowed our financial resources to pile up his reputation. It seems that he is the one who is in debt, but you must know that we are the ones who keep paying.

If one day he ascends the throne, can we still collect debts from the emperor? "

"Pfft... Do you really believe that King Shang can sit in that position? With his appearance, Da Chu will surely perish in his hands."

"No, if he really takes that position, Great Chu will die."

Seeing that the crowd tended to bury the current owner again, Patriarch Liu stopped it again.

"Eat and eat, don't talk about state affairs."

There's no way, he doesn't have the same background as the other three. If he really got in because of a taboo, no one can get him out.

"Brother Liu, you are just too timid." Patriarch Mu shook his head contemptuously: "If you were bolder, you wouldn't only have the wealth you have today."

"Hehehe..." Patriarch Liu raised his glass with an apologetic smile, "If the big brothers have good business skills, please help me a lot, and the younger brothers will hang out with you."

Patriarch Sifang couldn't help laughing: "As far as you are in chaos, you should practice your courage first."

The other three laughed again when they heard this.

Although Patriarch Liu complained in his heart, he didn't show it, and just followed them with a smirk.

Let him not know, these old brothers have more or less backgrounds, they either know important people or make friends with bandits, they are naturally not afraid of things, how about yourself?What else is there besides how much money?
Any powerful person who came over could crush him to death.

Master Liu also thought about finding a backer.

However, as a merchant, he only devotes himself to the cloth business every day, and has few chances to meet dignitaries.

Although he had thought about showing his favor to Cui Fuyin, but as time got longer, he found that Cui Fuyin was just a soft bag, even more unreliable than Xiao Jiuxi!

I don't know if it's because he's old or he doesn't have his own opinions. Cui Fuyin has no thoughts and wills of his own at all. Xiao Jiuxi has the final say.

Although the head of the Liu family is the last of the four major families, he still has the ability to know people. Judging from Cui Fuyin's various behaviors, he can be judged as unreliable. A person who "kills relatives with righteousness".

So Patriarch Liu quickly dismissed the idea of ​​surrendering to Yin Cui, as for Xiao Jiuxi... Forgive him for not daring to surrender.

Right now, the Great Chu Emperor has not established a crown prince, and the third, fourth, and fifth princes all have the opportunity to ascend the throne. However, this kind of "everything has a chance" is the most terrifying. The wrong treasure is a matter of copying the family and punishing the nine clans.

Furthermore, the fifth prince, Shang Wang, obviously doesn't have the appearance of an emperor, so he shouldn't involve himself in it.

So the head of the Liu family lived in such a narrow and cautious way.

The four-person meeting ended quickly, and they also reached a consensus that if Li Yewu wanted the land, he would sell it at the original price, and only accept cash and not IOUs.

Even if she doesn't want it, she must find a way to get her to buy some. It's a good fortune, not a loss.

……

Soon came the day when the debt was agreed to be repaid.

On this day, Li Yewu opened the door early in the morning to welcome guests. In order to make this matter appear more prudent, she specially invited Cui Fuyin to be a witness of the settlement.

The four masters came over with the latest ledger, and they couldn't help being taken aback when they saw Cui Fuyin.

"What is the meaning of the princess..."

Li Yewu smiled brightly.

"Don't worry, just invite Cui Fuyin to be a witness. As long as there is no problem with the number, nothing will happen."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being speechless. Look at what they said... This is not a naked threat.

If the number is wrong, could it be that the concubine asked Cui Fuyin to arrest him immediately?
What kind of standard is that no problem?Is it up to the ledger or the princess?
However, the complaints in the heart are the complaints in the heart, and everyone dared not speak out. After a while, Patriarch Sifang cleared his throat and said: "Princess, don't worry, we have carefully checked the accounts this time, and there will be no more mistakes."

The four masters submitted their accounts one after another.

Li Yewu just smiled and looked through one by one.

Originally 800 million taels, after rechecking, it became 600 million taels, a full 200 ​​million taels less than before.

Li Yewu raised her eyebrows in surprise.

The Patriarch Sifang immediately laughed: "Actually, the actual account is only less than 100 million yuan. We are grateful for King Shang's sincere dedication to this place, so we spontaneously wiped out the odds, and that's all we got together."

Li Yewu was surprised in her heart. She thought that the other party would be sincere enough if they could wipe out 100 million taels, but she didn't expect that a strong man would cut off 200 million taels directly.

Of course Li Yewu was happy to save 100 million for nothing, but she didn't show it, she just looked at Fu Yin Cui calmly.

"What do you think?"

"Uh..." Cui Fuyin was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Although he knew that Shang Wang owed a lot of money, he never thought that it was so much money.

You must know that the annual tax of Taihe City is less than 600 million taels, and it turned out that King Shang owed so much by himself.

Judging from Cui Fu Yin's expression, he was shocked by the amount. The four masters were worried that Cui Fu Yin would go in without knowing it, and hurriedly said: "Master Cui, you don't know, these 600 million taels are the food for 80 refugees in the past five years." Cost of wearing. If you think about how much it costs you to raise yamen servants and catch fasts for a year, you can know how difficult it is to raise 80 people.

Moreover, we have not produced grain here for many years, and we have to buy things from outside. You know how high the prices are.

There is really no problem with this bill, my lord is aware of it. "

Master Cui glanced at Li Yewu in embarrassment, wanting to say that he was actually only shocked by the huge amount of debt owed by King Shang, not that there was a problem with the account book.

But what Ma'am meant, he hadn't figured it out yet.

It is difficult to speak without guessing and understanding, so he just smiled vaguely.

Seeing that the two of them are silent, the four masters are anxious and confused, should these two still want to lower the price?This is not a sale, can it be possible to use power to force people to change prices?

Just when everyone was burning like ants on a hot pot, Li Yewu finally made a move.

She glanced at the old housekeeper: "Have someone take out 600 million taels from the warehouse."

That appearance is like a tyrannical landlord.

As soon as these words came out, in the eyes of the four major families, the princess was like a golden light, holy and kind like a god.

(End of this chapter)