Shi Guoxin came back first, while Yang Fugui and Zhan Ning came back later.
Knocking on the door, Guan Chi opened the door. Yang Fugui was helped into the house by several people. When he saw Xia Zhaoyi walking out of the inner room, Yang Fugui burst into tears: "Girl!"
He limped forward and was about to kneel down, but Guan Chi and Zhan Ning hurriedly supported him.
"Girl, I almost died!" Yang Fugui cried aggrievedly.
His face could no longer be described as bruised and swollen. His face looked like he had gone to a dye shop. There were too many swellings and his right eye was nearly blind. As tears flowed down his face, the wounds on his face stung even more.
"Don't cry," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I have taught you a lesson for those naughty boys. You can take good care of yourself."
Yang Fugui nodded with tears in his eyes. His palm suddenly sank. Xia Zhaoyi held his palm and put down a piece of silver.
The heavy weight made Yang Fugui open his eyes wide: "Ah, this..."
"Ten taels," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "enough to build a house."
Yang Fugui's lips trembled and he was about to kneel down again, but others quickly supported him.
"I, I," Yang Fugui cried and laughed, then suddenly felt embarrassed and wiped away his tears and said, "Thank you for the reward, girl, thank you for the reward, girl!"
Xia Zhaoyi asked Tang Taosheng and Shi Guoxin to send Yang Fugui back to his room, leaving Zhan Ning to talk.
Guan Chi brought a cup of hot tea and went to study the military formation map again with Fan Yu and Liang Dechang.
Zhan Ning looked away from them and without asking any more questions, he spoke to Xia Zhaoyi about the situation on the other side of the branch.
Li Xiao is short of silver, and it can be seen that he is very short of silver. Cai He is now interested in joining forces to start a mining business, as well as Guihe's famous output, Jingwu silk cloth.
Cai He promised that the Zhiye could monopolize these silk cloths and sell them exclusively to foreign countries.
After many days of contact, Cai He kept his mouth shut and never mentioned anything related to the army to Ji Xia and them.
Even if there was a turmoil in the alley today, and Ji Xiahe used this to ask for the reason, Cai He could always give an accurate answer, brushing the matter off in a single stroke, and blocking the conversation tightly so that Ji Xiahe could not continue to ask more questions.
In addition to Li Xiao and Cai He, Ji Xiahe also talked about others.
One is that the mysterious soldiers at Liu Jing Mansion are the soldiers of the Guo family led by Shen Lie.
The second is Tianrong Guard General Lu Mingfeng. He will definitely come to Shoushi in the near future.
The third is Song Zhiyi, who has always kept a lot of manpower in Panzhou.
Although private fights are common in Panzhou and people are killed every day, the incident in the deep alley today may not attract Song Zhiyi's attention, but he still needs to pay attention.
The fourth is Zhuang Mengyao.
Zhuang Mengyao was the president-marshal of the Jiangnan Barracks. He was an official and military officer, not a distinguished person. But as soon as Li Ju left and Li Qian was defeated, the overall military power of the Jiangnan Barracks was firmly in his hands.
In the past, all major taxes paid to the imperial court from Jiangnan Road now went into Zhuang Mengyao's wallet. He was not considered poor, but now he was completely rich. He was as rich as the enemy and could dominate the sky with one hand.
Ji Xiahe emphasized that although Zhuang Mengyao's administrative structure was in a mess, and all the officials he selected were idiots, such as Shoushi. However, Zhuang Mengyao established a new military inspection department last year, and the military sent inspectors to spy on various places.
Therefore, Ji Xia and Xia Zhaoyi should also be careful.
In addition to these four forces, all forces, large and small, need to be vigilant. Panzhou is in chaos on the surface, and the shadow of swords and swords on the outside.
"Then, regarding the mining and silk cloth business, are they going to cooperate with Cai He?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
"Well, cooperation is inevitable, and cooperation is the only way to control it," Zhan Ning replied, "However, I feel uncertain."
"Why?"
"Then Cai He is an experienced old fox. This Ji Xiahe, although he may be a bully on the outside, but secretly he is very unconfident. I'm always afraid that he won't be able to handle it."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled.
"Second Miss, why are you laughing?" Zhan Ning was curious.
"Ji Xia and the noble son who were well-dressed and well-off before lacked training. Multiple training opportunities this time is not a bad thing. If he can master it, Shen Lie will have many capable helpers around him in the future, so I am happy to see his sword tempered. Plum blossoms endure the cold."
"That Shen Lie seems to be a friend that the second young lady cares about very much."
"right."
"Then, Second Miss, what should we do next?"
Over there, Guan Chi, Fan Yu, and Liang Dechang heard this and turned their eyes to look over.
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing, and the fingers of her left hand tapped very lightly on the back of her right hand.
They all liked to look at her eyes, which were dark and sharp, calm and calm, with a cold and distant look, but she was sincere in her treatment of others.
After a moment of silence, Xia Zhaoyi said calmly: "The only people I wanted to deal with before were Mu Tingyu and Qian Yuandeng. It's really an unexpected surprise that Li Xiao is here. It would be a big surprise if Lu Mingfeng comes too."
"Are you going to kill him?" Zhan Ning asked.
Xia Zhaoyi shook his head: "It's not difficult to kill someone, but it's difficult to kill someone's heart."
It is really not difficult for her to kill Lu Mingfeng and Li Ju.
Now she wants to keep Li Ju alive even more than anyone else.
"Guan Chi, Fan Yu, Liang Dechang." Xia Zhaoyi looked at the three people at the Eight Immortals table.
The three of them immediately stood upright and said in unison: "Second Miss!"
"Tomorrow is late, you, Xia Yuda, Xia Songyue, the Su family brothers and sisters, and Yang Fugui will go to Liujing Mansion together."
"yes!"
"You can go and rest now."
"Yes! Second Miss!"
Zhan Ning saw them packing their things and leaving, and turned to look at Xia Zhaoyi, waiting for instructions.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at his bright and expectant eyes and couldn't help but smile: "You and Tang Tao will go to inquire about the largest grain and vegetable purchasing place in Shoushi early the next morning. This may not be easy to inquire about. You need to save some money and return it." You need to exercise some patience and show your flaws."
"Expose the horse's feet?"
"There will always be someone who will investigate this. At worst, Zhuang Mengyao's military inspection department will also investigate. In short, the person who is investigating will have a trace to follow. In the end, it was found that I, Ah Li, purchased a large amount of grain and vegetables here."
"Yes! Then, where is Shi Guoxin?"
"He followed me out of the city," Xia Zhaoyi stood up from his chair, "In that case, you should go and rest too."
"yes!"
After Zhan Ning left, Xia Zhaoyi walked behind the desk.
Perhaps due to military reasons, Guan Chi and the three of them tidied the table extremely neatly, making everything in order.
Even the pen rest is straight, exactly, parallel to the books on both sides that have been cut out like bricks.
Xia Zhaoyi also wanted to go to bed, but looking at the pen placed on the inkstone, he suddenly became distracted.
Calculating time, Wang Fengnian should have sent the jade she bought in Hengxiang to everyone.
Shen Lie is in Tanzhou. Although it is far away from Hengxiang, it is only a few states and provinces away, so he should have received it.
Xia Zhaoyi picked up the pen, but she actually didn't think much about what happened today. Ji Xia and Fang Fang would also write to Tanzhou to tell them. But as one of the parties involved, she had to send some letters and mention a few. The sentence is.
Moreover, is this troublesome mood of "not thinking too much" a bit "not so good"?
This chapter has been completed!