Mr. Chu waited in the lobby for half an hour before finally waiting for Chu Li.

Chu Li frowned and said, "Second Brother, isn't today the day for the court to resume the court? Why do you have time to come to me?"

"When is it now? The court meeting has ended long ago." Mr. Chu glared at him angrily, "You have to stay in the capital for several months. Do you plan to consume this in vain?"

"What does the second prince want me to do?"

Chu Li sat down lazily in the upper seat. The maid hurriedly stepped forward and poured him a cup of tea.

Mr. Chu waved his hand and signaled that all the maids and mothers in the lobby would go down, then said, "I heard that the emperor plans to recruit the imperial merchants again this year. Look, our Chu family..."

"Second Brother, are you planning to resign from office and go home to do business?" Chu Li suddenly interrupted Chu Di and asked with a cold face.

A hint of unnatural flashed across Chu Di's face and said, "I didn't say I'm going in your name."

Chu Li chuckled, "So, whose name is the second prince going to use to fight for this imperial merchant?"

"The Chu family is not good, but the Yin family is a good choice. How about it in the name of the Yin family?" Chu Di asked.

"No," Chu Li disagreed, "The second young master of Yin's family passed the Juren exam last year, and after the exam in two years, he may be able to pass the Jinshi. At that time, once the second young master of Yin's family enters the court, the Yin family's lintel will gradually change. The Yin family is not stupid and will not drag their own back at this critical moment."

The families who can win over the imperial court and the imperial merchants must be those who have been doing business for generations, and there are no ones who have become officials in their families.

The second and third masters of the Chu family were all officials, and the Chu family was not qualified to compete for a royal merchant. The second master of Chu also took a fancy to this fat piece of meat. He wanted to take the imperial merchant and was reluctant to resign from his post to do business. The second master of Chu had the idea of ​​the Yin family.

The second young master of Yin Qifan of Yin’s family passed the imperial examination. Perhaps the Yin family did not tell Mr. Chu, but Mr. Chu didn’t know.

Mr. Chu was immediately disappointed, "I heard that the Xi family has been doing business for generations, the Xi family..."

"Second Prince, my father-in-law is now the prince of the Marquis of Ping'an's Mansion." Chu Li reminded him lightly.

"Second Prince, even if our Chu family doesn't take over this imperial merchant, the money they earn is enough to spend. What does the second prince have to fight for this imperial merchant?"

"Besides, with our Chu family's business, I'm afraid we won't win this imperial merchant."

The most profitable business of the Chu family is nothing more than those sea boats, but the sea boat business cannot cooperate with the court. As for other small businesses... there are many families in Jiangnan who are better than the Chu family's business, and the Chu family cannot rank among the top ten.

Therefore, Chu Li believes that even if the Chu family competes for the position of the imperial merchant, they may not be able to win it.

What's more, there are two other officials in the Chu family who serve as officials in the court, and the Chu family does not have the qualifications to be an imperial merchant.

He would never do such a thing to deceive the emperor just because of a few words from the second prince.

Chu Di's plan was lost, and he was very disappointed, and finally left with a sigh.

As soon as he left, Chu Li's expression became gloomy. He called Chu Yi over and ordered, "Call Chu Wu and Chu Jiu, secretly follow the Second Master, keep an eye on his words and deeds. If there is any abnormal movement, come and report to me quickly."

"Yes, Fourth Master."
Chapter completed!