Miss Liu Er turned to look at him: "How many more times do you want to have it?"
"Not a few times..." Li Yi clenched his fingers secretly, and then urged: "Let's go quickly, don't keep Miss Lin and the others waiting."
Friendship between women always comes very quickly. When he and Miss Liu Er walked over, Lin Wanru and Ruyi were already shouting "Sister Liu, Sister Lin". After Miss Liu Er passed by, he had nothing to do with him.
He walked over and asked Lin Yong: "When did you arrive in Kyoto and where do you live now?"
Lin Yong replied: "I just arrived yesterday and found a random inn to stay at."
Li Yi shook his head and said: "Since we have arrived in Kyoto, what is it like to live in an inn? Which inn do you live in? I will have someone go over and help you pack your things. We will move here today."
Lin Yong rubbed his hands: "How embarrassing..."
Ruyi and Lin Wanru walked out of the room and said, "Ms. sir, there are quite a few empty guest rooms at home. During this period, please let Sister Lin move in so that I can take care of them."
"That's what I mean too." Li Yi nodded, walked over, looked at Lin Wanru and said, "Miss Lin, which inn are you staying at? I'll have someone go over and help you pack your things."
"No need to bother..."
"It's no trouble. Didn't we bother you less then?"
"Okay then."
…
Lin Wanru hesitated for a while, but finally nodded in agreement.
It took some effort to clean up, so they did not stay at home longer and asked Lao Fang to call two guards from his house to help. Li Yi originally planned to go out, so when he met them, he naturally needed to accompany them.
At the entrance of an inn in Kyoto, several figures were pacing anxiously.
"When you said this was important, where did Miss Lin go..."
"The goods are still being held. If something goes wrong with this batch of goods, our trip will be in vain..."
"Oh, what can we do? The officials of Jingguo are too much to bully others..."
Several businessmen from Qi State scratched their hearts, their faces full of anxiety. In the past, Qi State and Jing State were also hostile, but Qi State was so powerful that they would not encounter much obstruction when doing business in Jing State.
They would deliberately give them convenience, but things are different now. Jingguo has turned the situation around in the past two years, and their situation has suddenly become difficult.
"Hey, Miss Lin, Miss Lin is back."
Someone said something loudly, and everyone gathered around and asked eagerly: "Miss Lin, what should I do about this matter? Can you give me an accurate answer..."
Although this Miss Lin is young, her family's business is very large and her background is equally strong. She is implicitly the leader of the caravan's trip.
Li Yi asked in surprise: "What happened?"
Lin Yong said somewhat depressedly: "It's not like those shady people in the government treasury charge a tax of five to one. If you pay this money, this trip will be almost in vain."
"Official treasury?"
After listening to Lin Yong describe the matter, Li Yicai waved his hand and said: "The imperial court usually does not impose such heavy taxes. It should be that the people below are deliberately making things difficult. After all, you are from Qi State - even if it really makes things difficult for you, you will not
There’s no way to explain it.”
Several Qi businessmen were speechless. They thought about how proud they were to be Qi people two years ago. Only less than two years later, they were reduced to being bullied by a petty official...
"But these five taxes and one tax are indeed a bit excessive." Li Yi knew the secret, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's resolve this matter first."
Lin Wanru grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Will it bring you trouble?"
"What's the trouble..." Li Yi smiled and said: "It's nothing important anyway. It's okay to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and have a cup of tea. Do you want to wait here, or come with me?"
Lin Wanru thought for a while, nodded and said, "I'll go with you."
"I'll go too." Lin Yong said immediately.
"Who is that?" Watching the three people leave, a Qi businessman turned his head and asked the person behind him in confusion.
"I don't know..." The accompanying shopkeeper of the Lin family also had a confused look on his face. He hadn't heard that the young lady knew any big shots in Jingguo, but why did the person just now look so familiar...
Several Qi businessmen were looking in a certain direction at the same time, with both anxiety and expectation in their hearts. Now, they could only place all their hopes on this.
On the street, Lin Yong asked in surprise: "Brother Li, why don't we go to Guancang instead of the Hubu Yamen?"
"For taxation matters, the Ministry of Revenue is still in charge of tracing back to the source. It would be more effective to find officials from the Ministry of Revenue." Li Yi explained: "The important thing is that the Yamen of the Ministry of Revenue should be closer..."
It was also the first time for Li Yi from the Hubu Yamen to come. After revealing his identity, someone immediately came in to announce the situation. As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard, someone quickly ran out from a duty room.
When the man ran down the steps, he almost fell. He didn't bother to adjust his official uniform and said in a panic: "Master Li..."
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder and asked: "Mr. Han, don't panic. Are Qin Shangshu and Zeng Shilang here?"
The Korean doctor said in a panic: "Both gentlemen are not at the Yamen for the time being. I dare to ask Mr. Li what I have to do. Can I help you?"
This was a trivial matter, and I thought this household doctor could handle it, so Li Yi briefly mentioned the matter to him.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will send someone to this matter right away... No, I will go and ask in person..." Seeing that Mr. Li was not here to trouble him, Mr. Han immediately felt relieved and said respectfully,
He immediately waved to a small official and said, "What are you doing standing there? You're not serving tea to Mr. Li!"
"No need." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Just let Mr. Han handle this matter as soon as possible."
The Korean doctor immediately bowed: "I will send you off to Mr. Li!"
After walking out of the Hubu Yamen, Lin Yong asked in surprise: "Brother Li, I think that doctor just now seems to be afraid of you?"
"You must have seen it wrong." Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Am I that scary?"
Lin Wanru glanced at him without saying anything.
"That's right..." Lin Yong nodded and asked, "Then where are we going now?"
Li Yi thought for a while and said: "It will take a while to clean up on both sides. Have you eaten yet? Why don't you find a place to eat first?"
Lin Yong shook his head and said: "I haven't eaten anything from morning till now."
Li Yi turned around and asked, "Let's eat first, what do you say, Miss Lin?"
Lin Wanru nodded and agreed.
Li Yi looked up, pointed at the restaurant in front of him, and said, "This is it."
After walking into the restaurant, a waiter came over quickly, looked at the people, and said apologetically: "Guests, I'm sorry, it's full now and there are no seats. Would you like to wait for a while?"
Lin Yong looked at the seats that were all occupied and said, "Why don't we go somewhere else?"
Li Yi looked around and happened to meet the gaze of a table beside him.
"Come on, Brother Wu, I respect you..."
Wei Junliang had just picked up his wine glass and gestured slightly to the young man opposite him. Suddenly he felt something in his heart and turned his head to look over.
Snap!
His hand shook involuntarily, the wine glass fell to the ground, and his face began to turn pale.
"After eating, let's go."
He stood up quickly, lowered his head and walked out the door.
"This dish has just been served, and I haven't even taken a bite yet..." Several young people had expressions of surprise on their faces. When they looked over, they all stood up and followed Wei Junliang away.
"Oh, what a coincidence, isn't there a seat here?" Lin Yong's face suddenly showed joy, he patted the waiter on the shoulder and said, "Quick, go clear that table."
Lin Wanru looked back, then looked at Li Yi in surprise, and asked, "Do you know each other?"
Among the young people at the table just now, there were indeed some who looked familiar, but they couldn't name them. Li Yi nodded and said, "We know each other, but we don't know each other very well. We have a seat. Let's go there quickly."
