"20%?"
Wang Yong's expression changed. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Brother Li, I'm really sorry. I can't make the decision. I need to go back and ask my father."
"There's no hurry." Li Yi waved his hand and said.
"This is a serious matter. I'll go back now!" Wang Yong stood up and walked two steps before coming back. He pointed at the boxes on the table and asked, "Can I finish looking at these?"
"Brother Wang, feel free."
Wang Yong nodded. His face was filled with excitement. He opened another box, and his face immediately glowed.
Then, the second, the third …
After a while, he turned around and pointed at the pile of boxes. He asked Li Yi, "These glass chopsticks, glass cups, glass jewelry …"
Li Yi nodded. "They were all dug out from the mine."
"This too?"
Wang Yong pointed at the last brocade box. There was a two-foot-tall statue of a woman in it. It was vivid and lifelike.
"This too," Li Yi nodded again. "It's so strange. Why is there everything in this glass mine …"
…
"I'll take my leave!"
Wang Yong looked excited. After cupping his fist at Li Yi, he did not say anything and left in a hurry.
Li Yi stood up from the chair and looked at the pile of glass shards on the floor. The corner of his mouth twitched, and an extremely painful expression appeared on his face.
"10,000 taels …"
Impulsive, impulsive …
"Fang, hurry up and take these shards back. You can still use them if you burn them …"
Hearing the commotion, Lao Fang strode into the room. Not long after, a miserable howl came from inside the room. "Which d * mn bastard did this? Was it that Wang guy? I knew he wasn't a good person. I'm going to stop him and bring him back to compensate me. Young Master … Young Master, don't stop me …"
"Forget it. Isn't it just a glass ball? It's fine if it's broken. He's a guest. This is not good. It'll make us look petty …"
"It's worth a lot of money!"
"Forget it. Money comes second. Friendship comes first …"
"…"
"Don't let me see him again!"
Fang wrapped the shards in his coat and walked out of the room, swearing. Inside the room, Li Yi shook his head and sighed. "Wang Yong, why is he so careless …"
He walked out of the room and shouted in a certain direction. "Xiao Huan!"
"Ah!" After a while, a servant girl ran out in a hurry.
"Have them prepare the carriage."
After saying this, Li Yi walked back into the room and carried the largest brocade box into the back hall.
…
…
"Father, we can't do this business!"
In a deep manor somewhere in the capital, a young man looked at a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian robe and said urgently, "If it's like this, when glazed ware becomes common in the future, our Wang family will become the enemy of all the nobles in the capital."
The middle-aged man did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at the slightly older young man and asked, "Yong 'er, what do you think of this matter?"
"Father, I have a different opinion on this matter."
Wang Yong thought for a bit and said, "On the way back, I kept thinking about this matter. The Emperor has just checked the accounts of the Jingdou officials. Any corrupt person has long donated their dirty silver to the national treasury. This matter has just passed. I'm afraid that not many people in court will have the courage to buy this glass ware."
"However, those great clans and nobles will definitely not let go of such an opportunity." Wang Yong continued, "The internal strife between the major clans is like fire and water. We only need to inform a small number of families and the Wang family's vassal families. What's there to fear even if we offend the rest?"
"Our Wang Family can get 20% of the profit without any investment. What's more, the royal family will also participate in this. On the one hand, we can be firmly tied to County Earl Li; on the other hand, we can work for the royal family. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, I think this is feasible!"
"Haha …"
The middle-aged man in scholarly robes smiled and patted the shoulder of the young man who spoke first. "Do you still remember what the most important thing to remember as a descendant of the Wang family is?"
"Make money!" The young man immediately nodded.
"Remember, as long as the Wang Family doesn't rebel, we will always have a foothold in the Jing Kingdom …" The middle-aged man nodded and changed his tone. "What's more, we must be on good terms with that County Earl Li."
"Yong 'er, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"I understand!" Wang Yong said with a solemn expression.
…
…
"Alright, don't just wait here. Go do your own things. Wait for me here in four hours."
Li Yi came down from the carriage with a long brocade box in his arms. He waved to the people around the carriage and turned to walk toward the palace gate.
He ran into Chang walking out of the palace gate. Chang De was startled to see him and said, "The Emperor wants to see you."
"Can you wait a bit?" Li Yi gestured at the box in his hand and said, "I have to send this to the princess."
Chang De shook his head and said, "Go see the Emperor first. It won't be too late to see the princess after that."
"Let's go …"
Li Yi waved his hand. It just so happened that he had something to discuss with the old emperor. It didn't matter who he saw first or later.
In the imperial garden, Emperor Jing watched Master Tan Yin's hand withdraw from his wrist and asked, "How is it?"
Master Tan Yin pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, you should try to avoid overwork in the future. Otherwise, the dragon's body won't be optimistic …"
Emperor Jing was silent for a moment and said, "Three years. I only need three years. Can't you do it with your medical skills?"
"Amitabha. No matter how good your medical skills are, you are still a mortal. There is nothing you can do …" Master Tan Yin chanted the name of Buddha and said, "You can only gain by giving up. If Your Majesty can let it go, perhaps you can have three years."
"If I let it go, what's the use of these three years?" Emperor Jing smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master."
"I'll take my leave." Master Tan Yin stood up from the stone bench, retreated to the stone pavilion, and turned to leave.
Emperor Jing looked into the distance absentmindedly and his face showed a deep sense of dejection.
…
The two walked on the road in silence. At a certain moment, Changde suddenly asked curiously, "Why didn't Uncle Li ask me why His Majesty summoned you today?"
"If I asked you, would you tell me?"
Li Yi glanced at him. How could a psychopath have the face to ask him? Every time he pretended to be confused. Was he addicted to pretending now?
When he turned his head, he was a little surprised to see a figure. Li Yi walked over and said, "Master Tan Yin, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here."
The glazed statue of Guanyin that was taken away at noon was sent down in the afternoon. Although half of it was taken by Miss.Liu on the spot to recruit people, it did not affect Li Yi's good impression of the monk.
"Amitabha. This old monk and Young Benefactor Li are fated." No matter when, Master Tan Yin always had a faint smile on his face.
After that, he looked at Li Yi again and asked, "May I know …"
Seeing that Master Tan Yin seemed to want to ask something, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Master. If there are other Buddha statues and Guanyin statues, I will look for you. I won't sell them to Fahua Temple."
Li Yi decided not to cheat the monk. When there was remaining glass, he would give them a palm-sized set of Eighteen Arhats. They were all old friends. He had to make them feel that the eight thousand taels of silver was worth it.
"This is not what I mean." Master Tan Yin shook his head and said.
"Then what did you want to say just now …" Li Yi looked at him with some doubts.
Master Tan Yin thought for a moment and finally shook his head. He said, "Young Benefactor Li, you should go quickly. Don't let His Majesty wait too long. I will leave now."
After saying that, he walked straight ahead.
"This monk is strange." Li Yi shook his head and said inexplicably.
"He is a monk, so he is naturally strange."
An unfamiliar voice came from the side. Li Yi turned around and saw a Taoist priest in black walking over from behind. He said with a smile, "Greetings, County Uncle Li, Chief Steward Chang."
"Surnamed Yuan, what are you doing here?" Chang De frowned and said with some dissatisfaction.
Just now, he did not show such an expression to Master Tan Yin, which meant that compared to the monk, Chang obviously disliked the Taoist priest more.
Li Yi had already seen the pavilion in front of him. He ignored the two people and walked forward. He let the guard under the pavilion hold the box in his hand and told him to be careful. Before he walked up, Emperor Jing's voice came.
"Don't hide it. What good thing did you bring for me this time? Just bring it out."
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