The servants of the Li family moved carts after carts of gifts into the house. Li Yi stood in the yard, thinking of new ways to earn money.
He couldn't keep disappearing. It would be fine if he disappeared once or twice, but people weren't fools. If he disappeared too many times, they might suspect that he was cheating. In this way, the reputation he had worked so hard to build would be ruined.
He thought about it carefully. When he married Ruyi, he was in a daze and didn't even remember what happened.
This was the first time he got married in his life. It was too hasty. He had to find a chance to hold a formal wedding in the future. He had to make it grand and earth-shattering. He had to invite the royal family, the Wang family, and any rich family in the capital. As for Li Xuan — it would depend on how many gifts he gave.
In this way, there would be many opportunities to receive gifts in the future …
On second thought, it seemed that his birthday was coming. In the past two years, he had spent it with Ruyi and the others at home. Should he make a small celebration this year?
Well, it was worth thinking about.
"Young master, that room is full."
Old Fang walked over and said with a surprised expression. It wasn't a festival today, but the number of people who came to send gifts almost reached the outside of the village.
"Clean up another room." Li Yi waved his hand. When he was about to go out to have a look, he saw someone who surprised him.
"County Marquis Li."
When he saw Li Yi again, Assistant Minister Wei's attitude was very humble.
No matter how many gifts others gave, this Assistant Minister Wei of the Ministry of Rites was on the side of the King of Shu and had a close relationship with the Chen family. How could he come at this time? Was he attracted by my charisma and wanted to forsake darkness for light?
Assistant Minister Wei glared at Wei Junliang and said angrily, "Unfilial son, apologize to County Marquis Li!"
One side of Wei Junliang's face was still swollen. He said in a trembling voice, "County Marquis Li, it's all my fault for offending you. Please forgive me …"
Although the two of them were about the same age, Wei Junliang didn't dare to treat the other person as someone who was on the same level as him.
Wei Ji forced a smile and said, "Marquis, the compensation for the girl's clothes has already been delivered last night."
After leaving the Chen family yesterday, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was extinguished.
Although he had just been transferred to the capital not long ago, he had long heard of County Marquis Li's murderous methods.
If they were targeted by him, even if he had the Chen Family behind him, they could forget about having a good ending.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Sir Wei is truly trustworthy …"
Wei Ji nodded repeatedly. "Of course, of course …"
Seeing the two of them still standing there, Li Yi probed, "Does Sir Wei want to go in and have a cup of tea?"
Of course, the meaning of this sentence was not to invite them in for tea. To be precise, it should be 'Why are you still here? Do you want me to invite you in for a cup of tea?'
Wei Ji was a shrewd old man and his ability to read people's thoughts and body language was also first-rate. Naturally, he could understand what he was trying to say.
"County Marquis Li is busy, we'll go back first."
"Sir, you're back …" A young man walked in from outside and looked at Li Yi with a happy expression. Then, he looked back and asked in confusion, "Sir, is that the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Ji?"
Li Yi patted Liu Yizhong's shoulder and said with a smile, "You're already the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, don't call me sir."
Liu Yizhong smiled and did not agree or refute.
Some habits could not be changed in a short period of time. Moreover, he did not intend to change them.
"Isn't Wei Ji from the Chen Family?" A trace of doubt appeared on Liu Yizhong's face and he asked, "Why is he here?"
Wei Ji patted his buttocks and left. Only now did Li Yi realize that this guy had only brought his son today. Visiting without giving a gift — how rude!
"I don't know …" Hearing Liu Yizhong's words, he shook his head and said, "I heard that assistant minister Wei spent ten thousand taels of silver to buy a piece of clothing. How extravagant. He's just a small assistant minister. His entire life's salary can't even add up to that much. I don't know where that money came from. When you go down, you have to be more careful. Corruption is not allowed …"
Liu Yizhong's status in the Secret Intelligence Bureau was not low. The Secret Intelligence Bureau was a sharp sword hanging above the heads of the officials. It was used to supervise and warn them. Fighting corruption was also one of their duties.
Liu Yizhong was startled for a moment before nodding and saying, "This subordinate will remember."
Originally, he had planned to go out early today to look at the residence and then inspect the shops and fences. Looking at the situation outside, this plan would probably have to be put on hold for the time being. He would have to wait until the afternoon to see what the situation was like.
"I heard that you slapped Qin Yu again in the restaurant yesterday. That was really satisfying. It's a pity that I wasn't there …" Li Xuan strode in with a regretful expression on his face.
His personality was that of a bystander. He could even kick the King of Shu twice. He had even beaten up Qin Yu once before — what kind of sin did Young Duke Qin commit? As the saying goes, those who do too much evil will bring about their own destruction. He always liked to steal other people's wives. Every time he went out, he would either be slapped or seriously injured. This was retribution …
After establishing the Academy of Sciences, Li Xuan became a true scientific maniac. He couldn't usually see the heir's wife since she was in the palace. He could only vent all his energy on research.
Li Xuan didn't come alone. His brother-in-law, Wang Yong, followed behind him. He stepped forward and said to Li Yi apologetically, "I'm really sorry. I have already punished Wang Yue for what happened yesterday. I hope Brother Li doesn't take it to heart."
"How could I? If a child is disobedient, I can just hang him up and give him a beating." Li Yi wasn't someone who liked to hold grudges. He waved his hand to show that he didn't care.
"Let's talk inside." Wang Yong probably came to discuss matters related to cooperation with him. As a friendly business partner, his attitude towards him was naturally better.
After the tea was served, Wang Yong only took a sip and went straight to the point. He described in detail to Li Yi about the matters related to the colored glass business in the past few months.
A few months ago, when Li Yi left the capital, it happened to be the day when the Wang family's colored glass bazaar ended.
The number of colored glass sold at the bazaar was carefully planned to not only meet the needs of the rich in the capital, but also not appear to be common and cause the price to fall.
The royal family, the Wang family, and the Li family made a lot of money in those days.
After that, in order to ensure continuous profits, except for the occasional small amount of colored glass sold by the Wang family around the capital, there were no more large-scale sales of colored glass.
Waves of foreign merchants walked out of the capital, leaving their footprints all over the Jing Kingdom. They walked out of the Jing Kingdom and went to the world, so that the light of The Rising Sun could shine further …
"I don't know what channel the Cui family has used, but they have also accumulated a lot of colored glass in their hands." Wang Yong frowned slightly and said, "Although they haven't been released for the time being, I heard that the Cui family will hold a Colored Glass Appreciation Conference in the capital in a few days. This is not good news for us."
Li Yi certainly knew how the Cui family got their colored glass, and he had been paying attention to the news from the Cui family.
However, he did not know that the Cui family was also going to hold a Colored Glass Appreciation Conference. It seemed that even if there was an intelligence system, sometimes it was not as well-informed as these century-old clans.
The Cui family actually had a lot of businesses under their name, and they were involved in a wide range of fields. The Li family almost had an absolute monopoly on the business of perfume and spirits, but there were not too many secrets in the area of ready-made clothing or weaving. There were countless imitators, and the Cui family was the largest imitator. Even if the quality and reputation of the imitators were not comparable, it would still more or less affect the business of the Cui family.
Miss Zeng also complained to him yesterday that these imitators with bad intentions used inferior materials at low prices and had a very bad reputation among the customers, affecting the entire ready-made clothing circle …
It seemed that during the days when he was not in the capital, the Cui family was jumping around quite happily.
"Colored Glass Appreciation Conference?" Li Yi smiled and murmured, "It seems that it's time to release a large number of foreign merchants …"
Wang Yong's face showed a puzzled expression. He looked at him and asked, "A large number of what?"
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