Miss.Liu turned to look at him. "How many more times do you want to do it?"
"Only a few times …" Li Yi secretly counted his fingers and then urged, "Let's go quickly. Don't let Miss Lin and the others wait too long."
The friendship between women always came very quickly. By the time he and Miss.Liu walked over, Lin Wanru and Ruyi were already calling each other "Sister Liu" and "Sister Lin". After Miss.Liu went over, there was even less for him to do.
He walked over and asked Lin Yong, "When did you arrive in the capital? Where are you staying now?"
Lin Yong replied, "We just arrived yesterday and found a random inn to stay in."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Since you're already in the capital, it's not appropriate to stay in an inn. Which inn are you staying in? I'll ask someone to help you pack your things and move in today."
Lin Yong rubbed his hands. "That's so embarrassing …"
Ruyi and Lin Wanru walked out of the room and said, "Husband, there are many empty guest rooms at home. During this time, let Sister Lin move in so that she can take care of you."
"That's what I mean too." Li Yi nodded and walked over. He looked at Lin Wanru and said, "Miss Lin, which inn are you staying in? I'll ask someone to help you pack your things."
"There's no need to go through so much trouble …"
"It's no trouble at all. Didn't we trouble you a lot back then?"
"Okay, okay then."
…
Lin Wanru said a few words and finally nodded in agreement.
It would take some time to pack, so they didn't stay at home for long. They asked Fang to call two guards from the mansion to help. Li Yi originally planned to go out, so he naturally needed to accompany them when he met them.
At the entrance of an inn in the capital, several figures were anxiously pacing.
"Tell me, where did Miss Lin go at such an important time …"
"The goods are still being held by them. If anything happens to the goods, our trip will be in vain …"
"Aiya, what should we do now? The officials of the Jing Kingdom are really, really going too far in their bullying …"
The few merchants of the Qi Kingdom were anxious and anxious. In the past, the Qi Kingdom and the Jing Kingdom were enemies as well. However, the Qi Kingdom was very powerful. When they were doing business in the Jing Kingdom, they would not encounter too many obstacles. On the contrary, the Jing Kingdom would deliberately make things convenient for them. However, it was different now. The situation in the Jing Kingdom had reversed in the past two years. Their situation had suddenly become very difficult.
"Hey, Miss Lin, Miss Lin is back."
Someone shouted. The crowd crowded around her and asked anxiously, "Miss Lin, what should we do about this matter? Please give us a definite answer …"
Although Miss Lin was young, her family's business was very big. Her background was also very strong. She was the leader of the caravan on this trip.
Li Yi asked in surprise, "What happened?"
Lin Yong said gloomily, "It's all because of those black-hearted people in the treasury. The taxes are five percent and one percent. If we pay the money, our trip will be in vain."
"The treasury?"
After listening to Lin Yong's description of the matter, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "The imperial court would not normally impose such a heavy tax. It must be the people at the bottom who are deliberately making things difficult for you. After all, you are from the Qi Kingdom. Even if they really make things difficult for you, you have no way to reason with them."
The merchants from the Qi Kingdom were speechless. Thinking back to two years ago, they had been so proud to be citizens of Qi. Less than two years later, they had been reduced to being bullied by a petty official …
"But this one percent tax is indeed a bit too much." Li Yi knew what was going on. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Let's settle this matter first."
Lin Wanru grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Will it cause you trouble?"
"What's the trouble …" Li Yi smiled and said, "Anyway, there's nothing urgent. Let's go to the Ministry of Revenue and have a cup of tea. Do you want to wait here or come with me?"
Lin Wanru thought for a moment and nodded. "I'll go with you."
"I'll go too," Lin Yong immediately said.
"Who is that?" Watching the three leave, one of the merchants from the Qi Kingdom turned his head and asked the person behind him in confusion.
"I don't know …" The accompanying Lin family shopkeeper was also at a loss. He had never heard that Miss knew any important people in the Jing Kingdom. But that person just now, why did he look so familiar …
The merchants from the Qi Kingdom looked in a certain direction at the same time. Their hearts were filled with anxiety and anticipation. Now, they could only place all their hopes on this.
On the street, Lin Yong asked in surprise, "Li Brothers, why are we not going to the official warehouse but to the Ministry of Revenue yamen?"
"When it comes to collecting taxes, the Ministry of Revenue is still in charge. It will be more effective to find an official from the Ministry of Revenue." Li Yi explained, "More importantly, the Ministry of Revenue yamen is closer …"
It was also Li Yi's first time coming to the Ministry of Revenue yamen. After stating his identity, someone immediately went in to pass on the message. The three of them had just entered the courtyard when someone quickly ran out from one of the duty rooms.
When that person ran down the steps, he almost tripped. Without even straightening his official robes, he said in a panic, "Lord Li …"
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Doctor Han, don't panic. Are Minister Qin and Assistant Minister Zeng here?"
Doctor Han said in fear and trepidation, "The two lords are not in the yamen at the moment. May I ask what Lord Li needs? Can this lowly official be of service?"
This was a small matter and Li Yi thought that this Minister of Revenue would be able to handle it as well. Thus, Li Yi briefly explained the matter to him.
"Don't worry, milord. This lowly official will immediately send someone … no, this lowly official will personally ask …" Seeing that Lord Li was not here to cause trouble, Minister Han immediately relaxed and respectfully spoke. He immediately waved his hand at a lowly official. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and serve Lord Li some tea!"
"There's no need." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I still have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. Doctor Han, please take care of this matter as soon as possible."
Doctor Han immediately bowed. "This lowly official will see you off, Lord Li!"
After walking out of the Ministry of Revenue yamen, Lin Yong asked in surprise, "Li Brothers, I feel like that doctor just now was very afraid of you?"
"You must have seen wrongly." Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Am I that scary?"
Lin Wanru glanced at him and didn't say anything.
"That's true …" Lin Yong nodded and asked, "Then where are we going now?"
Li Yi thought about it and said, "It will take a while to clean up both sides. Have you eaten yet? Do you want to find a place to eat first?"
Lin Yong shook his head and said, "We haven't eaten anything since morning."
Li Yi turned his head and asked, "Then let's eat first. What do you think, Miss Lin?"
Lin Wanru nodded in agreement.
Li Yi looked up and pointed to the restaurant in front of them. He said, "This is the place."
After walking into the restaurant, a waiter quickly came over and looked at them. He said apologetically, "Dear guests, I'm sorry, but we are full now. There are no more seats. Would you like to wait for a while?"
Lin Yong looked at the seats that were all filled 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, Brother Wu, let me toast you …"
Wei Junliang had just raised his wine cup and gestured to the young man opposite him when he suddenly sensed something and turned his head to look.
Clatter!
His hand involuntarily trembled and the wine cup fell to the ground. His face began to pale.
"I'm done eating. Let's go."
He quickly stood up and walked out of the door with his head down.
"The dishes have just been served. I haven't eaten yet …" Several young people showed surprise on their faces. When they looked over, they all stood up and left with Wei Junliang.
"Oh, what a coincidence. Isn't there a seat now?" Lin Yong's face suddenly lit up. He patted the waiter's shoulder and said, "Come on, clean up that table."
Lin Wanru looked back and then looked at Li Yi in surprise. She asked, "You know each other?"
Among the young people at the table just now, there were indeed a few familiar faces, but she couldn't tell their names. Li Yi nodded and said, "I know them, but I'm not familiar with them. There are seats available. Let's go …"
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