She thought about it for a while, took off the unformed belt, picked him up and walked a few steps and put him in front of the dressing table. She reached out to untie his hair and comb it smooth with a comb.

Sometimes she would be overbearing and hug her without saying hello. Qi Xinlin was helpless and felt sweet because she did everything by herself. Looking at herself in the mirror, what was reflected in her eyes was actually her sweetheart who was combing her hair. Such a beautiful picture,

Looking at it now, it is still like a dream, making him unable to see clearly between reality and dreams.

After combing her hair, Fengling skillfully widened her belt, put her on the bed and covered her with the quilt, "Stop embroidering, warm the quilt and wait for me."

She said that I ran away faster than usual and that she had gone to wash up. She didn't know if the pigeon soup really replenished the kidneys or if she was just lustful. She felt a little hot all over.

When she came back, the person in the bed was lying inside, with his back to her, as if he was asleep. She had to suppress the hot thoughts she had just now, and gently got into the bed that was already stained with body temperature, without disturbing him.

She looked at him and sighed softly under her vest, then gently stretched out a hand along the gap in the quilt to hug him. She found that he didn't seem to be so willing to get close to her, maybe because of the inconvenience of his legs, or maybe because of other people.

Yes, but it doesn't matter, she can wait for the day he wants.

His hand was softly held, and he turned over carefully, facing her side, with their eyes facing each other. The two of them said nothing. He came closer to her little by little, took the initiative to hold her waist, and leaned his face against her neck.

He found a comfortable position and rubbed it gently. His hair brushed against his skin and attracted a little oxygen. Fengling wanted to laugh but held it back. His chest rose and fell. It took him a long time to calm down before he touched the back of his head and closed his eyes to induce sleepiness.

It was also dark at this time in the imperial city. Two homing pigeons were released from different directions one after the other. One was from the General's Mansion and the other was from the Imperial Palace, both heading north, which was exactly the direction of Qizhou.

Early the next morning, Fengling and Tang Shi went out together, staying close to each other every day. The three of them went to the busiest commercial street and water transport terminal in the area. They had not been there before, but this time they came to inspect.

Randomly entering a high-end gold and jade shop, Tang Shi picked a few items and asked about the price. After the shopkeeper quoted the number, she wondered, "Why has the price increased again?"

"Again?" Fengling raised her eyebrows and looked at her.

Tang Shi didn't have time to reply to her, so the shopkeeper explained: "I can't help it, sir, business has been difficult recently."

Fengling asked her: "Why is it so hard to do it?"

The shopkeeper saw that her clothes were extraordinary and she might be a regular customer in the future, so he added a few words: "Nowadays, taxes are collected everywhere. When these jade stones are brought in from outside and put on cargo ships, those who contract and consign them are taxed, and they earn less."

If they don't want to do it, they will have no choice but to get a raise.

Price, the extra tax is collected from me, and I have to open the door for business, so I can only grit my teeth and pay the money, but if the cost is high, I will lose money, plus other processing fees, store rent, etc.

, if I don’t increase the price, what business will I still have?”

Fengling realized the reason and looked at Tang Shi. Tang Shi leaned close to her and whispered: "This has been like this since the tax increase, but at that time I saw that you were so determined on the New Deal, so I didn't say anything about it. You don't usually

If you pay for it yourself, you wouldn’t know that the prices of things have increased several times during this period.”

Fengling was anxious: "How can this be done! If the price goes up, it will eventually be borne by the people who buy it, not just the ordinary people."

Tang Shi said: "I know, but we are the Land Department and are only responsible for land. We can't control this kind of price thing, and we don't have the ability to do it. Telling you will only cause trouble."

Fengling was in a bad mood, not only because of Tang Shi's concealment, but also because she had neglected her duties and neglected more important things these days, blaming herself for not doing things well.

She said to the shopkeeper: "After all, raising prices like this is not a solution. The money in people's pockets is not increasing, but prices keep rising. There are still people buying it. After a while, they can no longer afford it and you will close down."

The shopkeeper didn't look good when she spoke like this, but he would not be stupid enough to offend the customers and complained: "Hey guests, we also need to eat, and we have to support all the guys under me. If others increase the price, my family will not increase it.

I can't survive in this industry. It doesn't matter if I don't increase my income and earn less, but the premise is that others don't increase their income and keep my capital investment stable, otherwise I really have no choice."

Fengling was thinking about this matter with a sullen face. Tang Shi looked at her eyes and said, "It's not their fault. Every business has its own rules. If you want to lower the price, you have to find the right one."

Fengling asked: "Which company do you wear?"

The shopkeeper was afraid that she would cause trouble and did not dare to tell her.

Tang Shi had dealt with people a lot, so he cleverly took out a large ingot of silver and put it directly into the shopkeeper's hand, saying: "Our young master is kind-hearted and likes to fight injustices. He won't cause any trouble. At most, it will be over after his head is hot for a few days."

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Seeing that her face was slack, Tang Shi took out another ingot of silver and winked at him: "If possible, we would also like to know about other outfits and the most influential ones."

Seeing the free money, the shopkeeper weighed it and was moved. He asked them to wait for a while, went into the room for a while, then took a piece of paper to them and whispered: "It's all here."

He also told them to just have fun and not to cause trouble. They had been angry recently because of the new policies. Now they came to pick up trouble with this matter just to vent their anger. The consequences would be serious.

Tang Shi looked at her serious expression, and then at Fengling's look of not being offended, and didn't know whether she should laugh or not. She really didn't recommend Fengling to be the target of her anger.

After leaving the Jinyu Store, Fengling walked the entire street to confirm the price increase. There were Tang poems there, and the price comparison could be seen. Finally, she came to the conclusion that there was basically no increase in food, and neither was fabric.

If there is a big increase, other items have basically increased. Some luxury goods have experienced the biggest increase, and the freight rate at the terminal has increased by half. The shopkeeper did not lie to them.

On the way, Fengling was thinking about a question: "Why haven't the prices of food and cloth increased?"

If the downstream production lines have increased, then the products must have increased, otherwise everyone will lose money. Otherwise, the cost is suppressed, and the supply provided by the raw material suppliers will not allow them to increase, but how is this possible?

Tang Shi couldn't figure it out, so he took a look at the list given by the shopkeeper and found the grain business, "Zhang's Trading Company."

Hearing these words, Fengling stopped abruptly, turned around and looked closely at the paper in Tang Shi's hand. The rice, grains and noodles belonged to the Zhang Family Trading Company. Looking down a few lines, there was wholesale of cloth, also from the Zhang Family Trading Company, as well as medicinal materials.

, Zhangjia Trading Company actually accounts for many of these items.

"Grain is food, cloth is clothing, and medicine is disease. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are the guarantee of people's livelihood." She suddenly realized.

The Zhang family is originally an imperial merchant, and Zhang Tingyan is from the Beidou Division. The Beidou Division is Lan Yue's power, so the Zhang family is Lan Yue's intervention in the merchant market. The main business scope of the Zhang family business is related to people's livelihood security. With Lan Yue

Support, Zhangjia Commercial Bank has always been this

A few lines of clothing dominate the market. As long as Lanyue says something and Zhangjia Trading Company takes the lead, these lines cannot raise prices even if they want to. Moreover, some businesses are the largest. For example, the downstream supply of raw materials is provided by themselves instead of looking for third parties to purchase. Then

Naturally, you have the final say on the price and cost.
Chapter completed!