Soon, Yuan Liu gathered everyone in the study room.

Yi Mingxue originally thought that at most three or five people would be interested in this matter.

But as soon as she stepped into the door of the study, she was frightened by the crowd of more than 20 people inside.

All men were chatting with each other.

When Leng Buding saw Yi Mingxue, a woman, walking in, everyone immediately fell silent.

More than twenty pairs of eyes were staring at Yi Mingxue, and all of them were secretly sizing up, observing and speculating on her.

If this were an ordinary housewife, she would have been frightened by this battle and panicked.

But instead of doing so, Yi Mingxue actually strode towards the crowd.

Her expression remained unchanged, and her steps did not even change.

When she met someone who greeted her, she would return the favor; when someone looked at him probingly, she would look back calmly.

Of course, there were those who looked disdainful, but she looked at them coldly and ignored them for the time being.

Not only does he have excellent concentration, but his heart is also very strong.

——This woman is not simple.

This was the first impression everyone present had of her.

Naturally, it also belongs to Yan Shizhong.

Unlike other merchants, he did not sit in the spacious meeting hall, but leaned alone in a private seat behind the screen.

Manager Lin stood on his left hand side, and Young Master Liu sat beside him.

There was a pretty maid who was pouring tea and adding charcoal for them.

The entire seating area was warm, showing the gap and difference between him and the merchants present.

Seeing Yi Mingxue coming, Liu Yuanwai quickly introduced him to everyone.

"Everyone, this is the famous female car dealer in Fengyun Town, Yi Mingxue, the boss of Yi."

Yi Mingxue took advantage of the situation and saluted, "I've met all the bosses and shopkeepers."

Among them was a round-faced middle-aged man with a rather irritable temper. He stood up on the spot and asked.

"Damn, they are all low-class businessmen, why are they doing these false etiquettes? Let's just get down to business."

He is Xu Wu, the owner of Pengyun Inn. There are his inns in many big towns throughout Huzhou County.

"Master Liu said that you have something important to discuss with everyone. What is it?" Xu Wu looked at Yi Mingxue and asked.

Seeing everyone present looking at her curiously, Yi Mingxue cleared her throat and said seriously.

"To be honest with you, the imperial court is planning to build a road in our Huzhou County. Someone must have gotten the news about this."

"But everyone knows that famine has continued in the past two years, and the court is also short of silver. Therefore, there is some shortage of funds for road construction. I came to you today just to discuss this matter and see if you can contribute some.

money."

Yi Mingxue dropped a bombshell at the beginning.

These words were like sparks and ammunition, and the meeting hall exploded into a pot of porridge.

"What? Let us pay for it?"

"Little girl, are you afraid you didn't wake up last night and were daydreaming here?"

"Let's not talk about our situation in the past few years. Even if we have money, why should we spend it in vain to build roads? The court has no money, so let the court find a way to show it off!"

"That's right, it's none of our business."

Yi Mingxue was sure that they would react like this, so she didn't rush to defend herself and let them vent their dissatisfaction first.

When everyone had finished speaking, Yi Mingxue raised her hand to stop.

"Have you all finished speaking? Once you have finished speaking, please continue to listen to me."

There are all people here who are busy in the business world. Some people are less knowledgeable and feel that this yellow-haired girl knows nothing. Liu Yuanwai really praises her too much.

Naturally, some people took a longer view and guessed that Yi Mingxue might have another plan.

Xu Wu was the latter. He coughed lightly and silenced the objections of the others.

Chong Yi Mingxue said, "Master Yi, please continue."

Yi Mingxue chuckled at him and nodded, expressing her gratitude.

Then he continued, "Please be patient, not everyone here is qualified to pay this amount. In the end, I will only choose three companies to cooperate with, a restaurant, an inn, and a forage store."

At this time, not to mention Xu Wu, even Liu Yuanwai frowned and showed suspicion on his face.

He knew that Yi Mingxue was a straightforward person in everything she said and did, but he didn't expect this girl to speak so directly.

Not only do we ask people to contribute money at the first step, we also set thresholds and classify qualifications for those who give money.

He couldn't help but remind Yi Mingxue, "Miss Yi, do we have to pay attention to our speaking skills?" By doing this, aren't you offending everyone? Then who is willing to pay this money?

Yi Mingxue knew that he had good intentions, but if she wanted to accomplish this, she had to raise her profile.

Look at the rest areas on highways in later generations. Can any business be settled there?

As expected, all the major business houses present were stimulated by her attitude.

Some people even began to complain that Yuan Liu was looking for a yellow-haired girl to waste everyone's time.

Xu Wu thought more deeply, and after some consideration, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to listen.

"Even if the imperial court bears most of the cost of repairing the county's roads, the gap is still not small. And only four businesses are allowed to pay for it. It is true that not everyone is qualified to afford it."

Most of them were laughing at Yi Mingxue's foolish talk.

Including the owners of several accommodation and forage shops, they didn't say anything.

At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly came from behind the screen, which had been quiet all this time.

"As long as there are food, accommodation, and fodder merchants, plus your own horse and carriage business, can these four companies directly monopolize the entire food, accommodation, transportation and supply business along the official road in Huzhou County?"

Yan Shizhong played with the golden ring in his hand, excited about Yi Mingxue's novel idea.

The look in Yi Mingxue's eyes became more and more unpredictable.

And as his words revealed the mystery, the shopkeepers in the related industries all sat upright.

"Monopolize all official business in the county?"

"Everyone traveling on the official road is a passer-by. Food, accommodation and horse supplies are all necessities."

“And there are no competitors, so we can set the price as we please!”

Several shopkeepers immediately started discussing.

"And it's the whole county! Not just a few nearby villages and towns! This..." Xu Wu looked at his old friend beside him - Master Huang Baoding from the forage business.

"But the road is so wide, and nearby villagers can just set up a few tables to do business. Why do you say that a monopoly can lead to a monopoly?" Huang Baoding questioned.

Yi Mingxue moved her eyes back from the screen and calmly dropped another piece of bombshell news.

"Because the maintenance and management of official roads are all the responsibility of Yiguan Road Administration, and now the road administration power of Huzhou County is in my hands."

Merchants: "!!!"

Aware of the probing gaze of the man behind the screen, Yi Mingxue looked back in surprise.

But because of the screen, she could only vaguely see the outline.

But from the moment she stepped into the study room, that extremely uncomfortable look had always been surrounding her.

She couldn't help but become more vigilant.

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Chapter completed!