The door to the study room was kicked open by Young Master Liu. Before entering, Young Master Liu opened his mouth and shouted: "Old man, are you still alive?"
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at the empty study room. Liu Zhian, who often stayed in the study room without leaving home, found it rare that he did not stay in the study room to settle accounts today.
"Old man?"
"Old man?"
"Old man, are you here? If you weren't, I would steal your banknotes and go to Tianxiang Tower!"
Young Master Liu joked a few words, but there was no response from Liu Zhian from inside or outside the room.
Young Master Liu was about to exit when he spotted a thick stack of ledgers on Liu Zhi'an's desk with a curious look on his face, but also some hesitation.
Young Master Liu, who has been his son for ten years, still has no idea how extensive the property under Liu Zhi'an's command is.
It seemed that he had never seen Liu Zhian short of money.
No matter whether he asked for a thousand taels or ten thousand taels or a million taels, the old man always seemed to give it to him without blinking an eye.
This made Mr. Liu very curious about how much money Liu Zhian had in his hands.
How could a man with the title of the richest man in Jiangnan support so many dead men?
Young Master Liu founded the Related Department, and after the Related Department, he knew better than anyone else how much effort and money it took to train dead soldiers.
Not to mention all kinds of expenses, just the resettlement expenses for the dead soldiers who worked hard are not a small amount.
Anyway, all the money Liu Mingzhi earned, except for necessary expenses, almost 90% of his family fortune was invested in two companies and one sea.
The two divisions, the related division, the related division, and one sea are naturally the East China Sea forces headed by Han Zhong.
On the other hand, the old man! Until now, I still feel like I can’t see through it.
Every time I feel that I have almost understood the old man, but in the end I realize that what I understand is just the tip of the iceberg.
It is simply a mysterious existence.
When facing Li Zheng, he was convinced by Li Zheng's innate imperial power and the certainty of victory. When facing the old man, Liu Dashao had a feeling that he didn't know how to describe.
More than ten years ago, when I came to Dalong in Yanyu Pavilion, the old man showed his unique strength.
I thought he was just a small rich man in the south of the Yangtze River, a businessman.
But Qi Yun's matter came out to Song Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War.
When he and Qi Yun went to Yangzhou in mist, dead men like Liu Ye showed up.
Then he learned about the agreement between the old man and Li Zheng.
The fact that Yue'er was the little princess of the Kingdom of Jin made the civil and military officials in the court change their minds when they heard about it. However, the old man was calm and he happily hugged Yue'er and called her his "good granddaughter."
And even all the things that follow.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels invaded the city, but the old man still had the leisure to cook tea at home and enjoy the scenery, chatting and laughing with the King of Shu, Li Yunlong, who came to the door with his troops.
How many things does Liu Zhi'an still don't know, and how many trump cards he still doesn't know.
Not to mention the Shadow Killing Guards under the evil aunt, and the Jianghu people led by the little sister Xuan'er.
They are all puzzling existences.
"Wealth can lead to the gods. When a person's wealth reaches a certain level, no one dares to ignore me!"
Recalling something Liu Zhian once said to him when he was in Jiangnan, Liu Mingzhi shook his head and came back to his senses.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Mingzhi walked to the window sill of the study room, opened all the windows, walked straight to Liu Zhi'an's desk and sat down, picked up a ledger and started reading.
He knew that Liu Ye, who was everywhere in the Liu family, would definitely report his actions to Liu Zhi'an, who had gone somewhere.
As expected, Young Master Liu looked through the account book in his hand with a calm expression.
A green shadow on the roof not far away disappeared and flew towards the front yard of Liu Mansion.
In the pavilion next to the martial arts field in the front yard, there is a stove next to Liu Zhi'an, with a teapot on it to boil tea, while Liu Zhi'an is lying on a deck chair, happily staring at the fight on the martial arts field.
Noisy, a bunch of children and grandchildren chasing after each other.
The green shadow flew down to Liu Zhi'an and bowed respectfully. It was Liu Yi who said: "Master!"
"What's wrong?"
Liu Yi whispered a few words into Liu Zhi'an's ear, then stepped aside and looked at Liu Zhi'an inquiringly.
"Sir, do you see?"
Liu Zhi'an turned over and looked at his third son Liu Mingjie with a chuckle as Liu Chengqian rode on him and beat him violently.
"Just go and watch. No serious person would put secrets in the study. Do you want to put them in?"
"ah?"
"Well, my subordinates are always placed in places where no one cares about them."
"That's fine, I won't let him go. He can look at it however he wants. I am an upright person and have never done anything shameful."
"Be upright and walk straight, there is nothing to be afraid of others seeing!"
"Who in the world doesn't know that I, Liu Zhi'an, am honest and kind to others!"
The corner of Liu Yi's mouth twitched a few times, and he scratched his forehead with his little finger.
"Master, we were not like this when we buried Shopkeeper Hu in Xiangzhou a few days ago!"
Liu Zhi'an yawned and glanced at Liu Yi lightly.
"That's what you buried. What does it have to do with me? I haven't even touched a hair on his head."
"Liu Yi, you eat what I do, drink what I do, spend what I do, live in what I do, and I paid my money to get you a wife. We have to act according to our conscience, so how can you throw dirty water on me?
"
"You found the sacks, you packed the people, you tied the ropes, you dug the holes, you buried the people!"
"I didn't go to the government to report you for disregarding human life. It was because of our decades of friendship that I acted without conscience and pretended not to know."
"It's okay if you are not grateful, but you still want to drag me into trouble."
"Ruin my reputation."
"Do you still have a conscience? You don't have to worry about being struck by lightning when you go out!"
"I'm about to reach the age where I know my fate. I haven't even taken a knife yet, and yet I'm known as a black heart. Am I wronged or not?"
"I'm a fucking good person, good person, good person, you know?"
Liu Yi looked at Liu Zhi'an who was eloquently preaching to him with an embarrassed expression, and nodded with a wry smile.
"Okay, you should just be a bitch and shouldn't bring this up."
"The young master's behavior in the study room was just a matter of letting it go. Just pretend that you can't see it, right?"
Liu Zhi'an yawned again and squinted his eyes before falling asleep.
"I am a serious man, there is nothing I cannot let my son see."
"You will know your destiny soon. It's time to reach the age of old age, so go ahead and work hard."
"Sooner or later he will understand that he is still his father."
"It's okay to fight with me, but you must be prepared to fail."
"I understand, my subordinate is back!"
"Go away, go away, don't disturb me while I watch the children play."
"My subordinates resign."
After Liu Yi left, Liu Zhi'an picked up the warm teapot beside him, held it in his hand and took a sip from time to time, smiling at the playfulness of his children and grandchildren.
"Sir! Shopkeeper Xing from the lumber shop has handed you an invitation, inviting you to have a few drinks at Tianxiang House."
Liu Yuan walked to Liu Zhi'an holding a greeting card and said softly.
Liu Zhi'an, who was dozing, suddenly sat up and looked at the greeting card in Liu Yuan's hand with bright eyes.
"Is there any girl?"
Liu Yuan opened the greeting card and took a look, looked around like a thief, then leaned into Liu Zhi'an's ear and whispered.
"There are a few Hujis in their twenties, new ones!"
Liu Zhian suddenly stood up from the recliner and looked around.
"Where's Madam?"
"I went to Sir Song Yu's house to chat with Mrs. Song and the others."
"uh-huh"
"When you get older, you realize how vast the world is. We are just frogs in the well. We always want to see the world and appreciate the customs and customs of the Western Regions."
"That's all, since Shopkeeper Xing sincerely invites you, I will reluctantly go and meet you!"
"Well, I know this. When my wife asked, she said that I went to discuss business. Don't forget to speak the same language!"
"Yes, I went to discuss business, that's what I said."
Looking at Liu Zhi'an's back heading out of the house, Liu Yuan shrugged helplessly, put away the invitation and walked towards his yard.
After Liu Yuan left, Liu Zhi'an left and returned, waving cheerfully to Liu Mingjie, Liu Chengfeng's uncle and nephew on the martial arts field.
"Sons and grandsons, let's pass on the fine traditions of the Liu family together!"