Qi Yun resisted the urge to slap this guy to death. Is there something wrong with this guy's brain? Does he not understand human speech?
"Brother Liu, I have never said that members of the Liu family are members of the White Lotus sect. I would like to say that your Liu family is closely related to this matter because about 60% of the shops looted by the White Lotus sects in their attack on Jinling City belonged to your Liu family.
industry.”
"Oh, isn't it the Liu family's property?" Liu Mingzhi said casually, and then he reacted: "What the hell, the Liu family's property, isn't that my family's property, 60%? How much does that cost?"
Liu Mingzhi suddenly felt a pain in his chest, as if a piece of flesh had suddenly disappeared. The money will all belong to the master in the future, so it was robbed like this?
"Xiaosong, hold the young master for a while, the young master is a little dizzy."
Liu Song hurriedly supported Liu Mingzhi, and carefully comforted Liu Mingzhi: "Master, don't worry about things at home. I have been in Jinling for decades, and some of the white lotus sect's gangsters are trying to deal with the master's property in Jinling.
Robbery is just a drop in the bucket, young master, you can rest assured that it will be fine."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Song was more like a rich young man than Liu Mingzhi. He didn't care about the little things of gains and losses, and felt that everything was under his control.
What if Liu Song patted Liu Mingzhi on the shoulder and said softly: "Master, don't worry, everything is under Xiao Song's control. Some small gangsters can't cause any trouble. I'm afraid Liu Mingzhi can do it on the spot."
Be humble."
It's a pity that Liu Song is a book boy. No matter how powerful the book boy is, he is still a book boy of the Liu family. No matter how knowledgeable he is, he is still not as powerful as Liu Zhi'an.
When Liu Zhi'an heard that his shop had been attacked by the White Lotus Cult, the first thing he asked was whether anyone was injured, or if it was something more serious or life-threatening.
The housekeeper replied that they only lost some money and no one in the store was harmed.
Liu Zhi'an calmly asked how much silver taels had been lost by all the shops. The old housekeeper carefully handed over the account book, which clearly recorded the losses of each Liu family's shop in Jinling, totaling more than 60,000 taels of silver.
After careful checking, Liu Zhi'an said nonchalantly: "As long as there is no shopkeeper who secretly gets money from it, if you are robbed, you will be robbed. No one can stop natural disasters and man-made disasters. You can earn it back after you rob it. No one can do it."
Once it’s over, there’s really nothing left.”
Is 60,000 taels of silver a lot? It's a lot. Many people can't earn back the money in their lifetime. Of course Liu Zhi'an is heartbroken, but Liu Zhi'an understands that even if he is heartbroken to death, the money will still not come back. The most important thing is to appease people's hearts right now.
, as long as the people's hearts are stable, the Liu family will be fine, and the money will be earned back.
"Brother Liu, I'm not saying this to make a fool of myself. The issue of the White Lotus Sect's bandits is no longer a matter of the imperial court. It should be said that it's not just a matter of the imperial court. These people appear and confuse people everywhere, claiming that the Holy Mother of White Lotus can
They showed miracles, and many people were bewitched by them. The governor sent troops to encircle and suppress them many times, but to no avail, some households were able to ventilate them."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qi Yun curiously with panda eyes: "Brother Qi is a juren?"
"My little brother is stupid and has not yet achieved the fame of being a civil servant."
Qi Yun didn't know why Liu Mingzhi asked such a weird question. What did the White Lotus Sect's invasion of Jinling, which was heavily guarded by the Dragon Dynasty, have to do with whether he was a civil servant or not.
"So Brother Qi has a reputation as a scholar?"
"Of course not. My younger brother has never been awarded the title of scholar."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the confused Qi Yun strangely: "Since you have no fame, what can you do when you are full and meddle with other people's business? The problem of the White Lotus Sect's bandits has Qi Qi working hard to solve it, and the current saint is working hard.
Aren't you tired of worrying about the emperor's heart all by yourself?"
Qi Yun's face became ugly: "We, the scholars, should sacrifice our lives."
"Stop it, brother Qi. I ask you to call me little brother. Little brother, you have the heart to serve the country with fists and fists. This is a blessing for the country. I admire you very much. But I have a saying that you have heard. As the saying goes, once a person passes,
Hundreds, all kinds of things, your ideas are not the ideas of scholars all over the world, how many scholars do you think brother Qi really studies to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country rather than to get ahead?"
Qi Yun looked at Liu Mingzhi with some confusion, thinking about Liu Mingzhi's words, which were obviously contrary to the theories she had been exposed to since childhood, so why did she feel so correct.
"Brother Qi, some things are not done by words, but by actions. You say you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic a thousand times a day, and you say you are loyal to the emperor and serve the country 10,000 times. These are of no use. You just talk but don't do it every day.
Talking eloquently, criticizing this scholar, despising that rich boy, day after day, isn’t it still just empty talk?”
"If you don't even have the belief to serve your country, wouldn't it be even more ridiculous?"
Liu Mingzhi sighed, knowing that Qi Yun had preconceived notions that could not be changed easily. Liu Mingzhi's eyes lit up when he saw some people farming beside the road.
Liu Mingzhi pointed at the working people: "Brother Qi, look. These working people have never said that they are loyal to the emperor and serve the country. You have never heard of it, but the food they grow has enriched the national treasury. My father is a merchant who is famous in the world.
People who are despised by scholars, my father and other merchants have never talked about being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, but my father's annual tax can support 30,000 soldiers and soldiers to resist the attack of the Jin Kingdom. Scholars talk about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country every day.
, to benefit the common people, they study or study, and what do they do?"
Qi Yun's face looked a little sad. Liu Mingzhi's words were obviously treacherous, but there was no refutation.
"Knowing is one thing, taking action is another. The unity of knowledge and action is the general trend of the world." Liu Mingzhi said this calmly.
Qi Yun suddenly felt that there was a faint radiance on Liu Mingzhi's body.