After walking around Kyoto for a few days, Li Qi finally found the place where Prince Jiang asked him to meet.
Qingxiudu, the name sounds like the same thing, but when he went there, Li Qi discovered that this place was not even as good as an inn, it was just a larger farmhouse.
Li Qi opened the door and walked in, passed through the patio, and when he came to the main hall, there was no one there.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Is there anyone there?"
After coming here for a while, a lazy voice slowly rang out: "What are you shouting for?"
Looking towards the source of the sound, I saw a man in official uniform lying on a bamboo chair in the corner of the room.
This man looked to be about thirty years old, with a mustache and squinty eyes that made it difficult to tell whether he had his eyes open or closed.
"What are you doing?" the man asked as he sat up.
Li Qi walked over with a smile, took out the token given to him by Prince Jiang and handed it over.
The man took it and looked at it carefully. Then his expression changed and he looked at Li Qi: "Are you Mr. Li?"
"Li Qi, I don't know what to call this eldest brother." Li Qi said with a smile.
The man quickly stood up and saluted: "The younger one's name is Wang Husheng."
"You don't have to be so polite. I'm new here. I need Brother Wang to take care of me from now on." Li Qi helped him up and said.
"Master Li, have you just arrived in Kyoto today?" Wang Husheng asked.
"It's been a few days since I arrived, and I've been shopping around." Li Qi said with a smile.
Wang Husheng quickly took Li Qi to sit aside and poured him a cup of tea.
When it comes to being an official, Li Qi not only has no interest, but also has no experience.
In my last life, from elementary school to university, I never even served as a group leader, so I had no connection with the word "official" at all.
The deputy commander of the forward battalion that Prince Jiang gave him was completely empty.
It sounds like he is a sixth-rank official, but he has no real power at all. Apart from his reputation, he is probably not even as good as the guards guarding the gates of Kyoto.
Of course, Li Qi learned this from Tu Boshu in the past few days.
So when he reported here today, he was not surprised to see such a dilapidated place and the person in front of him.
"Master Li, your room has been arranged. Do you want me to take you there now to have a look?" Wang Husheng said with a smile.
Li Qi nodded: "Okay, let's go and have a look."
The two of them came to the backyard and into a wing room. The furniture in the room was very simple. Apart from a bed, there was only a desk. There was a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the desk. There was nothing else.
"Master Li, although this place is a little rough, it's still a good place to live." Wang Husheng said with a smile, "If you have any letters to send to the prince in the future, just leave them to me. You can also send me whatever you need on weekdays.
I said."
Li Qi nodded, took out a one hundred tael silver note from his arms and handed it over: "Brother Wang, I will inevitably have a lot of things to trouble you in the future, so don't dislike a little kindness."
Wang Husheng was stunned and looked at the banknote handed over by Li Qi.
His monthly salary is five taels of silver, which is no more than fifty taels a year.
Who would have thought that this new boss would give him such a big red envelope when he arrived, and for a while he didn't know what to do.
Seeing that he refused to accept it, Li Qi directly stuffed the bank note into his arms: "Brother Wang, please give me some thoughts and buy some wine later."
Wang Husheng came back to his senses and licked his lips: "Thank you, Mr. Li."
"Thank you. From now on, you will be your brother. Don't be so polite. What I like most is making friends. I am not a grown-up. Brother Wang, please don't call me brother again. If you don't dislike my little brother, you can call me
Just say Brother Li." Li Qi said with a smile.
As a person who has been involved in society, Li Qi understands that no matter where he goes, he must keep his posture low.
As the saying goes: If you always regard yourself as a pearl, you will always have the pain of being buried.
Seeing that the new Mr. Li was so easy to talk to, Wang Husheng felt relieved.
"Are you the only one here?" Li Qi asked.
Wang Husheng nodded: "It's just me."
"Okay, I'll move here tomorrow. Later, I'll ask Brother Wang to write a letter to the prince for me, saying I've arrived," Li Qi said.
"Okay, no problem."
Wang Husheng used to be a servant of Prince Jiang's Mansion. Later, Prince Jiang saw that he was more obedient, so he arranged for him to be sent to Kyoto. On weekdays, he was just responsible for delivering letters and asking for some information.
The next day, Li Qi brought Tang Yun, Ye E, Zhang Chuang, and Xiao Man over and stayed here.
Although this place is relatively simple, it doesn't cost money anyway.
Although it doesn't cost much to stay in an inn every day, Li Qi thinks he can't afford it in the long run.
Besides, the inn is crowded and not suitable for long-term stays.
In order to make his stay more comfortable, Li Qi arranged for Ye E to find some carpenters and renovate the room. He also spent his own money to buy a lot of new furniture.
As for the originally bare yard, many plant rockeries were also installed.
More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and there was no reply from Prince Jiang.
However, a letter came from Chun Sanniang. She said in the letter that the battle for Suzhou's silk yarn had come to an end. Later, I don't know who released the news, saying that the palace would not purchase silk yarn.
The price has plummeted, making it cheaper than paper.
In addition to this matter, Chun Sanniang also mentioned the credit union, saying that the credit union's current income is stable and the money it earns has been deposited in Baidu Cabinet.
Finally, he said in the letter that people in the Heroes Association knew that Li Qi had left without saying goodbye, and there were a lot of complaints.
After reading Chun Sanniang's letter, Li Qi shrugged.
He doesn't want to be the bullshit helmsman of the Group of Heroes. He wants power but doesn't have it. Everyone below is still eyeing him. It's useless.
Anyway, Li Qi doesn't plan to have anything to do with the affairs of the Heroes' Meeting, just do whatever you want.
However, the credit union must continue to operate. Although the income is not very profitable, grasshoppers are also meat.
On this day, Li Qi came to Baidu Cabinet and checked the deposits in his name.
I found that the income from Jincheng was also remitted in. During this period, I received almost 8,000 taels, and the credit union had 5,000 taels.
Calculating the time, it has been half a year since I left Jincheng. It took half a year to get to this point. Sure enough, a small place is a small place.
But after all, this is where you make your fortune, so just use less.
Back in Qingxiu Capital, Li Qi called Tang Yun over: "Write a letter back to Jincheng for me."
"Okay, sir."
When it came to writing letters, Li Qi was the first to do it, so he had to find others to do it for him.
It used to be Xiao Man, but now that Tang Yun is here, she is no longer needed.