Li Qi thought about the meaning of Shi Lezhan's words, and after a while he finally understood.
Do you think this guy is a money launderer?
Thinking of this, he suddenly came to his senses.
Baitong counters were all over Daxia, and there was power from the imperial court behind them.
But what is the power of the imperial court that can be so powerful?
Now Li Qi understands that he is not one force at all, but multiple forces!
In other words, there is more than one person behind Baitong Cabinet Shop, and there may be many officials.
It was obviously not the first time that Shi Lezhan had come to see him.
"Is this Shi Dongjia's statement true?" Li Qi asked.
Shi Lezhan smiled: "Seriously! As long as the Li Dong family leaves the store to me, not only will the Li Dong family not lose a penny, but the annual revenue will be twice as much as what you rent out now."
"The land deed..."
"Don't worry about this Li Dongjia, the land title is still in your name. But the rent needs to be adjusted," Shi Lezhan said.
"How to adjust?" Li Qi asked.
"One hundred cents a year." Shi Lezhan said.
Li Qi frowned, a little confused.
"According to the laws of Daxia, the additional income of a fifth-grade official cannot exceed one thousand taels per year. The Li Dong family subleased those land deeds to me for an annual rent of one hundred taels. When the government investigates, the matter will be clear."
Shi Lezhan said.
Li Qi didn't say anything more, but waited patiently for what was to come.
Because he knew that Shi Lezhan couldn't just give him a hundred cents and rent out all the shops in Kyoto.
"As for the remaining money, I will give away some paintings and calligraphy to Dong Li's family every year in the form of gifts of calligraphy and paintings. If Dong Li's family is short of money, they can take those paintings and calligraphy to Baidu Cabinet to pawn them at any time." Shi Lezhan said.
After hearing this, Li Qi finally understood this guy's money laundering process.
Daqing uses calligraphy and painting as bargaining chips in transactions, which is similar to the way in which art was used to launder money in my own time.
"Wonderful, wonderful." Li Qi clapped his hands and said, "Master Shi is indeed the richest businessman in Great Xia. The person who can come up with such a wonderful method must be Master Shi."
Li Qi praised him on the surface, but in his heart he felt a little unsatisfied.
Damn it, this young master can easily think of ten or eight simple money laundering methods.
"Li Dongjia's ridiculous praise." Shi Lezhan added a tea ceremony to Li Qi.
"I just don't know what I have to pay if Captain Shi does this?" Li Qi asked with a smile.
Shi Lezhan smiled and said, "Dong Li's family doesn't have to pay anything."
"Oh?" Li Qi was a little surprised.
"I just want to make friends with Li Dongjia." Shi Lezhan said.
Li Qi laughed: "Haha, it's easy to talk! I will naturally make a friend like Master Shi."
Grandma, if you weren't from the Six Gates family and weren't your future wife's enemy, maybe I would have made this friend with you.
It's a pity that you are Bai Mengxuan's enemy. In the future, my even-keeled wife may still want me to take your life.
Forget it, no one knows where my innocent wife is, and I still want to help her get revenge. I am even more insane than Shen Jingbing.
After chatting for a while, Li Qi left the Tianzihao room.
"Master, this Li Qi..." the steward closed the door and came to Shi Lezhan and whispered.
Shi Lezhan raised his hand and said: "I will be of use to him in the future, so naturally I have to give him some sweetness now."
The butler nodded and said nothing more.
…
On the day Li Qi left Shuicheng, Shu Wenbin brought Miss Zhang's family to see him off. Li Qi left his address in Kyoto to Shu Wenbin and told him to look for him if he had the chance to go to Kyoto in the future.
Standing on the deck of the cargo ship, Li Qi looked at Shuicheng gradually disappearing in front of his eyes and exhaled slowly.
Tian Hangnan stood aside and said, "Sir, why don't you rest in the cabin? It's very windy outside."
Li Qi glanced at him, thought for a moment and said, "Have you dealt with all the boxes of things I arranged for you to deal with?"
"It's been taken care of, and it's all covered with hay to make sure it doesn't get wet," Tian Hangnan said.
"That's good." Li Qi said, turned around and got into the cabin. Seeing Zhang Chuang swaying on the chair, Xiao Man regained his previous appetite and couldn't help but relax.
The people in Sunan's helm took the land route and had already separated from Li Qi in Shuicheng.
The main reason why Li Qi took the waterway was to save time.
I can't go back later than Huang Jin, I can only arrive first or not later.
After all, the prince is still waiting for him to go back and tell him the good news.
Li Qi felt uncomfortable when he thought about the long journey ahead.
…
When we arrived in Kyoto, it was already autumn, and the temperature difference between morning and evening was huge.
Li Qi entered the city at night. When he returned to his house, Su Yingxiong had already arranged everything.
As for Tian Hangnan, he returned to the military camp.
Looking at the house he had renovated, Li Qi felt like "it's good to be home" when he entered the house.
During Li Qi's absence, Su Yingxiong hired many servants and maids.
As soon as Li Qi came back, everyone in the house was gathered by Su Yingxiong and came to see his master one by one.
Looking around, Li Qi estimated that there were at least a hundred people.
Damn it, this would have been a big deal in my own time.
"Hello, sir!"
A chorus of voices rang out.
Li Qi looked at the maids and servants in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Su Yingxiong: "Fat man, I am happy today. I will reward everyone with some money."
"Okay." Su Yingxiong had already stepped into the role and brought out the charm of the butler to the fullest.
Returning to the wing, Li Qi looked at the layout inside, feeling like he was back before he traveled through time.
A simple desk, a 1.5-meter-wide bed, white flyers and quilt covers, and a soft pillow.
Everything is so simple and comfortable.
Before time travel, Li Qi rented a house outside. At that time, he rented such a small room, and the interior was also decorated in the same way.
Apart from missing some electrical appliances, there is almost no difference at all.
Sitting on the wooden bed, Li Qi touched the flyer and was soon pulled back from his thoughts of recall.
Because the bedding at this time was all made of silk, it felt very comfortable.
I remember before I traveled through time, all the bedding was made of polyester. I could sleep on it, but it wasn't so comfortable.
Although there are no modern products, at least I have money!
I have finally gained a foothold in this era, and I will have to enjoy myself in the future.
Thinking about it, he lay on the bed, and when he was about to go to sleep, Su Yingxiong sneaked in.
"Brother Li? Have you slept?"
Li Qi looked at his flattering look and couldn't help but ask: "What are you doing?"
"Brother Li, you have worked hard on this journey. I have specially prepared some programs for you."
"What program?" Li Qi looked confused.
Su Yingxiong clapped his hands, and soon several women in cool clothes and charming looks walked in.
Li Qi was stunned, blinked, and saw Su Yingxiong grinning and raising his eyebrows with an ambiguous expression...