Outside the door of the general's residence, Lu Qi saluted the servants. Compared to the previous days, Lu Qi's face looked more haggard at this moment. What's surprising is that besides Lu Qi, Lu Sheng was also there.
"please!"
The servants of the mansion were naturally no strangers to Lu Qi, and then they led Lu Qi and Lu Sheng into the mansion.
When Lu Qi and Lu Sheng followed the servants to the study, many people had already gathered in the study.
Looking at Uncle Bai, Tian Ding, Lin Anshun, Xunzhou and Bai Yan sitting on the wooden table, Bai Ping, Tian Feiyan, Bai Junzhu and others all stood behind their elders or Bai Yan.
Lu Qi and Lu Sheng gradually came to a few people and bowed to Bai Yan.
"Yan, we have returned!"
Lu Qi and Lu Qi said to Bai Yan.
Uncle Bai looked at Lu Qi and Lu Sheng. At this moment, he had no intention of paying attention to where these two people had gone. Now he looked at Bai Yan. Uncle Bai's eyes were full of doubts. The news that had just spread in Luoyin City was that Uncle Bai
Already informed.
To be honest, let alone Uncle Bai, any individual has no idea what Bai Yan is up to.
If it's fame, the price is too high and I can't afford it.
If Bai Yan doesn't take back his life as soon as possible and stop the incident before it spreads, once the news spreads, I'm afraid he will regret it and it will also cause great damage to Bai Yan's reputation, and he will be laughed at by everyone in the world in the future.
"How about it?"
Bai Yan asked softly when he saw Lu Sheng and Lu Qi coming back.
Seeing this, Lu Sheng and Lu Qi nodded.
"They have all moved here. All Lu's restaurants around Luoyin are preparing to bring people to Luoyin in the past few days!"
Lu Sheng said to Bai Yan.
To be honest, if Lu Sheng had only known Bai Yan as a famous general who was good at leading troops, then now, Lu Sheng looked at Bai Yan with eyes filled with wonder and incomparable wonder.
Lu Sheng even felt that if Bai Yan did not join the army, Bai Yan might be able to make a fortune and become a famous wealthy businessman in the world.
During this period, every time he thought of Bai Yan's plan, Lu Sheng felt amazed. It really shocked him.
Only then did Lu Sheng realize that money could still be earned in this way.
"Okay, I will leave the matter of contacting the nobles in the city to you two!"
Bai Yan said softly.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
Lu Sheng and Lu Qi quickly bowed to Bai Yan.
At this time, Lu Sheng just stepped forward and bowed to Tian Ding.
"Lu Sheng pays homage to uncle!"
Lu Sheng knelt on the ground and saluted Tian Ding.
Although Lu Sheng was the eldest son of the Lu family and had already managed many businesses in the Qin State early on, he was certainly no stranger to his uncle Tian Ding. When he was a child, every time he visited the Tian Mansion in Qi State, Lu Sheng was both scared and excited.
.
I am afraid because of my uncle Tian Ding, and I am also excited because of my uncle Tian Ding.
"Um!"
Tian Ding looked at Lu Sheng, whom he had not seen for many years, and nodded. In the blink of an eye, the obedient child at the time had grown so big.
"Your father is well in Xianyang!"
Tian Ding asked.
Hearing this, Ms. Lu quickly raised her hands and nodded.
"Go back to uncle, everything is fine!"
Lu Sheng said.
Seeing this, Tian Ding nodded slowly and asked Lu Sheng to get up.
After Lu Sheng stood up, he looked at Tian Feiyan and slowly bowed. After doing all this, he and Lu Qi left the study together.
In the study room.
At this time, Uncle Bai saw the two Lu brothers leaving and looked at Bai Yan.
"My dear nephew, the money for the ships cannot come out of the general's palace! If all the merchants in the world pass through Luoyin in the future, then Luoyin will need thousands of dollars every day, and thousands of dollars will be given to the boatmen. In this way, Luoyin's tax revenue alone will
, how to make up for it?”
Uncle Bai sighed and looked at Bai Yan helplessly.
Just now, Bai Yan asked the two Lu brothers to negotiate with the nobles in the city. Although he didn't know what they were negotiating for, Uncle Bai understood that Bai Yan's approach would not work and he had to try it. It was unnecessary.
"The edict has been issued, and Bai Yan has sent a letter to Xianyang to present to the king!"
Bai Yan heard Uncle Bai's words and said softly.
Master Xu knelt down obediently beside Bai Yan, holding a teapot and pouring tea for Uncle Bai, Tian Ding and others. At this moment, Tian Feiyan stood behind Tian Ding, Bai Ping stood behind Uncle Bai, and Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue stood behind.
Only Master Xu knelt down next to Bai Yan obediently.
"Alas~! Now then"
When Uncle Bai heard Bai Yan's words, he sighed and shook his head helplessly.
After a few breaths, Uncle Bai looked at Bai Yan.
"Is my nephew still blaming my uncle for contacting the three families in private despite his persuasion?"
Uncle Bai said helplessly, Uncle Bai also knew that he was at fault in this matter. After all, Bai Yan went to his study to see him and said personally that he would touch the San family.
But at that time, Uncle Bai also had his own considerations. If Bai Yan couldn't influence the San family, he, Uncle Bai, could still provide Bai Yan with the cover, so that the Bai family and the San family wouldn't get into too much trouble. After all, the Bai family would also come to Luo in the future.
If Yin develops, once there is a stalemate with the San family, there will be trouble in the future.
Also like this, Uncle Bai thought about it over and over before he secretly kept in touch with the San family without telling Bai Yan.
"Uncle, you don't need to think too much. My nephew has already settled property for the Bai family in the city. It's not because he doesn't trust Brother Ping, but because the two Lu brothers are more suitable to contact those noble families. After all, Brother Ping is also a descendant of the Bai family.
"
Bai Yan looked at the disappointed Bai Ping, then looked at the helpless Uncle Bai, and explained softly.
"Go get those bamboo slips!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he turned his head and gave instructions to Master Xu.
Then under the gazes of Tian Ding, Lin Anshun, Xunzhou and others, and in the eyes of Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue, Master Xu stood up and went to a wooden frame, took out a few bamboo slips, and then gave them to Bai Ping.
After Bai Ping took the bamboo slips, he looked at Bai Yan with confusion.
"In just three to five days, uncle will naturally know why Bai Yan is like this."
Bai Yan was not in a hurry to explain too much to Uncle Bai.
Seeing that he could not persuade Bai Yan, Uncle Bai could only nod helplessly in the end, and planned to send someone to Xianyang to inform Bai Yu about what happened in Luoyin earlier.
After all, among the entire Bai family, perhaps Bai Yu is the only one who can persuade the young man.
After a while.
As Uncle Bai and Bai Ping and his son left reluctantly, Tian Ding and Tian Feiyan, the three people in the study, thought about it and stood up to leave.
As for Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue behind Bai Yan, they were not in a hurry to leave.
"You really don't plan to withdraw the edict? But after three to five days, all the merchants from the city with a radius of 100 miles of Luoyin have gathered in Luoyin City. By then, it will be too late to withdraw the edict."
Bai Junzhu thought for a while, then knelt down beside Bai Yan and looked at Bai Yan with some worry.
Even Bai Yingxue, who had always believed that Bai Yan would not suffer losses in the past, now looked worried. When the news that Bai Yan was the first to get there reached the Bai family, Bai Yingxue was the only one who believed in Bai Yan, and there were other things.
Among the entire Bai family, Bai Yingxue has always believed that Bai Yan is not a random person.
But right now.
Facing the announcement of the edict in the entire Luoyin City, it was difficult for Bai Yingxue not to worry. After all, the news had actually been announced, and the people in the entire Luoyin City already knew about it and had even spread it.
Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Bai Yingxue not to worry.
"no need to worry!"
Bai Yan looked at the worried Bai Junzhu and said softly.
In Tian Ding's room.
Tian Ding, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou were sitting on their knees in front of the wooden table.
"Xunzhou doesn't believe that Bai Yan is a reckless person!"
Xunzhou said softly.
In Xunzhou's eyes, Bai Yan, who could easily wipe out the three clans entrenched in Luoyin City in one fell swoop, was a man without brains and strategy, let alone a famous general on the battlefield of life and death.
There must be more to Bai Yan's edict than meets the eye.
"Indeed! If he is a reckless person, he will not be a famous general of Qin!"
Lin Anshun nodded and said, and while speaking, like Xunzhou, he also looked at Tian Feiyan calmly aside.
The two of them just looked like they had their thoughts written on their faces.
When Tian Ding saw this, he also looked at his beloved daughter.
"Yan'er, do you know Bai Yan's purpose?"
Tian Ding asked with a smile. The smiling Tian Ding at this moment made it impossible for people to regard Tian Ding, who holds the power of life and death, as a human being.
When Lin Anshun and Xunzhou saw this scene, they were already used to it.
As for Hou Yao, since he got the two girls given by Bai Yan, he has been indulging in female sex all day long, but his complexion has become much worse in a few days.
"He's very smart!"
When Tian Feiyan saw the looks in his father's and the other two Qi's officials' eyes, he curled his lips and said, thinking of Bai Yan in his mind, he couldn't help but think of the word 'cunning'.
"Oh, why do you say that?"
When Xunzhou heard Tian Feiyan's words, he looked at Lin Anshun and looked at Tian Feiyan with confusion.
"Think about it, how much can the land and other taxes of the tens of thousands of people in Luoyin City be added together? Even if he pays all the ship fare now, when there are more people, the daily ship fare will be sky-high.
Index, however, no matter how wide the Luoyin River is, it will not be able to withstand countless large boats crossing the river. What will happen to the numerous merchants and their goods? If they cannot cross the river, they will have to spend the night in Luoyin City. Food and drink will cost money, and accommodation will cost.
Money and drinking also cost money, and with more and more people in Luoyin City, not only the merchants who are greedy for cheap, but also all kinds of other traders and hawkers will come to Luoyin."
As Tian Feiyan spoke, both his tone and his pretty face were full of contempt for Bai Yan's treacherous behavior. However, at the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but laugh, and he smiled all over the city.
"When the time comes, won't the tax money continue to flow into Bai Yan's mansion? The most important thing is, won't the news from all the countries in the world gather in Luoyin?"
Tian Feiyan controlled the smile on her face. Anyway, she wanted to show her contempt for Bai Yan in front of her father.
But in the study room.
At this moment, as her voice fell, there was silence.
Not only Lin Anshun and Xunzhou looked dull and stunned, but Tian Ding's eyes were full of shock and his eyebrows were full of seriousness.
They had never imagined that behind Bai Yan's layout, it looked like he was giving away money, but in fact he was collecting money from merchants all over the world.
more importantly.
If this is true, the merchants who come to Luoyin from the Six Kingdoms will definitely be accompanied by news from the Six Kingdoms. Xianyang City is too big and there are many people, but Luoyin!!!
They are all merchants.
At that time, you can spy on the world from Luoyin city!!!