From summer to autumn, Li Chengqian became more and more anxious. There had been no news from Lin Yi for nearly three months, and no one could find him. Although Li Chengqian was sure that Lin Yi's life was not in danger, he was still worried.
Because Lin Yi is away, although Jingka Trading Company is slowly making preparations, the day of opening is far away. However, watches and wall clocks are already on the market, and demand exceeds supply. Now everyone is queuing up to buy watches.
The five craftsmen brought out a group of nearly a hundred craftsmen. They all used the assembly line production method that Lin Yi taught the general supervisor. Each person made one part. The speed was very fast, and nearly 200 yuan of goods could be produced every day.
Watches, and the 69 magic apprentices can basically complete the magic circle in the watches, so after a month of accumulation, Li Shimin finally shipped goods to major agents. But compared to the vast market, his goods
It's really a little too little.
Lin Yi's share is now managed by Changsun Wuji. Li Shimin left Jiangnan Road, which is the most profitable, to Lin Yi. In fact, it can be regarded as leaving it to these heroes of his. There are a total of 54 large and small states in Jiangnan Road.
, enough to guarantee their profits. The Fang family, the Du family, the Cheng family, the Yuchi family, the Qin family and the Lin family all contributed shares. Anyway, even Lin Yizai would arrange it this way.
Without Lin Yi, the atmosphere in the Lin Mansion was much depressed. The Lin family finally learned about their son's disappearance more than a month ago. They were so worried that they could not sleep at night, but there was nothing they could do. Even the ministers with great powers came to find him.
Without their son, what can they do? There is nothing to do except sigh. Even the old man of the Lin family rushed back. His only grandson couldn't let anything happen. So he rushed to major temples and temples every day.
Taoist temples, worship whatever you see. As long as they protect Lin Yi, that's fine.
But Lin Yi's disappearance is a good thing for Xiao Wu. Although the senior officials of Datang think that Lin Yi will definitely come back, many people don't think so. They think that Lin Yi must have been killed, so they start to worry about the Lin family.
The attitude began to change. Because apart from Lin Yi, there were really no powerful people in the Lin family.
When Xiao Wu played with the sisters, she encountered a lot of criticism. Those people sarcastically said that the glory of the Lin family was no longer there, and their attitude towards Xiao Wu had also changed a lot. This made Xiao Wu angry but also understood.
She suddenly grew up and became more sensible. She now has a personal understanding of what her sister Lin Ying said before.
"Sister, I miss my brother." Xiao Wu ran to Lin Ying's room and said.
"Well, Xiao Yi will come back." Lin Ying was doing embroidery. Her confidence in her brother was unmatched by anyone. She believed that Lin Yi would definitely come back.
"When? People outside say that my brother will never come back, which is very annoying." Xiao Wu pouted.
"You don't care what others say? As long as you believe that Xiaoyi will come back." Lin Ying put down the embroidery in her hand and said to her sister seriously.
"Yeah." Lin Wu responded, but she wasn't happy yet.
"Now do you understand what sister said? Those people should have less contact with them if they have nothing to do. They are so snobbish." Lin Ying didn't like those so-called ladies of the world.
"I know, I haven't gone out for several days, and I won't play with them in the future." Lin Wu wrinkled her nose, she was also annoyed by those people now.
"Sister Ying?" A clear voice came from the small courtyard outside.
"Sister, it's Sister Changle who is here." Xiao Wu jumped down from the soft couch and went out to greet her.
"Is Changle here? Is the Pheasant Slave here too? Come in quickly." Lin Ying also greeted her with a smile.
"Sister Xiao Wu, Sister Ying. I... still have no news about Brother Yi." Chang Le said a little sadly. Since Lin Yi disappeared, she has often come to Lin Mansion. Being with Lin Ying makes her feel comfortable.
Some.
"It's okay, he will come back, we just wait." Lin Ying smiled confidently. Maybe it was this confidence that gave Changle some comfort.
"Xiao Wu, where are the little babies?" Li Zhi came to Lin Mansion for those little squirrels. He was a little happy about Lin Yi's disappearance at first, but after a few days, he gradually became worried, especially after
Seeing that people close to him had worried expressions when mentioning Lin Yi, he felt the same way. It was just that he was not used to saying it out loud. He occasionally came to see the little squirrel and Xiao Wu, who was always at odds with him.
"The babies are sleeping, you're late." Xiao Wu said angrily. Until now, this kid has not tried to comfort himself.
Li Zhi looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, and then said to Xiao Wu: "How can anyone sleep in broad daylight? Those babies are not as lazy as you."
"What did you say?" Xiao Wu immediately exploded.
Chang Le and Lin Ying shook their heads at the same time. These two enemies quarreled whenever they met. It was also strange that Xiao Wu's attitude towards others had changed a lot recently. Only when facing Li Zhi, she was still so unreasonable.
Li Shimin was very busy during this period. After meeting the envoys from Baekje and Silla, he listened to the ministers argue for several days in the morning, and finally determined that if Japan and Goguryeo jointly sent troops, the Tang Dynasty would intervene.
Troops may be sent from the sea for support. After receiving the guarantee, the envoys of Baekje and Silla finally felt relieved. Although this level is not too ideal, Li Shimin's words will still count.
At least with the intervention of the Tang Dynasty, they would not be destroyed. The other possibility is the amount of compensation. However, if Goguryeo and the Japanese are too greedy, they will persuade their monarchs to change the compensation to a tribute and ask for it.
The protection of the Tang Dynasty.
Duan Zhixuan sent the envoys from Baekje and Silla back, and then agreed to strengthen contact and returned to Haeju first. He was looking forward to the war starting soon, but it would be great if Lin Yi could come back before the war.
After nearly two months of Taoist propaganda, the great monks in those temples finally sat together to discuss a solution. The three abbots, headed by Jingyi, were sitting in the Zen room of Baima Temple.
"Now that it is clear that the emperor wants to suppress Buddha and promote Taoism, how should we respond?" Jingyi said calmly, as if this was an insignificant matter.
But understanding his wisdom and original intention, I know that Jingyi's calm tone hides caution.
"Bear it, if you survive this period, everything will be fine." Huizhi said. Although there have been fewer pilgrims in recent days, the money in the temple is enough for them to feed them for several years, so he feels that there is no need to compromise.
"In terms of food and drink, the temple has no worries. I'm just worried that the emperor has other means. So far, the emperor's attitude is quite mild, but..." Yuan Xin is even more worried about breaking up with the emperor. No matter what they say in Buddhism,
It is just a religion, and there is no chance of winning against the country. If you are still forced to compromise in the end, you might as well be wiser now.
Jingyi sighed softly. This was what he was worried about. Now he just wanted to know how firm the emperor's will was. If it was really inevitable that they would win, they would have to compromise even if they had no choice but to make good conditions.
Talk about it.
"Hold on for a while and see. If the emperor has not relaxed yet, we will discuss the specific provisions. Yuan Xin, please get a copy of the treaties signed by other temples. Let's take a look first." Jingyi
Made a conclusion.
Yuan Xin nodded and left with Huizhi, both of them feeling a little heavy.
Li Tai naturally got the news about the gathering of the three abbots, but he thought it was a good thing. Only when they felt embarrassed would they get together to discuss. He regarded this as a precursor to compromise. It seemed that the pressure was still on.
A little bigger.
Li Tai has been very proud of himself recently, making money with ease. Although his father gave Lin Yi the most lucrative Jiangnan Road, it was the share of several families combined. Unlike his Huainan Road, although the tolerant Zhou Shao
He made some money, but there were only two points, and he still got the big share, so the profit was still very rich.
Even more fortunately, he gained Hou Junji's friendship. Although it was only a light friendship now, it was at least a good start.
Lin also left Medina and moved to a seaside town, where he and his craftsmen were preparing to start a shipbuilding project.
In addition to monitoring these craftsmen, Lin also asked people to help him collect seeds of various plants, intending to take them back to Datang for planting.
However, Camilia, who followed him, became less and less talkative, and Lin Yi did not even see her for several days.
"Lin...Lin Yi." Feisal found Lin Yi hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yi was confused. Faisal usually said everything directly.
"For... Camilia, how did you arrange it? I know you are going back to Datang, but what should she do?" Feisal has been holding back for several days, watching the ship gradually take shape, and
Lin Yi still didn't say a word, and Camilia was very sad.
Lin Yi scratched his head. This problem is really difficult to solve. What would happen if he didn't take Camilia with him?
Faisal's answer was that he had seen Camilia's face, so Camilia was not suitable to marry anyone else. It should be said that Camelia did not want to marry anyone else. From what her father said she would be Lin in the future.
The moment Yi's wife met her, she recognized this.
"How about if I accept her as my sister?" Lin Yi said with some embarrassment. He already had Changle and Bing'er, and it would be a shame to bring another one back to them. And more importantly, he really regarded Camilia as his sister.
Sister's.
"Oh! You can tell her yourself!" Feisal sighed. He couldn't help with emotional matters.
"This..." Lin Yi was a little afraid to face it. Camilia would definitely cry. Why did he mess with girls everywhere?
But he didn't know that he no longer needed to face this matter.
At this time, Camilia was sitting on the woodcut stone by the sea. She was thinking, now that she understood Lin Yi's intention, what should she do?
What can she do if she really follows Lin Yi to the Tang Dynasty? Will Lin Yi's first wife agree? If it were her, she would definitely not agree. If Lin Yi is in love with her, then maybe she will follow him without hesitation.
The problem with him is that Lin Yi has no feelings for him. Even if he does, they are just friends, brother and sister, and this... is not what he wants.
Camilia closed her eyes gently, shedding tears quietly, as if saying goodbye. Then the moment she opened her eyes, she showed a bright smile, but no one saw it.