Chapter 87, Transaction

Ling Pingzhi was furious, and he believed that Li Lan was devouring him.

"I'm telling the truth!" Li Lan stared at Ling Pingzhi's eyes, took out a pile of white paper from his sleeve and gently put it on the table. "You should be interested in these things."

Ling Pingzhi snorted, grabbed the white paper, took a look, and said coldly, "The handwriting is good..." His voice stopped abruptly, and his black and white eyes were wide open, staring at the small regular characters on the white paper.

In a short time, a cold sweat appeared on his forehead and his face turned pale. His pupils reflect a hell, full of dead bodies, blood, white bones...

Ling Pingzhi's action was very fast. He turned pages of white paper and finally turned to the last page... He closed his eyes, took a long breath, and was silent for a long time before he opened his eyes and stared at Li Lan: "Is this what he wrote?"

"Not bad!" Li Lan seemed to have expected Ling Pingzhi's expression for a long time and said calmly, "At first, I just asked him to copy books as a punishment, and I had no other idea, but after he handed over these manuscripts to me, I asked him to copy them for three days in a row..."

paused and said, "Three days later, I can be sure that he has a strong murderous spirit and resentment in his heart. Originally, I wanted to resolve it, but it didn't work. Then I will let him copy books every three or five times, and the result is still the same. Do you know what this means?

"I...of course I know!" Ling Pingzhi was stunned and immediately realized something. He clenched his hand on the desk and glared at Li Lan: "You are playing with fire!"

"Do you feel sorry for him?" Li Lan sarcastically said, "Yes, a good teenager with such a strong will, will Ling Pingzhi be willing to let him take risks? Are you thinking about taking him back to the door and wall, training him carefully, and contributing to the growth of your Ling family?

"Hmm!" Ling Pingzhi snorted coldly and raised his eyebrows, "I'm afraid that you will destroy my Ling family!"

"That's simple. You can break off the father-son relationship with him and expel him from the Ling family." Li Lan said calmly, "Anyway, you don't admit that he is your son."

"You..."

"Okay, don't put on such a bitter and deep expression." Li Lan snorted softly, "How to choose is up to you." After a pause, he sighed, "If it can be used well, he will be a sharp weapon of the empire..."

The atmosphere in the study became dull and depressing again, and Ling Ping stared at Li Lan.

After a long time, the study faded. Li Lan called the maid to light the longan lamp and calmly looked at Ling Pingzhi and said, "Brother Pingzhi, let's change the topic. I heard that the Yuanmeng Empire will send to pay tribute in recent years?"

"Hmm." Ling Pingzhi nodded with a sigh of relief.

"I also heard that the Yuanmeng Empire has one or two thousand people every time, or even more?" Li Lan sarcastically said, "Although I, Li Lan, don't talk about academics, I have never seen such a dynasty or a country with so many envoys."

"What does Brother Wende want to say?" Ling Pingzhi's eyes flashed.

"What can I say as a teacher?" Li Lan laughed and said, "I just think it's abnormal."

"Brother Wende means that the Yuanmeng Empire has no other intentions?"

"Haha... Brother Pingzhi clearly saw something strange and pretended like this. This is the thick and dark way that you boasted to be immortal for thousands of years, right?"

"To tell the truth, I also think this move of the Yuanmeng Empire is different." In the face of Mr. Li Lan's sarcasm, Ling Pingzhi's face did not blush or beat, and his rough eyebrows condensed into a word: "It's just that a large number of people in the court and the opposition think that the Yuanmeng Empire wants to get more rewards..."

"Do you believe it?" Li Lan sneered and said, "But how do I hear that every time the envoy of the Yuanmeng Empire comes to prepare a rich gift for that person?" The value of these gifts is much richer than that given by the empire.

"Brother Wende is forbidden to speak!"

"What? After two years of absence, has Pingzhi's courage become smaller? Ling Pingzhi is afraid of Wang Shouchen, and I, Li Lan, am not afraid. Li Lan whispered.

"Brother Wende doesn't know anything." After pondering for a long time, Ling Pingzhi sighed, "Now the emperor is very fond of Wang Shouchen and can't hear others say bad things about Wang Shouchen..." After a pause, he said angrily, "Now Wang Shouchen has monopolized power and widely with the same party. He not only controls the brocade guards, but also receives many subordinates, including many well-learned people, saints and disciples, which make the government and the opposition. A piece of black smoke!"

"Wang Shouchen is the most treacherous minister of the Sun and Moon Empire!" Li Lan looked angry: "If you don't get rid of this, the country will be restless!"

"Brother Wende, don't say this." Ling Pingzhi waved his hand to end this topic, which was very taboo. He solemnly said, "I work in the household department and know the transaction between the Yuanmeng Empire and China."

paused and said, "In the past two years, the number of cattle, sheep and horses exchanged for grain, silk, tea, porcelain and other things produced by our empire from the Yuanmeng Empire has been rising, but our empire has not benefited, but has lost more every year. It was still flat the year before last, with a loss of 20% last year and has risen to 20% this year.

"Why is this so?"

"Two reasons." Ling Pingzhi compared with his fingers and said with a wry smile, "One is that the materials produced by our empire require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the cost is relatively high, while the cattle, sheep and horses raised by the Yuanmeng Empire are everywhere, but the cost is extremely low."

After a pause, he continued, "An annual transaction of the Yuanmeng Empire brings more and more cattle, sheep and horses, and we can't reduce the price."

"Why can't the price be reduced?" Li Lan was confused.

"Hey..." Ling Pingzhi pointed to it, lowered his voice, and said word by word, "That one is not allowed to surrender!"

Bang! Li Lan patted the table heavily and said angrily, "It's a disaster for the country and the people! Treacherous ministers are in charge, which is simply a disaster for the country and the people!"

"Brother Wende, don't have to be angry!" Ling Pingzhi said with a blank face, "Although he covers the sky with one hand, we are not vegetarians. From next year, the transaction volume will decline and the price will be reduced."

"Oh? Did the emperor agree?

"Hmm."

"That's good! We must not let the Yuanmeng Empire scrape grease from the people of our empire. Li Lan said with relief.

In the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Ling Xiaolou walked on the streets of Renhuai City with Lu Lin and Wan Niang. The children chased happily in the street with firecrackers and rushed to the sky from time to time, making a crisp sound.

All the shops on both sides of the street have been closed, and the pavement is pasted with festive and auspicious Spring Festival couplets. Everyone is preparing the New Year's dinner, and the fragrance of various delicacies floats into the streets, mixed with the smell of firecrackers, creating a New Year atmosphere.

While immersed in beautiful nostalgia, Lu Lin woke him up with admiration: "This is the background of the Ling family. It's just going home to sacrifice to their ancestors. There is such a battle!"

Lingxiao Tower slowly looked up and saw a team of hundreds of people coming towards them in a neat and orderly manner.