Chapter 278 Cutting Meat

"How much money did you collect in total? Is it all cash?" Li Xiaoyao intercepted Shi Yu's words and asked. Shi Yu smiled and arched his hand respectfully and said, "It's all cash, and they are all silver bills exchanged at sight. They have taken the silver shop to withdraw silver, all of which is all," Shi Yu paused and whispered, "931 million taels!" Li Xiaoyao frowned and said 'um'. Su Zicheng was stunned and looked at Shi Yu and asked, "How much?"

"Your Majesty, a total of 9.31 million taels of silver." Shi Yu smiled and answered clearly. Su Zicheng tightened his face and nodded stiffly for a long time. Li Xiaoyao glanced at him, turned his head and looked at Shi Yu and smiled, "It's much more than I expected. You leave the detailed list for me to have a look. Lord Zhao and Lord Ming stayed for one night. I have read the details and will meet tomorrow. The three discussed the future. The merchants spent money and asked them to earn enough money. The three quickly stood up and agreed, and Shi Yucheng retired with Zhao Hongzhi and Ming.

Seeing the three people out of the flower hall and turning around, Li Xiaoyao picked up the detailed book, turned to look at Su Zicheng and smiled, "The prince's face is so tight, do you think it's too little?"

Su Zicheng smiled and suddenly bounced up from the chair and shouted, "Is it still few?! 930 million taels! More than 9 million!" Su Zicheng waved his hand and turned around several times and said with a smile, "There are more than 9 million!" A Huainan Road has more than 9 million a year, which is not counted as this year's grain endowment! Huainan Road is a good year this year!" Li Xiaoyao patted the detailed book in his hand and laughed, "There are not more than 9 million every year! This is the silver for selling tea mountains and salt fields! This tea mountain and salt field can only be sold once, and it can't be sold every year. It will be gone next year!"

"The tax on tea, salt and wine will come up next year. How can it not be? Even if it's less, it will have to be millions of taels, right?!" Su Zicheng couldn't figure out how many millions of taels could have for a while. Li Xiaoyao exhaled, "How can there be millions of taels?! Wine can't be taxed. This wine license is a year's tax. Tea can be taxed next year, but salt. I think that there will be no tax for the first three years. Those sold are salt fields. In fact, they are all wastelands by the sea. They have to be opened to dry salt. In the first year or two years, they will invest money in it, and then collect taxes is to kill chickens to get eggs! It won't be a million next year!"

"If it doesn't work next year, there will be a year after next. In the year, don't be afraid. With these more than 9 million taels, there is money to collect grain, and there is also the money for the labor army. Let's go and go back quickly! Hurry up and write to tell the eldest brother that he has been worried about money these days!" Li Xiaoyao's words did not reduce Su Zicheng's excitement. He still frowned. He stretched out his fingers and flicked the booklet in Li Xiaoyao's hand and smiled. Li Xiaoyao bent his eyes and smiled, hugged the booklet, talked and laughed with Su Zicheng into the inner courtyard and went back separately.

Outside the gate, Ruan, who was blue and sweating, watched Su Zicheng and his party enter the gate, but he was stopped outside by the guards. He wanted to shout but did not dare. He only turned around in a hurry. At a glance, he caught a glimpse of Dongping, hurriedly squeezed away the guard, and rushed over and shouted, "Mr. Dongpingdong! It's me! It's me! Ruan Da!" Dongping turned his head and saw Ruan Da. He greeted him with a smile and arched his hand and said, "Is it Uncle Ruan, looking for me? What's the matter?"

"Mr. Dong, please report to the prince that I have something urgent to see. I'm so anxious! Anyway, you have to see the prince!" Ruan's tears were about to come down. Dongping was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" You have to get it through first, or I can't reply."

"It's really urgent. Today's bidding, and I didn't win any competition here. The master and the uncle sent me here. How can I go back?! Me!" Ruan burst into tears, but Dongping laughed and said, "You don't need to see the prince about this matter. It's useless to see the prince. You have to find the fifth master. Don't cry. I'll go in and have a look. If the fifth master hasn't rested, I will spread this for you for you. Don't worry, your second master and the fifth master have always been friends. Now your two families are relatives of their children, the fifth master If you can help, I will definitely help you. Go back first. If you have anything, I will send the waiter to tell you.

Ruan Da calmed down, raised his hand to wipe his tears, bowed and thanked Dongping, and moved back to the car.

Dongping entered the gate, stood in the second door and thought for a moment, went in to find Danyue, and told about Ruan Da. Danyue went in and quietly reported the matter to Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao patted the detailed book and looked at Danyue and said angrily, "Tell me, how can this man be so stupid? It's not good to buy things with silver! What's this called?! Stupid!" Danyue quickly moved away the teacup and advised, "Don't be angry. If he can't buy it, let him go. Anyway, their Shui family has a lot of money and a lot of money."

"Alas!" Li Xiaoyao sighed angrily: "How can it be ignored? That's the Shui family, Shuiyan's family, Shuilian's mother's family. There are many things in Huainan Road in the future. There can't be no water family's support in the court, alas! I have to cut my meat!"

"Girl, don't be angry, or let Dongping talk to the prince?" Danyue changed a cup of hot tea and suggested to Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao shook her head: "Remember, if you want to do human kindness, just do it. Let someone go to find Zhao Wuge and Zhang Zhongyi and come to see me early tomorrow morning. Danyue answered and simply went out to find Dongping and asked him to run to send a message.

The next morning, Lv Feng got up early and practiced 'gong' in front of Su Zicheng. He looked at Su Zicheng and came to the martial arts field. He showed his side far away. Before Su Zicheng could see clearly, he ran in the opposite direction and circled around to find Li Xiaoyao.

At the fork in the road not far from Li Xiaoyao's yard, Lv Feng bumped into two women carrying a huge celadon bottle, which was full of slightly open lotus flowers and was about to turn to Li Xiaoyao's yard.

Lv Feng quickly stopped the mother-in-law, came over and smelled and asked, "Where did you come from?" For the fifth master?

"The second master picked it himself in the morning. He found the bottle and ordered the maidservants to send it to the fifth master." The woman on the right replied respectfully. Lv Feng's eyebrows stood up and fell down, and then twisted them again. With a 'hum' full of unsmooth belly, she reached out and stroked the highest lotus flower. With a little force of two fingers, they pulled down two petals. The two women turned pale with fear. Lv Feng twisted the petals and rubbed them and inserted them back. On the lotus flower, they went to pick another lotus flower. The two women stared at Lv Feng's all the flowers. Lv Feng rubbed it all over and took half a step back. They looked at it with satisfaction and waved their hands and ordered, "Send it quickly!"

The two women cried with sad faces. Look at me and I look at you. Where can you move your steps? Lv Feng waved happily and said, "Go quickly! The fifth master likes such flowers. I won't blame you. Go quickly!" The two women had to move their steps and send them to Li Xiaoyao's yard. Qingcheng was waiting for Li Xiaoyao's breakfast with Begonia. She turned her head and saw the lotus brought in by the two women. She opened her eyes and pointed to the flowers and didn't know what to say. Li Xiaoyao turned her head to look at the pile of messy lotus flowers and looked at the earthy woman and smiled, "How What's the matter?"

"Go back to the fifth master, it is. The flower was picked by the prince himself early in the morning and packed it with his own hands. He ordered the maidservant to send it to the fifth master. The maidservants carried the flowers and met the second master Lv in front of the Guanyun Pavilion. The second master Lv•••••••••••••••••••••••”

"That's it?" Li Xiaoyao answered with a smile. The two women nodded together. Li Xiaoyao looked at the lotus again and sighed and ordered, "Put it down. This flower is very good. Qingcheng will give 500 yuan to the two grandmothers." The two women breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly followed the guidance of Qingcheng and put down the vase, received the reward, and went out gratefully.

Lv Feng watched the two women enter Li Xiaoyao's yard from afar and thought about it. After all, he didn't dare to follow up at this moment, took a circle, and simply slipped out to go shopping.

Brother Zhao and Zhang Zhongyi followed Xirong into the yard. Li Xiaoyao was already waiting for them in the flower hall. When the two saw the ceremony, Li Xiaoyao rubbed his temple and asked the booklet in front of him, "Yantian bought 4500 mu and four tea mountains, right?"

Yes! According to the instructions of the fifth master, we must get these four tea mountains. For the rest, Liben and I felt that the price was too high and inappropriate, so we put them all. No one bought this salt field except Chairman Qian and others. According to the instructions of the Fifth Master, we ate them all. Zhao Wuge bowed and replied with a smile. Li Xiaoyao reluctantly rowed the names of the tea mountains and asked sullenly, "Yuanfeng Hall did not compete for the tea mountain. It only ate 70% of the wine license plate and a thousand mu of salt field?"

Yes! The fifth master didn't see it. Chairman Qian and others were simply amazing. When they competed for the wine license, they began to throw money directly and smashed more than half of the people in the first round. That momentum... Liben and I were dumbfounded. Chashan, Chairman Qian said, since we took action, of course, they can't let it. Brother Zhao smiled and said, Li Xiaoyao said 'um' and said indifferently, "As long as we have these four mountains, there are still many tea mountains left! What do you want? They must not have much money. They can only fight for one thing. It is also because of the lack of silver, so they came up and smashed people with momentum first. Taking advantage of the suspicion and chaos of the merchants on Huainan Road, they won the 70% wine license. You two should learn more carefully in the future. It is not easy for merchants to do, and it is more difficult for good businessmen to be a good merchant. Follow Chairman Qian, and read more, listen more and think less. Words."

Brother Zhao and Zhang Zhongyi quickly bowed down and agreed. Li Xiaoyao exhaled anxiously and asked, "What do Ruan Da want, tea, wine and salt?" Zhao Wuge and Zhang Zhongyi looked at each other. Zhao Wuge replied, "He told me that he wanted to buy a few tea mountains and make wine, but he didn't want to take the salt field."