"Miss!"

Shopkeeper Qiu hit a brick wall in front of Li Kui, who immediately went to the house left by Liu Baosheng in Yingzhou City and reported it to Liu Qingqian face to face.

The latter pondered Li Kui's words with a livid face. After a long time, he said reluctantly: "Lao Qiu, the bank's business will be handled according to Li Kui's wishes."

"Miss, we have already prepared a bank in Jiangning. We will open it after the associates here are familiar with the operation. Now that we suddenly give up, won't the money invested be wasted?"

Shopkeeper Qiu was very unwilling. He had never had any illusions.

He fantasized about following the idea of ​​a bank that Li Kui told him and opening it one by one. When the Liu family's bank could be distributed in every city in the Song Dynasty, the Liu family would be able to rely on the bank to amass countless wealth.

It is not impossible to be as rich as a country.

But Li Kui's words awakened Liu Qingqian. If she really offended the old party in the world, even if her brother-in-law was the emperor, he would not be able to protect her!

This is the key.

Unfortunately, a lot of dowry was lost in this coming and going. Liu Qingqian wanted to cry but had no tears. Although she was unwilling to give in, she could only endure it. When shopkeeper Qiu left, Liu Qingqian threw herself on the couch and lay down with her pink fists in her hands.

Weeping on the cushions: "The dowry has shrunk again!"

At present, the situation in Yingzhou is surprisingly stable, so much so that Su Shi feels that he should have great luck. This kind of thing cannot be explained or understood.

But most scholars will believe in luck.

Just like Ouyang Xiu, is there any difference between the 20-year-old Ouyang Xiu and the 23-year-old Ouyang Xiu?

No.

Even if there is a difference, it's not big.

However, the 20-year-old Ouyang Xiu failed in the exam. Three years later, he entered Taixue. A few months later, he won three yuan in a row and was hailed as the best candidate for the number one scholar. Ouyang Xiu, who was full of confidence, spent money to make a new dress and was preparing to win the number one prize.

Wear. One of his classmates named Wang Gongchen liked Ouyang Xiu's new clothes and wanted to try them on.

Ouyang Xiu is not a stingy person. Of course he doesn't care about letting his good friends try on his new clothes, since they won't wear out anyway.

But after Wang Gongchen put on Ouyang Xiu's new clothes, he shouted happily: "I'm wearing the new clothes of the No. 1 scholar, and I'm going to win the No. 1 prize!"

Later, the result of the palace examination was that Wang Gongchen was selected as the number one scholar by Renzong, while Ouyang Xiu was ranked 14th on the second list, and collapsed crying at the foot of the imperial city. I guess Ouyang Xiu's mood at that time, the first thing he did was to strangle his nonsense

My friend Wang Gongchen; the second thing was to mince the new clothes and throw them away.

This is the fate of literati.

It's not clear at all.

In particular, the "Book of Changes" is one of the compulsory courses for literati. There is always a kind of awe from the bottom of my heart for the nagging and unpredictable unknown.

Su Shi felt that he was lucky again. The last time he went to Beijing to take the exam, he was different from his current luck. At that time, he was quite confident, because in terms of talent and academics, Su Shi did not take the exam in the second year of Jiayou.

Among them, they belong to the top few, and the probability of winning a Jinshi is much higher than the probability of not winning.

This stems from his confidence in his own talents.

But this time, he felt a little guilty. He felt that he had gotten lucky by accident, and he didn't know whether to be grateful or worried.

Looking at Xu Rang with a sad face, Su Shi felt guilty: "Uncle Bao, do you still have no clues?"

Although the state government is trying hard to control grain prices in Yingzhou, within the government, the attention paid to grain prices is far less than that of Chang Pingcang Tan Mo. For one thing, grain prices miraculously experienced a wave of highs.

, fell back, and the people’s complaints were very small; secondly, as long as the masterminds behind Yingzhou’s increase in food prices are not eliminated, they will still be on pins and needles. Who knows whether these big households will come back to confront the government?

Xu Rang's aged face had wrinkles on his face, and he seemed to be older than before. He had forced the official to investigate Yingshui all day long, hoping to find some clues.

But for many days, there has been no video or news.

Xu Rang shook his head helplessly and said: "Either there is no way to start, or after searching, all the clues are lost. These people are really ruthless. Six or seven people may have experienced what happened back then, but they are all dead."

"Did they kill someone?" Su Shi asked alertly.

Xu Rang smiled bitterly: "It's easy to kill someone. They all died accidentally and there are no traces at all."

"Bachelor, please see, there are three people who are small officials in Changpingcang. In recent years, they have accidentally lost their jobs and have been reduced to running boats for a living. However, they either drowned or died in a foreign land, which makes people really suspicious. It is also the incompetence of the lower officials that makes the bachelor

Disappointed." As Xu Rang spoke, he bowed and placed the file in front of Su Shi.

Su Shi took a look and decided that it would be better to leave it on the desk.

Investigating cases is not his strong point. If he really refuses to admit defeat and takes it upon himself, it will probably be over.

Xu Rang hesitated for a while and suddenly said to Su Shi: "But Xiaguan has recently received news that the big investors in Yingzhou seem to be obsessed with the exchange recently, and tung oil and camellia oil are the most favored by them."

Most of the time, officials would not speak openly. On the surface, Xu Rang's words seemed to be a simple comment on a fact, but in fact, they had a deeper meaning. He may have no way to deal with the big investors in Yingzhou, and wanted to let Su Shi come through the exchange.

Find evidence.

Su Shi did not agree immediately, but simply said: "The exchange is indeed listed under the state government, but serious business transactions are probably useless?"

Besides, Kang Jin made money for the state government, which was highly appreciated by Su Shi.

There are many local officials. Su Shi has done a large project of dredging lakes, and has also led the people to fight against floods for more than a month. But when Su Shi was an official, he always took the money from the treasury and poured it out like water.

No progress has been seen.

Now Kang Jin has taken the lead in entering politics, and in his opinion, there is no problem with the operation of the exchange.

After all, the exchange also has a share of the credit for suppressing grain prices.

It's just that today's food prices are still a bit too high, and Su Shi is not satisfied with this. Xu Rang also contacted a batch of grain through his connections, but the quantity was not large, which was better than nothing: "By the way, bachelor, Brother Yu also helped contact a batch of grain,

It will arrive in Yingzhou soon."

Su Shi was overjoyed after hearing this: "Brother Bao, you are anxious for justice and love justice. Zizhan is very grateful."

Xu Rang said proudly: "I am also an official in Yingzhou, and I have the unshirkable responsibility to seek benefits for the people. I am just lacking in ability, so don't blame me as a bachelor."

Ever since Su Shi determined to change Yingzhou's grain prices to be controlled by large households, Xu Rang could be said to have treated Su Shi from the bottom of his heart.

Outside the exchange.

A boy in Tsing Yi ran quickly with his legs and rushed into the exchange. Holding on to the door frame, he took a few breaths and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The fleet on Jinghu Road ran aground in Jingzhou, and the losses were countless.

!”

"What, is the news reliable?"

A large group of people suddenly surrounded the boy in green, and they all wanted to drag him into the alley next door to share the news to themselves.

"Why is it unreliable? Boss Qi from the port heard the news and fainted!"

"Is it Boss Qi who is in the camellia oil business?"

"Thirty-five pieces for one stone, one thousand stone for camellia oil, I want it."

"Thirty-eight stones per stone, twelve hundred stones of camellia oil!"

"I'll give you 40 stones per stone, but I want 1,500 stones!"
Chapter completed!