"Shopkeeper Liao, how much silver do you give to Jinyiwei every year?" Meng Yan approached Liao Junjie slightly and asked in a whisper in his ear.

"Meng, Lord Meng is joking, I'm just a businessman, and I never do that kind of illegal business?"

"Oh, do you mean that you only have to pay protection money to Jinyiwei if you do illegal business?" Meng Yan smiled evilly.

"No, it's not, Master Meng, you can misunderstand Liao!" Liao Junjie's forehead instantly burst into a layer of fine sweat.

"Hehe, shopkeeper Liao, this official is just a little joke, you don't have to take it seriously, you don't have to take it seriously." Meng Yan smiled.

"Joke, joke......" Liao Junjie smiled, very embarrassed.

"Master Meng, what does Liao serve?" Liao Junjie is a person who is used to seeing scenes, and he quickly regained a trace of calmness.

"Shopkeeper Liao, there is a businessman named He Wendong, do you still have an impression?" Meng Yan smiled slightly and asked.

"He Wendong, Master Meng, let me think about it, it seems that there is indeed such a person, he is from Hejian, right? Liao Junjie thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, it's this He Wendong, does he have a long-term private room in your Riverroom Guild?"

"It seems that he has a long-term private room here in Liao, but it has expired." Liao Junjie said.

"What does expired mean?"

"Lord Meng, our private room here is for an agreed time, if we don't renew the fee at the time, it will no longer be reserved for guests, after all, we are also open for business, what do you say?"

"Makes sense. Shopkeeper Liao, the official wants to take a look at He Wendong's private room, can you take us there? Meng Yan said.

"Lord Meng, this is not very good, I have already rented that private room to other guests, if you want to go to see it now, I'm afraid there is something wrong, right?"

"No, this official is handling a case, and He Wendong is a key witness in the case at hand, so. A qiē about him. This official will investigate thoroughly. ”

"This ......"

"Shopkeeper Liao, is it because you are unwilling to cooperate, or is there something unsightly in that private room that can't be seen by the official?"

"Lord Meng. You. You are mistaken. How dare Liao not cooperate, since you want to see it, let me prepare? ”

"Ready. What to prepare? Meng Yan smiled.

"This, Master Meng, there are still guests living in that room, Liao Mou is going to explain to that guest?" Liao Junjie explained.

"No need, you bring the official over, and the official will explain to him in person." Meng Yan Road.

"This ......" Liao Junjie hesitated.

"What, what's the difficulty of Shopkeeper Liao?"

"No, no, there is no difficulty, there is no difficulty, Master Meng, please come with me." Liao Junjie hurriedly said.

"When did you rent out He Wendong's private room?" As he walked, Meng Yan asked.

"Two days ago." Liao Junjie said.

"Two days ago, when did He Wendong's private room expire?"

"That was a year ago, He Wendong returned to his hometown for the New Year, so he returned the private room here."

"Returned, didn't you just say it was due?"

"This, I saw that he didn't want to renew the contract, so I knew that he didn't want this private room anymore, so I asked him if he wanted to check out, and he agreed, so I checked him out, and the room was empty."

"That's the case, it seems that Shopkeeper Liao's ability to observe words and emotions is not small."

"If you do business, you can't do it without eyesight."

"The scale of your Riverroom Hall is quite large, how many guest rooms do you have?" Meng Yan asked casually.

"Don't hide it from Lord Meng, I have no less than 100 large and small rooms here, as well as three independent small courtyards, most of which have been private rooms for a long time."

"So Shopkeeper Liao's business is still good?"

"Generally, generally, this is all thanks to the blessing of the imperial court, the world is peaceful, and we traders can have business to do."

"Yes, the world is peaceful, and the people have a good life, once the war is chaotic and the people are displaced, you have no business to do." Meng Yan said, "In this Hejian Hall, Shopkeeper Liao has invested a lot of silver, right?" ”

"Compared with you, Lord Meng, Liao's little industry is a small thing." Liao Junjie smiled and complimented.

"Liao's shopkeeper is too elevated as an official, if I have a foundation as big as you, what kind of official should I be, what do you say?"

"Master Meng is joking, joking, Liao doesn't have that qualification if he wants to get an official position!"

"Shopkeeper Liao also wants to be an official?"

"Hehe, with a background like Liao, it's impossible to be an official, so I can only think about it in my heart." Liao Junjie smiled.

Meng Yan nodded slightly, if you want to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, you have to look at your background, a businessman is a lowly person, you can study, but you can't be an official, and if you want to change your household registration, it is also very difficult.

"Master Meng, the front is here."

The group came to a courtyard with a small pavilion in the middle of the courtyard, which was a very quiet place.

"Shopkeeper Liao, is this the best private room in your Riverroom Guild Hall?"

"No, that's better."

"Oh, what could be better than that?"

"Yes, there are three separate courtyards, one is the residence of Liao's family, and the other two have also been covered."

"Yes, how much silver does such a private room get in a year?"

"This is three taels of silver a day, ninety taels a month, and a thousand taels a year." Liao Junjie said.

"There's a discount on this year, right?"

"Yes, most regular customers will choose to pay for the year, and some guests who run to the capital all the year round are willing to have a private room in the hall."

"One thousand taels a year, that's a lot of silver, why don't you want to buy a yard in the capital?" Meng Yan asked.

"Master Meng, in the capital, if you want to buy a property, it is not an easy thing, especially for those of us, even if we buy a house, it may not be our own at that time, so it is better to get a long-term private room, which is also convenient, in fact, it is more economical." Liao Junjie explained with a smile.

Meng Yan nodded, businessmen are profit-seeking, how could they not know to save money for themselves, but they have to spend so much silver to charter a room?

There must be a lot of lessons to be learned here, otherwise the business of this Riverhouse would not be so good.

They do all the regular guests here, there are very few individual customers, and they only receive merchants from the river.

"Master Meng, this is the case, the door is not locked, the guest must be there, I will knock on the door for you?" Liao Junjie led Meng Yan into the courtyard and came to a door on the left.

The courtyard door faces west, the room on the left is naturally facing south, the other two rooms are facing west, the other is facing north, and there are two ear rooms near the courtyard gate, which are the firewood room and the kitchen.

In fact, it is possible to live in three families here, and there is no problem for a family of three, even if you bring two servants.

Opening a conference hall does make money, but the investment is also very large, of course, if there are no guests, it may lose all your money.

In the capital, to build such a large place and build a guild hall, not only has considerable financial resources, but also has considerable relationships, otherwise, it is not easy to have fun.

This Liao Junjie is really an inconspicuous character, is he the main owner of this Hejian Hall, or is there a big force behind him to support him?

Meng Yan didn't mean to snoop on other people's privacy, but since he met such an interesting person, he was still willing to learn about it.

Knowing more is not a bad thing.

"Knock Knock ......"

"Miss Wanyan, are you there?"

"Wait a minute, shopkeeper Liao, is there a young lady living here?" Meng Yan was a little surprised and interrupted Liao Junjie to knock on the door.

"Yes."

"Shopkeeper Liao, why didn't you say it just now?"

"Master Meng, I want to say, didn't you let me say it?" Liao Junjie said a little aggrieved.

Meng Yan didn't know if this was intentional by Liao Junjie, but he was also wrong, and he brought someone over without figuring it out.

At this moment, the door "creaked" open, and a young woman in a purple-red Luo skirt, a comb with a flying phoenix bun, and a dignified demeanor walked out of it!

Like a beating flame, the gait is vigorous, the body is well-proportioned, full of vitality, and every skin exudes the breath of youth like fire.

This is a woman who can make a man burn at a glance.

"Shopkeeper Liao, who is this son?" There was a hint of strange style flashing in the eyes of the water cut, giving people a crispy and numb feeling.

"Miss Wanyan, this is Lord Meng, the patrol envoy of the capital."

"The little woman has a white face, and she has seen Master Meng." Wanyan Xiaobai's smart eyes blinked, bowed slightly, and said a thousand blessings.

"Hello, Miss Wanyan." Meng Yan has seen a lot of women, and it is the first time he has seen a woman like Wanyan Xiaobai, and he feels that there is another cold heart behind this woman's enthusiasm.

Her enthusiastic exterior is meant to disguise herself, or rather her true emotions.

"Miss Wanyan, Lord Meng wants to check your room, I hope you can make it convenient?" Liao Junjie explained the intention.

"Check my room, why?"

"That's the case, Miss Wanyan, the guest in your room was related to a case before, and the official wanted to check it out, I hope Miss Wanyan doesn't mind?" Meng Yandao, although the room was already occupied, he still hoped to be able to gain something, although there was not much hope.

"This ......" Wan Yan Xiaobai showed a puzzled expression, as if he was thinking about it, but he was a little hesitant.

"Miss Wanyan, the government is handling the case, and it is also appropriate for our small people to cooperate."

"Shopkeeper Liao said so, just obey the order." Wanyan Xiaobai nodded, "Lord Meng, please." ”

"Thank you!" Meng Yan nodded, turned his head and commanded behind him, "Tianxing will follow me in, and the others will stay outside." ”

"Whoa!"

Liao Junjie also raised his feet and prepared to follow up, but was stopped by Meng Yan: "Liao's shopkeeper doesn't have to come in." ”

"Yes, yes, Liao is waiting outside." Liao Junjie hurriedly retracted his outstretched right leg. (To be continued......)