Nowadays, in money, people, power, and espionage, she only has money and people, which is not enough.

power, they have now given up some interests, and they have also recruited some local officials to be backers, it is enough, Wenxuan has not yet entered the court as an official, power; You can put it back.

As for intelligence, whether as a businessman or an official, you need an intelligence network of your own,

She must control the changes in the situation in the entire Pei country, so that she can be foolproof.

As soon as Lin heard her call himself, he hurriedly saluted, his eyes flashed slightly, he had been with his master for a year, and he knew everything she had secretly arranged, if he didn't know the situation of the Li family, he would really think that it was a minister or prince in the court who wanted to secretly cultivate his own power.

Not to mention the income of Li Jiaming's cloth village, study, and restaurant, although the business in the dark is not obvious, it is spread all over all walks of life, and the silver earned without it is probably ten times that of the business in the open place.

And the master's cleverness lies in not showing the mountains and leaks, attracting people to be afraid and peep.

There is a special person in charge of each business, and these people are secretly connected, but they are not related on the surface.

Others only know that there are many businessmen in the county town now, but they don't know that they all have the same master.

The money earned by the master this year is enough to recruit troops and horses.

He knew that the master was not satisfied, and according to the master's arrangement, the business in the shadows would soon be done in the capital.

It's just that he didn't expect his master's ambition to be so big, and he actually wanted to control every move in the capital.

He didn't understand that if the master wanted supreme power, they could start with the court officials, and if they mastered those people, what did they want?

What Lin Yi didn't understand, Xiaobai knew very well.

In fact, the adult's ambition is not big, all she wants is to protect him and the Li family after Wenxuan enters the court as an official in the future.

If ordinary people want to enter the court as an official and protect themselves, they are generally conscientious, keep to themselves, and find a backer.

Who would start cultivating their own power just because they want to be an official and before they have participated in the scientific examination?

Even if you want to cultivate your own power, isn't it also an official, and even if you have enough power, you can do this?

However, it's right for adults to be careful, this is the task plane after all, and the moment you take the task, you should understand that it is not easy to complete the task.

"Master, it's not easy to build an intelligence network, the money is enough, it's just ...... We still don't have enough manpower, and we may not be able to complete the task of forming an intelligence organization on our own in a short period of time. ”

Although Lin Yi sighed at his master's ambition, he didn't have any other thoughts because of this, even if his master wanted to be the empress, he was still willing to do things for her.

Steward Liu and the secret guards under him did not have any different colors on their faces at the moment, they already knew that they were going to do great things with their masters, so what about establishing an intelligence organization?

Qing Ruo took a sip of tea, her expression remained unchanged, she naturally knew that it was not easy to establish her own intelligence organization, and if she wanted to get useful information, she would inevitably have to reach out to the imperial court.

It's just that her foundation is unstable now, and she can naturally do this with money, but she doesn't want to raise the hearts of those officials.

After thinking for a moment, she still decided to let it go, "Let's talk about this matter, what arrangements has Steward Liu made recently." ”

Hearing this, Steward Liu accepted his heart and replied: "My subordinates are going to go to the capital in a few days, including a pharmacy, and we will explore the road first." ”

Hearing him say this, Qingruo put down the teacup and frowned slightly, "Is it okay to take care of it over there in the capital?" Who are you looking for? ”

"It's been taken care of, but it cost a little money and didn't get involved with those people."

Steward Liu naturally knew what the master was worried about, and in the final analysis, he still wanted to pave the way for the business on the surface, and it was not good to do too much.

This reminded him of one more thing, and he hurriedly reported together, "There is another matter, the shopkeeper of Jishitang has negotiated a deal with us again, to sell a batch of medicinal materials to the Southern Wilderness, and his subordinates are going to invite the Dart Bureau to transport this batch of medicinal materials, and escort them in the xenophobic house, just in case." ”

Regarding Steward Liu's arrangement, Qingruo naturally agreed, the southern wilderness is desolate, and there are many poor and vicious people, so it is better to be cautious.

But now Qingruo has some other ideas.

"Have you set a time to go?"

Hearing this, Steward Liu and Lin Yi were a little puzzled, and the master seemed to be a little concerned about this matter.

"It has been set for three days later, the southern wilderness is not as good as the northern border, although it is snowing lightly, it is not tight, taking advantage of the shortage of medicinal materials in the southern wilderness in winter, it is just to be sent, and I am afraid that it will not be sold at a good price if it is delayed for some time."

Seeing that the master was thoughtful, Steward Liu asked, "What does the master command?" ”

Qingruo groaned: "Although this trip is full of dangers, it is not a bad opportunity to exercise, I plan to take Wenbo Wenxuan with me, you can arrange it." ”

Steward Liu heard her say this, and had to sigh at the importance that the master attached to the two grandsons of the Li family.

made a decision, Qingruo did not stay in Zhuangzi for a long time, and returned to the house.

A year ago, Qingruo thought about making a living on the bright side and asked Qingyun and Wenbo to prepare, and later bought a house, and the family moved to the county seat.

They also invited people to teach the rules and etiquette.

returned to the house, and looked at the people in the house who were all in order, Qingruo was very satisfied.

These people were all cultivated by Steward Liu, but they were not ordinary people like other mansions.

As soon as Qingruo returned to his courtyard, Wenbo and Wenxuan came, thinking that they knew the news.

"Grandmother." The two of them saluted in a proper manner.

She has been in this world for two years, and the people of the Li family have changed a lot in the past two years.

At this moment, the two of them still have the appearance of peasant sons, they are gorgeously dressed, their manners are generous and decent, and their temperament is also much calmer, and the two of them are also handsome, but they look like the noble sons of a big family.

"Sit down, why bother with me." Qingruo's face was happy, let the two sit down, and ordered his subordinates to burn the stove and pour ginger tea.

Li Wenxuan couldn't help frowning when he saw that the talent was ordering a stove, "Although it is only early winter, it is already snowing outside, and grandmother still needs to pay more attention to her body." ”

Seeing that he was about to nag again, Qingruo sneered, she thought she was in good health, and she didn't care much about these, it was impossible to really freeze her,

It's just that the little grandson saw it a few times, and he nagged, he was still a twelve-year-old boy, so he was a little old.

"Yes, yes, don't talk about grandmother, you drink the ginger tea quickly."

Hearing this, his little grandson immediately showed a bitter face, looking at Jiang Cha a little indescribable, and only then could he see his childishness.

Qingruo and Li Wenbo both laughed when they saw this.

"Wen Xuan, although it's early winter, it's already snowing outside, you have to drink this ginger tea, otherwise it's going to freeze." Li Wenbo joked with a smile.

"Cousin, don't embarrass me, I really can't drink this ginger tea, I've been practicing martial arts with my uncle, how can it be so easy to freeze."

Li Wenxuan shrugged his head, he didn't expect everyone to say that he was a little adult, but he still couldn't escape ginger tea.

He looked at the candied fruit box next to the ginger tea, and still felt that he couldn't drink the ginger tea, so he had to change the topic.

"Grandmother, Uncle Lin said that my cousin and I will go to the Southern Wilderness with my grandmother in three days?"

Qing Ruo saw him change the topic, and he didn't debunk him, Zhengse said: "The first month of next year is the county exam, and I am afraid that there is no chance to experience it in the future, so I will take this opportunity to take you to see and learn." ”

Li Wenbo also sat up straight when he heard this, and asked, "I don't know what makes my grandmother value Nanhuang?" ”

Hearing this, Qingruo nodded with satisfaction, this eldest grandson is getting smarter and smarter.

"This trip to the Southern Wilderness, the road is not far, but the road is full of dangers, and when you arrive in the Southern Wilderness, it is even more mixed, which is enough for you to experience."

Li Wenbo was suspicious, he naturally knew this, but his grandmother would not let them go through the training because of this.

The county exam is about to start, and if it weren't for the necessity, my grandmother would have chosen to let my cousin read a good book at home.

But my grandmother didn't say it, and there was a reason why I thought about it.

Li Wenxuan naturally understands, so he won't ask much at this time, anyway, he will always understand at that time.

"This trip to the Southern Wilderness is also a test for your experience, I won't interfere until the last resort, you go back and prepare well."

Seeing that it was not too early, Qing Ruo sent the two back, and ordered someone to invite Li Qingshan.

——

As soon as Li Qingshan returned, he saw Liu sewing one of his clothes.

"Since it's broken, throw it away, what else do you sew."

This dress was accidentally torn when he went back to the old house a few days ago, and it was broken, and he couldn't wear it, so he threw it away at will, but he didn't expect Liu to turn it out again.

Liu, who was sewing, heard what the master said, and gave him a blank look, "Our Li family hasn't been rich for long, but the master has learned the style of those rich and noble families." ”

Hearing this, Li Qingshan touched his nose and was a little embarrassed, "Aren't you worried that you will hurt your eyes, if you want to sew it, you should also hand it over to the next person to sew, our Li family has a better life, you can take care of your body and wait to enjoy the blessings." ”

Liu didn't stop what he was doing, and said with some emotion: "Now you have to be busy with business every day, but I'm idle, so it's inevitable that I'm a little bored." ”

Seeing that Liu was in a bad mood, Li Qingshan took out a box and handed it to her, "Is it mine, no, these days I have been busy with business and neglected my mother." ”

When Liu Shi saw the box he took out, his face was overjoyed, he put down the clothes in his hand, and wanted to take the box, thinking of something, he took his hand back again, and snorted pretending to be displeased.

Seeing this, Li Qingshan opened the box, and inside was a peony golden hairpin, the golden peony was dignified and atmospheric, "I didn't give you a decent hairpin at the beginning, but now this peony golden hairpin is just right for you." ”

Hearing this, Liu's eyes were red, and he took the golden hairpin, "Now our Li family is really different from the past, and I am also hypocritical, and I am not satisfied with living a good life, and in the future, I will also learn from the ladies of other houses, listen to music in my leisure, and also learn the rules of the ladies of other people's houses, so as not to see nobles in the future, my eldest wife will not be able to go on the stage, and people will look down on our Li family." ”

Li Qingshan was relieved to know that she had seen it, she was used to living in the mountains before, but now that she has moved to the county seat, there are more people around her, and the Liu family is inevitably uncomfortable.

"Blame me, I'll be with you more in the house these days."

The two were chatting, and Mama He came in to report, "Master, madam, the old lady sent someone to invite the master over." ”