Text Chapter 131: Steward Luo's Strangeness
Yan Ziyue saw that Steward Luo went back to the house and turned off the lights before retracting his gaze, and turned to look at the Xianyue Volcano in the distance, I don't know why, since moving to King Kang's Mansion, I always have some strange dreams, but I can't remember it clearly after waking up, but I can be sure that something has been calling me, and this power to summon myself is very strong every time I look at the Xianyue Volcano, I want to go there to find out, and reason tells me that it is not the time yet.
The next night, at about the same time, Yan Ziyue saw someone coming to find Steward Luo, and it was obvious from his figure that it was not the two from yesterday. Steward Luo talked with them in the house for half an hour, and then sent them out of the house. Yan Ziyue concluded that Steward Luo should have something to hide from him, and he forgot it before, but now that he has returned to King Kang's Mansion, he is the master of King Kang's Mansion, and he has the right to know everything. Yan Ziyue decided to try Steward Luo again during the day to see if he would tell the truth, otherwise she would have to catch him at night.
The next day, after breakfast, Steward Luo came to ask for peace, Yan Ziyue looked at him tired, uneasy, and asked, "Steward Luo has something on his mind, if it is related to King Kang's Mansion, why don't you tell me?"
"Princess, I don't have anything on my mind, it's just that I've been feeling unwell lately and haven't slept well."
"Really? Then Steward Luo should take care of his body, don't worry too much."
"Princess Xie cares, I'll pay attention."
"By the way, I heard that someone came to you in the past two days, and it seems that he is in a hurry, so he must be looking for your help, if it is not a big deal, he can help it, and he should not drive people out."
"The princess listened to which house slave said that there was no such thing", Steward Luo didn't expect Yan Ziyue to mean something else, simply thought that Yan Ziyue heard the wrong gossip, and was slightly angry at the house slave who passed the word, so he added: "Princess, it is I who has not disciplined the house slaves well, and I will be strict in the future."
"Well... Got it, go down."
After Steward Luo left, Yan Ziyue looked at his back with some disappointment.
After taking over the matter of raising money, he was very busy, and summoned the treasurer, the household, the tax department, the agriculture department and the merchant department to discuss, after repeatedly knowing the year's tax and expenditure books, he was furious, a country's tax revenue was less than fifty percent, and the expenditure items were vague, and there were actually advance items, looking at these things, I only felt exhausted, the entire Huofeng country that had been supported by one person all these years, taking care of the east side and not the west, plus Bai Qi's selfishness was getting heavier and heavier, and the princesses were still young, The important officials in the court are getting old and lack energy, while most of the young officials are immersed in the struggle for power, and there are fewer and fewer real pillars of the country.
Yan Li sent everyone down first, left alone, frowned, remembered Kang Wang Yan Moyu, who had been gone for more than ten years without news, I don't know if he was dead or alive, if he came back one day, how to confess, how to be worthy of his trust, and Yue'er, in the future, she will take over a magnificent fire phoenix with a magnificent appearance but is already empty and powerless, so how can she continue.
Yan Li's face was solemn, the whole person was haggard, looking at the account book in front of him, there was a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, but the reality was already like this, he sighed, rubbed his eyebrows, and thought about solving the urgent task of food and salary first, and the others could only be taken care of slowly.
Half a month has passed since the beginning of winter, and the days are getting shorter and shorter, and soon the night is over. Yan Ziyue stood on the terrace, wearing a blue corset brocade robe, a cyan mink cloak, her dark hair was tied up high into a ponytail and hung down, her plain and fair face was as plain as water, only her eyes were shining, imprinted on the distant crater of the moon, flashing with a faint red light.
When he first entered Hai, three people came in from the back door of King Kang's mansion, and all the way to the door of Steward Luo's room, Steward Luo opened the door and let him in. Yan Ziyue smiled lightly at the corner of her mouth, calculated the time, jumped out of the terrace, swept over several roofs, and came to the courtyard where Steward Luo was, standing in the courtyard, and glanced at the door of Steward Luo, there was a trace of entanglement.
After a while, the door opened, Yan Ziyue stepped forward and took a look at the three people who visited, and the three of them were all shocked, looking at Yan Ziyue for a long time without reacting. Seeing that it was Yan Ziyue, Steward Luo paused, not knowing what to say for a while.
"Butler Luo, don't you want to introduce me"? Although Yan Ziyue's words were plain, her tone was unrefusable.
Steward Luo listened and thought for a moment, as if he had made some decision, and said with a sigh of relief: "Princess, no, young master, I am actually the master of the Wuji Gate Shentai Hall, this one is Yun Yang, the master of the Ziyun Hall, this one is the Hongying Hall master Hongniang, and this one is the Qingyi Hall master Wei Qing."
"My subordinates have seen the young master", the three of them clasped their fists in unison and saluted.
"Infinite Gate? Steward Luo, arrange it, let's talk in the main hall."
"Yes...", Steward Luo led the three hall masters into the main hall of King Kang's Mansion and sat down.
The eyes of the three hall masters kept rolling over Yan Ziyue, and they looked at Steward Luo with a suspicious expression.
Steward Luo looked at the three of them, then at Yan Ziyue, and turned to the three of them: "The young master is the daughter of the Holy Maiden and King Kang."
"No wonder, I said why is the young master so handsome", the matchmaker looked at Yan Ziyue with a charming smile.
"Matchmaker, don't be rude", Steward Luo turned his head and said.
"It's okay", Yan Ziyue smiled, it was very good-looking, and the next second her face sank and said: "Steward Luo, what have you been talking about these days, can I know?"
Steward Luo was taken aback, so the princess didn't break it today, it turned out... When he asked me during the day, he was tempting, and he looked at Yan Ziyue intently, and when he saw her serious appearance, he knew it in his heart.
"Have you thought about it? Can I know"? Yan Ziyue was full of aura when she spoke, and she couldn't refuse.
Steward Luo glanced back at the three of them, and all three of them had no idea. Steward Luo settled down and asked, "Young master, do you have to know everything?"
"Then it depends on what you're talking about?" Yan Ziyue smiled slightly.
"Well... Young master, you wait, I'll come when I go", Steward Luo turned around and left.
The three of them got up and watched Steward Luo leave, and they all looked at Yan Ziyue together.
"The three hall masters should all sit down", Yan Ziyue said softly, her eyes like the moon, as if they could shine through people's hearts.
Soon, Steward Luo returned, holding a bunch of things in his hands.
Steward Luo opened them one by one and presented them to Yan Ziyue, and introduced: "Young master, this is the book of 771 shops in the country of His Royal Highness King Kang, and this is the title deed of all the shops; This is the roster of the branches of Wujimen, these more than 700 shops have been taken care of by me all these years since His Royal Highness King Kang left, and they have been operated by the branches of Wujimen, but I am incompetent, so that nearly half of the shops are occupied by people, and there are many people who do not operate well in the remaining stores, and in recent years, less than two percent of the money has been collected, and these are the accounts that have just been reported for this year."
The three hall masters looked at each other, some were calm, some were a little flustered, and some were nervous.
Yan Ziyue sighed in her heart after hearing this, it turned out that her father was still a wealthy man, with more than 700 shops, and he was really rich. However, what Steward Luo said later was sad, what does it mean to be taken up by someone, Yan Ziyue sounded very angry, but her face was still silent, and she comforted Steward Luo and said: "You sit down first, I'll see, if there are any questions, I'll ask you again."
Yan Ziyue picked up the account first, looked at it carefully, and looked at it for half an hour, the three people below were a little unable to sit down, and Steward Luo also looked up from time to time.
After reading these accounts and rosters, Yan Ziyue could be said to have understood three or four points, and raised her head and asked, "Steward Luo, are these more than 700 shops in the territory of Huofeng Kingdom, can there be a map?"
"Most of them are in the territory of Huofeng, as for mapping, this... It doesn't seem to be".
"Oh, then tomorrow you find a topographic map of Heding, and mark me all the locations of these shops, I want to know where they are located"?
"Yes...", Steward Luo agreed.
The three hall masters were stunned when they heard this, didn't they know what to do?
"Hongyingtang, you sent this matchmaker, can you assure me that the numbers here are true?" Yan Ziyue's eyes narrowed and shot towards the matchmaker.
The matchmaker was shocked by Yan Ziyue's eyes, and said nervously: "Of course... It's all true"?
"Well... I've been idle lately, so I might as well start going to the shops you run by Hongyingtang tomorrow."
When the matchmaker heard this, she became more and more nervous, and a trace of panic flashed on her face.
Yan Ziyue caught the matchmaker's reaction, shook the account of Hongyingtang in her hand, and chuckled: "Matchmaker, why do I think you are lying to me?" The numbers on your account seem to be in and out, but if you look closely, there are many mistakes, and it seems that you can spend a little more money next time to hire a shrewd bookkeeper to do it."
When the matchmaker heard this, her legs were weak, and she sat on the chair.
Steward Luo looked at her in disbelief, and the disappointment was all written on his face.
"And yours, Hall Master Wei, how many people are there in your Qingyi Hall? It's too expensive, right? As for the income, do you have the shop in your hand to be occupied?" Yan Ziyue became a little angry as she spoke, and the account was thrown directly in his face.
"Master Yuntang, after all these years of hard work, are you directly operating the store, or have they all been rented out?"
"Young master, five of them are run by themselves, and the others are rented out", Yun Yang replied calmly.
"Hmm... Go back and show me your shop and see if I can improve it."
"Yes, young master".
"Steward Luo, inform the other branches, after ten days, the hall masters who can come will come to me in person with the accounts, and let them take care of it if they can't come."
"Yes...", Steward Luo looked at Yan Ziyue as if he saw King Kang Yan Moyu, and he couldn't wait to pounce and cry.
"Hall Master Hong, Hall Master Wei, I will give you two days to come to me with your actual accounts, and I will give you the opportunity to explain."
"Okay, Steward Luo, send the three hall masters out, remember to walk through the gate of my King Kang's Mansion, and in addition, come to Xingyue Pavilion tomorrow morning, I have something to ask you."
"Yes...", Steward Luo responded with a big smile, and waited for Yan Ziyue to leave before sending the three hall masters out.
After that, Yan Ziyue was accompanied by Lei Yunting and Steward Luo to begin to recover and revitalize the road of Wujimen, and at the same time, Nangong Yu also began a new stage of his life.