In officialdom, the inevitable thing is to eat and drink. Whether you ask someone to do something, or someone else asks you to do something. This banquet is absolutely indispensable, and Li Xiao has not stopped the banquet since he arrived in the capital. As a character who can walk sideways in the capital, he wants to stammer, whether he is a person or not.

First of all, Xu Xianchun and other Jinyiwei friends invited him to dinner, this face had to be given, and they still needed to take care of the business of the cheap shop. After all, these guys belong to the absolute head snakes in the capital, and whoever eats it will go to Jinyiwei for trouble.

Then there are all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in the capital, and many times it is obvious that Li Xiao begs them to do something, but these guys take the initiative to invite Li Xiao. Nine thousand years old fancy the character, do you dare to offend?

Li Xiao found that there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do in the capital. The number of idiots like Big Yellow Tooth is really limited, and the characters who can mix well in the capital are all guys who have more eyes than eye hair.

No one went to the trouble of the bargain shop anymore, and I don't know what kind of damage those rice merchants and sugar merchants in Jiangnan have experienced. With Li Xiao's majesty, he was able to survive. It seems that the Donglin Party was defeated on the surface, but in fact it was a tree with deep roots. It is impossible for the forces in the court to be wiped out by Wei Zhongxian.

These rice merchants gave up the capital market very tacitly, anyway, the population of Daming has increased. You can't all nest in this place in the capital!

monopolized the rice business in the capital, and Li Xiao knew that he wanted to open up luck for the Mao court. The grain is really not enough to eat, and the rice from the northern land and the Japanese country that I have hoarded can last until June at most. The rest depends on the rice in Jiangnan.

The rice merchants withdrew from the capital market, which is a fucking trap. They had already calculated that Li Xiao could not have so much food supply. Who would have thought that the population of the Ming capital in the sixth year of the Apocalypse had exceeded two million. This is also the population of the surrounding prefectures and counties, and the amount of food eaten every day is definitely an astronomical amount.

Although Ai Husheng had been preparing for more than a year, he still underestimated the rate of rice consumption.

"It seems that the rice merchants in Jiangnan are taking our army, and if there is no grain to sell in June, there will be a food shortage in the capital. The nobles of the capital will not let us go, although we don't care much about things today, but the people take food as the sky, and he will definitely take care of this kind of thing. Ai Husheng, who hurried back from Liaodong North Korea, was very worried.

"There's nothing to worry about, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain. I want to see Lao Tzu's jokes, hehe! Li Xiao smiled mysteriously, looking full of confidence.

Ai Husheng pursed his lips, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in this boss's gourd. Since he said it was okay, it was probably okay.

Today, all the banquets were pushed down, and Li Xiao was really impatient to say those scenes all day long. The meal seemed to be acting, and the faces of the people opposite were full of smiles. But Li Xiao knew that everyone had a knife hidden in their hearts.

The Donglin Party identified Li Xiao as Wei Zhongxian's person and held a bitter hatred for Li Xiao. This time he offended the big financier behind the Donglin Party, and the hatred of the Donglin Party for Li Xiao added fuel to the fire.

If there is a chance to kill Li Xiao, these people will definitely rush up like jackals. Among the people who spit on their own corpses, there must be no shortage of these smiling guys in front of them.

Today, Xie Youcai took Li Xiao and Ai Husheng, did not bring his entourage, only roast chicken and Li Hu, and came to Baiyun Villa on the outskirts of Beijing to rest.

Xie Youcai is worthy of being mixed in the capital, and when he enters the humid air of the mountain, his lungs are very comfortable. When the body was soaked in the hot spring pool, the exhaustion of the body was immediately thrown out of the clouds.

Best of all, it's not a top-notch venue. Most of the people who bathed here were just businessmen and low-ranking officials. has some bad money in his hand, but he doesn't recognize Li Xiao.

This is the most satisfying point of Li Xiao, since he can't see acquaintances, he doesn't have to have a hypocritical smile on his face. These days, Li Xiao feels that a smile has grown on his face. The muscles were stiff, and Li Xiao was afraid of forming muscle memory. In the future, even if you are angry, you will have a smiling face, and your reputation will not be good, and there will be more nicknames for the smiling tiger .......

They were all people who had just taken a bath in the hot springs, and they were wearing voluminous robes. Sitting or lying on a low couch, the maid with a sign beside him pinched his waist and beat his legs. Li Xiao and Ai Husheng are now lying on two adjacent low couches talking.

Li Hu was receiving the service of a plump and beautiful maid, and his mouth made an unconscious "hum" and "hum" sound, and he seemed to be kneaded quite well. Roast chicken doesn't know where it went, anyway, when he just changed his robe, he didn't like it. He didn't take off his clothes, but stood aside alone. Later, he simply disappeared.

"I heard that you promised to come down and exchange money at the bargain shop?" Ai Husheng rolled over and sat up, letting the maid help him knead his shoulders.

"Yes! The money you mentioned is too ostentatious, although the nine thousand years old don't understand. But Tian Ji, Cui Chengxiu, those people will definitely be the first to react, what do we want to do. For the time being, I still can't do it, but the bargain shop can be exchanged for silver, which is different. To put it bluntly, it's just a business need.

In the future, the cheap shop will be opened to Tianjin, Shandong, or Shanxi. You can start the exchange business, I've thought about it. You can buy a silver ticket at the bargain shop, and with the silver ticket at the bargain shop, you can buy cheap shop goods anywhere. Within a certain limit, it can also be exchanged for cash.

Such a large amount of money has reached our account, and we can do a lot of things with this money. Moreover, a large part of this money will also be spent in our cheap shop. Inside and out, we all have a profit. Now the first hurdle to be passed is how to let the cheap shop gain a foothold in the capital. ”

"And this?" Ai Husheng's eyes widened, he didn't expect Li Xiao to think so far. The bargain shop issues a silver ticket, not only can you keep the money in the bargain shop. And as long as you control the amount of withdrawal, you can keep most of the money in the bargain shop.

I know that my boss is a good hand at fighting, but I didn't expect to be so shrewd in business. If he is dedicated to business, is there still a way for a businessman to live?

At this moment, Ai Husheng's admiration for Li Xiao is like a surging river.

"It's just a small thing, and there will be a lot of business to do in the future. I'll tell you when the time comes, just do what you need to do now. Li Xiao also sat up and motioned for the maid to knead her shoulders.

"Huh! In the capital, no one is looking for trouble with cheap shops now. Unless he dies, even if you don't make a move. Those shareholders will tear that man to shreds, too! "In the capital, there are shares of heads and faces. When he first became a shareholder, Li Xiao set a dead rule. The maximum amount of shares each of them is 1,000 taels of silver.

In this way, it is enough to ensure that the shares are distributed enough and dispersed enough. Even if these people are united, plus Wei Zhongxian. The share of the share is only 20%, which is as much as the emperor's share. Sixty percent of the shares are still pinched in Li Xiao's hands.

Of course, this kind of thing will never be revealed. Anyway, there are so many officials who have invested in the shares, so it is good to receive the silver according to the time every month. Nine thousand years old didn't say anything, what the are you doing.

"How's the matter going with the household?" Ai Husheng is very concerned about the 300,000 taels of silver, whether the Liao army can be obedient or not, it can be relied on all of this silver. I don't have any money in my hand, and I'm really fucking not tough when I speak.

"It's almost over, I just sent Xie Youcai to pick up the silver." Li Xiao said lazily.

"Oh!" Ai Husheng nodded, just wondering how bold Xie Youcai was. Throw yourself and Li Xiao here, and run away by yourself. It turned out to be an errand ordered by Li Xiao, and I was going to teach a lesson after I went back, but now it doesn't seem necessary.

"Dangchang!" The two were talking, and suddenly there was the sound of a teacup falling to the ground on Li Hu's side. Then there was Li Hu's loud voice scolding: "His grandmother's, waiting for Lao Tzu is good, and it's not that he doesn't give money." Why do you want to change people, Lao Tzu doesn't change. ”

"This young master, Huan Nu is the slave maid of Baiyun Villa. Let her wait for who is the matter of our villa, today Young Master Zhai wants to feast guests, and he pointed out that Huan Nu will accompany him. I advise you to wait for someone else, so as not to make yourself uncomfortable. A guy dressed in black, with a fierce face and a beard like a steel needle, yelled at Li Hu.

Li Hu's voice is loud, and the voices of others are even louder. In terms of momentum, Li Hu had been pressed down, and the resting people around him all sat up and looked this way. There are a few guys who are already talking to each other. The listener couldn't help nodding, and the eyes of the speaker were rolling around, whether they were still looking at the big man in black.

"! The master won't change it, you bit the master's cock? Li Hu also lost his temper, stood up and looked up at the stout man, without the slightest fear on his face.

It turned out to be a girl who was waiting for her, and Li Xiao didn't want to go over to take care of it. can see that Li Hu is going to suffer, and he can't watch from the side when he is a big brother. Reluctantly, he stood up and walked over, and said to the black-clothed man: "My brother came first, since that Zhai Gongzi wants to feast guests, he must also come first and arrive later." What is the name of Huannu, no matter how you say it, it should be waiting for us before serving other guests. ”

Of course, Li Xiao will not be with the mud, although he is unwilling to stand up for this matter. But the younger brother must be helped, even if he goes home and discounts his leg, he can't let the brother suffer now.

"Who are you?" The man in black saw that Li Xiao had an extraordinary bearing and had short hair. Thinking of a news that has been circulating in the capital recently, he looked at Li Xiao vigilantly. Jiang Laoba, a tax collector in Tongzhou, was killed because he offended the Liaodong soldiers with short hair.

Now there are not many people with short hair these years, could it be said that this kid is a Liaodong soldier?

The body had just bowed habitually, and then remembered the might of his master, and immediately straightened his chest again.

"My surname is Li, and I'm from Liaodong. This is my brother, and I don't know if this brother is willing to do it. ”

Sure enough, it was from Liaodong, and the man in black was a little hesitant. But I just accepted Young Master Zhai's silver again, and the fat in my mouth had to be spit out, which was really uncomfortable.

"Okay, the first-come, first-served thing is that we're not right. Your brother broke our teacups, it's always a matter of saying. "The man in black is also from a street gangster, and his brain is very smart. Seeing that the person on the other side couldn't afford to offend, he hurriedly found a reason that could be said and reasonable.

"Teacups? We're with you! Li Xiao looked at the teacup on the ground, and didn't take it seriously at all. It's not tribute porcelain, it's just a broken teacup, and it can have a few dollars.

"Okay, that's all it takes with you. This teacup is a first-class porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, although it is not as good as Ouchi's porcelain. But it is also one of the best in this capital, so let's see that you are young and unintentional, so you will lose 1,000 taels of silver. Seeing Li Xiao's indifferent attitude, the man in black immediately opened his mouth. Anyway, this porcelain itself said that it was bought with more money, and that was bought with more money. The best thing is that they have a reason for it. Wherever the lawsuit goes, they are not afraid.

At this time, it is not good to slander you, so when will it be false.

"One thousand taels! Why don't you grab it? Li Hu exploded when he heard this, and he jumped up like a cat that stepped on his tail, pointing at the nose of the man in black and roaring.

"A thousand taels?" Li Xiao felt that he had heard it wrong, even the golden teacup did not have this price.

"Yes, it's a thousand taels. You see, this teacup is as thin as a cicada's wings, and the glaze is as thin as snow. Touch it, it seems to have the sound of gold and stone. It is not easy to find such a good teacup in the capital. "The big man in black has a good face. Anyway, today is to lie to you, this teacup is just a piece of shit, and the big man is ready to say that it is fragrant!

Li Xiao looked at the broken teacup under his feet, and couldn't think of words like thin as cicada wings and glazed as snow. As for whether there is a sound of gold and stone, it seems to have been there when I just fell, and I can't remember clearly.

"Forget it, give you ten taels of silver, and this matter will be considered over." Li Xiao didn't want to find trouble, and wanted to soak it again later.

"Huh! Little brother, this matter is not something that can be fooled by ten taels of silver. Having said that, we don't want a thousand taels of silver or more than a big son. But then again, one less son doesn't work. Dahan sneered.

"What if I don't give it?" Li Xiao was stunned for a moment and asked coldly.

"Then don't think about leaving today, when the money comes, when will you let you go! Come! The big man shouted, and more than a dozen big men immediately ran over in the distance.

The figure flashed, and the roast chicken didn't know where to come out and protected Li Xiao.

"Roast chicken, don't do it." Li Xiao roared, this guy roast chicken is a killing move. Although these people in front of them are hateful, they do not have the sin of mortality.

The roast chicken's body stopped abruptly, holding the handle of the dagger in his hand, and his eyes were staring at the big man in black. He understands the truth that the thief captures the king first, and the first person to be killed after the shot is this big man in black.

Looking at the man in black, Li Xiao smiled.

"This brother, it is impossible for me to come out with a thousand taels of silver. Shall I send someone back to fetch it? Li Xiao smiled and pointed at Ai Husheng.