Because it was raining heavily and it was daytime, Rong Zhi was not good at exploring, and after lunch, he remembered the key he had given today, he thought about it, and simply went to the study to read.

The collection of books in Qingquan Villa is quite rich, but these books are said to be used to see, but it is better to say that Liang Yin bought them to decorate the façade, and there is no trace of reading on them, and there are some that look old, mostly travel notes or books of strange things.

The daughter of a ship merchant is not surprised to read these books. Rong Zhi put down the book casually, and when he came down from the second floor, he happened to see Li Shengxing again.

"The third lady is good." Rongzhi bowed slightly.

Li Shengxing nodded, "Lang Jun is also here?" Didn't disturb Lang Jun's reading, right? ”

Rong Zhi shook his head, "Rong is just looking at it casually." Did the third lady also come to see the book? ”

Li Shengxi put down the travelogue in his hand, "I just finished reading the account book, and I was a little tired, so I came to the study to read the travelogue. ”

Rong Zhi walked to Li Sheng's desk and glanced at the book on the table, "Nanguo Chronicles? This is the book of the Southern Jin Dynasty? ”

Li Shengxing nodded, "Yes, people like us have never been anywhere else in our lives, so we can only read these books and think about the scene abroad." ”

"The third lady was born as a ship merchant, and she has never been far away? It stands to reason that Liang's merchant ships should go to the south at the right time. Rong Zhi said suspiciously.

Li Shengxi flipped through the book casually, "The concubine is the only daughter in the family, and Aya has been spoiled since she was a child. It's ridiculous to say that although the concubine is a ship merchant, she can't sit on a ship. When Aya was there, Aya took care of the housework, and after Aya left, although she left behind, the concubine had to start learning business. ”

Speaking of this, her tone was a little tired, as if she was really tired of reading the ledger.

"The lady is diligent."

Li Shengxi smiled bitterly, "It's strange that I was squeamish when I was young, and now I can't use diligence." I don't know if it's because the concubine is not good at this, or because most of the businessmen in the world are like this, and now the Liang family's business is getting more and more difficult year by year. The ledger is even more ugly, harm-"

She let out a long sigh, as if worried.

"Is business bad now?" Rong Zhi asked, he looked through Liang's account book yesterday to see if the amount of money was correct, but he didn't pay much attention to Liang's profit and loss. Now listening to Liang Yin's words, it seems that business is indeed not so optimistic. Although it is not a loss, it is not possible to say how much it has earned.

Liang Yin nodded, "The concubine often hurts herself because of this, in the end, it is the kindness of the people under her hands, and she often comforts the concubine and says that the situation is like this, saying that most of the business in the country is not easy to do." The concubine doesn't often deal with people, so she doesn't know if it's true or not, maybe it's a half-truth. After all, concubines are really not good at business. ”

Seeing her lonely look, Rong Zhi couldn't help but say: "The third lady doesn't have to be arrogant, it is indeed difficult to do business in the DPRK and China now." ”

His words are indeed not a consolation, whether the business is prosperous or not, you can know by looking at the household department, if the business is prosperous, the household department will not quarrel with the people of the three provinces and six departments for silver every year.

"If that's the case, the Liang family is still like this, and the people who are not as good as the Liang family are not in the worse situation." Zhao Changtong is a huge rich, Liang Yin was able to marry Zhao Changtong at the beginning, and his family background will not be inferior, Zhao's business is not good, so I am afraid that the business of those small traders will become more and more sad.

She sighed again, without waiting for Rong Zhi to answer, "Taxes have also been raised over the years, and the situation is like this, I'm afraid that in two years, I will not be able to make ends meet." ”

If the Liang family can't make ends meet, then what will happen to ordinary people?

Rong Zhi pursed his lips and said with a reluctant smile: "Now that the situation is gradually rising, or there is a state of prosperity, I think that in a few years, my dynasty will definitely be able to prosper, and the lady doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Li Shengxing could see Rong Zhi's reluctance, she suppressed the smile in her heart, and made a disapproving look at Rong Zhi's words, "Having said that, even if you can prosper, you don't know when?" Recently, the celestial phenomena have been abnormal, and there have been thunderstorms in all directions, and many Taoist priests have said that it is a bad omen. ”

When she said this, she seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing, glanced at Rong Zhi with some apprehension, lowered her eyebrows and apologized: "Lang Jun don't take the words of the concubine to heart, the concubine is just a woman, and she doesn't understand national affairs." It's just that I listened to some words casually, and they actually reached Lang Jun's ears. ”

"Nothing." Rong Zhi shook his head, but when he looked at Li Shengxing, there was a little more imperceptible scrutiny in his eyes, "Where did you hear these words, lady?" ”

Li Shengxun still didn't dare to raise his head, and continued: "The concubine sometimes helps some passers-by, and she will hear something from their mouths. The main reason is that they came from all over the world, and the concubines chatted with them because they wanted to know something about the outside world. ”

What she said was half true and false, and Rong Zhi couldn't tell the truth from the false for a while, but he was almost sure of one thing - the people of Northern Qi did not have confidence in Northern Qi.

He was aware of this before.

Thinking of this, Rong Zhi couldn't help but clench his fists, only to feel panicked in his heart, and he didn't have the heart to talk to Li Sheng again.

After saying a few more words, he left the house, leaving Li Shengxing with a deep face.

That night, Rong Zhi went to look through the account books of Qingquan Villa again, and this night, he not only checked the account books, but also to see the business situation of the Liang family.

However, to his disappointment, the Liang family's business was indeed not optimistic, not only that, but most of the Liang's business profits came from Southern Jin Dynasty merchants.

Seeing the slight knowledge, the Liang family is still like this, not to mention others. Moreover, if the business of merchants along the Yangtze River needs to rely on the Southern Jin Dynasty, then over time, for them, perhaps the Southern Jin Dynasty has a stronger sense of belonging. Rong Zhi pursed his lips, and for a while, he had mixed tastes.

On the second day, the rain stopped, and Li Shengxi did not leave Rongzhi anymore, and asked someone to send Rongzhi to the bridge under the mountain.

Unlike Rong Zhi's loneliness, Li Shengxian smiled very proudly.

"Sanniang, what did you say to him, why does he look bad today?" Izumi was puzzled.

Li Shengxi smiled slightly and returned to the house, "I just told him that Beiqi is not saved." ”

"Huh?"

"Since I want him to be used by me, I naturally want him to die for Northern Qi first. Didn't he try to test my bottom line? If this is the case, he will definitely come into contact with me, and it is just right that whenever he tempts me, I will reveal to him the livelihood of the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Basin after basin of cold water was poured on it, and I didn't believe he wasn't disappointed. Li Shengxing looked at the abacus in front of him and played casually.

"What if he is determined to be loyal to Northern Qi?"

"Then give up. Li Shengxing smiled slightly, "I never need to be pedantic and inflexible. ”