Wang Qi and his entourage arrived on the eve of the closure of the city gate of Jizhou Mansion.

Wang Shouxin went to arrange accommodation first, while Wang Qi and the others rested for a while in a porridge shop.

After about a stick of incense, the sky had darkened, and Wang Shouxin finally came back with a black face.

"My lord, recently the president of the Jizhou Chamber of Commerce, Ying Wencai's youngest son, had a full moon banquet, and the restaurants in the entire city were rounded, and I asked five or six restaurants, but there were no extra rooms" Wang Shouxin rode back to Wang Qi's side, with a hint of anger in his expression.

The president of a business alliance, his youngest son's full moon banquet, dared to contract the entire restaurant in Jizhou Mansion and let other travelers clear the scene, this majestic posture is much more powerful than his uncle Lu Yu.

"It's okay," Wang Qi didn't have any anger, put down the porridge bowl in front of him, and chuckled: "I have long heard that Yingwen's wealth is rival to the country, and he has been rampant in Jizhou Mansion for a generation, but today I want to see how domineering he is?" ”

If you want to talk about the roots, Wang Qi's predecessor was also the second ancestor of Yibahu, but now that he is in a high position, there is no need to do anything with others at will, on the other hand, no one dares to collide with him without opening his eyes.

After a while, the shopkeeper of the porridge shop brought side dishes up.

"Shopkeeper, is there a hotel near here where you can stay overnight?" Wang Qi asked.

"How many guests are going to stay?" The old shopkeeper glanced at Wang Qi and the others, and then frowned and said: "So that you guests know that these days, Jizhou Mansion is coinciding with the full moon banquet of the youngest son of the vice president, and all hotels are not open to the public. Unless you have an invitation from the government. ”

"Please also ask the shopkeeper to help me think of a way, when you go out, you can't sleep on the streets, right?" Wang Shouxin stepped forward and arched his hand, unusually polite.

"If you want to talk about accommodation, there is a Bodhisattva temple in the north of the city, although it is dilapidated, but it can also shelter from the wind and rain," the shopkeeper said, and said in a low voice: "I heard that tomorrow is the day when the chief consul of the capital arrives in Jizhou Mansion, and at that time, all the restaurants in Jizhou Mansion will be open for business, and you can live in the restaurant at that time."

"But a few guest officers seem to be passing by here, presumably they won't stay long, and after finishing their work, please leave as soon as possible. This is the land of right and wrong. ”

The shopkeeper shook his head, turned around and was about to leave.

"Shopkeeper, if there is nothing to do, please explain one or two, what does this mean by this place?" Wang Qi became interested when he heard this, in less than half a year, how far will the business alliance and the parliament develop?

Hearing the words of the shopkeeper, the business alliance and the council seem to be very corrupt.

The development of a system always has to go through various twists and turns, and even subvert.

It can't be all smooth sailing.

What's more, the creation of the parliament and the business alliance was forcibly integrated by Wang Qi with his own strength, or with the powerful force in his hands that was enough to sweep the world.

said that it was a grass creation, and it was a bit of a lift.

All the people of the world do not necessarily approve of this system.

Wang Qi is mentally prepared for all this.

Therefore, this trip to the northern provinces can be regarded as Wang Qi's tour of the parliamentary system and the business alliance system, whether it is to check and fill in the gaps, or to correct himself, any situation is expected by Wang Qi.

Instead, this person should be Wencai.

Li Qingsong's secret guard has compiled the situation into a book and reported it to Wang Qi a month ago.

After taking care of the things at hand, Wang Qi should also free his hands and clean up these people one by one.

Wang Shouxin stepped forward and invited the old shopkeeper to the seat: "Old man, please explain a thing or two to my master, my master is from Liaodong, and he is quite interested in Gyeonggi affairs." ”

Wang Shouxin said, took out a piece of silver from his bosom, and put it in the hand of the old shopkeeper.

"Liaodong?" The old shopkeeper looked at the silver, looked up at Wang Qi again, and nodded: "In terms of accent, it is Liaodong accent, as soon as you just entered the store, I knew that you were not ordinary people, you know, the ruling lord of the dynasty started from Liaodong, and now they all say that Liaodong Guangning City is out of the dragon's spirit, and I don't know if it's true or not." ”

"Old man, the dragon qi of Liaodong, we have heard too many versions, talk about the matter of Jizhou Mansion, this Ying Wencai really has such a great ability, covering the sky with one hand?" Wang Qi is not interested in what the people say about him, and at present he only cares about the "domineering affairs" of Jizhou Mansion.

"Ying Wencai," the shopkeeper first silenced, looked left and right, to prevent the partition wall from having ears, and then whispered: "Covering the sky with one hand, it can be regarded as polite!" ”

"How?" Wang Qi leaned forward.

"All merchants, but all those who open a store in Jizhou Mansion, or a new trading house, or go north to enter the Horqin trade, must first give the Ying family a signing tax of five hundred taels of silver, in addition to one hundred taels of silver per month for the joint share of the business alliance, and a joint protection tax in the yamen, as well as the repair and renovation costs of various names, as well as the commission tax of the General Council of the capital. The list goes on and on. ”

"Is there no one in the council in this way?"

Looking at Wang Qi's puzzled look, the shopkeeper smiled: "Do you know whose nephew Ying Wencai is?" ”

"Please advise," of course Wang Qi knew.

"Wang Qi's confidant, one of the seven members of the Beijing Congress, Lu Yu, who is in charge of the Reform Planning Department, is his uncle! Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Henan, is not so much a cousin. This kind of royal relatives, in the three-acre land of Jizhou Mansion, who dares to provoke? Parliament? If you don't rush to lick other people's gutters, you can be regarded as having a backbone in Jinzhong! The shopkeeper slapped the table with his palm, and that expression was very meaningful.

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, Wang Qi was thoughtful and didn't ask any more questions, and the shopkeeper was also interested, took the silver, and retreated softly.

After a while, Wang Qi spoke: "Go to the Bodhisattva Temple tonight to stay." ”

The Bodhisattva Temple is in the north of the city, and it takes about half an hour before the group arrives.

However, it is obvious that Wang Qi and others came at a very good time.

As soon as I entered the gate of the dilapidated temple, I heard a man's scolding and a woman's cry for help from the inner hall.

"See what's going on?"

Wang Qi frowned slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the two guards behind him immediately stepped forward and flew into the hall.

And Wang Shouxin is tightly guarding Wang Qi's side to guard against accidents.

After the two guards flew in, after only a few moments of breathing, they heard the cries of pain and begging for mercy from the men who were originally scolding, and then they ran out with a rolling belt, not caring about their clothes, and had run away in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you for saving your life!"

In the dilapidated temple, Chen Juan'er bowed deeply to Wang Qi and the others.

Chen Juan'er doesn't look very old, sixteen or seventeen years old, she looks extremely beautiful, and under the firelight, her hair is scattered, which is quite seductive.

"It seems that the girl should be an official eunuch, why do you sleep here in the middle of the night?" Wang Qi ordered a bonfire and sat by the fire.

"I was killed by a traitor at home, and I was the only orphan girl who ran out," Guo Juan gently stroked her hair.

"Who was killed?" Wang Qi narrowed his eyes.

"Vice President of the Jizhou Mansion Business Alliance, Ying Wencai!" Chen Juan'er almost gritted her teeth.

"You want revenge?" Wang Qi grinned: "I heard that his power is very large, and his background is even more heavenly!" ”

Chen Juan'er was a little stubborn when she heard this: "I'm going to Beijing City to find Wang Qi!" (End of chapter)