Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

The eldest princess' smuggling activities not only covered Northern Qi and Dongyi City, but also overseas.

At this point, the status of Dongyi City seems too important compared to Northern Qi.

Dongyi City is the number one city in the world, connecting the domestic and overseas, and all the internal treasury business is conducted under Si Gu Jian's nose.

Therefore, in addition to selling the goods in the treasury to Dongyi City, the Ming family also had to pay a lot of tolls to Dongyi City for their overseas business.

It can be said that Dongyi City, which is a major commercial city, makes as much money from the smuggling business as the princess.

Perhaps in order to please Si Gu Jian, the princess did not mind these things.

Si Gu Jian was also very generous in allowing his disciples to join the Junshan Society and help the princess with certain matters.

For example, in the Niulan Street assassination case, the two female assassins were from the school of Yun Zhilan, the eldest disciple of Jianlu.

The rectification of the Ming family will inevitably threaten the interests of Dongyi City.

Although Lin Ruo had made it clear to Si Gu Jian when they were in Jianlu, the business of the inner treasury being moved out in the open after the change of ownership would be beneficial to Dongyi City rather than harmful.

However, Si Gu Jian didn't seem to take it to heart. On the one hand, he agreed with Lin Ruo's move, but on the other hand, he did not reveal any information to his disciples.

So much so that when Lin Ruo went to the south of the Yangtze River, the Jianlu was full of opposition voices.

The disciples of Jianlu are all well aware of the harm of the Ming family's demise, especially the indelible impact on the Taiping Money House controlled by Li Bohua.

Because the eldest princess was involved in all transactions in Dongyi City, she had to use Taiping Money House as an entrustment to deposit and withdraw silver.

Without the Ming family's smuggling, the efficiency of Taiping Money House would be greatly reduced.

Dongyi City had reasons to protect the Ming family. Even if Si Gu Jian made it clear to his disciples, the change of ownership of the inner treasury would not affect future business.

It is an undeniable fact that some conservative factions in Jianlu, including the Raojiu Society, believe that continuing previous cooperation would be much better than embracing changes.

What's more, Si Gu Jian's words were vague, keeping his disciples in the dark from beginning to end.

Shisan Wang sighed, wiped his face with his hand, and said helplessly: "What Mr. Lin said makes sense, but I can clearly assure you that this trip is not to help the Ming family."

"Because there is someone else who is helping the Ming family."

Lin Ruo didn’t believe the previous sentence, but after hearing the next sentence, he believed it.

"Yun Zhilan is here too, right?"

Wang Shisanlang nodded in disbelief: "Sir, you are so wise. The one who helped the Ming family is indeed my senior brother."

Yun Zhilan is the most capable person in Jianlu. At the same time, he is also a veritable conservative who is unwilling to see the currently prosperous Dongyi City undergo unnecessary changes.

Si Gu Jian had too many reasons to consider regarding the Jiangnan matter. His ultimate goal in supporting the eldest princess could be to plant a time bomb for Emperor Qing.

When the eldest princess lost her power, Si Gu Jian was not unwilling to let go, otherwise he would not have reached a deal with Lin Ruo in the Sword Pavilion.

However, Si Gu Jian also had to consider whether the rising power could check and balance Emperor Qing, so sending Yun Zhilan to the south of the Yangtze River was too obvious a test.

Si Gu Jian really wanted to see if either Lin Ruo or Fan Xian had the same strategy as the eldest princess and could prepare for future changes.

Si Gu Jian had already made this bet, and Lin Ruo needed to give him a satisfactory solution.

"Bet on both sides, you Dongyi City really know how to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but laugh. She had never heard of such a way of standing in line. Lin Ruo focused on the key point and said, "Master Sword Saint is biased. The thirteenth disciple has nothing in his hands, but Yun Zhilan probably has a lot of money."

Sending Yun Zhilan to the south of the Yangtze River is definitely not a secret assassination to prevent changes.

After all, Lin Ruo's strength in this regard, including the yard behind, is much higher.

Therefore, Yun Zhilan would definitely get involved, just to spend money and help the Ming family recover in a critical moment.

In the field of business warfare, money is always omnipotent.

Shisan Wang exhaled, "There is a branch of Taiping Bank in Jiangnan. With the order from Dongyi City, my eldest brother can indeed withdraw money from it and help the Ming family when necessary."

Haitang Duoduo, who was sent by Northern Qi to supervise the business, looked unhappy when she heard this.

Northern Qi has already entrusted all its business to the inner treasury after Fan Xian took over, and has completely cut ties with the Princess and the Ming family. If anything changes due to Dongyi City's rash intervention, the gains would certainly be counterproductive.

Haitang Duoduo deliberately slammed the table to express her dissatisfaction: "You Dongyi City is really not fair."

"Where is Yun Zhilan now? I'll go stop him. He won't be able to set foot in Jiangnan."

Wang Shisanlang shook his head: "I arrived in Jiangnan half a month ago and have not had any contact with my senior brother. I really don't know the specific news."

"When Yun Zhilan arrives in Jiangnan, there will be news from the Supervisory Council. I don't believe he has any means to avoid it." Lin Ruo soothed him. There are many ways to solve the problem, and he doesn't think now is the time to be anxious.

After looking at the movements of the Ming family downstairs, I have to prepare for the next step.

Most of the spectators nearby gathered downstairs at this time. Hearing that the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi was also in Jiangnan, they all wanted to see what the legendary Miss Haitang looked like.

Few people in Nanqing knew about the reputation of the Saintess of Northern Qi. The great influence on the changes was attributed to the unclear relationship between Fan Xian and Haitang.

Especially the poem about the crabapple tree, which has been very popular in Jiangnan in recent months. It can make the young poet Fan so obsessed with it that he even wrote a poem for it. No wonder people in Jiangnan are paying attention to it.

But as early as by the river, Haitang Duoduo had already revealed her true appearance and caught the eyes of many martial artists.

Soon, the news spread that the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi was a village girl. When the people heard this, they were disappointed and dispersed. Only a few who did not believe in it continued to wait and see.

The noise outside the building gradually died down, and a young nobleman walked into the building. The waiter who was fiercely blocking the door suddenly lost his temper and stood aside respectfully, not daring to stop him at all. He could only humbly advise:

"Mr. Ming, we have guests upstairs, or should we..."

Ming Lanshi glanced upstairs and saw someone coming down already.

"My last name is Ming. I wonder if I can introduce you to your master."

The young master of the Ming family is unusually polite. He is not a prodigal son of a big family. On the contrary, he has great business skills and has been entrusted with important tasks by Ming Qingda, the head of the Ming family, since he was a child.

Therefore, he could see many things clearly. He knew that this arrogant person from the capital actually had a relationship with the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi, whether shallow or deep. He had to meet him no matter what. It would be best if he could make friends with him.

Zong returned the greeting: "There is no master in my family, only a young master."

"It's a pity you spoke so carelessly. It turns out you are a young talent." Minglan Shi said with a smile.

"Mr. Ming, wait a moment. When someone comes, they will just call you Young Master." Zong Zhui said and went upstairs again.

(End of this chapter)