Chapter 435: Food shortage
Hearing Mrs. Cai's refusal, Liu Yitian said as usual: "Sit down, sit down first. May I ask where you two have lived for a long time?"
Cai Shaolu said: "We have lived in Gusu City for a long time."
Liu Yitian's eyes widened. Liang said: "Gusu City is a good place. What business are you doing here this time?"
Cai Shaolu said: "Our family used to deal in silk and satin. After my father passed away, the business was not as good as before. I heard that every winter, There is a shortage of food in the north, so I came here to see if I can do food business."
All the people in nearby Qiyuan County had strange expressions on their faces.
Li Qingxian heard Liu Yitian's message: "He will definitely not be able to do the grain business. We can slowly try to figure it out."
Li Qingxian thought of many big businesses in the North that were controlled by major forces, such as delivering grain to Baoyuan City. It was strange that someone from the Baosheng faction was needed to escort him.
While Liu Yitian was chatting with the three members of the Cai family, Li Qingxian secretly used the fortune-telling technique. His eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly stopped observing his fortune and fell into deep thought.
Not long after, Liu Yitian once again wanted to accept Cai Xuyuan as his disciple, but Cai and his wife declined again.
Liu Yitian sighed softly, expressing his understanding, and finally said: "You two are here to do business in Qiyuan City, so I won't disturb you. If you two want to let me join you, you can come to Shen Gong Sect at any time." "Headmaster Liu Gaoyi
, Say goodbye."
Cai Shaolu took the child and walked out. The child turned to look at the big black bow behind Liu Yitian and walked crookedly.
Li Qingxian smiled and said, "Do you want to join the Divine Gong Sect?"
Cai Xuyuan, a fat man, nodded vigorously.
"Wait a minute." Li Qingxian said, pretending to take something out of his pocket.
The three members of the Cai family looked at Li Qingxian.
Li Qingxian took out a jade pendant, handed it to Cai Xuyuan, and then said to Cai Shaolu: "This child is destined to me. This is a meeting gift to ward off evil spirits. You have already offered to become a disciple, so don't refuse this small gift."
Cai Shaolu glanced at the jade pendant and said, "This jade is in excellent condition and is too valuable." "
Let the children keep it or use it as a small toy." Li Qingxian said.
"Okay, thank you Li Keqing."
Li Qingxian smiled, looked at Cai Xuyuan and said, "As long as you think about it, you can definitely do it."
The child grinned, walked hand in hand with his parents, and disappeared into the crowd.
Li Qingxian asked: "Uncle Liu, how can you be sure that the two of you can't do business?"
Liu Yitian sighed and said: "You haven't lived in the North for a long time, so you don't understand. This winter in Qiyuan City, there are all kinds of natural disasters, foreigners, and man-made disasters. Come, there are food shortages every now and then."
"I understand both natural disasters and foreigners. When you talk about man-made disasters, do you mean that someone prevents outsiders from doing the food business, so that causes food shortages?" Li Qingxian asked. Liu Yitian lowered his voice and said, "Do you know Beitong Escort Agency?" "
Of course, it was the largest Escort Agency in the north at that time, but in the end, Niu Beitong, the head of the Escort Agency who founded it, washed his hands in the golden basin and handed over the huge Escort Agency to others. I heard that it was Several wealthy families in the Qi Kingdom have joined forces to take over the Beitong Escort Agency. This time I came to Qiyuan City to go with the Beitong Escort Agency," Li Qingxian said.
"The cause of the incident at Beitong Escort Bureau was that someone else's food was tampered with."
Li Qingxian nodded lightly.
"In the fall of that year, there was a severe drought in the north, and there was no harvest. In the winter, there was heavy snow and the roads were blocked. The harvest of the monsters was not good, so they went south in large numbers and plundered everywhere. The grain output in the north was already small. As a result, grain merchants hoarded it and the price of grain skyrocketed. , causing some people to starve to death. Niu Beitong was born in a poor family, and the money for learning martial arts was collected by the villagers. Later, he established the huge Beitong Escort Bureau step by step with his true skills. He was different from those profiteers and dog officials. He had a kind heart, but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he mobilized branches of the bodyguard agencies from all over the country. They would rather lose money than buy grain and grass from various places and transport them to the north to sell them at a low price, including Qiyuan City. Guess what happened?" Li Qingxian shook his head gently
, I really don’t know this matter.
Liu Yitian continued: "The first batch of escorts from the Beitong Escort Bureau entered the city with food, and were immediately controlled by the Yamen. They said that the demon clan had recently robbed them. In order to prevent the human race from having an affair with the demon clan, they first detained the escorts and interrogated them. Then make a decision. There is no problem in resisting demons, but except for the people from the Beitong Escort Bureau, the Yamen does not care about anyone else. It is obvious that the Beitong Escort Bureau has robbed some beasts of their jobs with human blood. Niu Bei is full of passion. Unconvinced, in order to sell grain at a fair price, he sent escort teams into Qiyuan City again, but one batch was deducted. Not only in Qiyuan City, but also in many places. In the end, there was no one available in the Beitong Escort Bureau, so Niu Beitong had to give up. But Ask all the people in the world who know this. Who wouldn't give Niu Beitong a thumbs up?" "
The Six Ministries and Nine Ministers don't know?" Li Qingxian pointed to the sky.
Liu Yitian said helplessly: "Do you think there is anything in this world that the superiors don't know about? Who would dare to do anything in this world without the consent or acquiescence of the superiors?" Li Qingxian was stunned for a moment, nodded, and remained silent
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Liu Yitian continued: "Of course the higher-ups knew about this, and it is said that they got into trouble because of it. So, some people kept doing nothing and set up a trap to ruin Niu Beitong's reputation and take over the Beitong Escort Agency." "
Tangtang A top-level master bullying an ordinary singer after drinking does seem like a game." Li Qingxian said.
Liu Yitian said: "Yes, even northern tycoons like Niu Beitong can't fight those people. Why should he be a small southern businessman? I guess he just came to take a look and was not stupid enough to think that he could make money on the blade. This money."
"I don't think he is stupid, he seems a bit instigated." Li Qingxian said.
"I can't say, I think that man is a real person, and his wife looks very smart." Liu Yitian said.
"People, regardless of gender, there are smart ones and stupid ones." After Li Qingxian finished speaking, he looked at Xu Fang who was recording the registration.
Liu Yitian followed Li Qingxian's gaze, sighed, and whispered: "Naughty fate. This child Xu Fang is usually very shrewd, how could she be deceived into this by a scholar? Look at the broken jade brave she brought. , that thing was meant for men to wear to make money, and at first glance it looked like something bought from a street stall, but she always said that the man had him in his heart, so he bought it from the capital as a gift to her, and she has worn it for so many years."
"That person wants to see Xu Fang, has she met?"
Liu Yitian continued to whisper: "Xu Fang is a good woman! After the other party got a wife, she never saw him again. It is estimated that the person had some ideas, which led to the poisonous The wife had murderous intentions and that's why things happened like this. I heard that this poisonous woman is also from a wealthy family in Lizhou, and Wen Siyan also got the help of his wife's family to be the county magistrate here." Li Qingxian said:
" How do you solve this matter?"
"It can't be solved. In front of such a big family, even the ten Shen Gong sects are powerless to fight back." Liu Yitian shook his head.
Li Qingxian thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Have someone keep an eye on the Cai family. If nothing else, accidents will happen to their family recently. Also, find someone to keep an eye on the situation in Qiyuan County." (End of Chapter
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