The housekeeper Fang Cheng complained in his heart and came to the door of the Zhao family, hesitating whether he should go in.

Asking him to be Zhao Lin's housekeeper is like asking him to die.

Given Zhao Lin's hatred for the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, Fang Cheng felt that if he dared to go in and say that he was there to be Zhao Lin's steward, he would probably be beaten to death on the spot.

But I have no choice but to go.

Han Yuehua has spoken, how can I disobey her?

Just as Fang Cheng was hesitating, the doorman came out and shouted, "What do you do, old man? Why are you hanging around in front of my house?"

Fang Cheng was helpless and said, "I'm here to see Mr. Zhao. Please inform him for me."

The concierge looked Fang Cheng up and down and saw that he was dressed quite well. Although he wasn't dressed like a noble, the material of his clothes was not ordinary. He was at least a wealthy man. He said, "Wait, I'll go ask the master. By the way, what's your name? What do you want from my master?"

Fang Cheng quickly said, "Fang Cheng. He'll know my name if you say it."

"Wait."

As soon as the doorman came in and said this, Zhao Lin's face immediately darkened: "Fang Cheng? What's he doing here? Kick him out!"

Zhao Lin shouted, "Warn him! If he dares to show up nearby again, I'll break his legs."

The doorman immediately stormed out, pointed at Fang Cheng's nose and cursed, "You son of a bitch, you caused your uncle to be scolded by the master. Get out of here now. My master said that if you dare to come here again, I will break your legs."

Fang Cheng didn't say much, just sighed and left.

Fang Cheng knew that Zhao Lin hated the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. He had nothing before but dared to sever ties with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Now that he had finally become rich, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion actually sent someone to manage the household for him. It was obvious what Zhao Lin's reaction would be.

If it were Fang Cheng himself, it would be considered a good thing if he didn't kill anyone.

"Who is Fang Cheng that makes you so angry?" Sudi asked.

"He's just a dog, leave him alone."

Zhao Lin waved his hand and said, "I'm going to discuss the Flower and Stone Gang with Lord Li. You can do as you please. Miss Yun, I'll leave everything at home to you."

Yun Zhiyi quickly said, "Don't worry, sir."

After Zhao Lin left, Yun Zhiyi praised him, "Young Master, you have such ability at such a young age. Your future is bound to be limitless."

"You should call me master." Sudi reminded in a bad tone.

Yun Zhiyi looked at Su Di and the more he looked at him, the more puzzled he became. He said, "Mr. Su is right."

"snort!"

Sudi snorted coldly and said, "Zhao Lin doesn't have time, so I'll keep an eye on him. If you don't do well, or have other ideas, I won't forgive you."

Yun Zhiyi smiled and said, "Young Master Su, you're joking. I'm the young master and the master's person now, so how could I have any other ideas?"

"That would be best."

Sudi also left angrily.

Yun Zhiyi sensed a hostility towards Sudi, but she didn't know where it came from. After a while of thinking about it, she couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and called all the servants over, asking them about the situation one by one.

Fang Cheng returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and told Han Yuehua what had happened. As expected, he saw that Han Yuehua was angry.

"Didn't you say I asked you to go?" Han Yuehua said angrily.

Fang Cheng said carefully: "I didn't even enter the door and didn't see Master Lin."

"This rebellious son is becoming more and more lawless. He doesn't even want to see you." Han Yuehua gritted her teeth in anger.

"Mom, don't be angry." Zhao Mingya said, "Yun Zhiyi is Bai Shiyuan's woman, everyone knows it. Now that she's been bought by Zhao Lin, Bai Shiyuan will definitely not let her go. He will cry one day."

"Right." Zhao Mingyu agreed, "Bai Shiyuan isn't as soft-hearted as we are. He'll definitely deal with him mercilessly. He might even come back for help."

"Well." Han Yuehua warned: "When he comes back, ignore him. I want to see how tough he is."

…

Zhao Lin came to the back hall of the Shengjing government office. Li Xingye and his staff were all there, and he was surprised to see another person.

Bai Shiyuan!

I was still talking about him this morning, and now I see him.

I just don't know if he already knows that I redeemed Yun Zhiyi.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Bai, hello colleagues."

Zhao Lin greeted everyone.

"Haha, Zhao Lin is here, please take a seat."

Li Xingye enthusiastically invited Zhao Lin to take a seat and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's discuss how to proceed with this Flower and Stone Gang. Lord Bai, what are your thoughts?"

Bai Shiyuan said, "I don't know anything about this matter. I just received the order from His Majesty. I will first listen to the opinions of Lord Li and my colleagues."

Li Xingye nodded and said, "Zhao Lin already pointed out the disadvantages of the Flower and Stone Gang last night, so I won't repeat it..."

"Wait a minute." Bai Shiyuan interrupted, "What are the downsides of the Flower and Stone Gang? What are the downsides?"

Li Xingye said, "Zhao Lin, you speak."

Zhao Lin bowed to Bai Shiyuan and said, "On the surface, this Flower and Stone Gang is about searching for rare flowers and plants, and beautiful, rugged rocks. But just like taxes, if you don't handle it right, it'll be piled up layer by layer, creating opportunities for bureaucrats to embezzle. Furthermore, unlike fixed taxes, this tax system has a lot of flexibility. It's very likely that someone will see something they want and simply declare it meets the requirements and forcibly collect it. If things go wrong, it could lead to public outrage and a repeat of last year's Qingzhou flood."

Bai Shiyuan's expression immediately became serious, and he looked at Zhao Lin deeply.

After receiving the emperor's order, Bai Shiyuan immediately came up with a plan on how to better collect enough flowers and stones to build the garden. He also considered whether it would disturb the people in various places, but he did not expect the consequences to be so serious.

The past incident of the Qingzhou flood will force some people to rebel.

I didn’t even think of such a serious problem!

Bai Shiyuan's face darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but ask, "Did you come up with this, Zhao Lin?"

"That's right, Zhao Lin is not bad, right?" Li Xingye said with a smile.

Bai Shiyuan said, "Congratulations, sir, for receiving such a talent as Zhao Lin."

Li Xingye waved his hand. "It's not that I received it, but the emergence of such a talent in the court is a joy for the court. Many people think about how to fulfill their duties, but they don't realize how much trouble it will cause to the people. Although I thought about it, I didn't think it through. Zhao Lin is indeed a rare talent. Lord Bai, you two are both young people. You should communicate more in the future."

Bai Shiyuan nodded and said, "Your Excellency is right."

Zhao Lin knew that Li Xingye had good intentions. Firstly, he wanted to completely let go of the past conflicts between him and Bai Shiyuan, and secondly, he wanted to introduce him to Bai Shiyuan so that he could help him.

Zhao Lin was indeed touched by Li Xingye's thoughts.

But Li Xingye was busy with his official duties and didn't expect that Zhao Lin bought Bai Shiyuan's woman just yesterday.

I just don’t know if Bai Shiyuan knows about it.

It would be fun if you knew.