Chapter 217 Confrontation

When Shen Wuyang heard this, he immediately became alert.

"No problem, no problem. I've been putting up with those bastards for a long time. Now I can be arrogant for a while, so they won't look down on me."

"Do it well and make up for the damage to Qinyun Building. Once you've done that, I might consider writing a letter to your master to praise you. That's much better than you messing around here, right?"

Shen Wuyang was immediately overjoyed.

"Mr. Chen, you are my ancestor. Don't worry, you are the overlord in Yuanzhou HNA."

Chen Shiyi came back alive and opened up a new sea route, which shocked the sea shipping industry in Yuanzhou.

Especially the eight major families who had used fake drawings and the Hou family ships to lure them into the North Sea Current, all had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

The government only has warships. As mentioned above, officials do not compete with the people for profit.

In Yuanzhou, in the past, there were only eight of them dominating the overseas trade. Now, there is one more. Although it is not in their line, it is still troublesome for someone to compete with them for business.

After all, Wonju is not that big, and eating at several restaurants would not be enough.

They really can't underestimate that girl.

Can a woman who dares to go out, mingle with men, draw a knife, and shout for fighting and killing be a good person?

Chen Shiyi wrote a letter to Pei Luoshu. In addition to reporting his safety, he also asked him if he knew anyone who could travel to the canal in the interior of Jiangzhou.

Soon, someone was sent over there.

The man, who was about thirty years old and had a simple and honest face, hurriedly handed the letter to Chen Shiyi when he saw her.

"Master Pei's letter asked me to come to you. My surname is Liu, my given name is Feng, and I am the second in command of the Qing Gang in the canal transport area from Tanzhou to Jiangzhou."

Chen Shiyi was a little shocked.

Those who are involved in business have all heard of the Qing Gang. They account for 60% of inland shipping, making them one of the largest inland shipping companies.

HNA cannot compare with inland shipping, as the traffic there is quite large and it is a place where the aristocratic families, nobles and royal families of Daye compete for.

But Chen Shiyi didn't have the courage to steal food from them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Liu."

"It's not hard work. Just tell me what you need me to do."

Yuanzhou is relatively prosperous because it is close to the sea, but the counties close to the inland are relatively poor. The expensive pearls, ivory, spices, etc. that she exchanged for silk and tea from the countries of Vasati and Mika cannot be sold in Yuanzhou. Tanzhou and Jiangzhou are prosperous and belong to the Jiangnan area. There are many wealthy people among the people, and the inland shipping routes are also close. In this way, all the goods shipped back from the sea can be sold there. Although there will be more freight and labor costs, good sales are the most important thing.

Liu Feng, the second in command of the Qing Gang, suddenly realized.

"So, the girl wants to cooperate with us. Don't worry, I'll take care of it. You just need to ship the goods, and I'll ensure that your goods arrive safely in Jiangzhou."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"You were invited by Pei Luoshu, so I trust you. How do you charge the shipping fee?"

Liu Feng shook his head.

"It's just a trip, no need to pay."

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"It's not just a one-time visit. I might have to go there often in the future. From a business perspective, I don't like to owe favors to others."

The matter was settled. Chen Shiyi wrote a letter to Chang Yi, asking him to go to Jiangzhou to pick up the goods and arrange for them to be sold.

Later, many local retail investors in Yuanzhou wanted to take the Yuyuan boat to the Kingdom of Posati to see if they could get some good things from there and sell them in Daye.

Chen Shiyi thought this was a great opportunity. After all, the things he brought with him were very limited, and it would require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the cost was also high. It would be better to provide convenience to these retail investors, earn some shipping fees, and collect some warehouse fees. Although it was not much, it was still very profitable given the large number of people.

Afterwards, Chen Shiyi bought a second ship. Although it was not as big as the Yuyuan Boat, it was more than enough to carry individual passengers and provide cargo space.

That’s how her shipping business in Wonju developed.

Moreover, with Huang Tongwei's family helping to supervise and manage, Bo Yuan also began to learn to do some work, and Shen Wuyang kept a close eye on the eight major families, she felt relieved instantly.

March, Kyoto.

There is a constant flow of people coming and going in Lingyun Pavilion. In the past two years, in addition to handling the government affairs at hand, Wen Zhiheng has also been busy responding to Pei Luoshu's attacks.

A historian impeached him in the court, saying that there was solid evidence of corruption in the Wensu Marquis's mansion, and that the son of the prince consort died in Fangling, which might be related to Wen Zhiheng. He asked the emperor to make a ruling, review the case, and find out the real murderer of the prince consort's death.

Wen Zhiheng listened to the quarrel calmly. After they finished, the emperor asked Wen Zhiheng casually.

"How do you explain that?"

Wen Zhiheng bowed to the emperor, neither humble nor arrogant.

"So many years have passed, and there are many things that I cannot remember clearly. Your Excellency's words are so clear, so I believe there must be evidence. Please bring it out for Your Majesty to decide. After all, the reason why the Wensu Marquis's Mansion was able to return from Fangling was because Your Majesty made the evidence public and personally approved it, showing mercy to the Wensu Marquis's Mansion..."

He continued.

"Since I came back, I have encountered many setbacks and discussions. I think it is because Your Majesty has treated me too highly. I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on me, otherwise I will be uneasy."

In these words, Wen Zhiheng was expressing his own sadness, but in fact he was praising the emperor. Besides, this matter was so far away, and the decision was made by the emperor himself, so he could not and would not bring up this matter again.

"Forget it. Zhiheng is so busy with state affairs. You should do something practical instead of dwelling on the past."

The emperor favored Wen Zhiheng, and no one in the court dared to speak out.

Moreover, there are students from the Prime Minister's Mansion who were promoted by Wen Zhiheng.

For this reason, the emperor specially gave him one thousand taels of gold and a jade ruyi to comfort him.

Later, the Ministry of Personnel reported again that Wen Zhiheng's students relied on the influence of the prime minister's office to bribe during the imperial examination.

Moreover, the evidence has already been presented on the emperor's case.

The emperor threw the memorial to the ground, causing panic among the people in the court.

"What do you do in the Ministry of Personnel? Why are you bringing this up now?"

Wen Zhiheng lowered his eyes, as if the accusations against him by the court officials had nothing to do with him.

"When the Prime Minister is not handling government affairs, he teaches his students. There are always one or two people who behave improperly. He reported this matter to me three days ago and was willing to accept the punishment and take responsibility for his own negligence and failure to discipline. But you are negligent in your duties and are doing nothing. Don't you feel ashamed to wear this red robe?"

Old Master Hu raised his eyes and glanced at Wen Zhiheng. He was too cunning. Pei Luoshu might not be his match.