Chapter 208 The Difficult Boss Ji
Covering his head tightly, Li Heng screamed in despair: "My body and hair are given by my parents, Your Majesty, please don't do that!"
Jin Sui smiled and patted his hand with the back of a knife: "Let go!"
Li Heng's eyes were full of pleading: "My Lord, please spare me this time!"
Jin Sui was amused by his dramatic reaction and put away the knife: "Now, can you show me the commercial law clauses? Also, I am not your prince!"
Li Heng looked at the beard that was scattered all over the table with regret, then glanced at Jinsui who was playing with a knife, and felt as if he was having a nightmare and couldn't wake up.
The fake King Li is a woman? This is such a joke! No wonder there has been no news of the fake King Li in the border town. Who would believe it if I told anyone?
If someone told him that the fake King Li was a woman, and a great beauty at that, he would not believe it even if they swore an oath.
She hurriedly handed the commercial law clause to Jin Sui. What was funny was that because she heard too much noise in the room, Shi Er Niang kicked the door open and shouted, "Don't bully Sui Sui!"
Then he saw Li Heng covering his chin, and Jin Sui watching Shang Lu from the side.
Li Heng was about to cry. Who was bullying whom? I had cultivated my beautiful beard for several years, but it was cut off just like that.
In an instant, the scene of Zheng Yun being beheaded by the fake King Li emerged in his mind, and he felt lucky that the knife had only cut his beard.
"You are too slow. After so many days of discussion, you have only drafted something useful for me! Call all the officials here. We must draft the commercial law before the prince comes back!"
Li Heng looked at her, hesitant to speak, but Twelve Niang was smart: "This is Boss Ji."
Li Heng: ...Well, I, an official appointed by the imperial court, will also join your gang in Border Town! "Boss Ji, wait a moment. I will go and call someone."
Jin Sui was afraid that he would run away, so he pulled his sleeve and said, "Let the people below go and shout, Master Li, sit down and take charge."
Jin Sui was going to the space to get some information, and said to Twelve Niang, "Keep an eye on him, don't let him run away."
Li Hengzhen cried, I'm not a prisoner! Besides, why should I run? Where can I run to? If I had known you were a fake King Li, how could I have been so careless? Before the official came, Jin Sui used the excuse of going to the toilet to enter the space, printed a bunch of forms, moved a box of coffee and energy bars, and packed a bag of jade ornaments from the northern border, ready to let Hei Hu lock the door and guard it.
No one can leave until the commercial law is finalized! These officials are too lazy and work too slowly. They are all old-timers in the officialdom and deal with things with an attitude of "the more you work, the more mistakes you make, and the less you work, the better."
If we don't push them, the commercial law won't be decided until next year! I'll fight with you guys to see who can outlast the other!
When Jinsui came back, all the officials were present. She asked the Yan brothers and sisters to leave, but Shi Er Niang insisted on not leaving, saying that she wanted to protect her.
Finally, Yan Shiyi went back. Yan Jiu was not around, so he had to take charge. Shier Niang and Hei Hu followed Jin Sui, just like Zhang Long and Zhao Hu protected Bao Da Ren.
If you don’t know, you might think they are here to cause trouble!
Li Heng had already told the officials about Boss Ji's identity, and few of them dared to look up and take a closer look at Jin Sui.
There were sounds of people sucking in their breaths. It was actually true! The fake King Li was a woman! She was a crazy woman. Who would dare to mess with her? Each person had a table and a chair, just like distributing test papers in an exam room. Each person had several forms and an energy bar. Coffee was not served first, but tea was served first.
Jin Sui sat in Li Heng's seat and thrust the dagger into the table with a clang, causing all the officials present to break out in cold sweats.
Then she poured the box of jade ornaments next to the knife and said, “I believe everyone here understands my style of doing things. If you have done a good deed, I will reward you handsomely.
Come, I have sent you the forms. Come and give me your proposals. Anyone who comes up with a useful one will be rewarded with a piece of beautiful jade.
Of course, anyone who dares to leave before the form is filled out will be rewarded with a knife!"
Someone objected: "Miss Ji, we respect His Royal Highness the King of Li, so we allow you to do whatever you want here! We are officials appointed by the court, do you want to imprison us?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "It sounds so bad to say imprisonment. We are all working for the prince. I just want to draft the business law as soon as possible. How can it be considered imprisonment if I provide you with good food and drink?"
The official stood up and said, "Well, I have something important to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
Jin Sui raised his chin towards Hei Hu and said, "Bring Master Liu here."
The word "hug" startled Hei Hu, Lord Liu, and everyone present. How to hug? Hei Hu reacted quickly. He, who was nearly two meters tall, walked in front of Lord Liu, who was just over 1.7 meters tall. Lord Liu was so scared that his voice was distorted: "What are you going to do? I am an official appointed by the court...ah, put me down..."
Hei Hu put his hands under his elbows and lifted him up like a child.
"Boss Ji, where are you taking him?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Take him and let him admire Master Li's beard."
Li Heng was embarrassed and angry, his face turned red, and he had been raising his sleeves to cover his chin, but now he had to put them down.
Then everyone saw Li Zhoumu's new beard. The long beard at the bottom was shaved into pieces, and the two side whiskers at the top were shaved off half. It looked as funny as it could be.
No one dared to laugh except Twelve Lady. This Miss Ji was really so bold!
"If you want to leave, let me change your hairstyle and let you go immediately."
Jin Sui played with the knife and said to Master Liu with a smile. Li Heng couldn't stand it anymore and tried to reconcile:
"It is only right that we do our best to draft the commercial law that the prince wants as soon as possible."
He kept winking at Lord Liu, telling him to finish the job quickly and get rid of this plague goddess, because we can't defeat her!
Jin Sui applauded: "Master Li, you are right! Come, Twelve Lady, give this ring given to me by King Bater to Master Li."
Hei Hu carried Lord Liu back to his seat, patted his shoulder, and said like he was comforting a primary school student: "Just fill up these three pages."
He added, "You can't write nonsense! Boss Ji is very scary when he's angry."
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Come on! Tell us one by one, where do we need to improve or supplement our new commercial law? You all are talents of the court, and you must have a lot of ideas. Don't hide them.
I know you don't want to see me, as long as we draft the business law, I will get out of Yanzhou immediately."
The officials gnashed their teeth but were helpless. They couldn't beat her, nor could they win the argument. If they quarreled with her, they would be the ones to be embarrassed no matter what the outcome.
Just like what Li Zhoumu said, get the job done quickly and get rid of this plague god!
In the past, King Li was lawless and at least he didn't come to Yanzhou City. Now that he has become Miss Ji, it is even more troublesome.
The progress was so rapid that even Hei Hu said, "When the prince asked before, everyone would look embarrassed, but it was Boss Ji who had a solution. The prince was too soft on them."
Gu Changxiao was not soft-hearted, but he did not know the mentality of these officials. Sometimes, when talking to them, it was useless to reason, because they were taught to reason.
Only turning over the table will work! Besides, I'm not afraid that you will write a memorial to accuse me or destroy my reputation afterwards.
When officials finished writing, they sent it to Jinsui to read. She would ask questions one by one and give her opinions. If it was well written, she would immediately reward it, and if there were problems, she would revise it.
Stop and discuss once an hour, write down the agreed terms, and then complete the rest.
After dark, we turned on the lights. If someone dozed off in the middle of the night, the coffee would take effect. Heihu would personally take us to the toilet, and if we were hungry, we would eat energy bars.
Everyone really stayed up all night, and many officials were whispering that they had not worked so hard since the imperial examination!
I really regret that they delayed too much when the prince was here. The prince was so lenient back then! If they had discussed it in those few days, this wouldn't have happened.
At daybreak, the new commercial law was finally drafted. Everyone's eyes were red from staying up all night, and several officials almost burst into tears.
What's funny is that they didn't dare to look at Jin Sui with resentment, only helplessness and pleading, "Boss Ji, can you take your things and leave? Don't come to Yanzhou forever, okay?"
Some minor officials were quite happy. Their salaries were low, but the reward they received from Boss Ji tonight was as much as a year's salary.
"Very good, everyone go back and have a good sleep. When the prince comes back, I will report the merits of all the adults."
Li Heng was the first to say, "I dare not ask for credit, I just ask Your Majesty not to blame me."
"Look at what Lord Li said. In the future, Yan and Northern Xinjiang will trade with each other and we can all make money together. This commercial law is drafted for the entire Yan area. Today's suffering will bring happiness tomorrow!"
"Besides, all the goods from Yandi entering the Northern Frontier must pass through Lida Wuxian Pass. We in Yanzhou and Lida Wuxian City still need to cooperate more. My lords, please don't look so sad!"
In other words, you might ask me for help! The officials were speechless and had to force a smile to say goodbye to "Boss Ji".
Li Heng looked at Jinsui several times before leaving, but still didn't dare to ask. Maybe Jinsui just couldn't bear to look at him because his expression was too pitiful.
He smiled and said, "I'll leave tomorrow."
Li Heng heaved a long sigh of relief, and wanted to say a few polite words. Jin Sui raised his eyebrows and said, "If you ask me to stay, I will really stay."
Li Heng didn't dare to say anything. He put the unfinished energy bar on the table into his sleeve and looked at Jinsui silently.
Jin Sui was about to ask him, "Are you not leaving?" Then she realized that she was at Li Heng's house and waved to him, "I'll take my leave first. I'll visit you another day."
Li Heng: ...You'd better never come here again!
Carrying Xin Shanglu back to the Yan family, Jinsui felt at ease to catch up on sleep with Shi Er Niang. Heihu slept in the guard room and Baozhu took care of him.
They slept until the afternoon, and Yan Shiyi prepared hot pot for them to eat when they woke up.
Yan Jiu sent someone to bring back a message that the refugee issue had been dealt with, and the noble families who had taken in the refugees had all sent all the refugees back.
The word "take in" is used very well! Jin Sui sneered while eating hot pot.
The nobles were powerful, they could even use the term "sheltered" to enslave refugees. If Gu Changxiao hadn't been a little more assertive, they might have spread rumors that refugees coming to the border town were suffering as slaves.
Being taken in by the nobles is their best way out! If the people really believe it, they will definitely organize a riot. Do you think His Royal Highness the Prince of Li will suppress the rebellion or suppress it?
She was not suspicious, but was certain that there were people arranged by Prince Yu among the refugees, who were specifically responsible for stirring up trouble. There must be Prince Yu's party among the Yandi nobles, who cooperated with these people to stir up trouble.
Thinking about Huo Zian's past experience, Jin Sui decided to do a large-scale population survey to pick out all the suspected spies and send them to the military farm to carry manure!
Both sides are making rapid progress. Gu Changxiao is expected to arrive at the border town the day after tomorrow. By then, Yan Jiu will bring the stewards sent by the Yan nobles to the border town to discuss trade matters in the northern border.
"Fortunately, the business law has been drawn up. I guess they didn't expect it to be so fast?"
Yan Shiyi said strangely: "That's because you are here. If it were someone else, it wouldn't be so fast!"
"Lock up all the officials in Yanzhou and don't let them leave until they finish writing. You are the only one in the world who can do such a thing!"
Jin Sui grabbed the fat lamb he had just boiled with a chopstick and said with a smile, "Just tell me if it's useful or not?"
Yan Shiyi couldn't help but admire: "It's really useful! Tell me, can I learn it?"
Jinsui shook his head: "No."
"Why?"
Twelve Lady answered for Jin Sui: "Because our family is in Yanzhou! Do you want our family to be harassed by officials every day?"
Jin Sui laughed and said, "That's right! Even if the monk runs away, the temple cannot run away. But my temple is not in Yanzhou! So I am not afraid of offending them."
Yan Shiyi praised again: "You are really generous. You really rewarded me when you said you would. I guess after a while, the resentment in the hearts of those officials will dissipate. When they see the jade ornaments you rewarded them, they will want to do something big with you again."
"This is exactly what I want! It would be best if the word spread all over the world. Working with Boss Ji, I can eat meat and make money!"
"Hey, Boss Ji, Twelve Lady said she wants to be a female teacher in your academy, so what do you think I can be?"
Jin Sui's eyes turned and he lowered his voice and asked, "How much pocket money have you saved?"
Yan Shiyi also whispered: "Big brother doesn't want my money from the restaurant. I can still take out the 50,000 taels of silver as the real money!"
Jin Sui patted his shoulder and said, "If you really want to come to my academy, I will let you become one of the shareholders. You can invest 50,000 taels of silver and become the dean of teaching!"
Yan Shiyi was overjoyed: "Dean of Education! This title sounds very domineering, much more domineering than the salt carrier! That's no problem, fifty thousand taels, right? Just bring it back when you return to the border town!"
Jin Sui blinked and said, "Don't tell your eldest brother yet, so he won't ask too many questions.
By the way, if any of your friends can invest 50,000 taels of silver, I still have a few positions here, such as security chief, logistics director, and childcare committee member. They are all good positions, first come first served! Not everyone can invest in my academy!"
Yan Shiyi was very excited: "No problem, Jin Zilin often asks me if you have any business that he can cooperate with, I will write to him right away.
Don't worry, I won't tell my eldest brother. He always thinks I can't accomplish anything big, so this time let's do something big to show him!"
Jin Sui laughed wildly in her heart, "Young men of the noble families in Yan, please give me your pocket money! " Shi Er Niang was anxious: "What should I do, Sui Sui, I don't have 50,000 taels of silver!"
Jin Sui patted her hands and said, "You are a special case! You can still have shares without investing. The Women's College is now handed over to you."
On the last day at the Yan family, Jinsui was still very busy. Yan Shiyi cleared out a villa to use as a wool weaving workshop, and all the embroiderers moved there.
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