Chapter 115 A Good Show

"Ninth brother, you're here quite early."

Zhou Min entered the private room and asked the guards to guard the door.

After taking a glance at Jiang Jiu behind Zhao Zhuoxi, Jiang Jiu tactfully left.

Zhou Min and Zhao Zhuoxi were the only ones left in the room.

She didn't know what they talked about specifically.

Jiang Jiu came to another private room in the teahouse, where Xiao Yimo, Aunt Qian and others were.

"How is it? Are the books sold well in the bookstore?"

Xiao Yimo snapped his fingers and gave Jiang Jiushu a thumbs up.

"You are amazing! No wonder you asked me to open a bookstore when I was in Suzhou. I didn't know you had this ability."

"This book, "The Revenge of a Heroine," is selling quite well. What other manuscripts do you have next?"

Jiang Jiu took out a stack of papers from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Xiao Yimo.

"The story of three women fighting for a husband is a bit more colorful. It has been proofread and should be printed out as soon as possible."

Xiao Yimo glanced at the introduction and said, "It looks like a good story. Three daughters of a high-ranking official are fighting for one man. Not bad, not bad."

Nanny Qian is looking at Qinshan's account book. As for the salt industry, the court plans to follow Zhao Zhuoxi's suggestion and put the money into the national treasury.

But it is not something that can be done overnight. After all, Yiye Pingzhou has a very good reputation, never shortchanges customers, and the price is fair.

Except for the salt industry in Sucheng, the salt industry in other places is not easy to recover. The court is trying to find a solution, and Jiang Jiu asked Qin Shan to gradually liberalize this business without raising or lowering the price.

Therefore, the salt industry does not make much money.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Jiu's bookstore made a lot of money.

Each generation has its own way of making money.

Jiang Yao studied science and earned money from technology, while Jiang Jiu studied liberal arts and earned money from culture.

For example, lyrics, music, storytelling, and drama scripts can all make money.

With the death of Mrs. Chang, the story of Lord Chang became widely spread. Even if Jiang Jiu did not mention any names, everyone knew that he was talking about the story of Chang Mingyuan.

However, the truth of the matter is not so.

Instead, Jiang Jiu just wanted everyone to know this and direct public opinion towards the conclusion that Mrs. Chang deserved the punishment she received.

"In this case, the murderer was not Madam Chang. Madam Chang was just the knife in their hands. In the book I wrote, there were people who made salt, sugar, and soap, but there was no one who made glass."

Qin Shan closed the account book and sighed heavily.

"The method of making colored glaze is not difficult, but it belongs to the royal family and is not allowed to be used by others. Moreover, our factory and workers have been forcibly occupied by them."

"I heard from my brother that when the old boss was still around, the emperor asked for it several times, but she refused. Unexpectedly, after she passed away and the young master was no longer around, they took over many of our businesses."

Now in the capital, Yiye Pianzhou's business is reduced to shops, manors, fields and other real estate. All production and profitable transactions have been taken over by the Zhou family.

There were even several murders.

Since Jiang Jiu has come to the capital, in addition to avenging her mother, she will also take back the things that belong to Jiang Yao.

Grab it.

"The year before the Lunar New Year is destined to be turbulent, so everyone should be careful."

After meeting with all the shopkeepers and before he left the house, a waiter suddenly rushed in.

As soon as he saw Jiang Jiu, he knelt down in front of her.

"You must be the young master of Yiye Pianzhou, I beg you to avenge my father."

Jiang Jiu was slightly startled and quickly pulled the person up.

"Who are you? What happened at home? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

The waiter looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. When he took off his hat, he transformed into a pretty girl.

"Young Master, my name is Shao Yingying. My father was the shopkeeper of this teahouse. Three years ago, my sister and I were helping my father with his accounts in the teahouse. Unexpectedly, we ran into the youngest son of the prince's uncle, Zhou Shi'an."

Zhou Shian is the youngest son of the emperor's uncle. He is 25 years old this year and is a real playboy.

That day, Shao Yingying and her sister were in a teahouse, helping her father sort out the accounts. When they were leaving, they ran into Zhou Shian and his friends who were having tea in the teahouse.

I don’t know why, but Zhou Shian fell in love with Shao Yingying’s sister at first sight.

But her sister was already engaged and was about to get married, but Zhou Shian insisted on taking her sister back by force.

When she was resisting, the big mastiff raised by Zhou Shi'an suddenly went crazy and bit her sister. But just then, Shao Yingying's father, Shao the shopkeeper, raised a stick and beat the mastiff half to death.

Zhou Shian was so angry that he ordered his men to beat Shao the shopkeeper to death on the spot.

Shao Yingying's sister was bitten on the face and bleeding. After returning home, while handling Shao's funeral, she developed rabies and died.

Shao Yingying's mother was originally weak, and after two people died in succession, she could not bear it and died after being ill for half a year.

Shao Yingying's originally happy family suddenly disappeared and she became an orphan.

Yiye Pianzhou let other people take over Shao's position as the shopkeeper, and also arranged for Shao Yingying to work in the shop, disguising herself as a man and working as a waiter to earn money to support herself.

Shao Yingying wiped away her tears and said, "After my father and sister died, I had no place to sue. I was beaten and arrested several times by the government. I was so grateful to Uncle Song. He advised me to be patient and wait for the boss to come and then ask for help."

"Young Master, I know you are more powerful than us common people. I beg you to help me avenge my father and sister."

Jiang Jiu had just arrived in the capital and was not familiar with the city's dignitaries.

But she had heard of Zhou Shian's name.

The lady Sun on the boat told her about the Zhou family. Zhou Shi'an was the son of the Right Prime Minister in his old age. He was spoiled and therefore acted arrogantly.

From this perspective, it is not only insolent, but also lawless.

Jiang Jiu suddenly had an idea and helped Shao Yingying up.

"Do you still have your complaint from that year?"

Shao Yingying nodded: "Yes, I have kept it."

Jiang Jiu: "Okay, you put it aside for now and let me make the arrangements. We must bring Zhou Shian to justice this time."

Shao Yingying looked worried: "Does the boss also want to go to the government office in the capital to file a complaint? You should know that Zhou is the right prime minister of the dynasty. If you want to file a complaint against him, you must first be beaten with twenty boards."

Looking at the woman in front of her, she was even more fragile than her. It took her a whole month to recover. She didn't want anyone to get hurt.

Jiang Jiu smiled slightly: "How can the right prime minister sue the government? Of course, it's a complaint."

Qin Shan also became worried: "Girl, you don't know how powerful Zhou Shian is. There are three evils in the capital: the fierce dog in the capital, the lone wolf in the suburbs of the capital, and the third son of the Zhou family.

It is said that the lone wolf in the suburbs of Beijing is a ferocious beast that has appeared in recent years. It always sneaks into the surrounding farm villages, and the imperial court has been unable to suppress it every time by sending troops to encircle and suppress it.

The Beijing Mastiff is the pet of the third son of the Zhou family.

The third son of the Zhou family, Zhou Shi'an, brought his Beijing fierce dog and caused trouble everywhere.

The imperial court, however, could do nothing about him because he was the younger brother of Queen Zhou and the younger son of the emperor's uncle.

"Even if you are filing a complaint, you should be careful."

Jiang Jiu shook his head gently: "The Sixth Prince Ling Wang is in charge of the Dali Temple in the capital, I'm sure he will take care of it."

Prince Ling dared to suppress Madam Chang's case. Give him another case and see what he will do.

When Jiang Jiu returned to Zhao Zhuoxi's private room, the Third Prince's Consort Zhou Min was gone.