Yu Jinshu bowed to Ye Nankun and said, "I, Yu Jinshu, greet the City Lord! May the City Lord be blessed with good health!"
"Yu Jinshu..."
Ye Nankun recited her name with interest, and his heart felt as if it was scratched by a feather, making it itchy.
Yu Jinshu didn't understand why.
Ye Nan Gun spoke again: "Kill seven."
Zhan Qi lifted the bead curtain and walked in.
Ye Nankun whispered to Zhan Qi, "Have the Ministry of Internal Affairs bring over all the accounts and invoices for all business transactions between the City Palace and the Wang family, as well as samples of both normal and problematic goods."
"All? City Lord, the Wang family has been cooperating with the City Palace for over fifty years."
"Yes, everyone who has lived here for over fifty years has moved here."
"Yes, City Lord, I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs right away."
Zhan Qi wondered why it was so troublesome.
Ye Nankun had his own purpose, he wanted to keep Yu Jinshu in the palace.
"besides……"
“…”
Yu Jinshu couldn't understand what was being said inside, but he felt that the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
It seems like the city lord wants to make things difficult for the Wang family.
As she expected, a line of eunuchs arrived soon, led by an official, and the eunuchs carried several large boxes.
There were not just these few large boxes, but palace maids, eunuchs and guards came one after another, all carrying boxes.
The hall is almost filled with boxes.
The official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs bowed and said, "City Lord, these are the accounts and invoices for the transactions between the Wang family and the City Palace, as well as samples of the goods with problems and samples that can be used for reference."
Yu Jinshu looked at so many boxes and felt suffocated. He cursed in his heart, what was this dog city lord trying to do?
Ye Nankun spoke up, "Yu Jinshu, your Wang family has been cooperating with the City Palace for over fifty years. Initially, it was because your late husband's grandfather saved my grandfather, and so my grandfather entrusted the Wang family with all the supplies needed for the City Palace. That's how your Wang family gained the reputation of being as wealthy as a nation."
The words "rich enough to rival a country" sound a bit creepy when they are spoken by the city lord.
Yu Jinshu hurriedly said, "City Lord, the Wang family has declined significantly since my husband passed away."
Ye Nankun's lips curved slightly. "It's not that things have declined since your husband's death, but since your husband's father passed away, the Wang family's various businesses have declined significantly. Because of this, the quality of goods sent to the city palace in recent years has also declined significantly."
Yu Jinshu didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.
The city lord was telling the truth, especially about the Wang family's weaving workshop. Because Wang Baoshan took the workshop's most skilled craftsmen to Shu, the workmanship of the brocade sent to the city palace became increasingly poor.
Ye Nankun continued, "I heard that your family's Imperial Kiln has created a piece of porcelain, just as I said to your husband three years ago, combining all the glaze colors in the world into one piece of porcelain."
Finally, the matter was brought up, and Yu Jinshu hurriedly said, "Yes, City Lord, the porcelain is just outside the main hall."
Ye Nankun: "Bring it in."
Zhan Qi went outside the hall and asked the guards to carry the porcelain vase behind the bead curtain.
Ye Nankun, who was behind the bead curtain, saw the porcelain and was stunned at first sight.
How could there be something in this world that is so gorgeous and exquisite, yet not tacky?
And each pattern represents a glaze color.
He counted them and found that there were seventeen kinds.
"It's truly extraordinary! I never thought that the Imperial Kiln Factory couldn't produce this porcelain in the hands of your husband, but was made by a mere woman like you."
Although Yu Jinshu is a young woman, she is only eighteen years old.
Yu Jinshu breathed a sigh of relief when this piece of porcelain was recognized.
She said, "Three years ago, the City Lord said that if the Imperial Kiln Factory could produce a piece of porcelain like this, he would let the Imperial Kiln Factory renew its contract with the City Palace. I wonder if the City Lord can still fulfill this promise?"
It was the first time that Ye Nankun saw a woman speak so boldly.
There are many women around him, and without exception, they are all submissive in front of him, for fear of offending him.
But this young lady was different. She was very different from the very beginning when she was snatching candied haws from him on the street.
Just grab it with your mouth.
Quite interesting!
"I will naturally fulfill my promise and allow Chenggong to renew the contract with the Imperial Kiln Factory. However, the cooperation between your Wang family and Chenggong is more than just porcelain."
Yu Jinshu looked at these boxes and understood that this was the source of the Wang family's wealth.
By supplying the city palace, the Wang family could not only earn huge wealth from the city palace, but also take it as an honor, gain customers from all over Han'an City, and make even more money.
Ye Nankun said, "Since you are the head of the Wang family, you will investigate these problems here today one by one. Once the problems are found, you must correct them one by one. If you can correct them to my satisfaction, the supply of goods to the City Palace and the Wang family can continue. If you cannot correct them, then the problematic goods will no longer be supplied to the City Palace."
Yu Jinshu felt this wasn't a problem: "City Lord, I'll have the managers of the Wang family's factories and workshops come over here to help me find the problem."
Ye Nankun said, "Only the head of the Wang family is allowed to investigate. This can be considered as a punishment for the Wang family's perfunctory treatment of the City Palace over the years."
Next, Yu Jinshu was kept behind, and all the other members of the Wang family were sent out of the palace, including Yu Jinshu's maids.
Yu Jinshu felt that this was not a bad thing. She just wanted to get close to the city lord and seduce him. However, it was really difficult to ask her to investigate these problems.
She understood that investigating the problem was only one aspect, and the main purpose was to cause trouble for the Wang family and punish them.
But why punish her alone?
This is very strange.
In the hall, there were only Ye Nankun and Yu Jinshu.
It was already dusk when dinner was delivered from the imperial kitchen.
Yu Jinshu sat cross-legged beside the dining table. The maids brought the dishes one by one. They were all delicacies from land and sea. She didn't find it strange. After all, the Wang family's daily meals were almost the same.
However, there was a plate with a few strings of candied haws, which did seem novel to her.
The first time she saw candied haws while eating, it reminded her of the time a few days ago when she was fighting with a handsome man on the street for candied haws.
The bead curtain rustled with a crisp sound, and the city lord walked out from behind the bead curtain.
When Yu Jinshu looked up, she was stunned. She instantly understood why there were candied haws on the food table.
It turned out that the person who had snatched the candied haws from her a few days ago was the city lord Ye Nankun.
Ye Nankun's extremely handsome facial features seemed to be carefully carved out. He was born with the aura of a king who dominated the world, giving people a deep sense of oppression.
Yu Jinshu's breath hitched, and it took him a while to react. He quickly stood up and saluted Ye Nankun: "City Lord."
Ye Nankun's lips curled up into a smile. He bent over and picked up a candied haws on the food table and handed it to Yu Jinshu: "Do you remember me?"
Yu Jinshu's gaze shifted from Ye Nankun's bitten lip to the candied haws, and he nodded, "I remember."
Oh no, Ye Nankun must be holding a grudge against her because she stole his candied haws and bit him, so he is finding these reasons to punish her!
Yu Jinshu suddenly felt a tragic sense of dying before achieving his goal.
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