Chapter 245: Conversation in the Small Building
What Shi Nian heard most in Bian Jing was that the Shi family had become a useless chess piece lost in the game between Emperor Ren De and the Empress Dowager. Neither Emperor Ren De nor the Empress Dowager lost anything in this game.
However, in the Shi family, all the men in the first wife's house who were capable of taking on responsibilities became victims.
"Second Master, you didn't expect that, did you?" Qin Junyi lowered his eyes slightly while speaking, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips: "I didn't expect that either."
Shi Nian naturally understood what Qin Junyi meant. This Xie Rongying was the wife that Qin Junyi brought back with him in a sedan chair carried by eight people. He did not expect that because of marrying such a woman, the entire Yongyi Marquis Mansion collapsed due to this woman's calculations.
"Hearing what the young marquis said, it seems that Xie Rongying is really a character." Compared to focusing on a woman, Shi Nian is more concerned about stepping on the Xie family step by step.
"I'm just giving the Second Master a reminder. After all, it's inevitable to deal with the Xie family in the business world. Although Xie Rongying came to Yizhou to recuperate, we should be able to guess her real purpose." Qin Junyi said lightly.
In fact, Qin Junyi was shocked when he learned that there was an iron mine in Yizhou. He only found out about it after he met Shangguan Yan.
But the Xie family had known this news for a long time. If Shangguan Yan had not taken control of the mine earlier than the Xie family, the Xie family would have taken the mine into their possession long ago.
However, according to the Xie family's temperament, the Xie family must offer the mines in Yizhou to Emperor Ren De.
But now the situation in Dayin has changed a lot, and Yizhou is also a little dangerous.
In any case, the government of Yizhou has betrayed the emperor of Dayin.
Qin Junyi could even guess what Shangguan Yan wanted to do in Yizhou, or rather, Yizhou had long been a city that Shangguan Yan could control.
As if he had thought of something, Qin Junyi raised his eyes and looked at Shi Nian: "Second Master Shi, I'd like to ask, have you and my father-in-law known each other for a long time?"
"Is this strange?" Shi Nian asked back, "General Shangguan is also from Bianjing, and so am I. We've known each other for a long time."
However, due to the burden Shangguan Yan carried during those years, Shi Yang told him not to get too close to Shangguan Yan.
However, Shi Nian is a businessman who puts profit first. Shangguan Yan is also a local tyrant in Longxi. How could he not maintain this friendship?
Qin Junyi looked as if he had realized what was happening: "It seems that the friendship between Second Master and my father-in-law is even deeper than I thought."
"Young Marquis, just tell me what the General wants me to do next." Shi Nian didn't want to waste time on idle talk with Qin Jun, and his tone was filled with impatience. "The General asked me to recruit men from other places in Yizhou. In the past two weeks, nearly ten thousand strong and energetic young men have arrived in Yizhou. When will the General come to inspect this batch of men?"
Shi Nian could guess that Shangguan Yan recruited so many people because of the mine in the deep mountains of Lujiao Village.
"But do the mines really need so many strong men?" Shi Nian asked doubtfully. "We've already recruited nearly 30,000 men for the general, and now there's another 10,000, which means it's almost 40,000."
"This..." After hearing these words, Qin Junyi's guess became clearer: "I've been to that mine, and that's exactly what they need."
Although Shi Nian had been to Lujiao Village, he had never entered the mine. Instead, the area around the foot of the mountain was full of newly built houses, and the blacksmiths from Yizhou were all brought to Lujiao Village by Shangguan Yan.
Shi Nian asked curiously, "General Shangguan wants to use that iron mine to make weapons?"
Qin Junyi did not answer directly, but smiled meaningfully.
Shi Nian's face froze for a moment: "General, what are you doing...?"
Qin Junyi saw Shi Nian's hesitation and chuckled, "Second Master, although the Shi family has withdrawn from Bianjing, haven't you ever thought about avenging Lord Shi and your two nephews?"
Shi Nian's eyes darkened slightly: "Of course I have this plan."
Revenge is revenge, but Shi Nian never thought of letting himself and the Shi family bear other burdens.
"Second Master, you don't think that Lord Shi's death was solely due to the Xie family, do you?" Qin Junyi said with a deep smile, "But given Second Master's shrewdness, he should have guessed what the General was going to do. Second Master has already done so much for the General, he can no longer escape unscathed."
Shi Nian stared at Qin Junyi with a cold look in his eyes, and even his hands were clenched into fists.
Although Shi Nian is ambitious, the Shi family has never harbored any thoughts of rebellion, even though things have changed in Dayin now.
"General, you want to recruit so many men. It's not because the mines need them, but because you want to recruit soldiers?" Shi Nian stared at Qin Junyi deeply. "Before, the general asked me to buy horses from the merchants of the Liao Dynasty. Is this recruiting soldiers?"
Qin Junyi smiled and said, "Second Master, you have done so many important things for the General. If you want to get away now, isn't it a bit unreasonable?"
Shi Nian stood up suddenly and pointed at Qin Junyi: "It is true that I arranged these things, but I never thought that Shangguan Yan would dare to recruit troops without permission!"
"Second Master also said that it was you who arranged it." Qin Junyi raised his eyes and looked at Shi Nian: "It was you who was recruiting soldiers for the general."
"You!" Shi Nian quickly calmed down and stared at Qin Junyi with a much fiercer look.
"Since we're on this ship with the general, we're all in this together. The new emperor's throne is naturally unstable, so these six months are the best time. Besides, with the Jin and Liao invaders outside, the general is bound to lose." Qin Junyi was well aware of Dayin's internal and external troubles. Thinking of Xie Rongying and Zhao Yu teaming up to deal with the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, he sneered, "The general is saying, Second Master, just focus on the Xie family's business. Once Dayin's borders lose the support of the Xie family's money, how long can the national treasury sustain them?"
As they spoke, Qin Junyi and Shi Nian looked at each other.
At this time, the wind started to blow in the small building, and the sound of the wind was quite mighty.
(It will be finished at the end of the month, sorry for the slow finishing.)
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