Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 186 Fan Xian is Naive Again
Inside the room, Leng Feibai sat cross-legged on the bed, rapidly circulating the true energy in his lower dantian.

When the sun reached its zenith, a burst of energy erupted from Leng Feibai's body.

Under the pull of the Qi, all the ironware in the room was suspended in mid-air.

"call"

With a soft exhale, Leng Feibai opened his eyes.

The next moment, the true energy that had been accumulating in the lower dantian surged upwards and disappeared into the chaotic sea of ​​energy.

As the true qi merged into the chaotic sea of ​​qi, a golden energy surged out from the sea of ​​qi and entered Leng Feibai's lungs along the meridians.

After finishing his cultivation, Leng Feibai got up and walked towards the garden inside the inn.

But before he knew it, a wisp of dark energy appeared in his mind.

At this moment, everyone except Wang Qinian was gathered in the garden.

Upon seeing Leng Feibai arrive, Fan Xian immediately summoned others to discuss important matters.

The first thing is that since the battle with Yun Zhilan yesterday, Shadow and the two hundred Black Riders he brought have not appeared.

In response, Fan Xian even asked Wang Qinian to search for Yingzi both inside and outside Suzhou City, and to come to Suzhou in advance to investigate the whereabouts of Deng Ziyue of the Ming family, in order to prevent any accidents.

As for what Yun Zhilan came to Suzhou for, if Fan Xian wasn't mistaken, it was about the distribution of the internal treasury's share for next month.

According to intelligence from the Surveillance Bureau, although Dongyi City is at odds with Qing Kingdom, the goods in the inner treasury are so precious that the inner treasury sells them to the outside world every year.

Si Gu Jian would send people to Jiangnan to purchase large quantities of goods and transport them back to Dongyi City for sale in shops within his territory.

This handover of the imperial treasury is no small matter for merchants across the land.

Now, wealthy merchants from Qingguo, Dongyi City, and Northern Qi are all gathering in Jiangnan City with large sums of money, eagerly awaiting their arrival.

After Fan Xian takes over the three major workshops, the sale of the inner treasury's share will begin.

The second thing they needed to discuss was the sale of the internal warehouse quota. After the Ming family, who should be in charge of managing the internal warehouse?

Fan Xian was also very troubled by this matter. The problem of the Imperial Treasury could not be solved simply by changing the head of a family.

If the original monopolistic management method of the inner treasury is still used, then even if the Ming family is replaced by another family, it will only be a change in name but not in substance, and will be completely meaningless.

After careful consideration, Fan Xian decided to publicly sell the various methods of the Imperial Treasury.

Merchants nationwide can purchase the production method, but a franchise fee is required...

Before Fan Xian could finish speaking, Leng Feibai splashed the herbal tea in his hand all over Fan Xian's face.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Fan Xian jolted awake, his face covered in tea leaves as he stared at Leng Feibai.

Leng Feibai put down his teacup and said calmly, "You didn't get off the boat to swim on the way to Suzhou, did you?"

Everyone was stunned when those words were spoken.

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "I thought you went swimming after getting off the boat, so you've lost your mind and are courting death here." Fan Xian was stunned. Leng Feibai said irritably, "Don't think that His Majesty has given you control of the Imperial Treasury. You and your mother-in-law are both managing the Imperial Treasury for His Majesty. If you release all the production data of the goods today, your mother-in-law and the Second Prince can mobilize a group of court officials to attack and impeach you tomorrow. Then, you'll be on the execution ground, and the entire Fan family will be exiled."

After hearing this, Li Chengping said weakly, "It's not that serious, is it?"

Leng Feibai ignored Li Chengping and continued, "Furthermore, the risk for franchisees is extremely high, because if even one franchisee has a problem, the entire company is often destroyed."

Li Chengping looked completely bewildered after hearing this and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, what do you mean?"

Leng Feibai helplessly waved his fingers and said, "Let me give you an example of the goods in the inner warehouse, such as perfumes and soaps. How much do the three major workshops produce in a day?"

Shi Chanli quickly replied, "More than three hundred bottles of perfume a day, and several hundred bars of soap a day."

Leng Feibai continued, "Let's talk about perfume first. If you release the perfume making method to franchisees, will they be able to make it strictly according to the formula? Won't they cut corners and use inferior ingredients to increase production? Will the perfume made in this way be harmful to the human body? If it really causes harm, how will you remedy it? Have you thought about these things?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, those merchants don't have that kind of guts, do they?"

"You underestimate the audacity of merchants."

Leng Feibai sneered and said, "Once there's enough profit, those merchants become incredibly bold. With a 10% profit, they'll ensure their goods are used everywhere; with a 20% profit, they become active; with a 50% profit, they'll take risks; for a 100% profit, they'll dare to trample on all human laws; with a 30% profit..."

Before Leng Feibai could finish speaking, Fan Xian silently said, "He dared to risk having his entire family beheaded on the execution ground."

After those words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Leng Feibai continued, "Trust is a knife. Whoever you give it to, you must be prepared to be stabbed by them. Don't you understand that?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Chanli couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, can ordinary people be so wicked?"

"Snakes and scorpions are companions, spiders are neighbors, a thousand butterflies swarm around the flute, and the poison is invisible. People all fear the things that break the heart, but they do not see that the most poisonous thing is in the human heart."

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he raised his hand and made a double sign, "There are two things in this world that are the most poisonous and incurable. One is power, which can make people turn their backs on their family. The other is the human heart, because you can never see through the skin in front of you and know what kind of heart is hidden inside."

"All right."

Fan Xian stood up and said, "Brother, what do you think I should do?"

Leng Feibai watched as Fan Xian took out a scroll from his robes and said, "You'll have to get your hands on the three major workshops before you go to this place to find them. Don't forget, even if we're together, we can't beat them in business."

Fan Xian felt as if he had been struck by lightning. How could he forget that Leng Feibai had already moved the merchants of Qingyutang to Jiangnan? When the time came, he could simply go to them for a suitable solution and advice.

Thinking of this, Fan Xian quickly said, "Brother Feibai, then next, all we need to do is find out where the Ming family moved the three major workshops, right?"

"more than!"

Leng Feibai looked up at the sky and said, "Don't forget, His Majesty's secret decree is for us to eliminate the Ming family. The key is that with our limited numbers, without a foolproof method, we probably can't eliminate the Ming family in one fell swoop. Moreover, we're operating in secrecy, so there's no way we can transfer troops from the Jiangnan garrison to wipe out the Ming family!"

"Take it one step at a time, first find the three major workshops!"

Fan Xian said confidently, "Anyway, the evidence we have clearly records the Ming family's illegal and criminal activities. If we present it to the Emperor, it will be enough to sentence the entire Ming family to death. Let's go, everyone go and relax for a while, and wait for my men to come find me."

Seeing this, Leng Feibai said nothing more. After watching the others leave, he walked to the side and stood beside Haitang Duoduo, who was staring blankly at some dried fruit and pastries.

(End of this chapter)