With a wounded heart, Liu Mingqi returned home.

Before he could decide what he wanted to do, the servants outside came to report that Lin Yao, the eldest son of the Governor of the Cao Transportation, submitted a post to visit.

Lin Zhenyuan?

Lin Yao?

Liu Mingqi immediately felt that he was coming for the sake of the hell gate.

After all, the benefits of the canal transportation yamen at the gates of hell are quite good.

Liu Mingqi is the most critical figure who can solve the problem of hell. It is possible that he comes to talk to Liu Mingqi about this matter.

The boy didn't know much about Lin Yao, or the master of his predecessor didn't know him at all.

It’s a pity that everything is in the capital is Liu Mingjing is not here, otherwise Liu Mingqi would have known some information about Lin Yao.

A moment later, Liu Mingqi met the eldest son of the canal transport governor who came to his door in the small hall in the front yard.

Lin Yao is about thirty years old, with thin eyes and thin lips, a square face, very thin, and a smile on his face, looking very warm.

He spoke politely as soon as he came up: "I heard for a long time that the little prince is wise and talented, and he is handsome. When I see him today, I really believe it. The rumors are true!"

"Young Master Lin, please be polite." Liu Mingqi smiled.

He didn't say anything particularly polite. Although Lin Zhenyuan was extremely powerful, the young man was the prince and had no intersection with the court, so it was even more impossible to please the governor of Cao Transport.

On the contrary, if the Governor of the Caoyun River dares to make things difficult for the royal family, the children of the royal family can directly sue the clan and ask Zongzheng to uphold justice.

So you see, Zong Zheng’s authority is still good.

Lin Yao also understood this, so he did not beat around the bush. "My father was so happy when he heard about the little prince's actions at the gate of hell. He wished he could gather with the little prince as soon as possible to discuss how to break through the gate of hell and benefit the people!"

"Haha, this is not my decision. His Majesty will decide." Liu Mingqi spread his hands and said helplessly: "According to what he said, it may not be possible to implement it for ten or eight years. After all, there are too many interests involved, and too many people's livelihoods will be affected, so it is difficult to force it."

"Oh, who said no?"

Lin Yao nodded repeatedly when he heard this, "There are tens of thousands of people relying on this canal transportation to make a living in the north and south terminals alone, and Tongjiang Town and Shunjiang Town will affect the livelihoods of more than 100,000 people in total! These are real problems, and it is indeed difficult to force them.

Thanks to the Emperor's careful consideration, he did not act so rashly, otherwise the consequences would not be great. It would be best to give everyone some buffering time to do other treatments."

Lin Yao was not hiding well. When he was speaking, Liu Mingqi saw the joy flashing in his eyes.

In fact, the matter of governing the Gate of Hell has long been announced by the emperor and the court and will not be dealt with for the time being.

But when he heard Liu Mingqi's statement, he added another insurance policy, which made him very happy.

Needless to say, Liu Mingqi knew how profitable the Governor of the Canal Transport was.

If they involve such a big deal in the north and south pier around the Ghost Gate, Tongjiang Town and Shunjiang Town, they must have had a conflict of interests.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you arrest Lin Zhenyuan, the Governor of the Cao Transport, you will not be wronged at all for his corruption and abuse of power.

But considering that every governor of the canal transport is like this, and Lin Zhenyuan has always actively allocated funds from the canal transport office when disasters come, and never hesitated. This also made the imperial court feel that it would be better to keep him than to change to other people who don’t know how to do things.

After talking about the Gate of Hell, Lin Yao took a sip of tea and smiled and said, "Little Prince, Miss Qiu Xiang is beautiful, right?"

Liu Mingqi: "..."

Seeing him in a daze, Lin Yao showed a smile that men knew, "Don't be embarrassed. Those who love Miss Qiu Xiang privately have no 100,000 or 80,000. But they are not as lucky as His Royal Highness. You have already experienced this in person before, right?"

Only then did Liu Mingqi understand what Lin Yao meant.

Is he expressing his informedness?

But the next moment, Lin Yao himself revealed the answer: "I used to be the prince's companion, but now I have left the Eastern Palace, but I still follow His Highness the Prince's leader, so I naturally know some secrets that others don't know."

It turns out that he is the prince's man!

Only then did Liu Mingqi realize that she was wrong.

Lin Yao observed Liu Mingqi's expression and said slowly: "Little Prince, we will be the ministers of His Highness the Crown Prince in the future, so we can get closer."

"I don't dare." The young man smiled and shook his head, "It's okay to drink and eat in private, but we can't have a good relationship, otherwise King Su would be the first to spare me."

"Don't worry, I'm not an imperial official, they don't have that much control." Lin Yao said, "And we are also talking about business. You can't make taboos when doing business, right?"

"Okay, what business does Mr. Lin want to do?"

"It's not that I want to do any business, it's..." Lin Yao pointed up.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Liu Mingqi said in surprise.

"After all, Your Highness the Crown Prince also needs to have money to better command the Eastern Palace and do things better." Lin Yao said, "Little Prince, think about it. The emperor has his own internal affairs office, which is convenient for all kinds of expenses. But the prince does not. He only has the salary of the prince, and also the rewards from the emperor and the queen mother, which is similar to you."

The Dakang Dynasty system stipulates that once the prince is established, it will automatically move out of the palace and live and work in the Prince's East Palace in another corner of the imperial city.

For this reason, the court would allocate him "annual salary of 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 hu of rice" every year.

The prince has an annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver and 10,000 hu of rice every year. The prince is already ten times that of the prince. He can be said to be the first person under the emperor and deserves his identity.

But the problem is that the prince is not alone.

Although the prince's tutor, the prince's horse washing, the prince's attendant, etc., all of them are paid by the court, the prince also needs to bring warmth to them during the holidays.

There are also soldiers, servants, etc. from the Prince's East Palace, which are also enough for you to give some rewards on weekdays.

Otherwise, how can we win people's hearts?

Under the scope of a huge East Palace group with a total number of more than a thousand people, even the prince's salary, which is ten times the salary of a prince, cannot withstand it.

Even if the emperor often allocates money to the prince from his own inner treasury, the empress dowager will give a reward to the prince, which is not enough.

So many people under the prince are helping to find money, hoping that they can help the prince in all aspects.

...

The above is Lin Yao’s “heart-to-heart” statement to Liu Mingqi.

But he said whether he was sincere or not, or whether Liu Mingqi was willing to believe it, that's another matter.

However, Liu Mingqi had something to ask: "So what business does Your Highness want to do with me?"

"Little Prince, your soap, flower essential oil, toilet paper, disinfectant alcohol, and even the big white rabbit milk candy behind you are all your efforts, and we will not interfere with it." Lin Yao said with a righteous look: "It's just that the white sugar business is very optimistic. Do you think the prince can buy 40% of the shares at a price of 100,000 taels of silver?"

"no."

Liu Mingqi shook her head without thinking.

Lin Yao was stunned and immediately said, "Do you think the money is less?"

The boy nodded and replied: "First, the money is too little, and second, I am not going to sell stocks."

Lin Yao's tone slightly heavier: "Little Prince, this is the business of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"You said it, I can't confirm it." Liu Mingqi smiled, "Besides, the whole world belongs to His Royal Highness in the future, why should he steal his cousin's business now?"

"What you mean is...I am making profits under the name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Lin Yao smiled angrily, "Who is my father? Do I need to do this?"

Liu Mingqi also laughed, "I know who your father is, but you must also know who my grandfather is."

Lin Yao's face became gloomy.

Of course, Liu Mingqi's grandfather is the late emperor.

This is Liu Mingqi telling him, don’t mess with those useless ones. I am the prince and the emperor’s nephew. Will I give up the fat in my mouth? Dream!

Lin Yao took a deep breath and held back his anger: "Twenty-hundred thousand taels of silver, 40%!"

"It's easy to leave, I won't send you off." Liu Mingqi raised her hand.

"Three hundred thousand taels of silver, 40%!" Lin Yao's face looked ugly, "Little Prince, this price is very sincere."

"I don't want to sell it, please!" Liu Mingqi still stopped eating.

"You really don't give me any face?" Lin Yao finally got angry, "Aren't you afraid of the thunderous anger of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise and powerful. He will definitely not want to take revenge on anyone just because he can't do a business." Liu Mingqi looked at him like a fool, "Young Master Lin, are you sure that Your Highness the Crown Prince is a villain who forgets his righteousness and takes revenge on his personal gain?"

"Okay! OK!!! OK!!!"

Lin Yao stood up suddenly, too lazy to even do superficial skills, so he turned around and left.

When his figure disappeared, Liu Mingqi's smiling face disappeared.

No?

Is this kid really sent by the prince?

It doesn't seem fake.

After all, there are very few people who know that I went to the Burial House today and that the prince is there, so it should be that only the prince’s confidant can know it.

Besides, this matter cannot be done for a falsehood.

If Lin Yao dared to make a falsification on such a big thing, Liu Mingqi could sue the prince with her head, or even sue Miao Yan directly.

At that time, even if Lin Yao doesn't die, he will have to peel off a layer of skin.

According to his identity as the governor of the canal transportation, how could he be so ignorant of his own safety?

However, it is not certain that the prince sent him here.

Because there is another possibility.
To be continued...