The queen is shocked

Chapter 49

"Yes, yes, Miss Cuihong is still dressing up, so let's take Mr. Li there..."

Like all brothels, Lichun Courtyard has a rich and gorgeous appearance.However, the courtyard rooms introduced by Mama Wang are very plainly decorated. There are no brocade cloth tables, no rusty carpets on the floor, no exquisite lanterns on the roof, no dazzling bead curtains at the door, only the simplest tables and chairs, and clean dishes. .It's just that the tables, chairs, couches, curtains and curtains here are all ingeniously designed and placed appropriately, making people feel refreshed, comfortable and at ease as soon as they enter the door.

"You are the Second Miss, right?" As soon as she entered the room, Mother Wang couldn't wait to hold Bu Jingyan.

Bu Jingyan was not used to being close to others, and frowned at the hand she was holding.Mother Wang froze, she hurriedly let go, she knelt down on one knee in fear and said, "Second Miss, please forgive me."

"It's okay, Mama Wang gets up first, please tell me if you have anything to say." Bu Jingyan sat down, and Shi Mei served tea.

Although Mama Wang was obese, she also had a sense of boldness. She didn't refuse, she stood up immediately, first walked to the door cautiously, and signaled two big men who seemed to be brothel thugs to keep a close watch on the courtyard door, and then closed the door. Shen Sheng said: "Second Miss doesn't know, many girls in our building have been arrested by the government in the past few days."

Bu Jingyan was startled, "Why are the government arresting the girls?"

"The government asked for money, saying that the girls in our Lichun Courtyard have to pay taxes on a head-by-head basis, and make up for the past years, which is about 1000 taels per person on average. Now our Lichun Courtyard has been opened on Wuyang Street for six years, that is. It is said that a girl needs 6000 taels. If we count fifty girls, we will have to hand over 30 taels of silver at once. If we don’t pay in half a month, our door will be closed and all the girls will be arrested. Go to jail."

Shi Mei was surprised: "How could such a thing happen? Isn't this obviously a money grab?"

Mama Wang sighed: "That's true, but an arm can't twist a thigh, and the people can't fight an official. Even if we know that they are stealing money, we have no choice."

Bu Jingyan asked: "What's happening in Bie's brothel?"

"The number one Meiyan girl in Pinhualou next door has always been close to Young Master Liu of the Liu family. Although she treats them equally with the other families on the surface, she will definitely not charge so much for her sake. Maybe she just wants to show it off. It’s over, and no one knows.”

"The Meiyan girl from Pinhualou?" Bu Jingyan frowned, this name is so familiar, where did you hear it?
Shi Mei hurriedly whispered in her ear: "At the beginning, Liu Jinsong, the first son, announced the portrait of Miss Meiyan just to win the bet and become the guest of Meiyan, don't you remember?"

"Oh?" A cold light flashed in Bu Jingyan's eyes. This Meiyan girl has always been a thorn in her heart. Because of the beauty of Meiyan girl, Bu Jingyan was dug up by Liu Jinsong when she died and even spread her ugliness. The world has made her suffer all kinds of humiliation, shouldn't she find a time to get that woman to have a look?
Putting this question aside, she raised her head and slowly asked, "How did you deal with such things before?"

Ms. Wang thought about it calmly, and said in a deep voice: "Usually when something like this happens, it is the young master who comes forward to solve it, and we have not participated in it. Now the young master has gone to Fuzhou to serve as the governor, and he is not allowed to return to Beijing for less than a year. The distant water cannot save the nearby fire, so I can only ask for help from Miss Yu."

"If I don't bring the jade card before this, I have nothing to do with you, who will be arranged to solve this matter?" As an organization, if there is no decisive and wise commander, it is like a failure Wooden barrels with iron hoops will fall apart over time.

Ms. Wang became a little embarrassed, thought about it, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "If I ask my subordinates to come forward, I will either take out the 30 taels of silver, or close the door quietly. But after thinking about it, these two methods are the best of the best. First of all, it is definitely impossible to get out 30 taels of silver, because the young master has spent all his income in the past few years on the establishment of Qingfeng Building, and he will not be able to spend that much money at once; Qingfeng Building's economy, and we haven't waited for the news of whether the young lady will leave the capital for Fuzhou. This is something that the young master has repeatedly confessed. Therefore, the subordinates dare not make decisions without authorization for a while, so they have to invite the second young lady to inquire about this matter. What should I do?"

Bu Jingyan nodded, "Do you know who is responsible for issuing official documents to all brothels?"

"In the past, the eldest son of the Taiwei, Liu Qiao, was in charge of this street, but the person who issued this official document a few days ago has become the first son, Liu Jinsong."

"Liu Jinsong?" Why did he want so much money all of a sudden?Bu Jingyan tapped the coffee table with her fingers, frowned in thought, secretly analyzed the recent events and some political situations that she knew about, and immediately discovered the clues.

It turned out that in the Great Xia Dynasty, the Liu family and the Bu family had never stopped fighting openly and covertly. The Liu family, headed by Liu Congshan's eldest son Liu Qiao, relied on the Empress Dowager in the palace and the family's imperial guards to accumulate money desperately. Impeaching the Bu family all day long to alienate the monarch and ministers, to form a party in the ranks, and to plot a great rebellion, while the Bu family holds a lot of evidence of the Liu family's reliance on the emperor's favor, disregard of the country's laws, corruption and bribery, disregarding human life and oppressing the people. Liu's competed.

The birth of King Jin made the two families restrain themselves a little, but it didn't make them give up the fight, but the focus was on how to win over King Jin.A few days ago, when it was rumored that King Jin instigated the idiot King Qin to rob the Feiyang Escort Bureau of 80 taels of silver, and everyone turned their attention to King Jin, Liu Jinsong, who was the first to know that King Jin did not get 80 taels of silver, was the one who followed him. The eldest brother took the initiative to take over this Wuyang Street, so he began to issue an official document to levy poll tax to each brothel, ordering each family to quickly pay money, and the money must be to help King Jin spend his life. The imperial court will ask him about the whereabouts of the 80 taels of dart silver.Liu Jinsong, who knows how to flatter, has a good timing, so it's hard not to make King Jin appreciate him.

At this time, I heard Wang Mama say again: "Qingfenglou has recruited many masters who were rejected by various sects in the past few years. Their duty is to be at the disposal of the masters of Xuanyang Ling and Xuanyue Ling. Now the second lady is in charge of Xuanyue. The order is as supreme as the Xuanyang order controlled by the young master, so no matter what decision the lady makes, we will obey it."

Bu Jingyan smiled slightly, and a peaceful and introverted light flashed in his eyes, "Okay, if you are on my orders, then please remember every word I said today. First, send someone to Donglin City [-] The purpose of going to the Lipo refugee camp to give porridge is to find out where they are from and why they became refugees? Second, the Jianghu masters raised in Qingfeng Building can't let them enjoy what they have ready-made, let them now according to their skills The strength of the able-bodied is divided into grades, and then go out to find some orphans and beggars who have nowhere to go, come back to train them, and save them for future use; as for the operating funds to support their activities, only one brothel is not enough. The same thing will cut off their food, so we must develop in a diversified way. I will decide how to develop after Mama Wang handed me a survey report on various industries in Kyoto; thirdly, Mama Wang Since I am responsible for the business on the surface, I hope that the people in Qingfenglou will choose a talented person according to my request and come to me directly. I will tell him how to manage the affairs behind the scenes, and we must develop our Qingfenglou more powerful."

(End of this chapter)