Ji Taoist

Yan Buji carefully calculated that 50% of his current assets had to be taken care of, and the party that benefited the most was the local government.

Sun You, the prefect of Linshan City, was one of Yan Buji's backers.

Yan Buji had handed in a visiting card yesterday and received a response from Sun You. He naturally prepared some gifts for his visit today.

The prefect did not like yellow and white things, but he had a special liking for fragrant tea.

Yan Buji had a little family wealth, so it was natural for him to ask someone to go out and buy some good tea.

"Excuse me, Yan Buji is here to visit." Yan Buji bowed and smiled at the two guards with swords in front of the gate.

"It turned out to be Boss Yan. The prefect told us that you were here to visit today. Please come this way."

"Thank you, brothers. This is just a small gift. Go buy some wine and have a drink." Yan Buji took out two small purses from his sleeves and handed them to them.

The guards raised their eyebrows, knowing that the prefect and Yan Buji were old friends, so they just took the small amount of money. Seeing that Boss Yan was so polite, they naturally wouldn't make it difficult.

Yan Buji followed the guards into the mansion and came to the living room. The two guards clasped their fists and said:

"Boss Yan, wait a moment, we will go and inform the prefect."

"Sorry for the trouble."

"You're welcome."

After a while, an old man in his fifties with gray hair and wearing official uniform came over, smiled and bowed:

"Brother Buji, how are you?"

"Lord Sun." Yan Buji immediately stood up and bowed in response.

"Hey, you and I have known each other for many years. If it was an ordinary occasion, it would be fine to call me 'Lord', but this is at my brother's house, are you still so polite?" Sun You sat down and gestured to Yan Buji to sit down and talk.

Yan Buji smiled slightly, sat down and said helplessly: "Brother Sun, it's not that I'm being pretentious, but you know what happened in the city recently. It's said that I, Yan Buji, act recklessly with the support of the government, bullying other merchants without leaving them a way to survive. It's spread all over the place, how can I talk to you like this?"

"Hahaha, since Brother Buji can come to visit in person, I think the matter has been resolved, right?" Sun You said with a smile.

Yan Buji nodded: "I took the initiative to give up the Yan family shop at the post station outside the city."

Sun You suddenly widened his eyes: "Brother Buji, you... are you threatened? The post station shop is the foundation of your fortune. Merchants from all over the world who stop by Linshan City have to collect and distribute goods at the post station? Are you so kind?"

Yan Buji shook his head: "My daughter can already go to Linshan Academy to study, and it's time to use the money."

"Oh, that's it. But even if you want to pave the way for your daughter, you won't give up such a big benefit, right?" Sun You asked in confusion.

Yan Buji sighed: "Not to mention that my family wealth is coveted, and I have no children to inherit the property. Although my daughter is about to come of age, she has not experienced the world and naturally does not understand the dangers. If I am not careful, I am afraid that I will be a lonely crow in a dry grave, and there will be no descendants to sweep the grave."

Sun You frowned, but didn't say much, just nodded.

"I came to visit you today for my daughter's sake. I'm afraid that my wealth will be reduced by half in a while." Yan Buji said helplessly.

"What do you mean?" Sun You asked in surprise.

Yan Buji told the story of Yan Xirou being accepted as a disciple by Zhou Hua, a scholar from Linshan Academy. His words were full of relief, as if he would not hesitate to lose everything for Yan Xirou.

Sun You raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this.

He thought, doesn't Yan Buji know that Zhou Hua is not a gentleman?

But seeing Yan Buji's expression, his mind suddenly changed and he laughed: "That's really a cause for celebration. Seeing you like this, I hope your daughter can learn something and bring honor to the family in the future."

"Thank you for your kind words, I came to visit you for no other reason. I plan to transfer the shops on three streets in the city and only keep the shop on the street where my Yan family is located. What do you think?"

"This..."

It's really a big piece of fat meat!

Sun You had no expression on his face, but he was ecstatic in his heart.

Although he was not a material for doing business, and it was naturally not good for him to interfere in business when he was in the government, so as not to give people a chance to criticize him in the court.

But Linshan City has been prosperous since ancient times, and now it is a transit place for several large caravans in the Kundao Dynasty, gathering and distributing goods worth millions of gold every day.

And it is impossible for these merchants to sell their goods in one or two days, so they naturally need to stay, so the prosperous Linshan City must be the first choice.

Back then, Yan Buji saw the advantage of this place and accumulated money by running a post station outside the city. He gradually expanded his business in Linshan City and eventually became a well-known wealthy man.

Most of the shops in the city were restaurants and inns. Although they did not involve any important livelihood trade supervised by the court, Yan Buji was very good at business to the extent that he could do it today.

Sun You secretly wondered what Yan Buji meant by this. Was he hinting that I should find someone to take over this stall?

As for fraud?

Impossible. Yan Buji was just a businessman. With such a large fortune here, how could he dare to cheat me as the prefect of Linshan City?

I'm afraid that he really needed a lot of cash for the Yangchun Literary Association in March, so he had to sell so many industries.

But after all, such a large-scale sale of industries would inevitably cause shock to the merchants in Linshan City. Not to mention whether they could be sold, those merchants were so smart. If they saw that Yan Buji was so short of money, they would definitely lower the price too much.

So, he wants me to come forward and sell those properties at a reasonable price!

Sun You understood Yan Buji's meaning, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Since you are willing to do this for your daughter, I naturally can't let you down. Let's do this. I will organize a meeting in a few days and call all the merchants in the city. I will guarantee to share your worries."

"Thank you, brother. I know that I can't let you down. I remember that you like the bitter tea planted in my manor outside the city. I have handed over the manor to my nephew to take care of."

Sun You was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile: "Brother, you are thoughtful."

"I just hope that those merchants will treat those old friends in my industry well." Yan Buji said helplessly.

Sun You shook his head: "When people leave, the tea gets cold. You should know that, brother."

"Alas."

"But for your daughter, I think you have made follow-up arrangements."

"Well, I'm just a little sorry for those old friends. They have followed me for so many years, but at the end..."

Yan Buji looked lonely and seemed very reluctant.

But soon, Yan Buji's eyes were firm, and he stood up and bowed:

"That's it for now, brother, I won't bother you now."

"Well, take care, brother, come and drink tea often in the future." Sun You smiled.

A middle-aged man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks came out and asked in confusion: "Sir, have you agreed to that old man Yan Buji?"

"Humph, so what? They have arranged it so well. If you make it difficult again, it will be too much." Sun You snorted.

"But I think that this boss Yan might have big ambitions. Do you remember that he beat four people to death in order to compete for the post station? He was so cruel. If you hadn't talked with him in the cell for a night, would he still be here today? Apart from other things, isn't this favor of saving his life worth half of his family's property?"

Sun You looked over and laughed: "Master Li, this is what you don't understand. Where can you find such a talented person with both good character and means? If this man was not willing to be a peasant and do business, he would probably be much better than me as an official in the same court. Now that he is willing to give up money for a stable life, why should I make things difficult for him?"

Master Li bowed and said: "Yes, my lord is too kind."