The waste prince is so fierce

When he thought of his son suffering in prison, a hint of resentment could not help but appear in Liu Zhixiong's tone.

"Oh? So Liu Hong is your son. This is beyond my expectation."

Li Quan pretended to be surprised and continued to remain calm.

"You..." Liu Zhixiong was angered by Li Quan's attitude, but he still suppressed his anger and continued:

"My son was ignorant and offended Your Highness. I hope Your Highness can show mercy and let him go."

Liu Zhixiong knew that although Liu Hong was sentenced to exile, going to the battlefield would be tantamount to suicide given his weak body.

"Liu Hong's crime is not as simple as simply offending me. He has no regard for the law, extortion, and rape of women. His crimes are numerous."

Although Li Quan did not respond directly, the meaning of his words was very clear.

When Liu Zhixiong heard Li Quan's words, although he had expected it in his heart, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of disappointment on his face.

"Your Highness, we are all sensible people, there is no need to beat around the bush."

"Liu Hong, my only son, if Your Highness is willing to show mercy, I am willing to give you 10,000 taels of silver as a reward."

Liu Zhixiong went straight to the point and put forward his conditions.

The smile on Li Quan's face disappeared instantly, and his cold gaze pierced Liu Zhixiong.

"What if I don't agree to your proposal?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the room dropped sharply, as if we had entered a cold winter.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhixiong stood up abruptly and looked at Li Quan with sharp eyes.

He seemed to want to force Li Quan to surrender by suppressing him with his momentum.

"Liu Hong is doing evil in broad daylight and bullying the people. If I let him go, it would not only be a blasphemy against the laws of Dakang, but also a betrayal to the people of Wuwei County."

"No matter what tempting conditions you can offer, I will not change my decision!"

Li Quan stood up and faced Liu Zhixiong's gloomy expression without backing down.

"Your Highness should reconsider this."

"Although you are the King of Qi, the situation in Wuwei County is not something you can control alone."

"If you insist on sending my son into exile, I, Liu Zhixiong, promise to fight Your Highness to the end!"

Seeing that the relationship between the two parties had broken down, Liu Zhixiong no longer concealed it and directly threatened Li Quan.

Li Quan sneered and responded: "Then I will wait and see."

"Uncle Fu, show the guest out."

"No need!" Liu Zhixiong waved his long sleeves and said angrily, "I can leave by myself!"

Looking at Liu Zhixiong's departing back, Li Quan's face became even gloomier.

He knew very well that he, as the King of Qi, had no real power in Wuwei County, but he could not tolerate the fact that a merchant dared to be so arrogant.

At this time, Mingyue came from the side room and saw Li Quan's angry look. She gently comforted him, "Your Highness, why do you have to get angry over such trivial matters? You are a noble body. What will happen if you get sick from anger?"

After hearing Mingyue's words, Li Quan's frown relaxed a little.

"Madam, you are absolutely right. I really shouldn't be angry at these clowns."

Li Quan knew clearly that what happened today was not done by Liu Zhixiong alone, but there must be people like Zhao Wang and He Chong behind the scenes who were fanning the flames.

They wanted to use Liu Zhixiong to completely turn against him.

However, although Li Quan knew the plan, he had no way to crack it.

Liu Hong violated the law in public. If we let him go because we are afraid of the power of the Liu family, we will lose the support of the people and undermine the dignity of the Dakang law.

Therefore, Zhao Wang and He Chong's plan was actually an open conspiracy, and even if Li Quan saw through it, he could do nothing about it.

Seeing that Li Quan had calmed down, Mingyue asked softly, "Just now, Mr. Ye came to withdraw 10,000 taels of silver, saying that it was your order. I came to confirm with you."

Li Quan knew clearly that the 100,000 taels of silver he had brought to Wuwei County were almost gone.

Apart from the purchase of houses and living expenses, the Black Tiger Guards' salaries and daily expenses are also a considerable amount.

Now that Ye Leng suddenly wants to withdraw 10,000 taels, Mingyue naturally has to come to Li Quan for confirmation.

"Yes, I allowed him to withdraw the money." Li Quan replied.

"From now on, you don't need to ask any questions about what Mr. Ye needs. Just approve it directly."

Li Quan knew very well that it cost a huge amount of money to forge top-notch weapons, so he was not surprised that Ye Lengfu spent a huge sum of ten thousand taels as soon as he started forging the Tang sword.

"Husband, I thought that if we used the money frugally, it could last for a few years." Mingyue sighed, "However, at the rate you spend, it would be considered frugal if we can make it to next year." As the mistress of the Prince of Qi's Mansion, Mingyue was in charge of the family finances. Faced with Li Quan's lavish spending, she felt pressured.

Mingyue said half-jokingly, and Li Quan responded calmly: "Madam, these expenses are necessary, and there will be rich returns in the future." He knew Mingyue's worries, so he comforted her, "Madam, it is not easy for you to manage the family finances. But please rest assured, within seven days, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."

Thinking that the 5,000 bars of soap needed for He's shop would be completed in a week, Li Quan promised Mingyue. Seeing this, Mingyue blinked her bright eyes, looked at Li Quan, and put forward a condition: "I can approve this money, but you have to agree to one request of mine."

"Requests? What requests?" Li Quan looked at Mingyue curiously.

"There's a big market the day after tomorrow. You have to go shopping with me." Mingyue said softly.

"Big market?" Li Quan was a little confused.

Mingyue nodded gently: "Yes, Daji. You have been busy with the affairs of the Black Tiger Guard these days and have ignored me."

Li Quan thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll accompany you to the market the day after tomorrow." Mingyue smiled with satisfaction when she heard that.

"Then I will go and get the money for Mr. Ye and won't bother you anymore." After Mingyue said this, she left the banquet room.

Later, Li Quan came to Xiao Laosan through the secret passage. With the help of Xiao Laosan, 20 workers have been selected to make soap. Upon learning of Li Quan's arrival, Xiao Laosan and Xiao Ting immediately put down their work and went to the study.

After a brief greeting, Li Quan asked about the progress of soap production. Xiao Lao San immediately replied: "According to your Highness's instructions, all 20 workers have arrived and have mastered the skills of soap making."

"Can these people be trusted?" Li Quan asked softly.

"It's credible, absolutely credible!" Xiao Lao San answered confidently, "They are all people I know well. When they heard that someone was recruiting people with a salary of two taels of silver per month, they all came. I have also warned them that this matter must be kept strictly confidential. I believe they will not leak it."

After hearing Xiao Laosan's answer, Li Quan nodded. He knew that the news that the soap came from him would be leaked sooner or later, but for now he had to try his best to keep this secret.

"So what is the current production?" Li Quan continued to ask.

"We have produced more than 1,300 bars of soap so far. Excluding the defective ones at the beginning, there are 1,137 bars that meet the standards."

As Xiao Laosan spoke, he motioned to his daughter Xiao Ting to take out a few soap samples.

"We can produce about 600 bars of soap every day, and we expect to complete the production task of 5,000 bars in seven days."