Chapter 7 Section VII
Hearing the sound of the carriage, Di Bin knew that the boss had returned.
Di Bin rubbed his eyes and put down the stack of receipts in his hand. "Let's end here tonight, and the rest will be calculated tomorrow."
Zhou Chengde nodded, carefully printed out the pile of figures just written on the account book with paper, closed the account book's thick and hard cowhide cover, and handed it to Di Liuye.
Di Bin took out the key hidden in the secret pocket in the breastplate, opened a large black iron box in the account room, and stuffed the account books and bills in it.The lid of the iron box was only slightly opened, but the lights still reflected the objects in the box, reflecting golden and silvery light.
"Master Liu, I'll go back to my room first." Zhou Chengde said humbly.Di Bin waved his hand without looking back, and then carefully locked the box.
When passing through the corridor on the second floor, Di Bin noticed a faint light coming from the gap in the door of the boss' room.Sister-in-law is not asleep yet, is she?Di Bin didn't want to disturb her, so he went down the stairs.
Di Bin had already noticed that Li Lan had lost weight after moving to the capital, and he talked less than before.After all, for her, the area around Piaocheng was her hometown, and it was really hard to get used to moving to such a strange city suddenly.Di Bin is used to living in different places, so it is not easy to understand that feeling.
Yu Runsheng, who came in from the back door, walked through the kitchen and sat down on the chair in the main hall with a little tiredness. Zao Qi, who was accompanying him, handed him a wet towel.Yu Runsheng wiped his face vigorously and took a deep breath.
Di Bin nodded silently and greeted him. He smelled the smell of wine and meat on Yu Runsheng's body.In the evening, when Di Bin returned to the mansion, he could no longer see the boss, and no one told him where Hall Master Yu was.Smelling the smell of banquet, he guessed it was Rong Xiaoshan.
"Nothing to do today, right?" Yu Runsheng stretched out his fingers and kneaded the center of his brows while speaking.
"Except for the dispatch of some money, everything went well." Di Bin replied. "The 'Take Bag' will arrive in about three days, and the money and food will be much looser by then."
"Take a bag" refers to the funds turned over by Piaocheng.
Yu Runsheng didn't speak any more.Di Bin waited for a while, and then said, "Boss, rest early."
When he was about to go back to his room, Yu Runsheng suddenly said, "Bai Dou, stay with me for a while."
Di Bin frowned, it seemed that the boss and Rong Xiaoshan had an unusual meeting tonight.
In the courtyard on the east side of the mansion, a new watchtower was built that was higher than the roof.Such a building is illegal in the capital, and it is suspected of threatening the guards of the city.So Yu Runsheng spent a lot of money to transplant a nearly tall banyan tree outside the city, and cleverly hid the watchtower among the leaves. There are only Yu Runsheng and Di Bin on the top of the tower, and the loyal Zaoqi is waiting under the tree. Since arriving in the capital, Zao Qi seemed to be the shadow of Yu Runsheng.Except for the time when he killed Cao Gong, Yu Runsheng never assigned him any work. "This guy," Yu Runsheng said in front of Di Bin once, "is like a dagger I keep in my arms all the time." Di Bin has an unspeakable dislike for Zao Qi—he always thinks Zao Qi is a dangerous guy with a bad mind.When Zaoqi was first brought into the "Dashutang", he never thought that the boss would take him in as a close person. When he got to the observation deck, Di Bin had guessed what the boss wanted to tell him. "An order from Rong Yushan?" Di Bin asked nervously, clenching his fists. Yu Runsheng nodded, "At first I hoped to delay it for a while...about a year...but it seems impossible now." Why is it a year?Di Bin couldn't figure it out.Even after two or three years, the strength of "Dashutang" will not be able to overwhelm Rong Yushan or Zhang Shuai's faction. After all, the opponent is "Feng Yilong", the largest private salt kingdom in this country.Although Piaocheng is a source of income with unlimited potential, it is impossible to surpass "Feng Yilong"'s private salt network covering seven states in the next ten years-although Yu Runsheng and the others have also begun to take a share of this network... ——Could it be that in the boss's budget, there will be some major changes in the situation after about a year?Di Bin couldn't imagine.The great eunuch Lun Xiao and He Taishi have firmly grasped the power in the imperial city, and they are also a solid backer for "Feng Yilong".All bureaucratic and underworld operations are integrated into an unbreakable system - Di Bin has been working in the capital for more than a year, and he has a deep understanding of this fact. "Then I have to straighten out the manpower as soon as possible..." Di Bin didn't continue, because he found that the boss was looking directly at him. "White Dou." Yu Runsheng squeezed Di Bin's palm, and then looked out of the tower.Under the dark sky, there are endless rows of roof ridges like an ocean. "If I fail this time, I might really die." Such words came from Runsheng's mouth, which was particularly shocking to Di Bin.In Di Bin's mind, the will of the boss is harder to shake than any mountain. "I know." Di Bin replied with a wry smile. "Since the assassination of Wan Qunli, isn't it the same for us every time?" Yu Runsheng was silent for a while, and then smiled back. "makes sense." "There is also the day of killing and eating bones." Di Bin's fair face was full of blood. "Since that day, hasn't everything been decided? I can't imagine that Yu Runsheng will always succumb to anyone's feet. We don't plan to stop until we defeat the last opponent." Yu Runsheng squeezed Di Bin's palm tightly without words. "I'll send someone to call Fifth Brother back urgently tomorrow." Di Bin's face was extremely determined. "Whoever wants to kill Boss must first step over the corpses of my Sixth Master Di and Brother Fifth—the person who can kill Sickle Shou, I'm afraid I haven't been born today." Yu Runsheng laughed, and Di Bin hadn't seen the boss laugh so brightly for a long time. Yu Runsheng then carefully explained to Di Bin the plan that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.Hearing that confident tone, Di Bin knew that the trace of worry in the boss's heart had long since disappeared.
In the courtyard on the east side of the mansion, a new watchtower was built that was higher than the roof.Such a building is illegal in the capital, and it is suspected of threatening the guards of the city.So Yu Runsheng spent a lot of money to transplant a nearly tall banyan tree outside the city, and cleverly hid the watchtower among the leaves. There are only Yu Runsheng and Di Bin on the top of the tower, and the loyal Zaoqi is waiting under the tree. Since arriving in the capital, Zao Qi seemed to be the shadow of Yu Runsheng.Except for the time when he killed Cao Gong, Yu Runsheng never assigned him any work. "This guy," Yu Runsheng said in front of Di Bin once, "is like a dagger I keep in my arms all the time." Di Bin has an unspeakable dislike for Zao Qi—he always thinks Zao Qi is a dangerous guy with a bad mind.When Zaoqi was first brought into the "Dashutang", he never thought that the boss would take him in as a close person. When he got to the observation deck, Di Bin had guessed what the boss wanted to tell him. "An order from Rong Yushan?" Di Bin asked nervously, clenching his fists. Yu Runsheng nodded, "At first I hoped to delay it for a while...about a year...but it seems impossible now." Why is it a year?Di Bin couldn't figure it out.Even after two or three years, the strength of "Dashutang" will not be able to overwhelm Rong Yushan or Zhang Shuai's faction. After all, the opponent is "Feng Yilong", the largest private salt kingdom in this country.Although Piaocheng is a source of income with unlimited potential, it is impossible to surpass "Feng Yilong"'s private salt network covering seven states in the next ten years-although Yu Runsheng and the others have also begun to take a share of this network... ——Could it be that in the boss's budget, there will be some major changes in the situation after about a year?Di Bin couldn't imagine.The great eunuch Lun Xiao and He Taishi have firmly grasped the power in the imperial city, and they are also a solid backer for "Feng Yilong".All bureaucratic and underworld operations are integrated into an unbreakable system - Di Bin has been working in the capital for more than a year, and he has a deep understanding of this fact. "Then I have to straighten out the manpower as soon as possible..." Di Bin didn't continue, because he found that the boss was looking directly at him. "White Dou." Yu Runsheng squeezed Di Bin's palm, and then looked out of the tower.Under the dark sky, there are endless rows of roof ridges like an ocean. "If I fail this time, I might really die." Such words came from Runsheng's mouth, which was particularly shocking to Di Bin.In Di Bin's mind, the will of the boss is harder to shake than any mountain. "I know." Di Bin replied with a wry smile. "Since the assassination of Wan Qunli, isn't it the same for us every time?" Yu Runsheng was silent for a while, and then smiled back. "makes sense." "There is also the day of killing and eating bones." Di Bin's fair face was full of blood. "Since that day, hasn't everything been decided? I can't imagine that Yu Runsheng will always succumb to anyone's feet. We don't plan to stop until we defeat the last opponent." Yu Runsheng squeezed Di Bin's palm tightly without words. "I'll send someone to call Fifth Brother back urgently tomorrow." Di Bin's face was extremely determined. "Whoever wants to kill Boss must first step over the corpses of my Sixth Master Di and Brother Fifth—the person who can kill Sickle Shou, I'm afraid I haven't been born today." Yu Runsheng laughed, and Di Bin hadn't seen the boss laugh so brightly for a long time. Yu Runsheng then carefully explained to Di Bin the plan that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.Hearing that confident tone, Di Bin knew that the trace of worry in the boss's heart had long since disappeared.