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It has to be said that the Xu family's move disrupted Lingchuan's rhythm.

In court, Xu Ping confessed to everything he had done, but he denied spreading the plague.

Of course, there is no actual evidence for this matter. Lu Chong is a seventh-rank county magistrate, and it is impossible for him to insist on this matter without the permission of his superiors.

As for Xu Heng, his attitude in court was quite positive. He would bow before speaking and his words were sincere. However, he pushed all the responsibilities onto Xu Ping, saying that he was not strict with his subordinates and was negligent in disciplining them.

Another aspect that demonstrated his positive attitude was compensation. When Ling Chuan took out the receipts for the medical expenses paid for more than a hundred people, Xu Heng agreed without even looking at it. He even raised the medical expenses from two taels of silver per person to five taels, saying that the extra money was a token of the Xu family's gratitude to the victims.

Ling Chuan couldn't help but look sideways at this. This wave of public relations could be said to be done quite well. All those who were poisoned were present. Seeing Xu Heng apologize sincerely and take the initiative to increase the compensation, five taels of silver was not too much, nor too little. After all, Xu Heng was the imperial censor of the dynasty and had a say in front of the emperor. It could be said that he gave enough face and money.

Therefore, under the mediation of County Magistrate Lu, Xu Heng reached a settlement with these victims. As for An Jie, he did not show up today at all, so now only Yun Fu Ji is left.

Xu Heng still maintained his previous attitude in front of Ling Chuan, and was very polite: "Manager Ling, speaking of this matter, your Yunfuji suffered the greatest loss. Xu Heng would like to apologize to Master Ling first."

Seeing Xu Heng bow deeply, Ling Chuan exchanged glances with Cao Huanchun before speaking, "Lord Xu clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs, and sacrifices personal interests for the greater good. I deeply admire you. Now that things have come to this, I won't pursue any further. Lord Xu only needs to compensate for some losses, and we'll be even."

Xu Heng's eyes twitched when he heard the first sentence, but when he heard Ling Chuan said that he only needed to pay some money, he smiled again: "Manager Ling, just tell me the number, and I will never say no."

Ling Chuan curled his lips and revealed a slightly sinister smile: "First, Yunfuji suffered such an unjust accusation that the business of the shop was stagnant for seven or eight days. Secondly, all these victims came to our store and I received and appeased them. How big a commotion was caused at that time? Lord Xu can ask the neighbors. All these have greatly affected the reputation of our Yunfuji."

He said something, and Xu Heng nodded in response. After he finished speaking, Ling Chuan paused and said, "I don't ask for much. All the influence added up, it's three thousand taels of silver."

Xu Heng cupped his hands habitually, but before he put his hands down, his eyes widened: "How much did you say? Three thousand taels?"

Not to mention Xu Heng, even Lu Chong above thought that Ling Chuan had gone too far. The whole thing took less than half a month from beginning to end, and now he was blackmailing people for three thousand taels of silver. It was a bit too cruel. Isn't this kid afraid of revenge from the Xu family of Ruyin afterwards?

"Haha." Ling Chuan sneered, "Master Xu, you wouldn't think it's too much, right? Yunfuji's daily turnover is six or seven hundred taels of silver. The losses I calculated are only so far. The impact on reputation will continue in the future. The loss is simply inestimable. The three thousand taels of silver is only because of Master Xu's good attitude, otherwise..."

Before Ling Chuan could finish, Xu Heng interrupted him with a bow: "Manager Ling, three thousand taels is three thousand taels. It's all because of my poor discipline. I admit it."

There was also a commotion among the crowd watching the excitement outside the court. Three thousand taels was not a small amount of money. It was enough for three or five ordinary people to live on for a lifetime. So Xu Heng agreed to it just like that?

To be honest, if it were before, Ling Chuan would not dare to ask for so much. After all, he became a member of the Eastern Depot. He even wanted to deal with the Xu family of Ruyin, so a branch of yours would just be a side job.

Just as Xu Heng was taking out the banknotes, Ling Chuandu turned around and said to Cao Huanchun, "We need to hurry up on the matter of the wild temple outside the city."

Cao Huanchun gave him a reassuring look.

The case was settled like this, and it seemed that everyone was happy, but in fact, there were undercurrents. Xu Heng paid a large sum of money, so how could he let it go? Especially when Lord Xu heard that Ling Chuan had extorted three thousand taels of silver in court, he was so angry that fire came out of his eyes.

The Xu family of Ruyin is one of the top families in the local area and is also well-known in the whole Dasheng. You said that you offended An Changqing and apologized, but even the owner of a snack shop dared to shit on the Xu family. If you can tolerate this, where can the Xu family put their face?

So not only do we have to get back at this place, but we also have to let everyone see the consequences of offending the Xu family.

Ling Chuan, who received three thousand taels of silver, was in a good mood. Especially when Cao Huanchun announced Ling Chuan as the new manager in front of Duibi and others, he generously rewarded everyone with one hundred taels of silver.

"Although I am the head of the file now, I don't know how to investigate and I don't know martial arts, so I will have to rely on your help in the future. However, what I am best at is doing business. Working with me, I can't guarantee you a promotion, but I can definitely guarantee that you will get rich."

Everyone looked at the banknotes in their hands and said in unison that they would assist Ling Chuan well.

However, Ling Chuan felt that their words were a little insincere, especially the three one-armed men. Their attitudes seemed respectful, but they were very formal, just like how he had expressed his loyalty to his boss.

In fact, he had no idea that the three one-armed men were the three top bosses of the East Factory, and Cao Huanchun was their immediate superior. If it weren't for Lu Xi's close relationship with Ling Chuan, these people would not have paid any attention to him.

However, in Lingchuan's opinion, these people just think that one hundred taels is too little. At most they can just spend more money.

The lawsuit between Yunfu Ji and Xu Ji soon spread out, and even the Xu family suffered a loss. Yunfu Ji became the most popular at the time, and Ling Chuan planned to take this opportunity to promote the franchise.

It’s still the same as before. If you want others to join, you have to build a model store. The main store in San Tiao Lane is naturally the top priority, so Ling Chuan plans to renovate the entire shop.

The next day, Lingchuan asked Cao Huanchun to find some craftsmen to come to the house, but two groups of craftsmen came and were scared away by the weird decoration method that Lingchuan mentioned.

The craftsmen had never heard of the requirements that Lingchuan mentioned and were afraid to take the job.

Just when Ling Chuan was discussing the decoration plan with the third group of craftsmen, Chen Minggao and others came again.

This is already the last day of the three-day deadline Ling Chuan mentioned last time, so Ling Chuan feels that he is still a little too optimistic.

In fact, the terms offered by Lingchuan were already quite lenient, but it was not so easy for people of this era to understand. It was estimated that if Xu Ji had not lost the lawsuit, these guys might not have come.

However, since they came, it meant that they had compromised, so Ling Chuan did not give them a good look, but directly put the terms that had been prepared long ago on the table.

"Please take a look at these terms. If you can accept them, we can discuss other matters. I have something else to do, so I will leave you for now."