Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chen Shaoze took Wu'er and walked towards Chengfeng Courtyard, asking Fu Jiu, "Did you bring everyone back?"

Fu Jiu nodded: "I've brought them all back. They're waiting in the west wing."

Chen Shao asked again: "Where is Liu Deming's father? Is he back?"

Fu Jiu shook her head, "She hasn't come back yet."

"Go wait in the kitchen," Chen Shao said after thinking for a while, "When Liu Deming's father comes back, bring Master Luo back to Chengfeng Courtyard immediately."

Fu Jiu said yes, and after escorting her back to Chengfeng Courtyard, she turned around and left.

Chen Shao took Wu'er to the east wing. One of the five women serving in the east wing saw her and called out to the room. Quan Shuyu heard the voice and came out. He first said a few words to the woman who called people, "Next time when the young master comes, you have to go inside to call people, not shout outside the door." Then he bowed to Chen Shao and looked at Wu'er.

The moment she saw Wu'er, she was filled with amazement, "Is this another sister that was rescued by the young master?"

"No." Chen Shao glanced at Wu'er, then looked at her, "She and you have a common enemy, I think you two will have a lot to talk about. Please help me take care of her for a while, and come find her when I'm done."

"Go and get busy, young master." Quan Shuyu held Wu'er's hand, "I will take good care of her."

Chen Shao nodded, turned around and went to the west wing.

Qiye and Zhao Liangzhu knew each other, and when they got together, they would talk about the business or the village, and they were very familiar with each other. When they saw Chen Shao coming in, they quickly stopped talking, stood up together, and greeted her.

"Seventh Master, Uncle Liang Zhu, there's no need to be so polite." Chen Shao bowed slightly in return, sat down opposite them, motioned for them to sit down, and got straight to the point, "There's something else going on in the lobby, so I'll just get straight to the point. Seventh Master, I'd like to ask you to help me run a shop. This shop is very important to me and the people of Hongyuan County. Uncle Liang Zhu, I'd also like to ask you to come and help me."

Zhao Liangzhu had many guesses before coming here, but he never expected that Chen Shao wanted to recruit him. It would be a lie to say that he was not tempted, but after years of traveling around, he was keenly aware of something unusual. Logically speaking, he had been in Fulai Commercial Bank for many years and should be more suitable to manage the store than Qi Ye, so why... Suppressing his trembling, Zhao Liangzhu asked tentatively: "Does the master want us to manage the medicine store?"

"To be precise, I want to ask Master Qi to manage the medicine shop." Chen Shao looked at Master Qi and said bluntly, "I have handed over Shiweizhai and Changshun Shoe Shop to Luo Shurong and Yang Zhouli. I plan to run Huichuntang myself, or to lay a foundation for the future official medicine shop."

The Seventh Master did not refuse openly, but just said: "I have never done business, nor have I managed a shop."

Chen Shao smiled and said, "Just manage the pharmacy the same way that Seventh Master manages the village. It doesn't matter if the pharmacy is profitable or not. What I want is for all the people to have doctors to see and medicine to take when they are sick. Therefore, compared to how to run the pharmacy well, I need your fairness and selflessness more!"

Master Qi stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency is wholeheartedly for the people, I have nothing more to say. Where is the shop? I'll go there now!"

"Don't be anxious, sit down first and listen to what I have to say." Chen Shao also stood up, and after comforting him, he sat down again and looked at Zhao Liangzhu and said, "It is natural to open a medicine shop without medicinal materials. Since this medicine shop is to take care of the people, I wonder if I can take care of them more. I have no experience in doing business, and I only have one idea at the moment. Uncle Liangzhu, please give me some advice."

Before she could speak again, Zhao Liangzhu spoke up, "Your Excellency wants the people to grow herbs and sell them to the pharmacy?"

Chen Shao smiled, "Yes, what do you think, Uncle Liang Zhu?"

Zhao Liangzhu did not rush to answer, but asked: "May I ask, sir, how big will this medicine shop be in the future?"

"Of course, it is to benefit the people of Hongyuan County." Chen Shao said, "Of course, my idea of ​​letting the people grow medicinal herbs and sell them to pharmacies is not to let the people empty their fields to grow medicinal herbs, but to raise chickens, ducks, geese and sheep like Zhaojia Village, just to have another source of income."

Zhao Liangzhu understood, "My Lord wants them to plant some medicinal herbs appropriately on the edge of the field and at the edge of the land."

After thinking for a while, Chen Shao added, "That's roughly the case. But we have to make it clear in advance that even though this is a people-friendly pharmacy, we can't be perfunctory about the quality of the herbs. For example, if some herbs should be harvested every two years but are harvested in just one year, we can't accept such herbs no matter how cheap they are."

Zhao Liangzhu said: "This is what should be done."

"Just like how Master Qi manages the village, it is precisely because I saw Zhaojia Village that I need to entrust you with the task of planting medicinal herbs." Chen Shao said seriously, "Of course, for the convenience of management, you can use your company's method to compile a list of people who are willing to plant medicinal herbs, and send people to check and guide them regularly. But one thing must be followed: fairness and justice. You cannot prevent a certain person from planting medicinal herbs or a certain kind of medicinal herb because of personal likes and dislikes."

Zhao Liangzhu said again: "This is what we should do."

"This is just my personal opinion," Chen Shao's expression softened after finishing his business. "You can go back and think about it carefully. You can tell me any thoughts or concerns you have. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't come. Just let me know your reply."

Zhao Liangzhu responded with a "OK".

"Chan Yi, please see Master Qi and Uncle Liang Zhu off for me." Chen Shao stood up and apologized to the two of them, "I have something else to do, so I won't see you off for long."

The two of them quickly stood up and returned the greeting.

After coming out of Chengfeng Courtyard, Chen Shao looked up at the sky slightly and then hurried to the lobby.

"You must have waited a long time." Walking into the lobby, Chen Shao said with a smile as he looked at Tao Ming, Liu Deming and others who quickly stopped talking and rushed forward to greet him. Naturally, everyone did not answer for long. Chen Shao sat down at the desk and said, "Give me all the information you found."

Tao Ming, Xu Xianming and others turned around, collected the information they had found, and handed it over together. Chen Shao looked at it and asked, "Did you encounter any difficulties or special things during the investigation?"

Tao Ming said: "We are responsible for the horse farm outside the west city gate. Manager Xia cooperated with our investigation very well. We finished the investigation in less than two days."

Xu Xianmin said: "We were guarding the Imperial Academy, and we encountered many students who wanted to escape secretly, but they were all caught back."

Sun Qi, Liu Deming and others investigated Shi Xing's activities before and after the crime. Although it was tedious, it went smoothly. The same was true for Zhang Lifu and others who investigated Hu Lilan's family's life in Shipailou.

Only Ma Yongming and his team, who were investigating the two cargo companies, said: "The two cargo companies cooperated with us. No matter what questions we had, they could answer us immediately. But no matter what we said, they would not allow us to get close to the warehouse or the ship."