allonlinenovel Chapter 127: Go Shopping with an Accountant
Chapter 127: Go Shopping with an Accountant
After Qi Tianlin left the palace, he first went to the Ministry of Revenue and said to the Minister of Revenue who had not yet left work:
"My dear Qi, please come with me."
Qi Yuheng, the Minister of Revenue, whose hair had turned gray and who was about to retire in a month or two, was stunned at first, and then hurried out to greet him.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty, where are you going this evening?"
They want him to go with them. What happened?
Qi Tianlin turned and walked out, saying:
"I asked you to follow me, of course I have my own ideas, let's go."
The Minister of Revenue was his accountant, in charge of the palace's treasury. When taking the Minister of Revenue out, he did not need to pay for anything.
Although Qi Yuheng really wanted to know what the emperor wanted to do tonight, he did not ask further and hurriedly got up and followed.
However, before leaving the government office, Qi Tianlin asked Qi Yuheng to take the seal of the national treasury with him.
After an unknown amount of time, a group of three people, including Qilin, took a carriage to the busiest street in Tiancheng.
Qilin drove the carriage, and Qi Tianlin and Qi Yuheng sat in it.
Qi Yuheng sat in the car, feeling a little frightened all the way.
He thought that he would retire in a month or two, so he had been busy in the government office until late at night these days, just to try his best to hand over his work to his subordinates before retiring and returning home.
Could it be that the Emperor framed him with some crime before he was about to retire and return home, so that he would not receive a pension from the court in his later years?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Qi Yuheng immediately shook his head and thought:
"The Emperor would not be that kind of person, no."
Qi Tianlin frowned when he saw the other party shaking his head, and said with concern:
"Qi Aiqing, are you okay?"
Qi Yuheng shook his head again, flattered and said:
"Your Majesty, I am fine. Thank you for your concern."
Qi Tianlin said:
"If I remember correctly, you will retire in one or two months."
Qi Yuheng replied:
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qi Tianlin said again:
"Lord Qi is an honest official. He has worked hard for our Great Qi for most of his life. It is time for him to enjoy his old age."
After hearing this, Qi Yuheng did not reply, but just nodded, then looked aside with a lonely expression.
Sensing the other party's emotions, Qi Tianlin asked in a gentle voice:
"Lord Qi, there is still no clue about your missing family members?"
Qi Yuheng's story has long been known to everyone in Tiancheng.
As the emperor, Qi Tianlin is even more aware of this matter.
Qi Yuheng is the only one left in his family. It’s not that he has no family, but dozens of people in his family disappeared more than 20 years ago.
To date, none of his parents, brothers, wife, and children have returned.
Qi Yuheng shook his head, his voice a little choked:
"Back to the Emperor, no."
Just like the previous emperor, he disappeared and there was no further news.
"It's alright, my dear Qi. I will send someone to take care of you in your old age. You are a meritorious official of our Great Qi, and the court will not treat you unfairly."
Qi Tianlin did not ask again about the disappearance of Qi Yuheng's family. He was worried that this elderly minister might not be able to bear it and something might happen to him.
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Arriving at the largest pawnshop in the city, Qi Tianlin asked the owner directly:
"Boss, are you selling the treasures in your pawn shop?"
The boss first looked at Qi Tianlin's clothes.
He has a noble temperament and is dressed elegantly. He is definitely the son of a wealthy and powerful family.
After seeing that Qi Tianlin came from an extraordinary background, the boss said enthusiastically:
"If you want it, of course I will sell it to you. Even if it's something in my pawn shop, it's very expensive. What do you think?"
"Of course, if you want more, I can give you a cheaper price."
Qi Tianlin said:
“Price is not an issue, but it has to suit my taste.”
The boss smiled and said confidently:
"Don't worry, sir. Our pawnshop is the largest and most famous pawnshop under the emperor. We have a wide variety of treasures and we guarantee that the goods are genuine and the prices are fair."
"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to have a look right now."
Qi Tianlin: "Okay, then please lead the way, I need to get the stuff urgently."
Then, the pawnshop owner took Qi Tianlin to visit the inner room, and Qi Yuheng followed behind, feeling confused.
He didn't understand why the emperor, who already had a huge treasury, had to purchase goods from the public?
Every year, the rare treasures that small countries inside and outside the Central Plains paid as tribute were so numerous that the national treasury could hardly hold them all.
Qilin was holding a few sacks in his hands and following behind Qi Tianlin and Qi Yuheng.
He plays the role of laborer tonight.
After opening the mechanism and entering the inner room, suddenly, a dazzling array of rare treasures came into view.
When the boss saw his own inner room, his face was filled with amazement and pride. He thought that if the guests saw it, they would definitely look shocked as if they had never seen the world before.
"What do you think, sir? Are there enough treasures in our pawn shop? Are you impressed?"
The boss looked at the three people around him expectantly, but his expression was stunned.
The three guests did not react at all, as if the things inside were not to their liking.
At this moment, Qi Tianlin and the other three did not show any major fluctuations on their faces as they faced the inner room filled with numerous treasures.
For Qi Tianlin, he owns a large treasury, and this small scene before him does not cause any ripples in his eyes at all.
Qilin is a robot and has no interest in human things, so there is no reaction on his face.
Qi Yuheng was in charge of finances. He had seen the huge national treasury. The small scene before him could not cause any ripples in his heart.
He was an honest official and had no interest in these rare treasures.
So that's why when the pawnshop owner looked at the three of them, there was no reaction on their faces.
The pawnshop owner smiled awkwardly, "Sir, please come in."
Qi Tianlin walked in.
To prevent the light on the jade pendant from disappearing in a moment, he signaled to the pawnshop owner:
"Go get an abacus and start calculating."
Then he gestured to Qilin:
"Bags ready!"
Qilin nodded.
Qi Tianlin said nothing more and walked to a shelf.
He pointed to one of the jade artifacts and told Qilin:
"Scan it to see if it's made of pure jade."
Qilin stood up straight and suddenly glanced deeply at the jade artifact that Qi Tianlin had specified.
Immediately, a bunch of data appeared on the green screen in his field of vision.
He replied to Qi Tianlin:
"This item is made of pure jade and was unearthed five hundred years ago."
The pawnshop owner nearby was stunned.
Who are these people?
Afterwards, whenever Qi Tianlin took a fancy to an item, he would ask Qilin to scan it, and if it was authentic, he would take it.
Antiques that are not jade are also accepted, even those that are very old.
The pawnshop owner doesn't need to explain.
The only thing the pawnbroker could do was to keep adding prices on the abacus, adding the price of each treasure that went into the sack...
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Qi Tianlin was at the Daqi end, busy picking treasures.
On the Hyundai side, Jiayu just drove to the place where the locator signal was last interrupted.
After parking the car, she took her cell phone and got out of the car with a nervous mood.