The lowest level of troublemaking is to randomly find some people to provoke, rob, extort, tease... Although Yin Lian felt that the other party would probably not choose such a method.
First of all, the intelligence bureau's style will not be so low. It must have rich experience in this kind of thing, and it will definitely be done more naturally. Secondly, her "face" at this time is basically a murder weapon in the world. If used properly, it will give people the illusion of seeing ghosts in the daytime. In addition, her bodyguard ability is unknown, but it obviously does not look like a parallel import. Under unknown circumstances, using This approach can easily fail.
The second is to obstruct it in a targeted manner. For example, if she wants to buy land, she encounters someone who uses force to buy the land in advance. If she wants to buy raw materials, the other party will maliciously raise the price by taking advantage of his status as a local snake - this is very possible, but Yin Lian does not think this approach Will work for her, even if she doesn't cheat.
First of all, the factory's requirements for land are not high, and the land utilization rate in this era is not high. Even in the suburbs of the capital, the most expensive ones are fertile fields, and the land required for building a factory is not particular at all. Besides, the factory doesn't even have to be built in the capital. It doesn't matter whether it's in the north or the south, or even in coastal cities. Some cities with convenient water transportation have even better advantages than the capital - it depends on the specific products they plan to produce. If a piece of land is robbed, Yin Lian can freely switch to another piece of land. There are people who are vying for mature land, but it is difficult for anyone to fight for wasteland.
Secondly, the current Xia State is almost in the period of the Industrial Revolution, and it is still very encouraged to set up factories. Although capitalism does reveal a bloody smell, feudal landlords are not much better. And this situation will improve in more than ten years, because now His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the modern Xia Kingdom, has leveraged his own corner and jumped directly from the imperial system to the democratic republic.
Because of the quick end of the war, Xia State had more opportunities than other countries, so it could take the lead in the future era of interstellar exploration.
Generally speaking, Xia Kingdom at this time is still relatively suitable for business and industry.
Yin Lian felt that if the other party wanted to cause trouble without leaving any trace, he would probably have to adapt to his actions based on his subsequent actions. And if you can predict in advance how the other party will cause trouble, you can control things within your control.
However, during this process, she must also demonstrate her abilities appropriately so that she can win more bargaining chips in future cooperation.
So on the first day, she did not start taking action rashly, but continued her plan from the previous day and started shopping.
She mainly visits grocery stores, car dealerships and goods stores. Occasionally when she passes by a bookstore, she will also take advantage of the opportunity to go shopping.
It stands to reason that if it was the Republic of China period, ordinary bicycles and cars should have been popularized long ago. But in fact, the history of the Xia Kingdom does not fit neatly into the history of the earth. The Xia Kingdom at this time is actually more like being in the last years of the feudal dynasty. In terms of technological level, it should be almost the beginning of the first industrial revolution. However, due to various reasons, in the following decades, they completed changes equivalent to the earth's two industrial revolutions.
At this time, it was still a long time before the car was invented. As for the bicycle, Xia's structure was quite different from that of the earth. It was a multi-wheeled vehicle with a complex structure.
Although the production process is more complicated, it is quick to get started and has better balance.
But of course what Yin Lian revealed to Li Laixi was not a bicycle, but a tricycle that could replace a rickshaw. Although the tricycle is still essentially a rickshaw, it is different in terms of speed and energy consumption. Yin Lian reported two technologies to Li Laixi, one was a freight tricycle and the other was a water-powered fan. Both technologies had relatively low technical content but had a wide range of uses.
Yin Lian has also obtained the follow-up technology, but does not plan to show it yet. If motor technology is developed in the future, the two technologies can be developed into electric tricycles, and the water-powered fans can also be upgraded into water-cooled air conditioners. When the time comes, they will be used in factories, which will also be beneficial to the workers themselves.
Although most factory owners may not be willing to equip their workers, if the environment becomes tight, I believe that factory owners will definitely make a wise choice.
Yin Lian had mature technology, so it was impossible not to make money, but she still spent a few days walking around the capital, mainly observing the conditions of various car dealerships and cargo stores. Although they couldn't directly inquire about the shipments and purchases of each store, they found a group of newsboys and hired them to squat at various goods stores, truck dealerships and at the entrance of the station, teaching them to read every time they saw a fully loaded pallet truck. Draw a swastika on the paper, and draw grids for them according to their categories. Fill in the unpackaged agricultural products, neatly packaged industrial products, obvious building materials, or transported furniture and luggage in different categories. In the grid.
Yin Lian himself was wandering around.
She first went to several larger goods stores and vehicle dealers in Beijing, and hired a rickshaw driver to drive her around. She only said that she was traveling, and did not let the coachman run away. She only gave him a full day's income and asked him to take her slowly on the street while asking him about the situation in the capital.
She paid her generously, and the coachman spared no effort to please her, even answering some personal questions without reservation. Yin Lian asked about the situation of the rickshaw dealers, how many rickshaw pullers there were, how much money they could earn in a day, and how the accounts were shared with the dealers. The other party answered without reservation.
Yin Lian was very satisfied and gave him an extra silver dime.
When I arrived at the store, I went to discuss business with the manager of the store. Under the guise of moving, I inquired about the store's situation, and complained half-truthfully about the problem of broken utensils during transportation, which prompted some excuses from the manager.
"Miss Zeng, you can't say that. The carriage travels quickly, but the beasts are not heavy on the road, and it is almost inevitable that valuables will bump into a few. The porter is a little slower, but the advantage is that his legs and feet are stable. You can even take a detour on bumpy roads to make sure your things don’t get damaged.”
Yin Lian said: "But at the speed of a person running, even if we hire ten or eight people, how much can we transport in one day?"
The manager said: "You can rest assured. Our store is one of the best in the capital. We have seventeen stores in the city and employ more than two hundred porters. We have sufficient manpower."
Yin Lian looked surprised and asked, "More than two hundred porters? Does your store have so many goods to deliver every day?"
The manager said: "That's natural. We are also one of the eight major warehouses in Beijing, and we have a lot of business every day. In fact, if it weren't for the off-season, not the whole year, we would have hired even more porters. .”
Yin Lian went to the other seven major warehouses to inquire, and then randomly visited a few small cargo stations. He immediately had a clearer idea of the current market for rickshaws and porters in the capital.
Naturally, what she did was noticed by the people sent by Li Laixi to monitor her, and she reported it to her superiors. Li Laixi was quite surprised when she learned about Yin Lian's actions in the past few days. She secretly felt that this girl was quite disciplined in her actions. It seemed that she did not come to the capital out of passion and recklessness.
But he didn't take back his previous order and let Yin Lian go.
Yin Lian wandered around Beijing for a few days, but never contacted Li Laixi's people, nor did she start discussing business. However, the intelligence officer responsible for monitoring her figured out her routine, and she was still very calm.
Until that day, Yin Lian was buying Huaiyu's collected works at a bookstore on Zhuque Street, and met an aristocratic lady who had the same hobby. The two chatted happily in the bookstore, and it didn't take long for the aristocratic lady to treat her as a close friend.
When he heard the identity of the noble lady, Li Laixi almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
Yin Lian's character is a girl who loves Xia literature. Although she has to take responsibility due to family changes, she always yearns for literature and art in her heart.
And she squatted in the bookstore on Zhuque Street for three days just to meet someone on the list by chance.
According to legend, a princess from a branch of the Li family was a famous female poet in history, Li Lici.
Although she had not written most of the famous works of later generations at this time, it was precisely because of this that it was convenient for Yin Lian to cheat the manuscript... Ah, no, build a good relationship.
At this time, Yin Lian had already bought a house in the capital, but it hadn't been renovated yet, so he still lived in an inn. The next day, she was invited to Li Lici's home and drew several illustrations for her. Li Lici immediately admired her unique style.
She did not directly offer to print books for Li Lici, but showed her strong love for Li Lici's articles, and then expressed her desire to draw illustrations for her.
When the writer heard what the painter said, he was immediately very happy and gave the manuscript to her without hesitation. Yin Lian had a lot of future technology at his disposal, and he quickly designed layouts and designs that were very elegant yet exquisite beyond the normal standards of this world, and quickly captured Li Lici's heart.
Li Lici was full of praise for Yin Lian's design and said: "This book exists only because it exists in heaven. Erya, you are the one with the best taste in layout design among the book lovers I have ever met. Such beautiful layout is really I don’t know how you figured it out.”
But he had to pay her a lot of money to print more copies.
After Li Lici showed the book printed for her by Yin Lian in the royal circle, the intelligence officer finally realized that they could not wait any longer.
So when Yin Lian returned to the inn that day, he found that all the belongings he had left outside for show had disappeared.
...Fuck, this method is too low-level! She had no idea that the other party would use this method. She pondered for a long time whether to pretend to be panicked, and then turned around and decided to kill the innkeeper.
Yin Lian's belongings disappeared in the inn, which was naturally a big deal. Hearing what she said was missing, the innkeeper was very panicked, but it was impossible to compensate him, and he couldn't afford it even if he sold it... He had no choice but to call the police while frantically trying to shirk responsibility.
Yin Lian groaned there and asked the guard sister aggrievedly: "How much money do you have left on you?"
The guard robot said: "Together, we still have about eight thousand silver dollars."
Yin Lian sighed and said: "I can only ask my father to remit the money as soon as possible. But even if it is through an international bank, it will probably take a week or two to remit it. I don't know if eight thousand silver dollars will be enough..."
She went so far with her pretense that the innkeeper for a moment wanted to kill her.
