Although Chen Ping is young, he is loyal. He is not afraid of dangers for his brothers and adapts calmly when facing difficulties. He can be called brave and resourceful.
But there is no shortage of brave and resourceful people in the world, and the one who can really influence the world is power.
Jiulongtang undertakes the transportation of a wide variety of goods, including cloth, porcelain, and even charcoal fires.
But some things are just names, and there are often items that cannot be clearly stated.
But they rarely explore the truth. They are only responsible for delivering the goods on time, so they do it very covertly and open some joints for smooth flow.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ping actually said it one by one at this time.
Only Cao Lei knows this key information. Others may not understand it, but he has lost his previous calmness and looks at Chen Ping with complex and fierce eyes.
"Everyone get out! No one is allowed to come in without my order!"
The second hall master did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately led everyone away.
The main door of the main hall slammed shut, and there was a sudden silence in the hall.
Chen Ping stood up from his seat, turned a blind eye to Cao Lei's eyes, walked up to him, gave him some tea, and said.
"Master Cao, don't be angry. I come to discuss cooperation with sincerity this time."
As an old Jianghu, Cao Lei is naturally not afraid of Chen Ping, but he really can’t think of who sent him to say this.
"How do you know these things?"
Chen Ping pushed the tea in front of Cao Lei, deliberately giving it a try.
"If I didn't know this, how could I find out that my friend was in Benlei Gambling House in such a short period of time? Not only that, I also know that some prisons in Qianzhou, Yi Cheng and Jiulong Hall also have a close relationship."<
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Cao Lei's face was shocked, "Are you from the army?"
Chen Ping didn't react on the surface, but his fingers secretly twitched. Could it be that the anonymous letter came from someone in the military?
He didn't know what happened, so he could only follow the words and said, "I just met a few people briefly, which made Hall Master Cao laugh."
"How do you get so many connections at such a young age?" Cao Lei looked at him carefully.
"Connections are all made with money. As the saying goes, money can make the world go round." Chen Ping was vague, but Cao Lei noticed his deliberately cunning look.
Cao Lei leaned back and said, "Sure enough, people should not be judged by their appearance."
"When you are born in this world, you inevitably have to deal with all kinds of people." Chen Ping smiled modestly, "Isn't it convenient for us to do business?"
Cao Lei nodded, "Soldiers only recognize money, and get out of the way after receiving money."
"Can't soldiers still block roads and set up roadblocks?" Chen Ping said casually.
Cao Lei picked up the tea cup, rubbed it twice with his fingertips, and smiled coldly, "Are you trying to threaten me?"
"Don't you dare? I just think that the benefits of our cooperation outweigh the disadvantages. After all, people in the army are not easy to get along with. If something happens, I may be able to mediate."
Chen Ping felt guilty when he said this. He didn't know anyone in the army, but now he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He wanted to frame Jiulong Hall first before talking about it.
Cao Lei couldn't figure out Chen Ping's background for a while and remained silent.
Seeing that Cao Lei didn't accept the move, Chen Ping changed the topic, "Actually, everyone is here to make money. Hall Master Cao may not know that in addition to Tianxiang Pavilion and He's Cloth Shop, the transportation of fairy dew can also be handed over to Guitang."
The famous fairy dew in Qianzhou is now hard to find.
Cao Lei was inevitably a little surprised and asked: "I heard that Xue's wine shop is the property of the son of the internal minister, can you take charge of it?"
"Master Xie and I are friends, and we can still talk to each other." Chen Ping added casually: "Then Wang Linsheng is targeting me this time, so it has nothing to do with Mr. Xie."
Then, Chen Ping told what happened during Wang Linsheng's time.
Cao Lei snorted coldly, "You are an arrogant young man who doesn't know whether to live or die."
"After all, I have to thank him. But if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have the chance to get to know Hall Master Cao!" Chen Ping flattered him firmly.
"Haha, little brother is joking." Cao Lei waved his hand and said, "Then how do you want to cooperate?"
Seeing Cao Lei relent, Chen Ping immediately continued to give him more tea and said sincerely: "Master Cao, our goods are mainly sent to the north, mostly to the capital. However, we have to pass through many dangerous places on the way, and we really lack a lot of manpower."< /p>
"As I said just now, to show our sincerity, we are willing to pay 20% more than the usual flat price for each item transportation."
"Just transporting ordinary goods?"
"Yes, there are absolutely no prohibited items. You can sign the contract immediately. If there is any violation of the law, we will bear the losses ourselves."
"If you're not busy, let's take a few trips and see."
How could Cao Lei believe Chen Ping so easily, and pay 20% more freight for no reason, just to transport ordinary goods? Businessmen are all profit-seeking people, eager to maximize their profits, how can they share more profits with these traffickers?
Especially the one in front of me is a businessman who can read. He broke into Jiulong Hall alone and knew many secrets, so he had to guard against them.
When Chen Ping saw this, he didn't mention the contract again, as long as the initial purpose had been achieved.
The two agreed to send someone to pick them up later, and Chen Ping finally left Liujiazhuang with Ye Chongwen and the others before sunset.
The second hall leader walked in and asked in a low voice: "Boss, do we really want to cooperate with him?"
"Choose some smart people to be responsible for Chen Ping's goods from now on." Cao Lei stared at the blood on the ground, "We must find ways to check the goods in every truck and every trip, and there must be no entrainment."
"Why? Haven't we been doing this all these years?" the second hall master asked in confusion.
"Chen Ping is different. I'm worried that someone in the military set a trap for us."
"Then just reject him directly."
"No. This guy is interesting. I want to see what he wants to do. Besides, there is an extra 20% shipping fee for each trip. Why not make money from it?"
The second hall master could only nod in agreement. After all, Cao Lei always completed the things he decided to the letter.
…….
At noon, the inner courtyard of the He family.
Chen Ping shared his thoughts with everyone and explained.
"Since Jiulongtang is the largest transportation gang in Qianzhou, Lingshu's goods will definitely not be able to bypass them."
"Are you going to use them to investigate Lingshu?" Zhao Jin asked.
Ye Chongwen, He Qingxuan and Chen Tianrui suddenly became energetic and felt that this was a feasible idea.
"Yes. But Cao Lei won't believe us easily. So as mentioned before, let them transport the perfume and wine, and the freight will be increased by 20%. Friends are slowly getting along, and besides, aren't we making all this money just to investigate? Can you tell the truth about that year?" Nowadays, Tianxiang Pavilion and the wine shop are booming, and funds are accumulating rapidly. How much money can be spent on food and clothing, so as long as it is helpful to the investigation, the money can be spent.
"Although our Buzhuang only has branches in Qianzhou, we can also leave the transportation to them." He Qingxuan expressed support.
Zhao Jin, Ye Chongwen, and Chen Tianrui will not say anything more. They all have the same goal.
At the same time, Ling Mansion.
The boy in charge of surveillance was bending over and reporting everything that happened in Benlei Casino.
"Then old man Cao is getting more and more confused as he gets older. Two hundred thousand taels of silver were just wasted." Ling Shu said with a look of disdain.
"Master, are you still investigating that matter?"
Ling Shu stood up, his face a little colder.
"Of course we have to investigate! Doesn't He Qingxuan want to do business with Jiulongtang? Let our people also follow suit."