Chapter 542: What to say when we meet again (Part 1)
Compared with Lou Shuwan, people from other forces in Qingmuzhai learned about Ning Yi a little earlier. The first one was He Shuyuan and He Yuanwai, who had a background in the Qi family, the day after they met the Blood Bodhisattva
In the afternoon, someone secretly invited him to the courtyard above the mountainside for an interview.
He had visited this inconspicuous little courtyard on the mountainside twice before to visit Liang Bingfu. He knew in his heart that compared to the lobby of Qingmuzhai, this courtyard was the real core of power in Qingmuzhai. If the other party could call him here, it was probably
I made a decision to finalize the deal with him secretly.
He Shuyuan is not surprised by this result. Among the various forces that came here this time, the Qi family is the most knowledgeable. As long as it can be combined with the forces of the Qi family, Luliang can play a great role and make the most profits.
.By taking this trip, He Shuyuan has given Qingmuzhai enough face.
Once Qingmuzhai cooperates with the Qi family, is recruited, and enters the military system. Although it sounds like it will not interfere with Qingmuzhai's affairs, on a practical level, when you join the army, you have to be an officer and you have to be supervised. This is where you can
Insert human hand into
Come. Under the impact of various interests such as money and power, these village owners and leaders in Luliang Mountain will also become part of the interests of the Qi family. After taking advantage of every opportunity, who will have the final say in Qingmuzhai in a few years?
That's really hard to say.
With this in mind, after entering the room in the courtyard, what he saw was a young man who was writing something at his desk. The other person's expression was focused and indifferent. He didn't stop writing in his hand. He just raised the fingers of his left hand without even turning his head.
Lift up.
"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon. He Yuanwai, please sit down."
He Shuyuan, who was originally full of joy, frowned and stood at the door with his hands behind his back, staring at the young man. He was thinking about the people in Qingmuzhai, and his expression was already a little serious and angry.
The other party ignored him and continued to write on the paper. When he finished writing, he picked it up and looked at it, then folded it and put it into his sleeve. He stopped the brush. Then he looked into the eyes of the middle-aged man at the door and stood.
He got up and picked up the teacup on the table.
"He Shuyuan, please get to know me, Ning Yi. Ning Liheng. Have you heard of the Secret Investigation Department?" The young man took a sip of tea and walked out from behind the desk. There was a slight smile on his face, but he also had a smile on his face.
Leng Yi said, "If someone from the Qi family has told you, from last year to this year, we still had fights. During the food crisis, He Yuanwai also made a lot of money, right?"
The moment he heard the words "Secret Investigation Department", He Shuyuan's heart sank. He had the feeling that later generations of criminals were doing bad things and suddenly met the contact person who was a jerk. Of course, his feeling was not so specific, but then
, also realized the meaning of the name Ning Liheng, and had no idea why this person appeared in Luliang now.
"Ning Liheng... you are the one in charge of food distribution and disaster relief in the Prime Minister's Mansion..."
From last year to this year, the Right Prime Minister's Office almost went to war with the Wu Dynasty in the north and south of the world in order to eliminate the harm of the food disaster. Among them, the person responsible for mobilizing food and suppressing food prices in the north and south was the young man in front of him, who the Qi family once said
Some of the information also matches. The man named Ning Liheng in the Prime Minister's Office
, who can do this kind of thing, even if he cannot be said to be a national scholar, at least he is a poisonous scholar that the prime minister cannot afford to mess with. Even if He Yuanwai can rely on the relationship with the Qi family to give orders, in front of such a person who represents the authority of the prime minister,
It was not enough. He spoke with difficulty, but the other party had already walked over.
"Well, I am exactly the same. In a place like Luliang, there are people in the rivers and lakes who send bandits to slaughter people with bloody hands, and there are also people who talk about inner demons. They are all rumors. I am a businessman just like He Yuanwai. Trading,
Even if there was some friction before, it was just about money. There is no hurt between us personally. Do you think so, He Yuanwai?"
There was a smile on the other party's face. He Shuyuan was not new to the world after all. He now knew that things must have changed, but he still regained his composure: "That's right. It's just that He didn't know why Mr. Ning appeared here now.
"
"Actually, it's very simple. It's similar to He Yuanwai's idea." Ning Yi smiled, patted his arm, and walked out of the door first, "Let's go for a walk and talk while walking."
The atmosphere of the current conversation has been taken away by Ning Yi from the beginning. But He Shuyuan can't do anything about it. The other party is not only the core staff of the prime minister's house, but also related to those vicious Green Forest people. The name of the inner demon has caused a lot of trouble.
The gangsters were crying like ghosts and wolves howling. If they didn't agree with what they said, let alone using the Prime Minister's Mansion to pressure them, the other party would probably beat him to death here. He followed him all the way out and stopped when he reached the outside of the door, where he could overlook the Qingmuzhai Valley.
Come down.
"He Yuanwai." The young man tilted his head, "Look at Qingmuzhai, it's developing pretty well. It wasn't like this two years ago. Do you think it's because the village owner here suddenly became so talented?
, made this place big all of a sudden? And started doing border trade?”
He Shuyuan looked at the scene below and hesitated for a moment: "You mean, your prime minister's office has already intervened?"
"There is no such thing. The Prime Minister's Office will not admit this, and we will never cooperate with the gangsters." Ning Yi smiled, "What happened today came out of my mouth and entered your ears, and it has never happened to the outside world.
Ex. Mr. He, you also know that the Xiangfu family has a big business. Just like you, everything requires money. We have some businesses, such as helping
When people are planning a business, we know where to find what they need, and help them connect the dots. Sometimes, how much money they make and how much money they spend. If a rough guy doesn't know how to manage accounts, we will help with the accounting and then try our best to provide the information.
Good income and expenditure suggestions. They are all win-win small businesses. Only when everyone makes money is real money made, and everyone is good only when everyone is good. Do you think so?"
As Ning Yi spoke, he already moved forward, and He Shuyuan followed beside him with a confused look on his face.
"In business, the most important thing is not what you sell or what you buy. The most important thing is to make friends. Just like the food disaster from last year to this year, we also know many friends. As long as we have friends, we can connect the relationship. What do we need?
, what to produce, what to sell, how to sell it, if there are people involved in every link, it can be quickly turned around, and then everyone will also
If you can make money, things can get bigger and bigger. Even if you have a little friction with people during this period. As I said, it's just money, and people can still get to know each other. This is a good thing. Otherwise
We know each other, but it is impossible for me and you to have such a harmonious conversation with Mr. He. Mr. He is your senior in business, do you think I am making sense?"
He Shuyuan: "Haha... yes..."
Ning Yi continued: "As I said, the Secret Investigation Department just walks around and makes suggestions. Well, Luliang has been a problem on the border a long time ago. We have always wanted to solve its problems, and then we have
Today's situation. However, it is impossible for one company to do business. In the past, it just opened the door to do business. It just collected a few changes. It was more affordable than other places.
More. Moreover, people here in Qingmuzhai have long admired Wang Hua, and they will all be their own people in the future. He Yuanwai can rest assured that he will open the door to do business with the outside world. This will not change at any time, but for He Yuanwai, this kind of behavior
We have discounts for big deals. This is a recent survey conducted by Mr. Ning. These things are the most profitable, and what we charge will be less than usual. Why don’t you take a look."
As he spoke, he put the piece of paper he had written on before into He Shuyuan's hand. He Shuyuan held the piece of paper, but did not open it to read. He just looked at Ning Yi: "So, this is also Prime Minister Qin's opinion?"
"It's not anyone's specific opinion, but border issues have always been a big issue. How to control and regulate them has its own rules. We can't catch all the benefits, and we can't just see one or two years. These things are the considerations of the people above, and Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Qin and others.
Thinking about it, I’m not very clear either.”
Ning Yi said with a bright smile. But what he meant at the moment was: This is the result of our consideration, not something you can know at this level. He Shuyuan frowned, he didn't know how much the Secret Investigation Department had done here.
However, he knew that it was useless to wallow and act in front of this man. After thinking about it, he said: "What about the army? Vice General Xiao and the others came over. Can you explain clearly the matter of the prime minister's house snatching food from the tiger's mouth?
"
Border trade played an important role in Wu Dynasty's tax revenue, but there were also all kinds of people involved, and the Prime Minister's Office was definitely not clean here. However, this kind of division of interests is like a political struggle. There will be friction between each other, but they will not break up. Once the distribution of interests is determined,
Everyone will abide by the tacit understanding. If the Prime Minister's Mansion is privately opened here,
A smuggling port can be a big or small matter, but of course, there are only so many benefits at the border. Everyone is trying to grab every opportunity. Being able to really open a hole in a place like Luliang where there is no profit in the past can be regarded as a skill.
, as long as the impact is not too big and you don’t eat alone, there are still ways to deal with it.
Ning Yi shook his head: "Of course we have arrangements for these things. As I said, the Prime Minister's Office did not actually intervene in the affairs of Qingmuzhai. At most, we lobbied for it and made a suggestion. To be honest,
What the Prime Minister is interested in is actually Luliang Mountain
I don’t know if He Yuanwai has heard of it, but there are several open-pit coal mines here, which are easy to mine. We have done some business in the capital, called... lotus root coal, and we need this thing. So we also hope that Luliang
Able to achieve long-term governance and long-lasting peace."
He Shuyuan said: "I've heard about that stove. However, charcoal is cheap. Wouldn't it be troublesome to transport it from here?"
"We need to expand our business. Since there is coal here, we can develop the coal stove business to the north. The stoves are still very useful."
He Shuyuan nodded, and after a moment he smiled and said: "If we want to do this business, He would be very willing to participate in individual stocks, so that he can enjoy the things that people in the capital like."
"Haha, Yuanwai He is serious about his words. Strong dragons cannot overwhelm local snakes. If we want to do business in the north, I will be the first to find Yuanwai He. I will provide the technology and you will provide the manpower. How about. As for the matter of Luliang Mountain..."
What kind of coal business, lotus root coal business, is just a small business that fills the gap between the He family and the He family. Just saying this narrowed the distance. He Shuyuan interrupted Ning Yi with a smile: "I understand Brother Ning's business about Luliang Mountain."
I mean, but there is the Qi family behind my brother, and I can’t tell what their views are. But no matter what, as Brother Ning said, it’s just business, and it doesn’t hurt the harmony, how about it?”
Ning Yi reached over and patted the hand holding the paper: "Well, as everyone is doing things, friction is inevitable. Follow the rules and don't hurt the harmony."
The two were chatting and laughing. Ning Yi escorted He Shuyuan to the mountain pass and waved goodbye. After turning around, their smiles instantly faded. Ning Yi frowned and walked back boredly, while He Shuyuan gritted his teeth for a while.
The Secret Investigation Department has already been involved in this
It’s hard to express my anger, but this kind of thing is indeed about first come, first served. Everyone is secretly managing their own interests. If the Secret Investigation Department really started to control Luliang two years ago. If others want to intervene, then it is really a matter of taking advantage of the tiger’s mouth. He doesn’t care.
So what if you are angry.
Also in the afternoon, Ning Yi met Xiao Cheng, the deputy general of Wu Shengjun. As a member of the army, this deputy general was the easiest to deal with. After bringing out the backgrounds of Qin Siyuan, Qin Shaoqian, and the Secret Intelligence Department, he promised a
With a large sum of money, the other party immediately became Ning Yi's iron brother. Even if he helped Wu Shengjun handle Lu Liang, how much could he earn? Only the money that goes into his own pocket is considered real money...
Just like Ning Yi said, people who do business will not quarrel with each other casually. Even if they can quarrel with Qingmuzhai, they are not willing to quarrel with the Secret Investigation Department and Qin Siyuan. However, under such rules, those who are lucky
Psychology. Make some small moves, or wait for the situation
Change and deterioration are still a choice. After Ning Yi said hello to these people, the grass on the hills near Qingmuzhai also began to gather here. First there were spies and spies, and then some people sent out large and small people.
The leader is preparing to visit the Blood Bodhisattva.
At first, Lou Shuwan complained bitterly to the people around him about this matter. Once someone on the surrounding hills believed it, they couldn't help but begin to discuss and connect in private. Regarding the possibility of Qingmuzhai being recruited, everyone felt a huge crisis.
Emotions. Such and such, they are already
The outer gathering of Qingmuzhai, which was once overcrowded, has become even more crowded and chaotic these days. But inside Qingmuzhai, the people who were a little panicked at first because of the appearance of so many outsiders have calmed down and become silent these days.
The people began to shrink their defense lines and consolidate the stronghold.
Qingmuzhai has developed its business in the past two years and has also absorbed most of the foreign population. Now it even seems a bit chaotic in the process of expansion. Once a war breaks out, the business and the village will definitely be affected. On the other hand, this time they unite
Yes, it seems that most of the forces in Luliang Mountain except Qingmuzhai are astonishing. No matter who looks at it, Qingmuzhai will not want to fight this war. And if Qingmuzhai does not want to see a war,
Now, the current phenomenon of consolidating the defense line can only be said to be the most passive defense.
The whole situation began to tighten in this atmosphere. Three days later at night, the leader of the village, Blood Bodhisattva, held a banquet to entertain the distinguished guests who came up the mountain. Everyone attended. At the banquet in the main hall, Lou Shuwan
Suppressing the trembling mood, waiting for a certain guest figure to appear, but
Until the flowing banquet started, Ning Yi and others did not appear among the guests. Halfway through the banquet, she almost stood up to test the Blood Bodhisattva and asked her where the inner demons who went up the mountain were now. At this time
, Qiu Guyan came in from outside the palace, and whispered some news behind her ear.
"...I heard some rumors from the people in the mountains. I don't know if they are true for the time being. The Blood Bodhisattva did not compete in martial arts to recruit a bride, but...she already has a sweetheart. I heard that the insiders already know that that person is Ning Li.
Heng, he went to the mountain to get married to the Blood Bodhisattva...so in this business, he is not a guest, but the host..."
Not far away, in the position of the leader of the village, a woman nicknamed Blood Bodhisattva was talking to the guests with a smile and a distance. Lou Shuwan held the wine glass, and there was a "buzz" in her head, and the light left for a moment.
, and then she returned to her eyes tremblingly. She found that her hands were shaking slightly, and the pictures in her eyes were also shaking.
"... Even if he is the master." She found that her voice was hoarse, so she repeated it again, "Even if he is the master... People from outside the mountain are coming around, why doesn't he move? He is waiting.
Are you going to die? Does he know that a lot of people will die in a fight..."
"This...that's clear..."
"A lot of people will die in the fight...Does he know...what he is thinking..."
That night, she didn't know how she walked out of the hall. She walked on the mountain road, the night wind was cold, the distant mountains were lonely, and the lights in the distant courtyards seemed to be mocking her. She returned to her yard,
After sitting in the room for a long time, he put on his cloak and went out. He walked to the door of the courtyard where Zhu Biao and others lived, and when he was about to go inside, someone stopped him. Qiu Guyan, who was responsible for protecting her, also came over to block that person.
"I want to see Ning Yi!"
She said this. However, after experiencing the little thief incident, everyone knew that the Tianhu force she represented was the enemy, and the blocker did not intend to look good on him.
"Girl, none of us want to see you."
"I want to see Ning Yi!" She shouted loudly, "I know him! I know he has seen me too! Let him come out to see me -"
In the courtyard of Shawanshi behind, Dong Pang'er's subordinates were alerted and came to watch the fun. The blocker was also startled. This woman sounded very familiar to the boss... I didn't know what to do for a while.
, in the rear room, Zhu Biao had already ran out: "Ah, you..."
"Tell Ning Yi to come out to see me! Just say that the enemies of the Lou family have come to look for him——"
"Uh, wait a minute." Zhu Biao thought for a moment, then disappeared behind the courtyard.
Lou Shuwan put on her cloak, stood at the entrance of the courtyard, and closed her eyes. After a long time, Zhu Biao came down from the mountain and said to her: "He can see you tomorrow morning."
Lou Shuwan closed her eyes, took a breath, turned and left.
The next morning, she met Ning Yi. (To be continued...)