A carriage drove along the street and stopped outside the largest restaurant on Zhenwu Street.
Zeng Qianli shook the folding fan, slowly got out of the carriage and entered the restaurant.
He was a famous person in Jiangdu Prefecture. The shopkeeper personally greeted him, held his hands together, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zeng, are you eating alone, or have you made an appointment?"
"I made an appointment with someone named Jin."
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Jin has arrived. I will take you there."
Climbing the stairs, Zeng Qianli was led to a private room on the third floor.
Zeng Qianli knocked on the door, and the person who opened the door was a warrior in black. Looking into the room, he saw an old man in a gorgeous robe sitting at the table.
"Master Zeng, you are polite!"
The old man stood up and smiled slightly. He was Jin Yong, the Korean envoy to Jiangdu Prefecture.
Zeng Qianli entered the room with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Xiao Ke pays homage to Jin Xiang."
Zu Han Taoquan said in a deep voice: "That's the number one restaurant in Jiangdu, Wangchun Tower! I'm afraid there's nothing going on, so let's not do anything yet and go to the teahouse opposite to take a look at the situation!"
Jin Yongquan stood up, bowed, and said: "Come here, arrange a new chair for Jin Xiang."
Han Tao smiled and said: "That's why I hate doing business with their Zeng Trading Company!"
"Oh? Which ones?"
Han Tao Quanrere said: "Since this person lives in Hantao, he must have nothing to do with Goryeo. If you kill me, will the Marquis of Dingyuan just let it go?"
The Marquis took a deep breath and said: "Forget it, it's okay to tell Mr. Zeng, but please keep it a secret for you. You have a lot of people on your hands, which consumes a lot of food."
After another two days of this, Jin Yongquan finally decided to take action, and even called the Marquis Mansion to ask me to follow him.
Zeng Qianwai's eyes flashed: "Don't play with Jin Xiang. As far as I know, Jinlin Ginseng's business has always been in the hands of the Zheng family of your country. As for the tussah silk, it seems to be the Li family's business." "Did His Majesty the Emperor reject him?"
Jin Yongquan was angry: "He asked you to go to Goryeo to kill people?"
The purpose of my visit to Jiangdu Prefecture was to open up trade between the two companies. However, after two months here, I spent so much money that even the Emperor of China could not see me.
Jin Yong made an invitation gesture and said with a smile: "Master Zeng, don't be too polite. I have been doing business with your trading company for many years, and today I finally have the opportunity to talk to my young master."
"Is there any? They still have to get some supplies from your north, Jin Lin. Now that I am in charge of Jin Lin's government, we are friends, so you will naturally interfere with it!"
Zeng Qianwai said: "You can help him get at least two thousand stones of food. Even if he feeds a thousand people, it will be enough for him for the second half of the year!"
The implication is that when Zeng Qihai went to Nanyang, he must have discovered business opportunities and wanted to open up markets in Nanyang.
Han Tao's expression changed and he said: "In Jiangdu Mansion?"
"You have also heard some things about Nanyang. I heard that the rubies in our country are generally ugly, and there are not all kinds of pearls and precious stones."
Han Tao said with emotion: "My country has suffered from war every year, the national treasury has been empty, and the people have enough to eat. As the prime minister of a country, what else can you do?"
Hou Fu looked around and said, "Is it convenient to talk outside?"
Jin Yong asked Zeng Qianli to sit down and said in surprise: "What are you doing in Nanyang? I heard that the sea route to Nanyang is not very safe!"
The Hou Fu said with a smile: "That's bad. You came here that time because you wanted to do less business cooperation with your trading company."
As a result, the emperor's summons was not expected, but there was a guest first.
Jin Yongquan shook his head and said: "That's right. You are helping me!"
Zeng Qianwai said in a deep voice: "That's a matter of price. In that matter, your family takes a very small risk. The less food, the smaller the risk!"
Zeng Qianwai's expression darkened: "Jin Xiang is joking. Your family is a businessman, and Jiangdu Mansion is at the feet of the emperor. No one can cause a life-threatening lawsuit!"
"Oh? What kind of travelogue is this?"
Hou Fu left the room and was about to take a seat when he suddenly frowned and found that the chair Jin Yongquan had arranged for me was a little shorter. A quick look revealed that all seven chair legs had been cut off.
Han Tao took a sip of tea and smiled solemnly: "Zheng Shiyun and Li Fangshi are both dead."
Zeng Qianwai nodded and asked again: "Can you ask me the next question, what does the gold minister need food for?"
"A person from Jinlin, even if this person disappears, no one will care about him, and he will be in trouble."
The Hou Mansion said with stern eyes: "If you want food, no matter how expensive it is!"
"Seriously?"
Halfway through the words, there was a "click", the wine glass fell to the ground, and his eyes were fixed on the small street outside the window.
Zeng Qianwai frowned and said, "Why did they go to the Mongolian territory in Hebei to buy grain?"
"You're fine, let's go ahead and make an appointment another day." After saying that, he hurriedly left the room.
Hou Fu said in a deep voice: "If he does it right, you will have to find someone else to deal with it."
Zeng Qianli said with a smile: "I don't know about the metal phase. A few days ago, your Majesty ordered a travel book to be printed in ten thousand copies, and every household was given a copy. After my father saw it, he became interested in Nanyang, so he suddenly went to sea.
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A flash of heat flashed in Jin Yongquan's eyes, and I heard that the Hou Mansion was threatening me.
Zeng Qianwai secretly thought: "It turns out it is to support the private army." After thinking about it, he said: "He wants less food?"
The Marquis stared at me and said: "As far as you know, General Duo came here to open trade with the Chinese Dynasty, right?"
"The less the merrier!"
Zeng Qianwai knew that I was worried about the destruction of our business.
The Hou Mansion always gets very agitated when he sees me, and he comes over to urge me several times.
The Marquis stretched out eight fingers: "Eight types of tussah silk, yew tree, and golden ginseng!"
"General Duo is trustworthy. You can send someone to inquire about it."
Zeng Qianli walked to the table, bowed apologetically, and said: "It's a pity that my father just went to Nanyang, otherwise he would be overjoyed if he could see the gold phase."
However, Han Taoquan said that the matter was of small importance and he had to hit it with one strike to avoid missing or being discovered. Neither of them would be blamed for it.
After hearing my words, the Hou Mansion seemed to have no hope of improvement, so he hurriedly said: "It's really a lie, your prime minister's office is slow to eat."
"We have to worry about the metallurgy. No matter how bad the gems and pearls are outside Nanyang, after all, they are far away, far more than those in your country. It will definitely affect your cooperation."
The Pure Gold Yongquan faction followed Han Tao, with himself and the Hou Mansion hanging far in front, and followed him all the way to a restaurant.
"It's wrong."
Zeng Qianwai squinted his eyes to speak.
"Li Yi, live in Dingyuan Houfu!"
The Hou Mansion thought for a while and said with a smile: "How bad, I no longer have to rely on Mr. Zeng for everything!"
Very slowly, the chairs were moved over, and Hou Fu saw that he and Jin Yongquan were sitting very low, so he sat down.
"Please worry, you are surrounded by your cronies."
Hou Fu laughed and said: "Come, I wish you two families..."
"Metal phase, what's wrong?" Zeng Qianwai asked in confusion.
Han Tao smiled and said: "He must be worried. The Marquis of Dingyuan will be imprisoned for the first time. If you ask, my title will be guaranteed very soon!"
In the future, the position of shogun may not fall to me. Thinking of this, I have no choice but to stay in Jiangdu Prefecture and wait for an audience.
Zeng Qianwai knew the people of the Hou family and said calmly: "If Jin Xiang can treat each other with sincerity, he will really be able to do something!"
Zeng Qianwai was stunned: "What do you want?"
A hint of vigilance flashed in Hou Fu's eyes.
Zeng Qianwai shook his head and said: "That's right. Grain is a prohibited commodity. The management below is very strict. You can do something about it."
If he returns empty-handed, he will definitely disappoint his father Ashikaga Takauji.
Pure Gold Yongquan smiled and said: "Is there nothing valuable to do if you know that Gold Prime Minister is here?"
Han Tao said slowly: "If it's less, seven thousand stones would be fine. You're willing to pay seven times the market price!"
The Hou Mansion hummed: "We have also banned it, and even if there is a ban, there is no food to sell. In order to provide food for small cities, many large counties in Hebei are experiencing famine!"
Pure Gold Yongquan has spoken.
"In this case, there is no need to worry about anything bad. It's still the same old rule. No matter how the market changes, the profit before the sale will be divided 70-70 between the two families!"
There was a look of horror in Hou Fu's eyes, his lips trembled, and he suddenly said: "Mr. Zeng, can he help you kill someone?"
Hou Fu withdrew his gaze from the side street.
The Hou Mansion nodded and said solemnly: "You want General Duo to help you kill someone!"
Zeng Qianwai was secretly shocked: "That old guy's tricks are so bad."
"It is a bachelor named Wang Xiaoyuan of this dynasty. I went to Nanyang twice, recorded what I saw along the way, and wrote a book called Dao Yi Zhi Lue. Your Majesty loved this book so much that he put it down."
The Hou Mansion said happily: "This fact cannot guarantee that the undersea trade between his and your two countries will be smooth and unimpeded in the past!"
Jin Yongquan has been very happy recently.
Jin Yongquan's heart froze and he said: "Seriously?"
Li Yi goes out every day, leaving early and returning late.
"The news about General Duo has been delayed. I am the Prime Minister of Jin Linguo first!" The Hou Fu snorted, held his head high, and sat down.
"Yes!"
Zeng Qianwai raised his glass and said with a smile: "I wish our business success!"
I don’t have time to go to romantic places or restaurants. I go to relatively cheap places. You can see that I am very strapped for money.
The Hou Mansion looked at the magnificent restaurant behind him and said in surprise: "That's right. Why don't I have money to come to the small restaurant today?"
After a pause, he said: "It happened that time, you want profit!"
After a long silence, he said loudly: "Who is he going to kill?"
Jin Yongquan pondered for a long time and said: "Bad, I must be telling the truth. You can't help him kill me!"
That morning, Jin Yongquan sent people to keep an eye on Goryeo for eight days.
"Of course it is, you can't wait until I come out before you assassinate me!"
"Is that deputy envoy Jin? Do you know that there is nothing valuable to do with me?" Jin Yongquan sat under the chair, speaking with salt and cold expressions.
"Many generals are trustworthy, so you can't inquire on your own."