It is said that friends come from far away. Although Xiao Yu is not considered a friend, he is at least an old friend.
Although Li Sheng knew that he had a bad impression of these powerful men, what he didn't know was that his careless chat had directly caused Xiao Yu to suffer heavy losses... several times!
But at this moment, there was no hostility. Xiao Yu understood Li Sheng's mood at this moment, and his nervousness relaxed a little.
Then, Li Sheng turned around.
This chair is a swivel chair specially customized by Li Sheng. This rotation immediately shocked Xiao Yu and the niece beside him. This is so beautiful...
Could it be that Li Sheng is not just an ordinary scholar, but has also practiced some strange martial arts? Oh yes, this guy is a general conferred by Li Er himself, the most powerful general in the world, and he once shot an arrow through hundreds of people.
Already...
Ah, that's okay.
Xiao Yu quickly put away any speculations and subconsciously stopped all the speculations and guesses about Li Sheng in his mind.
How can I, a mere mortal, speculate on a dragon?...
Obediently, he put on a smile and cupped his hands and said, "Saint Marquis, I'm fine. I'm Xiao Yu, here to pay my respects!"
"Student Xiao Shengyu, pay homage to the saint..."
When Xiao Shengyu originally represented the Xiao family and submitted a petition to Li Shengna through Wu Meiniang to seek a way out, he had already become Li Sheng's concubine in name. Of course, Li Sheng himself did not seem to have interfered with this matter.
And in this case, afterwards... the newly opened factory still needs more care, and it will be difficult for just my cousin Xiao Rui to handle it.
Xiao Rui is in charge of the factory itself, but Xiao Shengyu cannot be idle. He has to rush around to gather nutrients for this new thing that has never been seen in ancient and modern times - most of the time, he has to go to the Hangzhou Industrial Zone to consult Wu Meiniang, or simply
Ask Wu Meiniang for help.
It was also during this experience that Xiao Shengyu, who was originally from the north and had fairer skin than snow since childhood, was slowly tanned into a deep wheat color by the sun... and the color was uneven, which made her look ugly when she was taking a bath.
However, during this busy period, Xiao Shengyu gradually forgot that he was not only the second boss of the factory, but also the certificate of surrender that Xiao paid when he took refuge with Li Sheng...
I had forgotten about it for a long time, but when I said hello at this moment, Xiao Shengyu instinctively felt that the address was wrong, and then he suddenly realized...
His face turned red and his voice quickly became softer!
Xiao Yu couldn't help but cast a strange sidelong glance at this niece, not understanding what was going on...
But at this time Li Sheng yawned. After all, he had said hello... So what else could he say? He said directly,
"Then you two are welcome, but... if you have anything to do, you can just say it, okay?"
"Well……"
Xiao Yu didn't pay much attention to his niece's strange behavior, and then went on to talk about business.
This matter... talking about it is quite troublesome for Xiao Yu - if not for this, Xiao Yu is truly instinctively afraid of Li Sheng and would never come here for other reasons.
The reason for coming to Li Sheng's place is naturally...because even Xiao Yu, who has the best ability among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, also feels troubled.
And the matter... naturally starts with the factory that Xiao Yu originally set up.
As for the specific trouble we encountered, it happened recently.
——Throughout the Tang Dynasty, countless merchants went to sea for trade. This trend has been gradually developing for several years. Although it did not last for seven or eight years... it has indeed been described by the word "several years".
The mentality of merchants is also the most pragmatic and open. Since the benefits of sea trade are so huge and the prospects of sea trade are so bright, then... then...
Everyone, why don’t you just buy a property overseas and really live on the sea?!
Naturally, just when the merchants had this idea one after another, Li Sheng also said hello to Wu Meiniang that they could open a branch...
As for the other merchants, Li Sheng certainly didn't tell them, but...
In ancient times, merchants, in addition to single-player traders and salesmen, could turn "trading" into "business". Those who purchased ships on sea were often heroes and toubos, who were the most capable people. They were almost as good as Li Sheng and Wu Meiniang.
At the same time as the branch was opened, countless other maritime merchants also took notice and started the same business strategy, and then naturally branches began to bloom all over the world.
And Xiao Yu...
He seems to be honest, but he is a figure like Xiao He. On the one hand, he can be a core member in the inner circle of the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs, and on the other hand, he can keep a low profile in his words and deeds and not really offend Li Er.
In the end, the land tycoons were gradually eliminated by Li Er, and when the tide of the times was about to drown more and more people, Xiao Yu could still make decisive decisions...
This person cannot really be an ordinary person.
At the same time, when Li Sheng informed Wu Meiniang to open a branch, and other merchants also opened branch offices,
Xiao Yu not only decisively took out all his savings, but also used them all to establish overseas semicolons - such as Lingyamen, such as a place called "Banjialuo" in the southern part of the subcontinent...
Moreover, he had already secretly purchased a large number of weapons through the contacts he had accumulated over the years in the court, and even...
Contraband, armor!
Even including powerful ratchet crossbows and grenades, Xiao Yu used almost all his connections to get some in small quantities...
But even with such full preparation, Xiao Yu still encountered a big problem.
Because... Xiao Yu recently received a report that the team he sent to "Banjialuo" to set up camp and open up a commercial port discovered the sentinel of the Zhunian Kingdom!
And he is a real sentinel on horseback, not an ordinary patrol passerby.
The subcontinent's climate naturally lacks horses, and its resources are already scarce.
For such a rare strategic reconnaissance force to be dispatched, doesn't it mean that... the ruler of the country has military intentions for him?
Of course, Xiao Yu is not a young boy who just rushes in and does things without looking at the environment or the consequences.
Different from Asmin, who was completely confident, when Xiao Yu's troops landed, they went directly to meet the king of Zhongxi, and presented a large number of jewelry and curios produced in the Tang Dynasty to show their friendship, and also hinted that my master was the former
The ministers of the DPRK had considerable power in the Tang Empire...
But in the end, the other party’s military intentions were discovered!
When something like this happened, Xiao Yu could only sigh.
There was a person in the court named Li Mi... Xiao Yu felt that she really looked like this person at this moment.
This Li Mi was originally one of the heroes who took over the world in the late Sui Dynasty, and he had heard that... this person had already quietly read the Han Dynasty and prepared to take action...
