Chapter [First Arriving in Yingtian, Ten Miles of Qinhuai]
Chapter ○32 [First Arrival at Yingtian, Ten Miles from Qinhuai]
Mu Linfeng asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Su Duxiu said: "The master is the prince of Prince Mu's palace, how can he associate with merchants?"
Mu Linfeng drank down the glass of wine in his hand and said with a smile: "What prince, I have always been a businessman. I have been doing this for several years."
Su Duxiu said: "Master, don't you know that since the Ming Dynasty, merchants have always been low-class, and merchants can only wear cloth, not brocade!"
Although Mu Linfeng knew a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty, this was the first time he heard this rule. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Su Duxiu explained it to Mu Linfeng one by one. After listening to Su Duxiu's explanation, Mu Linfeng finally knew what was going on. Generally speaking, it was Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan, who offended Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Yuanzhang belittled the businessman so much.
Mu Linfeng thought: "In this case, I don't want to be a businessman anymore." Then he thought about it and said: "That's okay, I will only be behind the scenes, let Wu Xing be the real boss!"
Su Duxiu was silent for a while and said: "Since the master insists on doing this, all I have to do is obey the master's orders."
Mu Linfeng saw that Su Duxiu seemed to be silent and replied. He knew that he had something to say, but he couldn't say it for some unknown reason, so he stopped asking.
Su Duxiu was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Then what kind of business is the master going to do?"
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but shook his head and said: "I don't know yet. We should wait until we arrive in Nanjing to round up with Wu Xing before making any plans."
Su Duxiu nodded and said: "That's fine. Although wars and famines continue in the north, the south of the Yangtze River is indeed developing well, but this is also a problem. Because of the good development, there should be people doing all kinds of businesses, so in the past It will be difficult for a new businessman like the master to establish himself, and he will definitely be squeezed out by the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, unless the master is doing unpopular business."
Mu Linfeng nodded in agreement: "I think so too. In fact, I have already made a plan in my mind, but the idea is not yet perfect, so we must take a long-term approach after we arrive in Jiangnan."
Mu Linfeng saw that Su Duxiu was indeed knowledgeable. He thought he was just a strong martial artist who had studied for several years, but he didn't expect that he also had such knowledge about business. He was overjoyed and thought about how to make good use of him.
Su Duxiu continued: "But doing unpopular business also involves taking great risks, so the owner should think twice."
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "The business I am thinking of is definitely unpopular, and it is definitely unique. I will make an on-the-spot investigation before deciding how risky it is."
Su Duxiu nodded and stopped talking.
After dinner, Mu Linfeng and Chen Yuanyuan returned to the room. Chen Yuanyuan asked Mu Linfeng, "Mu Lang, Yuanyuan has something to say, but I don't know how to say it."
Mu Linfeng closed the door tightly, walked over, hugged Chen Yuanyuan, and said softly: "How come Yuanyuan has imitated Su Duxiu's tone?"
Chen Yuanyuan slowly pushed Mu Linfeng away, sat at the table and said, "Yuanyuan just heard from Mu Lang that he went to Jiangnan to counterattack just to do business?"
Mu Linfeng also walked to the table, sat next to Chen Yuanyuan and said, "What's wrong?"
Chen Yuanyuan said: "No, Yuanyuan is just curious. As Prince Mulang, why do you have to do business?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Because I am interested in business."
Chen Yuanyuan knew that Mu Linfeng had not told the truth, so it was inconvenient to ask. Mu Linfeng picked up Chen Yuanyuan, kissed Chen Yuanyuan on the lips wantonly, smelled her unique feminine fragrance, and said: "These days I've been busy all day long and neglected you. I never had time to go to Wushan with Yuanyuan."
Chen Yuanyuan said shyly: "Mu Lang is good or bad."
Mu Linfeng immediately carried Chen Yuanyuan to bed, stripped off all the clothes on Chen Yuanyuan's body, and touched Chen Yuanyuan's body wantonly, making Chen Yuanyuan gasp for breath before he stopped. He also took off his clothes, hid in the bed, and met Chen Yuanyuan.
After the storm, I lay on the bed and took out a cigarette and lit it.
Chen Yuanyuan had never seen a cigarette before. When she saw Mu Linfeng holding this thing in his mouth, she looked at it in surprise and said, "Mu Lang, what is this?"
Mu Linfeng took a sip, blew out the smoke, and said: "This is a cigarette. It is the same as your dry tobacco. It is a specialty of our Nanyang."
Chen Yuanyuan asked curiously: "How come you have all these weird things in Nanyang?"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly and stopped answering. After finishing the cigarette, he immediately hugged Chen Yuanyuan and went to Wushan together again. The whole house was filled with a sense of spring, and they remained in a stalemate for an hour before they stopped.
In the next few days, besides eating, Mu Linfeng went out on the deck to enjoy the breeze, and then went back to his room to hang out with Chen Yuanyuan. Su Duxiu had hinted to Mu Linfeng many times that martial arts practitioners should not have too much sex.
Mu Linfeng and his party traveled on the Grand Canal for more than ten days. Although there were some obstacles and there were no pirates that Mu Linfeng was worried about, they finally arrived in Nanjing and entered the Qinhuai River Basin in a month's night.
Only then did Mu Linfeng realize that the Qinhuai River at this time was much more prosperous than in the 2nd century. However, he saw densely populated residential areas, numerous commercial markets, and numerous restaurants and brothels on both sides of the river. Although it was close to the Qin Dynasty, the various businesses were still
It's a bustling place.
The boat masters and boat ladies paddled past Mu Linfeng's boat with their palm poles. Between the two sides of the bank, the sounds of Huai Opera, Kun Opera, singing and dancing, and soundtracks came and went. The colorful lanterns in the river were filled with colors and gold, which made Mu Linfeng unable to help himself.
Recall Zhu Ziqing's article "The Qinhuai River in the Sound of Light and Shadow".
Mu Linfeng stood at the bow of the boat and sighed for a while, and finally unconsciously recited the poem: "The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial state of Jinling". Chen Yuanyuan listened to the side and was fascinated and said: "So Mu Lang can also compose poetry?" Mu Linfeng stood at the bow of the boat and sighed.
Linfeng was startled for a moment, then smiled casually and said, "It's just for children." After saying this, he immediately turned around, not letting Chen Yuanyuan see his face.
After the ship docked, Mu Linfeng ordered Fang Guozi and Liu Wanshi to lead several brothers ashore to find Wu Xing. Mu Linfeng took out a stool, sat on the bow of the ship, lit a cigarette and looked around. Just at this moment, a ship
The boat swam past his eyes, and he could see that it was decorated with red and splendid decorations. There were several dancers standing on the bow of the boat, and they were dancing. From time to time, there was a burst of applause mixed with the sound in the inner hall of the boat.
Some cheers.
Mu Linfeng looked through the gap in the ship's window and saw that the people in the cabin were all rich kids in gorgeous clothes and frivolous manners. There was a beautiful woman sitting next to each of them.
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but envy these people and sighed: "If people are like this, what else can I ask for?"
Chen Yuanyuan didn't hear what Mu Linfeng said clearly and asked quickly: "Mu Lang, what did you say?"
Mu Linfeng said quickly: "Oh? I said these rich kids are so abominable. They only show off their wealth when they have a few stinky money."
Mu Linfeng's words brought back Chen Yuanyuan's sad past. Sitting next to Mu Linfeng, she couldn't help but shed tears. Mu Linfeng asked curiously: "Why is Yuanyuan crying?"
Chen Yuanyuan choked up and said: "Does Mu Lang look down on the women next to the rich children?"
Mu Linfeng understood Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts and kept saying: "How could I look down on them, let alone Yuanyuan? Don't I know my feelings for you, Yuanyuan?"
After hearing this, Chen Yuanyuan's eyes became even redder and immediately moistened. Mu Linfeng had no choice but to hug her into her arms and comfort her.