In the afternoon of early winter, the sunlight and the teahouse create an atmosphere of confrontation.
"Sure enough...it was you who did it..."
To be honest, this is not the development process that Wu Qilong imagined. Although before this, he had already guessed about Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, and the situation facing the Wu family this time and had already made preliminary conclusions. But in reality
At least today, he never thought that Ning Yi would say such a sentence.
After all, guessing is just guessing, and there is always a process of verification after guessing. In the past two days, he greeted Ning Yi, including sitting down in front of the other party. He was still thinking about how to test and how to tell from the other party's behavior.
There are some clues. A moment ago, he heard Ning Yi talking about chemistry, metals, etc., and he was still thinking that the fading of the fabric this time was really related to him? This was also a process of speculation that gradually raised the stakes and led to confirmation, but he
Unexpectedly, the other party just looked at him like that and immediately dismissed everything, confirming the doubts in his heart.
This is originally unreasonable. After laying out the situation, why choose to show off at this time? Not in a formal occasion, not after careful consideration, but in this early winter afternoon, in a seemingly casual place, I actually mentioned this casually
All kinds of things. Various feelings of shock surged in Wu Qilong's heart. Even though he had been mentally prepared for Ning Yi to set up a trap before, the sudden sense of confusion was still indescribable.
However, Ning Yi just looked at him and then lowered his head and started to pour himself tea.
"You look angry, why?"
Ning Yi said this lightly. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His expression did not change. Wu Qilong clenched his teeth almost suddenly.
Why are you angry? Of course because...
because……
He suddenly laughed, turned to look around, and then leaned back on the back of the chair: "It was indeed you who did it... everyone has forgotten it..."
Ning Yi shook his head, not caring much about this matter: "The matter between the Su family and the Wu family is already like this, it doesn't matter who did it... How bad is the situation over there?"
Unexpectedly, Ning Yi would have a calm expression and ask this question naturally. Wu Qilong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Don't you know what the situation is?"
"I'm not sure. The house has been a mess recently. Besides, I haven't asked about this matter for more than a month."
"You..." Wu Qilong tilted his head and widened his eyes, "You have no more questions!?"
This matter began to take shape a few months ago. It can even be said that the Su family started preparing for it a few years ago. It has developed to this day and has affected countless people and things. I don’t know how many people are still rushing about this.
Look, the amount of money involved in the past few months alone is probably tens or even millions of taels. At this time, when he found a certain key person, the other person actually said in an understatement that I had done it more than a month ago.
No more questions!?
He looked at Ning Yi, the absurdity of which was unspeakable. Ning Yi looked at him for a while, then smiled, reached out and closed the book next to him: "It's just a calculation, and Tan'er also mentioned it at home recently.
Several times, I heard that she started spreading rumors outside, probably around this time."
"...She really started the rumor, right?"
"Well, yes." It seemed as if he was talking about a good thing that was no different from helping others. Ning Yi nodded sincerely, his voice was not high, but he heard it clearly, "There is no specific news yet.
We will consider letting it go. Your appointment with the Weaving Bureau and the delivery date of the first batch should be coming soon, so it will be almost there by then."
The absurd atmosphere seemed to permeate the entire teahouse. On the one hand, Wu Qilong could understand these words, but on the other hand, he felt that he was in a completely unrealistic environment. Ning Yi's tone was calm and his attitude was sincere, as if
With an attitude of saying nothing to others, it seems that she is completely staying out of the matter and stating everything from the perspective of a bystander. Now Su Tan'er is starting to spread rumors, and will start to release specific news later, unexpectedly
He said it without any concealment. He had never seen such a person before. Such talk, negotiation and confrontation were simply ridiculous.
But one thing is the most ironic, no matter how clearly he knows these steps, he can't stop the other party from saying these things.
Wu Qilong just looked at Ning Yi absurdly, unable to organize his words for a while. Ning Yi also drank tea and looked outside the teahouse, waiting for him to come to his senses. After a long while, Wu Qilong took a deep breath.
He took a breath, gritted his teeth and nodded: "So, you think the time for the showdown has come, right?"
Ning Yi pursed his lips and thought, shook his head and nodded: "Well, it doesn't count...let's forget it. Generally speaking, this is not my business. It still needs to be negotiated between you and Tan'er."
"Then...what do you think this is?"
"Destiny... a whim... probably anything will do." Ning Yi smiled, "Anyway, you have already realized that since you are here today and I am free, you want to talk about this, so I tell you.
It doesn't matter, in fact, if it's earlier, you can have time to think and buffer, and I think it will be better for the Su family." He raised his glass and took a sip of tea.
Wu Qilong calmed down and approached the table: "So, Ning Liheng, what do you think is best?"
"Whatever Tan'er wants, just give it to her." Ning Yi shook his head, "This saves a lot of trouble."
"How do I know what your wife wants?"
"Sincerity, whatever you can give, the Su family's big house can eat..."
"……all!?"
"Well, everything."
The two sides looked at each other for a moment, Wu Qilong smiled coldly and sarcastically, while Ning Yi's expression was indifferent, as sincere as a three-year-old child. After a while, Wu Qilong took a deep breath: "Okay, Brother Ning might as well give some examples.
,What does all this represent?”
"All means all. Those places where the Su family has made arrangements recently, uh... Luzhou, Shouzhou, Guangzhou, Hezhou, Xuanzhou..." Ning Yi seemed to be counting with his fingers, "These
The place, the share that can be obtained from the business, some more convenient real estate, uh, several kinds of cloth formulas, I heard Tan'er mention several kinds, one seems to be something with very dense stitches... It's you guys
The family’s unique method, after all, some shares and businesses need to be coordinated to hand over smoothly, and then..."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Qilong slapped his palm on the table: "Ning Liheng! Do you know what you are talking about! You are here today, in front of me, and you want half of the Wu family from me.
!?"
"Probably less than half." Ning Yi glanced at him, "The Su family has also been in turmoil recently. The Wu family has a strong foundation. Tan'er alone cannot eat half of the Wu family. I just try to eat as much as possible.
Even if one-third of the Wu family is not used, it is approaching saturation. With this one-third, although there is no imperial merchant, it is enough to prove that Tan'er is qualified to be the head of the Su family. In addition, the most important thing is not this
Point, what is she most angry about this time, what is she most concerned about, what is the Su family most angry about and most concerned about, you should understand that you must be sincere when the time comes, there is only one chance..."
"Dream!" Wu Qilong gritted his teeth, "You think you have really determined my Wu family, just because of this little thing? My Wu family has been here for so many years..."
"It's human nature, everyone will think like this at first." Ning Yi interrupted him lightly, "Dreams are just idiots' dreams, and people's hearts are not as strong as snakes swallowing elephants. No one would just let it go. So I say it's almost possible."
I understand. In fact, in a month and a half, I have almost done everything that needs to be done here. The faded cloth..."
"We will let the Weaving Bureau postpone it, but let's see how long your Su family can last."
"Yes, postponed..."
"So, you are spreading rumors that the cloth from our Wu family has faded. Even if it has an impact for a while, we have to wait until the Wu family delivers the goods to confirm. What can you do?"
Ning Yi glanced at him and sighed: "Well, we will definitely say what we say. In fact, we don't want it to be ten days later, because as soon as the news spreads, other cloth merchants will be more or less prepared.
We'll have to put a lot of effort into taking it down by then. It's better to go and get it yourself than you can get it over... Oh, by the way, Shopkeeper Liao has already gone to the capital, I don't know if you know this..."
"you……"
"I heard that he had been running around in the capital before. He knew several big cloth merchants and had many connections. This time he brought some money with him - there was only a little money left in the Su family's big house. Anyway, it was all
I brought him here mainly to make the Wu family guilty of deceiving the emperor."
In Wu Qilong's distorted expression, Ning Yi smiled and shook his head: "Actually, I know what you are thinking. It's just fading. To say it is a big deal is to deceive the king. But the Holy Emperor has been generous over the years, which is similar to the imperial edict of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
Of course it won't come down easily. The Su family has a relationship and the Wu family has a relationship, but it's not a big relationship. If both parties are operating, it just depends on the mood above. But in the end, it's just a bargaining chip.
Throwing away tens of thousands of taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of taels will definitely be useful. If the Wu family accepts the punishment, the result may be better. Uh... If you are sincere, Tan'er will actually ask shopkeeper Liao to help the Wu family.
If you speak, the punishment will not be very light, but confiscating the family and exterminating the clan is too exaggerated after all..."
Wu Qilong gritted his teeth and smiled: "You also know that the crime of deceiving the emperor will not be easily judged..."
"But there's going to be a war, Qilong." Ning Yi took the teapot and reached out to lift Wu Qilong to fill the teacup in front of him. "Over the years, what is most needed for war? Money. Everyone has seen from the war.
When it comes to business opportunities, haven't you ever thought about this? Although the Wu Dynasty said it was prosperous and developed in words, the country was short of money at all times. The three armies had to go first before using food and grass. Once the troops were mobilized, how much money would be needed to fill this bottomless pit? How much is it?
It’s not enough. We don’t know when we will fight, but everything will be decided before the war. Does anyone know whether it has been decided now?”
He looked at Wu Qilong: "If there is no decision, there is still a chance to change things. But, tsk... Will it be decided tomorrow? Or at the end of this month? What about next month? It doesn't matter if it drags on... Once the matter is decided,
Your Majesty, Prime Minister, and officials at all levels in the three provinces and six ministries are all worried about money. If your Wu family has such a strong foundation, how much money can you come up with? I'm not sure about this, but it's a lot anyway, a few million taels?
Ten million taels? Isn’t that too much to say... I just happened to meet..."
Wu Qilong's face turned pale. Ning Yi sighed and comforted softly: "Don't think too much. Once things get serious, your Wu family will definitely confiscate your family and exterminate your family, and you won't be able to escape..."
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