Li Jin said calmly: "Mr. Hu, why are you doing this?"
Hu Taidou laughed and said: "There is no need for anything. It can be regarded as a bargain for you. If I can live for another two or three years, Ding Zhen will have kicked me out a long time ago."
"So the things I arranged for Ding Zhen to do before, including the connections with some people within Huizhou merchants, were actually known to you or even acquiesced?"
Li Jin asked the question in his heart.
In fact, Li Jin felt that the matter went too smoothly at that time.
It went so smoothly that Li Jin even felt like there was an invisible big hand adding fuel to the fire and helping Ding Zhen usurp the throne.
It's just that Li Jin was very busy at the time, and the Huizhou merchants' matter was really just a trivial matter to what he was facing at that time, so Li Jin didn't spend too much thought on it, so he didn't go into it in depth.
But now that I think about it, Hu Taidou probably did it intentionally because he knew that he didn't have much time left.
"I don't have time to train a successor who can really satisfy me. This kid Ding Zhen is good at everything, but he is not ruthless and decisive enough. With such a character, with me here, he can successfully lead the emblem."
Shang is gone, but without me, he will not be able to suppress those evil spirits among Hui merchants."
Hu Taidou spoke without scruples, and even said immediately: "Actually, in my mind, my most satisfying successor is you, little fox."
Li Jin was very happy when he heard this.
"Mr. Hu, should I thank you for your promotion?"
Hu Taidou laughed and said: "I know you little fox is very thoughtful, and with your current strength, you really don't need to care about the small business of Huizhou merchants."
Li Jin laughed a few times in agreement, but after the laughter, there was silence.
Neither Li Jin nor Hu Taidou spoke.
After a long time, Li Jin sighed softly and said, "Does the old man have any other instructions?"
"I will leave the Hui merchants to Ding Zhen. In fact, I know everything you want to do. I also know very well that whether I close my eyes or not, you push Ding Zhen up to use the remaining resources of the Hui merchants.
, go do something.”
Hu Taidou seemed to have prepared his lines a long time ago. He said slowly and firmly: "If I had more time, I would not be able to agree, but God does not work as I wish. Even if people calculate, God will not be able to calculate. I have no time."
, so Ding Zhen will cooperate with you in the things you want to do. In fact, he can't stop you. After all, this is the price you pay for helping him rise to power."
"After I close my eyes, with your help, he will completely master the Chamber of Commerce in the shortest time. You can do whatever you want by then. I have already talked to several of the mainstays of Huizhou merchants and will help you make arrangements, but
There is one thing I want to ask you to agree to."
"No matter what, Huizhou merchants cannot cut off their incense."
Hu Taidou's tone was a little bleak, but more of a request.
An old man who has come to the end of his life, no matter how majestic he was before, how high his status, how powerful his wealth, but at this time, Hu Taidou is like thousands of people who have come to this point, he just wants to complete himself
Last wish.
Li Jin paused and replied: "Old man, in fact, in my opinion, whether it is Huizhou merchants or other chambers of commerce, since it exists there is a reason for its existence. I have no intention of treating Huizhou merchants as an enemy, or even comparing it to other chambers of commerce."
Chamber of Commerce, I have more contact with Huizhou businessmen, and I understand better that the essence of this chamber of commerce is to focus on profits and practicality. It is precisely this kind of character that makes it more suitable as a partner."
"If the interests are there, the cooperative relationship will never be broken. This is an eternal truth."
"So I promise you that I will not take the initiative to let Huizhou merchants perish, and such a chamber of commerce that has been passed down for hundreds of years will not perish."
After Li Jin finished speaking, Hu Taidou burst into laughter.
"Okay, very good."
We are all smart people, and since things have reached this point, there is no need for any fancy language traps or modifiers.