The matter passed in such a blur, and Zuo Weipan never mentioned it again. He at least understood one thing, that is, Xiao Chen would not cheat on Li Feng, not before, not now, and not in the future.
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Before leaving for Mojie, Xiao Chen made a special trip to Shunfeng City and met Dugulou. The two talked secretly for a whole day. No one knew what they were talking about.
Choosing a good and auspicious day, Xiao Chen, Gong Shouli, and Zuo Weipan set off for Mojie. Although it was already early winter, the road was still busy and very lively. When they arrived in Bailong Prefecture, the bustling market was even more...
It was an eye-opener for both of them.
The current market is the size of a city, with a permanent population of more than 50,000 and a total floating population of more than 100,000! Chen Jisheng personally named it Longjiang City.
Longjiang City is also a very unique city, because unlike other cities, it does not have any city walls or garrisons around it, and it is a completely open city.
Driven by Longjiang, people from the Xianbo and Mojie tribes on the other side of the Bailongjiang River gradually gathered together to form two adjacent small towns.
The combined population is between 20,000 and 30,000. They have no troops stationed here, and they have no strict boundaries, allowing people from the three parties to travel freely and trade freely.
What's interesting is that although these two small towns each have their own names, people are more accustomed to calling them Longjiang Zuo and Longjiang You, or Jiangzuo Jiangyou for short.
Gong Shouli clicked his tongue in admiration, while Zuo Weipan thought to himself, "Damn it, Xiao Chen, you're still complaining about poverty with me. The annual income of your market alone is probably an astronomical figure! You don't collect land rent"
Land tax, but do you charge this transaction tax?
The transaction tax is only a very small part, and the profit from the transaction is the bulk. Now you, Yanyun County, have almost monopolized the entire fur, cattle and horse business in Dazhou. No wonder so many people are jealous of Yanyun County and want to kill you and replace you.
Woolen cloth!
In fact, Zuo Weipan still underestimated Xiao Chen, because although this market has a lot of revenue, it is not the economic pillar of Yanyun County at all, or it only accounts for a very small part of Yanyun's economy...
What really makes Yanyun County prosperous are the factories in Changshan Prefecture and the port trade in Shunfeng City.
Wen Chengxu held a banquet for the three of them, and there was also a heavyweight at the table. He was indeed a heavyweight, because he seemed to weigh three hundred kilograms!
He doesn't smile or talk, but when he smiles he looks like Maitreya Buddha.
His identity is also a heavyweight, he is Xianbo's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, the second brother of Moro Queen Uluolan, and Prince Potaro.
As the foreign minister, his main diplomatic target was Yanyun County, and the main business activity he was responsible for was trade with Yanyun County, so he simply stayed here permanently and built a very grand mansion in Longjiang.
The most central area of the city is called Prince's Mansion by everyone.
Poduoluo has no ambitions and no abilities, but he likes to make friends. He is very popular in Yanyun County and the Northern Xinjiang tribe, and everyone likes him very much.
When Wen Chengxu finished toasting, he stood up with the wine bowl and said, "Sir Gong, although this is the first time we meet, I have heard of your name for a long time, and I don't dare to persuade Mr. Gong to drink.
Just drink three bowls first to show your respect!" After that, he drank three bowls of wine and grinned at Gong Shouli.
"Oh, Prince Podoluo is making things difficult for our family!" Gong Shouli was happy and finished three bowls in a row.
"Master Gong gave me face, so what else can I say? I have to accompany you for three more bowls, and I can't speak. Everything is in the wine." Podoluo did three more bowls in a row, and the bowls were all empty.
Very heroic.
"Master Zuo..." Poduo Luo picked up the wine and smiled at Zuo Weipan.
"Haha, I'm sorry, Prince Poduoluo. I drank too much in Yanyun County in the past few days and hurt my health, so I have stopped drinking. Prince, please do it yourself." Zuo Weipan didn't have any dignity at all.
Not given.
"Okay, okay, then I will also drink three bowls of wine. Mr. Zuo, just take a sip as you like!" But Luo was not angry, and drank three bowls of wine with a smile, and showed the bottom of the bowl to Zuo Weipan.
look.
"I can't even drink a sip." Zuo Weipan said coldly, "Prince, I see you have a good capacity for drinking. You can hold ten or eight pounds in your big belly. If you like to drink, just drink by yourself.
"
"Hahaha, Mr. Zuo made fun of me, but I still have a little capacity for drinking. I dare not say ten or eight kilograms, but I still can't get drunk at three or five kilograms. Since Mr. Zuo said so, I'll just drink three more bowls.
." Poduoluo laughed and finished three more bowls in a row.
"Haha, I just said that casually, Prince, why do you take it seriously? You are not a drunkard, how can you drink like this? Haha, just kidding, Prince, please don't take it off." Zuo Weipan said with a smile.
"I'm not surprised." Podoluo still had a silly smile on his face, "Actually, Master Zuo is right. I'm just a loser. I don't know anything and I don't understand anything. I make a fool of myself in front of adults. Sir, you don't want to see a weirdo.
Yes, Master Xiao, can I offer you a few bowls of wine?"
"No!" Xiao Chen actually refused. Poduo Luo was greatly disappointed. He smiled and was about to sit down when he heard Xiao Chen continue, "How can a few bowls be enough? This is the first time for us brothers to drink.
You must have fun! Let everyone see who gets under the table first?"
Xiao Chen said as he picked up the wine bowl, "Master Zuo drank too much in Changshan and became unwell. After all, it was me who failed to take good care of him, so I drank these three bowls of wine for him. Hahaha, this is not the case.
Toast is a penalty drink, so I won’t let you, Prince!" After that, he drank three bowls in a row.
This is obviously to help Podoluo look for face and speak to Zuo Weipan.
Zuo Weipan was expressionless, Gong Shouli was expressionless, but Wen Chengxu was secretly wondering, why is Master Zuo so unreasonable?
Not only did he not give Prince Podoluo face, he seemed to have no dealings with the boss either!
And the boss's nemesis Gong Shouli seemed to be very different from Mr. Zuo. He just rolled his eyes at Mr. Zuo several times... What's going on?
With Xiao Chen coming forward, Poduoluo regained his face, but he never persuaded him to drink again.
Originally, he wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but in the end, he made himself quite embarrassed. He also murmured in his heart that he and Master Zuo were strangers and had no grudges. Why would he want to embarrass himself in public?
Only Xiao Chen knew clearly that Zuo Weipan was not targeting Poduoluo, but Uluolan. He must have known that Uluolan had a close relationship with him, so he gave Podoluo a lot of money in front of him.
Luo came up with a warning, implying that they, Xianbo, were on the wrong team...
The wine was only halfway drunk and the dishes had not been served yet. Zuo Weipan excused himself from feeling unwell and left the banquet. With him gone, the banquet would naturally not be able to continue, so it was an unhappy ending.