In the afternoon of early winter, the sunlight and the teahouse are like a confrontation between the two.
"Sure enough... you 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, guessed about Su Tan'er, guessed about this
The situation facing the Ciwu family has already been drawn to a preliminary conclusion. But in fact, 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 him. He was still thinking about how to test and how to tell from the other person'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 teacup and took a sip. The teacup remained unchanged. Wu Qilong clenched his teeth almost suddenly.
Why are you angry? Of course because...
Because of regret...
He suddenly laughed. He turned around and looked around, and then leaned back on the chair behind him: "It was indeed you who did it... everyone has forgotten it..." Ning Yi shook his head, not caring much about the matter.
: "What happened 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.
Come on, Wu Qilong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud: "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, "I haven't asked about it anymore!?
"This matter began to take shape a few months ago. It can even be said that the Su family began to prepare for it a few years ago. It has developed to this day, affecting countless people and things, and countless people are still fighting for it."
He was running around in a panic, and the amount of money involved in these few months alone was probably tens or even millions of taels. At this time, when he found a certain key person, the other party actually said that I have been here for more than a month.
You haven’t asked me before!?
He looked at Ning Yi, and the absurdity 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 to spread rumors outside. "It was about this time.", "... She really spread the rumors too, right?", "Hmm, yes." It almost seemed like she was spreading rumors.
Saying a good deed that is no different from helping others, Ning Yi nodded sincerely, his voice was not high, but it sounded clear. "There is no specific news yet, I will consider letting it go." Your appointment with the Weaving Bureau, the first
The delivery date for one batch should be coming soon, 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, even if he knows these steps clearly, 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?", "It happens by chance... a whim... anything will do." Ning Yi smiled, "Anyway, you have already realized it, since you are here today.
, I'm free again, and you want to talk about this, so it doesn't matter if I tell you. In fact, if it's earlier, you can have time to think and buffer. 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, everything you can bring, everything the Su family can eat...", "...Everything!?"
"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 and as sincere as a three-year-old child. After a while, Wu Qilong took a deep breath: "Okay, Brother Ning, why not give an example?
"Fan, what does this all represent?", "All means all, the places where the Su family has made arrangements in recent times, uh... Luzhou, Shouzhou, Guangzhou, Hezhou, Xuanzhou...
...", Ning Yi seemed to be counting with his fingers, "In these places, the share that can be obtained from business, some more convenient real estate, uh, several kinds of cloth formulas, I heard Tan'er mention a few." There is one that seems to be
What is it that has very dense stitches... It's your Wu 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's palm snapped.
He slapped the table 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!?"
"It should be 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. We just try to eat as much as we can."
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 is what she is most angry about this time, what she cares about the most, and what the Su family is most angry about and cares about most. 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 are really determined to win over 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 do it at the beginning.
Think so." Ning Yi interrupted him calmly, "Dreams are just idiots' dreams, and people's hearts are not as strong as snakes swallowing elephants." No one would say this directly. So I said that I can almost make it clear. In fact, after a month and a half,
Everything that needs to be done here has almost been done. "Faded cloth...", "We will ask the Weaving Bureau to postpone it, but let's see how long your Su family can last."
"Yes, postponed..."
"So, you are spreading rumors that the cloth from my Wu family has faded. Even if it has an impact for a while, we have to wait until the Wu family delivers the goods. What can you do?"
Ning Yi glanced at him and sighed: "Well, I will definitely say what I said. 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 will have to put a lot of effort into taking it down at that time. It’s better to go and get it yourself than you guys to take it over... Oh, by the way, Shopkeeper Liao has 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 to the Su family's big house. He only had a little money left. Anyway, he brought all of it with him.
The main reason is 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. Well... If you are sincere, Tan'er will actually ask shopkeeper Liao to help the Wu family.
Talking about it, 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 punished..."
"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 needed most for fighting? Money. Everyone has seen from fighting.
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 will be changes.
opportunity, but... 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, the emperor, the prime minister, and officials at all levels in the three provinces and six ministries will have to make a decision.
Worry about money.
If your Wu family has such a strong foundation, how much money can you put out? I'm not sure about this, but it's probably a lot, a few million taels? Tens of millions taels? Isn't that saying too much... Exactly
I met you...","
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 have your family confiscated and exterminated, and you won't be able to escape...",...