The first thousand and ninety-ninth chapters hidden thorns
Guo Jincheng said respectfully: "Reporting to Third Uncle, my father said that doing this is to make temporary gains and lose thousands of years of trust. He does not allow this."
The tall and fat businessman is naturally Zhang Lei. He also came to visit the Glass House today. In fact, he has been here many times. These times he came here to study its business opportunities. Unexpectedly, he met his nephew Guo Jincheng, and Guo Jincheng’s words
The words made him suddenly realize, isn't this a gem business that makes huge profits?
But Guo Jincheng's words made him a little dissatisfied. He curled his lips and said: "Your father doesn't understand. Everything is rare and valuable. As long as its output is controlled, it will be scarce. I won't ship it by ship."
, as long as it is placed in a treasure chest or mounted on porcelain, it is guaranteed to make the princes and nobles of those foreign countries fascinated."
Bai Juyi next to him became a little interested and asked with a smile: "They are only sold to princes and nobles. What if the rich and powerful also want these gems?"
"It's very simple. First, control the output, and secondly, grade it. The large, pure ones are sold to the nobility, the small, slightly impurities are sold to the rich and powerful, the smaller ones are sold to the middle-class families, and then they are sold to something nicer.
name, such as Cuishi.
Then he repeatedly told those foreign ladies that the jade stone was not only the marriage star picked by Yue Lao from the night sky, but also showed his status and wealth. As long as he conquered them, wouldn't he be afraid of the men obediently paying for them?"
Guo Jincheng frowned when he heard Zhang Lei's business experience, but Bai Juyi was amazed, "Senior is the most brilliant businessman I have ever seen!"
This flattery made Zhang Lei very comfortable. He smiled and asked: "Cheng'er, is this your friend?"
Xue Qing quickly whispered a few words into Zhang Lei's ear, and Zhang Lei understood immediately. Guo Jincheng introduced Zhang Lei: "This Bai Juyi is my nephew's friend, and he is taking the imperial examination today."
Bai Juyi quickly bowed and saluted, "Junior Bai Juyi meets my uncle!"
Zhang Lei nodded and said with a smile: "You prepare well for the imperial examination. After you pass the imperial examination, I will sponsor you to travel and see more of the great places in the world."
This is what Guo Jincheng has dreamed of, and he quickly said: "I'm just afraid that daddy won't agree!"
Zhang Lei waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll tell your father that he is a sensible person, and as long as it's safe, he will agree."
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The Chang'an West Tea Shop's business has begun to improve in recent years. This is due to the government's efforts to promote tea culture and the "Chang'an Express" which has been telling the classics about tea for several years.
Every morning, the West Market Tea Shop is crowded with people, and small traders who come to wholesale tea crowd the shops.
There is a tea shop in the middle called "Bashu Chuanxiang Tea Shop". It can only be regarded as a medium-sized tea shop among the more than 20 tea shops. It covers an area of about three acres. The front is not wide and is relatively long and narrow. It is very deep when you go in.
Caohe also has its own independent small pier.
The business of this tea shop is very good, it sells dozens of tons of tea every day, and the five or six clerks are very busy every day.
The owner of this shop has a surname of Li, the most common surname in the Tang Dynasty. He is called Li Wulang. He is about thirty years old and has a medium build. He likes to drink tea and chat all day long and basically does not care about the business in the shop.
They were handed over to the shopkeeper, and everyone could see that he was easier to make friends with.
"Dongzhu Li, you have some free time today!"
A fat woman next door smiled and greeted the proprietor.
Li Wulang chuckled and said, "Aunt Tian is criticizing me for doing nothing!"
"How dare I criticize Boss Li? It's just a joke. I think we should be stocking up in the next few days!"
"The goods should be delivered today. It's not easy to come from Chengdu."
"It is indeed not easy. We have to travel thousands of miles over mountains and ridges, but I heard that the court is building the Danba Waterway. Once it is built, goods from Bashu can also enter Chang'an through the waterway. Our court is really capable!"
Li Wulang laughed twice and said, "Generally, the imperial court will repair it! I don't think it's a big deal."
The fat woman raised her eyebrows and said with some dissatisfaction: "Dongzhu Li said this a bit unconscionably. Ruizong, Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong, Dezong, among so many generations of emperors, who has ever built the Danba Road? They simply didn't
They don't pay attention to it, they don't take the interests of the people at heart at all, they only want to exploit businessmen, we all know who is good and who is not!"
Li Wulang didn't expect that Aunt Tian, who had a kind temper and never got angry, would actually get angry. He was stunned for a long time, and then he laughed and said: "I understand. I will never say anything to make Aunt Tian angry again. I have something else to do. I'll go back first."
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Li Wulang hit a wall and returned to the shop angrily. When he walked into the shop, a waiter ran over and said, "Proprietor, the manager is here."
Li Wulang's face became serious, and he immediately walked to the backyard. When he came to the backyard, a tall middle-aged man was standing in the backyard with his hands behind his back. Li Wulang quickly stepped forward and bowed: "See the chief steward!"
The chief steward said coldly: "Your performance at this point has been very unsatisfactory recently. It is far inferior to other points. The guild leader is very dissatisfied. Do you know that?"
Li Wulang quickly said: "Chief Steward Mingjian, in the past two months, we have adopted twenty orphans in the teahouse in Hanzhong. Due to the limitations of our teahouse, it is impossible to openly recruit disciples like the martial arts school, but we have adopted twenty orphans."
Being an orphan is already pretty good, not to mention..."
When Li Wulang saw the chief steward staring at him sharply, he did not dare to say any more.
The chief steward snorted and said, "What else do you want to say?"
Li Wulang mustered up his courage and said: "Actually, the chief steward should know that the internal security investigation has been very tight recently. I think we must be cautious. Once we are caught, the hard work of the guild leader for so many years will be in vain."
Li Wulang's words made the chief steward's face soften a lot. He nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. We have lost a brother recently, which is really worrying. Anyway, don't take any action in Chang'an. I will go and report to the leader."
Say, just wait for the news!"
After saying that, the big steward walked out of the backyard door. There was a small canopy boat parked on the pier by the river. The big steward got on the boat and got directly into the canopy. The boat quickly moved away.
Li Wulang stood on the dock and watched the ship go away. He also felt an indescribable uneasiness in his heart. He was just a minion of this organization. His task was to hand over the profits earned every year and develop each year.
Ten new members.
Their organization is very mysterious. Not to mention who the leader is, even what is the name of the big steward and where he lives? Li Wulang knows nothing about it. As for other tentacles of this organization, he only knows about a martial arts gym in Xinfeng County.
Also, several of his guys went there to train in martial arts.
As for what the purpose of this organization is, whether it wants to become the largest underworld in the world, or whether it wants to rebel against a feudal town, etc., Li Wulang doesn't know. He feels like an ant, so small and meaningless.
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Li Wulang thought about what the chief steward said again. A brother has disappeared recently. What does this mean? Have they been targeted by the inner guards? Li Wulang thought wildly for a while and walked back to the backyard worriedly.
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In the inner guard prison, an inner guard commander placed a confession in front of Wang Yue, "Commander Qi, this is his confession. The three confessions are the same. There should be no falsehood!"
Wang Yue read the confession carefully and said to him: "Protect this person first and don't let anyone kill him."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Wang Yue read the confession again and was a little frightened. He immediately got up and reported to King Jin.
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At this time, Guo Song was also discussing the military situation with Zhang Qiu'an in the Qilin Hall of the Jin Palace. Guo Song had just received news that Zhu Si's special envoy had arrived at Weiguan, apparently wanting to negotiate with Chang'an.
Zhang Qiu'an smiled slightly and said: "Actually, I guessed Zhu Si's bottom line. He must have wanted to exchange the three states of Qi for Wei Han, but I felt that the three states of Qi could be exchanged for them with Yuzhou and Yingzhou. What do you think, Your Highness?"
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Guo Song nodded and said: "The Prime Minister's idea coincides with mine. Now that Wei Han has been obtained, it is impossible to return it to them. At most, Mianchi County will be returned to them."
"In fact, Wei Chen thinks that His Highness has underestimated the role of Mianchi County. Although it is of little significance to us and is just a small county, it puts greater pressure on Zhu Si, like a knife hanging above Luoyang's head, and it is slightly
I believe that since the south has been unified, the next step is to put the noose around Zhu Si's neck and slowly strangle him with more force. There is no need to make too many concessions in this negotiation, there is no need."
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and came to the map. He looked at the map on the wall and said slowly: "The three states of Qi are already dead against Zhu Si. If he doesn't give up, the entire army of 30,000 will be destroyed. But we
I heard that Wang Chongxin, the envoy of Qi State, is also in Luoyang. Will Zhu Si want to use Li Na to make a deal with me?"
Zhang Qiu applauded and laughed and said: "Your Highness has seen clearly. Zhu Si has always liked to do business without capital. They must want to use Qi State to make transactions. Your Highness might as well drag out the negotiations for a few months and see what Zhu Si will do?"
Guo Song chuckled and said: "Xiang Guo is right, let's delay it for a few months."
At this time, the guard reported outside the palace, "Your Highness, Commander Zhang of the Internal Guard has something urgent to see you!"
Guo Song nodded, "Let him in!"
Zhang Qiu'an also stood up and said: "It's getting late, it's time for the minister to go back."
Zhang Qiu'an knew full well that the inner guard was under the direct control of the King of Jin. Unlike the Jin Wei Mansion, where Pan Liao could sometimes be asked to intervene, other ministers would not interfere with the inner guard's affairs.
Guo Song did not stop him, Zhang Qiuan stood up and left.