Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 217: Competition

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Qin Mubai returned to the inn, ready to take the salute to the barracks. Chen Yan was right. As the imperial court official, especially the Beijing official appointed by the emperor, she had not been there for a few days in Xiangzhou, which was indeed a bit wrong.

In the inn, the several Baiqi guards who had been selected are still waiting patiently. Ever since Qin Mubai and Chen Yan went to the small building, they disappeared wittily.

When he returned to the inn, the guard told Qin Mubai that King Wu had sent Yuwen Hongtai to the inn to find him and said that there was something important. The Yuwen Hongtai was so impatient. The guards told him that he didn’t know where General Qin was going. He wanted to find someone. He only rummaged through the inn, almost digging three feet in the ground. The guard made a quarrel, saying that they "hide the truth" without reporting.

Qin Mubai was amused. Heizi is a straightforward guy, Li Ke confessed the task, and he just wanted to complete it, and he would think of other things. On the contrary, there is no doubt that Baiqi's soldiers have always been clever and sensible.

"Then leave the guest room, and then go to the Governor's Mansion!" Qin Mubai asked the guards to make arrangements and headed to the Governor's Mansion together.

Yuwen Hongtai is serving as the guard of the governor's house, leading troops to patrol. As soon as he saw Qin Mubai, he hurried over and yelled: "General Qin, I have been looking for you for a whole day. Where did you go?"

Qin Mubai and others were amused.

"Heizi, you really can't speak with this stinky mouth." Qin Mubai slapped his helmet loudly and cursed, "What can I do in such a hurry?"

"Hey!" Yuwen Hongtai smirked, "I don't know. It's just that your Royal Highness is looking for you in a hurry, so I'm also anxious, presumably it should be an urgent matter!"

"Why did your Royal Highness send you this foolish guy out to do errands? In the past, this was Yin Yang's business." Qin Mubai glanced around and said, "By the way, why haven't you seen Yin Yang and Xue Rengui lately? Is this black guy dangling in the governor's mansion?"

"Hey, you still know us!" Yuwen Hongtai smiled like a chrysanthemum, and said with a big grin, "If it wasn't for the two of them to go to Anzhou to do business, how can I send me out? What a shame!"

"Went to Anzhou?" Qin Mubai twisted his brows lightly, and suddenly realized, "Oh, yes! About to pick up the princess!"

"Wow! You are always a clever calculation. You guessed it right!" Yuwen Hongtai exclaimed, "His Royal Highness has taken office in Xiangzhou. It is not too far from Anzhou. Princess Wu has been recuperating in Anzhou, but It’s been a year or two since my highness, so it’s time to meet again!"

"I'm the youngest? Who did you learn this name from?" Qin Mubai said contemptuously.

"The servants in the mansion! Haha, they all call us that. I feel relieved after hearing this! Probably people in Xiangzhou are accustomed to such a name!" Yuwen Hongtai laughed.

"Check your whistle, idiot!" Qin Mubai cursed with a smile, and went to the backyard to see Li Ke on his own.

Li Ke was in the study, and Qin Mubai just went in and understood what was going on, because Zheng Anshun happened to be there.

"Well, you can be regarded as coming." Li Ke pretended to look behind Qin Mubai, and asked in surprise, "Why are you alone, Chen Fei Xia?"

"She's not my follower, how can I manage her?" Qin Mubai calmly changed the subject, "Brother Zheng is also here, there must be something important?"

"General Qin came just right. There is an important disappearance reported to you." Zheng Anshun said, "After receiving the order of Your Excellency the day before, I did not dare to neglect, so I immediately started activities. Sure enough, as the general expected, it is right. People from the Changlianghao will find me soon and contact me about selling food."

"Who is the name of the visitor?" Qin Mubai asked.

"Surname segment."

"But Duan Laoqi, who is known as the seven shopkeeper?"

"No." Zheng Anshun said, "It is the chief owner of Zhengchang Lianghao, Duan Rongji."

Qin Mubai nodded suddenly: "Yes. To meet someone like you, it should be the big boss. Of course, a small shopkeeper is not qualified."

Zheng Anshun smiled slightly and said: "There is another person walking with him, but it is a little bit beyond my expectation. That person has the surname Ouyang, the single name is Jun, and he is the big owner of Yongye Salt Factory." /

"Heh, it is true that there is no separation of food and salt. The name of the Zheng family is really useful. Zhengchang Lianghao and Yongye Salt Workshop are dispatched together." Qin Mubai said, "So, these two People still unite and consult with you?"

"Not bad." Zheng Anshun said, "Perhaps they saw my appetite this time and thought that the financial resources should not be lost, so they were anxious to start! But they were very cautious and repeatedly asked me about the shipment. Every detail was asked about the way of food, where the food went, and how to pay for the money. It was obvious that Zhou Xiang came prepared after thinking about it. I also patiently dealt with them. But in the end, they said that they could not get fifty. Wanshi food. At present, there are only 50,000 shihu white rice, and 5,000 shi fine Huai salt."

"It's cunning enough." Qin Mubai scolded and said, "This amount of grain and Huaiyan seems normal to an official grain and salt account in Shangzhou. So, they Even if we were caught by us for smuggling these official food and official salt, the crime would not be serious."

"Yes!" Li Ke also said, "The grain and salt that are transported in and out of Xiangzhou Wharf every year are nearly five million stones. Most of the grain and salt are handed over to Zhengchang. The caravans of Lianghao and Yongye Salt Workshop are transported or sold elsewhere. If they only dare to sell tens of thousands of stones, grains and salt in this area, I don’t even believe it. Because they have been in Xiangzhou over the years. With only one hand covering the sky, I have never been afraid of anyone, and Wang Fa has no binding force on them."

"Can the food bank and the food bank cover the sky with just one hand?" Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun asked together.

"Do you think anyone can become a government-sponsored firm?" Li Ke curled his lips and said, "Duan Rongji, the big proprietor of Zhengchang Lianghao, was born in an old rich family. He is a well-known wealthy gentry in Jingxiang. The local squires have extremely high prestige and appealing power. Moreover, he is brother-in-law with Sima Wei of the governor's house. Because of this relationship, the old Duan's family and the Chang'an Wei's family have mostly intermarried relationships, and thus have a lot of officialdom. People are also very close."

"In addition, Ouyang Jun, the big proprietor of Yongye Yanfang, has a bigger background. Mu Bai, do you remember Wu Meiniang's father?"

"Samurai Xun, what is his business?"

"It's a big deal." Li Ke smiled lightly and said, "How did the samurai Xun become prosperous, don't I need to elaborate? Back then, Ouyang Jun's father was in business with Samurai Xun. My good friend, he also funded the Emperor Wu De to raise his army in his early years. Later, the samurai Xun got his wish and became one of the eight prime ministers of the Wu De dynasty because of his merits from the dragon. Ouyang Jun's father was not as good as Samurai Xun and was not good at officialdom, so He has always been unknown. However, Emperor Wu De and the warrior Xun did not forget him and gave him the title of Viscount. But Ouyang Jun’s father soon passed away. You all know what happened shortly after that, my father was enthroned. After that, the warrior Xun lost his power, and he invited himself to Xiangzhou as a foreign official. One of the reasons was because of Ouyang Jun’s invitation. Here, the Samurai Xun, the foreign official governor, lived well, and an important reason was because With the help of the Ouyang family. At the same time, the warrior Xun also used his power to provide a lot of convenience for the Ouyang family, and further encouraged the Ouyang family’s local influence. A place like Jingxiang has a strong sense of xenophobia. If it weren’t for Ouyang’s The support of the family, presumably the abdicated prime minister, Samurai Xun, may not be able to spend the rest of his life here. Therefore, to put it bluntly, it is not the samurai family of the Ouyang family who climbs the dragon and attaches the phoenix, but the Samurai Xun took the initiative to seek refuge in this business old man After that."

"His Royal Highness spoke in great detail, and there are one or two sentences to add." Zheng Anshun said, "Jingzhou is an area of ​​active commercial ports and has unlimited financial resources. Our Zheng family actually wanted to do business a long time ago. But this place is nothing short of a needle It can’t be inserted into the water. All the merchants are led by the Ouyang and Duan families, and they are obliged to obey them. Therefore, over the years, we have preferred to travel long distances to the Huyang area to pick up goods, and very rarely are nearby Xiangzhou Port is doing business. Here, as long as Ouyang Jun sends a word, no one dares to sell us one or two grains of salt, even the small salt owl who walks alone."

"I can't think of the two local snakes of the Ouyang family and the Duan family. They are so awesome, and even your Zheng family's face is not given. This really complies with that sentence, the strong dragon can hardly crush the local snake." Qin Mubai said, "So After all, things are a bit tricky, I still underestimated them?"

"It is indeed a bit tricky. First, Ouyang and Duan are not ordinary businessmen who are bullied. They are powerful, shrewd and cautious in the local area. Secondly, they claim that they do not have so much food and salt. I can't argue that they do. Therefore, the initiative is in their hands instead." Zheng Anshun said.

"Hold on." Li Ke said, "Since they don't have so much food and salt, why did they come to you on the initiative? Could it be that they deliberately ran into you to punish you, the young master of the Zheng family, and offend your Zheng family? It's not good for them, right!"

"His Royal Highness is wise!" Zheng Anshun smiled slightly, "Businessmen seek profit, but profit is only a figure. Obviously they want to make money. They take the initiative to find me, there are about two meanings. One, they want to show me With demonstrations, if our Zheng family wants to do business in Xiangzhou, we can only cooperate with the two of them and act according to their faces. Secondly, they may have such a huge quantity of goods in private. Test me!"

"It is very likely!" Qin Mubai and Li Ke said in unison.

"Then how do you plan to gain their trust?"

Zheng Anshun smiled confidently: "What they suspect is nothing more than two points. One is what is the use of such a large batch of food; the other is how can I transport such a large batch of food? Food."

"Why?" Li Ke's eyes lit up and he stroked his palm. "I will help you with this. Tomorrow I will call all the officials in the governor's palace to discuss matters and tell them that this king received a secret order from the court and ordered me to be in Xiangzhou. To raise grain and grass, a large amount of grain must be raised after the autumn harvest this year and transported to the Guanzhong court granary in case of emergency."

"Wonderful, feasible." Qin Mubai said, "The imperial court wants to requisition in large quantities, but it is nothing more than preparing for the war. If your Royal Highness releases such news, they will have to guess. But since it is a'secret order', then It’s about social secrets, who would dare to break it? So for businessmen, they can see unlimited business opportunities!"

"Hehe, this is feasible...The only downside is that Duan Rongji will definitely take the opportunity to slaughter Zheng Anshun on food prices." Li Ke laughed.

"It's okay. If you can create such a groundbreaking trend, I will be able to win the trust of Duan Rongji." Zheng Anshun said, "As for the transfer method, it will be better solved. It will be agreed later, and someone will be sent next. Sending letters to several ports and piers. My Zheng family has been in business for several generations, and a few large ships can still be gathered. As long as these large ships appear on the surface of the Han River, I think Ouyang Jun and Duan Rongji will no longer doubt it."

"It's so wonderful!" Qin Mubai laughed happily, "Duan Rongji and Ouyang Jun, two old foxes, can they be suspicious after seeing such a big movement? Haha! I just don't know, you Zheng How big is the big ship at home, how big is it than the big ship called the "Shenyu Spaceship" in the Xiangzhou Military Mansion?"

Zheng Anshun smiled and said: "I have seen the Shenyu spacecraft in the lower area. It is a military ship transformed from a fortune ship in Wuyue area. After the transformation, this kind of ship is strong enough to sail into the sea and withstand wind and waves. It collided with each other, but the loading capacity was only average. Most of the large ships of my Zheng family moved in the area of ​​Peng and Ying, and the merchants traveled between Silla and Baekje countries, and occasionally visited Japan once or twice. China. Therefore, both in terms of loading capacity and firmness, they are still slightly better than Fu Chuan."

Li Ke couldn't help but stared in surprise: "The "slight victory" in Master Zheng's mouth must be a lot of victory. Just say it straight, the Zheng family ship has several times more things than the Fu ship?" /

Zheng Anshun smiled modestly: "About...two to three times!"

"I...fuck!" Qin Mubai was scolding in his heart: The Shenyu spacecraft is already the only giant ship in the river, isn't the Zheng family's ship like a ship mother? This family is really abnormal...!

"But wouldn't such a big ship run aground in the river? Where can the pier in Xiangzhou be anchored?" Li Ke asked again.

"His Royal Highness is very concerned." Zheng Anshun said, "Generally this kind of large ships walk on the sea and occasionally enter the Yangtze River. Therefore, when I discussed with Duan Rongji and Ouyang Jun, I said that if I transfer such a large ship , They need to find a way to transport the goods to Jingzhou so that I can load and unload them."

"Excellent!" Qin Mubai said, "I want to see what they use to transport such a large amount of grain and salt out of Xiangzhou!"

"At that time, General Qin will lead his troops to catch the thief and catch the stolen goods." Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "In this way, the strategy of drawing the snake out of the hole is considered successful."

"How could it be so simple." Li Ke curled his lips and said, "At least Qin Mubai must be able to guarantee that in his Xiangzhou military mansion, there is no eyeliner of the Duan family and Ouyang family, but this is obviously very Difficult. Duan Rongji and Shifu Sima Wei Xiaochen are brothers-in-law; Wei Xiaochen and Junfu Guoyi Du Chengyuan are close friends. Coupled with Ouyang Jun’s local appeal and influence, he must have nowhere to help him. No. I even suspect that Xiangzhou Military Mansion has been escorting them all the time. They were all in a hurry."

Zheng Anshun frowned: "In this way, we are weaker? Even if we succeed in drawing the snake out of the hole, it is very likely that there is no way to take the other party? Or the wind is leaked in advance, and the bamboo basket is fetching water. It's all empty?"

Qin Mubai's expression became more serious, and he waved his hand and said: "His Royal Highness is very worried, but you don't have to worry, Brother Zheng, and you should follow the plan and implement it step by step! , I have my own way to deal with it. After all, we still have to rely on the absolute strength of the army to fight against them. This task is left to me!"

Li Ke smiled and said to Zheng Anshun: "Young Master Zheng, you can feel at ease. Qin Mubai rarely pats his chest to promise or anything. But as long as he promises something, he will definitely do it. And , Will do it beautifully!"

Zheng Anshun glanced at Li Ke and Qin Mubai left and right, smiled, and said: "It is a great blessing and fun to work with two such smart people. Zheng, it is an honor!"

"Qin Mubai, then I will watch your play next." Li Ke smiled, "Don't be greedy for gentleness, and forget about your business!"

"What are you greedy for?" Qin Mubai jokingly smiled, "My tenderness is in Chang'an."

"Oh, you actually put a guise in front of me!" Li Ke deliberately scowled and shouted, "You can be honest with me, and remember to flatter me. Otherwise I will betray you!"

"What are you betraying me?" Qin Mubai laughed, and Zheng Anshun also laughed.

"Are you still stubborn, right?" Li Ke said solemnly, "In case I'm quick, tell me the love affairs of you and the so-and-so female heroine that you can't tell the truth about the unknown girl... hum , That’s enough for you to drink several pots! Tell you the truth, in fact, I am an ambush spy by your side, Gao Yang has bought me through!"

Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun laughed together.

"His Royal Highness, you can be so fair and upright as a spy, you can be regarded as unprecedented!"