In the elegant teahouse, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, accompanied by the sound of fine conversation constantly into Zhu Youxiao's ears, his martial arts are now higher and higher, and the perception of his facial features is also strengthened, although the voice of the businessmen is involuntarily lowered, but the nearby Zhu Youxiao still hears it more clearly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Some talk about business, saying that the mule and horse business is much better now, whether it is used to make horses for pulling carts, or for riding, more and more people are buying.

Others, it is said that today's stagecoach house is said to be very well built by this government agency, which can be opened to the outside world and make it much more convenient for them.

There are also businessmen who are sighing at the magical cement road, this thing is simply an artifact, it is easy to walk on a rainy day, and it will not delay things at all, if only it could be paved all over the country.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with the information, this is the most real reaction of the people, far more real than what Jinyiwei, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other places heard. However, this is only useful when you go out alone, and once the news walks, I am afraid that what you see is not the most real situation.

Of course, there are also many businessmen who come and go from the south to the north to brag, or spread some gossip, such as the bloody story on the night of his ascension to the throne that made Zhu Youxiao black-faced, and the rumors are still made up by Li Sancai. As early as the rebellion of Nanzhili, these were picked up by them as a banner, and they were spread very widely, and they were destined to be destroyed, and Zhu Youxiao could only let them go.

It's just that when I heard it in person at this time, I couldn't help but look black, and I couldn't help but think in my heart, how could I ask for the influence of this rumor. It's just that his efforts are destined to be in vain, and even in later generations, this news that has been circulated among the people and scholars has become the most important black material and proof for opponents.

However, what made him happy was that there were only a few rumors of these wild histories, and among the dozen or so tables he could see, there was only one table talking about it.

Most of them are talking about business-related and current affairs, such as the royal road of the emperor's horse armor, for example, the Spanish merchant ships staying in the port of Shanghai.

Suddenly, a table of businessmen talked about the news that caught his attention.

"Hey, brother, have you heard, Lord Wang of the Inner Mansion has released a rumor on the Shanghai Commodity Exchange that he wants to receive a large amount of goods, and I heard that he is going to go to Manila in Luzon to trade with local Westerners." A skinny businessman with dark skin but unusually gorgeously dressed said mysteriously.

"Oh, what's going on?" His companion, a white and chubby businessman, asked with interest.

"I don't know, it's just that I bought goods at the exchange that day, and I just happened to meet it, Lord Wang said, tea, silk, porcelain, raw silk, cotton cloth, all of them, a lot of them. Listening to the words of well-informed people at the time, it seemed that the imperial court, ah no, it was the empire that wanted to organize a fleet to trade overseas. The thin black merchant recalled, "At that time, I stopped for a while, bought all my goods, and set off directly from the port. ”

After speaking, he smashed his mouth again, "You said that the good court is not called, and it has to be changed to the empire, isn't this a mess." Because of this title, when he went to the government to do business, he made a mistake several times, and each time he was blinded by the clerical officials, and even delayed things several times, so he was worried about the fact that the court was not called the imperial court, but was renamed the empire, and he had to talk about it with people.

"I'm going to trade at sea!" The white fat merchant said enviously in a longing tone, as a businessman of the Ming Dynasty, how could he not have heard the word maritime merchant, once upon a time, his dream was also to become a maritime merchant. Nowadays, the trade routes have become seas, but goods cannot be sold.

"Hey, I heard that you used to be a maritime merchant, but now that you have opened up your trade routes, you only need to pay a tax at the customs to sell outside, why, don't you go back to your old business?" The white fat merchant asked with some burning eyes, even though the sea route is now open, but there are still not many people who buy outside, one is not familiar with the water lines and routes along the road, and the other is that he has not been out to sea, and he is timid in his heart and does not dare to take the first step.

The black and thin merchant was very shrewd, and when he saw the other party's expression, he knew what he was thinking in his heart, and he sneered and said, "What, you also want to go to sea to do business?" Want me to bring? ”

"Who doesn't want to go, a shipload of goods goes out and comes back is a shipload of silver, how much to earn!" The white fat businessman's eyes were full of longing, "If the old brother is willing to carry it, it would be the best." ”

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the black and thin merchant to answer, he vetoed it a little dejectedly, "Forget it, even if you are willing to take me, it's useless, I heard that the three kings of the East China Sea blocked the shipping route over there, and several of them reported that they were going north, and the fleet that went to Tianjin Port to do domestic business secretly changed the course to go to sea, and they were all killed and robbed." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youxiao's heart tightened in vain, and he thought of what he owed to consider, without a fleet to intercept smuggling on the route, it was impossible to guarantee tariff revenue.

"It's really not in vain to come out this time." Zhu Youxiao said in a low voice, no one expected that here in the mule and horse market, he would meet two big businessmen who walked by sea. Regarding the matter of anti-smuggling ships, Zhu Youxiao quickly thought of two kinds of ships, destroyers and frigates, which were simply tailor-made for this law enforcement operation.

When Zhu Youxiao was calculating, the dialogue between the black and white was still continuing.

"Hehe, you're pretty well-informed, you know this?" The black and thin merchant was also a little surprised by the other party's roots, and he could know the news of the three kings of the East China Sea, this was not an ordinary businessman. This exposure of the horse's feet made some thoughts in his heart move, and then the eyes of the white fat merchant also changed a little.

"Hehe, how can someone who has been in business these years have no way." The white fat merchant laughed, and then, he found the other party's strange eyes, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, thinking of some bad rumors, and even asked in a trembling voice, "Brother, ...... What do you want to do? ”

After asking, he remembered that this was in a teahouse, in public, and there was no police patrol on the street outside, and the other party would definitely not dare to do anything in public, so he relaxed his nervousness.

"Thanks to His Majesty the Holy Emperor, I got a police station out for this." The white fat merchant prayed secretly, "In front of Your Majesty, everyone is equal. ”

After reciting the prayer silently, he calmed down a lot and looked at it fearlessly. Of course, these columns of mental activity of the white fat merchant are very fast, and the front and back are only a few seconds, and the amplitude is also small, and the black and thin merchant does not see it.

He lowered his head and asked mysteriously in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "I wonder if my brother can get the sword armor of the inner mansion?"

"What do you want to do?" The white fat merchant was vigilant again, but his reaction made the black and thin merchant affirm, and his heart was overjoyed. If it were an ordinary person, it would definitely not be this reaction and expression at this time. He didn't have much hope at all, but life is always full of accidents, who would have thought that a commercial business activity could meet a big businessman who could hook up with the inner mansion in the realm of Jingshi.

"Brother, brother, I told you, you can't betray your brother!" When the black and thin businessman saw the vigilance of the place, he also gritted his teeth and was ruthless, rewarding things and telling them out. "My brother is also a well-informed person, since he knows that the three kings of the East China Sea have plundered merchant ships and blocked shipping routes, then he must know their actions in the past year, right?"

"Who doesn't know this, the three kings of the East China Sea and the Wa Kingdom have done it, I heard that the battle is still very fierce, and the two sides have been going back and forth, and it has continued until now." The fat white merchant replied, his heart was like a cat scratching, very itchy, and he didn't know what the purpose of mentioning it to the black guy was.

"Hehe, it's good that my brother knows, in this war, in addition to money and food, the biggest consumption is weapons and armor, especially at sea, which consumes more than land." As he spoke, his voice gradually lowered, and the white fat man unconsciously lowered his head together, and the two of them almost got together.

However, this scene is very common throughout the teahouse, and many merchants talk about confidential business and agreements, and everyone else is not surprised, so no one thinks the two are so strange.

Zhu Youxiao saw this kind of scene for the first time, and was stunned, but then he saw the ordinary appearance of the people around him, and he probably understood in his heart that this kind of scene was probably very common in this teahouse full of merchants.

He smiled, then pretended to drink tea and chat, and began to gather his strength and listen carefully. As soon as Zhang Yan, who was opposite him, saw this situation, he knew what he was talking about, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he took cover.

Over there, the black and thin merchant didn't know at all, he lowered his voice to this extent, and there were still people who could hear it, only to see him jump out in an unhurried whisper, "If my brother can get a large number of good steel knives, my brother has a way to directly connect to the three kings of the East China Sea and sell them for a good price." ”

This sentence was really earth-shattering, not only the white fat businessman who listened to it jumped directly, but even Zhu Youxiao was shocked beyond measure.

"I didn't expect someone to directly connect with Zheng Zhilong and them." Zhu Youxiao muttered to himself, "It seems that the businessmen in this world are really adapting very quickly." ”

From this sentence, Zhu Youxiao thought a lot, since he could sell weapons, what about the others, the commodities that Spain urgently needed.

"No wonder the three of them are so crazy about blocking the shipping routes, it is estimated that they have made a lot of money as transit merchants."

Zhu Youxiao figured out what the white fat businessman also recalled in a blink of an eye, and he said with an irrepressible shock and joy, "No problem, brother, go to my mansion, let's talk slowly." ”

With that, they got up to settle the bill and left together.

Seeing that everyone was gone, Zhu Youxiao was a little reluctant to smash it, and felt unfinished, "Liu Ruoyu, remember the two of you just now, go back and report to Wei Zhongxian, let him find out who it is, don't alarm the other party after finding out, insert eyeliner in, and silently the bottom of the three people." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty...... Son. Liu Ruoyu, who was dressed as a housekeeper, responded in a low voice.

After getting the biggest receipt from Jiantian, Zhu Youxiao no longer searched so carefully, just listened casually, and at this time, on the stage in the middle, the singer withdrew and was replaced by a storyteller pinching the newspaper.