Chapter 6: The Affair (I)

"Another one to spy on the toilet water business?" Zhang Qian's brows furrowed slightly, and the alarm in his heart was abrupt. However, before he could figure out how to deal with it, Guo Nu had already taken over without a trace, "Li Fengyu is looking for the wrong person, senior brother just provided the formula." He comes from a scholarly heirloom, how can a businessman run it personally? The business of Rokugami Flower Dew actually belongs to a relative below. If Boss Gao is interested, he can go and deal with him in private. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be the Guo family's industry, no wonder that as soon as the flower dew came out, it swept the entire Chang'an!" Li Qidun made a "sudden realization" gesture, turned his face to Guo Nu with a smile, and gently arched his hand, "Then can you please ask Master Guo to help introduce my relative?" Otherwise, I am afraid that he will be beaten out! ”

"It's easy to say, Li Fengyu and my senior brother hit it off at first sight, Boss Gao is your relative, it must be easy to say!" Guo Nu also smiled and arched his hand, and inadvertently, his two elbows gently stirred like wings. "I asked him to take the initiative to find Boss Gao. It just so happened that on his side, it was said that someone came up with some shares, and if Boss Gao was willing to take it, he would definitely not be able to ask for it! ”

"How dare you bother Master Guo's relatives to find him, I'll let Boss Gao be a boss another day, and invite your relative to drink together." Li Fengyu smiled when he heard this, and his words became more and more polite. "It just so happens that the Gao family is in the Eastern Capital, and there are also some business problems that need to be consulted. Your relative is well-informed, so you might as well point him out. ”

There is a saying that you don't need a hammer to beat a drum. In just a few words, the two sides have tacitly finalized the content of the transaction. Guo Nu's relatives took out a part of the shares of the second or third phase of the Liushen firm and transferred it to Li Qi's relative named Gao Shouyi. In return, Gao Shouyi would take out some of the industries in the Eastern Capital and invite Guo Nu's relatives to join the shares.

As for the shares sold and eaten by the relatives of the two, and who ended up in their hands, both sides have a clear mirror in their hearts, but they are just tolerant of the tradition that Datang officials are not allowed to do business, and they are just pretending to be confused.

Although Zhang Qian is the largest shareholder of Liushen Commercial Bank, since the establishment of the commercial bank until now, he has only moved his mouth a few times and has never personally taken charge of any specific affairs. And today, seeing the "tricks" of Guo Nu and Li Qi, he discovered that doing business in Datang didn't seem to be as simple as he thought before.

If Guo Nu hadn't stood up in time just now, he would have either chosen to refuse or choose to accept Li Qi's request. The former will undoubtedly hurt Li Qi's face and stiffen the previous relationship between the two sides. The latter option will not only make him very passive, but also violate the "moral norms" of Datang officials and damage his reputation. Although fame is such a thing, Zhang Qian has not accumulated much so far.

And after Guo Nu stood up, the business became a matter between Li Qi's "an uncompetitive relative" and Guo's "a certain uncompetitive clansman". If they can talk about it or not, they will not damage the face of Li Qi and Guo Nu himself, let alone the "friendship" between Li Fengyu and Zhang Shaojian.

Moreover, Li Fengyu, Zhang Shaojian and Guo Zhushu all regard money as dung and as clean as a white lotus.

That's how business works! Not only was Zhang Qian secretly sweating when he watched it alone, but Zhou Jianliang, who originally planned to return to Shuofang's army, immediately took his brothers to dig peat and make a fortune, was also dumbfounded.

If he had thought before, not only would not only the newly promoted Lieutenant of Wupin Guoyi become a peat dealer, but his immediate boss Zhang Renyuan would probably have to become peat as well. His assumption, compared with the practices that Guo Nu and Li Qi are showing, can be seen at a glance who is higher and who is lower.

In addition to being shocked, Zhou Jianliang immediately decided that before returning to Shuofang's army, he must fight with Guo Nu a few more times. If nothing else, he was angry at the business experience in Guo's stomach, and it was worth him to be smoked by the other party several times and half to death.

Of course, it would be better if the Guo family could send a master of business to the Shuo Fangjun to guide the maze, or let Zhang Qian, Guo Nu, and Ren Congshi, the three brothers, participate in the great cause of digging peat in the Shuo Fangjun. In the future, the three brothers will be more dedicated to planning for the Shuo Fang Army, and the Shuo Fang Army will not owe them more and more favors to their brothers.

was thinking in a daze that the "collusion" between Li Qi and Guo Nu had completely ended. The two sides drank once with a small wine cup, and then tacitly agreed that no one would mention their respective relatives, but pulled everyone together to talk about the ups and downs of Chang'an City.

Unlike Zhu Yuanzhang's Daming, he hated officials squandering public funds to eat and drink. At this time, the Tang Dynasty, because the remnants of the rule of Yonghui still existed, and the country's revenue and expenditure could still be balanced, so it did not restrict the consumption of public funds by officials, and even allowed officials to use public funds to recruit singers to accompany them.

Therefore, the entertainment industry in Chang'an City is extremely developed and inclusive. From Dongying and Goguryeo to Persia and Fula, singers and dancers from all over the world are competing to show their style in Chang'an. With refreshing music, singing and dancing, and limbs and actions that are hated by righteous men and gentlemen, many young men's purses have been emptied.

Li Qi is about the same age as Zhang Qian, Guo Nu is just twenty, Ren Cong is two years younger than Guo Nu, plus he fought Han Zhou Jianliang in the army, and when he talks about the wind and snow, of course, the more he talks, the more speculative he becomes.

And that Shang Bao Bureau served Li Qi, presumably following behind the "big leader" before, and saw the world together. Not only in terms of song and dance, music and women, but also in terms of incisive opinions. Occasionally, with the help of wine, a few words of a cappella are sung, and the aftermath is lingering, which makes people marvel.

"Although Chang'an is the most prosperous place in the world, food and playthings are all fine. My calligraphy and paintings of the Tang Dynasty are also beyond the reach of all countries in the world. However, singing and dancing together, but as a regret, Yade is too upright, and he always rejects people thousands of miles away. It's so vulgar that it can't be on the table of serious people at all. Seeing that a whole gourd of wine had reached the bottom, Li Qi was even more open, and even slapped the table while launching a grand argument, "It is Persia and the countries of Fula, the music and tunes are changeable, and the dancing postures of men and women are more charming and moving." Even the Turks and Tuyuhun people are much more proficient in this way than my Tang people! ”

"That's the sword dance that you haven't seen before!" Zhang Qian also drank more than four taels of liquor, hot-headed, and retorted inarticulately, "Her sword dance is soft and strong......"

was about to brag, that day, Zhang Xu waved the grand occasion of the qin rhythm and sword dance, but was interrupted by Li Qi drunkenly, "After all, the spirit of the soldiers is heavier, and the dancing posture of the Persians is not as soft and moving!" ”

"This, you don't have to fight with me!" Similar to those young people who have drunk too much in the 21st century, Li Qi didn't notice how rude he was when he interrupted others. With a wave of his hand, he made a final sound, "Although your Mo family disciple is knowledgeable, he may not be as proficient in this way as I am. I studied musical instruments from the age of eight until I was fifteen. Hehe, although he can't do the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang, he argues by ear, but it's not too much. (Note: The song is wrong, Zhou Langgu.) It's Zhou Yu. )

"Then I really have to bow down!" Zhang Qian's understanding of music, singing and dancing is limited to the skin, of course, he doesn't have the courage to hold on. What's more, there is no need to argue about this thing, so he immediately raised the wine cup and took a sip, willing to admit defeat.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jianliang was a little drunk that day, and he even slapped the case with his hand and confronted Li Qi: "The spirit of the soldier may not be bad." If you want me to see it, my Tang Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, which is serious. Take those khans, Shan Yu and their concubines and children, and bring them all to Chang'an to play music and dance. When you want to watch it, when you want to watch it! Dancing hard, singing attentively, and coaxing the gentlemen to be happy, I rewarded them with a few copper coins. If you don't dance if you don't care, you will reward them with a leather whip! It's better than that, like the Persians, the dance is soft, and the whole country has been captured as slaves by the big cannibals, and even the prince has to ask for food all the way before he can escape to Chang'an! (Note: Ancient Persia was destroyed by the Arabs, and its prince went to the Tang Dynasty for help, and briefly established the Persian Governorate with the support of the Tang Dynasty. )