Fan Sheng could see that Jing Xiang was really happy, not a pretend gesture, out of a blind worship of Jing Xiang, he naturally thought that Jing Xiang must have a corresponding strategy that had been planned, so he also put his mind at ease and relaxed to watch the song and dance.

Not to mention, the business skills of these Maiko are excellent, but when you think about their origins, you will be relieved. In the past, these kabuki were only performed for the emperor.

"Look at those two dark circles under your eyes, you didn't sleep all night last night, right?" Gently shaking the red wine in his hand, Jing Xiang asked.

"Gao Xiangsheng has been making a lot of trouble this time, and he was busy all night yesterday. I didn't even eat breakfast! Fan Sheng shook his head and said.

Jing Xiang nodded: "Gao Xiangsheng is a difficult opponent, I shouldn't have let him go at that time, I thought he would bring some trouble to Li Ze, but I didn't want this person to see the opportunity very quickly, and found that there was nothing to do, so he immediately withdrew, on him, I was cocooned and bound!" ”

"Even if Gao Xiangsheng is fierce, I am not afraid, after all, he and Li Ze are separated by a layer of belly, so the support given to him by Li Ze's internal guards is still limited, and I am more worried about the internal guards! The dog that bites doesn't bark, and now Gao Xiangsheng is making a lot of noise, and he has covered up all the things of the internal guards, which is really tricky. ”

"Take your time, your matter, it's not a matter that can be urgent, people have left traces, geese have left sounds, as long as they exist, there will always be clues to be found, peel off the cocoon, you will definitely be able to find each other's feet!" Jing Xiang said with a smile.

"It's me who is in a hurry." Fan Sheng said: "It's just that the big confrontation between the two parties is coming, and if you can't find out these people, you will always feel uneasy in your heart." ”

"Although these are important, they will not affect the general trend, as long as we occupy the general trend, no matter how fierce the internal guard is, it will not have much impact." Jing Xiang turned his head to look at the servant behind him, and said, "Go and bring some of those canned foods sent by the third prince yesterday to Master Fan, and let Master Fan cushion his stomach first." ”

"Canned?"

"You're a little unqualified as the intelligence director!" Jing Xiang smiled and said: "The new products that Li Ze made over there are expensive, and they haven't been sold on the market yet. But you know, there's always something expensive like that. ”

"Sent by the third prince?" Fan Sheng was a little depressed: "Xiangye, a few days ago, the sons and daughters under his command discovered the largest smuggler in Chang'an, and the person behind it is the third prince. I really don't understand, doesn't the third prince know that by doing this, he is digging into the corners of His Majesty's walls? ”

Jing Xiang smiled but didn't answer, just slowly sipped the wine.

The servant quickly brought four cans from a tray and placed them on the small table beside Fan Sheng.

"Master Fan, mountain pear, star fruit, orange, loquat, you eat which one, the small one will be opened for you!" The servant took a small knife from his sleeve and asked with a smile.

Looking at the fruits contained in those translucent glass jars, Fan Sheng's eyes widened, "They actually used such precious glass products to make jars?" ”

Jing Xiang snorted: "What is precious? Don't you know that this thing is made out of sand? ”

Fan Sheng sighed: "Of course I know, the problem is that we can't do it, in this world, only some people in the port of Quanzhou will bring some glass products to sell, and the price is ridiculously high." ”

"Those people in Quanzhou will not be able to make money soon, Zhenzhou side, can already produce these things on a large scale, although the quality is not as good as that of the fans, but look at this frame, I am afraid that it will not take long to catch up."

"But in our case, the price is still out of reach for ordinary people! I'm afraid I don't want a few taels of silver for this jar, right? ”

"Five taels! This is the market price, I heard the three princes say, the cost price they came in was one or two! Jing Xiang said: "What do you think their cost price is?" ”

Fan Sheng gritted his teeth and said: "If the price they get from the three princes is one or two, then I think their cost price is at most 100 Wen." ”

"I think so too, how can they sell to us without a tenfold profit?" Jing Xiang shook his head and said.

"Xiangye, it's not a way to go on like this! Our money is flowing to the north like a floodgate open, and we must find a way to stop it! Fan Sheng picked up a can of oranges, took the knife from the servant's hand, pried open the sealed iron sheet, took the spoon from the servant's hand, scooped a petal and stuffed it into his mouth.

It's a little greasy, and when you taste it carefully, you can taste a hint of sourness from the sweetness.

"Profiteers!" Fan Sheng said angrily: "These fruits are all made of waste fruits that do not enter the stream. When such fruit is sold in the market, even beggars will dislike it. ”

"But the frosty people are enough." Jing Xiang spread his hands and said: "Turn waste into treasure, in our place, these fruits are either thrown away or fed to pigs, but in the north, people process it a little and sell it to us at ten times the price of a hundred times, Fan Sheng, what do you say we can do?" These things that are not worth much to us, they want. Since they needed it, someone naturally took it and sold it to them. Then they sold it back to us at a high price, ha, in terms of making money, I am really not as good as Li Ze. ”

Fan Sheng also had nothing to say about this, so he could only eat sweet oranges sullenly, and finally drank even the sugar water cleanly.

"In fact, compared to these, I am more concerned about the iron sheet they seal this glass jar, don't look at such a small thing, but it reflects the extremely high level of iron smelting and steelmaking in the north and some extension processes on it. I asked our general eunuch, and he bluntly said that although they can do it, the cost is far from what we can afford. ”

"Chang'an, but it has gathered all the most brilliant craftsmen in the original Tang Dynasty, how can they be pulled down far away by them?" Fan Sheng was a little distressed.

"I can't figure it out either." Jing Xiang sighed: "But this is the case, we have been left too far behind in military manufacturing. When you start a war, you always suffer. Aren't you eating those guys? ”

"I won't eat it, I'll take it home and try it for my family when I leave for a while, I don't have anyone to give it to me." Fan Sheng smiled and said.

"It's not easy to want someone to send it, I'll ask the third prince to send you some when I go back." Jing Xiang drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, casually authentic.

Fan Sheng's eyes flashed, he looked at Jing Xiang with some surprise, and said after a while: "Xiangye, the third prince has just been ordered by His Majesty to lead his troops to the Pinglu area. ”

Jing Xiang glanced at Fan Sheng, smiled and did not speak. And Fan Sheng also stopped at the point, and did not go into depth on this topic, some things, for smart people, only need a little bit to understand the deep meaning.

"The eldest prince Zhu Youyu was assigned to lead the army to attack Shannan East Road, and the second prince Zhu Youyu led the army to attack Shannan West Road, if nothing else, they will all win, but the third prince has to face the Zuo Xiaowei of the Tang Army Qin Zhao on this way, this battle is not easy to fight!" Fan Shengdao.

"It's up to man!" Jing Xiang was unimpressed.

Looking at Jing Xiang, Fan Sheng became more and more incomprehensible. Because of this accident, the song and dance in front of him lost its attraction to Fan Sheng for a while, and in his mind, he was just thinking, why did Xiangye do this?

"Xiangye, the third prince is here!" The report of the subordinate made Fan Sheng sober up all of a sudden, he really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. He glanced at Jing Xiang, stood up and said, "Xiangye, then I'll leave first." ”

"Since you're here, let's see you, it's fate that the two of you are visiting at the same time today!" Jing Xiang said with a smile. "Actually, the eldest prince and the second prince also come often, but they haven't met you."

Seeing Jing Xiang say this, Fan Sheng was even more convinced of something in his heart, so he nodded and stood aside.

The current Zhu Youzhen is completely a skeleton, so thin that it makes people feel frightened, and when they look at people with a pair of eyes, they always make people feel that they are two ghost fires burning faintly. This was the result of the torture he had endured after being captured. When Jing Xiang brought him back, everyone almost thought that this person must be useless, and Zhu Youzhen at that time was a madman. Even Zhu Wen shook his head and sighed, only thinking that he didn't have this son in his heart.

But no one expected that after a year of recuperation, Zhu Youzhen actually recovered slowly. It's just that this former warrior on the battlefield has completely collapsed and can no longer charge into battle. For the Zhu family, who started by force, the third prince is naturally not worth paying attention to.

"Xiangye has leisure and elegance today, yes, this day should be lived like this, busy when you should be busy, and enjoy yourself when you should enjoy yourself." Zhu Youzhen clasped his fists and saluted Jing Xiang, Jing Xiang also stood up and invited Zhu Youzhen to sit down.

Zhu Youzhen nodded at Fan Sheng: "Master Fan, it's a coincidence that I can meet you here today." I've asked you several times, but I can't get you! ”

Fan Sheng bowed and said with a smile: "The official is busy with official business, and he really can't get out, but if His Highness is summoned in the future, Fan will naturally go to see His Highness." ”

A hint of joy flashed in Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and she nodded: "That's good, that's good, I'm afraid that Master Fan will reject people thousands of miles away!" ”

"How dare you!"

"Chief Fan, please take a seat, please take a seat." Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Master Fan for showing mercy to those people under my command. ”

After that, Zhu Youzhen stood up and threw Fan Sheng to the ground.

Fan Sheng was a little at a loss, Zhu Youzhen in the past was not like this, he was arrogant and domineering in the past. There are only a handful of people who can make him see it.

"Surprised, huh?" Jing Xiang smiled and said: "Misfortune and blessing are relied on, blessing and misfortune are lurking, the Third Highness has gone through hardships, his temperament has changed greatly, and he has read a lot of books for more than a year of recuperation." ”

Zhu Youzhen turned to Jing Xiang with a smile: "Even now, Youzhen often reads, especially those book lists that Xiangye gave me, I have read each one more than three times." ”

Jing Xiang couldn't help but laugh.