Chapter 206: Open Fight and Secret Fight
Zhuo County is the first village in the world.
In the past, there was an endless stream of visitors to the village, all kinds of people, including horse sellers, grain sellers, and cloth sellers......
But today, it was deserted in front of the door.
After several years of development, the first village in the world has now become the largest businessman in Youzhou, and the Zhen family in Jizhou is on an equal footing.
"This distinguished guest, today my family village is mainly to meet a big person, and will not meet outsiders, please come back another day!"
A steward stopped the three men who were about to enter the manor.
These three people, the first one in life, have clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, dressed in gorgeous service, and at a glance they know that they are rich and noble, and the two people who follow behind are also extraordinary, and their behavior is quite like everyone.
"Oh......"
The first person stopped his steps, his face was not angry or happy, and he said seriously: "It's rude, my surname is Zhen, from Jizhou, this is my post, please inform me." ”
The person in charge had a flexible mind, and immediately complimented: "It turned out to be Master Zhen, it's polite, you wait, I'll go in and report!" ”
After a long while, the steward came out and replied, "Master Zhen has been waiting for a long time, and the owner of my family invites you in!" ”
The three of them entered the manor with the steward, only to see a group of children playing and chasing in the peach orchard in the village, so it was not lively, and several women in silk followed behind the group of children, for fear of falling.
In the pavilion outside the peach orchard, there is a group of old men, who are surrounding a pile of charcoal fire, roasting the food in their hands, which is full of aroma and makes people drool.
"Three of you, please, the owner of my family is waiting in Xiwan!"
The steward withdrew his gaze, swallowed, and led the three men to another place.
"Owner, this is Master Zhen!"
The stewards led the three to Xiwan, and then they took their leave.
Xiao Rang hurriedly invited the three of them into the hall, and ordered his subordinates to serve tea and pastries, and asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency's name!" ”
The man at the head replied: "Under Zhen Yao!" ”
Xiao Rang hesitated for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Master Zhen, it is better to be famous than to meet, it is really young and promising, a model for my generation, I am really fortunate to see it today!" “
This Zhen Yao's reputation, how can Xiao Rang not know that the two heads of the Zhen family in Jizhou have business everywhere, even the first village in the world is not as good as now.
Zhen Yao said bluntly: "Master Xiao, I came to visit today for the sake of the horses, and I hope that the owner of the village can sell the war horses in Youzhou to Zaixia." ”
"This ......"
Xiao Rang looked embarrassed, sighed, and said slowly: "Master Zhen, a few years ago, most of the horses in my world's first village were sold to your Zhen family at a low price in exchange for food, and the two families also got along well and benefited each other, but right now, Jizhou and Youzhou are like fire and water, but they dare not sell horses to Jizhou. ”
Zhen Yao said in a deep voice: "But Master Xiao, since last autumn, your first village in the world has generalized the horse merchants in Youzhou, hoarded all the horses, and caused the horse business in Jizhou to be vacant for more than half a year, I hope you will think carefully and reopen the horse trade between the two places!" ”
After the world's first village overran Youzhou's horse business, it had a very big impact on Jizhou, the first to bear the brunt was Yuan Shao, his cavalry team was lost in Youzhou one after another, but the reserve army was short of horses, resulting in no horses available, forced by the situation, Yuan Shao began to play shameless, and gave Zhen Yan a military order, let him prepare five thousand war horses within five months, otherwise he will bear the consequences.
Yuan Shao knew that the Zhen family, a big businessman, must have his way.
But although the Zhen family has a big business, they can't prepare so many war horses for a while, but if the preparations are not complete, losing the official is a trivial matter, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will turn his face and not recognize people, and the Zhen family will take the opportunity to wipe it out, and then a big disaster will come.
Zhen Yan had no choice but to let his brother Zhen Yao come forward, hoping to open up the horse trade with Youzhou, so that maybe things could be effective.
Xiao Rang said with an innocent face: "Master Zhen misunderstood, now that the war is raging, and Youzhou is also short of horses, Lord Mu Liu of Youzhou has even issued a military order, saying that the horses in Youzhou are given priority to the government, otherwise they will be dealt with as a thief in the troubled country, and they dare not lose their lives for a few small money!" ”
Although the relationship between the first Zhuang in the world and Liu Yi has been investigated, in the end there is no evidence and it is over, so after a long time, no one is combining the two.
"Everyone is a businessman, Master Xiao, you just say a good thing, how much money you sell to the government for a horse, my Zhen family is willing to exchange it for twice!"
Zhen Yao said solemnly.
Xiao Rang replied: "Twice as ...... It's really very tempting, but it's still important to save your life in the next, if it's other business, you can still think about it, this horse matter, there is really no room for maneuver! ”
"You ......"
On this trip, Zhen Yao put down his body and came to Zhuojun to talk to Xiao Rang, in his eyes, he had already lowered his identity, but he didn't expect that Xiao Rang was still so uninteresting, which made him a little annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack, he had to bow his head under the eaves, thinking about seven or eight years ago, the first village in the world was still an obscure grass, but now it has become a towering tree, and even the Zhen family does not pay attention to it.
It's really 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, and it's impermanent!
Zhen Yao looked melancholy, he didn't know what to do, he looked back at the two people behind him, they were also at a loss, and his heart was even more lost.
"Laifu, send Master Zhen for me!"
Xiao Rang got up and shouted outside the hall.
An old housekeeper walked in and said to Zhen Yao respectfully: "Master Zhen, please!" ”
Zhen Yao had no choice but to walk out with a lonely face, the matter had come to this point, there was no other way but to resign himself to fate.
The three of them walked out with Laifu, and when they passed by Taoyuan again, a person behind Zhen Yao accidentally turned his head to look over, and saw a person standing next to the lotus pond in Taoyuan, dressed in a robe, handsome and extraordinary.
The man suddenly muttered, "How could he be here!" ”
Zhen Yao glanced back at the person behind him, and then at the person next to the lotus pond, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked the housekeeper Laifu, "Butler, who is that person?" ”
Laifu looked over, and then responded: "That's the honored guest of the big owner, let's take a detour." ”
Zhen Yao was silent for the moment, and followed Laifu out of the manor. After returning to the post house, Zhen Yao said to the two people who followed him in a deep voice: "Sister Jiang, who is the person you saw in the first village in the world?" ”
Who are the two people around Zhen Yao, one is Zhen Yan's eldest son, and the other is Zhen Jiang.
Zhen Jiang's face turned red, and then responded: "No ......"
Zhen Yao was displeased, and said in a deep voice: "Now the Zhen family is facing an unprecedented disaster, if you can avoid the past, the eldest brother will not only be promoted to the next level, but my Zhen family will also rise, now my mother is old and weak, if there is a big change in the family, how can she stand it." ”
"I ......"
Zhen Jiang knotted, he didn't know what to do, but even if he begged him himself, he wouldn't necessarily agree.
Zhen Yao said again: "Sister Jiang, my mother said that you have a crush, as long as the Zhen family can get through this difficulty, the second brother will personally go to propose marriage for you!" ”
"Second brother...... I ......"
Zhen Jiang's heart is flustered, uncertain, on the one hand, there is a family crisis, on the other hand, he is his unrequited hero, where to go, and he does not have a fixed number.
Zhen Yao saw Zhen Jiang relieved, and hurriedly said: "Since that person is a distinguished guest of the No. 1 village in the world, his identity must not be low, if he nods and agrees, things will be nine times out of ten, even if you go, whether you succeed or not, the second brother will not say anything!" ”
Zhen Jiang could only nod silently.