Faced with King Ruyang's questioning, Shang Cheng did not immediately explain. King Ruyang's words taught him to be a little confused, so he took the opportunity to add tea and soup to the king of Qinghe County to think about the intentions of these people in his mind again.

Listening to the tone of the King of Ruyang, it seemed that if he couldn't say anything about the glass, they would not be able to agree to borrow money. But at the moment, the glass is a big joke in the government and the opposition, and everyone knows something, is it necessary to explain it? As long as the glass can't be burned for a day, what he said is not credible at all, even if he speaks with a lotus flower in his tongue, others will not change their opinion of him - he Shang Yanshan is a king who talks nonsense even in the world! This point, not only Shang Cheng is clear, but the King of Ruyang should also understand that the King of Qinghe County is not a fool and a fool, everyone knows that he can't explain and can't justify it, but he still wants him to talk nonsense, what is it for? Besides, borrowing money is borrowing money, and glass is glass, these are two different things, how can they be confused? Even if he could explain the matter of the glass clearly, could he avoid the risk brought by the King of Ruyang and them lending money to the first three? Apparently impossible. Also, yesterday Gu Poyang only returned to the city to look for the "Allied Army", and today several big people in the clan went out collectively, if they really didn't want to lend money to the first three, they gathered together in the Qing Dynasty, and then ran out of dozens of miles in one go, is it to exercise their bodies? The answer is also no. They just listened to Gu Poyang's words, and they wanted to give the first three a real usury, but they were also afraid that there would be a loss of money and goods caused by military operations, so they hurriedly came to listen to his opinions and judgments. This should be the real purpose of King Ruyang's trip, right?

However, there is a problem with this. Since they came to him as an "investment advisor", why did King Ruyang come up so politely? As the saying goes, "Exposing people does not expose their shortcomings, and hitting people does not slap their faces", what is the reason why King Ruyang will expose his shortcomings in front of him? He is a Shangzhu country, and he has never had much contact with the clan...... Well, this is a bit unrealistic, in fact, he still has a bit of a relationship with the Chen Zhao clan; But he just had dealings with the clan, and he didn't have dealings with the old man like King Ruyang, right? He really didn't understand, he and King Ruyang had never spoken anything, and they hadn't even faced each other twice, why did this old prince target him as soon as he came up, and he still kept holding on to the glass. What is the reason why this old man has such a big opinion about him? Is it because of glass?

When he thought of glass, he understood a little in his heart. When he first suggested that the Ministry of Industry burn glass, a group of clans wanted to buy some of the shares from the Ministry of Industry. But at that time, there were too many people who wanted to put money in the glass, and each one was bigger than the other, and no one in the Ministry of Industry could afford to offend, so they simply kicked the ball to the prime minister's office and asked the prime minister to solve this tricky matter. In the end, Zhang Pu also took the board, and the imperial court issued an official document, stating that the glass was fired exclusively by the Ministry of Industry, and no other yamen was allowed to interfere and intervene, which could be regarded as calming the incident. Come to think of it, this King of Ruyang was angry because he wanted to lose money on the glass but failed to lose the money, so he took the opportunity to stab him with words today.

After figuring out this layer, Shang Cheng put down the teapot and said to King Ruyang: "What the old prince said is that this glass matter does seem to be a big stain in my life......

King Jiangling was drinking tea with a lamp, listening to Shang Cheng speak seriously, and what he said "glass is a stain on life", he suddenly couldn't help laughing, and sprayed half of his clothes with a mouthful of tea soup. The others all had strange expressions on their faces and wanted to laugh, but they felt that Shang Cheng's sudden straightforward move was too unexpected, and there would definitely be no good words in the future, so they all tensed their faces and looked at Fang Liang.

Shang Cheng continued: "...... I used to have a good reputation, but now I've been ruined by others. His voice paused at the word "others." "But I don't blame the people who rumored about me behind my back. If you can't eat grapes, you will say that grapes are sour, and if you can't grab mutton, you will say that mutton is fat, this is human nature, what is there to blame? Besides, don't look at those people who are now gleeful about saying bad things about me, in fact, they should think about it carefully, if the Ministry of Industry gets this done and fires the glass, how will they deal with themselves? You are an elder and must have read the Book of Tang. It is recorded in the "Book of Tang" that the Hu people of the Western Regions got the glaze sold in the Central Plains, among which there are translucent, and some of the fine products can even see the words on the book clearly through the glazed utensils, this kind of glaze is also called 'water glaze' or 'water spirit'. What the Ministry of Industry is trying to fire now is actually glass that is more transparent than the water spirit, which cannot be much more complex than the water spirit, and it will definitely have the possibility of success; It's just that the time is not ripe for success......"

"Alright, alright." King Qinghe interrupted Shang Cheng's words, "It's good to complain and say a few words, don't just talk about it without stopping, I'm not interested in listening to your tirade." ”

Among the people here, that is, he has the qualifications to teach Shang Cheng. Since the old county king had spoken, Shang Cheng smiled and stopped talking.

The King of Qinghe County glanced at King Ruyang very dissatisfied, pouted and said: "Old Fifteen, you just provoked a sentence, and you were scolded and scolded on the spot, what have you done in the past two years?" How can the ability always not rise. Forget it, you can't count on it, let the third child say. ”

This third refers to the King of Gangneung. He is the third son of the first emperor, and calling him "the third child" is not disrespectful, but with respect for him.

King Jiangling smiled and said first: "Before going out, I also reminded the fifteenth uncle, asking him not to quarrel with Zida; But he just wouldn't listen to me. Zida has done something in Yanshan, and he doesn't have the ability to use real swords and guns, so he can pick up the group of civil and military forces in Yanshan? This is not only to explain to the king of Qinghe County, but also to pat Shang Cheng's sycophant, which can be regarded as the best of both worlds. As for King Ruyang, this old man was probably a natural optimist, and he was criticized by the elders and juniors one after another, but he didn't have a temper at all, he frowned and made an angry grimace in the direction of the king of Qinghe County, and picked up the teacup like no one.

King Jiangling turned his face and said to Shang Cheng: "Zida, the purpose of our coming today is to ask you whether the war in Dongwei is sure or not; Two miles, I just want to ask if the first three people are a dou who can't be helped. If we promise to raise six million taels of money for the first three of them, and do not teach him to use the land tax as collateral, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to repay this debt in hundreds of years with the pitiful commercial tax of the Eastern Wa Kingdom. ”

In the eyes of King Gangneung, the first problem is actually not a problem. In his opinion, tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers came across the sea, not to mention a mere Fujiwara clan, even if they wanted to destroy the country of Dongwa, it was just a matter of a snap of a finger. The reason why he asked this question was actually to flatter Shang Cheng. He thought that since Shang Cheng was a master of war, then to bring the topic to military affairs first would be to scratch his itch, and let him talk like a river, which is better than any good and obedient words. When Shang Cheng said that he was happy, he would naturally have a good impression of them, and when he was happy, he would of course do his best more when he helped them plan......

Shang Cheng didn't speak yet, holding the teacup, King Ruyang first added next to him: "The Eastern Wa Kingdom is really poor. Not only poor, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, they have also engaged in a sea ban, for hundreds of years, it has always been a ban on sails. I've heard people say that since the sea route to the west of Jinla was impassable, some people have the idea of attacking the eastern Japanese, but when our boats have passed, those Japanese have not paid much attention to them, and over time, no one is willing to take the risk and lose money. Right now, except for the two or three maritime merchants in Mingzhou who are occasionally doing some business with the Japanese people, there is no one else. After a pause, he added, "Even if they are a few of them, they will only go to Dongwei once in three or five years." They are all sea merchants, and their ideas are different from others, and they say that what is important is not to make money, but to maintain the sea routes, otherwise they are afraid that they will not know how to take care of it if they have the opportunity to make money in the future. ”

Several princes nodded slowly. They themselves don't know how to do business, but one law is a hundred laws, they all understand that what these maritime merchants are talking about is the real truth, it doesn't matter whether there is a deal in front of them, and it doesn't matter whether they can make a profit in time, the key is to stand firm first. As long as you don't lose money, it doesn't matter if you owe a little.

Shang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly raised his face and smiled......