After everyone entered the banquet, after three rounds of wine and greetings, Zheng Anshun took the initiative to ask: "I don't know if His Royal Highness and the general have summoned a certain person to come, what do you have to say?" ”

Li Ke smiled and pointed at Qin Mubai: "Ask him, Xiao Wang doesn't know anything." ”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, don't hide it, I do have something to ask for." ”

"General Meng raised his nickname 'Brother Zheng' in the next voice, how can he be embarrassed?" Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "The general has orders, so you might as well tell them directly." But if Zheng is within his ability, he will definitely serve his life. ”

"Haha, you should be old friends too." Li Ke knocked on the side to help Qin Mubai, and said with a smile, "Mu Bai's self-created brewing method of Qin Immortal Liquor should have helped your Zheng family make a lot of money, right?" ”

"That's nature." Zheng Anshun smiled humbly and nodded, "That's why my father often admonishes me to always remember that General Qin is my Zheng family's best friend and honored guest." But if General Qin has any requirements, he must meet them to the greatest extent. ”

"Okay, then you're welcome." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Actually, to help with this, it's hard to say, and it's easy to say." I just want you, Brother Zheng, to help me co-star in a good show. ”

"What is acting?" Zheng Anshun asked with interest.

Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously: "Before I talk about it, I want to ask Brother Zheng first, how long has it been since you came to Xiangzhou, and have you ever shown your head openly?" ”

Zheng Anshun furrowed his brows suspiciously: "I will go to Xiangzhou today." Because of the trust of the people, he went to the Assassin's Mansion to hand over the letter entrusted by the Wu Dong family. My trip is just to go to Jiangnan to buy a batch of silky thick ones, the Zheng family's branch in Xiangzhou, and I am staying here for the time being, and I have not yet shown up. ”

"Excellent." Qin Mubai's smile became more and more mysterious, and said, "I want to ask Brother Zheng again, how much do you know about the grain market in Xiangzhou?" ”

"Let's know a little bit about it." Zheng Anshun replied more cautiously and asked cautiously, "Why did the general suddenly mention this?" ”

"What I want you to do is related to food." Qin Mubai said, "I'll tell you the truth!" I want you to show up openly in Xiangzhou, and then naturally someone will come looking for you. I am looking for you not for anything else, just for the Zheng family's intention to purchase 500,000 stone grains and grass. ”

"500,000 stones?" Li Ke was taken aback, "You're kidding!" There are generally only two or three hundred thousand stones of grain in the Taicang of the imperial court, why did the Zheng family buy so much grain? ”

Zheng Anshun was obviously a little surprised: "Yes, Brother Qin, how come even I know about this kind of news, and how did you know about it?" 500,000 stone grain ...... That's a huge number! ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Of course it's the wind I released!" ”

Li Ke and Zheng Anshun looked at each other and shook their heads together in confusion. But Chen Yan smiled on the side, and she said: "If my guess is right, you have been disguised as a businessman for the past two days, just to go out and ignore the grain store in Xiangzhou, right?" Do you suspect that there are ghosts in the grain store? ”

"I see!" Li Ke suddenly realized, and said with a twist of his brows, "This trick lures the snake out of the hole and touches the melon, which is not bad." But what if...... In case there is no problem with the Zhengchang grain number, what do you say? ”

"Then I have to do a fake show, and collect 500,000 stone of grain from him!" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "However, how can a grain number with no problem be able to get 500,000 stone of grain?" Even if he could get it, he wouldn't dare to sell such a large amount of grain to the Zheng family privately! What do you say? ”

"I understand what the general means." Zheng Anshun nodded, "You're investigating the case in Xiangzhou, right?" ”

"Not bad." Qin Mubai admitted truthfully.

Zheng Anshun twisted his brows slightly: "If I help you, I will break the rules of the mall...... The general is probably an insider, so I don't have to tell you. Most of the businesses dealing in grain and salt secretly have private transactions, and some even raise a batch of grain barons or salt barons by themselves, just to buy cheaper grain and salt. If I help you defraud the Zhengchang grain number, wouldn't it be ridiculed by your peers? ”

Li Ke pursed his lips and said, "There are rules, Zheng Anshun's concerns are reasonable. Mu Bai, your bad idea may not be very good. ”

"You're overthinking." Qin Mubai smiled, "Brother Zheng, let me tell you!" My spearhead is not directed at the Zhengchang Grain, but at the water ghost of Xihecao! I suspect that the water ghosts that have been suppressed in Xiangzhou for many years have a secret collusion with the grain number and salt line of the official faction. Even if you help me lure the snake out of the hole, if you want to fight, you will only hit the water ghost. If the Zhengchang grain number is clean, then they will not suffer any damage. On the contrary, if they collude with water ghosts and thieves to kill people and damage the public and private interests, they are thieves who kill their heads. Brother Zheng, your Zheng family has the gold-lettered signboard of 'Datang Yishang' on your head. Aren't you interested in helping me get rid of such business scum? ”

Zheng Anshun's eyes widened a little in astonishment, then he wrinkled his brows and pondered for a moment, and nodded decisively: "Okay, this favor, Zheng helped!" ”

"Mu Bai, Zheng Anshun is a businessman, but businessmen never do things that are not beneficial." Li Ke smiled, "Shouldn't you promise something to others?" ”

"Then it depends on whether His Highness is generous." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "If the water ghost is successfully eliminated after the matter is completed, the grain and salt market in Xiangzhou will definitely need to be rectified." When the time comes, the Zheng family can take over the official grain number and salt shop here! ”

"Nope! No need! Zheng Anshun waved his hand with a smile but very resolutely, "It's just a gesture, don't dare to ask for anything in return." My father often instructed me to do more things for the court society, which is an unavoidable good deed. The chicks still know how to feed, let alone people? If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty's strong support for my Zheng family, would the Zheng family be able to have today? What to do, please ask General Qin to give instructions! ”

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled: "The Zheng family's insight and mind are really extraordinary, no wonder they can be the leader of the business world and run such a big family business." Brother Zheng, you and I will talk about the ugly things first. If the Zhengchang Grain is indeed linked to the water ghost, its crime will naturally be punished, needless to say; If I misjudged...... Then you may have to fake it and do it, and you will have to collect a large amount of grain. ”

Li Ke laughed: "Mu Bai, you are treacherous enough!" Do you know how much 500,000 Shihu Yangbai rice is worth? ”

Zheng Anshun smiled lightly and said: "According to the rough calculation of the grain purchase price in Xiangzhou, it is worth about 40 million yuan!" ”

Qin Mubai smiled dryly: "Forty million...... Then with my Qin someone's money, I have to pay for dozens or hundreds of years. So, I had no choice but to embezzle! ”

"You dare! I'm the first to expose your impeachment! Li Ke was willing to raise his face and shouted.

Zheng Anshun smiled: "Brother Qin is too good at laughing." With only 40 million dollars, Zheng Anshun can still be a family and can get it. What's more, 500,000 stone grain, that may make a lot of money! If it weren't for General Qin's secret help and opening the door of convenience, how dare Zheng be so bold and openly collect and sell such a large amount of private grain in Xiangzhou? In this way, it will be too late for Zheng to thank you! ”

"Ugh! …… What a businessman! Qin Mubai and Li Ke were speechless together!

"Hehe, it's a joke below." Zheng Anshun smiled and bowed his hand to Qin Mubai, "I have heard for a long time that General Qin's wisdom and courage are both far-reaching and far-reaching, and it is also a blessing in Zheng's life to be able to cooperate with General Qin to fight against bandits." In this case, please let Zheng listen to General Qin's detailed plan and arrangement, right? ”

Li Ke waved his hand: "Such a confidential matter, you should go and discuss it privately." I'm borrowing your study for the time being. The four treasures of the study should be sufficient, and some things should be written down in advance as evidence, so it is better to write them down. ”

"Your Highness is still thoughtful." Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun said in unison, and then they got up and went to Li Ke's study.

After the two left, Li Ke picked up the wine glass and said to Chen Yan: "Chen Nuxia, now only you and I are left at the table." Just ask the heroine to appreciate her face and accompany Xiao Wang to have a few drinks, right? ”

"No, Thank Your Highness for your kindness." Chen Yan smiled, but she refused very simply, and added at the end, "Your Highness forgives your sins, Chen Yan has never drunk alcohol in her life, and she has only made an exception once." ”

"Which time, with whom?"

"Qin Mubai!"

Li Ke grinned awkwardly, was speechless for a while, and said with a dry smile: "Why can you drink with him, but not with Xiao Wang?" ”

"Because when a woman is drunk, there will always be a lot of trouble." Chen Yan gently picked the corners of her mouth, half-jokingly and half-seriously, and said with a hint of banter and contempt, "But with Mu Bai, I can rest assured that there will be no such trouble." ”

Li Ke's hand holding the wine glass stiffened for a long time, and he was really speechless. In the end, I had to shake my head and smile bitterly: "That's it, serve tea!" ”

……

In the study, Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun discussed for a long time, and discussed all the arrangements and details very clearly.

"General Qin really thinks about Zhou Xiang and has a deep resource, Zheng really admires it!" After the discussion, Zheng Anshun bowed his hand to Qin Mubai and said, "It's really worthy of the name, General Qin is really an extraordinary person!" ”

"Haha, if the award is over, I will talk about it on paper. How to do it and whether it will succeed depends on Brother Zheng's kung fu. Qin Mubai said with a smile, "With your Zheng family's gold-lettered signboard, I estimate that most of the Zhengchang grain number will be convinced." But people like them have always been extremely cunning and treacherous, so you have to be careful. Maybe it's a little more dangerous. I'll send a few hundred cavalry soldiers disguised as your retinue and follow you at all times, right? One is good for your safety, and the other is convenient for us to keep in touch at all times. ”

"How dare you?" Zheng Anshun smiled, "The hundred horsemen are the royal rate, and An Neng sent me as an entourage of the merchant traveler?" ”

"It's okay!" Qin Mubai laughed and said, "There is only one Zheng family in the whole world, and there is only one young master of the Zheng family, so it is only natural for you to be guarded by a hundred horsemen!" Besides, aren't you helping me? How can I be embarrassed to put you in danger? That's it, you're welcome. ”

"In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate!" Zheng Anshun arched his hand and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to Xiangyang Port City for a walk, and by the way, I will release some rumors to my peers, saying that I want to buy a batch of private grain." In this way, the people from Zhengchang Grain should take the initiative to find me. ”

"Definitely." Qin Mubai said affirmatively, "I'm afraid they've been looking for me in the city for the past few days, and now that they've met you, the main master, how can they not take the initiative to get up?" When the time comes, you just need to pay attention to keeping your voice with me, and don't go through the gangs. The rest can be done as it comes. You are better at negotiating than I am, so I don't need to say more. ”

"Hmm...... It's a lot of fun. Zheng Anshun said with a smile, "I have also been in danger when I go to business in the north and south, but there has never been a time when there is excitement and excitement this time." So we have decided that tomorrow, we will go out for activities in the next day. If there is any news, we will notify you immediately. ”

"Okay, it's a deal!"