"Young Master Lin, don't come unharmed. I didn't expect to see you here, Su was quite surprised. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Merchant Ma left with an embarrassed face, leaving only Chi Fei and Lin Changsheng to stay in the box to talk in detail.

Lin Changsheng arched his hand and said, "If you don't mind, I'll call you Mr. Chi Fei, what do you think?" ”

"Whatever, I just hope you don't tell anyone who I am."

"I'm going to keep my mouth shut. After many years, I was overjoyed to be able to see Mr. Chi Fei again. ”

Although the two sides have had long-term cooperation, it does not involve personal relations, Chi Fei didn't believe that the other party would really miss him so much, so he simply said bluntly: "Young Master Lin, I'll just say it directly."

Youfang has always been in the publishing business, when did you start the salt business? Do you really want to buy salt in Jiujiang this time? ”

Lin Changsheng said calmly: "On this trip to Jiujiang, buying salt is just a pretense, and the real purpose is to see you, Mr. Chi Fei." ”

"It seems that Young Master Lin knows a lot about Su."

Although Chi Fei's attitude was understated, Lin Changsheng still felt a strong pressure from the other party's eyes full of scrutiny.

It was only at this time that Lin Changsheng was shocked to find that the gentle and elegant Mr. Chi Fei in his impression was completely different from before.

Although his appearance has not changed much, he inadvertently reveals a powerful momentum that has lived in people for a long time, which makes him a little breathless.

The current Mr. Chi Fei is no longer the author of the powerless and powerless words of the past, but the famous Jiujiang prefect.

The entire Jiujiang Mansion is now all up to him.

Even Lin Changsheng could imagine that as long as the other party gave an order, he might be buried here tonight.

Knowing that the other party was already doubting himself, Lin Changsheng didn't dare to hold the shelf anymore, and hurriedly explained: "It's not a secret, my uncle is one of the salt merchants in Jiangnan.

Once he talked to me about what he had seen in Jiujiang, and also talked about his impression of Mr. Chi Fei.

The description of you in it can't help but make Zai Xia have a thought, that is, could the Master Su in his mouth be Mr. Chi Fei, you?

For this reason, I went out of my way to visit a number of Jiangnan salt merchants who had done business in Jiujiang to inquire about you.

In the end, after all kinds of patchwork, I finally determined that the person who was in charge of the entire Jiujiang and even the northeast salt industry business was Mr. Chi Fei.

If there is any offense, please don't be surprised by Mr. Chi Fei. ”

Hearing his explanation, Chi Fei was not surprised.

When he received big salt merchants from all over the world in Jiujiang, he did not find someone to act as an agent, but went directly to negotiate business with them.

Even if someone recognizes him as "Mr. Chi Fei" who wrote "Xianxia" and "Rebirth" back then, the Great Wei Imperial Court will not be able to cross the Wujiang River to arrest him, but he can't do anything.

The reason why he paid special attention to these big salt merchants in Jiangnan was because in the past few years, he had secretly purchased a large amount of porcelain, silk, spices and other items in Jiangnan through these big merchants who had great influence in the Jiangnan business circles, and then shipped them to small overseas neighboring countries to trade grain, gold and silver.

It is precisely because of the good relationship with these big businessmen in Jiangnan that there has been no out-of-stock situation in the past few years.

Of course, Chi Fei wanted to buy rice and grain from the south of the Yangtze River through them, but now that the people of the Great Wei were in turmoil, they had to guard against the Hu people in the south, which not only caused the military food to be tight, but also the price of grain in various places rose again and again.

Under such circumstances, these big businessmen did not dare to sell their hoarded grain easily in case they needed it.

"Young Master Lin came to Jiujiang this time, probably not to catch up with Su."

"When I came down to Jiujiang, first, I wanted to confirm whether Mr. Chi Fei was Master Su, and secondly, I wanted to do a business with you."

"What do you want to do with me?" Chi Fei looked at the young but shrewd Changqingfang young owner in front of him with interest.

"To be honest, since Mr. Chi Fei lived in seclusion in the Northeast, our business in Changqingfang has plummeted.

The main reason is that not only the literary newspaper, but also your book has been banned by the government.

Due to the absence of your cash cow, our business in Changqingfang will naturally never be able to return to its former glory.

Not only that, but our Changqingfang has even reached the point of life and death. ”

"Young Master Lin said seriously, Changqingfang is the largest time-honored bookstore in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if Su's literary newspaper is missing, it is just a little less money, how can there be any survival. ”

Lin Changsheng said solemnly: "I don't exaggerate at all.

Although our Changqingfang is the largest time-honored bookstore in the south of the Yangtze River, it is precisely because of the big tree that it has attracted the covetousness of others.

To tell the truth, our Lin family has a close personal relationship with the former minister's left attendant, Zhang Jintang, and Master Zhang. In other words, our biggest backer in Changqingfang is Master Zhang.

However, during the reign of Emperor Yan, Lord Zhang was framed by the Arrest Office because he was involved with the eldest prince, and the family was either beheaded or confiscated, and the end was extremely miserable.

As soon as Mr. Zhang went, our Changqingfang lost its biggest backer, causing other peers to start eyeing us.

After several dots, our Lin family finally bought off the local prefect, Lord Zhou, and temporarily stabilized the situation.

But that week, the adults were insatiable, and kept taking the opportunity to ask the Lin family for money and things, which really made us unbearable and difficult.

The so-called people don't fight with the officials, because the other party is too much, my father even thought of closing the business.

But Changqingfang is the foundation of my Lin family for a hundred years, and my father can't bear to be cut off, so he can only continue to work hard to support it.

We, Changqingfang, have indeed reached the brink of life and death. Lin Changsheng said bitterly.

Chi Fei didn't expect that the largest bookstore in Jiangnan would also fall into such a situation, and he couldn't help but sigh a little.

But sympathy is sympathy, and this matter is not his business.

Even if he had some power in Jiangnan, it was impossible for him to move the prefect of Su Yuanfu for the sake of Lin Changsheng. Doing so will only startle the snake and cause an uproar.

So he said calmly: "Young Master Lin, if you want Su to help you solve this matter, then please forgive Su for not being able to do anything." ”

Lin Changsheng shook his head and said, "I'm not here for this. When I came down to Jiujiang, I really wanted to talk to Mr. Chi Fei about business.

I wonder if Mr. Chi Fei is interested in the Hu people's war horses? ”

Chi Fei's eyes lit up, "Do you have a way to get the Hu people's war horse?" ”

"I plan to organize a group of people to go south to trade with the Hu people in exchange for their war horses.

The Hu people are not monolithic, in fact, there are many tribes in it.

As long as they are provided with much-needed goods, it is not impossible to exchange some small tribe or ordinary herdsmen for good horses.

It's just that the land route to the south has been blocked, and if you want to go south, you can only take the sea route. Therefore, I hope that Mr. Chi Fei can assist me in waiting for the south and return.

If we succeed in changing to War Horse, we will sell it all to you, Mr. Chi Fei, and we will never sell it to others.

Does Mr. Chi Fei think this business is worth doing? ”

Chi Fei frowned and said: "The Hu people have a fierce temperament, and they are used to looting, if you want to do business with them, it is extremely risky, Young Master Lin, are you sure you want to do this?" ”

"If you want to do big business, you have to take big risks. If it were easy, wouldn't everyone do it?

It's a dangerous story, but we're not unprepared.

If it is an ordinary businessman, it will definitely be robbed, and it may even be killed because of it.

But if we have a lot of much-needed supplies in our hands, and the Hu people don't know where we're hiding, there's a good chance of a deal.

As long as the first deal is made, there will be a second and third later. In the long run, there will naturally be a stable route. ”

Although Lin Changsheng said it lightly, Chi Fei knew that this matter was still too difficult, and it was more dangerous than licking blood from the knife edge.

Even if Changqingfang is on the verge of life and death, the big deal is that it will close down.

The Lin family, which has a rich family, can still continue to live a rich life, and Lin Changsheng, who is the heir of the Lin family, really doesn't need to take such a big risk to do this business.

Although Lin Changsheng is young, he is a shrewd businessman who cannot afford to make a profit. Chi Fei believed that if this person really wanted to do such a risky thing, he must have asked for something, and this request was not an ordinary thing.

Chi Fei then asked straight to the point: "Young Master Lin, what do you want, it's worth the risk you are willing to take to do this." ”

Lin Changsheng was silent for a moment, then held his breath and said slowly: "If the Ning family succeeds in the future, I hope that the Lin family can become an imperial businessman." ”

Looking at Lin Changsheng's eyes full of ambition, Chi Fei smiled.

Sure enough, this was the Lin Changsheng he knew.

This man was not only a businessman, but also a gambler who dared to place huge bets.

It's just that others gamble on money, he gambles on his life, and he is indeed a ruthless person.

……………………

"How did the man react after I left?"

"Lord Hui, after you left, that person was so excited that it didn't look like a fake."

"I see, thank you for your hard work."

"Your Excellency is polite, this is what your subordinates should do."

"Alright, there's nothing else to do, you can go back to work."

"Yes, sir."

If someone was at the scene at this time, they would be surprised to see that the person who left the room after respectfully saluting turned out to be the owner of Wangjiang Tower.

In fact, the real owner of this Wangjiang Tower is none other than Chi Fei.

He opened this Wangjiang Tower, not really to make money, but mainly to find out the news.

You must know that places like restaurants and teahouses are often the easiest places to gather information.

If the guest is talking in a private room, the credibility of the information is often high.

When the Wangjiang Tower was first built, Chi Fei used the principle of conduit sound transmission to order people to lay iron pipes and peepholes in the ceiling and walls of each wing room, and then let people eavesdrop on the conversations of the guests in the box underneath to collect useful information.

In order to make Wangjiang Tower a famous restaurant and attract more guests to come and patronize, Chi Fei borrowed the "Wangjiang Tower" to start the first shot.

Chi Fei switched to art because he was not good at cultural sciences such as language, numbers, English, etc., and the poetry couplets he could remember were quite limited.

This "Wangjiang Tower" is one of the few couplets he can remember because it is catchy.

Sure enough, as soon as this eternal masterpiece came out, the effect was very good, and it instantly improved the grade and style of Wangjiang Tower, and became a place where many people came to talk about things, which was greatly conducive to his collection of intelligence.

Just like today, after he finished talking to Lin Changsheng, he deliberately asked people to observe his reaction to judge whether the other party had other plans.

Because many people are often prone to exposing their true thoughts when they are alone.

Judging by Lin Changsheng's reaction when he was alone, he really wanted to do this business.

If that's the case, he can help.

After all, there is indeed a shortage of war horses in the northwest and northeast, and if Lin Changsheng can go through this road, it will be able to make up for this gap to some extent.

Seeing Lin Changsheng again after four years, Chi Fei was also quite emotional.

I don't know how many people in the capital and Jiangnan still remember him, the "Mr. Chi Fei" who was a smash hit back then.