Yuan Xi walked into the guest hall quickly and greeted Zhuge Jin.

Sun Shangxiang came over and said, "Husband, I invited Mr. Zhuge to come, I... I would like to ask how my mother is doing. ”

In ancient times, the consent of the husband was required to meet the mother's family.

The so-called wife takes her husband as the key link, and the husband must be the priority in everything.

Sun Shangxiang met Zhuge Jin in private, it was no longer appropriate, the content they talked about was still a very sensitive topic, and Sun Shangxiang subconsciously felt that what he was doing was wrong.

"You have your freedom, why bother with me?"

Yuan Xi did not blame Sun Shangxiang, but comforted her. 、

Zhuge Jin on the side didn't dare to slack off, stepped forward quickly, and said, "Under Zhuge Jin, meet General Yuan." ”

"Zhuge Jin, do you have something to look for me?"

"Yes."

Yuan Xi motioned for Sun Shangxiang to go back to the backyard first, and then said to Zhuge Jin: "You can sit down." I would also like to talk to you about whose responsibility is for this wave of price reductions. ”

Speaking of responsibility, Zhuge Jin knew very well in his heart that it was Yuan Xi who was shouting to catch the thief.

This trend of price reductions must have been done by Yuan Xi?

But when discussing with Zhen Yan before, Zhen Yan insisted that it was Sun Quan's responsibility, after all, the price was reduced from Wu County, which was Sun Quan's hometown.

Now negotiate with Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi will definitely say the same.

Zhuge Jin sat down and said simply: "Even if it is our Jiangdong's responsibility, we admit that it was because of our negligence that the price of salt and paper was reduced, and it also caused huge losses to General Yuan, I am very sorry." But now that the situation is out of control, Jiangdong and several states in the Central Plains are facing an economic crisis, and I ask General Yuan to take action to curb this situation, or help my lord to tide over this difficulty, my lord is grateful. ”

"Why?"

"Uh..."

Yuan Xi's attitude was very unfriendly, and Zhuge Jin was stunned.

Yuan Xi snorted: "What you did caused me to lose a lot, I didn't ask you to compensate, it was already for Shang Xiang's sake." Do you want me to help you now? How can it help? Give you money? With all due respect, there's nothing I can do right now. ”

"This..."

Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "If General Yuan doesn't make a move, then I'm Jiangdong... Is General Yuan really going to kill us? ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's not appropriate for you to say this, why did I kill you?" It should be Sun Quan who played with fire and set himself on fire, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

If Sun Quan was here, when he heard this, he would definitely vomit blood in anger.

Zhuge Jin, as a messenger, was also very unhappy: "General Yuan, what do you want?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "I want to open a chamber of commerce in Jiangdong to control prices for you, otherwise I won't help, because I don't want to see such a thing happen a second time." Also, after opening a chamber of commerce in Jiangdong, you can go there to wholesale goods, and the price is cheaper than wholesale in Hebei. What do you think? ”

Yuan Xi's proposal appeared to be beneficial to Jiangdong on the surface, but in fact he wanted to take the opportunity to reach into Jiangdong and control the prices under Sun Quan's rule. This would make Sun Quan completely lose his commercial advantage.

Zhuge Jin also knew the consequences of this proposal, and did not agree: "This matter is too important, and it cannot be decided hastily." ”

"So how do you decide?"

"After asking my lord..." Zhuge Jin asked with a solemn expression: "General Yuan, this matter... Is there no room for further negotiation? Hebei and Jiangdong, just married Qin and Jin, you.... ”

"It is because we are in-laws that I agreed to help you. If we don't have anything to do with each other, do you think I'll take the risk of helping you? Not only will I not help, but I will deal you a fatal blow. With my strength, Sun Quan's economy can be suppressed to the lowest point, can you believe it? ”

"Yes, yes..."

Zhuge Jin didn't believe Yuan Xi's words very much.

All decisions have a purpose.

It's just that people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, as the weak party, I completely rely on the other party's snort to survive, if Yuan Xi has no purpose, I am afraid that he will not agree to help.

This may be the only chance.

Zhuge Jin wanted to understand the key to it, and didn't dare to force Yuan Xi step by step, so he responded: "Retire under the next, and wait for someone to ask my lord, and then come to see General Yuan." ”

"Okay, please feel free to Mr. Zhuge please." Yuan Xi raised his hand and said.

.........

Zhuge Jin left.

Yuan Xi immediately went to see Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang did not leave the guest hall, she listened to the conversation between Yuan Xi and Zhuge Jin behind the screen behind the side. As soon as Yuan Xi turned around, he saw her trotting back to the backyard.

Yuan Xi chased after him, speechless: "I saw you, what are you running?" ”

"Husband, you... Are you done talking? ”

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi took Sun Shangxiang's hand and said, "I'm sorry, about the price reduction of paper and salt, it is too involved, we have lost hundreds of millions of money, and it is impossible to help your brother unconditionally." Even if I agree, the Sixth Ministry and the Military Administration Office will not agree. ”

Sun Shangxiang didn't want to say much, but Yuan Xi's words stimulated her: "Husband, you are the lord of Hebei, can't you still decide?" ”

The rise and fall of Hebei involves the future of millions of people, soldiers, and officials, as well as their fate. How could I disregard the impact and invest my money in Jiangdong without authorization? You have to know that all this money is a tax paid by the people. Besides, the Sixth Ministry and the Military Administration Department are in charge of world affairs, and their opinions are very important. If I insist on going my own way, who will obey me in the future? You don't want your husband to deviate from morality and end up in failure, do you? ”

"This..."

Sun Shangxiang had nothing to say.

She only hopes that Yuan Xi and Sun Quan will coexist peacefully and face Cao Cao together. Maybe one day, if you can welcome back the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, you can hand over the power to the Son of Heaven and cultivate the good of a hundred generations.

This idea has to be said to be very naïve, but Sun Shangxiang really thinks so.

Only in this way would Sun Quan and Yuan Xi not go to war for land.

"If you want to do what your husband wants, you can do it, Shang Xiang has no opinion." She looked a little unhappy and turned back to the house.

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi didn't go in, turned around and left.

.........

A few days later.

Zhuge Jin visited Yuan Xi again.

He said: "I have already asked the lord, and the lord agreed that General Yuan would set up a chamber of commerce in Jiangdong. It's just that the lord wants to know, what is General Yuan going to do? Also, how is General Yuan going to help us through this difficult time? ”

Yuan Xi replied: "Regarding this matter, I have discussed it with the ministers, and I have already come up with a perfect plan. Mr. Zhuge can rest assured, I will wait to go to the Yecheng Chamber of Commerce and send a group of people back to Jiangdong with you, to Jianye City, and form a Chamber of Commerce. As for helping you... As I just said, there is already a perfect plan, you can just wait for good news, and if there is anything, you can ask the people of the Jianye Chamber of Commerce. ”