On 15 June, the officers of the Yangzhou government and the soldiers of the Yangzhou guard imposed martial law on the street in front of the teahouse that Li Hongyu had selected, and only those with number plates were allowed to enter.

In addition to the soldiers of Yangzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Guard, the soldiers of the New Army brought by Li Hongyu were responsible for the security of the teahouse and carefully checked the number plates of people entering the teahouse.

The reason why Li Hongyu chose this teahouse is because its hall on the first floor is very wide, and it is a storytelling bookstore on weekdays, which just meets Li Hongyu's requirements.

Although Li Hongyu did not put his name tag on the seat or anything, the businessmen who entered the teahouse sat down at the tables and chairs in the room in an orderly manner according to their respective identities and status, and greeted each other.

The businessmen who can sit in front are naturally the bigwigs of business circles around the world, not only have a strict hierarchy in the officialdom, but also have a very clear hierarchy in the business world.

With the number plate of the businessmen have arrived, the teahouse gradually became lively, for the businessmen this bidding conference is not only a huge business opportunity, but also a business event that highlights the identity and status, so there are all the businessmen with a face to gather, Hui merchants, Jin merchants and Zhejiang merchants The heads of the three major business gangs can gather together, which is also a very rare thing.

Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er arrived in a carriage, Li Hongyu brought two guards, and Yang Li'er took Aunt Mei, and walked to the entrance side by side after getting off in front of the teahouse.

The new army at the scene naturally recognized Li Hongyu, but because they had already received the order, they turned a blind eye to Li Hongyu's arrival, and the officers who were inspecting at the gate checked the number plate brought by Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er according to the process, and then put the two inside.

For the businessmen in the hall who had already made a name for themselves, Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er were two insignificant newcomers, so Li Hongyu led Yang Li'er to sit at a table in the last row with interest, and after the two sat down, the guys in the teahouse immediately brought tea and melon and fruit cakes.

Although Li Hongyu has been wandering in the business circles of Yangzhou City these days, because he is a nobody in the business world, the level of businessmen he has made is limited, and he can rarely contact those high-level businessmen.

The people who can enter the teahouse this time belong to famous businessmen, so there are very few people who know Li Hongyu, which also makes him and Yang Li'er happy and quiet.

The reason why there are very few people who know Li Hongyu is because there are naturally people who know him at the scene, in addition to Zhao Yulong of Honghai Firm, Li Hongyu's uncle Li Renhe also led the Baokun to come.

In addition, Zhao Dexiao of Shanxi Fuxiang, Shen Shaoqiang of Dexiang and Zhao Deyi of Hongtong Commercial also attended the event.

These people have a close relationship with Li Hongyu, and if there is something to make a fortune, Li Hongyu naturally wants to think about them, and they are also full of trust in Li Hongyu, Zhao Yulong has already said hello to them, don't recognize Li Hongyu when he meets him in Yangzhou City.

If you add the merchants who came from the Chu Wangfu and Xiangyang Mansions, as well as Yang Li'er's family, Li Hongyu, the twenty suppliers, can already control eight, which is enough to ensure that he can dominate those suppliers.

The soldiers of the New Army walked around the teahouse on guard, and if you pay close attention, you will find that Li Hongyu is in the direction where the New Army soldiers are the most numerous, and the soldiers of the New Army naturally take the protection of Li Hongyu as their first priority.

"Brother Li!" When Li Hongyu was talking to Yang Li'er in a low voice, a voice sounded beside him, and he saw a tall and thin middle-aged man looking at him with a surprised face, "I didn't expect us to meet here." ”

"Brother, it's been good lately." Li Hongyu recognized that this tall and thin middle-aged man was the one who played Western flower cards with him and Yang Li'er in the casino that night, so he got up with a smile and said.

"Of course, I've won a lot of fun these days." The thin and tall middle-aged man laughed, and then noticed Yang Li'er, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face, as if he didn't expect Li Hongyu to be with Yang Li'er, could it be that the three of them knew each other before?

However, the thin and tall middle-aged man quickly rejected this idea, judging from the situation in the casino that night, Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er should not know each other.

"Brother." Seeing the tall and thin middle-aged man looking at him in some surprise, Yang Li'er smiled slightly, got up and said to him.

"I see!" Yang Li'er was together, and the thin and tall middle-aged man immediately noticed something, and saw that Yang Li'er's earlobes had ear piercings that only wore earrings, and suddenly realized that Yang Li'er was a woman dressed as a man.

In this way, thinking of Li Hongyu chasing Yang Li'er out of the gambling hall that night, the thin and tall middle-aged man understood why the two were together, it seems that Li Hongyu has won Yang Li'er's heart, making Yang Li'er get rid of the son-in-law who was together at the time.

"Two brothers, I wonder if you can sit here?" Then, the thin and tall middle-aged man arched his hand to Yang Li'er with a smile, and then asked Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er.

"Please." Li Hongyu didn't mind, and after glancing at Yang Li'er, he made a gesture to the tall and thin middle-aged man to please, it would be good to chat with one more person, and by the way, find out the details of the tall and thin middle-aged man.

The thin and tall middle-aged man quickly reported his family, his name is Han Wenkui, a businessman from Guangzhou, this time he came to Yangzhou to see the excitement, and these days in the casino in the "Everyone's Happy" gambling method has gained a lot.

Due to the simple gameplay and the very exciting process, not only the luck competition also requires a strong psychology, so "Everyone's Happiness" quickly became popular in Yangzhou casinos as soon as it was launched by Li Hongyu, and it was all the rage.

Han Wenkui has always wanted to get acquainted with Li Hongyu, but unfortunately he failed to meet Li Hongyu in the future and did not inquire about Li Hongyu's residence.

Like most of the businessmen who came to the bidding conference today, Han Wenkui mainly wanted to see the excitement this time, and he was not much interested in overseas trade.

Now the business circles of the Ming Dynasty are basically controlled by the Hui merchants, the Jin merchants and the Zhejiang merchants, and the Cantonese merchants are completely unsettled, so even if he wants to get a piece of the pie, he must weigh it, and if he doesn't do it, he will be squeezed out very badly, and the fierceness and cruelty of the factional struggle in the business world is no less than the battle in the officialdom.

"Brother Yang is interested in becoming a supplier of overseas trade?" After some conversation, Han Wenkui looked at Yang Li'er with a surprised expression and asked, from Li Hongyu's words, he found that Yang Li'er seemed to be participating in today's bidding.

"It's a rare opportunity and I don't want to miss it." Yang Li'er smiled and nodded, anyway, she had already decided to participate in the bidding, so there was nothing to hide.

"Brother Yang, although this matter seems very tempting, it is like a mirror and a moon is out of reach, not to mention that those smugglers at sea will do their best to stop this matter, even if overseas trade is opened, then the dominance is in the hands of those big businessmen, how can they easily give us a piece of the pie?"

Han Wenku groaned for a moment when he heard this, lowered his voice and persuaded in a low voice, this kind of thing is not uncommon for things for business interests to ruin people.

"Brother Han, you are too cautious, this overseas trade is carried out by the emperor's order, once you participate in it, you will become the imperial merchant of the Ming Dynasty, and you will be protected by the Customs Department, if anyone moves those imperial merchants, it will be against the emperor, and the Customs Department will not let them go!"

Li Hongyu knew that Han Wenkui had good intentions, so he smiled disappreciatively and comforted, "If it weren't for the limited strength of the subordinates, then I would definitely go to win a place like Brother Yang." ”

"Brother Han, I heard that the Customs Department will change the Guangzhou City Shipping Division to the Customs, if Brother Han can get a place, he will occupy the right time, place and people, if he is replaced, he will definitely fight, this kind of opportunity is too difficult."

Saying that, Li Hongyu smiled and said to Han Wenkui that since the customs in Guangzhou is the key customs for overseas trade in the future, he hopes that local businessmen can participate in it, but now the strength of Cantonese businessmen is too weak, I am afraid that they will not participate in it, and they are as worried as Han Wenkui.

"Imperial Merchant?" Hearing this, Han Wenkui's eyes couldn't help but light up, this name is very attractive.

"Li'er, it's really you!" At this moment, a person suddenly came to the table where Li Hongyu was, and said to Yang Li'er with a look of surprise.

Li Hongyu frowned slightly after hearing this voice, he remembered the owner of this voice, and then looked up, only to see the third prince looking at Yang Li'er happily.

"The Third Son." Yang Li'er didn't expect to meet the third prince on such an occasion, her face suddenly revealed a complicated look, and her heart suddenly had mixed feelings, and then she gritted her teeth and said hello to the third prince lightly.

"Thank goodness you're okay, I thought I'd never see you again in my life." The third prince's emotions became a little excited, and he reached out to pull Yang Li'er, "Li'er, stay with me, I will protect you!" ”

"If your dad told you to leave me, wouldn't you?" Yang Li'er got up and flashed back, avoiding the hand that the third prince stretched out, biting her lip and staring at the third prince and asked.

"I ......" The third prince couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, he never dared to disobey his father's orders.

"Third brother, the vice president will let you go." At this time, a young woman in a white dress walked over, dressed gorgeously like a young lady from a big family, and after glancing at Yang Li'er, she smiled and said to the third son, and her words seemed very intimate.

The third prince's face suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, and he couldn't help but look at the group of people who walked to the seats in front of him, who were several bigwigs of the Salt Merchants Association.

"Third brother, let's go, don't let the vice president wait in a hurry." Seeing that the third prince seemed hesitant, the woman in the white dress reached out and took the third son's hand and dragged him to the seat in front of him.

The third prince's expression was extremely complicated, he wanted to stay, but his legs involuntarily followed the woman in the white dress, although he liked Yang Li'er, he was even more afraid of his father, and he didn't dare to disobey his father's decision.

Seeing this, Yang Li'er's eyes suddenly moistened, how much she hoped that the third prince could stay, but the reality was so cruel, the third prince did not choose her as she thought, but followed the woman in the white dress.

The people around looked at the scene in front of them and talked about it one after another, although many people didn't know Yang Li'er but they knew the third son, and at this time they also found that Yang Li'er was a woman dressed as a man, so they secretly guessed the hidden secret.

"Big brother, it's the eldest lady!" At the front row of seats in the hall, Zhang Tieniu noticed the scene that happened behind him, glanced at Yang Li'er in surprise, and then whispered to Zhang Tieshan, who was talking and laughing with people next to him.

"How did she end up here!"

Zhang Tieshan couldn't help but look at Zhang Tieniu's line of sight when he heard this, and saw Yang Li'er's face sinking behind, and a stunned look appeared on his face, he didn't expect to meet Yang Li'er here, he had been looking for a long time before and didn't find any trace of Yang Li'er.

"Big brother, I'll go and bring her over." Zhang Tieniu stood up and wanted to control Yang Li'er.

"This is the territory of Lord Chincha, you must not act recklessly, just tell the new army about this situation later, and the new army will clean her up." Hearing this, Zhang Tieshan hurriedly shouted to Zhang Tieniu, and after glancing at the new army who was on guard at the scene, he said in a deep voice, if Zhang Tieniu disrupted the bidding conference, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Okay, I'll go." Zhang Tieniu thought this was a good idea, nodded to Zhang Tieshan and got up to leave, which was a good plan to kill people with a knife.

Zhang Tieshan frowned and looked at Yang Li'er, what he wanted to know most now was where Yang Li'er had been hiding during this time, so that he and the people in the government could not find it.

Could it be that they are helping Yang Li'er? Then, Zhang Tieshan set his eyes on Li Hongyu and Han Wenkui, who were sitting at the same table as Yang Li'er, these two people he had never seen before, and he didn't know where they came from.

In addition, Zhang Tieshan was also puzzled by Yang Li'er's motive for coming to this place, did he come to assassinate Lord Qincha? Or do you want to intercede?

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