Chapter 373: Fortune Operator

Na Zhe stretched out his thumb and said with a smile: "Lord Thorn Shi is really an understanding person, our brother Baba came to offer the magic medicine, and he definitely didn't want to harm you." It was only because Lord Thorn Shi took care of us in many ways and gave us an official position in the inspection department that we took out the miracle medicine 'cephalosporin'. ”

Qian Hongyi waved his hand and said, "That gentleman, Mr. Cui, you got the official position of the Inspection Department in exchange for the recipe of the spirits. It's a fair deal between us, and we've got it both ways. This time you offer the magic medicine, there will definitely be something else. As long as Qian can do it, he will never shirk it, please say it directly. ”

Qian Hongyi looked at the two brothers with blazing eyes, and Cui Daoshu said:

"Lord Thorn, we do have something important to ask for your help. However, this matter is very important, so let's take a long-term view. ”

"Oh?" Qian Hongyi asked movingly: "What is the matter?" Please say it straightforwardly, and Cui Gongzi will not sell it. ”

Cui Daoshu said slowly: "Salt, the business of sea salt. I wonder if Lord Thorn is interested? ”

Qian Hongyi immediately stood up and stared at Cui Daoshu with sharp eyes, "Cui Gongzi, you are really bold, you dare to even get involved in a business like salt, aren't you afraid that a certain family will arrest you in prison and then copy your Cui family?" ”

Na Zhele said: "Haha, Lord Thorn Shi doesn't need to be angry, let's sit down and talk about something slowly?" ”

The old man slowly walked to the middle of the room, separating Qian Hongyi and the two brothers.

"Two sons, Shilang is not joking with you, if you really dare to do the business of sea salt, our Mingzhou Thorn Mansion will definitely arrest you."

Cui Daoshu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Master Thorn Shi doesn't need to be angry, and listen to the specific situation told by Cui, and then make a decision." ”

Qian Hongyi coughed violently, and the old man hurriedly walked over and massaged his back.

Qian Hongyi coughed for a while before calming down. He sat down and calmed down for a while before speaking in a hoarse voice:

"Two, a certain family is a little anxious, so please tell me about the specific matters."

Cui Daoshu said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Lord Shi, when the fleet of our inspection department went to sea, we found an uninhabited desert island thousands of miles away. There is a huge salt mountain on this island, and it is estimated that there are hundreds of billions of catties of sea salt. Even if it is mined for a hundred years, it will not be dug up. ”

Qian Hongyi and the old man's faces changed greatly, and the two looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Cui Daoshu continued: "Lord Thorn Shi, we want to sell this sea salt to the Mingzhou Thorn History Mansion for thirty-five Wen. Don't know if you're interested? ”

Qian Hongyi asked eagerly: "Thirty-five Wen?" Are you sure it's the price? ”

Cui Daoshu nodded slowly: "Yes, it's thirty-five texts." And the quality of this sea salt is very good, which is better than the sea salt that sells fifty or sixty yuan a pound on the market. ”

Na Zhe added: "This sea salt is as white as snow, and it tastes no bitter. Li Yu, the lord of the Tang Kingdom, personally wrote a plaque for this salt, with two words written on it, 'snow salt'. ”

Qian Hongyi was a little uneasy, and he asked, "Could it be that you have already sold this sea salt to the Tang Kingdom?" ”

"Yes, we have already sold quite a few to Tang Guo. After the Tang Kingdom lost the land of Huainan a few years ago, it cut off the way of Haiyan. They could only buy salt from the Great Song Dynasty at a high price. There are many complaints in the country, and the people of the Tang Kingdom simply cannot afford to eat high-priced and low-quality sea salt. And the Tang State can't afford such a huge amount of money consumption. The sea salt we sell to Tang is of high quality and low price, and it is very popular in Tang country. Cui Daoshu explained.

Qian Hongyi rubbed his chin with his hand and lowered his head in contemplation. The old man glared at the two brothers, like a tiger coming out to forage for food, ready to move.

Na Zhe and Cui Daoshu didn't care, Cui Daoshu tasted the tea, Na Zhe stood up, looked at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and praised in his mouth:

"This is Wu Daozi's real handiwork!" Wu takes the wind', it really deserves its name! ”

Cui Daoshu put down the teacup, also stood up, and watched this Wu Daozi painting with Na Zhe. The two talked in a whisper, discussing the characteristics of the painting's brushwork.

Qian Hongyi thought for a long time, raised his head, and quietly observed the two brothers.

Na Zhe found that Qian Hongyi was looking at him, so he said with a smile: "Lord Thorn Shi, I love this painting very much. I don't know if you can bear to cut love, but I'll exchange the lyrics of a tune for this painting. ”

Qian Hongyi asked quietly: "That gentleman is a great talent, the lyrics of this song must be extraordinary, it is better to open the eyes of a certain family." ”

Na Zhe nodded and said to the old man: "Please prepare a pen and paper for the old man, I will write it down, and ask Master Shi to correct it." ”

The old man immediately took action, and soon laid paper on Qian Hongyi's bookcase, and then polished a full inkstone inkstone.

Na Zhe walked over, rolled up his sleeves, picked out a medium-sized brush, and then dipped it in thick ink and wrote on the paper.

Qian Hongyi whispered:

"Lack of moon hanging dredging,

Leak the initial silence of the person.

When I see a lonely person,

Ethereal lonely shadows.

Startled but turned back,

There is hatred and no one is provincial.

Pick up all the cold branches and refuse to perch,

Lonely sandbar cold. ”

Qian Hongyi read it and gasped: "The meaning is wonderful, it doesn't seem to be a cannibal language, there are not thousands of books in the chest, and there is no bit of dust and vulgarity in the pen, how can it be so far!" This kind of high-minded and free and unworldly realm has caught up with the immortals! That sir, I don't know who wrote this "Fortune Operator"? ”

Na Zhe smiled and said, "Ancestor Rong Ruogong did it. Master Thorn Shi, the lyrics of this song may be in your eyes? ”

Qian Hongyi hurriedly said: "Of course, of course, it's a wonderful word!" That sir, the authentic handiwork of Wu Daozi on the wall, please take it. I immediately had the text framed, and then it was hung in the place of the painting. ”

Qian Hongyi carefully observed Na Zhe's handwriting, and then asked curiously:

"Sir, I've never seen this font before, I don't know where it came from? Can you explain this to someone? ”

Na Zhe said humbly: "This font was created by the ancestor Rong Ruogong, I just learned a little bit of skin, and the writing is very bad, ashamed, ashamed." ”

It turned out that Na Zhe wrote the lyrics of this song in Zhao Mengfu's block script, just like Li Yu, Qian Hongyi was also very discerning and began to discuss calligraphy with Na Zhe.

The two of them talked enthusiastically, and from time to time they picked up their pens and wrote a few words on the blank paper. Seeing this, Cui Daoshu smiled secretly in his heart, the third brother, a pseudo-literary youth, still has a lot of experience in dealing with intellectuals like Qian Hongyi.

However, the third brother's handwriting is really good, and the beautiful Zhao characters in one hand, although they are still a little immature, but it is enough to bluff the soil buns in the early years of the Song Dynasty.

Qian Hongyi is obviously also a middle-aged literary man, he picked up the pen and kept copying Zhao calligraphy on the paper, looking very obsessed.

Na Zhe watched from the side, pointing out a few words from time to time.

Seeing that the scene was very harmonious, the old man relaxed and walked to sit down opposite Cui Daoshu.

He stared at Cui Daoshu with blazing eyes, and slowly spoke:

"Cui Gongzi, the sale of salt has a lot to do with it, and the old man wants to know, how much salt can you transport every month?"

Cui Daoshu replied: "The fleet of our Inspection Division is now scarce, and the transportation volume is not good, so we can't supply a large number of ships, which requires the help of the Assassin Mansion." If the Assassin Mansion can organize a fleet and hand it over to our Inspection Department to operate, then there will be a huge amount of salt supplied to Mingzhou, and even the entire territory of Wuyue Kingdom. ”

"Cui Gongzi has a great appetite, and he wants to occupy all the salt markets in my country. Are you not afraid that the lord of the kingdom will be angry and destroy you? ”

Cui Daoshu smiled and said, "Why did the lord of the country destroy us? Is it because we provide high-quality and low-cost sea salt? How much benefit this business will have for you Wu Yueguo, you don't need me to elaborate, right? You must know this very well. ”

The old man nodded: "Yes, this business is indeed a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, but do you know, 'the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty'!" If you sell a large amount of salt in Wuyue Kingdom, you will attract the covetousness of countless people.

Our Wu Yue Kingdom is not monolithic, princes, wealthy families, and generals from all over the country have their own forces. If they fight together, it will be difficult for my family to resist! ”

Cui Dao Shuyun said lightly: "The old people don't have to worry, we live on the island, and no matter how many soldiers and horses they have, they can't reach it." If they cross the sea to attack, we will have countless ways to get them to go and never return! ”

The old man was suspicious: "Cui Gongzi is not talking big, right?" If they raise the whole country's sailors to attack, how long can a weak force like you resist? ”

"If the old man doesn't believe Cui's words, he can go to sea with Cui in a few days. We will organize a few warships and give you a demonstration of the old man, so that you can get an idea of our combat effectiveness. What do you think is good? ”

Lao Tzu stroked his beard: "Cui Gongzi is so sure, it seems that the warship of the Inspection Department must have something extraordinary, and the old man will go to sea with you to have a look." I hope Cui Gongzi is not bragging. ”

At this time, Qian Hongyi and Na Zhe had finished discussing calligraphy, and both of them were a little tired, so they returned to their seats and sat down to drink tea.

After a while, Qian Hongyi put down the teacup and said slowly:

"Two, the matter of selling sea salt is very important, and this official should think about it carefully. But I will not object to such a good thing that benefits the country and the people. However, this business will cut off the financial route of many people, and they dare not do anything to this official, but it is very likely that some people will find you desperately, you must be fully prepared! ”

Na Zhe and Cui Daoshu glanced at each other, and Cui Daoshu said firmly: "Lord Thorn Shi, since we dare to do such a business, we have long put life and death aside. Whoever dares to stop us is a situation that will not stop dying! ”