Gu Xi whispered: "In three years, I did a weapons business with pirates, selling three hundred sets of armor and some bows and arrows, and was found by Li Baiyao at that time, I wrote a letter to the king of Chu, and later the king of Chu greeted Li Baiyao, and the weapon was released." Afterwards, I sent 20,000 guan as a reward, and was returned by the king of Chu; A while ago, a messenger from the King of Chu suddenly came, carrying a letter from the King of Chu, asking the Gu family to help find Yang Tong. ”

Yang Chong smiled and said, "The imperial court wants to know Yang Tong's whereabouts, and it seems that Kou Jiuhui also greeted you like this." ”

Gu Xi sighed and said, "That messenger brought the message of the King of Chu, found Yang Tong, reported to the King of Chu first, and then made a decision; I originally wanted to keep the messenger as a witness, but I didn't expect the messenger to die after drinking a cup of tea in the living room. I can't find out if he committed suicide or was killed by people in the house, so I went straight to Chang'an, just to live in your sight and prove that I had nothing to do with Yang Tong's affairs. ”

Yang Chong was also stunned, this story was faint, indicating that Du Fuwei had other ideas, but there was no witness, and even the authenticity of the messenger was difficult to judge; Yang Chong asked people to find Pei Lin and Tianqi and let them deal with this matter. Tianqi compared the letter brought by Gu Xi, and the handwriting meaning of Du Fuwei's letter found at that time was the same, but whether Du Fuwei had an edict or not was impossible to judge at all, and it became a difficult problem that could not be solved.

Yang Chong was chatting with Yu Shinan and Kou Jiuhui, and when he heard Tianqi come in to report, he said with a smile: "The King of Chu and the Gu family master are both people with great reputations, this mysterious case is still placed with you, and when Jiuhui returns to Jiangnan, he will go to the Gu Mansion to inquire in detail; You talk to Pei Changshi to see if Gu Xi has any idea of becoming an official. ”

Yu Shinan has a deep cultivation, and secretly thinks that the court is like this, no matter what happens, there will always be someone who will play tricks; If what Gu Xi said is true, Du Fuwei is his heart can be punished, if Gu Xi frames Du Fuwei, it will also cause chaos after finding out. The relationship between Yang Chong and Du Fuwei has reached the point of irreconcilability, so as long as one of them becomes serious, it will either be you or me, and there is no discussion at all.

Kou Jiuhui thought much further, Yang Chong and Du Fuwei fought, and the most likely to get the benefit was Jiang Duo, especially when Liu Hongji was the commander of Chang'an County, even in his own home, there was also a fire in the backyard, and Mrs. Miao Aimei was muttering, and Yang Chong's wife should follow the princess. Kou Jiuhui didn't want to say who was right and who was wrong, Master Zhang Guolao was by Yang Chong's side, and it was not his turn to bother this god, but Kou Jiuhui had a feeling that Jiang Duo was too anxious, as long as many things were discussed, there must be a proper solution, and now it was quickly resolved, Yang Chong's disgust was doomed.

Kou Jiuhui hurriedly got up to ask for guilt, Yang Chong smiled and said: "Between you and me, we don't need this kind of skill, today we are talking about Gu Xi and Li Xiaogong mainly about business, Yuan Hongzhao and Li Junxian's hands have already bought porcelain kilns in all counties of Huiji County and recruited craftsmen; Luo Shixin is also buying porcelain kilns in Xinping Town and Zhuge Jiahui in Chaozhou, we want to build these three places into porcelain capitals, on a par with Xingzhou, you go back to Shanyue and Yuhang to discover craftsmen, not afraid of many people. ”

Xingyao white porcelain is now the first brand in the north, Yang Chong wants to find another way in the south, Yu Shinan and Kou Jiuheng are in favor, after all, the government and the army use porcelain, and the annual consumption is an astronomical amount; Yu Shinan pondered and asked, "King Yue, will the number of porcelain be too large?" ”

Officials all know that once Yang Chong enters a certain industry, the output may be astronomical, Yang Chong said that he is not afraid of many people, Yu Shinan can think of the scene behind. Yang Chong said unabashedly: "Lord Yu, I want the people of the whole country to use porcelain, when you and I walk on the streets of Chang'an, casually walk into a small hotel or teahouse, all are exquisite dishes and teacups, what is that feeling; No matter how poor the people are, when they entertain guests during the New Year's holidays, they should have a set of pleasing tableware, so that the family can feel better at the time of eating. ”

Yu Shinan was shocked, when Yang Chong was in Hexi, he wanted to let the people of the world eat three meals a day, although there are still a few places that cannot be reached, and many people's three meals a day are not good, but the growth of food is obvious, and the food and clothing of the people in Guanzhong is no longer the pressure of the government. Yang Chong did it, and potatoes and Champa rice took root in the Central Plains like a godsend; The current porcelain, obviously, is another small target for Yang Chong.

When all the guests arrived, Yang Chong immediately ordered a banquet, and Li Xiaogong was the last to arrive, almost directly into the restaurant; Hearing Yang Chong talk about the plan of the Southern Qingyao, Li Xiaogong's eyes immediately shone brightly, he had no idea about his career, Li Xiaogong's favorite thing now is money. As Yang Chong's trading partner, Li Xiaogong found that as long as he partnered with Yang Chong, there was never a loss-making business, and the most important thing was that the business that Yang Chong found was a business that others didn't pay attention to at first.

Gu Xi sighed on the spot, Qingyao is within his sphere of influence, but he only pays attention to those kilns that produce good porcelain, Yang Chong's approach is to have as many as possible, and then control the market, the two are worlds apart in terms of profits. However, Gu Xi also had questions: "King Yue, the craftsmen who can burn the kiln are limited, and they can't be cultivated for a while." ”

Yang Chong said with a smile: "Rest assured, Master Gu, Yuan Hongzhao and Luo Shixin have recruited more than 200 masters, and we have trained about 500 kiln masters in the porcelain kilns in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Helan Mountain, Shangxian and other places in the past two years, and all of them have gone south; As for the helpers, they are still selected from the Yamagoe. I don't expect them to burn fine products, I expect them to make porcelain that is sold to the Hu people and the common people, in a word, good quality and low price, and we still have money to make. ”

Li Xiaogong and Gu Xi are both businessmen, so they naturally understand that the requirements of two different products for the master are 108,000 miles apart, and Yang Chong's idea is really possible. After both agreed to participate, Yang Chong said his plan: "We set up a Jiangnan porcelain store in Huating, specializing in celadon and white porcelain, and set up a branch in Chang'an, Zhuojun and Guangzhou to do foreign business; Central Plains market, from Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanyang for the north line, west to Chengdu, south to Lingnan, Jiujing, you and Yan An said to train Shanyue people who can do business. ”

If this is the case, the business of Jiangnan porcelain is very scary, I am afraid that it will be a monopoly business for a long time, and the porcelain business has an advantage, and there is no need for the government to take care of it, as long as there are products and people, what do you want to do. Yu Shinan said convincingly: "No wonder Shanyue treats King Yue like a god, this is another livelihood behind the tea." ”

(End of chapter)