Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Later Shu People
On the river, more than a dozen merchant ships are quietly moored, the scene looks quite vast, on the ships, there is a flag, embroidered with a big "Fei" word, Yang Lian is a little surprised that the word "Fei" is actually embroidered with gold thread, it seems that the strength of this rich businessman is extraordinary.
Yang Lian walked with the rich merchant on the largest ship, as soon as the rich merchant walked up, most of the people saluted the rich merchant, it seems that this person has some identity, it is very likely to be a butler and other roles, but this person is very young, Yang Lian was a little surprised, this person must not be simple.
"Young Master Yang, please!" After walking dozens of steps, the rich merchant said and opened the curtain for Yang Lian.
Yang Lian frowned slightly, this person is very thoughtful, Yang Lian frowned, just because this curtain is actually made of pearls, based on this alone, Yang Lian can see that this owner is not only financially rich, but also this person must be very extravagant. From this point of view, this person's status is not low, and he is either rich or expensive in Shu.
Yang Lian nodded, thanked the rich businessman, and then walked in, this is a quite spacious room, the decoration inside is very gorgeous, the ground is covered with Shu brocade, the walls are full of calligraphy and paintings, and even the lampstand is glowing with gold, Yang Lian gasped, the family's financial resources are really unbelievable, it can be said that they are rich and rival the country.
The rich merchant bowed slightly and said, "Young Master Yang, please take care of me, I will go and inform my master." ”
"Okay." Yang Lian agreed, his eyes continued to wander around the room, several maids stood on both sides, all of them were quite beautiful, although they were not the national beauty and fragrance, but they were also among the best beauties, comparable to Luo Fu.
A woman walked up slowly, holding a plate with a teapot and teacup on it. The woman walked over and said, "This son, please have tea." ”
"I'm tired." Yang Lian nodded.
The woman put the tray on the table and poured tea for Yang Lian, Yang Lian looked at her light movements, and was very skilled, and unconsciously looked at it a few more times, and found that her set was actually a little similar to the tea ceremony of later generations. However, Yang Lian knew that this must have been learned by the Japanese people. It's just that Yang Lian doesn't know much about this.
The woman was busy for a while, and then she brought the teacup to Yang Lian and said, "Childe, please drink tea." ”
"Thank you, girl." Yang Lian smiled, picked up the tea, tasted it, the fragrance of tea bloomed from the tip of the tongue, in this era, I have drunk tea for so long, this time I drank the most fragrant, it seems that the people of Bashu really have a lot of research on the tea ceremony.
"Childe, is it good?" The woman didn't recognize her life either, and asked very seriously.
"It's delicious." Yang Lian smiled, took another sip, and then put down the teacup.
"Since it's delicious, why don't you take a few more sips?" The woman asked.
Yang Lian said very seriously: "It's because it's so delicious, I'm afraid that I won't be able to drink it in the future, so I only take one sip and don't think about it in the future." ”
The woman sneered and said, "Childe is really good at talking." ”
"Well said!" As soon as the woman's voice fell, I heard a man's voice sound, this voice was quite magnetic, which made people feel a little more good when they heard it.
The woman was the first to react, bowed slightly to the man, and said, "I've seen the son." ”
Yang Lian stood up and said with a smile: "This brother must be the master here." ”
"In Xia Feiyun Mountain, I have seen Yang Gongzi." The man said, and behind him, the rich merchant walked over. Fei Yunshan pointed to the rich merchant and said, "This is my housekeeper, named Fei Yan." ”
Yang Lian suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't help but want to laugh, Fei Yan, why does it sound like pneumonia?
Fei Yunshan saw that Yang Lian seemed to be smiling, and he couldn't figure out what Yang Lian was thinking, but he had already had a certain understanding of Yang Lian through Fei Yan's introduction, so he smiled and said: "Yang Gongzi is young and talented, and he is not old enough to be a party to the festival, which is really enviable." ”
"Just serve the country." Yang Lian said with a smile.
"It's a good sentence to serve the country, Yang Gongzi is really a loyal and patriotic person, Fei admires it." Fei Yunshan said.
Yang Lian had a smile on his face, but he was a little unsure whether Fei Yunshan meant to say these words?
Fei Yunshan saw that Yang Lian didn't speak, smiled, and said: "Yang Gongzi, don't hide it, this time I came from Bashu, brought a lot of Bashu specialties, and wanted to come to Jinling to sell, but unfortunately I am not familiar with the place in Jinling, and I can't even enter Jinling City, Yang Gongzi is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, and I hope that Yang Gongzi will help, Fei is grateful." ”
Yang Lian saw that he always spoke with a Bashu tone, and the stone fell in his heart, so he said: "It is the luck of Datang that Fei Gongzi can come to Jinling to do business." I just don't know what specialties Fei Gongzi brought? ”
Fei Yunshan smiled and said, "Most of them are Shu brocade, tea, and some ceramics and the like." ”
Yang Lian nodded and said, "These things are all rare things. "Although Lianghuai also produces tea, the tea leaves of Bashu are not bad, and some people like it, so there is naturally a lot of sales.
"I also asked Yang Gongzi to help me with this matter, and Fei was naturally not very grateful." Fei Yunshan said.
"I met King Qi, it's not difficult. It's just that I also have something I want to ask Fei Gongzi for help. Yang Lian said.
Fei Yunshan smiled and said, "But Gongzi needs a lot of ships to transport things?" Fei Yan has already told me, this is just a trivial matter. ”
Yang Lian hurriedly arched his hand and thanked: "Thank you Fei Gongzi, but Yang Lian still wants to ask Gongzi for help." ”
Fei Yunshan was upright and said: "Yang Gongzi has something else to say, Fei Mou can do it, he will do his best." ”
"Bashu has been the land of abundance since ancient times, rich in grain. Fei Gongzi may also know that many places in Datang have been flooded with heavy rains, the land has been flooded, and the grain output has been greatly affected. Now this season is okay, the people still have some surplus grain, after the autumn harvest, I am afraid that the grain can only support one or two months, and then Datang will be short of food. Now that Yang is the envoy of the Shuntian Festival, he is in charge of Haichu and Chuzhou, so he naturally hopes to do something good for the people, and he also hopes that Fei Gongzi will help and transport some grain from Bashu. Yang Lian said.
Fei Yunshan and Fei Yan glanced at each other in some surprise, and Fei Yunshan quickly smiled: "It turns out that this is such a thing, Bashu has been smooth in the past few years, and there is abundant food, but I don't know how much grain Yang Gongzi wants?" ”
"Naturally, the more the merrier." Yang Lian replied that even if there is still a large amount of food left after the disaster relief, it is very cost-effective for Yang Lian. Fighting for world domination requires money, but food is even more important.
"This ......" Fei Yunshan hesitated slightly, thought for a while, and said, "But I don't know when Yang Gongzi will ask for food?" ”
Yang Lian calculated the days, and His Majesty allocated him 500,000 stones, which I am afraid will only be able to support one or two months, of course, it depends on the number of victims. He said, "I hope to get it in a month." ”
Fei Yunshan stretched out his fingers and calculated, a little reluctantly, but it was still possible to catch up. Then he said: "In this way, I will transport the first batch of grain for one million stones, and it is scheduled to arrive in a month, and the price will be calculated according to the price of eighty percent in the Jinling market." ”
Yang Lian was slightly stunned, this Fei Yunshan not only did not sit on the ground to increase the price, but actually reduced it by two percent. Busy said: "Fei Gongzi is already grateful for helping Yang, and there is no need to reduce the price of grain by 20%. ”
Fei Yunshan laughed and said: "Yang Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, Bashu has always produced grain, so the price of grain is quite low, although I have reduced it by two percent, but I also have a profit." ”
Yang Lian saluted and said, "In this case, Yang thanks Fei Gongzi." If Fei Gongzi needs anything in the future, although Yang Lian will definitely do his best to help. ”
"Okay, Yang Gongzi is fast-talking, he is really a hero." Fei Yunshan said with a smile.
Yang Lian saw that Fei Yunshan agreed, so he said, "Fei Gongzi, I'll go to King Qi and settle this matter as soon as possible." ”
"There is labor!" Fei Yunshan said.
Yang Lian saluted and said, "Farewell." ”
"Fei Yan, help me send off guests!" Fei Yunshan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Yes, Childe." Fei Yan agreed and walked out with Yang Lian.
Yang Lian got off the boat, Chen Tie was leading the war horse and waiting, Yang Lian walked over quickly, turned over on the horse, arched his hand towards Fei Yan, and said: "Fei Gongzi, please go back, there will be news tomorrow, and I will send someone to inform you when the time comes." ”
"Thank you, Young Master Yang." Fei Yan replied and gave a salute.
Yang Lianle turned his horse and ran towards Jinling City, Chen Tie followed closely, the two ran for a while, Chen Tie said: "Yang Jiedu, they agreed?" ”
"Yes, in addition, they also promised to transport grain from Bashu to alleviate the food crisis." Yang Lian said.
Chen Tie was stunned for a moment and said, "This person is actually so good?" What kind of conspiracy can't you make? ”
Yang Lian shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be, but this person's identity is definitely not as simple as a businessman." ”
Chen Tiedao: "Yang Jiedu, what do you mean is that they are from the court of Shu Kingdom?" ”
"It is very likely that that Fei Gongzi is a relative of Mrs. Hua Rui, of course, it is more likely that this is his pseudonym." Yang Lian said. He knew that Madame Blossom's surname was Fei, but he didn't know what she looked like.
Chen Tiedao: "No matter what his surname is, as long as he is willing to take out grain and sell it to us, that's fine." ”
Yang Lian laughed and said, "Let's go, go to the Qi Palace!" ”
On the boat, Fei Yunshan stood on the deck, looking at Yang Lian's distant back, and couldn't help squinting his eyes, until Yang Lian disappeared from sight, Fei Yunshan still looked ahead steadily.
Fei Yan walked over quickly and arched his hand: "Childe, Yang Gongzi is gone." ”
Fei Yunshan nodded and said, "Send someone to find out what identity this Yang Gongzi has." ”
Fei Yan said: "The little slave has already sent someone to arrange it, and there must be a result in the time." ”
"Fei Yan, this person, what do you think?" Fei Yunshan asked.
"Although this person and I don't have a deep relationship, from the point of view of the little slave, this person is also righteous and should be able to make friends." Fei Yan thought for a moment and said.
Fei Yunshan sighed and said: "Righteousness is only one aspect, the key is that this person must have a certain right to speak in Datang." I have heard that the King of Qi has been set up as the emperor's younger brother by the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, speaking of which this person knows the King of Qi, and he is also a festival envoy, so he naturally has his ability and his way, I hope this time, I am not mistaken. ”
Fei Yan arched his hand and said, "Childe, the little slave has something unknown. ”
"You say." Feiyun Mountain Road.
"Gongzi not only promised to transport this batch of grain for him, but even promised to transport grain from Bashu for him, and the price of grain was reduced by two percent, but with the cost of transportation, it seems that he can't make a lot of money." Fei Yan shook his head, feeling that Gongzi would actually suffer, which was a little unimaginable.
Fei Yunshan laughed and said, "Where do I earn his money, doing this is nothing more than selling face to him." Now that Dashu is about to use troops against the puppet Han, all he hopes is that Datang can contain the forces of the puppet Han on the eastern front, and once Dashu captures Guanzhong and occupies Tongguan, the situation will be much better. ”
"However, I heard that Datang has signed an alliance with the puppet Han, Datang should not break the contract." Fei Yan asked puzzled.
"Whether it will break the contract or not, no one can say for sure. In the face of interests, father and son still want vendetta, not to mention that Datang has nothing to do with the puppet Han, and the conflict of interests of the country, especially what a paper covenant can restrict? If Datang doesn't want to, I don't mind adding a fire to them. Fei Yunshan stroked his beard and smiled, his beard was very smooth, which was his favorite.
Fei Yan couldn't help but smile and said, "Childe is really high-minded." ”
"Tonight, I will repair a book, and you will send someone back to Chengdu as soon as possible, and let people prepare food first." Fei Yunshan said that this time he helped Yang Lian, so he could naturally win Yang Lian's favor, and he might be able to encourage Datang to stab a hypocrite in the back in the future. As for the food, prepare it first, if Yang Lian is not worth his investment, there is nothing to lose.
Fei Yan nodded and said, "Yes, Childe." ”
Yang Lian ran wildly all the way, and at this time the sky had darkened, and the sun hung in the mountains. Before sunset, Yang Lian finally entered the city and went straight to the palace of King Qi. Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was not in the house, but Princess Huairou was there, and Yang Lian talked to her for a while.
Princess Huairou already knew His Majesty's holy decree, and was a little worried, and when she saw Yang Lian coming, she said, "You go, and I don't know when you will be able to come back." ”
"Haichu and Haichu are small places, princess don't worry, at most two or three years, I can come back." Yang Lian said with a smile.
"Two or three years? So long. Princess Huairou said this quietly, suddenly her eyes widened, she looked at Yang Lian, and said, "You don't plan to do nothing in Haichu and Chu Prefectures, and don't make any contributions, so it's good to fly with Zeng Yiling, right?" ”
Yang Lian was slightly stunned, thinking that this girl's association ability was really powerful, so he comforted her and said, "Don't worry, princess, I went to Haichu and Chu Prefectures, and at most half a year, I can make Your Majesty look at her differently." ”
"Really?" Princess Huairou does not give up.
"Really!" Yang Lian nodded affirmatively, now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, Haichu and Chu have food, as long as the disaster is calmed down, the victims are appeased, the people are recuperate, and planting is encouraged, they can recover within a year or two. Of course, in between, Yang Lian had other things to do, which Yang Lian had already thought about.
Princess Huairou couldn't help but be happy when she saw Yang Lian so sure, but she didn't show it on her face, but put on a straight face and said, "You have to talk about it, otherwise, I will definitely accuse your uncle of the crime of bullying the king." ”
"You dare." Yang Lian smiled and stretched out his hand to scare Princess Huairou.
Princess Huairou suffered a loss at the beginning, and she was a little afraid of Yang Lian's slap, thinking of this, she felt a little shy, after all, she was a woman, how could she not be angry when Yang Lian treated her like this? Just as he was thinking wildly, an abrupt voice rang out. (To be continued.) )