When Liu Hong left, he only felt top-heavy, and the whole person was in a trance. How to get into the carriage, how to get home, there is no impression. I didn't sleep that night, and my mind was full of Su Ren's words. I don't understand it, but I seem to understand it a little more. I said I understood, but I didn't understand anything. Lying on the couch and staring blankly at the roof, the whole person was in a strange feeling.

Tossed and turned, until the second half of the night was really not sleepy, turned over and sat up from the couch: "Come on, go and invite Zuo Zhonglang and Wu Zhonglang to come immediately!" ”

Since it is the master and the son who recruit each other, they will naturally come over with a fart. The two yawning and sleepy-eyed entered Liu Hong's house, and were immediately led to Liu Hong's bedroom. The house is spacious, with low tables and soft couches, as well as snacks and soup that have been prepared long ago. Liu Hong was disheveled, the hair on his head was messy, and after only a few hours, he seemed to be a few years older, sitting there looking at the cup of water in front of him in a daze.

After cleaning up their spirits, Zuo Wu and Wu were saluted to Liu Hong, trying to make themselves look less tired. It took Liu Hong a long time to react: "Sit!" ”

"Childe, what's wrong?" Zuo Wu opened his mouth first and looked at Liu Hong puzzled.

Liu Hong sighed: "It was said by Su Ren." There was no superfluous nonsense and those politenesses, and while drinking water, he recounted what Su Ren said to him to Zuo Wu and Wu. Inviting the two of them to come is to give him an idea, naturally it can't be exaggerated or narrowed, it's just such a bland narrative, without any emotion.

"Do you think Su Ren's words are appropriate?"

Zuo Wu and Wu Fu also fell into deep thought, lowered their heads and began to work. They are no better than Liu Hong, they are all older, and they are already in their minds when they are called in the middle of the night, and at this time they talk about such esoteric and difficult problems, and they have never been in contact with them, which makes the two old men a little fragmented.

Wu was said: "Su Ren really said that? ”

Liu Hong nodded: "It's word for word, and he has persuaded the emperor to invest 30,000 gold in Jiangsu City, and he sent someone to check at the beginning, and there is indeed money sent from Chang'an, but I don't know that it was sent by the emperor." ”

Zuo Wu took a breath: "It seems that it can't be fake, if it's really as Su Ren said, we should also get involved, but it's all Su Ren said, we don't have any news about it, in case it ......"

Wu was nodded: "I am also thinking about Su Ren's affairs these days, since the words I said in Cuixianglou during the New Year's Festival, I always feel that something is wrong in my heart, but unfortunately the two of us couldn't hear it face to face, I can only judge from the things in the back, and I really sent someone to send money a few days ago, so I can't say it's fake, Su Ren does have incomparable strengths in business, but the dividends that can be tripled in just one year have never had such a thing in the world." ”

Liu Hong looked at the two: "The two gentlemen mean that Su Ren is lying to me?" ”

Zuo Wu hurriedly waved his hand: "You can't say that, if it's really the emperor who has invested money, Su Ren shouldn't have the courage to deceive the emperor." ”

Liu Hong stretched out his hands and rubbed his face vigorously: "Then do we believe it or not?" ”

"What does the king mean?" Zuo Wu asked again.

Liu Hong said: "It's late to come back from the other courtyard today, and I haven't gone to the palace yet, so I can't figure it out, and my son really can't sleep, so I asked the two gentlemen to come to discuss, hoping that the two gentlemen will have an idea first, and then report to the father." ”

"This matter is very important, tomorrow you can say to the king face to face, the current situation is extremely beneficial to the son, if we make a conclusion in a hurry, in case something goes wrong at that time, the king blames it for the son is not good, and the way of doing business is not a sure profit, if Su Ren makes a mistake in the matter of Jiangsu City, the money accumulated over the years cannot be recovered, the king blames, the son may not be able to afford it."

Wu was nodded again and again: "Zuo Zhonglang is reasonable, it is best for the king to make a decision on this matter, and the prince must not fan the flames." ”

Liu Hong thought about it for a long time and nodded: "Okay, then tell my father tomorrow and listen to my father's arrangement." ”

"Let the king invite the prince, if the prince agrees, we will oppose it, if the prince is against it, we must not say much and wait for it to become good, so that we can be invincible."

Liu Hong said: "Okay, then do it!" ”

Several people discussed things in the room, in order to avoid being heard by outsiders, there was no servant in the room, and a confidant was arranged outside the door. After discussing it properly, I turned my head and found that it was already dawn. One is a childe, and the other two are Zhonglang, so you don't have to go to the council hall every day to order it. Over the years, Liu An has tried his best to be impeccable on the surface, and others don't go, he will call the minister of state, lieutenant and others every day to discuss the affairs of the country, although he does not intervene and only listens to the minister's arrangement and leaves, it is not bad for decades.

Today's discussion with the ministers of state is the matter of Su Ren's accumulation of a large amount of money in Huainan, and Changshi believes that this is a private act between businessmen and merchants, and it is not easy for the government to stop it. However, the minister of state felt that Su Ren's purpose was not pure, agriculture was the country's foundation, Su Ren's teaching was opportunistic, and after a long time, Huainan would be shaken by the country's foundation. For this reason, the two argued endlessly, only Liu An, the king of Huainan, and the lieutenant remained silent and watched the two perform.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Liu An asked everyone to go back and think about it tomorrow, and then got up and went back to the back hall. I had just learned that Liu Hong, Zuo Wu, and Wu were asked to see each other, and as soon as I went out, I saw the three of them waiting outside the door. Liu An called the three of them over and walked towards the gazebo next to them. After the servants served the wine, Liu Hong told Liu An what Su Ren said again, and at the same time asked to send someone to call the prince Liu Qian to discuss.

Liu An glanced at Liu Hong and smiled slightly: "What does Hong'er think to do?" ”

Liu Hong hurriedly said: "I discussed this matter with Zuo Zhonglang and Wu Zhonglang last night, and there was no conclusion. ”

Liu An said with a smile: "This matter is indeed a little inappropriate, but Su Ren is a business wizard, needless to say about the things in Shuzhong, I heard that this method was used to build Taixue in Chang'an, not only to recover the cost but also to surplus, so far in Chang'an has been rumored to be a good story, this time the emperor can invest money I am afraid it also depends on his ability in Taixue." ”

"Father means you can throw money?"

Liu An smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, I'll talk about it when the son of the world comes." ”

Liu Qian was disheveled, jogging while still packing up his robe, he had already arrived in front of Liu An, he still hadn't cleaned up, the hair crown on his head was crooked, and he knew at a glance that he must have done nothing good just now.

Without waiting for Liu Qian to salute, Liu An's brows furrowed: "A dignified son, what kind of style is it to be so sloppy?" didn't give Liu Qian a chance to explain, and continued: "I heard that you have opened a lot of wine shops in Mahutong, and you are making money every day, but is there such a thing?" ”

Liu Qian glared at Liu Qian resentfully: "Father, the child ......"

"Don't look at him, it was someone else who said it to this king, saying, how about you learn the kind of wine shop opened by Su Ren? How much money can you make in January? ”

Liu Qian trembled, bowed his head and shrank his neck: "I don't dare to hide it from my father, the business is good, and I have 10,000 yuan in my account every day." ”

"Ten thousand a day?" Liu Hong was surprised and couldn't wait to confirm.

Liu Qian glared at Liu Hong again: "Father, the child opened those wine shops with no other meaning, just to prove Su Ren's words, and now it seems that what Su Ren said in Cuixiang Building is true." ”

Liu An eased his emotions a little: "Okay! Now there is such a thing, Su Ren intends to let this king participate in the construction of Jiangsu City, and said that there will be three times the profit in a year, what do you think about this? ”

Liu Qian glanced at Liu Hong and the others, and everyone was also looking at him, thinking for a while: "It's not good for the child to say this matter, it's all up to the father." ”

"If you say it, you can say it, and it is up to the king to decide whether to participate or not."

"What does the fifth brother think?"

Liu Hong smiled: "The younger brother can't be sure, my father wants to listen to the opinion of the prince, and the prince must have opened a wine shop in Mahutong to test Su Ren's words." ”

Liu Qian lowered his head and pondered, he was pondering Liu Hong's psychology. Liu Qian is not a stupid person, he can hear that Liu Hong is playing tricks on him, as long as he agrees with Liu Hong and will definitely oppose it, if he opposes Liu Hong, he should agree with it. This incident is a test for him Liu Qian, if he is right, his status as the son of the world may return to the past, if he is wrong, Liu Hong will take the opportunity to suppress him, maybe the son of the world may be abolished.

After weighing it again and again, Liu Qian said: "Father, neither you nor the child have ever been in business, let alone dealt with Shangjia, and the fifth brother is very close to our businessmen in Huainan, and this matter should be subject to the opinion of the fifth brother." ”

Liu An smiled, what kind of heart did his two sons have, how could a father not know. As soon as Liu Qian's words came out, Liu An felt that Liu Qian was not hopeless, at least he knew that at this time, let others choose first in order to make himself invincible. Liu An immediately turned his head to look at Liu Hong. Liu Hong turned his head to look at Zuo Wu and Wu Fu, both of whom frowned.

Liu Hong thought for a while: "Father, the child thinks it can be considered." After a pause, he continued: "As the prince said, the child has some intersection with our Huainan businessmen, and also knows that there is such a thing as business, Su Ren is not an ordinary person, this person's vision and means are not comparable to ordinary businessmen, not to mention that this person has become the current Guannei Hou and Zhonglang General in just a few years from a wild child that no one knows, and the money in his hands is the first in the world, Su Ren often said that there are no eternal friends in the world, and there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, as long as I Huainan and Su Ren's interests are consistent, He probably won't deceive us, so the child thinks it's okay to consider it. ”

"Father, the child thinks it's inappropriate!" As soon as Liu Hong's words were finished, Liu Qian also said: "What the fifth brother said is true, but even if there is a profit on the way, it is very small, and the current two-percent dividend is already incredible, if it is three times, it will be even more unconvincing, and Su Ren has an enmity with me Huainan when he talks about it, how can such a good thing cheapen us?" So the child thinks it's not right. After speaking, he glanced at Liu Hong provocatively.