Li Zhen smiled: "Gu Lina, you actually do business with me, it's interesting." ”

Gu Lina laughed twice and said: "Ali Guo once said that there are people in the court who are good officials, and this sentence makes sense. But there are people in the officialdom who are good at business, and as long as the general is willing to help me, everyone can make money. ”

"Collusion between officials and businessmen!"

Li Zhen sneered twice, knowing Gu Lina's intention.

However, Li Zhen was patient and asked, "What is Miss Gulina going to do?" ”

Gu Lina sat up straight and immediately replied: "I want to buy tea, silk, ceramics and other utensils on a large scale, but the channels in Shanghai are controlled by big businessmen, and it is difficult for me to intervene in them. Ali Guo and Ai Tang participated in it, and even Yang Fang, a big businessman in Shanghai, also participated, and was already the spokesperson of Britain and France in Shanghai. ”

After a pause, Gu Lina said in a deep voice: "I need the assistance of the general, I hope that the general will suppress Yang Fang and control the rest of the merchants." As long as I monopolize Shanghai's tea, silk and other businesses, the general will also be able to share a part of the profits. ”

"Shhh

Li Zhen gasped and secretly said that Gu Lina had a good tone.

This woman is not an idle person.

Li Zhen had already sent someone to find out the situation in Yangfang, this person was the richest man in Shanghai, and he was supported by A Liguo and Aitang, not only collecting and selling silk, tea and other items, but also participating in the sale of opium, so as to make a lot of money.

Gu Lina wanted to replace her, and Li Zhen was the gun in Gu Lina's hand.

Once Li Zhen makes a move, he will inevitably offend all the businessmen in Shanghai. In particular, Yang Fang was the leader of the Shanghai merchants, or supported by Ali Guo and Aitang, Li Zhen wanted to overthrow Yang Fang and control Shanghai, but the resistance encountered was very great. Once it is not handled well, the force of the rebound is enough to overturn Li Zhen, which is an extremely dangerous thing.

Li Zhen figured it out, but he was a little puzzled.

Gu Lina knows the difficulty of this matter, and she has the courage to say it, is there any basis? Li Zhen's gaze was extremely aggressive, and he roamed back and forth on Gu Lina, which made Gu Lina very uncomfortable. Li Zhen said: "If you want to monopolize the tea, silk and other markets in Shanghai, it is too difficult, and I can't do anything." ”

Gu Lina smiled: "General, I have heard someone say an old saying, which is called 'Rushing to the crown and being angry is red'. I asked the general for help, can't the general be angry at the crown? I hope that the general will help him. ”

Li Zhen sneered twice and said, "Gu Lina, you are really self-righteous, are you emotional again?" For Gu Lina's coquettishness, Li Zhen was unceremonious when he counterattacked, tricky and vicious, and had no idea of pity and cherishing jade.

"You, you, you shameless!"

Gu Lina was so angry that her delicate body trembled, and she glanced at Li Zhen viciously.

However, she looked at Li Zhen's sturdy body and listened to the provocative language, which was really a little moved. But Gu Lina is not a desire-woman after all, she is a strong woman who focuses on her career. Gulina quickly calmed down and said, "General, I got a very important piece of news, which is very important to the General. As long as the general agrees to my request, I will tell the general. ”

Li Zhen said indifferently: "Don't sell Guanzi, if you have any news, say it directly." ”

Gu Lina said: "The general agreed to my request, and I will tell you frankly. ”

Li Zhen chuckled: "Who knows what your news is?" What if it's your **? I'm not interested. The two seem to be talking, but they are negotiating, and Li Zhen is absolutely unyielding.

Gu Lina was furious and said loudly: "I came to meet the general to reach cooperation, and I don't want to argue with the general." Please be serious, and don't talk about him left and right. ”

Li Zhen asked rhetorically, "Am I not serious enough?" ”

After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "On the contrary, Your Excellency, after entering the house, twisted your ass to tempt me, so that you can give the reward last time, and fiddle with coquettishness everywhere, is Mrs. Gulina serious?" ”

Gu Lina knew that Li Zhen was doing this on purpose, so she changed the topic and said, "In order to show my sincerity, I will reveal a little. The news is related to Ali Guo and Aitang, and they have already started to prepare to deal with you. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "My relationship with the two of them is not good, and they are the only ones who will deal with me in Shanghai." ”

Gulina asked again, "Doesn't the general want to know what they are going to do?" ”

Li Zhen said: "I want to hear it in detail! ”

Seeing that Li Zhen's interest was aroused, Gu Lina immediately avoided talking about it and said, "As long as the general is willing to help, I will tell the general the details of the situation, how about it?" ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "You tell me what the situation is first." ”

Gu Lina frowned and said, "Your Excellency General, don't you want to know the plans of Ali Guo and Aitang?" ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said impatiently: "Miss Gulina, you don't plan to say it, then please go back." However, I still thank you for reminding me that Ali Guo and Ai Tang have a conspiracy. ”

Gu Lina was discouraged for a while, Li Zhen is really inviolable!

Gu Lina was silent for a moment and said, "In order to show my sincerity, I will tell the general the news, hoping that the general will not break his word. Ali Guo and Ai Tang were already preparing to escort opium into Shanghai and sell it there. ”

After a pause, Gu Lina continued: "Ali Guo wants to use this to test the general, if the general turns a blind eye and ignores the opium matter, Ali Guo will not tear his face with the general, and will try his best to win over the general. If the general discovers opium, but collects and destroys it like Lin Zexu, Ali Guo and Ai Tang will definitely target the general and will not maintain the current status quo. ”

Li Zhen took a deep breath and showed a solemn expression.

By doing this, Ali Guo and Ai Tang have already forced Li Zhen to express his position, and they must have a clear position.

Li Zhen pondered in his heart, thinking about how to deal with Ali Guo.

Li Zhen was the new superintendent of the Jiang Customs, in charge of customs duties in Shanghai, and had the right to inspect the cargo of British merchant ships. Since Britain and France came with opium, it was impossible for Li Zhen to ignore it, and it was impossible for him to allow opium to flow into China from Shanghai.

Gu Lina said: "Your Excellency General, I told you confidential information, what were the previous conditions? ”

Li Zhen did not have a channel to ask Gu Lina, and asked rhetorically: "Are you in the opium business?" ”

Gu Lina shook her head, with a bitter smile on her face, and said in a deep voice: "My husband died of middle-aged illness because of taking too much opium. I do silk and tea, and I also do arms trading. ”

Li Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up and he became interested.

Arms Sales!

This thing is what he needs urgently.

Li Zhen said: "Don't hide it from Miss Gulina, I have dealt with Aitang and Aliguo, and I have earned thousands of guns and nearly a million rounds of ammunition, and there are still many stocks in the warehouse. But once the big war comes, the ammunition will definitely run out. Miss sells arms, we can indeed cooperate. How about I open up a trade route in Shanghai for you, for Miss to buy silk, tea, etc. from Shanghai, and then Miss will sell weapons to me, how about it? ”

Gulina's eyes sparkled and her face was filled with a sparkling glow.

Buying tea, silk and ceramics at low prices and selling them to British merchants at high prices was something that made a fortune for Gulina alone. Moreover, Gu Lina can also sell weapons and sell them to Li Zhen at a high price.

Back and forth, Gulina is definitely making a lot of money.

ps: one of the three watches;