Chapter 185: The Old Man
"Brother, brother, brother!" Li Yunshu pulled Li Shan's hand hard, and Li Shan woke up from his memory.
"Ah, what's the matter?" Li Shan asked.
Li Yunshu looked at Li Shan with a questioning expression: "You were distracted just now, what are you thinking?" Thinking so fascinating. ”
Li Shan smiled embarrassedly, gently wiped the string of prayer beads, and put it in his arms: "I remembered what happened when I was a child, let's go, go to your two sisters-in-law, let's go shopping and buy things." ”
Li Yunshu looked at the rosary hidden in Li Shan's arms, and did not break it, and took Li Shan's hand with a smile and said, "Okay, let's go." ”
Li Shan has not been in Chang'an, as the most prosperous metropolis in the world at that time, Chang'an is a place that many people dream of.
However, there are not too many surprises for Li Shan, who has seen the prosperous Beijing, and under the influence of high-tech products in the 21st century, Li Shan is really powerless to complain about this ancient business and transportation.
Fortunately, Liu Ruyan and Su Jinxi and Li Yunshu do not have this kind of feeling, without Li Shan, they would not go out shopping by themselves, although Li Shan did not object to them going out to do something by themselves, but they were still hindered by the etiquette at the time, and married women could not go out at will.
Before the Chinese New Year, the streets are always very lively, and there are a lot of people selling things, and people who are about to celebrate the New Year are also taking the opportunity to buy all kinds of New Year's goods. Li Shan didn't come to buy these things, just leave the matter of purchasing necessities to the housekeeper, and always buy some good things for the family during the New Year.
"What's going on over there? It looks very lively. Although Li Yunshu was short, his eyes were very sharp, and he saw an antique hardcover pavilion at a glance, and the second floor seemed to be quite lively, and there were many people gathered downstairs to watch.
"Let's go check it out, too." Li Shan took the lead and walked over.
When I came to the front of the building, I saw that there was a real auction here, and this kind of thing was already popular in ancient times. Especially in ancient Western countries, like Rome, many things were obtained by the high price.
And the Tang Dynasty was a period when both the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road prevailed. All kinds of novelty imported goods are naturally auctioned to earn the highest profits.
Naturally, people who can enter this kind of auction house are not ordinary people, most of them are high-ranking officials and wealthy people. The onlookers downstairs are naturally ordinary people, and it's good to have no money to buy it and feast your eyes.
Li Shan and his entourage came to the second floor unimpeded, and the guy who watched the door also had eyes, looking at the mink fur on Li Shan's body, he knew that Li Shan was not an ordinary person, so he naturally would not stop him.
Compared to the noise downstairs. The environment on the second floor is obviously much quieter, and everyone is dressed quite gorgeously as far as the eye can see. However, most of them are men, and few women appear on such occasions, Liu Ruyan and Su Jinxi are not restrained, and they have nothing to fear when Li Shan is around.
"Oh, I said why did I get up early today and my left eyelid jumped, it turned out that I was going to meet a nobleman. Li Gongzi, the slave family is polite. ”
Among the few women, there is an acquaintance, Yukihime. Wang Yuanbao's concubine.
Li Shan was not very surprised, Wang Yuanbao was originally a wealthy businessman in Chang'an, and it was normal to meet Xue Ji here.
"Snow Maiden, long time no see." Although Li Shan has a bad impression of Xue Ji, after all, he has also cooperated with Wang Yuanbao, and in general, it is still a business friendship, and with Li Shan's current identity, it can only be Wang Yuanbao who slaps him.
"Li Gongzi. My lord is in the private room, you come to drink saliva and wine with your face. Xue Ji has offended a lot before, so it's good to give me a chance to make amends for you. Of course, Xue Ji can't treat Li Shan like before, and she doesn't show off coquettishly, but she seems a little cautious.
Li Shan came in to see the excitement, and it was good to have an acquaintance to introduce him, and it was also a good thing for someone to stammer.
"Snow Maiden is serious. There is no grudge between you and me, and Boss Wang is also my friend, so I should worship my early years. Li Shan said with a smile.
Xue Ji was overjoyed, and hurriedly led Li Shan and the others to walk in the direction of Wang Yuanbao's private room.
But Xue Ji's action was seen by someone in another private room, a wealthy businessman in his fifties said to the people around him: "Brother Yang." You see that woman over there is Wang Yuanbao's concubine Xue Ji? ”
The other person, that is, Brother Yang in this person's mouth, looked at it carefully and smiled: "It's true, but I'm quite curious about who that person is?" I've rarely seen Yukihime like this. ”
These two people are two other well-known wealthy businessmen in the capital, Guo Xianxing and Yang Chongyi. They are in competition with Wang Yuanbao in business, and because Wang Yuanbao is strong, these two people sometimes have to join forces to fight against Wang Yuanbao, so the relationship is also relatively close.
There was also a young and beautiful woman sitting next to Yang Chongyi, looking at the young man Yang Chongyi pointed at and said, "His mink fur is a first-class product, I haven't seen such a good fur." Have you seen it, Dad? ”
This person is Yang Chongyi's daughter, Yang Miaoling, who is sixteen years old but grew up with his father since he was a child, is a good person, especially very proficient in business.
Yang Chongyi didn't pay attention at first, but when he heard his daughter say this, he also found out: "Hey, I haven't seen this material either, Brother Guo, you are well-informed, have you ever seen it?" ”
Guo Xianxing squinted his eyes and said, "This material seems to be a product of the Far North, the fur is smooth and stocky, and the fluff is long and delicate, like a sable from the Yaksha Country." ”
Guo Xianxing is really well-informed, and he has eaten more than ten years more than Yang Chongyi in vain, and recognized the origin of this cloak.
Yang Chongyi said in surprise: "How did the things of the Yaksha Kingdom come to us?" ”
"This kind of thing should probably be a tribute, and the person who can wear this cloak must be extraordinary. A few days ago, I heard that there was a rising star in the government and the opposition, who was deeply loved by the emperor, could it be him? Guo Xianxing touched his beard and nodded, sure enough, it was an old fox, and he could see Li Shan's identity from a robe alone.
Yang Chongyi frowned: "Li Shan? I didn't expect this young man to have such an identity. No wonder Xue Ji looks like this, I didn't expect Wang Yuanbao to start so quickly and get acquainted with such a character. ”
Yang Chongyi naturally heard of Li Shan's name, although since ancient times, officials have not spoken of business, and businessmen have not entered the government. But in fact, officials and businessmen are the two most closely related people, because since ancient times, power and money have not been separated, and officials and businessmen are the representatives of power and money.
Especially the wealthy businessmen in the capital, they are even more clear about the wind and grass in the officialdom. The incident in the Lin De Hall only happened yesterday, and these rich merchants have already heard about it.
For businessmen, the people in the officialdom are their cash cows, and if they can get on the line with them, they can make a fortune. Although there are many dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, firstly, there are only a limited number of people in power, and secondly, many powerful people disdain to have friendships with merchants, and their own fiefdoms plus Yulu are enough for their own expenses.
Therefore, for a rising star like Li Shan, who has little real power but has an unlimited future, he is a cash cow that rich businessmen are chasing, so Yang Chongyi is so surprised by Wang Yuanbao's speed. Of course, he didn't know that Li Shan and Wang Yuanbao had a long relationship. (To be continued.) )