"Although the court said that a thick is thin, but how can this be called thick and how can it be called thin, don't you still rely on us to say it? Those Japanese people are not things, when they pay tribute, they talk about how expensive they pay tribute, and the bigwigs in the court don't know what it is, and they don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and they can't tell the value. If you want to say that the other party is lying, you don't know what the real price is, and you are afraid that if you are not careful, it will cause a provocation or chill the hearts of the feudal people, which is not in line with the strategy of the Rouyuan people, so they have to say how much is much. But the same, although it is said to be ten times the profit when it is returned, isn't the price of this thing also what we say? So, for the multiplier repayment, the slave and maid are supportive, if we don't give it back several times, where are we going to make money......"

Goblin...... It's a goblin. Compared with a woman who is smoky and flattering, this kind of dignified and serious-looking woman from a good family will arouse people in private, and the effect is not much stronger. Especially when she thought that she was hooking up with herself in front of her husband, it was an inexplicable impulse, and she almost didn't hear what Ryan said before.

"The porcelain, lacquerware, and silk that I sent you last time were meant to be given as a return gift to the envoys. But it doesn't matter, if we buy another batch of bargains, we will say that they will give them high-end products in return, what can they do? If you dare not to, then take nothing. ”

What a three-inch golden lotus. Yang Chengzu dropped the chopsticks on the ground for the second time, and took the opportunity, but grabbed the strange foot below and pinched it hard, but it was really a good foot. That Xue Niangzi didn't expect him to be so bold, and her pretty face turned red, but then she laughed again, "General, you are not honest, why do you always drop the chopsticks, do you want me to let someone change a pair for you?" Here, have another drink. ”

"Madame, admire, admire."

"Where, I can't drink this amount, I'm afraid that if I drink one or two more glasses, I'll get drunk. My wine is not good, and if I drink too much, I may have to do something unruly, and my lord should punish me. ”

Ryan laughed instead, "It's okay, it's okay. General Yang is not an outsider, he will be my benefactor in the future, and I will be a servant under General Yang. As long as the owner doesn't blame you, you can do whatever you want, and I won't blame you. General, listen to me, our shop is mainly for tributary business. The slave and maid are in charge of the city, and where to buy the gifts in return is a matter of the slave and maid's words. As for the price...... That is, according to the rules of the court, whatever is given to them, they have to receive it according to the good things. ”

"What about the silk and satin of the Jiangning Weaving Division of the imperial court, or the things from the official kiln?" Yang Chengzu was no longer passively defensive, but began to take the initiative to fight back, and quietly fought with Mrs. Xue under the table.

"Those things are so easy to do, sell it! These are all good things, and they don't have to worry about selling overseas, whether they are Fuso people or Francophone people, they all like those things and are willing to spend a lot of money to buy them. Although Ningbo said that it was only responsible for the tribute of the Japanese state, in fact, Nanyang merchants and even Franco-machine merchants would also come to Ningbo to try their luck. In short, as long as the slaves and maids nodded, they could all be said to be Japanese merchants, local merchants, and no one took the lid off, and everyone was happy. ”

"I've done so much good that they have to be rewarded. Let's sell the things in our shops to foreigners as a reward, and then entrust the good goods to the merchants in the city to cut overseas, which is another profit. In fact, every time we get a lot of profits from this part of our private trade, we make more money than the property we give back. The difference is this money, whether it should be earned by those maritime merchants or by us. ”

"I think it's the court that should earn it!" As soon as Yang Chengzu finished speaking, the table jerked upward, and the cups and plates jumped with him. Mrs. Xue's face flushed, "I'm sorry, I kicked the table." As I said, my wine is not good, and it's easy to mess up when I drink too much. You see, I'm sweating so much, it's a sign that I've drunk too much. ”

"It's okay, as long as General Yang doesn't blame you, you can continue, madam." Ryan waved his hand generously.

Yang Chengzu said at this time: "I am more concerned about safety than business, if the pirates harass us, our business will not be able to be done." I looked around the docks and saw only numerous merchant ships, but no warships. ”

"Warships? We really don't have any warships in Ningbo. Ryan spread his hands, "Our Ningbo sailors are just an empty shelf, where did they come from?" After all, it costs money to build a ship, and it costs even more money to maintain it, and if a warship is built well, even if it does not fight, it will rot in a few years, and it will cost money to build a new one. There are many big businesses in Ningbo City, but no one is willing to donate money to engage in sailors, and the imperial court does not allocate funds, so the warships of our Ningbo sailors have long been gone. But it doesn't matter, we have a fort, a beacon tower, and a fishing boat on the water, so we can call the police when we find the Japanese and prepare for the battle. After all, there is nothing to grab on the water, and the Japanese always have to go ashore and wait until they are on land to fight. ”

"You're saying our infantry is sure?"

Ryan hesitated for a moment, "Probably...... I guess that's safe. The slave is not a military supervisor and does not know much about military affairs, but the commander of Yuan Ban Yuan here is very good, and Liu Jin, the commander of Zhejiang Beiwu, is also a capable person. I heard that it can make a heavy knife of forty catties, and the martial arts are very good, so you can always withstand it, right? Besides, there are so many merchants in our city, and which merchant doesn't have some guards or dart masters. When the Japanese invade the city, they are the first to suffer, so as long as the Japanese dare to come, these guards will definitely go out and fight hard, and the court only needs to contribute some money. These people are more reliable than the officers and soldiers. ”

The uneasiness in Yang Chengzu's heart gradually rose, and it seemed that the situation in Ningbo was worse than he imagined. "Then how did you check the affairs of these widows?"

"Whit, ......" Ryan was about to say something, when a butler suddenly walked in the door and muttered a few words beside Ryan. Ryan smiled with an embarrassed face: "General Yang is really sorry, there is an important envoy who came over, saying that there is something very important, and he has to talk to the slave maid." You see, it's really hard to excuse......"

"In that case, let's say goodbye next, and we'll talk another day."

Ryan hurriedly saluted: "No, no, the slave doesn't mean that, the slave and maid still have very important things here, and they have to report to the general, you can't leave." But you have to see it over there, how do you think that's good? ”

Xue lightly opened his lips, "Master, let the concubine accompany General Yang here to have a few drinks, and wait for you to come back." ”

Ryan increased the amount with his hand, "That's right, Madam is right, you come to accompany General Yang for a while, I won't be here for too long, I can't say a few words to the tribute envoy, and I can come back." ”

"This ...... It doesn't seem very convenient. Yang Chengzu looked at Xue and saw that her expression was extremely dignified, as if she really just wanted to entertain guests for her husband. But just now, her shoes have been held in Yang Chengzu's hands, and she is wearing only Luo socks with her slender feet, gently rubbing on his legs, if there are no outsiders, I am afraid that she will be angry.

"There is nothing inconvenient about this, you will be the benefactor of the slave and maid in the future, and it is appropriate to let the slave's lady accompany the benefactor to have a few drinks. The slave and maid will go back as soon as they go, and they will be back soon. When he had said this, he hurriedly got up from his table and followed the butler.

When he went far, the expression on Xue's face became more and more upright, as if covered with a layer of frost. "In front of the master, he reconciled the master's wife, and the general was so bold. Aren't you afraid that I'll scream, everyone is ugly? ”

"Madam, can you be reasonable, even if it is called, it should be called by me, right? What does it mean to kick your legs over in a good way? Yang Chengzu said with an innocent face. His hand lifted upwards and held the lotus shoe in his hand, "Madam, I'd better help you put the shoes on first, otherwise, it won't look good." ”

"As I said, I'm very bad at drinking, and when I drink too much, I don't know what I'm going to do. Are you afraid? ”

"This kind of thing is to be feared, and women are afraid, and men don't need to be afraid. But ma'am, it's just the two of us in the room now, are you sure you want to drink too much? ”

"I'm sure! Not only do I want to drink more today, but I still want to drink more in the future. Xue Shi picked up the wine jug in front of him violently, but poured it into his mouth. After drinking a pot of wine, he threw away the silver kettle casually, and reached out to unbutton his shirt, "It's hard to drink the wine, and the concubine is willing to dance for the general to help the wine." ”