The lights are dim, and there are few pedestrians on the road in Wenzhou at night.

However, the business of Fu Man Lou is also the most prosperous time of the day.

Next door is Yu Chunfang, where there is even more Yingge Yan Dan, lively and extraordinary.

As soon as Zhang Mu rode a horse and arrived outside the gate of Fumanlou, a servant of the Wen family came over to greet him.

Then led them to the box of Fuman Building.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Mu saw Wen Deyou, listless like a deflated ball, only resigned, the arrogant and domineering virtue of last night was gone, standing there hunched over, like a little frozen cat.

However, there was also a young man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, who was well-dressed, standing at the door with Yushu in the wind, clasping his fists and arching his hands: "Under Wen Desheng." This is the son of the Yan family. ”

Zhang Mu looked up at this Wen Desheng, wearing a white satin Zhongjing crown, a velvet crane, a white silk jacket, wearing soap boots, and a graceful bearing. ”

After some greetings, the four of them sat down, and Wen Desheng saw that Zhang Mu was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he was still like a great enemy, so he completely relaxed.

Everyone is a big family, and after chatting a few words, they talked hotly.

So, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wen Desheng began to talk about the topic: "Brother Yan, I heard that my brother who is not angry last night owed you a sum of money?" Don't know where the IOU is? ”

Zhang Mu took out the IOU and said with a smile: "Actually, it's a joke with Brother Deyou, don't take it seriously." ”

"What is this said there? Let's go to the rivers and lakes, and make a promise. Winning or losing has its own destiny, where is there a reason to owe money and not pay it back? Wen Desheng smiled faintly, got up and took out a box, and after opening it, there were thick stacks of treasure money, bundles and bundles, and they were almost enough to count without looking.

Zhang Muhe Yan glanced at each other, in the end, it was the Wen family, the family had a big business, even if the money was painful, but the face would not be lost.

When Zhang Mu saw this, he got up and walked towards the candlestick, stretched out his hand and lit the 7,000-guan IOU, and then threw it to the ground.

Watching those IOUs burn and finally turn into ashes, he looked up and smiled at Wen Desheng.

"What is Brother Yan doing here?" Wen Desheng asked as he pretended to be surprised.

"It's just a few thousand pieces of silver, how can it compare to the brotherhood between you and me? Talking about this is not enough. Zhang Mu sat down with a grin.

When Wen Desheng saw this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, he turned his head and glared at Wen Deyou, almost no different from his conjecture, with his shrewdness, how could he not know that there was something in this?

"Brother Yan, at this point, we don't have to talk nonsense. You did everything you could to design my brother, and now you refuse to accept money, what do you want to do? Wen Desheng picked up the wine cup and sneered.

"Brother Wen, please don't get me wrong, I actually just want to see Brother Wen. To tell the truth, I am a businessman from Jinling who came to Tianfu, and the world is bustling, all for profit. I just want to lean on the big tree of the Wen family to enjoy the shade. Zhang Mu hurriedly poured wine for Wen Desheng.

"Brother Yan said with a smile, my Wen family's business is just a side business. You also know that sometimes it's all about the excitement on the outside, and the things on the inside have their own difficulties. Just with those land rents, where is there enough for this family's expenses? It's nothing more than a few ancestral shops left behind and barely maintained. If you want to do business here, as long as the government agrees, my Wen family will not interfere. Wen Desheng smiled.

Zhang Mu expected him to say this, so he whispered: "Don't hide it, Yifeng Township, Jinhua Mansion is my home." Although I have been a comprador in Cao Guogong's mansion for the past few years, you also know that the expenses are very high now. I couldn't make ends meet, so my father let me try my luck in the south. Isn't this the end of Mr. Wen? ”

Wen Desheng heard the Yan family in Yifeng Township, but he remained silent, thought for a moment and said: "I have heard of the Yan family in Yifeng Township, Jinhua Mansion, but I have not had any contact with our family for a long time. I don't remember these old accounts. ”

"Really? Hey, that's a pity. I also plan to have a long-term relationship with Mr. Wen. There are a batch of good things in hand, but unfortunately, this can't be exchanged for silver, so let's talk about it when I return to Jinling. Zhang Mu smiled bitterly.

When Wen Desheng heard this, he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "What good things do you have?" ”

"Since the Wen family is doing their jobs, it's useless to say this. Don't implicate Wen Gongzi in the end. Zhang Mu shook his head and said.

Wen Desheng is obviously a veteran, and when he heard this, he didn't even pick up the stubble, but said with a smile: "There are treasure money circulating in the market right now, what do you want so much silver for?" Can't be spent as money? Do you make jewelry? ”

"Brother Wen is really good at laughing, who uses silver for jewelry? Isn't it better to use gold? In fact, I won't hide it from you, although this treasure money is circulated in the customs and counts, but outside the customs, this thing is waste paper, and those barbarians can only recognize the silver of the white flowers, but not this kind of waste paper. Zhang Mu said with a smile.

"Outside the gates? Are you saying that trade should be done outside the border? Wen Desheng asked in surprise.

"It's hard to say, but you also know that my master, General Cao Guogong, is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and he is a playmate with His Royal Highness the Prince.

This time it should be the seventh. Meng Yuan in Mobei has been defeated and retreated by us, throwing away his armor and having no power to fight back. However, my master said that His Majesty said that it is impossible to completely destroy Meng Yuan. When this dispatch of troops is over, His Majesty will be ready to adopt the Huairou policy, and he will not use troops easily in the future. After all, it is not a long-term thing to fight every year, to work hard and lose money. Zhang Mu smiled meaningfully.

When Wen Desheng heard this, he knew that Zhang Mu was not talking nonsense, since the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang had six northern expeditions to Yuanrong, remembering that a few years ago, the general Lan Yu was still in Mobei and won a complete victory, and this matter has not been long in coming.

Mengyuan does not have any climate, but it is indeed a headache to keep committing crimes, because Mobei lives in a bitter cold, and the poorer they are, the more they have to come to the Central Plains to plunder, and blindly fighting is not the way, so everyone speculates that Zhu Yuanzhang may have to change his strategy.

didn't expect Zhang Mu to say this, Wen Desheng felt that this matter was true.

Mobei has the leather goods and animal tendons that are urgently needed here, and it is almost a million profits to buy that thing in Jiangnan.

What was sold to Mobei was salt, iron, cloth and tea, which was also a million profits.

If there is really trade in the future, a large amount of silver will naturally be needed as a bargaining chip, and Wen Desheng's heart will inevitably have some activities.

After all, if you can get your hands on this kind of business, it will not be less profitable than going to seafood, and it is justified.

So he smiled and said, "Brother Yan, why don't you tell me, what treasure do you have in your hand?" What are we afraid of laughing at? I won't tell outsiders. ”

Zhang Mu and Yan glanced at each other at this time, and knew in his heart that Wen Desheng had taken the bait, so he smiled and said, "Have you heard of Yirenfang?" ”