Early the next morning, Zhu Daolin and his master Xuanqing personally selected 50 people from the homeless people, and under the leadership of five young Taoist priests such as Yuting, they rushed to Jinling with 500 purchase notices written overnight.

Two hours later, 500 purchase notices posted in conspicuous locations inside and outside the city quickly caused a sensation in the city, and hundreds of shopkeepers and tooth shop owners rushed to the Ziyang Temple at the foot of the Shogunate Mountain in the northern suburbs, carrying samples of various goods.

As noon approached, the Ying family father and son read Zhu Daolin's letter, and after a little discussion, they immediately took the messenger Lao Shi and hurried to Zhan Yuan, across the alley, to negotiate with Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei.

Forty-two-year-old Xu Hongji has a square face of medium stature, light eyebrows and a low nose, and speaks slowly, which seems to be nothing extraordinary, but when he took the letter from his brother-in-law Ying Changpei and read it carefully, his focused demeanor and the continuous flashing light in his eyes naturally revealed the extraordinary temperament of the superior.

Xu Hongji finished reading the three-page long letter with good handwriting, pondered for a moment, turned to the third page again and re-read it, and finally exhaled softly, and put the letter on the coffee table between himself and his father-in-law:

"Father-in-law, third brother, this matter is extraordinary! At the time of Jinling, a tael of gold was exchanged for about seven taels of silver, and Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningshao was also roughly like this, and Xiao Zhu Daochang was willing to exchange one for nine, asking the third brother to convert all the capital of his goods and profits into gold and hand it over to him after settlement, and promised to transport back at least 150,000 catties of copper ingots and copper plates every quarter, and sell them to my two money banks at a price lower than the market price. ”

"If this is the case, it will undoubtedly bring us great benefits, and the five money houses under our name will also get rid of the dilemma of silver and copper shortage for several years, and become the most powerful money bank in Jinling City and even in the north and south of the river!"

Old Man Ying leisurely tasted tea and smiled silently, and Ying Changpei, who was sitting at the bottom, hurriedly stood up: "Brother Zhu Xian never breaks his word, he is wise, frank and trustworthy!" ”

"Half a month ago, he delivered all the goods worth more than 1.2 million taels of silver to us, and so far, except for asking us to purchase 30,000 stone of grain, 5,000 pieces of cloth clothes and 5,000 pairs of cloth shoes for him to help the homeless, he has not mentioned when he will return his capital, let alone when he can share the profits.

Xu Hongji nodded slightly: "From this point of view, this person really knows the way to advance and retreat...... If you shouldn't ask, please don't misunderstand your father-in-law and third brother, understand that this matter is quite important for the next possible joint venture, and when will the more than 1.2 million goods that Xiao Zhu Daochang returned from overseas shipping be sold out? How much profit can you make in the end? ”

Ying Changpei, who stares at sales statistics every day, is familiar with this:

"As of yesterday, most of the goods have been sold, of which 10,000 sets of embroidery books and 200 vanity mirrors have been sold out as early as eight days ago, and the return amount has reached more than 2.8 million taels, and it is expected that within ten days, all the remaining goods will be sold out, and the total amount of the return will eventually be as high as about 3.35 million taels, deducting the 1.2 million taels of capital and various expenses payable to Zhu Xiandi, and the final total profit will exceed 2.1 million taels, a real net profit!"

Xu Hongji gasped, and his eldest son Xu Wenjue and second son Xu Wenxun, who were sitting behind him, jumped up in shock, thinking that even if his family only accounted for 20% of the shares, he could share more than 400,000 taels of white flowers and silver, and it was only a few days in total.

Only then did Old Man Ying smile slightly: "It is precisely because of such huge profits that the boy of the Hou Longping family is anxious, causing the price of grain in the city to rise by three percent, and I don't know if the Hou of Longping, who has always been diligent and thrifty, knows, haha!" ”

Xu Hongji couldn't help it, he knew very well that Zhang Deyi, the youngest son of Zhang Gongwei, the Marquis of Longping, was trying to intervene, because he didn't dare to offend the old father-in-law's family that he defended, so he could only use the yin damage to Daoist Xiao Zhu and Ziyangguan.

Xu Hongji didn't care about this kind of childlike inferior means except for laughing, but was very interested in the so-called "strong alliance and monopoly operation" in Zhu Daolin's letter to his brother-in-law Ying Changpei:

"In the opinion of my father-in-law and my third brother, if one or two more families are accepted to participate in it and jointly form a large-scale sales mall and a powerful joint bank, will it be more promising than our current three-party joint venture?"

The father and son of the Ying family, who had reached a consensus before coming here, smiled heartily, and Ying Changpei stood up again in his father's encouraging gaze, and replied confidently to his brother-in-law Xu Hongji:

"If we can achieve what Zhu Xiandi said, 'strong alliance and monopoly operation', the profits will not be less than the current tripartite joint venture, especially after obtaining enough copper materials and greater seafood profits to support, our name of the money will stand out and grow rapidly, within two years, within a radius of hundreds of miles, the money can only rely on me, and naturally it will reach the monopoly operation that Zhu Xiandi said, and the profits will be more than ten times and a hundred times that of today."

After Ying Changpei finished speaking, he returned to his seat, and the hall was still silent, and the two sons of the Xu family were already beating wildly.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Hongji said something surprising: "Chuan Shi Qingyang came in to speak." ”

The second butler standing outside the door answered loudly, and quickly brought the coachman Lao Shi, who was dressed in cloth but with a long sword hanging from his waist, into the main hall.

Lao Shi lowered his head and walked a few steps, knelt down on one leg in front of Xu Hongji, and greeted loudly with his fists in his chest like a soldier: "Humble to meet Lord Hou!" ”

Xu Hongji pretended to be displeased and teased: "Okay, you Shi Qingyang, you forgot the rules of my house within a few days of going out, and you dared to crash into the main hall of my house with a sword, aren't you afraid that Lao Tzu will clean you up?" ”

Lao Shi didn't laugh anymore, he quickly untied the long sword at his waist, and took two steps on his knees and offered it with both hands: "This sword was given by Daochang Zhu yesterday, and his eyesight is limited, so I ask Master Hou for guidance." ”

"Huh? A mere long sword can stump Shi Qingyang, a sword in the former Megatron Army? ”

Xu Hongji took the long sword curiously, and said, "Get up", and then checked it carefully: "It's just an imitation of the Tang sword, but the slightly longer hilt is well made, the winding leather rope is quite fine, and the material of the sword is not bad, and the hilt is integrated, not abrupt, adhering to the simple style of Tang Jian's provincial carving, huh-"

Xu Hongji, who had pulled out half of the sword body, opened his eyes, and Huo Ran stood up, startling the Ying family's father and son and two sons.

Lao Shi, who was standing slightly bent over on the side, smiled happily: "Master Hou, calm down." ”

Xu Hongji couldn't care about his composure, he pulled out his long sword with a "bang", threw away the scabbard and looked at it in front of him, greedily stared at the cold blade and the rippling sword body, and only looked up at the old history in front of him for a while: "Do you know where it came from?" ”

Lao Shi replied helplessly: "Xiao Zhu Daochang is decisive in killing, and he is awe-inspiring and powerful without anger, where can he dare to ask?" ”

"What the hell is going on?" The keen Xu Hongji stared at the eyes of his old subordinates, and the father and son of the Ying family and the two small princes also surrounded them curiously.

Lao Shi immediately told everything he had seen and heard in the past few days, starting from seeing Zhu Daolin practicing boxing by the river in the early morning a few days after he first went to work as a coachman, until Zhu Daolin rushed back to Ziyangguan when he heard the news, and how to kill and deter the overall situation in the face of the chaos and more than 20,000 displaced people who may riot at any time, how to gain insight into people's hearts and minds, how to divide and conquer and turn danger into safety, etc., until Zhu Daolin, who had his hands free, made an accurate judgment, endured his anger and made a quick decision, and launched a fierce counterattack with money.

The whole process was told by Lao Shi that it was ups and downs, which was moving, and Xu Hongji and the Ying family father and son were shocked and their hearts fluctuated.

In the end, the dry old Shi pointed to the long sword that Xu Hongji was still holding in his hand: "Hou Ye also saw that this long sword is indeed a sword that is hard to find, and he tried the edge of this sword on the way back from his humble position. ”

However, such a long sword is not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of Zhu Daochang, and the twenty-one senior brothers around him each have one, which is not inferior to the sword in the hand of Hou Ye, but all the swords combined, compared with the broadsword in Zhu Daochang's hand that is nearly four feet long and weighs more than ten catties, it is like broken copper and iron! And here, Master Hou, please see the new shoes under the feet of the lowly ......"

After the continuous shock, only a sigh remained, and Old Man Ying looked at his son Ying Changpei in annoyance.

Ying Changpei, who had not seen these treasures before, was also full of resentment, and he didn't even want to explain anything except to stretch out his hands to his father.

Grandpa Guo was more determined, Xu Hongji drank half a cup of cold tea, and asked again about the old history who was still standing and waiting: "Qingyang, listening to what you said, you don't have to think too much, you can conclude that Daoist Zhu has military experience, and he is scheming and strategic, this person is indeed a strange person, amazing!" By the way, how is his martial arts? Can it compare to you? ”

"I haven't seen Zhu Daochang's sword, so I don't know what his swordsmanship is, but judging from the Yin Damage Boxing and Power Techniques he used during his morning practice, if he fights with his life, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to complete ten rounds under his fist." Old Shi replied with a gloomy face.

Xu Hongji was shocked again and closed his eyes, shook his head and turned to the equally surprised old man and brother-in-law: "Father-in-law, third brother, let's settle the matter of the joint venture, since Daoist Zhu Zhu, who is proficient in management, put forward the strategy of strong alliance, I will sit back and enjoy it!" ”

"I'll send someone to bring the post over when I go back, and invite Long Pinghou to come over for a drink, as for whether to accept others to participate, how to set the charter and other matters, the third brother has full authority, but there is a place where I and Long Pinghou need to come forward, although the third brother said bluntly, what can the family not say?"

Old man Ying nodded with satisfaction, Ying Changpei hurriedly thanked him solemnly, and Xu Hongji, who was in a good mood, asked the housekeeper to invite his concubine and two children to the main hall to get together with his grandfather and third uncle to talk.

Half an hour later, the old man Ying, who was lying in his rocking chair, instructed his son to put down the fragrant tea, and motioned to his son to move a chair over and have a good chat: "Your brother-in-law is getting more and more calm, let him hone for a few more years, I'm afraid it will be much stronger than when his old man was alive!" ”

Ying Changpei smiled: "Wei Guogong's momentum is indeed getting stronger and stronger, the child now wants to see it very much, when he and Zhu Xiandi raise a glass and drink together in a few days, I don't know who can calm down more, haha!" ”

Old man Ying was also happy: "I didn't expect that your brother Zhu Xian is not only good at business, but also has an outstanding martial arts and strategy, his father is becoming more and more interested in him, I really want to see what he looks like, but I wonder why he is a Taoist priest?" ”