Speaking of Qin Jiaoyang, who is a few years older than Yang Zhi, he has been stationed in Penglai for several years on the orders of his father, and he can stabilize the situation of "getting a piece of the pie" for the Qin family in the complicated situation, which shows that he is also a talent that should not be underestimated. He usually doesn't talk much or talkatively, but he sees things very clearly. Either you don't say it, you can say it quite well, and there are very few fancy and useless nonsense, which is quite similar to the style of his father Qin Gong.

But all talents, even if they don't like to show their eyes on weekdays, they are a little arrogant in their hearts. Qin Jiaoyang and Yang Zhi have been friends for a short time, and most of their previous understanding of Yang Zhi comes from his father's and brother's evaluation of him. Although he obeyed the overall situation of close cooperation between the two sides, he was both curious about Yang Zhi and secretly compared with him. Yang Zhi was in distress twice all the way from Chang'an to Jinan, but Qin Jiaoyang was not convinced. If he didn't even have the ability to go to Shandong safely, how could his father value him so much?

Qin Jiaoyang came from the richest family in Great Xia, and the rest of his talents were left alone, and he had already been trained by Qin Gong in business. After Yang Zhi arrived in Penglai, the first thing he planned to do was to separate from Qin Jiaoyang and do the "most profitable business".

His very uninspired statement really couldn't arouse Qin Jiaoyang's enthusiasm: everyone knew that overseas profits contained huge profits, so everyone got involved. Although this Penglai is small, it is a mixture of fish and dragons. None of those who dared to set up camp here under the banner were fuel-efficient lamps. Is there any grudge against the silver of the white flowers? Even if there is such a "most profitable business", it probably can't wait for you to do it.

asked quietly, "I don't know what Brother Yang thinks?" Qin is willing to hear about it. ”

"It's not a high opinion." Yang Zhi said with a smile: "Please Brother Qin pour your Qin clan's power to hoard all kinds of goods in Penglai, from tomorrow onwards, you can only enter and exit, at least you must be prepared to survive one to two months, and you can only release the goods to the outside world on the day when I notify you separately." I can't guarantee that if there is no accident, compared with the normal years of previous years, it will at least double the profits, and it can also create the reputation of Qin's is the most powerful business in Penglai. But I said in advance, I won't invest a tael of silver, but I will get a forty percent of the profits. It depends on whether Brother Qin can trust me. Do you have the guts to do this? ”

The way of profiteering is ever-changing, and to put it bluntly, it is still a hoarding routine, which is really not a high opinion. Yang Zhixian proposed this article against the Qin family, also to see Qin Jiaoyang's open-mindedness and courage.

"Qin's affairs regarding trade overseas. My father let me go. Business is based on seven points of calculation, three points of gambling, and has nothing to do with unwarranted trust and guts, Brother Yang does not have to be provoked by words. ”

Qin Jiaoyang shook his head and said: "My father and eldest brother once said that Brother Yang is bold and careful, meticulous in his actions, and good at winning in danger and making a lot of money. But hearing is empty. There is no basis for words. Since Brother Yang said that you and I are divided into two ways, I can only make another calculation after listening to Brother Yang's charter on that road. ”

Yang Zhi couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart: Qin Jiaoyang did not have the slightest excitement to see wealth, neither superstitious and blind obedience, nor was he eager to ask the truth. The words were solid and very calm.

Said disapprerovantly: "In front of Brother Qin's rare calmness, I seem to be stingy. To tell the truth, Brother Qin's journey is just to pick up a cheap partner, and my road is the main business. The affairs of Shandong are unfathomable and complicated, and I am actually tied to the same boat as the emperor and the Qin clan. If you want to clean up the situation with the least cost and the best effect, the best way is to cut through the mess quickly. ”

"I'm looking at the big picture and I'm going to start at the source. As long as I hold the source, the big and small Chenghuang lands will naturally come to me and beg me. The most profitable business in the world is a business, but this bowl of rice is not for everyone, that is, grabbing! As long as the waterways in and out of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea and the South Tang Sea are controlled at sea, it is equivalent to mastering the key to the entire Shandong trade overseas! ”

Qin Jiaoyang said in horror: "Brother Yang wants to ...... Dominating the entire sea lane first? There are dozens of pirates in Bohai Bay and the sea off Shandong alone, and if you want to subdue them all, I am afraid it will be ten times more difficult than purging the land in Shandong! ”

Yang Zhi smiled: "I have thought of this section you said a long time ago. In fact, it is much easier to start at sea than on land. The battle at sea is all based on the naked strength, and there are not so many tangled twists and turns on land. Fighting piracy can divert the attention of the land-based parties, and it is also in their interests, and they will only watch the fire from the other side. ”

Qin Jiaoyang said worriedly: "The dozens of pirates can be roughly divided into three gangs. A gang in the Beiyan Sea area, a gang in the Daxia Sea area, and a gang in the Nantang Sea area, most of them have footholds on land, and they all occupy islands as nests. Not only robbed merchant ships at sea, but also often fought with each other at sea. It's not that I don't believe in Brother Yang's ability. It's that it's hard to do it alone. Brother Yang can also mobilize troops and horses to help him on land, but Daxia is beyond the reach of the whip at sea. ”

Yang Zhi nodded and said, "It's not difficult to say this, but it's not easy to say." Of course, I don't just want to be rude, I have to borrow chickens to lay eggs. Capture the thief and capture the king first, I want to pick a few of the most powerful pirates to start with, and become the strongest pirate in the Great Xia Sea first! ”

"It's worth trying." Qin Jiaoyang groaned: "With Brother Yang's bravery, even if he can't make a contribution in one fell swoop, he will definitely set off some storms on the sea." Brother Yang's previous words, even if they are the most unfortunate, are very risky to the Qin family, so I will just follow them all. I wonder what else you need me to do? If you succeed at sea, how can you manage it on land? ”

Qin Jiaoyang did not hide his thoughts from him, and bluntly said that he did not suffer left and right, and it was also a lovely thing. Yang Zhi said with a wry smile: "Who to choose first to open the knife and how to do this robber robber, there is a lot of knowledge." It will take me a few days to find out the general situation of Penglai, and I will only do it after careful consideration. You can prepare a slightly larger clipper for me as soon as possible, with a dozen or so capable men, and I may need it at any time. This vast sea is no better than in the middle of a river, and I have to make some preparations in advance.

"Hehe, as for how to cook on land after you get it at sea, it's too simple: three for two pennies, and two don't sell it!"

This is the pricing principle for the children who sell pears when he and Shen Yu are traveling, and Qin Jiaoyang is naturally a little ignorant when he listens to it. It is expected that everything can only be decided by him at that time, and he will not ask much at the moment.

Early the next morning, Qin Jiaoyang accompanied Yang Zhi around the county, explaining the strength and background of the merchants who were ranked number one in Penglai one by one. At the end of the walk, the two found a teahouse to rest.

There was a Taoist priest about forty or fifty years old sitting in the lobby of the teahouse, dressed in a greasy robe and looking very shabby and sloppy, and when he saw Qin Jiaoyang, he got up and saluted flatteringly: "Boss Qin, it's been a long time." How did you have time to bring your friends over for tea today? ”

Qin Jiaoyang nodded and smiled: "Mr. Lao Yi is worried." Sir, I will ask for today's tea money. ”

The sloppy Taoist priest thanked him with a smile. He sat down again. Qin Jiaoyang explained to Yang Zhi: "This down-and-out Taoist priest is called Mr. Yi, who has been here for many years, relying on eavesdropping and selling some gossip, as well as doing some harmless things to make a few small fortunes. It's a good source. The merchants are all kind and auspicious, and I try not to offend him. ”

As long as it is a densely populated place, there are three sects and nine streams, and Yang Zhi doesn't care too much about this sloppy Taoist.

Before the tea was opened, two men who looked like ordinary traders came to Mr. Na Yi to test words and ask for hexagrams. Mr. Yi watched one of them dip his tea in tea and write a word on the table. Deng Shi frowned: "Incomparable? ”

One of them replied, "Nothing." ”

Mr. Yi nodded and said, "Self-righteousness." ”

Yang Zhi listened to the strange questions and answers of the three of them, and couldn't help but glance at them. Only then did I notice that the eyes of the two men were sharp and introverted, not like ordinary vendors.

I only listened to Mr. Na Yi's Shinto chanting: "Weak crown and catching cats are successful, and I will talk about it in front of the Buddha." The two of them can rest assured that this business will be profitable. ”

The two men glanced at each other, nodded in unison with a grim expression, and left in a hurry after paying dozens of hexagrams.

Yang Zhi thought for a moment, suddenly looked cold, and got up and said, "Brother Qin." Let's go out and walk around. ”

After Qin Jiaoyang walked out of the teahouse and walked to a secluded place, Yang Zhi frowned and sighed: "Brother Qin, that sloppy Taoist Shiyi is definitely not an idle person, you have a big eye!" ”

"Oh? Why did Brother Yang say this? ”

Yang Zhi asked noncommittally: "Penglai can there be a merchant surnamed Bai?" ”

"Yes! I was about to bypass the west of the city with Brother Yang, just to take you to see the Baifu compound. This person's name is Bai Xinglang, and he is a local martial arts family in Penglai, and he is also engaged in a medicine shop. More than ten years ago, he became rich because of the large-scale trafficking of Korean ginseng from Beiyan, and now he is one of the top pharmaceutical merchants in Penglai. He had no children and only one daughter. Fang name white burning ice. In the past two years, Bai Xinglang has gradually handed over the medicine store to his daughter to take care of, although Miss Bai is a woman, but the ability of the business director seems to be far above her father. ”

"How does the weight of Bai's Pharmacy in Penglai compare to Brother Qin?"

"It's a little bit worse, but it's not far off."

Yang Zhi groaned: "That is to say. Bai Xinglang's death will inevitably lead to a reshuffle of Penglai's medicinal material industry. Can Brother Qin have capable people with quick minds and shrewdness? ”

"Naturally, there is. …… Bai Xinglang died? He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is in good health, and he has not yet reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, what does Brother Yang mean? ”

Yang Zhi squinted his eyes and said: "Since I am here, if anyone wants to take someone's life in this Penglai place, they must ask me!" Bai Xinglang has such a force. Selling his personal favor will always be useful in the future. ”

"Brother Qin, if I'm not mistaken, the two people who asked Mr. Yi to test the word and ask him about the hexagram are not ordinary traders, but two killers! Mr. Na Yi is not a sloppy Taoist who relies on cheating, abduction, and mixed food, but a contact person for the business organized for killers! Maybe he's one of the Seven Joys! I should have thought that killers also want to make money, and what better place to do business than this Penglai land where there are many big merchants? ”

Qin Jiaoyang was shocked: "Brother Yang is saying,...... Someone hired Qixi to kill Bai Xinglang? ”

Yang Zhi said coldly: "Brother Qin, think about it, what are the words of the three sentences of incomparably all, one hundred and one is, and no one? White! The weak crown refers to twenty, and catching cats is to catch mice, and when alluding to the child, it is necessary to put both hands together in front of the Buddha. So I thought about it back and forth, the meaning of Mr. Yi's sentence should be: Someone bid 100,000 taels of silver to kill Bai Xinglang, and he will do it in the middle of the night on October 20th! ”

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