Although it was already cold winter, Qian Botong's chubby round face also had a layer of sweat beads, and he said embarrassedly: "It's not that we are incompetent, but because the Xiajiang River is dangerous and difficult to cross, I don't know how many boatmen have lost their lives in vain." But I ask the shopkeeper Liu to be merciful and give you a map of the Xiajiang River, and thousands of boatmen in Shu are not grateful. ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "Since this picture is given to Boss Bai, one thing is not for two masters, if you want to buy it, you only need to find Boss Bai, why bother to come all the way to Luoyang." Liu Ze naturally understood in his heart that Boss Bai monopolized the huge profits of Xiajiang shipping, and how could he share it with others lightly.

Sure enough, Qian Botong shook his head and sighed: "If Boss Bai is willing to sell, we don't have to go over the mountains and rivers to come." The white boss originally had a gap with our ship, and now he monopolizes the Xiajiang shipping, and the wealth is extensive, and we want to buy the navigation map in his hands, which is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger. ”

"Since you have a gap with Boss Bai, how do you know that I have a navigation map of the Gorge River in my hands? Could it be that the white boss will not be able to reveal it? ”

"At the beginning, we can't be sure, but Boss Bai has been soliciting business with great fanfare since he finished transporting Shu brocade for Liu's shopkeeper, and there is no loss in the Xiajiang River every day.

"Even so, why do you conclude that this is my own work? Maybe Boss Bai got it from somewhere else? ”

Qian Botong's face turned red, and he stopped talking, looking at Liu Ze waiting for his answer with a smile, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Say it and let the shopkeeper Liu laugh, Boss Bai has a prosperous business since he got the chart, and he has recruited shipwrights, and we will send reliable people to mix in his ship, and this news is how I found out." ”

Liu Ze laughed, daring to love this infernal affairs is not a modern product, as early as the Han Dynasty, there were commercial spies, Naidao: "President Qian sent someone to infiltrate Boss Bai's ship, I'm afraid it's not just to find out the news, right?" I'm afraid it's a chance to start, and it's true to steal the charts. It's just that the chart is the lifeblood of Boss Bai, and how can it make your people easy to get it. ”

Qian Botong said embarrassedly: "Ashamed! Ashamed! Qian and others also had nothing to do, so they had to beg the shopkeeper Liu for mercy, although you offered the price, we would never make a counteroffer. ”

Liu Ze said in his heart, the chart was given to Boss Bai, and he could only make a fortune alone, which was far from the original intention of benefiting the people in Sichuan when he gave him the chart, since Qian Botong intended to buy, it was better to be a favor, first, to make Yizhou's Xiajiang shipping bigger and stronger, and second, he didn't have to worry about it anymore, and said: "Oh, since the shopkeeper Liu came thousands of miles away, I have a little bit of a mind to see how much this map is worth?" ”

As soon as he heard Liu Ze's intention, Qian Botong was overjoyed, and immediately came to the spirit, and said: "Thank you Shopkeeper Liu, we naturally understand that although this picture is a piece of paper, it is more than 10,000 gold. ”

As soon as they heard about 10,000 taels of gold, Jian Yong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were stunned, a picture bought 10,000 taels of gold, there was such an expensive picture in this world, Jian Yong and Zhang Fei knew that when Liu Ze gave the shipping map to Boss Bai, Boss Bai immediately boldly collected half of the ship's gold, and at that time 500 taels of gold was enough for them to be staggered. Everyone's eyes stared at Liu Ze's body to see how he made a statement.

Qian Botong's eyes swept over, and when he saw that the people in Fuyuanzhuang were all dumbfounded, he couldn't help but be secretly proud in his heart, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and when his eyes fell back on Liu Ze, he couldn't help but be startled, and almost spit out the tea in his mouth. Liu Ze played with the tea bowl and said: "The Mengding tea in this Shu is sweet and fragrant, fresh and mellow, and it is also a treasure in tea, but compared to Longjing before the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as a lot worse." ”

Qian Botong didn't know what the Ming Dynasty Longjing was, but he heard the bad word in Liu Ze's mouth clearly, and said busily: "This picture is naturally not easy to pay, and the contemptible person is willing to pay 20,000 taels of gold...... Oh, no, 30,000 taels, I hope that Liu's shopkeeper will be fulfilled. ”

Liu Ze said leisurely: "I'm afraid that President Qian will be disappointed and return, if in April, there are still peonies to appreciate, but unfortunately it is close to the cold winter, there is no good scenery, the weather is cold, I am afraid that President Qian and his party are used to the warm weather in the south, and they can't endure the cold in the north. ”

As soon as he heard Liu Ze's eviction order, Qian Botong was in a hurry, and said: "I waited for thousands of miles to come, and I was not afraid of this severe cold, just for the livelihood of 100,000 shipwrights in Yizhou. ”

Liu Zexin said, people say that businessmen are treacherous, and sure enough, it is expected that this 50,000 taels is definitely not the bottom line, so he said slowly: "President Qian, if I don't sell it, it's just that this picture has been transferred to Boss Bai, the so-called one daughter does not marry two husbands, one goods does not sell two masters, if I sell it to you today, will I not lose the word credit." Chairman Qian's bid of 50,000 taels is already sky-high, but even if it is sky-high, it is probably cheaper than credit, right? ”

Liu Ze made a pun, clearly referring to the fact that it is not easy to have a thousand taels of credit, and implicitly referring to 50,000 taels is not enough to buy credit, Qian Botong is proficient in business, how can he not hear the meaning of this extraneous word, but he turned around and whispered to a few people accompanying him, and said: "Shopkeeper Liu, don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, this time I came to the capital, I only carried 100,000 taels of gold, and now I am willing to give everything I have, just ask for a picture, please shopkeeper Liu do not shirk, 100,000 boatmen in Yizhou, will be grateful for the great grace of the king, never forget." ”

Liu Ze listened, and it was expected that this must be Qian Botong's bottom line, and he had to spare people and spare people. "When I sent the chart to Boss Bai, I asked him to use it to benefit the people of Yizhou, but today he is trying to make profits arbitrarily, which is far from my original intention. Today, President Qian has repeatedly begged for it, thinking of the livelihood of tens of thousands of shipwrights in Yizhou, if I don't want to sell it again, but it is really unsatisfactory, just this picture will be sold to you, I hope that President Qian will not hide it for personal gain, and can benefit Sangzi. ”

Qian Botong was overjoyed when he heard that Liu Ze was willing to sell. "It must not lose the hope of the shopkeeper Liu." Turning around, he commanded the gold to be brought up.

After a short time, his subordinates carried in ten heavy big boxes, lifted the lids, and all of them were yellow gold ingots, presumably these gold were loaded on the carriage outside the door, and Qian Botong was determined to get it today. He said: "There are ten boxes here, each box contains 10,000 taels of gold, a total of 100,000 taels, please accept it by Shopkeeper Liu." ”

Liu Ze nodded, arranged for Jian Yong to accept the gold, and retreated to the back hall to draw a map of the Three Gorges shipping. Fortunately, the chart found last time has been archived and not deleted, and it will be drawn in less than half an hour. Qian Botong held the navigation chart in his hand, opened it to watch, and several entourages also surrounded him, all of whom were people who knew the goods, and after a cursory look, they were sure that the real picture was undoubtedly excited, and they were very grateful to Liu Ze, and they left with their leave.

Looking at the golden gold all over the ground, everyone except Guan Yu had experienced it for the second time, but the first 100,000 taels of gold were exchanged for it after a lot of hard work, and this time the 100,000 taels were only exchanged with a thin piece of paper, and everyone was still in a dream.

"How did the lord know that they were willing to give 100,000 taels of gold? In our opinion, 10,000 gold is also a sky-high price. Jian Yong has learned about Phoenix Valley from Zhang Fei's mouth, and since everyone over there has changed the title of Liu Ze to the lord, Jian Yong has also changed his name to the lord.

Liu Ze didn't care, and said: "How can businessmen open their mouths and hand over the bottom line lightly, I think that although they are determined to win this picture, but every time they bid does not touch the bottom line, but they have to be earnest, the opening is 10,000 taels, if the opening is 1,000 taels, the final transaction is 10,000 taels." ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "I knew that this picture was so precious, and I shouldn't have given it to Boss Bai in the first place, but it was only worth five hundred taels, which is less than a fraction of what it is now." ”

Liu Ze smiled: "If you don't give it to Boss Bai, how can Qian Botong come to the door?" ”

Zhang Fei was speechless, shook his head and said: "Anyway, it was sold cheaply, and let Boss Bai pick up a big bargain, and five hundred taels were exchanged for a picture that someone bought for 100,000 taels." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Third brother, be content, Boss Bai also gave five hundred taels, even if I don't give this picture, I have to give it away for nothing, it is precisely because Boss Bai sails the Xiajiang River with a navigation chart, that Qian Botong is buying it with a lot of money today." If you take the picture to Qian Botong, I'm afraid people won't come out for fifty taels. ”

Jian Yong was impressed and said: "The lord's hand throws bricks and jade, which makes it really exquisite. ”

Liu Ze smiled and said nothing, according to the words of modern people, Boss Bai made a live advertisement for Liu Ze, and it was precisely because of his publicity that the value of the chart was enhanced, which attracted Qian Botong to buy it at any expense of 100,000 gold.

Jian Yong said: "Since then, the Xiajiang shipping is no longer the monopoly of the white boss, hundreds of boats compete for the stream, the traffic between Shuzhong and the Central Plains has taken on a new look, and the people of Yizhou have benefited a lot, but the price of Shu brocade in the capital is only afraid that it will plummet." ”

Liu Ze bowed slightly, suddenly realized, and said in his heart, how could I forget this stubble? It is now October of the second year of Guanghe, Yizhou Ba County Ban Yu Barbarian raised troops against the Han Dynasty, attacked Sanshu (Shu County, Guanghan County, Qianwei County collectively named) and Hanzhong County and other places, Emperor Ling sent the Imperial History in the middle of the Cheng Xiao Ying to supervise Yizhou and other places to discuss, attack for many years, and never able to pacify Ban Yuman. In the fifth year of Guanghe, Emperor Ling listened to the construction of Yizhou official Cheng Bao and chose Lian Ming Taishou to appease. Soon, Cao Lian, the Taishou of the county of Yumanyiba, surrendered. That is to say, now the Ban Yuman has rebelled, but the message transmission in the Han Dynasty can only rely on stagecoaches, and the road in Hanzhong is blocked, and it will take at least half a month to reach the Beijing Division.

"The people of Yizhou benefited, and I am afraid it would have to be three years later." Liu Ze secretly said in his heart, Qian Botong returned to Yizhou, I don't know what the expression of the flight graphics he bought back with 100,000 gold is like waste paper? However, after three years, the war will still come in handy, but this peaceful world is about to end with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and this small picture is nothing compared to the misfortune of the people in the world?

Jian Yong was surprised: "Why did the lord say this? ”