Yang Lian said respectfully: "It's not that it shouldn't be, it's just that ...... If the price paid is too much, and the pay is not proportional to the gain, we naturally have to act cautiously. ()" glanced at Guan Mu, his expression was full of awe, "But since the big shopkeeper has decided to help, Yang Lian will definitely obey the orders of the big shopkeeper." ”

Guan Mu smiled and pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit down and talk!" ”

Yang Lian was not hypocritical, arched his hand, and sat down next to Guan Mu.

"Lao Yang, what you said makes sense, if it is just because of a letter from Shaohe, just because of the business in the East China Sea, you have to help Han Mo at the cost of losing the foundation of the trade industry in the Wind Country, this is indeed a bit more than worth the loss." Guan Mu's expression was calm: "But you should also understand that Shaohe is a smart person, if it were just for those reasons, he would not have taken the jade plate and written a letter again, asking me to help Han Mo with all my might." He did it...... If the old man didn't guess wrong, it was well thought out! ”

Yang Lian bowed slightly: "The eldest young master has always been cautious in doing things, but I don't know ...... this time!" He seemed to feel that it was a little unreasonable to speak like this, so he stopped talking and did not continue.

Guan Mu sighed lightly: "Actually, Shaohe asked the old man to help Han Mo with all his might, that is for the sake of the real overall situation!" ”

Yang Lian seemed a little puzzled and stared at Guan Mu.

Guan Mu said softly: "You may not know much about what kind of person Han Mo is, but the old man knows." This son subdued the bandits in the East China Sea and became his own subordinates, and with the power of the bandits in the East China Sea, he opened up the sea trade routes that many people dreamed of. After that, he opened the gate of Ligu Pass in Bozhou County, exposed the coup plot of the Ximen family in the capital, and brought down the He family in Yichun County...... In other words, since his debut, several major families in the Yan Kingdom have been destroyed one after another, and he can be regarded as a disaster star for the family. Now this son is holding an important position in Yan Kingdom, and the West Flower Hall, which was originally withered, has also begun to gather strength in his hands...... Such a character, who came to the Windy Country to find us with only one person this time, do you think he would come easily without careful consideration? Although he is good friends with Shaohe, can such a powerful young man trust us wholeheartedly because of his relationship with Shaohe? Isn't he afraid that not only will we help him, but will secretly borrow him to give birth to something? He stroked his beard and said softly: "Don't you forget, he may not believe in his own people, how can he easily believe in our Qingguo people?" ”

Yang Lian frowned: "Since he doesn't believe us, then why did he come to us?" ”

"Because he knows that his trip to the Wind Country, because of secrecy, many of his own forces cannot be used, and he must rely on the forces where the Wind Country is located to achieve his goals." Guan Mu said slowly: "And our Guan Clan Trading Company can obviously help him." If he just needs our help, he is not sure that we will not betray him, and he will not come easily. He was able to get here, apparently because he was confident that we would not betray him...... Because he thinks that the chips in his hand can completely stop us from thinking about him otherwise! ”

"Chips?"

Guan Mu sighed: "Our Guan Clan's trading house has a lot of branches in the Wind Country, and regardless of others, the eldest young master's East China Sea trading house is completely in the hands of Han Mo. If the old man didn't guess wrong, as long as we did something unfavorable to Han Mo, the Guan trade line of the Yan Kingdom would definitely be extremely dangerous, and the East China Sea trade line would ...... He is the first to suffer. He stared at Yang Lian, "With Han Mo's strength, it is not too difficult to deal with those trade houses in the Yan Kingdom!" ”

Yang Lian's brows furrowed even deeper: "He...... Could it be such a ruthless character? ”

"If we are unkind, he will naturally be unjust!" Guan Mu said softly: "But as long as we don't spoil his business, he will naturally not easily touch our people." ”

"Could it be...... ...... are we threatened by him? Yang Lian's eyes showed dissatisfaction.

Guan Mu waved his hand and said in a low voice: "My Guan Clan's trading business can have today, that is, I have never been easily threatened by others, if it is really just because of these, even if the old man does not harm him, he will not do his best to help him!" ”

Yang Lian looked puzzled.

Guan Mu said softly: "Actually...... The old man wants to show him his kindness, and let him owe us a great favor! ”

"She'en?"

Guan Mu stood up, his expression began to become solemn, and he groaned for a while before he said: "The eldest young master wooed Han Mo, outsiders only thought it was for the East China Sea trade, it is undeniable that this is one of the reasons, but there is another reason, but few people know!" ”

Yang Lian did not speak.

Guan Mu stroked his beard and said softly: "The back road...... In fact, the eldest young master has been preparing for the back road for our Guan family! ”

Yang Lian opened his mouth, a slight look of surprise on his face.

Guan Mu put his hands behind his back, stood on the side of the closed bed, looked at the dark night outside through the thin gap, and after a while, finally said: "My Guan family has now obtained unprecedented prosperity since the founding of the dynasty, Daqing commerce and trade, five or six times out of ten are in the hands of my Guan family, such a prosperous scene, but in fact, there are endless dangers. The so-called prosperity and decline, the prosperity of the Guan family has reached its peak, once it falls, it must be a heavy fall, or it is unknown whether it will fall! ”

Yang Lian immediately said: "Big shopkeeper, this ...... Isn't that too much to worry about? ”

Guan Mu shook his head with a solemn expression, "Old Yang, your family has been the old man of my Guan family for three generations, your Yang family and my Guan family are also connected by flesh and blood, and if the Guan family has something, you will definitely be affected." You and I have been together for nine years in the Wind Country, and our relationship is better than brothers, and there are some things that I don't hide from you. After a pause, he said: "The Guan family can have today, firstly, it is achieved by the people of my Guan clan working together and giving full play to their strengths, but the most important reason is because the one in the palace wants our Guan family to become his outer treasury...... To do great things, silver is indispensable, and intelligence is indispensable, and he helped us to close the family in order to have a place under his hand to withdraw silver at any time, and to get all kinds of information at any time...... We close the house, just such a tool! ”

When Yang Lian heard Guan Mu mention "the one in the palace", his eyelids suddenly jumped, and his expression began to become solemn.

"The Guan family has become a tool in his hands, and he can use it well, but his enemies are very uncomfortable." Guan Mu said slowly: "Over the years, the Guan family has prospered for a while, and it has inevitably formed many mortal enemies, and now there is the one in the palace who covers up the huge crisis hidden by the Guan family...... But many people haven't thought about it, once the one in the palace is in trouble, where will my Guan family go? When the time comes, he will not care about the life and death of our Guan clan...... The wall is down and everyone pushes it, if it really comes to that time, there are many people who want to destroy our Guan family, at that time, will our Guan family stay in Qingguo and be slaughtered? ”

Yang Lian clenched his fists slightly: "If you want to collapse the Guan family, it's not so easy!" ”

"It's not easy, but it's not too hard." Guan Mu shook his head and said: "It seems that the Guan family has unlimited scenery and a big business, but you should understand that so far, our Guan family has no military generals in the officialdom, and there is not a single soldier in his hands. Even if there is no silver, there are no soldiers in hand during the turmoil, and those silver will become the target of many people's watching, at that time, the Guan family, who has no military power in hand, is undoubtedly a big fat sheep in Qingguo, and there are countless beasts who want to tear my Guan family to pieces! ”

Yang Lian narrowed his eyes, his expression was even more solemn, obviously Guan Mu's words touched his heart greatly.

After a while, Yang Lian said softly: "The one in the palace...... Shouldn't it be a problem? ”

Guan Mu shook his head: "The battle between the court and the court will always be today and tomorrow. Today it may be more than 10,000 people, but tomorrow, it may become a corpse...... People's hearts are fickle and uncertain. Our Guan family naturally hopes that the one in the palace will always sit there and ensure that my Guan family is safe and prosperous, if that is the case, everyone will be happy, and naturally they can't ask for it. But what if things don't go the way we want them to? The Guan family has six rooms, and there are nearly 1,000 people in the family, so you can't really wait for the matter to come to an end and then kill you, right? ”

Yang Lian finally understood something, and said, "So...... The Guan family has been preparing for a retreat? ”

Guan Mu said: "Once there is a change, Qingguo can't wait, so he can only withdraw to other countries." The Wei State is reckless, has heavy taxes, and is brave and ruthless, which is not suitable for my Guan family to live in after the change...... On this side of the Wind Country, we can only take refuge temporarily, but we can't live for a long time, thinking about it, only Yan Country is our best choice. And the six counties of Yan Kingdom, if the people live a stable life and the people are simple, I am afraid that only Donghai County, where the Han family is located, is a pure land! ”

Yang Lian suddenly realized: "At the beginning, I was still wondering, the eldest young master is talented and intelligent, why did he shoot Donghai County, Yanguo?" Before the maritime trade, the business of the East China Sea Trading House was extremely poor, and the family had always paid little attention to the East China Sea. Later, the sea route was unblocked, and I thought that the family sent the eldest young master to the East China Sea just to open up maritime trade, but at that time, I was applauded by the eldest young master......! He sighed and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect the eldest young master to go to the East China Sea, but he wanted to prepare a back road for us......!" ”

Guan Mu smiled and said: "Now the Han family is also very powerful in Yan Kingdom, and Qingguo has changed and thrown himself into the East China Sea to be protected by the Han family, but it is also an excellent choice." Fu Xu said with a smile: "Shaohe and the Han family have formed a trade relationship, and the personal relationship with Han Mo is not bad, but after all, it is not too strong, and this time we will do our best to help Han Mo, just to let Han Mo accept our kindness, and if we really want to take refuge in the future, with grace in front, presumably the Han family will not refuse." So this time to show favor, that is, the bigger the better, the greater the price we pay as a bet, the greater the kindness, and the more grateful Han Mo is in his heart! ”

Yang Lian sighed: "At the cost of the foundation of the trade line in the Wind Country, I will do my best to help Han Mo, such a favor...... Not small indeed! ”

"Han Mo is a smart person!" Guan Mu sat back in his seat and picked up the iron gall again: "I believe that he will be very satisfied with our help!" ”