Guo Jia couldn't think of a reason, but he did think of something, so he reminded him aloud, "Your Majesty, as far as your subordinates know, not long ago, Liu Bei's Mi Zhu had sent an envoy to Xu Du, and soon after, this rumor came out, could it be related?" ”

"Well, that's good." After this reminder, Zhang Chao also thought of Mi Zhu's matter, but because this matter was very confidential, and Cao Cao met alone, it directly led to the fact that even the members of Tianyan didn't know what they talked about.

It's just that I don't know what to talk about, but Zhang Chao can guess a little, he must be calculating himself.

For this reason, Zhang Chao has long been prepared, if his powerful threat is to others, then others will take action, which is also a matter of course.

"Okay, let's leave him alone, anyway, it's good to say that I'm good, and I'll do publicity for free for free, which is a good thing, haha." Zhang Chao is also big-hearted, even if he can't think of it, he doesn't think about it, anyway, if such a thing comes out, there will be no loss to his own reputation, and there is still a use for promotion, which is enough. As for whether there is any conspiracy, hehe, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will cover it.

Zhang Chao didn't take this matter too seriously, but just informed the Tianyan Organization to continue to inquire. And it wasn't long before it happened, and it was no small thing.

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Great Ross City.

The place where the imperial capital of the Rus' kingdom is located.

Over the years, under the leadership of the powerful emperor Yaxiongfu, the country has developed and expanded, and the vast border has made the country a powerful empire.

The imperial capital has a large geographical area, and the population will naturally not be less. In the city, all kinds of forces gathered, and all kinds of commercial teams were also mixed in, and even some caravans from small countries in the Western Regions could occasionally be seen here.

Among the caravans, the Zhangjia Trading Company is indeed a large force, after Zhang Qiang's efforts over the years, they have successfully gained a firm foothold here, with the sale of opium, at the same time, he also made friends with some of the powerful in the court, and became acquainted.

Zhang Qiang's ability is still good, and he is willing to spend money according to Zhang Chao's intentions. Being bold is always more acceptable to others, so it didn't take too long for Zhang Qiang to become a guest of many magnates of the Rus' state.

Naturally, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

If Zhang Qiang was just an insignificant little person, others would not treat him as a dish. But once he becomes an influential person, he will naturally have to face some choices under the improvement of his status.

For example, about the eldest prince and the second prince, he needs to make a decision.

The eldest prince and the second prince mentioned here naturally refer to the Anatoly prince and the second prince Ivan of the Rus' country, in fact, these two people are also the people who are most likely to inherit the mantle of the Emperor Yaxiong.

If Zhang Qiang is just a businessman, no matter how rich he is, it is difficult for him to be involved in the so-called inheritance of imperial power, also known as the seizure of succession. But he has another layer of identity, that is, the envoy of the Celestial Empire.

The Rus State once fought a battle with Zhang Chao, who was not yet the emperor at the time, and ended in defeat, but in the end it was Zhang Zhiyuan who gave in and won without being aggressive, which was in exchange for the friendship of the Rus' State.

For this reason, Zhang Chao's status is also rising, and the people with power in the Rus Kingdom will not look down on them so much. followed by Zhang Qiang's status is also valued, and some people even believe that once something happens in the future, Zhang Qiang's attitude is also very important. After all, as a powerful neighbor, if you really support any prince, and even send troops for it, it is a very threatening thing.

In this way, Zhang Qiang's position will only become more important. But in this regard, he does have his own troubles, and has written to Zhang Chao several times, asking and asking for instructions on what to do.

Zhang Chao's answer is also very simple, that is, you can't express your position, everything is waiting to see what happens.

Zhang Qiang acted according to Zhang Chao's will, although he would still attend some family banquets of powerful ministers from time to time, but only when it came to the matter of seizing the heir, he would never say a word.

After a long time, those powerful ministers also knew that this Zhang Qiang did not plan to participate in the incident of the future imperial power, and slowly everyone stopped persecuting him.

originally thought that this was a good thing, and without persecution, he would only be safer, and he would just make a fortune in silence. Unexpectedly, trouble finally came to the door, and it was the city defense general Teregin of Great Rus City who found Zhang Qiang.

Terekin, in the Chinese language of Rus', means carriage.

Terekin's sudden visit made Zhang Qiang look flattered on the surface, but he was indeed vigilant in his heart, because they rarely intersected on weekdays, and the reason why this was so was because this person had another identity, that is, he was an extremely important auxiliary minister around the second prince Ivan, and this matter was also known to everyone.

It is precisely because of the close relationship between Terekin and the second prince that Zhang Qiang wants to stay away from him, he can't climb up to the eldest prince here, and get close to the second prince over there, this is walking the outline, which is not advisable. Unexpectedly, the other party actually came to the door.

In the Zhangjia trading company, Zhang Qiang warmly received Terekin, and even said with a smile that the other party was a rare customer.

"Hehe, President Zhang, in fact, I wanted to come a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would not welcome me." Terekin grinned, revealing the disgusting yellow teeth in his mouth.

"How can it be, the general is here, I am flourishing here, it is something that I can't ask for." Although Zhang Qiang is extremely reluctant to see this person in his heart, but he has already come, there is absolutely no reason not to see it, otherwise, it will be equivalent to publicly slapping the second prince in the face, and he is afraid that he will not be able to afford this sin.

Seeing that Zhang Qiang said so politely, Telegin couldn't help laughing, and strode into the trading house.

In the main hall of the society, Zhang Qiang and Terekin sat opposite each other, and soon the subordinates withdrew after serving refreshments.

Zhang Qiang didn't think that Telegin was just talking to him, and he should still have a serious matter, so he made a gesture of listening to him.

Seeing that there were no other people in the hall, Terekin looked at Zhang Qiang with a smile and said, "President Zhang, we don't say dark words in front of the Mingren, this time I came with a mission."

Those who can command Terejin can think about it with his big toes, and he can guess who it is, so Zhang Qiang smiled on the surface: "I want to hear about it." ”

"Hehe, in fact, there is nothing, President Zhang doesn't have to be nervous, I came this time to make friends, to be honest, the second prince admires your Wenhua in the Central Plains very much, and this time I also want to strengthen cooperation with you." Terekin laughed and said this in a very casual tone.

The so-called strengthening of cooperation is to invest in Zhangjia Trading Company, and Zhang Qiang is very clear about this. And it's not the first time that something like this has happened, just like the eldest prince sent someone to say that he also wanted to take a stake in a trading company, and even some powerful princes and nobles also expressed this meaning.

Zhang Qiang's solution is that whoever can use it will give some dry shares, although he has to come up with some money every month, but the big head is always his own. And now that he saw that this was what Terekin meant, he smiled, "Well, that's the case, just give you two percent of the shares." Of course, this is a little little, but I'm afraid you also know that such a big trading company, the monthly expenses are also very large, and there are many people staring here, I dare not offend anyone, so naturally there are some benefits. ”

Zhang Qiang's intention is very clear, probably the meaning is, if you want me, I will send it, but it can only be two percent, because the eldest prince also has this quota, which is much more than some generals and ministers.

You must know that the current Zhangjia Trading Company is only 0 opium, and I don't know how much there is in the monthly income, and this 2 percent of the dry shares is already a lot of money.

The former second prince didn't mean this, and he didn't have too much contact with the Zhang family trading company, but Zhang Qiang, who was cautious, had been making reserved means, just waiting for the day when the other party came, and sent the two percent out, for this reason, he didn't hesitate at all when he said this result.

Hearing the two percent of the dry stock in Terekin's ears, he couldn't help but smile.

Before he came, he had investigated, and he also knew that the eldest prince was only two percent of the dry shares, so Zhang Qiang put the second prince and the eldest prince in the same position. It is said that this is a good result, but unfortunately, Telegin did not only want this benefit this time, he wanted more, and he wanted to force the other party to make a statement, or to make a decision on who to support.

"Hehe, is it only two percent?" When Terekin said this, he was already saying it in a rhetorical tone.

"Yes, it doesn't sound like much, but there are too many people in our Zhangjia Trading Company who need to be dealt with, this two percent is really a lot, if you don't believe it, general, you can go and investigate, you look at the emperor..."

Just before Zhang Qiang finished speaking, Terejin stretched out his hand to interrupt him, "Okay, I don't want to hear how many others are, and I don't want to know." I came this time to spread the words of the second prince, if the Zhangjia Trading Company wants to continue to open in the Great Ross City, then it needs to cooperate with us, and it can only cooperate with us, so as to keep you safe. Of course, His Royal Highness the Second Prince can't pay in vain, you have to take out at least forty percent of the shares, which means that you still have the majority, and from now on, you don't have to deal with other people, we keep you safe. ”