Boli City has only been built for ten years, the black soil is rammed, no more than two feet high, there is no moat to be seen around, and the shallow trenches are still hidden under the ice and snow.

The third princess looked up at the Governor's Mansion nearly five thousand miles away from the capital of the empire, her face was silent, and Governor Li didn't mind, beckoning everyone to enter the city. At this time, the northwest gate of Boli, two teams of cavalry and two teams of infantry stood on both sides to greet them, Ding Dayong, the deputy governor of Heishui, rode his horse to open the way with a little fist, and the main street in the city has been cleared, there is no snow, and the bluestone paved road is clean. There were two rows of tooth soldiers standing on the side of the road, and the Marquis of Boli Prefecture maintained order, and both sides were also crowded with men and women watching the excitement, and they were excited to see visitors from Kyoto after waiting for a long time.

Li Shushi's carriage started, the three princesses followed the side of the car, Ximen Ying Li Dudu slowly followed with two columns of guards, followed by the governor's mansion soldiers, Zheng Ji's vehicle was at the end of the team, to the intersection of the street, Zheng Ji's team stopped, Zheng Ji leather shop occupies the best cross street in the center of Boli City, the four corners of the shop are theirs, the first arrival of the cargo convoy is still unloading in the southeast corner, Xiao Wu and his shopkeeper led two carriages to the northwest corner of the shop door to stop, the three princesses and their guards and Li Dudu rushed to the southeast of the governor's mansion.

After settling down, it was already dark when Xiao Wu finished checking the warehousing goods.

There is a two-entry courtyard behind the shop in the northwest corner, which is the residence of Xiao Wu and Zheng shopkeepers, and through the store, Xiao Wu took four big men to the atrium to ask for gifts to the two shopkeepers of the Zheng family.

"You have all worked hard today, let's rest early," Zheng Shisan's shopkeeper only left Xiao Wu to send the rest of the people away.

The three of them also went straight to the backyard, where four or five stout women were busy, while the three little ladies were washing in the wing room on the right.

"The two shopkeepers worked hard, and someone had already arranged a side room for the two shopkeepers to wash, and a certain went to the warm pavilion to arrange a banquet first."

"Okay, but the copper pot for rectification, I've heard Thirteen say it many times, and you Xiaowu made a copper pot that is a must."

"It's the copper pot, Zheng shopkeeper praises it, and the villain will arrange it."

However, after half an hour, the two Zheng shopkeepers changed into light brocade robes and returned to the warm pavilion, and Xiao Wu hurriedly arranged for the woman to invite the three little ladies.

The three little ladies are also washed and dressed, Zheng Xiuer is a little older but in her youth, with a short pink shirt and a short jacket with shallow ochre and half arms, combing a horse bun, inserting a white hosta, but not applying powder, but very charming. Zheng Sui'er was wearing a tender yellow wide right deep coat, embroidered with dark green patterns, and her black hair was tied with a red ribbon behind her back. Wang Jiangnan's name is because his father was studying in Jiangnan when he was born, and at this moment he is wearing a light green tunic skirt covered with a sky blue long coat, and his long hair is also tied with a white satin belt on his back, but two locks are left hanging down on his chest, which looks lively and delicate.

The three little ladies looked at the warm pavilion curiously, this is the left wing of the courtyard, the door is not the middle hall but there is a fireplace, the thick pine wood is burning, and the unique wood aroma permeates the whole house.

There is a round table on the left side of the fireplace, at this time there are two shiny large copper pots on it, there is a wooden table below, the flat-bottomed shallow copper plate is burning smokeless charcoal, the copper pot on the low tripod is bubbling hot, a soup is milky white and bright, the other is greasy and ruddy, the table is full of cold dishes, there are various side dishes on the side, thinly cut lamb slices, marinated tender beef, white jade tofu, there are actually a few plates of vegetables, shepherd's cabbage, soybean seedlings and wead, and mushrooms torn into strips, this kind of scene is encountered on a cold day, The gods also have to drool.

The six of them sat down separately, and they didn't want the servants to wait, Xiao Wu took out a set of soup cups, and first used a silver spoon to add clear soup to everyone.

"Try this white jade pearl flying dragon soup first, moisturize the lungs and nourish the skin"

"Okay, dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground, it's really good" Zheng Erlang took a sip and praised loudly. The three little ladies also started to move despite their shyness.

Xiao Wu took out a clay pot from the side again, and scooped a large spoonful of black caviar on the six small plates, the six of them are all people who know the goods, and this time they don't have to bring it to the front, they grab it in front of themselves.

After a lively scene, the guest and the host were already five points full, Xiao Wu poured burning knives for the two shopkeepers and himself, and did not forget the three little ladies, took out a bottle of glass bottle of wine, and the bottle body was dripping with fine water droplets in this warm warm pavilion, and the three little ladies all looked straight.

The three men were tasting wine, the three little ladies were playing with shabu-shabu and eating, and the whole warm pavilion was not shouting but it was also very lively.

I saw Zheng Suier whispering something in Zheng Xiuer's ear, which provoked Zheng Xiuer's powder fist to hit indiscriminately, but Wang Jiangnan said loudly: "What are you afraid of, if you get fat, you will get fat" It turned out that Zheng Suier was making fun of Zheng Xiu'er after getting married, and she would get fat every day with this delicacy.

Zheng Erlang also smiled heartily, "Xiao Wu, when this is done, I will go back to Xingyang and list your family tree at that time."

"Then Hawkeye Xiao Wu is not going to change to Hawkeye Xiao Zheng?" Wang Jiangnan smiled heartlessly, but Zheng Xiu'er and Zheng Sui'er looked at Xiao Wu silently, this is a complicated procedure.

Xiao Wu put down the wine cup, made a "bothering Zheng Da shopkeeper" and looked at the two women, and said with a wry smile, "I don't have a surname, and my name is also given by the shopkeeper, so it doesn't matter if I change my name or not"

"Well, you have to call me Uncle Zhong instead," Zheng Erlang also laughed.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't worry, wait until you officially get married and then change your words," Zheng Shisan's shopkeeper also responded. The hall was lively again.

"This Wanshang Trade Fair will be dominated by Xiao Wu, and Thirteen and I will run errands and beat the side drum for you."

"Don't dare, don't dare"

"There is the old example of last year, Xiao Wu is familiar with Temple Street again, there is no big problem" Zheng Shisan also strongly supported his future son-in-law.

"Xiao Wu Langjun, what's going on with this Wanshang Trade Meeting?" Wang Jiangnan asked.

"This Wanshang Trade Fair is a goods trading conference held in Temple Street," Xiao Wu poured wine for everyone and began to introduce it unhurriedly.

"Two years ago, Temple Street began to hold trade fairs, it used to be just a market for goods, after the wolf group settled in Temple Street, a large-scale trade fair was held during the Spring God Festival every year, the thirteen departments of the Far East and the Heishui Bohai Pine Desert Liaodong Rao Legoryeo The merchants of the entire Hebei Province will arrive, last year came to drive the Yaksha Dongying, this year there are a large number of merchants here in Kyoto, the tribal patriarch of the Yaksha, the prince of the ghost country, the Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty, the representative of the Empress Liuqiu, and even the Turkic side has also arrived, Therefore, although this year's Wanshang Conference is only the third time, it is really a gathering of Wanshang. ”

"What's going on there?"

"There is everything" Xiao Wu smiled mysteriously, took out a few boxes from the dark cabinet on the side of the closet, and handed one to Zheng Xiu'er first, "Xiu Niangzi has no gift when she arrives this time, this is to make up for it"

Before Zheng Xiuer could take over, Wang Jiangnan grabbed it and shouted, "Let's see"

But she didn't open it and just looked at Zheng Xiu'er, as soon as you agree, if you don't agree, I will open it to see it, Zheng Xiu'er looked at this scoundrel girl and had to say, "Open it and see"

The box didn't have a lock or anything like that, and when I opened it directly, I saw a pearl the size of a dragon's eye placed on the dark red flannel, which was brilliant, and the three girls were stunned, even Zheng Erlang was stunned, "This is too big, I can't ask for it" Zheng Xiuer hurriedly said.

"Okay, you can keep it, it will be yours when you don't receive it this season" Zheng Shisan actually joked about his daughter.

"Xiao Wu Langjun, this is the first time we have come to the Far East, why didn't we prepare any greeting gifts, we are Xiu'er's sister" Wang Jiangnan's eyes were hot and began to knock on the bamboo bar.

"Some of them, don't dare to forget the two little ladies" Xiao Wu handed over two more boxes and gave Zheng Erlang a box.

Zheng Erlang opened it and saw that the box made of wood was divided into two layers, and there were several thumb-thick things wrapped in mulberry paper. ”

"Yes, it's not too small, I only got a hundred boxes after I was entangled" Xiao Wu also handed a box to his father-in-law.

"This is a good thing" Zheng Shisan took out one, lit one end with the wood under the copper pot, put the other end to his mouth and took a beautiful breath, a burst of green smoke rose, and the room was filled with a fragrance of tobacco, which made people feel shocked.

"Second brother, this is called a cigar, and it was only made out of Temple Street last year"

Not to mention the three of them swallowing clouds and spitting fog here, Wang Jiangnan and Zheng Sui'er over there took the gift and put it in front of them, as soon as they opened it, both of them were stunned, even Zheng Sui'er, who was gentle and elegant, was flushed, and the strange appearance of the two aroused Zheng Xiu'er's curiosity, and she looked at the inconspicuous round balls that were not gold, stone, bones, and wood, "Is it unsatisfactory, let Xiao Wu change it"

"No," Wang Jiangnan immediately covered his mouth and screamed. The three men were startled.

"Ah, what is this?" Zheng Erlang also looked at these two gifts, and he didn't even see this thing as the big shopkeeper of Zheng Ji in Kyoto.

"This is the North-Underworld-Eye," Zheng Sui'er said word by word.

"What?" Zheng Erlang is not calm this time.

"What's that?" Zheng Xiu'er asked in a daze.

"Warlocks will carry magic weapons to help them settle down when they meditate, there are sandalwood beads, ice jade beads, bright moon beads, amethyst, obsidian, dense wax, cherry blossom stones, and the best ones are the five spirit beads and Nuwa stones, and the eye of the North Hades is the top wind attribute wind spirit stone!"

"Yes, I took a fancy to a wind attribute cherry blossom stone some time ago, it cost three hundred gold, and Jiajun was reluctant to pay, so he was robbed of it" Wang Jiangnan said leisurely, "This is a level higher than that"

Zheng Erlang's eyes immediately lit up: "Where did this come from?" ”

"This is a sample at this trade fair, some time ago I met the Demon Wolf Star on the island of Cave Say, he gave it to me, let me sell it, I don't know what the value is, I only know that it is a magic weapon used by warlocks to practice, and I saw that the two little ladies were also warlocks and took them out and gave them to the two."

After saying this, Wang Jiangnan couldn't help blushing again, "Let's also practice and play."

"Haha, the little lady in Jiangnan is a famous goddess of flame in Datang Academy, a famous beautiful sorceress" Zheng Erlang did not forget to expose Wang Jiangnan's old bottom.

Wang Jiangnan snorted twice and didn't dare to fight back, her name didn't mean that she cultivated fire attribute spells. "Sui'er is also the spring breeze goddess of the academy, why don't you say it?"

Everyone laughed, "If I give it to you, I will take it, people who don't know the goods of this thing will see it in vain" Zheng Shisan looked at the two women's attachment and made a final decision, and the two girls used the technique of wind attributes, and quickly put the box into their arms, and everyone only saw the afterimage.

"There is such a magic weapon transaction at this conference? Is the number large? Zheng Erlang immediately saw the value.

"I didn't participate in last year's magic weapon conference, I heard that the transaction volume was 100,000 gold, in the second half of last year, Tianxing went to the Wandering Ghost Country, and also went to the Silent Snow Field, I heard that I also went to the Northern Underworld, it seems that where did this Eye of the Northern Underworld come from, at the beginning of the year, the Ghost King arrived, bringing five thousand mercenaries and a huge caravan, and the wolf group occupies eighty percent. I've seen whalebones, white bear skins, black fish cubs, and I've heard that there are also Kunpeng Iron Feathers and Demon Pattern Beast Crystals. ”

"Kunpeng Tieyu? Demon Pattern Beast Crystal? Even if Zheng Erlang is not a warlock, he can hear the power.

The eyes of the two female warlocks were glowing with golden light, and Wang Jiangnan looked like he was about to faint.

"A great magician is a great magician, a big deal, a big deal," Zheng Shisan said leisurely, and didn't forget to pour a sip of wine.

"It seems that we have to reformulate the order list this time," Zheng Erlang also gritted his teeth.

"This time, there is the tiger shark Feng Tang, the chief manager of Liuqiu, who is here, and the great shaman Shahatu of the Turkic Khanate, and the great magician Pu Xingtang of Goryeo who also sent his own apprentices, and there are also wealthy merchants from Kyoto, Hebei Province, Henan Province, and we can only act at the opportunity." Xiao Wu thought about it for a while, and told the truth.

"How so? The Turkic Khanate is an enemy country," Wang Jiangnan called.

Xiao Wu rolled his eyes, didn't speak, and drank silently.

"Let's start with ordinary things, such as this burning knife, Xiao Wu, you said last time that they agreed with us to establish a winery in Yingzhou?"

"This matter has been decided, and I have sent someone to the Temple Street Wine Shop as an apprentice"

"Oh, and such a good thing, they are so generous?"

"They don't suffer a loss, they take ten cents for every bucket of wine we sell"

"A bucket of burning knives is now 500 wen in Kyoto, and it is also 400 wen in Liaodong, and 10 wen is extracted? It's not expensive, it's not expensive," Zheng Erlang said generously.

"I heard that the businesses on Temple Street are all graded?" Zheng Sui'er also asked a question next to her.

"Yes, the Temple Street Commercial Bank is called the Far East Merchants Bank, which is composed of the ten major business groups of the Temple Street Wolf Group and the thirteen departments of the Far East and the Anton Heishui Business Group, divided into seventeen shares, the wolf group accounts for ten shares, and the other half shares, the Black Water Business Group is actually controlled by the Andong Dadu Protectorate" Xiao Wu began to introduce, and the five of them began to eat and drink soup unhurriedly.

"They divide the transaction of the merchants into five grades, the lowest one star, within a year of trading ten gold can be awarded, one star merchants can go to the China Merchants Bank to purchase goods in various counters, you can also go to the Temple Street to order goods from the Temple Street Carriage and Horse Shop two stars to reach a hundred gold, in the Far East 13 and Heishui Temple Street inn by the wolf group and 13 protection, enjoy a nine-percent discount, can return the goods, three stars to reach two thousand gold, can hire a wolf group guard, enjoy a 20% discount on purchases, priority to get the goods"

"Our leather goods bank is currently a four-star treatment, the annual transaction volume must reach 10,000 gold, the goods can be paid after the goods, the goods enjoy protection in the Far East, the loss of goods in their original state of supplement or equivalent compensation, the carriage and horse bank priority delivery, the goods into the China Merchants Bank major sub-cabinet public notice board screening list, more importantly, you can apply for the state level of goods monopoly."

"This year, we have applied for five-star treatment, and the gold-level goods can be owed on credit first, barter, and can apply for independent goods publicity boards in the major branches of China Merchants Bank, and can enter the China Merchants Bank trading auction."

"Last month, China Merchants Bank had more than 3,000 one-star merchants, 502-star merchants, 100 three-star, 30 four-star, five-star before this meeting, and the applications were we, Liaodong Commercial Bank, Pyongyang Commercial Bank, Fusang Commercial Bank, Liugui Country Business Group, Yaksha Business Group, Liuqiu Business Group, and the Jiankun Business Group of the Turkic Khanate, it is said that only five will be approved"

"This Far East Merchants Bank doesn't seem to be worse than our Zheng Ji," Zheng Sui'er said after a pause, "Their minimum annual transaction volume is 500,000 taels of gold, and I'm afraid it will actually reach one million gold,"

"Yes, we bought 50,000 gold in Temple Street last year."

"Customer classification, carriage and horse express delivery, monopoly, public signs, auctions, these are not inventions of Temple Street, we had big business groups in the early years of Datang to try, but they can make these all in one place is the first" Zheng Erlang also sighed.

"Then can we Zheng Ji do it?" Zheng Xiuer said on the side.

"It's difficult, it's good to be able to do one or two things" Zheng Sui'er frowned and said, "Customer classification is silently implemented by many commercial houses, but it is not put on the bright side, there are five car and horse shops in Kyoto, and the monopoly of the state is not new, the five major restaurants in Kyoto have a price publicity list, and there are several auction houses in Kyoto, but none of them dominate like Temple Street." ”

"China Merchants Bank has the wolf group to lead, the Far East Thirteen Department as the foundation, the Anton Protectorate as the backstage, in the Far East this thousands of miles away can be the only one, just as the Demon Wolf Tianxing said that monopoly is the most profitable" Xiao Wu also added, "In the year before last, there were still a few companies that wanted to learn this model, but the results were not ideal, the goods sold in the Far East were all from the Far East Thirteen Department and the more north, and the leather goods, ginseng, rare birds and beasts from the deep mountains and old forests were controlled by them, and others had no way to start. What's more, the beards of the Far East did not dare to provoke them at all. ”

"It seems that we can only have a good relationship with them, don't think about the rest," Zheng Erlang can also afford to let go, "How much money have you prepared this time?" ”

"I started to prepare a reserve of 100,000 yuan, I asked Tianxing, he said that there will be a big move in this year's auction, and I have prepared another 20,000, and now it seems that it is still not enough" Xiao Wu rubbed his brows.

"This time, I also mobilized 30,000 from Liaodong, a total of 150,000" Zheng Shisan also frowned, "It seems that it is still a little little"

"I only brought 50,000 gold this time," Zheng Erlang also rubbed his brows, "Can you think of another way?" ”

"If we can apply for a five-star, we can have a quota of 10,000, I will negotiate with Temple Street to borrow 20,000, and if I mortgage the goods brought over this time, I can borrow another 10,000" Xiao Wu thought about it and gritted his teeth, "It's no problem to mortgage our store here in Heishui and raise another 10,000."

"Okay, I didn't expect Xiao Wu to be worth 60,000 taels of gold," Wang Jiangnan clapped his hands and smiled.

"Okay, just do as you want" Zheng Shisan didn't hesitate, "so that we have 260,000"

"If we promise to raise 200,000 stone of grain in two months, it is estimated that we can advance 10,000 yuan to China Merchants Bank," Xiao Wu said, "We still have 10,000 yuan of goods in the shops below, and we can mortgage another 10,000 yuan, so how about making up 280,000 yuan?" ”

"Yes, do it like this" Zheng Erlang applauded, looking at the future nephew Lao Huai Kai, "Thirteen, you have found a treasure, business should be like this, do your best to do it when you see it." How about it, let Rang Xian, let Xiao Wu go to Kyoto, I will keep the position of the big shopkeeper of Kyoto Zheng Ji Commercial Bank for him"

Zheng Shisan blackened his face and did not speak.

"Thank you to Zheng Da for looking up to Xiao Wu, but his roots are in the Far East, and it's not good to go to Kyoto to deal with dignitaries," Xiao Wu hurriedly said.

"You can think about it, the Far East is too biased, you can go to a bigger stage to rise and gain knowledge," Zheng Shisan really thought about his son-in-law.

"This..." Xiao Wu was depressed. "I just want to get this business done right now, and there may be a war in the Far East this year, so we have to prepare early"

"It's okay, think about it more, Xiu'er is also going to Kyoto at that time" Zheng Shisan is not in a hurry, "Xiao Wu, what do you think are the chances of winning the empire in the Far East this time?" ”

"This time it should be five or five open, if the temple street goes all out, it can be increased to eighty percent"

"Oh, you're not optimistic about this war?"

"This time, the Sixteen Guards of the Imperial Empire sent nearly 100,000 forbidden troops from the Three Guards, 50,000 soldiers from Henan Hebei Province, 50,000 soldiers from Hedong Province, and 100,000 border troops from Andong Protectorate, with a total of 300,000 troops, while the Far East Corps of the Turkic Khanate is only 150,000 people, and the Anbei Protectorate is still stuck in their back road, how can we calculate it and have a full chance of winning, right?" Wang Jiangnan shouted.

"Three years ago, it was 350,000 versus 200,000, and the result?" Xiao Wu retorted.

"Last time, it was a light enemy, and it was caused by the fact that Xu Xuanzhi, the governor of Hebei, was too mediocre, you have also seen it, this time the third princess is the head of the forbidden army, she governs the army strictly, and she is much stronger than the border army" Wang Jiangnan competed against each other.

"You said those honor guards," Xiao Wu's tone was full of irony.

"Hmph, you haven't been a soldier again" Wang Jiangnan is full of confidence in the forbidden army, and her two elder brothers are both captains of the forbidden army.

"You are wrong, Xiao Wu has been on the battlefield" Zheng Xiu'er disagreed with the contempt of others, even those who were like sisters, for her lover, and retorted.

"Forget it, how about the forbidden army, I can see it when I walk on the battlefield, it's not early, you have worked hard from afar, rest early" Xiao Wu looked at it and said with a smile.

"Oh, Xiao Wu has also been on the battlefield?" Zheng Erlang was interested.

"And what about the brutes?" Wang Jiangnan didn't have a heart or lungs, and he was also very interested when he heard that Xiao Wu had fought.

"Hmph, if Xiao Wu is willing, he won't be able to run away now" Zheng Xiu'er was still indignant, Wang Jiangnan hurriedly hugged Zheng Xiu'er and told him to forgive.

"It's not too late, let's drink tea again" Zheng Shisan drank the wine, but he was in good spirits.

Xiao Wu had to call the servant to come in and clean up, and invited everyone to sit down on the side of the small coffee table, there was a three-seater long wooden chair with armrests and a few round stools on the side of the coffee table, Xiao Wu took out a set of tea sets and a round wooden jar from the secret cabinet on the side of the closet. This is a set of purple sand tea sets, which are quaint. Wang Jiangnan sneered.

"You guy who eats is a black clay bowl, this tea drinker is elegant"

Xiao Wu smiled embarrassedly, "I rarely eat here, I must be ready next time, I only prepare vegetarian tea here, I don't know if it suits your taste?" ”

"Vegetarian tea is good, I can't get used to those teas mixed with things I don't know" or Wang Jiangnan talked a lot, and Zheng Erlang didn't care.

Xiao Wu picked up the long-spouted copper kettle that was steaming from the fireplace and began to make tea, first rinsed the tea set three times, and then put tea leaves in the purple clay pot, held the copper kettle high and poured water, the water rotated in the pot with the tea leaves, the tea is an unknown eagle tea in black water, fried and dried, but it is still green, the first tea is used to brew a tea cup, the hot air in the tea tray is shrouded, like clouds and smoke, the whole process is like flowing clouds and water, full of ancient rhyme.

"It's a pity that it's a Lu Hanzi, if it is replaced by a graceful woman, it will be even more beautiful" Wang Jiangnan also saw straight eyes.

Xiao Wu didn't look up, carefully poured the tea, lowered his hand quickly, each cup of water was just eight points full, the tea was green, there was no trace of foam, the bamboo clip clamped the edge of the teacup and put it in front of everyone, Zheng Erlang sniffed the teacup first, a fragrance came to his nose, took a sip, and the tea fragrance was soaked in the internal organs "good tea"

"Of course it's good tea, this kind of tea has a price," Zheng Shisan said proudly.

The three little ladies also picked up the dark red purple sand teacup with their jade onion-like fingers, although the tea was hot, but only felt warm from the teacup, and the three of them each took a small sip and tasted it.

"Xiao Wu Langjun is really good Yaxing," Zheng Suier also praised. "It's the first time I've seen this tea-making effort."

"I learned this process from Temple Street,"

After pouring it again and cleaning up the table over there, Wang Jiangnan began to urge Xiao Wu to preach the story of going to the battlefield.