The two Shu merchants fled to the side, for fear that the bandits in Xiling would disturb their medicinal herb business. They whispered: "The lord of Xiling is amazing, at a young age, not only fought all the invincible opponents of the ten sects and eight factions, but also did all kinds of business in Chen Guo, and now he is much richer than the Chen Guo Qin family back then!" ”

"In my opinion, he's just hit the luck! What kind of rouge gouache shop he made a fortune did not rely on King Chen's liking, so the wives and ladies of the Chen family were also highly sought after. It is said that one of the spices they sold best at the beginning was still transported from our Shu country. Now the spice is mixed into all their rouge gouache, and it is the lifeblood of their cosmetics shop. ”

"If they cut off the source of the spices, will they not be cut off from their wealth?"

"If it were really that easy to decide, would they still be the richest man in Chen Guo now? The ten sects and eight factions in Xiling all listened to him and helped him protect those incense-making flowers! There is also the king of Shu, and it is strictly forbidden for idle people to go to Xiling to pick flowers. It's really strange, how can the little white-faced brothers of Chen Guo be so good! ”

Shu'er and Lin Ying listened to their words word for word, and glanced at each other absently. The world thinks they are lucky, but who knows what they have been through? When the lights of restaurants and brothels were turned off in the middle of the night in Fanjing, Shu'er was still checking the accounts, and Lin Ying was still designing the pattern of the box for the newly made cosmetics; When the Qin family, who had been the richest man in Chen Guo for many years, was gradually depressed and decaying, it was Shu'er who took a fancy to every opportunity, led Lin Ying and Zhao Qi to stay up for many days and nights, negotiated and revised how many merger and acquisition contracts, and established today's Chen Guoyan and Su industries step by step.

The palace people brought merchants from all over the world to the Chengyu Hall to take a seat, Shu'er and Lin Ying's position was the front, next to the two Song merchants who were waiting with them in the palace gate just now, although they were not the richest among the people present, but they were not the most luxurious among the seats, but they were not a few years older than Shu'er and Lin Ying, but they looked calm and calm.

Lin Ying quickly observed the two Song merchants with his extremely talented painting eyes, and turned his head sideways to Shu'er and whispered, "Those two of the Song Kingdom are probably not ordinary merchants. One is not smiling, his eyes are like torches, and he is not angry, and the other is smiling, but he is observing words and looking around. ”

The smiling merchant of the Song Kingdom, who looked around, seemed to notice Lin Ying's observation, saluted Shu'er and Lin Ying, and said, "In Xia Qiaoling, this is my cousin Qiao Jing. Shicai heard from other businessmen that the two benevolent brothers are Boss Yan and Boss Su of Chen Guo, which is really a blessing! ”

Shu'er knew that the Qiao family of Song Guo was dominant, and there were many sons and nephews, not only occupying important official positions, but also using officials for personal gain, and running many businesses. Shu'er left the Song Palace at a very young age, and it was normal that she hadn't heard of these two nephews of the Qiao family. She replied respectfully: "I heard that the Qiao family's business is all over the Song Kingdom, and I am deeply honored to meet the two of them today." Chen Song has not been in business for many years, and it is not easy to get to know the two of you, so please give me more advice. ”

Qiao Jing, who was not angry and arrogant, also saluted Shu'er and Lin Ying, although there was no closeness in his eyes, he was not disrespectful. Shu'er hadn't seen the Song people for a long time, and couldn't help but glance at the Qiao brothers a few more times. She felt that Qiao Jing's face was expressionless like a jade carving, and she looked a little distant and cold. His cousin, Qiao Ling, was amiable and gradually chatted with the surrounding merchants from all over the world.

The palace people served tea, the utensils were simple and elegant, and the golden barley tea was mellow and delicious. Lin Ying smiled and said, "King Zhao's taste is not bad. ”

Shu'er didn't have time to stare at Lin Ying, who had a lot of words, only to see two palace people carrying a golden gauze tent and placing it in front of Zhao's throne, and the palace people announced: "Your Highness has arrived." The merchants immediately stood up respectfully.

A tall, thin figure walked behind the tent, followed by a guard with a sword, also standing behind the tent. Shu'er saw that King Zhao's footsteps were calm and powerful, but the posture of the guard was obviously not martial arts, the arm holding the sword on the right side was heavy, and the right shoulder was also collapsed, feeling like a woman embroidering flowers in the boudoir. Shu'er suddenly realized that the woman was probably King Zhao's sister Duguqing.

Everyone couldn't see King Zhao's face behind the veil clearly, and they could only see the straight outline of his jade crown and bundled hair, although he sat not far from them, he had a kind of majesty that was high above and isolated from the world. His voice was approachable: "There are old merchants who have come from afar, which makes Ninghe Palace shine, and Lone is also grateful." It's really not that Lone deliberately hides behind the veil and doesn't want to be honest with you, but Lone has a terrible scar on his face, and he doesn't want to frighten you. I invite you to come today, I want to do a business with you. ”

Lin Ying took a sip of tea, smiled at the pretentious King Zhao, and suddenly felt that the five kingdoms of Kyushu were really all kinds of kings. There is the sword idiot of the evil sect in Shu, there is King Chen, who opens the palace gate wide and allows bandits to steal the treasures in the palace at will, there is King Song who has the cheekiness to write to King Zhao to let his sister be on the beauty list, there is a father like the king who would rather fight alone than have his wife and children by his side to bear the danger, and King Zhao likes to negotiate business with merchants from all countries through the veil......

Seeing Lin Ying's disrespectful behavior, Shu'er kicked him lightly, snatched the teacup he held in his hand, and put it on the table.

King Zhao seemed to see that scene, smiled lightly, and said gently: "You can be as casual as you are, and you don't care about being polite." As long as you can help Gu come up with advice and revive the trade of Zhao Kingdom, not to mention this little tea, it is the best aged wine in the Zhao Palace Wine Cellar, and you can also take it out for you to taste. ”

Lin Ying stuck out her tongue at Shu'er, only to hear King Zhao say slowly: "For more than 100 years, Zhao has valued agriculture and light business, and although the people are not worried about food, it is rare to prosper. I think that Gu also went to the Yudu of Song State, Chen Guofanjing, Linjiang of Chu State, and Zichuan of Shu State, but why didn't Zhao Guopingliang have a noisy and lively market? The common people of Zhao only knew how to farm, and there were only vegetables, melons and fruits, chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep in the bazaar, and other materials were purchased from neighboring countries, and even the currency was mixed with the coinage of Chen and Song. Lone tried many times, from bazaars to currency, from private workshops to government-run factories, but the deep-rooted heart of the people to farm and farm has always been unwilling to accept new trade, so that Zhao State's commerce is sluggish and materials are scarce. You are all the best among the merchants of various countries, if you can offer good business strategies to improve the decline of Zhao's commerce, there is a great reward. Lone plans to give you three days, and the food and accommodation will be solved in the Ninghe Palace, so there is no need to worry. Within three days, each person writes a proposal and submits it. On the fourth day, Lone selected two outstanding people to discuss in the court, and gave each of them ten acres of fertile land, and the one with the best discussion got 50 taels of silver ingots. This reward was insignificant in the eyes of the wealthy merchants, but it was only a temporary reward. When the good policy is activated, Zhao Guo will benefit, and the orphan will share 20% of the dividends to those who contribute good policies for a period of ten years. "If you want to talk about "The Ups and Downs of the Nations" with more like-minded people, follow "Hot Network or rd444" on WeChat to chat about your favorite books with more book friends