"Master!" Shen Cha picked up the teapot placed on the small stove next to him, refilled Qin Zheng with a cup of tea, and said, "According to your statement, Erhutang didn't serve the Liao royal family at the beginning, and it didn't spy on the intelligence of various countries for them, let alone a deceitful sect, right?" ”

"That's it!" Qin Zheng nodded, "Erhutang was not even a Jianghu sect at the beginning, it was just a shop, in addition to the specialties from all over the Liao Kingdom, there were also silk, porcelain, tea, etc. from Great Xia, dairy products, medicinal herbs, and so on. Because of Yelu Zi's special identity, his shop is located in the most prosperous area of Linhuang Mansion, or the most middle position. ”

"You remember it very well!" Uncle Yan glanced at Qin Zheng, "The exchanges between you are not small!" ”

"Not happy?" Qin Zheng leaned over to look at Uncle Yan and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't take it to heart, he wants my family to supply him for a long time, so we naturally have to take a good look at it." Especially for a country like Liao, which has a very delicate relationship with our Great Xia, we should be even more careful. However, I didn't do the investigation, and I heard the responsible steward come back and describe it, saying that Erhutang was quite magnificent, and it was worthy of being opened by someone from the Yelu family. After confirming that Erhutang has this strength, our family made a contract with them. This contract also has some restrictions, for example, the validity of this contract is only when Yelu Zi is the owner of Erhutang, if he transfers this shop to someone else, or even sells this shop, this contract will be invalid. Because we can't guarantee that the successor or the person who bought the shop will be of any character and whether he will be a trustworthy person. You must know that the most fearful thing about doing business is not an evenly matched opponent, but a partner who is dragging his feet and constantly digging holes for you. Qin Zheng sighed softly, took a sip of the teacup, and saw Yan Bo looking at him with a smile, raising his eyebrows, "Don't look at me like this, he is my friend and my trusted partner, but other than that, I don't have any special feelings for him." This man, I have to say, is a business genius, and he has a lot of ideas in his head, all of which are very new and we have never heard of. After returning from a trip to Linhuang Mansion, my housekeeper told us that some things should be scarce and expensive, and they could not be sold in the traditional way, and special measures had to be taken. I didn't understand it at the time, but I later learned that the so-called special method was to reduce the supply of precious silk. For example, our family has some silk from the worship palace, which can also be sold among the people. It turned out that the price was relatively high, and few people cared about it except for some rich and noble families and eunuchs. But after using Yelu Zi's method, there were people queuing up to grab it every day. ”

"Is it because of the price reduction?" Shen Cha handed Xue Ruitian and Hongye, who had already finished fighting, a handkerchief and asked them to wipe the sweat on their faces.

"It's really a little lower, but it's mainly the name of Gongsi, and there is a good-looking packaging on the bread outside the silk, which is sold in limited quantities." Qin Zheng shook his head, "Originally, I thought it should be useless to do this, there are not many people who have a need for these things, and tossing for a long time shouldn't have much effect, and what should not be sold still cannot be sold." ”

"Lord Vice-Marshal, this is what you don't understand." Hongye wiped his sweat, directly picked up the cup of tea that Xue Ruitian had just poured, drank it all the time, and then wiped his mouth and said, "There are many people in this world who love vanity, and your shop did not make a name for tribute in the past, and many people don't know that such an expensive thing was sent to the palace." But once it is played, there will be a lot of people who will rush to it. They felt that it would be worth spending a little silver to buy the same silk silk as His Majesty and the ladies in the palace, and to make clothes of the same color. They can wear such garments to show off their presence and superiority. ”

"Are girls like that?" Xue Ruitian raised his eyebrows, "Xiaocha, you and Jin Miaomiao are not like this!" When you make clothes, you don't pay attention to these, do you? Even the clothes and materials sent from the palace were thrown aside after a glance and the right quantity. ”

"Master Hou, this love of vanity and showmanship is not only the exclusive privilege of girls, but also those young, beautiful, and self-righteous boys. It is precisely because of these people that the business of the deputy marshal's family will become very good! Moreover, the most important point is the word limited, which is the essence of the essence. ”

"How?" Xue Ruitian shook his head, looked at Shen Haolin, looked at Shen Cha, "Do you understand?" ”

"A little." Shen Haolin stretched out his hand and gestured, "It's probably the gimmick that plays a role, Gongsi and limited quantities are enough to move those girls and boys who love beauty and beauty." Especially those who are jealous, when they see that their opponent has it, they must also have it, otherwise they will fall into the inferior class, and they are very unwilling. ”

"Grandpa Guo is right, that's what he meant." Hongye snapped his fingers and turned his head to look at Qin Zheng, "This person is very smart and has grasped the key points of these people, so this strategy can be successful, and the deputy marshal's family really didn't find the wrong person to cooperate." ”

"In just one month, the income of the shop is the sum of the previous year." Qin Zheng pouted, "This is just one of his many schemes, there are many, many more that are eye-catching and amazing, and there will always be a desire to open this person's head and see what is inside." I have to say that in my heart, only the Erhutang in the Yeluzi period is the real Erhutang. The current Erhutang, just like Xiao Feng said, is a gathering place for liars! ”

"Yes, let's talk about that!" Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at Qin Zheng very seriously, "We are very interested in a shop that has become a gathering place for swindlers who have become Jianghu sects and Liao royal families to spy on intelligence, what happened to make such a big change?" ”

"It all stems from an heir he personally chosen." Qin Zheng said with some regret, "Heavenly jealousy of talents, it is particularly suitable to use on him." In the tenth year of his establishment of the Erhu Hall, his physical condition has become very bad, and everyone has a feeling that this person has closed his eyes today, and will he be able to open these eyes again tomorrow. Fortunately, he was more competitive, dragging such a body for a long time. During this time, he chose an heir in the Yelu clan, a person who in his opinion could carry forward the Erhutang. But he never thought that this person's ambition was not just Erhutang. ”

"Is it Yelu Zongcheng?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "Did he make Erhutang like this?" ”

"No, no, no, when Yelu Zongcheng was young, he was not outstanding among the royal children, and no one noticed him. Therefore, when he became the regent, there were many people who said why he let the country be imprisoned. But this person is very scheming, and without many people noticing, he cultivated his own power. However, he is indeed a talent for governing the country, so not long after becoming the regent, he subdued all the relatives and nobles of Linhuang Mansion, eradicated the power of the Xiao family, and brought the north and south courts into his hands. ”

"If it's not Yelu Zongcheng'......" Shen Haolin looked at Qin Zheng and then at Shen Cha, "It can't be the old Liao King who was pulled off by Cha'er, right?" ”

"That's right, it's him!"

"Then it's no wonder that Erhutang has become like this, the old Liao King is not a thing, I'm afraid this fact has long been spread throughout the Xia, Liao, and Jin Kingdoms. Yeluzi is such a shrewd person, how could he choose him as his heir? Yan Bo asked curiously, "However, when that guy was young, he was very polite and had a good face, which made it easy for people to disarm him." ”

"That's right, he just used that innocent and harmless illusion to confuse Yelu Zi, and asked Yelu Zi to hand over the Erhu Hall to him. After Yelu Zi passed away, Erhutang completely closed its doors and became a Jianghu sect. I don't know exactly what this process looks like. ”

"Erhutang said that the door was closed? Your family signed such a contract with Yeluzi, could it be that other people's choices are the same as your family's? Yan Bo frowned slightly, "Wait a minute, I remember that you once received a letter, and you lost your soul for a long time after that day, didn't you ......?"

"Yes, the old butler sent the letter at the risk of death." Qin Zheng nodded, "The old Liao King knew that he was about to take over the Erhu Hall, so he quietly killed Yelu Zi's cronies bit by bit, and the last one to be killed was the old housekeeper." His last wish was that I could avenge him. ”

"Revenge?" Shen Cha was taken aback, "Mr. Yelu is ......"

"Yes!" Qin Zheng pressed his eyes, "For nearly a year, he has put a very slow-onset poison in Yelu Zi's decoction. So......" Qin Zheng looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Do you know why Yelu Zongcheng always shows favor to you, intentionally or unintentionally?" ”

"Yelu Zongcheng is ......" Shen Cha blinked, "Mr. Yelu's illegitimate son?" ”

"The Yelu clan doesn't have the messy things like the Duan clan, and Yelu Zi is the person most respected by the Yelu sect." Qin Zheng waved his hand, "After Erhutang returned to the old Liao King, it completely changed its appearance, stealing chickens and dogs, abducting and cheating, there is nothing they don't do." It is precisely because of these hurtful deeds that he quickly accumulated huge wealth for the old Liao King. He got the benefit from this, and began to think about whether he could use these swindlers to spy on information in various countries. Qin Zheng spread his hands, "That's all I know, after the death of the old Liao King, who took over the Erhutang and what it became, I don't know very well." ”

"That's enough." Shen Cha smiled at her master and turned her head to look at the red leaves, "It seems that that brother of yours ...... It should have been abducted by Erhutang's abductors, tsk, it's also a poor person! ”