Chapter 518: Rejecting the Great Prince
Ever since Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan had planned to help Ling Fengchen, Zhao Yunling had gradually gathered the caravans that were still in the territory of the Holy Mart Country, and slowly moved them all into the Linshui Country.
Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan have been doing business abroad for so many years, except for business, there is nothing that can help Ling Fengchen, and the Shengma Kingdom is now made into a miasma by the king, and there is no longer any need for the caravan to develop in the Shengma country, so Zhao Yunling's speed of transferring the caravan and industry is also quite fast.
As for the documents for the caravan to move into the Linshui Country, it was naturally all opened by Zhao Yunling for Ling Feng Chen.
Ling Fengchen didn't know what Zhao Yunling was going to do, but he and Zhao Yunling had been getting along for a long time, Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan and their two children were all in his house, so he naturally had no reason not to believe Zhao Yunling, and he opened the document extremely happily, and by the way, he also sold a wave of good things in front of Zhao Yunling, and then as expected, he got a burst of ridicule from Rong Yan.
After the caravan and industry all moved into Linshui Country, Zhao Yunling also led the leaders of the caravan to Ling Fengchen for the first time.
Ling Fengchen didn't know what Zhao Yunling was going to do, and asked in a fog for a while, "What are you bringing me to see these people for?" β
Zhao Yunling smiled and bumped his shoulder, and said with a smile, "You went to the Holy Mart Kingdom with the envoy to discuss cooperation with me, presumably you have visited those famous businessmen, take a look again, can you recognize them?" β
Ling Fengchen was still a little dazed, looking over one by one, but stopped when he saw the last person who was cowering and had been avoiding his gaze, and smiled suddenly, "I don't know anyone else, I know this person, Qiao Wenxuan Qiao's shopkeeper, but you?" β
As soon as Zhao Yunling heard the words "Qiao Wenxuan", his eyes immediately widened, and he almost walked in front of the man, and when he looked at it, the person didn't hide it, and let go for Zhao Yunling to see.
"Qiao Wenxuan, why are you here?" Zhao Yunling was surprised and delighted.
"The king has issued you a wanted warrant in the country of Saint-Mar, and I heard that you have arrived in the country of Linshui, and found that your caravans have slowly withdrawn to the country of water, so I wanted to come to see the situation, but I did not expect to see you in fact. I wanted to tease you, but I didn't expect to be recognized by the prince. Qiao Wenxuan took down the cover on his body, looked at Zhao Yunling and smiled.
"The prince helped us enter the Linshui country, so we settled here first. I can't do the business of the Shengma Kingdom now, so I thought that the property in my hand was still well preserved, and the prince was currently encountering some things, so I thought about moving all the caravans into the Linshui Country and helping him, which could be regarded as a personal favor. β
Zhao Yunling was explaining to Qiao Wenxuan, but he didn't expect Ling Fengchen to suddenly interject.
"No wonder you keep asking me to sign those customs clearance documents during this time, I didn't expect you to hit this idea." Ling Fengchen joked with a smile.
"If the prince needs help in business matters, Qiao Mou should also make a contribution, even if it is for Qiao, and the business in Linshui Country has a lot to be taken care of by the prince." Qiao Wenxuan bowed his hand to Ling Fengchen.
The three of them immediately reached a consensus and discussed it with the leaders of the caravan.
The plan was for the caravan to start with the restaurant business and gradually insert it into the various industries of the Linshui Kingdom, while the caravan that originally provided a source of goods for Zhao Yunling's imperial merchant business would use Ling Fengchen's hand to present treasures to the king of the Linshui Kingdom, so as to build the relationship between the caravan and the royal family.
Zhao Yunling is also a skilled worker as an imperial businessman, and the plan is progressing very smoothly.
In terms of restaurants, they also successfully accepted a restaurant brand that is not big, but also has a good reputation.
And the reason why Zhao Yunling is eyeing this family is because this family is not eye-catching, and there are many dignitaries and dignitaries who don't like to swagger like to come here, and these people often have deeper secrets in their hands, but if they reveal one or two words, they can also know the direction of some things. This is also the most beneficial to Ling Fengchen's current situation.
The king of Linshui Kingdom had obtained the rare treasure offered by the caravan, and when he heard that it was an auspicious omen, he praised Ling Fengchen well.
The king of Linshui is not mediocre, but as a monarch, it is impossible to calculate everything in the country accurately, and how much he believes in evil. Recently, the king of Linshui Country, who has been in a miasma of St. Ma's country, also knows that at this time he has obtained an "auspicious omen", which does not mean that the national strength of Linshui country can be strong again, how can he not be happy?
And when the king of Linshui Country praised Ling Fengchen, the eldest prince happened to be on the spot, and after hearing all these words, Ling Fengchen's heart, which was already dissatisfied, was even more unwilling.
Ling Fengchen was usually the most dissolute of the princes, but he was also the most easily appreciated by the king. The king has not set up a crown prince until now, which makes the eldest prince can't help but be suspicious day by day, the king is not because of Ling Fengchen who does not want to appoint him as the crown prince.
The eldest prince also pushed Ling Fengchen before, just to pull Ling Fengchen off the horse, so that he could become the prince justifiably, but he didn't expect to come like this now, and heard that Zhao Yunling and the two helped him, so he secretly sent someone to ask Zhao Yunling and the two to meet in private.
Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan were idle in Ling Fengchen's mansion, and when they heard about this, they couldn't help but be aroused. Since they knew the handiwork of the eldest prince in Ling Fengchen's matter, they also wanted to take advantage of this time to explore the truth of the eldest prince, so they responded.
The location of the eldest prince's appointment is the restaurant that the caravan has just taken over not long ago.
Zhao Yunling and the others arrived very early, but they didn't want to wait for the big prince to wait for a long time.
And as soon as they met, the eldest prince did not beat around the bush, and said directly, "I heard that the 'auspicious rui' that my father just got was offered by you?" β
Rong Yan and Zhao Yunling glanced at each other, and then responded, "It was our subordinates who dedicated it to the king, I don't know why the eldest prince asked me and my wife to come here?" β
"You two subordinates offered it, so why did you borrow Ling Fengchen's hand again? I said it bluntly, Ling Fengchen is no longer favored by my father and emperor, you might as well help me, if I become the crown prince, don't say that you want to be an imperial businessman, even the salt industry I can hand over to you, you two might as well consider it? β
Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan glanced at each other again, both secretly smiling.
They had expected the purpose and words of the eldest prince for a long time, but what they didn't expect was that the eldest prince would be able to put forward such "generous" conditions.
Although they are not rare, they must be done. But according to the plan, they don't have the road of the eldest prince, so they can ignore it.
But what they didn't expect was that the eldest prince actually proposed to hand over the salt industry to them.
The salt industry, which is the lifeblood of a country, is no longer generous and can be described, it is simply saying "I will give you half of the country, and we will sit on the throne together". They are not children anymore, in this case, who will believe it?
I don't know if the eldest prince is ignorant or naΓ―ve? I don't know if he really doesn't know the importance of the salt industry or thinks that this kind of thing can deceive them.
But no matter how you look at it, the eldest prince is a proper straw bale.
Hearing that they borrowed Ling Fengchen's hand to offer "auspicious rui", he directly made an appointment with them privately, and also directly met them in the restaurant under their hands, from this point alone, it can be seen how impulsive and brainless the eldest prince is.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yunling said directly, "The eldest prince, thanks to the good intentions, but my wife and I are just ordinary businessmen, and they can't participate in the affairs of the royal family, let alone help you become the crown prince." The reason why 'auspiciousness' was presented to the king by the hand of the prince was only because the prince was kind to us and made a small repayment. My husband and wife have important matters later, so we will leave first. β
After that, Rong Yan and Zhao Yunling left the restaurant together regardless of the eldest prince's increasingly blue face.
Seeing this, the eldest prince was even more unhappy in his heart, and even directly resented Zhao Yunling and the others, "What two Diao people!" I promised them such good conditions, they didn't want it, they had to put money on Ling Fengchen's mud, and they dared to throw their faces at me. Hmph, let's see what I do with you two in the future. β
As he spoke, the eldest prince slapped the table fiercely, and it shook Xiao Er, who came in to deliver tea.
The eldest prince glared at him and said to Xiao Er, "What kind of tea do you send, don't sit down!" β
Xiao Er put down the tea and said to the eldest prince resignedly, "The villain didn't come in to deliver tea, the villain is here to tell you that my master has just come to this box, and all the expenses of this box will be borne by my master, and I will return your silver by the way." β
Xiao Er said, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and put it on the table and left, leaving the angry prince behind.
"These two Diao people are actually playing tricks on me! I'm going to lock you up in the future, so you can learn a lesson!" β
Zhao Yunling and the others returned to the mansion, but they saw Ling Fengchen walking around the front hall with an anxious face, and when they saw them coming back, they immediately showed a happy face, but they quickly reined in and deliberately put on a straight face.
"You two, don't you know what time it is? Dare to go out and run around? Ling Fengchen deliberately made a look of questioning them.
Ling Fengchen has been appreciated by the king for his dedication to "Xiangrui" recently, and he is eager to redeem the previous influence, he has been so busy that he has not seen anyone in the recent days, and seeing him in the front hall today can't help but make the two of them a little surprised.
Seeing that they didn't speak, Ling Fengchen continued, "I heard that you were asked out by the Great Prince...... The eldest prince asked you to go out, and you went out, don't you know how narrow-minded the eldest prince is? You helped me this time, and he asked you out to do something bad to you. β
At this time, Yueqing happened to come, and whispered to the two that Ling Fengchen had deliberately waited again because he was worried that they would be in danger, and he had planned to take them out to find the two.
The two of them immediately laughed, and Ling Fengchen knew that he had been exposed by Yue Qing, and immediately said arrogantly, "What are you laughing at, I tell you, I can do without you, you don't matter at all!" β
Zhao Yunling and Rong Yan immediately looked at each other and smiled, seeing Ling Fengchen's awkwardness, and responded perfunctorily, "What you said is right. But he didn't take his words to heart.