When Xu Rui and Lu Tianhao walked out of Wanfu Tower, Tianqiwei's carriage had been waiting at the door for a long time, but all the guards had changed into civilian clothes and did not alarm the people and officials in the city.

Xu Rui said that he planned to return to the camp and invited Lu Tianhao to go to the camp to drink again, but Lu Tianhao couldn't refuse, so he had to take the same car with Xu Rui.

In the car, Lu Tianhao wanted to find a topic several times and talk to Xu Rui a few more times, but Xu Rui never answered, staring out the window blankly, as if he was distracted.

Seeing Xu Rui like this, Lu Tianhao was even more uneasy in his heart, especially when he wasn't sure how Xu Rui would react when he saw their human traffic, he couldn't help but become more and more worried, and gradually lost his interest in talking.

The two of them were silent, and the atmosphere in the carriage gradually became very solemn, and only the "creaking, creaking" sound of the wheels could be heard.

Gradually, the carriage drove out of the city, and the sky gradually darkened, and the evening breeze blew in through the window, stirring the long hair of the two.

"Tianhao ......"

Xu Rui suddenly shouted Lu Tianhao, breaking the original dead silence.

Is it finally coming?

Lu Tianhao was shocked, but he tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face, raised his head, and looked at Xu Rui as if he didn't know why, but found that Xu Rui was also looking at him, and his eyes seemed to be full of playfulness.

"It seems that the Cui family doesn't take your Lu family seriously."

Xu Rui said lightly.

Lu Tianhao's heart tightened, and he said in his heart, did Xu Rui want to sow discord? On his face, he seemed to be careless: "The Cui family is the head of the four families, so they will naturally be arrogant, but the four major families are in the same spirit, and this little friction like Wanfulou is actually nothing." ”

This is an understatement, but it clearly tells Xu Rui that he does not need to make a fuss about the contradictions between the four families, he is decent and respectful, and he deserves an old-fashioned evaluation.

"Really?"

Xu Rui smiled dumbly, suddenly put down the bead curtain on the car window, and changed the subject: "What do you think of the treasures of Tianbao Pavilion?" ”

Lu Tianhao was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what Xu Rui was thinking, he was a little careful in his heart, and he groaned slightly, feeling that there was nothing for Xu Rui to exploit, so he said: "Tianbao Pavilion is worthy of its name, if it is really a treasure, Brother Xu has such a treasure number, it is equivalent to sitting on the golden mountain, which is really enviable." ”

Xu Rui laughed: "Don't be envious, I can share your Lu family's three percent profits, I don't know if your Lu family dares to accept it?" ”

"What?"

Lu Tianhao's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he looked at Xu Rui in amazement.

Xu Rui didn't seem to see his shock at all, and continued: "It's not a secret, this official came to Xichuan this time just to find an excuse to let the saint let me out to breathe, the so-called imperial order is actually irrelevant, the real purpose is to sell the treasures in the Tianbao Pavilion to Xichuan, or even Xiliang." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Tianhao opened his mouth wide.

Xu Rui smiled and took out a few pieces of manuscript paper from his arms and handed them to Lu Tianhao, and continued: "You see, this official has calculated that with the production capacity of Tianbao Pavilion, if you have a complete sales channel, you can make a profit of at least three to four million taels in Xichuan every year.

And the things sold are things that other families don't have, and they won't conflict with your Lu family or other businesses, and it's completely new business. ”

"Three to four million taels a year?"

Lu Tianhao was shocked by the numbers Xu Rui said, and hurriedly opened the manuscript paper that Xu Rui handed him, only to see that it was densely packed with numbers, all of which were the value and quantity of the treasures of Tianbao Pavilion, if they could all be sold, it would indeed be an unimaginable astronomical amount.

"It should be said that at the beginning, there were only three or four million taels per year, but the output and sales volume will increase year by year, and the upper limit is not easy to say, if it is done well, even if it makes a profit of tens of millions of taels per year, the official is not surprised."

"Hiss......"

Lu Tianhao gasped.

The imperial court pays taxes of only seventy or eighty million taels every year, and although their four major families monopolize Xichuan Province, they add up to two or three million taels a year, and the pie painted by Xu Rui is really too big.

Naturally, he did not know that the colonial company that had appeared in another world - the "Dutch East India Company".

The "Dutch East India Company" is the most profitable and largest enterprise in the history of mankind in another world, they used product dumping and other means to frantically grab profits in the colonies, and the market value at its peak was 78 million guilders, which is converted into dollars in the 21st century, as high as 7.9 trillion.

This is equivalent to the combined GDP of Germany and Japan, or the combined market capitalization of the world's top 20 companies, which no company in history can match, and Xu Rui's Galaxy Group is on its way.

A mere 10,000,000 taels of silver may sound unbelievable, but once this industrial colonial machine is actually in operation, the profit is only a drop in the bucket.

"If what Lord Xu said is true, then you give the Lu family three percent of the interest is equivalent to three million taels of silver per year, I'm afraid it is impossible to give such a heavy profit in vain, right? What kind of chips do you want the Lu family to come up with? ”

Lu Tianhao asked in a deep voice.

Speaking of business, the titles of the two became formal, and there was no longer the politeness of the previous temptation.

"Of course it won't be given in vain, this official needs to take root in Xichuan and dominate all the trade of Tianbao Pavilion, the Lu family can only be a participant, not a leader."

Xu Rui said lightly.

Lu Tianhao said: "Since the Lord is open and honest, it is not easy for Tianhao to hide it, all the business in Xichuan has always been controlled by the four major families, and Lord Xu wants to start a new business, I'm afraid it will not be easy." ”

Xu Rui seemed to know that he would say this, and said lightly: "So I am looking for the Lu family, not the four major families." ”

Lu Tianhao frowned: "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Rui said with a smile: "That's what it means, the Lu family wants to settle the other three forces, help Tianbao Pavilion gain a foothold in Xichuan, and even open the trade route to Xiliang, and then divide it into three percent every year."

As for the other few of the four major families, the official still can't look down on them.

Besides, if one more family joins in this business, one more family will share the profits, and the profit that the official can take out is only thirty percent, whether you are the Lu family's share, or pull the other three families to share together, you can figure it out by yourself. ”

Lu Tianhao breathed for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, can you know how much power the four families have, and how difficult it is for the Lu family to shake the other three?" ”

Xu Rui waved his hand and said: "Before coming, the official naturally did some homework, if the Lu family is really embarrassed, he must pull the other three, as long as he can help the official to do this."

However, I have a word to remind you, as you can see from today's events, that the four major families are by no means monolithic, and there must be no shortage of mutual conflicts.

The four families were interdependent before, and they fought against each other to reach a balance of power, but once the official participated, it may not be an opportunity for the Lu family to break the balance and dominate Xichuan! ”

Hearing this, Lu Tianhao's pupils shrank, and he suddenly looked at Xu Rui, Xu Rui smiled at the corner of his mouth, and did not retreat from his gaze, his eyes were full of determination.

He didn't laugh......

Lu Tianhao's heart was shocked, and he desperately suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "To say something taboo, although the adult is a Qincha, but it is only a mere five grades, even if you have the heart to help the Lu family, can you really stir Xichuan?" ”

Xu Rui smiled dumbly: "Money is a good thing, as long as you have money, there will be a lot of people who will work hard for you, even if I don't have the ability to stir Xichuan, King Yu, King Su, King Liao, and even the prince will not?" ”

Lu Tianhao's face changed, and he muttered: "This matter is too big, I can't be the master, I have to go home and discuss with the elders first." But I still don't know something, since there is such a good thing, why did Lord Xu fall in love with the Lu family. ”

Xu Rui nodded: "Of course, I want you to go home to discuss, as for why I fell in love with the Lu family, it was not so much that I fell in love with your Lu family, but because I fell in love with you Lu Tianhao." ”

Lu Tianhao was stunned again, but listened to Xu Rui continue: "If the official's expectations are good, you are the one who was entrusted by the four families to contact me, right?"

Since the four major families have chosen you to contact me, it means that they recognize your intelligence, and I have been observing along the way, compared with the people of the other three families, you know how to advance and retreat, can forbear, and are a qualified partner.

You must know that what I want to do is not a one-shot deal, but long-term cooperation, so I must find a trustworthy person, you have passed my test, I believe that if you can take over the Lu family, you will definitely be a qualified head of the family, and our business can be done for several generations. ”

Is he hinting at supporting me in my bid for the position of head of the Lu family?

Lu Tianhao seemed to have been hit in the chest by a heavy hammer, and he was shocked.

If the previous heavy profits were promised to the Lu family, then Xu Rui's words were undoubtedly a great promise to himself.

It was only at this time that he realized Xu Rui's cleverness.

Every word this person says doesn't seem to have much to offer, but you can't refuse, this is an upright conspiracy, and it won't give you a chance to choose the second path at all.

When the moon was in the sky, Xu Rui stood beside the carriage, watching the flushed Lu Tianhao galloping away on horseback, it was conceivable that the Lu family and himself would be sleepless all night tonight.

No matter how dangerous Xichuan is, Xu Rui decided to take a gamble, Lu Tianhao and the Lu family are his first deck of cards, and it will soon be clear whether he can succeed.

Xu Rui squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, then slowly turned around, planning to get in the car and return to the camp.

At this moment, a horse suddenly burst out of the woods and went straight to the carriage, and the guards around him were startled, and hurriedly picked up a repeating crossbow and aimed at him.

Xu Rui saw that the figure in the night was vaguely familiar, and waved his hand slightly, asking the guards to put down the crossbow arrows and let the man come over.

The man really pulled the reins five or six meters away from the carriage, then jumped off the horse, walked all the way to Xu Rui, and saluted respectfully.

"Zheng Yichen, a grass man, has seen Lord Qincha."

Xu Rui sneered: "Zheng Yichen, it turns out that you already know my identity, and you have followed me all the way. ”

Zheng Yichen bowed deeply and said: "It is not difficult to guess that the Lu family can be so solemn, and there is only one adult who comes from the capital, as for the tailgating, please forgive the adult, the grass people have a matter, I have to explain it to the adult, and ask the adult to borrow a step to speak." ”

"Oh? What can you say, borrow a step and be spared? ”

Xu Rui looked at him coldly, and said lightly, not as polite as he was when he treated Lu Tianhao.

Zheng Yichen looked left and right, hesitated for a moment, and said stubbornly: "No matter what your lord promises to the Lu family, the Zheng family is willing to do the same thing at the same price." ”

Xu Rui frowned: "You did the master?" ”

Zheng Yichen nodded and said, "The grass people have done the master, and the Zheng family also has a reason to act like this." ”

Xu Rui looked at him deeply and said in a deep voice, "You come with me." ”

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the carriage.