"Canglan people?" Jiang Qiming was stunned when he heard it, and looked at Xiao Man with some surprise, "You also know the people of Canglan Country?" ”

The two countries rarely come and go, and Xiaoman has not been in Beijing since he was a child, how can he know the people of Canglan China?

"Ao, I heard Brother Wei say that there have been visits from Canglan people in Beijing recently, and it seems that they are interested in cooperating with the shops in Beijing, so I stayed." Facing Jiang Qiming, Xiao Man didn't hide it, so he told everything he knew.

Besides, Jiang Qiming has such a good relationship with the emperor, it is impossible for him not to know about it.

As Xiao Man guessed, Jiang Qiming nodded after hearing this, "So that's the case, I've heard a little about it, and I met with their envoys in the palace a few days ago, but I didn't mention it, and now when I hear you say this, I know that they mean this." ”

There are two teams from the Canglan Kingdom that came to Donglan Country this time, one was sent to propose harmony, and the other team, naturally, as Xiaoman said, wanted to find a few shops to seek long-term cooperation.

I had met with the envoys and others in the palace before, and Xiao Manfang said that he had seen the people of Canglan in his own mansion, and they must have come to seek cooperation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiming also guessed what Xiao Man meant, he smiled faintly and asked straight to the point, "Are you very interested in this matter?" If I can, I can introduce you to you. ”

"Really?" Xiao Manden became excited, but after thinking about it, she was a little embarrassed, so she couldn't help scratching her head, pursed her lips and asked, "But they are here to talk to you about things, wouldn't I rob your business if I said this?" ”

As soon as he heard this, the smile in the corner of Jiang Qiming's eyes was even worse, and he waved his hand indifferently, "I am also doing things for the emperor now, so naturally I can't do business with Canglan Country anymore, and I'm very busy, and I don't have time to deal with these things, even if you don't come, I won't take over this matter." ”

Besides, he is getting older, and he has no children under his knees, and he rarely interacts with outsiders, so he and Xiaoman can be regarded as a match, so he naturally needs to help more.

Therefore, he explained: "Now that Lu Li has resigned, you don't have to go to Beijing every day, if you can really do business with the people of Canglan Country, then the business and I am more convenient than you are blocked, and Lu Li can also accompany you directly to Canglan Country, which can not only play, but also take care of business." ”

When the other party said this, Xiao Man really became more and more moved, she smiled and bowed, "Thank you, Lord Jiang." ”

"No thanks." Jiang Qiming also smiled, very kind.

After sending off Xiaoman and the others, Jiang Qiming returned to the study, and sure enough, he heard the news that the Canglan people were visiting, he straightened his clothes and ordered someone to invite the guests in.

But in a moment, a man with deep eyebrows knocked on the door and came in, put one hand on his chest and bent down, and said respectfully: "Lord Jiang, I am a native of Canglan Country, and I have been visited by my envoy today. ”

As he spoke, he put the things he was carrying on the table, then stepped back and saluted respectfully again: "My lord calls me Hua immediately." ”

Hua Li has a deep face, a tall posture, and is wearing a typical Donglan costume, a blue and cyan robe, but even so, it does not make people feel the slightest awkwardness, but adds a bit of elegance to him, making his originally stiff face a little softer.

The other party did the etiquette of the Canglan Kingdom, Jiang Qiming didn't care much, he raised his hand and ordered someone to sit down, and immediately gave a color to his subordinates, and ordered someone to serve tea, and he raised a kind smile and said: "Huali, I don't know that you came here this time to ......"

"Don't hide it, my lord, I'm not a courtier, and I'm only here to discuss the trade of the caravan." Huali is also a cheerful person, he directly said his purpose, and did not hide it: "Although Canglan and Donglan have little contact between the two countries, I believe that as long as we can cooperate with adults, we will definitely become very good friends in the future!" ”

Jiang Qiming nodded when he heard this, and did not directly respond to the other party's request, but asked: "I heard that the climate of Canglan Country is dry and cold, and most of the people's clothes and bedding are made of animal skins, while the climate in Shangjing is hot and humid, which is completely different from Canglan, how could the envoy think of asking me to cooperate?" ”

He knew in his heart that this matter was most likely facilitated by the emperor, but in the face of Huali, he had to pretend to be stupid, not to mention, Jiang Qiming was also really curious about this matter.

"My lord is right, but Hua Li's purpose in coming this time is the same as that of the envoys, which is to repair the good of the two countries, and besides, Lord Jiang only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other." Na Huali did not rush to refute, but explained with a smile.

"The situation that the adults said changed a few years ago, and now everyone is also looking for more beautiful clothes, although it is also necessary to keep warm, but it is not the same as before, so this time I came not only to marry with the returned country, but also to find a good store and ask for some experience. I had long heard that Lord Jiang was quite accomplished in this area, so the envoy ordered me to come to visit, hoping that the Lord would be taught. ”

The other party said clearly, and Jiang Qiming also understood what the other party meant, indeed, Canglan Country has also become rich in the past two years, so it is more necessary to have experience in this area.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiming's mind suddenly remembered what the emperor had said about harmony, and seeing that Hua Li was hearty and did not hide it, he asked directly: "Dare to ask, is it also because of this reason that your country wants to be friendly with our country?" ”

"Your Excellency is really discerning, indeed, but I heard that there is no suitable princess and county lord in Donglan Kingdom, and the envoy is still discussing this matter with the emperor." Holley smiled and replied truthfully.

In this case, Jiang Qiming had no other concerns, so he directly recommended Su Xiaoman to the other party, "She is very good at embroidery, very good at doing business, she has opened three shops in Shangjing in just one year, and the guys under her are all capable, I think it's most suitable for you to find her!" ”

"Master Jiang, this Su Xiaoman you are talking about is a woman?" Holley asked with a frown.

Jiang Qiming was stunned for a moment, and then quietly tentatively said: "Listen to what you mean, don't you want to cooperate with a store opened by a woman?" ”

I have long heard that women in Canglan Country can also go to the battlefield to fight, and it stands to reason that women should not be discriminated against, but how can the other party ......

Just thinking about it, Hua Li over there waved his hand again and again, and even got up to explain: "Master Jiang misunderstood, I don't look down on women, but I don't know this lady, and I don't know how the other party's business is, I'm afraid it's a little ...... to cooperate rashly."

The rest of the words were not finished by the other party, but the meaning was obvious, obviously not daring to trust Xiaoman.

But also, the envoy of Canglan Kingdom asked him to come to Jiang Qiming by name to cooperate, but he asked him to go to Su Xiaoman at this time, making it clear that he didn't want to take over this errand, if Huali really did what Jiang Qiming said, there would be no way to make the difference.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qiming smiled and said confidently: "Don't worry, it's not that I don't want to take on this errand, it's just that now that I'm getting older, I still have so many shops under my hands, not to mention that I have to take care of all the affairs in the palace, I really can't do it, even if I really should, I can't help you wholeheartedly." ”

But this Su Xiaoman is different, she won the top spot in the Beijing embroidery competition a few years ago, and later opened several shops. If you go to Beijing and ask someone casually, you will know that Manrou Garment Workshop. And her husband is Lu Guogong, Grandpa Guo resigned a few years ago, and now he has a lot of time to wander around, if you can really get in touch with her, she also has time to go to Canglan Country, and she can also help more at that time. ”

After speaking, he pursed his lips slightly and looked at Hua Li with a smile, looking very confident, which made people have to believe his words.

In this way, Hua Li really hesitated a little, he thought about it, frowned and saluted, "Since this is the case, then I will thank Master Jiang first." But we love to go back and discuss this matter and make a decision. ”

"Okay." Jiang Qiming also got up, bowed slightly, and immediately sent Huali away.

After leaving Jiangfu, Hua Li rode his horse back to the post house.

He went abroad with the envoys, although it was true that it had nothing to do with the imperial court, but the shops they came to Donglan to seek cooperation with were also the intention of the king of Canglan, so they had to rely on the opinions of the envoys.

After returning to the post house, Hua Li did not dare to delay for a moment, and went straight to the room where the envoy lived.

Fortunately, the envoy was still there, and after Hua Li entered, he saluted, reported the content of the conversation with Jiang Qiming in the Jiang Mansion word for word, and said at the end: "My lord, you see, did Lord Jiang deliberately shirk, or did he really introduce this person to us?" ”

The envoy was about fifty years old, very thin, but his eyes were very bright, and he had a goatee on his chin, he touched the goatee, and said thoughtfully: "This matter of harmony may not be able to be negotiated, I think we will have to live in Shangjing for a long time." In my opinion, we might as well take advantage of this time to secretly investigate in Shangjing first. ”

"My lord is right, but I heard Lord Jiang say that Su Xiaoman is Lu Guogong's wife, and we want to investigate secretly, I'm afraid it will ......" Hua Li's face was embarrassed.

But the envoy didn't care much when he heard this, he coughed a few times, looked at the direction of the window, and then lowered his voice, "What we want to investigate is not Lu Guogong, and we don't want to do anything harmful, it's just for long-term cooperation, besides, don't you just be careful?" Lu Guogong has not participated in court politics for a long time, and it should be harmless to think about it. ”

Hua Li nodded, "Yes, I'll do it!" ”

got up, and just walked two steps, Hua Li turned around and came back, scratching the back of his head with some embarrassment, "My lord, if the investigation comes out, that Su Xiaoman is fine, and it can indeed help us, then should we discuss cooperation with her?" ”

The envoy raised his eyes and glanced at Hua Li, sighed helplessly, and said leisurely: "As long as it's okay, isn't it different to cooperate with whom?!" ”