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"Not really, I see that some parts of the empire are also prosperous, but it is too far away from our Yanjing, and it is not very convenient, if it weren't for that, I would have gone there a long time ago. The www.biquge.info of the pen "The rat beard merchant disagreed with the other party's opinion, and shook the satin folding fan again, "Look at Kansai, look at Tiannan, and then look at Burma, damn, Jiangnan merchants really have a good nose, swarms into Tiannan and Kansai, and now they are rushing into Burma like hungry dogs, and the whole empire is only afraid that only the west is still peaceful, and the deserted place that was disdainful is now a fragrant dumpling that everyone is vying for, and the world has really changed." ”

"Well, that's right, don't you look at who is in charge in the west? With Baisheng Gong and the king sitting there, whoever wants to make trouble can't please him, whether it's the Kaman butcher, or the Maqi Khan devil, or the Taiping plague god, who hasn't capsized under him? Now those merchants from the northwest come to Yanjing, and everywhere they are full of shy, high-spirited, and when they ask, they are all babbling, cowhide baking, from the northwest, what's the matter? Look at the momentum, as if it is superior, it can see that the merchants from other regions are blushing. The yellow-faced businessman looked envious, but lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Master Li Wufeng Li has always been very lenient to businessmen, and businessmen can be officials from the same background, and they also sent letters to officials in other regions asking them to protect the businessmen in the northwest. ”

"How could it be useless? A friend of mine in the northwest, an Indorian immigrant, went from the northwest to his hometown to discuss business, and in the northern part of the Tik, Lahore provincial capital Hellum, he was blackmailed by a local official, and immediately took out this thing, and threatened to go to the local diplomat, and the official was so frightened that he was afraid to speak, and he was busy giving convenience, which is the proof. The rat-whiskered man immediately gave an example, "This is really a great way to grow the prestige of our empire." ”

"Hmph, that's not called the majesty of the Chang Empire, it's the majesty of the Chang Northwest, I haven't heard of what Lord Li is called in Yinde'an? Invincible military gods! The Tik people were defeated by the Northwest Army, originally Lord Li has been staying in Kansai, but those Tik people are far-fetched, if it is said that Lord Li personally led the army to the battle, it is obvious that he wants to cover up his defeat in the battle. From this, we can also know the prestige of Master Li on the side of Indean. How could those local officials not be afraid? If it really causes trouble, can he afford it?" the yellow-faced merchant said leisurely, "But some time ago, the Northwest Army also suffered a loss, and was kicked out of Pinglu by the Kaman butcher, I heard that the battle was fought in the dark, and the moon was dark, but in this way, the Kaman butcher will be even more arrogant, otherwise how can he occupy Montenegro and Longquan again?"

"Alas, let's leave the Kaman people alone, anyway, the empire still has hundreds of thousands of troops guarding the west, and it is impossible for the Kamans to hit Yanjing for a while, now we need to think about business, and if we don't do a few more, we really have to drink the northwest wind." I got the news that the production of indigo in Tianshui and Longdong has basically recovered, and I heard that the production of safflower cakes is still expanding, and those workshops have increased their production at full capacity. Now the situation in Heshuo is in a mess, and I don't dare to go when I see it, or we will go down to Jincheng from Huanggang, and then bypass it from Hanzhong, although the road is farther, but there is finally a business to do, and now the supply of Heshuo is broken, and it is estimated that the price will have to rise, and we will add the freight to the cost at most, maybe we can make two more. "The rat-bearded merchant finally turned the topic back to the topic, no matter how much he talked about state affairs, it was illusory, but raising a family was the most realistic, no business, no money to make, then it would really starve to death.

"Oh? The news you got from there? The Taiping army in Tianshui has only recently withdrawn, and production has resumed so quickly? Is it reliable? If it is not reliable, I would rather go to Yushan, I heard that the situation over there has basically returned to calm, and the Maqi Khan people have not gone overboard, and recently Yanjing cinnabar and empty bluestone are very pretty, if you can't get indigo and safflower cakes, it is not bad to get some cinnabar and empty bluestone. The yellow-faced merchant asked with some surprise, he didn't expect that his business partner could be so well-informed.

"Hehe, promise no problem, I heard this in Shuiyue Tower, last night I happened to meet a friend from Tianshui, he came to Yanjing to buy, I asked Longdong and Tianshui by the way, he said that the Taiping army failed to enter the city, Tianshui had little impact, and the food supply over there was very sufficient, so production was quickly restored, but I had to detour to Jincheng. The Ratbeard merchant replied with some embarrassment.

The two dye merchants were arguing about their business, and several people in the private room on the third floor above them were also pacing anxiously, as if waiting for someone.

"Why haven't you come yet?" didn't you say that this time was good?" the middle-aged man in his thirties picked up the teacup and put it down a little impatiently.

"Third child, don't be frivolous, you have to be patient if you want to get things done. Although there is chaos in Yanjing City now, the people in the internal affairs department are still very conscientious, and the other party doesn't want the internal affairs department to find out. The middle-aged man sitting on the side had sparkling eyes and bulging temples, but his face was calm and relaxed, and he had some demeanor.

"Hmph, then we can't be blamed, since His Highness gave the Du family the route to Luyang and Pengcheng, it is obvious that he doesn't regard our boat gang as his own family, so why should we work for him again? Now there are more and more people from the hometown of the brothers in the gang, all of them are poor people who can't afford to eat, don't accept it, it's unreasonable, accept it, now it's difficult for our boat gang to even support themselves, how can we afford it?"

The middle-aged man sitting on the side did not speak, but he was carefully evaluating what this meeting would bring to the boat gang, originally thought that since His Royal Highness had taken the entire East China Sea, the boat gang originally controlled a considerable part of the water transportation business from Jinzhong through Yanjing to Luyang, if the waterway business to Pengcheng and even Jinling could also be pulled over a part, then the boat gang would also be a lot more moisturized, even if now due to the drought many old family children can come to work can be casually accepted to the past, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness to leave his own gang and hand over the water transport concession from Luyang to Jinling through Pengcheng to the Donghai Du family, which is simply an insult, his group of people worked hard for him but ended up like this, this tone made Liang Cheng unbearable, and even if he endured it, the gang accepted so many children from Jinzhong's hometown, and the business not only did not expand, but shrank, how can such a thing go on?

Since there is no hope for the water transportation business in the east, the boat gang that lives on the waterway of the Fan River can only develop towards the upper reaches of the Fan River, but the Heshuo area in the upper reaches is in chaos, and it is not easy for his own Jianghu gang to gain a foothold in the river and Tianshui, so he thought of finding a new backer. Heshuo has been in turmoil, and it is obviously impossible for the Taiping Sect to maintain their rule here for a long time, especially in this year of famine, it is even more impossible for the Taiping Sect people, who have no foundation, to sit firmly in this country. The Kamans don't even seem to have much interest in Longquan and Montenegro, otherwise they wouldn't have resorted to such extreme measures, and the Boat Gang, even if the Jianghu Gang is in trouble, can't go to the alien race, and the only hope is the west.

Seeing that his eldest brother fell into deep thought, several people standing on the side were silent for a while, not daring to disturb their eldest brother's train of thought, it is not easy for the boat gang to get to this point, and it is also necessary to be cautious in making a choice, especially this choice that will determine the fate of the entire gang needs to be thought twice.

"Big brother, if the other party agrees to us today? What about the alliance? I'm afraid it won't take long for the Luo Yue faction to notice the abnormality, and Fu Jian won't sit idly by. Another thin middle-aged man sat in the corner and opened his mouth while smoking a cigarette pouch.

"Second brother, what do you care about the broken alliance? Damn, he said that the faction has the support of His Royal Highness, eats fragrant food, drinks spicy food, how can he ever care about our life and death? We don't participate in this alliance, anyway, it hasn't brought much benefit to our boat gang, except for working for it for nothing, I don't think this Rausch alliance is of much help to our boat gang, can't the brothers have to wave the flag for them without even eating?"

"I can't say that, now His Royal Highness is very powerful, and he also has this advantage in Jiangnan, maybe the current emperor will have to be replaced by him, let's go to the end, once the sky changes, then we really have no way out." The middle-aged man who was called the second brother said with a gloomy face, spit out a puff of smoke rings.

"It doesn't matter who is the emperor, more than a thousand brothers of our boat gang have to beg for a living, and now His Royal Highness clearly wants to sacrifice the interests of our boat gang to curry favor with the Du family in the East China Sea, and we can't let the brothers all starve to death, right?" another young man also said.

"The fourth brother is right, we have so many brothers to live, His Royal Highness did this because he couldn't stand us first, so don't blame us for looking for another branch. If he wants to curry favor with the Du family, let him curry favor with him, and see how much benefit the Du family can bring him, and our boat gang will part ways with him!" another young man lowered his voice and said in a muffled voice.

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