"Jinling City, but I haven't been here for some days. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "An Guo stood under the majestic Jinling City and couldn't help but sigh a little. He didn't like the place, he didn't like it very much. There are too many powerful people here, and if you throw a brick down, you can hit a few third- and fourth-grade people. And these officials of the imperial court are insatiable, always trying to extract money from their merchants. Although he didn't care about the money, he still didn't like to be slaughtered like a fat pig.

His eyes looked carefully on the city wall, it was rumored that this city wall was built by Shen Wansan, Shen Wansan was a rich businessman, but the result was not to be exiled to Yunnan, to die in a foreign land, and all the family property was confiscated. In this world, the imperial court is the most unreliable.

After An Guo sighed, he prepared to enter the city. When he was at the city gate, he ran into some trouble. It turned out that there was a plague in the city, but now it is very strict about entering and leaving. It wasn't too difficult for them to get in, but if the people inside wanted to get out, it would be almost impossible.

"It seems that God is helping Liu Liu. Hearing the news, An Guo laughed a little, could it be that the Ming Dynasty's qi was about to run out?

"Master, then are we going to turn around? Jinling City is definitely not the opponent of Liu Liu and the others, so we don't have to curry favor with those officials. The butler felt that there was no suspense about the outcome of this battle, and perhaps the officials in the city would be killed.

"Go inside, you won't have to say anything like that again. An Guo glanced at the housekeeper deeply, then shook his head with a smile and strode forward. The butler's face turned pale, and he knew that he must have said the wrong thing again.

An Guo was a little disappointed, his housekeeper was very loyal to him, but in terms of ability, he was a little lacking. Did he come to Jinling this time just to give some money and curry favor with the officials of the imperial court? No, he spent this money to buy a reputation.

In today's world, it is the world of literati, and whoever masters the pen has the right to speak. He is just a businessman who runs a lowly business, and if he wants to mingle in this world, he can't just curry favor with those officials. Everyone knows that the credit of those officials is a piece of shit.

However, when he donated a large amount of materials to Jinling City at this critical juncture, his reputation for squandering money and serving the country wholeheartedly spread. It doesn't matter who these things will fall into his hands, but the reputation is truly his. With this level of fame, for him, it is his passport to trade. After all, civil servants are all about face.

After the two entered the city, they went all the way to the mansion of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and after leaving the Shangshu Mansion, they went to the Mansion of the Duke of Wei. Although in terms of authority, several great Shangshu are not comparable to Wei Guogong. But there is no way, it is still the civil officials who hold the power of the Ming Dynasty, if you go to the Wei Mansion first, you are belittling the civil officials, but it will attract hatred. Sometimes, don't look at it as a matter of order, but the doorway inside is huge.

"Little grandfather, Mr. An Guo, a big businessman in Wuxi, is visiting. In the Wei State Mansion, Xu Li was still on duty in the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, only Xu Kuibi was at home, he was thinking about the next battle in front of a map, and suddenly heard Menzi coming to report.

"An Guo, invite him to the flower hall. "Xu Kuibi has heard of Anguo, after all, Wuxi is not far from here, Anguo's business is very large, of course he has heard of the other party's reputation.

After Menzi left, Xu Kuibi put away the map, then tidied up his clothes and walked in the direction of the flower hall.

When he arrived at the flower hall, An Guo was already sitting in his seat and drinking tea, without the slightest sense of crampedness of an ordinary businessman. "Mr. Mintai, I've been waiting for a long time. As soon as he entered the door, Xu Kuibi arched his hand towards An Guo.

Mintai is the word for Anguo, and Xu Kuibi called it like this, which also represents the meaning of kinship. Anguo's business was very large, and he had dealings with many high-ranking officials in the court, and he did not treat him as an ordinary businessman.

"Little grandfather, you're polite. An Guo also glanced at Xu Kuibi and nodded secretly in his heart. This little grandfather is also a handsome person, much better than those losers of the rest of the noble family. Just looking at his pale face, it is clear that he has a stubborn disease, and he is afraid that he will not be able to live long.

"Mr. Mintai, if it is freezing today, there is a military disaster outside, I don't know what you are doing in Jinling?" Xu Kuibi vaguely guessed some intentions, but still wanted to confirm.

"I've heard people say that the little grandfather knows everything and thinks thoroughly, doesn't this already tell An's intention?" An Guo laughed and slapped his ass imperceptibly.

"In this way, then I will thank Mr. on behalf of the military and civilian fathers of Jinling City. Xu Kuibi's eyes lit up, he was not a stupid person, since everything was said and done, then where could he not guess?

Most of the troops in the south could not be mobilized, so they could only rely on the defenders of Jinling City to resist, and then wait for the imperial court to transfer them, which would take more than a month. If this great merchant had provided them with money and food, their lives would have been a little better.

"200,000 stone of grain, 20,000 catties of tung oil, and 100,000 catties of cotton. An Guo laughed and reported a series of numbers. The total value of these things must be at least 300,000 taels of silver. But for him, it's not worth mentioning. He has a large amount of land in the South Seas, and there is no shortage of grain, cotton, and oil, and it is worth it to exchange these things for a good reputation.

"Mr. Mintai is generous. "Xu Kuibi is overjoyed, with such a thing, let alone defending the city for a month, it is enough for three or four months. He was worried about this, but he didn't expect the rain to come in time.

"A few foreign things, not worth mentioning, can do something for the country, it is also a blessing for us. An Guo waved his hand, but he had another idea in his heart.

The longer this Jinling City is guarded, the more difficult it will be for the city outside Jinling City. After all, the rebels also had to consume a lot of food every day, and if they ran out of food, they would go to various places to plunder. In this way, the order in various places will collapse, and the merchants will not dare to walk around, and then his opportunity will come.

He was torn between the rebels and the imperial court, and he was a neutral third party. He can take the opportunity to monopolize the local business, and the fastest money in the world is still a monopoly.

Jiangnan is a place of ointment, as long as he monopolizes Jiangnan, then his efforts today will not be worth mentioning, and he can earn it back casually.

After the two exchanged a few words, An Guo got up and said goodbye. Xu Kuibi kept a few words, but he insisted on resigning.