"Don't want the book?"

The young man in the black and gold python robe raised the account book in his hand, and the corner of his mouth hung a chuckle, and his eyes looked along the gap exposed by the wooden box, which was full of account books that were roughly calculated, to say the least, there were hundreds.

"Thank you, brother!"

The scholar in front of him looked up at Xu Xian and was about to take it, but the other scholar behind him had already raised the book in his hand and slapped it straight on the latter's head, making the latter dizzy.

"You idiot!"

"My lord, we don't want this book. ”

The old scholar bowed to Xu Xian after speaking, and his expression was slightly stunned after seeing what the person was wearing, but he didn't panic, but his thoughts flowed.

"Oh?"

"Don't you want that?"

"I'm afraid it took a lot of work to get this box of things. ”

Xu Xian stepped forward,

The wooden box was opened, and there were hundreds of ledgers lying quietly inside, and many of them had been scorched with yellow covers, and the corners of the books were curled, if they were not worn with cotton thread, they would have fallen apart, but Rao was still able to smell a faint smell of decay, so it seems that the contents of this box are afraid that they are very old.

"Since you understand people, you don't have to play it again, right?"

Xu Xian bent down again and took out a copy from the box, as expected, it was also a meticulous account, looking at the days of the past decades ago, looking at the box full of things, he already had a plan in his heart, and the merchants who could use so many account books in the world were afraid that there were only those families in Daijun.

"The grass people have seen it, Your Highness. ”

The scholar arched his hand and smiled, and he didn't pretend to be confused when he changed his title.

"Tell me about the guy upstairs?"

Xu Xian raised his head and looked in the direction of Juxian Building, when he called the three major grain merchants of Dai County to enter Beijing a few days ago, Bai Xiaosheng's information had already been sent to his desk, although the three families were kind on the surface, but secretly their brains were about to come out, so they called Shangjing to hang in Juxian Building for so long and wanted to see each other, but they didn't expect to bump into the scene in front of them just after coming to this West Market.

"Your Highness smiled, Cao De, this is the first Cao Wen of the family. ”

"Right now, this box is a gift from the head of my Cao family to His Royal Highness. ”

"Originally, I planned to meet upstairs and present it to His Royal Highness in person by the head of the family, but I didn't expect to meet him, and the grass people said bluntly, this box contains the original accounts of the Fan family, the Qu family, and the two families in recent decades. ”

Cao De said that he looked at Xu Xian with burning eyes.

"Where do the ledgers come from?"

Xu Xian flipped through it casually, and the book in his hand was a record of the Fan family's smuggling of salt, iron, grain and grass into the Gobi in the north.

"Your Royal Highness, the heads of the two families have entered Beijing on the front foot, and the spies planted by my Cao family in the remaining two have gone deep into the mansion, since the account book is naturally the top priority for the people who do business, although it has a great deal to do, but if it is missing, whether it is reconciliation or constraints in the future, there is a lack of things, so each family is left. ”

Cao De paused, and finally said stubbornly.

"My Cao family is no exception. ”

"In recent decades, my Cao family's business has been released abroad, and there is rarely a head-on conflict with these two, so the two families have also lowered their guard against my Cao family, but it took a lot of effort to steal this account book, most of which have been sorted out. ”

"No need. ”

"With this account in his hand, it is enough for the Fan family to be killed. ”

"As for the truth or falsehood, it's easy to say, a pair will know. ”

"But if you can learn about this, what is your relationship with the person above?"

Xu Xian asked, thinking that he would have to draw the knife himself, but now he has a good feeling and sends the knife to his hand, and sharpens it by the way.

"The head of the upstairs house is the second brother of the grass people. ”

"Cao She, Cao De?"

"Willing, willing, interesting. ”

Xu Xian muttered softly.

"When my father was alive, I said that there is a gift to do business, so I took this name so that we can always keep it in mind, the second brother is the most talented in business, and the same mind is much smarter than the foolish brother, so he became the head of my Cao family, as for the third brother, the status of the merchant is still lower after all, and my father wants him to become the seed of reading in the family, and if he succeeds in the future, he can also share some for the family. ”

Cao patiently explained.

"Well, let's go upstairs. ”

Xu Xian nodded, no longer saying more, and walked towards Juxian Building.

"Bang ......"

The wooden door was pushed open,

"Grass people Fan Yongdou, I have seen His Highness!"

"There are mountains in Caomin Canal, I have seen Your Highness!"

"Caoshe Caoshe, I've seen Your Highness!"

The three of them inside all saluted respectfully, and their faces were indeed different, Cao De bowed very low, and when he looked up, he still had a harmless face on his face, Qu Youshan looked slightly stunned and subconsciously wanted to stop straightening his waist, Fan Yongdou was full of solemnity and meticulousness, and when his eyes fell on the python robe, the white beard Dou trembled slightly.

"Your Highness, please take a seat!"

Cao De pulled out the wooden chair with a smile on his face.

Xu Xian nodded and sat down on the main seat.

The rest of the people were all standing, but Qu Youshan wanted to sit down, but when he saw Bai Qi and Yan Shisan who were following Xu Xian, he subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of spit, and his body was slightly stiff, so he had to stand in place.

"Please take a seat. ”

"I guess you already knew why before you came here, right?"

In this way, the main hall said bluntly, the army will go south the day after tomorrow, and the grain and grass in the army will not be enough to march south, so there are some things that have to be bothered by all of you. ”

Xu Xian chuckled, his gaze swept over everyone's faces.

"I've seen Your Highness, there is a mountain in Caominqu, and I ask Your Highness to speak up. ”

"You say. ”

Xu Xian looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Your Highness, as we all know in the world, I have the three major grain merchants in Dai County, and there are always people in the market who are rich enough to rival the country, but that is, it is a heart-wrenching word!"

"Don't mention anything else about my Qu family, this foundation is still passed down by the ancestors for more than ten generations, so that our descendants have a bite to eat, this ancestral foundation is not easy, the grass people have been working hard for many years, but the rest of the ancestors have shrunk a lot. ”

"What's more, it's not easy to earn some silver these days......"

Qu Youshan chattered for a long time, Fan Yongdou on the side lowered his head silently, and his ears were indeed erected, on the other hand, Cao De was still sitting in place and listening.

"If the head of the Qu family has something to say, you might as well say it directly. ”

Xu Xian took a sip of tea and looked at Qu Youshan with a smile.

"So the grass people don't beat around the bush!"

"Dare to ask Your Highness, what is the price?"

Qu Youshan took a deep breath and spoke.

"The market price of rice in Beijing is 25 Wen, and the market price of various states and counties outside Beijing is 156 Wen, I don't know how much the head of the Qu family thinks is the price?"

Fingertips lightly touched the wooden table,

The voice was very soft, but it easily reached the ears of everyone present.

"Then the grass people have the courage to make a price!"

"The price of the new grain bucket rice is 100 Wen, the price of Chen rice is 80 Wen, and the price of barley wheat is 60 Wen, so it is also a whole number for His Highness, as long as His Highness nods, the army will guarantee no less than one grain of grain before the army goes on the expedition!"

"Is the head of the Qu family really bidding?"

Xu Xiao looked at Qu Youshan with burning eyes.

"Your Highness, business has not been easy to do these days, not to mention that it is not easy to make up such a large batch of grain in a short period of time, counting the cost on the way, the price is not high compared to the war in the past, right?"

Qu Youshan wiped the sweat from his forehead, gritted his teeth and said, in his memory, there are not a few people who sell rice for three or five hundred Wen, and for himself, this price can be said to be the conscience of heaven and earth

"Naturally, it doesn't count. ”

Hearing this, Qu Youshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief,

The young man in the python robe really changed his words,

"But the main temple only wants to buy cheap grain. ”

"I wonder if the head of the Qu family is willing to sell?"

"This ......"

"In terms of pricing, is it feasible to get a 50% discount?"

Qu Youshan gritted his teeth again and said, snatching the abacus of the bookkeeper behind him, and when no one in the room calculated, the sound of wooden beads beating was particularly abrupt.

"Your Highness, this is the bottom line of the grass people!"

"No, I can't. ”

"Affordable grain is also the bottom line of this temple. ”

"In order to expel the wolves, the soldiers threw their heads and spilled their blood on the front line, but you took the opportunity to raise the price of food, and put all the energy into the pockets of silver, what do you want?"

Xu Xian's eyes narrowed slightly,

Qu Youshan only felt inexplicably a little cold.

"Your Highness, if you don't buy grain sincerely, why do you want to play tricks on grass people and others?"

Qu Youshan waved his hand and wanted to turn around and go out.

A long sword came out of nowhere,

Across the neck of the canal and the mountain,

The sharp blade pierces the skin,

Blood dripped down the sword,

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Qu Youshan felt the coldness of the long sword, and his body couldn't help but tremble, and his eyes were a swordsman with a black body, who was obviously still behind the man, but in the blink of an eye, he had already put the sword on his neck.

"I want to buy food. ”

"It's a pity that you don't want to sell. ”

"Master Cao, do you think this person should be killed?"

Xu Xian plucked his ears, looked in the direction of Cao She and smiled.

"Back to Your Highness!"

"The grass people are also the first time to see such a person who wants money and does not want to die, the southern expedition of the imperial court is a major event in the sky, but the head of the Qu family is reluctant to give up any grain and grass, it is really not a son of man, according to the grass people, it is ...... to see"

Cao She stood up and saluted, and walked up between square inches.

"No. ”

Turn around and chuckle,

"Kill naturally!"

stared straight at Qu Youshan and said word by word.

"Cao She, you donkey day thing, you don't understand the truth of cold lips and teeth?"

"The three families of my Daijun have been interdependent for hundreds of years, and today his surname Xu dares to destroy my Qu family, and tomorrow he will be able to destroy your Cao family and Fan family!"

Qu Youshan squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

The next moment,

Yan Shisan's brows furrowed slightly, and the long sword pressed down,

Qu Youshan only felt that the whole person was wrapped in Sen Ran's lifeless air,

"Your Highness!"

"My Qu family is willing to donate food, parity!"

"No, no, no......"

"Give it all to Your Highness!"

Qu Youshan had fine beads of sweat rising on his forehead, and he couldn't care about other screams.

"Obsolete and unobtrusive. ”

Xu Xian raised his hand,

"Your Highness, if the grass people die, where will they find the food?"

Qu Youshan's pupils continue to dilate.

"What do you say, Master Cao?"

Xu Xian didn't answer, but looked at Cao She on the side.

"If you go back to Your Highness, the grass people will find it for Your Highness and send it to the military camp together!"

Cao She said with a smile, still with a harmless expression on his face.

"The head of the Qu family can go with peace of mind, this batch of grain will not be wasted. ”

The voice fell,

There is a long sword more than three inches deep,

Qu Youshan clutched his throat and fell to the ground,

"Ho-ho-ho-"

......

There was a strong smell of blood rising in the field, and the guards outside the door wanted to break the door, but as soon as they remembered the person inside, they subconsciously stopped, and stayed in place like a wooden man.

"Master Fan, what do you think about the grain and grass?"

Xu Xian turned to look at Fan Yongdou,

The grin is indeed white tooth cold.

"Your Highness, my Fan family has 600,000 stone grains and grass as gifts. ”

Fan Yongdou looked at Qu Youshan's corpse with cold eyes, and had already calculated in his heart how to embezzle the Qu family's trade routes, for himself, the value of these 600,000 stone grains and grass was definitely not as meaningful as the fall of the Qu family, but when his eyes fell on the young man with a harmless appearance, his expression calmed down, and the situation of stabbing the Cao family in the back was even more tricky when the county was gone.

"The Fan family master is so atmospheric?"

"It is the honor of the Fan family to share worries for the country. ”

Fan Yongdou's attitude was extremely low.

"No need, isn't there still the Cao family who is worried about the country?"

Xu Xian got up, took out a thick ledger from his arms and threw it on the table.

"I used to hear people say that there is evil hidden behind great wealth, but I originally thought that I had to at least have a bottom line of conscience, but now I know that for many people, conscience is a thing that can't be sold for a lot of money. ”

"It's ......"

Fan Yongdou reacted very quickly, pointing at Cao She, his lips trembled slightly, and his old body struggled to rush in the direction of Cao She.

But the equinox knife has been unsheathed,

The human head flew and the blood stained the ledger red,

"Presumably the head of the Cao family also knows where the Fan family's grain is stored, right?"

The spring breeze knife in his hand has not yet been sheathed,

Xu Xian stared at Cao She in front of him and asked.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the grass people will naturally be saved. ”

"The grain and grass of the Cao family, together with the Qu family and the Fan family, will definitely be sent to the barracks before the end of tomorrow, and if His Royal Highness is relieved of the follow-up grain and grass of the southern expedition, my Cao family can welcome Sancheng!"

"Sancheng?"

"I'm afraid it's going to hollow out your Cao family's foundation. ”

Xu Xian carefully looked at Cao Shelai in front of him,

People are as their name suggests.

"That's right, Your Highness!"

"This is my Cao family's account book for a hundred years, if His Royal Highness intends to investigate himself, my Cao family has a lot of silver, and it is also not clean, but there is a little grass people who can guarantee that my Cao family has never left the country for a hundred years to trade salt, iron, grain and grass abroad, only silk and porcelain earn the silver of foreign Hu people and nobles from all over the world. ”

"Similarly, my Cao family doesn't dare to guarantee that there is no blood on this silver, but it can be regarded as the blood of an alien, so Your Highness won't mind this, right?"

After speaking, Cao She clapped her hands,

Outside the door, there was a guard carrying another large box inside.

"What do you want?"

Put the knife into the sheath, Xu Xian read softly.

"The grass people want to work for His Highness!"

"Oh?"

"The grass people believe that His Royal Highness will not let the Cao family suffer. ”

After Cao She finished speaking, she clenched her fists with both hands, pressed very low, and clenched her teeth tightly.

There was silence on the field for a long time.

After a few sticks of incense,

The young man in the python robe got up and patted Cao She's shoulder.

"Your dad gave you a good name. ”

"Tobe gives you a place left. ”

A clear voice echoed in the room,

When Cao She looked up, only the bookkeeper who had collapsed on the ground and the two steaming corpses were left in the field, and the box containing the ledger had not been opened from beginning to end.

"Hoo ......"

Cao She gasped for breath,

wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead with his cuffs,

"Minister, Cao Shegong sends His Highness!"

Look at the man's back

Cao She straightened out the clothes on his body and fell to his knees solemnly.