Section 584 The boss behind the scenes
Liu Yu didn't say a word and sat down on the spot. No matter how the compliments of the two shopkeepers are, they are always indifferent.
Seeing that Lord Zhengqing was like this, the eight hidden guards didn't dare to move around at will, so they sat down one after another.
The two shopkeepers waved their hands and winked again. The women in the shirts were overjoyed and hurriedly retreated behind the screen.
When they came out again, the gold and silver utensils they had been holding had been replaced by lacquer plates of the most elaborate colors.
The plate is a cup and teapot carved from various colors of jadeite and Hetian jade. The gold-encrusted teapot spits a hint of mist, and the faint aroma of tea is refreshing.
Without waiting for the woman in the shirt under his hand to make a move, the two shopkeepers hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the teapot and teacup from the lacquer plate respectively.
One of them carefully placed the teacup on the jade table in front of Liu Yu, and the other person came up to pour the tea himself with a teapot.
The hot light brown tea flows out of the thread, and the aroma of the tea overflows. Anyone who knows a little about tea can tell at this moment that this is the world's first-class tea.
At the same time, those women in Luo shirts saw that the shopkeeper had already done it himself, and they dared to slack off, so they stepped forward one after another, each with a tea set in their hands, and carefully poured the tea in front of the eight hidden guards.
The eight people smelled the fragrance of tea around them, and they felt relaxed and happy, as if they were in a wonderful place of bliss.
They all turned their heads to look at Lord Zhengqing, hoping that he would take the lead in taking the first sip of tea, so that they could enjoy this blessing.
Liu Yu picked up the teacup, staring at the amber light that flickered in the cup for a long time, he leaned forward slightly, sniffing the mist rising from the cup.
He breathed a sigh of relief, put the tea under his nose and sniffed it gently, and asked the two shopkeepers without raising his head, "What kind of tea is this?"
The faces of the two shopkeepers suddenly changed and they looked at each other.
"Guest officer, this is the best amber Longjing, and the annual output of the entire Suzhou and Hangzhou is only three catties. You're blessed to be able to taste it today!" replied one of the shopkeepers.
"Oh, then, what I don't understand is why you would have opened such a palatial store on the Dead Man's Street. Obviously selling tea, why do you pretend to be a wine shop?" Liu Yu did not drink tea, but gently put down the teacup.
The moment the teacup in his hand fell back to the table, the eight hidden guards let out a sigh in their hearts.
They have worked hard all their lives, and they have never enjoyed such luxuries, but they didn't expect that Lord Zhengqing would not give them any affection today, and they did not understand the desire in their hearts at all.
The two shopkeepers were a little stunned after listening to Liu Yu's question, and one of them hurriedly replied: "Guest officer, where to do business is a matter for the boss to decide, as for us people, we are all just working under our hands, but we don't know the details!"
Liu Yu smiled slightly, picked up the teacup on the table in front of him, and sent it to the two shopkeepers, so frightened that the two pushed back two steps in a row.
"Guest, what are you...... What does that mean?" the two men asked, shocked.
"If where to do business is the boss's decision, then whose idea is to put poison in the tea?" Liu Yu looked at the two with a smile.
The eight hidden guards were still secretly blaming Lord Zhengqing for not understanding his subordinates, but they were taken aback when they heard this, and they were glad that they had just escaped.
They all got up and rushed to the front of the two shopkeepers.
"Dog thief, who gave you leopard guts to dare to murder the court officials?"
Eight people, you push me, push me forward, and push the two shopkeepers out dozens of steps. The two shopkeepers turned pale with fright, muttered in their mouths, and couldn't say a complete sentence.
"Don't make a fuss, it's all my idea!" At this moment, a man walked out from behind the screen leisurely, slowly shaking a paper fan in his hand.
The ink on the fan is extremely strong, and the words "quiet and far-reaching" are written on it.
The man is extremely well maintained, and the silk shirt he wears is chic in his work, revealing a graceful and luxurious atmosphere between his actions.
Liu Yu looked up and saw that this person was not the prime minister Sun Yu.
He pinched the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Sun is so Yaxing, he actually ran to this dead man's street to open a shop, why didn't he tell me in advance?"
Sun Yu laughed, "Lord Liu is really alert, if there is chaos today, if it is not a shrewd person, it will be difficult to do great things." Just now, this official used a little trick, just to test Lord Liu's vigilance, and please don't blame Lord Liu!"
He pretended to be mysteriously approached in front of Liu Yu, and said softly: "Actually, it is the intention of His Royal Highness King Kui to open this shop here, and his old man's will is for me to cooperate with you to monitor the Cao Song Temple opposite, and I must not make mistakes." ”
"Even so, you only need to open an extremely ordinary store, why spend a lot of money to open such a magnificent place when the country's material resources are exhausted?" Liu Yu's eyes were full of doubts.
"You don't understand this Lord Liu, if you talk about marching and fighting, I'm not as good as you. But if you are richer than business, you are far from being my opponent. Do you know that eighty percent of the mortal wealth in Chang'an City is now concentrated in this dead man's street? Of course I have to open a shop here that can be used on the table and make a lot of money from those nouveau riche!" Sun Yu was very excited when he said this, and slapped the jade case.
"Eighty percent wealth, there is so much?" Liu Yu couldn't believe it.
"The more dangerous the place, the more wealth. Sun Yu deliberately lowered his voice, "What is the most profitable? Rebellion is the most profitable! Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are priceless, and some people are willing to spend any money in order to seize the country's society, and they will definitely not be stingy." ”
"Oh, who are those people who are going to rebel that Lord Sun is referring to?" Liu Yu sensed that there was something in the other party's words.
"Hey!" Sun Yu deliberately sighed, "Lord Liu knows, this official has already told you about it, it is those people who are hiding in Cao Song's temple. ”
"Oh, I see!" Liu Yu had an intelligible expression on his face, "So, Lord Sun has already made up his mind to make money from these anti-thieves?"
"Of course, for the sake of the imperial court, the official is willing to cut his body, and the shopping mall is also a battlefield!" Sun Yu's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, "The poorer the place, the more greedy the people's hearts are." Wealth is the embodiment of greed, and where greed is, wealth is. And the most important thing to find wealth is to have a unique vision!"
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the many beautiful women in Luo shirts who were serving on the side, "They are all good seedlings I picked up from the street of the dead, and after my careful training, they all have the color of the country and the city, and can earn me a lot of wealth." But if I tell you that even the most expensive of them was worth only a hundred copper coins, would you believe it?"
"But compared to Lord Sun's deal, I admire your vision of joining His Royal Highness King Kui even more. You really dare to go to the soup for him!" Liu Yu stood up from the jade case, with a smile on his face.