Chen Ji and Zhang Mingyue came to the Qian Mansion, only Liu Ru and Zheng Sen came out to greet them, and Qian Qianyi did not appear. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Qian Qianyi's resentment towards Chen Ji is still very heavy, and it is not surprising that he will not come to greet him. However, Chen Ji didn't pay attention to it at all, and Chen Ji didn't care about Qian Qianyi's attitude at all.

"Sister Liu, Zheng Gongzi, I haven't seen you for three years, don't come unharmed. Chen Ji hugged his fists and smiled.

Liu Ru nodded and smiled: "Little brother, it's been a long time, it's true that I haven't seen you for a long time, my sister is really happy to be able to come." ”

Although the relationship between Chen Ji and Qian Qianyi is not like a life and death enemy, it is also like fire and water. Liu Ru was really worried that Chen Ji would not come when he received the letter and invitation.

Seeing Chen Ji and Zhang Mingyue, Liu Ru was worried in his heart before he calmed down. It seems that Chen Jizhen has always regarded himself as a sister.

Liu Ru welcomed Chen Ji and Zhang Mingyue into the living room and let the servants serve tea.

Chen Ji sighed: "Sister Liu, I thought you wouldn't marry Mr. Mu Zhai, but I didn't expect that after so long, you still have to marry him in the end." To tell the truth, Mr. Mu Zhai's poetry and learning, eight articles, that is nothing to say, but his personality, I really don't like it. Sister Liu, if you marry him, you may not be happy in the future. ”

Liu Ru is talented and knowledgeable, calling herself Hedongjun, looking down on ordinary men, her mate selection standards are too high. It's a pity that Liu Ruye's identity is just a famous prostitute on the Qinhuai River, and people who are really learned are unwilling to marry her. For example, Chen Zilong, this person has the style of a literati, and he also has a relationship with Liu Ru, but the two parted ways.

Liu Ru smiled bitterly and said: "Little brother, my sister's identity is not glorious, many people despise me in their hearts, Mr. Mu Zhai is willing to marry me, that is my blessing." I don't care about the rest, and I'm not qualified to care. ”

Chen Ji found sorrow in her eyes.

Liu Ru glanced at Zhang Mingyue and said with a smile: "Unsatisfactory things in the world, nine times out of ten. Like Sister Mingyue, not only does she look like a fairy and has strong martial arts, but she can also find a young grandmaster like you as a princess, how many women in the whole world can have such blessings?"

Zhang Mingyue was a little embarrassed by Liu Rus: "Sister Liu, where do we have you as good as you say?"

Liu Ru is actually more jealous of Zhang Mingyue, as if the benefits of the whole world have been taken up by Zhang Mingyue.

Chen Ji took out a booklet and handed it to Liu Rusi: "Sister Liu, if you get married, I don't know what gift to give." I'm a rough man, I can't play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I can't write and paint for you. Sending money is too vulgar, and besides, Mr. Mu Zhai, as the leader of the Donglin Party, will not be short of money. Thinking about it, my White Lotus Sect, what I can do is martial arts. This is a spitting technique, not a peerless cheat, Sister Liu, as long as you practice for an hour every morning, you can ensure that you are healthy. Cultivating to a high level can even prolong life. ”

The health preservation technique given to Liu Ruyi was summed up by Chen Ji himself, and it is very suitable for women's cultivation. After cultivating, although you can't increase your strength, you can keep your qi and blood lively and your spirit vigorous, which is a good way to maintain your health.

Liu Ru knew that this was a very valuable gift, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "In this way, sister will thank you little brother." ”

Half an hour later, Liu said goodbye, and Zheng Sen stayed. He and Chen Ji still have serious things to discuss.

"Zheng Gongzi, we have been exchanging letters for more than three years. I don't know, how do you Zheng family plan to cooperate with my White Lotus Sect?" Chen Ji said directly to the point.

Zheng Sen said: "Sect Leader Chen, the power of our Zheng family on the sea, needless to say, you must also know it. As long as the White Lotus Sect can block the grandmasters of other forces for us, my Zheng family is willing to give 10% of the benefits of the annual maritime trade to the White Lotus Sect. What does the Sect Master think?"

The interests of maritime trade are very large, and the Zheng family holds more than eighty percent of the share of maritime trade. One percent of the benefits is not a small amount.

However, Chen Ji did not represent him personally, but the entire White Lotus Sect. If you want to play the White Lotus Sect with a hundred percent of your interests, it is naturally impossible.

Zhang Mingyue's face sank, and she said coldly: "Gongzi Zheng, your Zheng family has no sincerity. To deal with the grandmasters of other forces, we must personally take action from our Xianggong, but you are only willing to give 10% of the benefits, what do you think of my Xianggong? Do you want to know that my Xianggong is not only a young grandmaster, but also the leader of the White Lotus Sect! How can you call on you at will?"

The momentum on Zhang Mingyue's body made Zheng Sen feel tremendous pressure.

Chen Ji hurriedly said: "Mingyue, don't be angry, when you talk about business, you naturally have to bargain." The price is not suitable, we can negotiate. ”

Zhang Mingyue listened to Chen Ji's words, the momentum on her body dissipated, and she regained her appearance as a weak woman.

Zheng Sen was shocked in his heart: "Zhang Mingyue is worthy of being the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect, but I didn't expect that she is also a real martial arts master. ”

Chen Ji said with a smile: "Zheng Gongzi, I also know a little about the current situation of the Zheng family. Two months ago, you fought with the Dutch East India Company, but unfortunately you suffered a lot of losses. For the benefit of Taiwan and maritime trade, the Dutch foreign devil invited a knight of the Holy See, Jackson Orton. As long as Orton is here, I think your Zheng family will definitely be constrained in doing things. ”

Zheng Sen was shocked in his heart, the intelligence of the White Lotus Sect was so powerful, even Jackson Orton knew about it?

Chen Ji planned to enter the maritime trade, so he would naturally investigate the forces in the coastal area. Among them, the grandmasters and warriors of all forces are the most important.

The Dutch East India Company was a very large foreign force, occupying several cities in Taiwan and also having a very large influence in the East Indies.

The Zheng family and the Dutch East India Company clashed, and almost all of them lost more than they won, and it was the Zheng family who suffered.

Now the Dutch government has sent a powerful knight, Jackson Orton, and Zheng Zhilong has been suppressed to the point of heavy losses.

Jackson Orton is good at using knight's spear, a spear in his hand, can be described as superb, many first-class warriors, died under his spear.

Zheng Sen said, "Then how much benefit does Sect Leader Chen need for the White Lotus Sect to make a move?"

Chen Ji said with a smile: "Twenty percent." As long as the Zheng family is willing to give up 20% of the benefits of maritime trade, the White Lotus Sect can block the strong men of the Dutch East India Company for you, especially the very powerful Jackson Orton. Zheng Gongzi, what do you think?"

Zheng Sen was silent for a while, and finally said, "Sect Leader Chen, I can't be the master of your request, I need my father's nod." ”

The Zheng family's annual profits from maritime trade are as high as millions of taels of silver, and sometimes, they can even reach tens of millions of taels of silver a year. Zheng Sen has not yet controlled the Zheng family, so of course it is impossible to make the decision.

Chen Ji nodded and said, "Yes." ”

After Zheng Sen left, Zhang Mingyue said, "Xianggong, do you think Zheng Zhilong will agree?"

Chen Ji smiled and said, "I will agree." Although Zheng Zhilong is greedy for money, he is a smart man. Zheng Zhilong had to use half of the profits of the maritime trade every year to make friends with the ministers of the imperial court, and even did not hesitate to send Zheng Sen to study under Qian Qianyi, why did he do this? Wasn't it to control Fujian and obtain the right to maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty?"

"The Zheng family has no grandmaster, competing with the Dutch East India Company for interests, and falling behind everywhere. Now that the Dutch East India Company has a strong man like Jackson Orton, if the Zheng family does not agree to my conditions, I am afraid that the benefits of maritime trade will soon be taken away by the Dutch. If Zheng Zhilong has no money, the civil official group of the imperial court will no longer support him, and the Zheng family's position in Fujian will not be able to be maintained at that time, and at that time, the Zheng family will be in danger. ”

The Zheng family's heels, Chen Ji knows clearly. Twenty percent of the interests should be the bottom line of the Zheng family, and the Zheng family gritted their teeth in order to compete with the Dutch East India Company for the interests of maritime trade, and they would agree to Chen Ji unless there was another grandmaster willing to cooperate with the Zheng family.

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Inside the study.

Qian Qianyi is receiving two monks from Shaolin Temple. These two monks are one literate and one martial artist, one is profound in Buddhism, and the other is strong in martial arts. They came to Nanjing this time because of the problem of the Shaolin Temple Martial Arts Hall.

The Shaolin Martial Arts Hall and the White Lotus Sect's Martial Arts Hall clashed, and soon alarmed the real monks in the Shaolin Temple.

The warrior monks of Shaolin Temple only know how to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies, but those monks who chant Buddha are very good at dealing with people. When they came to Nanjing, they did not immediately go to the trouble of the White Lotus Sect's rudder, but first came to visit Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party.

As long as you have a good relationship with Qian Qianyi, the leader of the literary world, the martial arts hall of Shaolin Temple will naturally be able to eat in Nanjing City.

"Mr. Mu Zhai, you and Miss Liu got married, and the poor monk congratulated you on behalf of Shaolin Temple. The monk of Shaolin Temple handed over the sandalwood box.

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "Master Xinghui, Master Xingyuan, you are so polite. ”

The congratulatory gift of Shaolin Temple is two 300-year-old ginseng, which is worth a lot of money.

After greeting for a while, Qian Qianyi said: "Two masters, if there is any place in Shaolin Temple that can be used by the old man in the future, you can say it directly." As long as it is within the scope of the old man's ability, the old man will never refuse. ”

Xinghui is a monk, with superb Buddhism and a kind face, and most of the words are spoken by him.

"Mr. Mu Zhai, Shaolin Temple does have something to ask Mr. to help with this time. Xinghui said, "I want to come to Mr. Mu Zhai also knows, my Shaolin Temple has opened several martial arts halls in Nanjing, Mr. Mu Zhai's prestige in Shilin is very high, if Mr. can promote the martial arts hall of Shaolin Temple, this temple will be grateful." ”

The Donglin Party controls public opinion in the entire south, as long as Qian Qianyi can promote the martial arts hall of the Shaolin Temple, the martial arts hall of the Shaolin Temple will be able to roll in.

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "Master Xinghui, Master Xingyuan, this is just a trivial matter. Rest assured, the old man will definitely vigorously promote the martial arts hall of Shaolin Temple at the literary event in the future. ”

Shaolin Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, which is relatively low-key in the martial arts world, but its strength should not be underestimated. After all, Shaolin Temple is an authentic Chinese Buddhism, and there is no harm in having a good relationship with Shaolin Temple. Qian Qianyi is very willing to cooperate with Shaolin Temple.