Yaoguang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Know people and do their jobs well!"
Jiang Fan smiled: "So, get out of here after drinking. I'm not going to blast you, but there is someone you definitely don't want to see..."
Yaoguang frowned: "Who?"
Jiang Fan looked at him sympathetically: "Don't ask, if you have to know, go to the dungeon by yourself. Believe me, you will definitely regret it..."
Yaoguang didn't believe in evil, so he turned around and walked towards the dungeon. As he walked, he stopped halfway, lowered his head as if thinking about something, and then turned around and walked towards the wine cellar.
Jiang Fan couldn't help but shake his head, and he didn't know who he was thinking of. Anyway, no matter who it was, it showed that Yaoguang had a lot of awkwardness in his heart...
Just after sending Yaoguang away, Jiang Fan unexpectedly received a mysterious visitor.
Looking at the short old man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks in front of him, Jiang Fan never expected that King Youxian actually sent a special envoy, and he was a Chinese.
He asked to see Jiang Fan in the name of offering a treasure, but he refused to say what kind of treasure it was. He just claimed that the regent would definitely be interested.
Ba Qing couldn't make the decision, so he asked Jiang Fan for instructions. Jiang Fan thought it was interesting, so he met with this person.
"Are you...the special envoy of King Youxian?"
The old man bowed and narrowed his eyes, with an attentive look on his face: "By order of my king, I have come to present a treasure to His Highness the Regent..."
"Oh? What treasure?"
The old man smiled mysteriously and carefully took out a brass box from his arms.
"I heard that Your Highness likes to collect ancient books and secret scriptures the most, so my king specially ordered me to send you a strange book... I hope the prince will accept it."
Jiang Fan frowned: "It's mysterious, that's fine. I'll just take a look and see what kind of treasure it is."
After saying that, he took it and opened it gently. Just one glance made Jiang Fan's eyelids twitch involuntarily.
He closed the lid suddenly: "Where did you get it?"
The old man smiled and said: "What my king said was obtained by chance fifty years ago. Is your highness satisfied with this thing?"
Jiang Fan's eyes flashed coldly: "... Fifty years ago, King Youxian must have taken it from him..."
The old man said calmly: "I only care about giving gifts. I haven't seen what this is, how I got it, and I don't even know..."
Jiang Fan's tone was cold: "You took away the treasure of my Chinese family and gave it to me as a favor. King Youxian... made a good calculation. Why did he give it to me?"
The old man said: "My king has said that this thing is just a fragment of the scroll, and it is useless to keep it, but it is not the case for the prince. Maybe I can exchange it for what I want."
Jiang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that King Youxian didn't know the real reason.
Staring at the old man, Jiang Fan slowly said: "I accept this great gift. Tell me, what does he want?"
The old man saluted and bowed: "My king, I just want to make good friends with you and do some business..."
Jiang Fan stared at him: "Business...what business does he want to do?"
The old man said: "My king is very interested in King Zuo Xian's business..."
Jiang Fan suddenly realized that Ba Qing had originally planned to attack the northern border, but unexpectedly, King Youxian was even more anxious.
Since it was a plan that had already been made and someone came to his door again, Jiang Fan naturally would not refuse. He slowly suppressed his anger and showed a calm smile.
"Oh? Who said that this king is doing business with King Zuoxian?"
The old man said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a big shot, why bother teasing me? Although the grassland is vast and the news spreads slowly, you can always hear something."
Jiang Fan smiled lightly: "You traitor is a bit interesting..."
"Traitor?" The old man was stunned.
Jiang Fan waved his hand: "It means the Chinese people surrender to the foreign race. Old man, you are a traitor."
The old man's words didn't sound like good words, but he didn't dare to argue.
"My lord is willing to call me this, so I'm fine with it. It's just this business, what do you want me to do?"
"If King Youxian wants to do business with me, he must express his position first." Jiang Fan was noncommittal.
The old man hurriedly bowed and said: "Of course, my king personally confessed that I am willing to pay the same price as King Xian of the left. Since the prince is doing business all over the world, it is natural that the business will be bigger and bigger. My tribe of King Xian of the right has a population of tens of millions, including cattle and sheep." The numbers are no worse than that of King Zuo Xian. Don’t you want to open up a wider business avenue?”
Jiang Fan frowned deliberately, seeming to be thinking.
Ba Qing said at the right time: "We have a gentleman's agreement with King Zuoxian, which is not suitable..."
The old man chuckled: "Mrs. Qing's words are wrong. A businessman only wants to make money, so why are you afraid of having too few customers? The way of a gentleman does not seem to be the way of a merchant..."
Jiang Fan pondered for a long time and then said: "Okay, in view of this great gift, I agree to open trade with King Youxian's tribe."
The old man suddenly looked overjoyed, he had obviously made a great contribution. You must know that because King Zuo Xian controlled the business, he sold refined salt, tea, porcelain, fine wine and other items to the tribe of King You Xian at sky-high prices, making a lot of money. However, because King You Xian had no channels, he could only swallow his anger and lose money at sky-high prices. Money and silk, now, finally connected to the line of regent, and from now on, the greedy King Zuoxian can be put aside.
"But..." Jiang Fan changed the subject, "You should also understand what I want."
The old man said respectfully: "Cattle, sheep and horses, the last thing they need is gold and silver. I know this well."
Jiang Fan looked at him: "Yes, our Daqin is facing a siege from four countries and is in short supply of supplies. If we want to fight, we cannot lack these things..."
The old man said hurriedly: "I understand, I understand. My king has entrusted this villain to lead the message. I hope that Lord Qin will unify the five countries as soon as possible..."
He smiled sincerely. After all, in their opinion, the more chaotic the Chinese, the better.
Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, in that case, trade is open, but this matter goes against the agreement of King Zuo Xian, so... you understand."
The old man immediately said: "Keep it a secret. Your Majesty, don't worry about this. What our department loses must be earned back. Therefore, we should keep it a secret even without your Majesty's orders."
Jiang Fan laughed: "Little old man, you are indeed a smart man. I like to deal with smart people."
The old man was a little proud: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
"Come here, reward!"
When the old man saw a tray of yellow and orange gold, he suddenly smiled and his face turned into a chrysanthemum.
Jiang Fan was disgusted in his heart. Since this kind of person is a traitor, it is most likely because of greed, and yellow and white things can be bribed best.
Jiang Fan naturally had some concerns about buying such a person.
He sneered in his heart, but with an appreciative smile on his face: "You little old man is very organized and smart. Okay, give me a message to King Youxian for me. You will act as the middleman for future trades."
Now the old man was even more surprised. This pushed him to an extremely important position. Who could not take him seriously in the future? Even among all the leaders of the entire Youxian Royal Court, who is not allowed to give him a small amount of face? In ecstasy, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.
"No need to be polite, what do you call me?"
Jiang Fan felt like a spring breeze at this moment, and said with a smile: "The little old man's surname is Zeng, and his given name is Xi. It is said by King Youxian."
