Su Shi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Zuo, your words are serious. My father and Mr. Zuo just have different political opinions, but they are both loyal to the country and have no selfish motives. Why should we fear other people's comments?"
Zuo Xiangting also raised his glass and said with a smile: "If everyone in the world were as sensible and open-minded as Mr. Su, there would be fewer disputes in this world."
"Master Zuo, that's ridiculous." Su Shixian drank the glass of wine and said calmly: "I'm not a sensible and open-minded person, but it's just about my father, so naturally I can't make any malicious guesses."
Zuo Xiangting and his son never expected that Su Shi would say such words, so they couldn't help but be slightly stunned and looked at him in surprise.
After being surprised, Zuo Xiangting looked at him quietly: "So, Mr. Su, does he think Zuo has malicious intentions?"
"Master Zuo is overly concerned." Su Shi smiled and said, "I just said that your master has no selfish motives. If you have no selfish motives, how can you be malicious."
Zuo Xiangting looked at Su Shi silently, as if he wanted to see through his heart, but Su Shi had an open face and could not see through what he was thinking at all.
At this time, Su Shi filled up the wine for himself, raised his glass again and said, "I'd like to propose another toast to Mr. Zuo."
Zuo Xiangting slowly raised his glass and drank with Su Shi. After putting down his glass, Zuo Xiangting's expression returned to normal.
He said slowly: "I am forty-six years old this year. I have experienced the disaster of swordsmanship, and the people were miserable at that time. Now that you and Zongyuan live in peace, naturally you cannot understand the suffering."
"Master Zuo wants to use civility to suppress military force, so naturally he doesn't want Daqian to make the same mistake again."
"A sage governs the country and enlightens the world with culture and education. If all nations can come to court and Da Qian becomes the common master of the world, there is no need to go to war and cause ruin to all living beings."
Zuo Xiangting originally didn't want Su Shi to talk about state affairs, after all, he was too young. Even though Su Shi was brilliant in literature and had great plans in business, he probably didn't know much about state affairs.
When he thought about it, talking about state affairs with Su Shi was like talking to a cow.
However, after coming into contact with Su Shi, he felt that Su Shi was very different from other people, and suddenly he had an urge to convince him.
Su Shi just nodded and said, "Master Zuo is right."
Zuo Xiangting was silent for a while, because Su Shi seemed to agree with what he said, but Zuo Xiangting also understood that he just didn't want to talk about state affairs and was just perfunctory with him.
Zuo Zongyuan saw that the atmosphere in the room was a bit dull, so he smiled from the side and said: "Master Su, I would like to propose another toast to you."
Su Shi picked up the wine glass and said, "You and I are like brothers, no need to say any words of respect, just have a drink today."
Unexpectedly, Zuo Zongyuan insisted on toasting him, and then sighed: "Young master Su, you don't know something. Although my father is a bachelor and a first-class official, no one in the family is engaged in business, and there is not much property under his name. For decades, All the savings have been deposited into the Qianqiu Treasury."
Su Shi knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song, and couldn't help laughing and said: "It turns out that Brother Zuo is worried about the safety of the three hundred thousand taels of silver. If Brother Zuo feels uneasy, he can take it out at any time."
Zuo Zongyuan hurriedly explained: "Young Master Su is overly worried. I completely trust Brother Su and have no intention of taking away the money. It's just..."
"Brother Zuo must be worried that once the new policy comes out, Qianqiu Quality Warehouse will not only be unprofitable, but may also suffer losses, and sooner or later it will close down."
Zuo Zongyuan asked curiously: "Isn't Mr. Su worried?"
Su Shi looked at Zuo Xiangting and said with a smile: "Master Zuo, can you speak to Qianqiu Zhiku in the court? King Qi's state affairs are obviously aimed at Qianqiu Zhiku, which is unfair."
Zuo Xiangting sighed: "National policies are all decided by your Majesty. I think your Majesty's mind has been moved. I'm afraid it will be difficult for others to interfere."
Su Shi frowned and said, "Your Majesty has already agreed?"
"Today in the court, His Majesty asked Qiao Chu about the progress of the compilation of the decree. Qiao Chu replied that the decree would be produced within three days. After hearing this, His Majesty's Sacred Heart was overjoyed, and it was obvious that he was determined to implement the decree. And this The law is a good thing for the country and the people, and I have no reason to oppose it."
Su Shi couldn't help but feel a little distressed and sighed: "It seems that King Qi is unwilling to let me go all the way."
Zuo Zongyuan smiled and said: "With Brother Su's intelligence, I'm afraid he already has a countermeasure."
Su Shi didn't hide anything, nodded, and said: "Qianqiu Zhiku is just a tool to me, and I don't expect it to make money. So even if the New Deal is implemented, the loss to me will not be big. .”
Hearing what Su Shi said, even Zuo Xiangting looked at him with interest, and Zuo Zongyuan couldn't help but ask, "What are Mr. Su's plans?"
Su Shi smiled and said: "This is a confidential matter and should not be mentioned casually. However, everything is ready now. As long as tomorrow comes, my plan will be fully implemented, so there is nothing wrong with telling you."
Zuo Zongyuan looked at Su Shi in surprise: "Tomorrow is the day when the master's plan will be implemented?"
Su Shi nodded and said: "I must implement my plan before the new policy is introduced so that everyone can have full confidence in Qianqiu Store. Otherwise, those people will rush to Qianqiu Zhiku to withdraw money, so Qianqiu Zhiku will I can’t even think about closing the door.”
"What is the master's plan?"
Su Shi said calmly: "Of course it's about making money. As long as the Qianqiu business can make money, Brother Zuo will naturally not take the money away now, but will wait with peace of mind until a year later to withdraw the principal and interest."
"Qianqiu Trading Company?" Zuo Zongyuan couldn't help but frowned: "In addition to Qianqiu Quality Warehouse, is Mr. Su planning to do other businesses?"
"That's right." Su Shi smiled and said, "In fact, doing business is not difficult, especially when your principal reaches 36 million taels, doing any business will be a piece of cake."
"Really?" Zuo Zongyuan couldn't understand and could only look at him doubtfully.
Su Shi nodded affirmatively, looked at him seriously, and said, "You will know tomorrow."
Zuo Xiangting suddenly asked: "What kind of business is my nephew planning to do?"
Su Shi smiled and said, "With such a strong capital, I'm afraid I won't be able to satisfy even one or two types of business."
Zuo Xiangting couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, while Zuo Zongyuan's eyes had become dull.
"Is it possible that Mr. Su will open several businesses at the same time tomorrow?"
Su Shi calculated in his mind and said with a smile: "Twenty-eight Qianqiu grain stores will open tomorrow, along with thirty-five Qianqiu restaurants and five jade shops."
Having said this, he thought for a while and continued: "This is just the first batch. If it runs well, more stores will open in a month, and more industries will be involved."
Zuo Xiangting and Zuo Zongyuan were completely stunned. Although they knew that Su Shi must have a back-up plan, and they wanted to know what his back-up plan was when they hosted a banquet with Su Shi today, but now that Su Shi revealed everything, they were extremely shocked. among.
Because they didn't expect that Su Shi's plan would be so huge and so crazy. It was obvious that Su Shi was preparing to set off a huge wave in the capital.
After a long time, Zuo Zongyuan murmured and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of?"
"Nowadays, all walks of life in the capital are controlled by powerful people. Mr. Su insists on getting in, and he is not afraid of annoying these people."
Su Shi said calmly: "I'm just doing business normally. If these people can't compete, it means they should have been eliminated long ago. As for these people if they want to play any conspiracy behind their backs, they only have to think about Dong Yuan The end of the quality library."
