"If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you can come to me directly! Although I will not bend the law for personal gain because of friendship, this is a matter within the rules. As the chairman of the Datang Football Association, I have the responsibility and obligation Go help you!"
Lantian County, the main hall of Yong'an Hou Mansion.
Li Zexuan said in a deep voice to Zheng Qianjun who came to visit.
He was naturally talking about the incident a while ago when Li Yuanchang and Li Min forced Zheng Qianjun's Fenglei team to play match-fixing. Although in this matter, Zheng Qianjun not only deftly resolved the Fenglei team's crisis, but also resolved his own crisis by staying behind closed doors. The situation is critical, but Li Zexuan still doesn't think this is the best way.
This time Zheng Qianjun met a relatively stupid opponent (to be honest, Li Yuanchang and Li Min were a bit stupid in their methods of yin people, otherwise they would not have failed in gambling and ended up with Qian Guan instead). If Zheng Qianjun met a A slightly more sophisticated opponent, he and the Thunder Team would definitely not be able to survive this disaster safely this time!
Zheng Qianjun, who was sitting at the bottom, stood up and saluted with his hands in his hands: "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
This is not only to thank Li Zexuan for helping him deal with Li Yuanchang and Li Min before, but also to thank Li Zexuan for his caring words just now!
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk!"
Zheng Qianjun sat down as instructed.
Li Zexuan asked at this time: "Qianjun, Mr. Zheng has been down to the south of the Yangtze River for more than a few months. What's going on at the Fairy Tea Garden now?"
Zheng Qianjun pondered for a moment and replied: "Back to the Marquis, after my father returned to the south of the Yangtze River a few months ago, while recruiting people to pick the tea grown in the villa, he also sent people to search for mountains with fertile land and moist air. Finally, Lion Peak, Baiteng Mountain, The five mountainous areas of Lingyin, Wuyunshan, Hupao, and Meijiawu were classified as Shenxian Tea Garden. My father took your order from the Marquis and contacted the local county and state officials, and has opened up all the links. Now these five mountains Tea trees have been transplanted everywhere, and we can send people to pick tea in early spring next year!”
When Li Zexuan heard this, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Zheng Laozhuang is really quick in taking care of things! It seems that Yanyu Villa is indeed very influential in the Jiangnan area!"
Zheng Qianjun said quickly: "Master Hou is serious! Although Yanyu Villa monopolizes the silk, porcelain, cloth, and grain business in the entire Jiangnan, businessmen are still businessmen after all. It is impossible for the officials of the state government to give me and my father face. This incident The reason why it has been so successful is because of your prestige, Mr. Marquis, who was able to open up all the joints!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile and said: "I'm afraid it's not for my sake, right? It's because those state officials want to take over the Immortal Tea Garden and make some political achievements, so that they can be promoted in the future, right?"
Now that fairy tea has become famous all over the world, Zheng Yinhong wants to build a fairy tea garden in Hangzhou. This is naturally something that the local state government wants to do. First, it can increase the local popularity. After all, Hangzhou in this era is far less famous than Hangzhou after the Qing Dynasty. , Secondly, tea gardens can also increase the annual taxes collected by local states and counties. These are all political achievements, and only a fool would not agree!
In fact, what Li Zexuan didn't know was that Baiteng Mountain, one of the five places in Zheng Yinhong's circle, was the Longjing Village of later generations. In the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the Lin family moved to Baiteng Mountain, and then various surnames settled in the village one after another. It was not until the 35th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty that the fifth ancestor of the surname Lin first created a genealogy, and the name of Longjing Village was not recorded. Zheng Yinhong got it right this time!
Zheng Qianjun, who had planned to flatter Li Zexuan by the way, couldn't help but his face froze when he heard this, and said with some embarrassment:
"Well, the Marquis is wise! My father sent a message before that the officials in Hangzhou tried their best to promote this matter after hearing about the name of the Immortal Tea. They must also be planning to use the Immortal Tea Garden to make Hangzhou famous in one fell swoop. Let’s fill the world!”
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said: "Okay! I understand! Please pay more attention to the matter of the Immortal Tea Garden! Although he sent people to deliver several batches of tea before, the supply is still in short supply in Chang'an. Chang'an Many important officials in the city have complained to me that the fairy tea is difficult to buy. Wait until next year to solve the problem of insufficient supply of fairy tea!"
Zheng Qianjun cupped his hands and said, "Yes! Lord Marquis!"
Li Zexuan thought for a while and then said: "Let your father handle the relationship with the local state capital. Note that I am not asking him to bribe, and we don't need to bribe. We just need not to offend them! We usually leave it to them A little favor doesn't hurt, but if they are greedy and make any excessive demands, just ask your father Feige to send me a letter, and I will deal with them!"
When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Li Zexuan understands this truth very well. In addition, he also knows that the king of hell is easy to mess with, the devil is difficult to deal with, and the strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake. If he wants to build a tea garden in Hangzhou safely, he must have Give the local state government a little favor, but if some local officials don't know how to appreciate it and push their limits. Then don't blame him, Li Zexuan, for being ruthless!
Zheng Qianjun's heart trembled, and he cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, Qianjun will definitely tell my father what Mr. Hou said. I believe that my father will be able to control it properly!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Well! Then it's all thanks to you and your son~!"
Zheng Qianjun smiled slightly and said: "No hard work! This is what Qianjun and my father should do! But over in Hangzhou, Qianjun thought that he could avoid conflicts with the local state government. After all, harmony makes money!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh: "Haha! Is this why Qianjun, the speed-shifting bicycle you booked was snatched away by that boy Chai Lingwu, and you didn't get angry?"
Zheng Qianjun was stunned, and then said: "Uh~! It turns out that the Marquis already knows about it."
Li Zexuan stood up and said: "Lantian County is so big, how could I not know that something like this happened? Although a man can bend and stretch, some people's grievances cannot be tolerated by us as long as we can. This Liangzi, I will write it down for you!" You can go to the workshop to get a speed-shifting bicycle from Uncle Fu in a while~! There are three more bikes over there that I have detained~!"
After that, he patted Zheng Qianjun's shoulder who stood up quickly, then went out and left!
When Zheng Qianjun heard this, he couldn't help but froze. Even though he knew that Li Zexuan's words were likely to win over people's hearts, he couldn't help being deeply touched in his heart! After all, in this era of strict social hierarchies among scholars, farmers, workers, and businessmen, Li Zexuan, as a prince, had come to this point for his sake. Zheng Qianjun felt that even if he had to sacrifice his life for Li Zexuan in the future, it would be worth it!
Li Zexuan didn't know that his unintentional words touched the soft spot in Zheng Qianjun's heart and strengthened Zheng Qianjun's determination to be loyal. However, even if he knew, he would not be complacent about it. His words were just what he said casually. Logically speaking, if Zheng Qianjun does things for him, then they are his people on Li Zexuan's side. He does not recruit people just to be angry with others. Chai Lingwu blatantly snatched Zheng Qianjun's car, not only not giving face to Zheng Qianjun, but also not giving face to Li Zexuan! If Li Zexuan had been present at that time, he would definitely not have given Chai Lingwu any good things to eat!
But Li Zexuan can't think about it now, because the big devil Cheng Yaojin is here!
"Haha! Xiaoxuan! Where are you going?"
Li Zexuan left the Hou Mansion and wanted to go to the workshop. As soon as he walked out of the gate of Lantian County, he saw Cheng Yaojin coming towards him on a bicycle. Old Cheng rode the bicycle with one hand and waved at Li Zexuan with the other hand. , and then laughed loudly.
Li Zexuan was stunned!
To be honest, this was his first time seeing Cheng Yaojin ride a bicycle!
Can you imagine a bearded, muscular man in ancient costume riding a bicycle and waving to you and laughing? Anyway, Li Zexuan feels like he's on the wrong set right now.
"Uu~!"
Recovering from his trance, Li Zexuan quickly controlled Dabai to stop. If Dabai hadn't been very understanding of human nature and had already slowed down after seeing Cheng Yaojin, Li Zexuan would have bumped into Cheng Yaojin at this moment. !
"Uncle Cheng, my nephew is preparing to go to the workshop! Are you always coming to Lantian County?"
Li Zexuan jumped off the horse and greeted Cheng Yaojin who was sitting on the bicycle with his toes on the ground and braking.
"Going to the workshop? Hey! That's great! Let's go together!"
Cheng Yaojin was worried about how to talk to Li Zexuan. When he heard this, his eyes lit up and he laughed.
"Let's go together? Uncle Cheng, why are you going to the workshop?"
Li Zexuan said suspiciously subconsciously.
"Hi! I said Xiaoxuan, you are usually so smart, why are you confused now?"
Cheng Yaojin patted his thigh, intending to show off his old face, and said honestly: "Do you think my old car, Cheng, is a bit old and outdated? Xiaoxuan, should you think of something to do?"
After saying that, he blinked at Li Zexuan with a "you know" expression on his face.
Li Zexuan was speechless for a moment, because the look Cheng Yaojin gave him was just a non-standard wink, which almost made him burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
"Ahem! So that's what happened! Uncle Cheng, my nephew went to the workshop to arrange for someone to deliver the new generation of bicycles to you, Uncle Qin, Uncle Yuchi, Uncle Niu and Duke Wei. No. Thinking that you happen to be coming to Lantian County, that saves my nephew from having to send someone off again!"
Li Zexuan quickly understood Cheng Yaojin's intention, he quickly clasped his fists and smiled.
The only person who can talk about asking for a car in such a high-sounding manner is Cheng Yaojin, a shameless old guy! Anyway, veterans like Qin Qiong and Niu Jinda can't do this kind of thing!
Of course, this also shows from the side that Lao Cheng really does not regard Li Zexuan as an outsider!
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he immediately became happy. He laughed loudly and said: "Ha! Xiaoxuan, you understand me, so what are you waiting for? Let's go, let's go!"
After saying that, Lao Cheng hurriedly urged Li Zexuan to go to the workshop together.
In this way, Li Zexuan rode a horse and Cheng Yaojin rode a first-generation bicycle, one behind the other, rushing towards the workshop.
On the way, Li Zexuan couldn't help but secretly criticize Cheng Yaojin for why he didn't ride a horse and insisted on riding this first-generation bicycle. To be honest, this first-generation bicycle was really difficult to ride. There was no chain and gear transmission, and it was basically a bicycle. It was too strenuous to pedal and spin the wheel, so Li Zexuan gave up the bike after riding it a few times, but he didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin still insisted on riding it. Maybe Lao Cheng was trying to keep up with the fashion!
Lantian County is not far from the workshop, only about four or five miles. The two arrived at the workshop quickly.
"Xiao Si, where are those bicycles I asked Uncle to seal up earlier? Push one out quickly!"
As soon as he entered the workshop, Song Xiaosi came up to him, but before he could speak, Li Zexuan gave instructions.
"Master, those bicycles are in the west warehouse. I'm going to bring one here right now!"
Song Xiaosi responded and quickly turned around to move the bicycle.
Old Cheng wanted to go to the warehouse to pick out a good car, but he felt it would be too embarrassing. Cheng Yaojin also wanted to save face, so he had no choice but to give up.
Seeing the way Cheng Yaojin scratched his head and scratched his head, Li Zexuan couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. In fact, the batch of bicycles he had specially "intercepted" in the warehouse were all the same, including the same color. There was nothing to choose from.
Not long after, Song Xiaosi pushed a brand new black variable-speed disc brake bicycle. Cheng Yaojin's eyes suddenly lit up and he stepped forward excitedly.
"Good boy! The shape of this bike is different from the previous ones! Eh? It's really rear-wheel drive! What are all the teeth on the rear wheel for?"
Lao Cheng looked at the bicycle and muttered something.
Li Zexuan stepped forward and explained with a smile: "Uncle Cheng, the bike in front of you is the latest variable-speed disc brake bicycle launched by our workshop. Look at the knob on the handlebar. By rotating it, the chain can be tightened to different sizes. gear, thereby changing the speed of the bicycle. This bicycle has a total of twenty-eight speeds to choose from. It is not only fast to ride, but also very labor-saving. Especially when climbing hills, you adjust the speed knob to the appropriate gear. Once you’re in position, the climb will be really easy!”
After hearing this, Cheng Yaojin exclaimed in amazement: "Hey! This bicycle sounds quite magical, isn't it? I heard from Chuliang earlier that your Qiquge Workshop has made a second-generation bicycle, but I didn't hear him talk about you. Is there a bicycle like this that can change speed?”
Li Ze Frisbee. This variable-speed bicycle is a high-end bicycle launched by our workshop. The price is much more expensive. It is only for a small number of customers. Today, the second-generation bicycle is on sale for the first time. Among a hundred bicycles, there are only three of this type of variable-speed bicycle. vehicles, all of which were sold here in Lantian County!"
Speaking of this kind of 24-speed transmission bicycle, in modern times where materials are abundant, a slightly better brand would cost two to three thousand yuan. In this era when bicycles are just emerging, it would cost more than one thousand yuan. Li Zexuan I don’t think it’s expensive!
"Hey! So that's it!"
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he couldn't help but said with some joy: "Listening to what you said, this variable-speed bicycle is quite precious, haha! Xiaoxuan, you are very interesting. That boy Chou Niu didn't get you as a brother for nothing!"
"Shan Zhang, you are in the workshop! Hurry! Come over here and help me solve a problem!"
Just as Li Zexuan was about to speak, an unkempt little fat man ran into the east yard and grabbed his arm to go eastward!
"Scare~! Are you, you, you, the King of Wei?"
Lao Cheng felt familiar when he heard the little fat man's voice, and even more familiar when he saw the little fat man's figure. When he took a closer look at the little fat man's unkempt appearance, he was immediately startled, and pointed at Li Tai in disbelief and asked.
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