Duan Zhongping's face couldn't help but change drastically, and after a long while, he forced himself to smile.
"The Number One Scholar is joking. Xixia and the Song Dynasty are hostile countries. How dare I..."
"Mr. Duan, please don't deny it in a hurry. Do you think Gao's words like this are just speculation, or do you think there is solid evidence?"
Gao Zhang turned his head and looked at this man with a half-smile. His business was huge, covering all over the world, even around the Song Dynasty.
Duan Zhongping of Duan's Trading Company was born in Qinfeng Road, Huangzhou, and the Duan family was considered a wealthy family in Huangzhou.
The reason why Duan Zhongping was able to make his business so big in just a few years.
It is precisely because of his good relationship with Xixia that the smuggling business has been flourishing for many years.
Looking at the child prodigy in front of him, Gao Zhang, who was smiling but not smiling, he carefully tasted his words.
Duan Zhongping's face turned paler and paler, and he was really worried. He thought he was here to talk about serious business, but he didn't expect that the No. 1 Scholar suddenly started talking to him about politics.
Duan Zhongping, who was extremely pale, gritted his teeth and bowed directly to the ground.
"Reporting to Duke Zhuangyuan, the old man's power in the past really made him faint, and now he and Xixia..."
"Mr. Duan, you don't have to be like this. You are not from the Imperial City Department. Moreover, it is because Mr. Duan that you had secret dealings with Xixia in the past and conducted smuggling trade, I asked this question."
"???" Duan Zhongping immediately made Gao Zhang stunned on the spot, his face full of confusion.
"..." On the side, Zhao Yaban, the Imperial City Secretary, had a dark look on his face, but he could only stand there with an emotionless black face.
His mind was a little confused at the moment. What did this champion mean?
According to my previous understanding of Zhuangyuan Gong, he hated the Liao Kingdom and Xixia very much, otherwise he would not have tried to break the harmonious relationship between Xixia and the Liao Kingdom.
He even tricked Xixia severely, but now, the exchange between Gao Zhang and Duan Zhongping made Zhao Yaban a little unsure.
Fortunately, Zhao Yaban, who knew the impartiality of the No. 1 Scholar, decided to play it safe and see what was going on first.
"Please forgive me for being confused, Mr. Zhuangyuan. I really don't understand why you said this, Mr. Zhuangyuan?"
Duan Zhongping's old heart was beating wildly at this moment. After all, the Song Dynasty and Xixia were hostile countries.
As for his smuggling behavior, to put it more seriously, he had his whole family chopped into pieces on the charge of treason with foreign countries, fearing that there would be no way to redress any grievances.
"Mr. Duan, please get up. It seems that Gao didn't make it clear. In fact, Gao wanted to use your relationship to let you deal with the Xixia envoy Wei Mingye Guangda..."
"Dealing with Xixia envoys?" Duan Zhongping stared blankly at Gao Zhang, who had already stood in front of him, but his head was buzzing.
I really want to hold a handful of grass, so that you know, Lord Zhuangyuan, that I am just a commoner.
"Yes, come on, come on, Mr. Duan, please take your time first and listen to Gao Mou tell you carefully."
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Standing behind him, Zhao Abanzhi, who has been making up clay and wood carvings, has his ears dazed, not daring to miss any details.
After all, when the wise and scheming Number One Scholar asked him to investigate the owner of Duan Trading Company, Zhao Abban only thought that this old and steady Number One Scholar was to see clearly what kind of person his partner was.
As for the Imperial City Division, it can be said that merchants from the Song Dynasty secretly conducted smuggling trade with Xixia and Liao.
Therefore, it would not be surprising if it were found that Boss Duan, who was born in Huangzhou on Qinfeng Road, had business dealings with Na Xixia.
Surprisingly, this prodigy champion didn't say much after getting Duan Zhongping's information.
But since he was engaging in flirtatious behavior with the owner of Duan's Trading Company in front of him, there must be a reason for it.
Even if you don't understand it yourself, if you go back and ask Yang Douzhi to analyze it carefully, you should be able to understand it.
What came to my ears was the voice of Zhuangyuan Gong that seemed childish but gentle yet powerful.
It means that I know that you have a close relationship with Xixia Zhuoluo and important personnel of the Nanjun Division, and you have done a lot of business.
Therefore, I hope you can deal with the Xixia envoy on the basis that you managed to bribe the leader of the imperial army who was guarding the post house...
Duan Zhongping stared blankly at Gao Zhang, who was sitting next to him, and told him how to meet the Xixia envoy Weiming Yeguang.
Try to make good friends with the other party, and it is best to provide Taina Yeguang with all the conveniences he wants, in order to gain the other party's intimacy and trust.
It was long after Gao Zhang left that Duan Zhongping slowly came back to his senses.
At this moment, Duan Zhongping, who had become the leading wealthy businessman in Bianliang, Tokyo since the Shenzong period, really couldn't cry.
Until this time, his son Duan Dalang walked into the house, saw his father's expression, and asked with concern for a long time.
Duan Zhongping then shook his head in frustration and did not tell his son the truth.
After all, this matter really made Duan Zhongping feel a little weird.
Besides, telling your own son would not solve any problems, but would actually make your family members worry.
It is better to take a step first and see one step at a time, and this champion who has never left Bianliang, Tokyo, is very sure that the central and southwestern Xixia and southwest areas are most suitable for growing cotton.
If Duan Zhongping had not grown up in the Qinfeng Road area, the people in the Qinfeng Road prefectures would also grow some cotton to fill clothes and bedding to keep warm.
I am afraid that like most people, he would think that cotton can only grow in the south. After all, most of the cotton grown in the Song Dynasty is in the southern border area of the Song Dynasty.
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"Da Lang, I have given you an important task. Continue to purchase cotton. The more the better..."
"In addition, my father will immediately write a letter to your second brother and ask him to recruit more weavers."
"And the weaving workshop we prepared before is too small in scale and must be expanded as soon as possible..."
After Duan Dalang hurried away after listening to Duan Zhongping's instructions, Duan Zhongping slowly sat down.
No matter what, as long as Duan's trading company can continue to have money and make a lot of money, what if I sell my old bones to the prodigy and number one scholar Gao Zhang?
The No. 1 scholar, Gao Zhang, has an excellent reputation, and he doesn't look like a ruthless person who likes to offend and kill donkeys.
Otherwise, why would he really abide by the agreement to cooperate with Duan's Trading Company?
He could simply throw his whole family to the Imperial City Division for being charged with foreign affairs, and then calmly take away Duan's trading company.
But the other party did not do this. Instead, he wanted to hook up with the Xixia envoy and make him have a favorable impression of the old man with chrysanthemum patterns on his face.
Of course, this kind of good impression is a serious one, taking the opportunity to do more business with Na Xixia...
(End of chapter)
