Tian Shenglan said with a smile, "Not long ago, Dongzhu Liu's mule and horse team escorted the Fan family's motorcade to the grassland. Tian was wondering if he could also escort the Tian family's motorcade to the grassland."
"The landlord just trusts the strength of our Tiger Flag Mule and Horse Shop," Liu Heng said with a smile.
"That's natural." Tian Shenglan said, "Mr. Liu may not know that the story of the tiger-character flag resisting nearly a thousand horse bandits has long been spread on the grassland. As long as the convoy hangs the tiger-character flag, ordinary horse bandits will not dare to go there. Touch the convoy.”
Hearing this, Liu Heng and Li Shuheng looked at each other.
Neither of them knew about this matter, let alone that Tiger Character Banner had such a big name among the horse bandits.
At the same time, this also made Liu Heng understand more and more that these Shanxi merchants had a very close relationship with the northern captives, and even secretly had contact with the horse bandits on the grassland.
"What Boss Tian wants is for us, the Tiger Flag Mule and Horse Company, to escort the Tian family's convoy to the grassland," Li Shuheng asked.
Tian Shenglan smiled and nodded, and said, "My Tian family has connections on the grassland and Tiger Character Banner has the strength. Wouldn't it be a natural fit for our two families to cooperate?"
After hearing this, Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said, "If this is such a cooperation, then I, the Tiger Flag, can completely cooperate with the Fan family or others. Why do we need to cooperate with the Tian boss? At that time, we will not only have to bear the responsibility of the bandits against the Tian family." The harassment of the convoy and the offending of the Fan family are of no benefit to me, Tiger Character Banner."
"You can't say that." Tian Shenglan said, "Nowadays, the horse bandits on the grassland will not attack the convoy with the tiger flag. The people with the tiger flag only need to follow the convoy to the grassland, and there will be no loss at all. And you can also get a batch of grain from my Tian family for free."
Liu Heng picked up the tureen and took a sip, and said, "The Tian family's grain needs real money to buy, so why should I be so free to say that I, Tiger Flag, don't need to pay for the grain that I got from the owner of the field?"
Tian Shenglan said coquettishly, "Dr. Liu is joking. If it's just a few stones of food, it doesn't matter. No matter how much it is, Tian will not be able to make the decision alone."
Liu Heng flipped the cup lid in his hand twice and said in a calm tone, "In that case, does Mr. Tian think it is necessary for our two families to cooperate?"
"This" A hint of embarrassment flashed across Tian Shenglan's face.
He knew that the method he proposed was to use the Tiger Flag as a thug, which was most beneficial to the Tian family, but as a businessman, he always maximized profits, so he didn't think he was wrong.
"Since Boss Tian is not sincere, there is no need for us to continue talking." Liu Heng turned his head and said, "Zhao Wu, send Boss Tian off for me."
Zhao Wu came to Tian Shenglan, raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and said at the same time, "Mr. Tian, please"
Tian Shenglan did not move, but looked at Liu Heng and said, "Dr. Liu, we can discuss everything. As for the so-called asking for high prices and paying back on the spot, Dongzhu Liu can also express his own thoughts."
Liu Heng slowly put the lid on the cup and said, "My idea is that the Tian family's goods will be shipped out of the convoy. From now on, all the goods sent by the Tian family to the grassland will be handed over to me, Tiger Flag, and the Tian family will just wait for the cashier." .”
"No." Tian Shenglan's expression changed and she stood up from her seat.
According to the conditions proposed by the other party, all the profits were made by Hu Ziqi's family, and their Tian family had nothing to do with it. They were compensating the wife and losing the army.
He was sure that if he really agreed to such a condition, he would not have to be the head of the family anymore. The rest of the Tian family would definitely replace him with a new head of the Tian family.
At this time, Li Shuheng tried to persuade me, "Tian Boss, you just said that you are asking for a high price and you will pay me right away. If you don't agree, we can still discuss it."
Tian Shenglan choked.
I didn't expect that the words he just said not long ago would be returned to him so quickly.
"Dr. Liu, Tian came to cooperate with sincerity." Tian Shenglan handed over to Liu Hengyi.
Li Shuheng smiled and said, "Tian Dongzhu misunderstood, and our Tiger Character Banner sincerely wants to cooperate with Tian Dongzhu."
"Since we are sincerely cooperating, the conditions proposed by Dongzhu Liu are too harsh, and our Tian family will never agree." Tian Shenglan said in a stiff tone.
Liu Heng said sternly, "Even our tiger-character flag cannot agree to the conditions proposed by Landlord. Otherwise, I will forget it and the two families will stop cooperating. When Landlord returns, let us know and I will put them in the restaurant." With a farewell banquet, our two families can be regarded as business-to-business, and we will cooperate when we have the opportunity in the future."
"this"
Tian Shenglan sat in her seat and did not move.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Dr. Liu, what if my Tian family hired a tiger-character flag mules and horses to escort them to the grassland?"
Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "The owner of the field should know that our Tiger Flag Mule and Horse Company only handles transportation work from Datong, Xuanfu, and Taiyuan."
"Dongzhu Liu's words are untrue." Tian Shenglan said, "As far as Tian knows, the convoy sent by the Fan family to the grassland this time was escorted by the tiger-character flag mules and horses."
Liu Heng said, "The Fan family is in a special situation this time, and it will never happen again in the future."
"Not even once," Tian Shenglan asked unwilling to give up.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly.
Tian Shenglan sighed, with a disappointed expression on his face.
Li Shuheng saw that the fire was almost done and looked at Liu Heng.
Seeing Liu Heng nodded slightly, he said, "I don't think it's better than this. How about our two families take a step back?"
Tian Shenglan looked at Li Shuheng doubtfully.
Li Shuheng said, "What does Landlord think of the Dongshan Iron Field in Lingqiu today?"
Tian Shenglan pondered for a moment and said, "The Dongshan Iron Works is indeed well managed by your Tiger Banner, especially the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce, which has been established to integrate all the iron yards in Dongshan, making it easier to manage the iron yards, and at the same time, it allows owners of large and small iron yards to They all made money."
"What if our two families also set up a chamber of commerce?" Li Shuheng looked at Tian Shenglan with a smile.
"Establish a chamber of commerce." Tian Shenglan frowned and lowered his head in thought.
Li Shuheng didn't interrupt, picked up the tureen at hand and took a sip of tea.
After thinking for a long time, Tian Shenglan raised his head, glanced at Li Shuheng, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Heng and said, "If a chamber of commerce is established, who is in charge and who is the president?"
"The person in charge is naturally the president of the Chamber of Commerce and the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. This is the same as the Dongshan Chamber of Commerce. As for who the president is," Li Shuheng said, "Why should the proprietor of the field interfere knowingly? I, Tiger Character Banner, have established a chamber of commerce. Naturally, it is impossible to control the chamber of commerce." Leave the long position to others."
"But the tiger-character flag is on the Beilu side"
Before Tian Shenglan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shuheng raising his hand.
I just heard Li Shuheng say, "I know what you want to say, Mr. Tian. It's just that I, Hu Ziqi, have no connections in Beilu and are not familiar with Beilu, so I am not suitable to be the president of this chamber of commerce."
Tian Shenglan said nothing, acquiescing to Li Shuheng's statement.
"Actually, there is something. Even if I don't tell it now, I believe that the owner of the field will know it soon." Li Shuheng said, "The fortune-telling Khan of Qingcheng has promised to let our tiger-character banner go to the grassland to do business."
"This, this is impossible." Tian Shenglan's eyes widened, disbelief written all over his face.
It's not that he doesn't want to believe it, it's just that it's unbelievable.
The Fan family has been operating on the grassland for several generations before they got in touch with the man in Bansheng City. This was because the imperial court tightened the horse market. It took more than a year for the tiger-character flag to rise. How could he get Tumo? With the permission of the Great Khan, he went to the grasslands to do business.
