Yiji Lianbode didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so he thought to himself that he might as well go back to Songzhou to report these things to Wang Wenzuo, and leave the matter of withdrawing money to Wang Ence. Thinking of this, he took a step back and made way for Wang Ence: "This young man is the brother of Governor Wang. I have to go back to Songzhou first if I have something to do. If I can't make it back by then, he will come here." Withdraw money!”
"A fellow brother of Governor Wang!" Cai Dingshan and others were shocked, and hurriedly pushed away and bowed down: "We didn't know the young man's identity just now, so please forgive me for being rude!"
Wang Ence had been sitting next to him, and he saw Cai Dingshan and others surrounding Yijilianbode and complimenting him, turning a blind eye to him as a transparent person. He was a little bored at first, but suddenly Yijilianbode introduced him to the merchants and asked him to collect the money. The huge sum of 20,000 yuan was paid to Luo by the crowd. He was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll trouble you all about the money!"
"It's only 20,000 yuan, please don't worry, young man!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "But where is young man living these days?"
Wang Ence glanced at Yiji Lianbode and said with a smile: "Stay in the south posthouse for the time being!"
"Young gentleman, I have a house with three entrances and three exits not far away. Although it is not spacious, it is still clean. Why don't you stay there temporarily for the next few days so that we can ask for your advice and greetings day and night. When the money comes, The money will be sent to the house, what do you think, Mr. Young Master?"
Wang Ence and Yiji Lianbode exchanged glances. Cai Dingshan's suggestion actually had a dual purpose. Firstly, it could please Wang Ence. Secondly, the pile of 20,000 yuan was a big pile. There were many people in the post house, and they were worried that something might happen. . Yijilianbod nodded: "Donzhu Cai has thought so carefully, thank you for your work!"
"Don't dare!" Cai Dingshan was secretly happy after being praised by Yiji Lianbode. He immediately called a few waiters and followed Wang Ence and Yiji Lianbode to the post house to pick up their luggage. They went out and knelt down to the alley to wait for them. The figure disappeared before he got up and went back.
"Dongzhu Cai! This time you have taken advantage of the relationship between the king and the governor's brother. We will still rely on you in the future!" The man with his head wrapped in white cloth said with a smile.
"The noble man only lives in my house, and it doesn't belong to me alone! If you want to get close, you can go and visit sooner or later!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "It's not strange to have so many people, don't you think?"
"Not bad!" The man with his head wrapped in white cloth patted his head: "It's almost noon. I'll go to the Jinxiu Building in the east of the city to order a banquet and send it to you. Don't fight with me!" After that, he hurried away. .
As soon as the man with his head wrapped in white cloth raised his head, these merchants all left and went back to do their own business. Only Zhuge Wen did not leave, and said to Cai Dingshan with a smile: "Brother Cai, what are your plans for entertaining the nobles!"
"It's enough for them to do this kind of thing. It's better for you and me to think more about the envoys sent by the King!" Cai Dingshan said: "If we can do this well, the noble man will naturally miss you and me. As for eating and drinking Enjoying this little thing, does he still know too little?"
"Not bad!" Zhuge Wen's expression became serious: "Brother Cai is talking about fundraising? I will send the money as soon as possible!"
"It's a matter of raising money, but it's not all a matter of raising money!" Cai Dingshan said: "The person who can sit at my tea table can still afford a thousand guan. Even if there is an accident and no delivery, the lack of I can make up for it. But Governor Wang raised money to build roads, and building roads is not something that only comes with money. If we merchants can think ahead and make preparations, then Governor Wang and Mr. Xiaolang will be right. Let’s look at it differently!”
"Well, what Brother Cai said is that I have learned a lesson!" Zhuge Wen nodded: "According to what you said, I will go back and prepare myself now!"
"You should really prepare well!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "Among the businesses among us, your business is actually the most closely related to Governor Wang's road construction. If Governor Wang's road construction is completed, your tea horse business will increase several times. Not surprisingly!"
"Yes, many places on Songpan Road are currently difficult to access, and there are no suitable campsites, so there are not many business trips. If the King's plan is realized, the number of mule and horse gangs will increase by at least seven to eight times. Sichuan Province's own production We don’t have many mules and horses, and most of them have to be bought from Qingkang. This business alone can make me eat more than I can finish!”
"Yes! In fact, the 20,000 yuan is just an introduction. After we have paid this money, we will have the opportunity to earn the money back, or even earn more. As for whether we can earn it back, it depends on ourselves. That's what Governor Wang means!" Cai Dingshan said.
Having said this, Zhuge Wen and Cai Dingshan were already very excited. Among the people at the tea table just now, although they did not have the most wealth, they were the most knowledgeable and generous. Cai Dingshan was older, so it was obvious that Everyone looked up at Cai Dingshan. While others were still thinking about trying to please Wang Ence himself, Zhuge Wen and Cai Dingshan had already thought of the various benefits that Wang Wenzuo's road construction could bring to businessmen.
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"Iji, thank you so much this time!" After leaving the pharmacy, Wang Ence felt happy: "Thanks for coming to Chengdu with you this time. If I stayed in Songzhou, I wouldn't be as happy as I am!"
"Young Master, there is no need to thank me!" Ijilenbode said with a smile, "Actually, this is all the governor's arrangement. I'm just following orders!"
"His arrangement?" Wang Ence was stunned: "Why don't I remember? Didn't he ask me to follow you and learn more? He didn't say that!"
"Hahaha!" Ijilenbode laughed: "Little Langjun, you have wrongly blamed the governor. The ancients said: Parents love their children deeply, so they have far-reaching plans for them. The eldest brother is a father, and the governor will treat you as if he were a father. Children are ordinary, that's why he said these things. If he doesn't want you to live a comfortable life, why should he let you come to Chengdu with me? Doesn't he know that Chengdu is full of beauty? "
"Is that true?" Wang Ence was stunned.
"Of course!" Ijilianbod smiled and said: "As the Grand Governor, could he still tell me that he wants to treat you preferentially? There are some words that don't need to be said at all!"
Wang Ence fell into silence. He recalled his experience following Wang Wenzuo. Did Wang Wenzuo really treat him as a brother as the Japanese said? No, how is this possible? Obviously she has no blood relationship with him, but not only that, he was sent to Baekje as his scapegoat. In this way, she can be considered his enemy.
"However, Xiao Langjun still needs to pay attention to a few things in Chengdu!"
"Ah? What's the matter?" Wang Ence raised his head and asked.
"One is money, and the other is waist card!" Ijilianbod said: "Twenty thousand guan is not a small amount. Money is exciting, but such a big sum of money is also a big trouble; and there is waist card. Li Jin gave you the waist card. , but after all, you are still from the Songzhou Governor's Mansion. If you cause big trouble, the Governor will also have a headache! Do you understand? "
"Yes!" Wang Ence nodded: "Then I will stay in that house these days and not go anywhere!"
"This is the best!" Yiji Lianbode said with a smile: "I brought forty people this time, leaving half of them for you. I will come back as soon as possible. As long as the fundraising is completed, the governor will naturally I will give you an official status!"
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Yazhou, Dajianlu (now Kangding), the residence of the Tubo general.
"Langri, you are such a rare guest!" Yang Jin picked up a sheep bone, and Kara broke it with force, as if it were a sugar cane, greedily sucking the bone marrow, and asked vaguely: "Why are you willing to leave Zamp? Are you not afraid that your position will be taken by other flatterers?"
"Isn't it because someone lost two battles in a row that I had to give up the charming dark-eyed girls in the palace and ride on a horse to come to this wild land of yours?" Langri carefully picked up a piece of mutton with a sharp knife and said, He smiled and said: "As for the position next to Zamp, you don't have to worry about me. When it comes to pleasing women, no one in the whole palace can compete with me! As long as I am willing, I can take the position back at any time. !”
"Hahaha!" Yang Jin laughed: "You are not bragging about this. The women in the palace will speak for you. As long as you are willing, Zanpu's ears are full of mouths to speak for you. As for defeat, that's not the case at all. It’s nothing, it’s just two contact battles, luck is on the side of the Tang people, if there is a real fight, the Tang people will know how powerful we Tubo people are!”
"I don't think so!" The smile on Lang Ri's face disappeared: "The Tang people are not Tyuhun people. You should be very clear about my mission this time. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, then I can only take you Back to the palace!"
The muscles on Yang Jin's dark face were twitching, his expression was ferocious, his eyes were full of hatred, and he stared at Langri fiercely. There were very few people who could face this without fear, and Langri happened to be one of them. He was calm He looked at Yang Jin with an indifferent expression. A few minutes later, Yang Jin snorted coldly and turned his head: "I told you, it was just two contact battles. It was just an accident. There were not many soldiers lost. The most important thing is that the Tang Dynasty has sent an envoy. , demanding an armistice and exchange of prisoners!"
"The Tang people sent an envoy to ask for a truce to exchange prisoners?" Lang Ri frowned: "Are you sure this is not a trap? I have never heard of a victorious person asking for a truce, and you are the one who lost the war. Where are you? Are the prisoners from the Tang Dynasty exchanged?"
"It's absolutely true. The Tang people's envoys haven't left yet. If you don't believe it, you can take a look!" Yang Jin spread his hands: "As for the exchange of prisoners, the Tang people asked to exchange our captured soldiers for Qiang slaves. Of course, it's not a one-to-one ratio. exchange!"
"Then how did you answer?"
"I haven't given an answer yet. I plan to let him go for a few days and observe it before talking! It's winter anyway, so walking is slow on the road, so it's normal to delay!"
"Well, it seems you are not stupid enough!" Langri nodded with satisfaction, and then started to think: "But the Tang Dynasty's behavior is very strange, I suspect there is a trick behind it!"
"In my opinion, it's okay. Although the Tang people won these two battles, they suffered a lot of casualties, especially the first time. The general of the Tang people didn't want to fight, so he sent people to ask for an armistice and peace talks!"
"Yang Jin!" Langri looked at Yang Jin as if he were looking at a fool: "When is it decided by the generals of the Tang Dynasty whether to fight or not? This is something that can only be decided by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, at least the prime minister. Don't you? Have you heard? The Tang people have already increased their troops in Longyou to collect grain, and will use troops against our country next year. At this juncture, the Tang generals in Songzhou ask for a truce. How is this possible? "
"You mean he's lying to me?" Yang Jin said angrily, "I'm going to beat this guy to death with a whip!"
"This is not necessary. If the two countries are at war, the envoy will come!" Langri said with a smile: "Besides, the most important thing is to figure out the conspiracy behind the Tang people, not to kill a few people!"
Yang Jin nodded and looked at Lang Ri: "Then what do you think we should do? I remember that you went to Chang'an to study. You should be able to see through the tricks of the Tang people!"
Langri said nothing, obviously thinking about countermeasures. Yang Jin did not dare to speak, which disrupted the other party's train of thought. After a while, Langri said: "There is no use in speculating here. It is best to meet him in person!"
"It's easy. I'll arrange for you to meet the Tang envoy right away!" Yang Jin said with a smile.
"No, no, that's not what I meant!" Langri waved his hand: "I meant to meet the Tang envoy as a bystander, so that he would not notice me, let alone be wary of me. , I can know more things!”
"What do you mean?" Yang Jin asked puzzledly.
"It's very simple. You find a guard who is about the same size as me, ask him to take off his clothes and put them on for me, and then ask me to pretend to be your guard when you meet the Tang Dynasty envoy. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood!" Yang Jin nodded excitedly: "Langri, it seems that in addition to pleasing women, you have also learned many other useful things in the palace!"
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After dinner was finished and others left one after another, Langri sat down by the stove and picked up a glass of scalded mead. The time he spent studying abroad in Chang'an left an indelible mark on him. He liked the wine of the Tang Dynasty and the wine of the Tang Dynasty. Clothing, Tang poetry, and even Tang women. Other Tubo nobles secretly said that he had become a Tang Dynasty through and through, but Langri didn't care. In his daily life, he unabashedly said that if he could choose, he would rather be a Tang man and live in Chang'an or Luoyang.
As a result, one time when Mangsong Mangzan Zampu questioned Langri about this matter, Langri smiled and said: "Dear Zampu, if possible, wouldn't you also be willing to be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty instead of Zampu of Tubo? At least the Tang Dynasty The emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not need to make an alliance with the nobles once a year to keep the nobles surrendering to him!"
No one knows how Mansong Mantzen Zamp reacted at the time, but after experiencing this incident, Langri became the most trusted favorite around Mansong Mantzen Zamp. Many people thought it was because the women around Zamp were saying good things for the handsome man Langri, but people familiar with the inside story of the palace knew that Mansong Mangtsen Zamp actually didn’t love women that much.
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