The servants in the house began to clean up the mess, but Li Ze and the three of them moved to the terrace, under the night, the breeze was gentle, but the heat swept away a lot, the sound of cicadas had stopped, but the sound of frogs was gradually rising, and occasionally there were night dogs crossing from the air, and the sound of two sounds. In the distance, the sound of recitation was faintly heard, and there were also fierce arguments from time to time, and Jin Mantang even saw that two groups of people were spraying each other relatively at first, and when it came to the fierce place, they actually rolled up their sleeves and did it.

Looking at Jin Mantang's surprised eyes, Zhang Hui smiled and said: "Every night, everyone debates academic differences or political differences, and once the debate can't be distinguished, most of them use their fists to speak. ”

"Is that okay?" Jin Mantang was puzzled.

"Absolutely." Zhang Hui sighed: "Sometimes the fist is really big. In our Wuwei Academy, if one side wins a big victory in the debate, the loser still abides by the rules and regulations, and will only make a move when no one can gain the upper hand. And in this world, I'm afraid that it is more about speaking with fists. I look forward to the coming of the great rule of the world, when we will only speak with our mouths on the inside, and with our fists on the outside. ”

"That's not what those Confucians in the south say. They pay more attention to convincing people with virtue. Jin Mantang said with a smile.

Li Ze and Zhang Hui glanced at each other, and they both smiled, "We also want to convince people with virtue, but if we can't convince people with virtue, we will use our fists to convince him." The two lose commensurately, which is the king. ”

"It seems overbearing." Jin Mantang spread his hands and said.

"It seems that it is not bad to dominate first and then king." Li Ze looked at the three cups of green tea brought by the servant, and said with a smile: "Does Jin Gong also like this way of making tea?" ”

"I've long heard that this is a self-created way to make tea, but I like it too." Jin Mantang said with a smile: "I also have a booklet on making tea, and I happen to have a tea garden in the south, so I told them to fry tea according to the method in this booklet, and I really have another interest." Although it was reprimanded as not being in the elegant lobby, as long as you like it, it's fine. This time, I brought some new tea this year picked from my own tea garden to Jieshuai. ”

"This dare is good!" Li Ze was overjoyed: "When it comes to tea, the really good tea still comes from the south." ”

"As long as the festival commander likes it, the tea that the festival commander needs in the future will be packed by Jin." Jin Mantang said with a smile: "Even if the festival marshal wants Jin's tea garden, there is no problem at all." ”

"A gentleman does not take the favor of others." Li Ze smiled: "If possible, you can ask Jin Gong to help me buy a few tea mountains." ”

"Naturally, there is no problem." Jin Mantang nodded.

Zhang Hui coughed lightly and said, "There are a lot of things to do, and Jin Gong is also a busy man, so let's start talking about business." ”

Li Ze smiled and nodded, Jin Mantang also changed his previous lazy demeanor, sat up straight, looked at the two people opposite and said: "Jie Shuai, you know, this time Gao Xiangsheng has moved a lot of people, why am I the only one here?" Anyone else is away from it? ”

Li Zedao: "This is because Jin Gong is different from those people. In fact, when we initially decided to do this, there was also a prediction, and it is estimated that there will probably only be a response from the Golden Guild. ”

"Why?"

"In the four seas of commerce, ninety percent of the people are heirlooms, these people have a common characteristic, that is, the children under their command, many protégés, entrenched in one side, almost self-contained, partial birth in the bright side can not be seen, but underneath, it can affect the economy and people's livelihood of a place, to put it bluntly, these people actually control the local government. Those local towns, in order to rule the local area effectively, must unite with these people to make it possible. Li Zedao: "This is the door valve politics that I hate the most, and the Tang Dynasty has today's disaster, which actually has a lot to do with them." ”

"Jin is also a tyrant in Yangzhou!" Jin Mantang said with a smile.

Li Ze shook his head: "Jin Gong is very rich and influential, but that's all. And Jin Gong's rise has only been more than 20 years, compared with those gate valves, it is really not the same. It seems that Jin Gong is much more high-profile and wealthy than these people, but when it comes to actual influence, it can't be compared at all. ”

"The marshal just looks down on me like this?" Jin Mantang's face fell.

Li Zeyi smiled and said: "If it weren't for that, why would Jin Gong have to settle his followers everywhere, somewhere in Yizhou, Jin Gong has a concubine and her son living in a small manor." Although this place is hidden, anyone who wants to explore it can always find it. ”

Jin Mantang's face changed: "Jie Shuai is a good means." ”

"High elephant sheng's hands and feet. Although the prison guards are not as good as they used to be, if they want to check the roots of people like Jin Gong, it is not very difficult. Li Zedao. Jin Gong seems to be full of flowers, but in fact, he is extremely insecure in private, I don't know if I'm right? In the Four Seas Commerce, Jin Gong seems to have a good relationship with those people, but you don't trust them. ”

Jin Mantang was silent for a long time before he said quietly: "I am the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou, this is not a business that can make clean money, before me, on average, every ten years, there will be a person, and that person is not much worse than me before he falls." ”

Zhang Hui was stunned and asked rhetorically: "But Jin Gong has been in business for twenty years. ”

Li Zedao: "That's because Jin Gong is extremely smart, after having a certain net worth, he acquired Sheng and Qian Zhuang, and has invested heavily over the years, with Sheng He Qian Zhuang, there are many people who are connected with Jin Gong's interests, and to put it mildly, many people's ugliness is also directly exposed in front of Jin Gong, which is also the reason why Jin Gong can survive until now, Jin Gong, I don't know if I'm right?" ”

Jin Mantang nodded: "Li Shuai is really an understanding person, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou, speaking of a big fat pig raised by a certain group of people, raised to a certain extent, it is natural to kill the meat, if it weren't for Shenghe Qianzhuang, I would have fallen a long time ago, but even with Shenghe Qianzhuang, in the past two years, I have gradually felt the crisis." Some people want to share my piece of fat. ”

"All the influence of Jin Gong is in one money. And money is sometimes the most powerful, and sometimes it is also the most unreliable. Li Ze said: "Jin Gong can support it for nearly 20 years, and the means are already quite powerful." However, in the current situation, I am afraid that there are indeed many people who want to eat Jin Gong. Because they can't wait. ”

"It's for the festival commander to see through it at a glance." Jin Mantang sighed: "If it weren't for that, how could I have taken such a big risk to come to Wuyi? You know, those people are very dissatisfied with the policies of the marshal to the point of hatred, I have heard that they say that the marshal is becoming their gravedigger, and must be extinguished before the marshal has yet to grow his wings. ”

"They seem to have found out a little bit late." Li Ze laughed: "Jin Gong, it seems that we are in sympathy with each other, and the enemy of the enemy is a friend, although this sentence is not necessarily completely accurate, but in some places it can be said that the interests are the same, the goal is the same, and it seems that we have a great chance of reaching an agreement." ”

Jin Yutang smiled slightly, and said: "I actually don't have more than one choice, there is another person who has also thrown kindness to me, if I am willing to invest all my wealth in this person and bring him an endless source of wealth, he is also willing to protect me." ”

"I don't know who this person is, can Jin Gong tell me?" Li Ze's expression remained unchanged and asked.

"Xuanwu Zhu Wen!"

Li Ze and Zhang Hui glanced at each other, Xuanwu Zhu Wen was one of the first few enemies in the minds of the two of them.

"Does Jin Gong have a choice?"

"Hesitating." Jin Mantang said: "Zhu Wen is bold and righteous on the outside, but he is cruel and easy to kill on the inside, he is a hero, but he is by no means a master who can entrust everything." Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, killing chickens and taking eggs, this person has done a lot before. ”

"In this case, I still have a better chance!" Li Ze laughed.

"I really admire the open-mindedness of the handsome, and when I heard about it, I was unmoved." Jin Mantang arched his hand in admiration and said: "It's that I wasted my time trying to test the handsome." ”

"Although you and I have been friends for a long time, after all, it is the first time we meet, there is nothing strange about it." Li Ze said: "Compared with my understanding of your Jin Gong, your understanding of me is only on the appearance, and it is also the right thing to test after meeting." ”

Jin Mantang pondered for a moment and said: "Gao Xiangsheng said, Jieshuai, you urgently need money, use a lot of money. And Jin is indeed rich, and the cash I can call now and the position of Shenghe Bank are about 5 million to 8 million. ”

Li Ze's eyes widened.

Zhang Hui also opened his mouth wide in horror.

They knew that Jin Mantang was very rich, but they never imagined that this person was rich to this point, and the funds that this person could call were even more than the money that Li Ze could call now. If there is this money, Li Ze's craftsman city can be completed ahead of schedule, and with this money, it means that many things that have been delayed before because of funds can be started immediately. With this money, he can craft more swords, guns, crossbows, and more armor on the battlefield.

"On what terms?" Li Ze said directly.

"Of course, there are many conditions, which we can discuss in detail slowly." Jin Mantang stared at Li Ze and said, "But I have a precondition, only if this condition is met, then we can talk about it." ”

"Please."

"I want to marry the marshal." Jin Mantang said.

Li Ze was stunned for a while, and then said: "Jin Gong, I only got married this year, even if I have a child next year, I don't know if it's a man or a woman, and it's too early, right?" ”

"Jieshuai has a younger sister named Li Xin. Didn't Jie Shuai say that I hid a son in Yizhou, which is the same age as Miss Li San. If the marshal is interested, I will immediately move them to Wuyi. Jin Mantang said word by word.

Li Xin is the daughter of the Su family's roommate, the Su family is all dead, this roommate, it is because of Li Xin that she survived, and now she is staying by Li Anguo's side.

"This, I'm afraid I can't be the master, and I need to discuss it with adults." Li Ze hesitated. Li Anguo is very fond of this little girl now.

Jin Mantang smiled and clapped his hands and said: "If Jie Shuai agreed without hesitation just now, I would be scared, Jie Shuai is so hesitant, I am more relieved." Then ask the marshal to ask the king of Zhending first, and then we will talk about it. ”