When Zheng Peng was entertaining Cui Yuan, who suddenly came to the door, the crown prince Li Ying was also in a secret private house, accompanied by Li Linfu, to meet a businessman.

The status of ancient businessmen is very low, in order to survive and develop, they will find a force to take refuge, and they can get shelter by offering specific goods every year, Li Yinggui is the prince, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and there are countless people who come to take refuge, as the prince, Li Ying will not easily meet people, and it is rare to see these businessmen, most of the time just send a representative, but today this businessman is a bit special, because he is related to Zheng Peng, so he made an exception.

In the lobby, Li Linfu introduced with some flattery: "Your Highness, this one is your hometown Guo Tongxiong, the descendant of the crown prince Shaobao Guo Zhen. ”

When Guo Tongxiong saw the prince, he quickly knelt down and saluted with some trepidation: "Grass people Guo Xiongtong, meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Seeing a big man like Li Ying for the first time, Guo Tongxiong was excited and frightened, and his voice couldn't help but look at Li Linfu next to him, and there was both hint in his eyes that Li Linfu had good things to say to him, and he was also grateful.

Guo Tongxiong is a small person, and he definitely can't climb a character like the prince, and he found Li Linfu under the guidance of the patriarch Guo Xiong, Li Linfu is just a servant of the ministry, and the threshold is not high, and Guo Tongxiong is willing to spend money, so there is a scene of meeting.

Li Ying waved her hand and said, "It turns out that you are Guo Tongxiong, very good, get up and speak." ”

Guo Tongxiong in front of him looks ordinary, and the Guo family in your hometown is gone, but he is very generous, and the gift sheet handed over to the prince's mansion is as many as three pages, worth more than 300,000 yuan, and the prince is also a little surprised when he sees it, and he heard Li Linfu say that Guo Tongxiong has a way to deal with Zheng Peng, so he decided to see Guo Tongxiong in person, which can be regarded as giving Li Linfu a face.

Guo Tongxiong thanked him before he stood up and said complimentingly: "I have long said that His Royal Highness is dignified and is the dragon and phoenix among people..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Ying coughed dryly, and then picked up the teacup by herself.

Li Linfu comprehended, and immediately spoke: "Tongxiong, the prince is busy with state affairs, and there is a chance to talk about gossip, the point, the point." ”

Li Yinggui is the crown prince, and I don't know how many people flatter him on weekdays, even if he can't take the turn of a small trader, how can he listen to his nonsense.

Guo Tongxiong's face was slightly embarrassed, but he was not satisfied with his turn in front of the prince, and immediately said: "It is estimated that His Royal Highness also knows that Zheng Peng, the newly promoted general of Yunlu, was helped by the Guixiang Guo family when he was frustrated, especially in business, whether it is braised meat or the property of Sanbaofang, the Guixiang Guo family has contributed a lot, but I didn't expect Zheng Peng to be a hungry wolf who can't be fed, only caring about dividing dividends and treating Guixiang Guo as his cash cabinet, but he never thinks about returning. I hope to have the opportunity to serve His Highness. ”

When he said the latter sentence, Guo Tongxiong knelt on the ground, with indescribable respect.

Zheng Peng has always been a shopkeeper, but the bonus can not be less, Guixiang Guo has long been dissatisfied, but seeing Zheng Peng's status rising, this is enduring, Guixiang Guo has always wanted to restore the glory of Guo Yuanzhen in the past, I hope Zheng Peng can help, but Zheng Peng after assisting Guo Xiong into the court, he no longer pays attention to these things, Guo Ketang can still understand, but others complain about Zheng Peng's affection, with the death of the old man Guo and Guo Ketang's handover of the rights in his hands, these dissatisfaction is backlogged more and more, just afraid of Zheng Peng's power, I was also afraid that Zheng Peng would disclose the secret recipe of braised pork and no one would be able to make any money from one shot and two scattered, so he didn't move him for a long time.

Now the opportunity has finally come, after years of careful research, the craftsmen of Guofu have greatly improved the recipe of braised meat, and the taste is even better than that made by Zheng Peng, so that he is not afraid of Zheng Peng's public formula, and when his wings are hard, he wants to change his flag, and he is ready to take refuge in the prince.

The prince, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future emperor, as long as he pleases the prince and makes the prince happy, when the prince ascends the throne, the Guixiang Guo family will have the merit of the dragon, and when the time comes, even if he doesn't want to prosper, God will not agree, a prince has more potential than a general.

Li Ying didn't speak, she still drank tea by herself, and Li Linfu on the side asked: "Guo Xiaolangjun, as far as I know, braised meat sells very well, and the annual profit is an astronomical amount, aren't you afraid that Zheng Peng will be angry and make this business yellow?" ”

"Back to Li Shilang's words, Zheng Peng does have a secret recipe in his hand, if he announces the secret recipe in a fit of anger, it will definitely be a lose-lose, but at the beginning of this year, the people have found a way to improve, the formula is very different from Zheng Peng's formula, the taste is more than a notch, Zheng Peng's old recipe is definitely not comparable, even if it is a public braised meat secret recipe, he is not afraid, and now the pasture, the shop, and the guys are in our hands, even if Zheng Peng wants to retaliate, I am afraid that he is also powerless."

"Is it" Li Ying continued to ask: "I mentioned Sanbaofang just now, what's the matter, you can also intervene in the business of Sanbaofang?"

The prince asked in person, Guo Tongxiong was even more excited in his heart, and immediately explained: "Back to the prince's words, when Zheng Peng established Sanbaofang, many craftsmen were introduced by us, and some of them were craftsmen sent to him by Guo's family in Guixiang, and those things are actually not difficult to do, by the way, many materials in Sanbaofang are still found for him, and we have more advantages in terms of cost." ”

"Over the years, how much red has Zheng Peng gained by relying on braised meat?" Li Ying suddenly asked with interest.

"In the past four years, the grass people have paid no less than one million yuan in dividends to the Zheng government, and I know from the account book that the dividends were more distributed in the past, and at most nearly one million yuan a year was shared."

There is not a word to say, in the past, Guo Ketang controlled the braised meat, and gave Zheng Peng only a lot more, but after Guo Tongxiong took the position, he divided by seven and deducted eight points, and the score was naturally less.

It's very simple, reduce income when making accounts, add expenses and losses, and it can be completed with one in and one out, anyway, Zheng Peng has never checked the accounts.

Li Ying said with some emotion: "This braised meat is only a few pennies a catty, and the profits are so rich?" ”

Guo Tongxiong said with some pride: "Now Guixiang Guo's has established more than 20 marinated processing centers in Datang, and more than two-thirds of the states have our Guixiang Guo's braised meat for sale. ”

Li Linfu whispered on the side and said: "Your Highness, Zheng Peng is using the money he earns to buy people's hearts in the army, and he also expands his connections by giving gifts in a big way. ”

After a pause, Li Linfu added: "Zheng Peng is not very keen on official titles and titles, mainly because he is too lazy, but he is very important to money, and he thinks about how to make money, and then uses the money he earns to enjoy life. ”

Li Ying said with some pity: "It's a pity that the wine shop can't be moved, otherwise it will be enough for him to have a pain in his flesh for a while." ”

"Your Highness, the coming days will be long, and there will be a time when he will succumb, but for the time being, you can't force him to be in a hurry, lest he take refuge in Concubine Wu Hui." Li Linfu persuaded.

Both of them knew that the winery was under Zheng Peng's name, but Gao Lishi gave it a plaque with a name, and came forward to help it settle some sales problems, which obviously accounted for a share, in addition, the alcohol produced by the Baume & Mercier winery is also a good medicine for wounds, and a large amount of special alcohol is supplied to the military department every month, whether it is Li Ying or Li Linfu, I really dare not fight its idea.

Many dignitaries and nobles have property in the open and secret, and the matter of the shopping mall is solved by commercial means as much as possible, which is a recognized unspoken rule, if anyone suppresses it for no reason, not only has a bad reputation, but also falls into an inferior position, the reason why Li Ying personally met Guo Tongxiong is to use his strength to teach Zheng Peng a lesson.

Don't know how thick the sky is.

Li Ying looked at Guo Tongxiong, who knelt on the ground again, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, loyalty, get up." ”

"Your Highness." Guo Tongxiong wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up a little flattered.

"Lone still has something to deal with, let's talk about it later." Li Ying said as she walked out.

Li Linfu hurriedly sent Li Ying out, and Guo Tongxiong also followed the prince to leave.

After Li Ying left, Guo Tongxiong asked a little anxiously: "Li Shilang, this matter is done, right?" ”

The prince didn't say it was good, nor did he say it bad, Guo Tongxiong was confused for a while.

"Haha" Li Linfu laughed twice, patted Guo Tongxiong's shoulder and said, "You can't see this?" The prince agreed, just let it go. ”

"Li Zhilang, Zheng Peng is a general and champion of Yunlu, if you tear your face with him, you have to..."

"Don't worry" Li Linfu patted his heart and said: "You are the prince's person, the prince naturally covers you, otherwise as the prince, will he condescend to see you?" There is a prince to support you, what are you afraid of, let go of the cloud to do it. ”