Xiao Yu yelled, not like a hegemon at all, but like a seventeen or eighteen, young man who had just entered the rivers and lakes. Liu Han looked at him for a long time, and after he finished making trouble, he said with a smile: "Yes, the owner of the dignified and stormy building, famous in the rivers and lakes, are you still afraid of going to Cao to help you go? It seems that I am too careful." ”

Liu Han stood up and was about to go out, but Xiao Yu immediately stood up and walked to his side: "Actually, I also have some friends, but they are not there, I went to other places, and there is a temporary lack of people around me." ”

"Lack of someone, you three thousand brothers, just find one at random, can you use me?" Liu Han continued to tease.

"Brother Liu is an understanding person and knows everything. Xiao Yu was standing at the door with Liu Han with his hands behind his back, looking at the courtyard, the yard was empty, a little bleak.

Liu Han shook his head slightly, and turned his head to look at him: "I have always had a question in my heart, there are a lot of people in this imperial capital, why are you looking for me?"

"Many people are curious about you, and I am also curious about you," Xiao Yu said: "In addition, your cultivation is very high, and there are a group of subordinates with the same cultivation level, to be honest, my three thousand brothers in Fengyulou can find almost the same number of masters at most, as for the Cao Gang, don't look at the number of people, there are very few real masters." ”

"This has nothing to do with me, I'm just a businessman, businessmen believe in long-sleeved good dancing and befriending all parties, as for the gangs and court differences, I don't participate. ”

Liu Han politely rejected Xiao Yu, according to common sense, Xiao Yu will feel a big loss of face, he is the owner of the dignified wind and rain building, the underground world of the imperial capital sits on the top spot, and invites a person to be a friend, this person actually doesn't give face, so naturally he should teach a lesson.

But Xiao Yu didn't, he wasn't angry at all, he just sighed and exclaimed: "No wonder you can do such a big business, there is also a way, don't be careful, this is not a thief's thief, but a way to do the way, everyone has their own way, but unfortunately the vast majority of people in this world don't understand this truth, I am very willing to make you a friend." ”

Liu Han smiled: "You think too highly of me, we can be considered friends now." Then he looked at Xiao Yu vigilantly, feeling as if he had fallen for him, so he asked carefully: "You shouldn't let me make a move at the funeral of the Cao Gang, right?"

Xiao Yu looked at him with some curiosity: "Are you afraid of offending the Cao Gang?"

"It's not too scared," Liu Han said: "However, my caravan needs the Cao Gang, and now my caravan is mainly active in Yongzhou and Youzhou, mainly through the desert Hu tribe, but in the future, I will expand to the south of the Yangtze River, and the Cao Gang controls the Jiangnan waterway that leads to it, so I don't want to offend the Cao Gang." ”

"Reasonable. Xiao Yu nodded yes: "But, do you know? There are already people above who are dissatisfied with the Cao Gang and want them to let go." ”

Liu Han was surprised, this was a top secret, and then, he realized Xiao Yu's identity.

The person who can get this kind of top secret must have an extraordinary identity, either an internal guard or a pawn of the internal guard.

"Who are you?" asked Liu Han in a deep voice.

"I'm Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu replied quietly, at this time, Liu Tie walked through the courtyard towards this side, Liu Han waved his hand, Liu Tie was stunned, and then retreated, and soon several guards appeared around the courtyard, faintly alerting the entire courtyard.

Xiao Yu watched the movements of the guards in his eyes, and gently admired: "These subordinates of yours are really good, calm, sharp and fast, where did you find them?"

Liu Han just smiled proudly and didn't answer, Xiao Yu said again: "The world is so big, there are no surprises, and there are so many talents in the small Western Regions, if I didn't see it with my own eyes, I definitely wouldn't believe it." ”

"In fact, the Central Plains has a misunderstanding of the Western Regions, the Great Jin Dynasty is a vast land, the territory of the Western Regions is also vast, but there are many ethnic groups, religious customs, and they are different, so many small countries are formed, in the eyes of the Jin people, do not understand, so they think that the Western Regions are a wild land, in fact, this is wrong, the Western Regions are also rich, and some materials even exceed the Great Jin, and more importantly, there are few people, and the per capita arable land is several times that of the Great Jin.

If you don't believe it, in the Great Jin Dynasty, the more land the richer the richer, but not in the Western Regions, there is a lot of land in the Western Regions, and there are a lot of grasslands, and the wealth brought by the land is limited. ”

Xiao Yu was attracted by Liu Han's description, the Western Regions was actually vast and sparsely populated, which made him very interested.

"Do the ordinary people of the Western Regions also have land?"

"Of course. Liu Han nodded without hesitation: "However, the local people are not good at farming, they are used to grazing, my Jin people like farming, not grazing, the same land, grazing and farming produce different benefits, in comparison, the benefits of grazing are much smaller." ”

This is Liu Han's own research, the number of livestock accommodated in the pasture is limited, exceeded, the livestock are not full, and when winter comes, the livestock need a lot of forage, and there will be losses in winter, so in comparison, the cost of grazing is much higher than that of simple farming, at least in this era.

"Hearing you say that, I would like to go to the Western Regions. Xiao Yu looked into the distance and said thoughtfully.

"The Western Regions are far away, and the Great Jin Dynasty is the root. Liu Han said indispensably, and then he pulled the topic back: "Just now you said that someone above is dissatisfied with the Cao Gang, who is this person?"

Xiao Yu turned his head to look at him, with a smile in his eyes, as if he was mocking what he had just said. Liu Han didn't feel a little ashamed, shrugged his shoulders and said, "If I can get a piece of the Cao Gang, I'm willing." ”

The Cao Gang took care of the grain transportation from Jiangnan to the imperial capital, which is a huge amount of fat, not to mention getting all of it, even if it gets half of it, this is also a huge income, and there is no problem with tens of thousands of silver every year.

With such huge gains, whoever is not jealous is a fool.

But Liu Han thought about it more, if this Xiao Yu was the white glove of a certain faction in the court, then how did he cut off a piece of meat from the Cao Gang?

Assassinate?

Kill the leaders of the Cao Gang one by one!

It definitely works, but it's definitely crazy and it's hard to succeed.

If he were to operate, he would create civil strife in the Cao Gang, split the Cao Gang, kill the core figures of the Cao Gang, and then stabilize the Cao Gang, and then absorb the split Cao Gang, and finally negotiate with the other party, and the two sides will determine the market share.

Of course, there is also the smallest way, that is, to allow other fleets to join the transportation of grain, and the official auction will be held, and the lower price will be awarded.

However, I am afraid that this method will not be accepted by those bigwigs in the DPRK and China, because they have become accustomed to giving orders and others doing what they want, rather than fair and just competition.

"Why are you looking for me?" Liu Han asked again, beckoning at the same time, Liu Tie came from outside, and Liu Han ordered: "Bring the wine we brought back from the Western Regions." ”

Liu Tie retreated, Xiao Yu turned around and sat down in the house, spread his legs, and said with a smile: "You are really a businessman, you don't even have to drink wine if you have no interests, this looks at the money coming to the door, and even has wine." ”

"During the state mourning, it is forbidden to drink alcohol. Liu Han was still standing at the door, all kinds of thoughts in his mind were changing over and over, and his mood changed from initial surprise to uneasiness. Once this is carried out, it will definitely kill people, and there are not a few people.

"So what is this? Xiao Yu was still smiling, this person looked giggling, but in fact, he was quick and calculating.

"Wine isn't essentially wine, especially for someone like you, it's just water. ”

Liu Tie's movements were very fast, and the red wine was brought after a while, Liu Han opened the wine and poured it for Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu looked at the little wine at the bottom of the glass, shook his head slightly, and Liu Han also smiled: "This wine is like this, unlike our Dajin wine, you have to drink it in a big bowl, this wine should be like this." ”

Liu Han sniffed first, felt the fragrance of the grapes, and then took a sip to let the wine evenly distribute on the surface of the tongue in his mouth, and then concentrated the wine in the front of his mouth, fully feeling the sweetness in it before swallowing.

Xiao Yu looked at Liu Han's practice, learned from him and did it again, but he got impatient after learning half of it, swallowed it in one gulp, grabbed the bottle and poured himself a full cup, Liu Han saw this and asked i Wei shook his head, this is a nouveau riche, and he can't get rid of the Jianghu gas on his body.

He didn't say anything, he was still tasting his wine to the fullest, Xiao Yu drank half a glass in one gulp, seeing that his wine almost didn't move, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Your drinking method is not as good as a girl." ”

"You don't understand this, this is culture," Liu Han said, Xiao Yu looked at him in confusion: "Culture, what culture? I can tell you, don't look at how many poems you can write, I also went to private school for a few years, and I can still write poems." ”

Liu Han smiled and didn't argue with him, this kind of drinking was only available in previous lives, not in this era.

The two of them drank red wine according to their own drinking methods, but they invariably stopped mentioning the matter of sharing meat, Liu Han knew in his heart that this was a negotiation, and whoever spoke first would be weak, and he would have to give up the initiative.

Alcohol is forbidden during the national funeral, but at home, except for the senior officials of the court, no one takes it seriously, the people drink at home, and the government cannot take care of it, the two of them drink according to their own drinking methods, a bottle of red wine can't stand Xiao Yu's drinking method, and it didn't take long to disappear, this bottle of red wine, ten of them * entered Xiao Yu's stomach.

Xiao Yu took the wine bottle, this wine bottle is ceramic, he can't see the inside from the outside, he shook it, raised his eyes to look at Liu Han, Liu Han ignored him, he shouted with some dissatisfaction: "Just a bottle! You are too stingy." ”

"I brought it all the way from the Western Regions to make money, not to drink it for you. Liu Han said unhurriedly.

"You're such a profiteer. Xiao Yu scolded hatefully, put down the wine bottle, and said with a retrospect: "However, this wine is better than the previous one, hey, let me ask you, how is it preserved?"

This is exquisite, from the Western Regions to the imperial capital, thousands of miles away, the wine is transported, because the time is too long, it will be a little sour, so the sales of wine in the Central Plains are not good, but Liu Han's wine is not sour at all, it is very sweet and refreshing, with a faint fruity aroma, which makes Xiao Yu a little puzzled.

"It's a trade secret. Liu Han shrugged his shoulders and lost Xiao Yu's appetite.