When Zhang Shi said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then said: "Brother Zhu, if these things are known by the imperial history of the imperial court, I am afraid that many people will lose their heads, do you know the stakes?"

Li Qiufeng pretended to be frightened, nodded again and again, and said, "I know below." This matter is rotten in the stomach, and it will never be talked about to others. ”

Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "Brother Zhu, you will be mistaken. Since I have told you this, I have no fear that you will divulge it. I want to tell you one thing, that is, the transaction with the Fusang people is the eunuch in charge of the city ship, the yamen of the Ningbo prefect, and even the generals of the Bei Japanese army, and the officers and soldiers of the naval division, and it is definitely not our Zhang family who secretly did it. With these officials to escort us, it is naturally a profitable business. Although most of the money earned went into the pockets of those officials. Even so, they eat meat, we drink soup, but the profit is not cheap. Therefore, as long as we are cautious and serve these officials well, there will be no risk. ”

When Li Qiufeng heard this, his face showed a look of sudden realization, and said: "It turns out that Zhang Yuanwai and Zaixia have said so much, just to tell Zaixia not to worry. This transaction is done by the officials in partnership with us, and even if there is a sailor intercepting us at sea, they will turn a blind eye and let us pass. ”

Zhang Shi smiled slightly and said, "These things can only be understood, not spoken. For us, it is not difficult to go to sea, but trading with the Fuso people is extremely risky. In the past, we all met with Fuso people on some desert islands overseas, and both sides paid money with one hand and delivered goods with the other. This time, however, the goods were to be sent to Fuso country. It was thousands of miles overseas, and we were not familiar with each other. Although there is a guarantor in the middle to mediate, once the Fuso people turn their faces, we have to think of a way to escape. These days, Zhang has been trying to find a few friends who are good at martial arts and cautious to help. It's just that such people are really hard to find. Fortunately, God opened his eyes and let Zhang meet Brother Zhu today. With Brother Zhu accompanying Zhang, he will be able to go safe. ”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, he really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it. I tried my best to go to Fusang Country, so I entered the Sifang Alley at night. When he couldn't find Zhang Shi, he was invited into the mansion by this person, and he wanted to go to Fusang with him. In this way, all the methods I originally thought of were useless, but they were much more unexpected. However, if he agrees too quickly, he is afraid that Zhang Shi will see the flaws. This man is loyal on the outside, but in fact he is scheming, and he must be careful to deal with it.

When Li Qiufeng thought of this, he did not agree immediately, but rubbed his hands thoughtfully. Seeing him like this, Zhang Shi only said that he hadn't made up his mind yet, he just wanted to strike while the iron was hot and ask Li Qiufeng to agree. It was he who leaned forward and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, you have been doing Shu brocade business with dignity all these years, and you are quite familiar with business matters. However, for the situation in Jiangnan, I am afraid that Brother Zhu does not know much. The wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, the official eunuchs, love the silk produced in Suzhou, and do not like the brocade of Shu. As for ordinary people, they only wear cloth clothes, and they will not buy Shu brocade. Even if you go all over Nanzhili, there will be no shopkeeper of the silk village to buy Shu brocade. ”

Zhang Shi said as he looked at Li Qiufeng's expression. When he saw that Li Qiufeng's face was getting more and more ugly, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Zhang's business is a big business. As long as Brother Zhu and Zhang have a vote, Zhang will be able to get at least 5,000 taels of silver. Brother Zhu, how many horses of Shu brocade do you sell to earn 5,000 taels of silver? Besides, this transaction is guaranteed to make a profit, why do you have any hesitation?!"

Li Qiufeng's face was gloomy, and he sat on the stone bench trembling slightly. Zhang Shi saw Li Qiufeng like this, and knew that although he was tempted, it was a big deal after all, and he couldn't make up his mind. When Zhang Shi was about to continue to persuade Li Qiufeng, he only heard the sound of footsteps, and then heard a woman say: "Master Qiqi, the wine and food have been prepared, do you want to serve them to the master and the guests?"

Zhang Shi sat up straight and said with a majestic face: "Bring the wine and food." ”

The woman replied respectfully, and a moment later five servants came out from behind a clump of flowers. With food boxes in their hands, these people quietly walked up the nine-curved wooden bridge and entered the pavilion. The five of them lined up, first bowing to Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng, and then opened the food box and put the wine and food on the stone table.

In the blink of an eye, there were already eight plates of delicate dishes on the stone table, as well as a plate of bean paste buns and a pot of wine. After an elderly servant woman filled Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng's cups with wine, she bowed slightly and stepped aside. The other four servants stepped back behind her, and one by one they stood with their hands down, not even daring to make a sound. Zhang Shi waved his right hand, and the five servant women withdrew from the pavilion together, and then turned around and walked out of the garden.

Li Qiufeng saw that Zhang Shi was majestic, and these servants saw him like a mouse seeing a cat, and secretly thought in his heart, this guy's frame is really not small. When I was in the capital, I went to the house of the prince and minister on an errand, but there were no such strict rules. This old boy is really two faces, and he is powerful behind closed doors. This kind of scheming person must be guarded against.

After all the servants retreated, Zhang Shi picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother Zhu, I have said everything that should be said." It's not good for Brother Zhu to agree, or if you don't agree, your friend Zhang is all settled. Come on, let's have a toast!"

When he had finished speaking, he raised his glass in front of him. Li Qiufeng didn't raise his glass, looked at Zhang Shi and said, "Zhang Yuanwai, I am grateful for treating me like this." What Zhang Yuanwai said just now, he is willing to help outside. ”

When Zhang Shi heard Li Qiufeng say this, he was overjoyed and was about to speak, but he heard Li Qiufeng continue: "But Zhu has two things, and he has to talk to Zhang Yuanwai in advance. ”

Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Brother Zhu has something to say, just listen to it." ”

Li Qiufeng groaned slightly, and then he spoke: "I came to Jiangnan from Shuzhong, and went to the provinces of Nanzhili with my father and several uncles and uncles. After making an appointment for a month, they gathered at an inn in Nanjing. If you do this business outside the attaché, I don't know if you can return to the Central Plains in a month?"

Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, then touched his beard, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a month." However, Brother Zhu can write a letter in advance and stay at my house. If we don't return to the Central Plains by then, the servants in the lower mansion will pass the letter to Dignity and ask them to return to Shuzhong first. In this way, Brother Zhu's elders will not worry about what happened, and they can rest assured that they can return to Shuzhong. ”

Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "This is a good idea." But there is no need to bother Zhang Yuanwai, I wrote a letter by myself and asked someone to send it to the inn where I made an appointment to meet my father below, and handed it over to the shopkeeper to transfer it on my behalf. ”

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then said, "The second thing, it's a little awkward to say. But let's still talk ugly things ahead, so as not to be difficult to talk when we get it. I would like to ask the staff below, if everything goes well on this trip, how many taels of silver can I earn in the next trip?"

Zhang Shifang heard Li Qiufeng say solemnly, and he didn't know what he wanted to say, so he was a little apprehensive. At this time, listening to Li Qiufeng, he was just worried about how much silver taels he could earn, and he was relieved. I only heard Zhang Shi laugh and said, "Brother Zhu, I can give you a guarantee." As long as we get this ticket done smoothly, Brother Zhu can get at least 5,000 taels of silver. ”

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he put down the wine glass in his right hand, and then took out a silver ticket from his arms, handed it to Li Qiufeng and said: "If Brother Zhu is still not at ease, this silver ticket is considered a deposit." After we come back, Zhang will pay the rest of the silver to Brother Zhu. ”

Li Qiufeng deliberately made an embarrassed look, but finally took the silver ticket and glanced at it from the corner of his eye. When he saw the amount of one thousand taels written on the silver ticket, he couldn't help but be shocked, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, and held the silver ticket in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully.

Zhang Shi was amused when he saw him like this, but he also believed that Li Qiufeng was a person who saw money and opened his eyes. I only heard him laugh and said: "This is the ticket issued by Shanxi Ruixiang, which is common in 63 provinces in the south and north of the Ming Dynasty, and can also be exchanged in the other six Yinzhuang in Shanxi." If Brother Zhu doesn't believe it, tomorrow morning, you can go to a few silver houses in our Ningbo Mansion to try it and see if it can be exchanged. ”