Went to a restaurant, looked around, someone had already spotted him in a corner by the window, "Liu Xiandi, this way!"
Liu Shun smiled all over his face, walked over a few steps, and bowed to everyone: "My brother is late, everyone, don't be offended."
The person who greeted him before said with a smile: "Since you know that you are late, then follow the rules and punish yourself with three cups."
"Brother Zhao, you know that my little brother can't handle alcohol, and yet..." Liu Shun complained.
Zhao Yan laughed loudly, "Don't we know you yet? I'm used to pretending to be poor, and who would believe what you say. Don't shirk, drink quickly!"
People around made booing, Liu Shun had no choice but to accept the punishment. After three cups, I sat down and started chatting with everyone.
These people are merchants who have just come from Jinling, and everyone knows everything about them. Hearing the news this time, no one could sit still, and set off for the capital overnight, just thinking that the capital was well-informed and could get first-hand news.
They all came from the same place, so naturally they wanted to hug each other to keep warm. Zhao Yan also has some property in the capital, so today he is the host, and invited his fellow countrymen to have a drink together, and discuss the recent matter of King Duan by the way.
Liu Shun had just arrived in the capital, and he came here upon receiving Zhao Yan's invitation. Anyway, we can communicate with each other if we have news together, and let's see what plans we have.
They are all medium-sized small merchants, so they are naturally inferior to those top merchants. If there is anything that cannot be supported by each other, they will only be swallowed up by others. Therefore, they also have awareness, and the alliance of several companies is solid.
"Tell me, is this rumor true? In the past, Dayan never traded with other countries, so why did the wind suddenly change?" Liu Shun couldn't help asking after eating a few mouthfuls of food and suppressing the wine he just drank.
They are far apart, and almost all of them are hearsay, but the real truth can't be traced. This time the rumors spread widely, if it wasn't intentional, they would never have gotten the letter. He rushed over as soon as he heard the letter, mainly because the businessman was very sensitive to many news, and he would rather be ahead than half a step behind.
He has just arrived in the capital, and he hasn't had time to inquire about many things, so he can only ask his doubts here first.
Zhao Yan has an advantage in this aspect, and he doesn't hide it. After all, these news can be found everywhere. Then he said: "It's all up to King Duan. I heard that King Duan stalked the emperor to let him form a caravan to go out for business."
"Prince Duan?" He still had an impression of this. When he heard the news, he laughed at the fact that Prince Duan's foolish running to the west was no different from sending him to his death. "Is that the idiot prince? Duan Wang who specifically asked the emperor for the fief of Liangzhou in the west?"
"Shh! Be careful! This is the capital city, not a small place like Jinling." Zhao Yan reminded.
Only then did Liu Shun realize that he was being reckless, and quickly slapped himself twice, "My brother's fault, my brother's fault!"
Everyone didn't care about it, Zhao Yan smiled and said: "Liu Xiandi, you don't know, the emperor's favorite young son has brought back two trips to the Western Regions. The disturbance in the capital is not small, and rare things are expensive. The price of goods from the Western Regions is already sky-high. Spice mirrors are comparable to gold, and dignitaries and dignitaries don’t spend a lot of money on them, and everyone snaps them up.”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was very excited, and someone asked: "Brother Zhao, then we heard the news that in the future, merchants can go directly to the Western Regions for business via the Xiqi Corridor, but is it true?"
This is a question that everyone cares about, everyone has their ears pricked up, and they have heard about what the land to the west looks like. Not to mention that Dayan and Suixi Kingdom are enemies, and wars are raging every year. Traveling westward and passing through Suixi Kingdom is already a huge problem. The fact that there are so many thieves and bandits in Liangzhou can make all westbound people retreat.
Now there is news that the bandits in King Duan's fiefdom have been wiped out, and they can still enter and leave the Western Regions without going through the Suixi Kingdom. In this way, the risk is greatly reduced. If everyone can trade in the Western Regions, they must be prepared. Of course, those who are one step ahead can make a lot of money. Didn't you see how much King Ren Duan earned? Others brought money to their door, and they were afraid they wouldn't accept it!
Zhao Yan nodded, "As far as I know, the news is quite reliable. This matter has already been discussed in the court. King Duan tried his best to shoulder the responsibility, saying that the court would not pay a penny. It's all on him. Now the courtiers naturally have nothing to object to, and with the support of the prime minister, the emperor has no choice but to agree to it. Only then did such news spread."
"So, is it true?" All the people present looked at each other with joy, full of surprises. At first, I was afraid that it would be false news, which would make everyone happy, but now that the news is confirmed, I feel relieved.
There are still people who don't believe it, "It costs a lot of money to build a city and a place. Without spending from the treasury, who can have such a solid financial and material resources? How can it be possible with King Duan?"
"You don't know. I heard that King Duan will hold a bidding meeting after His Majesty's longevity. It seems to be for this purpose. It is said that the money of the big guys will be invested in it, and the tariffs for entering and leaving the Xiqi Corridor and the Xiqi Corridor will be charged later. The other profits of the Qi Corridor will be shared in proportion to the contribution of each person."
"Tsk! There is such a thing? It's so strange!" This matter is completely unheard of before. Duan Wang is a fool. Could it be possible that others are also fools? What can't be seen or touched, and empty promises can make people willing to pay money
Zhao Yan took a sip of his wine and looked around. Everyone had different expressions on their faces, but he knew exactly what they were thinking.
He lowered his head and said in a low voice as much as possible: "To be honest, when I heard it for the first time, I thought the same as you, but now it's not entirely true. Let me tell you a reliable news, the horses, kings, Zhou, Zhu Si, everyone has already started to act."
"Hiss! Is this really true?" Everyone was a little incredulous. No one knew that the four major merchants in the capital were the benchmarks for other merchants. If it was true, then he might be able to follow suit and take the risk. Follow them, and the little soup left over is enough for small households like them to benefit endlessly.
Zhao Yan let out a "shh", looked around, and then continued in a low voice cautiously: "A distant cousin of mine is a shopkeeper of the Ma's business. It’s just preparing for it.”
It is also impossible for Zhao Yan to lie about this matter. Liu Shun stroked his chin, thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Zhao means, it won't be wrong for us to catch up?"
Zhao Yan nodded, "That's what I think. You all know the strength of the four great masters in the capital. Since they can prepare in secret, it is really attractive for Shi Shuo to send Tae Ke Falcon to blow milk. If It would be great to be able to catch up. Although we are not as rich as the four big families, we have joined forces to form a whole. If you want to come to Duan Wang, you will not underestimate us. Anyway, if you have money, everyone can make money together. Enjoy it instead of doing it?"
Together, they would not be much weaker than any of the four major families. Besides, it's not like they haven't teamed up before, when Zhao Yan brought it up, everyone nodded in unison.
"I agree!" Liu Shun was the first to express his opinion. Cooperation is beneficial. This is a well-known fact, and they are not fools. If he fights alone and still pays so much money, maybe Duan Wang still doesn't like it.
Others also agreed that they should also be prepared to see what the bidding will be all about.
Not only them, merchants in other places are also starting to inquire about the news, they are waiting for the gathering of Duan Wang.
Shu Er, slightly Er Shao, and Xi half-squinted, basking in the sun. Not far away is Xie Yixiu who is sitting quietly reading a book, but I don't know if he has read it, the pages in his hand have not been turned for a long time.
This is the temporary post house where Xie Yixiu lived in Beijing. It is an independent small courtyard. Although it is a bit remote, it is quiet and elegant.
I have been free for half a day during the summer, so I came here to hide and relax. In the past few days, many people have been looking for the prince for goods from the Western Regions, and the prince is not alone, so it is inevitable that there is something wrong. Those royal relatives who couldn't see the crown prince came to see Xia Suluu, er, poke Shu
Everyone knew that these things were returned to the capital by Shu Xie. Although he had already said that he would hand everything over to the prince, these things were not all his, all he needed was a word. What's more, in their eyes, the summer Jiandao 鹾醯 model caravan said they didn't want it, so they didn't want it, and were intercepted by the third prince. Such a person is so easy to fool, maybe he can get more benefits from him.
With such thoughts in mind, he came to find Shu Jie and brain chewing Cong Jiao Bo Shu Shen Nest Emperor Shi Chang simply hid.
Of course, he came here to learn more about what's going on in Beijing. After all, it was not very convenient for him to be in the palace. When the news was released before, he asked Xie Yixiu to help him pay attention to these things.
"It's still quiet and comfortable here." Shu Qixin said: "It seems that I should buy a small house, and I can't always live in the palace every time I go back to Beijing. The imperial brothers are all building houses outside the palace. It's very boring for me to be alone in the palace."
If you can have a home of your own and have that person in your home, you will be considered complete. But now I can only think about it.
"General Xie, what do you think? You don't have a place to live, it's not bad for us to live together, just share