At a certain dinner table in Yuanyang City, Li De drank a lot of wine and began to talk about the steel business this time.
Also at the dinner, if Lied intends to collect information, he will speak less and listen more; and if he intends to spread some information, he will first act covertly, but his tone will obviously increase after drinking.
"People in Xiqin are still rich."
Lidd started the conversation with an eye-catching map gun. Before Alaya could pick up the stalk, Lidd himself added a sentence:
"If you don't make money, you don't make it for nothing. It seems that we have to intensify our efforts."
Alaya first lightly touched Lid's wrist, indicating that there are many people on his side, but Lid just raised his head and took a sip of wine, as if he was already drunk, and said with emotion:
"When we were in the sea of clouds, we were not welcomed by others. We followed Ah Huang and did so many things for her. But what about her? She knows to go out every day to fight against injustices, and she doesn't care about our future at all. Even if she takes us to After leaving Yunyang, we just let us fend for ourselves. Is there such a ruthless relative in the world?"
Alaya said softly:
"Master, after all, you are just a concubine..."
Lide held the wine glass, with a wry smile on his face, and said softly:
"Yeah... Who told me that my mother is not a woman with a name. My father is not a straight line, and he married a woman who has no name and no distinction. My surname is Bai because of their kindness. But I am not reconciled …I want to make a lot of money and become the richest businessman in the sea of clouds. After that, follow me, there is no place we can’t go to in the ends of the earth…”
Knowing that it was a play, Alaiya's heart beat half a beat faster for no reason.
She put her hand on Lid's wrist and replied:
"I am the young master's man. Whether the young master is poor or rich, this will not change at all."
Lide didn't seem to feel it, and his voice became lower and lower:
"But I can't let you live like this, I can't... We still have a lot of business, as long as the tax officials here are willing to open a back door for us, we will make a lot of money. We will not go back to Yunyang by then , just find a place to live, no longer have to look at other people's eyes."
Alaya nodded:
"I trust the young master... I trust the young master more than anyone else."
The two of them acted alike.
After the meal, Alaya helped Lid go to the hotel to rest. Alayah didn't ask, and Lid didn't explain why she had to act out such a show during the meal.
Lide went out alone in the afternoon, bought a lot of expensive gifts with the cash on his body, and put them in a box. When it was time for dinner in the evening, Lid and Alaya brought the box to the agreed place. What makes Alaya a little strange is that there is no manager of the Longsheng weapon shop outside the restaurant, so I don't know if Lide pigeons were released.
Lide generously took Alaya into the restaurant and called the waiter. After learning about Lide's intentions, the waiter's expression was a little strange. He glanced at Lide with sympathy, and then said:
"Guest officer, please go upstairs. Those distinguished guests are already waiting for you upstairs."
The two went upstairs, and in front of them was a box full of people. Lide opened the door curtain carelessly and went in, and saw six or seven people sitting on the dining table, among them was the manager of the Longsheng weapons shop, but his head was a little sweaty. The man next to him in the uniform of a tax officer didn't look too good, and the others were all wearing ordinary clothes.
For some reason, the sophisticated aura on them was more terrifying than the one in uniform.
Lide seemed to have no understanding of the situation in front of him at all. He first said with emotion, "There are so many people", then he greeted the owner of the Longsheng Weapons Shop, and then turned his eyes to the tax officer beside him, and said: road:
"This must be Mr. Langte. I have admired him for a long time. My name is Baima. I am a businessman from Yunyang. This time I negotiated a deal with the owner of the Longsheng Weapon Shop. It is estimated that we will have a long-term cooperation, and there will be more trouble in the future." You take care."
Langte raised his head, showed a wry smile, and said:
"Hello… "
He unconsciously glanced at the person sitting opposite him, but Lide didn't seem to notice, took out the exquisite box, and said in a low voice:
"The boss told me not to give gifts, but I think I still have to give my heart. I have to trouble Mr. Langte to take care of me to make money in the future..."
The faces of the people in the room changed instantly.
Lang Te's face was the worst, and he stood up abruptly, but before he could speak, the middle-aged man sitting opposite him spoke first:
"Hey... Langte, why don't you take it apart and have a look?"
Lang Te swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and took the box from Lide with a trembling hand, but he couldn't hold it firmly. The box was overturned on the dishes on the table, and a lot of gold, jade, and pearl agate rolled out of it. The box was illuminated brightly. Langt fell on the chair, Lide scratched his head, and continued:
"My lord, don't panic, I won't take it back..."
Seeing that the situation was not right, the boss of Longsheng Arms Shop took the initiative to stand in front of Lide and said in a hoarse voice:
"The one opposite... is the head of the Xiqin Taxation Bureau, Mr. Qi Zheng! The rest of them are also officials from the Taxation Bureau... You are trying to harm them!"
Lid immediately showed a frightened expression and said:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my lords... I don't understand the rules, I sent it indiscriminately."
The middle-aged man stood up, and Lide immediately noticed a patch near the hem of his clothes, which was not very conspicuous, but if he looked carefully, he could find that the color there was obviously brighter than the surrounding area.
The chief tax officer named Qi Zheng glanced at the gold on the table, and said calmly:
"Little brother, take it back. In our Western Qin Dynasty, this set will not work."
Langte didn't care that the jewelry on the table was already stained with oil and water, he hurriedly picked it up and put it in the box, then stuffed it back into Lid's arms, and said:
"Take it back, don't come to harm me!"
Lied had no choice but to hand over the box to Alaya, but he did not forget to ask Langt:
"Then this matter..."
Qi Zheng said lightly:
"Talk to me. What do you want to talk about?"
Lide seemed to be suppressed by his aura, was silent for a while, and replied obediently:
"We want to do some business here for a long time, not only the steel business, but also other things... Yunyang has produced a lot of good things now, we have some connections, and we can get a lot, so we want to get Sell it here. For example, you know the sparkling wine that was once popular but sold out soon? In fact, I still have a batch of stock here, but the tax is too high all the way. My lord, how about we cooperate ?”
Lide paid attention to Qi Zheng's expression while talking. When he mentioned sparkling wine, Lide noticed that Qi Zheng raised his eyebrows for a moment, but the next moment his eyes turned to the side, which showed that he felt a little bit about it. Slightly disappointed.
Qi Zheng's tone remained unchanged, and he calmly replied:
"When doing business in West Qin, you must naturally abide by the rules of West Qin. I came today to give you a warning. Next time, you should not do business in West Qin."
After speaking, he got up and walked out of the house. Those tax officials followed behind him, and Lang Te glared at Lid, and hurriedly followed.
After everyone left, the owner of Longsheng Weapons Shop thought about it and said to Lide:
"Hey... I'm to blame for this. Who knows what kind of trouble those tax officials have had, they suddenly paid attention to tonight's dinner, and they want to come with Langte."
Lied laughed and said to him:
"It's okay, I'm also to blame for not listening to the boss' advice."
Seeing Lide's sincere attitude, the boss was also relieved. He had already offended Langte a little today, and if he offended Lide again, it would be more harm than good. As long as Lide still does business with him, he can make money, and at worst, he will change his backer in the future.
Following Lide's words, the boss said:
"Hell, let's stop blaming each other. The main thing is that we lost money tonight. You prepared gifts and I prepared good dishes, but in the end we didn't get anything."
Lied shook his head and said calmly:
"No, what I want, I have already got it."