The Lantern Festival. Novels.

As night falls, fire trees and silver flowers are in the capital, and it is a lively scene.

The main streets of the capital have begun to celebrate the Lantern Festival. There are countless people who put lanterns on this day. Every household hangs lanterns in front of their own doors. Unfortunately, the north has not yet freezed and cannot put lanterns on the river. However, even so, the capital is very lively.

Under Peng Yu's guidance, Chen Xi took Xier and his followers on the bustling streets, enjoying the lantern market between the Dongsi Archway and the Dongdan Archway, and then he calmed down to meet the Hu Shang in the Western Regions.

"...Sir, this time, because the agreed meeting place is near Chongwenmen, the product stream is complicated, and the Western Regions merchants also brought followers, so you should be careful..."

Peng Yu informed Chen Xi of everything he knew, especially when it comes to safety issues. After all, Chen Xi is his reliance on his future happy life, and there must be no accident.

Chen Xi looked relaxed and used the mentality of tourists from later generations to enjoy the scenery along the street. He was a little careless when listening to Peng Yu's speech.

After passing the Dongdan Archway, the towering city tower of Chongwenmen in front appeared in front of you.

Chen Xi looked up and saw that fireworks were being set off on the city gate tower. Almost all the people nearby came out of their homes, scattered in the streets and alleys, looking up, and cheering from time to time.

Although the streets were very congested, due to the patrols of the Five City Military Offices, Shuntian Prefecture and Daxing County, no one dared to cause trouble, and the order was quite complete.

Chen Xi and his party were not annoying among the crowd, and no one stopped him and asked.

When they entered Chuanban Hutong, someone came over in front of them. Peng Yu stepped forward to contact him. Soon the people came and went back to report, while Peng Yu came over to report to Chen Xi.

"Sir, the negotiation has been completed. Hu Shang is here. These people in front of him are from the Yun family." Peng Yu said.

Chen Xi nodded.

Beijing can be regarded as his home court, and Yunliu's subordinates are all-round. These people are not allowed to go to the table, but they are very effective at critical moments.

Peng Yu took Chen Xi and his party into the streets and alleys near the Paozi River. The area around Linhe is full of houses. At the location near the pier, someone was looking around in front of a house.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you open the door?"

Peng Yu followed Yunliu for a while and his momentum became stronger. Although his status under Shen Xi was not as good as Yunliu, he was only one level lower than Yunliu.

After Peng Yu scolded him, the people opened the gate of the courtyard. Then Peng Yu led Chen Xi into the courtyard. After entering the courtyard, it was still pitch black.

Peng Yu explained: "Dang Yun said that it is a bit dangerous for the adults to meet the merchants of the Western Regions this time, so the location they chose is relatively hidden. Please rest assured that our brothers are all around here. Even if someone tracks down here, we have multiple paths to evacuate them calmly."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It seems that the Yun family you mentioned is very capable."

Peng Yu smiled and said, "The Yun family is really capable. There are many places where villains need to learn from her in order to better serve adults."

Chen Xi smiled and said nothing. The group walked through a corridor, crossed several yards, and walked around a forest. Finally, they arrived at the meeting place they had agreed to have with Hu Shang.

Chen Xi stopped and looked at it. This was a small courtyard. He thought about the location in his mind. It should be the edge of the ditch adjacent to the armor factory in the southeast of the capital.

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There are two lanterns hanging in the yard, and the lights are not very bright, mainly to prevent the attention of the officials and officials in the city.

Although it is difficult for the patrol officers and soldiers to find this place, after all, this place is close to the Chongwen Gate Tower, and there will always be people patrolling the city wall. If the noise is too loud, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble.

After Chen Xi and his party came in, the atmosphere in the yard suddenly became tense. A man who was not very fluent in Chinese stood up and asked loudly: "Who is here? In addition to us, have you also invited others?"

"Search the guy! Fight with them!"

Hu Shang was obviously aware of the sneak attack by Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan's people before. When he saw strangers coming, he was very nervous and took out his swords and guarded him.

A man in Confucian shirt stood up, "Everyone said it was a business, and of course there would be merchants from the Ming Dynasty. If you don't want to trade, no one will force you."

"Let's go!"

When all the Hu merchants heard this, they left their seats one after another.

The man in the Confucian shirt changed his face. He seemed to have not expected Hu Shang to be so ignorant. He immediately threatened: "What are you going? The deal has not been negotiated, and no one is allowed to leave."

"Wooah..."

When those Hu Shangs heard this, their faces changed drastically. They no longer communicated in Chinese, but instead cursed in their own language. They obviously felt that they had just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den. They were caught by Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan's people, perhaps just losing their property, which was much better than losing their lives now.

Chen Xi shook his head, walked to the center of the yard, and said loudly: "Since you are doing business, you must naturally follow the principle of fairness and justice... Today I invite you to come here to discuss with you a big deal. If anyone is unwilling to just leave, I will never send anyone to stop you!"

Chen Xi has a great status. Once he speaks, the person who originally blocked his way will immediately give in.

When Hu Shang first met Chen Xi, he felt like he was facing a great enemy. However, after seeing clearly that he was a young man who had no beard, he immediately let go of his doubts and did not want to leave... In their impression, there was a kind of person in the capital that looked similar to Chen Xi, that was a eunuch. Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very young, so there were many young and powerful eunuchs in the palace, and they all had no beards.

Although Chen Xi's voice was a bit thick, after all, some eunuchs were cleansed after adults had an Adam's apple, so they were not surprised.

"Who is the person coming? What position is it in the Ming Dynasty Palace?"

At this time, two more lanterns were lit in the yard and hung them, which increased the light, but they still didn't see each other so clearly. Hu merchants speculated about Chen Xi's status in the palace.

Chen Xi said loudly: "If you are willing to do business, go into the house and talk slowly. If you don't want to do it, please leave yourself... Listen to my instructions and do not stop the distinguished guests."

After saying that, Chen Xi first stepped into the house, followed Peng Yu, who was following him, stayed at the door, turned around and faced a group of Hu merchants:

"You are meeting noble people... I will give you a good opportunity to do business. In addition to the goods you have in your hands can be sold at a good price, you can also buy my Ming specialties at a low price... Have you thought about it, or not to do this business?"

The Hu merchants present looked at each other, but then they realized that the new young people said that they could leave at any time, but there was still doubt whether they could leave. Moreover, they were hiding and hid, and the things in their hands were urgently needed to be taken. If they didn't ask clearly what to do in the transaction method, they would feel uneasy, so they whispered and discussed it for a moment and went into the house together.

When I entered the room, candlesticks were lit on the four walls of the room and the desk in the middle, and the lights were brightly lit.

Wearing a heavy fur cloak, the Western Regions Hu merchants who looked like nouveau riche were entering one after another, and their entourage was not allowed to enter.

Chen Xi looked carefully and found that there were thirteen people coming, all of whom were adult men, mostly those with beards and even beards. This covered up his real age and made it difficult to accurately judge his age from his face. However, Chen Xi also knew that even if these people were young, they were all cruel characters, and they were used to their careers of licking blood from the blade, and might even have wars with small countries in the Western Regions due to their interests.

Among these people, the more conspicuous one was the one walking in front, who was very tall, with a big waist and a long gold chain hanging around his neck.

Chen Xi said in his heart: "It's all true that wealth is not revealed. Why did this person go against the rules? It seems that he deliberately wants people to know that he is rich and powerful?"

Hu Shang, wearing a gold chain, asked: "Brother, we don't want to know your true identity. Thank you for providing us with information so that we can successfully escape the government's pursuit. If you need us to provide compensation, just say it out. We are the most honest in doing business. If you give us help, we will not treat you badly."

This man speaks Chinese in a relatively simple manner, has a thick voice, and has a capital accent.

Chen Xi secretly wondered whether the Hu Shang was originally from the Central Plains, but he had been walking outside the pass for many years and was damaged by wind and sand to become what he is now.

Peng Yu sneered: "Is this a bit contemptuous? How could we, the head of our family, lack the thousand-eight hundred silver you? The head of our family, is going to do business with you!"

"There are many people who are willing to trade with us, and you may not have the goods we need... We travel around the world and have seen countless good things, but I'm afraid you won't be able to take them out!"

Hu Shang, who was wearing a gold chain, looked very proud, shook his head and seemed to be disdainful of the merchants in the capital. Peng Yu didn't know what to say, but he didn't know what goods Chen Xi was going to sell, so he was only responsible for passing the message. He could only look at Chen Xi after hearing this.

As everyone stared, Chen Xi stood up from the chair behind the desk and said aloud: "You may have seen many good things, but no matter how many of them, you may not care about other things, but what if I could help you buy the most advanced firearms in the Ming Dynasty?"

"oh!"

When Chen Xi said this, the Hu merchants couldn't help but be amazed.

No matter how strong they speak, they are not as strong as the current "young man".

An old Hu Shang stood up and questioned: "I heard that the newly developed firearms in the Ming Dynasty are very powerful, but your court is extremely rare about these firearms. How can you sell them to us easily? Do you have any connections and ways? We not only need firearms, but also make drawings and crafts. If you can give us, you can offer any price!"

At first they were full of doubts, but then they couldn't help asking for the price, mainly because the goods provided by the young man in front of them were too tempting.

This master learned in advance that the powerful and powerful in the court had taken action against them, which showed that he was very clear about his hands and eyes and became more and more certain that he was the eunuch in the palace. Based on their perception, these greedy eunuchs were willing to sell the firearms belonging to the highest secret of the Ming Dynasty in order to make money.

Although Hu Shang was very vigilant, he already believed that the young people in front of him were qualified to do business with them.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It is already very difficult to buy firearms. If you buy them together with drawings and manufacturing processes, you will overestimate yourself. Let you get firearms. This is to protect you from the bandits along the trade route. Is it to endanger the foundation of our Ming Dynasty's rule?"

"We are willing to pay the money, or whatever goods you want, we can provide them, and the conditions are open!" The Hu merchants were extremely eager. The things they wanted most were naturally the manufacturing drawings and crafts of new muskets and artillery. Not only could they make them earn enough money, but they could even become a local tyrant in the West, and even change the local situation. It was possible to become kings.

These people were willing to pay all the price to obtain the advanced technology of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xi was still very persistent: "What you can buy is not what you want to buy, but whether I am willing to sell it!"

Hearing this, Hu Shang was present to realize that the young people in front of him were not tempted by money. They originally thought they were tempted by profit, but they didn't want to hit a wall. When they looked at each other, hoping that someone could offer better conditions to attract each other.

Hu Shang, who had a gold chain, said: "Brother, even if you are unwilling to sell manufacturing drawings and crafts to us, at least sell some firearms so that we can equip ourselves to deal with the endless thieves on the trade route, right?"

Chen Xi knew from the reaction of this Hu merchant that these people did not seem to be as interested in the new firearms as they showed.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Although the new weapons have not been equipped with the border troops for a long time, the quality of the troops in the northwest is uneven, and the weapons have been greatly damaged in training and small-scale warfare, so someone can take the opportunity to sell the weapons. These Hu merchants should have purchased the firearms they want through relationships, so they are not very interested in buying firearms from me."

After Chen Xi knew it, he knew how to negotiate with these people.

Chen Xidao: "About the sale of new firearms, you can put it in the back. I wonder if the goods in your hands have been sold?"

"Some of the moves have been taken, but more are still looking for buyers."

Jinlianzi Hu Shang said, "We have a lot of goods. If you want to buy them, can you eat them at one time? I'm afraid you have to take out tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Peng Yu stood up and scolded: "Did you deliberately blackmail? The price was already agreed, but why has the price suddenly increased?"

"The goods are ours. You can sell them as much as you want. If you can exchange them with the production drawings and crafts of firearms..."

These Hu merchants felt that Chen Xi was interested in their products and coveted the Ming Dynasty's firearm manufacturing technology, so they took the opportunity to raise prices. Chen Xi sneered and said, "Since the price code cannot be negotiated, you can ask for it back. I will not do a loss-making business... I will give away customers!"

"you……!"

Hu Shang present did not expect Chen Xi to be so decisive.

However, they soon realized a problem. Now they were conducting commercial negotiations in the Ming Dynasty. Since the young people in front of them could prevent the powerful and powerful people from robbing them, they would have a deep background.

They were all thinking about a question: "If nothing unexpected happens, this person is a confidant of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has a high status in the palace. His purpose is to buy beautiful women, but he doesn't want to spend too much money..."

Jinlianzi Hu Shang said: "Don't you want the beauties of the Western Regions? We brought many Persian beauties to the Central Plains, and your emperor will definitely like it..."

Chen Xi smiled and began to admire these Hu merchants... They are very targeted in doing business and know what is valuable in the Ming Dynasty now.

Because Zhu Houzhao's playful and playful personality, and the Ming Dynasty is still prosperous now, the powerful and wealthy people will definitely find ways to give away beautiful women in order to cater to Zhu Houzhao. Even if people from the palace or leopard room come to buy beautiful women, there will be a lot of people coming to buy people. First, they will comply with Zhu Houzhao's preferences, second, they can protect the women in the family, and third, they can temporarily enrich the outside house and take action when they need to use people.

If you win three goals at one stroke, why not do it?

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "You are wrong. I am not working for the palace or the leopard room. In my opinion, the price you offered is not sincere at all, so the business cannot be discussed anymore. As for the firearm transaction, it can only be postponed!"

After saying that, Chen Xi turned around and went inside, not wanting to have any communication with these people anymore.

Hu Shang, the Golden Chain, shouted: "Everyone can discuss it well. As for business, you must have to bargain. There is no need to tell the matter to death as soon as you come, right?"

Obviously they didn't want to leave just like this. Once the people in front of them turned against each other, they might not get anything and they still have to pay their lives here.
Chapter completed!