Chapter forty-two
Both masters were silent.
Although it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to cooperate with Jiaodong County and abandon some of the previous noble people's business, Yu Niansan's words are enough to convince them.
If they were replaced, they might make the same choice.
An Niansan's fingers slowly rubbed the red jade, and he looked at the river in front of the window.
Changling cannot be seen at his location.
This was the first tavern he ran when he started his business.
He often drinks tea, drinks, and talks about business here, and often tells himself not to forget his position.
No matter how much wealth he has or how many brothers he can give his life to him now, he always understood that no matter how big the fish in this river was, it was just a fish.
Always forget where you really come from.
People should never be greedy.
If the limit is exceeded, everything that belongs to you can be lost at any time now.
This is how business is. Don’t pursue profits too much. Don’t go ashore with big fish. Always keep yourself in the river and stay away from those dangerous fishing nets forever.
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"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. People like An Niansan are not strong enough, but he is content and knows his position. Even if the business between us will damage the interests of those people in Changling, he will find ways to make up for those people with other interests. Moreover, people like him are indispensable. Even if those families want to re-cultivate such a person, they will consider how many years it takes, how much effort it takes, and whether this person will be as smart as An Niansan. As for us, since he can soothe the anger of those people as much as possible, the less the price we need to pay for Jiaodong County. When doing business, I need to do business with such a person who can be stable for a long time."
On the big ship, Zheng Xiu sat in the cabin with the bow facing Changling. The door of the cabin in front of her was open, facing the flat deck. The deck was as clean as a mirror. In front of the flat and wide deck was surging river water, and further away, Changling.
On the left side of her body, the old man who drove for her that day was sitting.
"I can naturally understand how to do business with people like An Niansan and get some control of some production in our Jiaodong County, but why do you choose Jinjue next instead of discussing business with Qu Lianji?"
The old man frowned and said, "In my opinion, Qu Lianchi has firmly settled in the business of the Changling Gambling House and the Chicken House. There are even more people who can help him work hard than those of the clans."
"Jin Jue and Qu Lianchi are opponents."
Zheng Xiu said this slowly, and she paused and said coldly: "I am different from Anniansan. As long as Anniansan is stable, the position I have to gain the greatest benefit through some adventures and have some exclusive loyal partners. If we did not intervene, Qu Lianji could completely drive Jin Jue and those people out of Changling in the next few years, what does it mean to him? But Jin Jue is different. We let him win Qu Lianji, and we will gain much more benefits from him, not to mention that you don't see far enough."
The old man was stunned.
But he knew Zheng Xiu's ability very well, so he dared not easily refute this sentence.
"You just think that when we talk to Jin Jue and Qu Lianji, we focus on the news that the gangsters who can help them work hard and their various businesses can bring. But the black market business of such gangsters is too fragile. Even if a noble man from Changling starts a big killing and kills them all, in a few years, there will still be those desperate people in Changling who want to find food in Changling to grab territory."
Zheng Xiu said calmly: "I only care that Jiaodong County's money can smoothly communicate with Jiaodong County and Changling, and infiltrate various businesses in Changling. Jin Jue has now interfered in the money shop business and has contacts with some major households in Guanzhong."
The old man took a deep breath, nodded slightly, expressing his approval and agreement.
Zheng Xiu raised his head, looked at the extremely high sky, and said, "I need a sword that can fly high enough."
An endless shock suddenly surged from the old man's pupils.
He knew what this sentence meant.
She actually understood the sword scripture that no one had truly understood in hundreds of years, and had already practiced to the point where she needed such a sword.
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At the end of the village road is a wooden bridge. The wooden bridge was originally available for carriages to pass, but there was heavy rain upstream the day before yesterday, and most of the wooden bridge was destroyed.
Lin Zhuojiu looked at the wooden bridge that was intact when he came, and couldn't help but shake his head.
The river water surged, and they could swim over, but the horses couldn't get there, so they should have to take a detour.
Qi Hanshan remained silent, but at this time he was not concerned about how much time it took to take a detour.
In the woodland opposite the river, not far from him, Wang Jingmeng and others, he felt a strange smell.
The smell was like the residual stench in the mouth after some giant beasts ate.
At this moment, a boat appeared upstream.
The boat had a blue sail and looked very clean.
The rotten smell that appeared in Qi Hanshan's perception slowly retreated and then completely disappeared into the woodland across the river.
The boat came very quickly, perhaps because of the shadows of the green sails, and the splashes around the hull were all green.
Even Wang Jingmeng, who had the least experience in the world, saw the uniqueness of this ship.
There was no boatman he was familiar with on this boat. They were all women, and they were all beautiful women in beautiful clothes.
"Yunshui Palace."
Lin Zhuojiu's brows frowned deeply and said softly: "It's from Wei Yunshui Palace."
"Please get on the boat, my palace master is waiting for you inside."
The boat stopped among the water plants on the shore, and a tall lyrel was greeting at the bow of the boat, "If you take the horses with you with you, you won't have to take them on the boat."
In the cabin, a beautiful woman sat upright.
It's really beautiful.
Just like what Yu Zuochi saw in Jinghu that day, her eyebrows and eyes were like picturesque, her hair was tied into a drooping cloud bun, and a jade hairpin was inserted diagonally between them, her skin was like cream, and her eyebrows were like ink. She did not apply makeup, but she was so beautiful that she was thrilling.
"I didn't expect that the palace lord would be here in person."
Looking at the woman who seemed to be able to make the entire cabin brighter, Qi Hanshan bowed slightly and said solemnly.
"I didn't expect that I could see the Demon Confused Sword in this life." The woman also gave a serious greeting.
She is very arrogant and doesn't like to talk too much.
So after returning the gift, she looked at Wang Jingmeng deeply, and then said directly: "I will send them back to Bashan Sword Field with you. I was in Jinghu before, so I responded to Yu Zuochi and said I would go to Bashan Sword Field to take a look. But I didn't expect that before the trip was completed, Gu Liren was dead. But since someone posed the name of Yunshui Palace, I would go and take a look."
Lin Zhuojiu and Yan Xinlan looked at each other. Yun Tang, the Lord of Yunshui Palace, just said these few words simply, but both of them had the same thoughts in their hearts.
They all understood why Yu Zuochi did not mention the rest of the sword weapon list, but he was more respectful to this woman.
Chapter completed!