Chapter 616 beat, test, prepare
Fang Xing was eating noodles, not because he was unwilling to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but because the chefs in the army made noodles today.
The stir-fried noodles cooked from a large pot are actually not bad. First, stir-fry them with scallions, ginger, garlic and meat slices, add water to boil the following noodles, and then add seasoning after the noodles are almost the same.
The taste is strong!
Fang Xing chewed heavily on the table, and the fragrance floated into Hu Erwen's nose. The corners of his eyes twitched, but he still kept smiling.
After eating the noodles, Fang Xing wiped his mouth, and then suddenly realized, "Shopkeeper Hu is still kneeling! Get up quickly."
Hu Erwen felt that his knees were not his own, so he stood up with difficulty. He thought Fang Xing would give him a seat, but Fang Xing took a sip of tea and asked with satisfaction: "Uncle will have official duties later. If you have any questions, please tell me quickly."
If we use negotiation to describe this meeting, Hu Erwen thinks this is not a good start.
"Brother, I was so excited when I heard that I came here for the salt administration. I came to disturb me early in the morning, and I wanted to see if there was a place where I needed to do my best."
"oh!"
Fang Xing said unexpectedly: "Shopkeeper Hu seems to be very wise!"
"It should be, it should be."
If Miao Chengfu was here, he would definitely think that Hu Erwen, who had never forgotten to maintain his elegant demeanor at that moment in the past, was a fake.
Fang Xing glanced at the flattering face and said angrily: "Brother Ben was ordered to come to Yangzhou Prefecture. He thought that local gentry would enthusiastically support him, but who would have thought that you were alone until now? This is despising Your Majesty! This is trampling on Ben Bo's dignity! It should be killed!"
Hu Erwen pretended to wipe his sweat and took the opportunity to hide a trace of contempt in his eyes.
Do you think I, Hu Erwen, would believe this artificial statement?
Fang Xing sprayed for a few minutes before gasping for breath: "Shopkeeper Hu is willing to cooperate, then I asked you, what's wrong with the lack of salt on the market?"
Hu Erwendui smiled and said, "Brother, this matter is a long story..."
"Then let's talk about it shortly and the key points!"
Fang Xing rudely interrupted Hu Erwen's hind. Huang Zhong apologized to Hu Erwen and pointed at his forehead, implying that Fang Xing was not in good mood recently.
Hu Erwen quickly said: "Since His Majesty's imperial edict was issued, the young man had no complaints, but the guys distributed everywhere were a little unwilling to accept it, feeling that he had no place in the future, lazy, salt, and money..."
Hu Erwen said sincerely: "Brother, I'm not afraid of you making fun of you. My younger men have recently sent more than a dozen people who have escaped with money or salt, so I can't control it!"
"Bang!"
Fang Xing slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Is this kind of crooked slave hateful! Did Manager Hu report to the official?"
Hu Erwen sighed and said, "Don't make any public appearances! If someone knows this, it will have a great impact on reputation, so the smallest ones have to quietly ask someone to go and visit."
Fang Xing's anger suddenly stopped. He said coldly: "Shopkeeper Hu, what if I ask you to make up for the lack of salt immediately?"
Huang Zhong added with a smile: "My uncle has a lot of business in Jinling, and the salt administration is undesirable!"
Fang Xing said reservedly: "Brother Ben has a college in his hand, and he has to teach classes every day, and His Royal Highness the Grandpa's daily homework cannot be stopped. If His Majesty had not valued it, Boron Ben would never have come to this ghost place!"
"My uncle is a scholar, and the young one is only admired by the gods, but..."
Hu Erwen said with a frown: "Brother, now the salt merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture are in chaos, and their subordinates are all thinking about being in a state of mind. It's so difficult!"
Fang Xing slapped the table and said disdainfully: "Then you are rejecting Ben's kindness! Hum?"
Hu Erwen hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "My uncle, every sentence is true. If you don't believe it, you can ask, who has not encountered such a bad thing in Yangzhou Prefecture? Now everyone wants to stop quickly, but unfortunately the speed in the court is too slow."
"roll!"
Fang Xing grabbed the pen on the table and washed it, and tried to throw it away, which scared Hu Erwen so much that he ran away with his head in his arms.
"Brother, I'm willing to share my worries..."
The voice was still in my ears, but the person had disappeared long ago. Fang Xing smiled, "This person can bend and stretch."
Huang Zhong smiled and said, "This person seems humble, but he is secretly observing Bo Ye. Today's beating is hard to describe the effect."
"Not a knock."
Fang Xing stood up and said, "This person is considered a top figure among the Lianghuai Salt Merchants. If he wants to give in, he just needs to come quietly at night. Could it be that those brothers who are patrolling the night will kill him? So! This guy is here to test it, and by the way, he can see how good Ben is, so it is easy to deal with it."
Huang Zhong's face showed a cold look, "Brother, this person should be punished!"
Fang Xing slowly walked to the door and sighed: "The sky is high and the clouds are light. At this time, it is best for three or five friends to go out for a walk, listen to the pine waves, drink good wine, it's so great!"
Kill? Fang Xing didn't think this was a good idea.
Once Hu Erwen is taken down, the salt merchants in Yangzhou will inevitably be in a panic. In the case of everyone's own danger, no one will take risks.
"Let's go out and have a walk."
...
Hu Erwen got on the carriage, and the flattering smile and panic on his face disappeared immediately. He snorted coldly: "It's true that there is a fraud."
When he lifted the curtain in front, Hu Erwen said, "Go to the Miao family."
When he arrived at the Miao family, Hu Erwen ignored Miao Chengfu's bad face and directly told him about the meeting with Fang Xing just now.
"...This person seems to be laughing and scolding, but he is pounding in his words, and he is even more threatening behind him. Manager Miao, we have to be careful."
Miao Chengfu sneered: "That Fang Xing is said to be magnanimous. Since we have all come to this point, whoever surrenders will die! How about it?"
Hu Erwen nodded and said, "It's exactly what you said. Judging from Your Majesty's previous methods of handling it, we are actually at the edge of the knife. Does Shopkeeper Miao have a good idea?"
Miao Chengfu's eyes turned cold, and he saw that there was no one around and then whispered: "Do you dare to go out of the frontier?"
Hu Erwen was shocked and stepped back and said, "If you want to go, you will go to Japan!"
"So you have already made plans!"
Miao Chengfu sneered: "If you go to Japan, unless you are a pirate, those Japanese will definitely rob us and kill us."
"But the outside world is bitter and cold, and those Mongols are not good at slapping!"
Hu Erwen agreed with Miao Chengfu's opinion, but he was worried that he would be snatched from outside the Great Wall by the Mongols as slaves.
Miao Chengfu said proudly: "I have a fellow villager who is with the Oirats. Not only is his business prosperous, but he is also highly valued by the Oirats. His wife has married seven or eight. He has advised me to go to Oirat to work with him."
Hu Erwen said hesitantly: "But let's go with our money and family. Will the Oirats..."
"That's when the time comes, you'll be fined dozens of craftsmen to go together."
Miao Chengfu obviously had a plan: "The Oirats were eager to seek talented people for merchants, literati and craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty! If we go there, we will definitely achieve great things!"
Hu Erwen hesitated a little. Everyone was a businessman. Of course Miao Chengfu knew what he was concerned about, so he raised his hand and sweared: "If I, Miao Chengfu, seeking to seize Hu Erwen's family business, I will kill my sons and grandchildren and devote myself to animals for generations."
Hu Erwen also raised his hand and said, "If I, Hu Erwen, are sorry for Miao Chengfu, I will be thieves and prostitutes for the rest of my life!"
"Bang!"
The two hands were fighting each other in the air, and then laughter came to mind indoors.
Chapter completed!