Need for a Guard

Yan Tong looked at Kong Liren and Meng Jiao as if they were fighting cocks, pinched each other, and said with a straight face, "What are you doing? Are you still paying attention to me?"

Kong Liren and Meng Jiao looked at each other like knives, before sitting down helplessly. %&*";

When Shi Yue heard Yan Tong mentioning the tea business, he probably understood what was going on in his heart, but he didn't know why Yan Tong deliberately brought the topic up to tea.

Kong Liren once mentioned to himself that almost all the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River for tea plantation is controlled by Yantong, which is equivalent to the annual output of [-] catties of tea in the south of the Yangtze River, which is also controlled in Yantong's hands in disguise, reaching a monopoly the point.

In this era, tea is as important as food. Scholars drink tea, beauties love tea, dignitaries use famous tea to show their status, and common people in the market drink tea even after being tired, so as to eliminate the fatigue of the day.

Moreover, tea is much more expensive than food. In the Heian era, as long as food and clothing were not worrying, and everyone had money to spare, they would be willing to spend money on tea.

It can also be said that tea is equivalent to today's cigarettes, and it is a must-have for recreation.

However, nearly [-] catties of tea leaves in Jiangnan were controlled by Yan Tong, and almost all the tea flowed out of Yan Tong's hands.

Yantong controls a lot of things, and tea is only one of them. However, tea is a lucrative business that guarantees harvest in drought and flood, but she entrusts it to the Meng family to take care of it for a period of three years.

It is precisely these three years of management that the Meng family has benefited from, buying at low prices and selling at high prices, far away from the financial resources of the Xun and Han families, and also ahead of the Kong family, becoming the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now, the three-year period has expired. According to normal speculation, the Meng family's tea sales channels are complete. If there are no special circumstances, Yan Tong will naturally hand over the tea business to the Meng family considering the stability of the sales. Save worry and effort, why not do it?

However, the bad thing is that the profits of tea are too lucrative. The Kong, Xun, and Han families all sharpened their heads and followed Yantong's door, hoping to get a share of the tea business. Send a big gift, want to keep the profit of the tea business. %&*";

The four major merchants in the south of the Yangtze River fought fiercely because of the tea business, and the hatred was even worse.

But Yan Tong didn't take it seriously, and until now, she hasn't expressed her opinion on how to make a decision on this matter, but she never expected that she would throw out the tea business at such a delicate moment.

Yantong looked at Meng Chen, and said calmly: "Nowadays, the Meng family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, with a lot of glamor. However, three years ago, the Meng family was only one of the four major merchants. It is far from the glamor it is today, right?"

Meng Chen got up quickly, cupped his hands to Yan Tong and said, "This is all the eldest princess's preference, and she vigorously supported the Meng family, which made the Meng family full of vitality."

"Young Master Meng also knows that this palace favors the Meng family?"

Yantong smiled, and said again: "In the past three years, my palace has successively handed over the business of tea, porcelain, and agricultural tools to the Meng family. Although I supported the Meng family to become the richest man in Jiangnan, my palace has been criticized by thousands I don't know how many people behind my back complained that I was biased towards the Meng family, looked jealous, and insulted me behind my back."

He Dan frowned when he heard the words, and felt a faint smell of something unusual.

Shi Yue had a keen mind, but he had already fully comprehended Yan Tong's mind. Standing behind Kong Liren, he said with deep meaning: "Brother Kong, congratulations, the Kong family will take off, and it is just around the corner."

Kong Liren frowned slightly, but he didn't know why Shi Yue became so excited, he just shook his head lightly: "Brother Shi, don't make fun of me."

Hearing Yantong being squeezed behind her back, Meng Jiao stood up, waved her arms, and said angrily, "Your Highness, who is talking behind your back? The Eldest Princess has a noble status, which is extraordinary, and those lowly people can do it in vain." choreographed?"

While speaking, he stared at Kong Liren in a daze, and snorted, "Princess, just tell Meng Jiao those who criticize you, and Meng Jiao will tear the mouths of those who insulted you to pieces, so that he will never again Don't dare to disturb and cause trouble?"

"Meng Jiao, what are you looking at me for?"

Kong Liren suddenly stood up and said to the princess: "Your Highness, although I am dissatisfied with you for handing over the tea business to the Meng family, I have never criticized you behind my back. Even if I have some grievances, I will tell you directly Come out, but won't do those things that are waiting for you."

Yan Tong nodded in satisfaction, "Mr. Kong, please sit down. Naturally, I believe in you. It can make Shi Qianhu respect you very much, which is enough to show that you are open-minded and tolerant. And do something irrational."

As soon as he said this, He Dan and Meng Jiao's heart skipped a beat, and they immediately fell into an empty space, unable to focus...

This sentence sounds at first to say that Shi Yue admires Kong Liren very much, but the underlying line is to show that the eldest princess admires Shi Yue very much, and even blindly trusts him.

Meng Jiao hurriedly stood up, glared at Kong Liren, and snorted, "Sure enough, Mr. Kong is the same as Shi Yue, and they both don't have half of the evidence. They only need red lips and white teeth to prove certain things. Doesn't it make people suspicious?" ?”

Looking sideways at Yantong, he bowed and said angrily: "Don't worry, the eldest princess, who is criticizing you behind your back, I will definitely chase after him to the end, and I will definitely not let the eldest princess suffer innocent injustice."

"Don't bother Mr. Meng, I don't care about this matter."

Yan Tong shook her pale fingers, but sighed again: "Thinking about it carefully, I am indeed too partial to the Meng family, which caused the backlash of many rich and wealthy businessmen."

"Obviously I did something wrong, but I don't allow people to criticize me. Is it true that I have become an unreasonable and arrogant princess, and it will also have a bad influence on my emperor brother."

Speaking of this, Yan Tong raised her round jaw and asked Meng Jiao and He Dan: "Mr. Meng, Prime Minister He, do you think that what I think is reasonable?"

How dare Meng Jiao answer?He also wished that Yan Tong could take care of the Meng family more.

He Dan thought for a while before responding elegantly: "The eldest princess cares about the people, benefits one side, and is loved by the people. Who doesn't know? And although the Meng family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, they also have a reputation for benevolence and kindness. The eldest princess and the Meng family It is also reasonable to keep the common people in mind, share the same philosophy and cooperate deeply.”

"In my opinion, it's not that the eldest princess is partial, but it's that the eldest princess is wise, sensible, and kind. Those despicable merchants only have money and interests in their eyes, so naturally they can't really understand the eldest princess's compassionate heart."

As soon as this remark came out, Kong Liren was stunned, and his teeth itched with hatred, but he sighed secretly: How much money did the Meng family give you to He Dan, so that you spared no effort to help him, and trampled my Kong family with all your might? To the bottom?

Shi Yue, on the other hand, admires He Dan from the bottom of his heart—although this guy is an enemy, he is eloquent, and he can describe a very unreasonable thing as great kindness and benevolence, which makes people feel at ease. People have to obey.

[Author's digression]: There will be five more tomorrow!