The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 690 Caravan

When Pei Xingjian arrived in Goguryeo, it was already after the Shangyuan Festival, but because of the geographical relationship, Goguryeo was still covered with ice and snow at this time, even wearing furs, he could still feel the biting cold wind constantly drilling inside.

"Damn it, what kind of broken place is this? Why is it still so cold at the end of January?" The boss of the Xiong family was wrapped in a three-layer robe, and his originally strong body was very bloated. eating black bear.

"It's not always been like this in Liaodong. Don't expect to be warm until April." Xiong Er Er's clothes were not much better than his elder brother's, and he couldn't help agreeing when he heard his eldest brother moaning there.

Boss Xiong tightened his leather robe and patted his big head: "How do people survive in such a cold place? Do they all hibernate like bears?"

Xiong Laoer gave his elder brother a blank look, as if he was blaming him for asking such a childish question. The second uncle Pei Xingjian sat in the horse and poked his head out of the window: "The people of Goguryeo are actually similar to our people in Tang Dynasty, just left and right. It's just a habit, if we live here for ten or eight years, we will probably get used to it."

Xiong Da nodded approvingly, but soon asked worriedly: "Habit? This is possible! But Young Master Pei, don't you plan to stay in Goguryeo for ten years?"

Pei Xingjian thought of Li Muyun's confession before he came out, and sighed in a dull way: "It's not possible to go back in ten years, but I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in three to five years."

Promoting the appreciation or depreciation of a country’s currency is definitely not a matter of one or two sentences. No matter how you say it, Goguryeo is a country with sovereignty.

Therefore, if you want to deceive Goguryeo, you can only use a series of political and economic means to work together. In this way, according to Pei Xingjian's estimation, it is impossible to achieve anything within ten or eight years.

The Xiong family brothers looked at each other in blank dismay. They never thought that the trip to Goguryeo would take several years, and for a while, they even lost their minds about complaining.

At this moment, a middle-aged man who was driving with Pei Xingjian said with a smile: "Young Master Pei's words are wrong, we are here just for business, and talking about three or five years may be too much." .”

"Oh? I don't know how shopkeeper Zhao said this?" Pei Xingjian withdrew his attention from the window and looked at the middle-aged man who was traveling with him.

Pei Xingjian came to Goguryeo this time as a son of a merchant, and his family mainly took care of various businesses for King Xiaoyao. The purpose of going to Goguryeo was to open up the market and seek cooperation.

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao is a shopkeeper hired temporarily, mainly responsible for helping Pei Xingjian, reminding this 'young master' at any time to prevent him from being deceived.

To be honest, except for himself and the Xiong family brothers, Pei Xingjian and his group were hired temporarily, and there was no one else who really knew the purpose of the trip to Goguryeo except Pei Xingjian.

"Being the master, doing business is actually very simple. As long as you negotiate cooperation in advance, you don't actually need to come forward for future business dealings, especially for this kind of cross-border business." The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao seems to be very experienced. , talking endlessly about his business experience.

Although Pei Xingjian is a little clever, but as the saying goes, the distance between a scholar and a businessman is more than a simple one. In order not to let the action fail, he immediately humbly asked for advice: "Master Zhao, this is the first time I have come out, you Can you tell me in detail what needs to be paid attention to in light business?"

"Hehe..." The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao smiled a little smugly, and said with an air of pointing the country: "You should be polite, in fact, doing business is very simple, but if you really want to make the business bigger One point, that's an opportunity."

"Oh? Take advantage? How?" Pei Xingjian showed interest.

"Let's give an example. If you are just an ordinary businessman during your trip to Goguryeo, you should stop at the border at most, because at least the border can be reached by the forces of the Tang Dynasty. Doing business with Goguryeo people can take advantage of Datang's power."

"But now you are not an ordinary businessman. With King Xiaoyao as an endorsement, you have connected with Prime Minister Jin of Goguryeo, so that you can let go of your hands and use the power of King Xiaoyao to make your business bigger and stronger."

Pei Xingjian frowned and thought for a while, then smacked his lips and said, "Your business experience doesn't seem to be much different from officialdom. The so-called borrowing is just to find a strong backer, right?"

"Yes, that's not right." The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao shook his head: "Officials are talking about positions and standing in line, while businessmen are talking about business, talking about interests. As long as the interests are sufficient, any business can be done."

"Then isn't this very unprincipled?" Pei Xingjian said a little displeased.

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao laughed, and didn't take Pei Xingjian's words to heart, and said lightly: "The principle of a businessman is to pursue profit, as long as it is profitable, it seems that there is no principle, but in fact, no principle is a principle."

I have to say that the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao is just a shopkeeper after all, his understanding of business is still in the position of running errands, and he can't understand things like credit. Prejudice against businessmen.

It was night, and the caravan arrived at the post house, which was not far from the Goguryeo royal city. The conditions of the post house were much better than when they just crossed the border. At least they could find a place to store the goods they brought.

And that night, someone knocked on the door of Pei Xingjian's room unexpectedly.

"Who is it?!" The Xiong brothers lived in the outer room, and when they heard the voice, they jumped up from the bed, one guarded the door, and the other went directly into the inner room, guarding Pei Xingjian's bedside.

From this point of view alone, it is enough to prove that the Xiong brothers have rich experience in the arena.

And just after the Xiong brothers stood in their positions, a deep voice came from outside the door: "Xiaobai, white and white."

Xiong Er, who was guarding the door, twitched his mouth and replied helplessly: "Two tigers, two tigers run fast."

The man outside the door continued: "One, two, three, four, five."

Xiong Er continued helplessly: "Open Sesame." After saying that, he heard the second knock on the door, one long and two short.

"Crackling", the door of the room was pulled open by Xiong Er, revealing his big ferocious face.

When it comes to the dialogue just now, the Xiong brothers have no choice but to complain about Li Muyun's boredom, they are so incomprehensible in making up a secret code, they even use a small white waiver or a big tiger.

However, this kind of code is indeed a bit novel. No one will guess the next sentence after hearing the previous sentence, but it is too embarrassing to use.

(End of this chapter)