Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 141 The Fish Takes the Bait (2)
Xu Zongde didn't realize it for a while, and said angrily: "She started her business with my farm, and she caused me such misery in the past two years, and the lord even said that she is helping me!"

Cao Mingquan said: "You can't figure this out. Think about it, if you run Hengyuan Farm by yourself, is it possible for you to grow rice?"

Xu Zongde pursed his lips and said, "That's not true. It is said that only that village girl in Beiliao can grow it."

Cao Mingquan said: "That's right, rice. Knowing how to grow rice is equivalent to knowing how to grow money. Can she teach you? But it's different now. She has been running the farm for the past two years, but she has taught everyone in the farm. When the farm is taken back, these people will work for you, and the name of the first big rice farmer in the Northern Liao Dynasty is naturally yours. You said that girl has also made a name for you in the past two years?"

Xu Zongde's eyes became brighter when he heard it, and he said: "Your Excellency, it really is the case! This damn girl fought with me, but it turned out that she was helping me!"

Cao Mingquan's thin face was full of pride, and he said, "How about this one, why don't I let you buy my wine for nothing?"

Xu Zongde nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, yes, I am living in the Huikang mansion, and I am not entirely dependent on you, my lord! Tell me quickly, what is one more thing?"

Cao Mingquan pinched the little white hand of the girl next to him, and swept the girl's face and chest back and forth with triangular eyes, absent-mindedly said: "You can also listen to the other thing, and you are just a little bit closer to meddling in it." .”

Xu Zongde said: "What's the matter, I can't even intervene? I have your support from adults."

Cao Mingquan looked back from the girl's face and said, "Isn't that right? Now Goryeo has also escaped from the control of the Southern Liao just like the Beiliao, and formally established diplomatic relations with the Beiliao. Therefore, it has opened up trade rights to the Beiliao and is looking for some capable people. Merchants can go to Korea to do business as long as they pay a certain amount of deposit and get permission from both the court and Korea.”

Xu Zongde was surprised and said: "Hey! This is a good opportunity to make a fortune. The land of Koryo is only bordered by us in the Northern Liao Dynasty. Since the Southern Liao Dynasty banned Koryo from contacting us, no businessman from the Northern Liao Dynasty can enter Korea. It is said that because of this, even the family lost money. a lot of income.”

Cao Mingquan said: "That's why I said that you are still a little bit short of wanting to intervene. It is estimated that the business rights in Korea will be taken over by the Lian family."

Xu Zongde said: "That's not necessarily true. Didn't you say that Gao Li meant to find several houses, you didn't say that there was only one."

Cao Ming gave him a white look, and said: "Don't you know that? Goryeo said it could be several houses, but how many houses to go to has to be controlled by the Northern Liao court. Concubine Lian is the sister of the head of the Lian family. There is such a good thing." , can she not take care of her brother, as long as she says a word in front of the King of Beiliao, it is not her family who can enter Korea in the end."

Xu Zongde knew what he said was true, so he sat there and pondered: "My father's generation had already done business in the entire Huikang mansion, and here I am, at best, I have opened more shops, but I am still limited to this area. In the Kang Mansion, the reason is that Lian's family wealth is so powerful that it is on top of his head, so that a middle-level businessman like himself cannot develop elsewhere. According to this situation, his business in Beiliao has reached its limit. Don't use any special means, it's pretty good to be able to maintain the current situation in the future. If you jump out of something like these two years, you might be beaten down, and now is a golden opportunity. If I really won the business rights in Korea, I and the Lian family are standing on the same starting point in the country of Korea, and it is impossible for the Lian family to bully me..."

The more the old guy thought about it, the more he felt that he should fight for it, so he tentatively asked, "Master Cao, do you know how much the deposit will cost?"

Cao Mingquan said: "It is said that the entire Beiliao has given six places, and one place costs 200 million taels of silver."

Xu Zongde was so shocked that his jaw almost didn't drop, he said, "So many?!"

Cao Mingquan said: "That is a country's trade right. You have a large number of caravans entering other people's land. Who knows what you are doing. How can you not bet more money on you as a guarantee? If it is not divided into six parts, you think 200 million Two can?"

Xu Zongde bit the corner of his mouth and asked cautiously: "Is this news accurate?"

Cao Mingquan said: "There is nothing wrong. I knew a Korean envoy when I entered the capital last time. This time the news came from him. But just think about it with your head. Korea has established diplomatic relations with Beiliao. Can we not open commercial rights after the establishment of diplomatic relations? There is no need to doubt this at all!" He said, looking at Xu Zongde's expression with small eyes: "Why, do you really want to try?"

Grinning his teeth, Xu Zongde was shocked by the deposit of 200 million taels, while touching his chin and said with infinite yearning: "What a great opportunity, it would be a pity to miss it."

Cao Mingquan said: "But you want to buy Chen Xianglai's property, which also brings up the commercial rights of Korea. Do you have such a big appetite?"

Xu Zongde sighed and said: "Oh! If it was a year ago, it would not be a problem to just take the commercial rights in Korea, but this year Chen Xianglai has suffered a lot. Not to mention I have lost a lot of money. To redeem her shop... Sigh, this money is really not enough!"

Cao Mingquan also had some guesses about Xu Zongde's family background, he raised his mouth and said, "What do you say if you don't have any money, unless you don't own Chen Xianglai's property, maybe there is still a possibility."

Without thinking about it, Xu Zongde said decisively: "No, even if I don't want to get her rice planting method and her property, I have to give up, or if she catches the opportunity to do it again, I will really be damned. , As for the commercial rights of Korea... No, I'll borrow some money, and I'll just pay it back after I get some income."

Cao Mingquan took a sip of his wine and said, "Money loans have interest and mortgages. You can't have both. I advise you to keep your feet on the ground. I think you can earn a lot in Huikang Manor."

Xu Zongde said disapprovingly: "The businesses I have in Huikang Mansion are all on the surface. It looks like I am busy all day long, but I don't actually make much money. It is nothing compared to going to Korea. If I get the business rights, I will get a loan. What is the interest, I have plenty of mortgages, as long as the business is done, once the caravan enters Korea, the money will be returned soon."

Cao Mingquan still didn't agree, but he didn't try his best to stop him. He shook his head and said, "I don't understand business. I just want to give you some news. You can figure out the rest."

Xu Zongde knew that Cao Mingquan's help would be indispensable if he wanted to win the business rights in Korea, so he quickly flattered him: "I am already grateful for the news, my lord. Come, let me offer you a toast."

Just like this, while eating, he asked Cao Mingquan about the specific matters of the competition for commercial rights, and the two of them split up to have fun when they were almost done.

After returning from Zuifeng Tower, Xu Zongde didn't sleep all night, thinking over and over again about the two things he wanted to do now.

(End of this chapter)