Chapter 139: Business
Of course, General Xiang would not be so stupid that he thought that Li Qing had touched Huaian quietly and was here to recognize his uncle. Fatty man was definitely not good at leading troops to fight, military and national politics, but intrigue and intrigue are absolutely experts. When he heard Li Qing report his home, he was stunned for a moment, but hundreds of thoughts had turned into his mind. There is no need to doubt the authenticity of Li Qing on the other side. This demeanor and calmness, and the murderous aura of the guards behind him made the fat man who had been in the officialdom for a long time immediately confirm that Li Qingzhen was here, but what was he here to do?
Rolling happily to Li Qing, the two fat hands that had just kneaded Ding Ling's slender hands enthusiastically grabbed Li Qing's hands, soft and hot, which immediately made Li Qing's body feel goosebumps.
"Oh, it turns out that my nephew has arrived. What do you mean? I'm not mentally prepared at all. When you come, I should have been greeted by the border with full ceremonial guards. Oh, Lao Cui, you are so wrong. Why do you have to say hello to me in advance? How can I bear it?" The face was filled with joy and flesh, and when I was talking, I turned my head and glanced at Cui Yicheng. The sharp edge in my eyes made Cui Yicheng involuntarily fight a cold war.
"Master is too polite. There is no need to blame Lao Cui for this. I told him not to tell the Master. If the Master really came to greet me with full guard of etiquette, I would not dare to come." Li Qing smiled and pulled back his hand quietly.
Xiang Xianhe immediately confirmed that Li Qing had something extremely secret to see him, and turned around to greet his two personal guard leaders, "Xiang Feng, Xiang Hui, come and see Li Dashui in Dingzhou. Li Dashui is an amazing figure. He turned his hand into clouds and turned his hand into rain. His reputation has made nine sides, and his voice shook Luoyang. He is the first among the younger generation!"
With Xiang Xianhe's cry, two fierce guards stepped in and bowed deeply to Li Qing, "Fuzhou Army General Xiang Feng, Xiang Hui has met General Li!"
Li Qing smiled. Xiang Xianhe was really not at a disadvantage. Seeing that he brought two personal guards, he immediately summoned his personal guards into the room. The two people in front of him looked very brave, tall, long arms, and bony fingers on their hands. When they faced him, they were neither humble nor arrogant, and quite calm. They appreciated themselves and raised their hands and said, "The two generals do not need to be polite. Although the Qing Dynasty is in Dingzhou, they have heard of the names of the two generals for a long time. When they see them today, they are well-known."
Xiang Feng and Xianghui smiled, "The Grandmaster has been awarded too much." After bowing, he retreated behind Xiang Xianhe, stood with his hands crossed, and turned to the two of them with Yang Yidao behind Li Qing.
The two gave in to each other, and they had the same status, but Xiang Xianhetian was the master, and when it came to seniority, they were elders, so they sat in the upper head. Li Qing was with the lower prime minister, Qingfeng and Mingyan sat with Li Qing. Seeing Qingfeng and Mingyan, Xiang Xianhe's eyes were shiny, "Are these two..."
These two women are definitely not Li Qing's girls or other irrelevant people. Under the etiquette and law of the times, the inner relatives cannot sit with the master, but these two people sitting in the lower head must be some important figures.
"This is Qingfeng." Li Qing introduced. Xiang Xianhe's heart moved. Qingfeng was famous for a long time. The director of the Dingzhou Statistics and Investigation Department is in charge of Li Qing's intelligence organization. He is now famous. However, few people have seen her true face. Unexpectedly, she looks so delicate. Looking at her broken skin and eyes that look like Qiushui, it is hard to imagine that she is engaged in such a darker industry. She must have an affair with Li Qing. Li Qing is good. Xiang Xianhe has a strong fantasy in his heart.
"This is Mingyan!"
Xiang Xianhe was stunned again. Mingyan was a famous prostitute in Dingzhou. I have heard of it for a long time. Both of them were the top names in the state. What does Li Qing mean to bring her? Ding Ling on the other side was also very strange when she heard this. Her wonderful eyes were circling around Mingyan. The so-called colleagues were enemies. Mingyan was known as a talented woman and was also famous in this industry.
The boss who paid for the money today is now a errand runner. Cui Yicheng gently signaled, and Ding Ling immediately directed his subordinates to start playing music. She also opened her red lips and flew up her clothes, singing and dancing. Except for Mingyan, who was very interested, most of the others were absent-minded and had their own thoughts. Although he noticed that the people present were not attentive to her, Ding Ling felt very frustrated, but he was unwilling to lose money in front of Mingyan. Instead, he worked harder than usual and could not let the top Dingzhou look down on him.
Amid the music, Yipinlou's specialty dishes were delivered like flowing water.
Of course, it is not the time to talk about serious business. Li Qing and Xiang Xianhe were chatting, chatting about some irrelevant words, and they looked very happy. Cui Yicheng was carrying a wine pot and was diligently serving the two big bosses.
Li Qing finally knew why Xiang Xianhe was so fat. His appetite was surprisingly good. Whether it was meaty or vegetarian, it was all gone. While he was so happy, he did not forget to pour wine into his mouth. Generally speaking, officials of their level were all important to eat fine food and fine meat. This person was better. If Li Qing hadn't known that he was from a noble family, he would have thought that Xiang Dashen had been hungry before, so he developed the virtue of eating.
After three rounds of drinking, Xiang Xianhe finally patted his stomach with satisfaction, took the towel handed over by Cui Yicheng, wiped the sweat all over his face, wiped the oil stains on his hands, and clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I'm full, you go down, I'll talk to Li Dashuai to have some serious things!"
Everyone in the room immediately left, and in the huge room, only Li Qing and Xiang Xianhe were left.
While picking his teeth, he looked at Li Qing and said, "Marrior Li, please tell me if you have any questions!"
Li Qing smiled: "Li does have a business to cooperate with DaShiang Xiang. I wonder if Shuai Xiang is interested?"
"Business?" Xiang Xianhe smiled, "Dingzhou is poor and bad. Apart from Yiling Iron Mine, what business can I cooperate with?"
"How much does Xiang Dasang sell salt overseas?" Li Qing did not speak out bluntly, but asked Xiang Xianhe the most taboo question.
Xiang Xianhe's face changed drastically. His hands were shaking, and he suddenly poked blood from his mouth. He uttered a chubby, holding his cheek and hummed, "My nephew, if someone else said this, Xiang immediately dismembered his five horses and threw them into the river bay. What do you mean?"
"There is nothing else, I just want to ask how profits are?"
"You want to get in too? Xiang doesn't know when you will produce salt in Dingzhou?" Xiang Xianhe said.
"Li is not interested in selling private salt." Li Qing said lightly.
Xiang Xianhe stared at Li Qing for a while before saying, "If you don't say secret words in front of Mingren, you're just hiding this matter, but Xiang went overseas to sell salt, and the profit was about 10,000 or 20,000 taels per trip."
Li Qing secretly said why you just hide it from the superiors and the subordinates? Your affairs can be said to be known to the whole country and everyone knows it, but no one has come forward to expose it.
"Then I have a business right now. You can make this amount if you go out to sea!" Li Qing raised his palm and shook it in front of Xiang Xianhe.
"Fifty thousand taels?" Xiang Fatty's eyes immediately lit up, "What business? How profitable?"
"Send me some people to the Shiwei people where! I'll give you this number!" Li Qing said.
"Shiwei people?" He leaned back to the fat man, and seemed a little embarrassed. "This is difficult to deal with. The savages of Shiwei people are not familiar with them! And those who are poor and bad waters, why are you sending people there?"
Li Qingyi smiled: "Don't tell me that you didn't do business with Shiwei people."
Xiang Xianhe smiled and straightened up, "Fifty thousand taels of silver, just to send a few people over, what do you want to do? Who is it? It's so valuable?"
"You don't need to ask about this. You know what, and whether to do it?"
"Why don't you do it? Wouldn't you just send a few people? If you have any questions, there are just a few boats that will go out to sea these days." Xiang Xianhe slapped his hands and said.
"But Mr. Li has one condition." Li Qing said.
Xiang Xianhe knew that the 50,000 taels of silver was not easy to make. As soon as he heard Li Qing's words, he immediately knew that the problem was coming.
“What conditions?”
"I want Deng Peng to escort."
Xiang Xianhe whispered, "Why do you need Deng Peng to escort? I have so many good officers."
Li Qing shook his head, "I only know that Deng Peng is the most stubborn among your naval forces. I want to ensure the safety of these people. Don't think about using a few salt-producing boats to stuff my people in. I want Deng Peng's naval forces to be dispatched to ensure that this person arrives smoothly. Don't think I don't know that every year you will be robbed several ships by pirates at sea."
Xiang Xianhe smiled awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want to, but that Deng Peng is so stubborn that he has always been a slanderous disobedience to me. If he hadn't been able to do anything, I would have stripped him aside. If you were to say this, would that boy agree?"
"I'll add another 10,000 taels of silver!" Li Qing said decisively.
Chapter completed!