Chapter 751 Wind and Moon
"Are you going to stand there all night?" Zhu Fengtong came to his senses first and smiled slightly with a blush.
"Miss Qin's voice is like a fairy sound, and I'm thinking about it." Song Nan smiled and walked slowly to the pavilion.
Zhu Fengtong smiled and said, "Don't laugh at me. My piano skills are not good. I just play it casually. You don't know the rhythm. Naturally, you think it's good. In fact, there are many flaws."
Song Nan said, "The quality of piano art is secondary. The key is to have feelings in it. This song "Phoenix Begging Phoenix" is full of sorrow, but it has nothing to do with piano art."
Zhu Fengtong had a fever on her face and smiled and said, "You also sing well. I didn't expect that the majestic general of Zhenguo in the Ming Dynasty could also sing songs."
Song Nan laughed and said, "Don't hurt me. I'm grateful if I can't run out of tune. After listening to it a few times, I will naturally sing. In addition, if you play the piano, I will sing with you. If I hadn't played an instrument, otherwise I would have a piano with you, it would be enjoyable."
Zhu Fengtong blushed and said, "What are you talking about?"
Song Nan laughed and said, "Please forgive me for using the wrong words. By the way, Miss Fengtong remembered the young man and played this song "Phoenix" under this moon night?
Zhu Fengtong said, "The slave family is bored waiting for a broken person. This person is a bad person. If he doesn't come, he won't let anyone know. The slave's wine is cold and the dishes are cold. He can only play the piano to relieve boredom."
Song Nan smiled and said, "That man was wronged. His men made a mistake and let him know about the beauty's appointment, otherwise he would have broken his leg and crawled."
Zhu Fengtong smiled and said, "Forget, I'm not a person who cares about it. Please sit down; it's so late, I thought you wouldn't come."
Song Nan smiled and said, "So you left two people to guard the gate, right?"
Zhu Fengtong said, "You really hate it. That's not to wait for you. You are already on duty. Don't be sentimental."
Song Nan sighed, "So that's it. I'm wrong. I'm embarrassed to be ruthlessly annoyed."
Zhu Fengtong smiled and said, "If you don't have an appointment to come for half a night, knocking on chess pieces and dropping lights, you blame me."
Song Nan waved her hand and said, "Don't mention it, it's my fault. I haven't eaten yet. When I heard about Miss Fengtong's appointment, I came here and waited for a happy meal.
Zhu Fengtong smiled, got up and walked to the pavilion and said, "I will help you urge you to go. I don't have to have dinner. It's all because of you."
Song Nan looked at her beautiful figure, her high-up bun, and her white and snowy skin under the moon. She couldn't hold it in her heart and got up and whispered, "Feng Tong."
Zhu Fengtong stopped by the pavilion and looked back, "What?"
Song Nan stepped forward and hugged Zhu Fengtong in his arms. Zhu Fengtong's red lips were captured by Song Nan. A moment later, he was broken through his teeth by a tongue, and his little tongue was sucked numb. He sighed secretly. He put his hands around Song Nan's waist and kissed him back. The two breathed against the porch pillar of the pavilion.
After a long time, Zhu Fengtong moved away Song Nan's hand that stroked her buttocks, leaned back away from Song Nan's mouth and gasped, "Don't, Qingluan and the others are coming to deliver wine and vegetables. It's not good to see it."
Song Nan reluctantly let go of her waist and squeaked her mouth, "It's beautiful and delicious. I seem to be full."
Zhu Fengtong took a sip, straightened his messy clothes, and went down from the pavilion with his skirt. As soon as he walked a few steps, he heard Qingluan's voice in front of him: "Miss, don't move, the wine and vegetables are hot."
Song Nan was very happy. Qingluan must have seen the scene of the two kissing just now. She was embarrassed to appear. Otherwise, it would not have been such a coincidence. As soon as it was over, she appeared.
The wine and dishes were placed on the small stone table, which were just four or five dishes. Song Nan raised her chopsticks and said in astonishment, "Is this your treat? Is that all?"
Zhu Fengtong squeezed her lips and said, "How much must the treat be? What matters is sincerity. Besides, these dishes are all very good. That plate is stir-fried bamboo shoots, and this plate is cold melon. Nuo, this is wild mountain mushroom stewed tofu, which are all very delicious dishes.
If you don't introduce it, Song Nan almost collapsed and whispered, "Miss Zhu, I've been fighting for several months, and I'm going to throw up every day. It's hard to swallow when I see vegetarian dishes. You still make some such dishes. Have pity on me."
Zhu Fengtong said stunnedly, "Well, I didn't expect this section. I thought you would like it, so what do you like to eat? The slave family asked them to do it."
Song Nan thought for a moment and said, "Do you have pig's feet? Two braised pig's feet, let's have two.
Zhu Fengtong frowned and said, "No one in my family eats that. There must be no one in the kitchen."
Song Nan said, "Do you have chickens and ducks? It's okay to stir-fry a plate of chicken and duck.
Zhu Fengtong said, "No, the family doesn't eat chickens and ducks."
Song Nan said painfully, "Are you all vegetarian in your house?"
Zhu Fengtong said, "No, there may be fish, Qingluan, order the kitchen to cook fish, Mr. Song wants to eat fish."
Song Nan sighed, just fish, it's better than nothing. Zhu Fengtong poured a glass of wine for Song Nan apologetically and said, "A toast to you. Next time I invite you to dinner, I will prepare your favorite meat, and I will do it today."
In the face of the soft request, Song Nan had no resistance. She picked up the glass and drank it, and drank it with light and tasteless bamboo shoots, cucumbers, tofu, wild mushrooms and other things. Not to mention taking a few bites, it didn't feel so bad.
Zhu Fengtong put down his glass and asked softly, "I heard that you set up a stage to sell war bonds in the White Paper Square today. Why did you do this? Millions of silver, in fact, you don't have to make such a big deal to withdraw from the accounts of the consortium.
Song Nan swallowed a bamboo shoot and shook his head and said, "No, this battle is fought for the court in the end. There is no reason for me to pay my own money. Besides, there is indeed money in the consortium account, but my money is only a small part, and there is no reason for everyone to pay for this money. Once there is a war, the money will be like a bottomless pit. Without saying anything, the marquis will be dissatisfied if they use their money as military expenses. I don't want them to be dissatisfied.
Zhu Fengtong nodded and said, "So, since it is a bottomless hole, how will the private property you raised be repaid in the future?"
Song Nan said, "I have reached an agreement with the emperor. After defeating the Ta's, the armor, weapons and trophies of cattle, sheep, horses and other trophies will belong to me, and some of them will be repaid. The rest is to find a way. If it really doesn't work, ask the emperor for it at that time, can't the court really pull it out?"
Zhu Fengtong said, "You asked me to be responsible for the business of the financial management group. In recent years, I have also made some money, and everyone has made a lot of money, but all the money you earned has been invested in the arsenal. When I invited you to come today, I heard that when you raised bonds, I wanted to take out money to give you. This war, but what you just said also makes sense. This is not your personal war, but the war of the imperial court. It's not appropriate to do so.
Song Nan smiled and said, "Thank you, I know you will mention this matter. Except for the British and you, everyone else in the consortium can only share benefits and cannot share risks. As today's situation is complex and changeable, I don't want to cause their dissatisfaction at this time, which is also one of the important reasons."
Zhu Fengtong nodded and said, "I understand, but I'm afraid it's not easy for the booty you just mentioned to offset the loan. When you didn't come just now, I thought of an idea by myself. I don't know whether it's feasible or not."
Song Nan stopped chopsticks and asked, "Tpeak and listen."
Zhu Fengtong said: "The business of the consortium now involves real estate, transportation, salt transportation, cloth, grain and many other aspects, and we are already the first in the capital. Because we are too involved, the funds are a little overstretched. There is one of the most profitable businesses that we have never been involved in, that is the business of Qianzhuang. The princes of the regiment camp run several small banks, which are not in the climate. Feihe Qianzhuang, the largest Qianzhuang in Beijing, is a partnership between the Duke of Dingguo and Hui Anbo, the governor of the five armies, and has always monopolized all the money and village industries in the capital. I heard that the scene you raised today is very hot, so I was thinking, why don't you take this opportunity to establish a special bond issuing bank and take this opportunity to raise more funds to invest in the business of the consortium, so that you can not only make up for the difference in future exchange, but also use private funds to enter the money bank industry and fly together. Qianzhuang has a piece of the pie.
Song Nan was surprised: "The business of the consortium has been so extensive that I don't even know."
Zhu Fengtong said, "How can you know that I'm taking care of these things, and the marquis don't care about the money. They only care about the money. If they don't make money, they scream. If they make money, they will laugh. Only I calculate these things every day. I really don't know what I'm for."
Song Nan took Zhu Fengtong's hand and patted it gently: "Thank you for your hard work. You are a major shareholder. The consortium is led by you, so it is natural to take more responsibility. The method you just mentioned is worth considering, but I think there are some small problems.
Zhu Fengtong said, "What's the problem?"
Song Nan said, "War bonds are raised for war. If there is no war, how can we issue such bonds to raise funds in the name of the court?" Besides, the interest is too high, and the interest of up to 30% is the driving force to attract everyone in. If you use such high interest silver to do business, I'm afraid you will have no money.
Zhu Fengtong frowned and said, "That's true, but the private funds are so rich. If they can be concentrated, the construction of the Quanming road you mentioned before, the full opening of the postal service, and the distribution of goods in the north and south can be done. In addition, the reconstruction of the northwest requires a large amount of capital investment. If you can seize these opportunities, you will definitely make a lot of money. Unfortunately, there is too much money. As far as I know, in this northwest reconstruction of the imperial court, Feihe Qianzhuang participated in it and advanced the construction. After that, the imperial court offset it with finances and taxes, and made nearly 50% of the profits, which is the advantage of strong financial resources.
Song Nan said in a staggeration: "It turns out that they make so much money. Why is the court so anxious to rebuild, but it doesn't pay me to fight with money? I'm afraid these people have contributed a lot behind their backs, and the interests here must be dredged. In this case, there is no reason why we don't share a piece of the pie. Well... Let me think about this matter comprehensively. I can't make a decision in a hurry. Maybe there is a better reason. I will go to the northwest five days later at the latest. At present, it is imperative to win this battle, otherwise everything will be empty. Let's talk about these things later. Are you sure you want to spend all your good time tonight talking about business?"
Zhu Fengtong smiled and said, "If you don't like to listen to me, I won't talk about it. In short, let you know that from now on, we won't talk about these things. It's really a little bad. Well...what shall we talk about?"
Song Nan took a sip of wine and said, "Fengyue."