Chapter 213 Design Conspiracy

Everyone entered the banquet, and the three rounds of wine and greetings were over. Zheng Anshun took the initiative to ask, "I don't know if Your Highness and the general called someone to come. What do you think?"

Li Ke smiled and pointed to Qin Mubai: "Ask him, Xiao Wang doesn't know anything."

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, to be honest, I really have something to ask for."

"How can General Meng say 'Brother Zheng' in the next love?" Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "General, if you have an order, you might as well tell him directly. But if Zheng can do what he can, he will do his best.

"Haha, you should be old friends." Li Ke knocked on Qin Mubai and said with a smile, "Mu Bai created his own method of brewing Qin Xian wine, which should help your Zheng family make a lot of money, right?"

"That's natural." Zheng Anshun nodded with a modest smile, "So my father often warns me to always remember that General Qin is my best friend and distinguished guest of the Zheng family. However, if General Qin has any requirements, he must meet them to the greatest extent.

"Okay, then you're welcome." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "In fact, it's hard to say it's easy to help this. I just want you, Brother Zheng, to help me co-star in a good play.

"What is acting?" Zheng Anshun asked with interest.

Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously and said, "Before making peace, I want to ask Brother Zheng first. How long have you been in Xiangzhou? Have you ever made a public appearance?"

Zheng Anshun frowned suspiciously: "I will go to Xiangzhou today. Because of the loyalty entrusted by others, he first went to the Assassin's House to submit the letter entrusted by the Wudong family. On my trip, I just passed through Xiangzhou and wanted to buy a batch of thick silk in the south of the Yangtze River. The Zheng family is in the branch of Xiangzhou. I will stay here for the time being and haven't appeared yet.

"Venixed." Qin Mubai smiled more and more mysteriously and said, "I want to ask Brother Zheng again, how much do you know about the grain market in Xiangzhou?"

"I know a little about it." Zheng Anshun answered cautiously and asked carefully, "Why did the general suddenly mention this matter?"

"What I want your help is related to food." Qin Mubai said, "I'll tell you the truth!" I want you to appear openly in Xiangzhou, and then someone will come to you. If you don't do anything else, it's just because the Zheng family wants to buy 500,000 stone grain and grass.

"500,000 stones?" Li Ke was shocked, "Are you kidding! In Taicang of the imperial court, there are generally only 300,000 stones of grain stored. Why did the Zheng family want to buy so much grain?

Zheng Anshun was obviously a little surprised: "Yes, Brother Qin, how can I even know such news? Where did you get it? 500,000 stone grain... That's a big number!"

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Of course, it's the wind I put out!"

Li Ke and Zheng Anshun looked at each other and shook their heads puzzledly. But Chen Yan smiled and said, "If I guess correctly, you have been pretending to be a businessman for the past two days, just go out to get Xiangzhou's grain business, right? Do you suspect that there is a ghost in the food industry?

"So that's it!" Li Ke suddenly realized and frowned, "This move is good to draw the snake out of the hole and follow the melons. But in case... If there is no problem with the Zhengchang grain number, what do you say?

"That's a good fake play. Collect him 500,000 stones of grain!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "However, how can a grain number with no problem get 500,000 stones of grain? Even if you can get it, you dare not sell such a large amount of food to the Zheng family in private! What do you say?"

"I understand what the general means." Zheng Anshun nodded, "Are you investigating the case in Xiangzhou?"

"Not bad." Qin Mubai admitted truthfully.

Zheng Anshun frowned gently: "If I help you, I will break the rules in the mall... The general is probably an insider, and I don't have to say anything. Most of the companies that deal in grain and salt secretly have private transactions, and some even raise a batch of grain arks or salt arks in order to buy cheaper grain and salt. If I help you defraud Zhengchang Grain, don't you have to be laughed at by your peers?

Li Ke curled his lips and said, "There are rules, and Zheng Anshun's concerns are reasonable. Mu Bai, your bad idea may not be very good.

"You are over-concerned." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, let me make it clear to you!" My spearhead is not to point to the Zhengchang Grain, but to the water ghost of the West River! I suspect that the water ghosts that have been repeatedly suppressing in Xiangzhou for many years have a secret collud with the official grain number and salt line. You can help me lead the snake out of the hole. If you want to hit it, you will only hit the water ghost. If the Zhengchang grain number is clean, they will not suffer any damage. On the contrary, if they collude with water ghosts and thieves to kill people and damage public and private interests, they are the thieves who kill the head. Brother Zheng, your Zheng family has a golden signboard with the "Great Tang Dynasty righteous merchants" on its head. Aren't you interested in helping me eliminate such business scum?

Zheng Anshun's eyes widened with a little consternment, then frowned and meditated for a moment, and nods decisively: "Okay, this favor, Zheng helped!"

"Mu Bai, Zheng Anshun is a businessman, but a businessman never does anything useless." Li Ke smiled and said, "Shouldn't you promise something to others?"

"Then it depends on whether Your Highness is generous." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "If the water ghost is successfully extinguished after the matter is completed, the grain and salt market in Xiangzhou must be rectified. At that time, you can ask the Zheng family to take over the official grain number and salt here!"

"No! No need!" Zheng Anshun smiled but waved his hand resolutely, "It's just a matter of raising your hand, I dare not ask for anything in return. My father often teaches me that it is a good deed to be able to do more for the imperial court. The chicks still know how to feed back, not to mention human beings? If it hadn't been for the strong support of the Zheng family in the Tang Dynasty, would the Zheng family be safe today? What should I do? Just ask General Qin to give me an order!"

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled: "The Zheng family's insight and mind are really extraordinary. No wonder they can be the leader of the business and run such a big family business. Brother Zheng, you and I will put the ugly words first. If Zhengchang Grain account is indeed associated with the water ghost, his crime should naturally be killed. Needless to say, if it is my wrong judgment... then you may have to fake it and make you collect a large amount of grain.

Li Ke laughed and said, "Mu Bai, you are so slippery! Do you know how much 500,000 stone lake white rice is worth?

Zheng Anshun smiled relaxedly and said, "Let's roughly calculate the grain purchase price in Xiangzhou. It's worth about 40 million yuan!"

Qin Mubai smiled dryly: "Forty million... Then with the salary of someone in Qin, I have to pay for hundreds of years. So, I have to embezzle!"

"How dare you! I'll be the first to expose and impeach you!" Li Ke was willing to stand up and shout.

Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "Brother Qin is so good at laughing. With just 40 million yuan, Zheng Anshun can still be a home and can handle it. What's more, 500,000 stone grain may make a lot of money! If it hadn't been for General Qin's secret help and opening the door of convenience, would Zheng have dared to sell such a large amount of private grain in Xiangzhou? In this way, it will be too late for Zheng to thank you!"

"Uh! ...It's really a businessman!" Qin Mubai and Li Ke were speechless together!

"Ha ha, I'm also joking." Zheng Anshun smiled and bowed his hand to Qin Mubai. "I have heard for a long time that General Qin's wisdom and courage are far-reaching. It is also a blessing in Zheng's life to cooperate with General Qin to fight against bandits. So, please let Zheng listen to General Qin's detailed plans?"

Li Ke waved his hand and said, "You should discuss such a confidential matter in private. I'll lend you my study for the time being. The four treasures of the study should be fully prepared. Some things should be written down in advance as evidence, or it is better to write them down.

"Your Highness is still thoughtful." Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun said in unison, and then got up and went to Li Ke's study.

After the two left, Li Ke picked up the glass and said to Chen Yan: "Women, you and I are the only two of us at the table now. Just invite the heroine to have a good look and have a few drinks with Xiao Wang?

"No, thank you for your beauty." Chen Yan smiled, but she replied very simply. At the end, she added, "Your Highness, I forgive you. Chen Yan has never drunk in her life, and she has only made an exception once."

"Which time, with whom did you drink?"

"Qin Mubai!"

Li Ke grinned awkwardly, was speechless for a long time, and said with a dry smile, "Why can I drink with him, but I can't drink with Xiao Wang?"

"Because women are drunk, there will always be a lot of trouble." Chen Yan gently picked the corners of her mouth, half joking and half serious, and said jokingly and contemptly, "But with Mu Bai, I can rest assured that there will be no such trouble."

Li Ke's hand holding the wine glass froze for a long time, and he was really speechless. Finally, I had to shake my head and smile bitterly: "That's all, have tea!!"

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In the study, Qin Mubai and Zheng Anshun discussed for a long time and discussed the arrangements and details very clearly.

"General Qin is really worried about Zhou Xiang, and his wisdom is deep. Zheng is really admired!" After the discussion, Zheng Anshun arched his hand to Qin Mubai and said, "It really lives up to its reputation. General Qin is really an extraordinary person!"

"Haha, if I'm flattered, I'll talk about it on paper. How to do it and whether it will succeed depends on Brother Zheng's efforts. Qin Mubai smiled and said, "With your Zheng family's golden signboard, I guess Zhengchang Grain will be convinced most of it first. But people like them have always been extremely cunning and treacherous. You should be careful. Maybe there will be some danger. I'll send a few hundred knights to pretend to be your entourage and follow you all the time, right? First, it is good for your safety, and second, it is also convenient for us to contact you at all times.

"How dare you be?" Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "Baiqi is the royal leader. Can An send me as a follower as a business traveler?"

"It doesn't matter!" Qin Mubai laughed and said, "There is only one Zheng family in the world, and there is only one young master of the Zheng family. It's reasonable for you to guard the hundred riders!" Besides, didn't you help me? How dare I let you take risks? That's it. You're welcome.

"In this case, it's better to obey than to be respectful!" Zheng Anshun arched his hand and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to Xiangyang Port City for a walk, and let out some rumors to my colleagues, saying that I want to buy a batch of private food. In this way, the people of Zhengchang Grain should take the initiative to come to me.

"It will definitely be." Qin Mubai said affirmatively, "I'm afraid they have been looking for me in the city these days. Now that they have met you, the master, how can they not take the initiative to come up? At that time, you just need to keep your caliber with me and don't wear it. Everything else can be done naturally. You are better at negotiating and bargaining than me, so I don't have to say more.

"Well... that's an interesting thing." Zheng Anshun smiled and said, "I have been in danger when I do business in the north and south, but I have never had this wonderful and exciting time. So let's make a date. Tomorrow, we will go out for an activity. If there is any news, I will inform you immediately.

"Oi, it's a deal!"