Water Margin people

"You know what's going on!"

Sun Lei looked at the manager with satisfaction.

"Manager Liu, wait a minute! How can a country bumpkin from outside live in Yingchun Pavilion?"

The voices of a group of young men in white clothes rang out.

"this!"

Manager Liu had a stiff expression on his face and was speechless for a moment. He could still refuse if others asked him to do so, but these young masters were all shareholders of Yingchun Pavilion.

"Master Zhang!"

Everyone bowed to a man in white among the group of young masters, and it seemed that they had great respect for this Young Master Zhang.

"Yingchun Pavilion is an elegant place. Upstarts like you should leave as soon as possible! There are many places of entertainment in the city. That's where you should go."

A group of young men in white clothes spoke rudely while waving the paper fans in their hands.

"Oh!"

Sun Lei looked at those young men. Each of them had a handsome face and a bookish air. One could tell at a glance that they came from wealthy families.

"Elegant? Don't I have it?"

Sun Lei looked at Manager Liu and asked. His meaning was very clear. There was fun in the fireworks area, so why not here?

"My lord, you have misunderstood. Yingchun Pavilion is an elegant place!"

Manager Liu said quickly.

"I see!"

Sun Lei looked as if he had just realized something, but he had just seen an imperceptible hint of strangeness in Manager Liu's eyes.

Sun Lei was very confident in his own judgment, and he knew there must be something wrong with the smiling Manager Liu in front of him.

"But I also like elegance! Can't you see that?"

Sun Lei spread his hands, revealing a gold belt and a waist full of gold and jade pendants.

"I can see it! I can see it!"

Manager Liu said quickly.

"How dare you call this elegant?"

When those young masters saw that the man in front of them was obsessed with money, they all frowned and spoke coldly.

"You don't understand, this is called elegance! Without these, what can you use to pretend to be elegant? Elegance can't be eaten! When you are well fed and warm, you will think about sex, don't you understand?"

Sun Lei looked at those young gentlemen and spoke.

A young man in the crowd frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about what Sun Lei said.

But the wealthy businessmen who were watching all had a look of approval on their faces. Although what they said was a bit vulgar, it was the truth. Who would come to Yingchun Pavilion to spend money without money? How could we talk about elegance without coming to Yingchun Pavilion?

"The foundation of everything is supported by money!"

Businessmen understand this principle best.

Everyone looked at Sun Lei with friendly eyes. Although the man in front of them was a dandy boy, he understood the principle very well.

"Nonsense, this guy is a country bumpkin, what on earth does he know about elegance! Master Zhang, let's chase him away!"

Several people pointed at Sun Lei and said.

"I wonder what this gentleman's name is?"

Master Zhang, who was the leader of the crowd, looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"Surname Wang! Wang Sanshi!"

Sun Lei looked at Master Zhang and said.

"My Lord, I welcome you to Yingchun Pavilion, but I hope you can abide by the rules of Yingchun Pavilion. We all have status, so there is no need to be aggressive!"

Young Master Zhang clasped his fists towards Sun Lei and spoke. He had figured out what the man in front of him had just said. It was vulgar, but it made sense. He invested in Yingchun Pavilion just for some money.

"As long as no one messes with me!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said.

When Manager Liu saw that the matter was resolved, he immediately smiled and asked everyone to continue drinking and enjoying the singing and dancing, and then he took Sun Lei and his party to the courtyard to settle down.

"Master Zhang, how can you let this country bumpkin enter Yingchun Pavilion!"

All the scholars were puzzled and looked at Master Zhang, hoping that he would do justice.

"This person is quite interesting. Anyone who comes from afar is a guest. If we drive them out, people will think that we Yangzhou people don't know how to entertain guests!" Master Zhang shook his head.

After Sun Lei settled down, he also went to the courtyard. He had to say that when it came to enjoyment, the Jiangnan water town was the best place to go. In the pavilions and waterside terraces, it was truly a pleasure to hear beauties dancing to the music under the dim light of lanterns.

"Prince!"

A businessman walked over with a smile and saluted Sun Lei with his fists clasped.

"Is something wrong?"

Sun Lei looked at the man and asked.

"My name is Wu Han. I am a local merchant in Yangzhou, specializing in silk dyeing."

Wu Han smiled as he watched Sun Lei introduce himself.

"so what?"

Sun Lei didn't even look at Wu Han. He just ate his fruit and watched the beautiful woman dance.

"Girls from Jiangnan are different. Their bodies are like they have no bones, so soft and supple! Unlike ours. Oh! If I had known, I should have come last year!"

Sun Lei continued to comment.

This made Wu Han's mouth twitch, and he wanted to walk away in anger. He really couldn't stand this dandy boy.

"If you have something to say, say it now! If you have to fart, fart now! Don't delay me from looking at the beauty!"

Sun Lei said irritably when he saw Wu Han standing there and not leaving.

"Mr. Wang, you are very quick-witted. I wonder what your family is mainly engaged in in Hedong? Our two families can cooperate in business!"

Wu Han looked at Sun Lei and explained his purpose.

"Business? There are a lot of them. There are several large coal mines, large steel mills, and we also buy and sell horses, cattle, sheep, and so on! It seems there are other things, but I don't know much about them!"

Sun Lei pretended to be a fool and spoke.

"Coal mine! Steel mill!"

Wu Han's face changed drastically. Coal mines and steel mills have only emerged in recent years and are almost all controlled by the state.

"Emperor...Emperor Merchant!"

A thought suddenly popped up in Wu Han's mind: only imperial merchants could open coal mines and steel mills.

"No wonder... No wonder this guy is so arrogant, it turns out he has such a powerful background!"

Wu Han suddenly understood that everything made sense. The dandy boy in front of him really had a background.

"Master Wang, we are also interested in coal mines and steel. As you know, Jiangnan is short of these! I wonder..."

Wu Han asked, looking at Sun Lei with a smile.

"I don't care about my family's business! It's too annoying! But how much can you give?"

Sun Lei waved his hand, but suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"Sir, the master said that steel cannot be sold privately, that's all..."

A guard whispered in Sun Lei's ear promptly.

Although the voice was small, Wu Han heard it clearly. Steel was under control and could only be sold to the imperial court.

"Do you think I don't know? Last year I sold it to..."

Sun Lei retorted stubbornly, but when he got to the key point, he glanced at Wu Han and stopped talking.

Wu Han was a shrewd businessman and understood everything immediately. Although the Wang family was an imperial merchant, they were still engaged in the business of reselling steel in private.

"Master Wang, since we can't sell it, forget it. Do you need our Jiangnan silk?"

Wu Han laughed and changed the subject.

"Silk! I don't understand this thing!"

Sun Lei shook his head like a business idiot.

Wu Han talked for a while before leaving with a smile.

"You want to test me, are you worthy?"

Sun Lei looked at Wu Han's leaving back and sneered, saying that this guy seemed to be here to discuss business, but in fact he was here to gather information.

Sun Lei continued to watch the beauty dancing, and even took out a few silver coins to reward her like a big shot. (End of this chapter)