The Heroes of Gulong: Great Chefs from Past to Present

Chapter 671 How unreasonable
Silk Road.

Starting from Luoyang and Chang'an, go west through Lanzhou, out of Yumen, and into Loulan.

After Loulan, there were small countries in the Western Regions such as Gaochang and Qiuci.

After passing the Western Regions, there are countries such as the Arabs and Persia, and finally the end of the Silk Road, Portugal.

“This is a road paved with gold and a river made of honey.”

"With such a huge benefit, is the Hua family really willing to remain indifferent?"

Shangguan Danfeng introduced the Silk Road in a calm tone, and her burning eyes shone with light and inner desire.

It's a pity that the blind cannot see the light.

But the blind man could hear the excitement hidden in Shangguan Danfeng's calm tone.

After a little thought, Hua Manlou shook his head and replied.

"Although Hua Manlou doesn't understand business, he knows a truth from what he has seen and heard."

“It is a good business only when the profit exceeds the risk.”

"The profits from the Silk Road have been like this since ancient times, and it will not change today."

"But anyone who gets the golden honey knows one thing: they risked their lives to get it."

"As for those who died on the Silk Road, their souls cannot return to their hometowns, nor can they tell the living how many dead souls there are on the Silk Road."

Hua Manlou's words sounded as if it were natural, and Shangguan Feiyan nodded repeatedly after listening.

After Shangguan Danfeng became queen, she tried to win over allies everywhere.

Huo Tianqing is like this, and the Qinglong Society is like this.

Now he wants to win over the seventh son of the Hua family, the richest merchant in Jiangnan.
Do you really think that the world is full of stubborn idiots like Huo Tianqing?

Faced with Hua Manlou's well-reasoned rebuttal, Shangguan Danfeng was not angry at all. She opened her beautiful mouth slightly and began to speak word by word.

"Ten-mile soap, Hundred Flowers Wine, Star Butterfly Tears Fragrance, Colorful Glazed Buddha Light Tower, Ten Thousand Buddhas Heart Sutra Pure Pearl"

As one luxurious item after another that ordinary people had heard of or not heard of appeared in Shangguan Danfeng's mouth, she turned to look at Hua Manlou and spoke.

"As the seventh son of the Hua family, Mr. Hua should be very familiar with these names."

Hua Manlou was stunned. As a Jiangnan native, he had certainly heard of these things, and he had even used many of them.

Shili soap, the fragrance spreads ten miles away.

A hundred flowers make fine wine, and the wine contains a hundred flowers.

Stars and butterflies have tears, and the world is full of love.

Soap, wine, perfume, if you talk about these things, as long as you study them carefully, you can develop alternative formulas.

The colorful glazed Buddha Tower is all about technology.

Not to mention that it can produce colorful Buddha light under the sun,

Even after nightfall, there is a precious light within that illuminates all living beings.

It's like a dream, seemingly real but not false.

And the Pure Pearl of the Heart Sutra of Ten Thousand Buddhas is even more magical.

The gem is transparent and flawless, but the complete text of the Heart Sutra is engraved inside. Under the light, every word is clearly visible.

Unfortunately, these things are hard to come by even if ordinary people spend a fortune.

But Hua Manlou had heard and "seen" them all.

Because the Hua family can purchase these things from the Shenlong Gang and sell them to others.

The Hua family cooperated with Li Chaofeng's land reform and naturally became the luxury goods channel dealer of the Shenlong Gang.

As Hua Manlou fell silent, Shangguan Feiyan's face turned a little dark, while Shangguan Danfeng began to admire.

"The Queen of Kucha has been on the throne for more than ten years. She has always governed the country according to procedures, but she has made Kucha far more powerful than its neighboring countries. This is because she has the exclusive right to operate these treasures."

“Any merchant who wants to sell these treasures will have their shipments cut if they don’t go through Kucha and take the Silk Road a second time.”

"And if the Jinpeng Nation wants to gain a foothold in the Western Region, it needs sufficient benefits."

"Now, do you understand why I want to find you, or the Hua family?"

In any business activity, luxury goods are definitely the most profitable.

The second way to make money is monopoly.

After Princess Pipa became the Queen of Kucha, she maintained close contact with Li Chaofeng and helped Ji Bingyan control the desert.

Give her an exclusive operating right, and the shipment volume of the Shenlong Gang will be enough for her to gain a foothold in the Western Regions.

And now, Shangguan Danfeng has taken a fancy to this business.

But even if she recovered the Kingdom of Jinpeng, she didn't have much goods.

The Hua family has the right to sell the dragon treasures.
Hua Manlou shook his head: "My fifth brother has always been in charge of business matters. If the queen really wants it, she should go to Jiangnan to discuss it with my fifth brother." Shangguan Danfeng: "Of course the king wants to meet the fifth master, but the fifth master is busy with many things, so it is not as easy to meet as the seventh master."

If Shangguan Danfeng really wants to meet Hua Wutong, she will be able to meet him.

But a stranger wanted the Hua family to break the monopoly of the Kucha Kingdom.
Shangguan Danfeng does not have this confidence.

It’s not that she thinks the Hua family doesn’t value these profits, but that she and the Hua family have not yet established enough trust.

The Queen of Kucha was able to obtain the exclusive rights to operate the Shenlong treasures in the Western Regions, so naturally she had a close relationship with the Shenlong Gang.

Therefore, this transaction can only be carried out in secret and cannot even be discovered by Li Chaofeng.

Making trouble under the nose of the Red Flame Dragon God
Hua Manlou sighed inwardly but did not say anything sarcastic. He just calmly served the guests tea and saw them off.

"No delivery."

Seeing that Hua Manlou was unmoved, Huo Tianqing reminded him coldly.

"Hua Manlou, we just want you to pass on a message for us, but if you don't want to drink the toast, you can only drink the penalty wine."

Hua Manlou sighed and reminded: "Master Huo, Hua Manlou is a hostage, but he is a hostage to threaten Ximen Chuxue, not to threaten the Hua family..."

Huo Tianqing said coldly: "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

"We need Ximen Chuixue to test the strength of the Deer Cutting Knife and the Longevity Sword, but we don't expect him to win."

"So you'd better hope that the Hua family cares about the safety of the Seventh Young Master, otherwise..."

"You will have to live in this dark place for the rest of your life."

Hua Manlou frowned: "You want to break your promise?"

Huo Tianqing smiled: "I thought you were a smart man."

Hua Manlou's expression changed slightly, and he stopped pretending to be confused and shook his head.

"Indeed, King Jinpeng killed Yan Tieshan. The king wanted his subject to die, and the subject had to die."

"And Huo Tianqing is the steward of the Yan Mansion. If he gets entangled with the Jinpeng Kingdom, he will be a servant betraying his master and anyone can kill him."

Hua Manlou paused and said calmly.

"It was clearly a senseless massacre. One was justified, and the other was outrageous to both humans and gods."

“What a ridiculous truth.”

Huo Tianqing listened to Hua Manlou's calm words and said with sarcasm on his face.

"If this principle is ridiculous, then the Shenlong Gang's theory that all men are born equal is not ridiculous, right?"

Huo Tianqing was born with a superior status, and to him, all people are born equal.

Just hearing it is extremely irritating.

Hua Manlou's expression became serious and his tone was crisp and clear.

"At least for the current Master Huo, it's not ridiculous, right?"

Huo Tianqing laughed loudly: "But in the past, if I were seen by you, I would die without redemption."

"But in Li Chaofeng's logic, even if you saw me, he must have solid evidence before he can kill me."

"Such a ridiculous principle can be regarded as the truth by some people."

Huo Tianqing laughed so loudly that he almost cried.

But Hua Manlou didn't laugh, Shangguan Danfeng didn't laugh, and Shangguan Feiyan didn't laugh either.

The Scarlet Flame Dragon God personally corrected many principles in the world.

There is a distinction between high and low, between master and servant.
And, men are superior to women.

Huo Tianqing is a man with an extremely noble background.

So he found it difficult to accept anything Li Chaofeng said.

Even though people said he was the reincarnation of the Dragon God, he didn't want to admit it.

There are so many rumors in the martial arts world, and there are so many special martial arts.

Without having seen it with my own eyes, who knows whether it is true or not.

But Shangguan Danfeng really likes Li Chaofeng's statement that men and women are born equal.

Just as Huo Tianqing was laughing, a very loud male voice came to his ears.

“People all over the world believe in these principles, never because they are irrefutable truths.”

"It's just that those who don't believe this truth will be killed by me directly."

"So Huo Tianqing, are you ready to die?"

(End of this chapter)