Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 610 Trading
Wu Yong heard this and shook his head, saying, "My lord, you are not feeling well and should not see guests. As for the gifts, please give them to the two of us and present them to me. After my brother Le He and I report them to you, if you are satisfied, we can proceed with the transaction."

Lai Yonger listened and insisted, "Although Brother Gongming and my husband did not know each other until they fought, they later made peace and cherished each other. When I came, Brother Gongming repeatedly told me to pay a visit to my husband on his behalf. When he heard that my husband was injured, Brother Gongming specially found an 800-year-old ginseng in Xijing and asked me to bring it to my husband. He was just about to present it to my husband."

After hearing this, Wu Yong and Le He looked at each other.

Le He stood up and said, "In this case, I will go to the manor to inform him. If the lord agrees, I will invite the general to come and see him."

After saying that, Le He left the Taiping Building run by Tong Jiaoxiu.

Within an hour, Wu Yong and Le He sent someone to take the gifts brought by Lai Yong'er and led Lai Yong'er into Baishishan Valley.

After Lai Yong'er entered Baishi Valley, he looked around carefully. The maids, servants, and farmhands in the manor were all in a hurry and did not dare to make any noise.

Wu Yong and the other man led Lai Yong'er, not to the meeting hall, but to the west hill, and stopped in front of a small courtyard with the words "Zhu Yi Tang" hung on it.

Le He whispered, "General Lai, the lord heard that Song Gongming sent someone to visit, so he got up to meet you. This is a place for the lord to cultivate himself, so don't speak loudly."

Lai Yonger nodded quickly after hearing this. He looked up and saw Zhao Zhen lying on the couch with a tiger skin behind him, his face pale, and several maids serving him.

The maids were all dressed in plain clothes, without any makeup, and looked tired.

There was also a doctor wearing a dark blue round-necked robe on the side, and a medicine box was placed on the table next to him. After meeting a few people, the doctor said to Wu Yong and others: "Military Advisor, the injury of the husband has just improved, and he needs more rest. You can't delay too much time."

After saying this, he stepped aside and asked Wu Yong and others to come forward.

After greeting, Zhao Zhen asked, "I heard that Song Gongming has made great contributions in suppressing the bandits and has taken Wanzhou and Xijing. He is now attacking Shannan. You are Song Gongming's wise counselor. How can you take time off to come to Liangshan to visit me?"

After Lai Yong'er heard this, he repeated the preface again.

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded, saying, "There is indeed some friendship between the two families. After all, we are both from humble backgrounds, so we should support each other."

Lai Yonger said, "Brother Gongming asked me to send you an 800-year-old ginseng, a cart of salvia miltiorrhiza, five carts of bupleurum, and five carts of Forsythia suspensa from Funiushan, all of which are the best medicinal materials in Xijing."

"My husband loves exotic species. Brother Gongming has sent people to search for peonies in Xijing. They have found more than 90 species of peonies. Seeds and potted plants are available. He has also sent a copy of Luoyang Peonies written by Ouyang Wenzhong. I wish my husband a speedy recovery."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said to the people beside him, "Madam Zhi, pick all these peonies and ask Zhao Yuanli to have someone plant them in the peony garden and take good care of them."

Then he said to Lai Yong'er: "Song Gongming is thoughtful."

Lai Yonger saw that Zhao Zhen looked a little happy, and continued, "In addition, Brother Gongming attacked Wanzhou and Xijing and gained a lot. He got two black horses on the battlefield, and asked me to send them here. The last item is a secret recipe for pastries that Brother bought from an old brand in Xijing at a high price. I will add a dessert for you, my husband."

Zhao Zhen nodded, opened his eyes and said to Lai Yong'er: "I already know your sincerity. You can hand over this [Flying Thunder] pattern to Xuejiu and Lehe."

After saying this, he pretended to take two deep breaths.

Bai Zhi, who was standing by, saw this and said to Wu Yong quickly, "Military Advisor, since the master has given the order, you can go. The master still needs to recuperate and can't sit for long." After hearing this, Wu Yong and others quickly said goodbye and left.

On the way, Wu Yong complained, "Brother, if it weren't for your 800-year-old ginseng, I wouldn't dare to come and disturb you. I will go to the treasury to get the pattern later and send it to your residence for delivery."

Lai Yong'er smiled and said, "I only heard rumors that my husband was injured, but I never thought he was injured so seriously."

Seeing that Wu Yong and Le He were silent, Lai Yong'er rolled his eyes and said, "Brothers, I brought 100,000 strings of gold and pearls with me this time, and the rest are all special products of Xijing. If I sell them slowly, I can earn more than 100,000 strings. I am in a hurry to take the patterns back to make tools, so I can't stay any longer. How about exchanging this batch of goods for 80,000 strings of armor and weapons?"

Wu Yong frowned and asked, "Why didn't you say that to my husband's face?"

Lai Yonger said, "I see that my husband is tired, so I don't want to bother him with such a small matter."

Le He continued, "Military Advisor, why don't you ask Brothers Pei Xuan and Jiang Jing to make an assessment? If it's suitable, it won't be a big deal to make it happen. Liangshan can always sell it, and we can make a profit of 20,000 strings of cash."

Wu Yong nodded and asked, "What are they?"

Lai Yonger said, "The most popular items are Xijing peony porcelain, Tang white porcelain, Dukang wine, peony paintings, Huisheng Palace inkstones, Chengni inkstones, palace lanterns, honey, and silk fabrics and the like."

Wu Yong said: "You are also the imperial guards now. To suppress the rebellion, won't the imperial court allocate military equipment?"

Lai Yonger heard this and cursed, "To be honest, brother, the court is really rotten. Of the weapons allocated, only three out of ten pavilions can use them because we bribed the eunuchs in charge of the warehouse. You also know that after this battle, countless weapons and armor were lost. Although there are some captured, it is just barely enough to support the army. There are still military supervisors in the army, and we can't recruit blacksmiths to open furnaces to forge. Brother Gongming is very worried."

Wu Yong heard this and said, "Go back and get ready. I'll call Jiang Jing and others to come and check it out. Everything else is easy to deal with, but if you want to exchange for armor and weapons, you have to report to me, sir."

Lai Yonger listened and nodded in response.

The three of them separated. Lai Yong'er went to prepare money and goods, Le He went to invite Pei Xuan and Jiang Jing, and Wu Yong returned to Zhuyi Hall.

In the largest courtyard of Taiping Tower, Lai Yong'er had asked people to take out all the various items he had brought, waiting for Wu Yong and others to come and inspect the transaction.

Soon, Wu Yong and others came here and handed over the drawings first. After counting the 100,000 strings of gold and pearls, they were taken to the warehouse of Baishi Manor.

Pei Xuan and Jiang Jing also looked at the other goods Lai Yonger brought. Apart from the cloth, the rest, such as peony porcelain and Tang white porcelain, were all specialties of Luoyang, the Western Capital. The estimated value was indeed over 100,000 guan.

The discount is 80,000 strings of cash, which is quite a bargain.

Furthermore, you don’t have to pay gold or silver, you can just barter weapons and armor, and make some money in the process.

After discussing with Lai Yong'er, they decided to use 1500 sets of iron armor, 2500 sets of leather armor, and ten carts of swords, spears, and arrows. The price remained the same as the previous transaction.

After the transaction was completed, Lai Yong'er did not stay long. He said goodbye to everyone with Huangfu Xiong, and left the city in a carriage.

(End of this chapter)