Zhutian: From Douluo, the illusion becomes real

Chapter 536. Yibao Banquet (IV)

Although Honglian is a human living in the palace.

But she was very well-informed.

Of course, being well-informed here only refers to Honglian's well-informedness in public, because she has several shops under her. The shop owners all know Honglian, the master, and they all know that they are also part of Honglian's dowry, and are people that Honglian can trust. Therefore, if Honglian asks them to investigate something, as long as it is something in the open, the efficiency will be very high. At most, things that happen behind the scenes are not easy to handle.

for example.

In the several shops under Honglian.

There was a shopkeeper of a clothing shop.

The shopkeeper has a good friend. Although he is not a member of Honglian's system and can only be considered a personal friend, the identity of this friend is not simple, because he is a full-time businessman who buys and sells houses. To put it bluntly, he is the head of a modern real estate agency. The house buying and selling information in his hands may not be complete, because in the huge city of Xinzheng, there are more than one person doing this business. But as everyone knows, although there is competition among colleagues, they basically know each other's cards. They communicate with each other about the houses they have, which houses are good, which houses are bad, which houses meet the needs of Princess Honglian, and which houses only meet part of the needs. A result can be given in less than a day.

This is Honglian’s information channel.

Say it is good or not, say bad or not.

Not as good as professional ones.

But he is outstanding among amateurs.

It is worth mentioning that Honglian has more shops under her control than the ones she has now. However, due to time constraints, Honglian only had time to take Ye Qingcang and ninth brother Han Fei to visit these shops, and the rest of the shops had no chance to be visited.

As for why these shopkeepers are so obedient?

Here we can refer to the Xue family in Dream of the Red Chamber. The Xue family is also an imperial merchant. After Ziwei Sheren, why did the shopkeepers below dare to deceive their superiors and enrich themselves? Xue Baochai could see that something was wrong but could not stop this chaos. Instead, when it came to Honglian, who knew nothing, these shopkeepers were loyal to her and did their work. Why did she not know how to do this?

Seems counterintuitive, right?
But this is the result of ignoring identity!

What is the identity of the Xue family?
Royal merchant!

To put it bluntly, it is a white glove to make money for the royal family.

Do it if it's good.

If you can't do your job well, get out.

If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of businessmen in the world who are willing to be the white glove!
In addition, if Xue Baochai's father was still alive, he could suppress the dispute with his identity as Ziwei Sheren, but Xue Baochai's father is dead. The royal family retained the title of imperial merchant for the Xue family just to show compassion to their subordinates and set an example for other white gloves. It means that as long as you do your job well, don't worry about failure one day. We will treat your wife and children badly. Even if there is no pillar in the family, as long as your wife and daughter are honest, we can still ensure their wealth and glory for a generation. But if you want to make a comeback, you have to show some real ability, because our royal family is not a charity, and it is impossible to put an unworthy person on this seat. After all, this is related to the interests of our royal family.

Because of this, the shopkeepers under the Xue family are fearless in deceiving their superiors and enriching themselves, because the Xue family has no control over their life and death. As long as they show strong enough abilities, they can even replace the Xue family and become the new white gloves of the royal family.

But, it fell into Honglian's hands!

This approach simply won’t work!

Do you know what Honglian’s identity is?
Princess!

This identity grants Honglian many privileges!
One of the privileges is that Honglian can own slaves!
To be more specific, you can refer to Princess Pingyang. Here we are referring to the one from the Han Dynasty, also known as Princess Yangxin. She has nothing to do with the Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty. Her second husband, Wei Qing, the great general who was known as one of the two pillars of the Han Dynasty, was once a horse slave under her who was responsible for raising horses!
Honglian just has no interest in this area.

It's not that she didn't have the power to take slaves.

Therefore, all the shopkeepers under her were her personal slaves. It’s just that the names of these shopkeepers were not registered with her yet, but with the Korean royal family. When she gets married, these shopkeepers will be transferred by the royal family and registered under her name.

Anyway, no matter what I say.

If these shopkeepers dare to cook the books.

Honglian doesn't even need to report to the police. He just needs to hold a sword and kill from beginning to end.

Even if this matter really gets blown up.

That is also the family affair of the Korean royal family.

The Korean royal family will also unconditionally support Honglian.

To put it bluntly, you are just a group of capable slaves. They will die if they die. No matter how capable you are, South Korea's business cannot be supported by you alone. Since you made a mistake and gave us an excuse, you cannot say that our royal family is heartless and ungrateful.

That is why these shopkeepers are so honest.

no way.

Even though the head is still connected to the neck today.

It might be gone tomorrow.

Even if you have done nothing wrong, since you are a family slave, the royal family still does not need a reason to kill you.

Giving reasons is just to appease people.

There is no reason, it sounds like businessmen are not profit-seeking!
As long as businessmen are still pursuing profits.

Put interests first.

There will always be someone to play the role of white glove.

This is the human heart!
It’s also human nature!
In addition, there is another point worth mentioning, that is the special nature of this job: if you do this job well, you can really have a stable job and die peacefully. At least in this turbulent era, this treatment is what many people dream of!

So, when it comes to management ability, Xue Baochai is indeed far better than Honglian.

But Honglian was lucky and had a good life.

It’s okay if you don’t know how to manage it.

The people below can manage themselves consciously.

This also made Han Fei quite satisfied as he followed Honglian to visit two jewelry stores, a grain store, a clothing workshop and a rouge and powder shop under Honglian. Although it was useless for him to worry about this because he had nothing under his control and Han Wangan did not arrange any industry for him, this did not affect his efforts to keep a close eye on his sister.

And after walking around.

Honglian led Han Fei, Ye Qingcang and Jingwei to a restaurant that looked pretty good, had a meal, and then left to move on to the next target.

Don't ask why you don't have to pay.

The question is, this restaurant is also Honglian’s business.

Of course.

Nominally, they are all under the Korean royal family.

It’s also good to use people.

Let's talk about the crime.

Only the Korean royal family has this power.

However, the title deed of this restaurant has already been given to Honglian by Han Wangan.

As long as you are not a fool.

Everyone will understand what this means.

After all, when friends give gifts to each other, there is a certain probability that the gifts will be asked for back. But when a father gives a gift to his daughter or son, even if he is reluctant to give it, he will definitely not ask for it back for the sake of his own glorious image.

Now all that’s missing is a formality.

So, forget about paying.

No accounting is even required.

Besides, the host was entertaining the other person's ninth brother and two other friends. Even if I didn't know their identities, it was impossible for me to go up and ask for money for the meal.

If you really do this.

It's the owner's face that is hit.

So after eating and drinking, Honglian rebelled for once, and was indecisive for once. Looking at the bright lights and feasting in Xinzheng City under the night sky, she hopped beside Han Fei with her hands behind her back. She first glanced at Ye Qingcang, and then poked her head out and said, "You all heard about the house search just now. The shopkeepers said that there must be a reply before the hour of Hai... We came out to play near the hour of Shen. Before, I asked the shopkeeper of the restaurant, and he said that it is already the hour of Xu... There is still one hour left. Where do you want to go?"

Because Honglian was an ancient person.

Even if the Qin's Moon star system is not pure history.

But in all aspects, the ancient configuration is still used.

For example, this hour.

The hour of Hai refers to 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., which is 21:00 to 23:00 in the modern 24-hour system.

It is a bit late, but considering the scope of information collection is quite large.

It also takes time for the shopkeepers below to connect with relevant contacts.

The result can be given before 23:00.

This is already the fastest speed.

As for the Shen time, it is between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., or according to the 24-hour system, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

In other words, Honglian set off around three in the afternoon.

Lead Han Fei, Ye Qingcang and Jingwei to start playing.

It is also the time when the shopkeepers receive orders and carry them out.

The time of Xu refers to 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., which is 19:00 to 21:00 in the 24-hour system. This is the night in most people's eyes. Most nightlife starts during this time period and ends earlier, perhaps at the same hour.

So, Honglian set out at three o'clock in the afternoon, taking her ninth brother Han Fei, Ye Qingcang, and Jingwei, and strolled around Xinzheng City for four or five hours. This is a more popular way of saying it, which is more modern.

And I went to all the places where there were fun places.

It is mainly related to causing trouble.

It is not convenient to gallop on horseback.

As a result, the speed of action is greatly reduced.

It was already getting late.

There is nothing Honglian can do anymore.

But when she thought about the remaining hour or so she would have to wait for the shopkeepers to collect information about the houses, Honglian really lost her patience.

Then he thought about how he had led Han Fei and the other two around the city for an entire afternoon.

Arrange something else.

It's too strong.

It is easy to affect the senses of Ye Qingcang, a friend.

In short, Honglian handed the right of choice to Han Fei and the other two, letting them choose where to go and she would just pay.

But, there are three of them.

There were only two of them, actually.

She didn't know Jingwei's identity at first.

Later, Ye Qingcang introduced her to him.

Only then did she realize that this was actually Luowang's top killer, one of the rare masters in the martial arts world, and was currently captured alive by Ye Qingcang.

Obviously he's not convinced yet.

But it was obvious that there was no escape.

Therefore, Han Fei and Ye Qingcang are actually the ones who make the decisions.

Han Fei let himself go for a bit, secretly nudged Ye Qingcang with his elbow, gave him a look that all men understood, and then suggested, "I heard that the wine at Zilanxuan is delicious. Why don't we go there to taste the wine together? When we've finished drinking, I think we've gathered enough information about the house. Let's go take a look around midnight... Oh, by the way, Honglian, if you're sleepy, just go to bed... You don't plan to go back tonight, do you?"

"Purple Lanxuan?"

"No, no, no!"

"Brother, that place is not for good people to go!"

"There are so many female fairies in there!"

Honglian suddenly raised her voice, causing many passers-by to subconsciously look at her, but after seeing the pairing of the two men and two women, they retracted their gazes and did not waste time on such a trivial matter.

Nightlife is short.

Moreover, in this era, only ordinary people can have a nightlife.

Just Zi Lan Xuan.

Most of the passers-by who have a nightlife have been there.

The so-called like-minded people.

Why laugh at someone who has taken only fifty steps when he has taken only a hundred steps?

Therefore, these passers-by didn't care.

Instead, Han Fei was shocked, mainly because Honglian's reaction was too intense, as if he had touched some reverse scale of Honglian. He firmly denied it, and there was no trace of negotiation in his tone.

So much so that Han Fei could only look at Ye Qingcang.

I mean, buddy, help me.

To be honest, Ye Qingcang didn't want to care.

But when he thought about the signal Han Fei had given him before.

He was soft-hearted for once and interrupted to break the awkward atmosphere: "Brother Han, your real intention is not to drink, but to be attracted by the power behind Zi Lan Xuan... No wonder, after all, it is the only organization in South Korea that can compete with Ye Mu in terms of intelligence. Although it is suppressed by Ye Mu, it is already quite remarkable that it has survived!"

"Ok?"

Honglian and Han Fei subconsciously showed a blank expression.

But Han Fei's reaction was faster than Honglian's.

He immediately responded with understanding.

At the same time, he complained hypocritically: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of Honglian, Brother Ye... I really went there for the fine wine!"

"Ha ha……"

Jingwei laughed meaninglessly.

Keep a straight face.

The main feature is a fake smile.

Honglian didn't see it. Like a silly little white rabbit, she first looked at Han Fei, then looked at Ye Qingcang beside her. She guessed the truth and let go of the words she had been holding on to: "Brother, you said... go if you want to!"

Watching Han Fei's cautious look around him.

Sneaky.

The one who sticks his head out and shrinks his brain.

Honglian was completely tricked into a trap.

I think some things are really inconvenient to say here.

Because of this, Honglian took the initiative to interrupt what she was saying.

In Jingwei's compassionate gaze.

Agreed with Han Fei's proposal to go to Zilanxuan
All I can say is that there are thousands of kinds of true love in the world, but only routines can win people’s hearts!
The group was accompanied by horses.

The journey was fast.

Moreover, even Honglian, who has the worst skills, is a martial artist.

The kind who likes to dance with swords when he has nothing to do.

It may not necessarily kill the enemy.

But staying healthy is still possible.

Getting on a horse is even easier. After all, she has thought about becoming a female knight, so she knows how to ride a horse, and she has even been taught by professional riders. Although those guards are slack, they are not really useless. They just have a weak will to fight and lack practical experience. In normal training, they can also perform well. Han Wangan also attaches great importance to these. After all, they are soldiers who ensure his own safety, and the basic configuration is almost full.

(End of this chapter)