Chapter 456 Chapter 459
The people sitting around the table stood up to greet each other. Ren Jun, who was playing Situ Furong, responded with a grand smile in his posture: "It turns out that he is the boss Chi who founded Luk Fook by himself. I can't think of him being so young. The casino business is not just about being rich. But if it can be done, it can be done impressively, and everyone praises it, and you can count how many people there are.”

Yin Zuwen said happily: "Besides casinos, there must be betting shops. The more impressive Shengchun's business is, the bigger the business of Boss Situ will be. So how can there be so little Shengchun and our old man today?"

Shen Mu dodged and hid behind Chi Shengchun, because he glanced away, and immediately gasped, for fear that others would recognize his figure and demeanor, he really felt guilty.

Yin Zuwen lives in the family of Bei Nan, with Ren Jun's Situ Furong on the right, Hoover the "celestial being", and Sha Chenggong, the second young master of the Sha family, on the right of Hoover.

This lecherous second-generation ancestor was not satisfied when he first arrived in Chang'an. Although the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty borrowed heavily from his father Sha Tiannan, he didn't pay attention to the son who had achieved nothing.However, he was able to attend this banquet today, obviously because Yin Zuwen deliberately wooed him. Of course, he was not interested in himself, but in the arms and mineral business in the hands of his Sha family.

Shen Mu was not afraid of being identified as the ugly genius doctor Mo Yixin, because Sha Chenggong did not have such brilliant eyesight, what he was afraid of was Xue Wanche who was sitting on Sha Chenggong's right seat.This person is Li Yuanji's confidant general, regardless of his intelligence or martial arts, he is not inferior to Li Yuanji.And now that his attention was focused on him, Shen Mu's fear was definitely groundless.

Next to Xue Wanche was Shen Wenjiang from Song Shidao, and on the other side was the empty seat for Zheng Yin Zuwen, which should be reserved for Chi Shengchun.Then there was Steward Su from Lei Jiuzhi, this old boy stared at Shen Mu with a full expression, his displeasure was on the side, but his reaction was appropriate.

Lei Jiu pointed out that the other side was also an acquaintance. It was Wen Yanbo who was given the words by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was responsible for entertaining foreign guests, and attending such occasions would not make people feel awkward.

Then there were two other empty seats, Shen Mu guessed that one of them should be reserved for Ji Qian, the most prestigious courtesan in Chang'an, but the other one was not known for whom.

Looking at the seating arrangements for the guests, one can tell that Yin Zuwen is brilliant. If Shen Mu and others knew his true identity and came here to deal with Chi Shengchun, they would never have seen through that the purpose of this banquet was the first conspiracy between Yin Zuwen and Chi Shengchun. walk.

Things happened too fast and too suddenly, and suddenly the two sides entered into each other's game and competed head-on.

Shen Mushang met Hoover for the first time. This master-level figure in the gambling world has a kind of smart and elegant literary style that ordinary people in the world do not have. He is quite similar to Hou Xibai's temperament. Similar in temperament.

"Great Immortal" Hoover responded with a haha: "It is an indisputable fact that there is a betting shop next to the casino, but it is not necessary to have a casino next to the betting shop. How can Shengchun and I compare our small business with Brother Situ, ha!"

Everyone laughed in unison.

Chi Shengchun noticed Lei Jiuzhi's eyes looking at Shen Mu, and knowingly took Shen Mu's arm behind his back, walked towards the banquet, and said with a smile: "We business people open our business and keep our mouths shut, but Shanglinyuan is not This is the place to discuss business. This is Brother Cai Yuanyong, the famous Taihang Shuangjie."

Then he said to the maidservant of Shanglinyuan who was in charge of serving everyone beside Gongli's gate: "Give me two extra seats, and the other one is for Brother Kuang."

Shen Mu bit the bullet and followed him to the table, and narrowed his eyes slightly, in his heart he could only pray to God and worship Buddha so that his two acquaintances, Xue Wanche and Wen Yanbo, would not see through his disguise, otherwise nothing would be mentioned.

Xu Ziling strolled along the main street of Beili where there was noise day and night, the lights were endless, the cars and horses were crowded side by side, and suddenly he had a deep feeling for the loneliness that Shen Mu experienced that night.

I don't know if it was because of the troubles that happened one after another, his mood began to sink, and he felt that the initiative was no longer in their hands.Whether dealing with Shi Zhixuan or Chi Shengchun, they could only passively wait for the opportunity.

Standing in Chang'an, where the night is never in the sky, he thinks of Shi Feixuan who is somewhere in the deep clouds, and Shi Qingxuan who is far away in Bashu, but he can only endure all these in silence, bearing the pain of thinking alone alone.This is his inner secret, he will not tell anyone, including Shen Mu.

At this time, someone was riding past him and turned into the side street. What Xu Ziling saw was the back of his horse, and he recognized Li Mi's closest number one subordinate in Chang'an, Wang Bodang. go too.

Chi Shengchun personally introduced Shen Mu's Cai Yuanyong to all the people at the banquet, and as soon as he sat down at the banquet, Chi Shengchun asked the "big fairy" Hoover respectfully: "Is the little fairy still in the future?"

Hoover smiled calmly and said: "This wild girl is very difficult to discipline, and I, a father, cannot answer your questions."

He answered humorously, which immediately caused laughter.

Shen Mu knew that the other vacant seat was for Hu Xiaoxian, and he secretly praised Hu Fu for his maturity, and he did not show any scruples about Chi Shengchun in his heart.

Lei Jiuzhi looked at Shen Mu, frowned and said, "Where is Wentong?"

Shen Mu pretended to be timid, winked at Chi Shengchun first, and said, "He met a familiar friend, ha!"

Seeing his insincere expression, everyone knows that he is making nonsense to excuse Kuang Wentong, and the truth is that he is deserting.

Chi Shengchun turned aside knowingly: "There are many scenic spots in Chang'an, where has Brother Situ visited?"

Ren Jun's Situ Furong said in his intermittent tone: "Is there any place worth visiting in Chang'an?"

Xue Wanche said with a smile: "Master Wen is the most qualified person at the table to answer the boss's questions, because he arranges all the excursion programs for foreign guests who come to Chang'an."

Wen Yanbo smiled casually: "General Xue is here to play tricks on me again. The places worth visiting in Chang'an vary from person to person. For me, sitting in Shanglin Garden is enough for me, and I don't need to go to other places."

Yin Zuwen laughed and said, "I never thought Master Wen would be so easily satisfied. My situation is a little different. After being satisfied in Shanglinyuan, I have to go across the street to Mingtangwo or Liufu to find other satisfaction."

His words were punned, ambiguous to death, and aroused roars of laughter.

Shen Mu relaxed, feeling the squabbling, unrestrained and unrestrained taste of Yin Zuwen, Wen Yanbo and other veterans in communication; more importantly, Xue Wanche finally turned his attention away from him, apparently not suspicious of him.

Sha Chenggong, who had no chance to speak, finally seized the opportunity and said: "There are many gardens in Chang'an that can be visited, such as the Lingsi Garden in Changmingfang, the Medicine Garden in Shengpingfang, and the Fengming Garden in Tixiangfang. In terms of fame and scale, it does not come from Leyouyuan and Qujiang Pond. The former is a highland in the city, located between Shengpingfang and Xinchangfang. Most, it is located in the southeast corner of the city, with half inside the city and half outside the city. It is long from north to south and short from east to west. The apricot orchard and the small and elegant Qujiang Pavilion along the coast make people feel like they are in the sky rather than the world."

For the first time, Shen Mu discovered the strength of the second young master of the Sha family, which is that he is absolutely good at eating, drinking and having fun.

Song Shidao looked at Sha Chenggong, and the expression of you saying these words to my boss and waiting for Niu playing the piano flashed across his face, which was just right.

Sure enough, Ren Jun said knowingly: "What is the most profitable business in Chang'an now?"

Everyone was stunned, thinking that this vulgar man must have missed a word of Sha Chenggong's words just now.

Chi Shengchun laughed, and said tactfully: "When it comes to business, I dare say that no one here can match Brother Situ, so what Brother Situ is doing should be the most profitable speculative business in Chang'an, right?"

Ren Jun showed the results of painstaking training by Song Shidao and Lei Jiuzhi, nodded and said: "Brother Chi is indeed my confidant, a city is a city, there must be a city, and a city is a military defense composed of walls and ditches. Guaranteed The safety of the inhabitants; the city is the place where goods are exchanged, representing the economic activities necessary for the life of the residents inside and outside the city. Without the city, no business can do much.”

Wen Yanbo praised: "Brother Situ is really insightful in doing business. In a densely populated place, people with a business eye are the easiest to start a business. It is funny to say that what Brother Situ said just now pointed out that the most profitable business in Chang'an is the business operation. Ship shop, this is equivalent to a warehouse. As long as you have a dozen or so shops in the East and West cities or Tongheng Street, you can rent them out to people who come from all over the place to do business, and earn rental commissions. Especially those who come from thousands of miles away Hu people, the rent for more than ten days is calculated in gold, and the profit is astonishing."

Hoover said with a smile: "Brother Situ has brought back a lot of properties in Chang'an. You can really think about this quick-money business."

Shen Mu began to envy Xu Ziling from the bottom of his heart. Everyone was talking about topics that he had no interest in, but it was a good time for Ren Jun to show that he was Situ Furong.

Ren Jun put out an expert's money and said: "The Didian is a place for people to stay or sell their inventory. My idea goes a step further. Why not run a Didian for people to save money, plus the convenience of flying money. I do it. It will be the business of all merchants in the whole city. In fact, this is one of the purposes of my coming to Chang'an. Of course, this must rely on the support of everyone in the seat, or you can see how we can cooperate. I, Situ Furong, will be a golden envoy, saying It never counts.”

Everyone was moved.

Shen Mu exclaimed in his heart, secretly thinking that this must have been thought up by Song Shidao's head, and Lei Jiuzhi must not have such a wise plan.

Yin Zuwen said solemnly: "Brother Situ's proposal is indeed wonderful, can you further explain the outline."

Ren Jun said eloquently: "Actually, this is the business of banks and money tickets. I am still just starting out in this area. Merchants are running around to make money. Once the wallet is full, the first consideration is to put the money in a safe place. You need a bank that you can absolutely trust for long-term and short-term storage. Secondly, you need to carry boxes of copper coins on the road, which is cumbersome and inconvenient, and you must hire bodyguards. My flying money is a gift to them. For example, put money in Entering the Chang’an Bank, you can use the money ticket to cash in Jiangdu to buy Huaiyan, and we only earn handling fees and commissions.”

Hoover sighed: "If you have a lot of cash in your hands for a long time, it will be convenient to do everything."

"Father! Is everything convenient?"

Everyone looked towards the gate, and it was Hu Xiaoxian who had come in belatedly and radiantly.

Song Shidao took the pearl necklace that still kept Hu Xiaoxian's body temperature and fragrance, held it in front of his eyes, and looked at it with a smile in silence.

The nearly one hundred pearls strung together into a dazzling necklace are of the same size, crystal clear, smooth, moist, and delicate and dignified in texture, which is praised by everyone.

Yin Zuwen, Wen Yanbo, Sha Chenggong and Chi Shengchun are all confident in judging the series value of pearls.However, Hoover's demands on Song Shidao are of course more than that. If Song Shidao's performance is not good, everyone's evaluation of Situ Furong will be greatly reduced.

Under everyone's expectation, Song Shidao smiled and said: "It's the first time I've seen so many bead chains strung together with the same size. If I'm not mistaken, this should be from Hepu South, a well-known Hepu County on the west coast of Lingnan. Pearls. The four major producing areas of pearls in my country are all in the south, namely Hepu, Nanhai, Dongting and Taihu Lake. South China Sea pearls are famous for their iridescence, Dongting pearls are famous for their large size, and Taihu pearls are strange for being seedless. It is like this string of beads. If the pearls are ground into powder, it can calm the nerves, clear away heat and benefit yin, and it is a precious medicine."

Then he handed it to Ren Jun, and said with a smile, "Master Furong, please take a look to see if Wenjiang is right."

Hu Xiaoxian applauded and said: "Mr. Shen has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge, and has unique insight. After Mr.'s evaluation, the value of Xiaoxian's necklace is immediately different."

Ren Jun took the string of pearls, he wondered if he could feel the residual warmth from the string of pearls, and he was startled.

Hoover showed a look of convincing, and said: "This is indeed a rare Hepu Nanzhu. At first I mistook it and thought it was a seedless freshwater pearl from Taihu Lake. After taking out a pearl and grinding it into powder, it must be Nanzhu. Mr. Shen It’s amazing to be able to see through it.”

Chi Shengchun respectfully said: "When Mr. Shen is free, please come to our house and give some wise advice."

Shen Mu thought it was a fluke, Song Shidao was born in the most famous family in the south, and he was especially good at the precious local products in the south. If you compare his local products in the north, he would not be able to speak as eloquently as he was just now. .

At this time, Ren Jun handed the bead string to Hu Xiaoxian, Hu Xiaoxian took it with a smile, his fingertips touched Ren Jun's finger that handed the bead string intentionally or unintentionally, Ren Jun trembled like an electric shock, and all the veterans present saw it.

Sha Chenggong obviously became interested in Hu Xiaoxian again, and took the opportunity to ask: "Miss Hu, can I let you see?"

Hu Xiaoxian deliberately teased Ren Jun, the reason was probably to make Chi Shengchun jealous, beautiful eyes still glanced at Ren Jun, and the beads were handed to Sha Chenggong.

Sha successfully took over the string of beads and was full of praise.

When the circulation was over and the beads returned to Hu Xiaoxian's snow-white necklace, Yin Zuwen raised his glass and said, "Only those who do business for Brother Situ and Mr. Shen's erudition have a drink."

Everyone toasted to drink.

As the music sounded, a group of all-female musicians walked into the hall holding various musical instruments while playing.

When Ji Qianfang showed up, everyone's eyes lit up.

This beauty, second only to Shang Xiufang, was dressed in a Hu suit. She was wearing a short jacket with tight sleeves and a lapel collar on the left, and leather boots to wrap her legs. There is also another kind of healthy beauty that is flexible and cool, with female accessories and male makeup.

Just listen to her singing: "Since the smoke and dust from Hu Qi, Mao Mian's armpits are full of salty Luo. The woman is Hu Fu who learns Hu makeup, and plays Hu Yin and Hu music. Hu Yin, Hu Qi and Hu Zhuang have competed for 50 years."

Xu Ziling hurried back to Shanglin Garden, and the big man guarding the door said to him respectfully: "Boss Chi has something to say, when Master Kuang comes back, the villain must immediately lead Master Kuang to the Huangju Hall, where Yin Guoyue holds a banquet."

Xu Ziling thought that Chi Shengchun had finally taken the bait, and asked, "Where's my brother?"

The man replied: "Mr. Cai is invited by Mr. Chi to Huangju hall."

Xu Ziling had no choice but to agree.

After Ji Qian finished the song, she took her seat amidst the blazing applause, and the other musicians and maikos retreated to perform in another hall, leaving only two maidservants to serve the wine.

Suddenly there was a burst of firecrackers outside, and while the drum music was still lingering on the eardrums, Ji Qian's moving singing voice was still lingering, which made people feel that the style of Shanglin Garden is different from others.Shen Mu began to understand why Boy Hou couldn't help but drill into Shanglin Garden every night when the lights in Chang'an were brightly lit.

Ji Qian's expression was neither indifferent nor enthusiastic, she made it clear that she would leave after saying a few polite words, for this famous prostitute who dared to promise Li Yuanji's appointment and was so popular, she still respected her despite everyone's wealth. I dare not say a word.

Ji Qianfu sat down and showed a sophisticated side, raised his glass with a smile on his face and said, "Ji Qian first proposes a toast to everyone."

Everyone hastily toasted in return.

Hu Xiaoxian's charm and Ji Qian's brilliance immediately filled the room with spring.

Ji Qian suddenly leaned over to Hu Xiaoxian who was beside her and said a few words in the ear, and the two of them laughed together in full view, as if there was no one else around, showing a coquettish attitude.Everyone stared dumbfounded, while Hoover's attention was all on Ji Qian.

Sha Chenggong said with ecstasy: "Xiao Xian, please be kind and tell us what Miss Ji said in your ear, let us share."

Ji Qian said with a smile: "Sister Xiaoxian will keep a secret for me, even Daxian and the old man can't do anything about it."

Looking at Ren Jun, he said with a smile, "This must be the boss Furong who knows how to make money the most in the world. We are the richest man in Tang Dynasty. I often visit the shop you opened in Chang'an. I respect you."

Ren Jun came back to his senses, hurriedly toasted and said: "I will ask someone to count, and all the things that Ms. Qian left in my Situ Furong shop will be sent back to Ms. Qian's house before noon tomorrow. A little heart, Miss Ji Qian accepted it with a smile."

(End of this chapter)

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