Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"Even if this guy surnamed Zhang is tricky, you don't need to come here in person. Write us a letter and we'll know what to do."

Chen Ran said decisively, "Writing letters is unreliable."

The leading merchant was surprised, "How do you say it?"

Chen Ran snorted coldly and said, "That Zhang Dun, when he went to Hebei Road to sell bamboo tools, the old man sent a letter to the people on Hebei Road in advance."

"In the end, the person surnamed Zhang brought back the money! He brought back a total of seven or eight thousand coins!"

"The side of Hebei Road is a lesson from the past. I can't make the same mistakes again!"

Hearing this, the leader of the wealthy businessman couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "Brother Chen, you can treat the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Who are we, you still don't know?"

The other five wealthy merchants all spoke one after another:

"That's right, even if there are huge interests in front of us, it is impossible for us to be ungrateful for the benefits!"

"Brother Chen, how long have we been friends? Not to mention anything else, even the imperial envoy surnamed Zhang sent mountains of gold and silver to my foolish brother, and it is impossible for my foolish brother to promise him to do something that is not good for you!"

A smile appeared on Chen Ran's face, and he said: "The old man believes in you, but he is also afraid that the letter will not explain clearly, so we have today's gathering."

Among the rich merchants, a burly middle-aged man slapped his palm heavily on the table, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, you are just an imperial envoy. Let's work together and make him return in vain!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to ask one more question: "Brother Chen, you destroyed all the bamboo forests on Hedong Road, so it's impossible for that Zhang Dun to make any more bamboo tools?"

"What is he selling here?"

Several other wealthy merchants also looked at Chen Ran curiously.

Chen Ran said: "Sell books."

As soon as the words fell, the private room fell into a deathly silence for an instant.

The six wealthy merchants opened their eyes wide, with incredible expressions on their faces.

Came to Guannei Road to sell books?

"Isn't this stealing business from us?"

After a long time, the leader of the wealthy businessman shouted furiously.

The other five wealthy merchants also couldn't hide the anger on their faces.

Chapter 294 Grabbing business, who wouldn't?

The books sold in Longxian County, the Daoist Office of Guannei, and several counties around Longxian County, all come from their workshops.

According to Chen Ran, this time Zhang Dun came here to sell books in Long County.

Isn't this stealing their business?

Who can bear this!

Chen Ran said solemnly: "If the old man doesn't come, you will be the first seller he is looking for."

"What a joke!"

One of the rich merchants said angrily: "We are selling books!"

"Isn't this importing lychees from Lingnan and selling them in Chengdu? Didn't he know that Chengdu also produces lychees?"

The leader of the wealthy businessman said solemnly: "Brother Chen, what do you think should be done?"

Chen Ran beckoned, "Listen with your ears."

Six wealthy merchants walked up to him, listened carefully to his plan, nodded their heads, and said solemnly, "Just do what Brother Chen said!"

Three days later, outside the city of Long County, hundreds of ox carts, carrying wooden boxes one by one, drove slowly.

Around the bullock cart, there are hundreds of guards in solid clothes.

In the front is a carriage.

At this moment, the curtain of the carriage was lifted from the inside, and the people sitting on the carriage were Zhang Dun, Changsun Wuji, and Du Yan.

"This old man is an old bone."

Du Yan rubbed his waist and said, "Zhang Shaoyin, do you need to be in such a hurry?"

It was supposed to be more than half a month's journey, but after rushing day and night, I arrived outside the city in ten days.

Bullock carts and horse-drawn carriages can bear it, but the people sitting in the carriage can't stand the toss.

Zhang Dun said with a smile: "The sooner we finish our work, the sooner we are freed and returned to Chang'an City."

Changsun Wuji asked curiously, "Let's go directly to the local wealthy businessman?"

Zhang Dun shook his head, "No."

Changsun Wuji frowned, "Then find temples and Taoist temples? Invite the local abbots and Taoist priests?"

Zhang Dun shook his head again, "I'm not looking for them either."

Changsun Wuji wondered, "Then what are we doing here?"

"Sell books."

Zhang Dun smiled, got off the carriage, and said leisurely with his hands behind his back: "Come on, let's go into the city and find a lively place."

Du Yan and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, got out of the car suspiciously and followed behind him.

After wandering around in Longxian City for half an hour, they finally arrived at the Longxian Market.

“This place is nice.”

Looking at the crowds in the market, Zhang Dun nodded in satisfaction, found an open space, and said to Han Xing and Wang Feng who were following, "Vice General Han, remove everything from the penultimate bullock cart. "

Han Xing clasped his fists in response, and together with Wang Feng, led a dozen soldiers, unloaded five copybooks from the bullock cart and placed them on the open space Zhang Dun selected.

Changsun Wuji frowned, "You don't want to sell books here, do you?"

Zhang Dun asked back: "Can't you?"

Changsun Wuji squinted his eyes, "It's not a question of whether it's okay or not, the problem is that the layout is too small."

Du Yan was also somewhat reluctant, "That's right, we came all the way here to be peddlers?"

In any case, one of them is a doctor of imperial history, the other is a minister of the official department, and the other is Shao Yin of Jingzhao Mansion.

A big man who can shake the capital three times by stomping his feet in Chang'an City, came to Long County to act as a peddler?

If you spread it out, you can't be laughed at by your colleagues? !

Du Yan said in a deep voice: "No matter how bad it is, we should find some merchants in the city. If we sell the books to them, won't it save worry and effort?"

"If I can do that, I would like to."

Zhang Dun spread his hands and said, "But I guess it won't work."

Du Yan asked in confusion, "Why?"

Zhang Dun explained patiently: "Chen Ran from Jinyang County, and the dozen or so gentry, during the days when we were printing the book, I asked Vice General Han to observe their movements."

"Those people have already left Jinyang County, three days before our departure."

He pointed to his feet solemnly, "They should already be in Long County."

"It's not certain, these days they are still those businessmen in Helong County, eating and drinking, waiting for us to come over."

Du Yan and Changsun Wuji's expressions suddenly became serious.

"If that's the case, it's really useless to find them."

Du Yan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Zhang Shaoyin, can't you ask the abbots and priests of the local temples and Taoist temples to help?"

Zhang Dun sighed, "Sell bamboo utensils, you can find them, and use the name of consecration to attract people."

"But selling books is different."

"If you tell scholars that the books we sell have been enlightened by Buddha and Lu Zu, do you think they will admit it?"

"Zi's speechlessness is strange."

Zhang Dun shrugged, "People who read sage books don't like this."

"So, I'm going to find another way."

He looked at the two with a smile, pointed to the empty copybook, "You don't have to fake someone else's hands to sell things."

"As long as something is good enough, you don't have to worry about selling it."

As he said that, Zhang Dun looked at Han Xing and said, "Vice General Han, go and help me inquire about Longxian's books, how can I sell them?"

"No." Han Xing solemnly clasped his fists, turned and left quickly.

Zhang Dun looked at Wang Feng again, "Vice General Wang, please help unload some of the books."

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, glanced at Changsun Wuji whose eyes suddenly lit up, and pondered: "The books in the ox carts behind are mine, so don't unload them."

Wang Feng clasped his fists and said, "No!"

"..." Changsun Wuji looked at Zhang Dun with deep eyes, and said in a rather unhappy tone:

"Zhang Shaoyin, you are still hiding at this time, to guard against thieves?"

In fact, it is to guard against you.

Zhang Dun said silently in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's not yet time, don't worry."

The books were just filled with five copybooks, and Han Xing also came back in time.

"Zhang Shaoyin, Longxian's books, the price is the lowest and consistent money."

Zhang Dun nodded slightly, "It's about the same price as the books in Chang'an City."

"Then we can start selling!"

He patted the book on the desk lightly with the palm of his hand, and slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "We sell a book for [-] Wen!"

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"The person surnamed Zhang has arrived?"

"Where are they?"

Dingxianglou, Chen Ran, who had just sat down in the private room, stood up abruptly when he heard the news from the six wealthy merchants.

The leading merchant said solemnly: "There are three people here, one is young, and the other has half-haired hair. The young one should be Zhang Dun."

"They came here in an hour, pulled hundreds of ox carts, and swaggered through the market!"

"Right now, they're selling books at the market."

As he said that, the leader of the wealthy businessman paused, and said with a strangely solemn expression: "If the surname Zhang didn't come to see us, I'm afraid he already knew that Brother Chen and you were here."

Chen Ran was silent for a few seconds. His plan was based on the fact that Zhang Dun was looking for Hao to discuss business. Now that Zhang Dun didn't come to find Hao, it meant that his calculations were all in vain.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Ran finally said, "If he doesn't come to you, you can go to him!"

The leader of the wealthy businessman was confused: "Look for him? What should we do after we find him?"

"Isn't he selling books at the fair?"

Chen Ran sneered and said, "If he sells it, we will sell it too! Who wouldn't know how to grab business?"

Chapter 295 "I Can't Kill You" Zhang Dun

"No matter how many books the surname Zhang brought from Hedong Daola this time, they can't match you."

Chen Ran looked at the six wealthy merchants solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "I have the advantage, what are you afraid of? He came all the way here, he must be making money, and the price of the book is not much lower."

"The price we offer is lower than his, and the books he brings can't be sold!"

"What brother Chen said is very true."

The leading merchant nodded and said, "We're going to do it now, do you want to go with us?"

Chen Ran sneered: "Of course, what else is more interesting than watching a joke about Zhang?"

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"Du Gong, help me, stack up the books on the floor over there and put them on the table, grandson Shangshu, don't be idle, the pile of books under your hands and feet must be placed on top."

At the Longxian market, Zhang Dun said to Du Yan and Changsun Wuji while arranging the books on the case file.