Zhu Nao

"What, there is no Wending Lane in the city?" Xie Wuji looked at Jin Min in surprise.

"Yes, General. I have even asked the officials in the government to make sure that there is no place called Wending Lane in the city." Jin Min asked cautiously, "Will the General and Wu Changshi hear it wrong that day?" ? Or that Mr. Jia himself made a mistake?"

Xie Wuji is silent.

After a while, Xie Wuji asked again: "What about Jia's family? Has anyone found any news about Jia Yizhen?"

Jin Min shook his head: "No... There is not a single surnamed Jia among the wealthy households in the city. The subordinates also searched for many people with similar names, but none of them fit the general's description. Maybe that Mr. Jia is not from the Jingzhao Mansion. native?"

Xie Wuji frowned again.Neither Wending Lane nor Jia Yizhen?

Jin Minsheng was afraid that it was due to his own failure in handling affairs, so he didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly said: "The subordinate is still sending people to continue the investigation. If there is any news, I must inform the general immediately."

Xie Wuji nodded thoughtfully: "Okay."

The two were talking, when a soldier came to report: "General, Deputy Captain Jin, Yougan is here."

Xie Wuji and Jin Min were both startled.They have been talking with You Gan for several days, and they have roughly finalized the details of the cooperation between the two parties. Next, as long as they obtain the permission of Jingzhao Mansion, they can enter the pass openly.However, You Gan did not make an appointment with them before coming to the door today.

Jin Min glanced at the sky, it was almost dusk, he couldn't help wondering: "What is he doing here at this time?"

Xie Wuji said: "Maybe there is some progress, I will come here to let you know."

Jin Min thought for a while, and it made sense: "Then I should go see him now?"

Xie Wuji nodded: "Go."

The soldiers who came to report hurriedly went out to inform, and Jin Min was also ready to go out to meet the guests, Xie Wuji suddenly called him back.

"Remember to ask him," Xie Wuji said, "What conditions do they want to negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion?"

During this period of time, they have already asked how much food and salaries Shu merchants should give to Xie Jiajun every year, how many times, and in what way, how many people Xie Wuji planned to bring after entering the customs, and how much cultivated land the Jingzhao Mansion wanted. Wait for the issues to be negotiated.The only thing that the Shu merchants wanted to discuss with Jingzhao Mansion was You Gan, who had been ambiguous all the time, and only said in general terms: Shu merchants would come to Guanzhong to do business, and the business would involve many aspects.What aspects are involved, he has never made it clear.

Jin Min hurriedly said: "Yes, this subordinate understands."

After a while, Jin Min arrived at the living room, and after waiting for a while, You Gan was also brought in by their soldiers.

Just as Xie Wuji expected, You Gan has lobbied the local wealthy businessmen and gentry everywhere in the past two days, and he has lobbied several of them.Right now, he just came here to inform them of the news, so as to reassure them.

When You Gan saw Jin Min, he smiled and said, "Vice Captain Jin, today I went to see the Patriarchs of Niu and Wu. They have agreed to my request and will try their best to persuade the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to allow your army to enter Guanzhong. Yes. Deputy Captain Jin just need to rest assured."

"Oh?" Jin Min was not surprised, and said politely, "That's really hard work, Brother You."

"No hard work, no hard work." You Gan said with a smile, "Our brothers from Shu Shang and Xie Jiajun will be a family in the future, why should we be so polite?"

Jin Min chuckled, noncommittal to his words, and asked, "Have Brother You eaten dinner?"

You Gan hurriedly said: "I have something to do tonight, so I won't stay any longer. I just happened to pass by here and wanted to tell Deputy Captain Jin the good news. Now that the news has been brought, I should go back."

Jin Min said: "Since you're here, even if you don't need dinner, why not have a cup of hot tea and some snacks. You don't have to leave in such a hurry."

But You Gan said: "Deputy Captain Jin is too polite, let's have a good chat next time. It's just that I do have some things to do tonight."

Seeing that he insisted on leaving, Jin Min didn't stay any longer, and said, "Then I'll send Brother You out."

The two walked through the corridor to the door.

On the way, Jin Min remembered Xie Wuji's instructions, and asked again: "Brother You, we will go to the government to discuss with Fei Fu Yin in two days. We should also let us know what conditions you Shu merchants plan to negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion. Bar?"

You Gan laughed and said: "Of course it should. But we haven't decided on the specific plan yet. Once it's decided, Deputy Captain Jin will know."

Jin Min didn't believe You Gan's words, thought it was just an excuse, and couldn't help frowning: "Brother You, we are on the same front now, we have to work together. If you still hide it from us, it will be unbelievable." .”

You Gan hurriedly said: "Deputy Captain Jin misunderstood, it really hasn't been decided yet. If it is decided, I promise that I will send it to Deputy Captain Jin for review before discussing with the government. Besides, we will not Did we go to negotiate with the government together? What conditions can we negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion, can we keep it from you?"

When Shu merchants first came to Jingzhao Mansion to negotiate, they had already prepared a negotiation plan.But now because they have teamed up with Xie Jiajun, they need to spend more money and food, but at the same time, with the help of Xie Jiajun's threat of force, the success rate of the negotiation is higher than before, so they adjusted the plan. A lot of things have been added to the above.

Seeing that he refused to let go, Jin Min had no choice but to send him away.

After sending You Gan away, Jin Min returned to Xie Wuji and told Xie Wuji what You Gan said.

After hearing this, Xie Wuji frowned slightly: "He said they haven't decided yet?"

"That's right." Jin Min said indignantly, "Those Shu people are cunning and cunning. I think this is probably an excuse. They want to play tricks behind our backs and trick us!"

Xie Wuji had a different idea.As You Gan said, in order for Jingzhao Mansion to agree to their request, one of them is responsible for intimidation, the other is responsible for incentivizing, one is playing bad face, and the other is playing red face.It is impossible for Shu merchants to hide anything from Jingzhao Mansion if they want to talk about it.If they really planned to play some tricks behind their backs, that's another matter, and there's no need to hide it.

You Gan said that it hasn't been decided yet, maybe it really hasn't been decided yet, after all, the time is very tight, and it hasn't been many days since the situation changed.

Xie Wuji thought for a moment, then whispered: "It's a bit weird."

Jin Min was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What's so weird?"

Xie Wuji said: "Then Yougan...he has too much power."

Jin Min was still confused: "Too much power?"

Xie Wuji raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then said coldly, "How much power do you think Zhu Nao gave him?"

"Huh?" Jin Min was stunned for a moment, and finally understood what Xie Wuji meant.

yes!You Gan is just a businessman, and he came out to negotiate on behalf of Chengdu Mansion. It is impossible for him to pass the news back to Chengdu Mansion in such a short time.So all decisions are made by him.So how much authority did Zhu Nao give him?

Jin Min muttered, "Isn't You Gan just an ordinary businessman? Could he be some high-ranking official in Chengdu Mansion?"

Xie Wuji: "..."

In fact, at that moment just now, he suddenly had a very unbelievable thought.However, being disturbed by Jin Min, the idea quickly dissipated - what Jin Min said was still possible, but what he thought was too impossible.

Xie Wuji said coldly: "Send someone to keep an eye on You Gan to see who he contacts with every day. Also, continue to inquire about Jia Yizhen."

Jin Min immediately said: "Yes!"

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You Gan said that they have not yet decided on a plan to discuss with the Jingzhao Mansion. This is not an excuse for evasion, but that they really have not made a decision.Right now, Junao is intensively formulating the content of the negotiations.

In fact, when he asked You Gan to come to Jingzhao Mansion at the beginning, because of an emergency, he only inquired about the general situation of Jingzhao Mansion, but did not find out the details of Jingzhao Mansion.This time he came to Guanzhong in person, and with what he saw and heard with his own eyes, he had a better understanding of the situation in Jingzhao Mansion.In addition, Xie Wuji's disturbance gave him a chance to overthrow and start over. Now the conditions he wants to offer are more targeted than before.

Jingzhe walks into the room and sees Zhu Nao sitting at the desk writing and drawing.

He walked up to Junao and glanced curiously.

I saw that Jun Nao had drawn a large chart on the paper, and the chart was divided into many blocks.

One of them is the income of the government treasury, which is subdivided into salt, iron, land tax, commercial tax, transportation, etc.; the other is the industry and commerce in Guanzhong, which is subdivided into weaving, ceramics, wine making, sugar, paper, gold and silver. Engraving, civil engineering, etc.; in addition, there are mountains and forests in Guanzhong, which are divided into minerals, forestry, etc.Next to each category, Zhu Nao will write down a few names, either official position or family, which represent which forces are currently controlling these matters in Guanzhong.

Jingzhe was dazzled by the huge graph.

After a while, Jing Zhe said: "Young Master, Xiao Qi and the others came back just now, they have checked everything that Young Master asked them to investigate."

Zhu Nao put down his pen: "How to say?"

Jing Zhe said: "It's exactly as you expected. After Fei Cen took office as Jing Zhao Yin, he has been in compliance with the rules and has not taken any extraordinary measures. There has been almost no change in the forces in Guanzhong over the years."

Zhu Nao raised his eyebrows, his eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile, "Oh~ then I'll count."

Jing Zhe was a little puzzled: "Why do you want to check these, young master?"

Since they want to interfere in the government affairs in Guanzhong, it is natural to find out which forces can be used by them.According to Jing Zhe's thinking, they should investigate which forces have gaps with Fezen and which forces have friendly relations with Fezen, and then go to provoke those who are not in harmony.When they first entered Guanzhong, they did search in this direction.

But not long after, Zhu Nao didn't know what inspiration he had, and suddenly asked someone to investigate Fei Cen's achievements in the Jingzhao Mansion to see if he had made any major moves in the past few years.The result of the investigation is: Fezen has not made any achievements in recent years.He wasn't a very bad official, but he did nothing.This doesn't necessarily show his ability, it just shows that he knows what to do in such a situation is the most wise and safe.

Juno didn't answer.

He turned sideways and put his foot on a plank.Jing Zhe followed his movements and looked down.The floor of this room is paved with wooden boards, and the other wooden boards in the house are dull and whitish, covered with grains, only the wooden board under Zhu Nao's feet is obviously new, and its luster is different from other boards.But I don't know if the new carpenter's workmanship is not very good or for some other reason, the edges of the new plank are slightly warped, and it doesn't fit well with other planks.

Zhu Nao said softly, "This is Fei Cen."

Jing Zhe blinked, half understanding.

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Three days later, You Gan kept his promise, wrote down all the conditions that Shu merchants wanted to negotiate with Jingzhao Mansion, and personally delivered a copy to Jin Min.

You Gan handed the things to Jin Min, patted his chest and said, "Deputy Captain Jin, you see, our Shu merchants have always kept their promises, and I will definitely give them to you if we promise to give them to you."

Jin Min clutched a few pages of paper he sent, angry and funny: "Yes, Brother You really kept his promise. I was about to go out to the government to make an appointment, but you finally sent it to me. Originally, if I had any ideas, I could still be with you." If you talk about it, I’m afraid I won’t even have time to watch it right now.”

Today is the day they agreed to go to the government to discuss with Fei Cen. You Gan promised to give it to him before going to the government, but he really waited until the last moment to send it to him.It is estimated that it is to prevent him from having any opinions on this condition, so he simply does not give him time to mention it.After arriving at the government in a while, for the sake of cooperation between the two parties, even if Jin Min was dissatisfied, he could only suppress it first.

You Gan smiled and didn't make any excuses, just said: "It's almost time, Deputy Captain Jin, shall we set off together?"

Jin Min said: "Brother You, wait for a moment, I have to change clothes. How about you go ahead and wait for me at the gate of the official mansion."

You Gan said: "Alright, then I'll go first. Deputy Captain Jin, hurry up, don't be late."

Jin Minzhi left You Gan, and put on a robe casually, as if he had changed.Then he hurriedly handed over the things Yougan sent to Xie Wuji to see.

Xie Wuji took the paper from Jin Min, glanced at it hastily, and showed a surprised expression.

Jin Min said: "General, look at what's wrong. I argued with You Gan before entering the government, so there should be time."

Xie Wuji didn't say a word, instead of scanning all over the place, he read carefully one by one.

He had heard about the contents of the negotiations between the Shu merchants and the Jingzhao Mansion before, but the contents written on this piece of paper and what he had heard before had been changed and become more detailed and detailed.One by one, one by one, the thinking is clear and targeted.Even though he didn't know the situation in Guanzhong, he learned a lot after reading this item.Moreover, most of the content above was something he had never thought of. It can be said that just reading these few sheets of paper is better than him reading ten thousand volumes of books.

Jin Min stood aside, feeling a little anxious.Time was running out, and he would be late if he didn't start.

After a while, he couldn't help reminding: "General..."

Xie Wuji also knew that time was running out, so he put away the paper and said, "Today I will go with you."

"What?" Jin Min couldn't help being taken aback, "This...will this..."

Once Xie Wuji is exposed to Jingzhao government officials and Shu merchants, he may not be able to move freely in the city in the future.His status is too special, it's fine if something goes wrong with these envoys, but if something happens to Xie Wuji, the consequences will be disastrous.

Xie Wuji said lightly: "It's okay, they don't know my identity, and they can't help me."

Now that Xie Wuji said so, Jin Min had no choice but to order someone, and hurried out to the government.

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On the way to the government, everyone passed a teahouse.

Xie Wuji's footsteps stopped, and the soldiers beside him noticed something, and also stopped to look at him.

Xie Wuji hesitated for a while, and said: "You go first, I will come later."

So everyone didn't wait for him, and continued to walk in the direction of the government.Xie Wuji turned around and walked towards the teahouse.

The teahouse was crowded with people, Xie Wuji didn't go in, he just stood at the door, looking around the hall.The shuttle went back and forth several times, but failed to see the person he was looking for.

After a while, he exhaled lightly, turned around without a word, and chased after Jin Min and others who hadn't gone far.