Chapter 79: The Palace of Peace and Harmony (Part 2)
Although only a dozen of the sixty merchants invited by King Zhao "met" King Zhao through the golden gauze curtain in Chengyu Palace, all sixty merchants lived in Ninghe Palace, so naturally they lived together.
Eat. The garden is gradually filled with people, and there are about ten round tables. Although the food on each table is not extravagant, but looking at it, there are flowers and dozens of tables of food. It is so dazzling that it makes people feel deserted.
Zhao Palace suddenly became lively.
The businessmen began to find their own seats and sit down, chatting friendly with other people at the table, asking about the local customs, and communicating about various businesses. The businessmen gathered because of profit, and they were talking and laughing in the garden.
Shu'er and Lin Ying saw two brothers from the Qiao family of the Song Dynasty again. Before coming, Shu'er had deliberately wanted to make friends with the merchants of the Song Dynasty, thinking that he might be able to sneak into the Song Dynasty with them without customs clearance documents, so at this time Shu'er
He pulled Lin Ying towards Qiao Jing and Qiao Ling with a smiling face.
Qiao Ling turned around and saw Yan Shu and Su Ying from Chen Guo. He whispered something to Qiao Jing. Qiao Jing turned around and the two brothers also walked towards Shu'er and Lin Ying.
Some of the merchants at the banquet stopped eating, drinking and chatting for a moment, and looked curiously at the two pairs of brothers from Chen and Song who were walking toward each other with cheerful faces.
In contrast, the two brothers of the Qiao family of the Song Dynasty were extraordinary in appearance, tall and straight, and had a noble and noble aura that was untainted by the mud. As for the Yan and Su brothers of the Chen Kingdom... the taller one although
He is very handsome, but not too delicate to be a man. He has no heroic figure at all, and is a little hunched. His peach blossom eyes are filled with a smile that is both real and fake, like a naughty child, but also seems to see through the desolation. The thin one is also a pretty boy.
Their appearance, if it were a woman, would be charming, but as a man...it's no wonder I heard that they are a pair of cut sleeves.
When Shu'er saluted, he thought the kind-faced Qiao Ling would talk to them first, but he didn't expect the cold Qiao Jing to actually ask: "Boss Yan, Boss Su, would you mind sitting at the same table with us two brothers?"
Shu'er smiled and said, "It's a great honor."
So Shu'er and Lin Ying, along with Qiao Jing and Qiao Ling, chose a quiet seat and sat down. The four of them occupied four chairs at the table, and no one else wanted to sit on the remaining chair to avoid being caught in the middle.
There was an awkward embarrassment between the two major merchants of the two great kingdoms of Chen and Song.
Everyone glanced at the dining table between Chen and Song from time to time, and saw that they didn't talk much and were concentrating on eating. Instead, they seemed to get along well with each other and were informal.
A businessman from the state of Chu whispered to a businessman from the state of Zhao: "Look at the two young men of the Qiao family of the Song state. They are really talented people. They even eat in a graceful manner. Although the power of the Qiao family of the Song state has not been as powerful as it was in the past few years.
Prosperous, but fearful in life, the nephews and sons of the Qiao family have such a temperament that they are worthy of being the largest aristocratic family in the Song Dynasty."
The businessman from Zhao State laughed in a low voice and said: "What's rare is that the Qiao brothers from Song State, who are so handsome, actually took the initiative to invite the two handsome men with cut sleeves who got rich overnight from Chen State to have dinner at the same table. Although the two broke men
Xiu Xiu’s combined property makes him the richest man in the Chen country, but no matter how you look at it, you don’t think those two pretty boys can take charge alone.”
The Shu merchants at the same table heard the conversation between the Chu and Zhao people and said dissatisfiedly: "People should not be judged by their appearance. Don't look at the two brothers of Chen State who are young and thin. They are no better than the Qiao brothers of Song State.
The imposing but tall boss Su Yingsu is a genius among painters. Even if he doesn't do business and just sells calligraphy and paintings, he can live a life of prosperity. But he also designs cosmetic containers. Even without our Shu
Their cosmetics shop only sells the containers he designed, and it can be opened all over the Chen country. He neatly furnished the various shops of the Su family and the Yan family, making them bright and elegant, unlike other shops.
Even if you spend a lot of money, you can't get him to give you advice. The short boss Yan is even more impressive. Although he is thin, he has unique skills and is invincible in Xiling. We Shu people don't dare to provoke the Xiling Ten Sects
Each of the eight sects obeyed his orders. I heard that His Highness the King is very attached to him, and even specially assigned two of the best guards in the Zichuan Shu Palace to be his guards."
Another businessman from the Shu Kingdom was excited when he heard this, as if Boss Yan was not from the Chen Kingdom but from the Shu Kingdom. He interjected: "Although the Qiao brothers from the Song Kingdom have extraordinary temperament, can their temperament be used as food? I have never heard that
The Qiao family of the Song Dynasty had the names of those two people! King Zhao sincerely invited him, why didn’t the Qiao family of the Song Dynasty send someone with some reputation to the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce? Is it possible to send two young nephews who have made no achievements and can’t control the scene?
Are you here to deal with King Zhao? Boss Yan and Boss Su have a great business and are the richest men in the Chen Kingdom. They both came to Pingliang in person, which is enough to show their sincerity. After all, we business people can always rely on sincerity. Song Guoqiao
The family is rich and famous, the men are proud to be officials, and the women are proud to marry into the White Jade Palace. They are not serious businessmen at all. If you ask me, there is no need for King Zhao to send invitations to the Qiao family."
A former Shu businessman asked: "Speaking of invitations, why didn't King Zhao invite the Zhuge family from Chu? The Zhuge family has been a prominent business family since the Zhou Dynasty was not divided into Jiuzhou. For hundreds of years, they have also been
The only merchant in the Zhou Dynasty who has survived intact must have a set of long-lasting strategies for making money, and he can pick out a few at will and share them with King Zhao."
The Chu merchant in front of him coughed and said, "Maybe it's because the names of Zhuge and his son are not in the merchant list written by King Zhao, so it's my turn, an old man from Shengwang County, to come all the way from Song.
He asked the Zhao people next to him in a low voice: "My dear friend, do you know why King Zhao didn't let the Zhuge family of Chu State be as rich as others to be listed on the merchant list? Instead, one of them was firmly at the top of the list of masters, and the other was inexplicable.
It fell to the top of the beauty list."
The Zhao merchant looked confused and said, "How do I know this?"
Several people turned to look at the dining table for four people in Chen and Song. After finishing their meal, they saw them drinking tea and chatting, as peacefully as their own brothers. The two imposing brothers of Song did not dislike the two brothers of Chen.
Although they were thin and had short sleeves, Chen Guo's two brothers were not ashamed to compliment Song Guo's two brothers. They spoke seriously, occasionally frowning, occasionally smiling, as if they were isolated from other merchants in the garden, and they only asked each other humbly for advice.
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The old businessman from Chu State couldn't help but sigh: "The descendants are terrible, the descendants are indeed terrible. They can actually walk on the indelible blood between Chen and Song Dynasty and talk and laugh. Old man, I don't know if I can live to the day when Kyushu is unified."
Chapter completed!