The fat boy's father Lu Tong was originally just a small grain merchant, but he seized an opportunity to make a fortune more than ten years ago, thus becoming a famous and famous merchant in Chenzhou.

In the sixth year of Wude, Fu Gong rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian, was ordered to lead his troops to quell the rebellion, and the military food transportation was not good. Grain merchant Lu Tong seized the opportunity and used a fleet to transport the grain from his warehouse to the front line, resolving the urgent needs of the army.

After quelling the rebellion, he made contributions and received praise and care from Li Xiaogong. From then on, he established himself in Chenzhou and became a wealthy businessman in a few years.

But Lu Tong was not satisfied with the current situation. The Tang Dynasty was an aristocratic society, with family backgrounds, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Merchants had no status, and even if they were rich, they were despised everywhere. Even though they were rich, they were despised everywhere. Even the warrior who sponsored Emperor Wude to raise an army in the past, he was still looked down upon.

There are two ways to change the lowly status. One is to marry a woman from a noble family. This is how Gong Gong Warrior married Mrs. Yang.

The second is to enter the officialdom. Although he cannot change his family, he will no longer be a merchant who is despised by others. Then he will revise the family genealogy and get along with a prominent family. After several generations, the Lu family will be different from the past.

For this reason, Lu Tong thought of many ways, such as going to Chang'an to visit Li Xiaogong, the former "benevolent master". But how could a merchant see the prince of Hejian? Before he could hand over the famous sect, he was swept out by the guards of the royal palace.

Yes, I am not a visitor to the royal palace. After many years of old friendship, the princes and nobles have forgotten many things, and I am afraid they have forgotten them long ago.

Lu Tong, who was disappointed, left Chang'an sadly. Before leaving, he calculated a fortune at Huichang Temple. The statement he got was that his hometown would be helped by noble people.

Originally, Lu Tong didn't believe it, but he didn't expect that Duke Chen would take up his new career in Chenzhou, and the two talents from Huaihe River competed to do the work. Perhaps this is the noble person called by the monks of Huichang Temple. Even though his son was not qualified and had no deep knowledge, Lu Tong still asked his son Lu An to go, at least he had to give it a try.

As a result, his son "favored what he expected", surpassed all the talents and became famous in the Lake Tower, but then became a laughing stock in the whole city. Fortunately, the matter was over and the limelight was slowly subsided.

Lu Tongshao must not be depressed, but he was not angry, nor blamed his son, but was more disappointed. Could it be that what Master Huichang Temple said was wrong?

If the Duke of Chenzhou is not considered a noble person, who else could there be?

When Lu Tong thought of his son's mediocre qualifications, he felt lost. Perhaps the Lu family really did not have such a wealthy life, so it would be better not to dream in daydreams. Teach his son well in business. Even if the businessman has a lower status, he is rich and comfortable.

only……

The business is not easy to do now. By helping the Prince of Hejian, officials and merchants on the ground in Chenzhou were able to grow bigger by selling some face. But after many years, the influence left by Li Xiaogong had long disappeared, and the Lu family was just an ordinary merchant.

When the merchants with the Zheng family in Xingyang intervened, the Lu family's business became difficult. After the Huai River shipping was controlled by the Zheng family, the grain transportation of the Lu family's trading company was constrained everywhere.

After Zheng Family Yun came to the wine from the Western Regions, the Lu Family Trading Company's originally prosperous wine business was also dim. Zheng Bin, the young owner of the Zheng Family, was even more aggressive and suppressed and mocked the Lu Family everywhere.

So much so that Lu Tong often sighed, did he offend which gods he offended? Or was the Lu family's life not good, and he was destined to be rich? He can still support himself for a while now, and his son's honesty and honesty will probably be difficult to stand alone in the future.

The Lu family’s future is worrying!

Lu Tong looked at his son worriedly and sighed, a young man came to his door.

...

"What's the price for a young man?" A friend immediately stepped forward to ask.

The visitor was Xie Yi. He looked around for a few seconds and smiled and said, "I am a friend of your young master. Come find your boss..."

Well……

The guy may not be used to this logic and was a little stunned for a moment, but before he could react, a fat boy rushed over.

The "enemy" met and was extremely jealous!

"Young boss, this young man claims to be your friend..."

"Friend? Are I friends with you?" The fat boy pushed the guy away and rushed forward and almost grabbed Xie Yi's collar to question him.

"Of course, isn't it?" Xie Yi asked with a smile.

"I'm also saying, if it weren't for you, why would I have..." The past was unbearable to look back on, and the fat boy became angry when he thought about it, and wanted to cry without tears.

Xie Yi said softly: "That day, I saw you want to go up Wanghu Tower, so I sold my poems to you. As for what happened later, no one wanted it, so I can't blame me!

Just like someone bought a porcelain bottle from your house and killed someone with it after he went back. Do you want to pay your guilt?”

"Uh, it seems... something makes sense."

Xie Yi smiled and said, "That's right, it has nothing to do with me, right?"

"Hmph, what are you doing today? Do you want to get two stale money? No way! It would be good if I don't want you to lose money." The fat boy refused decisively.

"Hehe, fat... Brother Lu is too worried. I'm here today to discuss business with you." After saying that, Xie Yi smiled.

"Business?" Lu An, a fat boy who suffered a loss, suddenly became alert.

"Brother Lu, I really come to discuss business." Xie Yi looked sincere, wondering why no one believed it?

"What do you call a young man? What business is coming to talk about?" Lu Tong, who watched coldly behind the scenes for a long time, walked out.

"I'm here Xie Yi, how dare you ask if Master Lu is in front of you?" In fact, Xie Yi came to him. The fat boy was stupid and honest. He was definitely not able to decide such a big thing.

"I am Lu Tong, it turns out that he is Mr. Xie. He was selling poems with my son that day?" Lu Tong smiled and couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

Out of caution, Xie Yi apologized: "That's right, it was abrupt that day, which affected the young master."

Lu Tong said with a smile: "Forget it, my son is not very knowledgeable, but Mr. Xie is a talented man, why don't he go to the lake to walk on the scroll?"

"This... everyone has their own ambitions, different situations, so their choices are naturally different..." Xie Yi said: "Maybe Dongzhu Lu has also heard of the name he has given me, but it doesn't sound very nice... The family was embarrassed that day, and he had to exchange for the family income from the son. He also has to thank the young master!"

"Mr. Xie is so serious." After enough greetings, Lu Tong said seriously: "Let's get back to the point, what is your purpose today?"

"Discuss business and cooperation."

"I don't know what business it is?"

"Master Lu Dongtao first tastes this." Xie Yi handed over a small porcelain bottle. This was the purified wine produced from the governor's Fushun yesterday. He originally planned to be used for daily disinfection, but he re-adjusted it for another important purpose.

Lu Tong took it and sniffed it gently on the nose. His face had changed. After he got in, his expression was slightly painful, and then his eyebrows were filled with joy.

"Mr. Xie, why is this wine so mellow?"

Xie Yi said: "If all the sales of these spirits in your business are sold by you, I don't know what the sales are?"

"Although this wine is similar to the original flavor of the wine, it is more mellow and must be loved by merchants!" Lu Tong is a shrewd businessman and can see its value at a glance.

"I have this wine brewing recipe, and Lu Dongzhu has a workshop. I wonder if there is any possibility of cooperation?"

"Of course, if Mr. Xie has such a intention, I will not be able to ask for it!" Lu Tong looked happy, then asked with a serious expression: "I wonder why Mr. Xie specifically cooperated with me?"

"Because we have the same opponent..."

After a second thought, Lu Tong thought a lot. As a well-informed businessman, he had heard many rumors in the city, and he had also heard of the name of the prodigal son Xie Yi.

"It's true." Lu Tong asked with a smile: "It's just... Mr. Xie has extraordinary literary talent and precious secret recipes. If it were... I guess he would be Chenzhou's best today..."

Lu Tong said it very tactfully, just say directly: If you are so capable, why did you have to be a prodigal son? Otherwise, why would you be so down and out today?

It's really an embarrassing and difficult to answer.

Xie Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Lord Lu, I was so ashamed of being ignorant and frivolous in his youth. But I believe that I am born with talent and will be useful, and I will come again after all my money is gone..."

Lu Tong silently recited both sides in his heart, and his eyes suddenly became brilliant. This demeanor, this ambition, and this ambition were extraordinary!

"Mr. Xie is indeed a talented person, and he is disrespectful!" Lu Tong: "Cooperation is of course good, but we are all civilians without power, and we may compete..."

The Zheng family is a giant, powerful, and not smart, but strong enough that ordinary people dare not fight head-on. Lu often adopted a avoidance strategy, so the situation became more and more unbearable, which reached such a point.

The mellow wine aroused his confidence in regaining his power, but he was still worried about the threat from the Zheng family.

Xie Yi saw through his thoughts and smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not the time of Wude. The son-in-law of that family has fallen for a long time. Although he is now arrogant, he dare not be too arrogant.

After all... In a few days, I will be a guest of the governor's mansion. Can Master Lu feel at ease?"

The Zheng family in Xingyang is indeed not as good as before in recent years, because his daughter Zheng Guanyin was originally the wife of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng, and was originally destined to be the crown prince's concubine in the world.

Unfortunately, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he became a sinner who was living in a secluded palace. The Zheng family in Xingyang was originally supported by the son-in-law Li Jiancheng, but in Li Shimin's eyes, he felt a bit thorny. However, the family of a thousand-year-old family could not be removed easily, and could not be moved lightly. It was just a little cold.

The Zheng family in Xingyang also knew it and had been relatively low-key in recent years. It is okay to act arrogantly in front of ordinary merchants, but in the former Qin prince’s mansion and the current Duke of the dynasty, they would never dare to be arrogant in front of the former Duke of the Qin Palace.

If Xie Yi was a guest of the governor Hou Junji, then why did the Zheng family be afraid of it? Thinking of two poems that made his son embarrassed, Lu Tong believed that this was entirely possible.

Involuntarily, he remembered the words of Master Huichang Temple - the hometown is full of noble people. Lu Tong couldn't help but act... Could it be that this young man is the noble person of my Lu family?

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