Chapter 691 Caravan (Part 2)
Putting aside Boss Xiong's nagging, Manager Zhao came to Pei Xingjian and saw the mirrors in the box before he could speak. It was just because of the angle that he saw only one corner of those mirrors.
But even so, Manager Zhao's eyes lit up and hesitatedly asked: "Young leader, this is..."
Pei Xingjian didn't explain anything, but just took out a mirror from the box and handed it over...
"This, this is..." Manager Zhao showed excitement far beyond the past when he saw the mirror. He couldn't even say it clearly. He took the thing over with trembling, took it in his hand and looked at it for a moment, and said with a tremolo, "Young master is a treasure. With this thing, we won't be afraid of knocking on the doors of those high-ranking officials when we go to Goguryeo."
Manager Zhao's reaction was a little beyond Pei Xingjian's expectations, and he was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does it mean?"
"Young master, if you took out this treasure earlier, you won't worry about how to operate in Goguryeo." Manager Zhao held the mirror and stroked it with caress. He felt regretful and excited on his face. He kept tickling several times before explaining: "This treasure is worth ten thousand gold in itself, but its real value is not in its price."
Pei Xingjian was a little confused by Manager Zhao's words. He glanced at the Xiong brothers and asked in confusion: "Boss Zhao, please tell me carefully."
Manager Zhao put the mirror in his hand back into the box and took a deep breath: "Young master, let me tell you directly. The real purpose of this treasure is to be given as a gift, not to be sold."
Boss Xiong immediately turned his back when he heard the word "sending someone" and closed the lid of the box with a 'bang', and sarcastically said in contempt: "Take such a valuable thing to give to someone? It's true that other people's children will never die, right?"
At this time, everyone in the room knew that the price of the mirror would definitely not be low. Pei Xingjian and the Xiong brothers were still hoping to make a fortune by relying on the mirror. As a result, Manager Zhao didn't say anything and directly gave the mirror to others, which made everyone a little unacceptable.
Manager Zhao was also a little embarrassed by Boss Xiong's words. He smiled bitterly and shook his head and explained to him: "Guard Xiong thinks he will spend one or one hundred of his worth to buy a mirror?"
"This..." Boss Xiong hesitated a little and finally shook his head: "I'm not stupid, how could I do such a thing?"
"Yes, that's the reason." Manager Zhao pointed to the box and said, "So the things inside are impossible to sell. Instead, they will be remembered by some Goguryeo nobles or thieves."
"Then you can't give it to someone, right?" Xiong Er supported his brothers. Of course, he also didn't think it was a good idea to give it to someone in a mirror. Whenever he thought of it, he felt a little painful.
"There is nothing wrong with giving away people, it's just a different way to reflect its value." Manager Zhao explained persistently: "As the saying goes, a strong dragon will not suppress local snakes. This time, the trip to Goguryeo had the Xiaoyao King who was the backer of the young master. Although the Goguryeo people dare not attack us, they may not feel comfortable. The biggest possibility is that they will not work hard."
A sudden look flashed in Pei Xingjian's eyes and he pondered: "What do you mean is to use this mirror as a gift to make those senior officials of Goguryeo feel guilty, and then he will willingly take the initiative to help us?"
Manager Zhao shook his head: "No, the officials in Goguryeo will never feel guilty. At most, they will dispel their dissatisfaction and let them feel the benefits of cooperation with us. That is, what we usually say is that we must give it first if we want to take it. As long as those officials in Goguryeo accept our things, they will not be afraid that they will not do anything for us. In Goguryeo, many times, those great nobles are much more useful than if we say a thousand words or ten thousand words."
Boss Xiong finally heard it bluntly at this time, frowned and muttered: "Isn't it just a collusion between officials and businessmen? Is it interesting to be literary?"
Manager Zhao didn't say anything, obviously he didn't want to pay attention to Xiong Da, the "second-hand man".
Although Pei Xingjian was named in Goguryeo to develop the market, he actually had more important tasks. During this period, he had been worried about how to establish a relationship with those senior officials in Goguryeo. Now with Manager Zhao's reminder and explanation, he finally felt like he was seeing the sun.
So Xiong Da, who raised his hand to stop and wanted to continue saying something, nodded and said, "What Manager Zhao said is that as long as we have a relationship with those senior officials, we will not be afraid that they will not help us in the future."
Xiong Da was going to endure it, but after finding out that Pei Xingjian also turned to Manager Zhao, he suddenly became anxious: "Young Master, you shouldn't really believe him, right? This thing is always valuable, it would be a pity to give it to people like this."
Pei Xingjian shook his head again and said to Xiong Da with a smile: "It is all the best to use everything and people are talented. Lao Xiong, the value of this mirror lies not in money, but in rareness. Giving it to others is indeed the best choice. We can make this money back from the hands of the Goguryeo people through other methods."
Boss Xiong scratched his head, looking unable to understand Pei Xingjian's words. He wanted to say something but was pulled by Xiong Er. In the end, he could only run to the steps outside the room with depression and sit and draw circles, ignoring this matter.
Pei Xingjian and Zhangguin Zhao discussed in the room for a while and decided on the "place" of ten small mirrors.
In the pseudo-Chang'an, the royal city of Goguryeo, Kim Seung-woo had heard of Li Muyun sending people to Goguryeo to do business, and for a moment he began to get confused again.
It is said that Li Muyun is indeed authentic in his work. He doesn’t eat alone in business, but he is a good partner.
But this guy's unreasonable personality is really a headache. Whether the person he sent will meet and whether there will be trouble in the future will also make Kim Seung-woo a little overwhelmed.
Just as Lao Jin was struggling to cooperate with the people sent by Li Muyun, the butler outside the door pushed the door and walked into his room, holding a refined small box in his hand, his hands trembling, and his face was full of fear.
"What's going on?" Kim Seung-woo frowned and asked unhappily.
The housekeeper trembled and put the box on Jin Chengyou's table, calmed down and said, "Master, a young man who claimed to be a disciple of the Xiaoyao King of the Tang Dynasty came to visit and specially gave a gift."
"Li Muyun's disciple?" Jin Chengyou was hesitating in his heart whether to see Pei Xingjian. He opened the box casually, and then his old eyes completely solidified. He looked at the objects in the box and petrified the entire person on the spot, murmured: "What is this? Why did he take people like this, so..."
Chapter completed!