When Pei Xingjian arrived in Goguryeo, it was already after the Shangyuan Festival, but because of the region, Goguryeo was still covered with ice and snow at this time, and even if he was wearing a fur coat, he could still feel the biting cold wind constantly drilling inside.
"Damn, what the hell is this place, why is it so cold at the end of January."
The three-layer robe wrapped around the boss of the Xiong family, the originally strong body was very bloated, and it looked like a black bear coming out to feed.
"Liaodong has never been like this, don't think about being warm until April."
Xiong Lao's clothes are not much stronger than his eldest brother, and when he heard his boss humming there, he couldn't help but echo it.
Boss Xiong tightened the leather robe on his body and patted his head: "How do people survive in such a cold place, do they all hibernate like bears?"
Xiong Lao Er glanced at his eldest brother, as if he was blaming him for not asking such a childish question, Pei Xingjian's second uncle sat in the horse and poked his head out of the window: "Goguryeo people are actually similar to us Tang people, it is just a habit, if we live here for ten or eight years, it is estimated that we can get used to it." ” Xiong Dashen nodded approvingly, but soon asked with some concern: "It's possible to get used to this way, but Young Master Pei, don't you plan to stay in Goguryeo for ten years?"
Pei Xingjian thought of Li Muyun's confession before he came out, and sighed boringly and said: "Ten years is not enough, but I am afraid that I will not be able to go back in three or five years." ” Promoting the appreciation and depreciation of a country's currency is by no means a matter of one or two sentences, no matter how Goguryeo is said, it is also a sovereign country, although the king is a little instigated, but it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to do whatever people do.
Therefore, if you want to let Goguryeo be fooled, you can only use a series of political and economic means to work together, so that according to Pei Xingjian's estimate, it will be impossible to succeed in ten or eight years.
The Xiong brothers looked at each other, they never thought that the trip to Goguryeo would take several years, and for a while they even lost their thoughts of complaining.
At this moment, a middle-aged man who was traveling in the same car with Pei Xingjian said with a smile: "Pei Shao's words are wrong, we are only here to do business, and I am afraid that three or five years is a bit too much." ” "Oh, I don't know how the shopkeeper Zhao said this," Pei Xingjian withdrew his attention from the window and looked at the middle-aged man who was traveling with him.
Pei Xingjian's identity in Goguryeo this time is a merchant's son, and his family mainly takes care of various businesses for King Xiaoyao, and the purpose of going to Goguryeo is to open the market and seek cooperation.
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao is a temporarily hired shopkeeper, mainly responsible for helping Pei Xingjian, and reminding this young master at any time to prevent him from being deceived.
Really speaking, Pei Xingjian's group, except for himself and the Xiong brothers, the rest of them were hired temporarily, and those who really knew the purpose of the trip to Goguryeo had no one else except Pei Xingjian.
"Less in charge, doing business is actually very simple, as long as you negotiate cooperation in advance, you don't need to come forward for future business dealings, especially for cross-border businesses like this."
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao seems to be very experienced, and he talks about his business experience endlessly.
Although Pei Xingjian is a little clever, but the so-called interlacing is like a mountain, how simple is it that he is a scholar and a businessman, in order not to let the action fail, he immediately humbly asked: "Shopkeeper Zhao, this is my first time coming out, can you tell me specifically what you need to pay attention to in light business?"
"Hehe" The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao smiled a little proudly, and said with a momentum of pointing the country: "It's polite to be less in charge, in fact, doing business is very simple, but if you really want to make your business bigger, it's nothing more than a little bit, and that's to take advantage of the situation." ” "Oh, how to borrow it," Pei Xingjian showed an interested look.
"For example, just like your trip to Goguryeo, if you are just an ordinary businessman, then at most you should stop at the border, because at least the border is still diffracted by the Tang Dynasty, and doing business with the Goguryeo people there can take advantage of the Tang Dynasty."
"But now you are not an ordinary businessman, with the endorsement of King Xiaoyao, you have a line with the Prime Minister of Goguryeo, so that you can let go of your hands and feet, and use the power of King Xiaoyao to make your business bigger and stronger."
Pei Xingjian frowned and thought about it, smacked his lips and said: "Your business economy doesn't seem to be much different from officialdom, the so-called borrowing is just to find a strong backstage, right?"
"Yes, it's not."
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao shook his head: "Officialdom is about stance and standing in line, while businessmen are talking about business, talking about interests, as long as the interests are enough, any business can be done." ” "Wouldn't that be very unprincipled," Pei Xingjian said with some displeasure.
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhao smiled, did not take Pei Xingjian's words to heart, and said lightly: "The principle of a businessman is to chase profits, as long as it is profitable, it seems that there is no principle, but in fact, there is no principle is principle." ” I have to say that the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao is just a shopkeeper in the end, his understanding of business is still in an errand position, and he can't understand things like credit.
That night, the caravan marched to the post house, which was not far from the royal city of Goguryeo, and the conditions of the post house were much better than when they had just crossed the border, at least the goods they brought with them could find a place to settle.
And that night, the door of Pei Xingjian's room was unexpectedly knocked.
"Who is it" The Xiong brothers lived in the outer room, and when they heard the voice, they jumped up from the bed all of a sudden, one guarded the door, and the other went directly into the inner room and stayed by Pei Xingjian's bedside.
Judging from this point alone, it is enough to prove that the Xiong brothers have a lot of experience.
And just after the Xiong brothers stood in their respective positions, a deep voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Bai is free, white and white." ” Xiong Er, who was guarding the door, twitched the corners of his mouth, and replied helplessly: "Two tigers, two tigers run fast." ” The man outside the door continued, "One, two, three, four, five." ” Xiong Er continued to be helpless: "Sesame opens the door."
Then he heard a second knock on the door, one long and two short.
Crunch, the door to the room was pulled open by Kumaji from the inside, revealing his big fierce face.
Speaking of the dialogue just now, the Xiong brothers had to complain about Li Muyun's boredom, making up a code is so out of tune, and they actually use what kind of little white and big tiger.
However, this kind of code is indeed somewhat novel, and no one will guess the latter sentence after hearing the former sentence, but it is too embarrassing to use
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