A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Gu Qing smiled politely, "Etiquette is still indispensable."

"I said there is no need, but there is no need." Li Er put the baited hook into the river, "Maritime trade is about to start, and the naive Maritime Trade Department is also very busy these days."

"It's really busy." Gu Qing nodded, hoisted a grass carp into the bamboo basket, rebaited it, and threw the fishing line into the river again.

The monarch and his minister fell into silence again, Wang Qin watched the two sitting and standing across the river and didn't say much.

After a long time at dusk, the two dispersed separately. Li Zhi did not come back tonight, and the Maritime Trade Department was still brightly lit and busy.

On the second day, Li Zhi just pushed open the door of the Maritime Trade Department, and slept in the Maritime Trade Department that night. This morning, it was filled with fog again. In the thick fog, he saw a group of figures coming towards the Maritime Trade Department. The person is Zhao Rui, and a group of people follow behind him.

After Zhao Rui approached, he said, "His Royal Highness, all the five thousand civilian husbands you want are here."

Li Zhi was also surprised when he saw the large group of people. Zhao Rui had found [-] civilian husbands so quickly. He thought that he would not be able to do this or that it would take a long time, but he did not expect it to be completed so quickly.

"Where did you recruit people?" Li Zhi asked.

"Actually, it's a bit of a trick. These people are from our Zhao family in Guanlong. After the fall of the Zhao family, they scattered all over the place. I am the second son of the Zhao family. As long as I say a word, they will obey my orders. People are all alone and have no family, and the selection of candidates according to the rules of the Maritime Trade Department is also very suitable."

Li Zhi looked at Zhao Rui with complicated emotions. Zhao Rui had indeed solved his urgent need, but he couldn't be happy because Zhao Rui had completed this matter.

"Very good." Li Zhi nodded and said, "Go to Xue Ji's place and register all these people to commit crimes. We will send people to Donghai soon."

"Well, let's do it." Zhao Rui saluted.

Li Zhi felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to make things difficult for Zhao Rui, but he didn't expect the other party to settle the matter easily. It only took a day. A large part of the people stayed, and these people can be used well. Li Zhi attributed this incident to his own miscalculation. If there are enough people, he can prepare to go to the East China Sea. It is time to decide who will go to sea.

Li Zhi gnawed on the naan cakes sent by the Maritime Trade Department's servants and hurriedly ate a bowl of noodle soup. After he swallowed it, he began to arrange the candidates for the sea trip. Shangguanyi will be in court in the morning and will come in the afternoon. Li Zhi He hesitated whether to select Zhao Rui as a member of the sea voyage, but thinking about what Gu Qing said, Zhao Rui is very special.

This person can be reused but cannot be trusted too much, and he is very calculating and courteous. Thinking of these, Li Zhi removed Zhao Rui's name from the maritime trade list.

Such a person might as well be under his own control and let Xue Ji go to participate in this sea trade to lead them into the Wa country.

Just thinking about Xue Ji came.

"His Royal Highness King Jin." Xue Ji stepped forward and said, "Zhang Jie from the factory is here, and the sea trade is about to start. The factory has already finalized the regulations for the establishment of a branch factory in Japan, and now it's time to arrange it."

"Okay, let him in." Li Zhi took a deep breath, there are many things to face, these things must be done one by one, experiencing the pressure, Li Zhi reminded himself to keep calm and sober, and to do it for Gu Qing Look, I have to do it for my father and brothers to see.

Zhang Jie came in carrying a bunch of files, "His Royal Highness, these regulations have been finalized."

"Let me take a look." Li Zhi looked solemn.

"Actually, His Royal Highness Jin Wang doesn't need to look at it." Zhang Jie said lazily, "As long as the people in our factory can handle things after they arrive in Japan, it's fine to send it to us. We have already arranged it."

Li Zhi picked up the file and put it down in frustration.

"I'm just here to say hello to His Royal Highness Prince Jin. Everything else has been arranged. Let me take my leave."

Zhang Jie came after he finished speaking, Li Zhi stared at the pile of files in front of him in a daze, thinking that Zhang Jie would have a long discussion with me when he came here, but he just came to say hello and left.

The same is true for Zhao Rui. When he thought that this guy might not be able to complete the task, he completed it beautifully. He thought that the factory would have a long talk with him about this matter, but Zhang Jie said lightly that he just came to say hello and left.

I have already made preparations, and I have already made good mental preparations to deal with these things. Every time in the end, this matter has been arranged by others and there are only rules, and I am just a few orders from above.

It's different from what I thought.

"His Royal Highness King Jin." A young official of the Maritime Trade Department came in a hurry, "All the shopkeepers who participated in this Maritime Trade Department are here."

Chapter 7 The Movement of Tubo

"I'll see them in a while, let them wait first." Li Zhi said while looking at the file sent by Zhang Jie.

"Yes!"

Opening the dossier, Li Zhi knew for a long time what was made in Gu Qing’s factory. He always thought it was weird to open a branch factory in the country of Japan. The written list is the list of things that need to be made at the branch factory in Wa country this time, glass, rubber, masonry, perfume...

Glass, perfume, and masonry are all known, but this is the first time I have heard of rubber, let alone seen it.

With thoughts, Li Zhi walked out of his office and came in front of a large group of shopkeepers.

"I have seen His Royal Highness King Jin." All the shopkeepers saluted one after another.

"You are welcome." Li Zhi clasped his hands and said.

Many big shopkeepers have met Jin Wang Li Zhi. Over the years, the big shopkeepers in Chang'an have been in direct contact with the Gu family. Gu Qing handles the maritime trade affairs by himself. As long as he manages the business well, the Gu family will arrange other things, such as sales. , distribution, and purchase of goods, these things are almost handled by the Gu family, and the vast majority of merchants in Chang'an cannot bypass Gu Qing's factory to purchase goods.

A big shopkeeper stepped forward and took out a roster, "These are the people from each of your families."

Li Zhi looked at the roster with a total of 300 people. These people are going to do business in Japan, "Very well, I will make arrangements. In three days, Chang'an's manpower will go to the East China Sea. I hope you will prepare it early before doing sea trade." Manned, ready to go at any time."

"His Royal Highness King Jin is here."

Li Zhi sent these big shopkeepers away, and was about to return to the government office to continue working, when he saw a very clever figure passing by.

It was obvious who it was at a glance, Li Zhi took a few steps forward, "Don't hide, I've already seen you."

"It's just your sharp eyes." She said with a smile, "I'm sure you're very busy these days."

"I'm so busy." Li Zhi said decadently.

"Hey." She took out a food box and handed it to Li Zhi, "It's all home-cooked food, I think you can't have a peaceful meal even if you're busy here."

Gu Qing also came with a food box, and saw Li Zhi talking and laughing with a woman from a distance, she must be right, standing quietly watching her, not good-looking, but very smart, very Lively.

"It's not good to be seen by others, I'll go back first." She squinted and smiled, turned and left.

"Wait!" Li Zhi took her hand, took the jade pendant from his waist and put it in her hand, "You take this."

"It's too precious." She pushed it back to Li Zhi.

"Just take it, if you feel ashamed, you can bring me food every day."

"Huh?" She looked at Li Zhi in surprise and smiled for a long time, "Okay, then I'll accept it."

Seeing her smile like this, Li Zhi blushed until he saw her leave.

"Has His Royal Highness Jin eaten?" Gu Qing put his hand on Li Zhi's shoulder from behind.

The originally flushed face turned pale with a greeting on his back, the person in front of him turned around and saw Gu Qing before he had gone far, "Why are you here?"

"I was worried that His Royal Highness Jin Wang would not be able to eat well, so I brought some food from home." Gu Qing looked at the food box in Li Zhi's hand and said, "It seems that I am worrying too much. That's right, who sent it."

"Mingzhi consultant, didn't you see it all?" Li Zhi walked back with the food box.

"I didn't eat anyway, we can eat together." Gu Qing smiled and followed the steps.

The two sat facing each other and took out the food. The food delivered by Li Zhi's confidante was also very simple, but Gu Qing's food was richer in comparison.