Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

The corners of Hu Guang's mouth twitched, and he quickly figured out that the reason why these shopkeepers in the West Market went to Zuixian Tower had nothing to do with Zhang Dun.

"Let me tell you, it's useless for you to let me yell."

Hu Guang spread his hands and said helplessly: "My Zuixianlou is a restaurant, a place to eat, you think my Zuixianlou is a grocery store, that's all, now just use my Zuixianlou as the place to buy goods from the grocery store , is it too much?"

Hearing this, dozens of West Market shopkeepers were stunned, and then shouted louder.

"Nonsense, your cook only pulled a bullock cart to deliver goods to us a few hours ago, and now you say no? Who do we listen to?"

"Listen to my cook." Hu Guangda said loudly.

"???" Everyone looked at him in astonishment, are you, Hu Guang, the shop owner of Zuixianlou?Is Zuixian Tower yours or your cook's?

At this moment, Hu Guang suddenly saw Zhang Dun and Li Er driving an ox cart, his eyes lit up, and he rushed to meet him and shouted: "Zhang Dun! I'm looking forward to you!"

Zhang Dun asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"These people are looking for you." Hu Guang pointed to dozens of shops in West Market and said, "They asked you to supply."

"Isn't it time yet?" Zhang Dun looked at dozens of shopkeepers in the West Market in confusion and said.

Dozens of shopkeepers in the West Market gathered around one after another, and each of them smiled and said:

"Mr. Zhang, you haven't seen it. The things you sell in Zuixianlou are so easy to sell. After a while, all the goods you supplied to us were sold out."

"Now we have nothing to sell!"

"My shop is still surrounded by people. They say that they must buy the goods provided by Zuixianlou today. If they can't buy them, they will surround my shop and never leave! I can't help it, so I came to Zuixian I'm looking for you!"

Zhang Dun suddenly realized, then smiled and pointed to more than 20 wooden boxes on the bullock cart behind him, and said, "I just went back to collect goods. Since you want it, I will accompany you to the West Market."

"Okay!" Dozens of shopkeepers in the West Market said with joy.

"Zhang Dun, I'll go with you." Li Er suddenly said.

"Okay." Zhang Dun nodded slightly, "There is still a shortage of manpower to deliver the goods later, it is most suitable for the second uncle to help, and you also have experience."

Empress Changsun, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui looked at Zhang Dun with strange eyes. Do you regard today as a coolie?

Li Er gave a dry laugh to the three of them, and without further explanation, he followed Zhang Dun and walked towards the west market.

As soon as he reached the West Market, Li Er saw seven people dressed like housekeepers standing outside the West Market.

Zhang Dun couldn't help being startled when he saw one of the old housekeepers. This person is familiar, isn't he the housekeeper Cui of Cui's mansion in Boling.

"Lang-jun Zhang, we meet again." Old housekeeper Cui walked over with six other housekeepers with a smile on his face.

"Are you waiting for me?" Zhang Dun asked curiously.

Old Steward Cui nodded with a smile and said, "There are not many people in Chang'an City who can make us seven stewards wait, except for Zhang Langjun."

As he spoke, he glanced at the ox cart behind him and the boxes on the ox cart, and asked, "Is this what Mr. Zhang delivered to Xishi today?"

"Yes." Zhang Dun nodded.

Old Butler Cui said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhang, I don't think you need to be so troublesome. All your goods will be handed over to me. My Patriarch told me that five surnames Qiwang bought your goods."

Hearing this, the faces of dozens of shopkeepers in the West Market who stood aside collapsed.

Five surnames and Qiwang sent housekeepers to collect them in person, how can we argue about this?The arms can't twist the thighs!

And if it offends five surnames and seven Wangs because of this matter, it's not worth it.

Just when everyone was thinking of quitting, Zhang Dun's voice rang in everyone's ears:

"Sorry, I have promised to supply the items from the Zuixianlou to the shops in the West Market. If you want to buy the items from my Zuixianlou, you can buy them from them."

Hearing this, the old housekeepers of the other six families looked unhappy, Cui old housekeeper frowned, and said: "Mr. Zhang, why do you need to do this?"

"I'm a trustworthy person." Zhang Dun said with a smile:

"Since I have promised the shopkeepers in the West Market that I will supply my goods to them first, I must do so."

"As for whether you want to buy from them or not, that's your business, not mine."

"..." The seven old butlers stared at him silently for a few seconds, said nothing, but turned sideways to let him pass.

Chapter 56

Zhang Dun and dozens of merchants came to the West Market, first came to the Yandian, and said to Li Er, "Second Uncle, help me to place the goods."

Li Er smiled, and while helping him move the wooden box containing white salt off the bullock cart, he said in a low voice: "Zhang Dun, those seven people just now are from five surnames and seven Wangs?"

"Yes." Zhang Dun nodded.

Li Er asked curiously, "Are you really not afraid at all of offending five surnames and Qiwang?"

You know, the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs have a very high prestige throughout the Tang Dynasty. If ordinary people can't be bullied by the children of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, they will all burn incense.

Zhang Dun was different. Judging from Zhang Dun's attitude towards the seven housekeepers sent by Wu Xing Qiwang just now, one can see how arrogant he was when he went to Wu Xing Qiwang's mansion.

If he didn't know something about Zhang Dun, Li Er would have doubted whether he was a stunned young man.

"Why should I be afraid?" Zhang Dun shook his head, "Even if they are afraid, they should be afraid of me."

Li Er gave him a thumbs up, and together with him, counted out the white salt and put it in the salt store.

At this time, the shopkeeper of Yandian was full of worries, walked up to Zhang Dun and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, in fact, you should sell them directly, so as not to offend the five surnames Qiwang, and against the five surnames Qiwang, you The Drunken Immortal Building doesn't work either."

"It's okay." Zhang Dun said with a smile: "You first count the quantity to see if it is enough. This time I brought you ten buckets of white salt."

"Don't talk about ten buckets, I'm afraid even ten stones won't work." The Qingyan shopkeeper said with a wry smile, "If you put the goods with me, will they still buy them later?"

Zhang Dun glanced at the seven old butlers standing not far away, and said solemnly: "You sell yours, this time you increase the price, and the purchase price of the goods I give you is the same as that of Qingyan. You pay according to the price of Qingyan. Double the price, sell it out!"

"Twice the price?" The green salt store opened his eyes wide and said, "That bucket can cost more than 200 yuan, can I ask for it?"

Zhang Dun laughed, "If not, what are they doing here?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Dun said loudly to dozens of other merchants standing in front of the salt shop: "Remember, sell it to the five surnames and Qiwang, and sell it to me at double the price. If anyone sells at a lower price, I will No goods!"

"I'm trying to benefit you, so don't take the benefits I've given you and seek friendship elsewhere!"

"..." The seven old butlers looked at Zhang Dun quietly. Is it appropriate for you to say this in front of us?

What's the difference between this and plotting loudly in public? !

However, after hearing what Zhang Dun said just now, the price of Zuixianlou's items would be doubled if sold to Wu Xing Qiwang.

The seven old housekeepers frowned, and the old housekeeper of Boling Cui Mansion whispered a few words to the person beside him, telling him to go back to the house and ask.

After Zhang Dun supplied all the goods to dozens of merchants, the old butler also came back in time.

After hearing the news he brought back, the old housekeeper of Boling Cui Mansion smiled lightly, walked up to Zhang Dun and asked, "Mr. Zhang, can we buy it now?"

"Yes." Zhang Dun nodded with a smile, raised two fingers and said: "Remember, if you buy it, you will get double the money."

"No problem!" Old Steward Cui said cheerfully, "Our Patriarch said, five surnames and seven hopefuls have nothing but money. As long as you are willing to sell goods, we can afford any amount!"

After finishing speaking, Old Butler Cui waved his hand, and said in a deep voice to the butlers around him, "Get the goods!"

Zhang Dun and Li Er stood aside, watching the seven old butlers from Qiwang, five surnames, buy up all the goods that he had just provided to dozens of butlers like a storm.

"Xiao Langjun, we will come back tomorrow."

After loading the goods in the bullock cart, Old Steward Cui smiled and handed over to Zhang Dun, and then led everyone away.

"A bunch of bastards!" Li Er saw this scene in his eyes, his brows were tightly frowned, and anger flashed in his eyes, "Zhang Dun, they are going to fight you to the end."

"All I want is for them to fight me to the end."

Zhang Dun grinned, looked meaningfully at the seven old butlers leaving, and then said to Li Er: "Second Uncle, let's go back!"

As soon as he returned to Yongyangfang's home, Li Er saw that Zhang Dun was not in a hurry, but said anxiously: "I said Zhang Dun, why are you so calm?"

"The goods you supplied to the merchants in the West Market were all bought by the five surnames and Qiwang. What are you going to do next?"

"Those seven old guys, I'm sure you don't have enough goods, just wait until you can't supply them, and they will take what they bought from you and sell them at a high price."

"You are making a wedding dress for someone else!"

Zhang Dun winked at him and said, "So, Second Uncle, as long as we keep supplying the goods, won't they be unlucky in the end?"

"Huh?" Li Er was stunned and asked in confusion, "Do you still have the goods?"

"There's not much left, at most we can survive tomorrow."

Zhang Dun spread his hands, "The day after tomorrow, I will have nothing to sell."

"Then you are not in a hurry?" Li Er asked in disbelief.

"If there is nothing, it can be remade."

Zhang Dun laughed, "Second Uncle, do you have any trustworthy people over there, lend me some."

Hearing this, Li Er narrowed his eyes and instantly understood Zhang Dun's idea.

"I see!"

"Zhang Dun, what you did earlier was all on purpose!"

Li Er pointed at him and scolded with a smile: "I was surrounded by you!"

"Really?" Zhang Dun blinked again.

Sitting on the Hu stool in the courtyard, Li Er calmed down a lot at this time, and said in an unhurried tone:

"You didn't provide many goods to the merchants in the West Market this morning and afternoon, just to create a false impression that you and Zuixianlou don't have many goods left."

"When you went to the mansion of Wuxing Qiwang to meet those seven old guys with the box, you were also telling them that you have a strange thing in your hand."

"In addition to the things in the Zuixian Tower, the commotion in Chang'an City in the past few days made those seven old guys feel that your things in the Zuixian Tower are extraordinary."

"Finally, this morning, the goods you provided to West Market were sold out in a short time, making those seven old fellows feel that this is a business opportunity."

"The combination of all kinds of scenes is to let the five surnames Qiwang make a move and buy all the goods you provided in the West Market!"

Li Er asked, "Am I right?"

"Second Uncle, you are very insightful." Zhang Dun gave him a thumbs up and said.

Li Er squinted his eyes and said, "Those seven old guys must also know that you made the thing."

"However, you are the cook of Zuixianlou, even if you can rely on it, you can only rely on Zuixianlou."

"Even if we rush to make soap and white salt overnight, we can't produce much."

"So in their eyes, you are not a big threat, and they can settle it with money."

"But they don't know!" Li Er said with gleam in his eyes, "I'm behind you!"

"Wrong!" Zhang Dun waved his hand and reminded: "I plan to rely on my father-in-law!"

I am your old man!Li Er said silently in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's your father-in-law!"

Chapter 57 At this moment, Li Er brought four ministers

"Don't tell me, your father-in-law has a lot of contacts, and it's easy to find some trustworthy people from there."

"You wait."

Li Er suddenly stood up, stared at Zhang Dun and said, "I'll go find your father-in-law and ask him to find some people for you."

"Be obedient." Zhang Dun reminded: "Don't call those who are disobedient."

Li Er said in a meaningful tone: "Don't worry, they are all obedient!"

As subjects, how dare they disobey my words?

After saying goodbye to Zhang Dun, Li Er didn't go to Zuixian Tower, but rushed back to Tai Chi Palace with Li Junxian.

"Li Junxian, help me call Duan Lun, Dou Lukuan, Li Jing, and Li Daozong over."

As soon as he returned to the palace, Li Er turned to Li Junxian with a solemn expression and said, "I am waiting in the Ganlu Hall."

"Promise!" Li Junxian nodded heavily, turned around and walked in the direction of the six government offices.

About two quarters of an hour later, four middle-aged figures in purple official robes appeared in Ganlu Hall and bowed to Li Er:

"My minister Li Daozong, my minister Li Jing, my minister Duan Lun, my minister Dou Lukuan, I greet Your Majesty!"

The four people were of different ages, but without exception, they were all wearing purple official robes that symbolized official positions above the third rank!

Li Jing, 55 years old, is a minister of the Ministry of War.