Stunning beauty

big business.

capital.

Over the past few days, there have been clouds.

Ever since the secret letter came from Mobei, the atmosphere in the entire Great Commercial City has become somewhat depressing.

The eight tribes of Mobei are hoarding a large amount of food and grass, and they will not be aimless, and they will probably go south when the snow melts in the spring.

War is imminent.

However, only a few kings of Wu and some important officials of the imperial court knew about these news. Ordinary people are still living step by step, and they don't know anything about the fact that the eight tribes of Mobei are about to go south.

"Miss Youwei, it's time to shift the focus of the Li family's business."

In the inner courtyard, Li Ziye looked at the dark clouds in the sky and said.

"I'm discussing with your sister Liyue about the details of the East China Sea trade, and it will be implemented soon."

On the side, Li Youwei said softly, "It's just that it's still hard for us to determine how big the business volume on the East China Sea is. We won't be able to transfer too much in a while."

"Not urgent."

Li Ziye said calmly, "This war will not reach Dashang territory immediately, we still have time."

"Little brother, do you think this war will have a great impact on our Li family's business?" Li Youwei said in a condensed voice.

"Preventive measures."

Li Ziye said solemnly, "Even without this war, I still want to transfer part of the Li family's business. Compared with the high concentration of power of the big merchants, Donghai is undoubtedly more suitable for the development of our Li family."

"Little brother, are you afraid of the imperial court?" Li Youwei said with lowered eyes.

"Ah."

Li Ziye nodded and said, "The imperial court will attack the Li family sooner or later. We can't be the imperial court's opponents, so we have to take precautions."

"I will arrange it as soon as possible." Li Youwei understood and responded.

Li Ziye looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and a little bit of light flashed in his eyes.

Now, instead, he hoped that this winter would be longer, so that the war would come later.

"Little boy."

At this moment, a young servant came quickly and said respectfully, "Outside the mansion, there are Confucian disciples asking to see you."

Hearing this, Li Ziye came back to his senses and walked outside.

In front of Li Yuan.

A Confucian disciple wearing a plain white Confucian robe and carrying a long sword was waiting anxiously. When he saw the young man walking out of the mansion, he immediately stepped forward and said anxiously, "Jiaoxi Li, the Confucian leader is welcome."

"Confucian leader?"

Li Ziye narrowed his eyes and said, "I see, let's go."

After speaking, Li Ziye didn't delay too much, and hurried towards the Taixue Palace.

Soon.

The two came to the east courtyard.

The Confucian disciple who led the way retreated.

Li Ziye walked into the small courtyard alone.

In the courtyard, two old men were tidying up the vegetable garden, sweating profusely.

When Li Ziye came, he saw two old men in the vegetable garden, and said, "Confucian head, Faru master, what are you doing?"

"Growing vegetables."

Without raising his head, Kong Qiu responded casually.

"There is going to be a war soon, and you two are still in the mood to grow vegetables."

Li Ziye walked into the vegetable garden and looked around to see if there were any radishes.

Finally, hard work paid off, Li Ziye saw a radish in a corner of the vegetable garden, and reached out to pull it out.

Seeing this, Kong Qiu felt very distressed, and said, "It's not fully grown yet, don't eat it all."

Li Ziye scooped up a ladle of water, rinsed it, took a bite, and said, "I'll taste it for you old man, Confucian leader, the war is about to begin."

"The old man knows."

Kong Qiu threw a few rapeseeds into the dug hole, filled it with soil, and said, "Wars are the business of the imperial court, so why worry about you, a boy from a merchant family."

"As you always said, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."

Li Ziye said something, and he felt that what he said was a bit false, and added, "The main thing is that my Li family's business spreads all over the big business. Once there is a war, many shops will have to be closed. They are all money. Can you not worry? !"

"That's more true."

Kong Qiu smiled and said, "How about it, have you figured out a solution?"

"Think it over, before the war is fought, sell what should be sold, what should be transferred, the East China Sea is a good area, and it is very suitable for the Li family."

Li Ziye smiled and said, "At that time, the Li family won't have to be so timid. Whoever troubles my Li family, my Li family will kill him!"

"Oh?"

When Confucius heard this, he was surprised and said, "The Li family's business is so big, Donghai, is it enough to support the Li family's business?"

"It's not just the East China Sea."

Li Ziye took a bite of the radish in his hand, and continued, "There are many countries, large and small, around the East China Sea. The Li family's business has already begun to infiltrate. The difference is that this time, the Li family's actions are bigger. .”

"It is indeed a good way."

Kong Qiu thought for a while and said, "However, this is not something that can be done in a day or two."

"take it easy."

Li Ziye said while gnawing on a carrot, "It took the Li family 11 years from an ordinary merchant family in Yuzhou City to today. Now, it is indeed time for a change. Cakes can't just be put in one basket." Here, this is in my hometown, called, multinational group!"

"Boy, you are in such a hurry to transfer the Li family's business, do you think that this war will reach the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty?"

On the side, Faru spoke, frowning and said, "Mobei Babu, they should not have this strength."

"This time is different from the past. This year's cold winter, the Mobei Eight Divisions have suffered a lot. Once they raise their troops, they must have the attitude of breaking the boat. It may be difficult for the big merchants to take advantage of it."

Li Ziye sighed softly, "Unless the Dashang can defeat the Mobei Eight Clans with lightning speed, otherwise, once the war reaches a stalemate, the enemies around the Dashang are likely to take the opportunity to make trouble. I can't deal with so many enemies all at once, especially the Heavenly Mandate Hall to the west."

Confucius and Faru looked at each other when they heard the words.

This kid really saw much farther than ordinary people.

"A few days ago, Your Majesty asked a hundred disciples of my Confucian sect to go north with King Zhongwu to defend against the enemies from Mobei, but this old man refused."

Kong Qiu withdrew his gaze, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked, "Do you think this old man is right or wrong?"

"Your Majesty let the Confucian sect send people to go north?"

Li Ziye was surprised and said, "It's strange, the matter of fighting is not about subjugating demons and eliminating demons. Confucian disciples have no special effect in the past. Why did His Majesty have such an order?"

Speaking of this, Li Ziye's body suddenly trembled, as if he had thought of something, his expression immediately became heavy, and he said, "Your Majesty is testing the loyalty of Confucianism!"

"The Confucian school is not the Confucian school of the imperial court."

Kong Qiu said calmly, "Since the establishment of Confucianism, it has been to educate all peoples, regardless of country, rich or poor. If even Confucianism is controlled by the imperial court, it will lose the original intention of its establishment."

"However, His Majesty does not think so."

Li Ziye's eyes flashed, and he said, "Since the establishment of Confucianism, it has cultivated countless talents for Dashang. It can be said that Dashang is the biggest vested interest in the establishment of Confucianism. Therefore, in the history of Dashang emperors In my eyes, the Confucianism sect should be the Confucianism sect of the Great Merchants."

"Are you afraid?"

A smile appeared on Kong Qiu's face, and said.

"A little."

Li Ziye smiled helplessly, and said, "Even Confucianism, in the eyes of His Majesty, has almost become a thorn in the flesh, let alone my Li family."

"Contemporary Emperor Shang, regardless of ambition or scheming, is extraordinary."

Kong Qiu looked in the direction of the palace, his old eyes flashed a gleam, and said, "So, you and Wang Yu must be careful in the future, the enemy may not only be outside the big business."

The great merchant dragon aura in that palace concealed too many things.

Even he couldn't see very clearly.

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