"Hey, are you guys here to stay or to stay overnight? Any small inn will do."

"We also have special delicacies, such as pig's trotters, silver noodles, and crab roe soup dumplings..."

"There is nothing we don't have in our store, except what you can't think of."

The waiter at Changle Inn said with a smile as he greeted the group of dusty guests.

He could tell at a glance that the people who came here were either rich or noble. Look at how strong the horses were and how good their fur looked.

He is not ignorant as he can work as a waiter in Changle Inn.

What sharp eyes he has.

Leading the group was a lean and humble middle-aged man.

On his left and right were a man who looked like a legal advisor and a strong and fierce-looking guard.

The waiter thought so, and said to the middle-aged man in the lead: "This is the master, right?"

"Master, you really look majestic and wealthy. You look like a big shot at first glance."

"Even the master and your followers beside you don't look like ordinary people."

The waiter praised the guest in every word, and it was obvious that he wanted to keep the guest in his inn.

The middle-aged man who looked like a master in the lead showed a condescending look when he heard this.

"You are a good waiter. We need three rooms for our group to stay in the hotel."

"The rest, two people per room, you can arrange it."

The waiter was immediately delighted and showed even more earnest enthusiasm.

"Okay, three upper rooms and four middle rooms ready~!"

The entrance of Changle Inn looks plain, but the interior is quite nice, and the decoration is similar to that of Shuhe Tower in the capital.

If you hadn't walked in and taken a look, you would have no idea that there was something else going on inside.

The waiter led us to a private room to sit down and even wiped the chairs before we sat down, which was really thoughtful.

Seeing this, the man who looked like a legal advisor took out some change from his hand and handed it over.

"Thank you, sir." The waiter took it with a smile and quickly told the name of the dish.

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Just put up all the signs for your store. If you do it well, there will be a reward."

The waiter nodded quickly: "Okay, you guys take a rest, tea will be here soon."

Before leaving, the waiter was very considerate and closed the door of the private room.

This group of people were none other than the Duke of England and the Duke of Lu.

The one dressed as the master was Lu Bin, the long-time attendant of Duke Lu.

The one who looked like a legal advisor was naturally Duke Lu, and the other guard dressed as an attendant was the Duke of Ying.

Lu Bin stood up, walked to the door, listened carefully, and walked back.

"It looks normal, but the Duke gave that servant so much change just now, and there was nothing unusual about it."

"It can be seen that the people who come here on weekdays must be either rich or noble."

Duke Lu nodded, "It can be seen from the subtle details."

The Duke of England looked calm, "Don't be afraid of anything, I'm here with you."

Duke Lu smiled upon hearing this and said, "Yes, with Brother Fang Zheng here, I'm not afraid."

Lu Bin also smiled.

The journey from the capital was not smooth.

There were countless pairs of prying eyes on the road, but thanks to Duke Ying, I was able to reach Jiangnan Road smoothly.

The situation in Jiangnan Road is complicated. Duke Lu does not want to waste time, so he wants to make a breakthrough from other places.

It's useless to go directly to the Jiangnan Governor's Office.

In order to keep their positions, the officials below will definitely not cooperate so well.

The brave ones might even want to drag him and the Duke of England into the water.

"My lord..."

"You called me the wrong name. Why do you always call me the wrong name?"

Duke Ying looked at Lu Bin and said, "You are the master now. I am your guard and he is your mentor."

Seeing how seriously Duke Ying played his role, Duke Lu couldn't help laughing and nodded to Lu Bin.

"Guard Fang is right." Duke Lu said with a smile, "You should call me Master Yun."

Duke Lu's given name was Wei, and his courtesy name was Yunsheng.

This time, Lu Bin was asked to act as the master, and Duke Lu and Duke Ying used their own characters as their names when they went out.

It is indeed much more convenient.

As for the people who came from the capital, they were divided into several groups by Duke Lu.

If I'm not mistaken, the person has already sneaked into the city.

Seeing that the two dukes were so into the play, Lu Bin sat down and said, "The most urgent and important thing is the account book."

"And this account book is closely related to this Changle Inn."

Duke Lu nodded, his temperament was elegant, and in his blue shirt he really looked like a legal advisor.

He said, "Let's stay here. The waiter is quite brave. We can ask him more."

The Duke of England nodded and said, "Stop and ask."

"In addition, we have to pretend to leak some information."

"The news about the imperial envoy was kept strictly confidential. They have been on high alert the whole time, which is not a good thing."

"Okay, I'll arrange the message." The British official continued.

Duke Lu smiled and said to Duke Ying, "The head of the family reminded me when he came. I think Brother Fang Zheng is also very resourceful."

The head of the family that Duke Lu was referring to was naturally Emperor Rong'an.

I know that Emperor Rong An would not say a good word about me. When it comes to using other people's brains, he would use them if possible.

"We still have to rely on Brother Yunsheng." Duke Yingguo added calmly, "He is resourceful and as resourceful as Zhuge Liang."

Lu Bin listened quietly at the side. Even when the two dukes were talking in secret, he seemed unable to get a word in.

When the waiter came to serve tea, Duke Lu took the initiative to ask him about the most popular clothing materials in the city.

The waiter rolled his eyes and said cleverly, "Are you cloth merchants?"

The Duke of England said with a stern face: "Just tell me when I ask you, why are you talking so much?"

The Duke of England was tall and strong, and his deliberately stern face was really scary.

The waiter was frightened by him and subconsciously moved closer to Duke Lu.

Duke Lu has a gentle temperament, and the waiter is more willing to talk to him.

From the waiter, everyone heard a lot about the current situation of Jiangnan Commercial Bank.

This waiter must be good at getting information, and Duke Lu was able to get some secret things out of him.

But this waiter was also very smart. He would stop talking about certain things after he had said them.

Duke Lu smiled with satisfaction and took out a few golden beans from his sleeve and gave them to him.

At this moment, the waiter's expression changed and his eyes became unusually bright.

His attitude towards Duke Lu became even more enthusiastic: "If you have anything else to tell me, just call me."

"My name is Pumpkin, and I'm a well-known gossiper in this area. I can get you any information you want."

The Pumpkin waiter happily served the tea and then left.

The faces of Duke Lu and Duke Yingguo both darkened.

It is not difficult to learn from Pumpkin that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is very powerful, and even the Governor of Jiangnan has to give it some face.

From this situation, it seems that the Chamber of Commerce is the tough one to deal with.

Duke Ying's eyes were cold, "I heard about the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce when I was on the march, but I never thought they could influence the governor of a region."

Duke Lu also looked unhappy, which meant that their mission this time would be even more difficult.

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