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    "Why, are you here to buy rice today?" Xu Dacheng wiped the sweat from his forehead.  "Originally, yes, but seeing so many people -" Yu Zhiheng pointed to the crowd in front of him.  "Don't worry, just look at me, brother!" Yu Zhiheng patted his chest, turned to his two sons and shouted: "You two bastards, please go home. Don't wander around on the way. If something goes wrong,  What's the problem? I won't break your legs!" "Yes!" The two brothers bowed their bodies and ran towards home. Xu Dacheng grabbed Yu Zhiheng's arm and said  He squeezed into the crowd and shouted: "Borrow the road, borrow the road!" His strong arms immediately opened a path, which immediately aroused a lot of curses from the crowd.  "Brother Xu, this is not good!" Yu Zhiheng was also a little embarrassed in the face of the scolding.  "It's okay, I have an uncle and brother among the people who put the rice. Why are my brothers so polite?" Xu Dacheng smiled nonchalantly, pushed away the last few people in front, and shouted to the person opposite who looked about sixty-seven percent similar to himself.  The man shouted: "Brother Ninth, a friend of mine wants to buy rice!" "Easy! How much do you want to buy?" "Forty pounds!" Yu Zhiheng replied hesitantly, "Why don't you buy more?" The man asked, "This is  The price of rice brought by Chen Dashan from Myanmar is only half of the previous price. Buy more and save it. You won¡¯t be afraid of insects if you throw in two garlic heads!¡± Yu Zhiheng touched the money in his arms, gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Then  Just seventy kilograms! " "Okay, seventy kilograms of rice, it belongs to my brother!" The man took the bag from Yu Zhiheng's hand, handed it to the person behind him, stuffed another bamboo board, and pointed to the side.  Open a table: "Just go over there and pay and receive the rice!" Yu Zhiheng looked in the direction of the other person's finger and saw two men dressed as storytellers at the table talking in various ways. He heard them even though they were still far away.  He shouted in a singing voice: "Mr. Chen Dashan is so kind! A big ship brings Burmese rice, and the price is only more than half. Everyone, big and small, has enough to eat!" Although it doesn't rhyme, it sounds smooth.  Yu Zhiheng walked to the table in a daze and handed the bamboo board over. When he saw it on the other side, he shouted: "70 kilograms of rice, eighty-seven coppers per piece. Thank you for your patronage!" Yu Zhiheng hurriedly handed over the money.  After returning the change, he handed over the full rice bag.  Yu Zhiheng carried it out, only to feel that the weight was heavier than expected.  "How about it? The portion is not small, right?" Xu Dacheng from the side looked over.  "Thank you, Brother Xu. It seems to be a bit more!" Yu Zhiheng knew that the other party should be doing it for Xu Dacheng's sake.  "Haha, you don't need to thank me. I heard that the owner of the rice seller specially asked me to have enough portion. I would rather have more than less. I heard that the rice shipped outside is full plus three. Be careful.  The people below are really kind-hearted!" Yu Zhiheng was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Is Fatty Huang showing kindness? I also came from Yuxing Cotton Factory. He was not such a person before."  !" Xu Dacheng spat disdainfully: "How is it possible that Fatty Huang can do such a good thing? Didn't you hear what the storyteller sang just now? The owner of the rice seller this time is Chen Dashan.  , he worked hard to fight off the British and save the vassal state of Burma, and then shipped so much cheap rice from Burma for poor people like us to eat. However, in order to make money, the shady bosses of the rice shops paid for it.  The treacherous ministers in the imperial court confused the emperor and issued a decree banning the import of grain, so the price of rice in Shanghai rose so high. However, thanks to the loyal ministers who came from Han Dynasty, they reported the situation here to the emperor, and the emperor ordered it to be abolished.  We can only eat such cheap rice after the ban. This is thanks to Mr. Chen Dashan and that loyal minister! "" Mr. Chen Dashan? Save Myanmar?" When Yu Zhiheng heard this, he couldn't help feeling that something was wrong.  Putting down the rice bag, he asked: "Brother Xu, do you know the name of Chen Dashan?" "Name? It seems to be Chen something?" Xu Dacheng scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Hey,  I heard it just now, but now I can¡¯t remember anything. Hey, I just eat and do things every day, and I can¡¯t remember anything!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Brother Xu, think about it slowly!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!  Xu Dacheng suddenly patted his thigh: "The storyteller also said that Chen Dashan also led troops to defeat the Mongolian Tatars and married a Burmese princess. He was just like the great hero in the drama. It is really amazing"  "Is it him?" There was a bitter taste in Yu Zhiheng's mouth, and he couldn't help but think to himself: "I didn't expect it was that person! So many brothers died at his hands, but now they are eating his cheap rice, really  Things are so funny!" Suddenly, a slap on the shoulder woke Yu Zhiheng up. He looked up and saw onlyXu Dacheng looked at himself strangely.  "Brother Zhiheng, what are you thinking about? Why did you ignore me when I called you? Didn't you hear me?" Yu Zhiheng smiled covertly: "No, I just wanted to think about who the great benevolent person you mentioned is.  Sir." "You know?" Xu Dacheng's eyes widened in surprise.  "Well, if what you said is right, it should be Mr. Chen Zaixing." "Yes, that's the name! Look at my brain, I forget everything I hear." Xu Dacheng smiled and said, "Brother Zhiheng,  Mr. Chen has done so many good things, God will surely bless him and he will live a long life and have many descendants!" "Yes!" Yu Zhiheng nodded numbly.  The Imperial Envoy¡¯s Mansion, the Back Flower Hall.  Hu Keqin, Shen Hongmao, Chen Zaixing and Liu Zhiping were sitting opposite each other. Originally, Hu and Shen were sitting at the top, while Chen and Liu were sitting at the bottom.  But Chen and Liu were smiling happily, while Hu and Shen had sad faces, as if they were sitting in the wrong place.  Finally, Hu Keqin sighed and said: "Mr. Chen and Mr. Liu, thank you both for this matter!" "The common people dare not take credit!" Chen Zaixing said with a smile: "If Mr. Hu hadn't written to the court asking for the lifting of the ban,  Even if I have the will, I can't do it." Liu Zhiping also responded: "Yes, this matter is mainly due to the two adults adapting to the situation. Mr. Chen and I just happened to meet each other and did our duty as subjects!" "Hu  Keqin looked at the two people across from him with happy faces, but felt unspeakably depressed in his heart.  Although it seemed that he quickly put down the riots and stabilized the situation when he came to Shanghai, the imperial court also issued a decree to praise him.  But he knew in his heart that he had always been manipulated by the two people in front of him. Whether he succeeded or failed, it was just a part of the other party's huge plan.  Hu Keqin shook his head slightly, trying his best to drive this feeling out of his mind, and asked: "In addition to thanking you for your contribution, I invite you two to come here today. There is also another matter, the national debt. This matter can no longer be postponed.  Well, Mr. Zao has been in Taiwan for a long time. One day a telegram was sent, asking for soldiers and ships. But there is no money to get the soldiers and ships. For the sake of the court, you must fulfill them!  " Liu Zhiping and Chen Zaixing looked at each other and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, since Mr. Zao also had a relationship with my nephew in Burma, it's easy for them to talk to each other! The court wants money, so let's sign now,  The money will arrive at noon tomorrow, Mr. Hu, do you think it's okay?" "Okay, okay!" Hearing this, Hu Keqin was overjoyed. He didn't expect Liu Zhiping to be so cheerful this time, and said repeatedly: "This mission is done.  , I will definitely report to the imperial court and praise Mr. Liu greatly. A foreign minister cannot escape." But Shen Hongmao on the side was not fooled by this kindness. Not long ago, Chen and Liu refused to give in on the national debt discount.  He has not forgotten the scene.  He coughed lowly: "Mr. Liu, I would like to ask first, what is the discount on the national debt?" Liu Zhiping picked up the teacup and took a sip. He slowly stretched out the five fingers of his right hand and turned his palm over.  , smiled and said: "That's the number!" Shen Hongmao didn't understand the meaning of these common gestures among businessmen, and asked anxiously: "How much is this?" "Fifty-five percent off!" "Can you give in a point or two?" Liu Zhiping did this this time  He didn't complain like last time. He smiled slightly and asked, "How satisfied do you think Mr. Shen is?" "Of course I won't discount it!" Shen Hongmao thought secretly, but he also knew that this was impossible.  After pondering, he whispered: "It used to be 20% off or 85% off. Even if there is some chaos this year, how about another 10% off, or 30% off?" Liu Zhiping and Chen Zaixing looked at each other, smiled slightly, but did not answer.  .  "Master Shen, your conditions are not impossible to agree to, but what about our previous conditions?" Chen Zaixing asked.  "What conditions?" Shen Hongmao's face suddenly turned pale, and he gritted his teeth: "This is impossible. The appointment and dismissal of ministers in the imperial court is not something you two should get involved in." "Then there is no way!" Chen Zaixing drawled his voice.  , he stood up and walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said: "But Mr. Shen, if this drags on, do you think Wang Xianggong can be content with his position?  "After that, he laughed and walked outside.  "Resurrection, please stay!" Hu Keqin, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke. He stood up and said, "It's still very early. If you have something to say, why bother leaving in a hurry?" Chen Zaixing came back and sat down with a smile.  It was as if he had already expected that someone would say something to save him.  At this time, Shen Hongmao also recalled the profound meaning of Fang's words just now: as long as this drags on, the imperial court will have no money to pay for the seizure.? Ryukyu's military expenditure, if Ryukyu is annexed by the Japanese, the crime of "losing the vassal state" alone will be enough to make Wang Qinian step down, which is tantamount to meeting Liu Zhiping's requirements.  Liu Zhiping said: "Mr. Hu, Mr. Shen! We are just doing business. In fact, we don't care who is our husband. It's just that it's unbearable for people like Wang Xianggong to ban the import of grain at every turn. It's okay to ban the import of grain this time.  Yes, anyway, the country produces food, which is more expensive at most. But if the import of foreign specialties is banned next time, many factories will have to stop production. I guess the court doesn¡¯t want to see such a situation, right? " Thank you, book friend, trainee police officer,  Rewards for passing by, Jiayu, and stainless_lotus.  I have a question. I have already written about a third of this book. Do you hope that my next book will be about the Three Kingdoms period, Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, or complete the biography of Zao Manxiong's "Xinshun"?
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