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Xie Jingxi had heard of the name of Right Shore Merchant Union, but she never would have thought that the leader of a gang was such a young and promising person.

Song Yanchen came over and cupped his fists to show respect to Gu Yun, "Master Gu has been well since we last met." He then turned to Xie Jingxi and said, "Mrs. Gu."

"The President Song is even more majestic than before." Gu Yun led Xie Jingxi and introduced him to her, "This is President Song."

Xie Jingxi nodded to show her respect, "President Song, Madam Song is courteous."

Song Yanchen sized Xie Jingxi up, "Mrs. Gu indeed has the charm of a Jiangnan woman. I often hear Huanzhi talk about you, and I know that his words are true when we meet."

Shen Huanzhi and Song Yanchen were friends? Xie Jingxi was surprised, could it be that Shen Huanzhi was the one who invited the Right Shore Merchant Union out when something happened to him?

Gu Yun intentionally or unintentionally pinched her fingers, he had already guessed that suspected the power behind Shen Huanzhi when he was saving them, but because he was heavily injured at the time, he did not investigate further, and now it seemed that everything was right.

Who would have thought that Shen Huanzhi had developed to such an extent in the past year, and had even infiltrated into the depths of the Merchant Union.

"Hurry up and stop standing outside the door. Please come in." She was pretty, but there was a tinge of shrewdness in her brows and brows, making her look very shrewd. She came to Xie Jingxi's side and smiled, "I'm only a few years older than you, can I call you Little Sis Jing Luo?"

"Madam Song, please don't stand on ceremony with me. You can just call me Jingwan."

Gu Yun and Xie Jingxi came in through the backyard, they did not enter the main hall, and thought that it would be inconvenient for them to overlook the people over there. With this, they had the honor of looking at the scenery in the backyard, in the end, it was a Jiang-Nan Giant Jia, the yard seemed like it was cleaned up casually, but in reality, it was not simple at all.

There were some plants that were not suitable for this season to grow, so it was likely that they were specially groomed to move out and replace them after they had been frozen or defeated. It was a bit of a waste, but it was indeed very pleasing to watch, causing those who were in the garden to have the mistaken feeling that they had just stepped into the middle of summer.

The doors and windows of the inner rooms were made of multicolored glass. In the capital, Xie Jingxi had never seen anyone who used this as a door or window. In the southern courtyard, only a few merchants and families knew how to use it.

The four of them sat down, and a servant girl came over to serve tea. In the room, the fragrance of tea immediately wafted in the air, and Gu Yun said: "I never thought that I would be able to drink the first batch of spring jade at President Song."

"Master Gu drinks and plays, they are all self-owned, this is the taste of the drink."

These words were said gently, but Yue Yang didn't know that in the capital city, even His Majesty couldn't drink this early spring's first batch of new tea, they were all proper teas worth one to two thousand gold, and were unable to buy such a high quality tea, although it was a tribute every year, it was still not the same flavor, even someone like Xie Jingxi who didn't know tea, was able to drink it well.

Gu Yun smiled but did not speak, and then said: "I wonder if Mrs. Gu can drink as much as you want?"

"It's a joke to the President Song. The Bull Squeak Peony is not familiar with the Way of Tea, but this bowl of Jadeite Spring is definitely the highest quality tea that I've ever had in my entire life."

Song Yanchen laughed, "Since Mrs. Gu likes it, I shall give Madam a few shares, since it is a small business run by my own clan, whenever you want to drink, I can send it to your residence."

Xie Jingxi was shocked in her heart, "President Song must be joking, how can I accept such a big present?"

"This is disrespectful. Please treat it as a greeting gift from Madam Song."

If the tea industry in Song Yanchen's hands had a small business, then the bystanders would not have to eat anymore. After all, the so called Yuecao Hall that took up 30% of the profits did not mean much, and just the annual dividends alone was already worth a few hundred thousand silvers. What was Gu Yun doing with Xie Jingxi, he could live on for a few lifetimes.

Gu Yun laughed but did not speak, and said: "One does not receive service without merit, President Song is actually extremely terrified this way."

Song Yanchen laughed out loud, "To be honest, I came to Beijing this time for an important matter, the two of you probably haven't seen it, the hall has gathered many business people, both of them are worried about the price, it is hard to do business, it is currently the new tea leaves are on sale, all of the business cards are being sold, all of the money is being used by the tea farmers, many of the business are often done without any profit, but our hall has always been honest, it is not right for us to use the prices of the people, Master Gu say, this is it."

Song Yanchen said that all of these problems were normal, but this year, it was only because of the chaos in the southwest, it was all like this for his younger brother, Sun Pu. Sun Pu, who was selling tea leaves and silk and other things into the Sichuan area, was being exploited by the local officials, and not only that, some of the local officials were extremely xenophobic, Sun Pu's goods were being seized. Sun Pu had supported himself with Zheng Family, and could be considered to be some of the backers, but he had tried to negotiate but to no avail.

For people with a backer like Sun Pu, there was no need to talk about other matters. Normally, people would not dare to cause trouble even if they were at a disadvantage, and most people would rather spend money to avoid disaster. But now that a human life had been taken, Sun Pu had assembled his men and started making a ruckus.

On the one hand, this also involved the local salt merchants monopolizing prices. Foreign merchants would not be able to enter, or else they would have to raise prices, causing the local people to suffer greatly. Taking advantage of the commotion caused by the merchants, the citizens also gathered to surround the officials and officials, but the local officials were extremely arrogant.

With such a commotion in the Southwest region, even the Northwest and Jiangnan started to raise the prices again and again. In short, the merchants never stopped fighting for their own benefits, and would cry out if there was even the slightest movement, and those who suffered losses were still ordinary citizens. With things having gotten to this point, the imperial government would definitely intervene, and Song Yanchen had come to find Gu Yun to seek asylum and profit from him.

Therefore, Song Yanchen did not gift the gift for free.

"Sis Jing Luo, since the men have matters to discuss, I'll bring you around the courtyard." Madam Song stood up and said.

Xie Jingxi glanced at Gu Yun, who smiled at her, "I'll go out and look for you later, be careful."

"Don't worry, Master Gu, I promise I won't lose it for you."

Song Yanchen watched the two of them go, then turned and said to Gu Yun: "Master Gu is truly lucky, you actually married all of our spirit energy in Jiangnan back to your home."

Gu Yun looked very happy, "President Song, you must be joking, how can I compare to your blessings."

Song Yanchen laughed and did not speak, then changed the topic, "Master Gu, in your opinion, if the imperial government were to take action, how would it resolve this?"

"President Song, you are an insider, I believe you have set foot in the mall in the Southwest region, these merchants are so unscrupulous and dare to bully others, in terms of business, you cannot stay long, I have been free these days, so I am home, and I am not sure of His Majesty's intentions, but the way of the heavens is fair, I think that you will not take mercy."

Song Yanchen muttered: "To be honest, Master Gu, I do not agree with their actions, but as merchants, we are all seeking benefits, and in front of the benefits of being rich, it is inevitable that many people will take the risk, and even I myself cannot guarantee that they will not have any other thoughts, I can't say for sure, because after all, the Heavenly Dao is still too far away for them."

Gu Yun said in his heart that the old fox Song Yanchen had a lot of secrets, and he was still worried even after he finished speaking, thus he continued, "President Song need not worry too much. His Majesty is not muddleheaded, for a good trade like the President Song that wants to become a citizen, it will definitely not affect you, and although the southwest region is not as much as the northwest, it will definitely be very profitable, and at that time, President Song will be able to benefit from it, and it will be pretty good."

Gu Yun gave Song Yanchen a tranquilizer, causing him to laugh out loud, "Master Gu has always been straightforward, I will definitely rely more on Master Gu in the future. I do not understand the matter of Imperial Court, it all depends on you, Master Gu."

Xie Jingxi followed Madam Song out for a stroll, and asked: "I can see that President Song and Madam are also elegant people, and that the flowers in the courtyard are all cultivated with great care."

Madam Song smiled and said, "Ahem, I was just messing around. It wasn't that refined, but it was really worth the money."

"Has Madam Song come to the capital often?"

"I don't come here often either. It's only the spring and autumn of every year. I'm not used to other seasons." "Look, this pond full of golden carp was brought over from the south. I don't know how many died on the way, but the capital is really too cold. Every day, we clean out enough fish to make a feast for the carp."

Xie Jingxi laughed, "That's quite a pity."

"Before, I wanted to talk about a wife with Huanzhi, but he said that his heart belongs to someone, and was unwilling to ask that. Madam Song spread out a handful of fish food and gathered the fish. "Later on, even the water in this pond was transported from the south and the temperature was controlled by special people. That's why it could be raised this way."

Xie Jingxi picked up a handful of fish food and threw it down, "I'm not used to it when I'm here, it'll be fine after I stay for two years, but once the fish get used to the climate of the capital, they will naturally not die so easily."

Madame Song gave her a thoughtful look. "You're right too."

"Oh, which family's girl is she from? I've never seen her before."

Just as she was speaking, a man's voice suddenly came from behind him. Xie Jingxi was startled and threw away the fish food in her hands.