From eunuch to emperor

Ministry of Industry.

Long Chen sat in the main seat, Hong Qi, the owner of Sifang Building, sat in the guest seat.

Hong Qi is seven feet tall, with a square face and beard, and a pair of small eyes, but piercing, which sets off the shrewdness of a businessman.

"I heard about Master Hong's name a long time ago, and I just got to see him today."

Long Chen said with a smile.

Hong Qi said politely: "Long Shangshu's name is like thunder, and I have always wanted to come to pay a visit. However, Mr. Shangshu is busy with work, so I can only meet today."

After each of them was polite, the servants put a briquette stove in the middle, and put an iron pot on it to boil water slowly.

I took another small jar, three bowls, one big and two small.

"Master Shangshu's time is precious, Hong will not lie to you, this time I am here to discuss business with Lord Shangshu."

Hong Qi went straight to the point and explained his purpose of coming.

Long Chen felt the same, too much politeness was boring, everyone was very busy.

"Then let's talk about it directly. How does Master Hong plan to talk about it?"

Long Chen first asked Hong Qi about his conditions.

Hong Qi had no expression on his bearded face, but his eyes shone brightly, and he said, "Our Tianxiahui will replace the Dragon Gang. What the Dragon Gang can give, our Tianxiahui will also give."

The same conditions, but asked to change the channel provider, no benefit at all.

Long Chen shook his head and smiled, and said: "Lord Hong, this is not about business, he is here to rob."

Hong Qi remained expressionless, and said: "Our world will be bigger than the Dragon Gang. If you cooperate with us, you will earn more with the same conditions."

Long Chen laughed and said: "If I don't cooperate with you, I'm just earning less money, but you can't earn a penny."

"I cooperate with you, I can earn more, and you can completely steal the profits of the Dragon Gang, and more."

"In terms of losses and gains, you are the bigger ones, so I should refuse."

As long as Long Chen agrees, the world will be able to obtain huge profits immediately, and it is a definite huge profit.

This kind of business that is sure to make money without losing money, the Tianxiahui actually said it so confidently, with a condescending attitude, of course Long Chen would not agree.

Hong Qi managed to squeeze out a smile on his paralyzed face, but it was uglier than not smiling.

"Master Shangshu, the money we give will not change, but we can talk."

It means that the shipping price we will give you remains the same, but I will give you a rebate, which is easy to say.

Long Chen laughed dumbly and said: "Lord Hong, I'm a eunuch, what do I need money for? I have no children, no daughters and no wife, saving money to buy a coffin?"

Hong Qi regained his paralyzed face and asked, "What would Master Shangshu want to talk about?"

This time it was Long Chen's turn to make an offer.

"Our cooperation with the Dragon Gang will not be terminated. This cooperation is not only my promise, but also represents the Eastern Zhou court. We can't just keep our promises. Master Hong is a businessman, so you can understand."

Long Chen said slowly.

Hong Qi's beard trembled, and his eyes narrowed, making them look smaller, but showing a ferocious expression.

"Long Shangshu is playing tricks on the world!"

Hong Qi's tone was very bad.

He was entrusted by the president of Tianxiahui to come to negotiate on behalf of Tianxiahui, but he got such a sentence, he felt that Long Chen was playing tricks on him.

"Lord Hong, be safe and don't be impatient."

Long Chen got up and walked down, picked up the jar, poured something from the jar into the big bowl.

Then he lifted the already boiled kettle, and there was steaming hot water everywhere.

The hot water entered the large bowl, and a strange aroma overflowed.

Long Chen was not in a hurry, waited for the leaves inside to unfold, and then shared two more cups.

He picked up a cup and put it on the table next to Hong Qi, took a cup for himself, took a sip, and felt that he was back to the time of drinking tea in modern society.

That's right, the small jar contains tea leaves.

After crossing over, Long Chen relied on his memory to remember that there were such tea trees on Nanliang Mountain, and there were especially many of them near Linjiang City in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

He sent a message to Wu Jian, asking him to rush back to the Ministry of Works eight hundred miles after picking, and Long Chen roasted these tea leaves by himself.

"Lord Hong, try it, this is green tea."

Hong Qi stared suspiciously at the slightly green tea, but he didn't move.

As a businessman who walks the rivers and lakes, he is very careful about eating and drinking, because he is afraid of being drugged by others.

Long Chen smiled and said: "Lord Hong was poisoned in our Ministry of Industry, isn't such a thing too shocking?"

Hong Qi gave a dry laugh, picked up the cup and took a sip, the taste was bitter and the taste turned sweet in the throat, it was a wonderful feeling.

"I've never drunk this kind of tea, is this... the new work of Master Shangshu?"

Hong Qi had heard long ago that Long Chen sold items that had never been seen before. Beauty drunk, breast armor, cheongsam, etc. were all brand new items.

"Yes, this is the green tea I made. Drinking it can prolong your life."

"Of course, it's hard to say how to prolong life. It will take decades, but green tea is refreshing and refreshing. It's suitable for literati who don't know how to drink alcohol."

"Also, the barbarians in the north eat meat and drink milk and are prone to illness. They boil water and drink this green tea, which can solve their problems, and it will be effective within a few days."

"As I said just now, we must keep our promises. The cooperation with the Dragon Gang will not stop, but we can cooperate with new things."

"I can also tell Lord Hong that green tea is just one of them, and I still have many good things."

"We don't terminate our cooperation with the Dragon Gang because we keep our promises, which is also a good thing for you."

"If we are capricious, do you dare to cooperate?"

After Long Chen finished speaking, Hong Qi calmed down his original anger, and was secretly surprised: This Long Chengen is indeed a genius, who can think of such a thing, and is proficient in business.

"Can you..."

Before Hong Qi finished speaking, Long Chen added another cup of tea for him.

Hong Qi drank one cup and drank another.

After savoring carefully, Hong Qi said: "Okay, let's start our cooperation with green tea first."

"However, this green tea is a new thing, we have to try it."

Whether the new product will sell well or not is a question, Hong Qi can't believe it just based on Long Chen's words.

"No problem, I have a suggestion for Master Hong. You can hold a tea tasting and poetry meeting in Nanliang. It will be popular among literati first, and then cause a wave of tea drinking."

"Of course, you can also start with the dignitaries of the court. Emperor Li Chengdao of Nanliang heard that eating meat is uncomfortable, you can try it."

Hong Qi said: "I heard that Long Shangshu's cooperation not only provides products, but also gives sales advice. The rumors are true."

"Okay, I will try according to Master Shangshu's suggestion."

Long Chen said with a smile: "I'll send the tea to Sifanglou. After the first batch of tea is sold out, we'll discuss the price."

Hong Qi bowed and said: "Master Shang Shu is very kind, Hong Mou bids farewell."

After Hong Qi left the Ministry of Industry, Long Chen immediately sent someone to deliver the green tea to Sifanglou.

After finishing the arrangements, Long Chen got up and went to Fengming Palace.

At the door, the maid went in to report, and after a while, Long Chen entered the bedroom.

The empress was wearing a black cheongsam and high heels. She was of a suitable size, and the femininity exuding from her body was enough to fascinate people.

Long Chen couldn't help taking a second look, then stepped forward and said: "I have seen the Holy One."

The empress walked over gracefully, and said with a faint smile: "The clothes you made for me are very suitable, especially the breastplate, which fits very well. You have a good memory."

hiss....

Long Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: What does the Empress mean by this?Praise me or hurt me?

"Doing things for the sage, I dare not be wholehearted."

No matter what it means, let's talk back first.

The empress sat on the couch, with one leg resting on the other, leaning on the armrest, and asked, "The people from Sifanglou are gone?"