Chapter 218: Trade Office

Everyone's gaze fell on Li Rui.

Facing the invisible pressure, Li Rui remained calm and unruffled, stood up with a calm expression, cupped his hands, and turned around: "My lords, working together in the future, I wish us success."

Yan Zhongxing looked Li Rui up and down.

His eyes were playful.

Introducing a Trade Captain is normal.

After all, Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei couldn't personally supervise trade monitoring, so they would definitely send an official to be responsible.

But the latter sentence was worth pondering.

What does it mean that a subordinate's attitude represents the attitude of the Anning Guard?

"This is backing him up."

The person who spoke was Jiang Linxian; since entering the door, Jiang Linxian had spoken a total of ten sentences, and one of them was the one just now.

The fewer the words, the heavier the weight.

With this sentence from Jiang Linxian, Li Rui would have much more confidence when dealing with the Trade Office and handling matters in the future; if the Trade Office wanted to manipulate him, they would have to weigh whether they could afford to offend him.

Looking at Cao Wei again, there was not the slightest intention to refute.

"This person has some ability; I heard that Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei have a bad relationship, yet they can be united on this matter."

Yan Zhongxing didn't think it was because the two were considering the big picture.

They probably both thought highly of this official before them.

Yan Zhongxing laughed: "Lord Li, I will trouble you to take care of things in the future."

After introducing Li Rui.

Jiang Linxian stopped talking completely.

The serious business had been handled, and then it entered the nonsense segment.

The old foxes had already started closing their eyes to doze off again.

At this time.

A Trade Office official trotted in; seeing so many people in the hall, he first looked toward Yan Zhongxing.

Obviously.

This meant asking whether to speak.

Yan Zhongxing said: "Speak, everyone here is one of our own."

But he was displeased in his heart.

No sense of the situation.

He could see it, and Cao Wei and Jiang Linxian could also see it; if he didn't let it be said, it would definitely create a rift and offend the two main officials of the Anning Guard for nothing.

Only then did the Trade Office official speak: "Lord Yan, the Witch Kingdom delegation wants to meet with you, saying they will arrive in a quarter of an hour."

"Hmm."

Yan Zhongxing pondered: "Lord Cao, would you like to meet the Witch Kingdom delegation together?"

Cao Wei shook his head:

"We are soldiers of the Yu Kingdom; even if the two countries trade, our positions are ultimately different, so it is better not to meet."

After saying this.

He stood up and cupped his hands: "Since Lord Yan has important matters, I will not disturb you further and will take my leave first."

Yan Zhongxing didn't say any polite words to keep him; the Anning Guard was indeed not suitable to participate in the following matters.

"Let's gather another day."

Then Cao Wei led the group out of the Trade Office.

The groom pulled the reins.

Several people mounted their horses one after another and galloped toward the Anning Guard.

"Riding horses in the city, it should be people from the Anning Guard."

Dao Mo, the deputy envoy of the Witch Kingdom delegation, looked at the group of people galloping past from the side.

"Brother Mo, how did you see that?"

"These people are all wearing official uniforms, they are martial generals, and their ranks are not low; if I am not mistaken, it should be Anning Guard Military Advisor Jiang Linxian and Assistant Regional Commander Cao Wei."

The strong man on the side was immediately impressed.

He only saw that they were a few Yu Kingdom people.

While Dao Mo only took one look and analyzed so much information, even guessing who they were.

"No wonder the Great Witch asked Brother Mo to come."

Dao Mo was simply an expert on the Yu Kingdom, knowing everything about Yu Kingdom affairs clearly.

The reason things had progressed smoothly during this period was because Dao Mo was familiar with the situation; if it had been someone else, they would definitely have been blind and hit walls everywhere.

"Brother Mo, truly amazing!"

The strong man gave a thumbs up.

Dao Mo smiled slightly; this was a skill in the eyes of the Witch Kingdom people, but for the people of the Yu Kingdom, this was the most normal thing.

He was just relying on having stayed in the Yu Kingdom for a long time and understanding common sense; in the end, it was because the Witch Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom had been isolated for too long, so not many people were familiar with the situation.

"After you stay for a long time, you will know the same; it doesn't count as any skill."

This became humility in the eyes of other Witch Kingdom people.

A person who has skills and is humble will be respected wherever they go.

While speaking.

Dao Mo's peripheral vision caught sight of Xia Xiaotang, whose small face had turned pale, and he asked with concern:

"Xiaotang, what's wrong with you, are you not feeling well?"

At this time, others also paid attention to Xia Xiaotang's movements.

"Xiaotang, what's wrong with you?"

Although Xia Xiaotang was of the royal family, she was bold and unconstrained, getting along well with everyone.

Several men treated Xia Xiaotang as a younger sister and couldn't help but express concern.

Xia Xiaotang's fingers trembled slightly, and it took a while before she squeezed out a smile:

"No, nothing."

Dao Mo frowned: "Really nothing?"

"Really."

Seeing Xia Xiaotang nod affirmatively, Dao Mo felt slightly relieved.

"Let's go, we're going to be late."

Seeing that the others still wanted to ask, Xia Xiaotang had to change the subject and urged.

Hearing this.

Dao Mo led the group to speed up their pace.

A moment later.

They arrived in the main hall of the Trade Office.

The people from the Trade Office in the hall didn't even move their butts; seeing the Witch Kingdom delegation appear, Yan Zhongxing led the Trade Office officials to stand up and welcome them:

"Everyone has come from afar, hard work, hard work."

Dao Mo smiled and cupped his hands: "Lord Yan, you are too polite."

Surprise flashed in Yan Zhongxing's eyes. In his impression, Witch Kingdom people seemed to advocate nature, and each one was unruly.

But if you don't look at the appearance of this Witch Kingdom person before him, just looking at his style of conduct, you would think he was a Yu Kingdom official.

He still looked as usual:

"Please sit down quickly."

While asking people to serve tea, he said: "I set off from the capital this time, and Lord Zhang specifically ordered me to send his greetings on his behalf, looking forward to meeting the Great Witch."

Hearing the three words "Lord Zhang," the people of the Witch Kingdom delegation were all shocked.

The Lord Zhang in Yan Zhongxing's mouth naturally could only be that Grand Secretary Zhang in the Imperial Cabinet.

One Provincial Military Commander Yuan galloping on the battlefield of the Witch Kingdom, one Grand Secretary Zhang maneuvering in the imperial court.

The reputation of the two in the Witch Kingdom is no less than in the Yu Kingdom.

Who doesn't know that Grand Secretary Zhang has a seven-aperture exquisite heart, and every time they deal with him, he calculates the Witch Kingdom clearly, making them admire him.

This trade between the two countries is the will of the Emperor and was also promoted by Grand Secretary Zhang.

That's why Grand Secretary Zhang specifically gave instructions before Yan Zhongxing set off.

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"Certainly, the Great Witch also often thinks of Lord Zhang."

A few pleasantries.

Afterward, Dao Mo started discussing the specific details of opening trade with Yan Zhongxing.

"Lord Yan, fifteen days later, the first batch of Witch Kingdom merchant caravans will set off; I hope you will take care of the checkpoints along the way."

"Rest assured."

"This is the list of goods for this time, Lord Yan, please take a look."

Dao Mo took out a booklet from his bosom, densely written with many words.

Yan Zhongxing saw the booklet.

A satisfied look appeared on his face.

On the right track!

Originally, he thought he would need some training before these Witch Kingdom barbarians would understand the rules of the Yu Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, this Witch Kingdom person named Dao Mo understood everything.

Besides supervising trade between the two countries, the Trade Office also had an extremely important task, which was to take a cut.

This cut on the surface is to collect tariffs, and in secret, it is to collect treasures for the big figures in the capital, especially His Majesty the Emperor.

Dao Mo took pains to organize the list of goods.

It was clearly telling Yan Zhongxing, if you see anything you like, feel free to pick it.

With this good foundation, things went much smoother afterward.

Since the other party was so sensible, Yan Zhongxing naturally couldn't do anything against the rules; as long as he could turn a blind eye, he would naturally let it go.

You are good, I am good, that is the best.

Even so, it took half a day for both sides to negotiate the details.

Customs clearance, transportation, accommodation, personnel, and other aspects, every detail was finalized, so naturally, it took time.

But neither Dao Mo nor Yan Zhongxing felt tired at all.

Although these things were small, they concerned the great matters of the two countries.

If problems arose during the first trade, neither of them would be able to answer for it.

The discussion in the hall was heated.

The young girl Xia Xiaotang was bored and fiddled with her hair with her right index finger.

Chatting idly with the Yu Kingdom official beside her.

"Seems to be called Qi Ze?"

Qi Ze: "Miss Tang, there are quite a few suitable places for sightseeing in Qinghe; you will have to stay in Qinghe for a while, I can be your tour guide."

He intended to get to know this Witch Kingdom girl before him.

This Miss Tang of the Witch Kingdom delegation, although her skin was a bit dark, had a very good foundation, and she was clearly a beauty, and she exuded a wild beauty not found in Yu Kingdom women.

The more experienced one is in romance, the more one cannot resist this exotic style.

Of course.

He intended to make friends, not for that bit of business in his pants, but to establish private relations with the Witch Kingdom people so that things would be more convenient to handle in the future.

"Oh, it's quite good."

Xia Xiaotang excelled at replying without reading.

Tang is her surname, which is what she tells outsiders.

Although in the Witch Kingdom, the surname Xia is very common, because the Witch Kingdom royal family can give birth, but in the Yu Kingdom, it inevitably makes people think wildly.

She simply reversed her name—Tang Xiaoxia.

Just when Qi Ze's mouth was a bit dry from talking and he picked up his teacup to take a sip.

The young girl Xia Xiaotang asked actively:

"Lord Qi, was there a group of Anning Guard people here at the Trade Office just now?"

Qi Ze was stunned; he didn't understand why this Witch Kingdom girl suddenly talked about the Anning Guard, but in the end, he nodded:

"Yes."

Xia Xiaotang's big eyes brightened instantly: "Then was there an old man of about seventy or eighty?"

Qi Ze blinked, then nodded:

"Yes."

Xia Xiaotang hurriedly asked:

"Lord Qi, what is his name?"

Although Qi Ze was suspicious, he thought about it and said two words:

"Li Rui."

"Hmm?"

"Why are my ears burning?"

Li Rui rubbed his ears.

Then he looked at the book in his hand; Fu Huan had sent over a hundred notes from predecessors and experts of the Imperial Observatory in one breath, enough for him to read for a long time.

Every time he could gain something.

After returning from the Trade Office, he buried himself in his room.

Started studying the notes.

He gradually began to understand the joy of those top students in his previous life who forgot to eat and sleep, reading until late at night.

Only then did he start to circulate his Qi.

Finally, he fell into a deep sleep and appeared in his dream again.

Work efficiency for the day was maxed out.

"Qi Ze, come out."

Ever since the battle with Qi Ze, Gao Zhen had been successfully abandoned.

Qi Ze became a daily kill project.

The Barrier Saber appeared in Li Rui's hand, his fighting spirit rising:

"Kill!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 219 =====