wealthy queen

Chapter 149 The Strength and Pride of the Richest Man

The Murong family is still so large and luxurious. After the incident in Mabu, the Murong family not only earned enough reputation as a great benevolent person, but also had intersections with many powerful families in the imperial city. Perhaps as far as Mabu is concerned, they have suffered a heavy loss. However, this loss has brought them unimaginable invisible wealth, allowing them to earn a lot of money.

And all of this was brought to them by Shen Liang. The most important thing is that Shen Liang also detoxified Murong Hai's beloved wife, and he has a kindness to Murong's family as if he had recreated it. The matter was left to the sons, and Murong Hai, who stayed with his wife wholeheartedly, heard that Shen Liang was visiting, and immediately invited them to the hall.

However, after all, Murong Hai is an old fox who has been in the shopping malls for decades. In the past, Shen Liang would send someone to inform the Murong family in advance of anything he wanted, but this time he came to the door suddenly, and he came with the grandson of Mr. Xie Ge in a fair manner. It is definitely impossible to come here to reminisce with them. Murong Hai decided to wait and see what happened when he couldn't figure out what his plan was for the time being.

"The two are Mr. Shen and Mr. Xie?"

Entering the hall, Murong Hai pretended not to recognize Shen Liang, and enthusiastically clasped fists at them respectively.

"Patriarch Murong."

The two also got up one after another to return their salutes, Murong Hai walked towards the main seat and greeted: "You two are welcome, please sit down."

"Thank you, Patriarch Murong."

Shen Liang thanked each other for a glance, and sat down again.

"I don't know if you two came to the humble house suddenly, but what's the problem?"

Even if he pretended not to know each other, it was impossible for Murong Hai to deal with Shen Liang with the aura of the patriarch. After careful consideration, he decided to go straight to the point, so as to avoid guessing and revealing his secrets.

"Patriarch Murong is really a bold person."

Shen Liang turned his head and exchanged a look with Xie Yan before continuing: "To be honest, I really want to bother Patriarch Murong with something, that's right, Daqin is suffering from disasters everywhere, seeing more and more refugees in the imperial city. Yue Duo, Mr. Xie, I, Mr. Xiang Er from the Marquis of Lin'an, Mr. Yang from the Ministry of Punishment, and Mr. Wei from the Ministry of Industry's Minister's Mansion really wanted to do something for the refugees. After discussion, we decided to go to Jiulipu Donate some porridge and steamed buns in the area, but, presumably, Patriarch Murong should also know that the price of goods in the imperial city is soaring, many people may not be able to buy food even if they have money, and what we need to do requires a lot of food. Looking at the whole In the imperial city, the only ones who can provide us with food for a long time are the Murong family, so we specially came to visit the Murong family, hoping that the Murong family can help us a little bit, so that we can supply us with sufficient food for a long time, and the price will be based on the market price. , there is no need to give any special discount.”

After speaking, the two stood up one after the other, clasped their fists and bowed. If they want to ask for help, they naturally have the attitude of asking for help.

"This is..."

Murong Hai wanted to agree immediately, but because of Xie Yan's presence, he had to pretend to be contemplative. Shen Liang, who knew what was going on, couldn't help secretly admiring Murong Hai's wisdom and calmness, but Xie Yan, who didn't know anything, was in a state of suspense when he saw this. It's at the throat, I'm afraid he will refuse, if the Murong family doesn't agree, the others probably won't either, without a stable supply of food, they can't do anything.

"How long are you two going to do?"

After an unknown amount of time, Murong Hai suddenly asked.

"Of course we have been doing it all the time, but if the imperial court has a big move to help refugees in the later period, the imperial city will no longer be flooded with refugees, and we don't need to push ourselves any further."

When Xie Yan was still thinking about how to answer properly, Shen Liang had already finished speaking. It was just the beginning of the same sentence. There is really no need to design so many frames for yourself. What will happen in the future will have to wait for some achievements. , I made a lot of oaths early on, and if I didn’t succeed in the end, didn’t I intend to make people laugh, who wouldn’t say empty words?

"Well... the two sons are righteous."

After pondering for a while, Murong Hai clasped his fists in admiration, and said proactively after finishing the work: "Since it is doing good deeds, my Murong family is obliged to do so. To be honest, my wife has been suffering from illnesses for many years, but some time ago we distributed sackcloth to the poor. Afterwards, his illness miraculously gradually improved. I thought that God must have been moved by us, and couldn't bear to let my wife continue to suffer from the pain. Therefore, good people will definitely be rewarded. If the two young masters really want to I have no reason not to support the common people’s work. Let’s do this. In the early stage, I will support you with [-] shi of rice, [-] kilograms of white flour, and [-] kilograms of corn flour for free. Sell ​​it to you at the purchase price, what do you two young masters think?"

It was too abrupt for me to give it away for free. Murong Hai even brought out his wife to make some preparations. This is also a partnership between Shen Liang and others. If he did it alone, he would be willing to provide it for free throughout the whole process. He valued it. Not only is Shen Liang's kindness to them, but also his future. His keen intuition told him that Shen Liang will never be a thing in the pool. One day, he will soar into the sky. What is commendable is that he He is also tolerant, and you don't need to worry about one day you will be exhausted when you cooperate with him.

"real?!"

Xie Yan exclaimed in disbelief, and soon realized his gaffe, blushed and coughed twice, then said unnaturally: "Sorry, I'm sorry."

"Haha...it doesn't matter, Mr. Xie's gaffe is for the sake of the common people, and this Patriarch admires it."

Murong Hai laughed away his embarrassment, and his eyes inevitably turned to Shen Liang, his decision was the key.

"Then I would like to thank Patriarch Murong, but if Patriarch Murong can exchange [-] shi of rice for [-] shi of brown rice, and then exchange [-] kilograms of white flour for [-] kilograms of cornmeal, we will definitely be more grateful."

"Cool!"

Unexpectedly, he would open his mouth to make such a request, and Xie Yan let out a low growl, his face was full of disapproval, Murong Hai's attitude was many times better than they expected, he was not afraid to provoke Life is annoying, do people just drive them out?

"It's okay, it's okay, it's because I didn't think carefully. Giving is not as good as eating for yourself. It must first be able to feed and clothe more people."

The difference is that Murong Hai recognized Shen Liang. He looked like a lion with a big mouth, but in fact the value of what he wanted was about the same as what he gave, or even less. You must know the prices of brown rice and cornmeal versus rice and white flour The gap is huge, and he has saved him a lot. The most important thing is that the supply of brown rice and cornmeal is larger, which can better guarantee the supply in the later stage, and will not delay his business with wealthy families.

"So, what does Patriarch Murong mean?"

Throwing Xie Yan a reassuring look, Shen Liang continued to question.

"No problem, do you need anything else?"

Murong Hai made a decisive decision, and Shen Liang said: "There is one more thing, besides porridge, we also plan to donate some common decoctions to treat typhoid fever. I wonder if Patriarch Murong may provide us with medicinal materials?"

"Of course, they are common medicinal materials. I have a lot in Murong's warehouse."

"Then I would like to thank Patriarch Murong."

Shen Liang stood up, cupped his fists and bowed, Xie Yan, who was frightened twice in a row, hurriedly followed.

"You two gentlemen, you don't need to be polite. It's still the same sentence. To do good deeds, I, the Murong family, have a duty to do it!"

Murong Hai clasped his fists in return, the three of them had a very happy conversation, such a big deal was easily settled, Murong Hai and Shen Liang were fine, but the thank you words always felt a bit unreal, a bit cloudy.

"It's already noon, I don't know if the two young masters can do me a favor and have dinner at my Murong's house?"

After the formalities, Murong Hai warmly invited him.

"No, we're going to start tomorrow. We still have a lot of preparations to do today, Patriarch Murong, please ask someone to deliver the food to the shop at the end of Jiulipu near the east gate. There should be someone there this afternoon. of."

With that said, Shen Liang stood up.

"No problem, I will ask the eldest son to send it over in person in the afternoon, but Mr. Shen, I have a merciless request, and I hope Mr. Shen can agree."

Seeing that they were about to leave, Murong Hai also stood up, Shen Liang and Xie Yan looked at each other before making a gesture of please, Murong Hai did not hesitate, and immediately said: "That's it, I heard Mr. Shen is superb in medical skills, and King Qingping can be rescued even when he is in danger. As I said before, my wife has been suffering from illnesses all year round. Recently, I see that he is getting better. I am still very worried. It's getting better."

Now he doesn't believe in anyone but Shen Liang, only when he says that Murong Yun is fine, can he really rest assured.

"Just a little thing."

Shen Liang turned to Xie Yan and said: "You wait for me here for a while, I will come as soon as I go with Patriarch Murong."

"Ah."

This is also to repay Murong Hai's support, and there will definitely be no objection to the words of thanks.

"Young Master Shen, this way please!"

Seeing that they had agreed, Murong Hai made a timely gesture of invitation, Shen Liang nodded with a smile, put one hand behind his back and turned to the inner courtyard with him.

"Young Master Shen gave me a big jump today."

Once away from Xie Yan's gaze, Murong Hai relaxed, and the smile on his face was somewhat helpless, and Shen Liang couldn't help shaking his head: "It's true that this matter is too hasty, and I don't have time to let you be notified. Patriarch Murong reacted quickly, Xie Yan shouldn't be suspicious."

"Why did Mr. Shen suddenly think of giving?"

The two talked as they walked, respecting each other, it's a bit like a year-end friendship.

"I won't say those hypocritical words in front of you. First, I really want to do something for Baixin. Second, I want to take advantage of the situation to buy people's hearts. You should know something about the man in the palace. We The children of these big families seem to be glamorous, but in fact there are many insincere things. Although he proposed marriage to me and King Qingping, the original motive was not pure. Now I have long regretted it. Controlling more bargaining chips is enough, and Xie Yan and the others also have this need, who wants to be pointed at others indiscriminately."

Shen Liang didn't hide it, but there was a more important point he didn't say, winning the hearts of the people was not just for fighting the old emperor.

"Well, don't worry, Mr. Shen, I will fully support you."

The smile slowly disappeared, Murong Hai's face was heavy, could the old emperor not understand?He was one of the most immediate victims.

"Thank you very much, but, will there be a problem with the Murong family's reserves?"

The people in the first half of this year must have had no crops, and the harvest will be in the second half of the year at the earliest. The Murong family's food did not just fall out of thin air. Before that, they could only eat what they had.

But when he heard his concerned question, Murong Hai smiled: "You don't have to worry about Mr. Shen. The Murong family has been doing business for so many years, and the reserves must be good. Moreover, we received news some time ago. This time only The Qin State has just encountered a flood that has not happened in a century, but the weather in the neighboring countries is smooth, seeing that the farming season is about to begin, Yu'er and An'er have already sent people to various countries to buy grain."

"Can you buy in bulk?"

As far as he knew, several neighboring countries near Qin State were eyeing them covetously. Knowing that Qin State was in trouble, they probably issued an order a long time ago not to allow merchants to sell large quantities of grain to Qin State, right?