The next day, Tang Youde came again for breakfast.

Seeing that Zhao Hao had another disciple with extraordinary manners, Tang Youde didn't know how to compliment him.

"Young Master, at such a young age, he has already started recruiting many disciples. He wants his students to spread all over the world."

Zhao Hao took a softened tofu skin bun from the bowl of chicken soup, blew the hot air gently, and said casually:

"That would be so tiring. I don't plan to take in so many apprentices. I'd better wait until I have the opportunity to build a university in the future."

"University?" Tang Youde also took the bowl handed over by Wang Wuyang. While drinking the chicken soup, he said with shining eyes: "It must be very profitable, right? Young Master, you can't abandon me when the time comes."

Seeing that the fat man was full of money, Hua Shuyang asked Wang Wuyang in a low voice: "Who is this person?"

"It's my great fortune to meet Master's businessman," Wang Wuyang curled his lips and said, "Master has something to ask him to do."

"Oh..." Hua Shuyang was not like his senior brother, who had any prejudice against businessmen.

While eating breakfast, Zhao Hao asked Tang Youde, "Is there any progress on that matter?"

"Young Master, you are really good at predicting things. Once the news got out, the silk merchants were quite polite that day, but they really changed their attitude the next day and said they could not sell silk to our Tang family." Tang Youde gave a thumbs up, flattered him, and then smiled and said, "I asked again and again, and then I found out that it was Liu Zhengqi, the president of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, who made the statement. Liu Zhengqi is not only the leader of the Dongting Merchants in Nanjing, but also the vice president of our Jinling Silk Industry Guild. Those silk merchants dare not listen to him, and they can forget about making a living in Nanjing and Suzhou."

Fatty Tang had never planned to get into this business, so he naturally didn't take this matter to heart and just told it to Zhao Hao as a joke.

"Liu Yuanwai is a trustworthy man who keeps his word." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "If he doesn't bite the bait, I don't know how to continue this play."

Tang Youde got the hint now, and looked at Zhao Hao and asked, "Does the young master have a grudge against the Liu guy?"

"It's a big festival." Zhao Hao replied with a smile: "I should have called this guy father-in-law..."

"Ah?" Tang Youde was surprised when he heard this and said, "There is such a part? I haven't heard of it before."

"There are many things you don't know." Zhao Hao got up and went into the room. While changing his clothes, he said to Tang Youde who stayed outside, "At the beginning of the year, when my old man got into trouble, this guy came here to cancel the engagement."

"Oh? So mean?" Tang Youde immediately said, "He is not a good person!"

"The day before yesterday, right after we came back from Bailuzhou, this guy came again. He actually dared to use my father's imperial examination to threaten to cancel the engagement. After I rejected him, he threatened that we should go to his house and beg him to cancel the engagement!"

"How is this possible? A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated! And what about you, young master?" Tang Youde flattered him. When he saw Zhao Hao coming out of the west room dressed neatly, he was stunned and asked, "Is he going out?"

"Yes, let's ask Mr. Liu to cancel the engagement..." Zhao Hao said as he sat down. Wang Wuyang hurriedly squatted down and helped his master put on the Silk Cloud Shoes.

Then Zhao Hao walked out the door leisurely.

"Uh..." Tang Youde was embarrassed. After a while, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Young Master is always unexpected."

"Hurry up and follow me." Zhao Hao greeted him with a smile, "Without you, Boss Tang, I can't perform this play."

"Master, what about us?" The two disciples looked at Zhao Hao eagerly.

"Guard the house at home." Zhao Hao said with a smile, "I will buy you some candy when I come back."

~~

When Zhao Hao arrived at the entrance of the alley, he saw a magnificent new horse-drawn carriage with a faint smell of tung oil, parked there quietly.

The two tall horses were completely black without a single stray hair, and the shafts were covered with brass engraved with cloud patterns.

The carriage is made of rosewood, which is called a "clear oil carriage". The so-called "clear oil carriage" means that the carriage is painted in the original color of the wood, so that the preciousness of the wood can be revealed.

Look at the tiles on the rear crossbeam, the nails on the carriage enclosure, the curtain hooks... all the accessories are engraved with brass. Even the carriage enclosure is made of rainproof silk with top ribbons and tassels. It is truly luxurious.

"How is it?" Tang Youde opened the car door proudly. The driver squatted down and set up the brocade cushion, inviting Zhao Hao to get in the car.

"It's really beautiful." Zhao Hao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but joked, "Boss Tang has upgraded his weapon."

"As long as you like it, young master." Tang Youde said enthusiastically, and followed Zhao Hao into the car.

The coachman closed the door and drove the carriage steadily out of Caijia Lane.

"From what you said..." Zhao Hao asked with a smile in the carriage.

"Yes, this is a small gift to you, young master." Tang Youde wiped the shiny car wall with his sleeve and took out a porcelain bottle covered with water droplets from the secret compartment.

Sitting in the spacious and ventilated luxury carriage, Zhao Hao drank the iced loquat juice specially prepared by Tang Youde for him, and couldn't help but sighed: "It's really enjoyable..."

After enjoying it for a while, he asked with a smile, "Why are you giving this to me?"

"Young Master, you have helped me make so much money. I have to thank you very much. Why should I call for help?" Tang Youde smiled sincerely and said, "A carriage is nothing."

"Thank you very much. I appreciate your kindness, but I won't be in Nanjing for many days, so you don't have to spend money." Zhao Hao smiled and clinked glasses with Tang Youde, saying, "Besides, it's time to replace your old car."

"Uh..." Tang Youde knew that Zhao Hao was not being falsely polite, and he would not be falsely polite to him, so he could only smile bitterly and nodded: "Well, I didn't catch your eye, I'll look for someone else later."

"No need to bother. You will have to thank me again later. We can cash it out then." Zhao Hao said with certainty.

"It seems that you have made up your mind, sir," Tang Youde asked curiously, "Now that it's this late, you can tell me, right?"

Zhao Hao smiled and nodded, then told him his plan.

"Ah? You can actually play like this?" Tang Youde was stunned. It took him a while to come back to his senses and said, "Young Master is truly a god. Fan Li reincarnated would probably be no more than this."

"Don't flatter me all the time, I'll get proud." Zhao Hao smiled and rolled his eyes at him, saying, "Besides, our mood is not right."

"On the contrary, at this moment, you should feel sad, anxious, uneasy, and even a little angry and unwilling." Tang Youde understood immediately, and wrinkled his face into a bun, brewing his emotions.

~~

The two-horse carriage was moving fast. It was not even noon when Zhao Hao and Tang Youde arrived outside the Suzhou Guild Hall on the Qinhuai River.

Unlike ordinary private houses, the main function of the guild hall is to provide a place for fellow merchants to stay and discuss business in a foreign place. Therefore, the gate of the courtyard is very large and there is no threshold.

You can go in directly.

Seeing the luxurious carriage, the gatekeepers did not dare to stop it and just let it pass.

It was not until the carriage stopped in the wide front yard that a servant came over to greet the two distinguished guests and asked politely, "What can I do for you, sir?"

Normally, the servants in the guild hall would call people "fellow townsman", but as soon as Tang Youde opened his mouth, people knew that he was not a fellow townsman.

Tang Youde handed over his business card and said to the servant, "I made an appointment with President Liu yesterday, and I came to see him today."

"Please have tea in the flower hall." The servant led the two into a hall facing the water, then turned around and went in to report.

Servants served fragrant tea and eight kinds of exquisite Suzhou-style snacks.

Zhao Hao pinched a piece of the dessert and tasted it, and couldn't help but praise it: "It's not that sweet!"

Perhaps it was because white sugar was too expensive, Suzhou dim sum at that time was not as choking as it was later, and was naturally much friendlier to outsiders.

While eating snacks, he admired the beautiful lake, mountains and rocks outside the lattice window, and praised: "Although the merchants of Jiangsu Province don't have as big a business as the merchants of Huizhou, they know how to enjoy life."

"Except for the salt merchants in Yangzhou, our Huizhou merchants are indeed quite frugal." Tang Youde was qualified to say this, as he had been riding in his old, leaky carriage for ten years and was reluctant to replace it.

"You have to spend money if you make it. Can money grow if you bury it in the ground?" Zhao Hao rubbed his hands and said, "I will build a big garden for Hui merchants to live in. When the time comes, you can help me manage it first, okay?"

"That's great." Tang Youde couldn't help but be fascinated. He was eager to open a branch of Wei Ji Xian, wasn't it just to expand his network? He didn't expect that Zhao Hao rejected the branch, but gave him a bigger platform. If the timing was not right, he would definitely jump up and cheer.

But thinking of the important matter, Tang Youde had to suppress his restlessness and reminded Zhao Hao in a low voice: "Sir, you are not in the right mood..."

"Don't worry, we just have to wait." Zhao Hao smiled indifferently and said, "As we wait, our emotions will come out..."

ps. Today is the first update, please recommend, collect and comment~~~~Since everyone has nothing to do at home, let's talk more. Or let's play an idiom chain. I'll start first - 'Happy New Year'!