As Wei Chenglin analyzed the situation, he paid close attention to Huang Siyuan's changing expressions, trying to understand his inner world.
"If the imperial court wants to eliminate the forces in Louye and Lanwei, what can be done even if the foreign countries send a large army to support them?"
Manager Huang still remembers that last year, the three northern kingdoms mobilized 600,000 troops to invade the Great Northern Dynasty, but it ended in a crushing defeat.
Both Louye and Lanwei are subjects of the Great Northern Dynasty. The emperor loves his people like his own children and wants to give them a chance so they won't be deceived by the barbarian people and end up working for them.
Wei Chenglin's words seemed to give Huang Siyuan a glimmer of hope. He grasped at a straw and asked:
“Our Huang family has lived in Lanwei for generations and is a large family. My cousin has committed a heinous crime, and I don’t want the whole family to be buried with him. Manager Zhou, what do you think I should do now? Please give me some guidance.”
Huang Siyuan's words surprised Wei Chenglin. He hadn't expected Huang Liang's family to be in such a situation. This was a very good breakthrough.
Thinking of this, Wei Chenglin said, "Manager Huang overestimates me. What can I do? I'm just a businessman and don't want to get involved. The situation in Lanwei is too complicated. There are even foreigners here."
Perhaps my brother made the right decision to close the shop here. What's the use of making a lot of money if you're still alive to enjoy it?
Wei Chenglin's words disappointed Huang Siyuan somewhat. He could understand that Wei Chenglin didn't want to get involved, but he was still persistent and continued:
"Manager Zhou, I know that your brother has some connections with the former Prefect of Xijin. Could you ask your brother to step in and find Prefect Jin to give our Huang family a chance to redeem themselves?"
Seeing Huang Siyuan's anxious eyes, Wei Chenglin pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking:
"How about this: you go directly to Yuanxi, find my brother, explain the situation to him, and ask him to take you to Prefect Jin. Wouldn't that be better?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Siyuan became anxious and quickly spoke up:
"Manager Zhou, you may not know this, but ever since my cousin caused trouble, the relationship between my brothers and me has been strained. Those foreigners are scoundrels. They have people secretly watching me, afraid that I will ruin their plans."
If I stay in Lanwei City, they won't worry about anything. But once I leave Lanwei for Yuanxi, they will definitely become suspicious, and then things will be difficult.
Even though I'm here now, someone might come to check on me soon, so I can't stay here too long.
"So that's how it is," Wei Chenglin nodded. He thought for a moment and then said:
"Manager Huang, how about this? I've just arrived in Lanwei and I'm not familiar with the situation here yet, so I don't want to leave for the time being."
Could you find someone you can trust? I'll have the driver take him to Yuanxi to see my brother. What are your thoughts? Let him tell my brother.
At the same time, I'll write a letter to Zhou Tong, asking him to do everything he can to help. What do you think?
"That's settled then. I'll have someone come find you tomorrow. I'll leave this matter to Manager Zhou."
"Alright, it's settled then. Manager Huang, you must be careful and keep this matter a secret, or neither of us will have an easy time."
"Don't worry, Manager Zhou. This matter concerns my whole family, and I will handle it with care."
After Huang Siyuan finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Wei Chenglin, and then strolled away from the shop at a leisurely pace.
It seems that Huang Siyuan is also a cautious person. He did this to prevent those who were following him from becoming suspicious.
Seeing Huang Siyuan leave, Wei Chenglin immediately went to a room behind the shop, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, handed it to a shop assistant, and asked him to go to Yuanxi and give the letter to Wei Jin.
When Wei Chenglin came to Lanwei, he brought several men with him, as well as people who drove the carts and cooked meals. They were all dressed as soldiers.
In addition to protecting Wei Chenglin's safety, these soldiers were also responsible for relaying information obtained from Lanwei.
The soldiers carefully put away the letter, quietly left Lanwei, and headed to Yuanxi.
Next, Wei Chenglin began to consider that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Xiao Yi would likely come to him soon. Their only goal was to find out about Yuan Xi's situation and see if they could find a way to take Yuan Xi down.
As expected, Xiao Yi arrived at the door the next morning with an attendant.
Upon seeing Xiao Yi, Wei Chenglin immediately smiled and went to greet her.
Upon seeing the situation, Xiao Yi immediately understood what was going on. Yesterday, he had bought a jade Buddha, and this Shopkeeper Zhou was already treating him like a god of wealth. His politeness towards him was completely understandable.
"Young master, welcome back to purchase jade items."
At this moment, Wei Changlin's face was full of smiles, perfectly embodying the image of a businessman who is solely driven by profit.
"My name is Bai Qi, a native of Louye. I have loved jade since childhood and have always wanted to work in this industry. I plan to open a jade shop in Louye."
There aren't many jade merchants in Louye, so I came to Lanwei to take a look. I heard that Manager Zhou was from the Yuanxi region and came from a family that had been in the jade business for generations. His family also owned a jade mine, so I wanted to cooperate with Manager Zhou.
I'm planning to open a jade shop in Louye, with Manager Zhou providing the goods. What do you think?
Upon hearing this, Wei Chenglin was overjoyed. This was an incredibly good thing, one that couldn't be found even with a lantern. He then said:
"That's great. Our Zhou family has been in the jade business for many years. Since the destruction of Xiao Taiyuan in Yuanxi, our Zhou family's jade mine is the largest in Yuanxi, and the jade we mine is also the best."
If we can cooperate, we will supply the finest jade to Young Master Bai at a low price.
"That's wonderful, please take good care of me, Manager Zhou." Xiao Yi seemed very excited.
At the same time, Wei Chenglin showed a worried expression and said:
“I heard that Louye, like Lanwei, has experienced local riots. Mr. Bai wants to open a jade shop, but it seems the time is not right yet. Perhaps we should wait and see.”
Xiao Yi smiled and said:
"There has indeed been local unrest in Louye and Lanwei, but I believe this is only temporary. This situation should pass quickly, and everything will return to normal."
Since we've decided to open a jade shop, let's do some preparation beforehand.
Upon hearing this, Wei Chenglin immediately became happy and said:
"If that's really the case, that would be wonderful. I've always been worried that the shop in Lanwei wouldn't be able to stay afloat. If what Young Master Bai says is true, then I have nothing to worry about."
Next, the two began to discuss some details of the cooperation. Wei Chenglin knew that Xiao Yi's purpose was to go to Yuanxi to see what was really going on in Yuanxi and to see if it was possible to win Yuanxi over.
Both of them are just putting on an act; it's a test of whose acting skills are superior.
Seeing that Xiao Yi was very interested, Wei Chenglin spoke up:
"Young Master Bai, when do you have time? I'd like to accompany you to Yuanxi to check out the jade market there."
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