Chapter 382, Zodiac Hall
The Twelve Zodiac Hall is located in the south of the inner city, next to the Central Civil and Military Office. It is the first Dachu commercial hall nominated by Taizu and supervised by Empress Wende.
Time entered September, and with the arrival of more and more business owners, the Twelve Zodiac Guild Hall immediately became the focus of close attention by all forces.
During the Taizu period, the Twelve Zodiac Club was almost dominated by the descendants of the Long family, and the few people who were most capable of doing business in the entire Great Chu were all descendants of the Long family.
Shi Fuxin, as one of the few known descendants of the Long family, has been remembered again by all parties.
"After the successor of the Long family?"
Sihai Inn, Dongfang Changhong looked at the information received by his subordinates. He didn't care much about the others, but he was very interested in Shi Fuxin, the descendant of the Long family.
Empress Wende is the master of the descendants of the Long family, and the Dongfang family is the natal family of Empress Wende. Rounding off, the Dongfang family should also be the master of the descendants of the Long family.
However, it seems that the boss of Hong Yanxiao has no relationship with the Duke of Ming Dynasty.
The subordinate standing aside sighed: "The descendants of the Long family seem to be very good at doing business. The subordinates have inquired about it. The number of branches of the confidante opened by Mrs. Yao San seems to have hundreds of branches."
Dongfang Changhong looked indifferent: "It's not that the heirs of the Long family know how to do business, but that the heirs of the Long family have secret recipes that others can't replace."
“It was and it is.”
"The reason why Hongyanxiao can spread all over Dachu is because other merchants selling rouge and gouache can't make products with the same effect as Hongyanxiao."
“When the price is not much different, people will naturally choose something with better effect. This is the key to the success of Confidante.”
The subordinates changed their expressions after hearing this: "Master, most of the secret recipes of the descendants of the Long family were given by Empress Wende, and most of the things that Mrs. Yao San sells are also the same."
Dongfang Changhong looked over: "What do you want to say?"
The subordinates hurriedly said: "The third lady Yao founded Hongyanxiao because of the secret recipe of Empress Wende, and she should repay the Dongfang family for the kindness of Empress Wende."
Dongfang Changhong's expression was faint: "Queen Wende has been dead for so long, and the descendants of the Long family don't know how many generations, how much of the former love is left?"
"Again, even if the descendants of the Long family want to repay the Dongfang family in the future, the repayment will also be the Duke of the Ming Dynasty in the capital, so what does it have to do with us?"
Speaking of the Duke of Ming’s Mansion, his subordinate’s face turned pale: “Master, the people at the Duke of Ming’s Mansion should know that we have entered Beijing.”
Dongfang Changhong snorted and laughed: "If you know it, you will know it. If I dare to go to Beijing, I am not afraid of them knowing. How is the investigation of Chang Feng's death?"
The subordinates shook their heads: "The Supervision Department is in charge of the case. It is difficult for outsiders to find out the specific situation. We only know that the second master and the sixth prince fell from the building together."
Dongfang Changhong's eyes were heavy: "Changfeng is very strong, and the height of a three-story building can't kill him!" After a pause, "I heard that Dongfang Changqing was also there at the time?"
The subordinates nodded: "Yes, not only the young master Changqing, but also the crown prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince. Lord, my subordinates guess that the second master may have gotten involved in the battle of several princes, and was affected by the disaster. fish."
Dongfang Changhong was noncommittal. At this moment, he regretted asking his younger brother to investigate the matter of Baicaotang: "Has the master behind Baicaotang been found out?"
The underling revealed guilt: "The subordinates are not sure yet, but we have found evidence that almost all the medicinal materials of Baicaotang are traded with Shennongtang."
Dongfang Changhong narrowed his eyes: "Baicaotang and Shennongtang?"
"Heh, it's getting more and more interesting."
"Shen Nong Hall is in the north and Baicao Hall is in the south. If these two families are one family, then the layout of the masters behind them is really big enough."
The subordinates showed approval: "Shen Nong Tang has three branch halls and 26 stores on the border. The supply of medicines for frontier soldiers is almost monopolized by Shen Nong Tang. There is no force in the capital who does not want to win over Shen Nong Tang."
Dongfang Changhong: "Have the people from Shennongtang come to Beijing?"
Subordinate: "Shang Laojiu, the person in charge of the first branch of Shennongtang, arrived two days ago. He is very low-key. After entering Beijing, he has stayed in the guild hall and has not gone out. Except for the court officials, he has not seen anyone else."
Dongfang Changhong pondered, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "It is said that Shennongtang is quite friendly to the eldest prince?"
The men nodded: "Yes."
Dongfang Changhong touched his chin: "Why did Shennongtang fall in love with the eldest prince?"
Subordinate: "I heard that the master who is the eldest prince has a close relationship with the master of Shennong Hall."
Dongfang Changhong frowned: "Isn't the master of the eldest prince the third lady Yao?"
Subordinate: "Yes, that's her."
Dongfang Changhong laughed: "I am more and more interested in that Mrs. Yaosan now. She is the apprentice of the old man Tianchi. Don't Shennongtang have something to do with her?"
The subordinate blurted out and retorted: "No, how old is Mrs. Yaosan, and Shennongtang and Baicaotang are full of masters. How can those people convince a little girl?"
"I think, Mrs. Yao San got acquainted with the head of Shennong Hall after she got the favor of the old man Tianchi."
On the other side, in the secret room of the First Prince's Mansion, the First Prince and Chu Yao were also discussing Shi Fuxin.
"The people from Shennongtang have arrived. The crown prince and the fourth brother all want to win over Shennongtang. Fortunately, Shang Laojiu is stable. Except for the people sent by the father, no one has seen him."
"If Shennongtang has nothing to do with various forces, it's fine, but it has some unexplainable involvement with me. I'm afraid that the prince and the others will not be able to win over, and they will choose to join forces to deal with Shennongtang."
"Tell me, do I want to meet that Shang Laojiu?"
Seeing that Chu Yao was distracted, the eldest prince tapped the table with his hand, and seeing Chu Yao looked over, he said, "What's wrong with you today, why are you always distracted?"
Chu Yao shook his head, and said vaguely, "I didn't have a good rest last night." Thinking that Shiliu is the master of the eldest prince and has common interests, he couldn't help asking, "What kind of relationship do you think your master and Shennongtang will have? "
At six o'clock, it was Sai Huatuo and Bai Yueguang again. Just when Bai Yueguang was famous in Rongcheng, the first store of Shennongtang opened in Rongcheng.
There is no such coincidence in the world!
He really didn't want to guess that Shiliu was the founder of Shennongtang, but there was a voice in his heart that kept telling him that this was the truth.
The eldest prince: "I've thought about this question a long time ago. I guess, the little master should have a relationship with the master of Shennong Hall." After a pause, he looked at Chu Yao, "You are husband and wife. If you want to know, just ask her directly. That's it."
Chu Yao looked at the eldest prince: "I would like to advise you, it is best to remove the small characters in front of the little master. You will know what kind of person your master is after you get in touch with him."
If Shi Liu was willing to tell him, would he still need to guess here?
The eldest prince suddenly said: "How are you feeling?"
Chu Yao replied without thinking: "Of course, I'm very clingy." She teased him at every turn.
The eldest prince laughed and did not continue this topic, but said: "Master and Shennongtang have an old relationship, you said I asked her to come forward to help me win over Shennongtang, would she agree?"
Chu Yao: "As long as you can give her a price, I think she will agree."
The eldest prince was a little tongue-tied: "I'm her apprentice, do I still need a price?"
Chu Yao really wanted to say, he is Shiliu's husband, and Shiliu is not willing to help him unconditionally, let alone an apprentice with little relationship.
"Your master, you are very realistic!"
Hearing what Chu Yao said, the eldest prince really wanted to see Shi Fuxin: "Then you make arrangements, I want to see her tomorrow."
Chu Yao didn't think there was any problem with these words, so he nodded in response. After returning to the mansion that day, he told Shi Fuxin that the eldest prince wanted to see her.
After Shi Fuxin heard this, she directly refused: "I have something to do tomorrow, so let's do it, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, you book a place, and I'll go see him."
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin: "Didn't you stay at home every day recently? What's going on tomorrow?"
Shi Fuxin smiled, walked over and sat on Chu Yao's lap, playing with the jade pendant around his waist.
Chu Yao is no stranger to Shi Fuxin's liking to sit on his lap and hug his neck, and he is also happy that Shi Liu is so close to him.
Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao with a smile: "I'm really fine tomorrow."
Chu Yao was puzzled: "Then why didn't you see the eldest prince?"
Shi Fuxin laughed out loud: "I am the master, and he is an apprentice. If he wants to see me, I have to come and set a time. I don't want to be a master who is always there."
Chu Yao was thoughtful.
Shi Fuxin continued: "People like to make progress. He is only a prince now. If he goes further in the future, he will be even more careless towards me. There are some rules that have to be established from the beginning."
As he spoke, he put his arms around Chu Yao's neck.
"Why did the eldest prince ask you to bring me a message? Are you on good terms with him in private?"
Chu Yao’s eyes flickered. Only the Lord of the Hall of Reincarnation knew that the Eldest Prince was going to fight for the position of him secretly helping the Eldest Prince. It is best not to expose his secret power as the Eldest Prince.
"It just happened to happen."
Seeing Chu Yao's ambiguity, Shi Fuxin smiled, and didn't continue to ask, but asked: "Now you know my true thoughts, the eldest prince and I, who will you help?"
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin who was smiling like a fox, and said angrily, "What do you think?"
Shi Fuxin: "I don't know, so I need you to tell me. Tell me quickly, who will you help?"
Chu Yao got a headache from being shaken, hugged him to the chair next to him and sat down, and left as if fleeing.
"It's really a pouting gourd. Is it so difficult to say something sweet?" Shi Fuxin snorted depressingly.
But Chu Yao, who returned to the study, patted his head annoyed, once disturbed by Shi Liu, he even forgot to ask her.
What is the relationship between Shiliu and Shennongtang?
(end of this chapter)