"I will go to see them in a while, let them wait first." Li Zhi said as he looked at the file sent by Zhang Jie.

"yes!"

After opening the file, Li Zhi looked at some things made in Gu Qing's factory for a long time and knew it himself. He always felt that opening a branch in Japan was very strange. If he could make money, why didn't he think about giving people from the Central Plains more jobs? The list on the file was the list of things that needed to be made when opening a branch in Japan this time, including glass, rubber, bricks, and perfume...

I know about glazed, perfume, bricks and stones, but this is the first time I have heard of rubber, and I have never seen it.

With thoughts, Li Zhi walked out of his office and came to a large group of shopkeepers.

"I have met His Highness the King of Jin." The shopkeepers saluted one after another.

"You don't have to be polite, everyone." Li Zhi bowed and said.

Many shopkeepers have met King Li Zhi of Jin. In recent years, Changan’s shopkeepers have contacted the Gu family directly, and Gu Qing handled the matters of the sea trade. As long as they operate their own business well, the Gu family will arrange other things, such as sales, distribution, and purchase of goods. These things are almost handled by the Gu family. The vast majority of merchants in Changan cannot avoid Gu Qing’s factory to purchase goods.

A big shopkeeper came forward and took out a list, "These are people from each family."

Li Zhi looked at the list of 300 people, who were going to Japan to do business. "Very good, I will arrange it. Within three days, Chang'an's staff will go to the East China Sea. Before doing sea trade, I hope you all have the staff as soon as possible and be ready to set off at any time."

"It's time for His Highness, King Jin."

Li Zhi sent these big shopkeepers and was about to return to the government office to continue working, he saw a figure swaying by in a very clever way.

He could tell who it was at a glance. Li Zhi took a few steps forward, "Don't hide, I've seen you."

"You're just sharp-eyed." She said with a smile, "You're very busy these days."

"I'm so busy." Li Zhi said decadently.

"Hey." She took out a food box and handed it to Li Zhi, "It's all home dishes. I think you can't have a stable meal if you're busy here."

Gu Qing also came with a food box and saw Li Zhi talking and laughing with a woman from afar. She should be right. She stood quietly and observed her. She was not good-looking, but she was very lively and lively.

"It's not good to be seen by others, so I'll go back first." She squinted her eyes and turned around and left.

"Wait!" Li Zhi held her hand, took the jade pendant on his waist and put it in her hand, "You can hold this."

"It's too expensive." She pushed it back to Li Zhi.

"Hold it, hold it. If you feel guilty, you will bring me food every day."

"Hmm?" She looked at Li Zhi in surprise and covered her mouth and laughed for a long time, "Okay, then I'll accept it."

Seeing her smile like this, Li Zhi's face turned red and his ears were red until he watched her leave.

"Have Your Highness King Jin eaten?" Gu Qing reached out and put his hand on Li Zhi's shoulder from behind.

The originally red face turned pale with a greeting on his back. Before the person in front of him turned around, he looked back and saw Gu Qing, "Why are you here?"

"I was worried that His Highness King Jin would not be able to eat well, so I brought some food from home." Gu Qing looked at the food box in Li Zhi's hand and said, "It seems that he is worrying too much. His Highness King Jin's life is good, who sent it to me."

"I know the consultant, haven't you seen it all?" Li Zhi walked back with the food box.

"I didn't eat anyway, so we can eat together." Gu Qing smiled and followed.

The two sat opposite each other and took out the meal. The food sent by Li Zhi's confidante was also very simple. In comparison, Gu Qing's food here was richer.

"How are the arrangements for Haimao?" Gu Qing asked while eating.

"You have made good arrangements. I didn't do anything except issue some orders." Li Zhi also felt a little depressed when he said it.

"How did Zhao Rui arrange this person?" Gu Qing asked again.

"This guy..." Li Zhi was a little hard to describe, "This man is very effective in doing things, but just like you said, I have to be careful of him. We did not arrange him on the list of going to sea this time. Except for Shangguan Yi, the second-in-commander of the entire Sea Trade Department, I have Xue Ji and Zhao Rui in my heart."

Speaking here, Li Zhi lowered his voice, "Just like you said that Zhao Rui can be my pawn."

"It's a good chess piece, but you have to be careful to use it. You must control him well and never be influenced by him. You also need someone who can check and balance Zhao Rui and develop a Zhao Rui opponent."

"What does it mean?" Li Zhi was puzzled.

"There will be struggles in every place, the court is the same, and the Sea Trade Department is the same." Gu Qing said again, "His Royal Highness King Jin is the master of the Sea Trade Department. You can promote people according to your own wishes, right?"

Listening to Gu Qing's words, Li Zhi understood a little, but was a little confused.

While speaking, Shangguan Yi also came back and saw Gu Qing walking forward here, "If you don't see you going to court on weekdays, you have the leisure to come here to eat and drink."

"Eat together." Gu Qing took out a pair of extra bowls and chopsticks as if he had already prepared them.

"The ribs in your house taste really good." Shangguan Yi was eating sweet and sour pork ribs, "It's a pity that you can't eat these delicious foods after you leave the Gu family."

"There are some in the academy, and you can occasionally eat sweet and sour pork ribs." Li Zhi added.

"Academy?"

"Yes." Li Zhi nodded and replied, "The earliest chef in the academy was from the Gu family. After the academy was expanded, the chef brought out many of his own disciples. Many chefs in the Gujiacai Academy have also learned how to make them. Moreover, the students like Gujia cuisine very much. Some novel foods such as fried chicken legs and French fries are very popular in the academy."

After hearing Li Zhi say this, Shangguan Yi looked at Gu Qing, "Gu Qing, why don't you open a tavern? The business is guaranteed to be bad."

"Open a tavern." Gu Qing thought, "I can't open it, there are too many industries, and I can't buy it. Otherwise, I will run it with you and I will pay you and you will pay the money, so let's share the money?"

"That's it." Shangguan Yi was also hesitant, "It's not very good."

"What's wrong with it?" Li Zhi said.

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Shangguan Yi, who is ranked among the three ministers in the court, takes the lead in opening a tavern, and this scenery must be very beautiful."

"That's true, it's bad. It's better to let Brother Chumo go to the tavern, which is much easier." Li Zhi said, "There is no need for Gu Qing to open a tavern again. Chang'an shopkeepers have business dealings with the Gu family, so there is no need to open a tavern with me."

Li Zhi left after eating, and Shangguan Yi was still sitting, obviously there was something to talk about.
Chapter completed!