Wei Zheng was a poor scholar, and Li Jing's few possessions were gifts from Liu Ziqiu. Liu Ziqiu and Gao Xiuer brought a lot of gold and silver with them when they came back from Luoyang, but now there is not much left. Although Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing has developed rapidly, they have not seen much.
When the money returned to Changshan Village, Wei Zheng even suspected that the money had been short-changed by Xiao Dapeng. As for the Changshan Salt Farm, most of it belonged to the Yang family. A penny would kill a heroic man, let alone support an army, and the three of them had nothing to do.
Suddenly, there was a "creak" sound, the lid of a large wooden box placed in the room was opened, and a man came out of it.
When Gao Xiuer saw it, he asked in surprise: "Herb, why are you here?"
Li Jing's hands were already tightly clenched into fists, but when he saw the cute little girl coming out of the box, he couldn't move his hands.
Vanilla's face turned red and she whispered, "I-I want to hear any news about my brother-in-law."
She has followed Gao Xiuer since she was a child, and has already broken through the relationship between master and servant. They are like a pair of biological sisters. What's more, in Changshan Village, she has always called Gao Xiuer her sister in front of outsiders, and now she calls Liu Ziqiu her brother-in-law.
"Don't worry, I won't hide the news from you." Gao Xiuer looked at the blush on Vanilla's face and thought to herself, this girl has something on her mind.
Vanilla hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister, I know a place with a lot of money!"
Gao Xiuer didn't believe it and said casually: "Vanilla, stop talking nonsense. What you heard today must not be leaked. Let's go quickly."
Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let Miss Vanilla finish what she has to say."
Vanilla bit her silver teeth and said, "I have a condition."
"What conditions?"
"I don't want to leave you, never!"
Gao Xiuer smiled and encouraged: "Silly girl, we are good sisters, why should I let you leave me? If you have anything to say, just say it."
Vanilla nodded and said, "Sister, do you still remember the Yang family's manor? I drew a picture for my brother-in-law."
It was with this pattern that Liu Ziqiu broke into the manor, killed Yang Heihu, threatened Yang Jishan, and solved the crisis in Changshan Village. Gao Xiuer and Wei Zheng both knew this very well. At that time, Liu Ziqiu was quite familiar with Vanilla and could clearly remember the pattern.
Doubtful, she always felt that Vanilla had some secrets, but she didn’t continue to ask. Now that she heard Vanilla mention the manor and the pattern again, Gao Xiuer couldn’t help but her heart moved, and she asked: “Is there a treasure buried in the manor?”
Vanilla's expression darkened, and she sighed: "That's right. When Empress Nanchen was addicted to wine and sex, and the imperial court was corrupted, King Chen Shushen of Yueyang hid all the gold, silver and jewelry he had accumulated over the years in the underground secret room of the manor. My mother is the Princess of Yueyang.
, only King Yueyang and my mother knew the location of the hidden treasure and the method of opening the secret room. My mother asked me to remember this picture so that I could have a chance to take out the treasure in the future. She told me all these secrets when she was seriously ill.
Already."
At that time, Liu Ziqiu had doubted how a little girl could remember such a complicated pattern. Now after listening to Vanilla's explanation, Gao Xiuer was completely convinced. In the Chen Shubao era, the status of King Yueyang was lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people, and he was in charge of Nanchen.
The small dynasty has military and political power, and his treasures are definitely expensive, which may be able to solve the current urgent needs. Wei Zheng and Li Jing both looked happy, but Gao Xiuer said: "Herb, these treasures should be yours, what do you tell us to do?"
"My parents are gone, my sister and brother-in-law are my only relatives." A few tears flashed in Vanilla's eyes, and she lowered her head and said, "Besides, what's the use of knowing there are treasures there? It's useless to rely on me alone."
If you can't get it out, you might as well support your brother-in-law to accomplish something big!"
Wei Zheng was overjoyed and said, "Miss Vanilla really understands justice!"
Li Jing was a little worried and said: "The manor is still in the hands of the Yang family, I'm afraid it won't be easy to take out the treasure."
Gao Xiuer said disapprovingly: "It is rumored that Yang Guang was killed by Yang Xuangan's rebels. Just by regicide, the entire Yang family can be killed! All the soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River are under the control of the Huayun brothers. They can be adjusted at will."
We can defeat the Yang family's manor with just one army!"
Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "Dong Chao, the prefect of Yuhang, is from the Yang family, otherwise he would not have helped the Yang family to prevent the Huayun brothers from taking office. Also, everyone said that Yang Xuangan committed the crime of regicide, but they didn't see it.
How many people rose up to protest, and do you know why?"
Before they could answer, Wei Zheng already said: "Because Yang Su's disciples have old officials all over the world, and because Yang Xuangan has the largest army and the strongest strength! No one is willing to set up a strong opponent for himself when the situation is unclear.
.With our current strength, we are not enough to compete head-on with the Yang family."
This is the role of setting up the Changshan Carriage and Horse Company, which can obtain information from all aspects in a timely manner. Compared with Liu Ziqiu, who was blind in the West Sea, Gao Xiuer and the others were much better informed. Although they were not enough to detect the deep secrets, they
At least you can know about the major events happening in various places.
Li Jing nodded in agreement and said: "Mr. Wei's words are reasonable. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term."
Gao Xiuer sighed and said, "But the money I have on hand can't last long."
Everyone understands the current predicament, but if they break up with the Yang family, it is likely to draw everyone's attention to Jiangnan. Because the focus of the imperial court has always been in the north, the turmoil is mainly concentrated in the north, while Jiangnan is relatively calm. It is precisely
Thanks to the calmness of Jiangnan, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and other talents can calmly deploy their troops and slowly train their troops. If it attracts the attention of those with different intentions, I am afraid it will not be easy to slowly accumulate strength.
At this time, Ah Fu was heard saying outside the door: "Mr. Wei, Manager Li of the salt farm is here."
Li Xian, the manager of the Changshan Salt Farm, was hired by the Yang family. The Yang family always treated him well and paid him well, so he was always loyal to the Yang family. On the other hand, Li Xian was indeed a veteran in the operation of the salt farm, but Changshan Village
There are no talents in this field. Because of this, Changshan Village has never been able to truly control the salt field, so it has to settle for the next best thing. It is only a shareholder of the salt field and only participates in dividends but not in the operation and management of the salt field.
Today is the day when the salt farm pays dividends, but Li Xian did not bring any real money. Instead, he cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said: "Master Wei, I'm really sorry. It's a little difficult to pay dividends this month. You
Let’s see if we can delay it for a few months.”
Wei Zheng has always been in charge of dealing with the salt farm, but such a default in dividends has never happened. Wei Zheng frowned and said, "I wonder if the Yang family wants to break the contract, or if the salt farm is operating poorly?"
Most of the salt from the salt farm is transported to the north by water. Changshan Cart and Horse Company has the most active fleet on the canal. How much salt the salt farm can sell every month is impossible to hide from the eyes and ears of Changshan Cart and Horse Company. Therefore, Li Xian also
He didn't lie, and said with a smile: "I dare not hide it from Mr. Wei. It's really that my boss is eager to use the money. My boss has said that he will pay back double the amount in the future. I hope Mr. Wei can understand Li's difficulties."
Although Yang Xuangan occupied Chang'an City, he had strong troops and horses, and the pass was dangerous, Yu Wenhuaji and Li Yuan were unable to do anything to him for the time being. However, there were disadvantages of having too many soldiers and horses. Every day, people ate and horses chewed, and the consumption was staggering. Moreover, he was trapped in the
The other two powerful forces did not dare to take it lightly. The other princes on one side did not dare to attack the Yang family, but Yu Wenhuaji and Li Yuan each established an emperor, so naturally they would not show mercy to the Yang family. The Yang family was in Guan
Almost all the properties in Long and Luoyang were confiscated, and now the Changshan Salt Farm has become the Yang family's biggest economic pillar. At this moment, Yang Xuangan wished he could break a penny in half, so he naturally wanted to make a profit. In Yang Xuangan's eyes,
The people in Changshan Village were just ordinary people in the mountains, and he didn't take them seriously at all.
But Changshan Village is also short of money now. How could Wei Zheng agree to Li Xian's request? He sneered: "Without dividends, even a tael of salt can't be shipped out!"
Li Xian also knew that the Changshan Cart and Horse Company had suddenly emerged recently. The salt from the salt field had been transported out several times with the help of the Changshan Cart and Horse Company. If Wei Zheng did not want the salt from the salt field to be transported out, it was really not a lie. However, Li Xian
His face was thick enough, and he was not angry at all. He still said with a smile: "Master Wei, please calm down. The boss has said that as long as Changshan Village is willing to agree to this condition, everything else can be discussed. For example, Changshan Village can increase its shares in the horse and carriage company.
, for example, we can give Master Wei a house owned by our employer in Yuhang City, and everything can be discussed."
Wei Zheng's thoughts suddenly changed and he suddenly said: "Yuhang City is too far away. I remember that the Yang family has a garden on the outskirts of Yanguan City. Why not give that garden to Wei?"
The manor is very secretive and few people know about it. However, Wei Zheng is the magistrate of Yanguan County, so it is normal for him to know about the manor. Secondly, Li Xian does not know the details of the murder that occurred in the manor, so he does not doubt that he is involved.
, just frowned and said: "That garden is quite big, and Li can't be the master."
When Wei Zheng saw Li Xian's hesitation, he knew there was something going on and said, "If the Yang family is willing to exchange the garden, Changshan Village can give up its shares in the salt farm!"
In order to build this salt field, there were many grievances between Changshan Village and the Yang family, and many people died because of this. Li Xian was aware of these things. Moreover, Li Xian spent most of his life in the salt field and had a special understanding of the salt field.
No matter how beautiful the manor was, in Li Xian's eyes, it couldn't compare to the money-making salt farm. Li Xian almost didn't hesitate at all, and agreed on behalf of the Yang family: "Okay! Changshan Village will withdraw from the salt farm, and the manor on the outskirts of the city will return.
Owned by Changshan Village!”
Wei Zheng was surprised and said: "You can make the decision?"
Li Xian said proudly: "My boss has great trust in Li. Li has full authority to dispose of the Yang family's property in Jiangnan."
In fact, Li Xian did not tell the truth. With the lessons learned in the past, Yang Xuangan did not want to push Changshan Village too much. His original intention was to let Li Xian dispose of the Yang family's house and manor in Jiangnan first, and then discuss with Changshan Village and pay half of it first.
Dividend. With the development of the salt farm, half of the dividend is quite considerable, and Changshan Village should be able to accept it. Anyway, there is no one else in the Yang family in Jiangnan, so Li Xian played a trick. He had no intention of handing over the shares that Changshan Village withdrew.
Instead of giving it to the Yang family, he was preparing to line his own pockets. In the past, Li Xian would have never dared to play this trick, but now that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, he decided to take the risk.
She didn't expect to get the Yang Manor so smoothly. Gao Xiuer couldn't believe it and hesitated: "Isn't this a bit too risky?"