Xu Mu said: "The person we choose will be in the royal family in the future, and his wealth must be absolutely clean. If his origin is unknown, we will not want him even if he is a stunning person."
Xiang Chen said: "Mr. Zhang, please rest assured. She is the daughter of a scholar. The transfer documents and household registration documents are all available. There will definitely be no trouble!"
Xu Mu said: "Okay, I don't want you to give it away. The master can still afford the money. You also know my master's temper. We will give it to you at double the price. Mr. Cheng, give him the token.
We'll take our leave now. Where is your mansion? See you tomorrow."
Xiang Chen took the heavy wooden sign thrown by He Qizhou and said with great joy in his heart: "You two are tired from traveling and traveling. There are several courtyards in Lao Chen's courtyard that are quite secluded. It's better to let Lao Cao take over. Let's find a courtyard tonight for you two."
My dear servant, I will go directly to the old man’s humble residence tomorrow, what do you two think?”
He Qizhou was thinking about how to refuse politely, when he saw Xu Mu took out a fifty-tael silver coin, put it on the table, clasped his fists, turned around and left, saying as he walked: "This is the money for the drinks. I won't send it to you. See you tomorrow."
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When He Qizhou saw him, he stood up quickly, said goodbye to Xiang Chen, and hurriedly followed Xu Mu out. Xiang Chen also followed, walked the two of them out of the waterside pavilion, informed them of their location, and stopped seeing each other off, and then
Watching the two people out of sight with evil eyes, he hurriedly walked back to the hut behind the rockery.
In the room, Chen Yan and Chen Su were already waiting for Xiang Chen to arrive. Xiang Chen recounted the conversation he had just had. Chen Yan remained silent for now, letting Chen Su talk about how to deal with it.
Chen Su said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xiang. I also think that the grain should be bought and it must not fall into the hands of Zhang Luyao. But just now we saw you leading the two people out of the main building. The boy named Cheng seemed
He is a bit reserved, not like a playboy who often hangs around flowers and gambling houses, but the entourage is very impressive, even more so than the Cheng family master, which seems suspicious."
Xiang Chen said: "What you said is absolutely true. When the man named Cheng saw the middle-aged retinue who was as fearful of a cat as a mouse, I felt a little suspicious, but the boy's face really looked like a sinister person. Maybe there was someone named Zhang."
With a middle-aged man here, he can't let go, but it stands to reason that the background of the Cheng family is much deeper than that of the Liu family. No matter how much Liu Jinan appreciates that person, he won't ignore the young master of the Cheng family so much, right?"
Chen Yan said: "I also feel vaguely uneasy in my heart. After I met those two people, I always felt an indescribable discomfort. But when it comes to Liu Jinan, you may not know something. He is a hard-hearted guy, and the officials who were subjugated by him
No one can stand up. Even Yang Zheng, who had been kind to him, was included in a book by him after his death. After that, the Yang family, which was famous for a while, was suppressed by the Liu family, so he
The status of his confidant may indeed far exceed that of his relatives. What the boy from the Cheng family is afraid of is not the middle-aged man, but Liu Jinan! We still can't take it lightly. We must not hand over the money easily when we don't see the food! Now you guys do the math
Calculate, how much cash can be raised by tomorrow?"
Chen Su said: "There is not much silver deposited in various shops. There are about 50,000 taels in the three banks in the city, and almost 5,000 taels in the two neighboring counties."
Xiang Chen said: "There is no problem with Peach Blossom Pavilion taking out five thousand taels. There is a lot of cash in the gambling house, almost twenty thousand taels, but we can't take it all away. If something happens, we can't pay out the gambling money. It's bad."
If you lose your reputation, the loss will be immeasurable. Fortunately, my men still have the money from selling grain in the past few days, at least ten thousand taels, and they can collect it tonight." Chen said along the way: "If it is seven.
Thousand stones, six taels per stone, plus one tael drawn by the Liu family, a total of seven taels. We need almost 50,000 taels of cash. Banks and gambling houses cannot live without cash. I see it like this.
Fifteen thousand taels. It was too late to collect from neighboring counties. Taohua Pavilion gave out five thousand taels and the gambling house ten thousand taels. The remaining money was recovered and the remaining silver deposits left in various shops were put away.
Go back to the bank, you will still need to spend money in the next few days!"
Xiang Chen asked in surprise: "In the next few days, we will only make more and more money by selling grain in bulk, so why do we need to raise more money?"
Chen Yandao: "Think about it, in the past two days, the people in the city have come to the gate of the government office to yell and curse. Today, he has spent all the borrowed food on the victims. What will the people in the city do? What if he buys three thousand shi tomorrow?
Do you think he will distribute all the grain to the victims? Isn't he afraid that the people in the city will overthrow his prefect's office? So I guess he will sell grain in the city to stabilize the price of grain and force us and other people who hoard grain to do the same.
Selling grain at low prices.”
Chen Su said: "You mean we buy the grain he released in the city?"
"Yes, everyone knows that the price of food will plummet in half a month at most. But now, no matter how expensive it is, people will buy it! So on the one hand, we must ensure that we buy the seven thousand dan, and on the other hand, we must try our best to get more from him.
Get a piece of the pie out of thousands of stones! In addition, the food we sell out every day has to be crushed. In the past three days, the food we put out every day should not exceed five hundred stones!"
Chen Su frowned and said: "Actually, everyone knows that such high food prices cannot be sustained for a long time. We have 10,000 shi on hand, and we will buy another 7,000 shi. If we only release 500 shi every day, I estimate that in the last few days,
It may not be sold out.”
Chen Yandao: "In ten days, Jiangling Mansion needs at least 20,000 shi in ten days. If we don't sell it, there will be no food! Do the math, Zhang Luyao borrowed 3,000 shi today, even if he buys it tomorrow
After reaching 3,000 shi, the remaining more than 10,000 shi can either be collected from the high-priced grains we released, or risk beheading to grab the official grains. In the former, we can make a huge profit, even if we only sell half of it.
We are also making a lot of money, and with Zhang Luyao's financial resources, we cannot afford to buy much food. As for the latter, his whole family is here, so he doesn't have the courage. If he dares to take risks, we will lose some money.
, but it can be regarded as completing the task assigned by the family!"
"How do you say this?" Xiang Chen asked.
Chen Yan continued: "The landslide on the post road has been dealt with. The imperial edict is not allowed to come in within three days. Without the imperial edict, he can only release the grain transport ship. If he wants to forcibly requisition it, he must
If we move out the prince and Jin Yan, we will hit a boatload of people with one pole. The family will definitely be more willing to see this result. So if Zhang Luyao sells grain in the city, we will send more people, and we will collect as much as he sells!
Our grain must be sold when he is desperate. The price will increase a little every day, and we can even sell it for 200 cash per catty! I want to see if the people in the city want money or their lives."
Xiang Chen stroked his hand and said: "Brilliant! But the Liu family heard from Zhang Luyao that Yuantong Temple received a large amount of donations from an anonymous person, and they also sent people to negotiate for the purchase of grain. If the amount was really large, wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing?
trouble?"
Chen Yandao: "I have thought about this too. Zhang Luyao said this morning that he would send Ji Sheng to check out the White Turban Thief. Humph, it turns out that he was trying to plot against Yuantong Temple. That day, the White Turban Thief was arrested at the gate of Yuantong Temple.
, I think this anonymous person is the Baijin thief. Regardless of the source of the donation, I calculated that the silver taels that the Baijin thief robbed from the three counties in the government should have been dispersed on the day of arrest, even if he wanted to donate.
How much silver can one person and one horse carry from the robberies in the past? If Zhang Luyao can really raise a large amount of money, do you think the Liu family will let the navy come to us? This time we will not only get the job done, but also
I have saved enough money! Of course, I will keep the good things from you two in mind."
The three of them looked at each other, laughed, stayed up all night, and went about their business. Besides, He Qizhou followed Xu Mu in a hurry out of Taohua Pavilion. It was late at night, the lights on Osmanthus Street were dim, and there were almost no pedestrians.
Not feeling that anyone was following him, He Qizhou strode to catch up with Xu Mu and said, "The old guy has taken the bait. Why do you leave so ruthlessly? Wouldn't it be terrible if he gets angry and regrets it?"
Xu Mu rolled his eyes and said coldly: "I'll go my way. You can stay here for a moment and make the show more realistic."
He Qizhou said anxiously: "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Unjust! Mr. Xu, I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense when you go back to Mumu. That guy can't turn his head around and will believe whatever he says. I'm just worried that the cooked duck will fly away."
Well, to be honest, those vulgar young masters really don’t take it seriously.”
"Didn't you take it seriously? I think your eyes are so full that you can't let it go, right? Oh, don't they smell good? Isn't it a pity that you didn't take the opportunity to pinch them? It seems that you didn't take them seriously.
Is there anyone in your heart?"
"You, why are you talking like this? Where are we? Brother, this is a brothel! Everyone is as vicious as you, and you can tell they have ulterior motives at first glance, how can you trick others? Besides, you put
I've turned into this dead look, why can't I act well and match this dignified appearance? I told you to turn me into an eighteen-year-old, purer person, but you want to make me look like a prostitute, thief, gambler, and you still blame me?"
"Anyway, I'm not very good at lying in front of friends. If Lin Chuan asks, I will tell the truth what I saw and heard."
"You, you! You're not a friend enough. If I had known, I would have brought Lin Chuan here. It's all because of that guy's failure. He blushes even after drinking some wine."
"Hmph, with his temper, even if he didn't drink, he would miss the mark in a few words. It would be more appropriate to stay at home and look after the luggage. Oh, where did you just say? I think the girl in Peach Blossom Pavilion is okay, why?
Are you obsessed with mediocre looks?" Xu Mu said.
When He Qizhou heard this, he became interested and said: "Do you think so too? She is indeed better than the girl from Xichunlou in Jiangjun County. Unfortunately, the powder on her face is too thick and she can't see her true face clearly. Alas, let me tell you the truth.
In fact, I think people like Zhang Qingrou and Liu Zhen are more attractive. Have you noticed that that boy Lin Chuan seems to have taken a liking to that girl Zhang Qingrou. One is made of wood and the other is thorny. They are quite a match.
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"Oh, from what you said, it seems that you have fallen in love with Liu Zhen? I don't think you want to participate in any martial arts competitions. Stay here in Jiangling City and spend more time with Liu Zhen. Maybe one day you will fall into the eyes of others.
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"What nonsense are you talking about? How can Liu Zhen be as beautiful as her cousin? Oh, that's not what I meant. Don't misunderstand me. Liu Zhen's cousin is quite beautiful, but I heard that there are more beauties in the capital. Hey, are you right?
Are you familiar with the capital? Are there many beauties there? Are there any you like?"
"Se embryo, I'll give you this face mask. You don't even have to act. The whole body's temperament already matches the face!"
"Hey, why are you so angry? Did it touch on something that hurts you? Have you ever been dumped by a beautiful woman? Don't walk so fast. You haven't replied to me yet? What's going on in Beijing..."