Shen Jingdan did not answer Lu Yun's question, but first closed the door to the outer room, entered the inner room, closed the door again, and then sat down.
Luyun knew that her "husband-in-law" must have something to say, so he sat down quietly, added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove, and boiled the kettle.
Shen Xuan also returned to her father's left side and sat down, carefully looking at Lu Jun who was busy opposite. She had heard her father mention it on the boat, and now she finally saw it.
She has an oval-shaped face, lightly dusted with white powder, but her eyebrows and eyes are very attractive.
Her glossy black hair was styled into a Nabemachi temple that only married women had, with an anvil-shaped maki-e hairpin inserted into it; a cute yellow-dyed blond hairpin was inserted into the knotted part of Nabemachi's hair. Painted ivory comb. In addition, she also has a coral jade hairpin on her head. At first glance, although her appearance is not very outstanding, she is also very delicate.
Shen Xuan thought to herself: "No wonder daddy kept her as his aunt."
Shen Jingdan was handed a tea cup by Lu Yun. After drinking the tea slowly, he slowly told Lu Yun why he brought Shen Xuan to Nagasaki.
Lu Yun sat quietly without saying a word. Based on her understanding of Shen Jingdan, there must be something else going on with Shen Xuan, which was why Shen Jingdan took her to hide in Nagasaki regardless of the consequences.
After Shen Jingdan finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yun and said, "I have never mentioned Ah Quan's life experience to you. I brought her to Nagasaki this time because I was worried that the Wang family would find out her family background, which would eventually lead to a catastrophe. Woe."
At this time, Shen Xuan didn't speak, and slowly lowered her head. Her eyes began to turn red, probably remembering the sad things in the past.
"A big disaster?" Lu Yun was surprised, and heard Shen Jingdan continue: "I have told you before that the surname of Shen in the world is Wu Xing."
Lu Yun nodded. Shen Jingdan once told her that all the people with the surname Shen in Jiangnan came from Wuxing, Suzhou.
Shen Jingdan glanced at Shen Xuan and sighed before saying: "Aquan's grandfather was named Shen Chengzhuo. Her family was involved in a major imperial case in the forty-third year of Qianlong's reign. Her family survived. Yes, she is the only one left."
After hearing what Shen Jingdan said, Lu Yun couldn't help covering her mouth in surprise and looked at Shen Xuan.
"Ah Quan's father and I were playmates when we were together. Later, when Brother Shen was twelve years old, his family moved from Wuxing to Taizhou; and my family later moved to Yangzhou.
More than 20 years ago, I once went to Guangzhou to deliver goods. I encountered robbers on the road. Not only did they rob the goods, they also kidnapped me and demanded a ransom. I had just started doing business at that time, and my family didn’t have much money. So my goods were robbed. , where is the money to pay the ransom?
After my father received the letter from the kidnappers, he looked for someone to ask for help. In the end, Brother Shen Renyi found out about it and raised money everywhere, and finally paid the ransom. Only then can I survive."
Shen Jingdan recalled the past with tears in his eyes. Lu Yun took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to him. Shen Jingdan wiped the corners of his eyes and looked at Shen Xuan, who was sobbing softly, in silence for a while.
Seeing this, Lu Yun quickly changed the cups of tea for him and Shen Xuan. She had known Shen Jingdan for many years, but she had never heard him say these things.
After Shen Xuan's father provided financial help, Shen Jingdan found out about it when he returned home, so he made a special trip to Taizhou to thank him.
Shen Xuan's grandfather, Shen Chengzhuo, was a student of Xu Shukui in Dongtai at that time. He was devoted to studying and studying knowledge, and he looked down on Shen Jingdan, an ordinary businessman. After a few words, he revealed the clues that Shen Jingdan had an agile mind. As soon as I heard it, I understood that people looked down on me.
So he kowtowed three times to Shen Chengzhuo to thank him for saving his life. He also thanked Shen Xuan's father profusely and left. Before leaving, he promised Shen Xuan's father that if he needed his help in the future, he would Even if it costs me everything, I won't hesitate.
In the years that followed, Shen Jingdan's business gradually improved, and he also paid back the financial support from Shen Xuan's father. However, because of his business, he spent eight or nine months of the year traveling at sea, so he couldn't take care of it. Keep in touch with Shen Xuan's father.
After more than ten years of this, on the night of the first day of the 43rd year of Qianlong's reign, Shen Xuan's father suddenly brought his daughter to Yangzhou and found Shen Jingdan's home.
"Brother Shen and his wife only had Ah Quan as their children at the time, and they regarded her as a treasure. Before the incident, Brother Shen had already noticed it, so he secretly sent nine-year-old Ah Quan to my house, and then I secretly took her away. It has been placed in the old house in Jiangning, and my wife will take care of it."
"After arranging this matter, I went to Guangzhou to handle the goods. Who knew that after I came back half a year later, I heard that A Quan's family had been taken to the capital and beheaded.
As a result, I was even more afraid to let Aquan show up. By the year before last, I saw that the news of the major case had passed, and no one in the market or at the Wu Xingshen family mentioned it anymore. I then removed her from the house. Jiang Ning brought him back to Yangzhou and told the outside world that he was born to an outsider of mine.
Unexpectedly, only a year after returning to Yangzhou, Ah Quan's appearance would be spread among the women in the market, and all those who came to ask for marriage would have passed the threshold."
Shen Jingdan said that he suddenly stopped here. He thought for a while and turned to Shen Xuan and said: "Lujun is not an outsider. He has been with his father for several years. And there is no such thing as that in the Japanese country."
Lu Yun was very curious and didn't understand what Shen Jingdan was talking about. But after hearing what Shen Jingdan said, Shen Xuan, who had gradually stopped crying, suddenly looked very embarrassed.
"Just follow daddy's orders in everything." Shen Xuan straightened her body and knelt down on the rush mat like Lu Jun, with her feet together, wishing she could not show anything.
Shen Jingdan said helplessly: "Over the years, my wife and I have been afraid that one day the government would suddenly come to our door. So in order to facilitate the transfer at any time, we did not dare to let her have her feet bound. In this way, serious wealthy people know How could I agree later? The marriage has been delayed forever."
When Shen Jingdan said this, Shen Xuan's little face turned red and she lowered her head and said nothing.
Lu Jun was thinking smartly, and after thinking for a while, she said: "I understand what my husband means. Now that I know Miss Shen's past, I should take good care of her. In a few days, my husband will be busy with the sale of goods. Miss Shen I will stay with you here, and the guards at the door will not find you. Even here, just don’t worry."
After hearing Lu Yun's words, Shen Jingdan smiled. He twirled his beard and said, "With you taking care of me, I will feel more at ease."
After two days of this, Shen Jingdan left the house and went to the dock to accompany the officials of the execution office. He counted the varieties and quantities of the goods one by one, and the officials of the execution station weighed them one by one and kept accounts.
After this, the so-called "big change" process will be carried out. After the Nagasaki Executive Office has reviewed the samples of the goods unloaded from his ship, it will issue a purchase and sale license to the Japanese merchants who bid for the goods.
The Japanese merchants agreed to start trading, and carried out "value grouping" according to their convenience, that is, negotiating and signing contracts. The small officials (Muri) in charge of various commodities began to negotiate the transaction prices of the commodities sold with each cargo owner on the ship.
This process takes a long time, and sometimes some valuable commodities require back-and-forth negotiations between the two parties, which can drag on for more than ten days.
Of course, if the negotiation fails in the end, the goods can be shipped back to the country. Those goods that can negotiate a good price will start to make price books, conduct bidding, and resell the goods to the "five companies" with the highest bids (Nagasaki Just follow one of the five designated companies).
Shen Jingdan has been traveling to Nagasaki for many years. He was also a cargo owner in the early days and later became a ship owner. So he is very familiar with this procedure.
More than ten days later, he had sold all the goods on the ship. Next, he had to purchase goods other than a certain amount of refined copper.
And this will be a long process lasting one or two months.
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Zhao Xin stood by the dock of the pier, looking at the bulk carrier that finally belonged to his own name. He was still very excited. The procedures for the single shipping company that his cousin was responsible for had almost completed the procedures.
After Zhao Xin privately paid an extra construction fee and worked overtime for many days, the cargo ship has completed general maintenance and repairs, reinforcement of related structures and additional pipeline protection projects. After the single ship company is established and the registration is completed, The cargo ship is ready to depart at any time after being filled with fuel.
Deng Fei and Ding Guofeng have been staying at the dock since the third day of the Lunar New Year. During this time, Ding Guofeng and Deng Fei initially learned the maintenance and repair knowledge of the mechanical equipment on the cargo ship.
Ever since he learned about Zhao Xin's "cannon on board" plan, he had been waiting with great anticipation for the day when the cargo ship sailed outside Edo Bay in the 18th century and the two cannons fired simultaneously into Edo Bay.
During this period, in addition to using overbearing means to transport the five modern people to the eighteenth century, Zhao Xin also snapped up two thirty-meter-long maritime patrol ships from a shipyard in the north at a price exceeding 20%. Law enforcement boat.
After the guy signed the contract and made the payment, he felt that it was too troublesome to go through the relevant procedures, so he rented a temporary warehouse at the port dock in that city, and he asked people to deliver the ship directly to the warehouse.
The manufacturer is also very strange. Even if you are crying and shouting to pay more, you must first get these two patrol boats that have been launched and completed the trial; and they must also work overtime to install anti-freeze equipment for fresh water pipelines.
But after you buy it, you send it to the warehouse?
Zhao Xin ignored the doubts raised by the manufacturer's sales staff. He took the ship away the next day after it entered the warehouse. As for the subsequent cancellation procedures, he left it to his cousin to complete.
The two parties to the goods transaction on Andrew's side have already negotiated. Except for the first payment, which will be paid by transfer, the payment for subsequent transactions will be directly traded in gold.
This condition surprised Andrew and his uncle. Gold can maintain its value better than any currency. Does this man still have a gold mine in Africa? Someone will be sent to investigate another day.