The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

Chapter 186 Brother Su, Brother Hang, I am Yang Mei (Part 2) (Additional update!!!)

In the morning, there is a lake, wind and fog. The golden light beam penetrates the majestic mountain peaks, not only illuminating the fog in the valley, but also leaving a magnificent silhouette on the recovering earth.

Chen Heng didn't sleep well last night and woke up a little early. He and Xinda slept in the same bed, and seeing that his brother was still sleeping soundly, he simply continued to lie on the bed for a while, listening to the birds chirping outside the window. After he calmed down, he quietly got out of bed and got dressed.

Carefully closing the bedroom door, Chen Heng strolled around the inn. It's almost late autumn now, and in the lush green Wulin Mountains, you can see clusters of large tracts of flaming red, pale yellow and yellow, like fires igniting in the forest, making people feel excited when they look at them.

The wind coming out of the lake is rustling and biting, and in the early morning of late autumn, you can already feel the obvious coolness. Chen Heng stopped to admire the scenery for a while, and strolled with his hands behind his back. When his body warmed up slightly, his energy and spirit also improved. This is the good thing about a young body. Even if you don't get enough sleep, you can still be in good spirits.

Not far away, Chen Heng saw a breakfast shop full of people. Said to be a shop, it was actually a small carport set up at the street corner, no different from the small merchants and hawkers of later generations. Most of the diners wearing solid-color cloths were rushing to do their work, and from time to time someone would rush the store owner.

Chen Heng looked at the sky and estimated that everyone should wake up, so he squeezed to the front and bought a few drawers of steamed buns. Seeing that he bought a lot, he came alone again. After wrapping it in oilcloth paper, the store owner specially brought out a cloth bag. After asking the guest where he was staying, he smiled and said, Young man, just take it. When you finish eating, just give the bag to the store owner. Waiter, just tell me it’s something from Wangdong’s family.”

Chen Heng understood and took the bulging bag with a smile. After returning to the inn, he saw Xinda waiting in the hall as soon as he entered the door.

Second brother...

Seeing that he looked worried, Chen Heng quickly comforted him, I got up a little early, so I went out to buy you food.

Why don't you leave this kind of thing to me?

Haha, what are you doing when you wake up? Are they all awake?

Um.

The two of them were chatting casually as they walked upstairs together. It wasn't until she opened the door and Liu Xianglian saw him that she smiled and said, I just said that such a big living person can't be thrown away. When he saw the thing in Chen Heng's hand, he came over curiously, It smells so good. What is it?

It's soup dumplings. Chen Heng waved his hand proudly. He hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem yet. It smelled good, so I bought it for you guys to try.

Hearing this, Liu Xianglian glanced at Chen Heng strangely. It wasn't until the latter looked uncomfortable that he said in confusion: You went to Qiantang to buy Yangzhou's famous pastries, and then gave them to us from Yangzhou. ???”

Ah?! When Leng Erlang said this, Chen Heng was also a little stunned before he realized the embarrassing thing he had done.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Liu Xianglian's laughter didn't stop until Bao Qin came over after changing her clothes. He was also kind enough to share the matter with Bao Qin and Chun Yan. The two of them were also laughing non-stop. Bao Qin couldn't stop his smile easily, so he took a pair of chopsticks and said, Eat here and there, the soup dumplings are the best.

Liu Xianglian's smile stopped immediately. He looked at Bao Qin and Chen Heng suspiciously, feeling as if he had eaten something even more unpalatable than West Lake vinegar fish.

It was only when she saw Bao Qin, dressed as a man, moving her chopsticks and biting the bun skin as usual that Liu Xianglian suppressed the suspicion in her heart.

After everyone had eaten, Chen Heng led a few more people to start rehearsing the afternoon session. He took out the prepared documents from the table, which contained information about the general manager of the Hangzhou Textile Bureau, all of which were dictated to him by Uncle Lin.

Chen Heng also gave Liu and Xue a preview of possible emergencies, making sure that nothing went wrong.

Today, Baoqin has become more courageous, and some of her words are also meaningful. She is really a rare and generous woman. She has changed into a man's attire, and her words and deeds are much more free and easy. There is no restraint or reserve of ordinary girls.

After several performances, Chen Heng saw that there was no big problem, so he motioned for everyone to rest peacefully. Waiting until noon, a servant of the Xue family quietly came to the inn and informed them that the steward had arrived in Hangzhou City and was following Chen Heng's instructions to discuss matters with the cloth merchants in the west of the city.

Let's go, let's set off. Chen Heng said immediately.

The words fell like marching orders. Xue and Liu, who had been eager to give it a try, immediately nodded and stood up. Leaving Xinda behind to prepare for a while, Chen Heng accompanied Xue and Liu out alone.

Hangzhou Weaving Bureau is in the east of the city. There are two jujube trees planted in front of the door. I heard that they were both brought from Kuaiji.

The driver of the car tied the rope to the jujube tree and watched his three guests walk into the station.

With the Xue family's status, a trip to the weaving bureau would definitely be enough, not to mention having Liu Xianglian as company. However, this time it was not as smooth as the one in Suzhou. Li Bao, the general manager of the Weaving Bureau, did not come out to meet the guests. He said that there were foreign businessmen on hand to receive them, so he only sent a young eunuch in purple to accompany him.

Chen Heng had already anticipated this situation. The government government's intervention was the biggest reason why Suzhou was going so well.

Everyone followed the young eunuch as planned and picked several pieces of silk in succession. Liu Xianglian just picked up the rolled brocade and couldn't help but praise: Second brother, I told you not to buy too much at the Weaving Bureau in Suzhou. You see, the things in Hangzhou are also first-class. Unfortunately, Annoying.

Baoqin smiled at the side: Since they are all good things, then buy them all. After autumn, it is winter. There is also a shortage of cloth for making clothes at home.

The young eunuchs who were able to come out to entertain guests were all a bit smart. Hearing this, he smiled and said: Suzhou is better than Suzhou, but compared to the three-color green. The brocade, antique and Du brocade in our bureau are the best in the world. Absolutely.

He did not doubt Liu and Xue's ability to go shopping. He just heard the name of Suzhou Weaving Bureau and wanted to boost his reputation in front of customers. Baoqin nodded with a smile, picked up the cloth again, and after collecting more than three hundred taels, he took the initiative to take out the banknote. When the young man saw that it was him who paid, he took the initiative and took it with a smile.

Bao Qin counted the thick stack of banknotes slowly and took out three from them, slightly revealing a document with the seal of Suzhou Weaving Bureau.

But Xiaohuan had sharp eyes and noticed it immediately. Seeing that it was a ticket seller from Suzhou Weaving Bureau, I vaguely scanned the words five thousand taels. He immediately shouted: Master Xue, wait a minute... He paused, Can you please take a look at this ticket?

Ah? Baoqin pretended to be surprised and hurriedly said, This is something from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau. It's nothing interesting.

Good young master, can I not understand? But I don’t know who wrote this document of yours. The writing of five thousand taels is so special that it won't work if people don't even think about it. The young eunuch smiled repeatedly and said: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, our two families are working for the palace.

Seeing that Bao Qin was trying to evade, he kindly advised, Master Xue, don't worry. I'm just curious about what else they sell.

Baoqin still pretended to be hesitant. The more she behaved like this, the more suspicious the eunuch became. I was full of curiosity and tried to persuade him again and again. Seeing that the fire was almost done, Chen Heng secretly blinked at Bao Qin, who then took out something for him.

This is a terrible sight. Because Yin Jiu wanted to be greedy for the five thousand taels, he deliberately asked in the document not to write too much. He only said that the Suzhou Weaving Bureau sold the cloth to the Xue family for five thousand taels. Yin Jiu left a way for himself, deliberately not saying what he was selling specifically, so that he could make accounts later or start a lawsuit to explain himself.

Although the words on the paper are vague, the seal that can be stamped is indeed the seal of the Weaving Bureau. The more the young man looked at it, the more strange he became. What on earth did the Suzhou Weaving Bureau sell to earn such a windfall, and yet it was so secretive?

Realizing that there was a ghost in it, the eunuch returned the document to the two of them with a smile. He also said that he would prepare the things himself, and invited Xue and Liu to sit in the lobby and wait.

After several people changed places, Liu Xianglian blinked at Chen Heng, who had written the document himself. The latter did not say anything, and continued to lower his head solemnly, acting like a well-behaved servant.

Soon, Li Bao, the then general manager of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. He smiled when they met and said: I heard that Duke Li Guo came to the door with the children of the Xue family. I thought I heard wrong. I met some swindler. person.

Accompanied by the young eunuch, Li Bao sat down in his crimson robe and continued: As soon as I saw you two, I really believed it.

Liu Xianglian looked puzzled and said, Then how can the father-in-law trust us? He spread his hands and said sincerely, We haven't said a word yet.

Li Bao smiled and said, It's just a feeling. I'm always very accurate in judging people.

Such a mysterious answer made it difficult for Xue and Liu to answer. He just said a few times, I see, I admire it. But Chen Heng knew that Li Bao would definitely not doubt their identities when they took out the tickets from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau.

The reason why he said this was that Li Bao deliberately bullied the two of them because of their young age and wanted to leave an unfathomable image. The intention is to put pressure on Xue and Liu and let them weigh whether what they want to say is telling the truth or lying.

This method was extremely common in shopping malls in later generations. It is also a method that many high-ranking people love very much. Chen Heng deliberately did not tell Xue Liu and others, trying to make them present a true story.

Seeing the reaction of the two young men in brocade clothes, Li Bao smiled and turned the topic to Waifan who was meeting him in front of him. He talked about the smell of foreigners and their recognition of Hangzhou cloth.

Pull it in the east and hit it with a stick in the west. After such an endless chat, when the atmosphere was relaxed, Li Bao suddenly asked coldly: I wonder what the two nephews bought at Mr. Yin's place. Why don't you tell me and let me check the details for you to see if you bought it. Expensive.

As soon as these words came out, Xue and Liu looked at each other and knew that the next stage mentioned by Chen Heng was coming. I couldn't help but admire the other party's intelligence. This time, Liu Xianglian answered the question on Baoqin's behalf, pretending to be difficult and explaining the general details.

Li Bao, who was also the general manager of the Weaving Bureau, knew Yin Jiu's plan as soon as he heard it. Thinking back to the words on the selling ticket, he couldn't help but secretly thought that it was a pity that the horse would not grow fat without the night. Why did such a good opportunity fall on Yin Jiu's head?

It's a pity that this matter is a foregone conclusion and it's not easy for me to intervene. But Yin Jiu dared to make this move. He couldn't sell Xue and Liu, so he could find another way. Li Baoben was still a little disappointed, but he immediately felt joyful, So that's it, this Yin Jiu is quite a kind person, and the price he sold you at is fair.

Baoqin was very happy when he heard this, and immediately said innocently: With your father-in-law's words, I feel relieved. I can keep buying it with Eunuch Yin in the future.

Li Bao was shocked, why do you still want to buy it? He thought it was a windfall, but he didn't expect it to be a hen that laid golden eggs. He immediately stopped talking, hesitated for a moment, and asked, Do you still want to buy it in the future?

This is five thousand taels of cloth. How many servants do you have in your family? Or are you, the imperial businessmen, making every household look like a royal palace?

Ah?! Bao Qin waved the paper fan and nodded, Yes, dad said that there are many relatives in the family, so clothes should be kept and changed frequently throughout the year.

Seeing that this kid had leaked the details in just a few words, Li Bao immediately reacted. Thinking of the luxury of the four families in Jinling and the wealth of the four princes and eight princes in the capital, the relationship between these families has always been very close.

This was such a huge amount of money that even Li Bao couldn't help but be moved and asked immediately, Have you and Yin Jiu reached an agreement? After he finished speaking, he knew that his question was inappropriate, so he changed his question again, Do you plan to buy from Suzhou Weaving Bureau in the future?

Yes. Baoqin nodded, Didn't my father-in-law say that Eunuch Yin's price is fair? She smiled and continued, Eunuch Yin has an old relationship with my father and knows that I am here to do something for the family. I just wanted to Please help me and let me get it directly from him in the future.

Fair, fair ass. Li Bao cursed secretly in his heart. They were all things left in the warehouse to eat dust. Previously, no one dared to do business because they were afraid of being blamed by the palace. Now that you four bastards are leading the way, will he be able to prosper for a long time? !

The more Li Bao thought about it, the angrier he became, and he murmured to himself: Your father and I have a good relationship. In fact, he and Xue Ai had only met a few times and had a few casual conversations.

Baoqin lowered his head and smiled, and then said: I didn't know that dad has so many friends outside. I'm sorry, I'm disrespectful.

Li Bao impatiently changed his sitting position, leaned forward again, and asked without giving up, Have you paid the money? Can you finish writing the paperwork?

Not yet. Bao Qin smiled shyly, looking embarrassed to speak. Liu Xianglian answered in time, We just paid a thousand taels for the order. We didn't have much money with us when we went out to play this time. When Erlang returns home, we will send the steward to get the paperwork to pay for the goods.

This is the process. Li Bao nodded and was thinking about what reason he would use to get involved and take away Yin Jiu's wealth. Someone suddenly came from outside to report that someone from the Xue family was visiting.

Now that Master Bao is in high demand, Li Bao orders people to bring in the Xue family's servants. It was also a heaven-made opportunity. Xinda came at the right time, neither too early nor too late.

Chen Heng watched the sweaty Xinda trot in. After giving Eunuch Li a gift, he stuck behind Baoqin and whispered. Master Bao's expression suddenly changed, and the paper fan in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously. Chen Heng hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the paper fan for his master, and carefully placed it back in Bao Qin's hand.

When Xinda finished speaking and went back, before Li Bao had time to ask, Liu Xianglian had already said first, Erlang, what's wrong with you? I see you look so wrong, but something happened.

That’s a good question, the boy named Liu. When Li Bao heard this, he immediately picked up the tea cup leisurely, without drinking, he just held it and played with the tea lid.

Bao Qin apologetically bowed her hands towards Eunuch Li and said: Eunuch Li, you are really rude. The chief steward of the family is here and is waiting for me in the inn. Brother Liu and I will take a leave first. The things we bought before are entrusted to my father-in-law. Just bring it to me at the inn.

No hurry, no hurry. How could Li Bao be willing to let her go like this? He immediately said, I think you are in trouble. Why don't you come and talk to me? I can still talk to you in the city. These are the words. With my friendship with your father, my nephew still treats me as an outsider?

Hey. Baoqin had no choice but to sit down and said, Eunuch Yin helped me earlier and said that he was short of some raw silk. It happened that my father had a batch in hand. I thought that my father-in-law had helped me so much. So he sold all the goods to him.

I was in a hurry to go out to play, so I didn't bother to tell the housekeeper about this. No, the steward took the batch of raw silk today and has already negotiated the price with the cloth merchants in the city. I have to go over and explain something quickly, so as not to miss Eunuch Yin's business.

Li Bao was greatly surprised. Is there still a shortage of raw silk in Suzhou Weaving Bureau? He said it was true that there was not enough, but if he said it was insufficient, he didn't believe it, so he asked, Does your father still have a piece of raw silk in his hand?

Yes! The business in Qiupu Street in Yangzhou was not good. My father saw that the goods were just sitting there, so he bought them all and prepared to sell them.

What price will Yin Jiu give you? Li Bao asked directly. He has also heard about what happened on Qiupu Street. But Yangzhou is far away from Hangzhou, so he doesn't care too much.

Four dollars.

Li Bao was just about to spurt out a mouthful of old blood, and he cursed Yin Jiu for being evil-hearted. He finally figured out the cause and effect of the matter. It must have been the boy from the Xue family who leaked the news. Seeing that the boy was easy to manipulate, this black-hearted bastard wanted to take action himself.

A piece of raw silk costs four cents. Is this what Yin Jiu thinks he is going to the field to pick cabbage? Li Bao suppressed his emotions and asked, How many pieces of raw silk do you have on hand?

Forty thousand horses. Baoqin replied with a smile.

Li Bao was about to faint. Is this how your Xue family does business? Li Bao's heart was really burning when he thought that this batch of four-yen raw silk could be written down in the account at a price of seven or eight-yen. He put his hands on the chair and finally calmed down before asking, Have you signed the paperwork with Yin Jiu?

Eunuch Yin agreed to this matter, but he didn't pay the deposit. Baoqin shook his head indifferently, and said to support Yin Jiu, Eunuch, don't worry, with the friendship between Eunuch Yin and my father, he will definitely not break his promise.

You silly boy, what I'm afraid of is that he won't break his promise. Li Bao was still hesitating in his heart. Seeing that Bao Qin was about to get up to leave, he only got up and said goodbye: Don't worry about your family's affairs. I'll send someone to help you later.

Bao Qin nodded, thanked him repeatedly, and said goodbye to Li Bao with Liu Xianglian.

As usual, a group of four people went out and got into the carriage without saying a word. All the way back to the inn, everyone closed the door. Liu Xianglian couldn't wait to ask, Brother Chen, didn't you say that Eunuch Li would stay as a guest?

According to Chen Heng's previous calculations, Li Bao should have stopped the business on the spot, directly disrupting Yin Jiu's good fortune. Bao Qin was also a little confused. She asked herself why Li Bao didn't fall into the trap if her performance today was adequate.

At this time, Chen Heng was discussing the situation outside with the steward of the Xue family. Seeing that he had no problem chatting with the Hangzhou cloth merchant today, he immediately thought to himself and said, Don't be anxious, let's wait patiently. I guess Eunuch Li will definitely invite you tonight. When you go into the house for dinner, you two should be careful what you say when you arrive.

What is this? Liu Xianglian didn't know why Chen Heng was so sure. If Li Bao wanted to treat them to dinner, he could just leave him and Xue Baoqin at home.

With this confusion, Liu Xianglian waited until the afternoon. Seeing that the sunset was getting thicker and thicker, the servants from the weaving bureau came belatedly and put away the cloths Baoqin had selected during the day. Only then did they say that Li Bao had prepared a banquet in the bureau and invited the two young masters and the Xue family The steward went to the government to explain.

Chen Heng felt relieved and accompanied Liu, Xue and the steward out of the house. He didn't have the good fortune to sit down, so he could only wait on the side.

At the table, Li Bao said in a few words that he had solved Guanshi Xue's troubles, and didn't mention much else. It's not easy for the host to mention it, so the guests naturally have to be patient. After a banquet where guests and guests enjoyed themselves, the two parties, each with their own thoughts, dispersed and parted.

When she returned to the inn this time, Liu Xianglian admired Chen Heng very much. By now, he also wanted to understand why Chen Heng was able to guess Li Bao's treat. Just because after they returned to the inn, Li Bao didn't come to give gifts immediately.

This matter is explained very simply. Li Bao must have had the idea of ​​​​treating guests, so he postponed the delivery until night. It seemed easy afterwards, but Chen Hengneng thought of it as soon as he returned to the inn. This keen mind is really valuable.

Liu Xianglian's thoughts aside, Chen Heng was also thinking with his eyes closed. During dinner tonight, Li Bao didn't say anything important. But the meaning inside and outside the words was very exciting.

He decided to force Li Bao again, thinking of Uncle Lin's method of using Xin Geng to enter the city to force Li Bian. He went to the hotel lobby that night and told the manager about checking out the next day. It doesn't work if you don't force it, you have to delay it slowly. If you miss the day when wages are paid during the Qiupu Festival, it will be too late.

The next day, when they were packing their things in the house, Li Bao, who got the message, sent someone to invite him again, but this time he only invited Liu Xue and not the steward at all.

As a servant, Chen Heng followed him to the Weaving Bureau and watched the price negotiation between the two parties from beginning to end. Li Bao, who finally figured it out, bought all the 40,000 pieces of raw silk in Qiupu Street at the price of four cents and two.

The price was so good that Li Baoshen was afraid of missing out on this follow-up business and letting the Xue family manager find out and regret it. The deposit was paid on the spot, and it was agreed that raw silk would be shipped to them at this price.

At the dinner table, Li Bao also wanted to talk about the defective products in the warehouse, but Xue Baoqin ignored them. It’s just that it’s enough for now, and you’ll have to wait until next spring if you want to use it. Li Bao repeatedly advised his family to write a letter and send it to Hangzhou next time something like this happens.

When she left the house, Liu Xianglian experienced a thrilling negotiation and couldn't help but ask Chen Heng: Brother Chen, why don't you let us continue to raise the price? In my opinion, when it reaches four yuan and five yuan, even if it is five yuan, We can talk about money and six cents.”

Li Bao's impatient expression before was really interesting. Liu Xianglian really felt that she still had more to say and wished she could go back and do it again.

Chen Heng leaned on the carriage returning, shook his head and said with a smile: That's not how business works. We have to let the other party take advantage, so that this business can last long. What's more, if you think about it, Eunuch Li has contracted the water transportation. Things. When you look at the inside and outside, it also saves us money. If we include the wages, food and drink of these people, even if the price is only five cents and two, we will lose no more money.

Then why would he buy ours? Don't Eunuch Li have to consider the money? Baoqin also looked at Chen Heng opposite with his eyes bright. She also had the deposit money given by Li Bao in her arms, amounting to six thousand taels, and a piece of paperwork, which was also very heavy.

Because he has the power in his hands. Chen Heng replied, We need to spend money to find water transportation services. He only needs a piece of official document and he can get it all. If the person who came forward today was the Yangzhou government office, it would cost five or six yuan. Everybody can talk. But Qiupu Street cannot rely on the power of the government office, and some channels are not easy to use.

Xue and Liu suddenly realized it. They looked at the calm Chen Heng with different eyes.

Then next, are we going to find Yin Jiu to sell the remaining 50,000 pieces? Baoqin had seen the accounts brought by Chen Heng and knew that there were 90,000 pieces of raw silk in Qiupu Street this year.

Seeing Chen Heng smiling and nodding, Liu Xianglian calculated the price in her mind, but still said doubtfully: That's not enough. We need to pay at least 120,000 taels to the people on Qiupu Street. Add this together. It’s not enough forty thousand taels.”

There's no rush. ​​Chen Heng told him to be patient and calm, We'll finish the matter step by step.

Okay. Liu Xianglian agreed, and he gradually understood why Brother Xin admired Brother Chen. There's just one thing I can't figure out. How come my eldest brother likes to deal with a smart guy like Chen Heng when he's obviously not very smart.

After much hard work and effort, Chen Heng and others did not bother to celebrate after returning. He directly changed to the afternoon passenger ship and continued to take the Xue family steward back to Suzhou Weaving Bureau.

By this time, Chen Heng's hard work has become a success. With his mind completely relaxed, he used the time on the journey to tell everyone his plan bit by bit in the upper room of the passenger ship.

From how he used Uncle Lin's documents to get the Suzhou government to vouch for their background. To gain Yin Jiu's trust and buy enough goods. Then through Yin Jiu's ticket sales, Li Bao's thoughts were aroused. Every step is leveraging strength, and every step is building momentum.

The techniques involved will be familiar to later generations. The key is that the connections that can be mobilized are the reasons for the success of this matter. Without Uncle Lin's help, he would not know so much about Suhang's situation. If it weren't for the names of the Four Kings and the Eight Princes and the Xue family's imperial merchants, Yin Jiu and Li Bao wouldn't have taken the risk.

As for the information gap, it is just an embellishment of the strategy. These people read it from beginning to end without going into detail. Chen Heng said it calmly, but Xue and Liu were amazed when they heard it. Liu Xianglian had an upright temperament and asked directly: Since we are all selling things, why do we spend so much time on it? Brother Chen, don't blame me, I'm just very curious.

Are you also curious? Chen Heng looked at Xinda and Baoqin, and when he saw them both nodding, he explained with a smile, It looks like we are holding cheaper raw silk, standing in front of the manufacturing bureau. Above.

But have you ever thought that the raw silk we sell is just cheaper? They want it or they don't want it. It’s nothing more than a question of making more or less. What we really want is the remnants in their warehouses. They are the only ones in the world who have this stuff.

Right now they don't know our purpose and can still get by. Wait until we turn it into clothing and sell it. When the business was small, we could still work together seamlessly. Once the business gets big, our lives will be in their hands. Do you think they will mess with us then?

Chen Heng said it calmly, but Liu Xianglian and Xue Baoqin were still shocked by the danger in his short words. They really didn't expect that Chen Heng had already considered this level.

What should we do? Baoqin immediately asked anxiously. She now also has some feelings for Qiupu Street.

Delay. Chen Heng spat out one word. He created a situation in which the two companies competed in this way, not just so that after returning to Yangzhou, he could sit in his home stadium and have a good discussion with the two weaving bureaus about the length of cooperation.

It doesn’t have to be seven or five years, just three years. In the past three years, if Qiupu Street still can't find its own way and learn some unique secret skills, then it will honestly supply Suzhou and Hangzhou. Although I won't make a big fortune, I can still feed some people, but I don't know how many people I can feed.

Chen Heng didn't want this to happen, he just wanted to try his best to buy Qiupu Street as much time as possible. Although the road is dangerous, as long as you get through it, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump.

Among the people listening, only Bao Qin understood Chen Heng's thoughts. She lowered her gaze and said nothing more, just clenched her hands secretly.

When everyone returned to the Suzhou Weaving Bureau, Yin Jiu, who was covered in quilts, naturally didn't know that Chen Heng was using his tickets to make a bureau. His news is not as good as Li Bao's. At this moment, he still thinks that the Xue family's five thousand taels is a one-time transaction. Recently, he has been thinking carefully and is contacting the buyer in secret.

Seeing Xue Baoqin and the steward of the Xue family coming to pay and pick up the goods, Yin Jiu was naturally very happy and chatted with them about Hangzhou.

When he heard that Li Bao had bought 40,000 pieces of raw silk, Yin Jiu, who was impatient, kept them again and again. Everyone talked for two days, and finally the last 50,000 pieces of raw silk were sold at the price of four cents and four.

This time, Yin Jiu paid a larger deposit, a total of ten thousand taels. When the group of people embarked on their return trip, Baoqin, who had been away for a while, was still incredible when thinking about this trip. Excluding food and lodging, not to mention the five thousand taels of stuff I bought for nothing, I still earned eleven thousand taels of silver notes.

When they quietly disembarked at Yangzhou Pier, Chen Heng ignored the tiredness and asked Bao Qin to go home first to report that he was safe, while he hurried to Qiupu Street with Xinda. Liu Xianglian wanted to watch the excitement, so she shamelessly continued to follow Chen Heng.

Only when the three of them saw Principal Zhao, did the latter repeatedly shout: Oh my God, you are back. You don't even know how bad the situation in the workshop has been recently.

Chen Heng and the others spent more than ten days on this round trip. It is now the end of September, and the female workers in the horse training workshop have already been worried. In the Jiangnan Newspaper, there were still reports one issue after another, and they were nothing more than criticizing the government's insane behavior.

After listening silently to Chief Zhao describing the situation in the workshop, Chen Heng said with a smile, Don't worry, Chief. Just get ready. Either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, people from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau will come to purchase goods. Please hire a few musicians to work on it. Let’s make the dock lively. I’ll have a boss to accompany me then, so I’ll give them a good reception.”

Ah?! Director Zhao showed a shocked expression. He did not expect that Chen Heng would invite people from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau to his door when he went out.

That's not all. At the most, the Weaving Bureau of Suzhou will come to your door the next day. Liu Xianglian spoke from the side and said to Yourong.

Director Zhao was still stunned, but Chen Heng was already sitting on the chair with a general style, picked up the tea cup from the side, and took a sip, By the way, the people from Suzhou will also bring a horse from the Xue family, please. Director Zhao will pull them into the workshop, and remember to cover up the outside. When sending a car to pull the goods, the scene might as well be bigger.

Ask a few more trustworthy officers to guard you and keep strangers away. He thought for a while and added: I'll write down a few more names later. You prepare the invitations and make an appointment with them at Yangji Restaurant in three days. .”

The sword that has been sharpened for so long is about to be taken out for others to take a look at. Chen Heng narrowed his eyes, covered the tea lid, placed the tea cup on the small table beside his hand, and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing Chen Heng raise his hands, his momentum was astonishing. Director Zhao, who was shocked by one arrangement after another, nodded repeatedly and said: Yes, yes.

After some instructions, Chen Heng, who was really a little tired, waited until he felt better before taking Xinda and Liu Xianglian to say goodbye.

Naturally, she would be blamed by Mrs. Gu when she returned home this time. People in the neighborhood were in panic recently, and her mood was also affected. If she hadn't seen Chen Heng looking really bad, she, as an old mother, would not have planned to let her son, who had been away from home for a long time, go back to the house to sleep.

At noon the next day, the cargo ship driven by Hangzhou Caogong docked at Yangzhou Pier. Director Zhao, who had been prepared for it, immediately asked the musicians from the Liyuan to play and sing. To be honest, even the people from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau looked puzzled when they saw this battle, and they couldn't figure out what the Yangzhou people were happy about.

Xue Ai, who was forced out by Bao Qin, had to laugh and act as a spectator. A few young boys went out for a walk under his banner. After coming back, his precious daughter didn't even mention a word to him. It's strange that Xue Ai, a father, could be happy.

When Xue Ai and Director Zhao accompanied the people from the Weaving Bureau into the leather training workshop, batches of loaded raw silk were moved to the cargo ship under the transportation of workers in the workshop. Chen Heng hid in the dark the whole time, drinking the chicken soup his mother made for him and watching the progress of the matter.

When the balance of eleven thousand taels was handed over to Xue Ai, Manager Zhao on the side was already astonished. This is a bank note of more than ten thousand taels. Even if it is less, it is still a good rain for Qiupu Street, where every penny has to be broken in half.

Another day passed, and people from the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau were invited by Xue Ai and Manager Zhao to stay for one more day. It happened that someone from the Suzhou Weaving Bureau came to the door. The cleverness of the two parties need not be mentioned here. There were only a few cargo ships crowded in the pier, and even the Yangzhou people passing by were amazed.

When did Qiupu Street in Yangzhou become so lively?

They became curious and asked family members and neighbors who worked in the workshop to question him. But these people didn't know that. They just watched the carts of goods being pulled away, and their nervousness relaxed a little.

Not to mention selling raw silk or goldware. As long as there is business, there will be money coming in. When people have money, they have hope. When the defective products arrived from Suzhou, they were tightly wrapped and stored in the warehouse of the leather training workshop. News suddenly began to spread in the city: Suzhou's Weaving Bureau was going to transport the cloth from the bureau to Yangzhou for sale.

This news is indeed somewhat shocking. But all the workers who heard the news were delighted. They are in this business, so how could they not know the great reputation of Su embroidery?

Maybe if you give them some more time, they might be able to figure out that what they are selling is low-priced unfinished raw silk. If the time is extended any longer, the secrets in the warehouse cannot be kept.

But Chen Heng didn't give them a chance, nor did he give the people watching in the dark a chance. Chen Heng, who had more than 38,000 taels in hand, immediately asked Director Zhao to announce that wages for September would be paid one day early.

The workers in the workshop, men, women, old and young, cheered loudly for a while, and even looked much better when they went home to see their families. They didn't know where Mr. Zhao got the money, so they just watched as he took out the thick stacks of banknotes and began to distribute them in the order of the list.

Unfortunately, there were so many workers in the workshop. Xue Biao, Qian Dayou, and Jiang Yuanbai, who were called to help, worked together, but only more than a thousand people were sent out on the first day. Speaking of which, there is an interesting thing. Those who have received the money are so happy, and they should be. Those who did not receive the money were also very happy, which was really unexpected.

I was really dizzy when I wrote it, with stars in my eyes. Let’s go have dinner first to refresh ourselves, then come back and polish it up slowly! Ten thousand words, haha, all the debts have been paid.