Xu Changzong thought very clearly, the imperial merchant who supplied the clothes was the retort family, not the Xu family, and it was the retort family who got the benefits. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info are both merchants who operate silk shops, and they have dealt with each other and know each other's catties.

The Xu family is the leader of Jiangnan Province, and the Yong family is the silk predator of the entire Gaomang Dynasty. From fabrics, to dyeing and weaving, to embroidery, the strength of the retort family is very strong. In front of the Yong family, the Xu family is at most a local tyrant. The retort family has been operating in the capital for many years, and is very familiar with the elite circle, and when necessary, it is a businessman who can reach the sky. Its means of doing business are known for their decisiveness and ruthlessness, and the history of the retort family is also the history of blood and tears of many small businesses.

They are all peers with each other, and Xu Changzong also knows a little about this. In the past, it also supplied fabrics to the Zhen family. As long as the texture is consistent, the quantity and color are the same as the order, and the payment of the retort is very refreshing.

But this time is different, with the goods of "Splendid Record", through the retort family to supply the palace, if something goes wrong, such a big risk, the Xu family can't afford it.

But where would the retort family give up? The purchase list required not only the quantity of 100 horses, but also the number of five colors. The "interwoven silk machine" is woven out of white, and it needs to be dyed to be "five colors". Just dyeing, from color mixing to drying, takes half a month. But now there is less than a month of stocking time, and it is too late to transfer goods from Suzhou, let alone dyeing.

Moreover, they have already searched all over the capital, and the only one that can supply a hundred "interwoven silk machine silk" at one time is "Splendid Record". In order to reduce the risk, the Zhen family did not want to cobble. You know, because of different textile batches, placement time, warehouse storage environment and other factors, each batch of woven cloth will be slightly different. If it is purchased by ordinary people, the slight difference is nothing. But supplying it to the Imperial Palace Ouchi may be a great crime.

Therefore, the Xu family has become the only way to solve it. If this batch of goods cannot be supplied, who knows if this year's imperial merchant qualification will be cancelled? The eldest lord of the Zhen family gave a death order, asking the children of the clan to be sure to let the Xu family supply. Whoever can complete this task will be given priority to the family resources next year. This made many children of the retort family move when they heard the wind, and they came up with strange tricks one after another, so that Xu Changzong was not very disturbed.

Zhen Tianlu is a side branch of the retort family, and he lives on some small businesses distributed by the big house on weekdays, and his life is not good or bad. After hearing the news, he thought of an idea, not to start with Xu Changzong, but to find Xu Changzong's eldest son Xu Wenmin.

He went to the restaurant where Xu Wenmin frequented and waited, pretending to recognize the wrong person and talk to Xu Wenmin. and deliberately intersected with it, with a lotus tongue, and praised the benefits of the Xu family's supply to the palace. "The Xu family's batch of 'interwoven silk machine silk' is supplied to the palace, so that the people of Jiangnan Province know that even the emperor wears the clothes of 'Splendid Record', and the Xu family's business is bound to go to a higher level. ”

threatened again: "Brother Xu, I told you the truth because I had fellowship with you." This batch of goods, the Zhen family is bound to get, and it takes fifteen days to dye. Ten days have passed now, and in five days at most, the Zhen family will use tough measures, and then your Xu family will lose more than it gains. And now, as long as you are willing to sell this batch of goods, we can buy it at a price of 20% on the basis of the market price. ”

The profit of "interwoven silk machine silk" itself is not high, and it is sold at the market price, with a net profit of 20%. The Zhen family adds another 20% to get 40% net profit. In the end, this business can get a net profit of three thousand taels of silver. The combination of soft and hard made Xu Wenmin a little moved.

Zhen Tianlu took the hot iron and kept lobbying, and finally said that Xu Wenmin was impulsive and signed the contract without telling his father.

When the Zhen family took the contract to pick up the goods, Xu Changzong was stunned. But seeing that there was an autograph and seal of the eldest son on the contract, he had to sigh and deliver a hundred "interwoven silk silk" to the Zhen family as promised.

The Zhen family finally got their wish and took it to dye without mentioning it.

Shopkeeper Yu spoke for a full two quarters of an hour before finishing the detailed story. sighed: "When the Zhen family came to the owner, the owner was just cautious and refused to agree. But the eldest young master signed the contract, and the owner had to deliver it as promised, and he didn't expect that there would be any chaos. ”

After taking a few sips of tea, moistening his throat, he continued: "On the day of the accident, I remember very clearly, just after August 15, the owner and I were taking inventory in the store. The officials of Dali Temple rushed in and took the owner and the eldest young master away viciously, without explaining the reason. Immediately afterwards, the two stores of 'Splendid Record' were sealed. I didn't know the situation at the time, so I had to take the guys off first and go back to wait for news. ”

What happened later, everyone is clear. Mrs. Tu asked someone to inquire about the news, and Xu Changrong also tried to rescue the two from prison through the teacher, but they were unsuccessful. Dali Temple saw that the people who pleaded for mercy were all officials of the same dynasty, and only unsealed the store, but the charges of Xu Changzong and Xu Wenmin have not yet been determined, and I don't know when they will be released from prison.

Shopkeeper Yu was running around Beijing, but he couldn't get more news. When he had finished, the crowd was silent.

After a while, Mrs. Xu asked, "Then the retort family, can someone be arrested?"

Shopkeeper Yu shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it yet." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu's hands grabbed the handrails "creak... squeak...", and said angrily: "What a Zhen family! I actually use my Xu family as a scapegoat!"

Xu Wanzhen was busy serving honey tea, and said gently: "Grandmother is dissipated, I'll ask again." He asked, "What about Zhen Tianlu?"

Shopkeeper Yu shook his head.

"What about the Zhen family, what do you mean?"

Shopkeeper Yu continued to shake his head.

Xu Wanzhen was quiet for a while, took a breath to suppress the anger in her heart, and said lightly: "Okay, I know." ”

Old Madam Xu had already relieved herself and said, "Shopkeeper Yu, thanks to you for this time. Next, you go back to 'Splendid Notes' and continue to operate as usual, and I will send someone to inform you of any progress. Motioned to Biluo to give a reward.

Shopkeeper Yu retired with a gift.

Xu Wanzhen walked behind Mrs. Xu, rubbed her shoulders for her, and said, "Grandmother, this Zhen family is really too deceitful! When something happened, he turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, and he bit back. It's just so hateful!"

He said: "But the matter of the Zhen family can be put aside for now." Rescuing Daddy and Elder Brother is our top priority. The inside story of this matter, Shopkeeper Yu did not know. We still learned from the Sun family that it was about the emperor's heir, and there must be some secrets in it that no one knows. ”

Old Madam Xu nodded: "I still haven't figured out the joints." Could it be that a certain little prince wore the clothes we provided and had a problem? But how can the clothes hurt people? Even if it is soaked in medicine, it will not hurt people's lives. ”

"Grandmother, I thought, I need to find out what is going on to find a solution. Xu Wanzhen said slowly: "Anything can happen for no reason. As long as the cause is found, there can be a solution. When I was in Yangzhou City, didn't the shopkeeper of 'Yunshang' Zhou Da give me a letter of recommendation? I want to hold this letter and ask to see Princess Zhaoyang. (To be continued.) )