Chapter 362 Faint moves continue

All Gu Tongen and the others could do was to raise money quickly and make up the final payment. Recently, the atmosphere in Nanjing City has obviously changed, and the personnel of the various yamen have moved frequently, and in the second half of the year, all the tax and silver have been sent to the household department for temporary storage. The yamen moved frequently, and the businessmen in Nanjing were not calm.

A few days ago, they went to Nuanxin Pavilion and said all the good things, but they didn't even see the faces of the two ladies.

But today, the businessmen came to Nuanxin Pavilion early, because of the news, the two ladies made an appointment to meet everyone in Nuanxin Pavilion today. On this day, Nuanxin Pavilion was wrapped, and it was close to noon, while everyone was waiting anxiously, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue were dressed up and slowly came downstairs. The two daughters are gorgeous, each with their own merits, even these wealthy businessmen who are used to seeing beautiful women are also bright. However, they didn't dare to think anything, this was the woman of the Iron Overseer. Now that the entire Nanzhili is begging for others, annoying these two women, there is absolutely no good end.

When they came to the hall, the second girl gave an apologetic salute. Actually, they didn't want to delay it for so long, but they had to delay it because they had to deal with the millions of taels of silver. But it's not necessarily a bad thing to drag it out, at least these people are under a lot of pressure and won't bargain anymore. After taking a seat, Hailan Zhuwan smiled and said calmly: "I'm sorry for you, I had to deal with some important things a few days ago, so I delayed it." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's important" Xiao Zhenlin and others said in unison, smiling. Even if you are dissatisfied, what can you do? Moreover, there are some things that everyone knows. It is no secret that the imperial court has recently transported military salaries, and most of the silver has been transported back to Nanjing through Tongling, and most of this silver has fallen into the hands of Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue. When the silver returned to Nanjing, everyone also felt that most of the money was used to open up the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. It can be seen that the Iron Inspector is stationed in the army, but it is not just as simple as asking for military salaries, this is to cooperate with the Jin merchants and open the Nanzhili market.

The Xiao family, the Xu family and other Nanzhili families naturally don't like to have another force come in to share the cake, but in this situation, the Jin merchants have become unstoppable when they enter Nanzhili. In this case, it is better to try to cooperate than to block. So, Xu Le took the opportunity to arch his hand and said, "Mrs. Lan, you must also know the purpose of my waiting." Recently, the rogue has been raging in Zhejiang, and the official salt has basically not been transported. Now that the price of salt is soaring in various places, and the people are miserable, can you bother Mrs. to help you speak, please ask the Governor to send elite soldiers and horses to recapture Jiaxing Mansion, as long as the salt field is recaptured and the official salt supply is restored, we should be grateful. ”

Hai Lanzhu nodded slightly, raised her hand to hold the teacup, frowned slightly, and seemed to be thinking. Those beautiful eyes flowed tactfully, and the corners of their eyes communicated with Chang Minyue. Although Chang Minyue and Hai Lanzhu are secretly fighting, in the eyes of outsiders, the two get along well. Just like now, Hai Lanzhu pretended to think, and Chang Minyue took over the topic, "Master Xu said that he laughed, our sisters are all women's families, and we never interfere in military affairs." Moreover, the army is deployed, where it fights, and where it is moved, cannot be changed at will. ”

"Although the little sister is not familiar with military affairs, she also knows how important Hangzhou Mansion and Jiaxing Mansion are, and Jiaxing Mansion has most of the official salt farms.

Xu Le's brows jumped wildly, and he unconsciously glanced at Xiao Zhenlin opposite. Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue, you say a word, the meaning of which could not be more obvious, if you want the Xuanfu army to recapture Jiaxing Mansion, you must give enough benefits, otherwise why should the Xuanfu army listen to you? At first glance, this statement sounds very reasonable, but after careful analysis, it will feel very unreasonable. As a soldier of the imperial court, shouldn't he solve the difficulties of the people? Moreover, even if there is a lack of military salaries, the small court in Nanjing has already raised silver taels and sent them over.

Hey, the Iron Overseer wants to take the opportunity to eat double benefits. It is said that this is a bit insatiable, but Xu Le and the others can't say anything. If this benefit is not given, the soldiers and horses of Jingying and Xuanfu will not be able to fight Jiaxing Mansion when they will fight. If it drags on for two months and then moves Jiaxing Mansion, then they, the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, will not cry to death?

Now that they have come to Nuanxin Pavilion, everyone is ready to be slaughtered, so even if they are dissatisfied, their faces are still happy. Yang Zhenxiong, a big salt merchant, said with a smile: "What Madame said is extremely true, and it is indeed difficult for some strong people to wait." However, we will not let the superintendent work in vain, as long as the superintendent is willing to send troops to Jiaxing Mansion, we are willing to give five million taels of silver as military funds. ”

Hai Lanzhu's hand trembled slightly, but after thinking about it carefully, she was not very surprised. Five million taels sounds bluffing at first glance, but the money is evenly distributed among more than 20 big salt merchants, and each family is only more than 200,000 taels. More than 200,000 taels of silver, for these Jiangnan salt merchants, it is simply a drop in the penny. What's more, those small salt merchants also have to contribute a part of their efforts, so calculated, it is estimated that the silver that each family really took out is not even 200,000 taels.

Even so, Hai Lanzhu smiled and nodded. Five million taels is enough, it was originally oil and water scraped by the way. If you want too much, these salt merchants will be dissatisfied, but it will not be beautiful. The salt merchants are not officials of the Southern Zhili, and they are not incompatible with these people, and they will not have to cooperate with some of them in the future.

"Five million taels? How can this be done? Why don't you do that..... Our sisterhood will repair a letter and send it to the superintendent, but we dare not guarantee whether the superintendent will send troops to Jiaxing Mansion. As for the five million taels of military posture, our sisters will definitely not dare to accept it....."

Hai Lanzhu waved her hand, as if she was embarrassed. Xiao Zhenlin and the others sighed secretly in their hearts, they didn't take Hai Lanzhu's words seriously, so Xu Le stood up, bowed his hand, and said seriously: "Madame, don't be like this, we know that the transfer of the army costs a lot, and this time it is to relieve our worries, how can we let the superintendent be busy in vain?" These military postures, and the two ladies must accept them no matter what, otherwise, we will not be at ease. ”

Xu Le's words can be described as a pun, he said that he was uneasy in his heart, but he didn't mean that he didn't want to go, but he wanted to say that he was not at ease. Only when the two ladies received the money could everyone be relieved. There is a way to take people's money to eliminate disasters for others, if you don't take this money, you can't let go of your mind after all.

Xiao Zhenlin said in a timely manner: "Two ladies, this is my wish to wait. In fact, I already wanted to do this a few days ago, but I didn't see my wife's face, and I didn't have anything to do with the overseer, so it dragged on until now. The superintendent led the army to fight in Nanzhili, and the hard work was high, and it was reasonable, and we should all thank the superintendent on behalf of the tens of millions of people in Nanzhili. So, this military fund, Mrs. can accept it with confidence, isn't it that Mrs. thinks that the military funds are too small? If so, I'll raise a little more to make sure that Madame is satisfied. ”

Xiao Zhenlin's expression was serious, and his voice was even a little anxious. At least to outsiders, everything looks like it's real. Hai Lanzhu stood up and bowed to everyone, "You are gracious, since this is the case, the slave family will be the master of the humble husband and accept this military fund." As for the matter of Jiaxing Mansion, everything depends on the decision of the superintendent. ”

Having said that, Xiao Zhenlin and the others breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as you collect the money, are you still afraid that Tiemo will not do anything? If you really annoy everyone, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue want to do business in Nanzhili, it is wishful thinking.

The most important things were discussed, and everyone was in a much better mood, and in a short time, the maids brought a delicious meal to the table, and everyone relaxed and drank a little. Enjoying singing and dancing, drinking fine wine, indescribably relaxed. It's been a long time since it's been so easy, and since the rogues ravaged Nanzhili, the burden on his body has increased dramatically every day, until the official salt is controlled by the rogues, and it's worse than death.

After three rounds of wine, Hai Lanzhu held the wine glass and came to Xu Le's table gently. Xu Le hurriedly got up, raised his wine glass slightly, and said with a smile: "Madam, Xu Mou will do it first as a respect." ”

"Wait..... There is something I want to ask Master Xu to help, I heard that this Nuanxin Pavilion is the Xu family's industry, it just so happens that our sisters are very interested in this Nuanxin Pavilion, I don't know if Master Xu can cut his love. Master Xu, don't worry, the price will definitely satisfy you, in short, it won't let you lose," Hai Lanzhu said softly.

Xu Le only felt that the corners of his mouth were bitter, and he knew that the two women, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue, were hiding other thoughts, and he never thought that the first person to be slashed was actually him. Although Nuanxin Pavilion has an important location and a booming business, in the final analysis, it is a restaurant with good business, and the Xu family is nothing without this restaurant. But I'm afraid this is just the beginning, this time it's a restaurant, so what about next time?

Chang Minyue can also be regarded as a strange woman in the shopping mall, seeing Xu Le's hesitant face, she guessed one or two points. When she came to Hai Lanzhu's side, she smiled, "Master Xu, don't worry, our sisters have just arrived and lack a foothold, so we happen to fall in love with this Nuanxin Pavilion." But don't worry, we won't want Nuan Xin Pavilion in vain, the market price acquisition, moreover, our firm's fur business is good, if Master Xu is interested, we might as well work together. The fur of our firm, plus the silk of the Xu family, I think it will be good. ”

Xu Le couldn't help but feel a little moved, the furs in the hands of Jin merchants were all good goods, and when they arrived in the south, they were even more sought-after goods. In recent years, the Jin merchants have become more and more united, further monopolizing the northern leather trade, which has led to the price of furs rising step by step, and the transportation to the south has become more profitable. Cooperating with Jin Merchants is definitely beneficial and harmless, and Jin Merchants do not only have fur in their hands. It is said that there is now an item called soap and perfume in the north, which is very popular with dignitaries and nobles, and has a tendency to replace rouge gouache. Starting from fur, the cooperation is getting deeper and deeper, and once it touches the winemaking and perfume business, it is a huge profit.

Cooperating with Jin merchants is quite a kind of betrayal of the merchants of Nanzhili. However, in the current situation, it is unstoppable for Jin merchants to enter the south and directly subordinate, and it is not a matter of time before they cooperate with Jin merchants? After thinking about it in his heart, Xu Le secretly gritted his teeth, since this is the case, why shouldn't he be the first person to eat crabs? After figuring it out, he raised his wine glass, Xu Le drank it all, and said very heroically: "Since the two ladies said so, then Xu is not hypocritical." 100,000 taels of silver, Nuanxin Pavilion is the two ladies'. Here, Xu wishes us a happy cooperation in the future! ”

Nuanxin Pavilion is located in the most prime area of Qinhuai River Street, on the bank of the Qinhuai River where every inch of land is valuable, Nuanxin Pavilion can be said to be a daily gold, and there are 100,000 taels of water in a month. 100,000 taels of silver, almost equal to half selling and half giving. This is a favor, Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue know it in their hearts, thank you for their birth, this deal is reached.

Xiao Zhenlin and the others secretly smiled bitterly, they didn't think Xu Le had suffered a loss. It's just a warm Xin Pavilion, and it's not worth mentioning compared to the benefits you get later. Xu Le is fast enough, but if he were Xu Le, he would be the same choice.

Since you can't stop the Jin merchants, then cooperate, in the business field, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. In this regard, the Jiangnan merchants had completely different ideas from the officials of the Southern Zhili.

What happened in Nuanxin Pavilion is not a secret to people with hearts, especially the matter of five million taels of military funds, which is known to everyone in the streets and alleys. When the news reached the ears of Gu Tongen and others, everyone's reaction could be imagined. Fei Yang felt betrayed, Xiao Zhenlin and the others took out the five million taels of silver, which meant that they no longer rejected the Jin merchants as before. Similarly, it also means that the officials of the Southern Zhili and the merchants of the South are no longer monolithic.

For these businessmen who eat inside and out, Fei Yang and the others will not be polite. Can't cure iron ink, can't you cure these people? They don't want to think about it, who can have such a big business? In the room, Gu Tongen was holding a steaming tea, his brows furrowed, "These people are really unreliable, a few days ago, I asked Zhou Heling to beat these people, but I didn't think that these people still admit it." ”

Fei Yang nodded angrily: "Things have come to such a point, it's useless to say anything." It's time to move those people, or they'll have forgotten whose jobs they are serving. ”

Gu Tongen and the others discussed the next plan, but they never thought that the merchants were also forced. It can only be said that the officials of Nanzhili are too arrogant, they have been in a high position for a long time, and they control everything, so that they cannot be challenged. Their idea is very simple, since some people are already disobedient, then help another group of people to come up, Jiangnan salt, weaving, etc. are all held in the six departments of Nanzhili, and naturally everything is the final say of the six departments.

Two days later, there was an additional official document in Nanjing, which clearly stated that in view of the special period, the quota of salt merchants will be changed next year, and the weavers will also be changed. Among them, the share of weaving and official salt in the hands of the Xu family will be fully recovered, that is to say, from next year, the Xu family will no longer be a weaver and salt merchant.

This incident caused a lot of commotion in Nanjing City, you must know that the Xu family, like the Xiao family, has continued from the former Sui to this day. The Xu family started with Huzhou silk and has been running a cloth business so far, and the identity of the weaver has never changed. The imperial court suddenly accepted the identity of the Xu family's weavers and salt merchants, and it was obvious that it had moved the knife against the merchants of Nanzhili.