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Lu Shaobei has been really excited recently, he and the steward Zhang joined forces with several other businesses to urgently deploy, and finally divided the 100,000 quintals of official salt into more than a dozen caravans and sent them on the road, although many profits were shared by other families, but this single business was enough to reduce the deficit of the Lu firm by more than half in half a year.

"Brother Lu, why do you say that the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi need such a large amount of salt goods? One to 20,000 quintals can make a province last more than a year, and the annual demand is only limited to this, so why are you hoarding several times this year? Besides, salt is not in short supply, is it? Steward Zhang sat on a rattan chair opposite Lu Shaobei with a cup of fragrant tea, and asked Lu Shaobei questions with some puzzlement.

"Brother Zhang, salt goods are one of the several goods strictly controlled by the government, but they have the approval of the local government, and we have also reported to the city department here, as for what they do, I can't speculate." Lu Shaobei put down the account book in his hand, and a trace of fog appeared on his face.

"Brother Lu, do you think it is possible that someone in the northern provinces wants to raise an army to rebel?" Steward Zhang boldly made an assumption at this time.

"Oh! Brother Zhang, you can hear it. Lu Shaobei had already touched the cup on the table, but when he heard the words of the steward Zhang, he immediately stopped, showing a surprised expression on his face.

"The provinces of Shanxi could have taken salt from the salt lakes in the Qinghai area, but in recent years, the feudal kings of the Western Regions have raised the price of salt by an astonishing amount, and the price of transporting salt from Quanzhou is relatively cheaper than that from Qinghai, but even so, they have no reason to hoard such an astonishing amount of salt, there is only one possibility, they must have other plans." Steward Zhang said with some excitement.

"Brother Zhang, what you say, I think there is some truth, the three provinces of Shanxi originally produced enough grain to be self-sufficient, but in the past few years, they have continued to buy a large amount of grain from my two provinces in Fuzhou and Zhejiang, and now they are hoarding salt goods, you later, I will go to get the account book." While speaking, Lu Shaobei stood up with a somewhat solemn face, turned around and walked towards the room where the account books were stored in the back.

Steward Zhang lifted the lid of the cup slightly, took a sip, then put down the teacup and waited for Lu Shaobei to return from the inside.

However, in just a few breaths, as soon as the door curtain was lifted, Lu Shaobei walked out of it with a thick account book with an excited face.

Hurriedly coming to the table, Lu Shaobei quickly opened the account book and motioned to the steward to come forward and watch.

"Brother Zhang, there's really a problem! Clues can be found from the books of our Lu family's firm, over the past few years, they have actually hoarded dozens of items, and most of them are divided into countless batches, which is not very eye-catching! This time, they ate a lot of salt, most likely because it was the only thing they had to fight for. ”

"If the land of those three provinces rebelled, the Yuan court would inevitably order a blockade of trade between them and the outside world, and the three provinces were not suitable for cavalry conquest due to their terrain, and the local area was also a place where the people of the Han Dynasty and many ethnic groups lived together. If there is a war, it will be a disaster for many years. ”

Steward Zhang looked at the entries in the book on the side, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Lu, with the land of those three provinces, the east and west of the Yuan Court will be divided into two sections, and the kings of the Western Regions of Qinghai will not accept the control of the Yuan Emperor, but I didn't expect that the Shanxi provinces would have such a big movement!" ”

"Brother Zhang, it's already like this now! Without further ado, you immediately leave the city with the caravan, and then modify to report to the rebels! The Shanxi provinces have always been controlled by more than a dozen descendants of the generals of the former dynasties and countries who returned to the Yuan court, if I am not wrong! It will take two years for them to launch a rebellion at the earliest, but if the rebels do not prepare at this time, if the Jin Kingdom and the Khitan descendants enter the Central Plains in advance, it will not be the situation we want to see! ”

"Good! I will go to Marshal Guo immediately, and the business name will be handed over to you!" Steward Zhang immediately stood up and said excitedly.

"Brother Zhang, oh! It should be said that Brother Zhu, you have been running a business with me for the past few years, and you have really wronged you! This time, we must help the marshal to obtain the support of the righteous army from all walks of life, and then take down the province of Fuzhejiang as soon as possible within three years, so that the righteous army can control the coastal ports and grasp the economic lifeline of the world! Lu Shaobei immediately stood up and said at this time.

"Hmmm! Brother Lu, you are very right, I will definitely do my best to assist the marshal. Steward Zhang heard Lu Shaobei call him surnamed Zhu, and his face showed a trace of unnatural color at this time.

"Then without further ado, the last batch of salt goods will be shipped out in the afternoon, and when they arrive, they will pass through the area of the official road on the outskirts of Fuyang, Anhui, which is the border between the Yuan Court and the Righteous Army! You can follow the mountain path straight to the border of Chuzhou, which is controlled by the rebels. When Lu Shaobei said this, he couldn't help but look at the steward Zhang with envy.

"There is one more thing, Brother Zhu, there is one person you need to pay attention to, that is the righteous daughter-in-law next to the marshal, and it is also the Mr. Guorui who visited the place a few days ago, this person will not be an ordinary person in the future, with such a person to assist the marshal, my righteous army will be able to restore the Han world!" Lu Shaobei added another sentence, but he praised the man named Guorui very well.

"Guorui? Isn't that man my own family? Although he was born poor, but in the righteous army known as the name of the righteous Bo Yuntian, after the defeat of Chuzhou, he was not proud of his achievements, and handed over the 30,000 troops and the entire city to the marshal, this person has a broad mind, when he is a general, Brother Lu said well, I know his things very well. ”

"This time, I went to the realm of the rebels, and it is likely that I will not come back. The position of steward can be given to Xiao Si with confidence, although that kid is not yet old and weak, but he is very delicate in doing things, and he is very suitable to replace me. ”

"When I went to the mansion before, the master said that I needed to find a companion to arrange for the young master! If there is a suitable candidate, you can also help me choose! Hey, if the Shang Alliance had not been split as it had been a hundred years ago, the rebel army would have had enough food and salary to directly attack the capital of the Yuan Dynasty! Although this old man Lu is only a branch of the Shang Alliance in the Fuzhejiang area, he has not forgotten the ancestral rules of the Shang League. We can't afford to wait for his commands! Speaking of this, the steward Zhang immediately got up and saluted Lu Shaobei.

"It doesn't matter! I'll take care of that, be careful on the road! Lu Shaobei said with a smile on his face.

Shang Yu recently worked as a handmaiden in a warehouse very close to the wharf, and there were hundreds of varieties of goods, and most of them were cotton and linen products and porcelain shipped from the inland provinces and sold to Fanbang.

For more than a dozen days, whenever he had free time after lunch, he would run all the way to the harbor to observe the ships.

To the east of Quanzhou Prefecture is the government-controlled port of Thorn Tong Port, and there are more than 10 small ports in the north and south of the small harbors, but those small ports cannot berth a large number of large ships, and there are several shipbuilding workshops in the south of Thorn Tong Port.

It is said that it is a workshop, but in fact it is all controlled by the government, and the shipbuilders are all ancestral and hereditary, and there are soldiers patrolling around outside, Shang Yu has no way to contact these people, and he has no opportunity to tell people what he knows.

Every few days, one or two medium-sized ships in the harbor would go to sea, and the big ships were never built from those workshops, which made Shang Yu a little disappointed, because although the land occupied by those workshops was not easy for people to approach, but the huge ships, even if they were far away, he could see some clues, and only the large sails were made that aroused his interest.

Today he returned disappointed again, and after handing over the dozens of bamboo sticks he had used to calculate today's wages to the warehouse steward in the evening, he walked towards the city with tired steps.

The huge city of Quanzhou is the most lively scene of the day after entering the evening, although it is winter, but the wind lanterns hanging on both sides illuminate the streets brightly.

The streets were full of people, and it took Shang Yu half an hour to walk back to the Lu Clan's Warehouse in the city, while Xiao Si was waiting for him at the door.

"Xiao Yu, you're finally back! Wouldn't it be to take the copper coin to the third lane of the alley to see those beautiful girls? Xiao Si asked with a smile.

A few days ago, Shang Yu heard Xiaosi say that there was a beautiful woman in the city who was waiting upstairs for a price and selling a place, so he followed him to take a look at it out of curiosity, but the two returned home late at night and were scolded by Shang Mei.

However, after Shang Yu saw those Fanbang women, those strange languages could understand and talk to them, which was a strange thing that really made Xiao Si envious.

"Big brother, look at what you said, I haven't been to that kind of place again! Besides, we don't have any money either! Shang Yu couldn't help but say with a smile.

After swearing with Xiao Si, Xiao Si Li Xiande officially became Shang Yudi's eldest brother, Shang Mei's righteous son, after nearly a month, Xiao Si has been relieved from the shadow of the death of his mother and fellow villagers.

"Xiao Yu, big brother has something good to tell you!" Xiao Si pulled Shang Yu through the side door to the back of the warehouse.

"Big brother, what's the matter?" Shang Yu couldn't help asking. Shang Yu has been living a very hard life in the mountain village since he was 14 years old, and he finally knows the difference between the mountain village and the city these days when he enters the city, in addition to the complete difference in clothing, food, housing and transportation, etc., it also takes a lot of knowledge to get along with people, and it is not like when he used to go to a private school to study, he was picked up by his father every day, and he didn't know anything about the city at all.

"Xiao Yu, the housekeeper Uncle Zhang set off to the north to deliver the goods in person, Mr. Lu promoted me to be the second manager, and the monthly money has also been increased to three taels of silver, hehe!" Xiao Si said proudly.

"Second steward? Big brother, this is really great news! Shang Yu became happy when he heard this.

"There's another piece of good news, doesn't my mother always say that she wants you to enter the Lu Mansion as an attendant? Here's your chance! Xiao Si said excitedly again.

"What chances? Big brother, I don't want to enter the Lu Mansion as an attendant. As soon as he heard Xiao Si talk about this topic, Shang Yu lost interest.

While the two were talking, they had already entered the suite where Shang Yu and his wife lived.

"Xiao Yu! I've already told Mr. Lu that you're not doing rough work! The monthly money is several times more than being a buddy in the warehouse, one or two pieces of silver a month, and you can also study with the young master for free! We don't even get the tuition free, and you can't argue with that! Shang Mei walked out of the inner room with a curtain and said with a smile.

After hearing this, Shang Yu became even more upset, and said a little weakly: "Mother! I can't learn anything from that private school, I really don't want to go to Lufuzhong to be a person! As soon as he remembered that the second young lady Lu Yuan had poured water on him last time, Shang Yu was upset for no reason.

"That's not up to you, if you are the son of a merchant, you must listen to your mother! Don't think that my mother doesn't know what you're doing with candles every night, you take those blank books that Madman Liu gave you every day and make some ghost drawings on them, that's up to you. But you must enter the Lu Mansion, otherwise you will be a disobedient and unfilial son. Shang Mei's face suddenly sank at this time, and he reprimanded Shang Yu, obviously really angry.