Chapter 47: The Bronze King (2)
came out in a hurry, and didn't even bother to eat at noon.
After waiting by the dock for a while, Han Xiufeng was hungry and panicked, and asked Pan Er to buy a few pot helmets, and just after eating a few mouthfuls of tea, Jiang Liu ran back sweating profusely, and said happily when he saw him: "Fourth brother, I was really fed by you!" If we just wait on the docks, we don't know if those turtle sons have done their job. ”
"Coming?" Han Xiufeng was excited for a while, and subconsciously stood up.
"Here, there are three of them. They are very ghostly, pretending to be merchants from Guizhou, and they don't dare to go to the tooth shop, they are sneaky like thieves, if you don't let me send someone to keep an eye in advance, I will really be deceived by them. ”
"Who else can they go to if they don't look for a tooth shop?"
"Naturally, the two that have done the biggest business are the only ones who can eat so many goods," Thinking that he could not only make a fortune but also take this opportunity to avenge his revenge, Jiang Liu was so excited that he couldn't do more, and he didn't care who poured the tea on the table, he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one go, and he didn't even bother to wipe his mouth and said, "I know you're not at ease, I'll come back and tell you first." It's not easy to stare at me if you don't stare at me with your own eyes for such a big thing, I'll go back, and I'll let the monkey report if there's any movement. ”
Han Xiufeng thought that he was all expected, this time the Yunyun Yunguan was more dead than the previous few years, and he was not afraid of boiling water, and he was so bold, but when he thought of having no grudges with that Yunguan in the past and no enmity in the near future, he really didn't want to do anything about it, and couldn't help but say: "Sixth brother, you go and keep an eye on it first, there are eyes everywhere in the daytime, and their transaction will definitely be at night." When the Bronze King arrives, I will first get on the boat and beg the transport officer, first see if he is willing to help with this, if he is unkind, then don't blame us for being unjust. ”
"Fourth brother, what if that transport officer agrees to you to take his downwind boat?"
"Then act as if you don't know anything, and act as if nothing happened."
Jiang Liu asked with a bitter face: "But then won't we be busy in vain?" ”
How could Han Xiufeng not know what Jiang Liu was thinking, he stared at him and said, "Sixth brother, this matter is not as simple as you think, you must know that it is the official copper that wants to be minted by the Beijing Bureau, which is similar to the official silver!" If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, in case it is investigated in the future, the transport officer will be dismissed and investigated, if you are found out, you will lose your head! ”
"Wealth is in danger, how can you get rich without taking some risks?"
"Sixth brother, you're not afraid of death, I'm afraid!"
Jiang Liu really didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and said eagerly: "You are now an official, I am not afraid of what you are afraid of?" ”
"I'm afraid yours will be troubled."
"But you're still telling me it's a trick!"
"It's a trick, but it depends on what happens, and there's no way around it." Han Xiufeng weighed it again, stared at him and said in an unquestionable tone: "Sixth brother, I don't care about other things, but you have to listen to me in this matter, I don't want to watch you beheaded, let alone watch your brothers being beheaded." ”
Jiang Liu looked back at the porters on the dock who were looking towards the pergola, and although he was reluctant, he still nodded: "Okay, it's all up to you, we won't lose anything if we don't do it anyway." ”
"Thank you."
"Brother self-sufficiency, it's too much to say this, I'll go first."
"Go, if there is any movement, let someone send me a letter, and I must not act rashly if I don't speak."
"You know, I'm not going to joke with my brothers' lives."
Han Xiufeng was still not at ease after thinking about it, so he turned around and said, "Brother Pan, you go with the sixth brother." ”
Pan Er knew the whole plan, he was both excited and worried just now, and when he heard Han Xiufeng's words, he felt a lot more at ease, and said without thinking: "Okay, I'll go with the sixth brother." ”
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As soon as Jiang Liu and Pan Er left, Han Xiufeng was eating the pot helmet and repeatedly deliberating in his heart what to do next, and because his mind was not on eating, he ate very slowly, really chewing slowly, and a few pot helmets ate for more than half an hour unconsciously.
Just as he was about to go outside the pergola to see the sky, the fastest runner among the porters of the Sichuan Gang, the monkey who was responsible for helping Jiang Liu run errands and carry letters on weekdays came, holding on to the door and shouting: "Fourth brother, sixth brother let me tell you, the deal of the turtle sons of the gang seems to have been negotiated, and the two families who are going to buy the goods are asking the turtle sons of the tea gang to find their husbands, and they look like they are planning to carry the goods at night." ”
Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice, "What about the three sellers?" ”
"It's still in the buyer's shop, and I went in together, but I haven't come out yet."
"Does that shop have a back door?"
"Yes, but we've got someone watching from the back door."
"That's fine, let's go back." Han Xiufeng thought about it and shouted, "Wait! ”
The monkey turned around and asked, "Fourth brother, what else do you have to do, do you have something to give to the sixth brother?" ”
Han Xiufeng took out a few copper plates from his arms and stuffed them into his hand: "Don't say anything, you take these copper plates, you must be hungry for running so far, there are pot helmets selling in front, go buy two pot helmets to eat on the road." ”
"Thank you, Fourth Brother!"
The monkey ran away with joy, and just ran away for a short time, Yu Youfu, who went back to inquire about the news of Duan Jingcheng's family, came back, and Guan Zhutou also came with him.
"Uncle Guan, you didn't eat lunch, you sit down and drink tea first, and I'll help you and Uncle Yu buy a few pot helmets."
"No need, I've eaten at Duan Jingcheng's house." Guan Zhutou glanced at the river, turned around and asked, "The Copper Heavenly King hasn't arrived yet?" ”
"This time, the transport officer is very ghostly, looking at the posture is planning to come over in the dark, for fear that coming in broad daylight will scare these boats on the dock away." Han Xiufeng also subconsciously looked at the river, and then leaned over to Guan Zhutou and whispered a few words in his ear.
Guan Zhutou was taken aback: "Bold! Do those turtle sons want their heads? ”
"Uncle Guan, this must not be the first time, but we didn't know it before. It's not that I don't know, but I'm more afraid of things from top to bottom, no one is too lazy to care, and no one wants to provoke the Copper Heavenly King. ”
"That's right, Ba County is so big, as long as we want to know, there is something we can't inquire about." Guan Zhutou nodded, thought about it and asked, "What are you going to do next?" ”
"Salute first and then soldier, if he gives me face, I will give him face. If he doesn't give me face, then don't blame me for not giving him face! ”
The Yunnan copper minted by the Liberation and Transportation Beijing Bureau is similar to the official silver, who dares to do anything without being discovered by the imperial court, if the imperial court knows that the official will be imprisoned at most, but the other people involved in it will lose their heads, Guan Zhutou is not very relieved, and said eagerly: "I know this, I mean why don't you give him face?" ”
"Business as usual," Han Xiufeng smiled and whispered a few more words in his ear.
Guan Zhutou reacted and couldn't help laughing: "This is a good idea, if this thing can be done, it doesn't matter if you take his downwind boat or not, as long as you have silver, you can't go anywhere, hahahaha." ”