Chapter 23 Wind and rain full of the east factory of the city.

"Oh, it seems that Ouyang Jingzhi is about to have a big incident." Hearing his subordinates explain the ins and outs of the matter in detail, Feng Bao couldn't help but shake his head. It's a pity that Ouyang Jingzhi actually got into such a thing at this juncture, I'm afraid that he who just joined his command is going to make a big deal this time.

Dongchang has many eyes and ears, and now the whole city knows that Lianyunbuzhuang's bullying is widely advertised, and such a big movement naturally can't escape their ears and eyes.

The matter involved the ministers of the imperial court, and it didn't take long for the news to reach Feng Bao's ears. Send someone to investigate carefully, and the truth of the matter will surface, Lord Ouyang has offended someone who shouldn't be offended, Shen Chongming.

"By the way, what means did this Shen Chongming use to make this matter known to everyone?" Suddenly frowning, Feng Bao asked with some curiosity. Although this rumor has not been slow to spread since ancient times, such a big movement occurred in less than a day like this incident, which has never happened in the capital.

"The Overseer, according to the lowly office, it is not one person who is preaching this here, but a shop called the studio of the Advertisement. I asked passers-by to look all the way, but found that this shop with a strange name is today's powerful Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop, according to reliable sources, this Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop and the widely advertised studio were opened by a young man named Xiao Pengcheng. ”

"What is this for?" In the past few years, Feng Bao has been busy fighting for power and accumulating money, and many things are not clear to him, the factory supervisor of the East Factory.

Fanzi has been collecting all kinds of news outside all the year round, and he knows a lot about the rapid development of the car and horse dealership in the limelight, "Back to the words of the governor, this car and horse shop has just been established for a few years, but the strength is not small, and now the business is all over the country." Because the price is fair and convenient, both long-distance and short-distance business travelers like to hire their cars and ships, and they can earn a lot of money every year. According to his subordinates' own speculation, it is possible to earn 500,000 taels a year! ”

Saying that, Fanzi also sighed his mouth, his face was full of admiration, doing business to do this, although he is still a low-status merchant, but no one dares to underestimate him.

Hearing 500,000 taels, Feng Bao's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he said that his ears had heard it wrong, and exclaimed, "How much?" ”

"500,000 taels, this is just my own speculation, I can't count it." Fanzi hurriedly said, deliberately emphasizing that it was his own guess, so as not to be punished for his mistakes.

It's a pity that Feng Bao didn't listen to the second half of his sentence at all, and murmured: "Good means, you can earn so much silver in a year, this young man is not simple." Saying that, Feng Bao couldn't help but move, how good it would be if it all belonged to him.

pondering, he suddenly found another suspicious point, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, this matter is not masterminded by this kid Shen Chongming, why did Tongda Carriage and Horse Guild get involved, could it be that this Xiao Pengcheng has something to do with Shen Chongming?" ”

"This ......" Fanzi hesitated, raised his head and said, "Let's go and investigate." "Okay, go and get back quickly." Feng Bao was a little anxious, he was already seven points sure that there was a relationship between Xiao Ershao and Shen Chongming. Even this Tongda car and horse shop was originally Shen Chongming's industry, and this Xiao Pengcheng may be just a puppet.

Thinking of this, Feng Bao couldn't help but smile, and said to himself with a hint of coldness on his face: "He is really a talent, not only did he defeat Xu Jie, but he was also a rare good hand in making money." Alas, it's a pity that such people are not used by our family, which is a pity. ”

has been an official for decades, although Ouyang Jingzhi is in a difficult situation now, all kinds of news are still very well-informed. As soon as he heard that many places in the city were discussing that he was the last owner of Lianyun Buzhuang, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Although the status of merchants is low, they are the most profitable industries in the world. And among the princes and ministers whose status is much higher than theirs, there are few who do not love silver. Therefore, whether it is in the capital or in the locality, many officials are secretly doing some business, and the usual practice is to hide behind the scenes and let their subordinates come to the front to handle this kind of thing.

Although it is against the laws of the imperial court for officials to do business, this is all a matter of convention, and everyone tacitly acknowledges each other and makes a fortune in silence.

If it was normal times, the fact that Lianyun Buzhuang was his own property was shaken out, he wouldn't care at all. But now it's very different, now that Gao Gong has just returned to the court, he can't be empty all day long, so he hasn't moved on to himself all the time, but this doesn't mean that he will let himself go. If you really want to clean up after yourself, this is a great excuse right now!

That's not all, now the situation is weird everywhere, and it's clear that someone can't get along with himself. If you don't handle it properly and let this matter reach the emperor's ears, the emperor, who already looks at himself as unpleasant, will definitely bring himself to justice!

Thinking of these two points, Ouyang Jingzhi got up and paced back and forth a few times, raised his head and said, "Come on, go and call the big housekeeper back, just say that the old man has something to ask him." ”

Lianyun Buzhuang has always been Ouyang Mingde in charge, and now that such a big thing has happened, he must know the reason. If you ask clearly, you can prescribe the right medicine.

At this time, Ou Yangmingde was also an ant on the hot pot and didn't care. But if he borrowed 10,000 guts, he didn't dare to take this matter and run back to the house to ask Ouyang Jingzhi for a solution. If this is known by the master, he will not be allowed to die alive!

The one who should come will always come, and just when Ouyang Mingde was restless, the little guy who came to let him go back to the house arrived. Secretly sighing that my life is over, Ouyang Mingde rushed towards Ouyang Mansion with a dead face.

In an unknown alley in Beijing, a small shop called a wine shop is quietly located in the depths of the alley.

"Master Bang, good news!" A loud roar broke the silence of the shop. The shopkeeper, who was asleep at the desk with a wine bottle in his hand, raised his head in a daze, and burped along the way.

I saw that although the shopkeeper was dressed in Hanfu, his golden hair was scattered on his head, and his blue eyes were drunk, so he didn't look like a person from the Central Plains.

His name was James Bond, and his hometown was far away in the Siberian city of Stockholm. Although there were also princes and nobles, some of the big businessmen could have these status-revealing titles, and the hereditary title of the Bond family, whose main business was to make ice and snow wine, was Baron.

There is a famous saying in the ancient East that no more than three generations are rich, and this is true in all corners of the world. The last baron of the Bond family, James's father, Bond Sr., was also a loser baron. not only squandered a family business, but also owed a huge amount of debt. This is not counting, the old man saw that his family was in the middle of the road, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he died, and transferred all the debts to his son James. And, of course, the name of the baron.

But although this thing shows its identity, it can't be used as food, let alone money to pay off debts. In the face of the creditors who came to the door every day, the young and vigorous James gritted his teeth and made a big decision, that is, to find the legendary rich ancient country of China, and completely conquer their taste with the ice and snow wine of the Bond family, so that they can exchange all the money in their pockets and the exquisite handicrafts at home for wine!

According to records 300 years ago, the vast and flowery kingdom of China was located in the south with a mild climate. There are two routes from Stockholm, one of which is by land, crossing a sea of snow and then crossing the endless savannah. The other is the waterway, which can be driven from the port and followed along the coastline.

The endless sea is always awe-inspiring, because no one can fathom its temper, sometimes mild and sometimes violent, and the number of people swallowed by it is innumerable. But looking at the record in the book, James Bond, who was entangled for a while, finally decided to take the risk of taking the sea route, although it was nine deaths and one life, but compared to ten deaths and no life on land, there was still a chance to live.

Because it is recorded in the book that after crossing the vast sea of snow, the seemingly pleasant grassland is full of murderous opportunities, and the warriors and robbers galloping on the grassland on war horses are no different, once they meet them, not only will the belongings they carry with them be robbed, but even the master will be captured as a slave who can be killed at will.

In the eyes of Baron Bond, who has great self-esteem, the word slave is even more terrifying than killing himself. If that were the case, he would have chosen to commit suicide. So after thinking about it, Bond decided to take the waterway to the rich country of China.

His decision soon spread among the nobility of Stockholm. For the Huaxia Kingdom in the books, the well-educated nobles knew it. It was a magical place, hundreds of people from Stockholm who went to China three hundred years ago, although only one person returned to their hometown, but brought back dozens of exquisite handicrafts that everyone had never heard of, some were called coconut hu, some were called sighing fish, and they were absolutely unparalleled treasures in the world. When the adventurer returned with two crafts and presented them to the lord of the city, he happily bestowed on him the title of count and named him the hero of Stockholm.

At that time, many people wanted to follow him to Huaxia to pan for gold again, but because he was already old, no one succeeded. However, at the end of his life, he recorded all what he saw and heard along the way in a book called "A Journey to the Chinese Country", which selflessly left a huge wealth to the people of Stockholm.

Now James decided to go to the rich country of China according to the record of the "Travels of the Kingdom of China", which was like a bomb exploding among the nobles. For this matter, these nobles were almost all in favor. You must know that for hundreds of years, many people have wanted to go to Huaxia to pan for gold, but unfortunately no one is willing to risk such a life.

Now that someone has finally stood up and decided to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and explore the way to Huaxia Kingdom, how can everyone disapprove of such a good thing, as long as he can successfully come back, he can also go. At that time, with the map provided by him, the whole journey would definitely be a lot safer.

In this way, before James could think of a way to buy the necessary boat for the trip, someone came to his door to bring the ship. What is even more unbelievable is that these people are the creditors who came to the door every day to ask for debts some time ago, and they not only gave themselves three sturdy brigs this time, but also wrote off their previous debts.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and their request is very simple, that is, once they succeed in coming back, they must hand over the route map recorded on the way to them, and they can only give it to them.

The implications, James fully understood. These usury bastards must be thinking of monopolizing this route map, and it is good that they will transport the treasures of Huaxia Kingdom here to make a lot of money!

James would never agree to this, but in order to punish these bastards, he readily agreed. You have to know that once you can come back alive, your status will definitely be high, and you don't need to put these guys in your eyes at all, this road map is not to give it to whoever you want.