Chapter 279: Power and Money

Although people were killed only yesterday, now Qingzhou Chengxi Street is bustling with people, and most people walk around the dark red clearing. The restaurant restaurant still opened its door to solicit business, and the sound of soliciting customers at the door came and went, and those who should go to the restaurant to eat still went to the restaurant, and those who should listen to the song still listened to the song, of course, when talking and chatting, in order to feel comfortable, most people who have leisure and money will avoid those words - they are not as ignorant as the small people.

The Swallow House is a three-storey restaurant on West Street, and the eaves on the top are made to resemble the tail wing of a swallow, so it was given such a name. At this time, in a box on the third floor, three gorgeously dressed middle-aged people were sitting diagonally on chairs, looking at the young man sitting on stilts on the upper seat with anxiety, and his attitude was actually more respectful than facing his father. Seeing that the young man didn't answer for a long time, one of the oldest middle-aged people couldn't help but call, "Father-in-law......"

"Father-in-law Zhang often goes up and down the West, and many things in the royal prison have always been taken care of by our family. The screen, bed and couch wood used in front of the emperor, red sandalwood, ivory, ebony, snails and other furnishings, this should be built and procured is indeed the work of the royal supervisor. Since you have this mind, it is not unreasonable for our family to leak some work for you. ”

Lu Feng sat on stilts, seeing the three of them with happy faces, he glanced at the boxes on the table again, and saw that there was infinite jewels inside, he couldn't help but smile, stretched out two fingers and gently tapped twice on the ebony box.

Although the imperial court now forbids the use of gold and silver transactions and only allows the use of treasure money, the merchant recognizes real money and silver, and he naturally likes yellow and white things the most. He is a person who is accustomed to seeing good things in the palace, and he is not afraid that others will take inferior things to confuse him, but now in order to keep secrets, he only brought out these two henchmen and little eunuchs, not even the escort sergeant, and even the car was hired from the carriage and horse dealership, so even if the pearl and jade jewelry dazzled his eyes, he was still unhappy.

"However, you don't know the rules too much, these gold and jade jewelry are almost the same as ordinary people, what do we want this for? If you have to spend more energy to convert it into silver, won't it cause trouble to our family? You keep yourself begging your daughter-in-law to marry your daughter as a dowry, and our family is not interested in this. Seriously open a few tickets and come out, and this thing can be done. ”

As soon as these words came out, the three of them looked at each other, and only then did one of them stand up, nod his head and say, "My father-in-law blames us for forgetting the joints. It's just that we haven't prepared this ticket yet, and if we go to work again, we won't be happy. If my father-in-law is willing to wait here for a while, why don't you let the guys at the bottom serve the food and drinks, and the three of us will go home and get the tickets first......"

"It's like a sentence!" Lu Feng smiled, closed the boxes casually, and said with a smile, "Our family is impatient to walk, you can just go and do something, remember to make up a big ticket, and let the good wine and food at the bottom be delivered." ”

The three of them are all first-class wealthy businessmen in Qingzhou Mansion, and they usually go to the county government to see the officials, and they are quite face-saving, but now they see Lu Feng so arrogant, although they are quite unhappy in their hearts, they dare not show the slightest clue on their faces. got up and went out one after another, nodded at the door and said hello, and waited until the two doors were closed tightly in front of him, one of them snorted lightly, and the other two hurriedly pulled him downstairs, and when he got to the bottom, he gave a very command to the shopkeeper.

Although the gate was bustling West Street, they went out to the inconspicuous back door. I saw a bright black oil flat-topped carriage parked in the inconspicuous alley at the back door of the Swallow Tower, and a coachman and a few sturdy men were waiting there. After the three of them got into the car and lowered the curtain, they couldn't help but look down at the things in their hands.

"If these things are added together, you will have to open a ticket for at least 10,000 taels of silver. At this time, I will rush to the house separately, and this ticket can naturally be made up, but it will take a few tickets. That Father-in-law Lu said that he wanted to make up a big ticket, wouldn't we have to go to the silver shop after we came back? According to me, let's go directly to the auspicious silver shop with our things, and exchange them for 10,000 taels of tickets first. The relationship between the Heng and Vertical Fang family and us is not bad, and the shopkeeper will still give this face. ”

"Good friendship? The Fang family and the Wu family have become more and more powerful over the years, and all the most profitable businesses have been taken by them, if it weren't for the Fang family's big deficit in buying salt in Shangtun, this Qingzhou Mansion would still have our way to live? Let's just say that the auspicious silver shop of the Fang family, how much more than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are passed over every year, how much business has we done with our money for nothing? I heard that the production of several salt farms in Jiaodong has increased greatly, and the Fang family is relieved, and we will be miserable! They are also known as scholars, and they are not full of copper smell like us! ”

"If this is not the reason, why should we look at the face of that eunuch? The use of the royal prison in the palace has always been very large, and we will have to find a channel for this luodian ivory and other things for a while, but the ebony rosewood furnishings have always been our strong point. If you can make something ingenious and win the favor of the emperor, what will you worry about in the future? Don't hesitate, anyway, our Fang family can't get involved, so let's go to the auspicious silver shop to redeem the silver first! ”

The auspicious silver shop is not far from the swallow building, only separated by two alleys. The coachman was instructed, and the carriage was in quick motion, and in a short time it reached the land. After getting off the bus, I saw that under the gold-lettered signboard of the auspicious silver shop, the doors of the three shops were wide open, and there were many women in the lobby who were choosing jewelry, and the business was booming. When the three of them stepped into the threshold, they were greeted by a young man, and when he saw that it was three regular customers who had come to the door together, he immediately led the person to the first room on the second floor without saying a word.

This room has always been a place to receive VIPs, and there is a scroll of azure Quhua on the wall framed with white silk on the side of the landscape, and the bright red seal is a Songxue Dao person. The small table next to it is a hand-painted beauty vase as white as jade, the porcelain is clear, the calligraphy and painting are wonderful, just not ordinary. The indoor tables and chairs are all made of carved lacquered mahogany, and after the three of them sat down, there were young people holding three silver-inlaid bamboo silk tea clocks, but inside were Lu'an melon slices. In the face of this kind of ornamentation, none of them can put on a grand show.

Not long after, a middle-aged shopkeeper wearing a green silk shirt came out, and apologized again and again: "It's really a snub for your guests to come!" Just now, the proprietor sent someone to speak, so he delayed for a while. Dare to ask the three big officials what they are here......"

Pan Jinrong, who was the leader, gave the two companions a look, and then pointed to the boxes on the table in the center, and made his intentions clear in an understatement. The middle-aged shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and after stepping forward to check his things, he nodded: "It turns out that this is the case, you are all frequent customers, and this little thing is naturally easy to say." Come on, go and open a ticket for 10,000 taels of Beijing redemption, and then get a deed! ”

After commanding loudly, he smiled at the three of them and said: "This deed is just a bottom in each other's hearts, and the things are temporarily left here, and when you take the small ticket at that time, you can take it back at any time, and you don't need to count the money, otherwise the east mainly knows, and I must say that I got into the eyes of the money!" It's just that this 10,000 taels of tickets is not trivial, and the three big officials have a big deal? ”

Knowing that the shopkeeper of this auspicious silver shop is a character who moves at the slightest moment of news, where is Pan Jinrong willing to confide the truth, but vaguely saying that the three of them are working together to do a business. When the deed was delivered, the three of them pressed their handprints together, collected the tickets, and immediately got up and went downstairs. The great treasurer of the horse himself delivered it to the gate, and did not turn around and enter until the carriage was gone. Pedaling up to the second floor and turning into the head room, he casually lifted the lid of the teacup and took a look, and suddenly sneered.

"Three vulgar things who only know how to drill money, wasted my Lu'an melon slices in vain! Come on, pack up your things, and call two little guys to clean the house! ”

After giving these instructions, he immediately went back to the third floor, and went along the floor to the door of the innermost room, he knocked lightly on the door, and replied in a low voice: "The owner, the three of them left those gold beads and jewelry, opened a ticket of 10,000 taels and left, saying that they were going to Beijing to redeem them." Do you want to go to the back table and ask two courtiers to see the quality of those jewelry? ”

The door opened while speaking, but a little boy took the deed and went over, and then a voice came from inside: "It's okay, you let the court inspect the things, don't break them, if there is any news, come up and report to me." ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper turned around and went downstairs in agreement, the little boy looked for a moment and then closed the door. This room is not as rich and elegant as the guest room on the second floor, all the furniture is old, and there are a few spiritual words hanging on the four walls. In the center, a young man in a green shirt sat on the main seat with his back to the window, and after taking the deed and looking at it, he looked up at the sturdy man who was sitting and eating tea on the first chair on his left, and there was a trace of indescribable surprise in his heart.

What is Zhang Yue staring at that Lu Gonggong for? As soon as his mind turned, he handed over the deed in his hand with a smile: "Please also ask Brother Hu to tell Lord Xiao Zhang that Fang Qing is fortunate not to be dishonored." ”

Seeing that the other party stood up and hugged his fists to thank him, and then went out without saying a word, Fang Qing couldn't help but sigh - since the original of this deed was taken away, he had to make a fake, and when the time came, it would be confused, and the three of them wouldn't care about this if they got it back. Of course, if this matter leaks out, the signboard of the Fang family will be smashed in the future.

However, just the 5,000 salt that will be available at the end of this year, this transaction is not a loss. Although Zhang Yue can't say clearly, he may not come to Shandong in the future, but the Fang family's bulk business will have to be in Shanxi and Beizhili in the future, and some of them will deal with each other. Today's incident is mostly because the three members of the Pan family bribed that Lu Gonggong to climb the way to the palace, but these guys don't want to think about it, how can it be enough to put a spoon in a pot that already has more monks and less porridge?