Chapter Forty-Eight: It's Disgusting!
He San's grandfather was a carpenter, and He San's father was also a carpenter, so when he came to He San, naturally, He San also inherited his father's carpenter skills. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's just that in the past, He Sannai was a craftsman who would be a prisoner, and he was called and drunk by the bigwigs who would be imprisoned every day, suffering the most tired, and holding the cheapest 'subsistence allowance'.
But since the beginning, by an order of His Majesty the Emperor, he bombarded Jinmai Mountain in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and met Zhao Chen, who had just come to Chang'an, He San's fate has been rewritten since then.
God is fair, especially for a hard-working person who is willing to take the initiative to study, the rewards are very high, and He San is obviously such a person.
During that time in Jinmai Mountain, He San was like a hungry sponge, trying every means to please Zhao Chen, the purpose was to learn more incredible things in Zhao Chen's hands.
And it turns out that He San's efforts during that period were not in vain, because not only did he learn a lot from Zhao Chen, but also, what is particularly rare is that his identity as a craftsman has established a very special relationship with Chang'anhou, who was hot in the current dynasty.
Now, four or five years have passed since the days of Jinmai Mountain, and in these four or five years, He San has also successfully incarnated from an ordinary craftsman to a wealthy businessman in Chang'an.
There is a timber processing factory under his name, and there are more than 100 workers in it alone, not only that, but He San also owns a furniture gold shop on the most prosperous street in Chang'an.
The annual net income alone is enough to make the average person wake up with a smile even if they are dreaming.
With a lot of money, a beautiful wife and concubines, and he has an extraordinary relationship with Zhao Chen, He San is now a great figure as if he is in Chang'an.
It's just that, even so, He San also has times of boredom, just like now, He San is particularly bored, not only bored, but also full of uncontrollable anger.
And the reason why this is so is because, just now, the steward in charge of the wharf suddenly came to him and told him that someone had detained their cargo ship, and that a whole cargo ship, which was going to be shipped to Goguryeo, was all detained at the wharf.
Over the years, Chang'an's furniture business has not been easy to do, mainly because there are too many peers and too much competitiveness, so He San has set his sights on overseas, especially Goguryeo and Wa.
In the past two years, Datang has developed too fiercely, and it seems that it has become a place admired by Siyi, so naturally, things about Datang have also become the object of pursuit.
For example, if an ordinary chair in He San's store is in Chang'an, it can earn a price of several hundred yuan, but once it is shipped overseas, the price will immediately increase several times.
This is a trade route that He San has established with great difficulty, but now, someone suddenly stood up and inserted such a lever, how can he not be annoyed.
"What are these people coming from?" Sitting on the Taishi chair at home, He San tried his best to control his anger, looked at the steward in front of him, and asked in a calm tone as much as possible.
"Back to the owner, he... They said it was from the customs..."The steward in front of him lowered his head slightly, and when he heard the obviously somewhat suppressed voice of the owner, he quickly bowed down and hurriedly replied.
"Customs?" Hearing the words of the steward, the expression on He San's face couldn't help but be stunned, and he thought quickly in his mind, but it was a pity, but he couldn't remember when the imperial court had a yamen called customs.
"Whose ship did they detain?" I really couldn't think of the origin of the customs yamen, and after a while, He San had to look at the steward in front of him, frowned slightly, and asked further.
"On the dock, all the cargo ships that are going to the ocean are basically detained!" Hearing He San's inquiry, the steward didn't dare to hide it, so he had to answer 1510.
However, as soon as these words fell, the steward in front of him, as if he suddenly remembered something, raised his head, looked at He San in front of him, and added: "Okay... It seems that a cargo ship from the Hou Mansion was also detained by them! ”
“… Alright, there's nothing for you here! He San, who was still a little angry, heard the steward say that the cargo ship of the Hou Mansion had also been detained, and the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, raised his hand, waved at the steward in front of him, and said impatiently.
"Owner, what about our cargo ship?" Hearing He San's words, the steward in front of him suddenly raised his head slightly, looked at He San with a little surprise, and asked a little puzzled.
"A certain family said, it's none of your business here!" Still thinking about the reason behind this matter, hearing the question of the steward in front of him, He San's face suddenly became a little cold, and his tone was a little unkind.
What a fucking stupid person, he obviously said it, what kind of Yamen of Laoshizi Customs, even the cargo ship of the Hou Mansion did not let go, how much face can he He San have, can he let go of his He San's cargo ship alone?
At this time, when the steward was reporting to He San, he was located on the dock in Chang'an, and when he looked at it, he could see that a team of soldiers with soldiers in their hands were interspersed on the dock, and from time to time the sound of them detaining a certain ship could be heard.
The cargo ships they detained on the wharf were various, in addition to cargo ships like He San's furniture, there were also cargo ships loaded with grain, leather goods and various Tang specialties.
And these detained cargo ships undoubtedly have one thing in common, that is, all cargo ships are ready to go south and go overseas.
There were a few detained cargo ship owners who did not understand the reasons for the detention, and followed those people with kind words, wanting to explore the reasons for the detention, and as a result, without exception, they were all blocked back by a sentence of customs handling.
Customs?
This is like mushrooms after a rain, the yamen that suddenly appeared, not only ordinary people, but also unbelievable! Even those noble families who have always been well-informed are all inexplicable when they hear it.
Because, even if they want to break their heads, they really can't think of what kind of customs this is, when was it established in the imperial court.
The most important thing is that as soon as this customs appeared, it came straight to them, and cut off their financial routes, clearly not letting them have a good time!
As the saying goes, cutting off people's money is like killing their parents, not to mention, this is not ordinary money, it is equivalent to destroying the enemy!
Therefore, after only a day's work, the entire Chang'an was turbulent, and the next morning in the court, the music was like snowflakes, and they flew towards Li Er's imperial case.
It was in the afternoon, located in the side hall of the East Palace, at this time, Li Chengqian and Zhao Chen, leisurely, lying in a recliner respectively, drinking tea slowly, enjoying the comfort of the afternoon, it seemed that they did not know anything about the waves outside.
"Did you hear that?" It's just that this kind of tranquility has only passed for a while, and Li Chengqian, who was originally lying there leisurely, suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhao Chen, who was squinting slightly and enjoying himself, and said with a smile: "Today's morning is up, but it was completely quarrelsome, and my father was almost angry and slapped the table!" ”
"Normal!" Hearing Li Chengqian's obvious and somewhat gloating words, Zhao Chen didn't even open his eyes, and said lightly: "If you cut off other people's financial routes, if it were me, I would probably be anxious!" ”
As soon as these words fell, Zhao Chen, who was originally squinting his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight from the recliner, looked back at Li Chengqian, sighed slightly and said: "I'm just afraid, they are unwilling to compromise, then it will be a bit of a waste!" ”
The real purpose of detaining the ships is not the real purpose, but to collect taxes from these people, Li Chengqian needs money to continue to develop Jiangnan, and for this reason, he almost took a risk!
There was no way, Zhao Chen had to mention it a little, and paid attention to ocean trade, anyway, they were all the same people, but it was just a different method.
Of course, there is also a deeper plan for Zhao Chen, but he didn't say anything about this plan for the time being.
There are some things that he said to the people of this era, people may not understand, but only those who come from the future generations will understand the meaning of his plan!
"They'll compromise!" Hearing Zhao Chen's worry, a cold light suddenly flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes that were still normal just now, and he listened to the sound of the piano near and far, and said in a somewhat cold tone: "Brother Chen, you definitely didn't expect that in yesterday's sudden search, a large number of standard bows and crossbows were found from a boat, right?" ”
"......" In the past two years, the trade by sea has been very prosperous, and almost all the noble families in Chang'an have participated, and the goods transported are also varied, but when he heard Li Chengqian's words at this moment, Zhao Chen was still speechless in surprise for a moment.
"These people are really making money!" Seeing where Zhao Chen was, he was speechless in surprise, Li Chengqian suddenly sneered, and said in a tone full of mockery: "So, if you don't let them have a little color this time, I'm afraid that in the future, I don't know what to do!" ”
“… Whatever you want, this has nothing to do with me! Li Chengqian's words made Zhao Chen suddenly feel an indescribable nausea in his heart, and for a moment he didn't even have the desire to continue to sit down, and threw a word at Li Chengqian, then stood up from the recliner, and was ready to leave the East Palace.
When he came to the palace today, he simply came to chat with Li Chengqian, so when he came over, he brought Xiao Zhao Xi with him, and when he was talking to Li Chengqian just now, Xiao Zhao Xi was accompanied by a palace maid to play around in the East Palace.
However, at this time, Zhao Chen was about to leave, but this little guy suddenly ran away without a trace, and even the palace maid disappeared!
"Master Hou, the little lord is in the heart!" Seeing that Zhao Chen was there, he looked for Xiao Zhao Xi with a dark face, a chamberlain of the East Palace, and hurriedly said to Zhao Chen.
"Satisfied?" This name is a little familiar, Zhao Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he really can't remember where he heard this name, so he turned his puzzled eyes to Li Chengqian on the side.
"Chengxin is a luthier in Taichang Temple!" Seeing Zhao Chen's puzzled gaze, Li Chengqian suddenly smiled slightly, and said proudly at Zhao Chen: "At this time, Brother Chen, the sound of the piano you heard was played by Chengxin, how about it?" ”
Listening to Li Chengqian's explanation, Zhao Chen's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he suddenly remembered it!
In the history he is familiar with, the biggest criticism of Li Chengqian in his life is that he raised a boy in the East Palace, and because of this incident, Li Er completely lost confidence in Li Chengqian, and this boy is none other than his heart!
"It's disgusting!" When thinking of this, Zhao Chen originally thought that the little charm of the piano sound that he had heard in the East Palace in the past two days suddenly became disgusting, so he said without concealing it when Li Chengqian asked proudly.
“… Is it disgusting? Li Chengqian has always listened carefully to Zhao Chen's words, so when he heard Zhao Chen's words at this time, and then looked at Zhao Chen's face, there was obviously a disgusting expression, Li Chengqian, who was a little proud just now, frowned in an instant, and asked suspiciously. (To be continued.) )