Chapter 100: Preparing to go to sea
Zhao Qianhu put the brocade box on the table, opened it and bowed his waist and said, "My lord, just now the comprador of the Cao Guogong family came to find the small one, let the small one release the water once, and prepare to send out the sea goods once." ”
When Commander Zhou heard Cao Guogong's three words, his old face changed for a moment, and he got up and said, "How did Cao Guogong know?" ”
"The little one is also worried about this, so I hurriedly came to you to discuss countermeasures. They seem to be walking the line of the Wen family, and the Wen family is becoming more and more unreliable. Zhao Qianhu frowned and said.
"Can he tell you why?" Commander Zhou asked.
"That kid said that the north is going to open a market and is in urgent need of silver, so he took the risk and gave it a try." Zhao Qianhu said.
Commander Zhou walked around the house with his hands on his back, and as far as he knew, the imperial court was mobilizing troops and horses in the north, and the kings of Yan and Jin were preparing to send troops to fight.
There have always been rumors in the court, saying that His Majesty may change his policy after sending troops this time, but there has been no news.
He has led troops for many years, and he knows that the Northern Mengyuan cannot be wiped out in a day or two, and it is not a long-term solution to spend so much money and fight every year.
Then he turned back and asked; "How many times did he say he was going to go?"
"He said just once, make a fortune and leave." Zhao Qianhu said.
"It seems that the Wen family can't trust this person, otherwise they wouldn't let him come to you in person. Don't be in a hurry and stabilize him. If he is really in the Cao Gongfu, then that's it, if not, he can't be allowed to get out of Wenzhou alive. Tell the Wen family that there is no next time for this kind of thing. Commander Zhou said categorically.
"I understand that in recent years, the Wen family has relied on the relationship between King Tan and Anjihou and Yan'anhou. It's getting more and more rampant. If they continue like this, sooner or later they will get into trouble. The little ones think, is it to give them some color? Otherwise, if something happens, we won't be able to escape. Zhao Qianhu said.
"You don't have to worry about that yet. The old man has his own calculations. Do you know that Wen was preparing for Li Yunchang before? Commander Zhou asked.
"You know, wasn't he promoted to deputy chief soldier in Taizhou? Is the Consulate General Taizhou Haiphong? What does it have to do with us, he can't control us anyway. Zhao Qianhu asked.
"Through this incident of Cao Guogong, I think that we have made a big move. Li Yunchang, an old boy, is a guy who doesn't eat oil and salt. His Majesty's transfer of him to Taizhou shows that he feels strange about the movements of the Japanese in the past few years. Therefore, we have to make meritorious service once and prove it to the imperial court, we have no problem. Commander Zhou said with a smile.
"But the Japanese came without a trace, went without a trace, and they were so brave and ruthless, they were not easy to deal with." Zhao Qianhu said.
"Of course, the Japanese are not easy to deal with, but are they fake? Isn't the Wen family a fake wolf? After another month, the Wen family will have to be cleaned up. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles. Anyway, silver can be earned slowly, but there is only one life. Commander Zhou gritted his teeth and said.
When Zhao Qianhu heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and said: "I understand my humble duties." ”
"As for Cao Guogong? There is no problem with his identity, just sell him a face. Anyway, they only went once, so it didn't matter much. In the future, the order of this seaside cannot be in the hands of others. They can do it for the Wen family, why can't we do it ourselves? Instead, he has to rely on his Wen family's snort, which is not interesting. You go down and think about it, and you come up with a plan. When the time comes, let's make a contribution. Commander Zhou said coldly.
"Obedience." After speaking, Zhao Qianhu turned around and left.
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After three days in a row, everything in Wenzhou was safe.
Zhang Mu sat in the room, looking at the sparse crowd on the street, wondering that the Wen family's work efficiency was a little too low.
Go to Hangzhou to inquire about individuals, but it's so difficult?
While he was thinking wildly, finally, Zhao Qianhu sent a small soldier and handed him a letter.
The letter said that on the evening of May, he was going to Ningcun to train and defend, and the implication was to tell Zhang Mu that he could go to sea from Ningcun that night.
Zhang Mu sent the little soldier away, and without saying a word, he got up and came towards Fu Ruixiang.
When he saw Shopkeeper Xie and handed him Zhao Qianhu's letter, Shopkeeper Xie was overjoyed.
At the moment, he hugged his fists and said: "Sure enough, Cao Guogong has face, before we begged grandpa, sued grandma, and begged others to give a way out, and everyone pushed and gave way." Now that you are out of the horse, this surname Zhao is all right. ”
"There, there, after all, I only do it once, and he is willing to give face. And what about ships and cargo? Zhang Mu asked.
"This ......, how many goods do you dare to ship?" Shopkeeper Xie asked.
Zhang Mu whispered: "At least 50,000." ”
When Shopkeeper Xie heard this, he immediately gasped, 50,000 pieces of goods, ordinary small boats can't be transported at all, they must be big ships. But now the big ships are in the hands of the border guards, and the ordinary people are not allowed to go to the sea, not to mention the boats, even the door panels.
He has all small boats in his hands, and a ship can use 1,000 guan to hang the cargo, and it can't be transported away in 50,000 can't be transported together.
"Yan Gongzi, aren't you difficult for us? The small ones really can't do it. Shopkeeper Xie smiled bitterly.
"Really? Don't fight with me here haha. If you can't be the master, you'd better get me your master. I can give him a layer. Otherwise, I will go to Jinling. Zhang Mu sneered.
Shopkeeper Xie was really helpless, so he smiled and said, "Then you can wait a minute." ”
At that moment, he walked towards the inner room, and after a while, he stood outside the door of the inner room and said, "Yan Gongzi, please." ”
Zhang Mu walked to the inner room and saw Wen Desheng sitting on a brocade stool, sitting there drinking tea.
Zhang Mu had expected this a long time ago, but he still pretended to be very annoyed and said, "Okay, your Wen family teased me, right?" ”
Wen Desheng hurriedly got up and said, "Brother Yan is angry, Brother Yan is angry." I also had no choice, I really couldn't help it. This business is to hang the head on the belt of the trousers to play, and if you are not careful, the whole army will be destroyed. Even if it's not for my brothers, I have to plan for the sake of my family. Where do you dare to be careless? ”
"Okay then, you say this?" Zhang Mu asked.
"50,000 is indeed too much, and you can't ship so many goods at one time. Also, I need to get in touch with that side. It's not just your Cao Guogong Mansion and the family who use the money, I'll tell you the truth, I still have the matter of King Tan here. I can't snub King Tan for you, can I? Wen Desheng smiled.
When Zhang Mu heard this, he immediately took a deep breath, it seemed that he was not wrong with his guess, and sure enough, someone was a backer for the Wen family.
No wonder they were so fearless, and they gritted their teeth and said, "Then you should tell me that King Tan's goods are like this?" ”
"Well, our boat can't go out, but the Japanese boat can. Sometimes, if you really want to send out a large amount of goods, you simply let the Japanese go ashore. But it's very risky, and we won't do it easily. Wen Desheng said.
"Then for the sake of my brother, can't I make an exception once? You take care of me now, and when the north checkpoint opens in the future, I will take care of you too, right? Zhang Mu said.
"Well, I'll go back and discuss it, and I'll give you the answer." Wen Desheng said.
"Well, that's a deal." Zhang Mu said this, and said in his heart: "This time, see how you still run?" ”
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Went out for a drink and came back late. Excuse me.