Still in the innermost seat, Bai Hong was dressed in white, without a mask, sitting in front of Leng Yi, with a smile like a spring flower blooming on her beautiful face, looking at him: "I heard that the imperial court's disaster relief money and food have arrived, no wonder you are so happy." ”

Leng Yi also took off his mask and said, "Yes! These money and grain can ensure that the people will not go hungry for three months, plus my grain on credit, as well as miscellaneous grains and wild vegetables, which should be able to support more than half a year. This has given us ample time to find a solution to the famine once and for all, and this is a thing to be happy about. ”

"That's what you're here for late at night?"

"Yes and no, there are other things."

"What's the matter?"

"Let's not talk about it first, let's drink first, okay? I haven't drunk alcohol in a long time since the floods began. Let's have a good drink today and celebrate. ”

"Okay." Bai Hong ordered a banquet to be served.

It's still just a few refined dishes and a pot of wine. The two of them raised their glasses and drank each other, and a few glasses came down. Bai Hong's white jade-like cheeks flew up with two beautiful red glows, pink, like the petals of a peach blossom.

Bai Hong said: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"I'd like you to do me a favor."

"Don't you want to advance money again?"

Leng Yi smiled: "You really Lan Xinhuizhi, you guessed it at once." ”

"What's so hard to guess about this, your martial arts are not under me, and you are an official, apart from money, what else do you need me to help you? Anyway, how much do you want to advance? ”

"What is the maximum amount you can advance to me?"

"Half, you have already advanced 10% before, so you can only advance 40% this time."

"That's good, just advance forty percent!"

Bai Hongliu frowned slightly, and said, "Now that the relief grain from the imperial court has come down, what do you want to advance so much money for?" ”

"You don't have to worry about it, just advance it to me. You already know that after the relief of the imperial court, I will not use this money to relieve the disaster, and I will not waste it. So you don't have to worry. ”

Bai Hong thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll return to the capital tomorrow and bring you gold." ”

Leng Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "Don't you have it in your hand now?" ”

"Not so much. Forty percent is forty thousand taels, how could I go around with so much gold. Bazhou is just a point for me, and it's only because you're here that I'm ......."

As soon as she said this, Bai Hongqiao's face was slightly red, so she didn't say anything further.

Leng Yi hurriedly said: "How long will it take for you to go to the capital to get the gold back?" ”

"A month."

"It's too late!" Leng Yi clapped his hands and said, "Can't it be faster?" ”

"It's not fast, you want so much at once, it will take a month to go back and forth in the capital, and the gold in the capital is not enough, I have to go somewhere else, and it will take about two months to get it all together."

Leng Yi smiled bitterly, Wang Jien said, at most, the imperial court exchange order will come down in half a month, and then it will be meaningless to take gold again, and it is impossible for others to exchange iron money with themselves.

Bai Hong said: "Are you in a hurry?" ”

"Yes, how many do you have now?"

"At what latest do you need money?"

"Ten days! No later than half a month at the latest, otherwise there is no point. ”

Bai Hong thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go and raise it for you overnight, within ten days, I should be able to raise five thousand taels of gold for you, and in the remaining five days, I can probably raise five thousand taels." It's only 20,000 taels in total, and any more won't work.

"Now, how much do you have?"

"Only five thousand taels."

"Give it to me first."

"Okay, I'll have someone bring it to you later."

"Great! Here, cheers! ”

The two had a good drink, and Leng Yi said goodbye and left, returning to the mansion.

Soon, Bai Hong really sent a few people and sent five thousand taels of gold to Leng Yi in a carriage! A whole room full of piles.

Leng Yi put the gold in a separate room, locked the door, and went back to the bedroom. Zhuo Qiaoniang is working as a female worker with the maid Caosui. Seeing Leng Yi coming in, he quickly put it down and got up to greet him.

Leng Yi pulled Zhuo Qiaoniang to sit down, and said: "Because of my performance in investigating the case and dealing with this major flood, I have been appreciated by the officials, and I have been rewarded with a lot of gold and silver this time, I want to buy some shops and use the money to make money, what do you think?" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang only knew that her husband had received the holy decree and received a gold belt from the emperor, but she didn't know what else was there. Hearing Leng Yi say this, he naturally believed it and said happily: "The officials can do whatever they say." ”

"Hmm!" Leng Yi nodded and said, "It's easy to buy a shop, but there are no trustworthy people to cook." Because the official family rewarded a lot of money, they could buy more than a dozen shops. Last time, we said that when I have money in the future, I will help my mother's family, and of course, my parents' family. I would like to ask a few reliable people to help us manage, I would like to hear your opinion, who can you ask to help manage? ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was surprised and delighted, and said, "Can you buy more than ten shops?" So much, huh? ”

"yes, hey, hey,"

"Then can you use some money to buy real estate and land?"

Leng Yi's main purpose is iron money, not to buy industry, so he naturally shook his head and said: "Don't buy these for the time being, use money to make money, and you can make a lot of money." So, I decided to buy all the shops. After this flood, many shops suffered heavy losses and could not be sustained, so they were transferred one after another. Taking advantage of this low price, I want to buy it more cost-effectively. ”

"So what kind of shop to buy?"

"Casinos, pawnshops, inns, restaurants, rice shops, green houses, etc."

"Qinglou?" Zhuo Qiaoniang looked a little embarrassed, "This ......, let's not open it, okay?" ”

During the Song Dynasty, there was no special money bank, and the currency in circulation in the Song Dynasty was basically copper money and iron money, and there was generally no problem of coin exchange. Leng Yi wants to replace gold with iron money, and the most fancy is Qinglou. Qinglou is a nest of gold, and a lot of money is concentrated here. He was worried that Zhuo Qiaoniang would have an idea, so he said it at the end. Hearing Zhuo Qiaoniang's words, Leng Yi smiled, hugged her over and fragrant her pretty face, and said, "What, are you worried that I will go to that kind of place?" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was kissed by him, and her face was immediately flushed, and she glanced at the maid next to her, and saw that she seemed to be smiling at herself, and she was even more embarrassed. He bowed his head and said, "No......, the concubine just thinks that the official is an official in the imperial court and runs that kind of business, but she is afraid that the reputation of the official will not be good." ”

Leng Yi said: "No matter what kind of livelihood it is, it is not suitable for me to come forward, so I thought about finding some relatives to help." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang heard that her husband had made up her mind, and her surname was very docile, so she no longer raised objections, thought about it, and said: "Our family, our family-, the grandfather is old, naturally he can't help, his father-in-law and mother-in-law are honest farmers, and they can't do business, but they are uncles, who used to do small business in the city, and they know a little." My uncle is also a shrewd person, and she can also be busy taking care of the business. By the way, the two cousins have been buddies in the city casino, and they may be able to help manage the casino, but the uncle and sister-in-law are still young, but I am afraid they will not be able to help. ”

Leng Yi knew from his words that the grandfather of the county magistrate he pretended to be was still alive, and his parents were both complete, and he was a farmer. My father has a younger brother, that is, the uncle of the county, the uncle is married, and there are two children, that is, the cousin of the county, and there are three brothers and sisters in the county, the county is the eldest, and there is a younger brother and a younger sister below. The younger sister is married, and the younger brother is not yet married.

It seems that there is still a big family on my side.

Zhuo Qiaoniang continued: "My mother's family, my father and mother are also croppers, honest and honest, and they can't help anything." It's the same with my brother and sister-in-law. My sister is married, so I can't help. My sister is still young and ignorant. If you want to be more shrewd, there are only my brother and sister-in-law. My brother said that my sister-in-law is quite able to say that each dish can be sold for three or five cents more than others! ”

From what Zhuo Qiaoniang said, it can be known that Zhuo Qiaoniang's parents are both complete. There is an older brother and a sister in the family, both of whom are married. She is the third. There is also a younger brother and a younger sister below. My younger brother has already started a family, but my sister has not.

Leng Yi secretly kept all this in his heart. "Although we have to buy a lot of shops, each shop does not necessarily need a relative to take care of it, we just need to manage the accounts clearly, and everything will be easy to do." ”

Leng Yi said this, but he didn't want to call all his relatives at once, increasing the possibility of his surname showing his feet. You have to take your time. Listen to it clearly.

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly smiled: "Of course." Whoever is invited or who is not invited, the officials have the final say. ”

Leng Yi said: "I just don't have an idea, so listen to your opinion." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang thought about it, smiled apologetically, and said, "I really don't have any ideas, it's up to you to decide." ”

Leng Yi was also thinking in his heart, and said: "Okay, let me tell me, you see, if there is anything inappropriate, you can just say it." ”

"The officials' ideas must be excellent."

"Not really, you listen first." Leng Yi said, "Let's just find one to help, our family, if the old lady is still strong, ask him to help!" What do you think? ”

Leng Yi's idea is that if he invites the old lady to come now, after all, the old man's mind is not as good as that of the young man, as long as he is made happy, he is on his side, then when he faces a large family in the future, even if he shows his feet, the old lady helps to speak, everything will be easy. What I'm worried about now is the old lady's body.

Zhuo Qiaoniang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "The old lady's body is quite tough, her eyes are not dazzling, her hands are not trembling, and she often goes up the mountain to collect firewood by herself." His old man always said that his family was idle and wanted to find something to do. By the way, I heard that he used to work as a procurement clerk in a large family back then, and he knew some business experience. ”

Leng Yi was immediately relieved and said with a smile: "That's great, just do it." - Well, your mother's family, didn't you say that your brother and sister-in-law are very capable, just let them help. ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang said happily: "Okay, I haven't seen my brother and sister-in-law for a long time, and they just happened to have a companion when they came." ”

(To be continued)