Approaching the end of the year, Tang Xing's Renshoutang headquarters only had two old servants to maintain daily cleaning.

The accounts in the ledger have all been sealed, and they are hidden in a cellar somewhere with the silver. Xu Yuanzuo took Shen Yujun to visit the small courtyard briefly, which made Shen Yujun sigh at the stinginess of the Songjiang people - the huge Renshoutang with no friends actually used such a small courtyard like an elephant curled up in a snail shell.

In the small living room, Xu Yuanzuo took out a full set of legal documents and explained them to Shen Yujun one by one. Including the logical reasoning behind the clause, it is also unreservedly stated. Anyone can get a full set of deeds for a small amount of money, but it is not so easy to know what it is and why it is true.

After listening to the logic behind the terms, Shen Yujun had to admit that Xu Yuanzuo really surpassed the general public. Or to use the description in the romance book, it is like divine help. A piece of text that seems superfluous seals a possible loophole from an unusual angle.

However, after listening to Xu Yuanzuo's introduction, Shen Yujun was even more frightened.

This fear followed her like a shadow, and she never lifted her brow all the way.

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Shen Benjing sat in the study, pretending to be calm and drinking tea. He had just finished listening to his daughter's return. Although the purpose of the trip was not achieved, the route pointed out by Xu Yuanzuo is indeed worth considering. And after listening to Shen Yujun's relay, Shen Benjing felt that Xu Yuanzuo's proposal to open a joint venture company was indeed good.

"What did you say at the end?" Shen Benjing asked her daughter.

Shen Yujun shook his head slightly: "I only said that I came back to report to my father that I knew." He gave a dead word, saying that he was willing to take out 80,000 taels of shares. ”

"What do you think of this?" Shen Benjing patted the deed on the table.

Shen Yujun thought all the way and blurted out: "If he really wants to break the contract, we have no way to deal with him." But if you think about it on his side, he should be more afraid of us. ”

Shen Benjing's face was expressionless, and her fingers gently rubbed the edge of the tea bowl.

"If two joint ventures open companies. The greatest capital is the ship and the man. Shen Yujun said: "The 80,000 taels of silver he invested, as well as the silver we put in, will eventually become a ship." He has no one, so the company's capital is actually in our hands. Why are we afraid of him breaking the contract, and he is not afraid of us breaking the contract? ”

- Because there is no official in our family, and behind his family stands half of the court.

Shen Benjing said secretly in his heart.

Of course, Shen Yujun also saw this. She continued: "If he dares to make any changes. We can also tear our faces, and when the time comes, it's a big deal that the fish will die and the net will be broken! With his cautious and stingy temperament, he will definitely not take this path of losing both. ”

"The Shen and Xu families don't have a deep hatred, it's just that there is a gap between my father and my uncle, and it is impossible for him to spend 80,000 taels of silver, just to ruin our family." Shen Yujun slowed down, and said: "And I don't think he and his uncle don't look like they have a deep father-son relationship." ”

Shen Benjing felt a little tightness when she thought of this old account. He thinks that he has nothing to be sorry for Xu He, and he didn't even communicate with him for more than ten years, to put it bluntly, he is young and vigorous. Refuse to give in. He said helplessly: "Back then, my uncle and I were actually good. It's just that later he contracted the problem of excessive gambling, and I managed too much. ”

Shen Yujun had heard of these old things to some extent, and said, "Then you don't have to worry about it." Xu Jinglian goes to bed early and gets up early, has both civil and military resources, does not drink for fun, and is not as good as gambling dogs and horses, so he wants to come to his uncle and not all the way. ”

Shen Benjing said: "Xu He can give birth to such a son, it is he who created it. He sighed as he pleased. But it caused Shen Yujun's heart disease.

The root of Shen Yujun's nose was a little sour, and he smiled forcefully: "Father." It's up to you to decide. ”

Shen Benjing stood up, paced two steps in the room, and said, "If the stakes are so clear, you don't have to worry about it for a long time. Let's talk about your concerns. ”

Shen Yujun's voice sank: "Xu Jinglian is talented, far-reaching, and decisive. Like a tiger in the forest and a dragon in the sea. When the child walked with him, he was always a little afraid, as if he would swallow him at any moment. As soon as she spoke, she realized that there was a lot of ambiguity. hurriedly explained: "I'm afraid that the family business will be swallowed by him." ”

Shen Benjing smiled lightly, and was about to speak, when she suddenly heard a familiar coughing sound outside, it was her father who arrived.

Old lady Shen was on crutches, but her feet were still healthy. As a self-made old shopkeeper, he has not asked about housework for many years, and he does not set foot in his son's study on weekdays.

Shen Benjing hurriedly went out to greet him and came in with his father's arm.

The old lady sat down on the Taishi's chair and asked, "What's the big deal lately?" ”

Shen Benjing bowed slightly, and briefly talked about the opportunities faced by the Shen family and Xu Yuanzuo's proposal. In the end, he said: "If you can transport grain, the annual income of 10,000 gold is still secondary, the first thing is to communicate with the official family, and you can have many ways to advance in the future." ”

Old Lady Shen looked at her granddaughter and said, "This is a good thing." What are you worried about? ”

Shen Yujun saluted and said his concerns again. The first time she realized her fear, she felt a little ashamed. Now I have said it several times, but I am thick-skinned and I don't feel ashamed.

When Old Lady Shen heard this, she laughed, and her fingers trembled and nodded at her son: "That's it?" ”

Shen Benjing smiled awkwardly and admitted that she was incompetent.

Old lady Shen touched a thin hand into his arms. Shen Benjing and Shen Yujun looked at the old man curiously, not knowing what treasure he was going to find.

Old lady Shen withdrew her hand and quickly slapped the things in her hand on the coffee table.

I only heard a "pop", and it turned out to be a small object less than a foot.

Shen Benjing's eyes widened, but he knew this thing.

Shen Yujun asked curiously, "Father, what is this?" ”

The old man leaned his cane aside, grasped the two ends of the cylindrical, rolling pin-like object with both hands, and pulled it vigorously.

A bright cold light flashed, and Old Lady Shen already had an extra dagger in his hand.

Shen Yujun's lips were furrowed, and he almost cried out.

The dagger had a blood trough on it, and the blood trough was hidden in the rust-colored color, which was obviously a murder weapon that drank blood and killed him.

"Do you recognize?" Old Lady Shen turned to her son.

Shen Benjing's face was tense. How could he not recognize it? The first time I saw the horrific scene of my father's murder, I am afraid that most people will never forget it.

"This dagger was given to me by my uncle Chang Hegong when I went to sea at the age of sixteen." Old Lady Shen's cloudy eyes shot out a long-lost essence, looking at the dagger with an unchanged face, as if returning to the cold and bloody years.

"At that time, I was the first to jump to the gang." Old lady Shen sighed: "It's because the first person to jump on the enemy ship can get an extra five taels of silver." I got on my first boat at the age of thirty-eight, and I didn't have to jump to kill them, but the dagger never left me. ”

Shen Benjing almost cried and fell to her knees: "My son is not filial, and my son knows that he is wrong." ”

Old Lady Shen inserted the dagger back into the scabbard, retracted it into her arms, sighed, and said, "Now the family is rich. I won't spare my life for five taels of silver. But ah, I'm an old fool to say: The Shen family is a family business that fought in the wind and waves, and if you lose it, you will lose it, it's not a pity. If you lose your courage, it will be worse than losing your family business! ”

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The waterway between Chongming and Shanghai takes three hours, and then it takes three days to travel from east to west.

After Xu Yuanzuo sent Shen Yujun away, he received a reply within seven days, which is enough to show that the Shen family is still quite concerned.

According to the original historical script, during the Longqing period, the sea grain was only transported twice, and the quota was 120,000 stones, and the price given by the Ministry of Industry was only 15,000 taels. From a business point of view, it can only be considered an experiment. However, even if the sea freight was later cancelled, the Beiyang route was born.

If you can take the opportunity of Longqing shipping to completely open the sea route, it will be a golden route for the Xu and Shen families, and it will save more than 15 million taels of money for the country every year, and there will also be an opportunity to stimulate Daming to enter the marine world.

This is an opportunity for the Jiangnan family and the Chinese nation.

Xu Yuanzuo took the reply letter from the Shen family, made a decision in his heart, and called Qimiao: "Prepare carriages, horses, and gifts, inform Luo Zhenquan, and bring someone to Shanghai with me." ”

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