Chapter 12: Adventure
Wei Zheng is a poor scholar, Li Jing's few belongings are still Liu Ziqiu's gifts, Liu Ziqiu and Gao Xiu'er brought a lot of gold and silver when they returned from Luoyang, and now there is not much left, although the development of Changshan carriage and horse travel is fast, but there is no money, back to Changshan Village, Wei Zheng even suspects that the money has been shortened by Xiao Dapeng, as for the Changshan salt field, the big head belongs to the Yang family, and the money is forced to kill the hero, not to mention that it is to feed an army, and the three of them have nothing to do
Suddenly, I heard a "squeak", and the lid of a large wooden box placed in the room was lifted, and a man came out of it
Gao Xiu'er was surprised and asked, "Vanilla, why are you here?"
Li Jing's hands were already clenched into fists, but when he saw that it was the delicate little girl who came out of the box, he couldn't do anything
Vanilla blushed and whispered, "I want to hear if there is a brother-in-law"
She has followed Gao Xiu'er since she was a child, and she has already broken through the relationship between master and servant, and they are like a pair of sisters, not to mention that in Changshan Village, she has always called Gao Xiu'er her sister in front of outsiders, and now it is not bad to call Liu Ziqiu her brother-in-law
"Don't worry, I won't hide it from you if there is news," Gao Xiu'er looked at the blush on Vanilla's face, and said secretly, this girl has thoughts
Vanilla hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister, I know a place with a lot of money"
Gao Xiu'er didn't believe it and said casually: "Don't talk nonsense, vanilla, what you heard today must not be leaked, go out, go away"
Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let's listen to the vanilla girl."
Vanilla gritted her silver teeth and said, "I have a condition"
"What conditions"
"I don't want to leave you never"
Gao Xiu'er smiled and encouraged: "Silly girl, we are good sisters, why do you want you to leave me, if you have anything to say, just say it"
Vanilla nodded and said, "Sister, do you still remember the Yang family's manor, I drew a pattern for my brother-in-law"
Liu Ziqiu relied on this pattern to break into the manor, kill Yang Heihu, intimidate Yang Jishan, and solved the crisis in Changshan Village, Gao Xiuer and Wei Zheng were very clear about this matter, at that time, Liu Ziqiu was quite puzzled about the vanilla being able to remember this pattern clearly, and always felt that the vanilla still had secrets, but he didn't continue to ask, and now listening to the vanilla and mentioning the manor and the pattern, Gao Xiu'er couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that there is a treasure buried in the manor?"
The vanilla god sè came down gloomily and sighed: "Yes, when the queen of Nan Chen indulged in wine, the dynasty gang corrupted the king of Yueyang, Chen Shushen hid the gold, silver and jewelry accumulated for many years in the underground secret room of that manor, my mother is the location of the treasure of the princess of Yueyang, and the method of opening the secret room, only the king of Yueyang and my mother know, my mother asked me to remember this pattern, just so that I can have the opportunity to take out the treasure in the future, and she told me all these secrets when she was seriously ill."
At that time, Liu Ziqiu doubted how a little girl could remember such a complex pattern, and now when she listened to the vanilla's explanation, Gao Xiu'er completely believed it, in Chen Shubao's era, the status of King Yueyang was under one person, above ten thousand people, in charge of the military and political power of the Southern Chen Dynasty, his treasure was definitely expensive, and it might be able to solve the current urgent need, Wei Zheng and Li Jing were all happy, but Gao Xiu'er said: "Vanilla, these treasures should be yours, you tell us what to do"
"My father and mother are gone, my sister and brother-in-law are my only relatives," a few tears flashed in Vanilla's eyes, lowered her head and said, "Besides, I know that there is a treasure there, what's the use, I can't take it out alone, it's better to support my brother-in-law to make a big deal"
Wei Zheng was overjoyed and said: "The vanilla girl really understands the righteousness"
Li Jing was a little worried and said: "The manor is still in the hands of the Yang family, but I'm afraid it's not easy to take out the treasure."
Gao Xiu'er said disapprerovingly: "It is rumored that Yang Guang was killed by Yang Xuangan's rebels, just by killing the king, the Yang family can be beheaded, and the soldiers in Jiangnan are all in the hands of the Huayun brothers, and you can level the Yang family's manor by transferring a military horse at will."
Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "Yu Hang is too guarded, Dong Chao is a member of the Yang family, otherwise he would not have helped the Yang family to prevent the Huayun brothers from taking office, and everyone said that Yang Xuangan committed the crime of killing the king, but I didn't see many people raising troops to denounce you, do you know why?"
Without waiting for them to answer, Wei Zheng had already said by himself: "Because Yang Su's disciples are all over the place, because Yang Xuangan has the most troops in his hands and the strongest strength, no one is willing to set up a strong opponent for himself when the situation is unclear, and with our current strength, it is not enough to compete with the Yang family."
This is the role of setting up a Changshan Carriage and Horse Hang, you can get news from all sides in time, compared to Liu Ziqiu and Gao Xiu'er who are in the dark in the West Sea, their news is much better, although it is not enough to explore the deep secrets, but at least they can know the major events that have occurred in various places
Li Jing nodded in agreement and said, "Mr. Wei is reasonable, this matter must be considered in the long run."
Gao Xiu'er sighed and said, "But the money in my hand can't last long."
Everyone understands the current predicament, but if they turn against the Yang family, it is likely to lead everyone's attention to Jiangnan, because the center of gravity of the imperial court has always been in the north, so the turmoil is mainly concentrated in the north, while Jiangnan is relatively calm, it is thanks to the calm of Jiangnan, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and other people can calmly lay out and slowly cāo practice military horses, if it attracts the attention of those guys with different intentions, I am afraid that it will not be easy to slowly accumulate strength
At this time, I only heard Ah Fu say outside the door: "Mr. Wei, the salt field manager Li has arrived."
Li Xian, the manager of the Changshan Salt Farm, was hired by the Yang family, and the Yang family has always treated him well, so he has always been loyal to the Yang family, on the other hand, Li Xian is indeed a veteran of the operation of the salt farm, but Changshan Village has no talent in this area, because of this, Changshan Village has never been able to really control the salt farm, so it has to retreat to the second, only to be the shareholder of the salt farm, only participate in dividends, and not participate in the operation and management of the salt farm
Today is the rì of the salt farm's dividends, but Li Xian did not bring real money, but arched his hand with a smile on his face and said: "Lord Wei is really sorry, this month's dividend is a little difficult, you see if you can postpone it for a few months"
Wei Zheng has always been in charge of the dealings with the salt farm, but such a thing as arrears of dividends has never happened, Wei Zheng frowned and said: "I don't know if the Yang family wants to break the contract or the salt farm is operating bleakly."
Most of the salt in the salt field is transported to the north by water, and the Changshan Carriage and Horse Shop has the most active fleet on the canal, and how much salt the salt can be sold in the salt field every month is impossible to hide from the ears and eyes of the Changshan Carriage and Horse Factory, so Li Xian did not lie, and said with a smile: "I don't dare to hide it, Lord Wei is really anxious to wait for the money, and the owner will say that after waiting for rì, he will definitely double the reward, and I hope that Mr. Wei can understand Li's difficulties."
Although Yang Xuangan occupies the hands of Chang'an City, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the danger of the pass, Yu Culture and Li Yuan can't help him for a while, but there are many soldiers and horses, there are also disadvantages of many soldiers and horses, every day people eat horses and chew the consumption is amazing, and he is sandwiched between the other two powerful forces, and he does not dare to take it lightly, and the princes of other separatist parties do not dare to attack the Yang family, but Yu Wenhua and Li Yuan each supported an emperor, naturally they will not show mercy to the Yang family, the Yang family's industries in Guanlong and Luoyang have almost all been copied, and now the Changshan Salt Farm has become the biggest economic pillar of the Yang familyHe didn't pay attention to it at all
But Changshan Village is also short of money now, how can Wei Zheng agree to Li Xian's request, and sneered: "If you don't pay dividends, you won't want to ship out a tael of salt."
Li Xian also knew that the Changshan Carriage and Horse Company had recently sprung up, and the salt in the salt field had been transported out several times with the help of the Changshan Carriage and Horse Company, if Wei Zheng didn't want the salt from the salt field to be transported out, it was really not a lie, but Li Xian's face was thick enough, he was not angry at all, and still said with a smile: "Lord Wei is angry, the owner said that as long as Changshan Village is willing to agree to this condition, everything else is negotiable, such as increasing the shares of Changshan Village in the Carriage and Horse Company, for example, you can give the owner a house in Yuhang City to Lord Wei, everything can be discussed."
Wei Zheng's mind turned sharply, and he suddenly said: "Yuhang City is too far away, I remember that the Yang family has a garden on the outskirts of Yanguan City, so it is better to give that garden to Wei."
That manor is very secret, few people know, but first, Wei Zheng is the county commander of Yanguan, and it is normal to know that manor, and secondly, Li Xian does not know the details of the murder in the manor back then, so there is no doubt about it, he just frowned and said: "That garden is quite big, and Li can't be the master."
Wei Zheng saw Li Xian's hesitation and knew that there was a joke and said: "If the Yang family is willing to exchange that garden for Changshan Village, they can give up their shares in the salt farm."
In order to build this salt farm, there were many grievances between Changshan Village and the Yang family, and many people died because of it, Li Xian is clear about these things, and Li Xian has spent most of his life in the salt field, and has special feelings for the salt field, no matter how beautiful the manor is, in Li Xian's eyes, it is not as good as the salt field that can make money, Li Xian almost did not hesitate to agree for the Yang family: "Good Changshan Village, withdraw from the salt field, and the manor on the outskirts of the city will be owned by Changshan Village from now on."
Wei Zheng was surprised: "You can call the shots"
Li Xian said with pride on his face: "The owner has a lot of trust in Li, and Li can dispose of the Yang family's property in Jiangnan with full authority."
In fact, Li Xian didn't tell the truth, with the lesson of the year, Yang Xuangan didn't want to push Changshan Village too much, his original intention was to let Li Xian first dispose of the Yang family's house and manor in Jiangnan, and then discuss with Changshan Village to pay half of the dividends first, with the development of the salt farm, half of the dividends are also considerable, Changshan Village should be acceptable, anyway, the Yang family has no one else in Jiangnan, Li Xian played a trick, Changshan Village withdrew from the shares, he did not intend to hand over to the Yang family, but was ready to fill his pockets, if it was placed in the past, Li Xian decided not to play this trick, but now that the emperor is far away, he decided to take a risk
I didn't expect to get the Yang Family Manor so smoothly, Gao Xiu'er couldn't believe it and hesitated: "Isn't this a bit too risky?"