Chapter 278: Spider Silk

But Shang Mansion now has two masters, Shang Mingjie will come over every day when he comes back to say goodbye, and it is really difficult for Shang Ping to hide from him with such a face. With {dream} small ◢.1a

So, Shang Fu still hired a doctor in the end.

Shang Mingjie covered his father with a quilt, and then followed the doctor out, and the doctor sighed: "Lord Shang is too worried, moody, this is too much damage to the heart, Lord Shang should be careful not to let Lord Shang worry too much." ”

Moodiness is not a derogatory term in the doctor's case, but a statement of the condition, moodiness, emotional ups and downs are too great a burden on the heart.

Shang Mingjie responded, and worriedly asked the doctor to write the prescription.

After the next person boiled the medicine, he personally brought it in to his father.

Shang Ping was very satisfied with his filial piety, but his face was still cold, and after drinking the medicine, he said, "You go down and rest." ”

Shang Mingjie hesitated for a moment but couldn't help but persuade: "Is there any sorrow in my father's heart, why don't you tell your son, it will inevitably hurt your heart if you hold it in your heart." ”

Shang Ping frowned unhappily and said: "As long as you don't make me angry, I won't be sad and hurt, I'm tired, you go down." ”

He didn't even tell his wife what he did, so how could he tell his son?

Shang Mingjie didn't know why his father was worried like this, and seeing that he still refused to cooperate, he pursed his lips and got up and said, "Then father should rest more." ”

Seeing Changping bowing and standing aside, Shang Mingjie paused slightly when he passed by before walking out.

Seeing that the young master was unhappy, Xi Yan stepped forward and said amusedly: "Second master, didn't Young Master Lin ask you to go autumn hunting when you were resting?" What do you think we're going to prepare? ”

"Autumn is over, and it's winter hunting to go hunting."

"Yes, yes," Xi Yan nodded, "Winter hunting is more refreshing." The wind was blowing, and his hands and faces were stiff from the cold, anyway, he didn't understand why the sons liked to go hunting at this time.

Shang Mingjie glanced at him, how could he not know what he was thinking, if he had been messing with him in the past, this time he was in no mood.

He glanced back at the main courtyard, sighed and asked, "Father trusts Changping and they are even more than me." ”

Xi Yan disagreed, "Doesn't the second master also trust the little one and the servant Mo more?" ”

Shang Mingjie choked, and then thought about it, so he was even more sad.

He sighed and asked, "Father is angry, is anyone coming to visit today?" ”

"No one, only the person who delivered the letter at home came," although the second master didn't know why the second master asked them to pay attention to the movements at home, he was very responsible, and whispered: "In addition to the person who sent the letter at home, there seems to be another person who came to deliver the letter, and Shi Mo said that it seems to be someone from the second uncle's side, anyway, I haven't seen it." ”

Shang Mingjie nodded slightly, there must be nothing at home, there is an old lady here, that is, he is angry with the second uncle?

Shang Mingjie's heart moved, thinking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, coughed lightly and said, "Let's go, go to the kitchen and have a look, and let someone stew some soup for my father." ”

"Just go to this kind of rough work, where can I use the second master to go in person?"

"No, I'm going to do it myself!"

Shang Ping didn't feel his son's weakness, but he felt his son's filial piety, and there was a moment of relief in his heart, but this could not offset his sadness and anxiety.

The money is gone!

As long as he thought about that large sum of money, he couldn't help but feel heartache, but now is not the time to be held responsible, the top priority is that his goods are not ready, do you still have to go to the money bank to borrow?

Thinking that there was not much left before the last date, even if his face was blue, he had to drag his sick body up and go to the bank to borrow money.

Shang Ping didn't think that anyone would stare at him, so he didn't hide too much when he went in and out of the money village, and now not only the people who Yi Han stayed in the capital found it clear, but even the half-hung Shang Mingjie knew it.

Yi Han's people don't care about the meaning behind Shang Ping's actions, they just write the truth and pass it back, but Shang Mingjie can't be so heartless.

So, why does his father need so much money?

From the Mid-Autumn Festival to the present, he has been in and out of a lot of money villages.

Washing inkstone and serving ink spent a lot of silver to make people stare at, and within two days, they said back and forth: "Second master, the master is borrowing money to do business, and he buys some commonly used goods, among which salt tea and silk are the most. ”

Shang Mingjie was stunned and said, "Do you have to borrow money from the bank to do these businesses?" ”

Xi Yan was also puzzled, scratched his head and said: "Maybe the master is very short of money, and it is not easy to take it with his family, so he wants to earn some private money by himself?" ”

"But ...... "But there is not much money left after the money earned from the sale of the money, excluding the interest paid to the bank."

If it was before, Shang Mingjie didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but recently the most he has done in the military department is to sort out the documents, among which the documents for the preparation of grain and grass are the most, the most complicated, and the most trivial, all of which were handed over to their three newly promoted Jinshi.

In addition to the price of grain, there is naturally also the price of salt tea, and it is very comprehensive, and the price of procurement varies from place to place and at any time.

Especially when the imperial court was poor a few years ago, in order to maximize profits, the officials of the military department also deliberately listed the price difference of these items, as well as the purchase price and selling price.

Even in the poorest times, the military department had to spend money to buy silk from the south of the Yangtze River, transport it to the capital to sell it, buy porcelain, transport it to the Hezhong area and sell it to buy grain and grass......

Therefore, a few years ago, Yushitai almost stared at the military department and the household department, and as long as they dared to be greedy for ink, they would be impeached immediately.

The officials of the military department have done enough homework in order to check the accounts, and Shang Mingjie has recently sorted out the files, so he naturally knows the price of salt tea in various places.

Even if there are ups and downs, the ups and downs will not be too big, so at the current price, even if his father is to transport the silk from the south of the Yangtze River to the Lingzhou area, in addition to the round-trip travel expenses and expenses, the money earned may only be enough for the interest of the money bank.

Why did his father bother with this?

Shang Mingjie didn't understand, but he couldn't find it if he checked it further, because he didn't have manpower, and it was okay for the people he paid to pay to keep an eye on a few people in the capital, but it was not okay to go out of the city.

And the goods that Shang Ping bought had already left the city.

Shang Mingjie couldn't find it, but it was impossible for Yi Han to leave behind him, he cautiously followed the caravan to the north, at first he thought they were going to Taiyuan, but the more he went, the more wrong it became, he had to quickly send a message back to Yi Han.

He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find out, so he had to come to someone for help.

When the letter reached Lin Qingwan's hand, the reading building had been basically renovated, Lin Qingwan glanced at it and frowned: "After Taiyuan, still go north?" Where do you want to go? ”

Yi Han looked at the map on the wall and said, "It's to the northeast." ”

Lin Qingwan also looked back at the map, frowned slightly, and said in unison with Yi Han: "Dingzhou? ”

Lin Qingwan dropped the letter in her hand, nodded at the table and shook her head: "No, Dingzhou is bitterly cold, judging from Lin Xin's letter, even if Dingzhou can digest those things, the price will definitely not be too high." What's more, the goods that Shang Pingjin is all luxury goods, and ordinary people can't afford them. ”

Lin Qingwan and Yi Han's eyes couldn't help but cross Taiyuan and fall on the Liao Kingdom, Yi Han's face changed slightly, he swallowed his saliva and said, "No, it's not, right?" ”

Lin Qingwan said with clear eyes: "What's not to do, it's just smuggling." ”

After Taiyuan, it is the border line between Daliang and Liao, and the Yunzhou area has not been recovered since it was occupied by the Liao.

Yi Han saw that his aunt and grandmother were so calm, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead and said, "Auntie, the Shang family doesn't raise soldiers, and his majesty will not show mercy when he smuggles it." ”

"The Shang family didn't raise soldiers, but the Zhao family did." Lin Qingwan sneered: "No wonder, Shang Ping is so biased towards the Zhao family, it turns out that Zhao Jie's soldiers also have Shang Ping's share?" ”

Yi Han corrected: "That's Lu Jiajun. ”

"After so many years under Zhao Jie, who knows if it is surnamed Lu, Zhao, or Shi? His Majesty is in trouble with raising tigers. The stone in Lin Qingwan's heart fell to the ground, turned around and sat down at the table and said, "Send someone over to help, you don't need to get evidence, just know that they crossed the border to trade with the Liao." ”

In other words, it is best to save your life.

Yi Han breathed a sigh of relief, but said again: "Don't take evidence? ”

"Shang Ping is not worried, but it is impossible for Zhao Jie not to send someone to keep an eye on it, it is not so easy to get evidence," Lin Qingwan smiled, "Come to Japan, I think since they have cooperation, it must be a transaction every year, so we are not in a hurry, it is important to save our lives first." ”

Yi Han responded at this time, and wrote a letter to Lin Xin, "It's not far from Dingzhou, I asked Lin Xin and Lin Sheng to respond, and if there is an accident, let them go to Dingzhou." That was the territory of the Northeast Army, and Zhao Jie couldn't intervene. ”

Yi Han responded, and took the letter and wanted to retreat.

Lin Qingwan excitedly turned around the study twice, she always wanted to catch the evidence of the collusion between the Zhao family and Liao, but she never got the evidence, and now the details of the Liao State are lurking, and she has no way to start.

Now Shang Ping has opened a window for her, she doesn't believe that goods without an army background can be smuggled, so there must be the back of the Zhao family behind him.

Smuggling is not uncommon in countries now, not to mention Zhao Jie, even Zhong Ruying, Lu Zhen and Xu Lian are not clean in their hands.

Back then, Lin Li and Shi Qian were able to raise an army, didn't they also communicate with neighboring countries?

Of course, there are no taxes, the kind in private.

Therefore, smuggling is a felony in Daliang, but it is not a felony, and it depends on who you are smuggling and what the item is.

Because the border generals want to raise soldiers, most of them have private business that cannot be put on the table, and if it is not the border pass general's smuggling, as long as it is not grain and iron tools, the emperor will be exiled for a few years.

Lin Qingwan didn't want to hold on to Shang Ping's handle, what she wanted was a channel for Zhao Jie to contact the Liao people.

Since he cooperated with Liao Guoxizuo, it shows that their cooperation is not as simple as smuggling, and it is much easier to find the person they are connected with, and then to investigate the evidence of their collusion.

If she wants to sue Zhao Jie, she can't sue Zhao Jie for smuggling, if she wants to sue him, she will accuse him of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, which is a capital crime.

Lin Qingwan turned around and flipped out Lin Ying's handwriting, turned to the page of a transaction with Chu that he had written down, and sighed slightly, in the final analysis, the world is not unified, which is why it is so chaotic.