The lights of the ferry city are bright, and the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship.

The third watch is approaching, and the ferries to and from the wharf are still in an endless stream, and most of the economy of the four capitals in the Central Plains comes from this Grand Canal.

There are thousands of large and small ships suspended in the port, and it may take a lot of time to find the one from Suzhou.

Song Che was like a headless fly, spinning around the dock again and again, and the big city was not friendly to hillbillies at all.

"Song Che."

Just as he was distressed, a familiar greeting sounded from behind him.

He looked back, and the horse-faced man with a very distinctive appearance was not Chen Rencai, but who was it?

"Come with me, there are many people on the dock, so don't stay for a long time." Chen Rencai beckoned and walked to the depths of the port.

Song Che followed up and asked, "How?" Someone else has been following you along the way? ”

Chen Rencai said: "If someone is following, I am afraid that the cargo ship will sink into the river long ago...... Fortunately, my Chen family didn't take over the New Year's coin business, and since I helped you transport this hot potato, I haven't been able to sleep well for more than half a month, so you have to take it away quickly. ”

The two of them made seven or eight turns in the harbor, and finally boarded a humble cargo ship, entered the cabin, lit the lamp, and stacked the silk in a neat warehouse.

"300,000 pieces of silk and 500 pearls are already here, and the men on the ship have all followed them all the way, and they can be sent at will...... Okay, now that the goods have been delivered to you, my task has been completed, and I am going back to Suzhou. ”

Chen Rencai said that he planned to leave.

Song Che said yes: "I don't know the place in Luoyang City, why don't you stay and be a guide for me?"

Chen Rencai pouted, "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's that the water in this capital is too deep, and I don't have the ability of Aunt Song, so it's better to stay in Suzhou honestly." ”

"You weren't so brave before."

"Everyone in the nest knows that there are people outside the people and mountains outside the mountains. If the money is gone, you can earn it again in the next life, but if your life is gone, you will really have nothing. ”

"When you sailed through Yangzhou, did anyone from the Yang family come to look for you?" Song Che asked.

Just listening to the word "Yang family", Chen Rencai's face immediately changed, and he lowered his voice: "In the past, silk and tea were the most profitable of the annual coins paid to Dijon, so when the business was not determined, our two families often negotiated;

Some time ago, my Chen family was buying silk on a large scale, and the Yang family was hoarding tea on a large scale, but none of us expected that in the end, this business would be completely cut off by your Shen family;

The losses of the Yang family are much more than those of my Chen family;

My Chen family has used some despicable means to compete maliciously, but at least I know how to measure and will not cause death; The Yang family is different, the ruthlessness of their father and son is recognized by the Jiangnan business community...... In short, Aunt Song, you have to take it well. ”

Chen Rencai got off the boat, rented a boat, and left Luoyang that night.

From the time he was in Luzhou and was woken up by the Li family and his son, Song Che would think about it every night.

But the more I think about it, the more I understand it, the more I think about it, the more thoroughly he thinks about it, this year-old coin business is what he gave Gao Chen, and he got it by his own ability, why shouldn't he get it?

Who says you can't eat a big fat guy in one bite? The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, what is Song afraid of?

In the second half of the night, Song Che rested on the boat, and at five o'clock, he began to call for helpers to unload the cargo.

At dawn, hard-working people get up early and start a busy day. Looking at the noisy Xijing Wharf, "Qingming Riverside Map" is quite subtle.

Taking advantage of the unloading, Song Che went to the Fang Market to buy a few red satins, and spent a lot of money to hire a matchmaker.

Pretending to be a wealthy proposing team, with dozens of cars of dowry gifts to swagger through the market, no one should suspect it, right?

Back at the wharf, all the goods had been unloaded and loaded, Song Che tied the red silk to the truck, rode a red-maned horse, took care of more than a hundred helpers, and traveled all the way to the north of the city.

"Ouch, I'm a matchmaker, I've been a matchmaker for 20 years, and I've never been so beautiful today!"

Mrs. Zhang twisted the bucket waist, shook a handkerchief in her hand, and followed Song Che's horse, so proud that her chin was about to rise to the sky.

The people on the street have made way for their interest, and when they saw this big battle, they didn't point out and praise: "This is the son of which family proposes marriage, a full fifty carts of dowry, a big hand!" ”

"By the way, Song Gongzi, you haven't told our family yet, where are you going to propose." Mrs. Zhang asked suddenly.

Song Che only said: "Follow along." ”

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "You can't trouble me, you go to the north of the city, where do you live, but they are all high-ranking officials and nobles, relatives of the emperor and the country!" ”

Song Che stroked the sword in his arms, but he was a little worried in his heart, and he came to the door to propose marriage without saying hello, and the anxious woman was afraid that she was going to be angry.

But as long as the delivery can be done safely, everything is fine.

Half an hour later.

The convoy arrived at the gate of Anyang Palace.

"Yo! My mother-in-law, it's the prince's mansion! Mrs. Zhang was so shocked that her jaw almost dislocated, "I, Zhang Meihua, am really fortunate to be able to lead a royal marriage!" ”

With such a huge battle, the slaves and servants of the palace all ran out to see the excitement.

"Get out of the way, what are you doing blocking the door? Why don't you go back to work soon! "An old man over sixty years old, dressed in a butler's costume, led two men with round waists and walked out of the palace.

After all, Song Che came with a heavy gift, and the old housekeeper was polite at first, "The son is tall and big, and the car is full of bonuses, why?" ”

Mrs. Zhang said: "Old official, do you still need to ask, naturally I am here to propose." ”

"Nonsense!" The old housekeeper said: "The lord of our family is only five years old this year, and he is a relative of the emperor, and he should be given marriage by the Son of Heaven. ”

"Don't be angry, the old man, I naturally don't dare to climb the emperor's relatives, today I brought fifty carts of red dowry, it is to marry Princess Han's sister-in-law," Song Che threw the sword to the old butler, "If you don't believe it, the token is here." ”

The old butler looked at the sword with his eyes on it, looked at it from beginning to end, and looked up at Song Che in dismay: "This is ...... Miss Lin's sword! You...... You're here to propose to her? ”

Song Che smiled: "The sword is here, can it be fake?" ”

"Childe, you ...... Guts are so fat! ”

"Steward Wang, Steward Wang...... a little maid hurriedly ran out of the palace, "The princess said that the person who came was a distinguished guest, and she needed to be welcomed into the mansion with a good life, and she should not be slack." ”

"Wow! There is a happy event at home early in the morning, please enter the house quickly! ”

The servants of the palace helped to transport goods into the palace.

Song Che casually rewarded the matchmaker with a piece of silver, got off the horse and dressed up, and entered the palace proudly in the spring breeze.

The addiction is too much here, but there is a lot of fire over there.

"Miss Lin, congratulations, finally a man dares to ...... Well, I've finally learned about my heart! The old housekeeper handed the sword to Lin Yue, and all the servants gave blessed eyes.

Lin Yue held the sword, gritted her teeth and glared at Song Che, if it weren't for the presence of outsiders, I was really afraid that she would draw her sword directly.

The princess sent a group of subordinates, and she was both happy and admired for Song Che to sing such a song early in the morning, "Mr. Song, and later in the living room, Lord Cai of the Du Branch Division happens to be a neighbor of the palace, and he will be able to arrive soon." ”

"It's better not to say it's a year's coin, just invite him."

"Don't worry, sir, I said that the prince has a messenger looking for him, and he can't help but come."

"Then there is Princess Lao."

……

Song Che was eating tea in the living room, and just at a moment's notice, the servant led a middle-aged man over forty years old with a goatee into the living room.

Du Zhi Si, Cai Mao.

"I don't know what message the prince has to send to the messenger?" Cai Mao asked when he entered the room.

Song Che apologized to Zhidao first, "Lord Cai forgives me, I am not the prince who believes in history, but a businessman who transfers the coins of the year, surnamed Song Mingche, a person from Suzhou." ”

The matter of the year's coins involves the national capital, and Cai Mao, as the chief official of the three divisions, knows the market here, and even Yu Yu and me, he knows better than anyone else.

Cai Mao frowned and looked at Song Che, and asked in a deep voice for a long time: "According to the news the day before yesterday, a fire broke out at the post station outside Yingzhou Mansion, which burned down a caravan from Suzhou, and I have been restless these days...... Don't tell me that the caravan has your old coins in it. ”

"If the year-old coin is really burned, I won't have enough to cut off a hundred heads, let alone come to the palace to meet with the adults in private," Song Che said with a smile: "Lord Cai, don't worry, now those 300,000 pieces of silk and fifty pearls, none of them are bad, and none of them are missing, so they will be hoarded in the palace,"

He looked at Cai Mao, "This business transfer should have been in charge of Lord Cao Tian Cao, but who knew that he was assassinated halfway, in desperation, Song was ordered to travel from Suzhou for more than half a month, through thick and thin, rushing in the starry night, encountered bandits to intercept him, was persecuted by villains, and arrived in Luoyang with great difficulty;

Song is just a pure businessman, and he also claims to be an understanding person, which is why he will invite Lord Cai to the palace to deliver goods privately;

As the secretary of the degree branch and the financial power of the dynasty, the lord should know better than anyone the conflict of interest arising from this batch of coins;

We unknowingly did this business, so that both parties can save a lot of trouble. ”

The parties in the imperial court are complex and varied, and everyone in charge has the interests they seek, and most of the Cai Mao in front of him is the same.

Song Che didn't have the heart to speculate on which faction Cai Mao was, but the New Year's coin had been sent to the feet of the Son of Heaven, and with the guarantee of the emperor's relatives, the delivery was a certainty.

When the goods were handed over to the official family, Song Che received the money he deserved, and in the future, whether this batch of goods would flow to Dijon, or pay tribute to Xiqiang, or be burned again, the conflict of interests generated, the people involved, and the impact brought by it, everything had nothing to do with him.

Leave aside the relationship and be alone, not to mention whether you can completely eliminate trouble, but at least when trouble comes, you can have one more way to retreat.