Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

Bianjing Palace.

Wang Xuanzhi hurriedly walked towards the small pavilion by the pool. When he saw Wang Huilan leaning on the soft couch on the small pavilion, he paused and then waved a group of maids around him to leave.

Sister. Wang Xuanzhi called.

What are you doing in such a hurry? Wang Huilan tilted her head and frowned slightly at her younger brother who was messing up Fenghua.

Sister, father said, it was you who asked to marry the second prince? Wang Xuanzhi sat down in front of her and asked.

I just promised my cousin. Wang Huilan said with a slight blush on her face.

Sister, what about Third Brother Zhao? Third Brother Zhao has been waiting for you for so many years, what should he do? Wang Xuanzhi asked with a very unhappy expression.

How can Zhao Yinfeng marry me? Even if it is a marriage with the Zhao family, my father will only agree to marry me to Brother Zhao. But you also know that Brother Zhao does not have me in his heart at all. It doesn't matter who is his wife. . Wang Huilan didn't feel that her voice was a little louder.

Sister, since you have never meant anything to Third Brother, why don't you tell him directly? Wang Xuanzhi said with a sigh.

Wang Huilan didn't say anything, and turned to look at the lotus pond. Zhao Yinfeng was good-looking, and he responded to all her requests wholeheartedly. This fully satisfied her vanity, but this did not mean that she would marry him. As a border guard, it was dangerous to be together in small groups and away from large groups. She was not willing to let herself grow old while waiting. She preferred to let herself bloom in the inner courtyard of the palace, which was the most prosperous and wealthy place.

Looking at Wang Huilan, Wang Xuanzhi sighed heavily in his heart. His father liked Zhao Mingliang and believed that he was the representative of the Zhao family. Even if the military power temporarily fell into the hands of Zhao Yinfeng, he would only temporarily replace his eldest brother. Wang Huilan liked him. They all bet their wealth on the second prince's future. Don't they know that they are dancing on the edge of a knife?

Brother Xuan, stop talking about this. I heard that the Xie family wanted to give you their daughter as a concubine. Why did you refuse? Wang Huilan picked up the fan and shook it gently. Wang Xuanzhi drove away her maids. Now I can only do it myself.

The Xie family can't protect themselves now. Let's wait until he reopens the sea route before discussing the marriage. Following a calm voice, a young man walked into Xiaoxie.

Wang Xuanzhi stood up, saluted and called: Brother.

Wang Fuzhi waved his hand, sat down on the chair, and said: Xuanzhi, it's time for you to come back and help your father. What's the use of always studying abroad? Now that Huilan has been betrothed to the second prince as his concubine, our Wang family will There is no retreat.”

Brother said just now that the Xie family can't protect themselves? Wang Xuanzhi also sat down and asked.

Their fleet has been unfavorable in the past few years. Xie Tingxuan was killed because he owed too much money. Although Xie Tingxuan has always been at odds with the Xie family, this can be regarded as a slap in the face of the Xie family. If they want to regain their face, they have to find someone to settle the score, but now they don't even know who did it. Wang Fuzhi laughed contemptuously, and then continued: I came here this time to tell my father whether this year's filial piety can be done. Less.

Then father must be unhappy. Wang Huilan interjected, she would also be unhappy. Without the Xie family's money, this year's new jewelry will be affected to a certain extent.

Father said that if there was less filial piety, it would be difficult for them to deal with the Xie family's private soldiers. Then Xie Tingyi immediately changed his story and said that they had found the person who harmed Xie Tingxuan this time and were about to send someone Go and deal with the Ling family. Wang Fuzhi said with an obvious sneer in his tone.

The Ling family... The woman reading suddenly appeared in Wang Xuanzhi's mind.

Ling Qingyu rushed back to Hangzhou overnight and wrote to Ding Budong to transfer all the ships from Quanzhou to Hangzhou, two thousand people! Have a good reason to bring them on board.

Zheng Xi rushed to Hangzhou on the second day and checked with Ling Qingyu and Cai Jingfang again on Han Ju's demand list.

You will double this demand. All the cotton cloth and cotton we produce will be used to supply the north, and we will not accept any other orders. Ling Qingyu knocked on the table and said.

What about the orders we received before? Zheng Xi asked, because cotton and cotton cloth are fresh products here, and there are many customers asking for them.

Loss of money, saying that production will be reduced this year, the goods are not enough, and we should not accept future orders. Our output cannot supply others. Ling Qingyu said.

Okay. Zheng Xi responded. Although it is not a small amount, it is nothing to the Ling family business. I am afraid that the reputation will be affected a bit.

How much food can we get from our fields in total in a year? Ling Qingyu asked.

Cai Jingfang and Zheng Xi made calculations for a while, then checked and said, Now that the production has increased, and with Mr. Han's polders in Huai'an, Wuhu, the total rent we received can be more than 250,000 shi. .”

Choose a few people whom Miao Zi trusts and come on board the boat with me to learn to be a boat master. Ling Qingyu said after calculating in his mind. Two hundred thousand stones of grain is only enough for a month's ration at Heishui Pass. There is a surplus of grain in Lingjia Village. If we want to speed up the circulation, we must strengthen the transportation tools so that the logistics can flow.

This is all I can do, I will try my best to make you safe.

Understood. Zheng Xi and Cai Jingfang both nodded. The Ling family firm's biggest profits now come from spices and silver shops, followed by restaurants and silk shops. Although there are many fields, they are the least profitable. Even if these outputs are all free of charge It doesn't hurt to give Yang Zhao's support. What's more, Yang Zhao directly sent two thousand elite soldiers to the leader. What was this for? This is to support the leader to go out and become a robber! So those spices, gold and gems are probably cheaper. After all, they are a huge profit. What is food? What is cotton? What is cotton? !

It's impossible to follow such a master without feeling it.

It was already evening when Fang Nianyuan took the first group of people to Hangzhou. They came by Longmen's canal boat. After receiving the people, Cai Jingfang took them to the dock warehouse. They were already prepared there and were waiting for the ship. After arriving, he boarded the ship in the name of a sailor coolie.

Fang Nianyuan brought a few of his men to Wanyu Garden. Ling Qingyu had already asked the chef to prepare a table full of food and wine, waiting for them.

Fang Nianyuan's subordinates had met Ling Qingyu once in the camp and knew that the waist knives they wore were given by the female master. Moreover, seeing how familiar their immediate superior, Captain Fang, was with her, they thought Thinking that this man was resting in General Yang's tent that night, he felt a little reserved.

Ling Qingyu was a little surprised and asked, The food doesn't suit your taste?

No, it's delicious? the subordinate said quickly.

I can't drink, so I can only toast you all with tea instead of wine. Thank you for taking the trouble to come to help. Ling Qingyu stood up with a cup of tea and saluted.

Don't take this seriously. The subordinates were in a panic. When they stood up, some knocked over their bowls, some dropped their chopsticks, and some kicked over their chairs.

Look at the potential of your idea! Fang Nianyuan laughed and cursed, then stood up and said to Ling Qingyu: The boss doesn't have to be so polite, we also have to get paid.

Several subordinates looked at Fang Nianyuan, Captain Fang, do you really dare to ask for it? What did General Yang say when we came out? Have you forgotten everything?

That's natural! How can anyone work without being paid! Ling Qingyu said with a happy smile, It's good to get money, it's good to get money!

Then we have agreed on a salary of sixty taels of silver a year. Fang Nianyuan continued.

Several subordinates looked at him with wide eyes, Captain Fang, are you trying to harm us? The military salary we get is only thirty taels of silver a year. Are you afraid that General Yang will kill you if you open your mouth like this?

How can that be done! It's too little, at least it has to be on par with our level, at least eighty-two years, not counting dividends. Ling Qingyu said.

Several subordinates were completely petrified.

Fang Nianyuan smiled and patted his subordinates on the shoulders and said, I told you earlier that you have a future with the leader.

After sending several of his subordinates who had drunkenly to the point of slapping Ling Qingyu on the shoulder and calling him brothers, they were sent to the carriage outside for Cai Jingfang's people to be driven to the dock. Fang Nianyuan turned around and saw Ling Qingyu looking at him quietly under the dim light of the lantern at the door.

The master can give me a bed. Fang Nianyuan went up the steps, faced her face to face, and said with a smile.

A sixth-grade captain, for a soldier who started out as a low-level soldier, is already an extraordinary officer. Do you just give up like that?

As if he heard her silent question, Fang Nianyuan rubbed his head and said: I don't want to fight for those people anymore. No matter how high the official position is, it is worse than a speck of dust in the eyes of those people. I am here to fight for the leader. Give me money to start a family!

Ling Qingyu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, Okay! I will make everyone make a lot of money, and I will marry you a good wife in a glorious way!

Fang Nianyuan showed a bright smile and walked towards the back while singing a ditty.

After deciding on the 20,000 people, one battalion among the four people was going to Lingjia Village. The four of them fought hard for this position, and finally decided by drawing lots. Sure enough, doing more good deeds will be rewarded.

Two days later, the Fengshen arrived at Hangzhou Port, accompanied by two other sea-going ships.

The three ships were filled with all kinds of spices and condiments as well as various treasures, and there were more than a dozen large boxes of raw jadeite.

This time, Shi, the new shipping director, is a black-hearted person, Ding Dong took a sip of water and said, Spice took 10% of our money and insisted on buying 40% of it. He doesn't have enough money, and he doesn't want to be like Fan. The Lord exchanged goods and fields like that, and only said that he would give us an IOU. Fortunately, I listened to the master and put the more expensive goods in the dark cabin. The goods outside were all low-priced goods, so this time I only put them in the dark cabin. Quanzhou unloaded some seasonings and brought the rest over. This is the order and IOU issued by the black-hearted guy.

Ling Qingyu unfolded the list and couldn't help but smile. This person seemed to be unfamiliar with the situation, and the clerks below had all been bribed. This list was very artistic, and the goods they kept privately could be sold as genuine products. , In this way, the tax stolen can be much more than the money in the IOU.

If you want Uncle Ding to win over these little officials, the chief historian will give them up. If you want Uncle Ding to cry poverty when they meet, Ling Qingyu said with a smile.

That's true, these are all left by Mr. Fan, and they have always been on good terms with us. I will thank them again next time I go back. Ding Dong said with a smile. The anger was directed at the unscrupulous official. Fortunately, the boss was not here this time, otherwise he would have been angry to death, but to be fair, the order issued by this clerk made this business a huge profit.

Has Ram's ship not come back yet? Ling Qingyu looked at the list and asked. There were no goods from the Red Sea and Chola. Most of them were produced by Srivijaya, Champa, Cochin and Zhenla Chapo. I'm afraid most of them were from Ling. In exchange for copper coins from the village.

No, Su Hexiang's ship didn't come back either, but Cang Shu went to Daguang, and it was he who brought back those jadeite stones. Ding Dong said.

Yeah. Leave those to the two of them. Ling Qingyu said, pointing to Zheng Xi and Cai Jingfang, whose eyes were already shining.

All the pearls, gems, emeralds, and gold were kept for his own silver building. The remaining spices and condiments were worth millions of taels of silver. After thinking for a moment, Ling Qingyu shouted to the door: Fang Nianyuan!

Yes. Fang Nianyuan, who was squatting in the yard chatting with Yan Qi, responded, jumped up, stepped into the house in a few steps, and asked, Is there anything wrong with the head of the house?

This time the imperial court has opened several shopping malls on the border between Zhou Dynasty and Liao Kingdom. Half of the spices this time will be sent directly to Han Jue. You can send someone to escort them there. Ling Qingyu pointed at the list and said.

Okay, I'll arrange someone right now. Who should I leave it to? Fang Nianyuan asked.

Master, please let me go. It just so happens that I have to send you some cotton-padded clothes this time. Zheng Xi said with a smile.

That's fine. The other goods will be sent to our own shop first, and the excess will be sold to others. Ling Qingyu said to Cai Jingfang.

Cai Jingfang nodded, his calculations never stopped. The goods sent to the market and the horses exchanged must have been sent directly to the north. If the money cannot be returned, then the sales of his own shop and the sales of the bank can only be counted. Bang bang After finishing the calculation, Cai Jingfang said: Master, if the bank's business is good, the profit this year will only exceed 3.5 million taels.

Ling Qingyu smiled. In the past few times, she sold it directly and pocketed the money in her pocket. This time, it was all supported by her own store. It is normal to have such a large profit.