Chapter 85 Taking Advantage of It?

Ling Qingyu stood on the boat, looking at the boats that kept going back and forth, feeling slightly uneasy. Half of the goods have been unloaded in Quanzhou. Although Ding Budong is in charge there, the Xie family seems to have a trading house in Quanzhou, and they only hope to save Fan Ye's face and not dare to make a big move. But here in Hangzhou, the remaining spices, seasonings and medicinal materials can be sold in their own shops, but those treasures may not be able to be eaten by their own gold shop. Unfortunately, the Xiao family wants less goods this time. For the other four, Ling Qingyu didn't dare to say that there were so many valuable gems and emeralds. Ling Qingyu left the best part in a big box in Lingjia Village for Zhou Tan and Huang Jing to make finished products when they had time. Although they brought back It's not the best, but there are several boxes. If you can find a good craftsman, the value is inestimable. Where can you find a craftsman? How to promote it? Cai Jingfang sent his stepmother to Anji, and it took at least half a month to go back and forth. Hey!

"Master." Zisu called from behind.

"What's the matter?"

"General Yang has sent a message. He is waiting for you outside the city on the way to Wu County."

"knew."

After pressing the banknote in his arms, Ling Qingyu turned back to Yan San and said, "Take two hundred thousand taels of gold with you."

"It's so eye-catching." Yan Sanchao signaled to the coolies who were transporting goods back and forth on the deck, leaving Song Yu and the others in Lingjia Village. There were not enough people on the Fengshen, and there were twenty new sailors on the ship. , two hundred thousand taels of gold is not small, and it would be bad if someone visited it in the secret cabin.

Ling Qingyu frowned, and then said: "Okay, I still have one hundred thousand taels in my room, take those with you."

On the outskirts of Hangzhou, a group of Hangzhou officials, big and small, saw off Yang Zhao and his party outside the long pavilion. After drinking three bowls of wine, Yang Zhao cupped his hands and said, "My lords, please come back. Emperor Zhao is on his side, so we will set off now."

"I wish you success!" Zhao Pu took the lead and everyone said in unison.

Watching the ten and thirty people riding away in clouds of dust and smoke, Zhao Pu took the lead, and everyone got on the sedan, those on horseback, and rode back to the city.

"Have you found out? Where did they rest last night?" Zhao Pu asked, closing his eyes.

"It's been found out, it's the house of the Ling family, the owner of the Fengshen." The servant whispered back outside the sedan.

"The Ling family," Zhao Pu sneered, "That female householder? His hobbies are really weird."

"It is said that Master Ling saved his life by buying them on board the ship." The servant whispered.

"That's it." Zhao Pu tapped his thigh with his hand, showing his kindness to save his life! This defeat of the Zhao family has dissatisfied the Holy Emperor. Yang Zhao is a person supported by the Dong family. If he can defeat the Liao people this time, he will definitely be reused. It is not impossible to marry a merchant as a concubine in the future. In this case, Just like Fan Ye said, it would be better to make things easier for her.

"Sir," Zheng Jin called after riding his horse and catching up with Xu Chang.

"Master Zheng, what's the matter?" Xu Chang asked the horse to move slowly and waited for Zheng Jin to come up.

"Does Mr. Xu know where General Yang lived yesterday?" Zheng Jinxiao asked. Not long after the Fengshen docked yesterday, he received a gift from someone sent by Ling Qingyu, one hundred taels of gold bars and ten gems. Some spices. He had been working happily with Cai Jingfang these days. Seeing Ling Qingyu giving face like this, he felt very relieved.

"Huh?" Xu Chang glared at him. Where does General Yang live? It's none of your business? Smiling so ****? Could it be Li Chun Yuan?

"It's the courtyard of Master Ling's family." Seeing Xu Chang's expression, Zheng Jin immediately continued: "I heard that General Yang and his friends were moved to Quanzhou and were almost tortured to death. It was Master Ling who bought them and took them on a boat to rescue them. A life."

Xu Chang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's rare for Master Ling to save people in danger. It's rare."

"Sir Xu, I heard that there is an official village in Lin'an Mansion for sale?" Zheng Jin said with a smile: "Why don't you invite Mr. Ling to bid?"

"That's fine. That area of ​​Guanzhuang is dominated by mountains and forests. There aren't many fertile fields, but it is a place with beautiful scenery." Xu Chang nodded. He had already received the news that the Fengshen had returned from the extra chapter. This year, Because there are no other ships arriving, the prices of many items are soaring. Because these luxuries will not affect the lives of ordinary people, he usually does not care much, but he knows to some extent that the ships returning at this time will be What a huge amount of wealth. It's a pity that the head of the Ling family is a female. She is really rich, which is not a good thing. Last year she carried grain for a righteous cause and was helpful to General Yang. She was indeed a kind and caring woman. It would be great if she could buy some property.

"General, we can't see you anymore." Li Yan looked back again and saw that all the people in front of the city gate had disappeared, and said to Yang Zhao.

"Well, let's wait in the woods ahead." Yang Zhao picked up the reins and turned into a woods on the roadside.

After waiting for a long time, I saw a carriage slowly approaching on the road.

The carriage stopped on the side of the road. Yan San in the carriage looked at a few people who had changed into regular clothes and were lying or sleeping in the woods. The people in the woods looked at the horse pulling the cart that was foaming at the mouth.

"How much?" Yang Zhao walked to the carriage, his face darkened, and asked.

"One hundred thousand taels." Yan San jumped off the carriage and went to pick two horses to put on the carriage.

"Come on, come on!" Ling Qingyu opened the curtain and jumped out of the car. He took a stack of banknotes in his hand and distributed them to everyone.

Looking at the 50,000 taels of silver note in her hand, ten pairs of eyes looked at her.

Touching his nose, Ling Qingyu smiled and said: "Divide the dividends, haha, keep them for marrying a wife."

Pulling Yang Zhao aside again and giving him a thick stack, Ling Qingyu said: "Don't give me any excuses. It's expensive to raise soldiers. I only hope that if we raise the soldiers well enough, you can all come back alive."

Yang Zhao was stunned for a moment, feeling a slight soreness at the corners of his eyes. He stuffed the estimated 1.5 million taels of silver notes into his arms, nodded and said, "Okay."

"I'll ride with you. The horse pulling the cart is dead." Ling Qingyu said with a smile.

Seeing that she was wearing neat men's clothes, Yang Zhao did not refuse and got on the horse first, then handed her his hand and pulled her onto the horse and sat in front of him.

With the horse sent by Zhao Pu, the journey was very fast, and we arrived at the small courtyard in Wu County in the evening.

Ling Qingyu jumped down while holding Yang Zhao's hand, and ran towards the door regardless of her sore butt. A lantern hung at the door of the small courtyard, and warm light shone through the crack of the half-open door.

Ling Qingyu pushed open the door and ran in. After passing through the flower wall, there were many paper figures piled up in the front yard. Zheng's mother and her husband were counting the items. When they heard footsteps, they looked up and before they could see who it was, Ling Qingyu was spotted by Ling Qingyu. Hug me full.

"Oh, oh, my girl." Mother Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then she shouted. Unknowingly, she also put her arms around Ling Qingyu and said, "The girl is back, come here, show me to me, ah , thinner, darker, you must have suffered a lot outside." Another voice shouted to the room: "Lv Xiu, Lu Xiu, the girl is back, go buy groceries quickly, no no, make tea first .”

"Mom, please slow down." Ling Qingyu dragged Zheng's mother who was about to go inside anxiously, and said with a smile: "I'm not coming back now, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry."

"Hey, look at me, what is this?" After wiping away her tears, the dragged mother Zheng saw Yang Zhao who had followed behind.

"I'm Yang Zhao." Yang Zhao gave a salute.

"Mr. Yang, you are so polite." Mother Zheng stepped aside, not daring to accept his courtesy, and looked at Ling Qingyu doubtfully.

"They are my good friends. There are a few more outside. Uncle Zheng, can you find a place to help them dismount their horses?" Ling Qingyu smiled at Uncle Zheng, and then smiled at Lu Xiu who had already walked out the door: "Lu Xiu, Don’t be busy drinking tea now, I want to eat.”

Uncle Zheng responded and hurried out. Lu Xiu also responded and went back to get money to buy groceries.

Mother Zheng brought everyone into the inner hall and was busy serving tea and water. She heard someone outside say: "Mom, why is it so chaotic outside?"

Zheng Xi and Zheng Dong walked into the inner hall, looked up and saw Ling Qingyu's smiling face, and said overjoyed: "The girl is back!"

So there was another busy meal of greetings, and then they sat down to talk about their experiences during this period. Mother Zheng went to cook without mentioning it.

Hearing that the Fengshen sailed all the way to Africa, Zheng Xi was filled with joy and sighed, wishing that she was also among them. When the story about Lingjia Village was later mentioned, Zheng Xi's eyes widened even more. Then talking about the situation in Wuxian County, Suzhou, although there are no weaving workshops here like those in Haizhou, the Suzhou area is originally a big silk weaver. Almost every household can weave, and there are even more women who are idle at home. It costs almost nothing. In a short time, Zheng Xi hired more than 200 people. Now he has expanded the weaving workshop to 500 looms, and new recruits are about to arrive. As Zheng Dong traveled from village to village in the countryside, there were already dozens of mulberry households as a stable source of silk. Now the weaving mills were fully operational. Excluding some sold by his own shops, Zheng Dong had accumulated 8,000 pieces of silk. While collecting silk in the countryside, we also collect some loose silk and loose silk. Now there are tens of thousands of pieces piled in the warehouse. Zheng Xi found another shop in Suzhou and opened a gold shop, specializing in selling the gold and treasures sent by Cai Jingfang at Ling Qingyu's instructions. He also recruited a few craftsmen with good skills. Now the gold shop's profits are considerable.

As Zheng Xi spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Yang Zhao. Seeing that he was sitting in a chair with his head down and drinking tea in a very elegant manner, he gritted his teeth and said to Ling Qingyu: "Let me take a step to talk?"

Ling Qingyu was listening very happily when he suddenly heard what he said and said in shock: "What?"

Seeing that she didn't answer, Zheng Xi just thought she was pretending to be stupid, gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "They went to their north, what are they doing here?"

"Isn't that tomorrow the 15th of July? Come with me to pay a grave for your parents." Ling Qingyu said with a smile. When he entered the yard and saw so many household items, he asked and found out that these were the gifts given to him by his mother Zheng. My parents prepared it. Tomorrow is the Ghost Festival. Zheng Xi and Zheng Dong returned home just for this reason.