There was dense moss growing in the gap of the bluestone slab under the veranda, but it also showed a little withered yellow in such winter. Jiang Xuening had been staring at the gap quietly for a long time.
Her eyes were fixed.
The body of the whole person also seemed to be still.
Zhou Yinzhi had accompanied Jiang Xuening all the way to Beijing, and he was also Jiang Boyou's old family. He took the opportunity to send Jiang Boyou some local products to see Jiang Xuening in the mansion, which did not attract too many people's doubts.
Just like this at the moment, it is inevitable that people will beat drums in their hearts.
Since he told the situation of negotiating with the Tianjiao gang, Jiang Xuening has been like this, and has not spoken for a long time.
The half of the letter was pressed between her fingers.
The thin one-page letterhead is half-new and not old, and the handwriting on the article is vigorous and neatly arranged.
The wind blew, and the letterhead and handwriting swayed between her fingers.
Zhou Yinzhi also knew that this matter was unusual, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "The man has already taken it, but he will not write a letter to inform him like the previous people, and said that this matter had been discussed with his companions before he came out. Well, I'm afraid no one will take the bait again if you write a letter. Or, if you don't do it again and again, you will directly use the lives of the two as a threat to force them to submit?"
This is the most common practice.
Few people can really put their life and death aside. As long as the other party feels enough threat, no matter how tough they are, they will quickly surrender.
However, Jiang Xuening's eyes were gently drawn down, and he closed his eyes unexpectedly, saying, "It's useless to cast the mouse against the mouse."
It wasn't a fair deal to begin with.
Although people are afraid of death, the person holding the remaining half of the letter in his hand is not the person who was caught by them and whose life is really threatened, but his accomplices scattered outside. In this way, even if it is a threat, others will not take it seriously.
Besides, no matter how you calculate it, they are more afraid.
I am even more afraid that the remaining half of the letter will be controlled by the imperial court and the Xiao family!
Fifty thousand taels of silver.
Really dare the lion to open his mouth!
Jiang Xuening's brows and eyes couldn't help but freeze, and there was a bit of anger in his chest, but in the end, she was forcibly pressed back: Don't you prepare money early in the morning, don't you just use it at times like this? Compared with the safety of Yongyi Hou's mansion, the external things are really not worth mentioning.
only…
She frowned slightly and said, "Although the asking price is a bit high, it's not unacceptable. I'm just afraid that what they said is false. Now that there is no news about the Gongyi Cheng, these gangs are lurking in the capital. The secret of the Heavenly Sect gave birth to the idea. But if we give the money, then Gongyicheng will have news again, and there is no guarantee that they will not submit this letter even if they have received the money, so we will lose more than the gain."
Hearing this, Zhou Yinzhi hesitated.
Jiang Xuening noticed it and asked, "Why, is there any other news?"
The news is there...
It's just that Zhou Yinzhi's powers are not big enough to understand too clearly, so he hesitates and dares not speak.
When Jiang Xuening asked, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "There is some news in the imperial court about the 'missing' Mr. Gongyi. There are rumors among the Jinyiwei that when the governor of Shuntian was besieging the Tianjiao two days ago, he shot him Killing a leader of the Heavenly Religion seems to be called 'Gongyicheng'. But when I came to look for the second girl, I heard from my colleagues that this person was not dead, but was arrested, along with other rebels of the Heavenly Religion. Imprisoned in Heavenly Prison."
If any of this news is true, those secret sects of the Heavenly Sect are going to run away with money, and the credibility will be greatly increased.
Not for nothing!
Jiang Xuening lowered his eyes, and slowly folded the page of letterhead in his hand, and said only: "If you believe it, you can believe it if you don't believe it. It's just that I couldn't collect so much money for the time being, so I told the group of people that I'll buy it with sincerity. Put down the letter in their hands, but they have to wait for more than a month. You must know that they can submit the letter to the Xiao family, but Ding Guogong may not be a good person, and he may not be disobedient to uproot them after receiving the letter. It can be regarded as a great achievement, please don’t seek death for the time being.”
Zhou Yinzhi was slightly shocked: "But such a large sum of money..."
Jiang Xuening interrupted: "Just go ahead and talk, I will find a way for the silver."
Even counting the money Jiang Boyou gave him a while ago, and some of his own money, he couldn't make up 40,000 taels, not to mention being prepared for the unexpected. The lack of this part of the money is inevitably worrying.
After Zhou Yinzhi left, Jiang Xuening sat alone in the room, after thinking for a long time, he finally sighed and made a decision.
She found someone and gave Ren Weizhi a message.
So in the early morning of the next day, the merchants and brokers who traveled to and from the Shuxiang Inn suddenly discovered something unusual—a large sign was hung in the lobby of the inn, with the words "Sichuan" written on it. Forty percent of the silver shares in the Ren's Salt Works in Zigong were sold out, and they got 20,000 silver. As for Zhutsutsui's use, he will also regularly dispatch a fast horse to report news to Beijing. As for the silver shares purchased by everyone, if necessary, they can be resold without Ren's approval!
However, the price and amount of the resale will be recorded on this sign as a public announcement.
As soon as this sign was hung, it was thrown into Pinghu like a stone, causing a thousand waves among the merchants in the middle reaches of Beijing!
The "marriage" between Ren Weizhi and You Fangyin was decided very quickly.
Ever since You Fangyin told Jiang Xuening of her plans and learned that she had no objection, Zhou Yinzhi from the Jinyi Wei Yamen sent a message, and of course they put the person back with great cooperation.
In the afternoon, Ren Weizhi went to propose a marriage.
You Fangyin was just a prostitute in the mansion. No one was willing to take the effort to get her out of the cell after being locked up for so many days. When she returned to the mansion, she caused all sorts of scorns, from uncles and young ladies to maids and servants. All white eyes.
You Yue even resented the fact that she went crazy and almost did something to herself, so she wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge.
Who would have thought that someone would suddenly come to propose marriage
This time, everyone in the house was taken aback.
When someone came to propose a marriage, Uncle Qingyuan naturally couldn't turn them away, and invited people in to talk with him according to the etiquette.
Ren Weizhi's family has no relatives, and there are no acquaintances in Beijing, but he came to the door himself.
When Uncle Qingyuan asked, he was studying, but he didn't even have a reputation, and he was a businessman, so he didn't think much of it right away. After all, they are the uncle's mansion. Although You Fangyin is an inconspicuous prostitute, she also comes from an official family. How can she be a businessman? But then I heard that his family actually ran a salt farm, and just raised a sum of money to go back to Shu, but suddenly his heart moved.
I only asked one question: How much dowry do you give
Ren Weizhi said, three thousand taels.
Uncle was not satisfied, so he brought tea to the guest.
However, You Yue, who had also been dismissed from the palace and returned to the mansion in the past few days, just happened to hear about it, and when her mind moved, she had the courage to ask Ren Weizhi to come over to speak—
Few people know that she also knew Ren Weizhi!
On that day, she was brought home safely because her uncle spent more than 13,000 taels of silver, and she had a big fight with the family. After that, despite her sister You Shuang's dissuasion, she took the money she had saved for her private house. out the door.
At that time, it was time to go to Ren Weizhi to buy silver stocks in the salt field!
Unexpectedly, Ren Weizhi wanted to marry You Fangyin.
You Yue hated Jiang Xuening for the first time, pressed herself down on everything and made herself lose face, and second hated You Fangyin. A concubine's concubine dared to pick up the bench and start her own hands. She wished she could find a chance to put these two to death. .
After thinking about it carefully, she couldn't help sneering.
It's very simple, You Fangyin, this little hoof, didn't even go out of the house very much in the past, where did you meet any foreigner? This Ren Weizhi came to propose marriage directly. It must have been when she asked You Fangyin to ask about the salt field before, and the two hooked up.
Undisciplined bitch!
Of course, I thought so in my heart, but I didn't need to say so.
You Yue felt that this was also an opportunity for herself.
After all, she is also the daughter of the uncle's house, and she can talk in the house.
Immediately, he hinted at Ren Weizhi.
Ren Weizhi was also very "on the road", and very respectfully asked You Yue to talk about his marriage, first stuffed a red envelope of 1,000 taels, saying that he would thank each other after the event was completed.
You Yue was very happy with the money in her hand.
She had bought the silver shares in the salt field with more than 2,000 taels of silver before, and she was nervous in her hands. With these 1,000 taels of silver, she naturally nourished a lot.
What's more, there is a sequel
If You Fangyin were to marry, she would be a young lady from Bo's Mansion. Wouldn't the money she invested in the salt field be more secure
In order to pretend and reluctantly promise to say a few good words for Ren Weizhi.
Although the Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion still has a title, but he does not hold real power in the court. A while ago, he spent a lot of money to get You Yue out of prison, almost emptying the uncle's mansion.
Three thousand taels is not much, but not a lot.
Uncle Qingyuan had just sent off Ren Weizhi, but he actually regretted it a little.
After a while, You Yue came to persuade, slammed sideways, and said only: "Father, this is why you are confused. That little hoof comes from a humble background, which one of the wealthy families in Beijing can look up to? Even if you are a concubine, you may not want it. Now this Ren Weizhi, although his background is a bit low, he is still a scholar. What matters is that his family runs a salt farm. You don't know that many people in Beijing have bought silver shares in his salt farm. If he succeeds when he returns, say no. He must be a wealthy businessman. Not to mention that people are still willing to pay 3,000 taels of betrothal money. Don't care if this person succeeds or not, this is a waste of money! It is this Ren who wants to marry that little hoof, that is We don't want to add any dowry to that little hoof, and he doesn't dare to say anything!"
Uncle is a little embarrassed: "But I told people to leave..."
You Yue rolled her eyes and said, "That's not easy? I'll find someone to call him again, why won't he come? When you see him, you say it's a test to test his sincerity, and then agree to the situation. Just fine."
After such a talk, Ren Weizhi came to visit again the next day.
Uncle Qingyuan held the air for a while, and finally accepted the marriage.
On You Yue's side, she must have received another thousand taels of red envelopes from Ren Weizhi.
Things are done.
It's just that Ren Weizhi's family was in Shu, and he was in a hurry to go back to run the salt field, so the date of marriage was quickly decided. The time is set in one and a half months later, Ren Weizhi will return to Shu first, and You Fangyin will marry far away to Shu after the "dowry" is ready in one and a half months.
After Jiang Xuening heard that this matter was completed, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, everything was expected, and there was no accident.
But the rest of the merchants in Beijing were amazed by this.
No one thought that Ren Weizhi would actually be able to collect such a large sum of money after coming to Beijing, and he also solved all the important matters of his life along the way, which is really unbelievable.
Three days later, Ren Weizhi set off for Beijing.
The innkeeper took some money and was responsible for continuing to hang the sign.
When the merchants who came and went came in and saw it, they couldn't help but talk about it.
"Forty percent of the silver shares in the salt field are split into 40,000 shares, and you will get 20,000 taels of silver. In total, one share is worth five silver coins, which is five hundred yuan. I never thought that anyone would actually pay for it. Are there so many rich people?"
"No, you don't know yet?"
"How to say?"
"Boss Lu of the Youhuang Pavilion in the capital has sold five thousand taels, and he has ten thousand shares in his hand. It is also not afraid of a lot of money, I really dare to buy it!"
"Yeah, what if the coin surnamed Ren ran away?"
"You don't understand this, right? Everyone has negotiated marriage with Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion. This is to tell you that I can't run away, and please rest assured. And if the silver shares can be resold, if you don't worry about him, you can sell it now. Sell the silver stocks."
"It's easy to say, who dares to buy it!"
"Yeah, let alone five cents a share, I won't buy two cents a share. A dilapidated salt field with drawings that no one can see, who would believe that he has the ability to build a salt field?"
"Strange, Boss Lu only paid out 5,000 taels. Who paid the other 15,000 taels?"
"I know that Boss Liu, who is in the silk and satin business, bought a few hundred taels for a joke. Anyway, he is not short of money, so he is helping the younger generation. Do any of you want to buy it? I can help you talk."
"Who bought this!"
…
All in all, everyone's discussion returned to discussion, and curiosity returned to curiosity. During the time when Ren Weizhigang returned to the capital, there were a small number of silver stocks outside, but few people wanted to bid.
Even if there are occasional bids, they are unwilling to pay 500 yuan per share.
Some give 300 articles, some give 400 articles.
But it's really strange. In the first five days, no one was interested. On the fifth day, it was really a deal. Boss Liu of Silk and Satin Village was a friend of Ren Weizhi's father, and he spent money on helping the younger generation. I bought six hundred silver shares for three hundred taels of silver and held it in my hand. I thought the silver was lost, and I never thought that I would find it again.
But someone actually bought it from him.
It was a girl who came to talk, and Boss Liu didn’t know him either. Anyway, the other party offered three hundred and fifty cents a share, which would allow him to take back two hundred and twelve taels of silver. He was very satisfied and sold the silver shares in his hand without thinking much. out.
So the shopkeeper of the Shuxiang Inn changed a brand, and recorded the number of shares and the price of the transaction with clear and correct strokes on the top.
The day it was hung up, it attracted countless crowds.
The tea money sold by the inn has doubled, which makes the shopkeeper happy.
It's just that everyone looked at the sign and pointed at the sign, but they all laughed loudly: "Look, you can only sell 350 yuan if you buy it for 500 yuan, which is a full loss of 30%! Those people bought a few thousand taels of silver. Are you mad to see this?"
Someone echoed: "Yeah, it's a big loss."
Someone sighed: "I don't think this salt farm's ambition is reliable. I'm afraid that no one will buy it in the future, and it will fall!"
There is a long distance between Shu and the capital, and no one has heard of "Zhutsutsui" at all, and they don't believe that this thing can draw new salt brine from the old salt well that can no longer be used.
The silver stock price in this salt field continued to fall.
In the next ten days, two more transactions were traded, but the prices were 300 cents a share and 290 cents a share.
Ever since he learned that the Yanchang silver shares can be freely traded and resold, Lu Xian has been keeping an eye on the news from the Shuxiang Inn. .
When the price dropped to 290 cents, I almost cocked my nose out of breath.
Although he knew that he was counting on the salt field to make a lot of money in the future, he didn't hold back when he knew the stock price. Little half! A heart is bleeding!
You Yue in Qingyuan's uncle's mansion was even more stunned. She couldn't sleep well for several days. She secretly counted her own money and scolded Ren Weizhi.
No one is optimistic about the salt pans.
Before the Shuxiang Inn, many people visited from time to time. However, as the silver stocks could not be sold at all, and the board did not change for a few days, the attention of everyone gradually came down, and only a few people were still very persistent occasionally. Go in and take a look.
Until Ren Weizhi left the capital for a month, a piece of news about Zigong Salt Farm suddenly spread among all salt merchants—
Takutsui is built!
I heard that it was built high, several feet long. It stood up like a small building, and it looked very novel and scary. After standing up, the salt workers of the salt field who were hired for money tried their best to dig the well. When the news came, it was more than ten feet deeper than the previous salt well, and they continued to drill down!
The news spread from the salt merchants to the common merchants.
It didn't take long for it to be confirmed: Shudi Ren Weizhi sent a quick horse to Beijing, and the sign in the lobby of Shuxiang Inn wrote that Zhuo Tsutsui had set up the first one and hit the deep well!
This time, the inn, which had been deserted for nearly half a month, once again welcomed many curious businessmen, and even ordinary people who came to see the fun.
More prosperous than ever!
People holding silver stocks in their hands and people thinking about buying silver stocks gathered here, talking to each other and listening to the situation. Although there was no real brine in the salt field, bids of 290 wen or even lower were gone forever. No one sold for 300 wen, no one sold for 400 wen, and no one sold for 500 wen. It was not until someone offered a high price of 620 wen, that is, six cents and two cents of silver, that a small amount was sold. !
All those who ridiculed others who "buyed at a loss" before couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.
From this price change, the more sensitive and intelligent people suddenly realized something more important—
Such as Lu Xian.
When he heard that there are more than 600 yuan worth of money to buy silver stocks in the salt field, the back of his head was blown up. It was only at this time that he came back to his senses and vaguely understood that "silver stocks can be freely resold". What do these simple words mean
It means that there is no need to make money in the salt field. As long as everyone thinks that the salt field can make money, the price of silver stock can skyrocket!
And those who hold silver shares do not have to wait for regular dividends after the salt farm is in operation, and directly resell the silver shares in their hands to get a large amount of income in advance!
Silver and silver stocks actually have this kind of gameplay!
Simply unseen, unheard of!
Lu Xian couldn't help thinking: Did Ren Weizhi come up with this method himself, or did someone else who bought silver shares come up with the method? He only got 5,000 taels in total, and the remaining 15,000 taels are in whose hands...
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
The people who were holding the remaining half of the letter on the Tianjiao side finally couldn't sit still, and came to the news to ask them when they could spend the 50,000 taels of silver. Seeing that the agreed deadline was about to arrive, it was obvious that some restless.
Zhou Yinzhi also wondered that the money was too large, where would Jiang Xuening find it
He came to Jiang Mansion again and passed the news to Jiang Xuening.
As the New Year is approaching, it snows more often in the capital.
Coal fires were already burning in the house.
Jiang Xuening thought that she would return to the palace sooner or later, and knew that Xie Wei was a strict person. Front tuning.
After listening to Zhou Yinzhi's words, she didn't even turn her eyes, she just pointed at the table and said lightly, "Take the ten thousand taels first and call them, please rest assured."
As for the rest...
Jiang Xuening's fingers gently hooked, the strings vibrated, and a trembling rhythm flowed out. It swayed gently in the cold air, and her voice was also soft: "As for the remaining money, it's coming soon."
hold on.
Be patient and wait.
It's not time for the best price yet.