Tao Qing was in his forties, with a medium build, thin body, dark skin, high cheekbones, long face, and a very ordinary appearance. After losing his father at the age of fifteen, he supported his younger siblings and widowed mother. He stood out among the children of the Tao family and became the head of the Tao family, which is known as the first in Guangzhou.
Not only Tao An respected this brother, but Pei Yan also respected him.
"Brother!" He followed Tao An and called Tao Qing.
A smile appeared on Tao Qing's stern and serious face: "Xia Guang, are you okay?"
Since his father passed away, this was the first person to ask him that.
Pei Yan's eyes were slightly wet, and he said, "I'm fine! This day is going to go on."
Tao Qing nodded, and didn't comfort Pei Yan much, but said: "It's good if you can think like this, and when you look back after a few years, these things are just a hurdle under your feet. You have come over and gained There will be more."
"Thank you, brother!" Pei Yan said, asking Tao Qing to sit down at the round table, and said, "I will remember your words."
Tao Qing smiled and said: "You and Ziran are both smart people, I don't need to say more, you both know it in your heart. I believe you." After finishing speaking, watching the servant serve them tea and retreat, the room There were only the two of them left in the room, so he said again, "Don't play with Ziran with those stupid things, and I won't go around in circles with you either. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
Tao An, like Pei Yan, is the youngest son of the family. When they were young, they had a rebellious life. After the two met in Beijing, they hit it off and became good friends immediately. When Tao Qing passed through the capital to see Tao An several times, Tao An always took Pei Yan to accompany him. Tao Qing looked at Pei Yan as if he saw Tao An when he was a child, not to mention that Pei Yan was very handsome. When it was good, it was like the golden boy under the seat of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Tao Qing liked it very much when he saw it, and he was very affectionate to Pei Yan.
Pei Yan could feel Tao Qing's kindness towards him, and he and the Tao brothers naturally got closer. Hearing what Tao Qing said, he didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "I got the map by accident. Now there are two things. One is that I don't know whether the map is true or not, and I want my elder brother to help me to test the voyage for a while. This map was originally chosen by the Peng family in Fuzhou, in order to obtain this map, the Peng family put in a lot of thought and even made some arrangements in Lin'an City, I just want to know how the Peng family knew about this map."
If the business is done for the sake of the Tao family, it is not just a matter of buying and selling goods. It is also necessary to know the direction of the court. Otherwise, if the court makes a decision, it is very likely that the business that has been established for several generations will not be able to continue. There may also be a change of owner. This is why no matter whether it is the Tao family or the Peng family, each generation has to work hard to provide a few scholars.
Tao Qing is not someone who can take charge of the Tao family. He understood what Pei Yan didn't say. He couldn't help pondering and said: "The sea trial is a trivial matter. I'll tell them not to have a holiday and give you a message before the dragon raises his head. But for the Peng family, I'm afraid you have to figure it out yourself—the Peng family and the two In 2010, I got very close to the third prince, and I was afraid that he would also make wedding dresses for others. Our family is not as good as yours in terms of the court. But since you have told me so, there must be our family who can help If you are busy, just tell me. Based on the friendship between our two families, we will help you do it no matter what."
The current emperor has three legitimate sons. The eldest son has died, the second son has been married for many years but has not given birth to a son, the third son has two sons, but is the third. The rule of this dynasty is to establish the first son and the elder. Seeing that the emperor is getting old, there are often censors who urge the emperor to appoint princes, but the emperor ignores it and stays in the middle. Not only the ministers in the court are in trouble, but also those who want to stand in line are also in trouble.
Pei Yan said: "I was also worried that the Peng family was making wedding dresses for people. So I asked people from the Yin family to inquire about it. You know, this map fell into the hands of Zuo Guangzong back then."
Zuo Guangzong's death was not honorable. Because he violated the interests of most wealthy families in the south at that time, when he was reprimanded by the first emperor, he was almost overwhelmed by everyone. Not only did no one speak up for him, after his death, several of his sons also died for no reason on the way to exile. up. It was after the emperor ascended the throne that he restored his reputation. But the so-called descendants of the Zuo family today are only the heirs of Zuo Guangzong's cousins.
"If this map fell into his hands at the beginning, it is impossible for him not to take it out." Pei Yan said, "At least the officials in Fujian and Guangzhou will try their best to save his life."
Tao Qing laughed and said, "Xia Guang, you, like Zi Ran, have had smooth sailing since childhood, you can get what you want, sometimes you can't help but have a little more compassion in your actions."
This was not only said by Tao Qing, but also by Zhang Ying, Pei Yan's teacher.
Pei Yan disagrees.
Is it smooth sailing or is it wrong
Smooth sailing is also a kind of ability.
If you have the ability to go smoothly, why should you suffer
Tao Qing knew that he wouldn't listen to him, so he didn't say much, and said, "Have you been to the warehouse of our Tao family in Dasha? If I ask you, who knows the things in the warehouse best, you must say yes In charge of the work. But in fact, it is the concierge who knows the most about the warehouse. What kind of goods are stored in each warehouse? When did they move in? Who moved in? Who is the leader of the people who moved in? Who The strength is the greatest? Which day moves the most goods... "
Pei Yan immediately understood what Tao Qing meant.
"You mean, unless Lord Zuo presided over the drawing of this map, Lord Zuo may not know where the map came from and where it went?" He murmured thoughtfully, "That Lu Xin's father once did Lord Zuo's staff, if he knows, will there be other people who also know? Or, he doesn't know, but there are others who know... "
He spoke vaguely, but Tao Qing could understand. He said softly: "That's exactly the reason. Instead of going to the capital to check, you might as well look up the relationship between these people. Maybe there will be new discoveries."
If the two princes were involved, no matter how profitable the business was, no matter how good the relationship between the Tao family and the Pei family was, they would not touch it.
Pei Yan also knew this truth.
He said: "I used to think that the person who knows the other party best is usually the other party's enemy rather than a friend. I just found the Yin family to check the Peng family, but I was a little worried that the Yin family would hide something from me, so I thought Let me borrow your hand to verify that the information that the Yin family gave me is correct and incomplete. Fortunately, we thought of going together. I won’t say more. Whether this map can be auctioned depends on how the Peng family does it. I know the map."
The Tao family has some business contacts with the Yin family and the Peng family, but the Tao family is what Pei Yan called "friends", and if you want to inquire about news, their family is also very suitable.
Tao Qing smiled and said, "It's best if you can think that way. I was worried that you would take what you do in the official world to the business world."
It doesn't matter if you are high-profile and self-willed in the officialdom, anyway, Pei Yan has a great mentor and a few great senior brothers, but in the business world, he pays attention to making money with harmony, and sometimes he doesn't even know that he is tricked by being high-profile.
Pei Yan was in charge of the general affairs of the family, so he had to manage the business of the family, but what he was most impatient with was dealing with people.
Thinking about it, he felt that the rest of his life was boring.
Yu Tang's smiling face suddenly popped out of his mind.
That little girl is really a master who talks nonsense, even if he catches her talking nonsense on the spot, she can continue to talk nonsense without heartbeat or blushing, and she is very thick-skinned. The waist and knees can be done effortlessly. Such a person should be suitable for business, right
Pei Yan sighed.
But at this time, Magistrate Tang came to visit. Of course, he was not in the mood, and he just said "see you" willfully like before.
Tao Qing disapproved very much, and called out "Xia Guang" like a warning, and said, "Is that your parent officer?"
Pei Yan waved his hand indifferently, and said: "That depends on what kind of parental officer you are. This kind of soft and ignorant person, even if he is rejected by me, so what?"
If he dared to follow him in everything like Miss Yu, and when he saw him, he had a lot of good things to say, and he would do whatever he should do behind his back.
For example, put a door knocker worth only two taels in a brocade box as an antique and give it to him.
For example, when it was found out that Wei Xiaoshan was killed by the Li family, he dared to hold on to the Li family.
Can bend over, but also chest.
He respected this man surnamed Tang as a man, and regarded him as a guest of honor.
When Pei Yan thought about it, he looked down on Magistrate Tang even more.
"Don't worry about these little things," he said, "It's rare for you to come here, anyway, there's no way to rush back to Guangzhou for the New Year, just spend the New Year with me."
"Then how can it work?" Tao Qing didn't want to spoil Pei Yan's mood, so he followed Pei Yan and said, "It's not like I don't have a house in Hangzhou City, so what's the point of living in your house for the New Year? Well, I came quietly Yes, you don't have to see me off, I'll leave quietly. I'll send someone to tell you immediately if I have news." He said, standing up.
Naturally, Pei Yan couldn't let him leave like this, but Tao Qing insisted, and said: "Don't think I don't know what your plan is? If you really want to throw this map away, you really can't give it to me with great fanfare." As for the sea trial, I will find a way to let the Yin family know. By the way, besides the Yin family, who else do you think should know? Otherwise, I don’t know clearly, if you unintentionally spoil your big event, You must not jump?"
"If it works, tell the Li family too." Pei Yan laughed and said, "Of course the Peng family must tell them, but they can't tell their family right now. We have to wait until we divide the map before telling them."
In this way, Miss Yu's goal was achieved.
"Okay!" Tao Qing answered quickly.
Pei Yan sent Tao Qing away from the corner door of Pei's house.