"Now there are more than 200,000 pieces of silk and more than 800,000 pieces of porcelain piled up in the cargo hold. Shall we take them all away?" Cai Jingfang asked.
"Can you pretend?" Ling Qingyu turned to Ding Dong.
"No problem, this time I brought the boat from Quanzhou, even people and goods are fine." Ding Dong patted his chest and said.
"Have you replaced all the teas in the middle with tea?" Ling Qingyu turned to Cai Jingfang.
"It's changed. This year, our own tea garden has just produced tea, and the texture is not very good. The tea in Fuzhou has been made into tea cakes, but the tea here is still loose tea." Cai Jingfang replied.
"Well, our own tea garden is only two years old. It's true that it's not the time to produce good tea. The tea produced will be shipped to Fanwai. Half of the tea exchanged by Chayin will be shipped to Han Bian and the other half will be sent to Han Bian. Dangxiang and Tubo There is a shortage of these, and if he is required to exchange for gold, silver, jewelry and jade raw materials, our own tea garden will also expand, and Mr. Tang will be transferred from you to be in charge of tea." Ling Qingyu said, and Cai Jingfang kept recording.
"Okay, I'll go and tell Tang Tiansheng right now, by the way, is there a special steward for the weaving workshop as well?" Cai Jingfang asked.
"Yes, who do you two think is suitable?" Ling Qingyu asked. Now that the weaving workshop is too large and has become an industry, it is indeed necessary to set up a big shopkeeper alone.
"I think Mr. Zhou Haozhou is good." Cai Jingfang said.
Zheng Xi nodded, and said: "Zhou Hao is very down-to-earth, and he is very strict in accounting. Now that Zhifang is on the right track, we need such a person."
"Okay then, I invite the two gentlemen to come down tomorrow, and let's talk about it." Ling Qingyu nodded. When I went to check the store last time, I saw that those young people have been cultivated, so that Cai Jingfang and Zheng Xi can also spare time and energy for greater expansion.
"Ding Dong, send a letter to Wu Da to build more ships for inland use, and a few more sea ships. We won't stop in Quanzhou this time, so let's go when we come back next time." Ling Qingyu said to Ding Dong. Then he said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you guys won't wait for me to get married, when will you call your sister-in-law, let's add makeup and have a wedding?"
"There's no rush for this matter. When will you be the head of the family, you won't be in such a hurry every time. Let's call our wife to kowtow to you." Zheng Xi laughed.
"I don't need to kowtow, I asked Yinlou to order three sets of heads for me, and I gave them to the three sister-in-laws."
After laughing, Ling Qingyu said: "So, we will set off when everyone boards the boat."
In addition to the large amount of porcelain and silk, the goods brought this time also added various items such as wine, tea, lacquerware, etc. There were also hundreds of types of goods brought back. After everyone discussed and dispersed to prepare, it was already dark.
Seeing Ling Qingyu rubbing his brows and showing a tired look on his face, the men standing outside the door began to feel heartbroken, but they couldn't help her with what she was doing, and they could only do it by the side Just in a hurry.
"Girl, can we serve dinner?" Bai Wei approached Ling Qingyu, turned on the lights, and asked.
"Ah? It's so late, let's eat!" Ling Qingyu laughed after collecting the account books on the table. Now there are more and more people to support, just the new 20,000 people will spend more than two million taels of silver a year. We must consider the interests of the north and the south, Ding Budong, Zheng Xi, Cai Jingfang and others. , The bigger the stall, the more things to worry about.
Before leaving, Ling Qingyu quietly went to Xiao's house. Xiao Cang's body was already very weak, and he always lay on the bed when he saw her.
"Why don't I bring Xiao Se back to see you this time?" Ling Qingyu said unconsciously.
Xiao Cang shook his head and said with a light smile: "Don't bother, I can't wait for you to come back, Master Ling, now the Empress Dowager is bound to win the Xiao family, Ser'er's return will only be dangerous."
After a moment of silence, Ling Qingyu asked: "I've always wondered, the Murong family is the Empress Dowager's natal family, and you and the Murong family are relatives, why did you kill the Xiao family?"
"Because Murong is the queen mother's natal family," Xiao Cang gasped, and said, "Although my wife and the younger sister who married into Murong's family are half-brothers, they are not harmonious. The Murong family started because of the influence in the martial arts. , and then sent the current Empress Dowager into the palace. Although the Empress Dowager is of low status, she gave birth to a good son and finally became the emperor, which made the Murong family so prominent today. My Xiao family has been handed down from the previous dynasty. We are in decline, but the Murong family's financial resources are not comparable to that of the Murong family. Now that the emperor is in poor health, and the queen mother is also late, and I am in such a situation, it is the best time for the Murong family to swallow us up. How could the queen mother let this go? Chance?"
"Then? Does your wife's natal family care?" Ling Qingyu was still puzzled.
"Hehe," Xiao Cang said with a sad smile, "Master Ling, my wife's father is the King of Chu."
what! Ling Qingyu unconsciously covered his mouth, and then said: "I'm sorry." This can explain why the Queen Mother suppressed the Xiao family, but the Xiao family was powerless to fight back. Xiao Se is the grandson of the person who was convicted of treason. Any excuse can be killed.
"Master Ling, that Zhu Weili was father-in-law's right-hand man back then, a very powerful person, if possible, could you ask Master Ling to take Seer as his disciple?" After coughing twice, Xiao Cang asked.
"It's not difficult. I think Mr. Zhu likes him very much." Ling Qingyu nodded and said, then seeing that Xiao Cang didn't seem to have anything to explain, he said, "Well, I'll take my leave first, and you can rest well."
"Master." Brightening the candle, Xiao Rong approached the bed, and called Xiao Cang who was sitting on the bed and meditating.
"She's gone?" Xiao Cang was stunned for a moment, then recovered and asked.
"Well, master, don't you need to tell her about Xie's family?" Xiao Rong waited for a while, but still couldn't help asking, he had already received the news that Xie's family had gathered private soldiers in Guangzhou and was ready to do something, although he didn't know that it would be targeted Who, but should also tell the head of Xia Ling, let her take precautions.
"If she can't even deal with the Xie family, how can she protect my Se'er." Xiao Cang sighed.
"It's not a good thing for Master Ling to get so close to General Yang now, if the young master gets involved." Xiao Rong said as he stood beside the bed with his body bowed.
"Who else knows about the affairs of the two of them? This should be covered for them. That Han Bian is also a character. You have a chance to remind him." After coughing twice, Xiao Cang said. Yang Zhao has military power in his hands, which is a double-edged sword for Ling Qingyu. He can be a protector, but he is more likely to be a disaster god.
"Han Bian did it in a subtle way. The grain and grass sent to Heishuiguan were all settled with the court according to the market price and exchanged for tea leads. Then he bought a large amount of tea on Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road. I think they are going to sell all of them. I'm afraid they will make more than ten times the profit after this round trip." Xiao Rong said, unconsciously applauding Ling Qingyu and Han Bian. These two people really know how to do business, and the sales of tea in Dazhou have all been lost Monopoly, the general merchants in the middle of the country have no market when they get the tea Yin, so they can only sell the tea Yin at a low price to the Jiaoyin Bank, but Han Bian took the Cha Yin and picked up the goods directly, and did not sell them in Dazhou, but shipped them all. Shipping to Fanwai, I am afraid that a few round trips will be a profit of millions of taels of silver.
"She has a lot of capable people under her command," Xiao Cang smiled faintly, and said, "I also hope that she can teach Se'er sincerely."
Seeing that Xiao Cang's expression was already very tired, Xiao Rong lowered the candlelight a bit and exited the bedroom.
Looking at the silent night outside, Xiao Rong sighed in his heart. Fortunately, he sent the young master out, otherwise, the century-old Xiao family might be completely defeated.
The appointment of Tang Tiansheng as the manager of the tea shop and Zhou Hao as the manager of the weaving workshop moved both of them. Business is the most difficult thing, what's the use of just reading dead books and shouting slogans, but the two of them didn't expect that Ling Qingyu would directly mention the two of them to this position, and now the Ling family's weaving workshop has become the largest in Jiangnan. The number of weaving workshops, and the number of tea mountains is also increasing rapidly, and the number of hands-on is so huge that they couldn't imagine before.
Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Ling Qingyu said: "I believe that the talents of the two of you will definitely bring our Ling family's tea shop and weaving workshop to a higher level."
"Never disgrace!" Tang Tiansheng and Zhou Hao bowed their hands together. Others, just look at us.
After seeing off the two shopkeepers, Ling Qingyu began to write letters to Yang Zhao and Han Bian. When she came back from Xiao's house, she remembered something. When she was in Dai County, she saw the local people using coal for heating. Thinking of this era, In fact, there are already technologies for digging coal and making coal for heating, and coal is far more fuel than wood for smelting. There are a lot of high-quality coal mines on Hebei Road! And seeing the suet white jade in the treasure house also made her heart flutter. If she can open a trade route with Xiliang, then she can get the raw material of suet white jade. The ambition to monopolize the luxury goods market is throbbing in her heart. .
After writing the letter, Ling Qingyu handed it to Fang Nianyuan together with the copied Mohist cheats.
"Nianyuan, can we establish a more concealed channel outside the channel of the commercial bank that only our own people know, it must be fast and safe." Putting down the pen, Ling Qingyu asked.
"Of course." Fang Nianyuan put away the letter and asked, "Do you want to build the house?" He was mainly responsible for scouting and intelligence work, so this is not difficult for him.
"Well, our current business line has been developed, but as the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will win a hundred battles. To be honest, the Ling family is developing so fast now that it is a huge piece of fat. If you don't know the enemy's situation, when will you be eaten? I don’t even know about it, I want to build an information channel starting from my own shop, not only the business information from various places, but also the court dynamics, so the dissemination of these information requires our own channel.” Ling Qingyu said.
Fang Nianyuan didn't speak for a while, and looked at her in a daze. After a while, Fang smiled and said: "The head of the house is easy to think about, don't worry, leave this to me."
"Well, but we're going to board the boat tomorrow, why not?" Ling Qingyu hesitated.
"No, I will keep people here, and I will also notify the general to ask Li Yan to send scouts over here." Fang Nianyuan said. The people he brought over this time are more suitable for naval warfare. If he wants to establish a channel, he still needs to use his original manpower. There are already a thousand people in his battalion who are ready to do this kind of work. I thought of going with General Yang.
"That's good." Ling Qingyu smiled relievedly, and said, "Then rest early today, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
"Qing Yu." After Fang Nianyuan left, Yan San approached Ling Qingyu and called out.
"Um?"
"This time I want to keep Shadow Ten and Shadow Two in Dazhou." Helping her massage her head, Yan San said.
"Okay, what's the matter?" Ling Qingyu asked comfortably.
"You mentioned the channel just now. I think we still need to have our own source of information. We are not around these days, and I want them to investigate some things." Just to remind you, with Yang Zhao here, Ling Qingyu always wants to focus on Da Zhou, and Da Zhou is no better than Fanwai, she has such a big piece of fat, there are people waiting to bite her wherever she goes, the risk factor is high, I don’t know how much level, so the trend of the rivers and lakes must be clear.