With the 200 guards brought by Ying Shisan, there were no unsightly people to attack, and the speed of the carriage was much faster. After traveling for a few days, they met Han Bian in Chizhou.
Chizhou was also washed very clean this time. The food team led by Han Bian came from Wuhu, opened warehouses and distributed medicines all the way, but they almost ran out of ammunition and food when they came here.
"We can only try our best to do this, tell people to withdraw." Ling Qingyu said looking at the continuous shantytowns outside.
"But?" Han Bian hesitated. Now that the Ling family has a good momentum, some refugees have already regarded the Ling family as a bodhisattva. If the reputation is further expanded, there will be some benefits.
"We don't have many things, but people's hearts are not satisfied. There will be more refugees coming from behind. He will thank you if he has food. If you say sorry, then they will resent you instead. The bottom line, finish this place well, don't let people scratch our feet, and it will be bad if we gather a crowd to make trouble." Ling Qingyu said lightly.
Han Bian froze, and immediately turned around and arranged for people to give orders.
It has been a month, but the imperial court has not acted. It is enough for my Ling family to be a pig butcher for you, and half a million shi of food is gone!
Before the new wave of refugees came, the Ling family maintained its good reputation and withdrew from the disaster area, and the disaster relief by the imperial court and the opening of warehouses by wealthy families from all over the country finally started.
The scope of this flood is wide and the impact is great. It is the most severe one since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. But only Jiangling, where Wang Xuanzhi and Cheng Jia are located, not only saved the embankment, but also killed the fewest people. The imperial court rewarded them heavily, and the two were not only promoted to three ranks, but also became leaders in Qingliu.
Ling Qingyu returned to Hangzhou, took Yan San and others to go boating on the West Lake, and it took two days to calm down.
"Master, the boats are all ready." Ding Dong walked into the small pavilion by the lake and said to Ling Qingyu.
"Well, when will the goods be finished this time?" Ling Qingyu said, leaning against the beauty in the pavilion, enjoying Bai Wei's service.
"It will take a few more days." Ding Dong approached her and said, "There are a lot of people this time. I brought all the ships built by Wu Daxin, six ships! Sailors registered in Quanzhou, every day Six hundred people are registered on one ship."
"Pfft!" Ling Qingyu spat out a mouthful of water, and said, "Six hundred people a boat? Who sent you the official document?"
Ding Dong smiled complacently, and said: "Chang Jing is dead, and Fan Ye's new post of Fujian Road transfer envoy recommended Wei Huai'an to be the director of Quanzhou Shipbuilding Department. We are all buddies, so it's hard to talk? But there are still more Women and children can only go in the dark cabin."
In this flood, many low-class households had no property anymore, and the Ling family had a hard time recruiting workers. Han Bian and others picked and picked these people in order to hire these people. However, Ling Qingyu did not expect that there would be so many people.
"By the way, master, is our ship really not coming back this year?" Ding Dong sat down beside her and asked.
"Well, if I don't put a catty of spices into the Dazhou this year, they have cheated me of so much money. If I don't make some money back, how can I be worthy of myself." Ling Qingyu said bitterly.
"Then I'll take my daughter-in-law on the boat and take her to Lingjia Village." Ding Dong rubbed his nose and laughed.
"That's a good thing, by the way, I haven't met your daughter-in-law yet, and I haven't had time to give you any gifts." Ling Qingyu immediately sat up straight and smiled.
"However, if we don't come back this year, do you want to remind Wei Huai'an?" Ding Dong asked. Wei Huai'an has given great help this time, and he is the new director of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping, so he must be able to get by.
"Leave him the amount of tasks to be handed in this year, and he is the only one among the three bureaus who has the amount to hand in, which is considered a face." Ling Qingyu said lightly, seven hundred thousand taels of silver is enough for him to spend.
"You don't know how much the price of spices has risen now. Hey, if it takes another six months, the nobles in Bianjing probably won't have incense to burn." Ding Dong smiled proudly.
"It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days. Let's not rush this time. Let everyone go after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Otherwise, I don't know when I will be able to return to my hometown." Ling Qingyu laughed.
"Okay, then I'll make arrangements first. If the goods are finished, I'll go to Quanzhou and wait." Ding Dong got up and said. Seeing Ling Qingyu nodding, Fang turned around and left.
Bianjing Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Yinfeng sat upright on the chair, watching General Zhao glaring at Zhao Mingliang.
"Grandpa, Xiao Sui is now the Prime Minister of the South Courtyard. It is in our interest to make friends with him." Zhao Mingliang said.
"What do you know? Xiao Sui's ambitions are so high that he might use this matter as a handle." Old General Zhao said angrily.
"But you see, the price of spices in Bianjing has increased several times now. Even the Ling family's spice shop in Dazhou only sells medicinal spices and seasonings, while the others don't even have these. Now Xiao Sui's Spices, we can make three million taels if you change hands." Zhao Mingliang said flatly.
Old General Zhao was stunned for a moment, sat down slowly, pondered for a while, and said, "Where did he get so many spices?"
Zhao Mingliang was also silent for a while, and said: "I don't know, maybe someone directly sailed the ship to Liao Kingdom."
"Brother, if we want to receive this batch of goods, we need to prepare four million taels of silver. I'm already in a tight spot here, and I won't be able to get it out." Zhao Yinfeng interjected and said flatly. The boats of the Ling family did not go to sea, and there was no boat from Dazhou this year. The spices were not full for several years, and now it finally broke out. How could the nobles of Bianjing endure the days without incense, and the price of spices was so high that Some expensive spices have been stir-fried at sky-high prices, and only Ling’s shop can buy low-grade spices, but Ling’s shop has a daily supply and closes when sold out. Now Xiao Sui suddenly took out such a large amount of spices. , ghosts believe.
"You don't need to sell this, you just have to keep an eye on the market and let the goods come over." Zhao Mingliang said.
"If it's just like this, there's no need to call me back in such a hurry, right?" Zhao Yinfeng said with a hint of coldness.
"This matter is very important, so it's better to talk about it face to face. However, the reason why I called you back is because you are not young anymore, and I want to make a marriage for you." Old General Zhao said slowly.
"I've already said that the Liao Kingdom is still alive, so I won't have a family." Zhao Yinfeng stood up and said.
"Are you still thinking about that woman from the Ling family?!" Old General Zhao slapped the table angrily.
"I have nothing to do with her!" Zhao Yinfeng's voice contained a trace of anger, and said: "Grandpa, how many times have I said that I have nothing to do with her, you can kill her, she is fine, None of my business."
"Then let you go to her to do business together, why is there no progress?" Old General Zhao stared at him and said.
"Grandpa, the person in charge has already made it very clear that the Ling family is unable to do any more business now. The Ling family has been suppressed by the Wang family this time and has no power to turn around." Zhao Yinfeng said.
"Hmph, I don't have the strength to turn around? Then there is still food relief for so many victims?" Zhao Mingliang snorted coldly and said.
"You bought the spices this time in cooperation with the Wang family, right? How much of their family's money was stolen from the Ling family? The Ling family lost so much, and they still took action against the victims. Five hundred thousand shi of grain, basically It is her family property, even so, you will not let her go?" Zhao Yinfeng's voice was tinged with anger.
"Third brother, you are wrong. Now it's not that we don't let the Ling family go, but depends on their faces. Don't you know? Now it's not just the victims who have been favored by her, even the court The Qingliu on the Internet is asking her to seal it." Zhao Mingliang said with a trace of mockery.
"It's right to ask her to seal it, not to mention the five hundred thousand shi of food, but to say that she made that golden rooster and saved so many people, it should be, Yinfeng, if you really like it, you can marry her in. "A light flashed in the cloudy eyes of Old General Zhao. The head of the Ling family has such a good reputation among the people. If the Zhao family wants to succeed, they need such a reputation. The Ling family's wealth is unfathomable for sending out 500,000 shi for disaster relief.
"Grandpa, I have no intention of getting married. No matter who it is, if I have nothing else to do, I'll go back to Daying first. Brother, if you decide to do it, just let me know." Without waiting for the two of them to speak, Zhao Yinfeng opened the door and left.
***********
Cheng Fu.
"Father?" Cheng Jia, who had just changed his clothes, hurried into the study and asked, "Why are you calling your son in such a hurry?"
"Today, the emperor is on fire, and several kinds of incense in the palace are missing." Cheng Xiang motioned his son to sit down, and said.
"The disaster victims down here starve for thousands of miles, but the emperor is angry because there is no spice?" Cheng Jia said sarcastically.
"Hey, you and Wang Xuanzhi did a good job this time."
Cheng Jia didn't make a sound, just looked at his father quietly, Cheng Xiang turned his head and said: "The emperor is in a hurry, and wants to send envoys to other countries to show the favor of my great Zhou Dynasty emperor."
Cheng Jia's hand was clenched into a fist unconsciously, and a powerless sadness welled up in his heart.
"I want to pick two of Qingliu's juniors," Cheng Xiang said. Going out to sea, especially when there is no ship for unknown reasons, the risk factor is very high, but the order directly issued by the emperor today must be carried out.
"Father, I'll go." Cheng Jia raised his eyes and said.
"No! It's too dangerous!" Cheng Xiang immediately denied it. This time my son went to Jiangling, he was close to death. If there was no medicine for the Ling family, his son would die in Jiangling. How could he be allowed to take risks!
"Father, let me go." Cheng Jia said softly, looking at Cheng Xiang with pleading eyes.
"Hey!" Cheng Xiang sighed, once his son behaves like this, even nine cows will not be able to pull back his decision, even if he disagrees, if he tells the emperor himself in the morning tomorrow morning, the emperor immediately agrees, and he will not be able to stop him.
"If you must go, then Wang Xuanzhi will be the deputy envoy. The pirates in Fanwai are all the ghosts of the Xie family. With Wang Xuanzhi, the Xie family should be more or less afraid." Cheng Xiang said bitterly.
***********
Yanzhou Racecourse.
"Boss Meng!"
Meng Su turned his head and looked at the man who was galloping towards him, his eyes lit up.
"It's a messenger." Du Ming rode up to meet him, and said, "Where is the letter?"
"The letter from the master is specially for Boss Meng." The messenger smiled and threw a cloth pouch to Meng Su.
Meng Su took it with his hand, and when he squeezed his hand, he knew that there was something in it. He opened the cloth bag and poured out a jade pendant from inside. The crystal clear jade pendant gave off a strong warmth in his hands. Meng Su was taken aback, and opened it. The letter, there are only a few words in the letter, it doesn't look very good-looking, but you can understand it at a glance: You hang this warm jade on your chest, it will be good for your injury. Ling Qingyu.
Seeing Meng Su's mouth turn up into a smile, Du Ming shook his head helplessly, as long as he has a letter, he is safe, otherwise, Meng Su may go all the way to the hinterland of the Dangxiang clan.
"Meng Su, it's almost here, let's retreat."
"Okay, take those horses back."
***************
Heishuiguan camp.
"A letter from the master?" He Li hurried into Yang Zhao's big tent and asked.
"Well, she has already arrived in Hangzhou." Pointing to the cloth bag on the table, Yang Zhao said, "It's for you."
"For me?" He Li asked in surprise, then picked up the cloth bag and poured out a jade pendant from it.
"That's Nuanyu. Qingyu heard from Shi Fang that the old injury on your waist has not healed. This is good for your waist injury." Yang Zhao laughed. After Li Yan and Mu Guiyun got married, Mu Guiyun's daughter-in-law became enthusiastic about the marriages of his brothers, and picked out many girls for He Li, but He Li had no choice but to say that his old waist injury was harmful to his body, Not wanting to delay others, Mu Guiyun's daughter-in-law made a big blush. After Shi Fang went back and told Ling Qingyu about this, she also mentioned that her Nuanyu was the most effective in treating this kind of old injury, so Ling Qingyu sent it here eagerly.
The warmth of the jade pendant soaked into the palm of his hand, He Li's eyes were slightly wet, he hung the jade pendant around his neck, and asked: "Xiao Sui has sent a letter, he has prepared one hundred thousand taels of gold, one hundred taels of gold, 500,000 taels of silver, and 500,000 taels of goods, ask when it can be traded."
Now that the price of gold has risen to one tael of gold and thirteen taels of silver in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xiao Sui wanted to sell it to Ling Qingyu.
"As soon as possible, find a way to transfer the surname Zhang away." Yang Zhao lowered his head and continued to read the letter.
"These two months, is the head of the house alright?" He Li still asked after hesitating at the door of the big tent.
"Well, she was hit by a flood, and the cinchona tree she brought back was just useful and saved a lot of people, but this time it cost 500,000 shi for food. She said that although saving people is a good thing, she feels that she has been punished by Da Zhou again. Blackmail once." Yang Zhao laughed. The process is definitely not as easy as she wrote, as long as she is well now.
"Fortunately, the spices can be earned back this time." He Li also laughed, and opened the curtain to go out.
This time, the goods that went through Heishuiguan were actually seven million taels in the end. The Ling family still had some goods, and I am afraid that the final income would be tens of millions of taels. Yang Zhao shook his head with a smile. Never willing to lose money, Da Zhou lost her millions of taels of silver, and she earned back four million taels from spices. Well, do you want to tell her that Xiao Sui sold all the goods behind to the Wang family and the Zhao family