There are a lot of things to be dealt with on the fleet side. Those people who came to pick up Zheng Yi are actually just taking Zheng Yi to a nearby mansion to settle down. The Zheng family has been going from south to north to do business. Purchased a house near the pier.
The house was under the name of Zheng Yi, and Zheng Yi took the lead and asked Jiang Zhen to take his subordinates and him to live in the house.
It's actually quite troublesome for them to leave. Although the cargo on the ship does not need to be unloaded for the time being, it is enough to find someone to look at it, but the silver must be brought with it. On Zheng Yi's side, all the cards must also be carried.
Originally, with so many things, they had to hire a porter to help, but because Jiang Zhen saved a lot of people from the water bandits, it was enough in the end.
After almost two hours of tossing, Zheng Yi and Jiang Zhencai organized their teams and let their subordinates take the burden and go to the Zheng family's house.
Seeing that the team was walking, Zheng Yi greeted Jiang Zhen: "Jiang Zhen, there is a carriage here, you can go with me."
"Thank you Zheng Shao." Jiang Zhen said, the sun was very bright outside, and he was really reluctant to let the pregnant Zhao Jinge walk outside.
The carriage is very expensive. It costs more to keep a carriage than to keep a few servants. It's all like this. This carriage is actually not very comfortable to sit on.
After finding that the carriage was bumpy, Jiang Zhen looked at Brother Zhao Jin worriedly, fearing that Brother Zhao Jin couldn't stand the bumps... People in TV dramas often have miscarriages at every turn. Wouldn't such bumps be bad
Jiang Zhen was worried, but Zhao Jinge felt nothing at all.
He had a reaction like retching before, but now he doesn't feel it at all. He always feels that having a child is no different from when he didn't have a child.
At this moment, Zhao Jinge looked around carefully, curious about the carriage he was riding in and the horse pulling it.
On the Jiangnan side, horses are rare. There are not many carriages in Hecheng County, and he has never seen them much.
"Brother Zhao Jin, do you like carriages? You can ask Jiang Zhen to buy one for you to take back." Zheng Yi smiled and said, "The carriages here in the capital are much cheaper than those in Jiangnan."
"No need..." Zhao Jinge said quickly, but he couldn't say any more words.
Jiang Zhen's heart was moved, the carriage was no problem, this horse... He really wanted to keep one.
In modern times, he would definitely not think about raising a horse, but would want to buy a good car, but without a car these days, he can only think about horses.
Zhao Jinge was obviously very restrained. After Zheng Yi said a word to him, he stopped chatting with him, but talked about something else with Jiang Zhen.
"You don't need to unload the goods on your ship. After you find the buyer, let them unload the goods. As for the silver, I will leave a warehouse for you on the Zhuangzi. When the time comes, you can put the silver there and find someone to look at it. "Zheng Yi said.
Jiang Zhen nodded and thanked Zheng Yi. After all, if Zheng Yi hadn't borrowed the warehouse, he really didn't know what to do with the money.
He had always thought that in Daqi, he could deposit money in the bank and then trade it with bank notes, but this was not the case at all.
Nowadays, there are already products similar to the bank, and there are also silver notes, but they can only be used locally. That is to say, if you want to go out to do business, you must bring real gold, real silver or goods.
I have to say that it is because of this that today's business is not very developed, and there are fewer big businessmen.
Jiang Zhen grabbed tens of thousands of taels of silver from the water bandits, and it took dozens of people to pick it up. On Zheng Yi's side, there were even more people in charge of picking the goods.
The carriage drove slowly in front, and behind them, a huge team followed closely. Many people were carrying silver.
Money is very heavy, and it is inconvenient to carry, but it is not without benefits, at least... It is not an easy task to steal other people's large sums of money.
Zheng Yi and Jiang Zhen talked about a lot of things, Jiang Zhen wrote them down one by one, and after half an hour, the Zheng family's house arrived.
The house was quite big, and there were several entrances. After Zheng Yi arrived, he pointed to one of the courtyards for Jiang Zhen to live in.
The yard was not big and there were not many houses, but both Jiang Zhen and the people under him were very happy.
No matter how small the house is, it is more comfortable to live in than on a boat.
Having lived on the boat for so long, God knows how much they miss life on land!
Jiang Zhen and Zhao Jinge always had a cabin to live in when they were on the boat, but now they can live in the yard. I can't wait to lie down and sleep peacefully right away.
Of course, he didn't, he was still hungry.
Zheng Yi had someone bring them some food, including pork, mutton, and fresh vegetables. Jiang Zhen had someone send some to the boat, and then cooked the rest. The big guy had a good meal before taking Zhao Jinge. take a break.
No one disturbed him this time, Jiang Zhen slept in one breath until the next day was bright, and when he woke up, Zhao Jinge was still sleeping.
Thinking about coming this way, Zhao Jinge was afraid that he was very tired, so Jiang Zhen didn't wake him up, but got up lightly and went outside.
He got up a little late, and the others were basically awake, and they were talking together in twos and threes, while the cook and Ruo'er were doing laundry in the yard.
"Ms. Li, is breakfast ready?" Jiang Zhen asked. The cook's surname was Li. He didn't want to call her by her first name, so he kept calling her Mrs. Li.
"Master, it's ready." Mrs. Li said quickly, washed her hands with clean water, and was about to serve the meal - it's hot now, so there's no need to worry about the food getting cold, so she prepared it early.
Jiang Zhen stopped her: "I just go to the kitchen to eat."
Jiang Zhen only asked Li to be responsible for the meals of herself and Zhao Jinge, and also asked her to make more food that is good for pregnant people. Recently, she often cooks soup and water.
For example, what she prepared today was porridge made with chicken broth, scallion pancakes, and other dishes such as cold cucumbers, shredded chicken, and braised dried tofu.
Jiang Zhen didn't care about these things. He took a steamed bun that was bigger than his fist from the food his subordinates ate, drank a bowl of porridge, and ate three scallion pancakes before he felt a little more comfortable. Someone went out.
Originally, he only needed to protect Zheng Yi, but now that he has a lot of goods, he became busy. Fortunately, when he arrived in the capital, Zheng Yi no longer needed protection.
After Jiang Zhen returned to the boat, the fat man named Luo Tianci came over and said that his family had come to pick him up.
When someone came to pick him up so quickly, Jiang Zhen felt more and more that this person was not simple, but he did not delve into it.
Luo Tianci thanked him repeatedly, gave Jiang Zhen 500 taels of silver, and gave Liu Qianqian and Zhao Lingxi, who had taken care of him for half a month, 20 taels of silver each, and left, leaving only Liu Qianqian and Zhao Lingxi who were a little dumbfounded.
They even thought that Fatty Luo would accept them as a concubine or something, but they only gave twenty taels of silver...
However, they have followed him for more than half a month, and they can have twenty taels of silver, which is actually not bad, but what will they do in the future
Whether it was the sailors or the rescued women, as long as they wanted to go, they could go. Jiang Zhen was not restrained, but almost all of them didn't go, even Zhao Lingxi and Liu Qianqian didn't go either.
"You can stay, but you have to listen to me here. If you want to leave in the future, you have to say hello in advance." Jiang Zhen said.
As soon as his words came out, those people didn't want to leave. Only a woman stood up and said in a steady voice: "You... will you... send us to those... those dirty places?"
They have suffered like this, and they also left their hometowns and were killed by water bandits and men and women. They basically couldn't go back home. They wanted to follow Jiang Zhen, but they were a little afraid of being sold to the land of fireworks.
In the land of fireworks, very beautiful women may find a way out for themselves, but most of them have been abused all the time, often not living until the age of 30, and after death, most of them are just being Wrap it up with a straw mat and throw it away casually.
"Don't worry about this, I won't send you to such a place, but you all have to work." Jiang Zhen said.
Jiang Zhen has been taking care of these women and children along the way. He is determined not to allow the men on this boat to violate them, but he has also assigned them a lot of work, such as giving them fabrics and making them clothes.
Now hearing Jiang Zhen's words and thinking about the past, those who want to live a good life in the future are relieved and relieved, but people like Liu Qianqian and Zhao Lingxi can't help but hesitate.
They don't want to work, but if they leave, where can they go
Maybe someone will want them for their looks, but will they throw them away after playing for a few days? What will they do when they are old and fading
Liu Qianqian squeezed the twenty taels of silver that Fatty Luo had given in her hand, and finally clenched her teeth and got into the pile of women.
Now that she might encounter something when she goes outside, she might as well follow Jiang Zhen first, and then leave after finding a way out.
Liu Qianqian made a choice, and Zhao Lingxi followed suit.
Jiang Zhen actually didn't like these two people very much, but he didn't want to embarrass them, he just said: "You can't do less work in the future, and don't have any crooked thoughts, otherwise I won't. I'll be polite to you."
When those people heard this, they nodded again and again.
They could see that Jiang Zhen really wouldn't be polite to them. He said that if he didn't work, he didn't have food, so he really didn't give food to people who didn't work, no matter how good he looked.
His subordinates still listen to his words...
Jiang Zhen dealt with these people well, and counted some goods on the ship. Seeing that it was not early, he hurried back.
When Jiang Zhen was rushing back, Zhao Jinge was taking Ruoer for a walk outside the house.
The servants planted a lot of vegetables near the house, and there were several kinds of vegetables that Zhao Jinge had never seen before, so he found the farmer, and the chicken and duck talked for a long time that they wanted to spend money to buy some seeds to go back, so that they could eat more vegetables in the future.
Then, when Jiang Zhen came back, he saw Zhao Jinge holding a piece of mud with his hands, and green leeks were still growing on the mud.
Seeing Jiang Zhen, Zhao Jinge paused in his footsteps, and then showed a pleasing smile at Jiang Zhen. Jiang Zhen looked at him a little tight, and almost didn't let him do any work. Wouldn't he be unhappy now that he had made himself dirty
He wanted to throw away the vegetables in his hand, but he was reluctant.
"What are you doing with the leek?" Jiang Zhen asked.
"It's called leeks?" Zhao Jinge was a little surprised, and then said: "Hecheng County doesn't have this thing, I want to bring it back to grow." He saw that the vegetables in the field were both long and short, and it seemed that they could be cut immediately after cutting. When a crop grows, I want to bring some seeds back to plant, but the man couldn't understand what he said, and finally turned over a bunch of vegetables for him...
"It's good to plant this, I'll take you to buy seeds next time." Jiang Zhen nodded and said, "As for now..."
Jiang Zhen looked at Brother Zhao Jin threateningly, and then pulled Zhao Jin Ge, who was startled by him, back to the room to take a bath.
This bath, of course, is not an ordinary bath, but a mandarin duck bath.
He and Zhao Jinge have a big tub in their house. It's a pity not to use it... Of course, the most important thing is that when he sees Zhao Jinge holding a piece of mud with leeks, he suddenly can't bear it. Living…
Although he couldn't bear it anymore, considering the child in Zhao Jinge's belly, Jiang Zhen didn't really do anything. He just used other people's legs, which made Zhao Jinge blushing.
That night, Jiang Zhen ate late, and at the same time ate the long-lost leeks.
He still liked the taste. It was the first time for Zhao Jinge to eat it, but he didn't like it very much, but seeing that Jiang Zhen liked it, he thought that he should bring some seeds back and plant them well.
For several days, Jiang Zhen was very busy, going to the pier every day, leaving early and returning late, leaving only Zhao Jinge at home.
This is a very normal thing for other twins, but Zhao Jinge couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
In the past, he could go out with Jiang Zhen, but now, he has nothing to do all day.
However, Zhao Jinge was only lost for a few days.
After Jiang Zhen came back that day, he said to Zhao Jinge: "Tomorrow I'm going to talk to people about business, will you go with me?"
Zhao Jinge felt that if he followed, he might only cause trouble for Jiang Zhen, but he really wanted to go... "Okay."
Zhao Jinge agreed, and Jiang Zhen took him out the next day.
A few days ago, whether it was Zheng Yi or Jiang Zhen, they were sorting out the goods in their hands and inquiring about the market. Only today did they officially start selling goods.
They don't need to find buyers by themselves. After they informed the tooth bank of what they had in their hands a few days ago, today, many businessmen who are interested in their goods have heard the news.
Some of these businessmen went to Zheng Yi's side, and a dozen or so came to Jiang Zhen's side.
Jiang Zhen didn't understand the market, but Zheng Yi had already let his shopkeepers see his goods and set him a similar price, so naturally he wouldn't suffer a loss.
Jiang Zhen has a lot of goods, and it is very miscellaneous, and the largest amount of goods is cloth.
These businessmen were all very interested in cloth, so Jiang Zhen took them to the boat to see the cloth. After reading it, he asked, "What price are you all willing to pay?"
The businessmen looked at each other, and one of them walked towards Jiang Zhen first: "Mr. Jiang, my surname is Zhu, and I am the shopkeeper of the Wanlong Trading Company." The shopkeeper Zhu said, and stretched out his hand hidden in his wide sleeve towards Jiang Zhen.
On this wharf, one-to-one negotiation on the price. Everyone talks directly. If they don’t understand the language, they play with the abacus. But like now, a group of people want the goods. Jiang Chen is waiting for the price, and the big guy will be on his sleeve. Price is negotiated.
Merchants have their own set of gestures for each price.
The steward around Zheng Yi had mentioned this to Jiang Zhen. Jiang Zhen naturally knew it, so he reached into the sleeve of the shopkeeper Zhu and touched the other party's hand to "look" at the other party's price.
The price given by shopkeeper Zhu was a bit low. He was waiting for Jiang Zhen to increase the price, and then the two had a good talk in their sleeves. Unexpectedly, after Jiang Zhen "looked" at his price, he quickly stretched out his hand. I didn't mean to negotiate the price with him at all.
The shopkeeper Zhu was a little stunned. Looking at Jiang Zhen's face, he couldn't see anything, so he could only add: "Mr. Jiang, our Bandung Firm is very sincere."
Jiang Zhen "looked" at the price of shopkeeper Zhu, and went to see the price of the next merchant. As a result, the price given by this person was lower than that of shopkeeper Zhu.
Like before, Jiang Zhen quickly withdrew his hand.
The first few merchants offered a lower price than Jiang Zhen expected, and soon, it was the turn of a relatively young and petite merchant.
"My surname is Shen, and I am the head of the Shen family." The businessman also held out his hand. The price he gestured in his sleeve was higher than the price set by the Zheng family's steward to Jiang Zhen.
"Okay, I'll sell it to you." After Jiang Zhen "saw" the other party's price, he immediately said that he wouldn't bargain, so he just wanted to find someone who would do things easily.
The businessman surnamed Shen was very young, but he was in his twenties, and he looked good without a white face. Hearing Jiang Zhen say this, he showed a surprised expression.
His family used to be in the capital, and it was also famous, but now it has declined. When he came out to do business, he ran into obstacles everywhere.
It is precisely because of this that when he came over this time, he gave a sincere price as soon as he came up. I didn't expect... This person was willing to sell things to him without negotiating the price.
"Master Jiang, the price is negotiable." The previous businessman surnamed Zhu said quickly.
"There's no need to discuss, it's just him," Jiang Zhen said, looking at the businessman surnamed Shen again, "Do you want other goods?" It's too troublesome to find sellers one by one, so it's better to sell to one person.
"Yes." The man said, raising the corners of his mouth to reveal two dimples. Jiang Zhen's goods here are all good. If he can, of course he wants to eat them all.
When the shopkeeper Zhu heard the words, his expression changed. Jiang Zhen has a lot of goods here. He thought he could always buy one or two items, but he didn't expect that in the end he couldn't buy any of them...
Of course, what displeased him the most was that Jiang Zhen sold the goods to Shen Anxin.
This Shen family is the enemy of Wanlong Commercial Bank.
"Master Jiang, the Shen family is now headed by Shuang'er, so you can rest assured to do business with them?" Manager Zhu suddenly said.
Jiang Zhen listened to the words of the shopkeeper Zhu, and glanced at Shen Anxin in surprise - is this person who is talking to him a double
Jiang Zhen took a closer look and found that Shen Anxin had a faint scar on the center of his eyebrows.
He probably dug up his own mole like Zhao Jinge, but if he took good care of it, the scar could hardly be seen.
"A pair of children, how can you do a good business?" Shopkeeper Zhu added.
"Mr. Jiang, my Shen family has several shops, and I can also get silver..." Shen Anxin's face turned pale, and he said eagerly. Many people see him as a double son, so they refuse to do business with him, and they want to take advantage of him. The young owner of the Bandung Firm wants to marry him and take over the Shen family's property...
He has encountered a lot of trouble these days, and he is really anxious at the moment, because he is afraid that Jiang Zhen will regret not selling it to him.
"Mr. Jiang, our Bandung Firm can offer a higher price than him." Shopkeeper Zhu said with certainty.
Many men who are outside businessmen look down on Shuang'er and think that they should be at home with their husbands and children, and this shopkeeper Zhu is willing to pay a higher price... Shen Anxin is almost certain that this business will definitely turn yellow.
He was a little desperate.
"I agreed with him to sell it to him." Jiang Zhen pointed to Shen Anxin, but made an unexpected decision - just because this person dug a pregnant mole like Zhao Jinge, he had a good impression of this person.
As soon as Jiang Zhen said these words, the shopkeeper Zhu had a dark face.
"Manager Shen is a good way to hook people up by touching his hand." He glanced at Shen Anxin with contempt, and Shopkeeper Zhu turned around and left.