Chapter 52 The person who does big business
People's destiny cannot be predicted. Just as I cannot predict time travel and Yuan Huai cannot predict that he can return to his hometown. Even Lao Guo cannot predict whether he can open up the door when entering my camp in the future. Instead, he lives a simple life with a broken tail. After eating, sleeping, and then he finds an opportunity to take a light bite on Dayong or Sangouzi, or my calves, which can be regarded as accusation of the dead.
The horses arrived on the shore, and in the middle of the night, Sangouzi and Dayong secretly went over to pay the bill. The whole boat was in my impression, at least dozens or hundreds of them, but I never thought that, only fifty horses were there, and most of them were in dying. Sangouzi and Dayong worked hard to get them back to the village, which almost alarmed the county officials.
"It's so dangerous. If Sangouzi hadn't been clever last night and had the name of the Guo family reported, we should have met the Lord in prison today."
Dayong is a simple and honest man. When he saw me, he quickly told me all the heroic deeds of Sangouzi last night.
Yes, this is a sin of smuggling horses, which is the same as hiding weapons. It should be killed according to the law. If Guo Enxiong had a deep background, I, the Lord, would not be able to keep my head.
"San Gouzi made an indelible contribution to the horse's affairs. Uncle Li rewarded San Gouzi for 500 documents to help him achieve his merits!"
When I get a prize, I will be punished. If I should be punished, I will be convinced. I wandered outside the stable and looked at the sick horses in the stable. I still felt a little restless. The matter of returning to Chang'an is now hanging. What's the matter of being left in Lingnan after a county title? Besides, I'm counting on these horses that I have discussed with Lao Guo!
I told Sangouzi to take good care of the horses, Bi Ma Wen, do you understand? The official position of Monkey King was given to Sangouzi, and you are not satisfied?
Just waiting for Yuan Huai to arrive, Chameng Rice, now I will count on you. If you want to go back to Chang'an, the Baihua Dew, honeycomb coal, and Sanhe soil in your hand are all daily necessities and optional things, but white wine, Chameng Rice, and the small mountain cannons that you have recently started to think about are strategic materials. Once the drawings of the small mountain cannons are figured out, I am afraid it will be not far from my return to Chang'an.
The iron smelting workshop specially set up a secret room for the development of the small mountain cannons. Only Master Zhou and I can enter, including Uncle Li Dayong and others, and privately creating arms is also a serious crime to kill the nine clans. Let me explain it clearly to Master Zhou first, but Master Zhou couldn't put it down as soon as he saw the pattern of the small mountain cannons. He was thinking about it for three consecutive days, so he forgot about the killing of the nine clans.
I went to Master Zhou to report in three or five days. I could not see the progress. I saw that Yu'er was about to give birth. Yuan Huai was already on the shore and was coming to Liangde County at full speed. After finishing Yuan Huai's affairs, he was not far from Yu'er's childbirth. At that time, I couldn't be distracted. Then it was the end of the year in a flash. It was time to see whether I could go back to Chang'an.
A few days later, Yuan Huai finally came. Although he was an old friend, he was also an international friend. This guy had Li Shimin's edict in his hand, and then he was wearing the cloak of the envoy of Zhen La Kingdom, just like a different person.
Early in the morning, the county magistrates of Liangde County rushed to Shili Pavilion outside the city to greet them. It is said that there are other people in the prefecture to accompany them, but our county magistrate has a great opportunity to curry favor with Shangguan, so this is the morning.
It was almost lunch time, and Yuan Huai's convoy finally arrived. As an old friend, I came to Shili Pavilion by time. It is said that old friends picked up and dropped off friends in this Shili Pavilion. I don't know if this Shili Pavilion was built in every county-level city. I saw Yuan Huai's carriage from afar. He was so majestic. The envoy of the Zhen La Kingdom and the Gaozhou of the Tang Dynasty. There were more than a dozen yamen servants who opened the road. They were all knocking and hitting all the way.
"Haha, I'm just laughing at Brother Ning, and Yuan doesn't want to!"
Finally, the greetings on the official side were over, and after the welcome banquet from the county magistrate, the guy changed his clothes and came to my yard. He was still on the free chair under the banyan tree. We were the two of us, and we had a good chat.
"Yuan did not read the wrong person. In just half a year, the Ning family changed their appearance. It's good, the younger generation is so terrifying!"
This guy is said to have taken on three parts of his business in Zhenla Kingdom, and now he has some official accents in his speech, haha!
"Where is it, Brother Yuan is more capable than he has. I'm afraid he's better than that now? What's the name? What's the marquis? Is it bigger than the county?"
I teased Yuan Huai for a few words, who made this guy speak the great official in front of me hate the great official in the most!
"Haha, Brother Ning is joking. By the way, this is a gift for the unborn Lord. It is a remote place and there is nothing good. Look, Brother Ning feels it is for the Lord Ning to play. Haha."
After saying that, Yuan Huai asked his servant to present a small box, and quickly expressed his gratitude, asked Uncle Li to accept it, and bowed:
"You're welcome. Haha."
The guest and host had a friendly and constructive conversation. From the ancient pre-Qin period to the current Zhenguan rule, he proposed a common program very pragmatically and issued a joint communiqué. The content of the communiqué did not involve sensitive military and political topics, that is, a contract for the common prosperity of the two families. The Ning family supplies hundreds of thousands of kilograms of Baihua dew, white wine and tea needed by Zhenla Kingdom every year, including 200,000 kilograms of Baihua dew, 100,000 kilograms of white wine and 100,000 kilograms of tea. The Zhenla Kingdom used rice seeds, gems, and gold and silver to buy them according to the current exchange standards. The total rice seeds, 100,000 kilograms of silver, 100,000 kilograms of gold, and gems were counted as 1,200 according to the size and color cage.
The Yuan family is responsible for sending people to pick up the goods twice a year, once in March and once in October. The Ning family needs to transport the goods to the beach for shipment. In addition, I suggest that in return, the Ning family will take on all the supplies on the way back, which made Yuan Huai very happy. That night, I was at Qianxianglou and warmly entertained foreign friends. During the meal, I enjoyed the drinks. In the end, Yuan Huai could not escape the fate of sleeping under the table. He was so drunk that I was unconscious that he was dragged back to the inn by a group of servants and guards.
"Hehe, this guy's alcohol tolerance doesn't increase, he will definitely fall down with a drink!"
He ate the midnight snack prepared by Yu'er for me. Yu'er carefully counted Yuan Huai's gift list. This guy is good at being a human being. Two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were given to me. By the way, there is a small box in the study, and Erya went to get it.
"Oh, Langjun, the Yuan family is so generous. Look, this gem the size of a goose egg, and this one, I have never seen it before."
Yu'er held a ruby about the size of a goose egg. Damn, it's all cheaper for my unborn baby. Before she was born, she had such a generous uncle. This child is blessed, at least more blessed than me.
"Wife, come and take it. Go to the county town to find a jewelry master to make a ring. You and Erya are the same."
There are actually diamonds, but they are thick and unstained. The size is estimated to be at least fifty carats. If you can't stand it, you can't stand it anymore. Take it away quickly!
"Husband, let's keep it at home, it will make people jealous." Erya quickly persuaded.
Yes, the so-called wealth is not revealed, forget it, wait until I go back to Chang'an, let the big girl invite Uncle Li to come over, and put in the bill, three thousand jars of white wine, worth 500 guan per jar, totaling 1,500 guan, seven thousand bottles of Hundred Flower Dew, worth 200 guan per bottle, totaling 1,400 guan, two thousand jin of tea, worth 500 guan per jin, totaling 3,400 guan, two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were about 3,000 guan, so the total income was about 6,000 guan, and finally the silver goods were paid. Uncle Li and Yu'er opened the east van, leaving some fun items. Other gold, silver and jewelry were all put into the east van, and they were all saved. Before leaving, they ordered Uncle Li:
"Uncle Li, I'll ask tomorrow how copper coins and gold and silver are exchanged. In addition to daily expenses, the best thing in the house is to exchange for gold and silver!"
It’s still real money and silver, and it doesn’t take up space. Besides, it’s precious metals and hard currency. If something happens when the sun rises, the gold and silver will rise, and there is no need to worry about not having to spend it.
"But in this market, it's not very cost-effective to exchange gold and silver!"
As an accountant, Uncle Li still feels good about it. After comparing it, he feels that it is not cost-effective to exchange copper coins into gold and silver.
"Haha, even if it is not cost-effective, you have to exchange it, right?"
Yu'er also knew that it would be inconvenient to bring so many copper coins back to Chang'an in the future, and it was too ostentatious, so it would be fine to exchange it for gold and silver even if it was a little loss.
He nodded and sent Uncle Li to sit down. The three of them sat around the bed. Erya was born in pain and had never seen this money. He had no idea about the thousands of coins of copper coins. Instead, he felt that the gold, silver and jewelry in front of him came true.
"Just a fool, pick it, take it if you see it right, and see where you are!"
Yu'er was very unsightly at Erya's behavior. This woman had some money in her hands in the past six months, and she looked proud.
Chapter completed!