Fenghou

Gao Qiu asked the eldest son Gao Yaokang next to him, "Does our family have a share?"

"We also cast [-] guan!"

Gao Qiu nodded, and then asked Liu Xianchen, "What is Shi Guangping thinking? Do you want to pull everyone together to invest this money?"

"He wants to build a Fengle Building in Jingzhao, and use the most beautiful women, the mellowest wine, and the most extravagant enjoyment to corrupt Jingzhao's generals and high-ranking officials. As long as Jingzhao's generals and high-ranking officials indulge in luxury, their The fighting spirit will be worn down, and you will be content with the status quo and enjoyment, and it will definitely affect Chen Qing's will to expand eastward. Shi Guangping calls it the blunt knife plan. The court may not know about this plan, but Shi Guangping must have communicated with the emperor. .”

“How come you see?”

"Shi Guangping was conferred the Duke of Yue last month. He has no contribution. How could the emperor confer him the Duke of Yue?"

Gao Qiu smiled and said, "Then what do you want?"

"I don't want to take the lead. If I have to take the lead, then all 12 yuan will be paid by the Liu family, or if I quit, I will not pay a penny!"

Gao Qiu nodded, "Okay! I'll write a letter to Shi Guangping to find out his true attitude, but you don't have to worry too much. It's not easy to build a Jingzhao Fengle Building? I think Shi Guangping thinks too much about the problem. It's simple, or he underestimated Chen Qing, you just treat it like a normal restaurant, and Chen Qing won't bother you."

……

Liu Xianchen got some comfort, got up and left, Gao Yaokang said to his father with a smile: "As far as my child knows, Liu Xianchen took the initiative to take the lead task, and now he regrets it again, I'm afraid Shi Guangping will not agree to him."

Gao Qiu said indifferently: "It should be the inner guard who found out about Pingjiang Mansion, found out his old background, and frightened him. If I were him, I would tell Chen Qing the truth, and I want to build Jingzhao's Fengle Building. If Chen Qing refuses to agree, then it is not Liu Xianchen's business."

"Father really wants to write a letter to Shi Guangping?"

Gao Qiu nodded, "I still have to say that the original intention of Song Xinghui was to contribute to the Great Song's resistance to foreign invasion and commercial prosperity, not to support the Great Song's internal strife, and it was not for some people to climb up as a ladder. I say it's up to me, whether Shi Guangping listens or not is his business."

……

In mid-October, Jingzhao entered the season of autumn and winter, and there was a bit of chill in the morning and evening. At dawn, Chen Qing was awakened by the smooth and delicate body in his arms. The woman who slept with him last night was naturally his favorite. The beloved concubine Yu Lian, Yu Lian had an unfortunate miscarriage three months ago and failed to keep the fetus in her womb. She was depressed for three months and maintained for three months.

Last night was the first time she slept with her husband after she regained her health. She was naturally like a fish in water, flattering her to the fullest, serving Chen Qing to her heart's content.

She knew her husband's habits, and he would have a strong demand when the sky was about to dawn. Chen Qing patted her lightly and smiled, "I'm going out soon, let's forget about it this morning."

"Isn't today a day off? The officials still have to go out?"

"I have an appointment with a few counselors, so I can't go."

"Then I will wait for the officials to put on their clothes!"

She got out of the quilt and went to the end of the bed to get her underwear. Chen Qing was immediately amazed by her extremely plump back like a silver basin. The flames rose again in his heart, and he couldn't hold back for a while, so he pulled her into the quilt again and pressed her. Gallop under yourself.

……

After Chen Qing simply cleaned up and went out, Lu Xiu's face sank, and she said to Yu Lian, "Come to my room!"

Yu Lian was really a little timid in her heart, followed the princess to the inner hall, Lu Xiu slapped the table and said angrily: "Husband is half an hour later than the agreed time, Ah Ying went to wake you up twice, didn't you hear me? "

Yu Lian bowed her head guiltyly and dared not speak. Lu Xiu became even angrier and said, "Don't treat others as fools. Everyone knows what you did in the morning? How many times have I told you to take good care of your husband's body, and don't allow it during the daytime?" Everyone else strictly abides by the intercourse, but you are special, I will warn you for the last time now, if there is another time, I will drive you out of the palace, otherwise, this princess will let you do it!"

Yu Lian plopped down on her knees, and said with tears in her eyes: "This morning, my maidservant is going to wait on the officials to get dressed, but he insists on coming, so this maidservant dare not refuse, Madam, please enlighten me!"

"That's your problem. You can ask how Ah Ying did it? You can ask how Qiaoyun and Yingluo did it? They can do it, why can't you?"

Yu Lian didn't dare to argue anymore. In fact, Yu Ying had told her a long time ago that she should get up and put on her dress before the officials woke up, and let the maid come in to tidy up. There will be no unreasonable thoughts.

Although she knew it, Yu Lian herself was sleepy and couldn't get up too early. At this time, Lu Xiu said again: "My husband went out half an hour late, so let the other counselors wait an extra half an hour, even if he is the lord, he can't sleep." Such a breach of trust will affect the image of your husband in the hearts of his subordinates, this is your responsibility, do you know?"

Yu Lian was so frightened that she cried, "Young maidservant, remember, I promise there will be no next time."

"It's cold in the ground, get up!"

Yu Lian stood up slowly, and Lu Xiu said earnestly: "I know you are in good shape, and my husband loves you more, but have you ever thought about how long my husband can love you?

Every day, after a long time, everyone will get tired of it. I might as well tell you that if you are so unrestrained and don’t know how to advance and retreat, it is very likely that you will be the first woman to be tired of by your husband in the future. You should learn from Ah Ying. Learn, which pair of socks your husband should wear every day, and which underwear should be changed, she arranges them properly and without any mess. Although she is not as favored as you are, no matter how many years have passed, your daily life is still inseparable from your husband. she. "

The first thousand and 130 chapters and nine worries

On the head of Nancheng, Chen Qing and several counselors looked at the Taoist temple in the distance, and a long black line appeared on the official road more than ten miles away.

"Coming! Coming!" shouted the soldiers, and a cavalry troop rushed out of the city to meet them.

This is the first batch of goods from a transit warehouse in Shangluo County, consisting of [-] camels and [-] carts. This batch of goods is mainly composed of cotton, tea cakes and sugar, all from Quanzhou. One hundred huge sea-going ships sailed through the open sea and the Yangtze River, and finally arrived at Xiangyang Prefecture.

However, the transfer warehouse in Xiangyang has not been completed yet, so they are unloaded at the old wharf, placed in a temporary warehouse, and then transported to Shangluo County by the Qianshi cargo ship on Hanshui and Danshui.

At present, the warehouses in Shangluo County have not yet been built, but like Xiangyang, the tents used, that is, huge tents, are surrounded by fences and soldiers stand guard. In fact, they are no different from warehouses.

However, warehouses still need to be built. Tents are easy to be destroyed and set on fire, and it is easy to burn down a large group of tents with a single rocket.

Not long after, a mighty team came to Jingzhao City, but they did not enter the city, but continued along the outer official road to the warehouses in the north of the city.

At this time, Chen Qing brought the counselors to the outside of the city, and Lu Jinwen, the chief transporter, hurried forward to report.

Chen Qing asked with a smile: "How, how much time did you spend on the way?"

This is what everyone is most concerned about. The biggest reason for caravans to take the Shangluo Road is to avoid the Shu Road. Although entering Guanzhong from Shangzhou has to cross Zhongnan Mountain, that side belongs to the tail of Zhongnan Mountain. The canyon is wide and flat, so it is easy to walk much.

Lu Jinwen has been in charge of transporting goods from Chengdu to Guanzhong. He has traveled the Shu Road for several years. He has the most right to speak. It’s the fifth day, but actually it’s been four full days, which is much shorter than a month on the Shu Road, and the road is much easier to walk, and carts can go directly.”

"How many trips will it take for you to transport the cargo of two hundred sea-going ships?"

"It's about three trips."

"Is it okay to go three times?" Chen Qing didn't quite believe it.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the main thing is that the carts can carry goods. A cart can hold twenty shi of grain, which is equivalent to the transportation capacity of five camels. These five thousand carts have played a huge role. This trip has carried nearly Forty percent of the goods, so Beizhi said that it can be shipped in three trips."

"What if it is shipped from Bashu? How many trips do I need to make?"

"For [-] camels, it takes about five trips."

Chen Qing happily turned back to Jiang Yanxian and said, "It seems that it is very wise to choose Shangluo Dao!"

Jiang Yanxian also smiled and said: "This is also the biggest gain this year. It has established a very smooth material transportation route, and made full use of water transportation, with the lowest cost."

Zhang Miao next to him was a little worried, "I heard that the imperial court has established a naval force in Zhenjiang Mansion, will they intercept our cargo ships on the Yangtze River in the future?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I never think about this issue. I will use facts to prove that any actions of the imperial court against us will pay a heavy price, and they will definitely regret it."

At this time, a soldier came galloping on horseback and whispered something to Chen Qing. Chen Qing nodded and said to everyone: "Go to the warehouse! I have something to do, so I won't go."

Zhou Kuan said with a smile: "I heard that there are a lot of Fengcha, if you don't go, your highness will lose it!"

Chen Qing also said with a smile: "I knew that the old man must have other intentions when he came here excitedly on Monday morning. As expected, he did not guess wrong. It's too late for nothing!"

Everyone laughed, and Chen Qing laughed again: "There are [-] boxes of Fengcha in total, each box is five catties, each person takes one box, and the rest is distributed to officials from Jingzhao and other places. When it's allotted, Counselor Zhou, I'll leave this matter to you and Counselor Jiang."

"Your Highness, don't worry! We, the Ministry of Officials, promise not to be partial."

Chen Qing got on his horse, ran away and stopped his horse and shouted: "Don't forget to return my box!"

Everyone laughed dumbfounded, they really forgot His Royal Highness King Yong.

……

Chen Qing, escorted by hundreds of soldiers, rode to the inner guard's office. Wang Hao and Zhong Huan had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Chen Qing got off his horse and asked, "When did General Xiaozhong come back?"

Zhong Huan hurriedly said: "Reporting to Your Highness, I came back in the middle of the night last night."

"It seems to be rewarding!"

"The harvest is great, please report in detail in the inner hall, Your Highness!"

Chen Qing walked into the military office quickly, and went all the way to the inner hall. Chen Qing sat down, and a tea boy came in to serve tea.

"Beizhi's investigation has been full of twists and turns, and there have been several misjudgments. If it wasn't for the news from Bianliang brought by Beizhi's subordinates, Beizhi really thought they were just businessmen."

Zhong Huan reported the details of the investigation to Chen Qing, and finally said: "After knowing the other party's true identity, I didn't stop and retreated directly. I felt that it was not my task to contact them. The Liu family If you have the sincerity to invest, you will definitely send someone to Jingzhao to contact His Highness."

Chen Qing nodded. He was actually a descendant of Liu Mei. He was a relatively senior relative of Song Dynasty. It is completely understandable to have a huge wealth.

He thought for a while, then turned around and asked Wang Hao, "I remember Wang Tongzhi reported to me that you found the shopkeeper of Taibai Restaurant in Xianyang County, did you interrogate him?"

Wang Hao bowed and said: "Report to Your Highness, I have personally interrogated him, and the other party's answer is the first-level answer. He is the domestic servant of Liu Zhen, the largest grain merchant in Bianliang. The reason why he hides is because he is afraid of being known by the court. If the family invests heavily in Jingzhao, the imperial court will definitely deal with them, which is reasonable and reasonable, and the humble position has not been investigated."

"But... who told him to hide? How did he answer?"

"Beizhi asked. He said that because the newspaper did not publish the news of the sky-high price deal, he felt a little bad, so he decided to hide. No one informed him. He felt that there was no problem, so he let him go."

Chen Qing sneered and said: "But now it seems that this big treasurer is obviously lying. Someone must have informed him that the inner guard is conducting an investigation, so he temporarily hid. Wang Tongzhi, Liu's family came to Jingzhao to invest in land and houses. I don’t object at all to buying a store, and I even welcome it, but I don’t like being deceived, especially I think there are doubts about the tipping of the news, and frankly, I doubt it is Baoji Cabinet.”

"His Royal Highness's guess is very likely!"

Zhong Huan said: "I have considered it along the way. Only three people know that I am investigating. Weizhi County can rule it out. The second is Yaren. I specifically asked him not to tell anyone else. He should know the severity. Finally Baoji Cabinet, it is said that the background of Baoji Cabinet is very complicated, and there are more than one proprietors, all of whom are dignitaries from the Song Dynasty, and it is very likely that the Liu family is one of them."

Chen Qing expressed appreciation for Zhong Huan's thinking, and said to Zhong Huan: "Since you are investigating this matter, you can continue to investigate and confirm to me whether Baoji Cabinet Workshop secretly notified Taibai Restaurant, and the big shopkeeper hid it. , In addition, I also want to know, who are the proprietors behind Baoji Cabinet? I don't need to trouble them, but we can't be confused."

Wang Hao finally understood a little bit, "Your Highness, what you mean is that Baoji Cabinet is actually an intelligence agency of the imperial court?"

Chen Qing said lightly: "Baoji Cabinets are distributed in all important cities, what is more convenient than them to collect information? If it is confirmed that Baoji Cabinets have the function of intelligence, what about Taibai Restaurant?

We often go to Taibai Restaurant for dinner, have we been tapped?There is also the issue of safety. There is a link here, does Wang Tongzhi understand? "

Wang Hao took a deep breath, "I understand!"

Chapter 140 Sincerity

Although shopkeeper Liu of Taibai Restaurant was invited to the inner guard, Wang Hao did not embarrass him and left after interrogating him. For more than a month, shopkeeper Liu opened, closed, and went home normally every day, and no one came again. Investigating him, they even started to demolish Yi'an Teahouse, preparing to level the land and build a new restaurant.

At one o'clock that night, Taibai Restaurant was closed as usual, unless it was a holiday, almost all restaurants were closed at one o'clock. This is the government's regulation, and there is no regulation when it comes to holidays. Let the restaurant stay open until night or something when.

"Close the windows on the second floor!"

Shopkeeper Liu looked at the gloomy night, and told the staff loudly, "It may rain tonight, check the doors and windows."

The guys checked the doors and windows, and then went home, leaving only two of them asleep in the restaurant to be on duty, the restaurant cannot be empty at night.

Shopkeeper Liu's residence is not far from the restaurant, in an alley at the back, in a small courtyard that occupies an area of ​​two quarters. He lives alone, and his wife and children live in his hometown in Pingjiang Mansion.

It was almost two o'clock when shopkeeper Liu returned to his small courtyard. He was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes. When he entered the bedroom, he lit the oil lamp. Trembling, I saw a few burly men standing in the room, and a tall and thin young man was sitting on the chair in front of him.

"You... who are you?"

Shopkeeper Liu asked in horror, "What do you want to do?"

It was Zhong Huan who was sitting on the chair. He took out the silver medal and waved it in front of shopkeeper Liu, "The inner guard handles the case!"

"I didn't break the law, what case did you come to my house for?"

Chong Huan sneered, "If you break the law, you won't have the opportunity to stand and talk to me. Please sit down! I'll ask you a few questions."

After speaking, Zhong Huan glanced at the chair and motioned him to sit down.

Shopkeeper Liu sat down and said coldly, "Is it still about what happened last month? I've said everything I need to say."

"You'd better tell us what you shouldn't say."

Chong Huan pointed to Mei Wu beside him and said: "The subordinate next to me has a dagger. Not long ago, this dagger cut off the ears of Liu Lu from Shenjun Manor. You should know who Liu Lu is! The one with a big melanoma, do you want me to remind you again?"

Shopkeeper Liu's pupils suddenly shrank into a line, and he asked after a while, "What did he say?"

"He told us that Liu Zhen is actually the same as you. He is just the chief executive in charge of the grain trade. His master is Liu Xianchen, and he is a descendant of his relative Liu Mei. You should be very clear about this!"

Shopkeeper Liu swallowed dryly and said, "Since you all know, why do you want me? I know as much as Liu Lu."

Zhong Huan smiled and said: "I reported the findings of the trip to Pingjiang Mansion to His Highness, and His Highness said that he doesn't care about the background of the Liu family, and he even welcomes the Liu family to come to Jingzhao to buy land and open a store, but you have to make some things clear , we don't want to get confused."

Shopkeeper Liu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, as long as His Royal Highness King Yong welcomes the Liu family, his expression obviously relaxed.

"what do you want me to say?"

"I want to know who tipped you off and you went to Xianyang to hide. You'd better tell the truth. We have no malicious intentions, so I advise you not to use lies to ruin the Liu family's business in Jingzhao."

Shopkeeper Liu's back was straightened, and he said after a long while, "It's Baoji Cabinet Workshop!"

"His Royal Highness Yong also thinks it is Baoji Cabinetry, and he also thinks that the Liu family has a part in Baoji Cabinetry, right?"

Shopkeeper Liu nodded, "Exactly!"

Zhong Huan said again: "We know that there are many proprietors in Baoji Cabinet Workshop, the biggest is the Shi family, Shi Guangping, and now we know that the Liu family is also one of the proprietors. Tell me again, who else is there?"

"I only know that there is the Xiang family, because it is in front of the Liu family, and the Liu family ranks third. I don't know about the others. I really don't know. If you are interested, you can ask the big shopkeeper of Baoji Cabinet Square. He must know more than I do."

"Then what about Taibai Restaurant?"

Zhong Huan asked lightly again: "How many proprietors does it have?"

"Taibai Restaurant is owned by Liu's family. Although Liu's family is not rich, it is not enough to afford to open a restaurant. Besides, when we bought the restaurant, the land price was very cheap. The price per mu was only [-] guan. It's only five thousand guan, and the county government has a reservation, you should know."

Zhong Huan disagreed, and continued to ask: "Are you lying, or are you ignorant?"