Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Feng Zhuo agreed to help Qin Yunhe sell goods, and Qin Yunhe began to find ways to raise money as capital.

He was very hesitant about how much capital to invest.

If you only use the money you have now, there isn't actually much.

He and his fourth brother had already spent a lot of money on the exams before. He also wanted to persuade his fourth brother to take part in the provincial examination next year, so he also had to save enough money in case Feng Zhuo could not return as scheduled.

You also have to save enough for daily expenses, so there won't be much left.

However, if the investment is too little, there is really no need to bother Feng Zhuo with this trip.

After hesitating for a long time, Qin Yunhe went to the county town again.

He heard that there was a wealthy man in the county who lent money very fairly. People in the city liked to borrow money from him and he had a very good reputation.

Although it was a good idea, Qin Yunhe hesitated when he arrived outside the man's door.

One reason was that it was a bit embarrassing for a newly-appointed scholar to lose face, and the other was that he was still worried about accidents and not being able to make money.

He was walking around here and there, hesitating whether to go in, and didn't pay attention to his surroundings.

Qin asked.

Suddenly the teacher's voice was heard. Qin Yunhe was startled and quickly looked in the direction of the voice. He saw Mr. Gu's carriage parked on the side of the road and the teacher was leaning over to look over here.

"Sir." Qin Yunhe bowed to the teacher, feeling a little nervous.

"Come up."

He spoke to the teacher in a rather harsh tone. Since he was reborn, the teacher hadn't called him in that tone for a long time.

He couldn't have been lingering outside the moneylender's house for a long time. The teacher must have guessed what he was going to do.

After getting on the bus, Qin Yunhe sat down obediently in the car and asked, "Teacher, why did you pass by here?"

"Why are you here?" Mr. Gu also asked.

Qin Yunhe hesitated for a moment, then told his teacher that he wanted to raise some money to ask Feng Zhuo to help sell goods.

Not to mention that he wanted to borrow money, he actually didn't want the teacher to know that he asked Feng Zhuo for help in selling goods.

After all, many scholars are somewhat aloof and don't like to be involved in money and worldly affairs, let alone doing business.

Mr. Gu was silent for a long time, and Qin Yunhe didn't dare to say anything.

After a while, Mr. Gu asked, "Is your family short of money?"

"For now, I can still support myself. But my fourth brother will take part in the provincial examination, and we will definitely have to go to Beijing to take the examination. It is said that there will be a lot of expenses for waiting for the examination, so I want to take this opportunity to make some money."

"How do you know you can make money on this trip? What if you lose money?"

"I don't want to sell anything too new, I just want Brother Chaofan to bring me some rice. No matter when, we always have to eat rice, so I probably won't lose money. Even if I don't sell it at a high price, I won't lose too much. Moreover, Brother Chaofan's cousin has been selling goods all year round and knows whether the market is good or bad. Brother Chaofan also said that he would ask his cousin's opinion before deciding whether to buy or not."

Qin Yunhe felt guilty when he spoke, and he didn't know what the teacher thought.

After a while, Mr. Gu said, "Stretch out your hand."

Qin Yunhe stretched out his hand, not knowing what the gentleman was going to do.

Mr. Gu reached his hand into his wide sleeves, pulled out something, and placed a light piece of paper in Qin Yunhe's palm.

Qin Yunhe was startled and looked at the teacher.

"How can a loan be repaid? Here are sixty taels of silver. Take it. You can decide whether to use it as a travel fee or as capital."

"I don't dare to ask for it! The teacher has taught me a lot, and the teacher's kindness is already huge. How can I ask for the teacher's money again?" Qin Yunhe really didn't expect the teacher to do this.

"Take it. It's not for you. Just think of it as a loan. Return it to me when it's convenient for you."

Qin Yunhe had a complicated expression.

Mr. Gu added: "I am not a pedantic person. Living in the secular world, people are naturally troubled by worldly affairs. Although we should not value money too much, we don't have to feel ashamed of needing money. It is not shameful to do some business for the sake of future and livelihood.

However, I know that you are interested in a career in politics, and I hope you will always remember your original intention and not forget what you want to do because of worldly affairs. "

Qin Yunhe kowtowed to the teacher in the carriage: "I will remember your teachings and will never let you down."

Qin Yunhe hurried back with the silver note given by his teacher, feeling mixed emotions. He was determined not to let his teacher down.

After returning home, Qin Yunhe told his family that he wanted Feng Zhuo to help him sell goods. Originally, Qin's mother and Qin Si were against his decision.

But after hearing Qin Yunhe say that Mr. Gu lent him money and did not object to his doing this business, they all became a little shaken.

In the end, Qin Yunhe gathered together one hundred taels of silver as capital.

"Yunhe, you said you want rice? Just rice? Wouldn't pounded rice be better? It also saves a process." Feng Zhuo got Qin Yunhe's capital and felt confused when he heard his request.

"Rice is fine. I thought that rice could be pounded and sold as white rice, and if white rice could not be sold at a high price, it could be sold as rice seeds. I once heard a story about a rice merchant. The merchant bought rice because he was late in arriving in the south and could not buy rice, so he thought that he would find someone to pound it and sell it when he got to the farm. But halfway through his journey, he found that there was a famine there, and all the rice for seeds was pounded and eaten. When it was time to sow, there was no seed to use, so when he passed by there with his rice, the locals fought over it and bought it, and it was more valuable than white rice."

This is certainly not the story of a rice merchant that you have heard of, but the story of Feng Zhuo’s own previous life.

Feng Zhuo always does things casually. When he saw that rice was not available, he bought rice without thinking that the price of rice seeds would rise and he would make a fortune.

Feng Zhuo listened to Qin Yunhe's story and found it both bizarre and reasonable. Finally, he said, "Okay, then I'll see if there's any good rice to sell at that time."

"Well, thank you for your trouble, Brother Feng. Just buy it if you think the price is right. If you can't make rice seeds, you can pound it into rice. If white rice is hard to sell, you can make rice seeds. Even if you lose money, how much can you lose?"

Feng Zhuo has always been free and easy. After hearing what he said, he stopped worrying about it. A few days later, he packed up his things, said goodbye to his family and friends, and set off for Jiangnan.

Ever since Qin Yunhe passed the imperial examination, people kept coming to congratulate him, make friends with him, or want to join him, and it was really lively for a long time.

By October, most of the people who wanted to congratulate him had come, most of the people who wanted to make friends with him had been made, and the land to be registered under Qin Yunhe's name had also been confirmed. The Qin family finally calmed down again.

These days, although Yuger often comes to play with Ruyi, his classes have not resumed.

Now that he had some peace and quiet, Qin Yunhe finally had some free time again. Remembering that Yuger's classes had been suspended for many days, he notified the Li family to resume Yuger's classes.