The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Before setting off, the spy brought new information to Xie Lin about the Shenxiang Winery and the Yun family.

"The first time Pan Quan went to see the head of the Yun family, he offered to buy their wine yeast at double the price, but the Yun family refused. Pan Quan went again for a second time and asked them to name a price, but they didn't, and refused to sell it no matter what he said.

“As a result, a few days ago, several leaders of the Yun family were arrested. They were accused of owing taxes to the court and were asked to pay the back taxes and fines.

“Although the Yun family has been in the wine business for many years, the business is not big. After supporting dozens of people in the family, there is not much left. The taxes and fines that need to be paid are a huge amount, and their family can’t afford it at all.

"Pan Quan came forward and was willing to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy their wine yeast and pay the taxes and fines for them. The matter was over, and the Yun family was defeated. The wine yeast was given away, and the 100,000 taels of silver was also given to the court. The Yun family did not get a penny.

"Everyone outside praised Pan Quan for his righteousness. He was rejected by the Yun family several times, but he was still willing to lend a helping hand when the Yun family was in trouble. Otherwise, several leaders of the Yun family would have lost their heads."

Xie Lin said nothing, waved his hand, and asked the spy to continue watching the wine shop in the deep alley.

There is no doubt that Shenxiang Winery had been unable to obtain the Yun family's distillery yeast for a long time, so it used despicable means to seize the Yun family's distillery yeast.

What a good strategy: use courtesy first and then force. If that doesn’t work, just plunder directly.

Xie Lin thought back to his past as an official in the court. In addition to taking the initiative to appear before the emperor to see how the people behind him would react, it was also to protect the Xie family.

Otherwise, the Xie family would have been completely destroyed after several rounds of attacks from the Cheng Wang and his wife.

Xie Lin stood up and faced the yard. A dark moon hung in the sky, casting a cool light.

For a moment, he felt as if he and Chu Heyi had traveled a long way to get here and were able to compete with King Cheng and his wife.

If there was any mistake in this process, it would have been irreparable.

The next day, Xie Lin dressed neatly and arrived at Chen's house at the agreed time.

The Chen family might have heard about the Yun family's affairs. The atmosphere inside and outside the yard was very tense. Their family had a large population and many children, but when Xie Lin went in, he did not hear any children's laughter.

The three Chen brothers received Xie Lin in the front hall, and even their old lady came.

When they met Xie Lin, they felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

They were unwilling to sell their own distiller's yeast, which was the basis for the Chen family's survival for generations.

However, after hearing about the fate of the Yun family, they felt that if one of them were to die, the other would be in the cold. They were insiders, not ordinary people who were just watching the fun, so they knew that the Yun family owed taxes to the court, which was just a means for the wine shops in the deep alleys to plunder their distiller's yeast.

Moreover, they had also heard that Xie Lin, as the Chief Justice, had previously intended to have Zhou Mochi, Sang Nong, and Song Wuxi cut into pieces, and they believed that he was a ruthless and treacherous minister.

Even those who had made great contributions to Daqi in training horses and digging canals were wanted to be tortured to death.

Therefore, although they didn't want to see Xie Lin, they didn't dare not to see him.

Xie Lin was dressed in a dark green brocade robe. After entering the front hall, he was the first to greet the old lady and the three brothers of the Chen family.

The old lady was very old, and the three brothers of the Chen family were all in their forties or fifties, so they were worthy of his worship.

However, this was beyond the expectations of the four people of the Chen family, mother and son. After Xie Lin finished his greetings, they reacted and greeted the Lord Chief Justice tremblingly.

After the courtesy was complete, the old lady asked, "I, an old lady, would like to ask, Lord Xie, are you here today as Lord Tingwei or as the third master of the Xie family?"

One is an official appointed by the imperial court, who can give orders directly, and they can only obey.

The other is a businessman, someone with whom you can discuss cooperation.

Xie Lin cupped his hands and said, "The person who came here today is the businessman Xie Lin."

The four members of the Chen family, mother and son, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though it was winter, their backs were soaked with fine sweat.

The old lady asked someone to serve tea.

"Master Xie's people came here once before. I think we have made our meaning very clear. The Chen family has dozens of people who rely on this wine yeast to make a living. If we sell it, we will not be able to continue in the future. Please understand the difficulties of our small family."

The three Chen brothers also looked at Xie Lin expectantly, hoping that he would show mercy.

Xie Lin said: "I'm only here once. If the old lady and the three masters still insist on not selling it, I won't force them."

The four members of the Chen family looked at each other in disbelief.

The old lady said, "The Yun family's affairs have caused a lot of uproar. Our Chen family has paid taxes on time, but we are afraid that someone will interfere. If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext."

The person that someone was referring to was naturally Xie Lin.

Therefore, after the old lady finished speaking, the three brothers became nervous, fearing that Xie Lin would get furious.

He is now the Chief Justice and a favorite of the Emperor. It would be easy for Xie Lin to deal with them.

The reason why the old lady dared to speak like this was mainly because she couldn't help but have a bit of luck in the current officials.

There was no change in Xie Lin's facial expression, he was still neither annoyed nor angry.

"I brought here the Yujunge brewed in our winery. Please, old lady and the three gentlemen, have a sip. We can talk after you've had it."

Xie Lin waved, and Wangshan immediately came forward with drinks.

The old lady looked at her three sons. Although she was reluctant, she still asked someone to bring clean cups. She personally took Wangshan's wine and filled the cups.

The wine is clear and smells good.

The three sons were worried that Xie Lin had poisoned them, so when they were poisoned, they were forced to take out the yeast.

But the old lady felt that no matter how powerful Xie Lin was, he would not dare to harm others so blatantly, so she took the lead in drinking.

It has a smooth taste, rich flavor, and is not pungent or intoxicating. It is a very good drink.

Xie Lin said: "I came here today to buy your Chen family's wine yeast, and there is only one reason: Zuixian Wine Shop can brew a large amount of Yujunge in a short period of time, which is the wine you just drank.

“Although the taste of Yujunge is different from Chen’s wine, the taste is almost the same as Chen’s wine, and the price of Yujunge is cheaper than Chen’s wine.

“In time, Yu Junge will sell to all parts of Daqi, and no customers will buy Chen’s wine. Even if there are customers, they will only be in small quantities, and those few customers cannot support the dozens of people in the Chen family.

"If you don't sell the wine yeast to me, it won't survive for too long. But if you sell it to me, it will allow the Chen family's wine to continue to exist.

"You can trade the koji for silver and do other things. Or you can not sell it all to me, but give it to Zuixian Distillery and sell it as a special wine for Zuixian Distillery. Your Chen family can take 10% of the profit every year.

"You don't have to pay any cost, and you can get 10% profit. This is my sincerity. The old lady and the three gentlemen can think about it for three days and give me the answer after three days."

After saying that, Xie Lin stood up, bowed, turned around and left.