Tong Jia anecdote

<Nine Five>

It is another spring in March.

Suddenly bad news came from the palace, the empress died in Dezhou.Ji Lan, Yun Man, Fu Chalin and the others, as their natal family, rushed into the palace early in the morning.

And here, Tong Jiu, who has recovered in sevens and eighties, has also begun to take charge of the business in various places again.

"Jiuye, an urgent letter from Dazhengchang, Jinan Prefecture." The head steward ran in panting, handed over the letter, and said, "It is said that our fleet had a dispute with someone on the Shandong Canal. Bringing goods, they were all detained.”

Tong Jiu quickly opened the letter, and read the general meaning, that is, his own fleet arrived at the border of Shandong, and encountered a Hongmen robbery who was at odds with the Cao Gang.The people on both sides fought each other, and each suffered casualties.

Then the Shandong government rushed to arrest the people and seize the goods on the grounds of disturbing the smooth flow of the canal.

Tong Jiu wrote to the big shopkeepers of Dazhengchang and Yangzhengtang in Jinan Prefecture, telling them to travel in many directions and use all human and financial resources to get him out first.

While asking people to prepare their bags, when Ji Lan came back, she was going to go to Jinan Mansion in person.

After Ji Lan came back to read the letter, he lowered his brows tightly, walked back and forth for two steps, knocked on the letter on the case, and said, "What kind of Hongmen, it's all done by Ning County King. The governor of Shandong ...they are from Yiwang Mansion."

As he spoke, he tugged Tong Jiu's hand with a little worry, and advised, "Don't go to Shandong, since they did it on purpose, it won't help whoever goes."

"Aji, tell the truth, our trip of millions of taels of goods is in vain?" Tong Jiuhong stared at Ji Lan and asked.

"Old Nine, since the day Yongxi died in our house, you should have thought about it." Ji Lan caressed the back of Tong Jiu's hand, and said, "Perhaps, our family's business will not be as smooth as before. But you Promise me that no matter what happens, you won't be so angry again. Don't leave me, okay?"

Seeing Tong Jiu take a deep breath with great patience, Ji Lan said in a heartbroken way, "I saw Sheng Jia when I entered the palace today. He is the Ninth Five-Year Venerable, and he holds the power of life and death. But so what?" ?The one you love has turned into a cold tablet, separated by yin and yang."

As he spoke, he wrapped his arms around Tong Jiu's waist, lowered his face to Tong Jiu's shoulders, and said sullenly, "At that time, I thought, as long as we can stay together, what kind of pharmacy and ticket numbers are all external objects." .”

As he spoke, he shook Tong Jiu, and said stubbornly, "Old Jiu, promise me, okay?"

Sensing Ji Lan's fragility and anxiety at this moment, Tong Jiu hugged her tightly, kissed her forehead lightly, and comforted her, "I promise you, I won't be angry with those external things anymore. I won't abandon you , we live and die in one place.”

"En." Ji Lan nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, pulled out the jade plaque from Tong Jiu's neck that she had given her when the two got engaged, put it in front of Tong Jiu's eyes and said, "Our family's ancestors are all here." Listen to this, you don't want to deny it in the future."

"Everything I said counts. When did I deny it?" Tong Jiu, who was so annoyed by the appearance of the little girl in front of her, twitched the corners of her mouth and leaned forward to argue with the soft voice of the person in front of her. sentence.

Seeing Ji Lan looking at him deeply, with a little affection in his eyes, he stepped forward and kissed the lips of the person in front of him.The two of them hugged and kissed each other for a long time without saying a word.

After parting, Tong Jiu read the letter just above the case, but without the initial anger and sorrow, she sighed helplessly, "But after all, this is my million taels of silver."

"Do you feel distressed?" Ji Lan asked knowingly.

She knew in her heart that Tong Jiu was different from herself.Tong Jiu started from scratch. At first, the money she lent her, she wished she could break it into eight petals every two to spend.Before the Baoding Mansion paid the 20 taels, she was so distressed that she had a serious illness and told herself several times.

Now that there are millions of taels of loss, I don't know why I feel awkward.

Tong Jiu shook his head, and said, "It's not all about distress. It's just that, wouldn't I have to leave the level empty-handed?"

"I have calculated thousands of times, but I missed that the Yiwang Mansion will attack us so soon." Ji Lan said regretfully, "Let's learn a lot of wisdom from a pitfall. In business, there are losses and gains. Let's wait and see what happens, and see what happens." What else does he have?"

"Well, good." Tong Jiu put away the letter on the case and responded.

Looking up again, seeing Ji Lan looking at him with a half-smile, he asked a little puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Ji Lan smiled, shook his head, and said, "It's nothing, I just thought... I lost you 100 million taels of silver, but you don't blame me at all."

"How can this be considered your defeat! This is obviously a dirty trick of those villains." Tong Jiu answered as it should.

"Besides, as you said, those are just external things. Even if you lose, you will lose if you lose. What should I do with so much money?" At this moment, Tong Jiu had figured it out, and couldn't help laughing, saying "Copying so many volumes of Buddhist scriptures is not for nothing. Even if I am paralyzed again, the money will not be returned. At that time, I will not drink the bitter medicine myself and make you suffer together."

Ji Lan raised her eyebrows in favor, and said, "The funeral in the palace will be busy for a while, I plan to go back to Fucha Mansion for a few days. After all, the sisters are together, so I can calm down and chant some scriptures for her. Are you here?" It's all right here, don't pester me. In terms of business, let's wait and see what happens."

With a wrinkled face like this, Tong Jiu watched his wife take a group of maids and women back to Fucha Mansion in a car.

Within a few days, it was reported in Jingli that something happened to the Dazhengchang fleet on the canal, and the Han family lost millions of taels of silver.Han Luqi and Ji Lan had a quarrel because of this, and there were rumors that Ji Lan left in anger.

Two days later, it was reported again in the streets and alleys that Han Luqi's purchase of money this time was all the money that corresponds to Hui Zhengsheng.Now that the Han family has lost millions, Huizhengsheng's silver building is completely empty.

As soon as this rumor came out, all the relatives who had deposited silver in Huizhengsheng before came to withdraw the cash.

"Jiu Ye, what do you think this will do in the long run?" The shopkeeper Huizheng Sheng looked at it for several days in a row, and when he opened the door, the cabinet was crowded with people who came to withdraw cash, and he was at a loss in his heart. Later asked Tong Jiu what he meant.

"What's the best thing?" Tong Jiu raised the rice in his hand, fed Jing Fu's pigeons, and said nonchalantly, "Business is a matter of your wishes. If you want to exchange money, you can exchange it for them." .”

"But Master Jiu, our family just lost that big sum of money. You will go out of customs again in a few days, and if you exchange all the money in the treasury to them, will our bank be able to continue to operate?" The shopkeeper said with a sad face.

"Huh?" Tong Jiu scratched his head, and said a little reluctantly, "It is Dazhengchang who loses money, not Huizhengsheng. Both sides have their own accounts. Why can't Huizhengsheng continue to open?"

"Do you also believe in those rumors outside?" Tong Jiu saw the mind of the big shopkeeper, and said affirmatively, "I tell you, I started Dazhengchang from scratch, and I can make the decision. Even if Dazhengchang is lost, it's a big deal If I quit, it won't affect your ticket numbers. So, you can cash them with confidence."

"Hey, I'm relieved to have your words from my boss." The shopkeeper replied.

Tong Jiu thought for a while, then continued to feed the pigeons, and said, "Not only will we exchange money for them, but we will increase the interest for those who are still depositing money at our bank. I still don't believe it. Yinzi, would you believe those hearsay?"

After Ji Lan left, it made Tong Jiu even more deserted to guard such a big house by himself.She also didn't like to go back to the main room, and slept in the study for several days.

In the dead of night, she sat on the rattan chair, looked at the business map on the wall, thought about what happened in the past, how Dazhengchang, which was out of stock, would open next, and how long it would take for her to be able to Go out, what can you take out.

"Jiuye, Uncle Hua and Miss Hong are back!" Early the next morning, Tong Jiu was looking at the tent in the study when the servant at the door came in to pass on the message.

"Ah?" Tong Jiu dropped the writing brush in her hand in surprise after hearing this, walked quickly to the door of the study, and asked with a look of concern, "Where are you, are you in the main courtyard?"

Just stepped out, and saw Hong Xiao and Jing Fu coming in from the gate of the courtyard, Tong Jiu smiled happily, stepped forward to hug Hong Xiao and spun around in the air.

The two grew up together since they were young, and it was the first time they had been separated for so long.

"Are you all right?" Hong Xiao was hugged by her, exclaimed and patted her, and asked with a smile.

"Okay, it's better than before!" Tong Jiu put down Hong Xiao with a smile, then thumped Jing Fu next to her, and said, "Why don't you send a letter when it's time, so I can pick you up." In the middle of the day, he kept holding Hong Xiao in his hands, and he was too hot.

"Our errands are all messed up, how dare we bother you, my boss." Hong Xiao pouted a little aggrieved, pinched Tong Jiu's left arm, and looked her up and down with concern.

"Oh, the natural disaster is here, I can't blame you. It's good that people come back safe and sound." Tong Jiu said, pulling Hong Xiao to the main courtyard.

Looking back at Jing Fu who was silently following behind them, he said, "Jing Fu's complexion is not very good. You guys were shocked and frightened this time, and I was also concerned at home. When I come back this trip, I will feel relieved." rest."

To Tong Jiu's surprise, Jing Fu and the others did not come back empty-handed. Except for a few very valuable goods that were lost during detention, most of the goods on board were actually brought back.

It's just that most of the high-quality tea bricks were soaked in water, and the silk and satin were also soaked in water.

Tong Jiu personally went to the merchant ship at Tongzhou Wharf and saw that the tea and silk were still dripping, so he ordered the boys to pick out the good goods and transport them to the Zhengchang warehouse.

Other goods damaged to varying degrees were delisted and placed in the market outside Tongzhou Wharf for processing.

A sign was hung in front of the stall, clearly stating that these were damaged goods during transportation, and the tea and silk were sold at the same price as tea foam and coarse cloth.

After all, there are still many ordinary people in eight villages in four or nine cities.They didn't care that the silks and satins had been soaked in water, nor did they care that half of the tea brick was soaked in water, because even that was more solid than the equivalent of broken tea foam and coarse cloth.

Within a few days, the tea and silks were sold out.

Tong Jiu used the selected good goods to directly sell them in Dazhengchang, because during the national funeral, he didn't send any posts to invite people to the banquet, let alone invited any theater troupe to celebrate the opening.

Da Zhengchang quietly opened his business in the capital.