Chapter 532: Making Money
The short and fat businessman immediately said: Madam, why are you so anxious? They came here just to deliver the message to make your sister-in-law happy, not to collect debts.
They both knew that Sai Jinhua's tea boat had sunk, and the cost of purchasing the goods and the travel expenses were quite high. They also had to negotiate compensation with the boatman, which was not a small expense.
The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while before dispersing.
After seeing off the guests, Madam Jinhua came to her husband's spirit tablet to burn incense and paper. Standing in front of her husband's spirit tablet, she talked to herself: God is really merciful and has avenged her. She will devote herself to the tea business and make Tiantaixing the largest tea shop in Jingyang.
At night, when Wu Yuqi returned to the inn, the innkeeper knew that she was a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and enthusiastically prepared a table of dishes for her to eat for free. Zhao Yulin said that they were serious businessmen and would not eat for free, so they should not owe her a penny.
The couple returned to the room to have tea. Yuqi said that with such a big commotion, the news that she was here would soon spread in Jingyang City, so they had to leave.
Zhao Yulin nodded, called Zuo Liangchen over, and asked him to take the wooden box and wooden cone for making tea bricks to Tiantai store to explain how to press and make tea bricks. He also reminded the boss that the temperature of the tea pile must not be too high and that the pile must be turned over every two days. When he came back, he would be ready to set off.
After Liangchen left, Yuqi teased him and asked him if he would go to see Madam Jinhua again, saying that she was such a beauty.
Zhao Yulin rolled his eyes at her and said: Are you really well now? What are you thinking about all day long?
Yuqi blushed and said that he was still pretending, and then she caught him and touched him all over.
The couple quickly went from the tea room to the inner room after having fun...
Ten thousand words are omitted here.
In Zhending Prefecture, Hebei Province, Hubili was drinking depressedly around the fireplace.
After the defeat in Linzhou, Guiyou led his troops to the Mobei royal court to force abdication. The grassland empress suddenly passed the throne to her opposite-sex brother Guiyou.
Everyone knew that Guiyou would succeed to the throne, but it caused a series of reactions at this time. Hubili's elder brother suddenly stopped fighting against Goryeo and led 20,000 elite troops back to Liaodong, which was equivalent to him sending 30,000 troops to replace Dameng.
Hubili finally cleaned up the mess in Hedong and easily obtained 50,000 new soldiers, who were completely under his control. He was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that Da Meng was back to reap the benefits.
This guy has been desperately storing up winter food, planning his own followers and sphere of influence, dreaming of one day sitting on the throne and becoming the emperor. Why does he feel that Brother Da Meng is his nemesis?
As soon as he shows the slightest sign of improvement, Big Brother Meng will come over and take him away in one bite.
It is true that if we have Liang, why do we need Yu?
Hubili felt helpless and began to wonder why his father gave birth to him and his older brother at the same time.
However, even though he sighed, he never showed mercy when it came to doing things.
Look, after our comrade Hubli found out that the undercover agents lurking in the Central Plains were infiltrated and bribed by his elder brother, and were carrying out his elder brother's secret order to assassinate Zhao Yulin at all costs, he took action and executed these undercover agents directly.
This guy is really cruel. He doesn't care how great his subordinates' past contributions are or how strong their abilities are. As long as he finds out that they have ulterior motives, he will immediately abandon them and kill them without mercy.
However, he had no choice but to cultivate his own confidants. It was impossible for him to starve to death all the troops that Mengge was going to lead.
The boy was very depressed and drank up all the Wu Gu Feng in the jar, then fell asleep on the couch.
A maidservant immediately went up to help her undress. Hubli was already drunk and his eyes were blurry. When he smelled the scent of rouge, he knew it was a woman. He exploded and pounced on the maidservant like a tiger.
At dawn, our Prince Hubli has a new princess.
In Jingyang, Guanzhong, at dawn, Zhao Yulin carried Wu Yuqi onto the carriage, and the group quickly left the inn and went out of the city.
The woman fell into his arms and said sweetly, "I'm so sleepy, let me sleep a little longer." He leaned his back against the car and held the woman tightly in his arms, happily making the super silicone mattress.
As soon as the day broke, many people spontaneously came to the Grand Hyatt Inn to watch and thank our great steward Wu.
The innkeeper came out and said proudly: Our Third Young Master has already left with the Chief Steward before daybreak.
The people standing in front of him were scared of him. What? The Third Young Master and Wu Da Zongguan both lived in his house? You are kidding me.
The shopkeeper said loudly that it was not an exaggeration, that Lord Zhao, the commander of the Shenwei Army, and Mr. Wu and his wife, the chief steward of the Shunfeng Division, were staying in his house. He only found out about this last night, and the Third Young Master refused to waive their board and lodging fees, saying that his Shenwei Army was a fair business and never owed any debts.
This was indeed true, and everyone looked at the innkeeper with envy.
Someone immediately shouted that he saw the chief steward Wu walking past his door. It was absolutely true. The chief steward was surrounded by mighty men and two pretty maids, dressed like a knight.
The owner of the woodworking shop said loudly: The third young master had been to his woodworking workshop and had personally made the wooden boxes and wooden cones for pressing tea bricks.
The crowd immediately burst into laughter, teasing that the guy was trying to flatter himself by using the Third Young Master as a gimmick and bragging about his woodworking business.
Why would the Third Young Master go to his family’s carpentry shop to do carpentry work?
Why not say that the third young master wanted to be his apprentice?
Haha, hahaha.
Everyone was laughing.
The owner of the woodworking shop was so anxious that his face turned red, but he swore: The third young master really made three different tea brick wooden boxes in his shop. If you don't believe it, go and see. There are also patterns for tea brick wooden boxes drawn by the third young master himself in the woodworking shop.
As he spoke, he turned around and left, wanting to go back and collect the tools and the blueprint used by the Third Young Master, so that the servants wouldn't lose them.
Everyone watched the shopkeeper leave, thinking that he was guilty, and continued to laugh.
Madam Jinhua squeezed into the crowd, wanting to see the honor of Chief Steward Wu and thank him for clearing her family's grievances. She was surprised to hear the owner of the wood shop say this, because didn't the entourage of Manager Zhao deliver three exquisite tea brick wooden boxes overnight, saying that his young master had to leave for an urgent matter.
Could it be that the third young master and his wife of the Shenwei Army really saved her family and gave her the method of making Golden Flower Fu Tea?
When Madam Jinhua thought of this, her heart began to pound and she quickly called her maid to go back.
As soon as he entered the shop, he ordered them to close the door quickly, and carefully took out the tea-making manuscript of Manager Zhao and read it carefully. The more he read, the more extraordinary it seemed to him. Each and every brush-written character was like a flying dragon and a dancing phoenix. It was definitely the Third Young Master.
It was not until this time that Mrs. Jinhua began to truly pay attention to the Jinhua Fu Tea in front of her.
At Sanshilipu, south of Jingyang City, a group of people were standing on the roadside, rubbing their hands and walking around in circles. When they saw Zhao Yulin's convoy from afar, they shouted: Here they come, here they come, Commander Zhao and General Manager Wu are here.
Zhao Yulin's carriage was stopped just as it reached the long pavilion. He helped Wu Yuqi out, and someone immediately set up a ladder. You Xianzhong, the pacification envoy of Shaanxi Road, stood beside the carriage and saluted with a smile, inviting the third young master and the chief steward Wu to get off the carriage, take a rest and have a cup of tea.
As soon as You Xianzhong received the news, he hurried towards Jingyang. He calculated the time and estimated that he would arrive soon, so he intended to stop here and wait for the meeting.
Zhao Yulin patted him on the shoulder and said, "We are old brothers, why should we be polite?"
You Xianzhong, however, reviewed himself seriously, saying that he had not managed his subordinates well enough and had not conducted inspections effectively, causing his wife to suffer.
Wu Yuqi asked him with a smile: Shunfengsi has seized a huge amount of stolen silver in Jingyang, how should the pacification envoy reward you?
You Xianzhong immediately said in panic: "Madam, you have wronged me. Only the third young master has the say in reward and punishment. It's ok for us to give a heavy reward to those in Jingyang who are in a favorable position, but we dare not violate the rules."
Zhao Yulin laughed and told Yuqi to stop teasing Brother You.
He said that Linzhou had just been recovered and there was a lot of work to be done, so he wanted to raise a batch of money and transfer it there first. The money to be transferred from the Chengdu Central Court might still take some time on the way.
You Xianzhong kept nodding his head and told him that arrangements had been made and were being carried out. In the battle of Linzhou, the soldiers on the front line fought hard, and the officials in Chang'an were also exhausted and worked around the clock. He also needed to recruit civilian workers to build roads and pass.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told him that they could not slack off on farming work.
When the common people see that we pay them silver for doing the conscription, they are willing to go. But we also have to make sure there are people at home doing the farm work, otherwise the fields will become barren and the common people won't be able to buy food even if they have money.
You Xianzhong said he was very anxious and didn't dare to relax on either end.
Zhao Yulin said thoughtfully that the busier he was, the more careful he had to be. He had to keep a close eye on the leaders who were doing the work. The Jingyang case was an example. If it weren't for these big shots, such a shocking case would not have been possible.
You Xianzhong nodded heavily and told Zhao Yulin not to worry, he would be keeping an eye on them all the time. Manager Qiu Ju already had suspicions, but she didn't expect these parasites to be so bold. When they met our Shunfengsi Manager Wu, they were wiped out in one fell swoop.
Wu Yuqi smiled and said thank you for the compliment, Lord You, it was all part of Shunfengsi's job.
Zhao Yulin also said with a smile: Let's stop being sour on each other and say goodbye. The three of them picked up their tea bowls, drank them all, and went their separate ways.
The couple got in the carriage and continued south.
Wu Yuqi rocked him in his arms and said: These people are really obsessed, why do they want so much money?
She told Zhao Yulin that there were as much as 200 kilograms of gold seized from the house of Manager Li of Fulin Hall. The Tea and Horse Commissioner had bought a new two-story building with a shop in front and a yard in the back, which was located on the bank of the Jing River and looked very impressive. He even built a secret room under the stairs to store silver, and there were hundreds of jars of aged Qinfeng liquor.
He said that we have no worries about food and shelter, but of course he did not realize the importance of money. As the saying goes, even a penny can make a hero fall.
Some people are afraid of being poor and don't let go. Once they have the opportunity to make money, they will do their best to make money. This is a taboo for officials. Who hasn't seen the personal connections in the officialdom? Everyone has a chance.
It is not an easy task to ask everyone to stick to the bottom line.
Many people appear to be righteous, but they are secretly doing shameful and dirty things.
While the couple was still talking, the captain of the guard, Zuo Liangchen, reported: "Master, we have arrived at Weishui. General Gao and General Hao are here."
Zhao Yulin helped Yuqi down and asked Gao Jin why he had come so far.
Gao Jin said with a smile that he came to Weishui to pick up Brother Hao to take up his post, and by the way, he wanted to invite the young master and Madam Yuqi to have a drink with him.
