HLnovel Chapter 201 Love
Chapter 201 Love
"The daughter-in-law pays respects to her mother."
The person was standing outside the door, under a turquoise paper umbrella, wearing light-colored cool clothes, with only a few jade ornaments on his head. Just looking at him made people feel that the heat in the courtyard had dissipated a lot.
Xiao Zhang's beauty and good dressing skills made Xu Yihua never get tired of looking at her.
Even when she is bowing, she looks like a beauty in a painting of court ladies, which makes people sigh and wonder why such beauty doesn't belong to me.
"Come inside and sit down. It's too hot and sunny outside. Watch your face."
With skin so white as the finest white jade, Xu Yihua felt it was a sin if it was burned a little red by the sun.
Such a beautiful person turned out to be her daughter-in-law... Tsk tsk, her Gao Chi was indeed the blessed person predicted by the master.
If this blessing is given to her, she also wants it.
Little Zhang was a woman of high moral character, good intelligence, and beauty, so every time Xu Yihua saw her, she smiled very brightly.
"Thank you, mother, for your love."
Zhang Zhiwei only sat on half of the chair and responded to the concern with a smile.
Then, she asked the maids behind her to place the fine sandalwood boxes in their hands on the table one by one, spread out the book in her hand, placed it in front of Xu Yihua, and said straight to the point,
“I came to look for my mother today for three reasons.
My mother knew that my biological mother's family and the Tong family were merchants. Because they had some small connections with the Shanxi Salt Lake, they were quite famous in Henan, Shanxi, Huguang and even Shandong.
A year and a half ago, the owner of Shanxi Salt Lake sought another umbrella to give more money to Zheng family in Ninghai County, Taizhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and changed the management rules.
As he spoke, Zhang Zhiwei opened the wooden box with the word "Salt" on it.
"Last winter, due to the six ceremonies between the Zhang family, the relatives of the Tong family, and the Prince of Yan's Mansion, the value of the Tong family was re-evaluated, so they were able to obtain 20% of the stolen money, which was the hush money.
The box contains 800,000 pieces of banknotes, which are stolen silver from last winter and this spring."
Baochao, whose full name is Ming Baochao.
It was officially issued in the eighth year of Hongwu and was printed several times a year.
There are six denominations, from one to five in units of one hundred wen, and the largest denomination is one thousand wen, named "one guan".
One guan is equal to one liang of silver, and four guan are equal to one liang of gold.
Now, what is placed in the box are the largest banknotes with a denomination of "one string", totaling 800,000 pieces, which is equivalent to 20,000 taels of gold.
No wonder Xiao Zhang didn't use a box, but just used this long and flat box with a thick bottom.
Was Tong forced to take the stolen money and become an accomplice, or did he turn the tables and rob the salt lake?
Two percent of the money for one quarter is 400,000 guan, and the "public account" for one quarter can be embezzled for 2 million guan. What about the "real account"...
“The profits from the salt pond are not that huge, and what our Tong family gets is real money.
This is a long story, so I won’t tell my mother in detail about the dirty things between merchants.
But mother can rest assured. My daughter-in-law has not done anything to damage the interests and reputation of Prince Yan's Mansion. The four of us are one family and we prosper and suffer together.
The daughter-in-law just used a small workaround to make a profit.
After all, my father-in-law is short of money, isn't he?
It was perfect to have the Tong family caravan as a cover for caravans of other surnames from all over the world who had various interests related to the salt lake.
The Zheng family of Ninghai is a relative of the Fang family. Fang, Qi and Huang are now in important positions of power with the Crown Prince. This route of interest could not be safer or more concealed.
This is the darkest place under the lamp.”
After listening to Zhang Zhiwei's words, Xu Yihua was silent for a long time.
Her good expression management allowed her to hide her mood at the moment completely under the calmness of pursing her lips and keeping her face unchanged.
She was right!
Didn't the Tong family just rob Yancheng, Shanxi? !
But... robbery is good!
Before the rebellion, they could withdraw money from the private treasury of Zhu Yunwen's aides. After the rebellion was successful, they could simply confiscate these salt ponds in Shanxi.
Tong, on the other hand, turned over all the stolen silver, which was truly a breath of fresh air and a role model for contemporary merchants. His merits and demerits offset each other, and he could even be called an imperial merchant.
Tsk tsk.
Little Zhang's abacus beads clatter so soundly that the word 'shrewd' is not enough to describe it.
But... since when did she start planning to help Prince Yan's Mansion rebel?
Little Zhang seemed to have the ability to read minds. She smiled and said,
“Mother, there are clues to every situation in the world.
It’s nothing more than mediocre people looking at history, while wise people predict the future.
The daughter-in-law is just a vulgar person who is a little more patient and careful than others."
Ha ha.
She believed it.
Xu Yihua finally lost her composure at this moment, and a speechless expression was written all over her face.
It's true that if you are not from the same family, you won't enter the same house.
Gao Chi is a naturally intelligent child. It must be fate that attracted this intelligent and almost demonic wife of his.
Xu Yihua gave up talking about this topic and turned his attention to another wooden box, asking with his eyes.
Zhang Zhiwei understood and opened another wooden box.
Inside, there were still a lot of Ming Dynasty banknotes.
"This is the quarterly payment from the Tong family this year, which is three times more than the total amount previously paid to other officials, totaling 300,000 pieces of treasure notes.
Three hundred thousand strings of cash is indeed a bit of an understatement for the Prince of Yan’s Mansion.
But now it is not a good idea to suddenly cut off the tribute from other families that has been going on for decades. Business also needs to be turned around. I just implore the Prince of Yan’s Mansion not to despise it. New industries have developed this winter, and we will definitely double the amount we lost before."
"..."
"Don't worry, mother. I can guarantee that there is no corruption or abuse of power in Tong's business.
It's just some small business tips and some details. No matter how small the profit is, our great Ming Dynasty has a large population. If each person earns a penny a day, several counties and prefectures can accumulate it little by little, and it will be a huge fortune."
The Tong family was dispersed and merchant caravans with other surnames were cultivated, gradually spreading from high to low and from prefectures to counties in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
You think that comparing products from three different stores is about choosing the best one and meeting your needs, but in fact, not to mention the three stores that are being compared, even the source ultimately belongs to Tong's.
It’s just that Tong himself didn’t say anything, and even the young boss himself was kept in the dark, and he enjoyed competing with his rivals every day.
Scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans, inconspicuous and humble merchants, with various banners of southern nobles, and the network of relationships of the little devils in various places such as the Five Cities Military Division run by Zhang Lin...
Weave silk into a web, keep spreading it, and wealth will come.
Economics and business are her forte, and she is more adept at dealing with them than politics.
Xu Yihua took a deep breath and felt that the sultry afternoon in Nanjing was actually a little chilly.
It's really great that Xiao Zhang married into Prince Yan's mansion.
Judging from the small, she could not imagine what kind of horrible effect such a monster would have if it fell into the enemy's army.
Xu Yihua pondered for a moment, took a sip of tea, and said,
"In this case, the future business of Prince Yan's Mansion will also be handed over to you to manage."
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Xiao Zhang is a sensible person. When it comes to important decisions, she will always ask for instructions instead of acting on her own.
The Princess of Yan gave up her power, which was what Zhang Zhiwei wanted to see.
So she quickly stood up, knelt and saluted,
"Thank you, mother, for your kindness."
"Don't."
Xu Yihua raised her hand and stopped Zhang Zhiwei's action.
She shook her head, even sighed, and then said faintly,
"Please love me more."