Taiping Inn

After the young tent entered the cabin, the old man smiled bitterly and said, "Miss, this person is from my family after all, and maybe he is still the head of the family. It's better not to be too lazy. And for this period of time, I also secretly observed this person. His character is quite good and he is kind to deal with people, not like a bad person.”

Qian Yurong frowned and said nothing.

The old man was also watching Qian Yurong grow up, so he naturally knew the lady's temperament. Once he knew something, it would be extremely difficult to change his mind. He sighed helplessly and stopped forcing anything too much. If you say more, it might be counterproductive.

Qian Yurong turned around and said, "Uncle Zhang, you have been to Qizhou. What is the situation there now?"

The old man coughed lightly, and said with reminiscence: "The last time I went to Qizhou, it was the fifth year of Tianbao. There is not much to say. The only thing I remember is the refugees and disaster victims everywhere. In order to avoid the war, people fled in groups. Some people died of starvation and some died of illness on the road. However, it is said that Qinzhou and Liangzhou are even worse than Qizhou, and it is not rare to eat by changing their children. .”

Although Qian Yurong is a branch of the Qian family, she is not as good as Qian Jiner and Qian Yulou, compared to ordinary people, she is also a daughter of a wealthy family. She has no fingers to touch the spring water. She knows the sufferings of the world and is surprised: "Yi Zi." And eat?”

The old man sighed softly: "There is no food, and the people cannot bear to eat their starving children, but in order to survive, the two families exchanged children to eat each other. Just imagined that scene, it made people feel cold on their backs. The so-called purgatory on earth is just like this. It's ".

Qian Yurong sighed, not knowing what to say.

She couldn't imagine what a person who was extremely hungry looked like, and she hadn't even experienced what it was like to be hungry.

After a long silence between the two, Qian Yurong turned the topic again and said softly: "Uncle Zhang, will it be too risky to transport ten ships of food in one go?"

The old man smiled and said, "Last year, the price of grain in Jiangnan was nearly twice as high as that of the Taiping year. The price of grain in Shuntian Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, Bohai Prefecture, and Xuanhua Prefecture were only ten. One pound of text, one tael of silver can buy 220 pounds of grain. Based on 200 pounds, 10,000 pounds of silver is enough to buy 2 million pounds of grain. One stone is one hundred pounds, which is twenty thousand pounds. Each ship is 18,000 stone, and ten ships total 180,000 stone, which is 90,000 taels of silver. In addition, other miscellaneous expenses such as handling points and hiring guards, the capital is almost 100,000 taels of silver. It is indeed not A small amount has already emptied our family's capital, but as long as we can transport it to Qizhou safely and complete this transaction, we can get back more than 120,000 taels of silver, repay our loans, and return the loans. You can get a net profit of 20,000 taels of silver."

Twenty thousand taels of silver, whether it is placed in Jinling Mansion or the imperial capital, it is not a small amount.

Qian Yurong murmured, "I dare not gamble, how can I win? That's the reason."

The old man paused and continued, "Now, in addition to our own loans, we also have more than 10,000 taels of foreign debt. With these 20,000 taels of silver, we can not only exchange for foreign debt, but also have a few thousand taels left. With money turnover, you don’t have to be as nervous as last year.”

Speaking of this, Qian Yurong's expression was much softer, and she smiled and said, "Then I can breathe a sigh of relief. If I don't do it, I don't know how difficult it is to be the head of the house. Since my father left, I realized that it is difficult to make money, inside and outside. The expenses are so large, I really don’t dare to relax at all.”

When the old man heard this, he was also a little worried: "Some words shouldn't have been said by Lao Nu, but Madam...spending too much money."

Hearing the word "Madam", Qian Yurong's face suddenly became a little dim. This lady is naturally her biological mother. But to be fair, there is really no mother like a mother, and she hangs with a group of women who are almost the same every day. Together, I enjoy playing money. I can lose dozens of taels of silver when playing Ye Zi Card every day, and sometimes I can lose hundreds of taels of silver. But in this world of filial piety, she can't be many as a daughter. What she said made her helpless.

Soon, the fleet arrived in Guide Mansion, and some people stayed on the boat to guard the grain ship, while others landed in the city under Qian Yurong's leadership, and the young tentman was naturally followed.

After entering the city, the old man surnamed Zhang came to a time-honored inn with a familiarity, intending to settle down first and then take turns to guard the grain ship the next day.

The young accountant did not rush into the inn, but looked over and smiled on his face.

The name of the inn is "Taiping Inn", which shows how big the Taiping Sect's transactions are, spread all over the country. However, as far as he knows, the reason why Taiping Sect is well-informed is that these inns and money houses distributed in various places are also invaluable.

Qian Yurong happened to see this scene, and many thoughts arose in her heart. Why did this person laugh when he saw this inn? Is this inn a black shop? But this inn was decided by Mr. Zhang, so there should be no mistakes. Moreover, this person was the account room sent by Aunt Jin himself, so he naturally would not be a bad thief.

Qian Yurong shook her head, knowing that she was a little suspicious, she ignored this person and walked into the inn. However, after all, it was related to ten ships of food, which was related to all her wealth, so she could not act accidentally.

This accountant is naturally Li Xuandu. Under Qian Jiner's personal arrangement, he transformed himself into an accountant of the eldest branch of the Qian family and followed the grain transport fleet to Dongchang Prefecture in Qizhou.

After arriving in Dongchang Prefecture, it was not too far from Donghua Sect. He planned to go to Donghua Sect to see Nan Kezi first and ask about the progress of alchemy. It would be best if he could succeed in refining. He could take the pill directly and then return to the sect with more confidence.

Another point is that when he met the second senior brother in Zhongzhou, the second senior brother once warned him to wait until after the New Year before returning to the sect. If he left too hastily, not only would the "Five Qi True Pill" not be refined, but it would also be useless to return to the sect early. It would be better to hide his identity and walk slowly like now.

Li Xuandu shook his sleeves and did not enter the inn. He really did not want to have anything to do with the mysterious Taiping Sect for the time being, and went to the downtown alone.

On the second floor of the inn, Qian Yurong pushed open the window a crack, looked at the accountant who left alone, and frowned, "This man is weird everywhere."

The old man stood behind her, helpless, and smiled bitterly, "It's better to have less trouble than more. He is a member of our family, and it's really difficult for us to control him."

Qian Yurong obviously did not listen to the old man's advice, and snorted lightly, "Let's see what tricks he is playing."