Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 65

Shen Jingdan didn't answer Lu Yun's question, but closed the door of the outer room first, entered the inner room, and closed the door again before sitting down.

Lu Yun knew that his "Xiang Gong" must have something to say, so he sat down quietly, added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove, and burned the kettle.

Shen Xuan also returned to her father's left side and sat down, carefully looking at Lu Yun who was busy on the opposite side.She heard her father mention it on the boat, and now she finally sees it.

A melon seed face, lightly rubbed a little white powder, but a pair of eyebrows and eyes are very provocative.

The black and bright hair has become a Natomachi temple only for married women, with an anvil-shaped Maki-e hairpin inserted on it; where the hair of the Natomachi temple is knotted, a cute yellow-dyed tortoise is inserted. Painted ivory comb.In addition, she also had a coral jade hairpin stuck on her head.At first glance, although the appearance is not very outstanding, it is also very handsome.

Shen Xuan thought to herself, "No wonder daddy took her as an outer chamber."

Shen Jingdan finally handed over the tea cup to Lu Yun. After drinking the tea slowly, he slowly told Lu Yun why he brought Shen Xuan to Nagasaki.

Lu Yun sat quietly, not saying a word.Based on what she knew about Shen Jingdan, there must be something else on Shen Xuan's body, which would allow Shen Jingdan to take her to Nagasaki recklessly.

After Shen Jingdan finished speaking, he looked at Lu Yun and said, "I haven't told you about Ah Quan's life experience. I brought her to Nagasaki this time because I was worried that her family background would be found out by the Wang family, which would eventually lead to catastrophe. "

At this time, Shen Xuan didn't speak, and slowly lowered her head, her eyes began to turn red, probably thinking of the sad things in the past.

"A catastrophe?" Lu Yun was surprised, and heard Shen Jingdan continue: "I told you before that the surname of Shen is Wu Xing."

Lu Yun nodded. Shen Jingdan once told her that all the Shen surnames in the Jiangnan area came from Suzhou Wuxing.

Shen Jingdan glanced at Shen Xuan, sighed and said, "Ah Quan's grandfather was named Shen Chengzhuo. Her whole family was involved in a big imperial case in the 43rd year of Qianlong's reign. She was the only one who survived. gone."

After listening to Shen Jingdan's words, Lu Yun covered her mouth in surprise and looked at Shen Xuan.

"Ah Quan's father and I were playmates when we were in the chief role. Later, when Brother Shen was 12 years old, the family moved from Wuxing to Taizhou; and my family later went to Yangzhou.

More than 20 years ago, once when I went to Guangzhou to handle goods, I ran into robbers on the way. Not only did they rob me of the goods, they even tied me up and demanded a ransom.I had just started a business at that time, and my family didn't have much money. If the goods were robbed, there was no money to pay the ransom.

After receiving the letter from the kidnappers, the old father in the family looked around for someone to ask for help. In the end, it was Brother Shen who was righteous. After knowing this, he raised money everywhere and finally paid the ransom.I can survive. "

Shen Jingdan recalled the past with tears in his eyes.Lu Yun took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and handed it to him.Shen Jingdan wiped the corners of his eyes, looked at Shen Xuan who was sobbing in a low voice, and remained silent for a while.

Seeing this, Lu Yun quickly changed the tea in the cup for him and Shen Xuan.She had known Shen Jingdan for many years, but she had never heard him say these things.

After being funded and helped by Shen Xuan's father, when Shen Jingdan returned home, he knew about it, so he made a special trip to Taizhou to thank him.

Shen Xuan's grandfather, Shen Chengzhuo, was worshipping under Xu Shukui's door in Dongtai at that time.After a few words, clues emerged, and Shen Jingdan, who was smart, understood as soon as he heard it, people looked down on him.

So he kowtowed to Shen Chengzhuo three times to thank him for saving his life, and thanked Shen Xuan's father a thousand times before leaving.Before leaving, he assured Shen Xuan's father that if he needed his help in the future, he would not hesitate to go bankrupt.

In the following years, Shen Jingdan's business gradually improved, and Shen Xuan's father's financial support was also returned.But because of his business, he spends eight or nine months at sea in a year, so he can't keep in touch with Shen Xuan's father.

After more than ten years like this, on the night of the first day of the 43rd year of Qianlong, Shen Xuan's father suddenly brought his daughter to Yangzhou to find Shen Jingdan's home.

"Brother Shen and his wife only had A Quan under their knees at the time, and they regarded her as a treasure. Before the incident, Brother Shen had already noticed it, so he quietly sent the nine-year-old A Quan to my house, and then I secretly took her to my house. They were placed in Jiangning's old house, and my wife took care of them."

"After arranging this matter, I went to Guangzhou to handle the goods. Who would have guessed that when I came back after half a year, I heard that Ah Quan's family was taken to the capital and beheaded.

In this way, I dare not let Ah Quan show his face.The year before last, I think the rumors of the big case have passed, and no one in the market or Wu Xing's Shen family has mentioned it anymore.Only then did I bring her back to Yangzhou from Jiangning, saying that she was born in one of my outer chambers.

Who would have guessed that after returning to Yangzhou for only a year, Ah Quan's appearance was spread in the market by those women, and those who came to ask for marriage at the beginning had to step over the threshold. "

Shen Jingdan said that there was a sudden stop here, he thought about it, turned his head and said to Shen Xuan: "Lu Yun is not an outsider, and has been a father for several years. And there is no such thing in Japan."

Lu Yun was very curious and did not understand what Shen Jingdan was talking about.However, after hearing Shen Jingdan's words, Shen Xuan, who gradually stopped crying, suddenly looked very embarrassed.

"Everything is at Daddy's orders." Shen Xuan straightened her body, and sat on the rush mat like Lu Yun, with her feet together, wishing she could not reveal it.

Shen Jingdan said helplessly: "My wife and I have been frightened for years, worried that one day the government will suddenly come to the door. Therefore, in order to facilitate the transfer at any time, we did not dare to let her bind her feet. In this way, what would serious big families know? Will you agree? This marriage has been dragging on forever."

When Shen Jingdan said this, Shen Xuan's small face had turned red, and she lowered her head and said nothing.

Lu Yun's mind was agile, and after thinking about it, she said: "I understand what the husband means. Now that I know about Miss Shen's past, I should take care of myself. After a few days, I will be busy with the sale of goods, Miss Shen. The concubine will accompany you here, and the guards at the gate will not find it. Even here, just rest assured."

When Shen Jingdan heard Lu Yun's words, a smile appeared on his face.He twisted his beard and said, "If you take care of me, then I will be more at ease."

After two days in this way, Shen Jingdan left the house and went to the dock to accompany the officials of the institute.

This is followed by a so-called "big overhaul" process.After the Nagasaki Institute has reviewed the samples of the cargo unloaded from his ship, it will issue a trading license for the Japanese merchants who bid to see the goods.

The Japanese merchants agreed to start the transaction, and the company carried out a "value group", that is, negotiated and signed a contract, and the petty officials (Muri) in charge of various commodities began to negotiate the transaction price of the commodities sold with the various shippers on the ship.

This process will take a long time, and sometimes some valuable commodities need to be negotiated back and forth between the two parties, which will be delayed for more than ten days.

Of course, if the final negotiation fails, the goods can be shipped back to China.And those merchants who can negotiate a good price start to make a price list, make a bid, and resell the goods to one of the "five main merchants" (the five designated by Nagasaki) with the highest bid.

Shen Jingdan has been traveling to and from Nagasaki for many years. In the early days, he was also a freight forwarder, and later he became a ship owner.So I am very familiar with this program.

After more than ten days, he has sold all the goods on the ship.Next, he has to buy products other than the specified amount of refined copper.

And this will be a long process of one or two months.

……

Standing beside the dock at the dock, Zhao Xin was still very excited when he saw the bulk carrier that finally belonged to his name.The formalities of the single shipping company in charge of the cousin's side have almost gone through.

After Zhao Xin paid an extra construction fee, and after many days of overtime work, the cargo ship has completed general maintenance and repairs, reinforcement of related structures and additional protection of pipelines. After the single-ship company is established and the record is completed, Cargo ships are ready to go when they are full of fuel.

Deng Fei and Ding Guofeng have been at the dock since the third day of the new year.During this period, Ding Guofeng and Deng Fei initially learned the maintenance and repair knowledge of the mechanical equipment on the cargo ship.

Ever since he learned about Zhao Xin's plan of "cannons on board", he has been looking forward to the day when the cargo ship sailed outside the Edo Bay in the [-]th century, and the two cannons opened fire together in the Edo Bay.

During this period, in addition to sending the five modern people to the 20th century by domineering means, Zhao Xin also snapped up two 30-meter-long maritime patrol law enforcement ships from a shipyard in the north at a price exceeding [-]%. boat.

After this fellow signed the contract and paid, he felt that it would be too much trouble to go through the relevant procedures, so he rented a temporary warehouse at the port in that city, and he asked people to send the ship directly to the warehouse.

The manufacturer is also very strange, saying that you are crying and shouting to pay more, and you have to get the two patrol boats that have been launched and completed the trial; and you have to work overtime to install the antifreeze equipment for the fresh water pipeline.

Can you send it to the warehouse after you buy it?
Zhao Xin simply ignored the doubts raised by the manufacturer's sales staff.He took the ship away the day after it was shipped into the warehouse. As for the subsequent cancellation procedures, he left it to his cousin to complete it.

The two sides of the goods transaction on Andrew's side have already negotiated, except that the first payment will be paid by transfer, and the payment for future transactions will be directly traded in gold.

This condition surprised Andrew and his uncle very much. Gold, this is more valuable than any currency.Could this man still have a gold mine in Africa?Another day to send someone to investigate.

(End of this chapter)