Lord Moyu was forced to open

Jindao is as dark as ink late at night.

The street was quiet, but in the center of Jindao, near the Anjia mansion, several waves of people were quietly hiding around, watching every move of the Anjia mansion.

The night was dark, and the early spring night was still so cold that people shivered.

When the time came to the second half of the night, everything was silent.

In the An's mansion, a group of people quietly walked out from behind and left the An's in a sneaky way.

In the dark, the two waves of people who were following them immediately sent out manpower to follow them.

Not long after, another wave of people walked out of An's mansion and disappeared into the dark night.

The two waves of people following him had no choice but to divide their manpower again to follow them.

There followed a long silence.

As daybreak approached, just when the two waves of people following them thought that no one else would come out, a man dressed as a butler and a group of waiters walked out of An's house openly from the main entrance and headed towards Jindao Market.

Among the two waves of people who were following, the later group didn't pay much attention when they saw these people. The An family has a big business and needs to purchase a lot of things every day. It is normal to send servants to the market in the morning to find the property the house needs. thing.

The group of people who were here at the beginning felt something was wrong and sent people to follow.

About two quarters of an hour later, the people who had left in the middle of the night following the people who sneaked out the Anfu people at night came back and brought back the news. Not long after that group of people left, they walked around outside and came back. , did nothing at all.

Just as the two parties were confused, the spies who had previously sent people to follow those who went out to purchase came back.

"Sir! There is something wrong with those purchasers. Although they purchase various supplies normally after going to the market, they are secretly interchanging with the vegetable vendors!
The people who went out this morning have now become vegetable sellers and are heading towards the port, probably heading to the mainland. "

The man in black, who was called an adult, flashed his eyes, and then immediately said: "Let's go, let's follow them and see what they are going to do!"

At this time, another subordinate asked: "Sir, should we inform them?"

The man in black glanced at the other group of people ambushing in the distance and smiled and said: "They should be people from the Customs and Excise Department. There is no need to alarm them. Let them attract attention here. Let's follow them first."

"promise!"

……

At dawn, the second ship from Jin Island to Haifu County in the morning slowly docked. A large group of vendors who took the boat to Jin Island to do business swarmed off the ship.

Due to the special geographical location of Jindao, all the materials on the island are transported from the mainland of Haifu County. The local land is limited and does not produce much.

This has led to many vendors in Blackstone Town on the other side of Jindao in Haifu County to transport various materials and take boats to Jindao to sell them early in the morning.

Because Jindao is a seaport government, the local economy is very high compared to the surrounding areas. A pound of Baisong only costs two cents in Blackstone Town, but it can be sold for six cents in Jindao.

The ferry ticket from Blackstone Town to Golden Island only costs five cents, and as long as you can carry it, there is no limit on how much you can bring on board.

Almost before dawn, some traders took the first boat trip to Jindao and came back after selling their goods. They were not coming back to rest, but to prepare for the second trip.

Therefore, on the boat from Black Rock Town to Jindao, every morning before the end of the morning, you can always see a vegetable seller carrying various vegetables, eating breakfast urgently on the boat, and picking up two large baskets full of vegetables next to him.

This scene can be considered a local scene.

Anfu, the former housekeeper of Anfu who had changed clothes with the original vegetable seller, got off the ship with a dozen of his men after the ship docked.

However, they did not know that there was a group of people on the same ship watching them secretly.

After they got off the boat, another group of people appeared in Haifu County, who had already received the news, and followed Anfu all the way.

Following all the way, Anfu and his entourage stopped in front of a trading house and led people inside just before noon.

"Where is that?"

Yun Sanliu, the man in black who was following the leader, asked his subordinates.

A subordinate who knew immediately replied: "That is the Chen family's trading company. The Chen family is the largest aromatherapy family in southern Hunan. It has been more than ten years since it became prosperous during the Tiansheng period.

It was also one of Anjia’s largest customers. "

"once?"

Yun Sanliu repeated the word doubtfully.

The subordinate immediately said: "For some reason last quarter, the An family seemed to have a falling out with the Chen family and stopped supplying goods to the Chen family. The whole Haifu County was aware of the unpleasantness between the two parties.

This year, the Chen family is purchasing spices from other overseas families in Haifu County, but no family has dared to take the Chen family's order yet. The quantity they need is too great. Except for the Anjia, no other family in the entire Haifu County would send so many fleets to Malacca, and there is no way to provide the Chen family with so many spices. Nowadays, there are rumors in the market that Chen The family is already preparing to form their own fleet to run in the direction of Ma Liuya.

Now it seems..."

Yun Sanliu sneered: "Now it seems that the so-called falling out between the two families is just a show for others to see. They don't know how much they have traded secretly."

"Sir, do we want to rush in now?"

Yun Sanliu glanced at this iron man speechlessly and cursed:
"Why rush in now? You can only prove that the relationship between the two families is not that bad. How can you prove that they smuggled and evaded taxes?
Catch the thief and get the dirt, catch the person and get the pair!
If you go now, you can only alert the enemy! "

"Then we just watch?"

The subordinate scratched the back of his head.

Yun Sanliu nodded and said: "Be patient, we won't have to follow these people later. No matter what they want to do, since they are connected, it means that part of the smuggled materials must have been given to the Chen family.

The reason why the An family sent people to the Chen family is because it is the beginning of another transaction. As long as we keep an eye on the Chen family, we will definitely gain something.

You go notify the other secret guards in Haifu County and ask them to keep an eye on those customers who have been abandoned by Anjia. I guess they may have the same reason. Let's see where they can find the loopholes first! "

"promise!"

Putting aside the investigation by the secret guards, in the Chen Mansion, Chen Shizheng, the head of the Chen family, was discussing the price of the goods with the housekeeper of the An family.

"Steward An, since your government sent you here this time, I must have made a decision. The Chen family can buy 30% more spices this time than before, but the An family has to reduce the price by 20%, right?
After all, there are very few companies in the entire Haifu County that can ask for as much goods from you at one time as our Chen family. You always have to give my Chen family a little discount, right? "

Anfu, who was sitting on the other side, smiled when he heard this and said:
"The head of the Chen family has already said that the Chen family is indeed the biggest customer of my An family, and the Chen family does require a lot of goods every time. But now the goods that my An family has given to the Chen family have been reduced by 30% compared to the original. If I are asked again If Anjia gives 20%, then my trip to Anjia will really be a loss-making business, which is absolutely unacceptable.

I can't explain it to the head of the family after I go back, right? "

Chen Shi stroked his beard and said: "How can the Anjia lose? Our transaction does not require Anjia to pay taxes, so how can the Anjia lose?"

"Master Chen, be careful what you say!"

Anfu's face became solemn and his tone became cold.

There was silence for a long time, and Chen Shi said again: "As the saying goes, if we have money, we can all make it together. If you take this batch of goods from Anjia, our Chen family will bear a lot of risks. The Anjia must let us get some benefits, otherwise wouldn't it mean that we should Are you taking risks for nothing?”

"Hey, Mr. Chen, what you said, can you get so many spices anywhere else besides me, Anjia?

Moreover, our Anjia family has already dropped by 20%. We must not be so greedy! "

Anfu looked embarrassed.

Having said this, Chen Shi's face turned ugly.

After taking the risk of smuggling, the price was only reduced by 20%. He couldn't accept it anyway, or he couldn't see Anjia making more than himself.

Without taxes, Anjia can earn at least 30% more!
Now he wants to lower the delivery price and Anjia refuses to agree. He is really annoyed.

As if he noticed something was wrong with him, Anfu pondered for a long time with an embarrassed look on his face and then said: "Let's do this, Master Chen, there is nothing you can do about 20%, and even a young man can't be the master.

But Xiao Cheng can still agree for Anjia, you see..."

Chen Shi was happy in his heart, but he still said with a cold face:

"Half percent? Is it possible for the An family to think that my Chen family is a beggar?"

"This……"

Anfu's face also became ugly. After a while, he seemed to have made a lot of determination, and gritted his teeth and said his final offer:
"10%! 10% at most! Mr. Chen, our An family can only accept a price reduction of 10% at most. If Mr. Chen is not satisfied with this, then the little one will have no choice but to leave. This quarter, the business of the two families will be only 10%. I can stop for now.”

%!
This time, Chen Shi's expression finally softened, and he showed a smile and nodded slowly: "One will make it 10%, I agree."

After breathing a long sigh of relief, Anfu also showed a relieved smile.

But the two of them were happy at the same time.

None of them knew that Chen Shi's bottom line was that it would only be reduced by half, while the bottom line given by the mansion before Anfu came out was exactly 20%.

Now that the negotiation is 10%, both sides feel that they have taken advantage.

But everyone was happy!
……

(End of this chapter)