Taoyao Order

Zhao Wanrong said quickly: "It would be okay if she was deceived, but she has always been into this business. Whether it is real or fake, she knows better than those selling them. They are all first-class treasures.

She felt that she had gotten a huge advantage, and all the money given to her over the years had been used to buy these things. "

Tao Yao joked casually: "If you sold the pearls at half price, you will still make a profit if you sell them now."

However, Zhao Wanrong pushed Taoyao with a fierce face, not allowing her to joke, and continued: "But have you ever thought about where those things come from?
Since the second year of Maoxuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court had blocked shipping in the South China Sea in order to fight against Xuandao. In the following decades, it never sailed to the outer sea again.Except for the tributes brought by the small countries in Java in the south every year, Nanyang goods were almost extinct in the Zhou Dynasty. "

When Tao Yao heard this, her heart became excited: "You mean... smuggling?"

Zhao Wanrong quickly covered her mouth: "Keep your voice down."

Then he hesitated and said: "

Do you know how involved this is?How can I say that old lady is crazy!It would be better if she only bought some smuggled bird's nests and pearls. After years of going back and forth, she actually felt that this way was profitable, so she followed the buying route and found her way to a branch in Hangzhou.

The strange thing is that as soon as she came to Hangzhou, she said that our maid and mother-in-law were not good. In the name of buying the maid and mother-in-law, she hooked up with Hong'er, a middleman, and led her to Kuanzhai Alley.

My God, the water is deep in there.Over the years, the imperial court has regained Xuandao and has long since ceased war with foreign countries. Although the ban on sea control has not been withdrawn, the governance is not as strict as before.

Smuggling in the outer seas has actually become large-scale. Every time a ship goes out, it is loaded with silks, porcelain, tea, medicinal materials and spices from the Zhou Dynasty. They are sold to Nanyang and even the West, and then they buy foreign goods from Nanyang and the West.

Each round trip required millions of taels or even thousands of taels of silver, and no one could afford so much money at the same time.Even if it can be taken out, if there is a storm and the boat capsizes, these millions of taels of silver will be lost.

Therefore, the leader of each boat pays one million taels of silver, and the remaining few million taels of silver, and the black and white with connections in various places can secretly invest in it. "

"Buying shares? They are so bold. After all, it is a serious crime to behead one's head. How dare they start such a big battle?" Tao Yao was dumbfounded.

Zhao Wanrong continued: "So money can make the world go round, and the benefits from this transaction are huge! With 100 taels of silver, you can earn 200 taels or even 300 taels a year.

Even people like my mother-in-law were tempted and stole the money from our Tianxiang Tower and found ways to buy shares there. "

Tao Yao felt frightened: "She is really crazy, how dare she get involved in such a thing?
However, for the kind of business they do, these 100 taels of silver are too little. How could anyone notice it? "

Zhao Wanrong said angrily: "Of course people can't see the 100 taels of silver, and they won't invest it with her, but she actually screams that behind her is Tianxiang Tower! If Tianxiang Tower is to be pushed up, it must be worth a lot of silver!"

When we asked her the truth, she still didn't repent. She only said that when she went back to Kuanzhai Alley, they kicked her out and said she couldn't enter that door because she didn't have 1 taels of silver. They just urged us to sell Tianxiang Building to raise money. , If you go and do that, you will make a lot more money than we have worked so hard to manage Tianxiang Tower.

At that time, I really wanted to go up and slap her in the face to see if I could wake her up. She was talking nonsense and doing such stupid things, and she said it so openly!

Qian Yu was also shocked by his mother. God knows how she was so bold.And the most frightening thing is that the girl we lynched was not a kind girl.I'm afraid we're in big trouble this time.Now she has become a hot potato, and we can neither close her nor release her.

I didn't know what to do. My mother-in-law was still making mischief at home. A few days ago, Qian Yu decided to send her back to her hometown in Suzhou. Then, she went back to Qian's house to discuss it with his father to see if the Qian family would come forward to see if this matter could be resolved. cannot be properly resolved.

After all, those people are not easy to mess with, I'm just afraid that she will accompany them to Tianxiang Tower!This matter was extremely serious and very frightening. We didn’t dare to report it to the official. Qian Yu didn’t allow me to mention it to anyone, not even my parents. But Yaoyao, I was also very worried. I didn’t know what would happen. . "

Tao Yao felt frightened when she heard this thrilling story: "Where's Hong'er? Are you still locked up at home? It's been more than half a month. If she doesn't contact them, won't they look for her there? ? What is her identity? Does it matter?"

Zhao Wanrong said: "For people like my mother, even if she is seeking such a way in the name of Tianxiang Tower and the Qian family, people will probably not think highly of us. That girl is probably just an ordinary contact.

Moreover, Qian Yu checked that these days, those on the road seemed to be in trouble themselves. It seems that they heard that during the New Year, a ship going to Nanyang encountered a shipwreck. The ship sank, including dozens of people on the ship. There is no return.

Those who invested in the company lost all their money, and many people came looking for trouble. They were too busy taking care of themselves that they couldn't take care of the little girl Hong'er. "

Tao Yao only nodded slightly.

Zhao Wanrong continued: "But this is not a long-term solution. Hong'er is making noise at home, and sooner or later they will be free to deal with the Qian family and Hong'er's affairs."

Taoyao asked: "So, you haven't contacted the people over there yet, and you don't know how they want to solve it?"

Zhao Wanrong shook her head repeatedly: "Yes, we don't dare to do anything now, we only entertain Hong'er with good wine and meat.

However, we dare not let her go easily before we come up with countermeasures, otherwise we are afraid that the disaster will come too quickly and we will be caught off guard. "

Tao Yao also found it difficult: "Do you know where these smugglers are from? Who is the leader?"

Zhao Wanrong said: "We are just ordinary people, how could we know those things? That's why I said Qian Yu was so bold and crazy, to cause such a big trouble.

If they don't handle it well, I will make peace with him. It's his mother's fault and let the Qian family and the Li family take care of it. I can't let this matter cause any further trouble to my mother's family. "

Tao Yao heard what Zhao Wanrong said in a hurry, and quickly comforted her: "Don't say angry words when you are anxious. This is not Qian Yu's fault. He was just as innocent as you and didn't know anything.

In fact, you have done an excellent job now, but this matter is too big, and it is really beyond our reach. Fortunately, you did not cover your head when you reported it to the official.

They were able to do such a huge deal, and presumably the power behind them was all-powerful. If there was no collusion between officials and businessmen, how could such a large merchant ship easily leave the port?I still don’t know how many people and interests are involved here.Don't handle it hastily. "