Taoyao Order

Chapter 87 The general trend
"Yes." Taoyao quickly packed up the chess pieces and responded.

"I came back from the Chu family's spring banquet last time. I saw that you were in a good mood." Liu Yunjin put down the teacup, held the black one first, and dropped one.

Thinking of the spring appreciation banquet at the Chu family, Taoyao couldn't help but have a faint smile on her lips: "Yes, Master, they only invited me that day."

Tao Yao held the white chess piece and lost a piece.

"Oh?" Liu Yunjin was quite surprised, but he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his lips. It was not bad for the people of the Chu family to treat Tao Yao like this.But when he looked up, Liu Yunjin saw the joy on Taoyao's face disappear, and Liu Yunjin responded, "That's good."

Tao Yao bit her lip slightly: "Master, do you know anything about the Chu family?"

Liu Yunjin thought for a moment and said, "I am also in the sewing and cloth business."

The chess piece in Taoyao's hand paused for a moment, and after hesitating for a long time, she silently placed the piece, but she did not dare to look at Liu Yunjin. She just said casually: "Master, how is their business doing?"

Liu Yunjin slowly settled down and said casually: "The business is not big, and it is not even ranked among the cloth shops in Hangzhou. But it is not small either. After all, it is a time-honored brand. There are some regular customers here, so it's not a big deal." As for losing money.”

Taoyao raised her head slightly and listened to Liu Yunjin's ordinary words. She didn't have much praise or criticism for the Chu family. It seemed that the Chu family was just an ordinary merchant family.

"Master...have you ever heard of any criminals in their family?" Tao Yao asked tentatively.

At this point, Liu Yunjin raised her head and looked at Taoyao with wandering eyes. Taoyao came to see her specifically today, probably because she had something to deal with. Liu Yunjin was very surprised when she suddenly asked about this. , Are there any criminals in the Chu family?
Liu Yunjin didn't know, but it was actually because she had no contact with the Chu family and had never paid attention to the Chu family.

However, if he didn't know such a thing, Qiu Baoxing might know it.

Liu Yunjin hesitated for a while, then looked at Taoyao and said, "You really want to know?"

When Taoyao asked, she just assumed she knew something. She looked up at Liu Yunjin and responded seriously: "Yes."

"You want to know now?" Liu Yunjin asked.

"Yes." Taoyao couldn't hide her eagerness on her face.

Liu Yunjin nodded slightly and called his maid Zhushu to ask Manager Qiu to come over.

"It's your turn." Liu Yunjin touched the chess piece and waited for Tao Yao to make the move.

Only then did Tao Yao come back to her senses. She felt as if she was waiting for judgment. She couldn't calm down at all on the chess game and only made one random move.

Liu Yunjin looked at this bad chess move and didn't say much. He only lost one piece and took a few of Taoyao's pieces. Then he said slowly: "What did you hear?"

Tao Yao kept silent: "It's just some rumors, I don't know whether they are true or not. That's why I dared to come and inquire with Master. After all, Master is well-informed and knows many people in Hangzhou."

Liu Yunjin nodded: "It seems that it is a very important matter."

Tao Yao bit her lip and said, "Yes."

Liu Yunjin didn't say much, and just continued to play chess slowly with Taoyao.

I don’t know how long it took, but Qiu Baoxing finally came over. He rarely came to Liu Yunjin’s house after nightfall. When he came in, he saw Taoyao and Liu Yunjin playing chess on the Arhat couch in the west room. However, he also knew how to avoid suspicion and just stood there. Next to the screen in the west room of the main hall, Liu Yunjin bowed respectfully.Liu Yunjin picked up the tea cup and slowly fiddled with the tea leaves. His eyes were still staring at the chess game in front of him, but he said to Qiu Baoxing: "How much do the Chu family of Hangzhou Buhang know?"

Qiu Baoxing had been following Liu Yunjin since the capital, and he had a tacit understanding with her. When he asked, he glanced at Taoyao and told her everything he knew.

But what Qiu Baoxing said was no different from what Shao and Chu Ping said themselves. It was just about the shops and Zhuangzi on the Chu family's front. It was just that Qiu Baoxing knew more about it, but it was not what Taoyao wanted to ask. .

Seeing Tao Yao's lack of interest, Liu Yunjin waved his hand, Zhu Shu understood, and led all the maids waiting in the room to retreat.

Liu Yunjin then said to Qiu Baoxing: "Tell me something ordinary people don't know."

Qiu Baoxing raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Liu Yunjin, then at Taoyao, and then slowly said: "The Chu family's business in Hangzhou, Tianjin and Beijing is only small, and their business in Panyu Excellent, the surplus can account for more than half of their family.

Their family is in Panyu, and their biggest customer is Chu's Shipbuilding, the largest private shipyard in Panyu. "

"Chu's Shipping Company?" Hearing this, even Liu Yunjin couldn't help but stop the chess piece in his hand.

Qiu Baoxing raised his head and looked at Liu Yunjin, bowed and nodded and said: "Yes, the Chu family shipping company under the command of the crown prince, Taibao, and chief assistant Qin Zuo Qin."

Liu Yunjin sneered: "It turns out to be the prince's money bag."

Liu Yunjin then looked at Taoyao: "Is this what you want to ask?"

Taoyao has never heard of these people who are bigger than the sky, nor does she know about them, and they are not something she can easily get her hands on. All she knows is: "But, the money came from something shady. What will happen if it is found out?"

Liu Yunjin looked at Tao Yao's tangled look, but simply said: "This is a matter of opinion, it depends on how you view this matter.

However, I have vaguely heard over the years that both the Crown Prince and Qin Zuo have written letters advocating for the re-opening of the sea ban and the resumption of trade. If this is really successful, then the Panyu Chu family may be absorbed by the imperial court and become a government-run shipyard, specializing in maritime affairs. "

Hearing this, Taoyao's eyes finally got a little brighter: "Master, does he know when this will be accomplished?"

Liu Yunjin fumbled with the chess pieces and slowly shook his head: "Who knows? Maybe three to five years, maybe more than ten years, but this thing can be done in all likelihood. After all, the prince doesn't want his wallet to always contain dirty money. You have to clean it up, right?”

But Tao Yao still feels that this matter is very dangerous. After all, the emperor is still alive, and the prince is just the prince after all. If the prince cannot succeed, or someone reports this matter and uses it against the prince, then there will definitely be no good results for the Chu family in Panyu. eat.

And once the Chu family of Panyu is executed by nine tribes, how can the Chu family of Hangzhou survive alone?

"Master, what should I do?" Taoyao still wanted to hear what Liu Yunjin meant.

Liu Yunjin was amused when he heard this, and looked at Qiu Baoxing beside him with a smile: "In my opinion, it is naturally a matter of getting rich and powerful in danger. There are many people who are too happy to hear such things, but it's better for you. Why are you so miserable?"

Tao Yao listened to Liu Yunjin's ordinary words, but she frowned: "But Master, after all, this is a matter of losing one's head."

Hearing this, Liu Yunjin just nodded slowly: "I just said casually, this is your own business, you have to make your own decision.

After all, misfortune depends on blessings, and blessings depend on disasters. Everything has two sides. It just depends on whether you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. "

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