Chu Nanzhi looked at Sun Li, who had a dull look on his face, and sneered unhurriedly: "Is it possible that the young master doesn't have so much land in his hands? I heard from shopkeeper Sun that he can get as much land as he needs in Dangyang County.
How much can you give?”
"joke."
Sun Li also pretended to be relaxed and replied: "Who are you, young master? My uncle has certainly not deceived the big shopkeeper Mu. Let alone the fields in Dangyang County, even the big shopkeepers in Tanzhou can get as much as they want."
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"Okay, I have trust in the young master's character."
Chu Nan Zhiluo generously asked Ma Laifu to take the 100,000 taels of silver notes he had brought and handed them over to his uncle and nephew: "This 100,000 taels is the deposit. I will pay off the rest of the money when I see the land deed after the Lantern Festival."
"No rush, no rush."
Although Sun Li was happy that the urgent need was solved, the land for sale suddenly doubled, and he did not dare to make a decision. He smiled and looked at the astonished Sun Huai, and pretended to warn: "Uncle these days, I still arrange for people to lead the wood."
The big shopkeeper has gone to various estates to inspect the fields, so as not to feel that I have deceived you. In business, honesty is what matters most."
After saying this, he reluctantly pushed the box full of silver notes back in front of Chu Nanzhi, stood up and said goodbye: "I will go back home to discuss with my father and aunt, and I will give a satisfactory explanation to shopkeeper Mu Da."
He was also afraid that other noble families would take the credit, so he hurriedly added: "I took over this business. On the day of the Lantern Festival, four thousand yuan will be poured into an acre of land. All the land deeds will be in the hands of the big shopkeeper. I will never break my promise."
Please have the money ready, the shopkeeper."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for the good news at the inn."
Chu Nanzhi replied calmly.
Watching Sun Li leave in a hurry, and looking at Sun Huai who still hadn't recovered, Chu Nanzhi deliberately questioned and asked: "Shopkeeper Sun, is your nephew really reliable? You also know that you are waiting to do this with your little brother right now.
There are many merchants involved in this transaction, and since I have taken a fancy to this transaction, I must win it."
"Shopkeeper Mu, just put your heart in your stomach. My nephew always keeps his word and will never break his promise."
Sun Huai was also afraid of spoiling the deal, so he quickly confided in his heart and said: "Just fifty miles away from the county to the south, there are tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, which are private properties given to my wife by the governor. Tomorrow I will take the big shopkeeper with me.
Let’s go check out some nearby villages.”
After hearing this, Chu Nanzhi finally felt relieved, and now had an excuse to go to various places to gather information.
After seeing off Sun Huai, Chu Nanzhi collected the banknotes and returned to the private room on the second floor. Both Ma Laifu and Sang Qi were worried about her actions today.
"Today is already the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and there are only a few days before the Lantern Festival. If Sun Li really doesn't get the deed for 400,000 acres of land by then, where will Sister Zhi go to raise two million taels of silver?"
Ma Laifu's thick eyebrows trembled slightly, anxious.
At this time, Sang Qi ran out mysteriously. After a while, she ran back again, carrying a big black box to Chu Nanzhi, and said with a smile:
"When my uncle and I entered the country, he was worried that the peace talks would be hindered, so he prepared 1.5 million taels of silver. He planned to go to Jingling City to use it to manage officials in various ministries. He paid it when he exchanged the banknotes in Mengzhou.
After paying some custody fees, what is left should be able to solve the owner’s urgent needs.”
Looking at the shocked Chu Nanzhi, Sang Qi smiled coquettishly: "This was also given to my uncle by King Beibin before. I know that the master is a man of his word. I have persuaded my uncle before that this is unnecessary, but I have no choice.
Unable to stand up to my uncle and talk to him, I had no choice but to take over the banknotes."
"King Hu Yan is indeed overly concerned."
Chu Nanzhi saw the embarrassment on her face.
She can still talk to herself about this kind of thing, which shows that this girl does not regard herself as an outsider.
The peace talks between the two countries are not a trivial matter, not to mention that he also hopes that the two countries will form an alliance. It is reasonable for King Huyan to be worried that the peace talks will be hindered and to spend some money on officials to get them to say good things during the peace talks.
"I'm not welcome."
Chu Nanzhi happily took the cowhide box from her hand and replied calmly: "Don't worry, I will return it to you with a lot of money after the matter is over."
"Master, why would you say such unreasonable words? This money was obtained from King Beibin thanks to the master's intelligence."
After saying that, Sang Qi still said uneasily: "What I'm worried about is that this one and a half million taels is just a drop in the bucket. If the owner wants to use the land transaction to leverage the entire Qinghe Xungui to find out the hidden fields, I'm afraid he will give away another ten thousand taels."
Even times are not enough."
"Just take it one step at a time."
Chu Nanzhi said with a smile: "We don't need to buy all the fields where the distinguished families are hiding now, but we need an opportunity to find out information. This money is enough."
After hearing this, Ma Laifu and Sang Qi understood her intention.
The only way to break this impenetrable deadlock is to break into the enemy's interior first.
In the prefect's mansion, Sun You was calculating the money needed to stabilize the victims in the study room when he saw his son Sun Li hurriedly walking in.
"Everything is done?"
Seeing his happy face, Sun You raised his head and asked coldly.
"I don't know how to explain this to my father."
Sun Li took a deep breath: "I originally thought that the big shopkeeper of Mu would be a charlatan, but not only did he directly pay one hundred thousand taels of silver to make the deal, he also asked for four hundred thousand acres of fertile land in one go. This is not a small sum."
"Four hundred thousand acres?"
Sun You was also startled, and after a long time he said slowly: "If the Zhao family in Pingning Prefecture does have such strength, now that he has spoken, we can't make others laugh."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Your aunt ordered us to prepare four million taels, but the group of people at the moment are restless. We can't alarm your aunt anymore because of this, lest the governor learns about it and becomes angry again."
"In that case, I have an idea."
Sun Li smiled sadly and said: "Father, I see that the Mu family caravan is indeed very wealthy. Maybe it holds millions of taels of silver in its hands right now. Let's just keep doing it and let others rob and kill it."
This caravan is then framed to steal money from bandits, so that it can not only get the money, but also eliminate the suspicion and solve the urgent need. It is simply killing two birds with one stone."
"Nonsense."
Sun You suddenly became furious: "You still think you have caused enough trouble to the labor and management, right? The Queen is in Mengzhou right now, and General Rong Heng is conducting a thorough investigation of Lu Huan. The cause of Xia Yuan's death has been eliminated.
I let my boss feel so hurt and want to cause trouble for me, so now you can just give me some peace of mind."
After a pause, he looked at Sun Li, who was full of depression, and said with a deep sigh: "At this juncture, it is important not to cause any more trouble. Since the big shopkeeper of Mu dares to speak, you will make Junxi Liu
Two hundred thousand acres of farmland in the county will be allocated to him, but you have to leave this matter to the sixth son of the Mu family. Neither you nor your uncle can interfere with the affairs of the west of the county. Whether it is a blessing or a disaster depends on his own destiny.
"
"Mu Laoliu?"
When Sun Li heard this, a sly smile immediately appeared on his face: "Okay, my son will explain it now."