More than ten miles east of Zhao Village is Wu'an City. Wu'an was the gateway to Handan, the capital of the old Zhao State, and has always been an important military base. The city walls are high and thick, mostly made of bluestone strips, and the gaps are filled with glutinous rice clay.
It is extremely strong. In the late Warring States period, King Zhao of Qin mistakenly killed Bai Qi, and ordered Wang Ling and Wang Lu to attack Zhao twice, but both failed at the foot of Wu'an City. Regardless of other reasons, the strength of Wu'an City is also evident.
It was almost noon, Lin Ye, the proprietor of "Lin's Trading Company" in Wu'an City, was lying on a bamboo rocking chair under a century-old tree in the backyard to enjoy the cool breeze. There was a cool breeze blowing under the tree, and there were two beautiful maids on the left and right holding their hands.
The fan helped him fan the wind. Lin Ye felt very comfortable, so comfortable that he almost moaned.
Speaking of forestry, his surname is not Lin but Tian. His great-grandfather Tian Dan was famous in the late Warring States period. Tian Dan was originally a branch of the Qi royal family. During the Qi-Yan war, Tian Dan led a businessman
They held on to the isolated city of Jimo for six years, and then used the "Fire Bull" trick to defeat the Yan army and restore the country in one fell swoop. After the restoration of the country, he was appointed as the prime minister of Qi due to his meritorious service. However, he was later ignored by Qi Wang Tian Fazhang's suspicion that "the tail is too big to lose", and finally ended up as a
He died in depression. After Tian Dan's death, his family gradually declined and his descendants were scattered. After Qin destroyed Qi, some members of the Qi royal family were vigorously pursued by the First Emperor for participating in the conspiracy of the exiled nobles of the old six kingdoms against Qin. Tian Dan's family
He was also implicated because of this. In this way, most of Tian Dan's descendants became anonymous and fled the world.
This Tianye was so frightened that he didn't even take care of his family. He fled to Wu'an alone, and then changed his name to Linye. Although Linye had no loyalty, this man had a shrewd business mind. He only relied on the half a pound he carried with him.
"Lu Jin" started his business, and actually built "Lin's Trading Company" in less than ten years. No one can have too much money. After the family business grew, Lin Ye's greed became more inflated, and he began to engage in some swindling and plundering.
Bullying of men and women, extortion, and human trafficking. However, Lin Ye has always been strict in his conduct and will never commit murder, so even with the strictness of Qin's law, he was not caught. Since then, "Lin's Trading Company"
"The strength has greatly increased, and it has become the largest trading company in Handan County. The trading company has sixteen shops in Wu'an City alone, and the shops are connected. They have all kinds of goods, and the business is booming.
At about noon, the front desk manager Lin Chen hurried to Lin Ye and reported: "Proprietor, there is someone in front of me to exchange money."
"As long as you redeem it, it's such a small thing..." Lin Ye was very impatient.
"Proprietor, that's not the case. What they exchanged is four kilograms of gold. Its texture is far more pure than gold gold, and its appearance is even more peculiar. It is square in shape, which is very different from the oblate gold gold commonly used in the empire. Moreover, come on
The person who exchanged the money was Zhao Yun from Zhaojia Village outside the city. His family was poor, he could hardly feed himself, and he could hardly wear clothes to cover his body. How could he get so much gold? There was also a person who came with him who was very popular and extraordinary. This Zhao Yun only
It is said that he is his eldest grandson, but as far as I know, Zhao Yun only has one granddaughter. When did another grandson appear? There are many doubts about this matter, so I don't dare to make the decision, so I came here to ask the proprietor to make a decision."
Lin Chen explained.
"Oh, there is such a strange thing. Come and have a look with me!" Lin Ye couldn't help but become suspicious when he heard that there was such unexplained property. He rushed straight to the front hall with a quick stride.
Zhao Yun and Qin Yang were sitting in the side hall of the trading company waiting. Although it was a side hall, it was neatly decorated in a simple and elegant way. There were several plates of exquisite snacks on the coffee table next to them, and two cups of Silver Needle tea were still steaming.
In the heat, two maidservants waited on the left and right. Zhao Yun was a medicine farmer, and he had seen such a scene before. He was on pins and needles for a while, and he just kept rubbing his hands on his robe. However, Qin Yang comforted Zhao Yun from time to time and said: "
Father, please be patient and don't be impatient. Once you have come, please be at peace."
In fact, Qin Yang had already discovered from the suspicious and sly eyes of the shopkeeper Lin Chen that there was something wrong with the trading company, although it was still unclear what it was. But even if there were some troubles, Qin Yang believed that he could handle it. If he encounters some difficulties,
If he just backed down, how could he even talk about completing the task? Besides, apart from this trading company, there was really no place in Wu'an city that could exchange these two pieces of gold, so Qin Yang really couldn't find any reason to avoid it, so he rushed to
Sitting quietly, waiting for things to develop.
After a while, a middle-aged man in his early forties and richly dressed hurriedly came from the backyard, followed by the shopkeeper Lin Chen. Qin Yang secretly smiled in his heart: "Haha, the big shot finally appeared."
As soon as the middle-aged man saw Qin and Yang, he immediately bowed his head and said: "Linye didn't know that these two distinguished guests were coming, so I didn't go far to welcome them. Please forgive me!"
Qin Yang returned the gift and said, "It's easy to say. I came here today just to exchange some coins. Please make it a convenience." After that, he took out the two pieces of gold and handed them over.
Lin Ye took it, looked at it carefully, and immediately went to the store counter to weigh it with a scale.
"It's really a good thing. As Lin Chen said, the origin of this thing is unknown. It seems that my fortune is about to come today, but I am disrespectful of such wealth." At this moment, Lin Ye's mind was racing, and he was secretly thinking about stabilizing Qin Yang first.
Two people. "I'll exchange it for them first, and then I'll stop them halfway. I hope these two people can't escape from my grasp."
The decision was made. Lin Ye immediately returned to the side hall and bowed to Qin and Yang again with a smile on his face and said: "Brother, I have completed the inspection. I wonder how I want to exchange it?".
Qin Yang stopped being polite and immediately replied: "Just exchange it for twenty-two pieces of Lujin and thirty yuan, and exchange the remaining four taels for Qin's half-liang. Divide the halves into two bags and put them in two bags. Of course, I won't let your hard work go in vain."
, I’ll give you four taels of gold as a thank you, what do you think?”
Qin Yang didn't want to be entangled here anymore, so he blurted out a reward of 10%, hoping that this would eliminate Lin Ye's covetousness.
Zhao Yun next to him was stunned with shock. He felt very distressed when he saw Qin Yang giving away four taels of gold with just one sentence. You must know that one stone and rice only cost thirty Qin and a half taels at that time, and four taels of gold could buy more than forty taels.
Shimi, he and Qingyao's grandfather and grandson couldn't finish it for several years. He felt his heartbeat was beating so hard that he couldn't help but pull Qin Yang's sleeve.
Qin Yang smiled slightly, pretending not to know.
When Lin Ye heard this, his smile became even brighter and he said: "Brother, I admire you for your generosity! The shopkeeper will pay you immediately according to the master's instructions."
I originally thought that there would be some difficulties in the forest industry, but it turned out to be so smooth. Qin Yang was slightly startled and thought to himself: "It seems that I am suspicious. These ancients are simple and honest. I don't want to bully them." He didn't think much about it at the moment.
Waiting quietly for Lin Chen to send money.
After a while, Lin Chen brought two small bags, one large and three cloth bags to Qin Yang, bowed and said: "The younger one has divided the money bags according to the master's instructions. The two small bags have fourteen rupees each.
It weighs one pound and twelve taels, and the big bag contains one thousand, two hundred and fifty copper coins. Please check it, Master."
"No, no need. I believe you do." Qin Yang laughed, picked up the money bag, and greeted Zhao Yun: "Father, let's go." The two of them went out immediately.
Seeing the two people leaving, Lin Chen asked Lin Ye with a slumped face: "Master, you, you just let them go like this?".
"Hey, if you don't let them go, what else do you want? Do you still want to rob me in your own store? This kid has a very bright mind. He can get four taels of gold in one shot, and he can stop me in one go. What else can I say?
What? But we can do this. Isn’t there a mountain road out of the city to Zhao Village? Find a few people who are more agile and hide there first, and then... now you just send someone to keep an eye on them. It seems like that kid
He is not a good person, so be careful not to be discovered by him. Haha..."