In the wind and rain, waves hit the lake shore one after another, and the fishing boat docked steadily.
The rain showed no intention of stopping, so he hired an ox cart, paid ten taels of silver, and said to the cart driver, "Go to Liumeikou."
The ox cart was fully covered with curtains, which were beating in the rain. The draft oxen were all covered with coir raincoats to avoid the cold and wet. The driver, who was fully clothed in coir raincoats, responded: "Sit tight, sir!"
As soon as the rope was raised, the car started driving in the rain.
Ye Qing saw that the wind and rain were heavy, but the official way was not difficult, and he thought to himself: "But the way of doing things is revealed in the world, and it is still different from ordinary dynasties."
He also thought to himself: "The Dragon Clan is born with the ability to create wind and rain. Even though it has been suppressed by Heaven for millions of years, it still occupies most of the wind and rain priests below the middle level in this world, and controls most of the water palaces. Their divine power is irreplaceable."
"The Dragon Clan's list states that it has its own blessings and fortunes in heaven. Ordinary gods can only draw faith... they can also gain power from the clouds and rain itself. In terms of potential energy, they are number one among the gods."
"I will benefit a lot from having this ally in the future." Ye Qing thought this way.
When they arrived at Liumeikou, heavy raindrops were still pattering. Ye Qing took a look and saw that despite the rain, the shops were still open and the streets were bustling with people.
Due to the rainy and cloudy weather, restaurants and singing shops in the distance were still lit up and stretched out, making people couldn't help but praise: "It must be prosperous."
He ordered him to go to He Mao's house again.
The He family is the leading clan in the local area, half a level higher than the original Ye family. However, there is no such loud and long-lived clan leader as Ye Mengqiu. Ye Qing learned from a letter half a year ago that several elderly people in the family are gradually
Delegating power to He Mao, who is already thirty years old, taking over the power is much smoother than Ye Qing...
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the lake was dark, curling like smoke, and waterfowl were soaring in search of food. A series of houses were already in front of me, but I had arrived at He Mansion.
When he arrived at the door, he handed over the post, and the main door opened in a moment. He Mao stood at the front to greet him personally, and used the honorific title: "I have met Mr. Xie Yuangong."
He Mao was obviously surprised by Ye Qing's visit this time, and welcomed him with great enthusiasm.
"I've seen Brother He Nian!" Ye Qing greeted him and entered the living room again. It was very dark at this time. The maid came up, lit a lamp, served tea, and then retreated.
Looking at the pouring rain outside through the curtain, Ye Qing smiled: "It's been a long time. This time I came to Meixi, I really have something to trouble you!"
He Mao looked worried, and his tone was half-truthful: "I was still looking forward to such trouble. I haven't seen a letter for half a year, and I said that Duke Xie Yuan was so popular that he forgot about my old classmate!"
In order to increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons, scholars have the idea of traveling with classmates. Many of their close friends were made while studying abroad when they were young. Ye Qing secretly thought that he had forgotten to keep in touch because of the complicated affairs after being elected.
He could only apologize with a wry smile: "I did something wrong. Brother He, please don't call me Mr. Jie Yuangong. It's better to call me the original title... No, I went to the Dragon Palace once and immediately turned to see you.'
"Went to the Dragon Palace again? Could it be that I really wanted you to be my son-in-law?" He Mao was surprised when he heard this. He looked at the young man in front of him. He was handsome and handsome, with eyes like stars. No wonder the Princess of the Dragon Palace was heartbroken...
Ye Qing tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically and smiled: "I didn't get summoned by Lord Long, I just got a jade wishful reward!"
With that said, he took out Yu Ruyi and showed it to He Mao.
When He Mao saw it, he saw that it was a bright yellow jade. There is no saying in this world that yellow is expensive. But when he saw the east beads on it, he couldn't help but trembled. He stared at it for a moment, and then sighed: "This kind of treasure is precious."
I also rewarded you. Long Mansion is really close to you.
Ye Qing smiled, took back Yu Ruyi, and did not continue to satisfy his gossip. He turned to talk about his experiences in the past six months. When he was rushing to take the exam, he encountered Yu Fan personally leading the soldiers to rob and kill him. He Mao was furious after hearing this: "I
I am a scholar from this county, how dare I be! Do you really think that this Nancang County is run by a family surnamed Yu?"
Ye Qing smiled bitterly after hearing this: "The founder of the country, the prefect and the governor have protected me, which is good... If I hadn't been able to gain Jieyuan in the city, and have been protected by Lord Fan and the real invigilator, I'm afraid there would be more
It was a disaster, but it’s over now.”
He Mao was even more furious. Imagine robbing and killing a scholar just for the sake of ranking at the Dragon Palace Banquet, ignoring the imperial court's red line. If everyone followed suit, wouldn't everyone in the world be in danger of being a scholar!
At this time, he calmed down and said with a heavy face: "This matter will never end like this. Let's not talk about grudges. The Yu family has a unique secret road in the north, and they frequently trade openly and secretly with the grassland. Now the Ye family's liquor is widely sold.
Your last letter said that you had initially opened up channels for the grassland tribes, but I'm afraid there may still be trouble."
"I knew I couldn't hide it from Brother He." Ye Qing smiled, took out a document and showed it to him.
He Mao looked at it and was startled: "This is the share of your winery, my dear brother, this is..."
"Brother He knows, I won't say more. These are four shares, and I own them all. I am willing to sell them to the He family for 8,000 taels per share..."
He Mao noticed that Ye Qing specifically used the word "He family", and he understood something, was a little moved, and shook his head: "Eight thousand taels is too cheap. I heard that the market price is fifteen thousand taels. Although the family will benefit, so
My position is stable, but the loss depends on my sentiments, and the gain outweighs the loss."
Ye Qing secretly praised in his heart and looked sincerely: "With the friendship between you and me, I will not hide anything from each other. I will hand over the wine making method to the court after three years. Please don't leak this matter...Brother He still feels that this price
Too honest?"
"It's still too honest. Even if it is handed over to the court, it can only be a monopoly. But the climate has been established in three years and a large winery has been formed. Even if it is not a monopoly, it can still occupy half and still have a big profit. So, just ten thousand taels, I
I’ll buy you three shares!” He Mao said.
People may be speechless after watching this bargaining, but it is normal for both parties. What they value is not just temporary interests, but also relationship management, popularity and family luck.
It was a lunar eclipse, so Ye Qing dared to put out his tentacles, go to the Dragon Palace, and where he came from. These were all considerations, and there was no need to say it at the moment.
"Okay, do you dare to get on my chariot?"
"Why don't you dare!" He Mao didn't frown as he decided on this big deal. He always had a calm temperament, but he said with a smile: "This is not Nancang, not a grassland. How dare the Yu family's private army go in and out of other counties? Or do they dare to send it?
assassin?"
Ye Qing laughed, he was really not afraid of the He family's influence in the county.
He Mao immediately ordered the money to be delivered, the documents to be signed and sealed, and the business was business. In just a moment, someone presented thirty thousand taels of silver notes, which were reviewed one by one, the accounts were reconciled, and the shares were handed over.
After doing this, Ye Qing took the banknote and saw that it was a hundred taels. He put it in his arms and smiled: "As expected of the He family, they can offer 30,000 yuan in cash. Many families can offer it, but it only takes a cup of tea."
, I sent it out, it’s really admirable!”
"You will know after you come and take a look here." He Mao was happy after finishing his business. Hearing Ding Xiaoxiao, he pulled Ye Qing up the stairs. When he reached the fifth floor, he pointed to the side of the lake and said, "Look, I
The He family has eighty hectares of mulberry forest and eight weaving workshops on the side of the lake. The silk weaved is famous throughout the county and is even supplied to Kyoto!"
"Look again, there are thousands of day laborers at Meixi Wharf, and half of them belong to my family!"
When Ye Qing saw it, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "With the mulberry forest and the wharf, the He family is indeed rich.'
"Being rich doesn't necessarily mean being noble. Whenever I win the imperial examination, I will be able to hold up this plate." After hearing the praise, He Mao felt sour in his heart and said, "If the third generation cannot win the imperial examination, my family will have such a big pot."
You may not be able to eat it.”
"With Brother He's talent, he should be selected for the next election." Ye Qing was not flattering, he vaguely remembered that it was indeed the case, but when the catastrophe was approaching, he was afraid that no one could contend.
Yu Fan was able to achieve success because the counties in the state were unable to withstand the catastrophe. They instinctively wanted to find a leader to compete. Yu Fan had the right conditions in all aspects, so he raised his arms and half of the state responded. This is called Shiyeye.
, now Ye Qing is planning in every aspect to seize this "suitability"!
With the He family and the current situation of great calamity, half of Pinghe County fell into his hands.
When I can't say these words, I just laugh.
With this in mind, there are only a few trivial matters left, including the transportation of raw wine to Pingthou, the transportation of finished wine back to Taiping, the selection of managers and contact methods... these details were initially finalized, and they left after another banquet. The He family specially included a gift
A good horse.
He Mao walked all the way to the door and watched as Ye Qing got on his horse, arched his head behind him, and galloped away in the rain curtain without holding an umbrella, leaving a faint streak of white mist.
I couldn't help but sigh to myself: "We haven't seen each other for a year, this is like a dragon...
As soon as he rode back to the north, he changed horses at the market, and traveled under starry night. On the third day, he arrived at Pingshou.
The typhoon has passed. Days of rain have purified the sky. The clouds have dispersed and stars have emerged. The Milky Way is vast and stretches across the sky.
Under the starry sky, the pavilion is a newly built watchtower to guard the countryside. When I saw Ye Qing holding a bow and ordering Ye Qing to station his horse on the road, he was overjoyed when he recognized it: "Young master is back!"
He shouted and waved the torch into the air. The special signal was transmitted to five miles away, and then copied to ten miles away.
Lights lit up on the horizon, and the buildings outside the building were as bright as pillars. In this transparent and gentle night, Yejiazhuang was opening its arms to welcome Ye Qing's return.
On the way, Ye Qing thought to himself, it was November, and the departure time was getting increasingly urgent, but there were still a lot of things to explain, and it was necessary to inspect the family farm and distillery.
Although I often go out, I know that the winery is very happy. Because the process before steaming the wine is outsourced, the production capacity has gradually expanded to ten times, and now it has stabilized.
Nanlian Mountain covers an area of 10,000 acres. Due to the effective work of the Xiangtian Department under the leadership of Lu Shangjing, the main canal was finally restored before the soil completely froze. Although more branch canals were blocked, yam is not a rice that requires a lot of water. A bumper harvest can be expected in the coming spring.
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What surprised Ye Qing even more was that underground, he had specially inspected it after the last lunar eclipse, and found that the evil energy of the earth's veins had significantly subsided. Even someone like himself, who had not studied the spiritual veins deeply, could tell.
Observing the surrounding red maple forest, there were traces of aura even at dawn and dusk. Ye Qing was very familiar with this change, and he knew even more clearly that this place was the most essential piece of land in his previous life... and now it was in his own hands.
"Of course, the real transformation of auspicious land is not so fast. There is a period of accumulation and brewing. The earth's atmosphere can only exert its greatest effect when combined with the weather. The lunar eclipse is several months ahead of time. Although the time is tight, the field has initially caught up with next year's spring plowing. Ten thousand acres
The total amount of rice in our family was originally 7,000 acres... Speaking of Yu Fan personally, he may not have had this kind of food when he started his family in his previous life!"
"I'm really getting used to it!" Ye Qing thought of this, smiled slightly, and rode up.