For ordinary people, they can only buy a few pieces of silk at a time, but one piece costs more than a thousand pieces of cloth.
The owner has already told me that all the silk and silk fabrics in the shop have been put in small quantities recently. Especially when unfamiliar faces come in, they say that the local silk production is insufficient and there is no stock this year.
This person was dressed gorgeously, so he must not be an ordinary person. Could it be that someone from above really came to investigate?
The shop that Xiao Chen entered happened to be a shop belonging to the Wang family.
On the streets of Hangzhou Prefecture, in every Wang family's shop, before stocking up on silk, Wang Dachuan had already instructed all shopkeepers to be cautious when meeting customers who needed a large amount of silk.
"I'm afraid this young master is not a local, right? It was rainy in Hangzhou last year, and the sericulture industry was in a slump. Not much silk was produced." The shopkeeper said cautiously as he could not figure out Xiao Chen's identity.
"I am indeed not a local, I just came to Hangzhou to visit relatives. I wanted to bring some silk back and make some clothes for the family members in my house. It seems that I will go home disappointed." Xiao Chen sighed and turned around slowly
I have to walk out of the shop.
"Sir, wait a minute. You just want to make clothes for the tribe?" After hearing Xiao Chen's explanation, the shopkeeper stopped him.
After all, as a storekeeper, if you can sell more things and earn more money for the owner, your position as a shopkeeper will last longer.
"What, the shopkeeper has a way to get a thousand pieces of silk?" Xiao Chen looked at the other party overjoyed.
"I'm still not sure about this. However, since the young master is our guest in Hangzhou, if you come back so disappointed, it would be a bit of a disgrace to Hangzhou, which is known as the hometown of silk and silk. In this way, let me help you think about it.
I'll try my best to meet the young master's needs. However, if I can't get it, please don't be offended," the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"The shopkeeper is willing to help me with this. I am extremely grateful. How can I blame the shopkeeper?" Xiao Chen said.
"Well, come over again at this time tomorrow, and I'll give you an answer then," the shopkeeper said.
Xiao Chen took out a hundred taels of silver notes from his body and placed them directly on the counter: "This is the deposit. I hope the shopkeeper can help with this."
"There's no need for a deposit. I'm not sure if I can get the silk for you. I'll just come over tomorrow." The shopkeeper said calmly.
Seeing Xiao Chen and the others walking out of the shop, they walked towards the distance. The shopkeeper hurriedly tidied up the shop, closed the door and walked towards the Wang family courtyard.
The Wang family courtyard covers an area of thirty to forty acres. There are many pavilions, pavilions and rockeries inside, as if a miniature version of the West Lake has been moved into the courtyard.
The owner of the family, Wang Dachuan, had just separated from his in-laws, Yang Hu, the prefect of Hangzhou, and returned home from his family's Hangzhou banquet tavern.
"What are you talking about? Someone came to the shop and asked for a thousand pieces of silk?" Wang Dachuan's bloated body was sitting on a chair in his living room, holding an exquisite tea bowl in his hand and looking up at the shopkeeper standing opposite.
"Yes, sir. The man said he came to Hangzhou to visit relatives and wanted to bring some silk home to make clothes for his tribe." The shopkeeper bowed and said.
"How big of a family is there? It takes a thousand pieces of silk to make one piece of clothing? If he is really the son of a big family, how could I not know when he comes to Hangzhou. What are their characteristics?" Wang Dachuan frowned and said.
"There were two people in total. They didn't have any obvious characteristics, but they should be very rich. I just said that I would help them look for it to see if they could get a thousand pieces of silk, so they took out a hundred taels of silver as a deposit.
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"Are you rich? Now that you are rich, okay, go and inform Mr. Liu, and he will tell you that two gods of wealth have come and asked Mr. Liu to do them." After taking a sip of tea, Wang Dachuan sneered, with a hint of viciousness on his face.
Two chicks sent by the imperial court dared to conduct private visits on the streets of Hangzhou. Since you plan to use money to clear the way, I will have your money collected.
The Master Liu mentioned by Wang Dachuan is Liu Qi, the leader of Shuihu Gang, a famous gang in Hangzhou Prefecture.
The Shuihu Gang has been entrenched in the area under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture for a long time and has almost monopolized all water transportation in the area. Moreover, Wang Dachuan relied on the Liuhu Gang's private ships to transport all his goods to sea.
Because of this relationship, the Liuhu Gang also received the protection of the Hangzhou Prefecture, and reduced the imperial court's water transport ships to only three, and they often stayed in the port, as if they were only used for exhibitions.
The Liuhu Gang has thousands of members, all of whom are strong and desperadoes who dare to travel far and wide for money. The gang leader Liu Qi, although known as Mr. Liu, is only a dark man in his early thirties.
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He was young, but his heart was as dark as his skin. He took advantage of a chance to celebrate after returning from a water transport and killed the old leader of the Shuihu Gang, thus taking control of the entire Liuhu Gang for himself.
"What, someone is secretly investigating about silk in Hangzhou Fu Street?" In the Shuihu Gang hall, listening to the shopkeeper's narration, Liu Qi, who had a dark face, slapped his palm on the table with a "pop" sound.
The entire Shuihu Gang can reach its current scale because it relies on the Wang family to take care of its business, and also relies on the protection of the Hangzhou Prefecture to travel along the coast without being intercepted by various guards.
The Wang family and the prefect are in-laws, and they do business together. Now, someone is investigating secretly, and it seems that the prefect is not easy to take action, so they found him.
If they back down at this time, the Shuihu Gang will probably be tricked by Hangzhou Prefecture in the future. Although I don’t know who the opponents of this secret visit are, as long as they are killed without anyone noticing, the entire Hangzhou Prefecture will be defeated.
A clear day?
"Yes, I know that Mr. Liu is quite capable, so I want Mr. Liu to help deal with this matter. Let them disappear on the territory of Hangzhou Prefecture." With a smile on his face, the shopkeeper took out a thousand-dollar card from his arms.
The 2 silver notes were respectfully placed on the table next to Liu Qi.
"What is this for? Given our relationship, does it cost the Wang family to do such a small thing?" Liu Qi glanced at the banknotes on the table with the corner of his eye, and politely declined.
"The head of the family said that the background of these people may not be simple. The head of the family means that after killing these two people, these silvers will be given to the brothers who made the move and let them leave Hangzhou Mansion. As for Master Liu's reward, he will give it to you personally
Send it over." The shopkeeper bowed and said.
"You go back and tell the head of the Wang family, and he won't have to ask about this matter. In the Shuihu Gang, one is loyal, and the other is ruthless. I promise to make these two people disappear in Hangzhou Mansion." Liu Qi's dark face was full of emotions.
of confidence.
"That's very good. Then I will go back and resume my life with the master." The butler bowed his hands and turned to leave.
"The person who can come to investigate the silk matter must be someone from the imperial court. I am really an old fox for asking me to do such a difficult thing." Staring at the butler's leaving figure, Liu Qi put the banknotes on the table into his pocket.