Renzi Scroll Chapter 47 Xue Baoqin understands the economy
September 22nd.
As soon as she returned home from the Yamen, she saw Baoqin walking over quickly accompanied by Ling Guan. The happy blush on her face made Feng Ziying confused. She hadn't rested in Baoqin's room for some days, but she actually had it. So a little heart-pounding feeling, maybe this is a separation that is better than a newlywed?
This period of time was already busy. Because I had accepted Yingchun, I rested a few more nights in the Yingchun house. Then I had to make up for Shen Yixiu and Baochai, and spent time in the house of Second Sister You and Third Sister You who were feeling the pressure of the crisis. After a night's rest, coupled with the fact that Siqi's little slut with big buttocks and big breasts was like an electric motor in those days, and the greedy Yingchun cooperated, he suddenly turned into a human-shaped juicer, arguing morning and night, and day after day. Night after night, it turned into a debate between Cao and GUI, which made Feng Ziying a little bit overwhelmed.
But being young is good, and with the blessing of Master Zhang's secret skills, he can recover after just one day's rest. Seeing the pretty Bao Qin with a blush on his face, he felt a little itchy in his heart.
"Ms. sir, my brother is here."
Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment before she realized. No wonder Bao Qin was so excited. It turned out that Xue Biao was back.
"Oh? Brother Tao is back, where is he?" Feng Ziying nodded.
"I'm going to my mother and aunt. I told my brother that I would leave dinner in the evening so that I and my husband can have a nice chat with my brother." Baoqin said happily: "I see that my brother is in a good mood, so I asked more questions. After a few words, my brother said that he finally fulfilled his mission, and I believe the things we expected were done well."
"Then if you're very kind, my sister will tell the kitchen to prepare a table and let Brother Tao have a nice drink with me." Feng Ziying also laughed.
"A drink?" Bao Qin hesitated a little, and Feng Ziying was quite surprised, "What's wrong?"
The senior official next to him covered his mouth and chuckled, "Is it okay for you to forget about your old relationship after you marry a new woman? At this time, grandma is still preparing for pregnancy. Didn't I often say that neither I nor grandma should drink alcohol during pregnancy preparations? It's our turn tonight. It’s time to rest in my nanny’s room. If I drink alcohol, wouldn’t I be living up to my grandma’s expectations..."
Feng Ziying took a deep look at the young official whose appearance and posture really resembled Daiyu's, especially the smile that covered her mouth. She was probably 90% similar.
Her graceful and voluptuous figure is also slimmer, and her frown-like eyebrows are somewhat similar. No wonder Daiyu is so angry and doesn't deal with Baoqin. If Daiyu chooses a little girl who is 70% or 80% similar to Baoqin, The girl is a personal maid, I'm afraid Bao Qin will also feel offended.
"Oh, that's because my husband is a little abrupt. Anyway, I'll have tea instead of wine with my brother. I can drink a few more glasses then, but I'll save my husband's wine for next time." Feng Ziying nodded with a smile. Head: "It's just that my sister seems to take this matter very seriously. Could it be that the Xue family is also involved in doing some business?"
"My husband knows things like a god, and I and my sister are sure of it. With my brother helping me, I will naturally do something to help. But this is not just the Xue family, our Feng family cannot be left behind." Bao Qin. He pursed his lips and smiled, with a rather proud look on his face, "Currently, the grain in Beijing has still increased. Although the rate is not large, but looking at the situation this winter, the increase of 20% is probably the lowest. I also asked people to inquire at the Tongzhou Grain Market. After a while, there are many grain dealers who store grain, and they are optimistic about the price of grain this winter. The internal calculation is probably that the increase will be 35% to 50%. Now the grain price in Yangzhou and Jinling has also increased by 15%..."
"What's the current price of food in Zhangjiawan?" Feng Ziying walked into the inner courtyard accompanied by Baoqin and Lingguan. She didn't see Baochai, but Baoqin explained: "Sister went to Rongguo Mansion and heard that Yun Yatou
I'm sick. I haven't gone because my brother has come back. I plan to go there tomorrow."
Shi Xiangyun is ill? Feng Ziying was stunned, didn't he come to the house a few days ago?
Most likely it's still heartache, but I don't have time to take care of it at this time, so I can only wait until I find time to care about it.
He also understood Bao Qin's thoughts. This girl was indeed a restless master. Baochai went to Rongguo Mansion to visit Shi Xiangyun. She did not want to be Baochai's companion, but preferred to visit Shi Xiangyun in an independent capacity.
This can be seen from her daily behavior. Logically speaking, she is a concubine. Generally speaking, concubine's identity is more special and embarrassing. It is normal for the servants in the house to call her aunt, and it is also okay to call her grandma, but Baoqin is
The most unpleasant thing for her is to be called Aunt Qin, and what makes her most happy is to call her Second Grandma Qin. Miss Qin is usually called by the servants who brought her here. If anyone calls her Aunt Qin, it will definitely look bad.
Baochai also knew this very well, so he specially told the servants in Uncle Yunchuan's house to call him Second Grandma Qin or Miss Qin.
Yingchun was several years older than Baoqin, but after passing the house, she still called her sister in public according to the rules. This made Baoqin suddenly change her view of Yingchun. Now Baoqin is still her second sister when she calls her Yingchun, and Baoqin is also her elder sister when she calls her.
, this kind of random shouting is also a feature of the Feng family.
"Food prices in Zhangjiawan have fluctuated quite a lot. I went to inquire about it two days ago and found that the price of corn has risen to one, two or four yuan per stone, which is almost 15% more than three months ago. The price of wheat has increased even more.
It’s amazing, the price has reached one to two seven cents per stone, and this does not include the foot fee. In addition to the foot fee, depending on the distance, you have to add five cents to one cent of silver..."
Xue Baoqin is particularly concerned about the prices of such commercial goods, which is what Feng Ziying values the most and is most at ease with. As long as you leave this matter to her, I guarantee that she will come up with a thorough plan and you don't have to worry too much.
"I wonder what the price of food is like in Yangzhou and Jinling?" After Feng Ziying sat down, Lingguan went to make tea and Baoqin sat down next to him. "This brother didn't have time to tell me yet. He only said that it was
I believe he has basically done what was asked of him, but he also said that the situation on the border in Shandong is not very good, and only in Jiangnan is the situation acceptable."
Feng Ziying had only one task assigned to Xue Biao, which was to do his best to purchase grain from Jiangnan and Huguang and store it in Yuguan. Now Dagu is also starting to build granaries. The situation between the north and the south has not been completely broken, and water and sea transportation are still there.
Before there is any interruption, we must buy grain at all costs and fill every grain silo in Yuguan and Dagu that can be stored.
For this reason, he also specially greeted Jia Yun. Haitong Yinzhuang Jingshi will provide Xue Biao with unrestricted silver loans, and the time is also very relaxed. This has become Jia Yun's most important thing in the past few months.
For a loan, and with Feng Ziying as guarantee, the risk of due diligence is almost non-existent, so Jia Yun is very reassured.
"What do you think of Baoqin over at Beitang?" Feng Ziying asked again.
Baoqin was quite excited and kept talking.
"Beitang has basically not been developed. There are only some fishing boats docked. I asked people to see it and drew a map. Going up the Chaohe River from Beitang, there is a big bend at Lutai. The terrain is slightly flat.
The height is very suitable for building a grain depot. Liangcheng Suo is only sixty or seventy miles away from Lutai, and the terrain of this section of the river is low and gentle, forming many river bends and rivers. It happens that the terrain between Liangcheng Suo and Lutai is slightly higher, so if
To transport grain from the north, you need to go through the capital. You can go from Dagu to Tianjin, take Dinggu and the canal to Tongzhou..."
"If you want to go to Baodi, Sanhe, Pinggu, Jizhou, Zunhua, Yutian, and Fengrun in Jingdong, you can take Beitang and go all the way up the Chaohe River. Almost the entire Jingdong area can be reached. But in winter, the situation is different.
It's worse, either the water is shallow or frozen. In the spring, you can only go to Sanhe, Jizhou, and Fengrun. Going further up, you need to wait until the water volume increases after early summer. However, considering that the grain transportation season is usually arranged in autumn.
After that, there is Pinggu, and Zunhua can also be satisfied."
Feng Ziying couldn't help feeling that once this woman became ambitious, her whole spirit changed.
Bao Qin has been fond of doing business since he was a child and followed his father all over the country. Now he has pointed out the shipping route to Xue Biao.
The two brothers and sisters are now working together. Xue Biao is responsible for running outside, and Bao Qin is responsible for internal planning. From the initial line of Yuguan, Denglai, Songjiang, and Ningbo, they will gradually open up the Jingdong area of Daku and Beitang, and later the Gyeonggi area.
, in addition to water transportation, many can be transported by sea, especially Jingdong and Yongping Prefecture and even Eastern Mongolia and Liaodong, will be the world of sea transportation, it can be said that the benefits are huge.
"Baoqin, for now, food is definitely the most important, but once this hurdle passes, it may not only be food, but also cloth, silk, medicinal materials, porcelain, etc., which are important to Liaodong, Jingdong, Yongping Prefecture, and Eastern Mongolia.
The demand will be huge in every region. You have to take a longer-term view and keep up with the selection of dock berths and storage locations. Don’t stick to the current city or place..."
Feng Ziying saw that Bao Qin was very interested in this aspect, so she gave more advice.
After all, they are her own women, and Feng Ziying is not willing to completely confine them to the boudoir. Needless to say, those like Daiyu and Yingchun who do not like the outside economy, and those like Baochai who are willing to take care of the house, let her be the housekeeper.
, for people like Bao Qin who are keen on outside business, just let him do it.
Especially now, I also need such a group of people to help me. As an auxiliary outside the group of Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants, I can also use them to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps if there is anything.
For example, merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi are currently working hard to replenish Jingtong's second warehouse, and are also transporting grain from Huguang to supplement the needs of the northwest for their father. They do not have much energy to take care of Yuguan and Dagu's back-up staff.
It can only be filled by Xue Biao. It should be said that it was still a bit conservative at the beginning, but also considering that Xue Biao was just starting out, he was afraid that it would be unsightly to overthrow the seedlings, so now he seems to be a little more conservative.
But when Bao Qin joined in, the advantages of the Xue brothers and sisters in this area began to show up. They were all a family, and they were even more intimate, so they naturally became more comfortable.
