Daming primary school students

Originally, Xu Weixue, leader Xu, was in a happy mood since he got Qin Zhongtang's approval to participate in the business.

Although this business is still gray, at least it has been connected to the real power boss, and it has taken a big step towards the goal of legalization.

Chief Xu, who was successfully "entrusted with a heavy responsibility" by Qin Zhongtang, felt that it was not in vain to raise Mr. Yan Shifan during this period of time.

Although this guy has never been reliable in judging the situation, he is a person who knows a lot of high-level insiders after all.

Xu Weixue learned a lot of information from Uncle Yan, especially about Qin Zhongtang, and studied it many times with his survival wisdom.

From various signs, it can be concluded that this Qin Zhongtang actually does not like to accept bribes and gifts directly, or it is basically impossible to use bribes to please Qin Zhongtang.

Qin Zhongtang's biggest habit is actually to be very happy, and his requirement for others is to be a good tool person, who can help hold up the scene when it comes to the things he wants to arrange.

Leader Xu aimed at this kind of psychology today, and got Qin Zhongtang's approval.

Qin Zhongtang wants to expand the bank business in Zhejiang, so he offers to help deposit a large sum of money! Qin Zhongtang wants to use [-] bolts of silk from the Weaving Bureau to make money, so he offers to help smuggle and sell the goods!
Then he got the desired result, being able to serve as a running dog for Qin Zhongtang!
Just hearing Qin Zhongtang say that Uncle Yan should continue to follow him, Leader Xu became a little upset.

Judging by Chief Xu's shallow political wisdom, what Qin Zhongtang did was to be concerned about Yan Shifan's background and worried that Yan Shifan would lift the cover.

Therefore, Yan Shifan was forced to participate in smuggling, so that the elder Yan Ge in the court would not be able to make a fuss about it.

At the same time, Leader Xu also thought that Qin Zhongtang probably couldn't fully trust himself when he just met him, so he also sent Yan Shifan as a representative of the shogunate to monitor him.

In fact, this is not a problem, it is understandable! It is Yan Shifan, who has great eyes but low skills, and his kung fu is all about his words. He can't do practical things, which makes Chief Xu a little worried.

Then Qin Zhongtang instructed: "Divide the [-] bolts of silk into two batches, each with [-] bolts!
The first batch was shipped to Shuangyu Island, and then sold publicly on Shuangyu Island! The second batch can be eaten by you, Xu Weixue!"

Xu Weixue can also understand this instruction. It is the reason not to put all eggs in one basket, and to spread the risk.

And he also knew that Yan Shifan had another mission to go to Shuangyu Island, so the first batch of silk was probably also used as a cover for Yan Shifan.

However, Yan Shifan asked Qin Dewei aggressively: "You deliberately handed over five thousand pieces of silk to my hands, are you deliberately framing me to cause problems?"

It's thanks to Qin Dewei that he can smuggle the goods himself! What's the difference between this and forcing someone into prostitution? Who knows if he's framed himself?
Qin Dewei scolded: "Do you have delusions of persecution? As a member of the shogunate, what's wrong with assigning you a task?
If you, Yan Shifan, are so stupid that you can't even do this little thing, then don't come to see me, just find a place to jump into the sea!"

After taking orders from Qin Zhongtang, Xu Weixue sighed, why couldn't he get rid of Uncle Yan?
But in any case, the errand assigned by Qin Zhongtang still had to be done, so Xu Weixue took the initiative to say: "I'm going to find a partner now, and I'm going to ship the first batch of [-] bolts of silk. Uncle Yan, let's go to rest first!
Yan Shifan asked in surprise, "What partner are you looking for?"

Xu Weixue patiently explained: "Hangzhou to Ningbo is an inland river, and there are special river merchants. If we don't find a partner to carry it, how can we transport the goods to Ningbo?"

He, Xu Weixue, is a maritime merchant, and the two large ships are in Shuangyu Port, and they cannot enter the inland river, let alone sail to Hangzhou.

Yan Shifan laughed and said: "It's true that dog meat can't be served at the table, and you don't know what to do at this time?
We are now a half-official businessman, so we can go directly to the Qiantang county government office and recruit some ships, and we don’t need to find another partner to carry them!”

Xu Weixue was stunned, what Uncle Yan said seemed to make sense! This time it was different from the past, this time he was handling the transaction for a big shot

Yi, not your own private business.

Suddenly Leader Xu became a little excited again. After working in smuggling sea merchants for so many years, he really has never experienced what it is like to be an official businessman with a backing background.

Then Leader Xu followed Yan Shifan to the Qiantang County Government Office. Three days later, he mobilized more than a dozen large and small boats, which were more than spacious enough to carry people and goods.

Another day later, a fleet of [-] bolts of silk set off from the wharf outside the south city. Xu Weixue has been in business for more than ten years, and he has never done business with such affluent space.

The only thing that makes Chief Xu unhappy is that the fleet is dominated by Mr. Yan Shifan, who is no longer a hostage, but he himself has become a supporting figure.

The water network between Hangzhou and Ningbo is densely covered. All the way along the waterway to the east, passing through the counties of Shaoxing, you will come to Yuyao, the easternmost part of Shaoxing Prefecture.Further east from Yuyao is Cixi County, Ningbo Prefecture.

Although Yuyao County is administratively owned by Shaoxing Prefecture, it is more like a county in Ningbo Prefecture in terms of culture and economy.

The same is relying on the sea to eat the sea, the same is a hard-hit area for smuggling, and the imperial examinations are equally developed.

Yan Shifan, who was standing on the bow of the boat admiring the scenery on both sides of the strait, couldn't help but sigh: "The last few decades can be regarded as a bright period for Yuyao County.

Xie Qian, a great scholar, Wang Hua, a number one scholar, and Wang Yangming, a civil servant and knight, have come out, which other county can compare?"

Xu Weixue, who was next to him, replied, "I think Jiangning County is comparable. Then Qin Zhongtang is also a bachelor, a champion, and a civil servant. Isn't one of them worth three?"

Yan Shifan: "."

What does it mean to say more than half a sentence without speculating, this is it!
In his opinion, it is superfluous to let Xu Weixue come together!
Seeing that the weather was almost over, we stopped the boat at the nearest water pier and prepared to rest.

At this moment, a few whistles were heard suddenly, and dozens of soldiers stood on the shore, among them was a ninth-rank official. It turned out that the local inspection department had come to patrol.

Yan Shifan didn't take it too seriously. As the old man of the pavilion, how could he take the Ninth Rank Inspection in his eyes? But at the local grassroots level, the Inspection Department is a very important public security office.

The inspector heard that the surname was Xie, so he stood on the shore and looked at it, and asked Yan Shifan, "Where did you come from and where are you going? What do you do for a living?"

Yan Shifan responded casually: "From Hangzhou City to Ningbo City, we will traffic [-] bolts of silk!"

Inspector Xie waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers surrounded him. After a few whistles, several patrol boats also approached, blocking the fleet here.

Then inspector Xie yelled sharply: "You guys are smuggling smuggling in broad daylight, you really don't take the inspection department seriously!"

Yan Shifan is speechless, is there something wrong with your little inspector? Without further ado, just label him as a smuggler?
Even if you want to receive some benefits, it's not like this!
Uncle Yan closed the folding fan, and shouted at Xie Xunjian: "This is a small inspection, you don't check anything, how can you be sure it's smuggling?"

Xie Xunjian replied: "Ningbo is only a big place, but how big is the demand? How can we sell [-] bolts of silk in a short period of time?
And which merchant would be so stupid as to traffick [-] bolts of silk to Ningbo City for sale? Aren’t you afraid that the cycle will be too long and you’ll lose money?”

Yan Shifan: "."

Xie Xunjian added: "Other merchants trafficked silk to Ningbo, and they were dozens of pieces, at most hundreds of pieces! But you guys have trafficked as many as [-] pieces, it must be smuggling! If it is not Planning to smuggle it to the sea, where did you use so much silk?"

Uncle Yan, who claimed to be second only to Qin Zhongtang in eloquence, also choked.The analysis of this small patrol inspection was so reasonable that he was speechless for a while.

If it wasn't for smuggling, who would be able to smuggle [-] bolts of silk to Ningbo City?
Careless, I ignored this problem! It should be like what Xu Weixue said, find a group of partners, and then distribute the transportation!
Xie Xunjian waved his hand again and ordered to the soldiers: "Seize all the goods!"

Accompanying the fleet were a dozen of Qin Zhongtang's personal soldiers, all of whom were elite figures.
Against dozens of soldiers of the inspection department, it might not be powerless to fight.

But the problem is that the other party represents the state apparatus, and one's own side lacks morality, so it is too disadvantageous to start a fight.

"Wait!" Yan Shifan shouted, "These silks are all goods from Qin Zhongtang in Hangzhou, how dare you tamper with them?"

Xie Xunjian probably saw this kind of face too often, and asked with experience: "What evidence do you have? Or Qin Zhongtang's handwritten instruction?"

Yan Shifan was speechless again, how could this happen? How could Qin Dewei let this kind of smuggling evidence be in the hands of others?
Xie Xunjian suddenly said, "I am familiar with most of the merchants who come and go from here, but I have never met you, and the accent is not from here, what else can it be except smuggling?"

Yan Shifan couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "I can only tell you that these goods are indeed from Qin Zhongtang. If you dare to act rashly, you will bear the consequences!"

Xie Xunjian sneered a few times and said, "You really are obsessed with obsession, and dare to pretend to be Qin Zhongtang! Take them all!"

Xu Weixue next to him couldn't help being stunned. Why is Qin Zhongtang's reputation useless? Isn't this Xie Xunjian afraid that these goods really belong to Qin Zhongtang?
Seeing that Yan Shifan was about to mess things up, Chief Xu didn't care to think too much, and quickly said, "Master Xie, wait a minute!"

Then he said: "If these silks are shipped to Ningbo, there will indeed be too much. Maybe we should distribute some in Yuyao. I wonder if [-] pieces is enough?"

Xie Xunjian smiled and said, "Finally there is someone who understands the truth."

He poked Yan Shifan again and said, "Such a fat man who doesn't understand worldly affairs and human relationships shouldn't come out to do business!
Don't be unconvinced, inquire about Yuyao and go to Xie's house, buying hundreds of silks from you is nothing!"

A bolt of silk is worth two taels on Shuangyu Island, but it can only be sold for five renminbi here.

Yuyao Xie's family is the Xie's family who graduated from Xie Qian, a bachelor.

Yan Shifan boarded the boat expressionlessly and never came out again.

When he set off the next day, Xu Weixue said to Yan Shifan: "A strong dragon does not overwhelm a snake. You people who are used to being big men really don't know how to behave at the bottom."

Yan Shifan put his face away, and said coldly: "Who told you to meddle in your own business? Wouldn't it be better to let them detain all the goods?"

Xu Weixue suddenly felt that even Yan Shifan couldn't see through.

After Yuyao, to the east is Cixi County, and after Cixi County, you will arrive at Ningbo Fucheng.The fleet did not enter the city, but went around to the northeast of Ningbo Prefecture.

There is a place where rivers meet here called Sanjiangkou, and a few miles downstream from Sanjiangkou is the sea.

Because it is very close to the sea and there is plenty of water, those ships can even sail all the way from the sea to Sanjiangkou.

Therefore, here in Sanjiangkou, a well-established "export trade center" has also been formed. Around the export trade, many businesses have prospered because of this.

Yan Shifan and Xu Weixue came here with their fleet, mainly to rent enough "ferries" to transport bulk silk directly to Shuangyu Island.

The so-called ferry is actually a sea boat.

There are so many islands off the coast of Ningbo Prefecture that they can be said to be scattered all over the sea, and they are generally the Zhoushan Islands of later generations.

After the ban on the sea, in order to facilitate the travel between the mainland and the islands, the government allowed the people to own small ferries, which were specially used to go to nearby islands.

But the people along the coast took advantage of this "ferry boat". As a result, the ferry boats became bigger and bigger, and basically they were all boats running across the sea.

As soon as Yan Shifan and Xu Weixue got off the boat, they were stopped by someone, and the person introduced himself and said: "I am a Yaman who has obtained a license in the county government. His name is Zhang Qishu, and he is very familiar with the local situation. "

Hearing the word "toothman", the two knew the origin of each other.

Ya people are similar to middlemen and brokers, but in this era, Ya people are often an indispensable part of commercial circulation, and they are all licensed in the county government.

For example, if you wholesale goods to a certain place, you usually find someone to come forward to negotiate a deal with the locals.

At the same time, the dentist will also replace

The government collects transaction tax, and the Yaren is responsible for collecting the tax after the successful transaction is brokered by the Yaren.

So when Yan Shifan saw being stopped by the Yaren, he immediately realized that the Yaren wanted to profit from him.

After all, the size of the fleet is there, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the total value is not low!
But Yan Shifan didn't intend to sell in Sanjiangkou, his task was to go to Shuangyu Island to sell again, so Yan Shifan rejected this Yaman named Zhang Qishu.

But Zhang Qishu didn't leave, and asked again: "You don't sell here, so why bring silk here?"

Yan Shifan said impatiently, "It has nothing to do with you!"

Zhang Qishu said with a smile: "If it's not what I expected, you are looking for a ferry to transport the silk to Shuangyu Island for sale?"

Yan Shifan was used to seeing no one, so he didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Qishu, but when he heard this, he asked, "So what? Could it be that you can help rent a boat with your teeth?"

Zhang Qishu said calmly: "I can tell you right now that there is no ferry to Shuangyu Island. If you don't believe me, go look for it."

Yan Shifan frowned, "How is this possible?"

Zhang Qishu laughed and said, "It looks like a newcomer, right? Every industry has its own rules, and you must follow the rules. No matter where you come from, silk should be sold in Sanjiangkou, within a radius of ten miles. No ferry will take you and your cargo to Shuangyu Island!"

Yan Shifan was furious when he heard the words. Although the other party's tone was not fierce, it was a threat!
Doing business honestly, why is it so difficult?
A bolt of silk is worth two taels on Shuangyu Island, but only one tael is given here.

The other party can control all the ferries with just a small tooth?