Red makeup against the world

Chapter 86 Scapegoat
Xu Changzong thought very clearly that the imperial merchants who supplied the clothing materials were the Zeng family, not the Xu family, and it was the Zeng family who got the benefits.They are both merchants who run silk shops, and they have dealt with each other before, and they know each other's weight.

The Xu family is the leader of Jiangnan Road, and the Zeng family is the silk predator of the entire Gaomang Dynasty.From fabrics, to dyeing and weaving, to embroidery, Zeng's strength is very strong.In front of the Zeng family, the Xu family is at most a local tyrant.The Zeng family has been operating in the capital for many years, and they are very well-versed in the elite circles. When necessary, they are businessmen who can reach the sky.Its business methods are known for being decisive and ruthless, and the history of Zengjia's fortune is also a history of blood and tears for many small businesses.

They are all walking together, so Xu Changzong also knows a thing or two.In the past, he also supplied cloth to the Zhen family.As long as the quality is consistent and the quantity and color are the same as the order, Zengjia will be very happy to receive and pay for the goods.

But this time is different, with the goods from "Splendid Embroidery" being used to supply the imperial palace through the Zeng family, if something goes wrong, the Xu family cannot afford such a big risk.

But how can the Zeng family give up?The purchase order not only requires the quantity of one hundred horses, but also requires five colors. "Interwoven satin machine silk" is white when woven, and it needs to be dyed in "five colors".It takes half a month for dyeing alone, from color toning to drying.But now there is only less than a month of stocking time, and it is too late to transfer goods from Suzhou, let alone dyeing.

Moreover, they have searched all over the capital, and the only one that can supply a hundred bolts of "interwoven satin machine silk" at one time is "Splendid Embroidery".In order to reduce the risk, the Zhen family didn't want to make things up.You should know that because of different textile batches, storage time, warehouse storage environment and other factors, the cloth woven from each batch will be slightly different.If it is purchased by ordinary people, a little difference is nothing.But supplying it to the imperial palace may be a huge crime.

Therefore, the Xu family became the only solution.If this batch of goods cannot be supplied, who knows if this year's qualification as an imperial merchant will be cancelled?The master of the Zhen family issued a death order, demanding that the children in the clan must let the Xu family supply the goods.Whoever can complete this task will be given priority in selecting family resources next year.This made many disciples of the Zeng family move on hearing the news and come up with strange tricks one after another, which made Xu Changzong not very disturbed.

Zhen Tianlu is a side branch of Zeng's family, and he lives on some small businesses handed out by the big house on weekdays, and his life is not bad.After hearing the news, he thought of an idea, instead of attacking Xu Changzong, he went to Xu Wenmin, the eldest son of Xu Changzong.

He went to the restaurant where Xu Wenmin often went to wait, pretending to admit the wrong person and chatting with Xu Wenmin.He also made friends with him on purpose, with a brilliant tongue, exaggerating the benefits of the Xu family's supply to the palace. "The Xu family's batch of 'interwoven damask machine silk' is supplied to the palace, so that the common people in Jiangnan Road know that even the emperor wears 'Splendid Records' clothing, and the Xu family's business is bound to go up to a higher level."

He threatened again: "Brother Xu, I'm only telling you the truth because I'm in acquaintance with you. The Zhen family is bound to get this batch of goods, and it will take fifteen days to dye them. Ten days have passed now, and five days at most. , the Zhen family will resort to tough measures, and then your Xu family will not be worth the loss. And right now, as long as you are willing to sell this batch of goods, we can buy them at an additional [-]% price on top of the market price."

The profit of "interwoven satin machine silk" itself is not high, and it is sold at the market price, with a net profit of 3000%.If the Zhen family adds another [-]%, they will get [-]% of the net profit.Calculated, this business can make a net profit of [-] taels of silver.Acting both hard and soft, Xu Wenmin couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Zhen Tianlu struck the iron hot and lobbied continuously, finally Xu Wenmin was impulsive and signed the contract without telling his father.

When the Zhen family picked up the goods with the contract, Xu Changzong was stunned.But seeing the eldest son's autograph and seal on the contract, he had no choice but to let out a long sigh, and delivered one hundred bolts of "interwoven damask machine silk" to the Zhen family as promised.

The Zhen family finally got their wish, and took it for dyeing without mentioning it.

Shopkeeper Yu talked for a full two quarters of an hour before finishing the detailed story.Sighing: "When the Zhen family came to look for the master, the master was just out of caution and refused to agree. But the young master signed the contract, and the master had to deliver the goods as promised. I didn't expect any trouble."

After drinking a few sips of tea, he moistened his throat and continued: "I remember the day of the accident very clearly. Just after the [-]th day of August, my boss and I were in the shop to check the inventory. The servants from the Dali Temple rushed in, fiercely The boss and the eldest young master were arrested without explaining the reason. Immediately afterwards, the two shops of 'Jinxiuji' were sealed up. I didn't know the situation at the time, so I had to put the guys on vacation and go back to wait for news."

What happened afterwards is clear to everyone.Mrs. Tu asked someone to inquire about the news, and Xu Changrong also tried to rescue the two from prison through his teacher, but they failed.Dali Temple just unsealed the store because the people who interceded were all officials of the same dynasty, but Xu Changzong and Xu Wenmin have not yet been charged with crimes, and they do not know when they will be released from prison.

Shopkeeper Yu was running around in Beijing, but he couldn't get any more news.After he finished speaking, everyone was silent.

After a while, Mrs. Xu asked: "The Zeng family, has anyone been arrested?"

Shopkeeper Yu shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it yet."

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu grabbed the armrest with both hands and made a "creak... creak..." sound, and said angrily: "What a Zhen family! You actually used my Xu family as a scapegoat!"

Xu Wanzhen hurriedly offered honey tea, and said softly: "Grandmother calm down, I'll ask again." She asked, "What about Zhen Tianlu? Did he show up afterwards?"

Shopkeeper Yu shook his head.

"Where's the Zhen family? What do you want to say?"

Shopkeeper Yu continued to shake his head.

Xu Wanzhen was silent for a while, took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart, and said lightly: "Okay, I see."

Mrs. Xu had already recovered, and said, "Shopkeeper Yu, thanks to you during this time. Next, you return to 'Splendid Records' and continue to operate as usual. If there is any progress, I will send someone to let you know." Signaling Biluo to tip the reward .

Shopkeeper Yu bowed out and resigned.

Xu Wanzhen walked behind Mrs. Xu, rubbed her shoulders, and said: "Grandma, this Zhen family is really deceiving people! When necessary, they use all kinds of threats and lures. When something happens, they turn their faces and deny people, and even bite back. Really It's too hateful!"

He added: "But the matter of the Zhen family can be put aside first. Rescuing father and elder brother is our top priority. Shopkeeper Yu does not know the inside story of this matter. We still learned from the Sun family that the matter Guan Huang's heir, there must be some secrets in it, which are unknown."

Mrs. Xu nodded: "I still haven't figured out the joints. Could it be that a certain little prince wore the clothes we provided, and something went wrong? But how could the clothes hurt people? Even if they are soaked in medicine, they won't As for killing people.”

"Grandmother, I think, we need to find out the secrets in it before we can find a solution." Xu Wanzhen said slowly: "It is impossible for anything to happen without a reason. Only when the reason is found, can there be a solution. In Yangzhou City At that time, didn't the shopkeeper Zhou Da of 'Yunshang' give me a letter of recommendation? I want to take this letter and go to see Princess Zhaoyang."

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