Chapter 107 The Sprouts of Exchanges

There was dense moss growing in the crevices of the bluestone slab under the corridor, but in such a winter day, it also showed a slight yellowing. Jiang Xuening had been quietly staring at that crevice for a long time.

Her gaze remained calm and motionless.

The whole person's figure also seemed to be at a standstill.

Zhou Yinzhi once accompanied Jiang Xuening all the way to the capital, and was also a former subordinate of Jiang Boyou. Taking advantage of the opportunity to send Jiang Boyou some local products from other places, he came to see Jiang Xuening, which did not attract much suspicion from many people.

Just like this at this moment, it's inevitable to make people's hearts beat with drums.

Since he conveyed the situation of negotiating with the Tianjiao group, Jiang Xuening has remained silent for a long time.

That half of the letter was pressed between her fingers.

A thin page of letterhead is neither old nor new, with powerful and neat handwriting arranged neatly.

The wind blew, and the letters and handwriting swayed between her fingers.

Zhou Yinzhi also knew that this matter was unusual and pondered for a moment, saying, "That person has already taken it. However, he is unwilling to write another letter to inform like the previous people, and he said that this matter had already been discussed with his companions before he came out. I'm afraid that even if he wrote a letter, no one will take the bait again. Otherwise, he will use their lives as a threat to force them to comply."

This is the most common practice.

Few people can truly disregard life and death. As long as the other party feels threatened enough, even the hardest person will quickly succumb.

However, Jiang Xuening's eyes lightly closed as she said, "It's useless to use a mouse as a deterrent."

This was not a fair transaction from the beginning.

Although people are afraid of death, the person holding the remaining half of the letter is not the one who was caught by them and truly threatened with life, but his scattered accomplices outside. Even if it is a threat, others will not take it seriously.

Besides, no matter how they calculate, they are also more afraid.

I am even more afraid that the remaining half of the letter will be controlled by the court and the Xiao family!

Fifty thousand taels of silver.

How dare the lion speak loudly!

Jiang Xuening's eyebrows and eyes couldn't help but condense a bit, and there was a hint of anger in her chest. However, in the end, she forced her to push them back: preparing the money early in the morning is just to prepare it for use when it's like this? Compared to the safety of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, external belongings are not worth mentioning.

Just

She furrowed her brow lightly and said, "Although the price is a bit higher, it's not unacceptable. I'm afraid what they said is false. It's now that the Gong Yicheng has no news, and this group of hidden Tianjiao followers in the capital have their thoughts. But if we give money, the Gong Yicheng will have news again. It's hard to guarantee that they will have to submit this letter even if they don't receive the money, so it's not worth the loss."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yinzhi hesitated to speak.

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Jiang Xuening noticed it and asked, "Why, there's other news?"

There is some news

However, Zhou Yinzhi's authority is not yet significant enough to be fully understood, so he hesitates and is hesitant to speak.

Jiang Xuening hesitated for a moment before asking, and said, "There is some news about this' missing 'Mr. Gongyi in the court. There are rumors in the Royal Guards that the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture shot and killed a leader of the Heavenly Cult two days ago during the siege of the Heavenly Cult, which seems to be called' Gongyi Cheng '. However, when I came to find the second girl just now, I heard from my colleagues that this person did not die, but was arrested and imprisoned in the Heavenly Cult along with other rebels."

If any of this news is true, the hidden pillars of the Heavenly Cult will be prepared to take the money and run away, greatly increasing their credibility.

It's not a hole without wind!

Jiang Xuening lowered her eyes and slowly folded the page of the letter in her hand, saying, "Believe it or not. It's just that I don't have enough money in my hands for the time being, so I told those people that we have the sincerity to buy the letter in their hands, but we need to ask them to wait for more than a month. You know, although believing them can be presented to the Xiao family, Duke Dingguo may not be a good person, and even if I receive the letter, he may not be able to uproot them. It can still be considered a great achievement. Please don't go to seek his own death for the time being."

Zhou Yinzhi was shocked and said, "But with such a large sum of money..."

Jiang Xuening interrupted, "Just go ahead and tell me, I will find a way with the silver."

Even with the money given by Jiang Boyou a while ago and some personal silver in his hand, he couldn't gather up to 40000 taels, let alone be on guard against any unforeseen circumstances. The missing silver is inevitably worrying.

After Zhou Yinzhi left, Jiang Xuening sat alone in the room, thinking for a long time, and finally sighed and made a decision.

She found someone and delivered a message to Ren Weizhi.

So the next morning, the merchants and agents who were traveling to the Shuxiang Inn suddenly discovered something unusual - a large sign was hung in the lobby of the inn, which said that 40% of the silver shares of the Ren family salt farm in Zigong, Sichuan had been sold out and they had earned 20000 silver. Soon, they would return to Shu and operate the salt farm. As for the use of Zhuo Tong Jing, Kuai Ma will also be dispatched to Beijing on a regular basis to deliver messages. As for the silver shares purchased by everyone, if necessary, without the consent of Ren Shi, they can be resold on their own!

But the price and amount agreed upon for resale will be recorded on this brand for public display.

When this sign was hung, it was thrown into Pinghu like a stone, causing a thousand waves among the merchants in the middle of Beijing!

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The marriage between Ren Weizhi and You Fangyin was settled quickly.

Since You Fangyin told Jiang Xuening about her plans and learned that she did not object, Zhou Yinzhi from the Royal Guards yamen spoke up and, of course, cooperated extremely to release the person.

That afternoon, Ren Weizhi went to propose marriage.

You Fangyin was just a commoner in the mansion. After being locked in prison for so many days, no one was willing to put in any effort to catch her out. Returning to the mansion, she was met with various glares, from uncles and young ladies to maids and servants.

You Yue is even more resentful of her going crazy and almost taking action against herself, so she wants to take the opportunity to retaliate.

Who would have thought that someone would suddenly come to propose marriage?

This really surprised everyone in the mansion.

When someone came to propose marriage, Uncle Qingyuan naturally couldn't turn them away and respectfully invited them in for a conversation.

As there were no relatives in the Zhi family and no acquaintances in the capital, I came to my doorstep.

When Uncle Qingyuan asked, he returned to his studies, but he didn't even have any official status as a juren and was still a businessman, so he didn't look down on him for the first time. At least they are from the Bo family. Although You Fangyin is an inconspicuous commoner, she also comes from an official family background. How can she be matched with a businessman? But then I heard that his family actually ran a salt farm and had just raised a sum of money to return to Shu, but suddenly my heart moved.

I only asked one question: How much dowry do you offer?

Ren Weizhi said, three thousand taels.

Uncle was not satisfied and served tea to the guests.

But in the past few days, You Yue, who had also been expelled from the palace and returned to her mansion, was just hearing about this matter. She was moved and boldly asked Ren Weizhi to come and speak——

Few people know that she also knows Ren Weizhi!

On that day, she had a big argument with her family because her uncle spent more than 13000 taels of silver to bring her home safely. After that, she disregarded her sister You Shuang's dissuasion and walked out with the private money she had saved.

At that time, it was to find the silver stocks of Ren Weizhi's salt farm!

Unexpectedly, Ren Weizhi wanted to marry You Fangyin.

You Yue hated Jiang Xuening for suppressing her in everything, causing her to lose face. She also hated You Fangyin for daring a concubine's illegitimate daughter to pick up a stool and fight against her. She wished she could find an opportunity to kill these two people.

After careful consideration, she couldn't help but sneer.

It's very simple. You Fangyin, this little hoof, used to not even go out of the mansion. Where did she meet any foreign man? This Ren Weizhi came directly to propose marriage, which must have been when she had asked You Fangyin to inquire about the salt field before, and the two of them hooked up.

A shameless slut!

Of course, thinking so in my heart may not necessarily mean saying so.

You Yue feels that for herself, this is also an opportunity.

She is also the legitimate daughter of the Uncle's Mansion and can speak well in the mansion.

At present, he hinted to Ren Weizhi.

Ren Weizhi was also very "righteous" and respectfully asked You Yue to explain the matter for his marriage. He first gave a red envelope of one thousand taels, saying that he would thank you again after the matter was completed.

You Yue was extremely happy as she held the money in her hand.

She had previously bought silver stocks in the salt field with over two thousand taels of her own silver, and her hands were tense. With this thousand taels of silver, she naturally nourished a lot.

Not to mention the follow-up?

If You Fangyin marries, she is also a young lady from the Uncle's Mansion. Isn't the money she invested in the salt farm more secure?

So as to reluctantly agree to speak a few good words for Ren Weizhi with hypocrisy.

Although there is still a noble title in the Qingyuan Bo Mansion, he does not hold real power in the court. Recently, he spent a lot of money to get You Yue out of prison, almost emptying the old man of the Bo Mansion.

Three thousand taels is not much, but it's also quite a bit.

Qingyuan Bo had just sent Ren Weizhi away, but he actually regretted it a bit.

In no time, You Yue came to persuade and insinuate, saying, "Father, this is just you being confused. That little hoof comes from a humble background, which wealthy family in the capital looks up to? Even if he is a concubine, he may not have what he wants. Now that Ren is ambitious, although he comes from a lower background, he can at least be considered a scholar. What matters is that his family runs a salt farm. You don't know, there are many people in the capital who have bought the silver shares of his salt farm. If he succeeds when he returns, he may become a wealthy businessman. Not to mention that he is willing to pay 3000 taels of dowry money now. Don't worry about this. People can't succeed, it's a waste of money! It's this Ren who wants to marry that little hoof. Even if we don't add any dowry to that little hoof in the future, he won't dare to say anything!"

Uncle felt a bit embarrassed and said, "But I've already asked someone to leave..."

You Yue's eyes rolled and she said, "That's not easy. If I ask someone to come again, how could he not come? When you see him, just say it's a test of his sincerity, and then agree with the situation."

After such a speech, the next day Ren Weizhi visited the house again.

Uncle Qingyuan put on airs for a while, and finally accepted the marriage proposal.

On Youyue's side, she couldn't help but receive another 1000 taels of red envelopes from Ren Weizhi.

The matter has been settled.

Just because Ren Weijia was in Shu and was in a hurry to go back and run a salt farm, the wedding date was quickly finalized. The time is set to be one and a half months later. Ren Weizhi will return to Shu first, while You Fangyin will prepare her dowry one and a half months later before marrying off to Shu.

After hearing that this matter had been completed, Jiang Xuening couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Everything was expected and nothing unexpected happened.

But the other merchants in the capital were amazed by this.

No one expected that Ren Weizhi could really raise such a large sum of money after coming to Beijing, and he even managed to solve all the major issues. It's really unbelievable.

Three days later, Ren Weizhi set off to return to Beijing.

The innkeeper collected some money to continue hanging the sign.

The vendors who came and went couldn't help but discuss when they saw it.

"Forty percent of the silver shares in the salt field were split into forty thousand shares, resulting in twenty thousand taels of silver. When calculated, one share is worth five coins of silver, which is five hundred wen. I never thought anyone would really pay. Is there so many wealthy people in the capital?"

"Well, don't you know yet?"

"How to say it?"

"Mr. Lv, the owner of the Youhuang Pavilion in the capital, gave out 5000 taels, holding 10000 shares in his hand. He's not afraid of too much money, he really dares to buy!"

"Yeah, what if Ren runs away with the money?"

"You don't understand that, do you? They have already arranged a marriage agreement with the Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion, which tells you that I can't run away. Please rest assured. And if the silver shares can be resold, don't worry, he can sell them now."

"It's easy to say, who dares to buy it!"

"Yeah, let's not say it's five cents per share, I won't buy even two cents per share. A rundown salt farm with a hidden blueprint, who would believe he has the ability to build a salt farm?"

"Strange, Mr. Lv only paid 5000 taels. So who else paid 15000 taels?"

"I know Mr. Liu, who is in the silk and satin business, bought hundreds of taels of silver for fun. Anyway, he's not short of money, so he's just helping the younger generation. Do anyone want to buy it? I can help you negotiate."

"Who bought this!"

In summary, everyone's discussion turned to discussion, curiosity turned to curiosity. During the period when Ren Zhigang returned to the capital, there were a small number of silver stocks outside, but not many people wanted to bid to buy them.

Even if there is an occasional offer, I am unwilling to offer 500 wen per share to buy.

Some publish three hundred wen, while others publish four hundred wen.

But it's really strange. No one paid attention for the first five days, and by the fifth day, we finally made a deal. Mr. Liu, the owner of the Silk and Satin Manor, was a friend of Ren Weifather. He spent three hundred taels of silver to buy six hundred silver shares and held them in his hand for the sake of helping the younger generation. He thought the silver had been wasted, but never thought he would have to retrieve it again.

But surprisingly, someone really came to him to buy it.

The person we are talking about is a girl, and Mr. Liu doesn't know her either. Anyway, the other party offered 350 wen per share, which allowed him to recover 210 taels of silver. He was very satisfied and didn't even think much before selling his silver shares.

So the shopkeeper of the Shuxiang Inn changed the sign and recorded the number and price of this transaction with clear and upright strokes on it.

On the day it was hung, it attracted countless onlookers.

The tea money sold at the inn has doubled, which has made the shopkeeper happy.

Just as everyone looked at the sign pointing and pointing, they all laughed loudly and said, "Look, if you buy it for five hundred wen, you can only sell it for three hundred and five, which is a complete loss of thirty percent! Those who bought a few thousand taels of silver are so angry when they see this, right?"

Someone agreed, "Yes, it's a big loss."

Someone sighed and said, "I don't think this salt farm's ambition is reliable. I'm afraid no one will buy it in the future, and it will continue to fall!"

There is a considerable distance between Shu and the capital, and no one has ever heard of any "Zhuotong Well". They don't even believe that this thing can extract deeper new salt brine from an old and unusable salt well.

The silver stock price of this salt farm has been continuously declining.

In the following ten days, two more transactions were made, but the prices were three hundred wen per share and two hundred and ninety wen per share, respectively.

Since he knew that the silver stocks in this salt field could be freely traded and resold, Lv Xian has been keeping an eye on the news from the Shuxiang Inn. When he learned about the first selling price of 350 wen, he couldn't help but curse.

When the price dropped to 290 wen, I almost lost my breath and tilted my nose.

Although he knew he was hoping to make a lot of money by distributing dividends in the future after the success of the salt farm, when he learned about the stock price, he didn't hold back his cheap hands. He sat in the Youhuang Pavilion, pulling his abacus and carefully calculated. He invested 5000 taels and lost half of it! A heart is dripping blood!

You Yue in the Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion was even more stunned, unable to sleep well for several days. She secretly calculated her own money and scolded Ren Weizhi to the bone.

No one is optimistic about salt farms.

Before the Shuxiang Inn, many people occasionally went to take a look, but as the silver stocks couldn't be sold and the boards didn't change for a few days, everyone's attention gradually decreased, leaving only a few people who were still very persistent and occasionally went in to take a look.

Until Ren Weizhi left the capital for a month, news about the Zigong Salt Factory suddenly spread among all the salt merchants——

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The Zhuo tube well has been built!

I heard that it is built high, several feet tall, standing up like a small building, looking very novel and frightening. After standing up, the salt workers hired by the money went down hard to dig the well. When the news came, the well was already more than ten feet deeper than before and continued to be drilled!

The news spread from salt merchants to ordinary merchants.

It was not long before it was confirmed that Shu Di Ren Wei sent a fast horse to the capital, and the sign in the lobby of Shu Xiang Inn wrote the news that Zhuo Tong Jing had been erected for the first time and a deep well had been hit!

This time, the inn, which had been deserted for nearly half a month, once again welcomed many curious merchants, even ordinary people who came to watch the excitement.

More prosperous than the previous peak!

The people holding silver stocks in their hands and those considering buying silver stocks gathered here, talking to each other and listening to the situation. Although salt brine has not yet been produced in that salt field, the offer of 290 wen or even lower is gone forever. No one sold three hundred wen, no one sold four hundred wen, and no one sold five hundred wen. It wasn't until someone offered a high price of 620 wen, which is six cents and two cents of silver, that a small transaction was made!

All those who used to mock others for buying at a loss couldn't help but look at each other.

A more sensitive and intelligent person suddenly realized something more important from this price change——

For example, Lv Xian.

When someone said that he couldn't buy silver stocks in the salt field for over 600 wen, the back of his head exploded. It wasn't until then that he had a bit of a nostalgia and vaguely understood what the simple words "silver stocks can be freely resold" meant!

This means that there is no need for the salt farm to actually make money, as long as everyone feels that the salt farm can make money, the silver stock price can skyrocket!

And those who hold silver stocks do not need to wait for the salt farm to operate well and receive regular dividends. They can directly resell their silver stocks to obtain large profits in advance!

Silver and silver stocks have this kind of gameplay!

I've never seen it before, I've never heard of it before!

L ü Xian couldn't help but ponder: was it Ren Weizhi who came up with this method himself, or was it the method that other buyers of silver stocks came up with? He only received a total of 5000 taels, and who owns the remaining 15000 taels

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A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The person holding the remaining half of the letter from the Heavenly Sect finally couldn't sit still. They came to the message urging them when they could take out the 50000 taels of silver. Seeing that the agreed deadline was about to arrive, they were obviously a bit anxious.

Zhou Yinzhi also pondered that this money was too large. Where did Jiang Xuening find it?

He once again came to Jiang's mansion and passed on the news to Jiang Xuening.

As the New Year approaches, there is also more snowfall in the capital.

The room has already been burned with charcoal fire.

Jiang Xuening thought that he would go back to the palace sooner or later. He also knew that Xie Wei was a tough guy. He didn't touch the piano for a while. When he remembered it, he was nervous. He said to play the piano quietly. At this time, he sat at the piano table and tuned.

After listening to Zhou Yinzhi's words, she didn't even turn her gaze. She just casually pointed to the table and said calmly, "Take ten thousand taels and call them, please rest assured."

As for the remaining part

Jiang Xuening lightly hooked her fingers, and the strings vibrated, producing a trembling sound that swayed gently in the cold air. Her voice also softly said, "As for the remaining money, it's almost there."

Wait a little longer.

Be patient and wait.

We haven't reached the best price yet.