“Commander Zaga, you were so reluctant before, you even wanted to sleep in my living room, but now you’re so eager. It seems that only a real treasure can attract you.”
Commander Zaga laughed and waved his hand: "There is a saying in the Central Plains: birds die for food, and people die for wealth. Since there are treasures on Miss Shui's mountain, I am naturally eager to possess them as well."
"Uncle Yin, if we act together, the other warlords don't need to share the spoils. After it's done, you get 70% and I get 30%, how about that?"
Uncle Yin slowly said, "You're wrong. I get eight, you get two. You're just playing an assisting role, so you can't get that much."
Zaga's expression darkened slightly, but he quickly put on a smile again: "Alright, I won't be greedy, 20% will do. But Uncle Yin, when do we make our move?"
Uncle Yin thought for a moment and said, "I have to do something first. Before that, you shouldn't make any moves."
If that girl truly has the protection of Naga Buddha, then we must take good care of her so that the rest of the matter can proceed smoothly.
As for how to deal with it, Uncle Yin thought of inviting the most famous shaman in Puchen Kingdom to perform a ritual to make Naga Buddha abandon the girl.
Qiao Lian'er is currently with Boss Zuo. She is unaware that her mine has already been divided up by Uncle Yin and Military Governor Zaga, with their respective shares already agreed upon.
Captain Tang had just returned. As she had guessed, the rainy season had come early in one area, and the mountain road had collapsed, trapping them. As for Captain Li and Captain Fang, they had taken a different route.
Only today was Qiao Lian'er invited into Boss Zuo's real mansion, a magnificent four-courtyard house with a large garden. As soon as she entered, the unused detection tools in the space began to vibrate incessantly. After a quick scan, she discovered that there was a large basement beneath the courtyard, filled with stones worth over three thousand taels of silver.
She said that since Boss Zuo knew so many powerful families in the jade gambling industry, how could he only have a small stall? It's just that in a place like Beijing, making too much money can easily attract trouble.
Upon seeing the goods that Captain Tang brought back, Boss Zuo immediately decided to invite Miss Chen to his residence for a detailed discussion.
“Miss Chen, I apologize for the inconvenience. Actually, not many people here know about this. Now that our cooperation is becoming more and more solid, it is inevitable that you will come to visit. However, you must keep it a secret,” Boss Zuo said earnestly.
This is his way of showing sincerity; he hopes to continue working with such a highly skilled person forever.
"As you know, when the imperial court is in trouble, the interests of those noble families will not be touched, but they will always be eyeing us merchants, cough."
"Don't worry, I have no interest in revealing other people's secrets," Qiao Lian'er said.
We entered the hall, took our seats, and were served tea.
“I’ve inspected this batch of goods.” Boss Zuo gave Qiao Lian’er a thumbs up: “They’re all good when cut open. Miss Shui is really amazing, her judgment is so accurate.”
"The goods have been moved to the back warehouse. We'll cut them open and check the price. We'll settle the accounts here immediately, 50/50. After resting for two days, the caravan will go directly to Miss Shui's mine to pick up the goods."
"Let's go then." Qiao Lian'er stood up. She was there to get money and didn't want to waste time arguing.
Boss Zuo immediately invited her to the warehouse, where the newly arrived stones were piled up into a small mountain, numbering about three hundred, with a value between three thousand and eight thousand taels of silver. They came from ten mining areas. On the other side, there was a pile of even more waste material used to fill the quota at the gambling stone stall.
Qiao Lian'er's judgment was the same as what was found after cutting the stone. Cutting the stone was labor-intensive and time-consuming. After randomly verifying more than twenty pieces, there was almost no deviation. Boss Zuo raised his hand to stop, suppressing his admiration and disbelief.
"Miss Chen, just tell me how much it costs to settle the bill."
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