Chapter 643: Intercepted Again
The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, Ji's Money House, and Gu's Merchant Alliance are all taking action quietly.
After the meeting that day, the three parties are now busy with their own affairs.
After learning that the Xianbei had secretly sold a batch of cattle and sheep, Gu Huaisheng made a decision.
Although he didn't know who the buyer was, he felt that it should be the governor's man. He didn't know how the governor did it, but it didn't stop him from following closely.
Compared with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and Ji's Money House, the Gu's Merchant Alliance has more diverse members and is easier to operate.
He secretly asked someone to find a horse dealer and have him go to Xianbei to buy as many horses as possible.
Su Shao was an old horse dealer. One day he received a big order, so he packed up and went to the Xianbei pastoral area with great enthusiasm.
He was an experienced horse dealer and was very familiar with the Xianbei herdsmen. He arrived at his destination with ease, and after being entertained by the familiar herdsmen and having enough food and drink, he began to work.
He looked at the running horses and asked, "Zhabu, your family has raised a lot of horses this year. Do you want to sell these horses?"
"Not for sale." replied the herdsman named Zabu.
His family had just sold some cattle and sheep, so they weren't short of money. Furthermore, their superiors had emphasized that their fine Xianbei horses must not be sold to the Han. Previously, those sold were either defective or had been tampered with.
"Forty taels a piece." Su Shao bid lightly.
Regarding someone like him who bids without even saying anything, Zabu: ...
The Xianbei people had no shortage of horses, and this year, with particularly favorable weather and harvests, they had raised even more horses. In the past, a horse of this quality would only cost thirty taels.
"Not for sale." Zabu gritted his teeth.
"Forty-five taels."
"No sale." Zabu still refused with great difficulty.
"Fifty taels." Su Shao continued to raise the price.
"No - I won't sell it." Zabu thought to himself, just increase the price a little more!
"Forget it if you don't want to sell it." Su Shao stood up.
Zabu was a little dumbfounded, then quickly pulled the man back and said, "Wait, how much do you want?"
In the end, herder Zabu not only secretly sold the horses he could sell, but also dragged his relatives into the business. Each horse could fetch an extra ten or twenty taels, but only a fool would not do that!
However, after each transaction, the herders who sold horses would emphasize to Su Shao, "The horses we sold to you cannot be sold to Pingzhou."
"Don't worry, I won't sell it to Pingzhou." Su Shao patted his chest and agreed.
He didn't sell it to Pingzhou, and the person he sold it to was not from Pingzhou, but he had no control over who the next person sold it to.
Both sides are well aware of this.
"Will you sell those fine horses?"
“No, no, no.”
"One hundred taels a horse."
“I won’t sell it for any amount of money.”
"Two hundred taels."
"Go, go, go, I'm not selling!"
Their Khan has issued a death order. These fine horses can be used as war horses and cannot be sold to outsiders. If they are sold and discovered, they will be beheaded.
Su Shao understood that this path was not feasible.
But he had decided in his heart that he would try another way later.
He now has a powerful backer behind him, and he doesn't believe that there is anything he can't accomplish even with a large amount of money at his disposal!
After finishing the transaction with Tuoba Jin, Cao Huating was about to take action against the horses raised by the Xianbei herdsmen, but then he found that he was a step too slow.
After a careful investigation, Cao Huating vaguely found clues pointing to Pingzhou.
Cao Huating: ...
When working in Pingzhou, if you are a step slower, you will be intercepted!
During this period, Pingzhou can be said to have spent countless amounts of money.
If there were big data statistics, the people who were doing the statistics would definitely ask the following question: By spending money so lavishly, does Pingzhou have no intention of living?
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At the Xie Mansion in Chang'an, as time went by, there was still no news from Xie Zhan.
Zhao Yutan took out the money from the mistress of the house and ordered people to reduce the expenses of each courtyard in the house.
Xiao was not happy with this and started to make a fuss.
Zhao Yutan had reasons for this.
"Grandpa's whereabouts are still unknown, and we don't know what will happen to our family in the future. If we don't cut down on expenses, what will we do in the future? Mother also agrees to this." Zhao Yutan said softly.
Who doesn't know that after experiencing the pain of losing her husband and son, Old Madam Xie is now clinging to her only grandson? Zhao Yutan is doing things under the banner of protecting the family business for her son. It would be strange if the old lady would stop him.
Lu Fei, wearing a loose dress, stared at Zhao Yutan, "Have you already decided that I'm gone? That's why you're so eager to eliminate all dissidents and take over the public property?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao immediately supported Lu Fei, "She must be hoping that Master is gone. After all, if Master is gone, the eldest young master is Master's only son. Wouldn't this huge Xie Mansion fall into her hands? We will all have to rely on others for our livelihood."
After what happened today, Xiao was both anxious and angry.
The Grand Commander had gotten into trouble, and she hadn't returned home with her dowry yet. The Xiao family had been very sincere, and now that bitch Zhao was using tricks to torture them! How despicable!
What a shallow-minded bastard!
Zhao Yutan's face darkened. How could she admit this?
"What are you talking about, sisters? I burn incense and pray to Buddha every day, praying for Grandpa's safety. Don't you see? Now that we're cutting back on expenses, it's not just for your two courtyards, but also for the main courtyard, except for my mother-in-law's. I plan to be a vegetarian for a year to pray for Grandpa. I can do it, so why can't you?"
Lu Fei: "Madam, you are a vegetarian, it's like you're observing mourning after your husband's death, it's unlucky!"
Xiao nodded, "I am also praying for Master, unlike you who curses Master to death."
Zhao Yutan was so angry when he heard this that he fell backwards, "How dare you!"
Lu Fei looked at Madam Xie, "Madam, do you also think that praying for blessings with mushrooms is a good omen?"
"Okay, let's forget about being a vegetarian." Mrs. Xie also felt that it was unlucky to pray for blessings through mushrooms and vegetarianism.
"What about the expenses in the mansion?" Zhao Yutan asked.
Mrs. Xie: "Just cut it down a bit." This would save her daughter-in-law's face.
Zhao Yutan immediately said, "Then subtract 50%."
"Since the mansion is in such a difficult situation, I will pay for the expenses of my courtyard myself! I must stay in the mansion and wait for my return. Madam, please don't try to force me to leave with such despicable means." After saying that, Lu Fei stood up.
Xiao followed closely behind, "The same goes for me, Madam. Since the master is not here, you can just take those melons and dates. Don't show them off to embarrass others."
"Oh, by the way, Madam, you'd better keep an eye on the money in the treasury." Finally, Xiao gave Zhao Yutan a pointed look. They both had dowries, unlike Madam, who was always thinking about the money in the treasury.
Zhao Yutan was so angry that his face turned blue. The two of them almost mentioned the word "poverty-stricken" in their words. These two bitches!
Old Madam Xie was startled. What Xiao said reminded her that her daughter-in-law seemed to be really short of money recently?
I had misunderstood before. I thought that my daughter-in-law was my grandson's biological mother, and she only had Lin'er as her child. She was in control of the public money, and it would eventually be handed over to my grandson, so I just let her do as she pleased.
Now it seems that it is better to keep the money in one's own hands.
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