Qiao Xin really didn't expect that Nanliang would be so chaotic! A small court that had only been established for less than ten years was so corrupt.
The Southern Liang emperor was originally a vassal of the previous dynasty who proclaimed himself king. When he changed his dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, he was already in his forties. Once the emperor had power, he thought he could rest easy and lived a life of luxury. The eunuchs and the major families of the previous dynasty were only concerned with fighting for power and profit, and did not care about the lives of the people. Years of natural disasters, coupled with a large number of man-made disasters, and layers of extortionate taxes had already crushed the backbone of the people.
This led to frequent tragedies of selling children and cannibalism.
"After I received your letter, I made inquiries in Jinling. The Shi family is the former queen's family. The queen lost two sons in succession, and the fight with the imperial concubine was quite tragic. Many families were involved.
The old emperor did not care about the old friendship and fanned the flames to suppress the Shi family. The empress committed suicide by drinking poison, the male members of her family were beheaded, and the women and children were exiled. Shi Jingmo was the only one of the Shi family who survived as a slave. "
"Why is that?"
"Because his biological mother was an actress, he grew up among them. The Shi family never raised him as a proper child. The family never took this child seriously, let alone put him on the family tree.
Who would have thought that it was a blessing in disguise, as he escaped the disaster when his property was confiscated and he was exiled.
Heiya and Mr. Gu are actually a group of street performers raised by the Shi family. Shi Jingmo's biological mother has a close relationship with them. When she was favored, she helped them many times. That's why everyone still protects her children even though they were exiled!"
Qiao Xin didn't think it was strange. In ancient times, especially among wealthy and prominent families, mother and son were a community. If the mother was noble, the son would be honored, and if the son was honored, the mother would be noble. There were very few situations that exceeded this principle.
Having an actress as his mother meant that Shi Jingmo was destined to have a hard life in that strict hierarchical family!
Even if the Shi family is still prosperous, it has nothing to do with Shi Jingmo. On the contrary, if the family has any special needs, he will be more likely to be pushed out and take the blame, or even pay a greater price! !
Now it seems that the downfall of the Shi family has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him!
She asked Shunzi to find out the identities of the criminal slaves in the house, just to make herself have an idea so that she can feel at ease when using them.
Do you really think that anyone can be like her and become her confidant?
Shunzi continued, "I later heard that Shi Jinmo's mother was sold to a brothel on the Qinhuai River in Jinling, so I went to the local Baihualou to redeem his mother. I spent a thousand taels of silver. Please forgive me, old lady!"
"I gave you the power to do what you want. What's wrong with that? Where's she?"
Shunzi sighed and said, "It's not good. She was tortured by the blacks there. If she hadn't been thinking about her son, she would have killed herself long ago. She was barely holding on all the way back. Now that the mother and son have met, Uncle Mo is trying every means to keep her alive for a few more days.
When I left Laohu Town, Shi Jingmo asked me to tell him that he wanted to meet you, old man! "
"Okay, I understand. We'll talk about this later. How about Second Master?"
"Everything is fine. The people of Yuncheng now call him the Great Lord. All those things have been dealt with. I have bought what needs to be bought and replaced what needs to be replaced according to his instructions.
Yuncheng had basically recovered to 90% of its previous state, and although the crops were destroyed, Erye led everyone to plant two bunches of cabbage and radishes in time, which at least made up for the lack of food.
When I came back, the Second Master had taken in a lot of refugees who had escaped from Southern Liang, so Yuncheng was no longer short of people.
The Second Master said that without your help, we wouldn’t have gotten so many good things, so he left 50,000 taels of silver as a reward for your hard work.”
"We are all family, and he is still polite to me."
Qiao Xin complained, but she took the silver without hesitation.
Helping is helping, but it is only natural that she should get the hard work fee. If Qiao Yunqing didn't give it, she wouldn't mention it on purpose. Tu Jin took the initiative to give it, and she still said pretentiously that she didn't want it. Isn't that stupid?
Shunzi was very happy to see this. It turned out that the Second Master understood the Old Madam better. Nothing could make the old lady happy like giving her money!
It took Shunzi most of the day to finish these instructions.
Qiao Xin also indirectly had a general understanding of what she had been experiencing during this period.
This kid made five or six moves and earned more than 100,000 taels of silver for the Qiao family on top of the original profits. It's really impressive!
Not only that, he also suggested that Qiao Xin fill up the warehouse with fish as soon as possible.
People over there love to eat fish, but they can only cook a few kinds of fish. Neither the taste nor the cooking methods can compare with those of the Qiao family.
If Yu Mancang drove past, it would be a dimensionality-reduction blow to the restaurants in Nanliang.
Moreover, he had already spotted the opportunity and quietly bought a restaurant. Although it was located in a remote location, so what? Isn't Yu Manmancang also near the slums in the south city? Isn't that a prime piece of land?
Business is still going strong.
Qiao Xin was really glad that she had taken this young man in. He was smart, clever, and had a strong ability to adapt to changing situations. She had gone against all odds and let him take the position of the chief steward of the outer courtyard at such a young age. It was not a mistake to choose him.
Look, it's only been a short time, and this kid has brought such a rich return to the Qiao family.
This is a real achievement without my guidance!
"I just happen to have something for you. Yu Mancang is planning to expand, and you know a lot of shopkeepers in Beijing, so I'll leave the procurement of materials to you!"
"Okay, I'll do it in a minute!"
Qiao Xin smiled and said, "You did a good job this time. You will get the reward you deserve. Do you want a hundred taels of silver or a house in Laohu Town?"
Unexpectedly, Shunzi did not make any choice! Instead, he chose to let Qiao Xin give him a separate house in Qiao Mansion!
And asked if he could be given priority next time the team goes out.
Qiao Xin was surprised: "Do you like running outside so much? Do you want to go to Nanliang or Xishu?"
"Let's go to Nanliang. I'm more familiar with that place and want to go there and carve out a territory for our family!"
Qiao Xin smiled dotingly, "Okay! I promise you this. Since you don't want the house, take the 100 taels of silver first. Which man doesn't have to carry some money for emergencies? Work hard, I won't treat you unfairly!"
Nowadays, masters often suppress, restrict and control their capable subordinates, and never let them overshadow themselves.
But Qiao Xin feels that only by running in both directions can the benefits be maximized.
There will always be people smarter than you in this world, and it’s too tiring to control others!
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