Fenghou

Chapter 347
Chen Qing fell asleep again in a daze, and when he woke up, the two little ladies were already busy boiling water and frying tea, just like two happy little orioles.

Chen Qing suddenly realized that what these two young ladies were looking for was a sense of security, and only he could give them a kind of support, and they recognized him from the bottom of their hearts.

"My lord, we want to go to Miss Lu's place today!"

Seeing Chen Qing get up, Yu Ying immediately stepped forward obediently with his shoes and socks, asking for instructions while putting on the socks for him.

"You go! Let a few more soldiers escort you there."

"Yes! We still have to accompany Miss Lu to go shopping, but we have no money."

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing, patted her little face and said: "You can't afford a hundred coins, go ask Yan Jun for money, and figure out how much you need."

Yu Ying smiled slyly, they wanted a lot, they wanted to decorate the wedding room!
"My lord, won't you go with us?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I still have something to do today, you guys go!"

After grooming and having breakfast, Chen Qing found Yan Jun and told him two things. The first is to buy a better big bed and put it in his outhouse. It's best to put it in the outhouse, so they can feel at ease , I don’t have to worry too much about myself.

The second thing is to ask him to arrange ten brothers to guard the two young ladies. If there are still people following them, he will take them back to the mansion.

After arranging two things, Chen Qing went out on horseback.

Chen Qing is very busy today. In the morning, Chengqing Commercial Firm was established, and he wants to take a look. In addition, Hu Yantong came back yesterday afternoon, and they made an appointment for a drink at noon.

Zheng Ping's son was finally named Zheng Cheng, and the joint spice firm was named Cheng Qinghang.

There is still a small misunderstanding here. At that time, Chen Qing did not think that "Chengqing" and his own name were homophonic. Zheng Tongquan thought that Chen Qing wanted to name the firm after his homonym, so he agreed, and waited for Chen Qing to respond. Come here, it's done.

The firm is located opposite Dawazi near Jiangjun Bridge. This location is equivalent to Nanjing Road in Shanghai and Wangfujing in Beijing. It is the most prosperous commercial area in Lin’an. A piece of land with the size of one and a half mu is too small for restaurants and inns, and it is only suitable for shops.

The Zheng family sold the land to Zheng Ping and Chen Qing at a cost of [-] guan, and used it as Cheng Qinghang's shop.

The store is still a blank space, but the future layout has been painted with lime, and a senior manager is explaining the layout to Zheng Ping and Chen Qing.

"This is actually a business and a shop. The first floor is a shop, the second floor is a business, the first floor is not only a shop, but also a display of various spices. The back of the first floor is a clerk's room and a warehouse. The clerk's room is for the guys to rest during the day. The guy is on duty at night, the second floor is the commercial bank, and the back is the account."

"Is the warehouse too small?" Chen Qing was surprised to find that the warehouse in the back was only about [-] square meters.

The chief manager smiled and said, "This is just a store warehouse. The store warehouse is near the Yuhang Gate. We rented a warehouse from the Zheng family, and the spices shipped from overseas are stored there."

The chief steward, surnamed Hu, is about [-] years old. He is an old steward who has worked with the Zheng family for more than [-] years. He is one of the three stewards of the Zheng family. He has rich experience and strong ability. Big steward.

"The construction of the shops here will start the day after tomorrow, and then I will take a few accountants to Quanzhou to buy a boat. If there is no suitable boat, I will rent a boat first to ensure that I can keep up with the sailing in March next year."

"How many times a year do you go to sea?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"Twice a year, go to sea in early March, return at the end of May, then go to sea in June, and return in September. If time is tight, I suggest renting a boat first, so that the sailors are ready-made, otherwise everything will be busy from scratch, and it will not be able to catch up with March next year. Such a ship."

Chen Qing nodded, "The manager has made up his mind on this matter, so don't ask us!"

At this time, Zheng Ping whispered to Chen Qing: "I just found out today that going to Nanyang is not only about selling spices, but also sea pearls, sea shells, gemstones, and valuable wood. Just transporting red sandalwood to Lin'an can make more than ten times the huge profits. It is said that gold and silver mines have been discovered there, but the risk of smelting on the spot is relatively high, and it is not cost-effective to transport the ore back, so we have to think of a way."

Chen Qing's eyes lit up when he heard about the production of gold and silver. He smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, take it step by step. If it really doesn't work, you can buy an island and smelt it on the island."

At noon, Chen Qing met Hu Yantong at Hukou Restaurant. Zheng Ping had business at home, so he didn't come together.

"What's the matter with you?"

Hu Yantong in front of him shocked Chen Qing, there was a long scar on the left side of his face, almost disfigured, the whole person was dark and thin, depressed.

"I encountered a Jurchen cavalry outpost!"

Hu Yantong suddenly covered his face and burst into tears, "There are only fifty people on the other side! After killing all three hundred of our cavalry, I actually escaped by pretending to be dead. I am ashamed."

Chen Qing calmly looked at Hu Yantong who lost control of his emotions. He and Liu Qiong came out of martial arts at the same time, but took different paths. In two years, Liu Qiong has experienced many battles and has gradually grown into a general on his own, but Hu Yantong has fallen into the darkest moment of his life.

After Hu Yantong calmed down a little, Chen Qing asked: "Actually, you have come back a long time ago?"

Hu Yantong nodded, "I was sent back to Lin'an two months ago to recuperate. In addition to being shot in the back by two arrows, I was stabbed in the face and leg. I was almost saved from the brink of death."

"Tell me, how did you meet the Jurchen sentry cavalry?"

"I don't know. Our garrison received a few villagers who said that half of the pigs and sheep in their village had been stolen overnight. Yang Dutong sent me to investigate. I took [-] cavalry to the village to investigate, but we walked halfway. When we met fifty Song Army cavalrymen, we found that they had pigs and sheep on their horses, and we immediately stepped forward to question them, but they were killed with a knife and shouted, and we realized that they were Jurchens."

"You are three hundred cavalry, and the opponent is fifty cavalry?"

"That's right, I was not ambushed, but I fought fiercely on the official road, but the opponent was too strong. None of the three hundred of us escaped. Many brothers wanted to escape, but they were all shot to death by their arrows. , accurately shot through the throat, the opponent only injured a few people, and none of them died."

Chen Qing was really speechless. Of course he had experienced the Jurchen sentry cavalry, and they were indeed very strong. It would be understandable if the [-] Song army infantry could not do it, but the Song army was also cavalry!The [-] cavalry were wiped out by the opponent's [-] cavalry, and the opponent did not die, which is a bit unbelievable.

Either the opponent was extremely strong, or Hu Yantong's subordinates were extremely weak.

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Qing suddenly thought of something, widened his eyes and asked, "Is your [-] cavalry the same army I trained back then?"

Hu Yantong nodded, and said with shame on his face: "That's why I dare not come to see you!"

Chen Qingteng stood up, how could it be possible, what his training army looked like, he knew very well, regardless of physical strength, formation, riding and archery, archery, they were all the elite among the elite, and they won the leader of the recruit competition, how could they Possibly wiped out by fifty Jurchen cavalry?

Chen Qing stared at Hu Yantong sharply, "How dare you swear to heaven that you didn't lie to me?"

Hu Yantong raised his arms and said, "I swear to the heavens, if what I said today is even half a lie, I will be struck by lightning and die without a place to die!"

Chen Qing walked to the window with his hands behind his back, feeling really sad in his heart, he had put so much effort into that army, but he couldn't take it away and left it to Hu Yantong. He didn't expect that the three hundred cavalry would encounter such a result, which made him very heartbroken.

After a while, Chen Qing slowly turned his head to Huyan Passage: "The fifty people you encountered should not be Jurchen sentry cavalry."

"what is that?"

Chen Qing said slowly: "If I guess correctly, it should be Wanyan Nianhan and his soldiers."

Hu Yantong's eyes widened suddenly.

(End of this chapter)