Dongli drinks wine after dusk

Chapter 228
With a dull voice, he began to talk about the past that had been suppressed in his heart for many years and he was least willing to recall:

The Tao family only had a few silk and satin shops, relying on their honesty, low prices and good quality, they had countless repeat customers, and their business was thriving.

Deng Ye and Tao Zi got married and spent a period of immortal life, the birth of his son brought his happiness to the peak.

Just think about it, he has transformed from a penniless little beggar on the side of the road who almost starved to death, to a beautiful wife and young son, serving slaves and maidservants, without worrying about food and clothing, what is life if it is not a fairy?
He has no other advantages, but he knows how to be grateful. What he has always thought of is to give his parents-in-law a good gift until they grow old, to devote his whole life to his wife, and then to cultivate his son into a talent.

Two years later, the son grew up, and the father-in-law's health began to decline. After falling ill, Deng Ye handed over the management of the silk shop that the Tao family relied on for survival.

What a trust this is.It's not that the other family has never recruited a son-in-law. Which one is not guarded against thieves, worse than a pissed off daughter-in-law, who can't do everything on her own, and has no status at all.

But the Tao family were all kind people, and treated Deng Ye no differently from their own son.

With deep kindness in front of the sea and full trust in the back, Deng Ye just wanted to be heartbroken.

However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.

For more than ten years of his life, he spent every day thinking about how to fill his stomach every day when he opened his eyes. Read freely, don't be blind.

But in the way of business, he has some small ideas, after all, he didn't learn them from Genzheng Miaohong, and he is naturally less experienced than other businessmen.

Originally, the silk and satin shop didn't have too much tedious work to do. He followed the rules left by his father-in-law every day and took good care of the most critical places without making mistakes.

People who are small and rich are safe, do not do risky things, and have no problem with food and clothing.

But the good times didn’t last long, and for some reason in Jinan Prefecture, no less than seven or eight new silk and satin shops opened this year.

For example, Tao’s old store, which does both businesses, but has more types than other new stores, has been hit the hardest, and the customer flow has decreased significantly. Seeing the daily turnover on the account continues to decline, Deng Ye is so worried that he can’t even sleep. I feel that I have failed the Yue family's trust.

He put all his heart and soul into the business, thought of many methods, but with little success. For the first time ever, the profit for one quarter was not enough for the government's expenses, and he ran into a deficit.

Although his father-in-law did not check the accounts after handing over the full power of the business to him, he felt very uncomfortable and dared not speak up, desperately looking for ways to save himself.

In such a desperate situation, he actually found a life-saving straw. Although thinking about it now, what fell from the sky was not pie at all, but at that time, he was already dazzled by the huge benefits, and he had no rational thinking at all!
Foreigners are invading the border, His Majesty the Emperor is going to use troops!
This news actually didn't have a big impact on the lives of ordinary people in Jinan Prefecture. If the war was tight, they might pay a few more copper coins in taxes, but other than that, everything remained as usual.

The emperor's decree has been issued, and the first [-] troops will be recruited from the guards all over the country, and there will be no need for civilian service.How can the emperor who loves the people like a son not be supported by others.

From time to time, I can hear some news, which land of fish and rice has adjusted grain, and which silk land has confiscated cloth. On the canal, a large number of ships transported supplies to Beijing, stretching for several miles, which is also considered a spectacle.

When someone came to buy it for the army, Deng Ye didn't doubt it, but was surprised why the other party would choose such a small shop as his, and it was impossible to sell too much.First, there is no inventory, and second, there is no economic strength.

But the other party's words dispelled Deng Ye's worries: "We can't get any money from the large-scale procurement of our own military department. This time it's a private collection. It's hard for the masters and nobles to express or not at all, right? "

"The master behind me is the most beloved Princess Qingping. The princess said that she wants to buy enough cloth and rice grains worth [-] silver, and then find a reliable bodyguard agency to transport them back to Beijing safely. .” From Lanling to the capital, the only option is land.

One hundred thousand silver?
Deng Ye was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear!The turnover of their small shop is only 1 taels a year!

He is self-aware, and with his ability, he can't afford this business no matter what.Even if he can contact the weavers to weave so much cloth, he doesn't have the financial resources to make an advance payment.

The entire Tao family's wealth is not as huge as 10 taels.

The man who came to him to discuss business smiled and shook his head: "He is a good young man, but he is too rigid."

"The princess is high above, but she doesn't know the suffering in this world. For her, 10 taels of silver is just a year's worth of chewing, but it is money that I will never be able to earn in my whole life."

"What is the price of the most inferior coarse cloth here?"

"Ten coins are ten feet."

"I'm going to be so rich, but you have to do me a favor."

The other party leaned into his ear and whispered something, and Deng Ye realized it instantly!
Coarse cloth worth ten pennies, and fine cotton cloth worth a hundred pennies, as long as they are spliced ​​together, it will not be obvious when inspecting the goods. This is a common trick used by many profiteers to cheat.

This man wanted to use this method.In this way, the original cloth of 5000 silver can be bought back with only [-] silver, and half of the deposit, [-] taels, Deng Ye can still afford to scrape together the money in the shop.

Can.
Since this batch of cloth was requested by the princess to be donated to the frontline sergeants, how dare he pass it off as good?
When it is sent to the frontier, it can be seen at a glance when it is used. How can he avoid it when the source is traced?
The Tao family has to die together!No matter how much Deng Ye wanted to make money, he didn't have the idea of ​​putting his family's life on the line!
"Brother Deng, don't rush to refuse! Listen to me, the Holy Majesty attaches great importance to this battle. Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass are ready. The princess's intentions are likely to be unreasonable." Shipped to the front. Do you know what I mean?"

Deng Ye understood.As long as the cloth arrives in the capital and the battle ahead is won, there is no need to continue to transfer the follow-up materials. Naturally, there will be places for these cloths to be disposed of, and then resold. You have to suffer from this dumb.

As for the Tao family who supplied the supply, who else will track it down?

Seeing that Deng Ye was wavering, the man added another fire: "I won't look too ugly. After the matter is completed, I will give you ten thousand taels of silver. You know this matter, and God knows it. Don't worry about it." It was passed on to outsiders."

Deng Ye was completely moved.The Tao family's property is not even worth the income from a single transaction, so they died of artificial wealth, so let's do it!

(End of this chapter)