Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 466 It's Dark Under the Light

It is estimated that Cao Cao has arrived.

Hearing the announcement from outside, Wang Tong was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile:

"Shen Wang came to visit. It seems that this matter has little to do with them, but there is little intention to come here to clarify, and I am afraid that there is something to ask."

The two sides are not at the point where they will never stop, and Wang Tong just mentioned it casually. I didn't expect it to be a coincidence. Sun Dahai at the side echoed and said:
"Luhai Commercial Bank has always been respectful. They have never defaulted on taxes, and everything is done in the open. Their usual actions seem to be afraid of being caught by us."

"The port of Tianjin Wei is like a golden egg to them. Without this port, the trade between Daming and Japan, North Korea, and even Nanyang would have shrunk by a few percent. Their family eats at sea, and I don't know how much less money they will earn. , but this Tianjin Wei Port will dissipate immediately without this official... It's not him, it's not him!"

Wang Tong said a few words to himself, and then ordered:
"Just go to the Zhenxing Building and book a table, Shen Wanlai, I really have something to talk about."

The people on the side quickly responded, Tianjin Weihuweiying is a force directly controlled by Emperor Wanli, if you get rid of yourself, it is tantamount to breaking an arm of Emperor Wanli.

Thinking of this, Wang Tong couldn't help shivering, could it be related to the matter of the Tian family, at this moment, he heard another report from outside:

"My lord, Master Fang from Nanrui Silk and Satin Co., please see me!"

This is the master who went back to check his appearance. He came to ask to see him at this time, obviously he found something.

Master Fang knelt down when he entered the room, but he didn't speak up to report. He looked at the people around him hesitantly. Wang Tong waved his hand and said:

"Just say what you have, we are all our own people here, so don't worry."

Hearing what Wang Tong said, Master Fang kowtowed and said in a low voice:
"Master, after looking at it, I found that it wasn't the material from the south. I was really not sure, so I went back and looked at it. This silk is thicker and darker than the one in the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of silk should be from Lu'an, Shanxi. from the government."

Wang Tong was taken aback. He remembered that the silk came from Jiangnan and Sichuan, so he couldn't help asking:
"Shanxi also produces silk?"

"Returning to the master, Lu'an Mansion in Shanxi is also a place where silk is produced. I heard from a young master that 40 years ago, when the capital used silk, [-]% to [-]% of it was Lu'an silk from Shanxi. Later, it was squeezed out by Nanhuo. I went, and now, the silks and satins from Lu'an are usually sold to the north, and the tartars don't know if it's good or not, they all think it's a good thing..."

It doesn't matter whether Lu'an produces silk or not, but what this master Fang said, it actually really touches the grassland.

If you want to explain it this way, it really makes sense. I chopped off thousands of heads on the grassland and wiped out a whole tribe.

But even Wang Tong himself didn't believe this explanation, Wang Tong pondered for a while, and said:
"Give 200 taels of silver to Master Fang, 200 taels to the old master Xiang Fuqing, and 50 taels each for the rest of the people who came to work. Tell them to remember what they saw here, and don't go outside to talk about it."

Although these craftsmen all received the first wages in their shops, they could get 200 taels at a time. They also know the seriousness of the assassination, so naturally they won't go back and talk about it.

"General Tan, lead people to look at the heads of those assassins. When we come back from the grassland, Bing Beidao also came to inspect the heads. Let them see whether the assassins are Han Chinese or Tartars."

General Tan quickly agreed and went to handle it. Everyone looked at Wang Tong, and Wang Tong said with a sullen face:
"Do you think the Tartars on the prairie will send someone to Tianjin Wei to kill me to take revenge?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and felt that this was unbelievable. Wang Tong continued:
"Let's not say that we killed all the people. Even if some escaped, they knew who we were, and even if they knew who we were, they were looking for such dead men. The Tartars came to Tianjin Wei. I'm afraid they would be killed that day. He was taken out and sent to the official."

"Could it be hired by nobles from the Tartars?"

It was Yang Sichen who said something, but Wang Tong sneered and shook his head, and said:
"If the nobles of the Tartars have such thoughts, how many people are there in the capital, how many generals are there on the nine sides, killing anyone is better than killing the official, why bother to spend so much trouble..."

After saying a few words, Wang Tong suddenly fell into deep thought, inspecting the clothes and head of the thief, everyone couldn't keep up with Wang Tong's train of thought.

However, the analysis after the inspection was clear and clear. Although everyone was a little confused, they all felt that Wang Tong had already made up their minds, and they were all waiting for Wang Tong to speak.

The room was quiet for a while, Wang Tong clapped his hands and said slowly:
"Why do you only think about the north? The cloth is homemade cloth from Beizhili, and the weapons are made by private workshops. The only small clothes that reveal your identity are silk and satin from Shanxi. You always think that this silk and satin will be sold to the north. They are from Shanxi. People don't understand why Shanxi can't send people over."

"Shanxi, is there any entanglement between you and Shanxi?"

This time it was Cai Nan who spoke, Wang Tong shook his head and sneered, and said:
"Remember the warehouse we bombarded in the street?"

The soldiers sent by Wang Tong to collect the Pingan brand were beaten by the staff of Jinhe Warehouse. Jin Yiwei directly mounted the cannon to the door of the other party. The whole city was deterred by the bombardment, but the Jinhe Warehouse was immediately ruined. The incident was almost forgotten by everyone, but when Wang Tong mentioned it, everyone had an impression.

"Check, all the Shanxi stores in Tianjin Wei, and the Shanxi people living in the inn must be checked in detail!"

It was Zhang Shiqiang who was arrested inside and outside the city. Zhang Shiqiang immediately stood up and took orders. Wang Tong said in a deep voice:
"You can send troops to help at any time, let Li Tao, Hutou and Sun Xin help you manage, and start to investigate tonight... I'm afraid it's too late now."

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"The villain was originally at Koryo's side. When he heard that the adult was in danger, he hurried over to take a look. He was relieved to see that the adult was safe and sound."

Wearing a light green long gown, Shen Wang said with a smile in the restaurant that it would take at least ten days to go to Tianjinwei by boat from Koryo. Thirty of them are Shen Wang's men, of course, Wang Tong's own men are even more.

Choosing the Zhenxing Building near the Hai River is also to reassure Shen Wang, after all, here, as long as you get out of the building, you can get on a boat on the Hai River.

"Come on, let me offer you a glass of wine, my lord. This time, my lord has turned a bad luck into a blessing, and there will be good luck in the future."

Shen Wang was very polite, and it was the second meeting between the two parties, but Shen Wang was quite enthusiastic, and it was not at all obvious that his family's subordinates had rejected Wang Tong's suggestion of hiring someone for shipbuilding.

Wang Tong touched it with a smile, drank the wine in the glass, and Shen Wang let out a long breath, shook his head and said with a grin:

"Our Daming's wine is still strong, and it's comfortable to drink. The Japanese wine is as light as water, and their earthen fire is not much stronger than vinegar."

Wang Tong put down the wine glass, stared at Shen Wang who seemed to be enjoying the delicious food and said:

"Mr. Shen, don't make such nonsense. Since you are here, those dead men were not sent by you. I know it well. We are all in charge of people and affairs, so let's talk about it. If you don't help with some things, It’s not that Tianjin Wei can’t do it, it’s just that it’s done later, if you participate now, you’ll have a piece of the golden mountain and silver sea in the future, if you always keep your door closed, I’m afraid it will be difficult to see you in the future.”

At the table where the two were sitting, there was no waiter arranged, and the surrounding tables were all empty, and the food and wine served had to be inspected by the guards of both sides before they could be served.

Hearing Wang Tong's words, Shen Wang didn't move, filled himself with wine, took a sip, leaned on the back of the chair and said with a smile:

"Hearing what my lord said, the villain really thought that the dead man was sent by the villain."

This person is really calm and composed, but these words are a bit too bold, Wang Tong raised his brows, Shen Wang picked up a piece of shrimp slices and put it in his mouth, then gave it with wine, waved his hand and said:

"My lord, don't get angry. A few 10 taels of silver are thrown in the insurance company for interest. The little ones are not so confused. Now that the lord has said so, the villain will naturally have to show it here, and you can leave it here." Dozens of boats are for adults to use, how much money is used for the outer boats, the villain will give you [-]% of the price here, the sailors who drive the boats, the craftsmen who build the boats, this is the lifeblood of villains, talk about this, it will be difficult to talk to adults in the future If we don’t talk about each other, I’m afraid that the brothers below will have their heads cut off first, my lord forgive me, my lord forgive me.”

Wang Tong frowned, but did not speak. His sudden verbal oppression was a temptation. Such a result was unexpected. With dozens of ships, at least it could solve the problem of transporting goods to Liao Town. It is also a great benefit, but it seems that Shen is doing this in vain, and it seems that the requirements are not small.

Sure enough, after Shen Wan finished speaking, seeing that Wang Tong was silent, he smiled again and said:

"Since the adults don't speak, the younger ones should be regarded as the adults' consent. This time, I have something to ask my lord. The soda industry in Tianjin Wei area is booming now. The soda sold by the commercial shops is of good quality and low price. Even the villain The fleet also sent some to various places, and made a lot of profits. Seeing this alkali, the villain also has something to buy and sell, so I also came to ask the adults for a tax exemption..."

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"We can't rely on others for anything, we can only rely on ourselves... shopkeeper Gu, remember to inquire about the price of sugar in Beijing and Beizhili, and report it as soon as possible."

After returning to the mansion, Wang Tong said a few words that made everyone puzzled, and then ordered the shopkeeper Gu to make a sudden errand, everyone was a little puzzled, what exactly was talked about during the day.

"My lord, it's dark under the lamp, it's dark under the lamp, right in front of our eyes..."

Zhang Shiqiang was so excited that his voice trembled a little...
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thank you, thank you

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