Chapter 21 The Dilemma of Henan Business

After leaving the west wing, Ji Moshu did not take what he had just happened to heart. After talking about his worries with Mrs. Ji, he became more relaxed.

Since her mother said that it was nothing serious and she would make some medicine for her, it would definitely not be a big problem. After a short rest, she reviewed her homework as usual.

After a few more days, the autumn wind gradually rose, and the midsummer came to an end with day-to-day reading and exercise.

After midsummer is followed by the autumn harvest season every year. The busy autumn harvest is mixed with the shouts and laughter of farmers. While sweating, it is like a gust of wind. Although it is over in one meeting, it is left alone. The fragrance of rice in the yard will not dissipate for a long time.

With the end of autumn harvest, the first festival that comes to mind is Mid-Autumn Festival.

On this day, Ji Moshu wrote a policy and just put down his brush, the door of the study was opened.

squeak.

Su Niang walked in, still wearing a conservative green robe, holding a food table.

Thank you for your hard work, come on, Su Niang rewards the lady with a soup today. Now the farmers are celebrating the autumn harvest, so we will also celebrate one.Su Niang put the food table on the table and carefully avoided the policy that Ji Moshu had just written.

How can the farmer’s family be related to our merchant family? What is this?It smells so good.Ji Moshu looked at the soup cup on the table happily.

I'm good to you, drink more soup.By the way, tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, will the lady go out for a walk?A few days ago, when I returned to my husband's house, I heard that the lantern exhibition was held on Taihu Lake during this Mid-Autumn Festival, which is really exciting.Su Niang opened the soup cup, took a small bowl and scooped a bowl in front of Ji Moshu, and asked with a smile.

The period after the autumn harvest is the only time when ordinary people can rest for a short time throughout the year. At this time, it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival. The so-called "only in a foreign land and a stranger, I miss my family more during the festival." Therefore, every Mid-Autumn Festival, no matter whether you are in all directions, everyone will put down their work. The serious holiday is not only to express lovesickness and express love to the bright moon, but also to make a living.

Among them, the Lantern Exhibition is a popular event.

Huh?Lantern Exhibition?Ji Moshu's eyes lit up, and he forgot to drink the soup.

Yes, have you not seen the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival exhibition?

I have never seen the Lantern Festival, and I have never seen it even in Taihu Lake.

Haven't seen it before?Su Niang paused and was surprised.

Look at my body, I can't even get out of this yard.My mother was afraid that if I went out to get dirty, I would get seriously ill. If I wanted to go out, I would definitely have to use the whole mansion to mobilize many troops and work hard. Not only would I be tired, but I would also lose the fun of visiting the lake and watching the lanterns. So I have not been out for many years.

Thinking of my short life, I spent almost most of my time in this yard and never went out.

The only fun is to look at those scripts, or to sit in this yard and look at the scenery that you can see to the end, sometimes it is quite disappointing.

She knew that her parents had tried their best to decorate her. Her yard was large and she had many flowers and plants, and it could be called a miniature peach blossom land, but no matter how careful she was, some things could not be made up for.

Miss……

I'm used to it when I'm fine. When I go out, I may be in danger or get sick, which makes my parents worried.I need to cure the disease first, and now my body has improved greatly, my skills have recovered well, and I have a certain ability to protect myself.If I were as expected, I would be able to go back to the academy in one month and I would see different scenery by then.Ji Moshu drank the soup in the porcelain bowl. The soup was fresh and fragrant, which made her look so happy that she could not help but squint.

Su Niang took a deep breath, and felt very uncomfortable somewhere in her chest, and an impulse suddenly burst out.

Miss, it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival in two days. At that time, taking advantage of the night, Su Niang secretly takes you out to visit the lake and watch the lantern show?She suddenly clenched Ji Moshu's hand, and she couldn't even react to how excited she was in her eyes.

This... Ji Moshu was stunned and then realized that a sense of joy suddenly emerged from his heart, but was quickly suppressed by her, but.

The lady looks so happy now that she doesn't have to live so much.On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Su Niang stopped going back to her husband's house and stayed with her lady.I accompanied the lady out. If the lady had any discomfort, I could take the lady to find the miracle doctor immediately. Even if the lady couldn't trust Su Niang, she should have trusted the miracle doctor.

Su Niang, this.

This condition is really tempting, Ji Moshu is really moved, she really wants to go out.

The reason why she didn't go out was not because she was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable or that she would encounter some danger, but because she was afraid that her parents would be sad. Over time, she suppressed herself to the extreme.

Sometimes she looks like whether she is human or ghost is not just a torture of disease, but her own inner demon.

The title of Ji family heir gave her a lot of things, which also made her breathless. After carrying everything, she became a puppet.

What Mrs. Ji calls "playing with things and losing one's ambition" is actually mostly human nature, but once it is put on her, it cannot be done.

But what if there is danger...

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by righteous words.

Don't hesitate, it's just going out and not going to the battlefield.The lady is a person, not a weed. Even if it is a weed, it has to go through storms to grow. Raising it in the deep boudoir is harmful to the lady.If the lady wants to go out, Su Niang will make some preparations in the past two days.

Su Niang slowly lured her, and with her use of both soft and hard, Ji Moshu finally nodded.

Although the amplitude is very small and there is a lot of uneasiness in my eyes, I can't hide that touch of joy, it's very dazzling.

That's right. Miss has almost finished drinking this soup. Try to rest as much as possible in the past two days. By the way, I will go out tomorrow and say I will go back to my husband's house. At that time, I will book a boat so that the lady can feel more comfortable when traveling to the lake.Su Niang arranged it in almost a blink of an eye, as if she was afraid that Ji Moshu would backfire.

Ji Moshu could only passively accept Su Niang's arrangement, and his heartbeat was accelerating again, and the pounding hit her ribs so much that it hurt. Is this feeling?

As the saying goes, the word "Tao Love" is a disaster, and many people have never taken it. A master of Taoism must even cut off love to cultivate the right path. This made her doubt that the word "Tao Love" is very evil, but why did evil things make her so happy?

The porcelain bowl in her hand had already reached the bottom at some point, and soon a new bowl was added. She finished drinking it as much as possible until a cup of soup was bottomed out but she still felt that it was not enough.

It seems that what I was drinking at this time was not soup, but freedom and elegance for seventeen years.

With expectations, time naturally passes by quickly.

In a blink of an eye, two days passed.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is also a festival for ordinary families to reunite. It also has the wish of wishing people to last forever and share the beauty of the moon from thousands of miles away.

This kind of wish will be extremely precious in the Ji family. It is said that most of the lives of Henan merchants have been spent on boats. Going home is only a few days or months of the year, and even many people will take several years to go home.

Considering that Ji Moshu's health has improved, he will return to the academy in October. On this day, Mr. Ji simply held a banquet last month and invited the families of major scholars from Henan Businessmen to visit Ji's mansion, and discuss the feasible water transportation route after walking around in the past two months.

In Yuzhou, doing business can be said to be the only way out. Because of the large population and small land, the ancestors of Yuzhou chose to do business. Now, it has taken the accumulation of ancestors from generation to generation. No one knows how to do business better than the people of Yuzhou, and no one values ​​business more than the people of Yuzhou.

Doing business is almost the lifeblood of the people of Yuzhou, and it is the ability of the people of Yuzhou to survive. Behind the brilliant business gang are all the bitter tears of every generation of Yuzhou people.

Now the Taihe Emperor tried to recover the salt order from the Henan merchants, which undoubtedly meant that the entire Yuzhou city was placed on the fire and frying.

Although all the kings under the world are the kings and the kings are the kings and ministers, how can we accept it by openly handing over our own life and death profits?

It is said that one must understand that one must die. After Mr. Ji and the major veterans of the merchant gang returned, they rushed around to find a way out to formulate strategies to deal with the sanctions of Emperor Taihe.

As night falls, the Ji family is very lively, with delicious food served on the table, and the piano and sire are stirring up tonight.

Mr. Ji took Ji Moshu to the front yard, where the seats were already full, all of them were all the elders and children.

Oh, Lao Ji, this is just a daughter. After a long time of not seeing each other, she is still graceful and graceful.I saw a middle-aged man sitting on the round table in the lead and greeted Ji Moshu happily.

Uncle Zhu.Ji Moshu bowed shyly, and Master Ji had already informed her. The Zhu family was usually the right-hand man of the Ji family with the Su family. However, she grew up together with Sister Su, so she became more familiar with the Su family and became unfamiliar with the Zhu family.

Hahaha, why is it like a young Kun in the boudoir? This is not true. Tianyuan still has to stand tall.Mr. Zhu smiled.

Lao Zhu laughed when he saw that Xiao Shu was in poor health and kept in the deep boudoir. He has improved a lot recently. I will have to help you in the future.

What a polite thing, by the way, is Xiao Shu preparing for next year's spring exam?

Um.

Just now I have a plan. Xiaoshu is a good kid. I think I'm still late.Lao Zhu touched his beard and smiled like a fox.

Although Ji Moshu is thin, his eyes are firm, and it seems that there is a sea of ​​stars. As the saying goes, there will be blessings in the future if he survives a disaster. Such a person will definitely achieve something in the future.

The sea is the dream of every generation of Henan businessmen, and it is also the route that ancestors have tried their best to conquer.

Maybe in time, the young girl in front of her was the one who made the Henan merchant ship conquer the sea.

Listening to Mr. Zhu's words, Ji Moshu turned his head a little embarrassedly.At this time, Mr. Su's voice came from behind.

Lao Zhu's ability to praise people is becoming more and more direct.The earthworm has no minions, so be careful.

Looking back, Mr. Su was walking slowly with Mrs. Su, but he didn't see Sister Su.

Lao Su is here, we are talking about Xiao Shu preparing for the spring exam next year.By the way, isn’t Xiaozhou going to participate in next spring exam?Where is the person?Mr. Ji ordered someone to take Mrs. Su to the backyard and then gave up the seat.

Let’s not mention her. She just came back two months ago and packed her bags and went to the capital. She said that there was a way to clear her relationship in the court. She was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of a tiger. We are not able to handle it. Can she succeed in her family as a fledgling girl?Mr. Su sat down and complained.

Don’t say that, Xiaozhou is an independent person. It is a good thing for her to give it a try. Even if she can’t get it clear, she has tried it. It will not harm her.Maybe the young man has a way. She may be able to find news in the academy that we have never found.Mr. Ji said.

It’s not that simple. Today’s preface is intentional, not as simple as listening to slander.

oh?Have you found news?

It doesn't count, just the salt order has made some progress.I sent a letter to our master before. It's almost a month since there's no further information. I just revealed some news. This is not a fraud by the salt officials, but my choice.It's still waiting for the clearance.Now the main targets are salt merchants. Salt merchants can make money. What are the benefits of the emperor trying hard to mess with them?I'm afraid the reason is not simple. In theory, those who are trying to deal with salt merchants are all salt officials, so why did the emperor get involved in it?It was revealed from the other end of my master's house. Today, the emperor deliberately tormented us. The reason why so many levels were set up is that these messy taxes were actually to force us to return the salt order.But when it comes to the salt order,

Today?Previously, I heard that the emperor believed in the right-wing slander, saying that the Henan merchants were in charge of the salt order and enriched wealth. In the long run, the national treasury would be empty and the country's destiny would be affected, so he tried every means to recover the salt order.

It’s not that simple. It is normal for emperors to be suspicious, but it is unlikely that they believe in slander so easily. We are just merchants and have no real power. Today, we also need salt merchants like us. The salt merchant and the present are like sheep and the shepherd. What are the benefits of the present? If you are afraid of filling your own pockets, it is also a punishment for the salt officials. Why bother to grab us? Today, I even got involved in it myself. I guess that the so-called believing in slander is just a drama directed and acted by the current generation. I found a justification for sanctioning us.

this……

Mr. Su's words made everyone think. If it was really his own choice, how should they find a solution? Should they just look at the end of the business gang?

Lao Su, this is true?

nature.

If this is true, maybe we have to abandon the car and keep the handsome guy.

no!

Old Ji?

Unexpectedly, Mr. Ji would veto so severely. Everyone looked at Mr. Ji in surprise, waiting to speak.

The salt order is only returned to Henan Shang, and it is not allowed to be taken back.

But this...

Don’t worry, just deal with it. If you hand over the salt order, will you not be punished for other business operations?At that time, not only will the fall of Henan Shangshang, but all the people in the entire Yuzhou City relied on the Henan Shangshang to get rich and think about their roots. If the Henan Shangshang died, their families would be destroyed.Mr. Ji said righteously.

But how do we fight with the emperor?

This requires finding the reason why the Lord was so anxious to recover the Salt Order, but the Ji family would never return the Salt Order unless they were gone.

Lao Ji, are you here to be the real one?

Not only Mr. Su, Mr. Zhu, but also Ji Moshu were shocked.

Ji Moshu looked at Master Ji in shock. She could hear the determination from Master Ji's words. The Ji family would guard the salt order until death.

But she doesn’t understand how to defend herself and rely on this bad life?

The burden on his shoulders seemed to be heavier in an instant.

Of course, it’s true. If that day really comes, you can leave if you want to leave.Mr. Ji thought about it and bowed to two old friends who were like him who had been living for most of his life. I, Ji, will explain the words clearly first.

……

Mr. Su whispered, looked at Mr. Zhu, and then picked up the wine glass.

What Lao Ji said is easy to make a fortune and difficult to keep the family. Since you have made a fortune, keep it. If your family is gone, you will lose nothing.We are here to accompany you.

Thank you two, do it.

Dry.

After drinking three glasses of wine, the three leaders decided the choice of the merchant gang in the future. They were like the emperor in the court and the right ministers. In the future, the merchant gang and even the entire Yuzhou city were both life and death, and their chats and laughter.

After the dinner ended, the guests dispersed. Ji Moshu, who had been silent for a night, then pulled Mr. Ji and said.

Dad, are you going to stick to the Salt Order?

nature.

How to guard it?

Alas, Shu'er, you have some things that you don't know yet. My father will tell you in the future that you just need to know that the Ji family must guard it.It is urgent to prepare for the Spring Festival and take care of yourself. Some answers need to be found by yourself.Mr. Ji sighed and patted Ji Moshu on the shoulder.

Sometimes I feel very sorry for Ji Moshu. Since I was born, Ji Moshu has not been able to enjoy the good days brought by the Ji family. Instead, I suffered a lot. Now I have finally gotten better, but I immediately took on the mission of the Ji family.

Ji Moshu wanted to speak but stopped. Suddenly she felt that she had lived for seventeen years in vain. She knew nothing and was like a doll that pulled the string, constantly rotating with the gears of time.

Farewell to Mr. Ji, she went to say hello to Mrs. Ji, and then returned to the east wing with full of questions.