Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife - Chapter 198

[Chapter 198 The opening of Yibaoxuan]

In the city of Yangzhou, the garden that had been meticulously renovated for more than a month was officially hung with the plaque of Buxianlou. After a few firecrackers were hung up, fifty tea officials stood on both sides of the garden, and elegantly introduced the tea guests who took the invitations into the garden.

Many people around came to watch the fun, and they had heard of Buxianlou’s reputation in Jingling City. It is said that even the emperor now drinks tea from Buxianlou, and for this alone, they have to go in. Let’s have a taste.

Just when the atmosphere was lively, firecrackers were also set off at a store opposite Buxian Building, and a lion dance was invited to add to the fun, and for a while, Buxian Building was directly suppressed!

The people couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed, only to see the red silk curtain lifted, revealing the huge golden plaque on the door: Yibaoxuan!

“Yi Baoxuan, look at the name, does it sell jewelry?”

“You can choose this time to open a business opposite the Buxian Building. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a tea shop.”

“Who said that, isn’t it open now, let’s go in and take a look.”

Wu Minzhi was naturally invited to open the Buxian Building. When he saw Qiming standing at the door of Yibaoxuan, he was keenly aware of the coldness in his eyes, and he stepped forward and said, “What’s wrong with Mr. Qi? Here? I think you also received a post from Buxianlou, how about we go in and have a cup of tea together?”

Qi Ming came back to his senses, and when he saw Wu Minzhi, he hurriedly bowed his hands and salutes: “I have seen Chief Wu, this tea is not necessary, my Yibaoxuan has just opened, and there are still many things to be busy with, now come to Yibaoxuan to buy clothes The jewelry will be presented with the best Longjing tea, if Chief Wu is interested, come in and choose one or two pieces for your wife, the clothes I have here are no worse than those in Niyunfang.”

Wu Minzhi’s eyes moved, he even handed the post to others, and walked into Yibaoxuan himself: “Mr. Qi’s clothes and jewelry here are really gorgeous, but I heard that Niyunfang’s little owner’s embroidery skills are unparalleled in the world, and most people are very good at embroidery. Hard to beat.”

“Her embroidery skills are good, but she taught everything she knew without reservation. She earned a lot of fame, but also suffered a lot of harm. The embroidery girls I collected are no better than Niyunfang in embroidery skills. The small club is poor, I have full confidence in this.”

“Isn’t Mr. Qi in the salt business? Why do you have the intention to open Yibaoxuan?”

Qi Ming laughed and deliberately opened the conversation: “It’s just for fun, I can’t get on the stage, but it made Chief Wu laugh.”

Seeing this, Wu Minzhi didn’t ask any further questions, but actually picked out a few pieces of clothes and brought them back to the mansion.

In the next period of time, Qi Ming spent money like flowing water, saying that he bought Yi Baoxuan’s things to send Longjing tea, but he really did not hesitate to send it to the outside world, which affected Buxian Lou’s business a lot.

Later, some rumors gradually came out, saying that Qi Ming was dissatisfied with Niyunfang relying on the eldest prince behind him, and then instructed him to suppress the industry of Niyunfang. have an inexplicable relationship.

The eldest prince has drawn Caiyue Pavilion, and it is very likely that Caiyue Pavilion will be included in his pocket. I don’t know how much convenience it will bring him, but who would have thought that Caiyue Pavilion would be involved with Niyunfang. After helping teach embroidery stitches, he angered the emperor and was ordered to seal it up.

As a result, the eldest prince naturally resented Niyunfang. Because the emperor’s golden plaque could not be taken out, he found someone to open a shop to suppress it. It is said that there is also a Yibaoxuan opposite to Niyunfang in Jingling City. , and business is booming.

In the flower hall, Wu Minzhi sat in the first seat, and the two families of Cao and Wei sat below.

Wu Minzhi put down the tea cup and said slowly, “Brother Cao, Brother Wei, I have invited two of you to come here this time. I think you all know a little bit. The person sent by the emperor this time to inspect the salt tax is Li Yuan, the governor of Liangjiang. One, he is the cousin of the eldest prince and belongs to the eldest prince’s faction, and there will be turmoil in Jiangnan.

“Brother Wu is right, but we don’t have many rules in mind about how to do it.”

Wu Minzhi thought for a while: “What do you think of Qi Ming?”

They all knew what Qi Ming had done in the past few days, and they thought differently in their hearts: “The pot of peony sent by Qi Ming is definitely not ordinary, and finding such a flower proves that he has a wide range of origins and a good skill. And financial resources should not be underestimated.”

“After that, when he opened Yibaoxuan, he invested no less than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the past few days, and his actions seemed unrestrained, but in fact he was meticulous, and every action had a purpose, even the shopkeeper who did not envy the building was in his place. We have suffered a loss, and we have never heard of such a style of behavior before, and it is very likely that it was cultivated in a big family and released.”

Wu Minzhi frowned slightly: “I already have doubts in my heart, the timing of his appearance is too coincidental. We just got the news that the person who came to verify the salt tax is Li Yuanyi, and then he sent a greeting card. , The next line of action is quite flamboyant, and seems to be disdainful to hide, even if he looks at us people, there is no lack of contempt in his eyes, and if you want to come to the support behind him, it must be extremely noble.”

“Listening to Brother Wu, we feel more and more uncertain in our hearts. Could it be said that this equal name was sent by that one?”

Although he didn’t say it clearly, all those present understood that the one he was talking about was the first prince, King Ling, who was destined to be in the capital.

Wu Minzhi was silent for a moment: “No matter what, we have to deal with it carefully. If it is the one who sent it, we may still rely on him in the future. Even if it is not, it is not a big mistake to be careful.”

“Brother Wu is right. What to do next, please give Brother Wu advice.”

“At Qiming, be careful to observe and observe, let everyone hold it, and don’t conflict with him. In addition, you can send someone to disclose some things about the salt tax, as long as it doesn’t involve us, even if it happens later. What happened, I just said that there was no evidence, and I couldn’t find any evidence.”

“Okay, I’ll have someone do it right away.”

Wu Minzhi nodded and said solemnly: “Because of the continuous heavy snowfall in winter, and the volatility of salt prices before, we can hoard a lot of salt in our hands. In addition, there was a slight deficit in the salt tax before, and we need to find a way to make up for it. Both are silver taels, and we are not sure about Li Yuanyi’s behavior, and we don’t know how much benefits we can get from him. It will cost a lot of early testing and management, so this time, we will use the name of official salt to hold our hands. It is extremely important to hide the private goods, and we must not make mistakes, otherwise we are afraid that this time we will be hurt.”

They have a large amount of private salt in their hands that has not been shipped out, and the backlog is a large amount of silver. They paid a lot of salt tax before. When Li Yuan came to check, he could see the flaws at a glance, so they needed to take out the money. To make up for it, the salt merchants are rich, but the money is not endless. It is extremely distressing that the money in his hand is spent in large sums.

After thinking about it, I came up with a good idea to use the government’s name to purchase a large amount of salt, and then this batch of official salt accidentally sank during the transportation, and the salt disappeared without a trace in the water. In this way, the missing money can be placed on the name of the purchase of salt. The silver has been spent and the salt has been melted. Anyway, it is worth it. As for the real situation, who can go to the river to find out whether it is true? ?

[End of This Chapter]