Chapter 371 The Xue Family

When settling the bill with the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am curious about whose family the pair of dolls just now belong to? Haha, those are truly famous all over the world. The wealthy merchant family.

Guest officer, you can see that the mule carts and horse-drawn carriages on the roadside as far as the city gate belong to their family.

I heard that they came back from the Qianxiang Kingdom, and I don’t know how many valuable spices and goods they bought. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s a pity..."

"A wealthy merchant family?" Jia Lianruoyou Thoughtful question.

Because Jia Lian had also discovered a long time ago that there was indeed a long queue of goods piled up beside the yellow avenue outside that led directly to the border market. At a glance, he didn't know how many goods there were.

At first, he thought that many merchants had put together the grand occasion, but he did not expect that it was owned by one family.

"It's the Xue family in Jinling, the old capital of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It has been a wealthy family for hundreds of years.

"Although it is somewhat in decline now, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It is still not comparable to other merchants.

Just by looking at the appearance and upbringing of their children, you can also know the background of these wealthy families."

There is a profound feeling in the eyes of the shopkeeper. Deep envy. Perhaps for all business people, building a century-old family of wealthy businessmen is their ultimate dream.

"Xue family, no wonder."

Jia Lian suddenly felt that he should know who the girl he saw just now was.

"By the way, why did the shopkeeper say it's a pity just now?"

Under such circumstances, Jia Lian was willing to ask more questions when he met an old family who had known each other for a long time.

　"What else could it be? Those evil-minded people simply eat people without spitting out their bones! Even such a big family can't escape, let alone others. If this continues, who will dare to do so in the future? Are you going to do business in this desert? I'm afraid that this thousand-year-old road will become desolate again in the future..."

A look of regret and indignation appeared on the shopkeeper's face.

The waiter who had just been waiting for Jia Lian’s tables just came back. At this time, he answered: "Don’t you know, sir? The Xue family arrived here three days ago, but they haven’t been able to enter the city. I heard It's because..."

The waiter wanted to reveal the news, but was glared at by the shopkeeper, who then gave Jia Lian an apologetic look.

Jia Lian understood, nodded and left the counter.

When he walked back, Aqi had already gone to lead the horse. Princess Zhaoyang smiled and asked him: "Isn't that little girl pretty?"

Jia Lian glanced at her, nodded calmly and said: "She is indeed very beautiful."

"You have fallen in love with her? I see that your eyes have not left her just now. Unfortunately, she is a girl from a wealthy family. If it comes from a small family, Erlang can buy it and take it home as a personal maid, just for fun and so on."

When Jia Lian heard this, he was speechless in his heart. Don’t people in this era have any awareness of protecting minors? They drive any kind of car!

"I don't have the qualifications, but as Qingran, I think it's okay to be called a maid by my side. How about Qingran help me raise her first?"

Perhaps the relationship between the two of them was too restrained before, so that after the Hu family farmhouse, the two of them became a little wanton.

This kind of wantonness has almost eliminated the obstacles and barriers between the two of them, and they can talk about everything. A joke like this is not inappropriate.

Princess Zhaoyang rolled her eyes slightly, and then nodded seriously: "This is a good suggestion. It just so happens that I have never seen such a cute little sister. If nothing else, it will definitely be with me. It's very eye-catching."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled and gave Jia Lian a meaningful look.

Jia Lian also looked at her, and suddenly realized in his heart why men in the world always face east today and west tomorrow, even if they get an immortal, they can't be satisfied.

There are all kinds of women in the world, with all kinds of styles.

At this moment, if it were Wang Xifeng, he would have scolded him for being uninterested and pinched him hard on the waist. If it is Miaoyu, he will either sigh with regret or look coldly at him. If it was Youshi, he probably wouldn't say a word.

If the Qin family is a worthy minister, he may smile sweetly, and then whisper secretly, how to help him get his daughter back...

And this Zhaoyang, He is even more unique. What he says and does makes him quite unpredictable, hazy, and between his clever smiles, he always makes people feel heart-thumping.

That’s why, it’s not that the man’s will is weak, but that he spends his money slowly and charmingly.

…

Within the long queue of goods piled up, there was a temporary tent in the middle.

This was originally the residence of Mr. Xue family, but now it is filled with drugs and the atmosphere of death.

The housekeeper walked in and saw his master propped up on the hospital bed and waving to him, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"So, they still refuse to let me go?"

The housekeeper nodded dejectedly, and then said angrily: "Master, those people are simply bandits and hooligans! We met as early as Magnolia CityThey passed the border tax, but they refused to recognize it. They also said that it was the order of the Anxi Jiedushi to raise military supplies and food, and all merchants who came and went had to pay half of the money for the goods!

Isn’t this an obvious robbery?

And the slave discovered that other merchants only needed to hand over more property than usual, but they only held on to us!

Master, let’s just take a detour, we can’t waste our time here..."

The butler’s words made the second master of the Xue family look even more depressed. He shook his head He shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, it has been said that the people will not fight with the officials. The reason why they did this was because they were greedy because they saw the value of the goods in our hands, and deliberately made things difficult for us.

Now they are holding our goods, obviously they will not give up until they achieve their goal. They have officers and soldiers in their hands. If we choose to take a detour, they will accuse us of unfounded charges such as smuggling, and I'm afraid the situation will be worse.

That’s all, this is the last time I take this path anyway, and I probably won’t have the chance to come back in the future, so I’ll just follow them..."

The second master of the Xue family looked at it Taking one look at his heavy body, he said with some decadence and resignation.

The housekeeper heard this and said anxiously: "Master, think twice, we have spent an unknown amount of money on this trip, so he pointed to these The goods were shipped back to the Central Plains and sold. Now if we hand over half of the goods, we will lose everything on this trip.

Besides, not all of these goods belong to our family. If they are handed over, how will the master explain to other companies in the city..."

"I will leave early. After crossing this road, you can get to know the guard. He had convinced me before that he would let us go as long as we paid 30% of the goods. "

"But..."

"That's it, no more words, cough, cough, cough..."

A violent cough, Attracting a pair of visiting children to rush into the tent.

“Father~~! "

The second master of the Xue family looked at the pair of well-behaved and lovely children throwing themselves in front of the couch. He reached out and touched his daughter's hair, and finally there was a hint of relief in his eyes.

He was seriously ill during the business trip, and encountered this bad thing again.

Now, he no longer cares about the gain or loss of wealth. His only thought is to escort his children back to Jinling safely. , to keep one’s incense alive.

“Tiao’er, Qin’er, help your father up, let’s go into the city...”

…

The border city is simple, and its city wall is only made of black bricks and mud. It can only prevent bandits and thieves, but it is not suitable for sieges.For the army occupying the ground, it was obviously vulnerable.

But even in such a small border town, there are nearly a thousand officers and soldiers stationed.

Just because this is a border market, huge wealth has been gathered through trade from various countries.

Therefore, in addition to the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate, there are also some civilian officials sitting here. All merchants who entered the Wei Dynasty from other countries were required to pay a certain proportion of money or goods as a border tax.

At this time, at the gate of the city, a young man in his twenties, of medium appearance, and with a skinny build, walked out of the city gate, supported by seven or eight followers.

When he saw a passing little woman with a graceful figure, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she hurriedly stepped forward, then stretched out her hand to lift the woman's downcast face.

The little woman raised her head, revealing a slightly strange face that was not as attractive as her figure. She also let out a loud exclamation, causing everyone around her to look sideways.

When the man next to the woman saw that she was about to curse, he quickly stopped her and pulled her to escape into the city.

“What a damn unlucky thing, there really aren’t any women in this damn place to look at!”

The disinterested young man cursed secretly and shook his head. Taking a look at the water dragon-like goods still piled up in the distance, his face became even more unhappy.

The surrounding officials responsible for collecting taxes and city gate officials turned a blind eye to the young man's teasing of women in public. Instead, they all surrounded him and showed their hospitality.

"Why did my uncle come here in person today?"

"My uncle personally raised military supplies and food for Master Jiedushi this time. After such hard work and great achievements, he will definitely get it when he returns. With the praise and appreciation of Master Jiedushi, when my uncle becomes famous and achieves great success, don’t forget about the young ones..."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." The young man smiled and accepted all these horses. Fart, and then said with a slightly cold face: "Then the Xue family still refuses to hand over the goods?"

"My uncle, there is no need to be angry. There are so many of them, and every day of delay outside the city will cause losses. They are not small. As long as we hold them for a few more days, we are not afraid that they will not obey."

"Huh, these Xue family members are so ignorant of praise. All the goods are here!”

The young man’s eyes were full of greed.

According to the estimates of his men, once the Xue family's goods are shipped to the Central Plains, they will be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver!

He has never seen so much silver in his life, and now that he has the opportunity, he cannot let it go.

"Young master, you can't! This Xue family is also a prominent family in Jinling, andJinling is the old capital of the country and is full of dignitaries.

Although the Xue family has declined, there is no guarantee that there will be no other family friends.

If we rob their goods and they bring it to the court, I'm afraid the Jiedushi Master will be in trouble! "

"What are you afraid of? My brother-in-law is the military envoy of Anxi. He is in charge of a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. He is the king of this land. Who can cause trouble for him? ”

Having said that, the young man still suppressed his anger for the time being.

Others also kept smiling faces and tried to persuade him to calm down.

Suddenly Seeing the movement of the Xue family's caravan, all the officials immediately returned to their positions and put themselves in a prepared posture.

"Master Xue, have you thought clearly? "

Seeing the second master of the Xue family who looked like he was about to die, the leading official stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Ahem... Mr. Wang, this matter may be more accommodating. Accommodating? We have indeed paid border tax in Loulan City. In previous years, we could rely on documents issued by other border cities..."

"Master Xue! "

The official interrupted the second master of the Xue family impatiently.

"We have made it very clear to you that today is different from the past.

Nowadays, other barbarian states are restless, the peace between the imperial court and Oara has failed again, and the situation on the border is tense.

Now the imperial court has specially ordered Anxi Jiedufu to prepare for war, but this war requires money and food? We can't let our son go hungry and fight against the enemy, right?

For this reason, Lord Jiedushi personally sent a special envoy to supervise the raising of military supplies, food and wages. With the national crisis at the forefront, Mr. Xue is asked to consider the overall situation and cooperate with the Anxi government's decree. Don't embarrass us... "

After hearing this, the Xue family's housekeeper couldn't help but said: "But most of our hands are spices and cloth brought back from the Qianxiang Kingdom. These things cannot be used as weapons and food. "

The official replied with a smile: "I asked you to pay for the goods because you said you didn't have that much silver. If you don't want to, just pay the corresponding silver. Humph, I still don’t know what to do! Do you still think this is possible in the Central Plains? In Anxi Mansion, you have to follow the rules of Anxi Mansion! "

Although the second master of the Xue family looked ugly, he still reluctantly held the housekeeper to prevent him from offending the people in front of him.

"What you are saying is that we are all willing. Cooperate with the government orders of Anxi Prefecture and assist Anxi Prefecture in raising military supplies and food. We can just hand over the goods. "

After hearing the second master of the Xue family agreed, the official immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "That's it.With a sensible man like Mr. Mr. Xue, don’t worry, you helped Jiedu Mansion today, Jiedu Mansion will definitely remember that when your caravan comes to Anxi Mansion in the future, with Jiedu Mansion taking care of it, it will be able to travel smoothly throughout Anxi Mansion. By then, you will have a lot of money. We can all earn it back..."

Smiling cooperatively, the second master of the Xue family took advantage of the situation and said: "My lord is right, but please be a little more accommodating. It was really difficult to return from Xiangguo. We managed everything along the way and paid the border tax in Magnolia City. The whole party also consumed a lot of money. If we pay another 50% of the goods here, we will not even be able to make back our capital after working hard for more than half a year. , please have mercy on me, sir, and allow me to make business arrangements with people from various aristocratic families who have partnered with me after I go back. ”

All the officials were not surprised when they heard this. Yesterday, the second master of the Xue family went to see the defense. They also knew that if they did not reach an internal agreement, the defense would not support the Xue family.

So they pretended to discuss it and replied: "Seeing that it is not easy for you to travel thousands of miles, well, then let's be accommodating. You can pay 30% of the supplies. This is the maximum authority we have. Mr. Xue, please don't embarrass us anymore. "

"Wait! ”

Just when the negotiation was over and the two sides were about to organize manpower to intercept the goods, the young man who had been silent stopped his hands and shouted.

Everyone looked around, only to see Seeing the young man staring intently at the girl next to the second master of the Xue family, his naked gaze made everyone who understood could not help but frown.

"Ahem..."

Facing everyone's gaze, the young man coughed, and then said seriously: "How can the laws of Jiedu Mansion be accommodated at will?

If my brother-in-law found out, wouldn’t he blame me for not doing things well?

Unless..."

Seeing that the second master of the Xue family did not recognize the young man, the officials hurriedly introduced him: "This is Lord Jiedushi's... wife's brother, and this is also the case. He is the special envoy responsible for raising military supplies and food..."

The second grandfather of the Xue family had long seen the young man in front of him looking at his daughter with unkind eyes, but he didn't know the other person's identity so he couldn't react much.

Now that I heard that he was the brother-in-law of Jiedushi, my heart suddenly sank.

Looking at his appearance, I am afraid he is a lustful person. If he had known this, he should have let Qin'er stay in the carriage. Inside!

Protecting his daughter behind him, the second master of the Xue family asked with a serious face: "May I ask, the special envoy, how can I be accommodating? "

The young man smiled unceremoniously and said: "Unless you and I become a family, in that case, for the sake of a family, even if Master Jieduzhi knows that I am partial, he will not What more will you say?What's up...hehehe, Mr. Xue said so..."

"You! ! "

The second master of the Xue family almost fell down with anger. He didn't expect that the other party was so shameless and even threatened him.

Feeling his daughter nervously grasping his hand, the Xue family The second master managed to control his body and said in a cold voice: "I'm afraid that I will live up to the special envoy's good wishes. My little girl has already been married to someone else. "

When the young man heard this, he became anxious and said loudly, regardless of the other people's faces: "It's okay to agree to it. At worst, I can just spend more money with you when the time comes.

How about it, as long as Mr. Xue agrees to transfer his daughter to me... no, marry me, I will go back immediately, divorce the stupid woman in the family, and let your daughter be my real wife.

When the time comes, let alone exempting you from the 20% border tax today, with my support in the future, your Xue family will be able to walk sideways in the entire Anxi Prefecture..."

The young man was extremely eager.

He never thought that there was such a beautiful little lady in the world! He didn’t know how to describe it, but with just one glance, he was completely smitten. His soul was haunted, and there was a voice in his heart that kept telling him: He must get the girl in front of him!!

Faced with such ridiculous and shameless words from the young man, the second master of the Xue family was really angry. I couldn't say a word, and my body was shaking and I couldn't even stand steady.

"Father! "

The Xue family brothers and sisters hurriedly supported them, and the housekeeper and others also panicked.

After a while, the second master of the Xue family took a breath and stared at the young man. :

“My Xue family, descended from Ziweishe, a close ally of Taizu, has been in the country for hundreds of years. Although it is not as good as before, it is not someone who can be bullied!

My little daughter’s fiancé is also the son of Lord Mei of the Hanlin Academy in Beijing.

So, you might as well tell the special envoy that there is absolutely no chance that I will agree to this marriage! "

The young man's complexion changed and he immediately said: "Then you must hand over half of the goods! ! No, pay 70%! ! ”

　“You! ! "

The second master of the Xue family was so angry that his hands and feet were shaking. He was already sick, as if he might not be able to breathe at any time.

When the young man saw this, he felt secretly happy. , if this stubborn old thing dies, won’t things be much easier to handle?

By then, the two and a half-year-old children will not be at his mercy, and I am not afraid that he will not be able to force them. Submit...

When the young man was full of expectations, he suddenly saw a barbarian man.He passed over the onlookers and came to them.