This night, nothing happened, but Song Che slept extremely soundly. until noon the next day. There was a knock on the door, and the boatman's voice came: "Sir, madam, we will arrive in Hangzhou soon." Song Che then opened his eyes and looked down at the woman in his arms. She should have woken up very early. Close to his arms, eyes wide open.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Get up and disembark. Back at the Song Mansion, in the afternoon of the same day, Song Che summoned jewelry stores, tea merchants in Hangzhou, and the Wang family shipping company to arrange for the purchase of pearls, tea, and merchant ships to transport goods.
Although the number of annual coins is large, given the production capacity of Jiangnan, it is more than enough to prepare them in one month. Busy days, time flies by.
Before I knew it, it was the end of October. Fabrics, tea, porcelain, and pearls from all over the south of the Yangtze River were continuously transported into the Song Mansion. They were first counted at the Song Mansion, and then shipped together.
In addition to silk, there is also an equal batch of coarse cloth. In addition to tribute tea, there is also an equal batch of coarse tea.
In addition to famous kilns, there is also an equal batch of old porcelain. In addition to the pearls, there is also an equal number of stones.
Yes, Song Che just gave him a chance to change the situation. The genuine goods are spread on the surface, the middle layer is filled with inferior goods, and the bottom layer is stuffed with gunpowder.
All the Sui coins worth more than two million will be kept in the Song family. Not only that, he will also take a large part of the money spent by the country to purchase Sui coins.
This year's profit was at least three million taels. Since there was no intention for the marriage to succeed, why should the dowry be paid?
Might as well put it all into his pocket.
"Master, there is a man named Jiang outside the house——"
"Brother Song!" Before the servant could come to complain, Jiang Yuntian rushed into the yard. It could be seen that he was dusty all the way, and he didn't even take off his armor.
Jiang Yuntian grabbed Song Che's shoulders and said anxiously: "What should we do? What should we do? The emperor wants to marry Qin'er to Dijon for a marriage!"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, rest for a while, rest for a while..." Song Che put aside Jiang Yuntian's heavy palm.
"Why do you want me to rest! Since I heard the news, I have traveled thousands of miles from Chengdu to Hangzhou just to let you think of a way!" Jiang Yuntian grabbed Song Che's arm, shook it constantly, and said urgently: "You must There’s a way, right?”
"Ouch, my bones are almost falling apart because of you..." Song Che patted the back of Jiang Yuntian's hand and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I have already thought of a perfect plan. The princess will not be able to get along with her." Jiang Yuntian was overjoyed and hugged Song Che into his arms.
"Good brother, I knew it was right to come to you!"
"Ahem..." Song Che coughed twice and said bitterly, "I'm going to be strangled to death by you!" Jiang Yuntian quickly let go and asked, "What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"
"I'll tell you after I fill my stomach first. In these days and nights, I've traveled four thousand miles. You're not afraid of death. I'm afraid of your sudden death." Song Che asked his servants to prepare a table of wine and food in the small pavilion for Jiang Yuntian. After Hu Chihai had a drink, he informed: "First of all, you rush back to the capital and ask Gao Chen to do a favor and find a way for you to become the captain of the escort for this marriage and send the princess out-"
"What!" Jiang Yuntian spat out the chicken bones in his mouth and stood up from his position: "Didn't you say that there is a way to cancel the marriage? Why do you still need me to protect you? If you send your beloved outside the Great Wall, what will happen to each other? torment!"
"Sit down first, sit down first," Song Che greeted, and then explained: "The envoys of the two countries have negotiated. The marriage is a certainty and no one can change it. But the situation changed in the middle of the marriage, from Tokyo to beyond the Great Wall. , nearly a thousand miles away, at least a month of walking, during this time, anything can happen——"
"For example...elope!"
"You're just eloping! You must not have such a ridiculous idea!" What Song Che was most worried about was that the resolute Jiang Daxia had a hot head.
"I have planned this game completely. All you need to do is do as I say. Brother, why did I fail?" Jiang Yuntian wiped the grease on his mouth and said "Hello!"
Turn around and run out of the booth.
"Hey, it's not too late to rest for a night before leaving..."
"Whenever I close my eyes, I see her. The farther away I am from her, the more uneasy I feel!"
"You must remember that these are extraordinary times. You are not allowed to go in through the window to have sex with the princess, and you are not allowed to show too much emotion, especially in front of Master Jia!"
"Got it! Got it!"...At the end of October, Sui Qian was alive and three large ships were installed. Song Che reluctantly said goodbye to his family and embarked on a business journey.
At noon three days later, the cargo ship arrived in Yangzhou. Master Jia had returned to Beijing half a month ago, leaving Chen Peng, the transshipment envoy, in charge of the transshipment of the coins.
Chen Peng was greedy for money, lustful and lazy. During the month of preparing the coins, he didn't even take a step out of Yangzhou and almost gained weight. This shows that he was drunk and dreaming a lot this month.
"Master Chen, you are the transshipment envoy. Why don't you inspect the goods first?" Song Che asked, pointing to the cargo ship. Chen Peng just got off the table from Liao Heng's group. He was staggering when he walked. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, Boss Song is even relieved by Master Jia, so there is no need for me to bother him." He called With a drunken burp, he turned back to say goodbye to Liao Heng and other Yangzhou officials.
"My lords, when you arrive in the capital one day, you must come to see me..." Liao Heng helped Song Che help Chen Peng onto the cargo ship.
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. There is no need to say anything to a good friend. A word of care is worth a thousand words. The ship left Yangzhou Pier and went straight to Bianliang, Tokyo.
The marriage was agreed at the end of the year, which was less than two months ago. The sooner the better, of course. To this end, Song Che specially hired a group of trackers to work day and night to help the cargo ship. The voyage that was supposed to take half a month was suddenly shortened. to the fifth day.
On the eighth day of November that year, the Sui coin cargo ship arrived in Tokyo. On the Tokyo pier, the princess's phoenix boat, two official ships, and four frigates were all ready, except for the dowry coins.
Heqin walked all the way north, first by boat to Beijing, and then along Hebei Road all the way out of the country. The whole journey was a thousand miles and was expected to take one and a half months, which was quite tight.
After the cargo ship arrived in Tokyo, the dock was cleared by officers and soldiers, and then they began to carry various supplies to the ship. Thousands of helpers were busy from noon on the eighth day of the lunar month to the early morning of the ninth day of the lunar month.
Song Che was not idle either. He first followed Chen Peng to the branch office to settle the silver coins for this new year. Then he calculated the corresponding payment based on the shipping lists of cloth merchants, jewelers, tea merchants, and ceramic merchants, and then went to He went to the memorial hall to exchange it for flying money, and finally asked postmen and postmen to escort it to merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.
After finishing all this, it was already early in the morning. The thick dark night showed no sign of dawn, and the howling cold wind became more and more biting.
But there is no shortage of hard-working people in the capital. A small noodle stall has been set up outside the pier. Song Che ordered a bowl of wonton noodles, intending to eat them hot, but found that the noodle stall owner was crying while cooking the noodles.
Song Che asked him why he was crying? He said, our princess is getting married, and the people are reluctant to part with her. Song Che let out a long sigh. For some reason, the cold wind became a bit bit colder.
