Mr. Chi Ergong's wish since he was a child is to be rich and happy. Although he comes from a noble family, he has no great interest in studying, scientific examinations, or becoming an official. Instead, he has some ideas about doing business. However, he also knew that his father would not agree, so he could only take one step at a time and find a suitable opportunity to live the life he really wanted.
But the arrival of Chi Hong completely disrupted the original plan of Mr. Chi. He never thought that his uncle, who had been missing for many years and had no news at all, could be found again.
He had suspected that this child was not the uncle in his memory. He could not find any trace of his uncle on this child. Moreover, after the child recovered from his serious illness, he claimed that he could not remember what happened before. This was what gave him new doubts. However, when he thought about what happened to this little child, he felt relieved again. As he said before, others didn't understand his father, but he still understood him very well. He was not the kind of compassionate person who would treat others just because the child looked pitiful. Someone who picked it up and raised it.
Therefore, his suspicion was just a suspicion. He still regarded Chi Hong as his family and watched him grow up little by little.
Also because he felt sorry for Chi Hong's tragic experience when he was young, the Second Young Master Chi doted on him very much. As long as it was a reasonable request, he would always grant it. Although it was not to the extent that he would not give the moon if he asked for stars, it was almost the same.
When Chi Hong grew up and took the scientific examination, the family discussed it and concluded that this child's life experience was a bit special. It would be best not to become an official in the court to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, so his wish was granted. , let him go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and live his life as he pleases.
Young Master Chi was very supportive of this decision, but he did not expect that this was the beginning of the nightmare. Maybe if Chi Hong had not gone out to play, the nightmare would have come later than expected.
Young Master Chi remembers clearly that the first time his father had the idea of doing business was when Chi Hong came back from his first trip.
Chi Hong's first stop was Jiangnan, the hometown of the Chi family. Before leaving, his father wrote several letters asking his relatives, friends and old friends who still lived in Jiangnan to help take care of him. According to his father, these relatives, friends and old friends lived very well in the local area, and he was very relieved to entrust Chi Hong to them.
But the second young master Chi never imagined that these relatives, friends and old friends of his father were all in business. During the few months Chi Hong was in Jiangnan, they gained a lot of knowledge and told his family when he came back. do business.
The second young master Chi originally thought that his father would firmly oppose it and would never agree. However, he did not expect that his father agreed without even stumbling. He even put forward his own suggestion, saying that Chi Hong could not come forward. , but put this work into your own hands.
"Brother, to be honest, I am indeed very interested in doing business. When my father came to me and asked me to hand over the burden of the family to my hands, I still felt excited that my wish had been fulfilled." Mr. Chi Ergong He sighed, looked at Chi Rui sitting in front of him, and smiled bitterly, "But I didn't expect that I would get on the pirate ship step by step."
"It's not your fault. It's very easy to take the bait if you have such a wish." Chi Rui stretched out his hand to touch his brother's head, "According to the General and the others, at that time, Chi Hong had already intermittently remembered the past. My father also used him to establish a relationship with the Teng family in Yancheng. The Teng family wants to arrange manpower in Xijing, but they cannot do it alone. They must have internal agents, and father and Chi Hong are the internal agents they are looking for. "
"Teng family?" Mr. Chi looked at Chi Rui blankly, "What's the background?"
Chi Rui briefly explained the relationship here, and after finishing speaking, he sighed heavily.
"Do you understand why they want to do business and why they need so much money?" Seeing the second master Chi nodding dumbly, Chi Rui continued to ask, "Father took the initiative to help you set up the home. Line, I feel something is not right. Growing up, what he told us the most was that we should study hard, otherwise, we will be reduced to the situation of the Qing family. He has never looked down on the Qing family, although the King of Wu and the Qing Dynasty The young masters had a close relationship. The two of them were so good that they could wear the same robe, but my father still scorned the Qing family. But in order for you to start the business, he actually went to find the eldest son of the Qing Dynasty, which surprised me. Moreover, he also I didn’t look for it myself, but through the relationship with Prince Dai.”
"For Chi Hong, I can pull off my old face and go to Prince Dai and Prince Ying. My father is really..." Young Master Chi gently shook his head, "Actually, he helped me get on the line with Prince Qing. I I'm quite happy. Mr. Qing is a good businessman. I'm very lucky to be able to learn from him. But I didn't expect that they didn't give me this opportunity. It's my first time to sell goods with Mr. Qing. Even when my eldest brother knew about it, I came back and said it felt good."
"I remember that you received quite a lot of business later on, right?"
"It's true on the surface, but what I heard is something else." Mr. Chi Er closed his eyes slightly, "That time, all the goods I purchased were of the same quality as Mr. Qing. , it can be guaranteed to be very good. But after it was shipped to Yiqing Prefecture, it looked the same on the surface, almost the same. However, several shop owners wrote back in two months saying that the material was not very good and it was not worth it. That price.”
"Where are the other shops?"
"The response is not bad." Mr. Chi Nodded, "I understand now. From the very beginning, they planned to pass off inferior products as good ones. However, they did it step by step, starting from a very small number of companies. Expansion, no wonder there are rumors in the market that I am unscrupulous in doing business."
"Isn't it more than that?" Chi Rui looked at the jailers guarding the door, asked them to pour a cup of warm water, and gave it to Mr. Chi to take a few sips. "At the beginning, you and Qing Yuanhui parted ways because he found out Are you in the salt and iron business?"
"Yes, I don't know when he found out. The second time he followed the Qing family's motorcade to the Kingdom of Jin, he told me that he couldn't take me with him in the future. He had to take care of himself and don't be so bold as to get involved in any business. "
"He's right. You are indeed very courageous. Being caught smuggling salt and iron is a serious crime and will affect the whole family. You have been familiar with the law since you were a child, don't you know this?"
"I know." Mr. Chi nodded, "But brother, it was not my idea to do this business."
"Is it Chi Hong?"
"No, he doesn't have the means to get involved in such a business." Mr. Chi Er gently waved his hand, "It was my father. He proposed it. He also provided the information about the buyers and sellers. I..." He smiled bitterly. After a moment, "I'm just transporting goods for them."
