Since the matter of time travel falls on Shen Anran, it means that everything is God's will, everything is fate, and it is destined after all!
Next, he will replace the prodigal son to reverse the situation, clear the name of the prodigal son, and make the Shen Mansion the best in the world!
He found his maid Lan Yue to inquire about the latest developments of the Gao family.
"The Gao family has now become the Gao Mansion. I heard that County Magistrate Gao is hoarding Chinese medicinal materials like crazy and sending them to the court. I don't know if that's true."
It is not unusual at all for the Gao family to become a high-ranking family. After all, Gao Changfu already has an official position.
But this crazy hoarding of Chinese medicinal materials always made Shen Anran feel a little strange.
Gao Changfu's family is not in the medicinal materials business, so why would the imperial court let a seventh-grade Sesame Official do this?
In order to understand the truth of the matter, Shen Anran put on her clothes and walked out of the gate of Shen's Mansion. She saw many carriages pulling Chinese medicinal materials heading towards Gaofu.
Originally, I wanted to stop a groom and ask him about the situation, but then I thought about how the servants working there might not know the core information. If this groom happened to be from the Gaofu family, it would not be a good thing for him.
The carriage passed in front of Shen Anran, and one detail caught his attention. There was a very obvious flag hanging above each carriage, with the words "Shen Nong Hall" written on it!
"Hiss~ Could it be that so many Chinese medicinal materials are supplied by Shennongtang? This is not a big deal, right?"
Shennongtang's family business is not small, and the entire Chinese herbal medicine business in the capital is monopolized by their family. Logically speaking, it is reasonable for a Chinese medicine merchant with such strength to supply supplies to the imperial court.
But this Shennongtang is different. Everyone knows that he has deep grudges with Gaofu.
Just a few days ago, Gao Mingxuan went to a brothel and had an argument with a man. He relied on his father, who had a seventh-grade official title, to support him, and actually asked his slaves to beat the man to death!
When leaving, he sprinkled hot urine on the man's body and asked his slaves to throw the body downstairs through the second-floor window, causing quite a disturbance.
I originally thought that this person was just an ordinary person with some wealth, but who would have thought that the person who was beaten to death and thrown down by Gao Mingxuan had a lot of background.
He is the only son in the Shennongtang family. After his father [Wang Youwei] learned that his son died tragically at the hands of Gao Mingxuan, he secretly vowed to make the Gao family pay a painful price to avenge his son!
Just a few days after this incident happened, Shennongtang had already forgotten the hatred of losing his son? Actually sent medicinal materials to the Gao family?
"Is it because you are afraid of official power, or because you don't want to lose this business? So you put aside your hatred for the time being?"
If this is the case, Shen Anran somewhat admires Wang Youwei's style of dealing with things. Faced with the hatred of killing his son, he actually chose to do business with his enemy.
However, Shen Anran thought about it carefully and felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
A Shennongtang who has the ability to monopolize the entire business in Beijing will naturally have the support of an expert, and maybe this expert is someone from the imperial court.
If this idea is true, Gao Changfu, a small official, has absolutely no ability to intimidate Shennongtang.
Moreover, Wang Youwei's net worth is also immeasurable. Many people say that Shennongtang is as rich as the country. A large businessman with such a rich family may not necessarily be interested in this business.
Therefore, Shen Anran concluded that there must be a problem between Shennongtang and Gao Changfu!
Remembering that Wang Youwei had a good relationship with the Shen family, he came to the door of Wang Youwei's residence with questions in his mind.
"So he's the prodigal son of the Shen family? Hurry and get out of the way of my house. You're so unlucky!"
A servant sweeping the floor at the door can sneer at Shen Anran, saying that standing here has ruined the reputation of Shennong Hall. This man is not very smooth in speaking, and his stammering is really uncomfortable.
If Shen Anran remembered correctly, he had helped this person and gave him a sum of money to go home and treat his mother's illness.
If Shen Anran hadn't come to the rescue, this man's mother would have died long ago!
This unfamiliar white-eyed wolf is barking at his former benefactor!
In Shen Anran's impression, the Wang family was very well-educated. How could they use such stinky fish and rotten shrimps as servants? Could it be that when the family was prosperous in the past, the upbringing of everyone in the Wang family was just fake?
"Presumptuous! The Shen family is so kind to me, the king, how can they neglect guests like this? Pack your things and get out of the Wang family immediately!"
Just as Shen Anran turned to leave, Wang Youwei opened the door of the house, yelled at the ignorant servant, and kicked him out.
"My nephew, don't be like a servant. Everything is due to Uncle Wang's incompetence, but don't get angry with me~"
Wang Youwei is full of aura and walks like a tiger! While apologizing, he invited Shen Anran to enter the mansion.
He usually has a good relationship with Shen Anran's father, and the two of them are called uncle and nephew, so communication is much easier.
"Uncle, let me get straight to the point. I am here to confirm one thing. Who are you supplying this batch of Chinese medicine to?"
Wang Youwei frowned. He might have thought that Shen Anran, a prodigal son, was suddenly so interested in his family's business.
"You are not an outsider and I can tell you, but you must keep it a secret!"
After listening carefully, Shen Anran realized that this batch of medicinal materials appeared to be the responsibility of Gao Changfu, but in fact it was the handiwork of the governor.
In order to avoid suspicion, he had no choice but to order this batch of Chinese medicinal materials in the name of Gaofu, and he also added at least three levels of profits to line his own pockets!
"My dear nephew, you also know the nature of imperial officials. They are all greedy. This batch of fine Chinese medicinal materials passed through Gao Changfu's hands and he took away another 20% of the profits!"
Wang Youwei claimed that if this batch of goods was not for the governor's face, he would definitely not accept this loss-making business, allowing his enemies to make a lot of money in vain.
"This batch of goods has already been 50% profited before they leave the city. It seems that our officialdom in Daliang needs to be rectified."
"My dear nephew, I don't dare to say these words casually! If someone with ulterior motives hears this, his head will be moved!"
Although Wang Youwei has a profound background, he is still cautious in his conduct, otherwise he would not have accepted this business with dignity.
"Uncle, do you want to avenge your son?"
"Think, I have always dreamed of asking the Gao family to pay for my son's life! But I have never had the right opportunity?"
"Why is there no chance? From my nephew's point of view, there is a very suitable opportunity right in front of me~"
Wang Youwei's eyes lit up and he immediately leaned his head over. After hearing Shen Anran's plan, his eyes rolled around.
"It's so good, so good! My dear nephew, if you can really make this happen, I will be very grateful!"
After hearing Shen Anran's plan, Wang Youwei clapped his legs and applauded.
"It's getting late today. My nephew will leave for now. Let's wait for the wind to blow in the Gao family!"
