When Lu Yingying heard Huo Chenan say that she liked women, she immediately flew into a rage: "Who spread this rumor?" Huo Chenan was frightened by Lu Yingying: "Shush, keep your voice down. If that tigress Princess Pinghai knows about this, I won't be able to stay in Hangzhou." Lu Yingying snorted angrily and turned away, leaving Huo Chenan alone in the wind: "What's wrong with you again?" ... Shen's Mansion. "Boss, Master Ji." The spy of the Shen family went to see his boss as soon as he returned to the Shen Mansion. "What's the news?" Shen Mingcheng asked sickly while lying on the bed. "Reporting to the boss, the servant of the Su family went to the weaving bureau to deliver a visiting card today." The servant hurriedly reported the news he got from Deng Lingchong to Shen Mingcheng. "What?" Shen Mingcheng almost sat up when he heard this. But he tried twice but couldn't get up, so the servant next to him hurriedly helped him up. Shen Mingcheng panted and said, "Is the news reliable?"
"No, I'm not sure." The man said hesitantly.
"How did you get the news?"
"The messenger from the Su family accidentally let it slip, and I overheard it by accident." The man said hurriedly.
Shen Mingcheng nodded and said, "Go and ask again, and make sure the news is true or false."
"Yes."
After the man left, Shen Mingcheng said to Ji Yuanshan, "What do you think, brother Ji? Is the Su family going to take action?"
Ji Yuanshan shook his head and said, "The accuracy of the news is not yet certain, and it's hard to make a judgment."
At this moment, a spy came to report in a hurry.
"Boss, the Su family sent someone to the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to deliver a visiting card today."
"Oh? Where did you get the news?" Shen Mingcheng asked.
"Yes, it was said by the messenger of the Su family."
"Told by himself? Tell me the details."
"Yes, I was looking at the back door of Wuwei Escort Agency, and then I saw a strong man coming out of the back door of Wuwei Escort Agency. He said as he walked: "It's so hot, and you still want me to go to Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to send a visiting card!" Then I came back to report the news."
Before Shen Mingcheng could react, another spy came back to report, also saying that the Su family was going to send a visiting card to Jiangnan Weaving Bureau.
In a short while, there were no less than ten people standing in the room, and everyone got the information that the Su family was going to send a visiting card to Jiangnan Weaving Bureau.
Shen Mingcheng couldn't help wondering, how many visiting cards did the Su family send?
In fact, there was only one, but Deng Lingchong was worried that it was not "high-profile" enough, so he found several spies he knew and informed them one by one that he was going to send a visiting card to Jiangnan Weaving Bureau.
"Humph, a trifle." At this time, Ji Yuanshan suddenly sneered and said.
"Oh? What do you think, Brother Ji?" Shen Mingcheng asked.
"The Su family just wants to tell us that our spies have known about it for a long time." Ji Yuanshan said.
Shen Mingcheng nodded in agreement.
Then Shen Mingcheng asked again: "What about the news of sending a visiting card to the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau?"
"Hahaha," Ji Yuanshan laughed, "Brother Shen is too nervous. As a competitor of the imperial merchant, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau will be contacted sooner or later. It's just a matter of time.
And it's better to contact it later than earlier. In this way, as long as our kickbacks are 10% higher than those of the Su family, we will definitely win in the end.
And they use something that is bound to happen as a test of our news. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
After saying that, Ji Yuanshan laughed again "Hahaha".
"Brother Ji is right. I am too concerned." Shen Mingcheng also echoed.
"However, we still have to arrange what needs to be done." Ji Yuanshan said.
"Please give me some advice, Brother Ji."
Ji Yuanshan was not polite and directly instructed the servants of the Shen family: "Continue to closely observe the actions of the Shen family and find out the content of the Su family's visiting card. The Jiangnan Weaving Bureau should also send more people to closely monitor."
Everyone followed the order and left.
...
The next day.
Su Linglong went to Baotong Money House in Hangzhou accompanied by Chu Xiaomei.
And cashed out two million taels of silver notes.
The news quickly spread in Hangzhou.
...
Hangzhou Weaving Bureau.
Eunuch Li listened to the report of his subordinates and couldn't help but mutter: "Two million taels? Interesting, interesting!"
...
Shen Mansion.
Shen Mingcheng threw the medicine soup to the ground with a bang. He said angrily: "Is that bitch Su Linglong crazy? Two million taels? The profit of the imperial merchant is only a few hundred thousand a year. She would rather lose money than let my Shen family become the imperial merchant?"
"Brother Shen, don't get excited first." Ji Yuanshan said on the side: "I think the two million taels can't all be kickbacks to the supervisor of the weaving bureau. How can a businessman not pursue profits? And judging from the situation in the past few days, the Su family's move is likely to be a bluff."
"What do you mean?" Shen Mingcheng asked.
"Brother Shen, think about it. The Su family has said that they will not let the Shen family get the imperial merchant at any cost. This is the first step of the Su family's wishful thinking, to alert the enemy. The second step is to tell our spies that they already know about it, to show off their strength and hit our morale. The third step is the two million taels. She is deliberately creating confusion and wants us to retreat."
"Brother Ji's analysis makes sense." Shen Mingcheng was already full of admiration for Ji Yuanshan at this time.
Soon another news came, "The Su family asked the eunuch supervising the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to meet at the West Lake Louwailou on the first day of June."
"The first day of June? Two days later?" Shen Mingcheng was thinking about the meaning of this date. At this time, he was already in a trance. He would be as if he was facing a great enemy if he heard any news about the Su family.
Ji Yuanshan said, "Let's send the visiting card as soon as possible. June 15th is the day when Princess Pinghai will compete for a husband. After this, I should return to the capital. It is expected to be the end of June at the latest." Shen Mingcheng nodded when he heard this. He immediately ordered his servants to prepare the visiting card. On June 5th, he invited the supervisor of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to take a boat ride on West Lake to enjoy the scenery. In the remaining time, he went to find out what price the Su family offered." Time soon came to June 1st, and news gathered in the Shen Mansion. "The Su family only sent two people, and the eldest lady of the Su family did not go." "The two people from the Su family have arrived at Louwailou." "The supervisor went out." "The supervisor has arrived at Louwailou." "The two sides talked secretly for half an hour. The supervisor left Louwailou and looked very satisfied."