The ancestors of the Tao family were great merchants, and those who excel in business are officials. After becoming an official, their business has grown even bigger, and they are one of the richest families in Guangzhou and even the entire south. Maritime business is just a part of their family business, and there are seven or eight fleets in the family. Although there are not many talents who can understand maps and copy them by hand, it is not impossible to turn around without anyone. According to Chief Manager Tao, if it wasn't for the fact that this map was too important to the Tao family, in order to keep the secret, the Tao family had no plans to bring people back after sending them out.
Pei Yan said with a smile: "First copy the map first."
Someone who can copy maps is hard to find for the Yu family, but it is easy for him.
He "asked for help" from Tao An, and his original intention was to attract the Tao family to participate in the auction, and Tao's words hit his heart. It's just that, in addition to notifying the Tao family, he also let people disclose the news to his second senior brother, that is, Jiang Hua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Dongge University scholar.
Jianghua's eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter of the Wu family in Huzhou.
The Wu family started from water transportation.
The family also has five or six fleets.
No matter what, he had to wait for the people from the Wu family to come, so that he could see if the situation agreed to the Tao family.
Pei Yan said vaguely, Chief Tao must think more.
He wondered, did Pei Yan feel that he was not qualified to talk about this matter? Then for this matter, Tao Qing, the current head of the Tao family, who is Tao An's elder brother, must be invited to Lin'an City in person.
Of course, before that, he had to see the map to confirm whether it was indeed a new route from Guangzhou to Dashi as Pei Yan said.
He exchanged glances with Tao An's staff who came with him. Tao An's staff stepped forward to introduce themselves and set up a relationship with Pei Yan. He felt that Pei Yan had a good impression of them, so he stayed. The two copying masters stepped back to rest.
Whether the map is real or not, the two masters have sailing experience, and they can tell the authenticity at a glance. The only thing that is uncertain is whether the route marked on this map is really safe.
In the evening, Chief Manager Tao got the exact news, and he immediately arranged for the people who followed secretly to send a letter to Tao Qing.
Lin'an City is the territory of the Pei family, as long as Pei Yan is interested, he will know immediately when a new face comes, not to mention he sent someone to keep an eye on the Tao family
Not to mention just letting Tao Qing know about it, he wished that Director Tao could quietly send back part of the map, so that the Tao family could send a fleet to try a section of the voyage.
The geese leave traces. When those aristocratic families know that the map is not only real, but also safe for sailing, then it is a good time to ask for a price.
Therefore, he told Pei Man: "The small part of the map in the front can be sent back to the Tao family, but they can't succeed in the latter part."
Pei Man nodded again and again, his eyes were full of enthusiasm, which was quite different from his usual impression.
Pei Yan smiled and said, "Are you bored?"
Pei Man smiled and said, "It's not that boring, it's just that there's nothing to do in Lin'an City, and I feel that the knife is going to rust."
Isn't it boring
Pei Yan smiled and said, "You will be overwhelmed soon."
Pei Man knows that Pei Yan will definitely invite many powerful people to participate in the auction, but the invitation list for Pei Yan has not yet been finalized, and the famous posts have not yet been sent. He feels that he should still have some time to prepare, who knows? As soon as he came out of Pei Yan's study, Hu Xing walked in excitedly.
When the two met, they would inevitably greet each other.
Pei Man asked him, "What's wrong with you?"
Like Chinese New Year, my face is shiny with joy.
Hu Xing didn't want to hide it from Pei Man. Firstly, Pei Man was the chief executive, in charge of all the servants inside and outside the Pei family. Second, Pei Man was very skilled. Within a few months of taking office, he had already made the family big and small, inside and out. The servants and servants outside and abroad have all tidied up and obeyed. He just didn't tell Pei Man, and someone who wanted to curry favor with Pei Man took the initiative to tell him, so why should he fight against Pei Man and seek death by himself
He also wanted to sit in this position for a long time, and it would be even better if he could pass it on to his son.
"It's from the Wu family in Huzhou." Hu Xing said excitedly, "The elder of their family came to give our family a New Year's gift in person. Listen to that tone, and give it to our third master alone."
The grand master of the Wu family in Huzhou is the head of the Wu family.
The third master replaced the long house as the head of the Pei family, and the other houses of the Pei family seemed to recognize it, and none of them came to make trouble. But from Hu Xing's point of view, those few rooms might have been endured out of respect for Mrs. Pei, and I don't know what he thought in private? Maybe after Mrs. Pei's filial piety period is over, there will be a fight except for the ceremony. Especially the family of the Li family split up with the family of Li Duan a few days ago. Who dares to say that there is no handwriting of the Pei family? Who dares to say that it's not that the other heads of the Pei family are testing Pei Yan
This is the first Spring Festival since Pei Yan took over the Pei family. Of course, the more people who come to give New Year's gifts at this time, the better. The more prominent the better, the more capable and well-connected Master Pei San is. It would be even better if it was a wealthy family like the Huzhou Wu family who had no relationship with the Pei family before - this is Pei Yan's own favor and has nothing to do with the Pei family. If it wasn't for Pei Yan, how could the Patriarch of the Wu family come forward to give the Pei family a new year gift in person
He took refuge in the third master.
He is now tied to the car of the third master, and he is all prosperous and all is damaged.
Of course, the more people like the Huzhou Wu family come, the better.
Pei Man knew Hu Xing's little idea without guessing. He said with a smile, "Then go and report to the third master, so as not to keep the elder of the Wu family waiting for a long time", and passed by Hu Xing , to go about my own business.
Hu Xing couldn't help touching his head.
Pei Man is so indifferent!
Could it be that something offended Pei Man
It's just that this time is not the time to think about these things, Hu Xing happily went to Pei Yan's study.
When Pei Man turned around, he went to see Ah Shao, who came from the Yu family to give the New Year's gift.
A Shao was able to meet Pei Man, not because he was lucky and happened to meet Pei Man, but because Pei Yan attached great importance to the Yu family, and people like Pei Man who served by Pei Yan's side naturally respected him according to his wishes Come to Yu's house.
Pei Man met Ah Shao in Baosha in front of the small side hall, and asked in detail about the Yu family's new year rituals.
Those who were waiting in the small side hall for the Pei family steward to register the gift list couldn't help being very envious, and started talking about the Yu family. There are also those who are not used to the sudden "explosion" of the Yu family, but dare not criticize the Yu family in front of the Pei family, enduring their hearts full of unwillingness, and can't control their mouths when they leave the Pei family: "I heard that the big brother of the Yu family Miss is very beautiful, and many young guys want to be their son-in-law. I don’t know what Master Yu is picking? Or is there another plan?"
Because they are all well-known managers from various families, no matter how unhappy they are, they will not dare to say anything like those country shrews.
Naturally, someone with the same thought took up the conversation and said: "I heard that the eldest lady of the Yu family dared to wear the clothes of a servant and still take care of the family affairs. If I have a nephew, I definitely can't marry such a nephew." girl!"
"That depends on whether your nephew has the ability to marry someone back." Someone teased, "The Yu family said that the girl will stay at home to recruit a husband. I didn't see that the second son of the Li family is No way."
"Who knows if you don't want to marry the girl, or you can't do it, you can't marry! I saw that girl is very bold, and she is also very powerful. That is not a means that ordinary girls can have." What they pointed at, laughed and parted ways.
The Yu family didn't know that Yu Tang had been criticized.
A Shao pointed to one of the brocade boxes, and said specifically: "Our master found this from an antique shop. He said it was very interesting. I gave it to the third master to pass the time or press rice paper or something." They are chicken, duck, fish, tea, wine and candies, which are similar to the usual gifts from neighbors, nothing special.
It stands to reason that for a family like the Yu family, the Pei family doesn't have time to send back gifts. After writing down the gift list, they will return the gifts on the spot at a similar price, or send some rice grains or oil noodles. There will be a red envelope or something. But in the Yu family, Pei Man felt that it would be better to send someone to return the gift, so he smiled and opened the brocade box alone, and at night, he personally delivered the brocade box to Pei Yan's house.
Pei Yan had already washed and changed her clothes and changed into her daily clothes. She was wearing a sable fur, and she was lying on the Arhat couch, listening to the little boy Ah Ming take a thick gift list and roll his name there.
Ah Ming was wearing a red brocade padded jacket, with a round face and a chubby face, like a boy spreading money, making people feel happy just looking at it.
Seeing Pei Man come in, Pei Yan signaled Ah Ming to stop, and said, "What's the matter?"
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, every day someone asks Pei Yan to show him.
Pei Man stayed in Baoxia where the earth dragon was burned all afternoon, and when he entered Pei Yan's room without a brazier, the heat from his body dissipated immediately, and his fingertips felt a little cold.
"Given to you by the Yu family." After he handed the brocade box to Pei Yan, he put his hands in his sleeves, and then called out to Ah Ming with some pity, and said, "Go down! I will serve here first." on."
Pei Yan was very angry, and when the ground dragon was burned in the house, he would get nosebleeds, and he couldn't smell the silver frost charcoal. In winter, he could only use lint to keep out the cold, and the people who served him could only suffer from the cold.
Ah Ming thought that Pei Man had something to say to Pei Yan in private, nodded repeatedly, saluted Pei Yan, handed the gift list to Pei Man, and ran back to the house where she burned the ground dragon to keep warm.
Pei Yan likes the climate with four distinct seasons, but he doesn't stop the people around him from enjoying the four seasons like spring. While taking the brocade box and asking "what is this?", he opened the brocade box, revealing the bronze door knocker.
"What?" Pei Yan raised his eyebrows, took it out and looked at it against the light.
Pei Man conveyed Ah Shao's words.
Pei Yan soon discovered the secret of the beast-shaped door knocker.
"It's quite interesting!" He casually put the door knocker on the small table next to him, and said, "It's probably a gadget from the previous dynasty, and the Yu family has a heart."
He has liked these miscellaneous items since he was a child, and he has many such things in his hand, which are much more delicate and interesting than this, and this door knocker is also said to be rare. However, since it was given by someone else, he wouldn't just throw it around.
Just put it in the study as a paperweight.
Pei Yan said to Pei Man: "People from the Wu family, I asked Hu Xing to arrange them in the guest room on the east side. I'm going to host a banquet for them tomorrow, so you should prepare. If the people from the Tao family want to inquire about something, don't stop them."
Except for the two imitators, the Tao family lived in the guest room on the southeast side, separated from the Wu family by a flower garden, so it was very convenient to inquire about anything.