In the study outside Zhang's mansion in Huai'an Mansion, Zhang Zhifu was very happy to sit and talk with Wang Xuanzhi. Prime Minister Wang has such an outstanding son-in-law, and his future is boundless.
"Today my younger brother invited Han Bian to a banquet, and your cousin is also there, so why don't you ask him to learn more from you?" Zhang Zhi laughed. Zhang Wen and his mother are compatriots, but they have completely different temperaments. Zhang Wen is one of the most famous scholars in Huai'an. He has disciples all over the world, but he likes common affairs. He likes to do some water conservancy and field work with those low-class people, but Zhang Zhi is single-minded. He only read sage books, and he married the sister of Wang Chengxiang's wife. With this help, his official career was very smooth. He was already a servant of the Ministry of Rites. Ding You was at home because of his father's death. Now Ding You is coming soon. I got the kindness of the Wang family to send their sons and daughters to visit their aunt, so Qi Fu doesn't have to worry about it.
"It's Zhang asking Mr. Zhang?" Wang Xuanzhi said happily, "Xuanzhi also wants to ask Mr. Zhang for advice. I don't know when Mr. Zhang will allow me to visit him?" Zhang Wen's knowledge and ability, even his jealous father He praised him very much, he was willing to accompany his sister to Huai'an, more than half of the reason was to ask Zhang Wen and Yang Wanli for advice.
"Father!" A young man walked in from the door. After meeting Zhang Zhi first, he smiled at Wang Xuanzhi, "Xuanzhi."
"Hello, cousin." Wang Xuanzhi got up to greet him. Zhang Zhi, the eldest son, was young and promising, and he had already won the Juren at a young age.
"Qing'er is back." Zhang Zhi nodded, motioning for Zhang Qing to sit down.
"Father, the second uncle not only invited Han Bian, but also invited a female householder to the main table today." Zhang Qing said as soon as he sat down.
"What female household?" Zhang Zhi asked, Han Bian knew that he was indeed a very talented person, but although he had a great reputation, he was only a helper in managing Zhuangzi, which really insulted the gentleness of scholars.
"It's said that Han Bian's boss, who set up a household with a woman alone, is doing shipping." Zhang Qingyou laughed and said, "He still wears men's clothing."
"How can the second brother do such a thing." Zhang Zhi said angrily.
"That woman is so ignorant that she uttered nonsense at the banquet." Zhang Qing recounted what had happened at the banquet, and said disdainfully: "Such a woman is really insulting to the gentlemen. Brother Su also told me that I will never go to Zhang Qing again. That's it, sir."
"Nonsense!" Zhang Zhi scolded lightly, then turned to ask Wang Xuanzhi, "What do you think of my nephew?"
"Although that woman is arrogant, she is right." Wang Xuanzhi said with a smile to Zhang Qing: "Cousin, don't worry, the woman said that the root of a country is nothing but the people. This is indeed not wrong, and outside of this big week, There is even an infinite world, if there is a chance, I want to see it too."
"Although she has some knowledge, she is still too frivolous, a woman, hmph." Zhang Zhi sneered, stopped mentioning it, and started talking about other things.
I'm afraid it's her, what she did today is really wrong, the wealthy sea merchant, just look at Xie's family, and she knows why a hairpin is in her eyes. Moreover, in the past two years, none of the Xie family's boats have returned from Fanwai, and the boat crew has been lost. Now they can only go to places like Korea and Japan. If the woman came back tens of thousands of miles from Fanwai, then she would definitely gain huge profits. Wang Xuanzhi I sighed secretly in my heart, I really did something like a villain, if I can meet again in the future, I must make an apology to her.
When Ling Qingyu woke up, he only felt a splitting headache, and cursed, alcohol is really not a good thing! Then I hurriedly got up and looked around, remembering that my wine has always been bad, I wonder if I brought it here
"What are you looking for?" Yan San came in with a basin of water and asked after closing the door.
"It's okay." Ling Qingyu hurriedly pulled up the thin quilt to cover her body, got out again, and asked, "How did I come back yesterday?"
Yan San glanced at her, but didn't answer. Ling Qingyu groaned, covered her head, and said in a muffled voice from under the quilt, "Well, I didn't do anything, did I?"
"This is what you're talking about?" Yan San nodded her head covered by the quilt, and when she got out, she stretched out her arms to show her, and then tore off the collar a little, revealing her shoulders with teeth marks .
"Aw!" Ling Qingyu yelled, blushed and got back under the quilt, saying: "I won't drink if I die!"
"Get up quickly, we'll leave after eating." Yan San patted her, tightened the neckline, and said.
"Did I do nothing else?" Ling Qingyu asked sullenly. In the past, apart from biting people, there were people who knew how to do that.
"What else do you want to do?" Yan San said with a smile in his voice, "Stop dawdling, aren't you going back to Hangzhou?"
"Oh." Ling Qingyu responded, and when he heard Yan San go out, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly got up to wash and dress.
When they went out to the restaurant in the front yard, Han Bian and Zheng Xi were already having breakfast, and the few of them had a tacit understanding and didn't mention what happened yesterday, but only talked about the layout in Huai'an, Wuhu and other places.
"Wuhu, I remember that printing and dyeing is very famous?" Ling Qingyu bit a steamed bun and said, the most famous polder field she knew was actually in Wuhu. Unexpectedly, Han Bian also had the idea there, and it could indeed be built the best. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were three best polders there, making Wuhu one of the four major rice markets.
"Yes, there are also many local specialties." Han Bian laughed.
"The clouds open to see the color of the trees, and Jiang Jing listens to the sound of the tide. It is indeed a good place. When you come back next time, you must go and have fun." Ling Qingyu nodded. After thinking for a while, he said again: "If you go, see if you can build a wharf. The water at the mouth of the Yangtze River is so deep that you can ship goods directly from domestic ships."
"The head of the family wants to go to the Yangtze River for shipping?" Han Bian asked, stopping his chopsticks.
"No, shipping on the Yangtze River is not so easy. The area around the two lakes is okay. When entering Sichuan, there are many beaches and fast water. I just want to distribute the goods from Quanzhou. Now Quanzhou has rebuilt four sea-going ships. If it’s too much, I don’t want to only transport spices and treasures, but I want to bring some raw materials, such as iron, copper and sulfur.” Ling Qingyu took a sip of porridge, and then said: “To be honest, the money this time is a bit much, but I always Female households, anyone can point my nose at me, save cash instead of cooperating with others in some industries, iron making, forging and forestation, these can be tried.”
"So, this can't be done in a day or two." Han Bian also pondered. Now he can understand why when they first met, Ling Qingyu told them that he was willing to support them to take the imperial examination and become an official.
"I didn't even think about making it in a day or two," Ling Qingyu said with a smile, "I'm still young, and I can run a few more times. I just need to do these things if I have the opportunity. It's not enough to open a shop without manufacturing."
"Understood. What the head of the family means is that we not only want polders, but also mountains and forests. At the same time, we can also do smelting." Han Bian nodded. When the lifeblood of this country is unconsciously in their hands, who would dare to underestimate her! (Brother Han, the head of your family really doesn't think so, she just wants to make money, and then kill those bastards)
Ling Qingyu took another 100,000 taels of silver bills out to Han Bian, and then said to Zheng Xi: "You can use the cash you have there, we are now in the expansion period, but we must pay attention to steady progress, and find reliable ones in the early stage." People, and then easy to manage, can see the real benefits."
"Yes." The two replied at the same time.
After what happened in Huai'an, Ling Qingyu felt more anxious to go back, and only urged Yan San to hurry up. It turned out that she knew the danger of being rich, but after all, nothing specific happened. Now thinking about the goods and gold in Quanzhou and on the Fengshen ship, in fact, the government can just find an excuse to seal it up for you. I want to keep the goods from my shop for a year, keep the gems and jade, and sell the rest. Anyway, these goods will be available in another trip. If they are really swept away by someone, then there is no place to cry I cried. Thinking about it this way, I began to think of Xiao Rong again.
It was already August when we returned to Hangzhou, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. The festive atmosphere in Hangzhou was very lively. Ling Qingyu thought that he would have a chance to visit in the future, so he decided to leave as soon as possible.
The Fengshen had already made a round trip and brought back the remaining goods, including 3.5 million taels of silver bills.
"Those who said they were big merchants came from Bianliang. Mr. Fan's steward came to see you. After reading your letter, the adoptive father agreed to sell them even though their price was not high." Ding Dong exchanged the banknotes and Handed the manifest to Ling Qingyu.
Most of the goods in Quanzhou were removed. If you compare the price you sell in Hangzhou, it is indeed a little lower. But in the current situation, Ling Qingyu feels lucky. It seems that he owes Mr. Fan a favor again. According to her instructions, the gems were not touched, and all of them were brought to Hangzhou. There are also some treasures such as ivory, coral, pearl and tortoiseshell. These can be sold here in Hangzhou. The remaining spices, seasonings and treasures are less than one fifth one.
Ling Qingyu glanced at Cai Jingfang, he had regained a lot of weight, and looked more energetic, thinking that Shi Fang had taken care of him well, so he said to him: "Xiaocai, I will keep the goods from your shop here for a year, then How many boxes of emeralds, you keep one box, find some good craftsmen, and send the rest to Zheng Xina, you and Zheng Xi share half of these middle and low-level gemstones. Mr. Xu has a piece of official land for sale, you must bid for it. Take it down."
"Yes." Cai Jingfang nodded. Most of the official land in Xu Chang's place is mountain forests, and the fields are all small pieces of land mixed in between the mountains, but they are very suitable for the needs of the head of the family. Trees and bamboo are planted on the mountains, and the foot of the mountains can be used for paper printing and dyeing. The fields in the mountains It is possible to plant safflower, a raw material for dyeing cloth, without laborious cultivation, and the benefits are far higher than farming.
Ling Qingyu flicked the thick bank note in his hand, and said, "Xiaocai, help me exchange some cash, find a place to build a village, dig a silver cellar, and I really want to see the feeling of a room full of shiny silver." Ah!" "Pfft!" All the people who were listening to the training in a serious manner spouted out.
"By the way, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Xiaocai, prepare your gifts. All the officials will give you a copy. Don't send silver notes to Mr. Xu, but some medicinal materials and medicinal spices." Ling Qingyu returned to the topic, road.
"Yes." Cai Jingfang replied. In fact, the main gift was Zhao Pu, and the rest was basically a few hundred taels of silver. Now that they have a lot of in-demand goods, they sealed one or two hundred taels of silver notes, plus some in-demand goods, and those officials would be very useful. It's just that Xu Chang is an upright official, so giving money would be a slap in the face, indeed, as the head of the family said, medicinal materials are still practical.