When Zhao Weizhong was thinking about his thoughts, he only heard a family member at the door say: "Master, the young master is here." Zhao Weizhong frowned, knowing that the person who came was Han Jin, the nephew of Han Yuping, who was 23 years old this year, in fact, only 4 years younger than Han, and was now working as a shopkeeper in one of Zhao Weizhong's shops.

Zhao Weizhong's successor, Han Yuping, was originally born in a big family in Tianjin, and there were people in the previous generations of the family who were officials, and there were many people who achieved higher official positions such as Daotai and Buzheng Division, and they were also quite famous scholars in Tianjin. However, in the Han generation, the family is somewhat declining, and among the children, they can study and govern their careers with peace of mind, enjoy wealth and prosperity, and there are many people who are easy to close their hands, and there are no longer any officials; fortunately, there are still two people in the previous generation who are officials, and with the foundation laid by the ancestors, they can still hold on. At that time, Zhao Weizhong was just a small steward in the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and he was very different from the Han family, and he was not at the same level at all.

But the impact of the Gengzi Revolution made the family completely defeated, first of all, it was plundered by the Eight-Nation Alliance, many people in the family died, including two court officials, and the property was also looted; then the East China government captured Tianjin, and the Han family's land was taken into public ownership, because the system of the East China government was different from the Qing court, Tianjin was completely reshuffled, and the Han family's accumulated connections in the past nearly 100 years were almost all invalidated, and it was impossible to revive the family through the imperial examination, and the Han family and the Qing court were too close, and they could not get the trust of the East China government, so the family also declined, and life was also poor。

However, after all, the Han family is a century-old official family, and they know that the way to survive can be bent and stretched, and they have to surrender their identity and marry with the upstarts in Tianjin to maintain the survival of the family. Han Yuping has actually already promised to marry someone, the dowry has been set, and he could have passed the door before the Gengzi Kingdom Change, but because the elders of the husband's family died, the wedding could not be held, so he could only stay at home and wait for the end of the filial piety period, but the result was dragged to the Gengzi Country Change, and the husband's family did not know where to flee, and the marriage contract was naturally completely yellow. But Han Yuping is also a married person, remarriage is a second marriage, and he is old, so some people say that he married Zhao Weizhong as a continuation.

At that time, Zhao Weizhong's family property was not as much as it is now, but it had a close relationship with the East China government, so it was hot, and Han Yuping Bi Jing was a second-married person, and it was not humiliating to be able to marry Zhao Weizhong as a continuation; Less than a year after passing through the door, Han Yuping became pregnant and gave birth to a son to Zhao Weizhong.

In fact, Bi Jing is not a yuan match, in fact, he is a little higher than his concubine, and his status in her husband's family is not high, not to mention that the Han family is a declining family. But Han Cuiping gave birth to a boy is different, the mother is more expensive than the child, and Zhao Weizhong is over 40 years old, and finally has a descendant, so Han Yuping's name is recorded in the family tree, and there is more support for the Han family, and the life of the Han family is much better.

And Zhao Weizhong's business is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are needed, Han Yuping has also blown the wind in Zhao Weizhong's ears a few times, hoping that Zhao Weizhong can appoint some children of the Han family and find a way out for the Han family. And Zhao Weizhong was right when he thought about it, after all, the Han family is his own in-laws, of course he can be trusted, and the Han family is a scholarly disciple, and most of the children are literate and literate, so it can be of great use.

However, Zhao Weizhong also knew that after the Han family arrived at Han Yuping's generation, there were a lot of gentlemen, if such a person was used, not only could not help himself, but also had to lose his family business, so he carefully selected among the children of the Han family, found a group of shrewd and capable people, and arranged them to work in their own shops and factories, and they all started from apprentices, slowly cultivated, and at the same time strictly controlled them, and then hired according to the material, to promote a few people as the master, and strictly restrain their behavior according to the system, which is also the management method that Zhao Weizhong learned from the traverser。

Han Jin's ability is actually not qualified to be a shopkeeper, and his reputation in the past is not very good, but he is Han Yuping's nephew, so Zhao Weizhong can't stand Han Yuping's ears, so he found a shop for Han Jin, and arranged two old and reliable people to help him, of course, he also monitored Han Jin, as soon as Han Jin has any out-of-line behavior, Zhao Weizhong will not hesitate to take Han Jin down, which is also learned from the traverser. As for Han Yuping's attitude, it is not in Zhao Weizhong's consideration, after all, this family is still ruled by Zhao Weizhong, and it is Han Yuping's turn to be in charge.

Fortunately, in the past few months, Han Jin has been relatively regular, and he has not made any major incidents, of course, this is also because Zhao Weizhong has been keeping an eye on it and has not given Han Jin the opportunity to commit major incidents, but there are still a lot of small things, such as deducting a little refraction, taking some benefits from suppliers, reimbursing some personal expenses in the store, etc., there are 2 or 30 silver dollars every month, but because the amount is not large, Zhao Weizhong didn't care too much, but he was still a little unhappy with Han Jin in his heart, after all, 2 a month, 30 silver dollars, which is not a decimal in total, Guan Jian is breaking his own rules, but it is not worth making trouble for such a small thing, Zhao Weizhong can only bear not to say it in his heart.

Although he didn't know what Han Jin was looking for him, Zhao Weizhong was already impatient in his heart, but after all, he was his wife and nephew, so he still said, "Call him in." ”

After a while, Han came in to the study and said, "Uncle." ”

Zhao Weizhong nodded and said, "Han Jin, is there anything going on in the shop?"

Han Jin hurriedly said: "Uncle, it's okay in the shop, it's very good." ”

Zhao Weizhong said: "It's okay in the shop, so what are you going to do?"

Han Jin said: "Uncle, Boss Cao, Boss Zheng, and Boss Liang of the Changhe Chamber of Commerce have always wanted to ask to see you, and I have found my shop." ”

Zhao Weizhong snorted and said, "Didn't I tell you, don't pay attention to the people of Chang and the Chamber of Commerce, if they dare to make trouble in the shop, just call the police to deal with it." ”

Han Jin said: "Uncle, why bother? We are businessmen, the most important thing is to be harmonious and make money, as the saying goes, we leave a line in life, and we can meet in the future, and we don't want to hit people with smiling faces, and people ask to see you, which is also a good intention, why do you bother to refuse thousands of miles away? Besides, Boss Cao, Boss Zheng, and Boss Liang were also the number one people in Tianjin, and they often had business dealings with you in the past, so what's the matter if you just meet them, maybe we will have something to ask them for help in the future?"

Zhao Weizhong sneered, stared at Han Jin with both eyes, and said, "Han Jin, how much money did they give you to say this in front of me." ”

Han Jin's heart was weak for a while, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Weizhong, and said, "Uncle, I ......"

Zhao Weizhong slapped the book case violently and said sharply: "Say, how much money did you charge them?"

Han Jin didn't dare to hide it anymore, and said, "5...... 500 silver dollars. ”

Zhao Weizhong snorted fiercely and said sharply: "Brute." ”

Han Jin was still a little unconvinced, and said, "Uncle, they just want to be on your side, why are you so unkind......?

Zhao Weizhong slapped the book case again, and said: "Brute, what do you know? Do you think you can get all the money? Go and return the money to me immediately, and tell Cao Jianqiu, Zheng Yizhi, and Liang Yanqing that they knew today, why bother in the first place, it is useless to beg me, and they are not allowed to pay attention to the people of Sheng and the Chamber of Commerce in the future." ”

Han Jin wanted to distinguish a few more words, and said, "Uncle, I ......"

Zhao Weizhong grabbed a cup, fell in front of Han Jin, splashed the tea on Han Jin's body, and said sharply: "Get out of here, don't return the money, you won't see me again in the future, don't come to my door again." ”

Han Jin also knew that Zhao Weizhong couldn't make sense here, so he had to turn around and leave the study, and then his family came in to clean up the debris on the ground.

After a while, I saw a figure flickering, and Han Yuping came to the study and said, "Master." ”

Zhao Weizhong couldn't help but shake his head and said, "That brute brought you here as a rescuer? ”

Han Yuping said with a smile: "What is this saying, master, it is all a family, what can not be saved, not to mention that my uncle taught his nephew a lesson, even if he beat him a few times, it was for his good, how dare the concubine stop it." ”

Zhao Weizhong couldn't help but smile bitterly, and most of the fire was gone, Han Yuping was born in the end, he was a beautiful girl, knowledgeable and courteous, since he got married, he kept his duty, and got along with the family very harmoniously, tried his best to serve Zhao Weizhong, and Zhao Shuilan also got along very well, there was no contradiction between stepmother and stepdaughter, and later Zhao Weizhong accepted two concubines, Han Yuping also accepted it very generously, and also got along with these two concubines, and gave birth to a son to Zhao Weizhong. Although he also begged Zhao Weizhong to take care of his mother's family, this is also human nature, and Zhao Weizhong is indeed short of people around him. Therefore, sometimes Zhao Weizhong also feels very fortunate that he has married a good family. Now he naturally can't get angry at Han Yuping, and said: "This brute, it's just a matter of getting stuck in the shop with some oil and water, and he dares to fish for the money in this oil pot, and he has a few heads." ”

Han Yuping saw that Zhao Weizhong said it so seriously, and it didn't seem like he was deliberately exaggerating, so he was also a little surprised, so he said: "It is natural for the master to teach his nephew a lesson, but he must also make it clear, he should always let him know that he is wrong, and he will not make mistakes again in the future." ”

Zhao Weizhong nodded and said, "Madam said the same, you don't know anything about the outside at home, but that beast may not know! ”

Han Yuping said to the door: "Come in, come in?"

Han Jin was actually at the door, and when he heard this, he retreated and came in, and said, "Uncle, aunt." ”

Zhao Weizhong snorted again and said, "Who are Cao Jianqiu, Zheng Yizhi, and Liang Yanqing, and what have they done?"