Regarding the specific situation of the Ministry of Commerce, Fu Xiaoguan did not talk about it.

He's afraid he's scared away the first subordinate he has recruited!

But Li Cai is very pleased, a brand-new department, half a level higher than the six departments, doesn't this mean that the future is like a brocade!

In this life, I finally met a nobleman, and what I have learned in this body finally has a stage to show.

The turbid breath that had been hidden in his chest for a long time suddenly dissipated, and the whole person seemed to have undergone some baptism and became high-spirited, which made Fu Xiaoguan look at him with admiration-

When this person is middle-aged, can he really bloom a second spring?

But what is he excited about?

By the way, he didn't know that the Ministry of Commerce now only has one official office, the establishment of those laws, the implementation of those laws in the Yu Dynasty, and after the establishment of the laws, the commercial bureaus that will be set up in the various provinces and counties of the Yu Dynasty, as well as the ensuing follow-up, supervision and summary, etc., etc., these things, just throw them to him to toss first.

Naturally, he doesn't know much about Li Cai, but Dong Kangping does.

So after coming out of the imperial study today, he asked Dong Kangping, but Dong Kangping resolutely refused to let this person go, that's right, he held His Majesty's Shang Fang sword in his hand, and decided to cut this old man with a sword first.

As for whether Dong Kangping will be angry...... What can this old man and son-in-law be angry about?

When the wine and food were served, Li Cai took the lead in picking up Xishan Tianol and poured a glass of wine for everyone.

He raised his glass and said to Fu Xiaoguan: "Xiaguan will be Master Fu's person in the future, Xiaguan assures Master Fu that I, Li Cai, will definitely take Master Fu as the leader, and will definitely not let Master Fu lose face, Xiaguan respects Master Fu with a cup!" ”

"Good ......!" Fu Xiaoguan raised his glass and said: "The new Ministry of Commerce, there are many things, there is a long way to go, its significance is extraordinary, with the business talent of Brother Li Cai, I believe you will be able to show your ambitions!" ”

Li Cai's blood was boiling, and he felt that this Fu Gongzi was his Bole, and after the two of them drank this glass of wine, he poured it again and sat down, his heart was surging.

Subsequently, Li Jindou introduced his other three sons to Fu Xiaoguan, Fu Xiaoguan's eyes became brighter and brighter, this is special, the whole family is talented!

His heart was filled with joy, but he did not show it on his face.

While eating and drinking, the people at the table chatted casually, chatting and chatting, Fu Xiaoguan suddenly asked the Li family: "Young Master, how is Xinglongtang's income this year?" ”

The Li family was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "So far this year, Xinglongtang's profits have totaled 1,218,000 taels, an increase of 10% compared with last year. ”

"Oh......" Fu Xiaoguan bowed slightly, thoughtfully, and asked, "Why is the business of this pawnshop so good?" ”

The Li family was silent for a moment and looked at Li Jindou, who nodded imperceptibly.

"The pawnshop business is good, which is naturally because there are many pawnbrokers. Don't hide it from the son, the Yellow River flooded again this year, and many families living in the two sides of the Yellow River moved to Shangjing, twice as many as last year. ”

"When they came to Shangjing, they naturally wanted to settle down in Shangjing. But it is not easy to live in Beijing, and it takes a lot of money to settle down here and buy a house. Therefore, they brought a lot of things to pawn, but in the end they redeemed very little. ”

Fu Xiaoguan listened very carefully, he didn't know that the Yellow River had risen again this year, so wouldn't there be many displaced people in the two ways of the Yellow River?

Since there was no turmoil, the relief efforts of the Imperial Court this time were effective.

He put this matter aside, and heard the Li family say again: "There are also a lot of merchants who come to Beijing, but the business is good and bad, and there are many people who don't make money, but they also have to eat and drink, so this part of the people is also the source of profit for the pawnshop." ”

"Even if it is a local person in Beijing, maybe they are losing money in business, or they may need money because of a disaster in their family, in general, a good pawnshop business is not a good thing."

The Li family didn't explain, but Fu Xiaoguan understood the meaning of this.

People are not in some desperate situation, and it is impossible to dispose of the family property left by their ancestors.

The good business of the pawnshop can only show that the people are having a hard time, and the feedback is the information of economic depression.

Fu Xiaoguan asked Li Wan about Yuding Building's business and Li Guan's business about Huichun Hall.

Yudinglou deals in jewelry and jade, and its profits have dropped by two percent compared with the past.

And Huichun Tang is a century-old pharmacy, and its business has increased by one and a half percent compared to the past.

Li Jindou also listened quietly, and looked at Fu Xiaoguan from time to time, thinking that this Fu Gongzi was obviously a literati, but he was very interested in these unmarketable business data, and he was really a different teenager.

And Fu Xiaoguan's question is not without purpose, a glimpse and see the whole leopard, first, he has a deeper concept of the economy of the Yu Dynasty, and second, he has a strong interest in all the people of the Li family-

He wants to dig up these people and let them serve the Xishan industry, especially the soon-to-be-opened Sitong Money Bank.

But he didn't mention it at the moment, anyway, Ming'er Yu asked Queen Shang for Li Jindou to take down this old man, and his three sons naturally couldn't run!

A banquet was enjoyed by the guests and hosts, and at the end of the day, the banquet dispersed, and Li Cai sent Fu Xiaoguan back to his house, and when he came back, the light in the study of the Li Mansion was still on.

He walked in, where his father and three brothers were sitting drinking tea.

"I originally thought that Fu Gongzi came here for the pilot of those six counties and counties." Li Jindou frowned slightly, and said: "Six counties and counties, and now only three counties and counties of Yao County and Pingling Quyi have opened workshops, and Pingling Quyi has just started construction, and the investment in these three places comes from Fu Xiaoguan's own Xishan industry. ”

"The new policy was proposed and led by Fu Xiaoguan, but now this situation is obviously very passive, although His Majesty's policy has been promulgated, but the world's businessmen are still waiting, this is naturally not the situation that Fu Xiaoguan wants to see."

"Therefore, he threw an olive branch to the second child, and I thought that he wanted my Li family to invest in an industry, which can be regarded as an example. But he didn't mention it, but we couldn't help but do something, so ......"

Li Jindou took a sip of the teacup and looked at his fourth son, Li Guan, "You will submit your resignation to the head of the Qin family tomorrow, and after the New Year, you will go to Gong County, Henan Province, to invest in a medicinal material base, and I will give you 300,000 taels of silver in the early stage to make a noise, and you must intentionally or unintentionally brand Fu Xiaoguan." ”

Li Guan was stunned and asked, "Is it really necessary to get so close to Fu Xiaoguan?" He still has an identity. ”

"Don't think about it, do what your father wants, my Li family really needs to have an industry. With Fu Xiaoguan at the helm, this new policy seems to be very promising, so it not only sells Fu Xiaoguan's favor, but also takes advantage of this trend to see if it can bring the Li Mansion to a higher level. ”