In a secluded, slightly dilapidated house in the county office, Xiong Dao finally saw the original information of the land around Gaoqiao Town. These volume deeds were moved by Yu Bende's two young apprentices, including various land deeds, official deeds, maps, and official documents, which were piled up on two large tables.

At this time, the shopkeeper and the account room brought by Xiong Dao naturally did not need to be polite, rolled up their sleeves one after another, and began to record with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone of the county government.

All the information needs to be transcribed, especially the title deed: the buyer and seller, the middle, the time, place, transaction amount, and land area will eventually be brought back and summarized.

Xiong Dao sat aside, holding a bowl of inferior tea, chatting with the tooth man and Yu Bende.

It's different on Yu Bende's side. At first, his attention was on the treasurers: it was rare for him to conduct such a large-scale survey of title deeds in his career. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a private businessman, he would have thought that the dynasty would be changed.

You must know that all the land information around Gaoqiao Town is taken out here, almost including all the peninsula counties north of Pudong and east of the Huangpu River, and the total area has exceeded 30 square kilometers according to the algorithm of later generations.

So Yu Bende, who originally had the mentality of watching a little joke, couldn't help muttering. Because in his cognition, no matter how big the port is, it can't use hundreds of acres of land, "Isn't this bear old man going to buy cotton fields on a large scale and make waves on Songjiang cloth?" No, no, this is a bloody storm! ”

After the initial shock, Yu Bende quickly realized that Master Xiong was extraordinary, so he began to talk to the tooth man. However, when he finally figured out what Mr. Xiong was doing, someone reached out and knocked on his forehead: "Disrespectful and disrespectful, it turned out to be Mr. Xiong who was doing the plaster glass business, Yu Mou has eyes and does not know gold and jade, capital crime, capital crime!" ”

Cement shipped from overseas has long since become in short supply. Including glass and a small number of mirrors that have only recently appeared, these in-demand goods have attracted a large number of "powerful" people in the capital to come to Jiangnan to buy, not to mention locals.

So when Yu Bende knew that the person in front of him was the spokesperson of the plaster manufacturer, Master Xiong suddenly turned into a shining golden man in his eyes, and Lao Yu hurriedly began to apologize for the relationship.

"It's just an ordinary trader, just doing a little business, and Yu Shuban doesn't need to be polite." Xiong Dao has seen this situation a lot, and he doesn't care.

And Yu Bende is different, which one of these professions is not exquisite, at this time, where can he still care about investigating the reason for Xiong Dao's purchase of land, and immediately decided, Yu Bende made the most important choice in the second half of his life: cooperation.

What fits? It sounds simple, but the technical content is very high, and it takes years of practice to accumulate. For example, Yu Bende pointed out on the spot that there was a reed beach on the river outside Gaoqiao Town, which was marked as official land by the deed, but that place was actually a hidden private harbor, where nearby fishermen and salt traders traded.

Next, Yu Shuban smiled and pointed out: A certain place seems to be a lake, but in fact it has been silted up in the Wanli period, and now it is the kind of hidden field of a certain gentleman's family who never teaches classes.

When Xiong Dao heard this, he couldn't help but put down the tea bowl, and looked at Yu Shu's office: "It seems that I still underestimate these Xu officials!" ”

Master Xiong didn't expect that over time, so many mines were buried in the official information. Looking at the smug smile on Yu Shuban's thin face, Xiong Dao found that it was really difficult to do without this goods.

Although these mines will eventually be removed, with the help of knowledgeable people, it will undoubtedly save a huge amount of time and energy in the early stage of demolition.

After quickly weighing the gains and losses, Master Xiong nodded: "I wonder if Yu Shuban has time to move to the humble house tonight?" ”

"The master has a life, how dare the villain disobey?" Yu Bende arched his hand with a smile.

That night, Luo Yuan, small living room.

Xiong Dao sat on a chair and pushed a wooden pallet on the table. At the same time, he stared at Yu Shuban's eyes and said slowly: "This thousand taels is the first way, buy you to help me with all your strength in the matter of land resumption, and there are two thousand taels of Xie Yi afterwards." ”

Although Yu Shuban has a lot of income from the county government on weekdays, a big deal of 3,000 taels has also created the highest record in his career.

However, Yu Bende pushed the tray back with a smile the next moment: "Don't hide it from Master Xiong, I don't lack this silver." ”

"Oh? There are only you and me here, Brother Yu might as well open the skylight and say something. ”

Yu Bende nodded: "I take the liberty to ask, I wonder if Master Xiong has any place to promote villains in business?" ”

"Hehe, that's it" Xiong Dao heard this, turned around and leaned back in the chair, picked up a box of "domestic" "Taijiang brand" cigarettes and lit them, first took a deep breath, and then he said: "Brother, you have a lot of ambitions?" ”

"Alas, generations of officials, lowly servants are not allowed to turn over, just to open up a way for the family to make money, and I hope that Master Xiong will be successful." Yu Bende arched his hand sincerely at this time.

Today's opportunity is what Yu Bende has wanted for years. You must know that interlacing is like separating mountains, and his kind of cheap labor can be carried out in his own one-acre and three-point land, but once he crosses the line, no one will bird him. It's okay to do a little business, but if you want to enter other businesses, the gentlemen behind you won't even pinch him.

This situation is very similar to those Chinese detectives in Hong Kong in later generations: the large amount of black money collected can only buy a house for rent, or open a small teahouse, if they intervene in it, they will be eaten up by those business giants in minutes, and business is not to eat and take cards, and a few tricks within the rules can make the layman bankrupt in an instant.

So Yu Bende also saw the opportunity this time: this bear master wants to buy so much land in this county, there is no doubt that he will make big waves. He Yu Shuban went out to accompany him this time, and once he succeeded, Master Xiong would always reward him for a serious financial way.

Since Xiong Dao knew that the other party had something to ask for, he would naturally take the initiative, so he was more leisurely at this time, and said unhurriedly: "I don't know if my brother knows, this is a business, but if you want capital, three thousand taels of silver is not enough." ”

"Well said!" Yu Bende probably thought about it before he came, and his thin face was full of determination: "In this matter of land, Yu will definitely do his best to help the master complete the front and back, and I will not take a penny of the three thousand taels of remuneration, so it will be regarded as a stepping stone." ”

"As for the cost of doing business, how much it should be, someone knows the rules."

Xiong Dao nodded slightly when he heard this: "I don't know what kind of business Brother Yu wants to do?" ”

Yu Bende finally waited for this question, and quickly replied excitedly: "Stucco, glass windows, makeup mirrors, it doesn't matter which one is good, it depends on which meal Master Xiong is willing to appreciate." ”

"Hahaha, you're really big-hearted!" Xiong Dao laughed when he heard this: "The two generations of gentlemen of the Luo family are now frightened in the capital. In this prefecture and county in the south of the Yangtze River, gentry with hands and eyes abound. ”

Speaking of this, he tapped his fingers on the table: "No matter what kind of goods, even if I only give you the marketing rights of one county, are you sure that you can survive a month with a family of officials?" What's more, the agency right here is also issued to the government level at the minimum, and your connections in Jiading County are afraid that you can't play it in Songjiang Mansion, right? ”

"This" Yu Bende couldn't help but hesitate, he suddenly realized that he had missed a point: what should I do if the business is extremely prosperous? It was greed that fascinated his eyes before, so he didn't think about it so much, and only wanted to wholesale the goods and make money lying down.

Now Xiong Dao reminded him, and he instantly understood the meaning of the words, after all, he was on an errand in the county government, and he had seen too many tragic things that were ruined by the gentry on weekdays.

"If you really can't do it, let the clan come forward." Yu Bende was old in the accident, and after finding out that the situation was wrong, he immediately came up with an idea.

In Fuxian County, south of the Yangtze River, if you can sit firmly in the position of chief secretary, there must be someone behind it. The Yu family is also a big family, and there are naturally people in the clan.

However, this is completely contrary to Yu Bende's original plan, if the pressure is borne by the family, then most of the profits will naturally be taken away by the clan.

"In this case, then I'll just go directly to Old Lady Yu, why bother grinding your teeth here?" Xiong Dao is not a vegetarian, and in just half a day, he inquired about Yu Bende's details clearly.

So when he heard Yu Bende's idea, he immediately refused.

As Xiong Dao said, at what point it really is, he can directly discuss with the Yu family patriarch Old Lady Yu, if the two sides say good, Yu Bende also has to do his best, but in that case, the cart will be turned upside down, and a group of superfluous people will be involved for no reason, Xiong Dao and Yu Bende both know that this road will not work.

"Would you like to ask the master to show me a clear path?" Yu Bende thought about it for a long time, and found that he really couldn't find a way to carry all the gentry alone, so in the end he could only let Xiong Dao call the shots.

"My businesses are all unique, and if you don't have a hard body, you will be a disaster if you take it." Seeing Yu Bende nodding, Xiong Dao knew that the old official had figured it out, so he continued: "If you are like you, you should honestly do one of the links in the supply chain, not dazzling, and you can still earn silver." ”

Although Yu Bende didn't understand what supply chain was, he still understood the general meaning: people were willing to take him to play! So he quickly began to thank him without saying anything.

Xiong Dao clapped his hands at this time, and then the two young men guarding the door walked in. After an explanation, it didn't take long for the two of them to bring in a bunch of things from outside and gently put them on the table.

"These two are new products that will be sold in the Gangnam area, and they are also my unique business. But now that the policy has changed, Brother Yu, you can set up a workshop in the local area, just produce, not sell. In this way, your pressure will be less, and when the time comes, I will buy some stocks and help you carry it, and the trading will be able to continue. ”11