Baizhuang was destroyed, and Hangzhou had not yet received the news, so Liu He was quite surprised when he heard it.

Although the Liu family has gradually shifted its business focus over the years and began to meddle in the grain, cloth and groceries business of the canal, the merchant gang in Huihang Road is still the foundation of the Liu family, and the destruction of the Bai family is a major event, which must not be ignored.

As for Chu Jianli's mention of finding a place to settle down, Steward Liu didn't care - the uncles on the road rarely had to come to Hangzhou on business on weekdays, and there were many real estate outside the city in Liu's city, which was not a problem.

When Cao Chuan heard this, he knew that it would be superfluous to worry about it, he didn't understand the thoughts of the ancients, so he had no choice but to show his might - waving his hand and releasing a bunch of silver ingots.

Cao Zhenren said boldly in the silver ingots and surprised eyes on the table: In the future, everyone will buy houses and buy maids......

Early in the morning of the second day, the fat steward came to the door with a few servants, and after whispering to Chu San, everyone was beckoned to pack their luggage, and there were already two small boats waiting at the door.

A group of people from the north of the city along the Tiesha River around the city to the south, through the Gen Mountain, Qingchun, Qingtai Zhumen, in the east of the city and into a river, Cao Chuan probably estimated, the location of this river in the later generations should be called Xintang River.

It is about the reason that it is close to the mouth of the Qiantang Sea, the land along the river is saline, and the grassland reeds in the eye are gradually increasing, and there are occasional stove households in threes and twos in "boiling sand" to make salt. The boat traveled very fast on this way, and it was not until they turned into a private port not far from the Qiantang River that everyone came ashore from this small river bay.

Cao Chuan stood on the shore and looked around, estimating the current location, it should be in the area of Xintang Community, Shuixiang Road in the future, not far from the south is the river embankment, and the Qiantang River slowly passes outside the embankment.

About 300 meters away from the private port, there is a mansion with slightly higher ground, and the group walked to the mansion under the beckoning of the fat steward.

Maybe it's because of "my own people", Steward Liu didn't see anything along the way, and told the origin of this house.

It is said that since the Liu family gained power, they began to consider collectivization and diversification, and this house is one of the projects. Originally, the Liu family's plan was to use this house as a transit station to build a private port, bypass the many forces at the wharf outside Hangzhou, and open up a trade route from the upper reaches of the Qiantang River to Hangzhou to sell timber and mountain goods.

For this strategic goal, the Liu family invested a lot in the early stage: bought the house and dozens of acres of saline-alkali land around it, dredged the small river bay to build a private small wharf, and even the river lock at the mouth of the Xintang River was repaired with silver - although it was installed by his own family, the ownership of the river gate was public, and the Liu family also completed this charity with tears.

After everything was ready, the Liu family began to ship timber from the upstream to Hangzhou City, and after that, there was no after......

According to the only boatman who escaped alive after eating the noodles, the Liu family's cargo ship was hit by supersaturation in the Fuchun River basin, and there were no less than three bandits in close contact, and the boat and the material row did not see the sun of the Qiantang River at all, and disappeared on both sides of the Fuchun River.

Why was the fleet targeted and who was behind it? Who's laughing in the middle of the night? All this is still a mystery to this day. As for Liu Yaozu, who is used to being the mastermind behind the scenes, Chairman Liu decisively braked and adjusted resources from unfamiliar areas to the front line of the canal, these are all later stories.

Chu Jianli heard Liu He talk about this, and laughed: "The friends on the river don't give face to Master Liu, what should he be guilty of?" ”

Liu He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The third master doesn't want to make fun of it, who hasn't had a leeward time." ”

Talking and laughing, the group came to the door of the mansion, Cao Chuan looked up at the big plaque on the door, the name of the house is very simple, it is the word "Tangzhuang".

Steward Liu shouted at the door, and soon two servants ran out of it and pushed open the door. Everyone went in to take a look, and the place inside was not small, with more than a dozen courtyards. After the Liu family took over here, it was renovated, and the threshold of the steps and everything was removed, obviously for the convenience of stockpiling goods, not so much a house, but a warehouse.

Since the house has not been used for a long time, and there are only two handymen guarding the door, it looks much dilapidated. There is also a garden overgrown with weeds in the back house, the garden is quite big, two acres of land, there are three old houses in it, as soon as everyone comes in, the old acacia is swaying, the wind blows the grass low, and suddenly there seem to be snakes and rats and ghosts......

Although Tangzhuang is dilapidated, for the men who live in the mountains all year round, this is a commercial house.

Seeing someone's indispensable appearance, Chu Jianli secretly wondered if Mr. Fei likes to be lively and doesn't want to live outside the city? So while Steward Liu went to the gatehouse to drink tea, he pulled Cao Chuan aside and quickly explained: First, according to the convention, people from outside the rivers and lakes will not live in the city for a long time.

Second, in view of the fact that the "magic weapon" carried by a certain Taoist is too sharp, so that the movement is not small, so it is best for everyone to live outside the city, in case the gods have something to go crazy, there are no taboos outside the city.

After listening to the explanation, Cao Chuan hurriedly said that he had no opinion, and what he was now worried about was how to buy a villa in the 21st century, as for the 17th-century warehouse in front of him, no matter how everyone tossed, as long as there was a small courtyard that allowed him to "retreat".

Seeing that Mr. said his position, Chu Jianli did not delay any longer, and ordered everyone to hurry up and clean the three rooms in the back garden first, while carrying the silver to see Steward Liu.

Liu He suddenly saw a pile of ingots appearing in front of him, and he didn't react for a while-"When did these bitter haha change their sex, and they were willing to pay for the silver?" ”

Before coming, the Liu family didn't expect to sell the house, they knew that the people in the mountains were poor, and the Liu family brought the heroes to Tangzhuang in line with the idea of using the abandoned house. I thought that this group of people was here to eat, drink and travel, but now that they saw the silver, Steward Liu knew that they had looked away before.

There are also 20 ingots in this pile of official silver in front of him, which is a thousand taels to start, with Steward Liu's rich experience in rubbing oil for many years, he knows that the quality of the silver ingots is not low with a sweep.

Liu Yiyi time is overjoyed - this deserted house is a rare witness to the failure of Chairman Liu Yaozu's investment, and now with this thousand taels of silver, although it is still a loss from the overall project, but this is a proper revitalization of non-performing assets, take out and say goodbye to the sad past, and Liu Steward went back to hand over the silver, which is a credit.

With thoughts in his mind, there was no idle under his hands, Liu Heguang quickly wrapped the silver, smiled all over his face, and promised on the spot: There will be a boatload of food, clothing and miscellaneous items in the afternoon, and the rest of the deed tax can be completed within five or seven days.

Before the words fell, Steward Liu roared away, leaving Cao Chuan and his party to guard a huge empty house and start to operate.