"Master Han, what you said made my heart go away. To tell you the truth, my father and son came all the way to Beijing not to do this business, but to make my family Wen Yongsheng Laojiao famous in Beijing. If all the princes and ministers in the capital say that my family's wine is good, do you think I will have to worry about not being able to sell the wine in the future? ”

"So you've got to figure it out."

"What is Master Han's good plan?" Wen Youyu asked eagerly.

Han Xiufeng said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wen, in my opinion, it is better to ask for people everywhere than to ask for only one person, if there is a Hanlin master who likes your wine, after drinking, the poem is prosperous, write a poem such as asking where the restaurant is, the shepherd boy refers to Xinghua Village or the glow-in-the-dark cup of grape wine, and if you want to drink the pipa, you will not be able to make your wine famous in the world!" ”

Wen Youyu said with a bitter face: "Master Han, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've thought of this a long time ago, but Master Hanlin's status is so noble, I can't even stammer, even if I tie up, people may not be willing to help my family's wine and poetry." ”

"If you can't tie up in the past, it doesn't mean that you can't tie up now," Han Xiufeng didn't want to go around in circles with him anymore, and said bluntly: "Shopkeeper Wen, it's not a secret, we don't have many officials in Chongqing in Beijing, and it will be difficult to maintain the guild hall, if your Wen family is willing to generously fund the repair, including the master of the Hanlin Academy, the officials in Beijing and even our entire Chongqing Shilin will lead you to the Wen family's affection, not to mention helping you compose a poem, it is not impossible to compose ten or eight poems." ”

At the group banquet of Chongqing Hall last year, Wen Youyu met Master Ji, knew that Master Ji was full of wealth, and knew that it was really okay for Master Ji to write a poem. Seeing that Han Xiufeng was so serious, Wen Youyu was a little moved: "Master Han, how much money does it cost to repair the guild hall?" ”

"The guild hall is in disrepair, and it costs two thousand taels anyway. However, although the shopkeeper Wen can rest assured, I will visit several Sichuan compatriots who are engaged in the trading of wood, medicinal herbs, tung oil, silk and silk embroidery, ash and tea in the capital one by one, and I believe that they are all willing to give generously, and it is enough for a family to pay two or three hundred. ”

Han Xiufeng smiled, and then said: "Then I told Master Ji, Master Qian, and Master Wang, if they are willing to donate generously, after the guild hall is repaired, it will not only be the trial hall of my Chongqing Mansion, but also the business hall of our Sichuan businessmen in Beijing." In the future, you can go to the guild hall to handle discussions, banquets, weddings and funerals, and people from your hometown don't need to stay in the inn anymore, as long as you don't catch up with the exam, you can go to live. ”

The main people who came to Beijing from other places were "officials" and "businessmen", and the officials who came to Beijing to take the examination and the officials who went to Beijing to do business were taken care of by their fellow townsmen, but the businessmen could only take care of each other and keep warm.

There are seven commercial halls outside Zhengyangmen and Xuanwu Gate, namely the Wenchang Hall of "Book Shop", the Changchun Hall of "Jade Shop", the Pigment Hall of "Pigment Shop", the Medicine Hall of "Medicine Shop", the Zhengyi Temple of "Silver Trumpet", the Xiancheng Hall of "Guangxing" and the Xizi Hall. All of them were built by fellow villagers or peers, and many problems in Beijing, such as accommodation, liaison, gatherings, entertainment, celebrations, relief, and funerals, can be sought from there.

There are not many officials in Sichuan in Beijing, and even fewer businessmen.

Not to mention the hotel, so far there is not even a business hall.

Wen Youyu was very envious of the businessmen in Beijing in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Anhui and Shanxi, and he was very envious of the fact that people had guild halls. Especially when talking to people about business, he can only go to this dilapidated small courtyard or go to the tavern and teahouse outside, but people can sit in the hall and talk, looking for a word from the Chinese people, and the money can't be turned over is also a matter of one sentence, and there is a row.

Looking at his thoughtful appearance, Han Xiufeng struck while the iron was hot and said: "If Shopkeeper Wen is willing, he can take the lead in initiating the establishment of the Sichuan Merchants Association in Beijing, and with the Association of Villagers, they will be able to take care of each other in the future." ”

"Master Han, are you saying that we in Sichuan also advocate a business gang?"

"Why not, others don't know that you know that Shopkeeper Wen knows, our hometown in Sichuan used to be prosperous in all walks of life, but what has become of it now? The merchants of foreign goods, mountain goods, local goods, rice grain, cotton yarn, cloth, side tea, and medicinal materials are all merchants from eight provinces, and they have made all the money in Sichuan. ”

Han Xiufeng was heartbroken, and Wen Youyu felt the same way, because Shanxi merchants had already sold wine to Sichuan.

He thought for a while, and said helplessly: "Master Han, it would be good if there was a fellow countryman, but it was just one person and one idea, and it was not easy to advocate it." ”

"There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart. As long as the shopkeeper Wen is willing, I Chongqing Hall should help you! Han Xiufeng knocked on the table, and then changed his words: "Then after the renovation of the merchant hall, you can't be without a principal, of course, this principal must be concurrently served by the head of the fellow villager, according to my opinion, you are the most suitable shopkeeper Wen." ”

"Master Han, don't be kidding, what can I do."

"I say you can do it, you can do it!" Han Xiufeng smiled, and then said: "It's not a secret, I can't do the first thing in this guild for a few days, and when I fill the vacancy, I will have to take office, and after I leave, the guild hall can't be taken care of, if Shopkeeper Wen is willing to stand up for the well-being of his fellow villagers, I will say it to Master Ji, Master Wang, and Master Qian." ”

Wen Youyu was stunned, and after a long while, he cautiously asked: "Master Han, the merchant hall is also the test hall of your Chongqing Mansion, can I, a Luzhou man with no reputation, take care of the test hall?" ”

"I said that if you can, you can, and besides, taking care of the test hall is not for you to do the Bagu article."

If you can do the first thing in the Chongqing Guild Hall, that is, half of the officialdom is a person, and you can talk to the officials in Beijing of the Chongqing Government and the master of the examination in Beijing, Wen Youyu felt that as long as you can do the first thing in the Chongqing Guild Hall, let alone spend two or three hundred taels, even if it is worth five or six hundred taels, he quickly stood up and made a deep gesture: "Thank you for the help of Master Han, Wen is willing to serve the old men in Beijing, and is willing to fund the repair of the hall." ”

"Okay, great!" Han Xiufeng held his arms and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wen, no, Brother Wen, we will be called brothers in the future." Since it is a family, we will not say a few words, the establishment of the hometown association and the repair of the hall should not be delayed, if Brother Wen is free in the afternoon, you might as well visit several other fellow villagers with Zhixing, talk about hometown friendship, and discuss the plan in Beijing. ”

"I'm free, Master Han, I'm free!"

"What Master Han, just call me Zhixing."

"This is a good thing, you are a master, you can afford to be my blessing, I can't be ignorant of lifting, but I can't be big or small."

Pan Er saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart, secretly thinking that the rich man's silver was really easy to deceive.

Thinking of it again, if it was to be his father who was far away from his hometown, he found that his father would rush to pay for the silver if this happened. secretly swore that he must learn from Han Si how to be an official, and when he learns it, he must donate an official to do it.

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