In the group where the Xue family belongs, in addition to Xue Pan, the representatives of the Xue family are also present Liu Xianglian and Jia Yun.

Liu Xianglian came here at the invitation of the Xue family, the purpose of his trip was to see Xue Pan and not let him talk nonsense, and the second was to see Wang Suxiu, but unfortunately he was on the side, so he had been restrained by Xue Pan with a solemn expression, and the situation was completely under Jia Yun's control.

Jia Yun relied on the background of Rongguo Mansion and the rhetoric that had been prepared long ago to successfully persuade everyone and help Xue Pan be elected as the head of the group.

Although Xue Pan was successfully elected, he didn't say a word, he was extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but want to say something several times, but was blocked by Liu Xianglian.

Thinking of his mother and sister's earnest explanations when he came, Xue Pan had to forcibly endure it and act as a mascot with a sad expression.

The mother and daughter of the Xue family, who were waiting outside the Huangzhuang, were relieved when they heard Jia Yun's performance at the meeting, and their resentment towards Jia Lian was also a little smaller, Xue Baochai even felt that even if Jia Lian came, it might not be as outstanding as Jia Yun, and secretly sighed in her heart, I didn't expect that there would be such a character in the Jia family, and it has not been known.

The rest of the groups, after several arguments or harmonious elections, basically elected the leaders of their respective groups within half an hour, and began to discuss the next strategy.

Zhou Kun, Huang Yongzhong, Lu Jing, and Chen Ke were sitting in a hall at the moment, listening to the doorkeeper's report on the situation in each room.

After listening to the situation of several groups, several people sent out a group of small officials.

Zhou Kun said with a smile: "There are quite a few shrewd people in this group of businessmen, and they asked for the identity of the recorder. ”

The recorders sent this time were not officials, but all serious officials, and most of them were the main books of the seven grades, half of which were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and half from the Ministry of Households.

Huang Yongzhong shook his head and smiled: "It's just that they have limited vision, they only know how to compete for the principal, and none of them understand our intention to mobilize the people so much." ”

The recorder is not only responsible for the record, but also for the invigilator and assistance arranged for each group, the issuance of treasury bonds is very important, and it will inevitably not be carried out by some businessmen, so the recorder can monitor in real time, avoid uncontrollable things, and have the right to urgently eliminate those groups with problematic strategies.

After all, the businessman has limited energy, cannot touch the powerful officialdom, and does not know much about the situation in Beijing, if he can have the help of the recorder, he can formulate a more reasonable strategy and break through the restrictions of identity.

However, the recorder cannot take the initiative to help, and the merchant needs to find out about this himself before the recorder can take action.

Zhou Kun said with a smile: "Whoever can be the first to discover our arrangement can be one step ahead and eliminate their own hidden dangers, now they can only make a small fuss, and after a few days, they will realize that the biggest competitor is not other groups, but Zhaoxin Bureau." ”

"If things go well, this time your Zhaoxin Bureau will be in the limelight!" Huang Yongzhong congratulated with a smile.

"Hehe, it's hard to say now, this matter still needs Huai Jin to do more!" Zhou Kun said with a smile, his attitude towards Lu Jing was very kind, and now that the Zhaoxin Bureau is in charge of him, if the matter is done, he can also take another step.

Lu Jing smiled when he heard this: "This matter is within the responsibility of the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely go all out, and they will need the help of all the adults when the time comes!" ”

"This is natural, the emperor attaches great importance to this matter, we must work together." Zhou Kun said with a smile, although he had these businessmen as cover, he was still a little worried that Xungui would take the opportunity to sabotage the issuance of treasury bonds.

Huang Yongzhong also agreed, and then asked Lu Jing: "Huaijin, do we want to give some tips to those merchants?" ”

Lu Jing understood Huang Yongzhong's thoughts, after all, the main task of the household department is to issue treasury bonds, and the internal affairs government wants to select imperial merchants, the two have different purposes, and the focus is naturally different, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, adults, let's give them a month, even if they don't notice it in the first few days, someone will always find out after a while." ”

"Then let's see the situation first!" Huang Yongzhong nodded slightly, temporarily holding his thoughts.

Since that day, the Emperor Taishang gave the jade pendant to Lu Jing, his attitude towards Lu Jing has changed, although he will not deliberately win over, but his attitude is much closer.

Chen Ke listened to the three of them talk without saying a word, and he also admired Lu Jing's intelligence in his heart.

Lu Jing was dealing with Zhou Kun and Huang Yongzhong while thinking about the third round of assessment.

Compared with the first two rounds, the third round is the real test, although they are divided into groups, but more than 1,000 people face the same task in the same time, comparing their real strength and business ability, and the winner of this round is the real top businessman.

Moreover, each group seems to be competitive, but in fact, there is also a basis for cooperation, depending on which groups can think of this, take the lead in forming a mutual aid alliance, and realize the complementarity of superior resources.

On the first day, most of the groups were only discussing strategies, and none of them took any rash action, and after leaving the Imperial Village, many acquaintances gathered together to inquire about each other's plans made by the other team.

Most of the merchants who were eliminated in the first two rounds have not left Beijing, one is to see how the third round will be selected, and the other is to know which families will eventually become the new imperial merchants.

But many groups focused on them, and the businessmen who had been eliminated for a while became the object of everyone's scramble.

On the way home, Lu Jing had just arrived at Langui Street, but was stopped by Lu Zheng, saying that the girl of the Xue family was asking to see her in the backyard of Jinxiuzhuang.

Lu Jing hesitated and finally decided to see Xue Baochai again, so he turned around and came to Shelter Alley.

Xue Baochai sat in the house, looking out of the door from time to time, a little nervous, not sure if Lu Jing would come, and at the same time a little shy in his heart.

Ying'er watched Xue Baochai's expression and behavior on the side, more like a little daughter-in-law waiting for her husband's return, and couldn't help but secretly think in her heart, could it be that the girl had fallen in love with Lord Lu, but Lord Lu had already married a wife, could it be that the girl was willing to be a concubine, and it was difficult to understand the girl's mind for a while.

Just as the two were anxiously waiting, they suddenly heard a sound of footsteps, and their minds moved, and their faces were a little nervous.

Ying'er hurriedly walked to the door to check, and when she saw that it was Lu Jing, she hurriedly turned around and nodded to Xue Baochai.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai immediately restrained his expression, sat upright, and his face returned to indifference.

As soon as Lu Jing entered the door, Xue Baochai got up to greet him, and Ying'er also followed suit.

Lu Jing glanced at the two of them, and then let the two of them excuse themselves, and then looked at Ying'er with a serious face.

Ying'er was startled, and then reluctantly walked to the door to guard, thinking in her heart that if the girl really married Lord Lu, wouldn't she have to marry her, and couldn't help but look back a few more times.

Lu Jing didn't wait for Xue Baochai to speak, so he asked bluntly: "Are you looking for me for the emperor's business?" ”

Xue Baochai saw Lu Jing's serious expression, and was a little nervous in his heart, so he nodded lightly.

"I won't help you this round, it's up to you to succeed or fail!" Lu Jing said solemnly, feeling that Xue Baochai was too dependent on his own help, if the Xue family encountered something in the future, wouldn't he still look for himself.

Now that King Zhongshun has not sent a new order, although he wants to protect the Xue family to become an imperial merchant, he will do it quietly and will not let Xue Baochai know about it.

Xue Baochai's expression was a little sad when she heard this, she hesitated for a moment, and still said: "The little woman doesn't dare to bother the adults, she just asks the adults to give the Xue family some advice." ”

Lu Jing softened his tone after hearing this, and said, "You sit down first!" ”

Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment and chose the chair opposite Lu Jing to sit down.

Lu Jing looked at Xue Baochai's move with interest, and Xue Baochai found Lu Jing's gaze, and his face turned red.

After retracting his gaze, Lu Jing said: "You came to me to ask for fish, you should go to the Jia family for help in this matter!" ”

After Xue Baochai heard this, he hurriedly told Lu Jing about asking Wang Xifeng for help.

After hearing this, Lu Jing smiled and said: "You found the right person but used the wrong method, you should go directly to Jia Lian and give him the silver, not his daughter-in-law." ”

Xue Baochai thought for a moment and still didn't understand what he meant, so he looked at Lu Jing with a puzzled face.

Lu Jing shook his head and didn't explain, and continued: "If the Xue family can let Jia Lian personally come forward to help you manage it, you may still have the possibility of winning." ”

Xue Baochai nodded, wrote down Lu Jing's words, and prepared to go back and think carefully about the joints.

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he got up and left, and after walking a few steps, he turned around and asked, "I heard that you have a golden lock on your body?" ”

Xue Baochai's face turned red with shame when he heard this, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing Xue Baochai's reaction, Lu Jing nodded slightly, then stopped talking and turned to leave.

Ying'er waited until Lu Jing left, then hurriedly ran in, saw that the girl's face was flushed, and couldn't help but think of some pictures in her mind, so she hurriedly checked the girl's clothes, and her face showed a look of wanting to say something.

Xue Baochai has been unable to calm down in his heart, he didn't understand how Lu Jing knew about his personal things, and he didn't pay attention to Ying'er's expression, so he returned home in a trance.

As soon as he got home, Xue Baochai hurriedly asked Xue Pan if he had said anything outside about wearing a golden lock, and Xue Pan swore that he had never said it.

Xue Baochai calmed down after hearing this, and thought that if it wasn't what Daiyu said, it was passed on by the Jia family, and he was a little sad for a while.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue and Xue Pan hurriedly asked what happened to Baochai.

Xue Baochai thought about it for a while, endured her sadness, concealed the matter, and asked about Jia Lian's situation outside.

Xue Pan hurriedly explained everything about Jia Lian, saying how stingy Jia Lian was, how afraid of his daughter-in-law Yunyun, every time he ate flower wine, he paid for it himself, and if he didn't have money to go to Jinxiangyuan, he could only find some daughters-in-law to steal joy.

After hearing this, Xue Baochai immediately understood what Lu Jing meant, I was afraid that the money he gave to Sister Feng would not reach Jia Lian's hands, so after thinking for a while, he asked Xue Pan to take three thousand taels of silver and personally ask Jia Lian to come forward.

Jia Lian got the money, and his attitude changed greatly, and he promised with a smile that Xue Pan would help him succeed, and asked Xue Pan to hide the matter, and he must not let Wang Xifeng know.

Xue Pan responded with a mouthful, feeling that he had caught Jia Lian's shortcomings, and he would find Jia Lian to do things in the future, as long as he gave enough silver, he was very happy for a while.