Section 55 Doorway

The three brands in Guangzhou Station have all absorbed large sums of deposits. These deposits are actually stored in the Delong Bank, and if Guangdong wants to attack Lingao, the fate of several enterprises closely related to Lingao is unknown. A run on depositors is to be expected.

Meng Xian shook his head again and again: "Where is there so much cash now?" ”

Most of the deposits were invested in the operation of the Guangzhou station - according to the instructions of the Department of Finance, the deposits absorbed in Guangzhou were not used as the purchase of raw materials required by Lingao. They are used for a variety of businesses and investments in Guangzhou: to start new industries; Acquisition of foreign goods - all kinds of goods sold by Lingao Southeast Asia Company, except for the supply of sugar and wine in Leizhou and the supply of some commodities in Lingao, the rest are undertaken by Guangzhou Station; Running a money lending business: including dismantling between merchants, lending and small lending to individuals.

"How much cash do you have now?" Guo Yi asked.

"Less than 60,000 can be used immediately. I retained the ...... on a 12.5% reserve"

In Delong, there are deposits absorbed by various brands and deposits absorbed by itself, totaling 400,000 taels. That's a lot of money in this time and space.

"Don't talk about any reserves, you have to take stock quickly. Each family should still have a part of the silver liquidity. When I go back, I will gather the money and count it clearly. Exactly how much cash you can use is reported on a daily basis. If you can chase the accounts, hurry up. Deal with it--" Guo Yigang wanted to say, "If you can put it off, you can drag it out."

"I think what should be paid should be paid, and there should be no delay. Otherwise, a rumor of delayed payment will spread and there will be a rush immediately. Meng Xian said.

"That's right. Now this matter is just a rumor, and we will suffer if we make a fuss first. "Guo Yi has been in Guangzhou for a long time, and he knows that the business of this time and space is to rely on credit to eat. Once there is unstable news coming out, no matter how big you are, it will fall like an iceberg in an instant.

After discussing it at the moment, it was decided that Guo Yi and the others would go back to their original places for the time being to handle business and socialize. Secretly do some other corresponding preparations.

"Yan Maoda, you manage the Wei part, you have to pay more attention to the dart system, Sun Kecheng must firmly grasp it. It is possible to retreat through their network when necessary"

"There's no problem with that. Mr. Sun's shopkeeper is very reliable. Yan Maoda said, "But Qiwei and we come and go very often, and I am afraid that this relationship cannot be hidden from others." ”

"It doesn't matter if you can't hide it, Qiwei also has business dealings with many big households. Self-preservation shouldn't be a problem. ”

Before the end of the meeting, Guo Yi took care of Zhang Yuchen: "You take the radio and the code book and retreat to Qiwei's backup contact point first." And all the modern equipment in the safe house, you have to pack up and take it away - you take care of it yourself. ”

"I'll do it when I get back." Zhang Yuchen should admit.

Guangzhou Station has set up a number of back-up contact points in the city as a safe place to stay when necessary. It is guarded by a special person and can receive evacuees at any time.

Early the next morning, Guo Yi got up early in the morning and called Sun Chang to take care of him.

After Sun Chang returned from the Lingao review, Guo Yi officially denaturalized him. He is now the chief steward of Guo Dongzhu's side, and his status is very different from before. According to the standards of this plane, it is "Haonu".

"You sit in my sedan chair, bring the Fujian spring tea that just arrived a few days ago and my post, and send them one by one." He took care of Sun Chang, "If the other party sees you, you can go and sit in a place, say a few polite words, if you don't see you, it doesn't matter." Remember, remember the attitude of each family"

"Yes." Sun Chang nodded, "Send it according to the gift book?" ”

"Not bad. You go to Zicheng to remember the tea, two catties per family. ”

"Yes. The little ones are going. ”

Human affection is as thin as paper. This is true on any plane. If the news is true, this group of people will definitely avoid Sun Chang and his gifts like a plague god.

The situation here in Ziming Building was still unclear for a while. Although there are many fewer reservations for important guests, the business situation is still as good as ever.

"It doesn't seem good." Zheng Shangjie came to tell her, "Last night's reservation of six VIP rooms, there was no one to release the pigeons in three places."

Pei Lixiu didn't need to look at the list to know who the six people who booked the VIP room last night were to have fun, and she could probably guess which ones didn't come. It seems that things are ten out of ten

"Prepare a sedan chair" Pei Lixiu suddenly shouted.

"Where are you going?" Zheng Shangjie saw that her face was white for a while, and she was very worried.

"I'll go to Gaofu"

Gao Shunqin's beloved concubine Su Ai is her handkerchief, and Gao Shunqin is the governor of Guangdong, and his status is respected among the officials of the province, and he will definitely not know about the military action against Lingao.

The news from Su Ai is more accurate than the news from the masters and second masters of the various prefectures.

Pei Lixiu's sedan chair is famous in Guangzhou. In order to prevent Su Ai from being too ostentatious, she only asked someone to carry the two-person sedan chair specially prepared for guests in the building and went to Gao's house.

Because of her identity, she can see that she is a concubine or something, so naturally she can't go to the door to post like the wife of a big family, so she can only quietly go to the corner door to take care of the servants to post it.

The servant on the door saw that the person who came was only a small sedan chair for two people, and he posted at the corner gate, so he didn't expect it to be a big person, let alone a visit to the old lady or something. didn't ask who he was looking for, he just replied coldly: "I'm not at home." "The door is going to be closed.

Chunliu is used to seeing the world, and immediately stuffed a string of money over: "Please pass on Aunt Su's voice, and say that the sisters of the Zi family are here." ”

I heard that it was Aunt Su who I was going to see, and I got another string of money, the servant's expression immediately changed, and he resumed his respectful expression: "Please wait for a moment"

After tea, Su Ai sent someone to pick her up.

The sedan chair landed on the middle door, and the mother-in-law who led the way took her and Chunliu to the backyard.

Su Ai is here, she has been here a few times, and she knows that this concubine from Gaofu, who was born in Jiangnan, lives in the garden.

The group walked along a path shaded by flowers and trees. After walking through the winding corridors and stone paths, you will come to a small courtyard with a single door. Pei Lixiu has always been road blind, she didn't know the way after coming a few times, and she only followed her mother-in-law in a daze, but she recognized this place - this is Su Ai's residence.

The flowers, trees, ponds and stones in the yard are all arranged in a staggered manner. A small three-bay building, hidden in the thick shadows of the trees.

A maid had already taken it at the door, and shouted while helping her forward:

"Miss Pei is here"

Then there was the sound of shredded footsteps. As soon as the curtain was lifted, a maid ring came out first. She saluted her guests, turned away, and raised the curtain with both hands. After a while, a beautiful woman with a long body and makeup walked out.

This is Su Ai, no matter what time and space it is, Su Ai is beautiful. But the figure is a little thinner. She is a native of Yangzhou, and after arriving in Guangdong, she felt that she couldn't speak the vernacular of Guangdong, and the maids and daughters around her were all brought from Jiangnan. Even the layout of the yard, the furnishings of the house and even the food are the most fashionable "south wind". Every time Pei Lixiu comes here, she has a Ming Jiangnan style to enjoy, and the luxury of Ziming Building is another feeling.

Originally, when the handkerchief sisters met, they had to say something, but now Pei Lixiu has no heart to be more polite. Su Ai also seemed to know the sister's intention, and directly welcomed her into the inner room to serve tea.

Yahuan sent refreshments. Su Ai took care of Yahuan and closed the courtyard door temporarily, not letting idlers in. The two men began to talk.

Pei Lixiu's inquiry was naturally about the recent movements of the Guangdong government.

"There is one thing, I originally wanted to come to Ziminglou today to tell my sister in person, since my sister is here, it's okay." She whispered

Su Ai told her: Gao Shunqin has been drafting drafts in the study every day recently, and it seems that he is writing a recital, and he often talks with his staff in the study, and he also asks people to go outside to find books.

"What book are you looking for?"

"It seems to be a book about the Imperial Wake." Su Ai whispered in his room, "I look at his appearance, I'm afraid the government has been unfavorable to you recently." ”

"What the hell is going on? Sister Su Wanwang told one or two. "Pei Lixiu has reached the point of begging.

"Don't worry" Su Ai gets along with Pei Lixiu very well on weekdays, and she has gained a lot of benefits, seeing that the handkerchief sisters' boss is suffering, naturally she can't help but make a little effort.

"The first thing that came out of this matter is the praise painting of the Governor's Palace, called Lu or something."

"Lu Yizhong."

"Yes, that's him." Su Ai said, "This person doesn't know what the plot is, so he came up with such an idea for Wang Zhengtai." Wang Zhengtai listened to him in a moment of confusion, alas, what a lot of things"

"Lu Zan painting?" Pei Lixiu has a feeling of five thunders. This Lu Yizhong is a praise painting of the governor, and he flatters him, not only three festivals and two respects, but also often does not spend a penny when he comes to the Ziming Tower to feast and meet friends on weekdays. And this Lu Yizhong is also very polite to Guo Yi and her on weekdays, if there is any tricky matter, Guo Yi even has a handpiece of his own, and he will do it immediately. It should be said that the two sides can be regarded as a model in ancient and modern times in carrying out the traditional Chinese government, business, and collusion.

I didn't expect this honest and amiable old man to be so vicious, thinking that Guo Yi and his own hard work in starting a business would be wiped out, Pei Lixiu's shoulders trembled with anger.

"According to my sister, is this irretrievable?" Pei Lixiu asked tightly.

"It's up to the king to make the table." Su Ai said, "However, Lu Yizhong is very useful in front of the royal platform. If you can't make this person change his mind, I'm afraid it can't be reversed. ”

"I don't know if my sister can invite Lady Gao-"

Su Ai shook her head again and again: "You are not thinking." He probably felt that he had refused too much, and said with a sigh of relief, "The temper of my family, my sister knows best, he is most disgusted with people who go to the sea, and a few days ago he was still saying that he would cut off the water supply of the Francois people and force them to withdraw from Haojing. You Australians have been staying in Lingao, and he has heard that the Portuguese can't tolerate it, will they tolerate the Australians?"

Su Ai said again: "I advise my sister to go back and talk to Guo Dongzhu as soon as possible, let all the Australians in Lingao modify their hair, and then invite people to Guangzhou to settle down, and save yourself suffering in that miasma." With your ability, are you afraid that you won't be able to settle down here? ”

"Thank you sister for your plan."

Pei Lixiu thanked her, and asked her if she could speak to protect the three purple enterprises.

"My sister probably knows that as soon as the news of the conquest of Lingao comes out, there are already a lot of people who are spiping on several properties of the proprietor Guo, and there will be many rumors and rumors, I am afraid that there will be many rights and wrongs to hope that my sister can invite a post from Lord Gao, and maintain it-" She was already in tears as she said it.

It's not that she deliberately acted coyly, but she was hit too hard. Especially Ziminglou, she has poured a lot of her heart and soul into it, how can she be willing if she ruins it like this.

"Sister and relieved." Su Ai comforted, "Being an official is very good, and he will definitely not fight Ziminglou's idea for a while." But since the rumors have risen, there will be a group of wicked people who will take the opportunity to seek trouble and blackmail, and it is not known who will force you to surrender. ”

"Surrender?" Of course, Pei Lixiu knew what this meant. It is not easy to run a business in Daming, and businessmen without a background are often blackmailed and harassed by various local officials and private evils, and some merchants even die because of this. Some people surrendered their property to the name of a gentry in exchange for protection. Of course, a large sum of money should be offered. In the future, there must be a certain amount of "filial piety" every year. This is just a commercial version of the land donated by small landowners and yeoman farmers in the countryside.

"It's not going to work." Pei Lixiu said in a daze.

"When things are in danger, it's a good way," Su Ai said with relief, "Aren't you on a very good relationship with the Gao family?" The Gao family is the way of Yang Gonggong. If it is surrendered to the name of Yang Gonggong, hindering the prestige of the eunuch, no one in Guangdong will dare to use your brains. ”

Su Aizuihou gave her a small worship box. Pei Lixiu opened it and saw that there was a big red greeting post, which was Gao Shunqin's.

"I'll give you this post. However, if there are any bigwigs who are intent on stealing your inheritance, I am afraid it will not be of much use. Su Ai reminded her.

"Thank you, sister. Silver, I will definitely give it another day" Pei Lixiu knew that it would cost at least three or four hundred taels of silver to get this prayer post - not counting the cost of opening up the joints in Gaofuli. Su Ai just gave herself this, which can be called a deep sisterhood.

"What kind of silver are we sisters talking about" Su Ai shook her head, "You haven't been here much recently." It is not too late to give you the silver when you can survive this calamity safely. She hesitated, "And the silver I have in your cupboard......

Su Ai had two thousand taels of silver in Ziming Building, which was her savings over the years. Now the Zi's brand is in danger, and no matter how righteous it is, it can't stand under the dangerous wall.

Pei Lixiu hurriedly said: "Please give me the excerpt from my sister, and I will send someone to send it to my sister when I turn around." ”

"Money can't be delivered." Su Ai hurriedly said, "There are a lot of people here, ......

"Yes, my sister is confused." This is Su Ai's private money, how can it be sent to Gaofu in a grand manner, "So where is my sister's will?" My sister will send the fold over after everything is done. ”

"I think it's good to save Delong. My lord's exchange to the capital is now mostly used by this brand. ”

Pei Lixiu was originally preoccupied, and she almost laughed - the silver was originally in Delong Bank. Originally, she was worried that it would affect Delong's cash reserves, but now it was just a different story.

"Good sister, I'll do it when I go back." She replied very simply.

Pei Lixiu came back from Gao's house. first sent Xia He to Delong, transferred a sum of money on the account, and sent it to Su Ai in the name of Delong. He sat down and wrote a secret letter to Guo Yi - the letter was written with a secret writing potion, and it was written in the original text of the conversation between himself and the other party before and after he went to see Su Ai.

Contributing this kind of thing, there is no need to think that Guo Yi cannot agree, and this is not within his authority.

Just finished writing the letter and sent it to the traffic officer, Pei Lixiu just wanted to talk to Zheng Shangjie about the current situation. And the man at the door came to say:

"Master Jiang has arrived before the governor's case."

Master Jiang? Pei Lixiu thought for a while before remembering that this person was a master in the Guangdong Governor Li Fengjie. The status is not prominent, and he specializes in doing trivial things for the Li Mansion.

Such a person used to be a car-to-load in Ziming Building. But there must be a reason for the sudden worship at this time. Pei Lixiu pondered for a moment and ordered: "Invite him to meet in the flower hall." ”

Pei Lixiu dressed up a little before getting up and going to the flower hall. This old man Jiang has been "waiting" in it for a long time.

This person is about 50 years old, and he should be dressed like a showman. The description of the appearance is also dignified.

It's just that as soon as this person saw Pei Lixiu, a pair of eyes stared at her, and he probably felt that this was too rude, so he immediately turned his gaze to Chunliu's body.

The two sides met the ceremony, and Chunliu served tea. Pei Lixiu asked him about his intentions

This old man Jiang coughed, put on a look of "official affairs", and said majestically:

"Coming to visit today, the so-called official body can't help but be."

Pei Lixiu has been working in Guangzhou for a long time, and knows that this is an "official saying", which almost means "I come to do official business, and official affairs must be done officially". She was secretly shocked in her heart, could it be that the Guangdong government was already ready to do it?

She thought of Su Ai's reminder and Guo Yi's instructions to ask them to "calm down" when they had a meeting, so she just bowed her head slightly and asked:

"What do you think about Lord Futai? That is, please ask Mr. Jiang to show me so that he can follow it. ”

Master Jiang pondered and said:

"First, there have been some rumors in the city recently......"

He said that he looked at her with his eyes, hoping that she would say it herself, but Pei Lixiu had already made up her mind at this time, and it was better to say less about everything.

Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Master Jiang secretly cursed, so he had to make his words clear

"There are rumors that Guidong is from Guangzhou, but in fact he is an overseas Australian."

"Although we are not natives of Guangzhou, we are also the people of the Ming Dynasty." Pei Lixiu said slowly, "The so-called overseas Australians, I don't know where to start? ”