Although Chen Xu has a younger brother and two sisters at the moment, only Xing'er is a real sibling blood relative, Han Xin and Xiaomi were both picked up, although Chen Xu was not too estranged, but he did not feel close.

When the younger sister gets married, the natural dowry must be prepared sufficiently, when the court is the prince and the left minister, the money in the house is naturally piled up, Chen Xu is not stingy at all, anyway, they are piled up in the treasury and can't be used up, and he ordered the cart to pull out, the relationship between the three sisters-in-law and Xing'er is also very deep, and they are naturally not stingy, and they have prepared a lot of clothes, silk, gold, jade, jewelry, etc., each of them has also sent a big car, and in addition to Meng Yun, Chen Ping, Liu Bang, Hu Kuan and other relatives and friends sent many temporary gifts, and in this trip to the hometown to visit relatives, there were more than 20 cars loaded with gifts, and the value was incalculable, not to mention millions of dollars.

Fan Caiying was very busy in Huaxia Qianzhuang because of the key to the Tantu plan, so she stayed in Huaxia Qianzhuang to preside over the overall situation, and at the same time took care of the two big mansions in the Hou Mansion, Fan Caiwei also had to take charge of Qinghe Shopping Mall and help take care of the business of Qinghe Garden, so she also stayed in Xianyang.

But even so, Chen Xu's three genuine wives and four concubines in spring, summer, autumn and winter, plus the accompanying maids and maids and housekeepers, as well as officials sent by the Ministry of Rites and a few carts of gifts and the forbidden army accompanying them, the whole team has a scale of thousands of people, more than 50 carriages, and thousands of horses.

Therefore, before the team set off, the entire Qinghe courtyard was already full of people neighing and flying dogs, monkeys jumping up and down in the yard, two giant pandas also roaring and rolling around, and a few big dogs guarding the yard also kept barking outside the yard.

Although Chen Xu didn't need to arrange it himself, he felt that his head was about to explode when he looked at this messy and hot scene, and finally he was gently arranged by the busy water to go to the recliner in the backyard to rest and cool off.

There are too many people going out like this, Chen Xu feels tired, far less free and convenient than Yu Wuya's family going out.

Just when Chen Xu was enjoying the astringent massage of a group of little maids with his eyes closed and thinking about things, the doorman came to report that Li You, the customs office, came to visit.

"Well, please go to the study!" Chen Xu turned over and sat up, the four maids of spring, summer, autumn and winter hurriedly helped to sort out the crown of clothes, and soon after Chen Xu came to the study and sat down, Li You came in under the leadership of the steward.

After a while, the two sides saluted and greeted each other and sat down, and the maid left the study after serving tea, Chen Xu said with a smile: "Li Zhicheng has just come to Xianyang, and he may not be very accustomed to the life of Xianyang. ”

"Zuo Xiang forgives his sins, Li You should have come to visit earlier, but it is true that as Zuo Xiang said, he is very unfamiliar with Xianyang's living habits and the style of the department, and the Customs Department has just begun to prepare, Li You doesn't know a lot of things, and he is asking some colleagues for advice every day, so he came many days late, and please don't be surprised by Zuo Xiang!"

Li You is in his forties, dressed concisely and elegantly, somewhat similar to Li Si, especially the two thick sword eyebrows, which are exactly the same, and even the action of sitting down and drinking tea can vaguely see Li Si's shadow.

Although Li You is twice as old as Chen Xu, there is a huge difference in the status of the two at the moment, so Li You has been very careful and respectful since he entered the study.

When Li Si was there, Li Xiang's Mansion was also as noisy and lively as today's Qinghe Hou Mansion, and the daily carriages and horses were full of guests, but time has changed, since Li Si's death, the former lively Zuo Xiangfu was also instantly deserted in front of the door, and was soon forgotten in a corner of Xianyang City.

Li You returned to Beijing to serve as a teacher, and still lived in the old prime minister's mansion, but the mansion was deserted and devoid of the luxury and noise of the past.

Li Youyou still remembers that he moved to Xianyang with his father, and was taught by his father to be a virtuous minister who has a far-sighted vision to assist the king, and he also watched his father go from a retainer in the Lu Xiangfu to a small official, and finally ascended to the power center of Daqin step by step.

And he was also shrouded in his father's aura, and he was directly recommended to be the county guard of Sanchuan and stationed in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Sanchuan County and Xianyang are close at hand, and Luoyang can also be regarded as the last gateway from the Central Plains to Guanzhong, and Hangu Pass is under its control, and such an important position is handed over to Li Youmu, which shows the first emperor's enlonging and trust in Li Si's family.

A few years ago, Li You had returned to Xianyang, Li Si put wine at home, and all the officials were long-lived, and thousands of people rode in the courtyard. Li Si said with deep feelings: "Today's ministers are no higher than me, and I can be called extremely rich." ”

It's a pity that in the thirty years of Hedong and thirty years in the west of Hexi, there is no long-lasting dynasty in the world, and there is no long-lasting family.

Li Si died of illness, and the extremely rich Li Mansion also collapsed, and it became sparse and cold in an instant, and the object of the Manchu Dynasty ministers and civil and military ministers became Chen Xu, the Marquis of Qinghe.

Li You never connected his father's death with anyone, after all, a person who is almost seventy years old, whether he dies of illness or old age is extremely normal, so after Li Si's death, Li You didn't think too much about it, transported Li Si's coffin back to his hometown for burial, and then continued to return to Luoyang as his Sanchuan County Guard.

And without his father's help in the court, Li You also thought that he could only be a county guard in his life, but he didn't want to suddenly send an edict to the Sanchuan County Guard, and the first emperor wanted to transfer him to Xianyang to be the newly prepared customs officer.

The county guard is a three-product, and the agency is also a three-product, but the status and weight of the two three-grade products are completely different, and the rights are even different.

Li You was directly stunned when he received this edict at that time, and he stayed for a long time before receiving the holy decree after being reminded by the official who passed the edict in Zhongshu Province, and then asked carefully to learn that the person who recommended him was the Marquis of Qinghe.

Li You was even more confused because of this.

He knew that his father and the Marquis of Qinghe had a bad relationship, and the two were ministers in the same hall, but they had fought against each other in the court several times, and Li Si had almost never won, under the aggressive oppression of the Marquis of Qinghe, Li Si could only retreat and retreat, and try not to fight with the Marquis of Qinghe, a young man who was only more than ten years old, and the result of this retreat and retreat was that Chen Xu took the lead step by step, and slowly mastered many initiatives. occupied Li Si's position and began to carry out drastic reforms, and in a few years, he almost changed the laws of Daqin formulated by Li Si and a group of legalist predecessors, and in this process, the reputation of Qinghe Hou became more and more famous and powerful, and now in the court, almost no one dares to break his wrists.

Li You was at a loss, he didn't dare to move in Sanchuan County, and arranged for his retainers and servants to go to Xianyang to secretly inquire about the situation with some family forces, and finally confirmed that Chen Xu had no intention of harming him, and under the urging of the officials one after another, he could only come to Xianyang with a confused face.

And then...... Xianyang's office environment and way is completely different from Luoyang, the office efficiency here is extremely high, a book in the three provinces and six ministries of each department to squeeze the time for examination and approval are very limited, can not delay and can not shirk for no reason, he is in charge of the customs department is a new department, just came to the ministry to report on the first day, the province of Zhongshu issued an order personally signed by the Marquis of Qinghe, requiring that within half a month all the office space, rules and regulations, officials and clerks, subordinate yamen and seal letter official rank, etc., all the planning and completeness, As a result, a group of large and small officials in Zhongshu Province and the Inner History Mansion were busy coming and going like ducks, and Li You could only follow these officials in a hurry, and he didn't even know what he should do most of the time, so he could only follow the arrangements of some officials, and he was still confused after many things were done.

After being so confused and busy for half a month, the Customs Department finally prepared to complete the listing ceremony, just when Li You breathed a sigh of relief and thought that he could quietly finish his business every day, and then invited a large group of celebrities and sages to gather in the mansion to drink tea, drink and feast, listen to music and dance, and talk about Fengyue, on the first day of his official ascension, Chen Xu played and officially began to implement the smooth road plan.

This large-scale plan was not unfamiliar to Li You, because on the day he received the edict to be transferred to the customs office, he had already learned about this unprecedented plan through the mouth of the official who passed the edict, and the envoy also told him that the customs office was born because of this plan, and he was also nominated by the Marquis of Qinghe himself for His Majesty's approval.

In this 4 billion scale investment plan, the role of the customs office can be called the core, so Chen Xu attaches great importance to it, and has met Li You twice in his busy schedule, but he did not talk too much about it, but ordered Li You to send officials of the Customs Department to Langya to prepare the first yamen, ready to manage the merchant ships between North Korea and Yingzhou, even if it is to accumulate experience for large-scale overseas expansion in the future, Li You can only do it quickly.

The Tantu plan soon began to be implemented with the support of the emperor.

The three provinces and six ministries also held several joint meetings in a row to unify and coordinate, each meeting Li You participated as the chief officer of an important department, but basically listened, for this kind of joint office noisy and noisy office way of expressing their opinions is very unfamiliar, anyway, after several quarrels, all the work will be arranged quickly, the entire Xianyang departments regardless of size, officials regardless of high and low, all are busy for this huge project, until two days ago, Xianyang began to slowly stop, and at the same time a news came out of the palace, Chen Xu, the left minister, is ready to take leave to return to his hometown to visit relatives, because his sister is going to get married, and it will take two or three months to go, to say the least.

So Li You couldn't sit still, he felt that he had to come to visit before Chen Xu left Beijing, and talk to Qinghe Hou about the specific tasks and arrangements of the Customs Department and the yamen in various places in the future.