Dongpingzhou, drunken fairy restaurant.

Liu Zi'an stood at the door in a gorgeous costume, and there were two relatives standing behind him, as if they were waiting for some big man.

At this time, the drunken fairy restaurant has been all wrapped up by Liu Zi'an, and the lights inside are very festive.

The pedestrians who came and went on the street stopped to watch, and excitedly discussed, what kind of dignitaries and nobles will the drunken fairy receive today.

"Do you see that? The one standing at the door, that is the steward of Yushan Town, a big man who is rampant in Dongpingzhou! ”

"Big shots? If it's a big shot, why do you have to wait for someone at the door? I see that the person he is waiting for is a big man! ”

"Nonsense! Now that Yushan Town is in full swing, who else has such pomp? ”

Seeing that the two pedestrians were about to quarrel, an onlooker next to him said, "Could it be that Liu Lian from Yushan Town is coming?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding onlookers all looked over, and their faces were full of anticipation, wanting to see the demeanor of the leader of Yushan Town.

However, there are still many people who don't believe it and think that this big man must be a big man somewhere.

After a while, hundreds of people had gathered on the street at the entrance of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, and these onlookers, men, women, and children were talking chaotically, as if they were waiting for some big scene to begin.

At this moment, a group of officials came from the east end of the street, escorting a carriage in the middle.

At this moment, the onlookers suddenly became a sensation, and they were talking about who could let the officials in the city escort them over!

When Liu Zi'an saw this, he waved his hand, and more than 20 subordinates ran out behind him, forming a barrier at the entrance of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, dispersing the nearby onlookers, so that the carriage escorted by the officials could come over.

When the carriage stopped steadily at the door of the drunken fairy restaurant, Mr. Kong Fushan stepped out of the carriage, and the Dongpingzhou warden who led the team hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and then shouted to the surrounding onlookers: "Get out of the way!" Didn't you see Mr. Shan from Qufu Confucius Mansion arrive? Get out of the way! ”

When the surrounding people saw this, they immediately let out a burst of exclamations and hid to the side.

"See! This is the family of Yan Shenggong! ”

"It turns out that Yushan Town has already hooked up with Yan Shenggong, I really didn't expect it!"

"It seems that there is no one to control this Yushan Town, and even Yan Shenggong has a relationship with it!"

For a while, there was a lot of discussion around, and the whole scene was buzzing.

Mr. Shan didn't care at all, anyway, the effect he wanted had been achieved, so Liu Zi'an saw that Dongping Prefecture sent a government official to escort him, and he should be able to understand that the Confucian Mansion not only has a prominent status, but also has the imperial court as the backstage, and in the future cooperation process, Yushan Town should not have crooked thoughts!

Similarly, Liu Zi'an, who came up quickly, was also full of smiles, and was not angry at all by Mr. Shan's move.

On the contrary, Liu Zi'an was a little happy when he saw that Dongping Prefecture had sent a government official to escort Mr. Shan!

"So many people have seen the Confucian Mansion cooperating with my Yushan Town, which is also a warning to other forces!"

Liu Zi'an was in a good mood, and hugged his fist at Mr. Shan and said: "Mr. has worked hard all the way, I have prepared wine and food, and I will wash the dust for Mr." ”

"Haha! Good! ”

Mr. Shan and Liu Zi'an walked into the Drunken Immortal Restaurant side by side, and said: "The food is okay, the wine must be Liu's Erguotou produced in our Yushan Town!" ”

"Haha! No problem, don't worry, sir, it's ready! ”

Under the guidance of Liu Zi'an, Mr. Shan came to a luxurious private room on the fourth floor, the table was already full of delicious food, and a jar of Liu's two pots had also been opened, waiting for the two to take their seats.

After sitting down, Liu Zi'an poured a full glass of wine for Mr. Shan, and the two of them pushed the glass back and forth to change it.

After some politeness, Liu Zi'an said: "Sir, when I came, my family Lian always had an explanation, and when doing business with Yan Shenggong, there must be rules and regulations, and you must not act recklessly!" ”

"Haha! Mr. Liu Lian really talks about the rules, admire! ”

"Huh! Therefore, I drafted a document listing some of the details of our two businesses, and asked my husband to look at them and give me more advice. If there is no problem, do you and I sign on behalf of the two families? ”

Mr. Shan was slightly stunned when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that the rules that Liu Zi'an said actually referred to the documents of cooperation!

"Hehe, good! Good! ”

After receiving the paperwork handed over by Liu Zi'an, Mr. Shan looked at it carefully, and Liu Zi'an did not urge, just sat on the side and waited quietly.

After a while, Mr. Shan finished reading the document and said with a smile: "Manager Liu, this document is very detailed, and some of the details we have discussed before have been written, and I have no problem!" ”

Liu Zi'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, just now he was worried that Mr. Shan would have objections and refuse to sign, which would affect the cooperation between the two companies.

"Good! Then how about we sign and draw on behalf of the two families? ”

Mr. Shan also nodded in agreement.

So, Liu Zi'an clapped his hands, and a person outside the door pushed the door in, put the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, and then retreated and closed the door.

Liu Zi'an and Mr. Shan signed their names one after another, and pressed their handprints, and the documents were also in duplicate, with each of them holding one copy.

After signing the paperwork, Liu Zi'an picked up his glass and said with a smile: "Sir, let's have another drink!" I wish our two families a happy cooperation! ”

"Steward Liu said it well! Let's do it! ”

After the two of them finished drinking, Liu Zi'an asked, "Sir, I don't know when the 500,000 taels of silver promised by the Holy Father of Yan will be delivered?" ”

Mr. Shan said with a smile when he heard this: "Don't worry, Manager Liu, when I came, Yan Shenggong had already loaded the silver into the truck and shipped it, and it is estimated that in another three or five days, the 500,000 taels of silver will be able to pass through Anshan Town and go north to Yushan Town!" ”

Liu Zi'an was in a good mood when he heard this, so he drank another glass of wine with Mr. Shan.

At this time, Mr. Shan asked: "Steward Liu, now that our documents have been signed, the glaze, soju, and cement businesses in Yushan Town, my Confucian Mansion has all invested in silver; Moreover, the 500,000 taels of silver have already been shipped, so I wonder if the 30% profit agreed on this document can be ready to be delivered? ”

"Sir, don't worry, I, Yushan Town, have always been true to my word! Since we have agreed on the paperwork, my Yushan Town will definitely fulfill it to the letter! On the 20th of each month, my Yushan Town will definitely transport the account books and silver of the month to Ningyang County, and we will deliver it in Beining Town! ”

"Haha!"

Mr. Shan was completely relieved at this time, and said: "Since this is the case, then we will not get drunk today!" ”

On that day, Liu Zi'an and Mr. Shan enjoyed the guests.

Early the next morning, after sending Mr. Shan away, Liu Zi'an hurried back to Yushan Town, handed over the documents to Liu Juntao, and reported to Liu Juntao the details of 500,000 taels of silver.

Liu Juntao got the paperwork, immediately laughed, and said hard work to Liu Zi'an, and after the two said a few words, Liu Juntao looked at another thing, and there was a faint sadness between his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Liu Zi'an secretly screamed in his heart, so he asked, "Mr. Lian, is something wrong?" ”

Liu Juntao sighed and said, "Yesterday, Guo Yuanwai reported a summary to me: Now the manpower of our Yushan Town is a little unable to keep up!" Not only is there a shortage of people in the Ministry of Commerce, but there are not enough people to cultivate many newly reclaimed wastelands, and even Tang Yu of the Ministry of Commerce is frequently asking for people from me! Not to mention the War Bureau, Master Zhang complains to me almost every day about the lack of manpower and the inability to further expand the output of the War Bureau! ”

Liu Zi'an then understood why Liu Juntao was so melancholy, so he asked: "Mr. Lian, now our Yushan Town is in full swing, I heard Guo Yuanwai say a few days ago, there are villagers and people in the surrounding area and even Dongping Prefecture rushing over, why is there still a shortage of manpower everywhere?" ”

"You're right, there are indeed many villagers who have come to me."

Liu Juntao said in a deep voice: "However, most of these villagers are people who drag their families, although most of them are farmers, but there are not many farms allocated to various farms. What's more, the manpower needed by the War Bureau and the Ministry of Commerce must have a skill, and ordinary villagers can't do it at all! ”

"I see!"

Liu Zi'an also fell into deep thought after listening to it, after all, the lack of manpower is not as good as the difficulties, you can think of a way to overcome it, what if you don't even have people? It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!

Liu Juntao looked at Liu Zi'an, who was thinking hard, and also smiled, and said, "Okay, don't poke me here if you work hard all the way, hurry back and take a rest." Besides, the lack of manpower in our Yushan Town is not something that can be solved in a day or two, take your time, you can't rush! ”

Liu Zi'an also nodded, then said goodbye to Liu Juntao, and went home to rest.

After that, Liu Juntao called Hu Dexing and asked him to mobilize manpower, and two days later he was ready to go south to Beining Town to deliver the 500,000 taels of silver given by Confucius.

Hu Dexing was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "How can you hand over such a big matter to others? In this way, two days later, I personally took people on a trip to Bac Ninh Town! ”

"It's good!"

Liu Juntao said: "With Brother Hu out of the horse, I am relieved!" ”

As the two were talking, they saw Liu Zi'an coming back again, with a whirring wind under his feet, his face was also very ugly, and he was still holding a secret letter in his hand.

Liu Juntao was taken aback when he saw this, and Hu Dexing next to him also had a bad face.

When he got closer, Liu Zi'an said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Lian! I just received the news that there was a flood in Nanzhili, and millions of people from all over the country have now poured towards our Shandong! ”