Seeing Xu Mingxuan ask about Lu Dafu's identity, Song Zheng smiled and said, "Brother Xu is highly knowledgeable, then let me ask, in your opinion, what does my Uncle Lu do?" ”

Xu Mingxuan smiled, "Xiaolang wants to test me, so he has to choose a difficult question." Since I, Xu Mingxuan, have become the nominal transfer envoy who is in charge of the field, I have also dealt with a lot of people. Uncle Lu is rich in shape and has a decent appearance, and he must not be a simple character. However, he seemed to be a little restrained, and although his face did not show anything, his hands trembled slightly when he raised his glass. There are only two identities, a rich man or a big businessman. However, if you are a rich man, you will definitely enjoy wealth in your own home, and you will not take the initiative to associate with us. Besides, Uncle Lu's vision is a little scattered, he groans from time to time, and his mind is clear and cautious, so Uncle Lu must be a big businessman. ”

"Brother Xu," Song Zheng nodded, and swiped Xu Mingxuan, "I wonder if Brother Xu has heard of Huitong Commerce?" ”

"Huitong Trading Company?" Xu Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, "Of course I've heard that this business is a rare thing. I heard that since its establishment at the end of last year, trade has been booming, and the goods of north-south transportation have been gathered in Longmen Town, which has greatly facilitated merchants from the north and south. Moreover, the management of the trading house is unique and the methods are novel, which makes people admire the mind of its owner. What's the matter, Xiaolang, Uncle Lu won't be the head of this Huitong, right? ”

Song Zheng smiled, "I didn't expect Brother Xu to pay so much attention to Uncle Lu's business, how about it, do you want to get involved?" If you want to, I'll tell Uncle Lu about it and sell you some dry shares cheaply. ”

"Is there such a good thing?" Xu Mingxuan said happily, "Xiaolang said a price, I want as much as I want." ”

"Yo? Brother Xu is so confident in this business house? Song Zheng continued to fish. Among the three sons, Xu Mingxuan is the most flexible and has the most business vision, and he is naturally the most convincing to say it through his mouth.

"Haha, although I, Xu Mingxuan, am wearing an official hat, I am also a businessman after all, and I still have some vision. To be honest, my family also sent someone to Longmen Town recently to inquire. The focus of this trading house is accurate, and the profits are considerable. If it is run by the right people, it can be opened almost everywhere. Even if it is only on Shandong Road, the potential of this business and trade line is limitless! ”

"Oh?" Song Zheng was really a little surprised, Xu Mingxuan was worthy of being a businessman, and his eyes were indeed vicious. I thought he was a playboy, but I didn't expect that there was really something in his stomach. However, there are pros and cons to commercial and trade companies being targeted by people with good intentions. Profit means that the business will get better and better when the business is famous. The disadvantage is that some "masters" will definitely want to grab meat, and if they don't have a backer who can withstand it, it won't be long-term.

Seeing Song Zheng's surprise, Xu Mingxuan was even more proud. Since meeting Song Zheng, Xu Mingxuan has almost been overwhelmed. Now it can surprise Song Zheng once, this guy feels very happy.

Song Zheng raised his glass and said, "Brother Xu, you really impressed me today, come, I'll toast you!" ”

Xu Mingxuan laughed and drank all the wine in the cup.

Song Zheng no longer talked about this topic, and instead said, "Qiuyue Tower is built near the water, and while drinking, looking at the lake is refreshing!" ”

Hou Zhonglian echoed, "Not bad. There are clouds on the eastern slope, 'the breeze is coming, and the water waves are not prosperous.' Raise the wine to belong to the guest, recite the poem of the bright moon, and sing the chapter of the fairy. Although there is no bright moon at this time, it can be a good heart, and it can be a joy for life! ”

Song Zheng smiled secretly, Comrade Xiaohou, cooperate well!

Lu Chun was a little anxious and kept looking at Song Zheng. Just started talking, but Song Zheng didn't say anything. It's really worrying!

Song Zheng seemed to be unaware of it, and continued to fiddle with some poems and songs, "Speaking of poetry, I have heard a classmate of the Martial Arts Academy chant a song "Traveling to Daming Lake", and now I still think about it and it is still amazing!" ”

"Oh? We have all seen Xiaolang's poems, which are close to everyone's level. Qiao Shang also interjected, "If you can be praised by Xiaolang, you are naturally a good poet!" Hurry up! ”

Song Zheng coughed and said loudly, "Daming Lake, Ming Lake is big, there are lotus flowers on Daming Lake, and there are toads on the lotus flowers, poke and jump!" ”

Strike! Hou Zhonglian, who was drinking tea, spit out and sprayed it in front of him! The rest of the people were also happy to lean forward and back together, Xu Mingxuan pinched his waist with one hand and pointed at Song Zheng with the other, and he was so happy that he couldn't breathe. Qiao Shang thumped his legs and screamed repeatedly. Lu Chun clenched his teeth and endured it.

After laughing for a while, Xu Mingxuan shouted, "High! That's high! What a classmate of yours! ”

Hou Zhonglian also shook his head and commented, "This poem is straightforward, the image is appropriate, the movement is static, and the scenery of Daming Lake in summer is written beautifully, a good poem!" What a poem! ”

This guy will also be joking, and he is also a talent!

The crowd laughed again and drank a glass of the masterpiece. The "poem" of the warlord Han Fuyu in later generations is indeed a must, no wonder he laughed.

After a while, Xu Mingxuan couldn't hold it back, and turned his head to Lu Chun and said, "Brother Lu, I heard Xiaolang say just now that Ling Zun can take out some dry shares, I don't know how much he can take?" ”

Lu Chun was about to speak, but he saw Song Zheng holding his chin, looking at him, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Lu Chun was suddenly taken aback, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This business and trade house is jointly organized by my father and others, but my Lu family can't support such a big stall, of course, my father has more money." I heard from my father that these dry shares have now been divided into 10,000 shares, and each partner has received a different amount. As Brother Xu, it should still be feasible for my father to give out a few hundred shares. ”

"A few hundred shares? That's not bad! Xu Mingxuan groaned.

"Brother Xu, in your opinion, how much is each share worth?" Song Zheng seduced.

"Judging from the current scale, it is naturally not worth much, only a dozen taels. However, in the long run, it is not too much to say that he is worth thirty or fifty taels! ”

"So much?" Hou Wenxian and Qiao Shang were both taken aback, and a fiery look appeared on their faces. Of these two people, Hou Wenxian was better, but Qiao Shang's eyes widened, as if he had seen prey. Although this kid has a bright face, he is very strictly managed by Qiao Zhenchuan, and his pocket money is really not much, and many of it are sent by Qiao Zhenchuan's subordinates to please him.

Song Zheng took everyone's looks into his eyes and said with a smile, "Brother Lu, when you go back in a while, I'll talk to my uncle." These three are not ordinary people, so let my uncle take out more and get some for all three, which is a cheap price. In the future, this business will be the business of our brothers, and the brothers usually have a little money for wine, right? ”

Qiao Shang was the most moved, "Brother Lu, since Xiaolang introduced you to us, we will recognize you as a friend." When it comes to stocks, I hope you can make a price. ”

Lu Chun hurriedly said, "Brother Qiao said so, I will go back and be scolded this time, and I will also be the master once." He glanced at Song Zheng and saw that Song Zheng was tickling with two fingers, so he said, "Brother Qiao, what do you think of two hundred shares?" Ten taels per share! I promise that within a year, I will pay back! ”

"Good! Brother Lu is happy! A toast to you! Qiao Shang stood up and raised his wine glass, and Lu Chun hurriedly raised his glass and drank it!

"Brother Qiao, two hundred shares is two thousand taels of silver. Can you eat it? If you can't eat it, I can lend you some! Xu Mingxuan knew Qiao Shang well, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to take out so much silver.

Qiao Shang said a little embarrassedly, "If you don't say it, I will open my mouth to you." To tell you the truth, for these two thousand taels of silver, I still want to beat your sister-in-law's dowry idea! ”

Xu Mingxuan smiled, "Do you eat me and drink less?" I'll be able to give you a thousand taels here, and another thousand taels, you can figure it out yourself!" ”

"Okay! A thousand taels of silver, I can probably still make it up! Qiao Shang said, "Thinking about it this way, with an income of two thousand taels of silver every year, I can easily have it on hand, at least I can eat the drunken flower fish a few more times!" ”

Everyone laughed.

Seeing that Qiao Shang took the lead, Hou Zhonglian naturally couldn't sit still, "Brother Lu, look ......"

Song Zheng said with a smile, "Brother Hou and Brother Qiao are both my good brothers, Brother Lu, you can't favor one over the other!" ”

Hou Zhonglian glanced at Song Zheng gratefully, waiting for Lu Chun to reply.

Lu Chun hurriedly said, "Since Brother Hou is also interested, then give two hundred shares as well, Brother Hou, do you think it's okay?" ”

"Well, well!" Hou Zhong said. The Hou family is a Wang family, and a few thousand taels of silver is no problem. Although he wanted to buy more, he didn't dare to ask for more because Qiao Shang was here.

Seeing that Hou Zhonglian was a little dissatisfied, Song Zheng rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Brother Hou, I heard that Xu Zhizhou's cousin Xu Jinda has 500 shares in the business house, you go and buy some from him, I think Xu Jinda should give Brother Hou face." ”

Hou Zhonglian's eyes flashed with a cold light, nodded, and didn't say anything more.

Xu Mingxuan saw that the four hundred shares were gone in the blink of an eye, and hurriedly said, "Brother Lu, I will buy as much as you can take!" ”

"This ......" Lu Chun stole a glance at Song Zheng again, and saw that Song Zheng's itchy fingers had turned into three, so he said knowingly, "Brother Xu is golden, everyone knows it." However, the younger brother, a young owner, has limited rights, so he will take out more than 300 shares in hand. You see......"

"Three hundred is three hundred! Tomorrow I will deliver the money to the house. Xu Mingxuan said busily.

Song Zheng saw that the matter was agreed, so he stood up, "If you are blessed and shared, you are brothers!" Come, make a fortune for our brothers, a toast! ”

Everyone was excited and raised their glasses together.

Next, Lu Chun introduced the general process of the business bank, of course, the specific core things were not disclosed. Even so, Xu Mingxuan still admired again and again, and Lu Dafu had a good vision.

In fact, everyone knows the whereabouts of the goods in the trading house. In the past year, relations between the two sides have eased, smuggling has become popular, and the number of inspections by sergeants on both sides has been greatly reduced, which has also made the trade between the north and the south extremely prosperous.

It is said that smuggling is a big harm to the country, so why does Qiao Zhenchuan still allow north-south traffic? It turned out that this still involved the military and political struggle within Daqi, that is, the contradiction between Huang Yuandu and Xiao Hui. Huang Yuandu controlled the finances and tried his best to reduce military spending. By controlling smuggling at the border gates, the cypress collected the necessary fees and used another situation to meet the needs of military spending. In fact, within the border armies of various places, almost an independent tax system has been formed. Although some border generals collected a lot, most of them were handed over and controlled by the governors of various places.

Qiao Zhenchuan himself is not greedy, and the money collected will be supplemented into military spending. And that General Qiao is Qiao Zhenchuan's nephew, and he is also an important member of this tax system. As for his hand in the trading house, it was his personal act and had nothing to do with the tax system.

The Tao in this was obtained by Song Zheng in combination with the information he got from the Imperial City Division and his personal analysis.

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After drinking, under Song Zheng's control, everyone was still sober, Song Zheng took the opportunity to bring up the matter of General Qiao, Qiao Shang thought for a moment and agreed to solve it. This made Song Zheng breathe a sigh of relief.

Qiao Shang dealt with General Qiao, Hou Zhonglian was responsible for kicking Xu Jinda out, and Xu Mingxuan's side, Song Zheng was still useful. Therefore, at the banquet, Song Zheng gave Xu Mingxuan a look. So, on the way back, Xu Mingxuan took the initiative to ask to send Song Zheng and Lu Chun back, and after Song Zheng excused himself slightly, he agreed. ~