When Yang Xiuqing swept the commerce of the capital, the Taiping Group took advantage of the situation, they paid money in various ways, or paid for annexation, or to suppress officialdom, especially those merchants who were sentenced to exile, Ma Quan was sold at the regular price, even if it was a low market price, those businessmen were grateful for Ma Quan's righteousness, if they knew that this Taiping Group was also Yang Xiuqing's industry, they might be desperate with Ma Quan.

They were really miserable by Yang Xiuqing, who was the first trading house under the Jiangnan salt merchant Wan and the first capable person in Beijing, but at this time he was named a profiteer and sentenced to exile in Youyun.

When Zeng Guan was released from prison, he struggled to open his eyes in the sun.

"God wants to kill me."

"Master, you're finally out."

As soon as the wife and children who had been waiting for a long time saw Zeng Guan coming out, they rushed over, and Zeng Guan hugged his wife and children with a tough smile.

"Hey, Ru'er, Qing'er." Zeng Guan didn't see the love delirium, he had a trace of thought in his heart, but he still asked.

"Master, at home, at home, in order to save you, I sold all my family property." When they said this, they all wept bitterly.

"Don't cry, did you sell them all?" Zeng Guan was a little unhappy.

But when he heard that his man had misunderstood, his wife cried miserably: "Master, as soon as the two saw that the property was gone, they went their separate ways." “

Hearing this, although he had already felt me, when he heard the truth, Zeng Guan was still a little uncomfortable.

"Alright, let's go back, no hurry."

When Zeng Guan saw an ox cart, he endured the grief in his heart.

"Are we going to ride in an ox cart? Didn't you sell your possessions? “

Hearing Zeng Guan's question, his old wife wiped her tears and said softly: "Master, no matter what you are around, it's good that people come back safely..." “

"Manly man, don't you have the strength to bear it at all, just tell me carefully." Zeng Guan Cangsheng complained.

The old wife who knew that Zeng Guan was red-eyed and didn't dare to speak, but his eldest son Zeng Shen, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, answered cautiously: "They want a deposit, a fee, and a ....., and then our family only needs pickles to eat." “

"You, you, Lao Tzu, I have spent most of my life fighting for the family property, you, you have lost it like this, I ......."

"Master......."

Zeng Guan fell to the ground in an instant, and his family quickly carried him onto the ox cart.

Half an hour later, Zeng Guan woke up with a pale face, and as soon as he woke up, he saw that the empty home in front of him was really sold, and everything that could be sold was sold, even the bed was broken.

"Woo, woo......"

Zeng Guan cried, he had accumulated things for half his life, and he woke up from a dream all night, especially when he thought that he was assigned to Youyun, and the Fang family did not move at all, he was like an abandoned ship, with life and death, he gritted his teeth and said secretly, now dragging his wife and children, it is not a death, but a hundred.

Just when Zeng Guan had just made up his mind, there was a sound of excitement outside.

"Master, master, someone is looking for it."

Hearing his wife and children shouting happily, he wondered if they were his old friends, but he remembered that most of his friends were still in prison, and when he went out in curiosity, he saw a rather dignified man carrying all kinds of gifts, and the young man stared at the fat roast duck.

"Come, sister-in-law, go, get some food and drinks, I'm going to get my great-brother drunk." As soon as Ma Quan saw Zeng Guan come out, he laughed and handed over all kinds of meat and gifts he had brought.

Zeng Guan asked a little puzzled, "Who is this benevolent brother?" “

"Haha, I'm the manager of Taiping Commercial Bank." Ma Quan chased and said to his old wife Cui: "It's cold this day, take it quickly, my hands hurt." ”

Zeng Guan nodded to the old wife, and the old woman happily took the gift: "You wait, soon." ”

After drinking for thirty years, Zeng Guan finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ma, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do." “

"I am a Taiping firm, and there is still a lack of a small steward in Youyun, but the proprietor of my family is interested in Brother Zeng, I don't know what Brother Zeng wants."

Zeng Guan was shocked in his heart, and laughed at himself for a moment: "I have a sinful body, and I am penniless, what can I do." “

"Brother Zeng, you should also know that the salt shop in the south of the Yangtze River can't go back, but in this cloudy land, my master can say a few words, and you can be guaranteed to eat meat and drink a lot in the clouds, and there is no disturbance to your life."

Zeng Guan moved in his heart: "What conditions do you have?" “

Ma Quan smiled treacherously and took out a contract, Zeng Guan took it, and his face turned pale.

"Manly man, this, for slave ......"

"This is a mistake, this is just a long work, you have to know that my master, the ability to reach the sky, this person, loyalty is the most difficult, you look at it again, as soon as you agree, there will be 10,000 taels of settlement expenses, who is so generous."

Hearing this, Zeng Guan took a closer look, and took a big breath, this labor fee is equivalent to most of his own property, but it has already been given to the government to work hard, and after looking back at his wife and children who were already wearing rags, he gritted his teeth and said: "I agreed." ”

"Refreshing."

After Zeng Guan postponed the signature painting, Ma Quan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zeng is in charge, you will be appointed as the branch of Youyun Taiping Commercial Bank, the salt industry manager, this is a settlement fee of 10,000 taels of silver treasure banknotes, you can exchange yourself for silver, after the beginning of spring, you can set off."

When Ma Quan put down his words and turned around to leave, Zeng Guan looked at Ma Quan without saying anything, and when Ma Quan walked to the door, he gritted his teeth and said, "How many good brothers do I have, Brother Ma?" “

Ma Quan turned to look at Zeng Guan: "Say, what's your name." “

Ma Quan didn't dare to recruit people indiscriminately, you must know that although Yang Xiuqing was generous, he was very useful, and Yang Xiuqing personally determined who to recruit.

"Anzhi, Barong, Lu Xuan....

After Zeng Guan finished saying the name, Ma Quan took out the list and found the corresponding names of several people and said: "Yes, it should be like you, as long as they agree." ”

"I'll take you there, and they'll absolutely agree."

It turned out that on the way, his old wife had already told him about these good brothers, they were friends who traveled together from south to north, and they were all merchants who sold their property to save their lives.

That night, Ma Quan took a lot of deeds of sale to Yang Xiuqing, and Yang Xiuqing laughed.

"Yes, yes, Uncle Ma, not only to set up a good situation in Youyun, but also to connect well in Beijing."

"Young master, this Taiping Commercial Bank was opened after the game, and according to Gonggong Huang, all major commercial houses have cooperated with Taiping Commercial Bank." It turned out that in order to find the source of goods, Ma Quan listened to Yang Xiuqing's words and wanted to cooperate with those big commercial houses in Beijing, and also pulled out Huang Daxiong's face, but when Huang Daxiong learned of Yang Xiuqing's plan, he praised Yang Xiuqing for being extremely treacherous, and on the other hand, he demanded fifty percent of the interests of this Taiping Commercial Bank.

When Yang Xiuqing heard this, her face darkened: "How much does the old gelding want." ”

Ma Quan stretched out a hand, and Yang Xiuqing said with red eyes and pain: "Huang Daxiong, you are ruthless." “

"Young master, it is fifty percent pure profit, he said, he represents the emperor, and if he intervenes, the emperor will come forward, and this fifty percent is in the palace."

"Bah, no, it's too much of a loss, you go and tell him that he wants to be safe for all the business activities of my Yang family."

(End of chapter)