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Spring is bright, rippling blue waves, Hangzhou's West Lake, this is a good season for boating. Just look at the exquisite painting boats on the lake, as well as the faintly colorful gauze clothes, which shows the wealth and prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River. Although Qin Xiyuan, the governor of Liangjiang, is not young, he is not ambiguous in political affairs, whether it is dealing with businessmen or subordinates, he is talking and laughing, decent and generous, and has governed Jiangnan smoothly, so he has received a lot of rewards from the imperial court in recent years.

Because of this, when this high-ranking and powerful governor also appeared on the painting boat, everyone else was shocked, and even Fan Zhunxi, the head of the Fan family, who was known as the first family in Jiangnan, changed his face.

Although this painting boat looks inconspicuous at first glance, it is unique in it, with a piano and a painting, a table and a stool, all of which show the elegance and purity of the owner, which is different from the ordinary. However, the circle of guests sitting inside was all filled with a smell of copper, and none of the famous wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River were left behind, and all of them gathered here. In addition, Qin Xi, who is the governor, is a distant relative, which is always a bit unusual.

However, the man on the throne was very young, and compared with the other guests, this person's demeanor was much more elegant. I saw him dressed in a moon-white robe, and a folding fan in his hand opened and closed, and the ink treasure in it was faintly visible. Unlike other wealthy businessmen who are full of gold and jade, he just hangs a peculiar jade ornament around his waist, and the soles of his feet are a pair of the most expensive leather soft boots in Hangzhou, but he looks at everyone with a smile on his face. Although this person is not very good-looking, in a group of middle-aged people who are almost all elderly, he is the kind of radiant person anyway.

Fan Zhun Xi saw that the others refused to take the lead in speaking, so he had to cough. Bow to the courtesy:

"I heard the name of Yue Gongzi for a long time, but I didn't expect to see it today, and it really deserves its reputation. I think that Mr. Yue opened the situation that the Yue family was limited to Fujian. Now the son of Yue Gongzi inherits his father's business, and it is even more prosperous. It's not easy! Having said that, he really had some disdain in his heart. Since the first appearance of the Yue family eight years ago, the above prince Yue has continued to plant forces in the Yue family, and finally replaced the chief deacon Yue Le, who holds the power of the Yue family, in one fell swoop, and faintly became the natural candidate for the next generation of family heads. But knowing the roots, knowing the people, people know it in their hearts. This so-called noble son was originally just the result of Yue Qianjie's romance outside. "Where the old man has won the award, the more he is just the last to learn, where can he be as good as your uncles who have a family fortune of millions of land?" The person on the throne just smiled slightly, but the atmosphere was a little lively, "Today is really presumptuous, even the Qin system platform is here in person, which really makes me panic." Although his words were humble, his face remained the same, obviously. For Qin Xiyuan, the governor of the two rivers, his respect is only limited.

It's no wonder he's arrogant, for the past few years. Instead of being ostracized because of the death of the concubine, the emperor was generous and generous, and often rewarded him generously during the New Year's holidays. However, the Yue family did not dare to be pampered. The family almost never contacted the Yue Qianfan family in the capital, and in the eyes of outsiders, they naturally knew their intention to avoid suspicion.

Although Yue Qizhe looks extremely young, he is actually nearly forty years old, and he has changed into a man's costume Yue Qiyan. Eight years ago, after she got the promise of Feng Wuxi, she escaped from the palace by fraud, and then gradually grasped the power of the Yue family with the support of a group of cronies. Because Yue Qianjie knew the details of this matter, he had been closed in the house for the past few years, just roaming outside with the name of a man on the top of Yue Qiyan. After many years of training in the capital, Yue Yan's skills are naturally better than before, and even the original chief deacon Yue Le, after seeing the methods of this so-called hand-picked successor of Concubine Xun, he no longer dares to have a little dissent.

Not only that, with the strong support of Yue Qiyan, the Yue family and the Luo family have almost become a family, and there are not a few children of the two families who intermarry. Di Luo Shenggang, who inherited the position of head of the family, was originally extremely decadent after the news of Concubine Xun's death came out, but after learning the origin of the new head of the Yue family, he almost obeyed his words, as if he saw the shadow of the noble man he deeply admired. With the assistance of the Luo family, the business of the Yue family gradually spread all over the country, but it was a little strange that the Yue family not only did not expand the branch of the capital, but withdrew from the capital. But if there is no important matter, the Yue family will never enter Beijing.

Qin Xiyuan just smiled at the words of the master on the seat, and then asked: "Young Master Yue, who doesn't know that you are now a guest of the governors of various provinces, how dare this official be an exception?" However, this official is different from others, he has always been a clean breeze on his sleeves, and he doesn't care about things outside his body, but what he admires most about this official is that the Yue family will never make a fortune from disaster. Whether it was the drought five years ago or the flood two years ago, the Yuejia grain number sold grain at a reasonable price, and this alone is not comparable to that of such money-hungry profiteers. There is no good wine to accompany today, so the official will replace the wine with tea and toast a cup of Yue Gongzi! With that, he raised the teacup in his hand, and stood up in respect.

This move surprised the other businessmen, they had dealt with Qin Xiyuan for many years, and they knew this person's temperament that was not good for oil and salt, and this time he was so humble, which showed the weight of this Yue Gongzi. Although Fan Zhun Xi had already dealt with Yue Qiyan, he didn't expect that the other party would be valued by the Governor, so he was a little flustered at this time.

Yue Yan also hurriedly stood up, raised the teacup and saluted: "Lord Qin's words are serious, and he is also a member of the court, so he should naturally do his best, but this matter is actually insignificant." The two raised their glasses and drank before they sat down separately. Yue Qi looked around at everyone, very satisfied with their expressions, and then slowly said: "You are all at the helm of major businesses in Jiangnan, and it is rare to see you on weekdays. ”

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on herself, she couldn't help but smile slightly: "You must know that now there are guilds in all walks of life, so each performs its own duties and saves effort. However, the pattern is different within each province, and there are even fewer honest and upright officials like Lord Qin, so we often have to take considerable risks to open up business outside our own scope. ”

As soon as this passage came out, of course everyone nodded frequently, it was Qin Xiyuan, who couldn't help but brush his beard when he heard those few words of praise, obviously a little complacent. Seeing that everyone's excitement came up, he couldn't help but smile and continued: "Everyone also knows that the emperor is now gradually implementing the new policy, although the resistance is really not small, but it can also be seen that the rule of officials is constantly moving towards Qingming. Although we are businessmen, but with the blessing of the great cause of the family, now our children also have the opportunity to go to school, and they can also stand in the temple in the future. Therefore, have you considered repaying the emperor's favor and contributing some effort to the imperial court? ”

Fan Zhun Xi's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't help leaning forward slightly, and asked tentatively:

"Although we are businessmen, not all of them are profit-seeking, the emperor implements benevolent government, and we are naturally equally happy, but I don't know what Prince Yue means?" Due to the extremely strict restrictions on merchants in all dynasties, their children could not become officials, but by this time they had already become a fictitious thing.

As long as you have money, it is extremely easy to donate an official position to your children and grandchildren, so the emperor made a decree a few years ago to abolish this rule, so the children of merchants have received this blessing, and they can be regarded as all happy.

"Since I mentioned it below, I naturally had a plan. Everyone knows that Jiangnan has been ripe for two consecutive years, and the rice and grain in your granary must be full, so why not give it to the imperial court as military food? In the past two years, although the world has been peaceful, after all, there have been sporadic wars in the northwest, and the soldiers are fighting desperately. Yue Qiyan's words were so emotional that everyone was stunned.

And Qin Xiyuan was even more stunned in his heart, if this matter was successful, then even if he, as a governor, stood by and watched, he would be able to make a great contribution in the end. These rice noodles are insignificant in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the bitter cold land of the northwest, it is a great military achievement. However, he also knows that the so-called military rations are actually trivial matters, and from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest, the freight and fire consumption are the most expensive errands. Since the Yue Gongzi above has a plan, he should also consider this.

Sure enough, he had just changed that idea, and the more he smoked, he struck while the iron was hot and suggested: "I know that military rations are a trivial matter for you, and in this year of great abundance, it is naturally easy for the imperial court to raise military rations, but the loss of this transportation capacity is really not small." Therefore, let's start here first, and then Fan Lao will take the lead, and we will give 1 million stone of grain to the Northwest Army, what do you think? ”

Among these wealthy businessmen, there are naturally many stingy and stingy, however, in front of Qin Xiyuan, none of them want to show their petty anger. In the year of Dafeng, a stone of grain is only seven coins of silver, and this million stones of grain is only worth 700,000 taels. However, the most embarrassing thing is Caoyun, if all the freight is added together, I am afraid that it will far exceed the rice grain itself several times, these rich businessmen weigh it again, and they are a little hesitant.

Yue Qiyan saw that everyone was just silent, just frowned slightly and saved himself from the slip of the tongue just now, and said with a smile: "Uncles, I lost my words just now, and it is really not a good way to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest. I heard that this year is also the year of ripeness in Sichuan, so if each family chooses a trustworthy person to buy grain directly from Sichuan and go north, in this way, you can save the cost of Caoyun. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was relieved, Fan Zhun Xi was the first to stand up and comply, and then other businessmen took the lead in pledging, and in less than half an hour, the silver money collected was a full one million taels. Yue Qiyan is naturally satisfied, and Qin Xiyuan is also very happy, it seems that as soon as this credit is played, the viscount title he inherited from his father can rise again. Lingyun Zhiwei Leave No Trace Volume 10 Shengping Chapter 22 Persuasion