Chu Huan walked out of Su Niang's courtyard, the sky was already bright, and he was about to go back to the house to rest for a while, when a shout came from behind him: "Lord Chu! ”

Chu Huan turned around, but saw that it was Du Fucheng who walked over quickly, and when he saw Du Fugong, Chu Huan showed a smile on his face, put his hands behind his back, took a few steps forward, and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, get up early!" ”

Du Fu said fairly: "I heard that the adults came back last night, so I wanted to come over, but the adults had a hard journey and didn't bother." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Mr. Du didn't eat breakfast either, let's have some breakfast together." ”

Du Fugong didn't refuse, but said: "When the adults are away for a while, many things can't be reported, and when I come back today, the things that should be explained to the adults can't be delayed." ”

Chu Huan was not in a hurry, he and Du Fugong went to the hall first, and asked people to prepare breakfast, and then said with a smile: "In the past few months, the whole house has been taken care of by Mr. Du, and it has been really hard." ”

Du Fugong shook his head and said: "I didn't do anything, just according to the instructions of the adults, I helped Mrs. deal with some things on the accounts, in addition, the antique shop on Jinyu Street will call the accounts every month, and the expenditures and inputs have detailed details, I have sorted them out, please take a look." After that, a few ledgers have been presented.

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "Mr. Du does things, how can I not believe in the truth, I don't know anything about the accounts, Mr. Du just looks at it." ”

Du Fugong hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Shen Wansi is doing his best to take care of the antique shop, he is a veteran of the antique shop, he went to meet those regular customers a while ago, and re-recruited all the customers, and there is no shortage of business." However, this antique shop is not compared to other industries, the profit is not bad, but the cost is not low, in addition to having a good customer way, the most important thing, also need to have a man who knows the goods, the shop needs manpower, and this outside also needs manpower. ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan became interested and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"Adults should know that there are two sources of antique shops, one is that Hakka sells in, Hakka is in a hurry to use silver, and there is something in hand that cannot be sold for a while, so it can only be sold to antique shops, antique shops buy in, and then sell to make some difference, but this kind of goods, the profit between them will not be too high." Du Fugong dutifully explained: "Another source of goods, is to send knowledgeable guys, to all parts of the country to collect antique calligraphy and paintings, such people not only have good eyesight, but also good mouth, they can often collect a lot of good goods, and sell at a low price, to the capital, you can sell at a high price, this piece, is the real source of profit for the major antique dealers." ”

Chu Huan hurriedly said: "This is a good thing, have we done this?" ”

Du Fu said fairly: "There are dozens of antique shops in Beijing, but it is not easy to gain a foothold in this industry, the more treasures below, the higher the ability of the treasurers, the older the qualifications, and the more stable this shop will be." According to Shen Wansi, this treasure master is the foundation of the antique shop, and without the treasure master's antique shop, it won't last long. ”

Chu Huan didn't know that this antique shop still had these doorways, and asked, "Then do we have a treasure master below?" ”

Du Fugong shook his head and said, "Not one!" ”

Chu Huan was embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly said, "This ...... Can't find the treasure master? ”

"Actually, it's not that you can't find it." Du Fu said fairly: "Shen Wansi was originally running an antique shop, and there were several treasurers under him, but later something happened, and the treasurers also looked for another way. ”

"Can you bring them back?" Chu Huan asked, "Or go and hire some treasure masters to come over?" ”

Du Fu said fairly: "This matter is also to be discussed with adults. Because of the special profession of this treasure master, the treatment is not comparable to ordinary people. After thinking about it, he said: "The treasure master goes to various places to hunt for treasures, and when he arrives in a place, he will also lease a storefront, which is a branch number, only the treasure master's monthly silver is not low, those who have good eyesight, flexible brains, and experienced treasure masters, there are also twenty or thirty taels of silver every month, and the name in the industry is extremely loud, the monthly silver is even close to one hundred taels, plus other expenses such as leasing the façade, raising a treasure master, and the silver spent in a year is not a few. ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, "This line of work is unusual, and it is a matter of course that there is more moon silver." ”

"There is another one that must be told to the adults." Du Fugong said solemnly: "Even if some treasure masters really go down to hunt for treasures, but if they are unlucky, they may not be able to find rare treasures for a year and a half, real treasures, that is to chance and luck, it is possible to find a treasure, and they can make a lot of profits, but it is possible that after a year and a half, they can only cope with the consumption of silver, and they have to paste some silver into it, which is quite risky......!" ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "If every treasure master can definitely find treasures, anyone will do the business of this antique shop." As long as they do their best, even if they can't find the treasure, then it's no wonder that they can't find it. After thinking about it, he said: "Mr. Du, go back and tell Shen Wansi that if you can dig up the treasure master, we will do as much as possible, and you don't have to worry about the silver." "There are several chests of gold and silver treasures in his house, and his wealth is not weak.

Du Fugong said with a smile: "Since my lord agreed, I will let Shen Wansi handle this matter." But with these foundations, you won't lose money after all, it just takes some time. Moreover, these treasurers are scattered all over the place, and they will try their best to collect all kinds of situations in various places, and the adults will also know everything about the world when they sit in the house. ”

Chu Huan laughed, only felt that Du Fugong's words were a little interesting, and asked, "Is the matter of the wine shop proper?" ”

"The Su Dong family sent someone over there in Yunshan." Du Fu said: "The wine shop has also been operated, but although Heshengquan is also a royal wine, but all provinces and states in Daqin have royal wine homes, most of which have a semicolon in Kyoto, and Shengquan has just entered the capital, and its fame has not yet started, and it will take time to accumulate if you want to become prosperous." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Everything is bothering Mr. Du and the shopkeepers." After thinking about it, he asked, "What is the situation of that embroidery village?" ”

"My lord is talking about Boss Jade's embroidery village?" Du Fugong thought for a while before he said: "The business has not improved much, and I have hired a few embroidery girls, but the business is not good." The jade boss rarely shows up, Shen Wansi is separated from the embroidery village by a wall, and it is rare to see this jade boss on weekdays, she doesn't seem to be very interested in the business of the embroidery village. Two days ago, Shen Wansi also said that the embroidery girls and men hired by the embroidery village spend a lot of money every month, but there is not much business, and the jade boss doesn't seem to care about the quality of the business, and it seems that he is sticking silver upside down to support the façade. ”

"Oh?" The corners of Chu Huan's mouth flashed with a smile, thinking about the jade red makeup with a very plump chest, he always felt that this woman was a little special, but what was so special couldn't be said for a while.

At this time, the servants had already sent them early, Chu Huan and Du Fugong dined together, and asked, "Mr. Du, I still have some idle silver in my hand, if I buy two more shops and do some other business, do you think it's okay?" ”

"It's up to the adults to decide." Du Fugong spoke very carefully, opened his mouth, and seemed to have something to say, but he didn't say it after all.

Chu Huan naturally saw it in his eyes, picked up a pancake and put it on Du Fugong's plate, and said, "Mr. Du, you also know that I don't know anything about business, if you have any suggestions, just say it." ”

Du Fugong wanted to speak and stopped, pondered for a moment, looked at Chu Huan's eyes, and asked rhetorically: "My lord, do you think the time is right to buy a shop in the capital at this time?" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, only felt that Du Fugong's words were very mysterious, and asked, "How can Mr. Du say this?" ”

Du Fugong smiled a little meaningfully, picked up the soy milk, took a sip, and just smiled: "My lord, please use it early, you have not rested well since you came back, and you have eaten well to rest for a while." ”

Chu Huan said, "Mr. Du, do you have anything inconvenient to say?" ”

Du Fugong finally said: "My lord, I am a scholar, if you say something wrong, you don't care." ”

"Mr. Du, but it's okay to talk about it!"

"My lord has been in Anyi for the past few months, and there may be some things that I haven't paid attention to." Du Fu said: "In the past two months, a large number of gentry have moved from Jinling Road, according to my private information, Jinling Road is now uneasy, there are family wealth, sold privately, into a car to the capital to transport over, a few days ago I also saw an acquaintance, that person is a county magistrate under Jinling Road, he has sent a family to the capital to ......! ”

Chu Huan frowned, he was not a stupid person, he vaguely understood something.

Luo'an Jingcheng, the imperial capital of the empire, is located in the territory of Yuling Road, living in the south, Yuling Road and Jinling Road are adjacent to each other, and across Jinling Road, it is the land of Jianghuai Road.

Jianghuai Road was full of wolf smoke, and Chu Huan was not very clear about the battle situation over there, only knowing that the battle situation seemed to be very fierce, although the imperial court sent General Lei Guheng to quell the Tianmen Rebellion, but the progress did not seem to be very smooth.

Du Fugong used to be a doorman in Ouyang Zhi's mansion, and Ouyang Zhi was also an important member of the household department, and it was not strange that Du Fugong knew a local county magistrate.

"Mr. Du, has the war in Jianghuai spread to Jinling?"

Du Fugong bowed slightly, "According to the county order, although General Lei is in Jianghuai to quell the chaos, the believers of Tianmen Dao are fighting more and more, and Tianmen Dao seems to have the upper hand in the war in Jianghuai." Just over a month ago, nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers mutinied, and Neiche attacked the camp of the officers and soldiers, although General Lei arrived in time, but the officers and soldiers were also hit hard......! ”

Chu Huan narrowed his eyes.

"The most ferocious trouble in Tianmen Dao is Jianghuai Dao and Donghai Dao, Jinling Dao heard that there is no commotion before, and the officers and soldiers in all cities are also strictly defended to prevent accidents, and Jinling Dao has repeatedly ordered that it is strictly forbidden for people in the territory to gather, but if more than ten people get together, they will be detained and imprisoned......!" Du Fugong's expression was extremely calm, and his voice was unusually calm: "But just more than two months ago, an official of Jinling Mansion was assassinated on the street during the day, and the assassin was arrested, and he said on the street that he was a disciple ......of Tianmen Dao and did it for Tianxingdao. ”