God gives the Chen family a lot of face. This summer, although there was a lot of rainfall in the middle reaches www.biquge.info of the Yangtze River, that is, the Huguang area, the intensity was generally not large, and the flood peak formed was generally a threat to Jingzhou and other places, and it can be said that it was passed smoothly.

And the rainfall in Huanghuai is not too big, at least the Yellow River did not break again, and the rainfall is more in Zhili, and the Yongding River is the most seriously flooded. All the sediment silted up the old river to the ground. The No. 6 embankment on the north bank rushed to the ground. More than 1,000 miles of alkaline land in Guomachang, Wuqing and other three counties were flooded; The Gubeikou flood washed away more than 3,000 houses and barracks, and drowned more than 200 people.

It's just that this little thing is very ordinary and ordinary for the floods of previous years. Before Qianlong, the Yellow River broke once every two or three years, and the Yangtze River often flooded, and if the Yongding River was not close to Beijing, it exploded after Chen Hui and Chen Ming's father and son called Wang Fenggong, and there was no influence at all.

People in this era are quite superstitious, Chen Hui has just been proclaimed king on the side of the Fu Han Army, and Chen Ming has just been canonized as the Duke of Lu, and there is a big flood on the Yongding River on the edge of Beijing, so it looks like Beijing's dragon veins have been impacted. In particular, Chen Ming didn't think about it at all, the momentum of the Fu Han Army and even their prestige among the people rose sharply! Chen Guang, who was in Zhili, was very keenly aware of this, and let the dark camp frantically spread true or false news, which greatly helped the Fu Han army to raise its prestige. Chen Ming realized it later, and after listening to it, he realized a lot.

The businessmen who have recently flocked to Lushan, except for the people from Ruzhou and Nanyang, have come to Hubei for the first time, and news has come from the secret camp that these merchants from Hubei have been affected by the 'Beijing dragon vein'. Of course, the tens of thousands of people in the Fu Han army changed their armor together, and the endless cannons also shocked these merchants.

Zhao Wenbo, the third master of the Zhao family, was the leader of the Hubei business group to Lu this time, and at this time, of course, he hid in a cool room instead of going out to bask in the sun. Before the king of Han ascended the throne, the Fu Han army announced a lot of miscellaneous laws and regulations, such as the deposition of the Qianlong year of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, with the era of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, it seems that he forgot the Hongguang, Longwu, Yongli and so on of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and directly hugged the thigh of Emperor Chongzhen, this is still a hard rule, dare to cross the line to lose his head, this year is the 142nd year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. After the king of Han ascended the throne, he recruited more social elites, discussed the law, and created a legislative council, and I don't know if it can really work or be used as a tablet. The real "Han Law" and "Han Law" have not yet been promulgated in earnest. However, according to the rules of the Han army, bribery and bribery were punished together, and many of the acquiescing methods of pulling relations in the Qing Dynasty were banned. What else does Zhao Wenbo run? Besides, their Zhao family was tied to the chariot of the Fu Han Army early, Zhao Wenbo has a spectrum in his heart, they have already got some orders for military uniforms and military supplies of the Fu Han Army, as well as the share of iron materials, the Zhao family also got two four-wheeled carriages from Lushan, and hired several masters to go to Wuchang with high salaries, and when Zhao Wenbo led the team to Lushan, the Zhao family's carriage workshop had already opened. The Zhao family has also been pulling people in the state capitals of Hubei before, but the results are not big, and it is not because Yongding River sent a divine assist, Zhao Wenbo can only bring three or five big cats and kittens to Lushan, instead of having thirteen or fourteen people now, and everyone is a big man in the Hubei business community.

The human fan in the corner of the wall rotated silently, blowing the cool air of the ice basin all over the room. In this regard, Lushan is much more comfortable than staying in the scorching heat of Wuhan. There is no ice in Wuhan, and saltpeter is not sold on the market at all. Where is it like Lushan, there are large cellars of ice storage dug outside the city, and I dare not say that it is more than enough, at least it can supply Lushan.

Of course, adding ice to the guest room costs money, but does Master Zhao San care about this?

Lying comfortably on the bed, Zhao Wenbo was looking at the newspapers bought by his entourage on the street, among which the headline of the "Central Plains Daily" was about the Chamber of Commerce, which was officially issued by the Joint Logistics Department of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and was held in the conference hall of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the southwest of Lushan City three days later. The newspaper not only printed the political documents, but also the seals of the Industrial and Commercial Administration and the Logistics Department.

Since the eastern part of Hubei was defeated by the Han army, the three major newspapers of "Central Plains Daily", "Military Daily", and "Law Daily" began to be published in Wuchang in late April, and then Liu Dezhao, the prefect of Wuchang, ordered the publication of "Wuhan Daily", which gradually became famous in eastern Hubei, and the newspaper was no longer new. Zhao Wenbo has developed the habit of reading the morning and evening newspapers every day.

The "Central Plains Daily" is like the vane of the Fu Han Army, no matter how small the tofu block article is, you can see new ideas if you think about it carefully; "Military Daily" is the newspaper that the Zhao family is most concerned about, and it can be seen that the strength of the Fu Han army has gained and lost; "Law Daily" is Zhao Wenbo's least concerned, his eldest brother loves to read "Law Daily", "Wuhan Daily" from the freshly baked, it replaced the status of "Law Daily" in Zhao Wenbo, "Wuhan Daily" has interesting anecdotes about what happened around Wuchang Hanyang, there are fresh decisions made in the yamen, and the latest commodity department store prices, which is more pleasing to Zhao Wenbo than the dry "Law Daily".

The Zhao family's abacus is in the manufacture of military uniforms, this business requires a large amount of cloth, and even though these people in southwest Henan have deep roots behind them, they can't compare with the Zhao family in this regard. The Zhao family itself has a cloth business, a large amount of cotton and linen silk is stored in the warehouse, and there are also many ready-to-wear shops and tailor shops, which is the old business of the Zhao family!

As for military supplies, that's just the meaning. As for the share of iron, the Zhao family can get at least 5,000 catties a month, and he sells these 5,000 catties of iron to Hunan and Jiangxi, and the Fu Han army doesn't care, as long as there is money.

Then there's the four-wheeled carriage, or rather, the four-wheeled carriage. This thing is definitely better than a flatbed car in terms of cargo, whether it is a rich family or a civilian who is driving a car, I am afraid that they are willing to get one. Although this four-wheeled vehicle needs a relatively flat road, the Zhao family is a little worried.

Zhao Wenbo came to southwest Henan, and after coming to Lushan, the deepest impression along the way was not the township officials encountered in the villages and towns on the road, nor the locals, especially after entering Ruzhou, the local people had the high-spirited energy, but the official road in southwest Henan was smooth. Along the way, the entourage heard the news and sent it to him, and Zhao Wenbo knew that for the whole year last year, the Fu Han army had not stopped building bridges and paving roads in southwest Henan. Zhao Wenbo really felt that the business of this four-wheeled vehicle, his Zhao family had hope.

Because in his heart, Zhao Wenbo didn't want to see the Fu Han army destroyed, and in that case, the Zhao family would definitely be finished. Even if you run out of a few descendants and live the rest of your life incognito, how can you compare with the current Zhao family?

Zhao Jingchun became the magistrate of Wuchang, although it is indeed very unfortunate that the magistrate is attached to Guo, but the status of Wuchang is special, and all official positions are one level higher, and Zhao Jingchun is now a member of the fourth grade. As long as the Fu Han army continues to prosper, Zhao Wenbo feels that sooner or later the Zhao family will be able to produce a feudal official. This man, no matter what the circumstances, always loves to dream. Zhao Wenbo is having a sweet dream, and it seems that there is a momentum of getting more and more beautiful, of course he doesn't want to wake up from the wonderful.

"Third master, Master Zhou is here......"

"Brother Shiheng......" Zhao Wenbo walked to the outer hall in high spirits, Zhou Hong was waiting outside, without an entourage, seeing Zhao Wenbo coming, he got up and hugged his fists and said: "Brother Wenbo, disturb." ”

The Zhou family is another wealthy family who lives on the same Dachao Street as the Zhao family. It's just that the eldest brother of Zhou Hong, the head of the Zhou family, did not make the original decision of Zhao Wenbo and his brother Zhao Wenqi, but did not report it and did not say a word, and as a result, after the Fu Han army entered Wuchang, they severely cut the Zhou family. Liu Dezhao also said in public and semi-public more than once that if it weren't for Lu Gongguan's good family style and many good deeds in the past, the Zhou family would have been bulldozed long ago.

This time, the Zhao family organized a group to come to Lushan, and the Zhou family was the first to sign up. Just like Zhao Wenqi sent Zhao Wenbo, the Zhou family, who was greatly injured, sent his second master, Zhou Hong.

Zhou Hong and Zhao Wenbo were of equal status in the past, but now they are distinct, and on the second day when Zhao Wenbo arrived in Lushan, he was summoned by Lu Gong, which is the glory of the entire Hubei business group.

And after Zhao Wenbo came back that day, no one else said a word, and deliberately found Zhou Hong and asked for the Zhou family's 'Yi Jiangchun' recipe. It is said that Lu Gong loves to drink rice wine, and the Zhou family's 'Yi Jiangchun' is one of the few good rice wines in Hubei. Zhou Hong was angry at that time, only thinking that Zhao Wenbo was deliberately humiliating himself, and responded quietly, and complimented Zhao Wenbo for not forgetting the friendship of the same city, pulling the Zhou family along, and tearing the fan he was carrying into eight petals after returning to his residence. But after calming down, I felt that it might not be what I thought. What else is there for the current Zhou family to be taboo and humiliated by the Zhao family? If the Zhao family stepped on the Zhou family at this time, it would be Zhao Wenqi's old face that would be lost, and they immediately repaired the book and asked the entourage to return to Wuchang quickly to get the 'Yi Jiangchun' wine recipe.

It's just that this time is too short, and the entourage is afraid that before he arrives in Xiangyang, the Chamber of Commerce will be held.

Unlike the Zhao family's silk cotton, pawnshop, and money village, the Zhou family is mainly a car foot shop and grain, before the Fu Han army did not cause disaster to Hubei, the Zhou family was not only a giant in the chariots, horses, boats, and hotels and restaurants in Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hankou, but also a giant crocodile in the Shashi rice market. But now that Hubei has been taken by the Fu Han army, the grain trade can only go through Hubei and southwest Henan [temporarily], and the profits will be gone all of a sudden. The carriages, horses and boats were confiscated by the Fu Han army, and only a few restaurants and hotels remained. The main goal of the Zhou family's visit to Lushan this time was to set on iron and military rations. But there is no one above the Zhou family, they are different from the Zhao family of 'Jane in the Emperor's Heart', Zhou Hong is not very happy now.

Seeing that there were only three days left, Zhou Hong came to Zhao Wenbo for help. "Brother Wenbo, I really won't hide it from you, if my Zhou family can't get the military food to be traded, most of the sky above this head will collapse."

Without the military food business, in the current situation, the Zhou family can only be an ordinary small businessman, how can they be willing to stand at the peak of the Hubei business community after struggling for decades?

Zhao Wenbo looked at Zhou Hongzhi and shook his head, the Zhou family was really anxious, and his head fainted. "Brother Shiheng, don't be impatient, don't be impatient. Your house will definitely not be able to fall......"

"If you want to fall, you should fall when the Fu Han army enters the city. Your Highness keeps you, and that's the ...... used to contain us."

The power of a Zhao family is not terrible, and the power of the entire Hubei business group is terrifying, even if there are only a dozen business groups at the moment.

"This is what the prefect said to extend the life of my family [Zhao Jingchun], because I am afraid that my family will take advantage of the fire to rob and devour you......" And the entire Fu Han Army, who else can make Liu Dezhao say this? (To be continued.) )