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Tianzi No. 8 pawnshop, a prosperous area in the capital, every inch of land is golden.

After cleaning the shop, Hou Sheng glanced at the young proprietor sitting in the hall. "Young master, it's closed, you are ......"

"Ah Chuan, go to the back and make two bowls of noodles." The man instructed, "There are guests coming to discuss business tonight, and we can't be lazy in our Tianzi No. 8 pawnshop." ”

The latter leaned the broom against the back of the door and asked, "Thirty green onions, five drops of sesame oil?" ”

Fingers hit the coffee table, staggered, Gu Yizhou thought for a moment, and replied: "Sixty green onions, a spoonful of shredded meat, and five drops of sesame oil." The man carefully twisted the extra wick from the oil lamp next to him. Ah Chuan glanced at the young owner and knew that a big customer was coming to the door, so he hurried to the back to prepare.

Tianzi No. 8 pawnshop, Gu Zhiqing's family business that he has worked hard all his life. Now that he has a lot of money, he is gradually retiring behind the scenes. This business was also handed over to his eldest son Gu Yizhou to take care of. Six of the eight red lanterns outside the pawnshop were extinguished, leaving only the middle two. "Gu Ji Tianzi No. 8 Pawnshop", this gold-lettered signboard, under the autumn rain, has a new look, although it is often wiped, but today it is particularly shiny.

Gu Yizhou glanced at the slanting rain lamp, tapped his fingers on the coffee table, and poured the tea that was almost drunk. Under the slanting rain, the oil-paper umbrella came slowly. Su Yi walked into the pawnshop, Gu Yizhou quickly got up and greeted: "Childe is the one who wants to sell golden cats?" ”

Yang Fan nodded and said, "It's really down." You are ......"

Gu Yizhou invited Yang Fan to the seat and said, "The young owner of the No. 8 pawnshop, Gu Yizhou." I'm really sorry, it's so late, and I invited my son to come to the appointment. When Gu Yizhou collected the accounts, the shopkeeper told him about the golden cat yesterday. Gu Yizhou remembered that he would go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to buy rice in two days, and when he waited for the Laba Festival, according to the Gu family's practice, he would open a shed to give porridge. This is a big deal, and Gu Ji's reputation for so many years is not bad. This big business naturally can't be let go, and after weighing it, Gu Yizhou had no choice but to send the invitation to the inn where Yang Fan had left.

"I don't know if the son will bring the golden cat, take a look at the condition below, how about giving you a suitable price?" Gu Yizhou said with a smile.

Yang Fan put the golden cat wrapped in cloth on the coffee table and took a sip of the tea handed over by Gu Yizhou. Gu Yizhou carefully untied the cloth, and the golden light flashed under the light. Gu Yizhou took the water basin and rod scale prepared on the side. Carefully calculating the volume and weight, to put it bluntly, is a truth of the ancient Greek drainage method to measure density.

Yang Fan smacked his lips, in the Ming Dynasty, is it possible to consider using zinc-copper alloy to fake gold as soon as possible. After thinking about it, forget it, don't do this kind of unconscionable thing.

Gu Yizhou was making calculations beside him, and he did it for a long time, and said, "It's really all gold." The amount is sufficient, and the quality of the gold is not low, although it is not as good as the gold ingots made by Ouchi, but it is not far behind. What do you think of this, this five hundred taels of golden cat, I will give you five thousand five hundred taels of silver, how about it? That's pretty much the highest price he ever offered. Nowadays, such gold and silver are the real hard currency, and copper coins have long been difficult to circulate widely.

Yang Fan said casually: "This side dish, it doesn't matter how much Gu Gongzi has to offer, in fact, this is just a stepping stone in the next step." Gu Ji No. 8 pawnshop has a well-known reputation in the capital, and I don't know if I am interested in cooperating with it. ”

"Cooperation?" Gu Yizhou vigilantly put the golden cat on the table. "I don't know Childe's surname?"

"Under Yang Fan."

Gu Yizhou was so startled that he almost couldn't even hold the teacup, "You are Yang Fan?" "Now in the capital, except for those who are blind and deaf or who don't come out, they have all heard of Yang Fan. The hottest hype is still the plan to win the two wars, and even the storytellers are preparing new jokes to rap.

"What, are you interested in working with you?" Yang Fan said with a smile.

Gu Yizhou said with a smile: "Now Yang Gongzi is a celebrity in the court." "This red letter of his bites is extremely heavy, if you really cooperate with him, won't it become a thorn in the eye of the imperial court?

"I understand what concerns Gu Gongzi has. However, I might as well reveal to you a message below, the sky is going to change, and the clothes must be worn correctly, and it will be very troublesome to wear them incorrectly. ”

The latter came up with two bowls of noodles. "Young owner, the noodles are here."

"What a face! Didn't you see me talking to a guest? Don't quit yet! Gu Yizhou suddenly had a haircut, startled Housheng, spilled the noodle soup on the ground, and quickly endured the pain and took it back. Gu Yizhou smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Young Master Yang." In the lower stomach problems always have to be committed, this is not, the time has come. Also ...... In this way, if you want to knock this business, we will talk about it, and if you don't knock this business, then please ......"

"Hehe, I'm leaving."

"Don't send it!" Gu Yizhou's smile gradually disappeared when he was sent to the No. 8 pawnshop. He muttered, "Why did you provoke this evil star?" Ah Chuan came out from behind, his hands still burning red. Gu Yizhou said: "Ah Chuan, I'm sorry. It's not to blame you, it's to blame me. I will tell the shopkeeper that the monthly salary for you this month will be two taels of silver. ”

"Xie Shaodong's family, Xie Shaodong's family!" Ah Chuan secretly said in his heart, this hot is not in vain. "Young owner, this side ......"

"When it's closed, you can eat." Gu Yizhou looked at the spacious No. 8 pawnshop, "Cooperation, the ghost will cooperate with you!" He smiled, picked up the birch umbrella, and stepped into the rain.

In the rain, the oil-paper umbrella clicked, and the rhythm was rapid and slow. Yang Fan touched his nose, it seemed that he thought too perfectly. He reached the overpass and looked at the large shops lined up on the banks of the moat.

Tianzi No. 1: Lu Ji Rice Shop

Tianzi No. 2: Xinglong Department Store

Tianzi No. 3: Chen Ji Buxing

……

Tianzi No. 8: Gu Ji Pawnshop

On behalf of the giants of commerce in the capital, these eight commercial houses under the flyover, if they can't eat it, how can they go south to control those rich people who make a fortune. The cloth followed behind Yang Fan, and the two embroidered spring knives stood in the rain, and the rain slid down the handle of the knife and dripped on the imperial black boots.

Yang Fan's eyes lit up, "The two are ......" He didn't understand, now that the eunuchs have been purged, this Jinyiwei and Dongchang are almost in the hands of Zhu Youzhen, why at this time, these two people will appear here.

"Jinyi Wei Qianhu Liu Hui, Jinyi Wei Baihu Zhang Yao, see the lord." The two of them had been following Yang Fan from the inn, knowing that they had only appeared now. "The two of us, on the orders of the Holy Lord, protect the safety of the lord." Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief, his feelings were the two bodyguards sent by the little emperor.

"Sir, just now I saw that you were going to talk to that Gu Ji about business, did you want to open a pawnshop?" Liu Hui asked.

"How?"

"If you're going to start a new business, I can recommend one of them." Liu Hui in the rainy night couldn't see his true face clearly, but from his voice, he could hear that it was a man...... "This person was the shopkeeper of the No. 8 pawnshop a few years ago, and it can be said that Gu Zhiqing was able to sit firmly in the No. 8 pawnshop, all thanks to this person's strength." It's just that a few years ago, he had a dispute with the young owner who had just taken power, and left the Gu family in a rage. ”

"Dispute?"

"Well, at that time, Gu Yizhou deliberately lowered his dangyin, and the people were full of grievances. A piece of fur fur, which was originally worth fifty wen, was deliberately pressed to twenty wen. However, in order to survive, many people swallowed their anger. Later, the old lady of the Gu family knew about this time and reprimanded Gu Zhiqing and Gu Yizhou severely. However, at that time, the pawnshops in the capital, including other places, had already followed suit, and if the Gu family rebounded again, it would inevitably cause criticism, after all, there were many people with heads and faces behind them, so they had to routinely give porridge twice a year to help the people to calm down the people's grievances. ”

Yang Fan squinted his eyes and said, "It turns out that the root is in the Gu family." It's time to clean them up. Where's the guy you're talking about? Liu Hui leaned close to Yang Fan's ear and whispered.

"Alright, don't stand on the bridge in the middle of the night and be scared, I'll go back to the inn." Yang Fan held an oil-paper umbrella and walked towards the inn. The two clothed men disappeared on the overpass.

(Thanks to Jelly Bean, Silent Works, and Scarecrow for the tips!) ）