Xu Hongchang took a sip of tea, and did not talk about tea, but said: "Lord Yuzhai, there have been some mysterious people in the city recently to buy grain, I guess you know, right?" ”

Yu Xiang was taken aback, he ordered Mu Xiaoqing to secretly collect and store grain, this matter is only known to a very few people in Xincun, how did he know? Yu Xiang still said quietly: "Oh, is it? Isn't it normal to have money to buy food? ”

"It's normal to have money to buy grain, but since the owner of Yu Zhai went to the mansion, the food in the entire mansion has been continuously purchased by mysterious people, and the demand is getting bigger and bigger, so I don't think it's normal. What does Lord Yu Zhai think about this? "Xu Hongchang step by step*.

Yu Xiang said: "I also want to get an answer to this matter, if Xu Gongzi has any evidence, I hope to inform me." ”

"Well, since that's the case, tomorrow I will discuss with several other grain shop owners in the city to greatly increase the price of grain, I don't know if the owner of the remaining village has any opinions?" Xu Hongchang said.

Yu Xiang asked quietly: "Could it be that Gongzi Xu still deals in grain and rice?" ”

Xu Gongzi was stunned, but he didn't hide it, and said coldly: "Xu Ji Grain Store is a contemptible livelihood. ”

Yu Xiang was shocked when he heard this, Jia Bin had already heard the information about Xu Ji Grain Store: Xu Ji Grain Store was the largest grain store in Fucheng, and its big boss was a woman named Xu Yuehua, known as Miss Xu San.

"Xu Hongchang, Miss Xu San, is it-" Thinking of this, Yu Xiang's eyes looked at Xu Hongchang's throat, but he didn't see the Adam's apple, women don't have an Adam's apple.

Seeing this, Yu Xiang knew in his heart that he knew the identity of the person in front of him, and it turned out that he was Miss Xu San's disguised as a man.

Yu Xiang decided to scare her, so he slapped the table and shouted: "Someone! ”

At this time, several big men with strong bodies and round waists rushed in from outside the door, holding big knives and ropes in their hands, and surrounded Miss Xu San and Zhang Yi in the middle at once.

When Zhang Yi saw this battle, he was so frightened that he trembled and said: "Yuzhai - the owner of the village, what are you doing here?" Murder in broad daylight can't be done? ”

Xu Yuehua was unmoved, still tasting tea.

Yu Xiang sneered: "Miss Xu San, you disguised yourself as a man and came to the new village, what do you want, if you don't inquire, how can the new village be a place where you can come and leave if you want." ”

Xu Yuehua said lightly: "The famous Yu Da Hero must not bully an unarmed weak woman." Yes, I am Xu Yuehua of Xu Ji Grain Bank. ”

Seeing that Miss Xu San was so calm, Yu Xiang admired in his heart, worthy of Miss Xu San, breaking into the new village alone, under such a battle, she was still so calm, worthy of being a heroine among women, she couldn't help but admire in her heart, it was normal to fight before and worship the downwind.

Yu Xiang waved his hand, and several big men with teeth and claws retreated. Yu Xiang said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Xu said that he was going to raise the price of grain, it must be a joke, right?" ”

"Whether it's a joke or not, it depends on whether you are sincere, if the owner of Yu Zhai is sincere, I will try my best to ensure that the price of food does not rise, and let Mr. Lu, the king of tea, make the best fragrant tea for the new village, what does the owner of Yu Zhai think?" Miss Xu San asked.

"Is there anything to do with the rise in grain prices and the buying and selling of tea? Don't you know that rising food prices will affect the lives of the poor, and if you don't do it, you will starve to death. Yu Xiang said angrily.

"In business, we businessmen pursue profits, but not philanthropists, besides, if it weren't for the hostile acquisition by the owner of the village, how would the price of grain rise?" Miss Xu San was-for-tat.

Yu Xiang was speechless for a while, knowing that he had encountered a hard stubble, so he asked, "Then tell me how we should cooperate?" ”

Miss Xu San said: "Since it is cooperation, of course, it is a win-win model, you are responsible for the production of tea, and Xu Ji is responsible for sales." To each his own! ”

"Where are they sold?" Yu Xiang asked.

"As for where it will be sold, it's not your concern, after I buy it out, we have the final say on who I sell it to." Miss Xu San said domineeringly.

Yu Xiang said: "In this case, Miss Xu San, then please go back, we have no room for negotiation, the price of grain can rise as much as you like, and the life or death of the poor people is none of our business." ”

Miss Xu San looked at Yu Xiang in surprise and said, "You earn your money, I earn my money, where I sell it, is it important to you?" ”

Yu Xiang said: "It is very important, because I want to sell this batch of tea to the people of Xiyangyi." ”

Miss Xu San seemed to understand and said: "Sold to the Westerners? This batch of tea is selling very well in the capital, why should it be sold to Yiren? ”

"First of all, sell to the Yiren, its profit is several times higher than that of selling to the capital's magnates, and more importantly, take the opportunity to sell porcelain to them and open the Western trade model." Yu Xiang said that Miss Xu San was confused.

But Yu Xiang knew in his heart, tea and porcelain in later generations, for the Qing Dynasty to earn a lot of silver abroad, China is therefore known as the country of porcelain in the world, after Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the West, has established overseas trade channels with Western countries, and foreign trade, if it is not for the Qing Dynasty to close the country, it will be extremely active.

Yu Xiang also wanted to use Western trade to obtain foreign gun manufacturing technology. At this time, of course, there was no way to explain to Miss Xu San the fact that the imperial court was about to face a huge threat, and the entire country and society might not be protected.

"Miss Xu San, we are in business, wouldn't it be better if we could sell at a better price and earn more profits if we traded with the West?" Yu Xiang asked.

Miss Xu San thought for a while, since it was a business, it didn't matter who she sold to, she nodded and agreed: "In this way, we still have room for negotiation, so how can we cooperate?" ”

Yu Xiang said: "We jointly set up a company to jointly produce, package and sell tea, and the profits obtained are divided according to the proportion of the initial investment capital. ”

This kind of practice of attracting investment was extremely common in later generations, using its own resources to become shares, using other people's funds and market advantages, learning from each other's strong points and making up for weaknesses, and developing the economy.

Miss Xu San was confused for a while, she did not rush to a conclusion, and said: "Regarding the matter of cooperation, I still have to think about it, can I live in the new village for a few days, and then reply after thinking clearly?" ”

"There is no problem, when Miss Xu San has any doubts, just look for me." Yu Xiang said.

Yu Xiang arranged Miss Xu San and Zhang Yi in Yonghe Hall, Miss Xu San lived in the side room of the inner courtyard, and Zhang Yi lived in the side room of the outer courtyard. and arranged a girl to entertain Miss Xu San.

Coming out of the Yihe Hall, Yu Xiang came to Shengying to discuss the revision of the village rules of the new village.

Yu Xiang said: "The village rules of Xincun stipulate that visitors need to show their identity cards and passwords, which is not applicable to temporary visitors. It gives people a sense of pretentiousness and impersonal feelings. ”

Shengying said: "To put it very well, I also feel the same way. ”

"So, I propose to revise the "New Village Village Rules" and revise the parts of the village rules that are not applicable, what do you think?" Yu Xiang asked.

Shengying said worriedly: "If the village rules are revised frequently, does it seem unserious? As a result, the village rules will lose credibility? ”

Yu Xiang said: "I also consider this problem, but the ancient sage said, 'Knowing mistakes can be changed, good is great', revising the village rules is not to deny it, but to correct the mistakes in time, and improve the imperfections in time to make the village rules better, which is also to show everyone an attitude of changing when you know your mistakes." We must not be stuck in the situation, so that we cannot make mistakes again and again, and miss the best opportunity to correct and improve the village rules. ”

Yu Xiang's ideal of the new village system, can quickly correct mistakes, to achieve self-evolution with the times, self-improvement, not to be shackled by the cumbersome external form, many systems in later generations, although the actual operation process is full of loopholes, the relevant departments are hindered by responsibility and feelings, refuse to admit mistakes and corrections, in the long run, the loss is the credibility of the system. Yu Xiang hopes that the construction of the new village will avoid the loss of credibility of the village rules.

Shengying thought about it and felt that Yu Xiang was reasonable: "Okay, I'll hold a meeting right away to reconsider the village rules and revise them." ”

"Good! We must be cautious when revising, do not overturn and restart, improve the village rules, step by step, do not expect to be flawless all at once, everything has a process. Yu Xiang admonished.

Seungyoung said, "Good! Got it. ”

Shengying's work efficiency was extremely high, and the village rules of Xincun were quickly revised on the basis of the original, and a new article was added: "Temporary visitors to Xincun must be greeted and led into Xincun by the villagers of Xincun in person at the door, and registered." Other changes were minimal, and the villagers quickly accepted them.

After seeing Shengying, Yu Xiang returned to Yihetang and sent someone to find Jia Binjiu.

After getting the news that Yu Xiang was looking for him, Jia Bin came to Daoyi Hetang with a smile for a long time, and as soon as he entered the door, he said, "Lord Yu Zhai is looking for me? ”

"What makes Jia Daxia so happy?" Yu Xiang asked rhetorically.

"I went to see Miss Mu Xiao'e just now, her injuries are much better, and she can be regarded as picking up a life." Jia Binjiu said happily.

Yu Xiang was happy, listening to the red lady, Jia Binjiu has been running to Mu Xiao'e recently, and it seems that Jia Binjiu is a little interesting to Mu Xiao'e.

Yu Xiang was also inconvenient to explain, so he got down to business and said: "Jia Daxia, I want you to go to Qi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, and ask the blacksmith Li Kaihe, known as the steel king Li,"

Jia Binjiu said: "Can this Steel King Li be invited?" The people invited by the owner of the village are generally not ordinary people, and if you want to invite him, you are afraid that it will be difficult. ”

Yu Xiang said with a smile: "There is no difficulty, and I will not bother you to go out in person, I believe that the matter is man-made, bring more gifts, you will definitely have a way to invite him." ”

Jia Bin was blossomed by Yu Xiang's praise for a long time, and said happily: "As long as you are willing to pay, there must be no big problem, and my old Jia will definitely live up to his mission." It's just—"

Jia Bin scratched his head for a long time, twisting and pinching.

"Lao Jia, it's nothing, just say it." Yu Xiang said.

Jia Bin blushed for a long time and said, "Mu Xiao'e hasn't fully recovered yet, I'm not worried!" ”

Yu Xiang is happy, this kid is moving. Heart, I crossed over, it seems that it has caused a butterfly effect, can the golden-headed tiger Jia Ming be born, or is it another matter, the has been changed, can he still be born. Yu Xiang smiled in his heart, but he still remained silent.

"Don't worry, she is still a good sister of the matchmaker, we will use the best medicine, if you meet a good Langzhong, bring it back and treat her injuries." Yu Xiang said.

"Isn't that more to bring some silver taels, if you meet a good man, you can't go back if you don't have a silver tael." Jia Bin laughed for a long time.

Yu Xiang said: "This&%¥#@, don't you know that Xincun is poor?" You can't bring more, you can bring less, you have to use a three-inch tongue to get it done. ”

"Okay, thanks to the owner of the village, see how I go to invite people. Let's go! After speaking, Jia Bin was about to leave for a long time.

Yu Xiang hurriedly stopped him: "I still have one more matter, you have to go and invite Li Yan by the way, Li Yan is a big family in Qi County, known as Li Gongzi, and his wife Tang." If you really can't come, don't force it. However, Steel King Li has to invite him over anyway. ”

Jia Bin retracted his smile for a long time, and said with a straight face: "Please rest assured, I will definitely invite the steel king Li here." When to go? ”

"You go back and pack up and go right away, the sooner the better!" Yu Xiang said.

Jia Bin took the order for a long time and left.

After Yu Xiang dealt with the matter at hand, he came to the training ground with the red lady, only to see several rows of scarecrows erected on the training ground, each holding a spear, and with Qi Dayong's command, the spear stabbed at the scarecrow one by one.

Yu Xiang saw that Qi Dayong's training was really different, the tricks were simple and extremely practical, that is, he repeatedly practiced one assassination move, and did not practice other tricks, in the face of thousands of troops, all the tricks did not have much practical effect. Practicing only one move is conducive to training an elite unit with strong combat spirit in a short period of time.

When Qi Dayong saw Yu Xiang coming, he didn't mean to stop, and continued to train, Yu Xiang didn't disturb their training, didn't say anything, left the training ground, and came to the bathhouse.

Zhang Erhu was directing the construction of the bathhouse, and when he saw Yu Xiang coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

Yu Xiang asked, "How is the construction of the bathhouse?" When will it be put into use? ”

"It's basically finished, and the big iron stove for boiling water is about to be built, and after it is shipped over and installed, you can test the water." Zhang Erhu said.

Yu Xiang nodded, walked into the bathhouse, and saw that the floor of the bathhouse was paved with flat stones, and there was a row of wardrobes at the entrance for bathers to put their clothes, which was divided into small compartments one after another, and the top of the compartment was equipped with a Xincun faucet, which could accommodate more than fifty people to take a bath at a time.

Yu Xiang out of the bathhouse, see a dark ditch, leading to a small pond outside the city wall of the new village, this pond is specially built for the bathhouse, the water of the bathhouse can flow into the pond to cool, this pond is specially designed to accommodate the waste water of the new village, the water is very fertile, the pond is planted with lotus root, there are many aquatic plants, lotus root and aquatic plants play a role in purifying water quality, the water of this small pond can be directly watered the surrounding vegetable fields, farmland, for such fertilizer water, the new village is reluctant to waste at all.

Yu Xiang walked out of the men's bathroom and entered the women's bathroom, the layout is roughly the same as the men's bathroom, but the women's bathroom is more private, and there is a small door for each shower partition, you can close the door after entering, outside the bathroom, there are wooden slippers made of wood for women to change shoes and clothes, and the women's bathroom is obviously more carefully arranged.