After coaxing Su Hanzhi to close his eyes, Zhao Guanhou came to the courtyard and began to gather the rest of the people. Last night, many servants in the house were dead, and some were wounded, and it seems that some men need to be hired. Originally, there were refugees, and hiring people was not a problem. But after the refugees made trouble, he was a little worried about loyalty, and he had to be careful when it came to hiring people.

Most of the original male servants were killed, and among the rest, those who bought the girls accounted for the majority. Since Su Hanzhi bought them with the intention of doing good, he didn't teach them to do things much, and they changed suddenly, and they couldn't use them effectively. I can't count on coping with such a funeral. Feng Xi strengthened his courage and wanted to take the first two steps, "I...... Can I try it? ”

"You try? I'm not short of cooking. Also, how did you change your morality, I remember you weren't like this before. ”

"It's not...... My dad used to be a cook at the mansion gate...... Taught me some rules, I mean I can try. Also, in this disaster, some people from large families also came out to flee, and they ...... They can. These people aren't all bad people,...... I mean, there were some of them who didn't dare to kill and set fire to them last night. If you find a few of them, you will definitely work for you. ”

"Looking for robbers? You're saying that last night's fuss wasn't enough, and you want to make a second fuss? Zhao Guanhou didn't have a good face for this good-looking cook. Although she was appointed to be Su Hanzhilan's girl temporarily, looking at her appearance, she didn't seem to be very good at serving people.

A cook, he still hopes to change to know the roots, because he has already decided in his heart that he will transfer her to hard work when he turns around, away from the kitchen.

But in the face of Zhao Guanhou's cold face, Feng Xi still looked as usual, "Master, some people are fleeing with a large family. There are old and young, you control their family in your hands, who dares to oppose you? Again...... Last night's incident was just instigated by some bad guys. On weekdays, most of them are kind people. You give them a bite to eat, and they will definitely help you, and if something goes wrong, you can just kill my head. ”

What she said was conclusive, but there was some truth, Zhao Guanhou remembered another thing, there are many Shandong people among the refugees, and Meng Siyuan is also from Shandong. If he can find some of his fellow villagers, maybe things are really like what Feng Xi said, and he can let it go.

The subordinates of the Meng family gave him a good feeling before, and the servants from big families had nothing to say about things. As long as you have a good grasp of the tent and other key areas, you are not afraid of them doing tricks. As for stealing and robbery, what Feng Xi said also makes sense, that is, to control the families of some of his subordinates.

Of course, on the other level, you have to hire some thugs to take care of the home. This time, you have to find Jiang Bu and hire his disciples. In the past, the senior brothers will have to become superiors and subordinates in the future, but fortunately, these people know the root and the bottom line, but they are very reliable.

It's just that when I think of these people, I can't help but think of the heroic sword king in the capital again. If he had been there, last night's events wouldn't have been so bad. Jiang Bu's disciple is worse than the dart master of Yuan Shun, and he doesn't know what the loss was in last night's turmoil.

Now there are few male servants in the family who can move, and even the bar room where they went out to order a coffin and contact the funeral was understaffed. I've sent all the manservants out, but I'm still too busy in many places. At this time, Feng Xi ran over, she saw that there were not enough people, so she went to the porter to act as a temporary doorman, and then she announced, "Your second sister-in-law is here." ”

Zou Xiurong shouldn't have been back for a long time, and it is said that the Meng family is also a mess now, but she didn't expect that she would come back. Zhao Guanhou hurriedly greeted him out, but saw that this woman's expression was very haggard, her eyes were red and swollen, and her complexion was worse than when she was almost bullied by the refugees last night.

He just thought that something had happened again, Zou Xiurong hurriedly shook his head, "I'm nothing, some people died at home, mainly in the factory, it's really miserable." Several workers died innocently, and their families are still waiting for them to feed them. Why did these people burn down the factory, there was nothing to eat there. ”

She hesitated for a while, with a hint of embarrassment on her face, but finally gritted her teeth, "Fourth brother, can you help me contact that Mrs. Jensen, I want to add a loan......"

Zhao Guanhou was stunned for a moment, the person he didn't want to see now was probably Mrs. Jensen. The relationship between the two progressed too fast, and when they were not fully prepared for each other, they rolled together, and they saw blood, and how to deal with the relationship in the future is still a problem. It's troublesome enough to meet her again at this time, let alone talk about a loan? No matter how you listen to this, I feel like a little white face, relying on a woman to eat.

Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, Zou Xiurong's expression was a little nervous, "What?" Fourth brother, is it difficult to do things? ”

"Second sister-in-law, although Mrs. Jensen has a little friendship with me, she is a foreigner after all, and she is not necessarily better than foreigners from other countries. For her, you have to be on guard. What's more, the interest rate on foreign debts has always been high, and if the previous debt has not been repaid, it is difficult to say the interest rate of borrowing new debts, and it must be mortgaged. I don't think it's easy to talk about...... If it's not very necessary, it's better not to borrow. The second brother's family has a big business, even if the turnover is inconvenient for a while, there will not be any balance in hand. ”

Zou Xiurong sighed, "There is a sum of silver, but it is the silver that Siyuan saved and prepared to repair the ancestral tomb and ancestral hall." You also know his situation, my mother-in-law has always felt inferior because it is a side room. Including Siyuan himself, he was also not allowed by his family, this time he wanted to save a sum of money, repair the ancestral tomb and repair the ancestral hall, and raise his eyebrows on the side of the big house. If you move this money, you won't be able to get the money at that time, and it will be very embarrassing. ”

Because Meng Siyuan is a concubine, the relationship with Changfang's concubine is not good, although he relies on his own punches and kicks to fight a world, but he is still said to inherit the ancestor Yu Yin, and between brothers, there are often open guns and secret arrows. This time there was an accident in the factory, and not only did the long house have no help, but instead sent someone to see the situation, but in fact it was still gloating. The more this is the case, the more Zou Xiurong wants to save face for her husband, so that people will not look down on her.

However, this fire not only caused casualties, but also caused damage to equipment. Several machines were badly damaged and difficult to use again. Money was needed to buy new equipment, as well as to pay for workers' pensions, decoctions, and repairs to the factory. Roughly calculated, it turned out to be more than the last time, about sixty or seventy thousand silver, to pass the level.

Zou Xiurong said: "I also know that foreign debts have high yields, but at this point, in addition to loans, there is only one thing left to sell beads." The bead is my mother-in-law's life, and I can't sell it. In my marriage, there are more than 270 hectares of land in Lubei, most of which are fields, so I will use this land as collateral to borrow 70,000 taels from Ms. Jensen, hoping that the fourth brother will help the second sister-in-law and help your second brother. ”

The Zou family is also a wealthy family in Shandong, and the land is even Qianmo, Zhao Guanhou knows that Meng Siyuan has such a real estate, but he also knows that this land is actually Meng Siyuan's last barrier. In other words, once his business fails, these fields will be the foundation for his husband and wife to settle down in the future. Shaking his head at the moment, he said:

"Second sister-in-law, if those fields are mortgaged, isn't it too risky?"

Zou Xiurong smiled, "I know what you mean, but you don't understand what I mean." The factory is the hope of Siyuan, and Siyuan is my hope. As long as he can be happy, I can do anything. For him, I can sacrifice everything, just a few hundred hectares of fields, what is it? Fourth brother, if you are really embarrassed, can you help me ask Mrs. Jenson out, and I will talk to her. ”

Seeing that her eyes were firm, and there was no room for her to turn around, Zhao Guanhou felt a move in his heart. The second sister-in-law turned out to be so infatuated with the second brother? His heart moved, and he blurted out, "Forget it, I'll figure out a way to do this, and the second sister-in-law just waits for news at home." Anyway, I'll fix it. I will definitely get the most reasonable interest for you, and I will also strive for her to extend the repayment period a little longer, so as not to make you too tired. ”

Zou Xiurong was overjoyed, she and Mrs. Jenson had no friendship, and if she came forward to talk about this matter by herself, it may not be possible to talk about it, at least in terms of conditions, it will be much harsh. She nodded her head again and again to thank her, and took the initiative to accompany Zhao Guanhou to distribute the bereavement pensions of the victims.

She is a Westerner in her bones, and she doesn't pay much attention to the defense of men and women, and her eldest sister-in-law is better than her mother, but she doesn't take it seriously. One of the great advantages of having her by her side is that the families of the victims did not express too much difficulty. Although he cried darkly, he mainly scolded the refugees, God, and Dajin's government, but no one scolded Zhao Guanhou.

However, a few people pulled Zhao Guanhou and begged if he could ask him to come forward and release his relatives and friends from prison on bail.

There was such a big incident last night, and the days on the Yamen side were naturally not much better. Xu Haoran, the commander of Jinmen County, is not a corrupt official, but he is not a capable person. If you want to do things well, you can't reach it in terms of ability. In particular, the strength at hand is too small, and with the limited servant and the defense battalion, there is no way to press the ground at all. If it weren't for the timely intervention of the new army, the situation would not have been eroded.

Jinmen is the gateway to the capital, and it is not trivial for a civil uprising to occur, and in last night's riots, many foreigners were victimized, so Xu Haoran could not sit firmly in his seat. As soon as the day dawned, they immediately issued tickets to take people, arrested refugees from the streets, and even those with accents from Shandong and Henan provinces were interrogated in detail, and those who could not tell the truth were taken away.

Some of these refugees are related to these subordinates, or villagers, and the men in the family are taken away, and the women look for villagers to find a way. These people didn't know anything about it, so they had to use Zhao Guanhou as a savior.

Hearing what these people said, Zhao Guanhou remembered the idea Feng Xi gave him, and couldn't help asking, "Are these people you said reliable?" Are you sure it's not the ringing horse, but the yamen who caught the wrong person? ”

"Reliable, how can it not be reliable? That person is my relative, everyone has known each other for many years, he used to be in charge of the family of the king of Linqing, he is very honest, and he is in his fifties, how can he be a ringing horse......

Everyone was talking nonsense, and more than 50 names were reported, all of which belonged to the kind that knew the root and would not have problems. Zou Xiurong also said on the side: "If the fourth brother can, help them." These people are really pitiful, the people of the yamen are ruthless, and if they can't do it, they will be beheaded as criminals. There are so many refugees, it's really hard to say, I have to find a way to save them. ”

"Second sister-in-law, you are going to take out a loan, and you still want to save people?"

"These are two different things, no matter how difficult it is, my life is much better than theirs. After all, they are villagers, how can they not be saved when they die. In fact, before this, the Meng family was sacrificing porridge to save people, but I didn't expect that they would still come to rob my house yesterday. This man...... How can you not speak of conscience. ”

Zhao Guanhou sighed, it seems that the kindness of this second sister-in-law has exceeded his expectations, this kind of heart-warming person, in this era, is not destined to become a successful businessman. However, in any case, he was also a good person, so he had to try to help her, and go to see Mrs. Jenson.

Although she had tossed and turned for half the night last night, and had just undergone the transition from girl to woman, Mrs. Jenson did not lie in bed or hide and cry secretly. Zhao Guanhou went to Warby Bank and spread the news, and soon he was invited to the chairman's office.

Mrs. Jenson had changed into a new dress, and a red fox shawl was wrapped around her shoulders, which was very graceful and luxurious. When I saw Zhao Guanhou, I had that smile on my face as if I was dealing with an errand,

"Lord Zhao, are you here? I suppose you must be speaking to me on behalf of your court about the reparations after last night's terrible incident, right? Okay, Bernate, you're good to go, remember to bring two cups of coffee, unsweetened. ”

When the coffee was delivered, the young staff member secretly looked at the beautiful boss's face, and secretly prayed for the Jinguo official in his heart, "God bless you, every time our boss shows this kind of expression, he is ready to extort money, and your court will lose a lot of money." ”

As the heavy wooden door closed, Mrs. Jensen, who had been sitting precariously, suddenly jumped up from her seat as if she had changed a person, rushed straight to Zhao Guanhou's side, and immediately hugged him tightly.

"Oh, I thought I would come to you when I needed it, but I didn't expect that when you were in need, you would also think of coming to me. That's fair, but you shouldn't be here, you should go to the third floor, or I'll go to you. ”

Originally, early this morning, after Zhao Guanhou left, she thought that she had lost herself in vain, but in the end she got nothing. The atmosphere at Warby Bank was depressing all morning, and everyone could feel that their boss was in a state of extreme anger, and the slightest mistake would bring a storm to them. As a result, this morning can be called the most efficient morning in the years of Warby Bank.

But at this time, the smile on her face is no different from that of an ordinary girl in love, if she lets her employees see it, she is afraid that her eyes will roll to the ground.

"Alright Jenson, good girl, don't be like that, you should be reserved...... Besides, I'm not in such a hurry, and you have to be careful that outsiders come in. Zhao Guanhou gently pushed her away, "I came to you for a little business, really, this matter is very important." You see, we had a sweet experience last night, after all, and I'm going to think about it for your benefit. As it happens, I have a very good plan to tell you. Let's play a game, guess what. I guess the business you wanted to do the most before you demolished the Jinmen city wall was the power plant, right? and I can help you make it happen. (To be continued.) )