In March, he was in charge of the nosy affairs on the river, and this Wang family's warehouse was not the property of a noble family, and with his identity as a wealthy businessman with no fame, he should have come to thank him that night.

However, this delay has passed for more than half a month, it is really not in accordance with the rules of etiquette, Wang Tong doesn't care, Wang Si, the head of the government service team of Shuntian Mansion, has always been respectful and polite to him, and he is quite effective, and the people below are not sensible, so why bother.

Wang Tong didn't care about this at all, but he didn't expect the other party to come to thank him at this time, it didn't matter, but it was a little strange.

After the rich middle-aged man was brought in, he knelt down directly on the hand, kowtowed a few times according to the rules, and then sent someone to hand over the gift list.

Three hundred taels of silver, as well as six kinds of fine porcelain and lacquerware, the price is almost more than 100 taels, and the gift is very heavy, and the shipload of porcelain may not be able to make so much money.

Wang Tong groaned and said:

"You and I have dealt with Jingshi, the blacksmith workshop, the official also accepts your affection, the relationship between the official and Wang Si is also good, your gift is too heavy, the cost is so big, the official can't bear it, you take it back!"

The Gu Dongjia kowtowed and said respectfully:

"Master Wang has helped the little one so much, this little money was originally afraid that you would be shabby, if you return it, you will really be ashamed of the villain."

This amount of money is really nothing to Wang Tong, and he didn't continue to care about it, threw the gift list aside, and said:

"It's not a raw person, you don't have to be so polite, sit down!" Gu Dongjia thanked him again, and sat on the chair on the side of his butt carefully, after all, he was not familiar with his family in Tianjin, Wang Tong wanted to know a few more characters of the three religions and nine streams, his attitude was very kind, the man sat down, Wang Tong asked first:

"Your store's business is good, no one has been making trouble lately!"

Gu Zibin, the owner of the warehouse, had a strange face, and said with a wry smile:

"Back to the words of the king, then the matter is over, the little one should have come to thank you that night, but after going back, I thought about it, the business of this warehouse is unbelievable, these people first found a house to redeem the shop, and then came to visit."

The warehouse was actually sold, Wang Tong wondered in his heart, looking at the prosperity of such warehouses and shops inside and outside Tianjin, it should be a lucrative business, how to say that it was sold. Wang Tong immediately thought of other directions, and he frowned and said:

"Gu Dongjia, if any of the people of Gonggong Wan and Master Pan are making trouble for you, you can just talk to the official, and the official will call the shots for you."

Hearing Wang Tong say this, Gu Zibin smiled bitterly, his rich face was squeezed together, and he shook his head and said:

"Thank you Lord Wang for your kindness, this business can't go on, do a day to lose a day's silver, the small one doesn't have the heart to toss, the villain still has some ancestral property in Baoding Mansion, go back to buy some fields, it's enough to live honestly."

"Isn't it profitable, there are so many people flowing from the south to the north, and there is no shortage of goods, Gu Dongjia, you are also an expert in business, how can this still be like this!?"

"I didn't expect that Mr. Wang is a connoisseur of business, to tell you the truth, the small one has also been doing business for many years, knowing that small profits are quick turnover, knowing that this treats people with sincerity, but to do this business, the goods will be tossed once, and the shipment will be tossed once, and the adults have also seen the card inspection in the river. There are soldiers on the shore to check, this time to see, and a lot of right and wrong, and after this checkpoint, all kinds of money and property are added up, and they are going to be sold at a high price, but who will pay attention to this high price, since last year, a total of thirteen times of business, did not earn a piece of silver, but lost some money! ”

This Gu Zibin became excited as he spoke, but Wang Tong was very interested when he heard it, and couldn't help but speak:

"It is also a big profit for southern goods to be sold in various provinces in North Zhili, so why bother with the Beijing Division."

Gu Zibin didn't even care about the rules, and when he heard Wang Tong say this, he slapped his thigh with his hand and said loudly:

"Master Wang, you can think of this, how can you not think of the small one, this time the goods are in Linqing, and the buyers of Baoding Mansion have been found, but they have encountered this incident, and they are like staring at the villain, not to hide from the old man, then the old man has helped a lot, and the small heart is also happy, thinking that there will be a shelter in the future, but look at the experience of other merchants on both sides of the canal, this heart will be cold"

Speaking of this, he sighed, but Wang Tong wondered in his heart, what did the other merchants say, looking at the shops and warehouses on both sides of the canal, as well as those big inns, the business was booming, and he asked at the moment:

"You don't have to be so depressed, it's a big deal to start the business again, with the official behind you, what are you afraid of?"

This Gu Zibin showed a look of embarrassment on his face, hesitated for a long time and did not speak, Wang Tong glanced at it a few times, coughed, and said impatiently:

"Something to say, what is such a mouthful!"

"Master Wang, those who can open warehouses on both sides of this canal and do business are all the nobles in the capital, the scholars and servants of various ministries and those who are all in the business, and the fathers-in-law in the palace also have business, and the others are afraid that they will not be able to start it."

"Those transactions are all owned by the powerful people of Jingshi?"

"No, Tonghai Warehouse, Jinhe Commercial Bank, and Yongsheng Warehouse account for almost sixty to seventy percent of the business."

"Oh? Do you know who is behind these three? ”

Sixty to seventy percent of the business, in terms of the prosperity outside, I don't know how much gold, silver and money flow behind it, it is really a huge deal, who is behind this is really interesting to Wang Tong.

"Master Wang, I really don't know who is behind these families, one is from Shuntianfu, and two are from Shanxi, but it is rumored that they have a good relationship with the bow incense, maybe this bow incense is behind it"

Hearing this Gu Zibin's story, Wang Tong sneered disdainfully and said:

"It's just a gang formed by the gangsters of the market, and they are a little more public, how much ability can they have, and those bigwigs in Jingshi have accounted for less than forty percent of this business, why do they have sixty percent of a incense club, there must be something strange behind this!"

Gu Zibin's body shrunk, nodded there, the two sides also met in Beijing, at that time, this Gu Zibin could still talk and laugh calmly, but the two sides met again after a few months, this Wang Tong's identity and bearing are unusual, with a majesty in his words and demeanor, and his words can hit the nail on the head, which makes people feel awe-inspiring in their hearts.

Hearing Wang Tong's judgment, although this Gu Zibin didn't dare to answer, he didn't agree in his heart, the bow incense was on the canal and at the wharf, how majestic it was, the government wanted to let him a few points, with such ability, it was not very difficult to do business, but he had also prepared a heavy gift to accept, willing to pay money to burn incense, why did the other party ignore the financial management?

While thinking wildly, Wang Tong opened his mouth and asked:

"Gu Dongjia, how much silver have you lost so far?"

"Less than three thousand taels."

"The official will make up for you three thousand taels, stay and continue to do it, I owe the official to make it up to you, how about half of the money I earn?"

Na Gu Zibin was stunned for a moment, then trembled up and down, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and said:

"The small shop has already been cashed out, and then it's for the adults, the small ones have already lost all the way, how embarrassed to involve the adults again." "Five thousand taels of silver are placed on your side, and when you lose these, you are willing to leave and stay at will, besides, with the care of this official, who dares to trouble you, this way is smooth, and we can't earn the silver that other people's families can earn."

Wang Tong said with pride, but Gu Zibin still had a look of embarrassment on his face, Wang Tong had already understood after a little pondering, and said with a smile:

"Gu Dongjia didn't think that this official was kicked out of the capital, so he couldn't compare to those powerful people, where did you have the courage to open a blacksmith workshop to build weapons and make money!"

Saying a word, Gu Zibin trembled, and in the end, this Gu Zibin stood up with a flushed face, knelt down again, kowtowed and said loudly:

"The adults have said so, the small ones have two words, the small ones don't want to make up a small penny, even if the family is bankrupt, they have to follow the adults to the end!"

Wang Tong smiled, stepped forward and pulled the rich businessman up, and said with a smile:

"In the future, you are going to make a fortune, what are you talking about, don't talk about this, go and buy your shop back, on both sides of the canal, it is a good place for every inch of land, the silver is not enough, take it from me first!!"

Gu Zibin sincerely agreed, no matter whether this excitement was true or not, Wang Tong and Gu Zibin understood in their hearts that the two were at least on the same side now.

After going out of the city, looking at the bustle of the canal and the bank, the upstream and downstream ships marching, originally just sighed that there was such a commercial prosperity in this era, but at this time, he thought that there were still many secrets inside and outside Tianjin.

Since March 13, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, returned home to bury his father, Emperor Wanli has been a lot more comfortable, and after the dynasty is dispersed, he looks at the newspapers sent by Wang Tong, and reads the documents of the Department of Public Security, and is relaxed.

But after the sixth day of the fourth month, this ease stopped, and Lin Shulu, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, found out that Zou Yi, the eunuch of the Four Guards Battalion directly under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, was greedy for ink, and used false reports of horses and harness and forage to withdraw a total of 26,000 taels of silver.

Lin Shulu said in the report that the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Prison were the last feudal domain of the imperial court, but Zou Yi corrupted the military system and discipline, and it was a big crime to be greedy for military spending.

The book was handed to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces and the Emperor Wanli, and such sins were routinely beheaded

(To be continued)