To say that Xu Run has tens of millions of family businesses is a half-truth.

Xu Run's real estate is to buy and mortgage, the land he buys is pledged to the money village, and the loan to buy new land is to rely on his relationship with foreigners to find out in advance the news of the concession to build roads and bridges, and then buy land in those places to speculate.

The land he held was indeed worth 10 million taels of silver, but the debt he was carrying was also 6 or 7 million taels of silver.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to borrow 700,000 foreign yen.

From this point of view, he and Hu Xueyan are incomparable, Hu Xueyan earned 20 million taels of snowflake silver, and also lent Zuo Zongtang 10 million taels of silver...... I don't know when I can return it!

Hu Chuyuan smiled in his heart and said to Xu Run: "It's only 700,000 foreign yuan, I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow." As for the assets of Tang and Gu in the Shanghai concession, I don't have anything to want, I just heard that Gu Shousong bought Yu Garden, is these lands still in his hands? ”

"Oh......!" Xu Run said: "Yes, Yu Garden is now divided into three pieces, and he only bought the better-preserved West Garden and lived there." I have a smaller piece in my hand, which has been turned into a grocery street, and another piece in the hands of someone else. ”

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while and said, "Then you ask for me, I am willing to buy them all at the current market price, and use them to prepare for the Jiangnan Sinology Museum after repair." In addition, I want to buy land in the Xujiahui area for Jiangnan West Academy. ”

"Oops!" Xu Run couldn't help but praise and said, "Hu Shao, I admire you." Don't worry, these things are on me. Boss Tang and I set up a Guangji Public School in Xujiahui, so it is better to transfer it to you. ”

"Okay!"

Hu Chuyuan has other things to do, and since the negotiation has been settled, he wants to leave.

He was about to get up, but Xu Run smiled and said, "Hu Shao, don't worry, we actually have a business to partner!" ”

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan asked strangely, "What?" ”

"Wait a minute!" After Xu Run finished speaking, he rummaged in his desk for a moment, took out a slip, and said to Hu Chuyuan: "The three brothers of the Gu family are all collectors in Shanghai, although the part of Nanxun has been confiscated, but there is another half in Shanghai. Here is the list, there are a total of 45 pieces, they estimate that they will go into exile in the future, and they don't want these antiques and Chinese paintings to flow out, so they will also sell them to me together in the assets, but I am not a master of appreciating antique calligraphy and painting, and I have not opened a pawn shop and Bao Zhai, I want to cooperate with you. ”

Hu Chuyuan frowned slightly, he didn't expect the three brothers of the Gu family to have such a rich amount of treasures.

He walked over and took out the list and looked at it carefully, feeling that there were still a lot of fine products, so he said, "When my pawnshop shopkeeper returns to Shanghai, I will let him take a look, and if I can, I will let him sell it slowly." ”

Xu Run said with a smile: "Gu Shousong said that the market price of these antiques is at least 1 million yuan, and even if they are sold cheaply, they can be sold for 500,000 yuan." I don't understand it, but I guess it's pretty much the same. ”

Hu Chuyuan understood a little, nodded slightly, and said: "If they are all genuine, 800,000 foreign yen should be able to be sold back, anyway, you are not in a hurry, just stay by your side first, wait a few days, I will let people come over to appraise it!" ”

Xu Run said with a smile: "Hu Shao, I think so, I don't do this business anyway, it's better to just be honest and benevolent, and sell these things to you." If you think it's worth 800,000 yuan, then give me 500,000 yuan, and it can be regarded as my friendship in return for inviting me to partner in Jiangnan Commercial Bank! ”

The words of the human spirit cannot be believed.

Hu Chuyuan didn't believe his nonsense, of course, these things are definitely worth 500,000 foreign yuan, but there is a problem with doing antique business - antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times, when you meet the right people who know how to appreciate them, antiques can be sold at their own due price, and when you meet unsuitable people, you will be cut off half of the price, or even seven or eight percent.

He can see that Xu Run, the shell king, is in urgent need of money, and he is thinking of ways to make money.

After pondering in his heart, Hu Chuyuan said: "Okay, I'll ask someone to send you a money ticket of 1.2 million foreign yuan tomorrow, 700,000 foreign yuan is borrowed, and the other 500,000 foreign yuan is considered to be bought with you these antique paintings and calligraphy." I'll take the list back and let someone inspect it in a few days! ”

Hehe.

Xu Run secretly laughed out loud and said, "Okay, let's make a decision." Chu Yuan, it's not too early, you can stay in my house and rest, and it's not too late to go back tomorrow. In the evening, I want to sum up more business with you! ”

Hu Chuyuan had a lot to do, so he hurriedly rejected Xu Run's invitation and asked Hu Rong to prepare a car to return to the Hu Mansion.

On the way back, Hu Chuyuan quietly pondered in his heart that the Jiangnan Salt Case had gradually come to an end, and he had enough financial resources and influence to dominate Shanghai, but he had to learn a lesson and try his best to unite more people and more forces.

Harmony makes money.

He finally understood the true meaning of these words.

In addition, he doesn't plan to rush to turn his face with foreigners.

He thought that after the turmoil of the Jiangnan salt case subsided, he would still return to Hangzhou and continue to run the grand plan of "Jiangnan New Village" to improve the tea and silk industry in the five provinces in Jiangnan and ensure that a large amount of silver would continue to flow into the five provinces in Jiangnan every year.

Let's sit on the beach.

He doesn't care, at least not who is the first person in Shanghai.

Hu Mansion.

Thanks to Xu Run's blessing, the Hu Mansion at this time has covered an area of 16.2 acres, with two gardens in the east and west, the west garden is based on the Shen family garden, and the east is composed of two English-style mansions.

During this time, Chen Xiaobai renovated the new Hu Mansion and hired several well-known painters in Shanghai as consultants to redesign the rockery and garden.

When Hu Chuyuan returned to the Hu Mansion, Chen Xiaobai and Tan Yiyun had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as he entered the door, the two big shopkeepers greeted him and said, "Boss, don't come unharmed!" ”

Hu Chuyuan laughed indescribably and asked them to follow him into the study first.

The three of them sat down and began to talk about the current situation, the current Shanghai Tang, the silk merchants in Nanxun are basically collapsing, and the remaining three forces are the money merchants in Ningbo, the compradors in Guangdong, and finally the real bigwigs - foreigners.

They talked about the follow-up matters again, and Hu Chuyuan immediately made several arrangements, asking Tan Yiyun to inject capital into a CITIC company, and after counting the confiscated assets of Zhang Gu's two families, he would give Yang Changjun 2.2 million taels of silver to settle the account, and transfer these assets to the name of CITIC Company.

Chen Xiaobai was responsible for transporting the antiques and calligraphy that had been seized to the Hu Mansion, and slowly laundered them through the Gongji Pawnshop.