Zhang Ruoxi can't stay in her mother's house for a long time, these days with Wang Wei, Yiting took stock of the Shengmei cloth village opened on the side of the Wulu Bridge, and left Shanyin on the 28th of the leap month to return to Qingpu, Wang Wei also went to Hangzhou on the same ship, and Hangzhou's Shengmei cloth village needs Wang Wei to manage-

On the side of the Bashi Bridge in the cool autumn afternoon, the west wind was bleak, the river was rippling, the boat had removed the pedal of the white canopy boat, and was about to untie the cable, Zhang Yuan suddenly jumped on the bow of the boat with a robe and robe, Xue Tong was surprised: "Zhang Xianggong wants to go with us?" ”

The boat was a few feet from the shore, Mu Zhenzhen jumped forward, his long legs were unfolded, and his green cloth long skirt was spread out like a big fan, and he also jumped on the boat, and Laifu and Wuling on the shore only stared dryly-

Zhang Yuan touched Xue Tong's head, turned around to see off his father Zhang Ruiyang at the bridge, and said, "My son will send my sister another ride, I still have something to say, I will get off the boat and come back when I get to Dongdachi." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "Father take care, my daughter always comes back once or twice a year to visit her parents. ”

Zhang Ruiyang told Zhang Ruoxi: "You don't have to work too hard, it's not a matter for you to run around as a woman, let Lu Tao be more out of the house." ”

Zhang Ruoxi responded: "My daughter knows." He glanced at his younger brother Zhang Yuan sideways, and said in his heart: "Most of my work is helping Xiao Yuan." ”

The white canopy boat left the Bashi Bridge and headed for the water gate of San'in Castle.

Zhang Ruoxi went back to the cabin hall and sat down, looked at his younger brother Zhang Yuan, and said with a smile: "You are reluctant to rely on Wang Xiuwei, but you borrow me to speak." ”

Wang on the side lowered his head slightly, held the porthole with his hand, and smiled slightly.

Zhang Yuan smiled: "It is true that I have something to say to my sister, something very important." Sitting down next to my sister Zhang Ruoxi, she said: "I just remembered that our Shengmei cloth village can cooperate with the Ningbo Minxin Bureau, and the goods should be faster than the special ship transportation through the Minxin Bureau, and the cost is also lower. ”

Zhang Ruoxi obeyed her younger brother Zhang Yuan, and said: "Okay, you still have more than a month at home, and you will do this matter, didn't you hear what my father said, let me not work too hard." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, sister, I will take time to go to Cixi." ”

Zhang Ruoxi couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else, if not, then hurry up and say something to Xiuwei, this boat can go fast." With a smile, she got up and went back to her cabin.

Everyone else withdrew from the cabin hall, leaving only Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei.

The white canopy boat has gone out of the water gate of Shanyin City, and stepped to the west, not far ahead, the river will meet with the East Pond, Zhang Yuan walked to the porthole, and Wang Wei looked side by side at the window -

In the afternoon, the sun shines on the water, sparkling, light and shadow reflect into the cabin, light and dark flicker, Wang Wei tilted his head sideways, his right hand climbed on the window railing, his fingers were white and tender as a new peeling onion tube, the knuckles were slender, Zhang Yuan's big hand covered it, held it, twisted it, thin and not explicit, soft and slightly cool, and said: "Xiuwei, I will take you to Nanjing in October to get rid of your naturalization, so when you go back to Hangzhou this time, you should observe in many ways, and find a literate, shrewd, and reliable person from those hired workers or Lu's servants to be the shopkeeper to manage the regular affairs of the cloth village, The shopkeeper's wages can be two or three times higher than that of ordinary employees, and if the business is done well, after three years, the shopkeeper can also participate in the dividends of the profits of the cloth house.

Wang Wei shook his head and said: "At present, those people in Hangzhou Buzhuang do not have this ability, there are two or three literate, but they have no experience in running Buzhuang at all, in fact, I don't know anything about business, and I am just reluctant to do it." ”

"Xiuwei is smart, everything is learned at one point, when I was in Hangzhou, I saw that Xiuwei was well managed, and the biggest advantage of Xiuwei is that it is organized." Zhang Yuan raised Wang Wei's hand as he spoke, kissed it on the back of her white and tender hand, and said: "This hand who writes poems and paints, strokes the qin and plays the flute is now a good place to calculate the Longmen account, Zhang Jiezi is simply burning the qin and cooking cranes, do you dare to pass by the Qinhuai River in the future?" ”

Wang Wei smiled: "I am willing." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Even if you are willing, I can't let you show up as a female shopkeeper, this is Da Ming after all, no-Xiu Wei can manage the accounts for Shengmei firm, and he will be the chief accountant of the entire firm in the future." ”

"Chief Accountant?" This word is fresh, but there are often some new words popping up in Zhang Yuan's mouth, and Wang Wei is not surprised.

Zhang Yuan explained: "Shengmei firm now has five cloth villages in Qingpu, Huating, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shanyin, and each cloth village must establish a longmen account book, and after repairing the micro, these cloth villages must be comprehensively audited every year, and then formulate a development plan for the coming year according to their business conditions, which is called the budget, and the completion of the budget or even better than the budget will be rewarded."

Wang Wei said: "Those who count more win, and those who count less do not win." This is a famous quote from "The Art of War", which is often quoted by chess players.

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Yes, that's what it means." ”

Wang Weixiu frowned slightly: "But where can I make a budget, Xianggong went to the capital again, and he can't teach me." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Take your time, don't be in a hurry, first look at the first year of Buzhuang's operation, and expand the business on this basis, of course, you must understand the relevant market, not blindly, pay more attention to it, and write to me more." ”

Wang Weiqiao's face bloomed with a sweet smile, and she asked in a coquettish voice: "Xianggong, can the capital also open a Shengmei cloth village?" ”

Zhang Yuan pinched her face and said with a smile: "That's for sure, drive all the way along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Yangzhou, Kaifeng, Linqing until Jingshi-"

Wang Wei said: "That's good, I can come to the capital to serve the prime minister in the future." "The voice is delicate.

Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Wang Weiyan's red lips, and whispered something in her ear, Wang Wei's face suddenly turned red, and her beautiful eyes were watery.

There was a heavy footstep sound, Zhang Yuan stood up straight and said, "I'm going to get off the boat." ”

Wang Wei also stood up and said in a low voice: "Xiuwei is waiting for Xianggong in Hangzhou." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I will leave in early October - since I can't find a suitable person for the shopkeeper for a while, then let Lu Yunpeng come to Hangzhou to manage Buzhuang, Lu Yunpeng is the cousin of Lu Yungu, a famous doctor in Shanyin, who can write and calculate, and now he is helping my father manage Yanghe Yicang, honest and reliable." ”

"It's still lingering, it's already in the East Pond." Zhang Ruoxi walked over and tapped on the bulkhead, looking at Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei with a smile.

Zhang Yuan said that he invited Lu Yunpeng to be the shopkeeper of Hangzhou Shengmei Cloth Village, Zhang Ruoxi said: "Okay, this cloth shopkeeper still needs to be trusted to be a person to rest assured, especially Hangzhou Buzhuang is still not stable." ”

The boat was temporarily moored at Dongdachi Wharf, Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen jumped ashore, watched the white canopy boat go away, and then walked back.

On the way, Zhang Yuan said to Mu Zhenzhen: "I'll write a letter to Du Dingfang when I go back next time, and ask if there is a reply from Uncle Mu, because we won't pass through Zhenfengli this time, and I'm afraid we will miss the letter." ”

Mu Zhen was really happy, she already knew that the young master would take her to the capital, and she was laughing in her sleep.

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On the third day of the ninth lunar month, Lu Yunpeng accompanied him to Hangzhou to be the shopkeeper of Shengmei Cloth Village, and Lu Yunpeng regarded Zhang Yuan as a benefactor and did his best.

On the sixth day of the ninth month, Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai went to Yuyao to visit Huang Zunsu, Huang Zunsu's son Huang Zongxi turned around when he saw Zhang Yuan and called him "teacher", Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "When I come to Yuyao County, I will assign you to be the head of the county test." ”

Huang Zongxi, a six-year-old boy, said seriously: "When will the teacher arrive?" Yuyao County will try it in February next year. ”

Huang Zunsu, Zhang Dai, and Zhang Yuan all laughed.

After staying in Yuyao for two days, Huang Zunsu accompanied Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan to Cixi to visit Quanwancheng, Quanwancheng is a member of the Han Society, the 120th place in the undergraduate township examination, and Zhang Yuan is just the same end and the end, Zhang Yuan wants to discuss cooperation with the Minxin Bureau, and it is of course the best to ask a Cixi local to introduce him, but it is also a coincidence, Zhang Yuan explained his intention to Quanwancheng, and Quanwancheng smiled and said: "In my mother's uncle's house, I am one of the three partners of the Minxin Bureau, and I will lead Zhang Shetou to go in the next place." ”

With the introduction of Quanwancheng, with Zhang Yuan's current reputation, how could the Minxin Bureau refuse to cooperate with Shengmei Firm, this is a long-term big business, and soon preliminarily drafted a cooperation contract, stipulating commissions, insurance, compensation, cargo transportation time limits and other matters, the contract will be signed specifically until Quanwancheng's maternal uncle Wu Yutang went to Qingpu with Zhang Yuan's letter to agree with Lu Tao.

On September 19, Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan returned to Shanyin.

On the 25th, the official documents and travel expenses approved by the Zhejiang Political Envoy Department were sent to Shanyin County, and Liu Zhixian ordered the county clerk to send the public documents and travel expenses to Zhang Yuan's mansion, and the travel expenses were 16 taels of silver, which was estimated according to the distance of the road.

Now that he has received the official document, he has to prepare for the line, Shang Zhoude has first written a letter to his brother Shang Zhouzuo in the capital, Zhang Yuan entered Beijing and lived in Shang Zhouzuo's house, Zhang Cao's father Zhang Baosheng is also in Beijing, Zhang Baosheng will try to fall first, this time he will participate in the Bingchen Branch Spring Festival with his nephew Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan, Zhang Baosheng has real estate in Beijing, and Zhang Dai does not worry about accommodation in Beijing-

On September 27th, Gan Lun of the Hanshe Mirror Workshop rushed to Xizhang to report the good news to Zhang Cao, saying that the Mirror Workshop had successfully produced a clairvoyant mirror that could see farther, Zhang Cao asked Zhang Yuan to go to see it together, and after a try, it was not inferior to the brass telescope that Zhang Cao bought from Macau, and it also reached the 12 times zoom ability, and the talents of the mirror craftsmen could also be greatly exerted under this heavy reward, Zhang Yuan immediately rewarded the three mirror masters and Gan Lun with forty taels of silver each, and the rest of the apprentices were also rewarded, and ordered Gan Lun to work overtime. Within ten days, he will make another tube of the same telescope, and he will bring both tubes to the capital.

On September 30, Du Dingfang of Kunshan sent a servant to send a congratulatory gift and a letter to the teacher Zhang Yuan, congratulating the teacher on Xie Yuan from high school, and wishing the teacher a happy spring, saying that his uncle Juniper did not have a letter to his family, because the distance was long, and he would send a letter to his family once a year.

On the evening of the sixth day of October, Ni Yuanlu and Huang Zunsu rushed to Shanyin and joined Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, Qi Biaojia, Zhou Menong, and Wang Binglin, so they decided to set off for Beijing on the ninth day of October.

After the explanation, go on the road and go to Yanjing Yanjing.

(To be continued)