A person always lives in social relationships, and it is a frightening thing to be isolated in the group of people to whom he belongs, except for those who are more non-mainstream in nature.

And now, Lu Zhaojie's veteran is facing this danger, and the fellow villagers of the Western Province in the same hall seem to be about to become strangers. At the beginning, in order to protect himself, he was forced to abandon Peng Gelao from this province, and this time he was going to be isolated by the Western business circles again, and he couldn't stand it psychologically.

Therefore, in order to avoid being ostracized, Lu Laowai had to try his best to distinguish for himself, "Heaven and earth can be learned!" You asked the old man to contact that Li You, and it was for this reason that you went to Dongting Tower yesterday, how could there be any collusion with them privately! If there is any major matter in this business, the old man will definitely discuss it with all my colleagues! ”

Someone questioned: "Brother Lu, I sent someone to Dongting Tower to inquire, then Master Li only stayed for a while, talked to you for a while, and then left, yes or no?" ”

Old man Lu nodded hopefully and said, "That's right, the old man has a clear conscience." ”

The man immediately whipped into the interpretation and said: "It seems that you have mainly discussed with the Huichang Silver Horn, Jin Million, Gao Changjiang and others, and Master Li briefly showed up, just to show that he values this matter and calms your mind." After all, Lord Li takes into account the official voice and will not directly participate in the discussion of the mall, at most he can only symbolically show the following.

I know that these officials may not talk much, as long as they choose the right time to show up, they can express a specific meaning. It seems that you don't seem to be in contact with Master Li and talk to us according to our requirements, but in fact, you are going to negotiate with Huichang Silver and others under the idea of participating in the exchange of money in other places without permission? ”

Lu Zhaojie only felt that he was at a loss for words, and stood there stunned. I don't know what to say.

Don't blame others for believing the newspaper and suspecting the old princess Lu Zhaojie, they all know that half of the shares of the Huichang Silver are the eldest princess of Guide, and the old member Lu abandoned the elder Peng Ge and took refuge in the eldest princess of Guide. When two things come together, a little provocation will make people suspicious.

Western merchants were probably the purest businessmen of this era. From the perspective of the purest businessman, it is not wrong for Mr. Lu to have ideas about foreign exchange, and it is abnormal to have no ideas when it is profitable. But the fault was that he tried to eat alone behind his peers' backs. provoked "public indignation".

In the Huizhou Guild Hall, the senior staff also saw today's Mingli newspaper. Last night, he was also at the scene of Dongting Tower, and he was an eyewitness to the whole process. But what he witnessed was very different from what was written in the newspapers, and even the exact opposite. What's even more terrifying is that it seems that most of the people around me believe the newspaper.

Gao Yuanwai silently put down the newspaper, and raised Li You's friendliness index back in his heart...

Li You went to the yamen of the Wenxuan Yuan today. When I sat down, I saw Huichang Yinhao Dai shopkeeper visiting. Since the official restoration, it is inconvenient for Li You to go to the silver number to avoid suspicion, so he has to wear the shopkeeper to report to Li You.

"Recently, there have been a lot of people who have come to inquire about it, and the number of people who have come to deposit silver in this cabinet has also increased a lot."

Li You smiled: "This is a good thing. This official instructed last year to recruit a group of reliable fellow villagers for backup. What's going on? ”

"A total of 10 people were recruited, and all of them were guaranteed. At present, I am only familiar with it in the store, so I don't know what is the use? Shopkeeper Dai replied.

Li You didn't say it explicitly, only said: "After a few days, you will know, and they are all useful." You should hurry up and discuss matters such as secret custody with my second-room old Taishan, and you must not make mistakes. ”

Shopkeeper Dai agreed, but at this time, someone else came to visit Li You. He took his leave. What came behind this was Dong Ruoshui, the head of Jiangxi Dao, who was one of Li Youpeng's party.

"What kind of wind blew Brother Dong here today?" Li You asked after inviting Dong Yushi in.

Dong Ruoshui smiled bitterly, "I was entrusted by someone to be a lobbyist." ”…,

Li You was puzzled: "How do you say this?" Why do you and I need to be like that? ”

"I'm a Jin person." Dong Yushi only said six words, and Li You probably understood his intention, and eighty percent had something to do with those Western businessmen. At first, he let Mr. Lu contact him outside. There was an "accident", did you change the candidate again this time?

Li You's guess was right, after Old Man Lu lived up to expectations, the Western businessmen decided to ask officials to contact Li You to find out the bottom after discussing in the guild hall.

This person is not easy to find, and he must have a close relationship with Western businessmen and be familiar with Li You. Originally, Peng Ge, the biggest backer of Western businessmen, was the best candidate, but the feud between Peng Ge Lao and Li You was well known, so he had to find another candidate. In the end, only this Dong Yushi from Shanxi is the most suitable in all aspects.

It is also strange to say, Dong Yushi was from Shanxi, but he had a bad relationship with Peng Gelao, and finally voted under Xu Cifu and formed a friend with Li You. After several times in the court, I really couldn't find a second person who was so suitable.

"Then the Huichang Silver is actually in charge of you?"

If someone else asked, Li You would deny it with a haha, and he would never admit it publicly, but he would have seen it in front of Dong Yushi, so he said vaguely: "It's just that he took over for a few days after the dismissal last year." ”

"I heard that you are secretly promoting the matter of non-local exchange, and someone wants to ask you, is it possible to cooperate? Cost is not an issue. ”

Li Youwan refused: "Brother Dong is also concerned about this matter?" Huichang Silver has absorbed two or three hundred thousand silver, and there is also the assistance of the salt merchant Cheng family; In Yangzhou, the same amount can be given by the gold staff, but it is not enough to have the support of the Salt Industry Association; The same can be said for high-ranking officials in Hankow. This silver is enough for ordinary turnover, and then it can be developed slowly.

Besides, Jin Yuanwai and I are a family, and Gao Yuanwai and Jin Yuanwai have been friends and fellow villagers since childhood, and they trust each other very much, and they don't need to find another cooperation. ”

Dong Yushi persuaded: "Reciprocal exchange in different places is a new thing, and the people still have concerns, and I am afraid that it will be very difficult to implement." Find a few more partners to share some of the risks. ”

Li You replied confidently: "Brother Dong, don't worry, I have already planned." It was made clear to the household department that this year, part of the silver in the two Huai Salt Divisions was tried to exchange money, and the invoices were issued over there and cashed in Beijing. With the government taking the lead, the people's concerns will naturally disappear, and they will follow suit, driving the growth of this business. ”

Dong Ruoshui also had to praise in his heart, it was indeed a very effective method, not to mention that Li You held two newspapers in his hand, and a little advocacy was enough to promote the expansion of the exchange business, and this matter was indeed promising.

He thought for a while and said frankly: "I won't hide it for my brother, even if the western merchants of Beijing asked me to come, they can also see that the foreign exchange business in other places has a bright future." The north and south were the most important routes for the flow of silver, and the Western merchants lacked reliable power in the south, so they never started this matter.

Now, if you can open up a reliable southern stronghold, it is something that the Western merchants do not have, so they ask you for cooperation, I wonder if you intend to do so? If we can help you, it will be like a tiger with wings, and we will make this business bigger in one go, without having to take risks and grow slowly. ”

"Thank you Brother Dong for passing the word, I don't have to do it for the time being." Li You refused without thinking, as if he was very contemptuous of Western businessmen.

Dong Ruoshui saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he didn't waste his efforts in vain, got up and left. "I'm just going to pass the word, but it's better to be careful. This time, they said that they had to join forces, after all, your business prospects are too big, big enough to hit their money shops, silver banks, etc. ”

Li You didn't care, "Then I'll wait." (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )