During the Lantern Festival, although the temperature in Nanjing is higher than that in Beijing, it is still very cool at night. Those Oiran wore thin gauze clothes to perform, after all, they were a little guilty. However, these women are very professional in their work ethic, and they perform very hard, and the guests on the first floor, as well as the guards and dart masters, also watch with relish.

But whether it's a performance or a color voice, it has nothing to do with the second floor. It seemed like a world of its own, and I didn't move even if the sky fell apart outside.

There are not many banquets on the second floor today, and they are all the leading figures in Nanjing City, so they are eligible to have a meal and drink a glass of wine on the second floor. In the middle seat, Yang Chengzu, Xie Zun, Wei Guogong and others were seated, all of whom were seated at this table. In other words, the people at this table are the ones who can have the final say, and they are the real decision-makers who decide the direction of Yang Ji.

Looking at the beautiful and moving women beside Yang Chengzu, Xie Zun shook his head secretly, at this time, do you still have to take women? However, he did not express any opinion on this, but told Yang Chengzu with a smile about the difficulty of business.

"Doing business is a boring and unpredictable thing. My Wuyi Xie family has lived in Jinling for hundreds of years, and the children of the clan are now official eunuchs outside, and there are three out of fifty. They are the real talents of our Xie family, the real glory of the ancestors, and the hope. I am called a great Confucian, but in fact, everyone is just exalting me, and I really dare not be this fallacious praise. If I really had the ability, I should be an official now, not out to do business. Compared to being an official, it is too difficult to do business, my ancestor was in the jewelry business, but when he encountered a bandit, he not only lost his capital, but also suffered an accident. Later, the seventh ancestor did sea trade, encountered a storm, although he came back by luck, but the children of the same company, there is not one in ten. That time, the funeral of our Xie family lasted ten days and ten nights. ”

"When Yongle was in trouble, my grandfather went to sell grain, but Huang Zicheng said that he supported His Majesty Yongle, and that time, the Xie family almost beheaded the whole family. Recalling, the Xie family can exist to this day, and it is really thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, otherwise either the whole family will be killed, or they can only go to ask for food. ”

Several other businessmen on the side also laughed and talked about the difficulties of their family's business or the difficulty of keeping a business, in short, doing business is a boring thing, and there is not much oil and water, and smart people will never participate. Xie Zun looked at Yang Chengzu

"I have read the book written by General Yang, and many female relatives in the family are all fans of your books. You are a genius, just like Yang Sheng'an, the master of Beijing. People like you should not be distracted by mundane things. There is a lot of effort invested in business, I'm afraid I don't have much time to write, and even a few Jiao /// mothers have to be left out in the cold, do you say this is the truth? ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and Yang Chengzu smiled very happily, as if he was really convinced. "Yes, what Master Xie said is that doing business is very boring, and you have to be scolded. No matter how big or small the business is, how much money is made and how little money is made, there are always people who are not satisfied. The better the business, the more bad reviews you get, and the more money you make, the worse your reputation will be, which is really boring. ”

Xie Zun felt a little like meeting a confidant, and expressed his agreement: "That's right, businessmen are inherently more blamed and criticized than others. We are in business all over the world, from the south to the north, suffering from wind and frost, and when we encounter bandits, we will not only lose our capital, but also lose our lives, and we will be separated from our wives and parents for a long time. When my original wife gave birth to her first child, she had a difficult birth, and she died twice, but at that time, I was transporting a batch of grain to Datong, and I couldn't even see her for the last time. If we work so hard and make more money, we will be scolded as unscrupulous profiteers, you say, isn't it miserable? ”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, he squeezed out a smile again, "Forget it, don't talk about this, it's not interesting." Today is a good day, what are you doing with these sad things, I will punish myself. ”

When he drank the wine, he arched his hand to everyone, "Last year, the northern captives trapped the Jingshi, and every time the old man thought of this news, he felt unpleasant. Although my Liulang is gone, even if the princess doesn't pass through the door, he is also a concubine of the imperial court, and I, Xie, are also relatives of the emperor. I can't tolerate Hu Lu being so arrogant in my Daming, if the old man is young, he will carry a knife to the border and fight with the Tartars! Now that I'm old and don't have the strength to kill, I can still do something. Today, in front of several big men and all the other members, I will announce one thing. From today onwards, I would like to thank the firm for giving 20% of its annual earnings to General Yang. Ask him to use this money to straighten out military affairs and prevent thieves. ”

There was silence for a while, only the sound of silk and bamboo in my ears, and all the gentry and merchants were a little stupid. I thought it was a dragon and tiger fight, but I didn't expect Xie Zun to retreat so far. Xie Ji Co., Ltd.'s annual net profit of 20% is too great.

With the ability of a noble or a military minister, if he really comes out to do business, he will lose most of his money. Every year, some noble children who don't know whether they are alive or dead think that there are rich people in the family, and it is easy to make money, so they ask for a sum of money from home, greet a few fox friends and dog friends, and shout to do business. In the end, he could only break the blood flow by touching his head, and then the family came forward to clean up the mess for him. If you don't move your body and don't shake, you can take 20% of the Xie family's interests, even if you are a thief, you don't have it so fast.

Xie Zun continued: "Master Cao of our Nanjing Household Department had an accident in Beijing not long ago, and he was sentenced to behead for embezzlement of money and grain. The old man remembered that he had been friends with him for many years, and made up for the deficit for him, so he changed from a capital crime to a distribution. He has an old daughter, who is twenty-eight years old, has a unique appearance, is proficient in poetry and songs, and is a famous female talent. Because of his high vision, he has never been married. In order to thank the old man for saving his father, he voluntarily married the old man as a concubine. But let's see, at my age, if I marry her, I will inevitably miss her youth. However, she was filial, and she didn't want to live up to it, so she had to reluctantly agree, and only waited for the New Year to get married. But today, when I saw General Yang's young Fengliu, the old man had an idea, I regarded Miss Cao as a righteous daughter, and then promised her to General Yang as a concubine, isn't this a match made in heaven, a good story through the ages? You say, "Isn't that the truth?" ”

Everyone fell silent again, and only the people of Nanjing knew how difficult it was for that Miss Cao to marry. If it weren't for the capsizing of the ship, I don't know who would have been lucky enough to marry this beauty. When the Son of Heaven came to Nanjing the year before last, he knew about the reputation of this Miss Cao, but Chief Cao would rather send his daughter to the countryside for refuge than let the Son of Heaven see her, so he knew how precious he was to this daughter.

With Xie Zun's reputation and wealth, marrying Miss Cao will not gossip, but will say that it is a talented man and a woman, and the fate of heaven. As far as Xie Zun is concerned, it has to be said that he is enjoying his old age, and he is willing to cut his love even for such a stunning appearance, Master Xie is really a person who does great things.

Yang Chengzu looked at the brocade box sent by Xie Zun, and thought that it was Miss Cao's Geng personal deed, and couldn't help but pat the table and laugh. He waited until he laughed for a while before nodding

"Master Xie, no wonder your business can be so big, King Mi! In the south and north, your family's grain should account for at least more than 30%, if your food is cut off, the nine sides may be cut off, and the hundred officials of the Beijing division will starve, who is not afraid of you for three points? It is said that if you are willing to give me such a big face, I should also take a step back, hello everyone, hello everyone, everything has passed. But what I want is to give you a gift first, and after you read the gift, you will understand my position. ”