There is a news network in any era, but it is either bright or dark, or well-informed, or sluggish. People may not know where Jinshan Island is, but Kang's vigorous search for sea ships is not a secret in the maritime circles. As a businessman, the Shen family is only separated by a wall from the Haishang community, and it is natural to get some news.

"I heard that Xu Jinglian's mother was born in the Shen family of Chongming, and most of the people who want to come to this port are over there." The head of the Shen family had a solemn face: "But I sent someone to investigate, and no one in Chongming has taken over the land, so it cannot be ruled out that the Xu family has another secret hand." ”

"Will it be placed in Shuangyu?" The second uncle of the Shen family guessed in a low voice.

The head of the Shen family thought for a while and said: "Shuangyu is now stationed in the imperial court sailors, which are the forbidden areas of Zhoushan Town, and neither the Xu family nor the Kang family have the ability to go to Qiu Bawan to grab food." ”

The second uncle of the Shen family said: "It's a pity, Shuangyu is really a good place." ”

The head of the Shen family looked at Shen Shaotang and said, "This matter will fall on you." ”

"Yes, even if the child does not leave his dead face, he will dig out his private port." Shen Shaotang assured.

If you find the Xu family private port one day in advance, you will have one more day to annex nearby land, set up shops, dispatch manpower, and even have the opportunity to control the trade routes. If you ask someone to take the lead, when the Shen family knows, people will eat a lot of meat and divide the gold, and they can only drink soup and pick up some copper plates.

Time is money, and this is where it shines brightly.

The reason why Xu Yuanzuo wants to keep it a secret is that in addition to the fact that this is a head-killing business, he is also afraid that there are too many people who know, so that the wolf has more meat and less meat, and the benefits are divided among others. When the time comes, if you want to expand your warehouse, you have to buy land from others, won't you increase the cost in vain and make a wedding dress for others?

Although the Kang family's sense of secrecy is not as good as Xu Yuanzuo's, they have to throw out some secrets to show their sincerity at some times. Ask for help. However, in the position of private ports, they are also tight-lipped and will never be easily revealed. Not to mention that ordinary people will not know about the existence of the three islands of Jinshan, even if they do, go over and see for themselves, it is just a desert island where Jinshanwei exiles prisoners and distributes criminal troops.

As for Xu Yuanchun. It seems that he has forgotten that he has joined such a secret society, and he has been immersed in classics all day long, revising his composition, and preparing for the township exam in August this year. If you win the township test, you will have to go north with Zhang Yuanchen and others to participate in the examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites. After reading books for more than ten years, it is finally time to step into the officialdom at the door, where is there any leisure to take care of other miscellaneous things.

Xu Yuanzuo has always regarded the reading exam as a stepping stone, and he is impatient to work on his qualifications in the domestic officialdom. It has long been decided to open a private port first, and then take the road of overseas. In the future, there is really a chance to be the king and hegemony overseas, or accept Zhao'an to be the governor of the Ming Dynasty overseas, so that the children and nephews have the capital to study and become officials, and there will be no regrets in this body.

What's more, it is a well-known story that he did not enter the imperial field before the age of twenty, and there is no need to think about the imperial examination now. In the future, if there is a real need, the Guozi Prison will donate a prisoner, but it is only a matter of three or five hundred taels. What's it? Plucking leg hair alone is more than that.

Returning to Tanghang from Taihu Lake, Xu Yuanzuo rested for two days. The servants who asked Xu Cheng and Cheng Zaimai are also in place. Although strictly speaking, the head of this family is Xu He, but all the subordinates call Xu Yuanzuo the master, Xu Liangzuo is the second master, and Xu He becomes the old lady.

This title subtly tells everyone: the Xu family is actually Xu Yuanzuo in charge.

Xu Yuanzuo actually prefers the title of "young master", firstly, to fit his age, and secondly, to have a strong idle style. "Lord" apparently called him old. But this is the crown of the head of the family, and after all, it is still more solid for himself.

"I haven't been an official, and I haven't started a family, so what kind of master is it?" Sister Xu Wenjing was annoyed when she heard it, because this title always reminded her that it was time to get married.

Speaking of which, she has also reached the age of marriage. If you drag it any longer, I'm afraid you'll become an old girl.

But now the threshold of the Xu family is a little high. At the very least, you have to be a member to be qualified to marry her. On the other hand, the student may not be willing to marry the daughter of a merchant, even if she has a very good brother. Those students with prominent family backgrounds, good looks, and good literary talents can marry the daughters of local wealthy families, as for those students who look average, have average literary talents, and look very bleak in the future, Xu Yuanzuo can't look down on them!

Mother Xu took advantage of Xu Yuanzuo's daze and threw this question out in a daze. Xu Yuanzuo was actually studying whether the sewage pipe was made of cast iron or pottery pipe, and when he heard about his sister's marriage, he felt that marriage was more important. Since ancient times, China has attached great importance to marriage, and if you want to say how high the humanistic feelings are, I am afraid that it may not be true, but the extreme reality is undoubtedly true.

Otherwise, why do you have to be the right person?

"This matter is related to my sister's happiness in her life, do you want to listen to her thoughts?" Xu Yuanzuo asked tentatively.

Mother's face turned pale: "What kind of bastard are you talking about!" ”

Xu Yuanzuo was relieved and said, "Then in my opinion, if you list the conditions, you have to have a student." ”

Mother Xu nodded: "You and your brother are both people with great talents, how can my grandson be a father of a peddler and a pawn?" A student, you have to be a student. ”

Xu Yuanzuo continued: "As for the family background, we don't ask for the eunuch family, but the scholarly family always has to ask for it, right?" ”

The fourth and third princes are enough to be called the family of eunuchs; Three generations and two beings can be worthy of the scholarly family. For the clan of Shi Eun, the Xu Jiahua Pavilion may be able to get married, but the Tang Xing clan is not the right family. As for the scholarly family, it depends on the specific person. Some people are proud and think that the Xu family has two stinky money? This affirmation has to be ruled out.

On the other hand, if the in-laws beg Xu Wenjing to pass the door for money, my sister may not have a good life in the future.

Originally, Xu Wenjing still had a good place to go, which was the Chongming Shen family, the so-called kiss. It's a pity - fortunately - the Shen family is thin in men, and there is no suitable candidate, so I can only break this idea.

After all, Xu Yuanzuo is a human brain, not a computer, and when he met with Hongxiang Xianda, he can remember his position in history, and even his family inheritance. However, it would be too difficult for him to insist on a suitable candidate. So he said, "Why didn't Mother ask the Iceman to bring out a few more characters?" Then my family chooses again. ”

When Mother Xu heard this, she immediately said: "When Mrs. Ma comes back in two days, I will ask her to find one." Always be a student, a scholar. A native of Songjiang Prefecture. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said: "It's not a big deal whether it's in Songjiang Mansion." Suzhou and Huzhou are not far away. ”

Mother Xu shook her head again and again: "I'm fed up with the pain of marrying in a foreign country, and I won't let your sister suffer such a sin." ”

- The person you are married to has a problem, and it has nothing to do with the place.

Xu Yuanzuo thought about it, but of course he wouldn't say it.

Mother Xu told the pillar of the family about this, and her heart was settled. Because there is a new subordinate in the family, she needs to be trained well. He didn't bother his son to study the pipes and waterways underneath, and went about his own business.

Xu Yuanzuo hadn't come up with a reason yet, and Xu Wenjing also came over.

"What did my mother just tell you?" Xu Wenjing asked in a low voice.

Xu Yuanzuo glanced at it, saw the flush on his sister's face, and said with a smile: "Don't you know? ”

"How would I know!" Xu Wenjing said angrily.

"And what are you blushing about?" Xu Yuanzuo asked rhetorically.

Xu Wenjing was so ashamed that she hid her face and left, not daring to inquire about the following content anymore.

Xu Yuanzuo laughed behind his sister's back, feeling that he had avenged the delivery of the stick that day, and his heart was quite hearty. When he went back to think about the sewage pipe, Qi Miao came over and said: Cheng Zai brought someone to ask for a meeting.

Now Cheng Zai is the head of Renshoutang. The key is to be in charge of all dental affairs. The most important part of the task is the pricing power and the quantity of goods received.

The pricing power includes the purchase price and the sale price, which is the profit point for the dental bank to do the pass-through trade. The amount of goods received is adjusted according to the financial situation of the year, and these must be endorsed by the secretary of the board of directors before he can do it. Therefore, bringing someone here is also the meaning of the question, because he can't be the master himself.

Xu Yuanzuo, as a major shareholder, although he is low-key, he still can't escape the eyes of discerning people after all. At this time, there is nowhere to hide.

Qi Miao led Cheng Zai into the main hall, and Xu Yuanzuo appeared after a while. The main thing is to go back to the room and change clothes.

Seeing Xu Yuanzuo come in, Cheng Zai and the guests who came with him stood up and saluted.

Cheng Zai introduced: "Jing Lian, this is the shopkeeper of Laiyuan Silk Company, Mr. Mao Xiuming Mao. ”

Mao Xiuming kept hunching his body, buried his head lower at the moment, and said, "In the lower Mao Yuanshan." Cursive characters are clear. I've seen Xu Xianggong. ”

It was the first time Xu Yuanzuo had seen someone so polite to him, and he felt a sense of groveling, and stretched out his hands and said, "Mr. Mao, please take a seat." ”

Mao Yuanshan sat down next to each other at this time, and he didn't dare to look at Xu Yuanzuo, looking very restrained.

Xu Yuanzuo said: "Mr. Mao is here." So what's going on? ”

Mao Yuanshan said at this time: "Xu Xianggong, the little one is here to ask for a piece of Chen." ”

Cheng Zai knew that Xu Yuanzuo didn't react, and said on the side: "Silkworm farmers are about to start raising silkworms." The loan interest, the price of mulberry leaves, and the price of raw silk must all have a rule. ”

- I didn't do my homework!

Xu Yuanzuo bowed slightly, but his heart was so slumped.

The original Xu's cloth shop had its own "ministry post", which could legally purchase raw silk cocoons and trade them. Because the total amount is not large, Xu Yuanzuo gave four words "business as usual", and only waited for his own people to rise up before reforming. But Xu's cloth bank is also a financial institution, and it has to lend money during the spring famine. The amount of loans, mortgages, and interest directly affect the production of silkworm farmers - silkworm farming is a high-cost, high-input, and high-risk industry, and no silkworm farmer can raise silkworms without relying on loans.

Families who can afford to raise silkworms without borrowing money...... There is no need to raise silkworms, and it is more secure to eat interest.

As for the means of production for silkworm raising, the largest part is mulberry leaves. The price of mulberry leaves determines the direct cost of silkworm farmers, if mulberry leaves are expensive, the price of silk will rise, which is the economics that everyone understands.

Although the Xu family has not invested much in the raw silk market, it has a firm grasp of the upstream industry. Now that the cloth shop has changed its helmsman, Xu Fan doesn't like these chores, so he naturally wants them to come to Xu Yuanzuo.

Xu Yuanzuo felt a little regretful in his heart, and said: "Mr. Mao should also know that I took over the accounts of the cloth store last year and did not interfere in the operation. Shouldn't the proprietor have the final say? That's why I can't give you a note today. ”

Mao Yuanshan was quite disappointed and said, "However, the little one asked to see the big official Xu, and the big official said that you can call the shots." ”

- A little bit.

Xu Yuanzuo said secretly in his heart, with a smile on his face: "I can only make some suggestions, how can I call the shots?" The only one who can really call the shots is my master. ”

Mao Yuanshan thought about it, and retreated: "I don't know what Xianggong's plans are?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo said casually: "It's business as usual." ”

Mao Yuanshan's face was much more relaxed. What people are most afraid of is to change the boss and change the way of thinking, if Xu Yuanzuo puts forward some new requirements, it is really a little embarrassing. In this mature market, how much each family eats has become a foregone conclusion, and rash changes will eventually cause trouble.

"So, the price of the leaves is also the same?" Mao Yuanshan asked.

Xu Yuanzuo thought for a while and said, "Last year's water was big, and I don't know if this year's harvest has been affected." I'll have to see it with my own eyes before I can give you an answer. ”

When Mao Yuanshan heard it, this was what a sincere person said. He said, "Yes, yes." After walking a few and seeing a lot of mulberry gardens, this year's harvest is still good. ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled reservedly: "If the harvest is good, naturally everything is fine." ”

Mao Yuanshan relaxed, and said with a smile: "The silkworm farmers below can eat enough, and we and other traders can eat well, and the old man's days are naturally full of flowers and cooking oil." ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled, served tea to the guests, and hinted with his eyes that Cheng Zai stayed.

Cheng Zai sent Mao Yuanshan outside the door, turned around and came back.

Xu Yuanzuo had already made tea in the flower hall and was waiting for him.

Cheng Zai saw Xu Yuanzuo and said with a smile: "Jing Lian, Mao Xiuming actually wants to hug your thigh." Isn't it chilling that you are so rejecting people thousands of miles away? ”

"If you don't tell me in advance about this person's origin and character, how can I just ask him to hug him?" Xu Yuanzuo also smiled, and said, "Renshoutang doesn't seem to be collecting silk?" ”

"To collect silk, there must be a ministry post issued by the household department, and there used to be a few houses, but after they merged the tooth store into Renjutang, they sold the ministry post to someone else. Now the tooth shop under Renjutang can't collect silk. Cheng Zai had some regrets: "The profit of raw silk is much higher after all." ”

Although this is a naked stripping of high-quality assets, Xu Yuanzuo does not think so: "If you can collect silk as long as you have a post, my family is not nothing." Even if you want to get a new one, what's so difficult? ”

Cheng Zai thought about it, how could it be inconvenient for people to make a living that they couldn't get into because of their protégés and former officials all over the world? He said: "If there is a ministry and a reliable silk dealership, the profit of raw silk is huge. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said: "Silver can't be earned, the key is to smooth out the idea of making silver first." Buying raw silk and selling it is a very simple line. I'm thinking about borrowing and lending. ”

Cheng Zai was stunned: "What is the new meaning of Jing Lian?" ”

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