"Xianggong, this place is even better than Chang'an, if we have a house like this in Chang'an, how good it would be." Cui Mengyao said with some emotion.

This house is located next to the picturesque Slender West Lake, by the mountains and rivers, as soon as you climb the pavilion, you can see the wonderful scenery of the Slender West Lake, the most exciting thing for Cui Mengyao is that this is a single family, and there are no people nearby, so that privacy can also be protected, unlike in Chang'an, which is divided into a square and a square, the house is all in pieces, and if you are not careful, you will reprimand a girl ring in the yard, and it will be listened to by others.

Liu Yuan said with a smile: "Chang'an is a wilderness to build up the city, prosperity is prosperous, but the heritage is slightly insufficient, some prosperous road sections are more inch of land, there is silver may not be able to do it, it is better to do this, we are near Chang'an, find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, put the land up, build a few beautiful houses, and then reclaim some land, build a grange, so that there is a holiday or holiday, you can also go outside to live for a few days, the right to relax." ”

"That's great," Cui Mengyao said with a smile: "The concubine body has long had this intention, but she hasn't mentioned it yet." ”

No matter how luxurious and comfortable the home is, if you are at home every day, it is like a golden wire cage and yourself, there is a place to escape the summer and pastime, it is very good, like the upper class of the Tang Dynasty, it is also popular to find another place for recuperation and recreation, the emperor has a palace, dignitaries and nobles will get a summer resort, some rich people, will also be in the grange, follow the example of the old people, get a few grass houses or something, Liu Yuan is now famous, the family wealth is millions, and there are two houses in Chang'an, one of which is also used to envelop Jin Qiaoqiao, Although there is a mansion by the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, the far water cannot save the near fire.

It's time to make a place like a summer resort near Chang'an. Otherwise, they will all fall into the trap.

Xiao Niang, Du Sanniang and Hu Xin all lit up when they heard the words and smiled happily.

Liu Yuan took Cui Mengyao and Hu Xin to swim around, and then arranged for them to bathe and change clothes, rest first, and have to go to the banquet in the evening.

After turning around, Liu Yuan was still very satisfied. Under the control of Zhao Lao, everything was taken care of properly, even Liu Yuan's previous studio was also clean, and it was really an old man in the family. If there is a treasure.

"Young master, drink tea" Liu Yuangang sat down. Xiaoqing immediately carefully served Liu Yuan a cup of tea. This is also the habit of yesteryear.

"Well, that's good" Liu Yuan took two sips, and then asked casually: "Is the business of the Jinyu family good?" ”

Ah Zhong, who was waiting on the side, immediately said: "Back to the young master, business has always been good, the teaching department will place an order every year, and the young master is still in Yangzhou." The Jinyu family has made a name for itself early on, and is sought after by the upper class in Yangzhou, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is about the jewelry industry. The Jinyu family dominates Yangzhou. ”

"And we also keep in mind the teachings of the young master, and leave a line in everything," Ayi added: "The Jinyu family only makes mid-to-high-end jewelry, and does not do low-grade jewelry, so in Yangzhou, the relationship with peers is not bad." ”

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Very good, are there any difficulties?" ”

Ah Zhong and Yi glanced at each other, and then Ah Zhong whispered: "Young master, now the president of Yangzhou Jewelry Industry Association is our people, and there is a dilemma recently, so I want to hear the young master's opinion." ”

"Say"

"That's the case, recently someone in order to reduce costs, choose to use copper to make jewelry, although his price is much lower than others, many guests also know that his jewelry is not pure, but some peers question his practice will affect the reputation of Yangzhou jewelry, proposed to drive him to the meeting, the small one now I don't know how to deal with it, I want to wait for the Jin big shopkeeper to deal with it, but the Jin big shopkeeper said that he will not go to Yangzhou in the near future, so I can only listen to the young master's opinion."

"Oh, is this the shop that even uses copper?"

"Jin Yuzhai."

"What" Liu Yuan said in surprise: "Jin Yuzhai? Is it the one next to the main store of the Golden Jade Family? ”

"Yes, young master."

Liu Yuan was speechless, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, think that year, Jin Yu Zhai in Jinshui Street is also a tyrant, Jin Yu Zhai's shopkeeper, there is a way, there are more than ten people, when Yuan Fugui died, thanks to him sent a man to help, when Liu Yuan sold his goods, he did not deliberately lower the price, if it was safflower back then, then the Jin Yu family can only be regarded as a green leaf, I didn't expect that Jin Yu Zhai, which was prosperous back then, is now reduced to using copper as jewelry to attract people with price.

Walking, that is the lowest route, aiming at the poor, traffickers and pawns these poor Ha Luha, this kind of business, it is estimated that selling a hundred pieces is not as good as the profit of the Jin Yu family selling a piece, this is the law of the market, of course, when the business develops to a certain extent, there will be big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, in the Jin Yu family reputation is getting louder and louder, more and more occupied, close to Jin Yu Zhai is also the first to bear the brunt.

Liu Yuan nodded and said: "Forget it, let him be, gold and silver jewelry, that is to think that gold and silver are the mainstay, not necessarily all gold and silver, in the final analysis, they are all craftsmen, there is no need to kill them all, Jin Yuzhai also had its kind side back then, and if you have the opportunity, you can also take care of Jin Yuzhai." ”

"Yes, young master, the little Zhilu Dao." Ah Zhong hurriedly responded.

At that time, the murder of Yuan Guangtou was rumored, Ah Zhong and Ah Yi had also heard of it, and the shopkeeper of Jin Yuzhai was the first to send sacrifices and put on a pillar of incense, which was really rare at that time, and at the right time, he should also be pulled.

At this time, Elder Zhao also walked back from outside, and said respectfully: "Young Master, those military masters have been arranged. ”

"Well, yes, it's hard to get old."

"Don't dare, this is the duty of the old slave."

Ah Zhong and Ah Yi saw that the old housekeeper was back, Liu Yuan had just returned to the house, and there was Xiaoqing waiting by his side, so they said that the Jinyu family had something to do and was busy going back, so they asked Liu Yuan to resign, and Liu Yuan did not keep it, but just ordered them to have a meal together at the banquet of all the craftsmen and men of the Jinyu family at the Tianfu Restaurant tomorrow, and the two naturally nodded again and again.

"Go, go to the tent." After the two left, Liu Yuan stood up and said.

After three years of absence, Liu Yuan also wanted to know the details of Lu Dao's operation, and these things were clear at a glance when he looked at the account book.

"Yes, young master." Zhao Lao didn't have the slightest opinion, and immediately followed Liu Yuan to the tent.

"Young master, please, these are the accounts of the past three years, please take a look at them."

Liu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, not bad: the tent was cleaned up and neat, the account book was folded in the slightest, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were also in their own place, except for these, there were no decorative items in the tent, which seemed very old-fashioned, which can be shown that Zhao Lao was a very strict and highly controllable person, and if someone else guarded such a big family business, maybe he would have been born with two hearts and absconded with his wealth.

The account books are also divided into categories, such as the Jinyu family main store, the Jinyu family branch, and the Moyun study, which have independent account books, in addition, there is also a book about the expenses in the house, each input, each expenditure, the registration is clear, accurate to a penny copper coin, Liu Yuan calculated it, the headquarters of the Jinyu family is mainly custom-made, and the annual profit is about 12,000 taels, and the same Jinshui Street v. Jinyu family branch has about 30,000 taels, these two stores can contribute more than 40,000 taels of silver income to themselves every year, As for the Moyun study, the profit was only about 1,000 taels a year, and only more than 600 taels the year before last, but this was not unexpected, at that time, Liu Yuan transferred the backbone to Chang'an for development.

It's not bad, although there are not many properties, but they are all sure to make a profit.

Just as Liu Yuan was looking through the account book, Zhao Lao took out the key to open the back warehouse, and said respectfully: "Young master, please check it." ”

In ancient times, there was no bank, and there was no safe, ordinary people were stored at the bottom of the box or in the cracks, and large households, they had to build a silver treasury to hold money treasures, Jin Shiyu's ability to make money was super strong, and the day was into the gold, so the silver treasury was built early, it was originally managed by Xiao Niang, but after Xiao Niang arrived in Chang'an, Zhao Lao was fully responsible, and the account room only had 1,000 taels of cash on weekdays, and when a large amount of silver was transferred, the silver treasury would be opened.

Liu Yuan put down the account and walked to the silver vault below, only to see Zhao Lao carefully open the two thick iron doors again, and light the candles with fire folds.

An ingot of gold, an ingot of silver, shining charmingly in the candlelight, neatly arranged, meticulous, even the copper coin, also worn with a rope, worn consistently, neatly placed on the tray, only a little counting, can be liquidated, Liu Yuan picked up a silver ingot, looked at it, threw it casually, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Yes, it is a good silver, its quality can be comparable to the "snowflake silver" of later generations, the color of the silver is natural, the surface gloss is not dark, when you get the hand heavy, Liu Yuan is a connoisseur of playing silver, you don't need to cut it to know that this silver is good.

"Young master, the original gold in the silver vault was 3,2162 taels of gold, 76,322 taels of silver, plus 182 and 186 copper coins, and last year, the golden girl, the big shopkeeper of the Jinyu family, took the young master's seal and brought up 2,000 taels of gold and 30,000 taels of silver, and now the silver vault has 1,162 taels of gold, 46,322 taels of silver, plus 182 copper coins and 186 pieces of copper coins, please check them." Zhao Lao explained on the side.

You don't need to hold the account book, you can recite it backwards, and it can be seen that Zhao Lao is very attentive.

Jin Qiaoqiao's withdrawal of money and silver, mainly to expand the operation of the Jinyu family, open branches, Yangzhou area, are rich areas, open a store is inevitable, anyway, it is their own money, directly from Yangzhou is more convenient, after all, with a large amount of silver on the road, there are also risks.

Liu Yuan nodded and said, "Well, well done, I'm very satisfied, Old Zhao, thank you for your hard work." ”

A word of satisfaction, a word of hard work, for Zhao Lao, more important than anything, more precious than anything, Wen Yan said with some emotion: "Young master, these are what the old slave should do, the little master doesn't think the old slave is old, then thank God." (To be continued......)