The next thing is to wait, wait for Shi Heng to enter Beijing, and wait for Wei Li to turn around.

The house of the white crane is just a four-entry house in an ordinary capital according to its size, and it is such a level under the four grades and the third grade according to the level. But the interior layout is at the national level, or even at the prince level. In addition, the Ming Emperor allowed Bai Minghe to use the part of the former prince's mansion next to it.

So it's even more luxurious.

Sitting under the osmanthus tree, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, listening to Qinghe playing a small song, there are Huamei feeding the cut fruit beside him, Bai Minghe squinted his eyes, slowly shook his head, and held a book of Analects in his hand, as if he was reading, but in fact he was planning in his heart.

Another businessman who came to ask for peace left, and Bai Hong asked in a low voice in front of the pavilion: "Young master, Qin Gang Liu family came." Liu Zhi, who I saw in Hepu, said that he brought Mrs. Tai's family letter, and there is no name of the Liu family among the businessmen who have made an appointment today, young master, do you see whether you see it or not. ”

"It's a bit of a problem!" The white crane opened his eyes and sat up.

"I'm afraid that if Qin helped the family, he would have some requirements here. Or maybe the family wanted to go further in business, so they asked the Liu family to come over. According to the seniority, this Liu Zhi is an elder, and the young master has to call him uncle. It's too early to see it, and if you don't see it, you're rude, and the young master is embarrassed! ”

Qinghe is really Bingxue smart, and he said Bai Minghe's thoughts in a few words.

"The plan will be released!"

"Call the second young master to come over, you can attack and retreat, you can defend!" Qinghe also learned the tone of the white crane.

After thinking about it, Bai Minghe thought it was a good idea: "Bai Hong, you go and order the kitchen, and it will be more sumptuous at noon." Then immediately sent someone to find the famous heron. If the second uncle is free, he will also call, and it is better if he is not available. This Mr. Liu, you sue him first. A few businessmen who had already made an appointment wanted to talk about something, and invited him to stay in the house for dinner at noon. Let me wait for me. ”

Bai Hong answered and went to do something.

It has been the ninth day since Bai Minghe arrived in the capital, and Shi Heng has just entered the capital, and if there is a reaction, he will have to wait for two days. For so many days, Bai Minghe didn't go to visit the second uncle Bai Chongyuan's mansion, nor did he see his own brother Bai Minglu, not because he didn't want to see it, but because he couldn't see it.

The person Bai Minghe met here was not from the top ten merchant gangs, but from some small merchant gangs.

It's small, but it's not too small.

For example, there are several large commercial houses in Beijing. Its business is not small, and there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year, and millions of taels of silver are posted. What are the white cranes doing when they see these people? In renting land, only renting and not selling. The place is the original quarry, and the price is not two, and if you are willing to buy it, you will meet with Bai Minghe and sign a contract in person.

Unwilling to pull down!

And the land cannot be chosen, and the size is determined by the white crane. It's up to the white crane to decide what to do.

You can't do anything else in a restaurant, and you can't do serious business in a green building.

In modern terms, it is the planning of the commercial street, and the land used is the original quarry. In addition to selling land. Bai Minghe is also an agent business, and many goods that have not been seen by the Ming Dynasty will be handed over to at most two agents, and they are also staggered. For example, one company is an agent of wood and smoked spices, and the other is smoked spices and sugar. The spices are also very finely divided. You can eat it, you can use it. Those who can work are separated.

This is an overlord clause, but it doesn't force anyone to sign a contract, it's just that sentence, if you want to sign it, if you don't want it, you can ask it.

When it was almost noon, the white heron came over, and brought a strange teenager, who was about the same age as the white heron.

"Nephew Bai Yingjie kowtowed to Uncle Minghe!" The young man knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Minghe three times, and Bai Minghe hadn't reacted to who it was, but everyone had given a big gift, so why did he have to help people up first. At this time, Bai Minglu introduced: "Yingjie is from Jiangxi, and now Guozijian is studying." ”

"Well, it must be excellent to study hard!" What else can Shira-naka Crane say.

Bai Yingjie is a very introverted person, and he stood aside after answering a sentence.

Lunch is a family banquet, no outsiders are called to the table, the two Bai Minghe brothers, plus the younger Bai Yingjie, and finally the guests, in fact, Bai Minghe also wants to call his uncle's Liu Zhi.

After three rounds of drinking, Bai Minghe took the letter from home, read it hastily, and didn't read the words of greeting and care at all, among which the two keywords I saw the most, one is Yansui, and the other is the border market.

In fact, during this period of the Ming Dynasty, there were a total of thirteen important defense points along the border line, which were actually places where many merchants traded privately. The meaning of Liu Zhi's coming was very simple, they exchanged a lot of mutton, sheepskin, and wool. However, the quantity of these things is far greater than the demand of the northwestern provinces.

And the price of sheep is getting lower and lower, and there is almost no profit.

"Thank you Mr. Liu for bringing the family letter to Minghe, Minghe respects Mr. Liu!" Bai Minghe raised his glass, and Liu Zhi smiled and accompanied him with a glass of wine. Bai Minghe put down the cup and put the family letter in his arms, but he didn't mention the family letter.

"Minglu, a great businessman, you have to study hard. He became an official in the court, and he also made great achievements. Bai Minghe thinks that there is no need to mention the family letter, I haven't seen my brother for a long time, so there is nothing wrong with caring about Bai Minglu.

Since it is a family letter, there is no need for Bai Minghe to take the initiative to answer, and if he wants to answer, he will write a letter home. Unless you Liu Zhi takes the initiative to speak, but Liu Zhi takes the initiative to speak, this matter is no longer the matter of the Bai family's Liu family, but the problem between Bai Minghe and the Shaanxi Business Gang, this is also Qinghe's idea, avoid!

If Shiraminghe was not present, then it would be impossible for Shiraminghe to sit with Liu Zhigan, and it would be easy to get involved in the family letter.

Hearing Bai Minghe's words, Bai Minglu quickly stood up: "What my brother said is true. The businessman is a great talent, and the younger brother has benefited a lot. When you study hard, in order to make a difference in the township test three years later, you will not disgrace the reputation of the businessman. ”

"Learning is one thing, eating well, resting well, and being strong can you have enough strength to study, and in the future, you will have enough strength to do something for the Ming Dynasty and the people." Bai Minghe raised his chopsticks: "Come, eat more." These are not the delicacies that we can see in Guanzhong. ”

After greeting Bai Minglu, Bai Minghe said again: "Mr. Liu, please too!" ”

Liu Zhi understood, and Bai Minghe didn't want to pay attention to these things about them, afraid that Bai Minghe knew some of the secrets no less than them.

These border cities were secretly carried out by the governors and eunuchs of the town guards, and it was obvious that Bai Minghe didn't want to stick to these things.

Do you want to speak again?

Liu Zhi didn't have an idea in his heart, originally he came to Bai Minghe just for the sake of his interests, and he didn't put his hope on Bai Minghe, after all, Bai Minghe was just a seventh-grade official, and he was also a county magistrate in Guangdong. Even if there are some means, they may not be able to affect the border towns.

After eating, Bai Minghe took the three of them to the garden of the former prince's mansion next to it.

When Bai Minghe was admitted to the hospital, he secretly handed over his family letter to Hua Mei.

And Hua Mei sent this letter to Cheng Kai, and also copied the important content to Qinghe.

After thinking about it, Qinghe came to Bai Minghe's study and asked through the window, "Lord Cheng, what do you think should be done about this matter?" Originally, the concubine meant to let the young master of my family avoid it, but now it seems that it is related to the income of the entire Bai family, and it is no longer just a matter of the Shaanxi merchant gang. ”

"Madame is not wrong, but there are some hidden things in it. These things which the towns have done in private are not honorable. Cheng Kai didn't dare to say anything, but in fact, the change of towns made Tuntian forcibly occupied by the prison army, town guards and others, and it was difficult for the border town to maintain if there was no income from the border market. This is a matter for the imperial court, not Lord Bai. ”

Cheng Kai also didn't want Bai Minghe to stick to the border towns, Datong and Xuanfu were an exception, and the rest of the towns were not so simple.

Qinghe asked again: "What is the opinion of Lord Cheng?" ”

"I don't know how many silver taels are available in Lord Bai's hands, but my idea is that Lord Bai can take over some of the goods such as tea and cloth to relieve his pressure. Long live the wisdom of today, and in a few years things may change in the border towns. So if it can be delayed for a few years, maybe there is another way out! ”

Qinghe knew that Bai Minghe had already moved the relationship and wanted Cheng Kai to go to Hepu as a county leader, so there was something to say.

Thinking of this, Qinghe said: "How much tea and cloth are there in the Shaanxi merchant gang. How much is there, how much can my young master collect, plus ten times more can be collected. ”

"In that case, then Lady Qinghe already has an idea!"

"Thank you, Lord Cheng!" Qinghe thanked him, quickly left to send a message to Hua Mei, and asked her to secretly sue Bai Minghe.

Cheng Kai in the house talked to Qinghe through the window, which was a necessary courtesy. Because Qinghe is already the concubine of the white crane, it is rude to face to face.

Although it is through the window, you can't see the face. Cheng Kai can also feel Qinghe's confidence and pride.

Collect as much as you want, and you can afford to multiply it tenfold. It's so domineering!

Cheng Kai was also full of emotion in his heart, even the household of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to say this, but the concubine of the white crane dared. If it were replaced by a white crane, how would the white crane answer? It seems that the money, grain, and goods worth millions of taels of silver that Bai Minghe transported to the capital are only the tip of the iceberg of the wealth in Bai Minghe's hands.

At this time, the white crane had already led the three of them into the side garden.

Sitting down in the pavilion, a maid brought tea and snacks.

Hua Mei whispered a few words in Bai Minghe's ear, telling Bai Minghe the content of the conversation between Qinghe and Cheng Kai.

Invite the three of them to the house, and after pouring the tea, Bai Minghe said: "Minglu, write a letter to the family on behalf of my brother." Just say that it is good for my brother, please rest assured that my mother and grandmother should not remember, and I naturally have to work hard as an official in the court, and by the way, let the family collect some tea, and then some cotton cloth will be transported to Hepu, how much will be transported. ”

Bai Minglu nodded, and asked the maid to bring a pen and paper to write.

Bai Minghe said to Liu Zhi again: "Mr. Liu, I didn't want to mention that matter. But after thinking about it, if you have made a special trip here, I have been avoiding it for fear of losing my manners, I will express an attitude, and I will talk about this matter in two years. Now you have as many goods as you have, just send them to me, so that you are not afraid that the sheep will be worthless. (To be continued......)