On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the Yun family closed the door and refused a visit, early in the morning, Xin Yue took the big-bellied Li Anlan to greet him busily, just yesterday, the last group of caravans who came back from the grassland also entered Zhuangzi safely, and the market was closed for three days during the New Year, and the Yun family did not accept outsiders during these three days.

Corrected over and over again The maid hung the big lantern in the courtyard, Xin Yue's forehead already had fine beads of sweat, I didn't dare to slack off today, after reading the hall, I had to go to the kitchen to see, all the cooks in the villa in the city were called home, just to prepare for today's banquet, the Yun family had to recall all the shopkeepers and generals in the field every three years, report the performance of the past three years, and at the same time record the local customs in detail, the last time Yun Ye was not there, the old grandmother thanked them for their hard work in the past three years instead of the head of the family, although it was also lively, However, those shopkeepers still have some regrets, after all, the head of the family is not there.

This year is different, the head of the family does not have to go out, he stays at home early and waits for everyone to come back, whether he can become the worship of the family, he still needs the Hou Ye to speak, and the man has spoken, which is more effective than a woman's written note.

Liu Degong and Liu of Lingnan are now talking to Hou Ye in the study, Liu Jinbao is guarding the door, Lao Jiang is sitting on the roof with a strong crossbow and napping, all buried in the thick old sheepskin jacket, people look slack, but their two ears are vigilantly listening to the surrounding movements.

"Lao Liu, I have been working hard in that remote place in Lingnan all these years, I didn't expect that your hard work in Lingnan in the past few years has brought such a big benefit to the family, which is beyond my expectations."

"Master Hou, this is what an old slave should do, there is no place in the family to treat the old slave badly, dare not serve the dead."

"You are also the big shopkeeper of the Weizhen side, and the slave status has long been removed, why are you still screaming as an old slave, and the people who listen to it are full of prickly heat." I don't like these faults of this group of people the most, and the free people don't do it, but they have to be slaves. It's not enough to be a slave yourself. The biggest wish is that his son can also become a retainer of the Yun family like himself.

"Master Hou, the old slave can be said to be unrelated in Chang'an, there is only an old wife and a son at home, Qing'er, this child is cowardly by nature, if there is no family to support him, the old slave will not be able to keep his family fortune even if he earns thousands of dollars, maybe it is still the source of the disaster. You can pity the old slave with this little bit of blood and bones, and accept him. ”

"Okay, okay, there's no shortage of food at home, but he can't do anything with his meaty nature. Let him go to the shop to be a buddy, and be scolded and cried by those mothers-in-law who buy goods, I really don't know how such a strong person as you can give birth to such a cowardly son, forget it, just stay at home and take care of the flower room, I tell the little girls that they are not allowed to bully Qing'er. ”

Lao Liu was overjoyed, and was about to kneel down to thank him, but was dragged up by Yun Ye. After taking a seat. Yun Ye suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help asking, "Lao Liu." It was your idea to set up a transit station on that sand island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, right? ‘

"Hou Ye, the old slave was about to talk about this, it was a good place, when the old slave passed there for the first time, the island was only ten zhang square, not an island, only a sand pile, but when the old slave passed by for the second time, the island was already a hundred zhang long, this time back, the old slave made a special trip to see the island again, and found that it had grown a lot, Hou Ye, this is a baby, the area has increased more than ten times in four years, so if it goes up, it may not be much bigger after a hundred and ten years.

Hou Ye is now going to His Majesty to ask for a grace, to bring that island over, into our family's industry, anyway, there is a desolate place, there are only reeds on the island, with Hou Ye's face, it is not difficult to come over, and when the baby young master grows up, it is no problem for that island to be a shipping terminal, the main thing is that the location is good, it is stuck at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the daily income is not to mention. “

Yun Ye was a little stupid when he heard it? What the hell is this from the Tang Dynasty? The second wave of industrial clusters of the Yun family, they are already preparing, who knows for themselves what is going on Chongming Island, more than a thousand years of hard work has become an island the size of a county, known as the "gateway of the Yangtze River, Yingzhou in the East China Sea", is the world's largest estuarine alluvial island, the world's largest sand island. The whole island is flat, the land is fertile, the forests are lush, the products are abundant, it is a famous land of fish and rice, do you want to start now? Branding this island with a big cloud word?

But Lao Liu thought simply, it's not too late to start now, but too early, against this side of the river, the sand will continue to collapse, and finally be sent to the back by the water, it seems that the island is growing, but its location is constantly changing, keep running into the sea, build a house in the center of the island this year, it will become a dilapidated house next year, and if you don't run, the house will fall into the sea with the sand, no, no, it's not a good idea to move every year.

But thinking that the land was constantly rising, Yun Ye suddenly felt that Chongming Island seemed to be able to be used, wasn't that Sihai always singing against himself? Why do you have to fight him in Yuezhou?

Seeing that Hou Ye was in deep thought, Lao Liu put down the tea bowl with a smile, walked out of the house, and told Liu Jinbao that Hou Ye was thinking about things, and did not summon him not to disturb.

Yun Ye didn't stay for long, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that the lanterns in the yard had been hung, Xin Yue accompanied the old grandmother to keep greeting the other shopkeepers, and everyone saw Yun Ye walking out, and they all stepped forward to say goodbye.

When everyone was seated, Yun Ye stood up and looked at the fourteen big shopkeepers of the Yun family, plus Lao Qian and Lao Fang, who were sixteen big stewards with heads and faces, sitting around a large round table, waiting for Yun Ye to give instructions.

"There's nothing to say, all of them are good, try your best to feed me, a famous loser in the Chang'an Street Market, I didn't say it, Lingnan's income is the first, this time, Lao Liu, Liu Degong took the lead, there are five of this jade pendant at home, give Lao Zhuang one, you are the second one, whoever wants to take it next time, as long as it exceeds Lao Liu."

Yun Ye said it easily, but his face was solemn, seeing that Yun Ye took out the white jade pendant of the cloud pattern, bowed his waist and held it to Lao Liu, Liu Degong's lips trembled terribly, and he wiped his hand on his shirt twice before taking it, holding it high, showing it to everyone, and then Xin Yue personally tied it to his waist, and the old grandmother also bowed down to thank Liu Degong for his hard work in the past three years.

After handing out the jade pendant, Yun Ye clapped his hands and said: "Your things are much better than Lao Liu's, they are all gold, they are the gold coins that I specially exchanged from the household department, this is the first batch of gold coins of the Zhenguan Dynasty, the workmanship is exquisite, unlike Lao Liu's jade pendant, which I carved by myself when I had nothing to do, and it is worthless." “

Lao Liu also said with a red face: "Yes, brothers, this year it was the younger brother who took the lead, and he worked hard for three years to exchange a jade pendant worth five yuan, look at yours, tsk, a hundred gold coins." “

"Lao Liu, who is a dog day, has to sell cheaply, Lao Tzu uses this hundred gold coins, plus five hundred yuan to exchange with you, can you do it?" Goryeo Lao Cui's eyes were so red that he pretended to grab the jade pendant in Lao Liu's waist, but Lao Liu stroked the jade pendant and avoided it from a distance, causing everyone to laugh.

Lao Li, who went to the Western Regions, kept drinking with his head down, without saying a word, and was almost drunk after glass, Yun Ye walked up to him crookedly, patted his shoulder and asked, "Why are you not happy on the big day?" “

Lao Li raised his head and smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, the old slave looked at other people's account books, and was speechless with shame, whether it was taking Ganliang Road, Lingnan Road, or Liaodong Road, which one made a lot of money, just the old slave, who went to the Western Regions, faced the old and young at home, the family was equipped with the best manpower and the strongest guard, but the old slave's income in recent years was less than 20% of Lao Liu's. “

"It's not for you to go to the Western Regions to make money, every time you have to spare half of the camel team to transport books, it is already your Lao Li's ability to keep it from losing money, do you know, compared to books, those goods are nothing, not to mention that I always give you different tasks, which also pulls you back, otherwise with your ability, the income will not be much worse than Lao Liu, the ancient city of Loulan is a big discovery when you find it, Mr. Jin Zhu They are going to go to Guloulan with you to investigate, A great empire disappeared into the desert, always find the reason, the past does not forget the future of the teacher, in case we encounter such a disaster, it is also good to be prepared, this is an extremely advanced knowledge, don't measure it by money, come, let's go one. ”

Lao Li was finally happy by what Yun Ye said, and drank a big bowl of wine with Yun Ye, and soon melted into the happy crowd, the old grandmother was very happy, and drank two glasses of wine for the first time, which caused everyone to applaud constantly.

Yun Ye finished the shopkeeper's side, washed his face and went directly to the wine shop, and when he arrived at the wine shop, there was also a lot of joy here, but when he saw Lao Jiang walking in with Yun Ye, he immediately knelt down on one knee to greet the head of the family.

Tear off a chicken leg from the long table, slap the table and let everyone sit down, it's easy to say here, they are all retainers, the closest people outside the bloodline, don't say anything, Lao Jiang dragged out an iron box from the house, which was full of gold coins, and as soon as the bottom of the bag was turned over, the gold coins were poured on the table, Yun Ye finished eating the chicken legs, took the chicken bones and pointed at the gold coins and said: "You have all shared, who has more and who is less, you can do it yourself, it's not enough to ask me, it's all your own people, don't say polite words, in short, as long as the Yun family still has a bite to eat, I can't starve you, this world can't live without a group, our family doesn't expect any higher status, we just want everyone to live this life safely and prosperously. ”

Lao Jiang knelt in the pile of gold coins and said loudly: "We will definitely defend our family to the death, and we will not turn our heels." ”

The martial artists don't have those fancy intestines, the owner of the village will reward them, then take them, and there will be no number, you and I will have a handful, and there will be a lot left in the end, Lao Jiang led another handful, and the rest of the people divided these gold coins into a big scale, and drank wine in a big bowl, they like this, after Yun Ye did three bowls in a row, he fell to the ground on his back, and the vomit in his mouth sprayed more than a foot high. (To be continued......)

PS: Section 2