When the fireworks were gorgeous on the Shangyuan Festival, Zhao Yichang did not go out to see the fireworks. He stir-fried a few dishes, took out the newly marketed spirits, and began to pour himself a drink. From December of the first year of Jiading to the present, Zhao Yichang has been running in Quanzhou for a month, and the responses of those Zhao clan relatives are similar.

"Yichang, wait until I collect the accounts after the Yuan Festival, and then talk about that matter."

"Yichang, will Zhao Zhizhou let us owe it first?"

"Jiulang, I think Zhao Jiaren is just saying, why do you have to ...... seriously"

Zhao Yichang didn't believe the words of these Zhao clan relatives. The Great Song Dynasty treated the clan relatives very well, and the Zhao clan relatives who were willing to live in Quanzhou were especially the descendants. The elderly are 13 guan money and 1 stone rice per month, those over 20 years old are 9.1 guan money and 7 buckets of rice per month, those over 10 years old are 4.7 guan money and 4 buckets of rice per month, and those over five years old are 1 guan yuan and 4 buckets of rice per month. If someone's daughter marries, there will also be a rich dowry.

The cost of each of Zhao Jiaren's boats is only two or three thousand, and if a Zhao family is willing to save money for a year, they can take out a few hundred. After three or four years of frugality, during which time they worked hard to make a living, it was not unusual for a family to buy a boat.

Zhao Yichang's efforts in the past month have made him more aware of the current situation. The Zhao clan was originally short of money, and now they have no money to invest in shipping. Their expenses were too large, not to mention investing money, and many families had to borrow money from the imperial court to tide over the difficulties.

After a few sips of strong wine, Zhao Yichang felt that his head began to feel dizzy. When he went out to run errands, Zhao Yichang also tried his best to make himself look high-spirited. When he was alone, Zhao Yichang dared to let go of his mood and admitted that he had run away blindly for a month before.

Could it be that Zhao Jiaren is playing himself with this method? Under the depressed mood, such a thought appeared in Zhao Yichang's mind. Zhao Jiaren has hundreds of boats in his hands, where will there be a shortage of these ones. Thinking of this, Zhao Yichang didn't want to think along this line of thought. If Zhao Jiaren lies, Zhao Yichang will have no direction to make money. In the past few years, Zhao Yichang has not been able to make easy money. With the physical strength and aggressiveness of youth, what can be done is no longer suitable for a person in his thirties.

Stumped me old? The thought popped into my head. In this era when the age of forty is the loess buried in the chest, the thirty-something is already a period of mid-life crisis. Thinking that he had already begun to enter the old realm, Zhao Yichang was suddenly blurred by tears under the stimulation of alcohol, and couldn't help but sobbed in a low voice.

After crying for a while, someone outside called the door. Zhao Yichang didn't want others to see his sadness at this time, but he didn't expect the servant to go to the door to greet people. Listening to the voice, the one at the door was Zhao Yichang's mother's cousin. The servant told him that the Zhao family and his wife had gone to see the lanterns. The cousin replied, "I'm here to see Brother Yichang." ”

Zhao Yichang was very surprised, he and this cousin have never had a deep friendship, and everyone has never said much. Why did this person come to Zhao Yichang today? Hurriedly wiped his face indiscriminately, Zhao Yichang didn't want people to see his tearful face.

"Brother Yichang, why didn't you go out on the Yuan Festival?" Bringing the snacks and two bottles of newly launched spirits, the cousin said kindly.

As soon as he saw this expression of asking for something, Zhao Yichang regained his composure. Asking my cousin to sit down first, Zhao Yichang asked, "I don't know if there is anything I can serve?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yichang was so straightforward, his cousin asked, "Brother Yichang, I heard that Zhao Zhizhou Xu Ren built ships. Don't know what's going on? ”

"That's ......" Zhao Yichang wanted to say that it was a deal against the Zhao family, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it. With the virtue of the Zhao clan, it is probably unreliable to expect them. However, Zhao Yichang himself is a genuine Zhao clansman, and if he pays for it, Zhao Jiaren can't deny that this is the money of the Zhao clan.

"It's not that Zhao Zhizhou wants to build a ship, but Zhao Zhizhou wants people to invest money in building a ship on his side." After a simple start, Zhao Yichang introduced the situation.

The cousin listened carefully, and there was no wave in his expression. After listening, my cousin asked, "I don't know if Brother Yichang can work hard, I want to invite Zhao Zhizhou to a meal." ”

After sending off his cousin, Zhao Yichang was also ready to wash and sleep. Taking a sip of tea, Zhao Yichang felt that this cousin was becoming more and more pretentious, so he invited Zhao Jiaren to dinner just after hearing some news. Not to mention whether his cousin is sincere or not, Zhao Jiaren's willingness to appreciate his face is still a matter of two things.

At this time, someone came to the gate again, and they still came to find Zhao Yichang. Please come in and take a look, it turns out that he has done business with Zhao Yichang before. When I met, the words of the former partner were also "Brother Yichang, I heard that Zhao Zhizhou Xu Ren built ships." Don't know what's going on? ”

From the fifteenth day of the first month to the seventeenth day of the first month, four waves of people came to find Zhao Yichang. I don't know whether to be happy or unhappy when I get Zhao Yichang. The common characteristic of these four waves of people is that they are 'not poor, not expensive'. They all have a close relationship with the Zhao family, but they are not the Zhao family. If it were according to Zhao Yichang's temperament when he was young, he would definitely not cooperate with these guys. However, on the day of Shangyuan Festival, I felt that my youth was gone, and I was about to get old, and Zhao Yichang did not have that competitive mood. He sent someone to invite Zhao Jiaren to come out and sit down.

Zhao Jiaren readily agreed, and on the nineteenth day of the first month, on the cruise ship on East Lake, Zhao Yichang was a guest in the east. There is no entertainment, just a gathering of people. After listening to Zhao Yichang's introduction, Zhao Jiaren did not look surprised. Zhao Yichang also put his mind at ease, if Zhao Jiaren got up and left the table, it would be too faceless.

After listening to the questions raised by those who were interested in investment, Zhao Jiaren simply gave each of them a copy of the charter. Let them talk as they watch.

"To put it bluntly, this business is how much money is invested and how much responsibility is borne. I want people to not only invest money, but also participate in the management themselves. Those who work must be given money for their work, and those who invest should not be confused. Zhao Jiaren briefly introduced the main body of thought.

"The proprietor will ......", "the responsibility system of the shopkeeper ......", "the share ......", "the voting ......"

These understandable and refreshing terms have aroused the great interest of these people. Everyone asked, and Zhao Jiaren also told carefully. What was supposed to be a ceremonial meeting took place for two hours. Zhao Yichang himself listened to it with relish.

After a general review of the charter, Zhao Jiaren summed it up, "Many of you are in business. It makes me feel like I don't have to worry about not being able to understand. Doing business is risky, and if you don't even understand this, then there's nothing to talk about. The charter I have set is premised on three things, and we don't really know where the risk comes from. Profit and risk, according to the proportion of money invested. The minority obeys the majority. If you think this charter is okay, let's continue to talk. If everyone thinks that the charter is not good, let's get together and disperse. ”