"The owner of this Yongxing Commercial Bank is called Li Yongxing, do you know that he is a big cannibal? We also called them back to the people. Although he has lived in the Great Song Dynasty for a long time, he is really no different from the people of the Great Song Dynasty, but in the end, he is not our native countrymen. Speaking of which, the real number of maritime merchants now is all Fan merchants. ”

"The Great Cannibal?"

Banniang was stunned, but it seemed to be expected. Those who have a little knowledge of China's commercial history should know that Quanzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty was known as the largest port in the East, and the city was dedicated to the residence of the merchants in Fanfang, and during the Southern Song Dynasty, the most famous merchants Wang Yuanmao and Buddha Lian were also merchants. I heard that after the death of Buddha Lian, he left a myriad of legacies, including pearls alone, amounting to more than 700 kilograms. And the wealth supported by Wang Yuanmao even directly affected the rise and fall of the Southern Song Dynasty.

So it is not surprising that this Li Yongxing is a big cannibal now.

Cai Junmo continued: "But I recently heard that in the past two years, Quanzhou has risen a caravan entangled by locals, led by a teenager, this young man is also a genius, when he was a monk, he was ordained in Kaiwu Temple, and later tangled a few local businessmen, and formed a caravan, but unfortunately they have no strength to go to sea, but from Guangzhou Fujian Haidao, all the way north to Jingdong's east and west roads and Hebei East Road, although only two years, the wealth gathered has been amazing. It's a pity that I'm leaving Fujian, otherwise, I really want to meet that young man. But your uncle and I are not worth the trip this time. I didn't expect to meet such a girl as you, in my opinion, you are no worse than that young man. ”

"Uncle, don't praise me like that." Banniang smiled, "My niece is the most unpraised, but listening to what my uncle said, I am worse than the young man, but I am more than a little bit worse, and the young man is very curious, but unfortunately I can't live in Quanzhou for a long time this time, otherwise I really want to get acquainted." ”

While the two were talking, they had already passed through Chongyang Gate, and when they arrived at the North and South Streets, Cai Junmo led Banniang to turn east and go to Xingchun Gate.

Banniang Qi said: "Uncle, where is this going to take my niece?" ”

"Hehe," Cai Junmo smiled, "What, are you afraid that I will delay your time?" Just follow me. Thinking that Banniang was a girl, she had been gone for a long time, and she was afraid that she would be tired, so she asked, "Why don't we hire a sedan chair for our uncle and nephew?" ”

"If the uncle is not tired, the niece will accompany the uncle to walk, it is difficult to go out, the niece also wants to see the customs of Quanzhou, it is good to walk like this." Uncle doesn't have to worry about his niece's lack of physical strength, in the past two years, his niece has been a female master on the road, and she has also practiced boxing and kicking for two years. ”

"You girl, you still want to fight, I really don't know how your father and brother taught you." Cai Junmo looked at Banniang and shook his head with a smile.

Banniang smiled: "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of which is different. Fathers and brothers often have a headache for their nieces, and my sisters are also gentle and gentle, and their nieces have become such a personality. I also thought about changing, but the country is easy to change, and my nature is difficult to change, and my father and brother saw that although I jumped out, I never made a big mistake, so they went with me. ”

"You're good like that." Cai Junmo sighed.

The two of them went out of Xingchun Gate from time to time, continued to the east, and passed through Renfeng Gate, and saw a big lake with clear water like jade, which should be East Lake.

Cai Junmo smiled and said: "Let's go, I'll take you to Li's house for a walk, I heard that his family is hosting a banquet for merchants today, let's go and have a good meal with wine and food." ”

When I arrived at the Li Mansion, I saw a magnificent mansion standing in front of me, Rao is Ba Niang, and I was amazed that the wealth of the Li family was really amazing. This mansion covers an area of fifty or sixty acres, almost half of the area along the north shore of East Lake.

Cai Junmo led Banniang to the Yimen, and the porter stepped forward to ask, seeing that the two of them were also dressed in general, the little boy was better, and the older adults were just dressed in ordinary cloth, so he said politely: "What's the matter with the two of you?" ”

Banniang didn't wait for Cai Junmo to answer, so she stepped forward and responded: "My uncle and I came to visit your master Li, and I hope that the little brother will introduce you." ”

The porter glanced at the two of them again, and then hummed: "Today, my lord has a banquet for distinguished guests, I don't have time to see you, if there is a post, it will be presented, if not, it is better to go back quickly." ”

No matter how rich the Li family is, it is just a businessman, and it even uses the word "Cheng", Banniang said with a smile: "Don't talk about the post first, should the little brother not be introduced?" I'm afraid that your master will know about it and will punish you. ”

The porter glanced at her, and without speaking, he made a gesture to close the door. There happened to be a steward who came over, and when he saw the little porter arguing with someone, he said, "What's the matter, arguing here?" ”

The little porter said that he could do things, and he also had some vision, and he glanced at the two of them, and saw that although they were dressed ordinarily, they were old and young, and their temperament was extraordinary. They are merchants, and they originally thought that harmony and wealth were the way, so they said politely: "But I don't know the two noble surnames, what is the matter with looking for my master?" The villain should also report to the head of the house. ”

Banniang said: "This is Lord Cai, and I am his nephew." ”

Lord Cai? Could it be that the transporter is an adult? How did he end up here? Didn't you hear that Feng was transferred to the Kyoto Governor's Academy? The steward did not dare to slack off, and accepted the front salute and said, "But the transfer envoy? Just now, the little porter is rude, there are no eyes, and please don't blame the adults and the little boy. ”

Cai Junmo nodded with a smile and said, "I'm not a transfer envoy now, your family master, can I be free today?" ”

"No matter how busy you are, the lord of the family doesn't know how to be happy. Adults, please come in. ”

As he spoke, he glared at the small concierge and invited Cai Junmo and Banniang into the hospital.

This talent courtyard, Banniang can see what is called magnificent, pavilions and pavilions, all decorated to the extreme, Li Mansion covers an area too wide, that matter led the two, through the front hall garden, around the rockery landscape pavilion, enough to walk for half a pillar of incense time, this is into the flower hall, there is already a small house in front of the report. Li Yongxing thought that Master Cai had come from Weifu, and thought that he probably didn't want to attract people's eyes, so he said goodbye to the guests and met Cai Junmo and Banniang in the study.

To Banniang's surprise, this Li Yongxing couldn't see the appearance of a big cannibal, although his facial features were a little angular, tougher than ordinary Song people, but he was dressed in Song people's clothes, which was very suitable, and his speech and demeanor were no different from those of the Great Song Dynasty, and the owner of the famous No. 1 commercial house in Quanzhou was only thirty years old.

Seeing Cai Junmo, Li Yongxing humbly bowed and said respectfully: "I really didn't expect adults to come to the villain's house, where I am sluggish, please don't be surprised." As soon as the villain came back, he heard that the adult was ordered to enter Beijing, but he really couldn't get out of the way in the past two days, otherwise, the villain would have gone to Fuzhou to meet the adult. However, the villain thought that the adult was probably going to pass through Quanzhou, and he had sent someone to Fuzhou to pick up the adult two days ago, and he didn't want the adult to have entered Quanzhou. ”

Banniang listened to the meaning of Li Yongxing's words, and actually knew that Cai Junmo would come to look for him. I can't help but be a little curious about the relationship between the two.

But I heard Cai Junmo smile and said: "I stopped by to see an old friend, and I saw your caravan returning to Hong Kong, knowing that you must be busy at this time, so I didn't bother," while saying, he pointed to Banniang and said: "This is one of my nieces, in business, but some talent, this back to Quanzhou, I want to buy some timber." It just so happened that there was nothing to do today, and I knew that your house was hosting a banquet for businessmen from all walks of life today, so I brought her over to see and see. In the future, please Yongxing you will also give me a lot of help. ”

Li Yongxing actually found out that Banniang was a woman, and when he heard this, he also felt a little strange, he didn't expect Lord Cai to introduce it so formally, but the son-in-law in front of him, with a smile on his face, looked like a well-behaved picture, and he really didn't see anything unusual, so he just regarded it as a junior in Cai Junmo's family, and carried it with him. Besides, what kind of talent can a woman's family have in business? So he just nodded and praised with a smile: "The daughter-in-law's talent in business is a surprise to the villain, but it is unusual to be praised by adults." The villain said that he didn't dare, if the son-in-law was useful to the villain in the future, just open his mouth, and the villain would definitely do his best. ”

Banniang thanked her and said with a smile: "Master Li doesn't have to be polite, my surname is Zeng, my name is Yunshan, and I am eight at home, and Master Li calls me a little eight." ”

Li Yongxing said with a smile: "Since the son-in-law is a man's clothes, I want to come here for the convenience of access, so the villain will hold up a big one and call the son-in-law a gochilang." ”

Banniang waited aside, listening to Li Yongxing and Cai Junmo chatting, only to know that Li Yongxing was a businessman for generations, and his ancestors had entered Quanzhou as early as the Tang Dynasty. In just a few years, through raising funds for shipbuilding, not only the shipbuilding industry in Quanzhou has been astonishingly developed on the original basis, but his own sea ships have also expanded to more than 60 ships, and his wealth has increased dozens of times.

Because of this, Li Yongxing treated Cai Junmo so politely.

And Cai Junmo's request to him was to be funded by the Li family to build and expand the Quanzhou seaport and bring local caravans.

It is said that although the Li family has to demolish and build a huge amount of money to expand the seaport, it is also a good thing for the Li family itself, but when it comes to bringing local caravans, this will inevitably affect the original business of the Li family, but Li Yongxing can be so successful, he is not a person without strategic vision. The business at sea is endless, and with more caravans, there is no need to worry that they will steal their own business. Although there is competition between the caravans, more merchants can join, which will only make Quanzhou Port more and more prosperous, which is not a bad thing for the Li family, but more conducive to the development of the Li family.

Therefore, in the past few years, the local caravan in Quanzhou has been able to grow.