Zhou Bei waited until after dinner before he had time to chat with Hou Guiqiang alone.

Although it is close to the beginning of autumn, it has been very hot in Yingtianfu recently, and the two sat down in the pavilion in the back garden.

In Zhou Bei's plan, he will need all kinds of helpers and allies at all levels in the future.

If everything goes well, if you marry Zhu Cheng and Yu Youwei in the future, there will be no shortage of relationships in the royal family and the clan.

But he came to Zhongzhou from Dongzhou, and he was not familiar with the place, and there was still a lack of contacts in the officialdom, nobles, and even the market.

Hou Guiqiang is a little unable to get on the stage, and he has been mixed at the bottom for many years, so he is scheming and lacks some atmosphere in his means.

But he has the ability, and he is righteous, which is worth encompassing.

The most suitable location for him is still in the market, but the level of dealing with Qinglou in the past is too low and is not considered.

Since he has come to Zhongzhou with him, Zhou Bei has also treated him as his own, less hypocrisy, and more sincerity.

"I came to Ying Tianfu today, how do you feel?"

Hou Guiqiang was fortunate in his heart that he was able to make a choice when Zhou Bei had not yet made a career. If Zhou Bei had been crowned an earl first, a person like him would have no chance to become his entourage.

"It is worthy of being the best place, and it is more prosperous than Trois-Rivières City."

"Of course, there are only a hundred thousand people in Three Rivers City, and there are more than four million people in Ying Tianfu. There are only two county kings who don't care about things, and one county lord who doesn't care about things, but here is the foot of the Son of Heaven.

The highest official in Three Rivers City is only the fourth rank, and here, there are countless first-rank and second-rank officials.

If I, the earl, were in Three Rivers City, I would already be a top person, but in Ying Tianfu, I would only be a middle-level noble.

Because of this, acting in Ying Tianfu is completely different from acting in Three Rivers City, and you must be with the light and dust at all times, and you must not be publicized. ”

"Taught below."

Zhou Bei asked straight to the point: "I don't want to ignore your ideas and directly arrange your future, what do you think?" ”

Hou Guiqiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dazed." ”

Zhou Bei said with a smile: "You can stay for the time being and get acquainted with Ying Tianfu." Half a month later, I'll ask you again. ”

Hou Guiqiang hugged his fists and said: "Since I follow you, I am naturally willing to obey you." My heart is at a loss, and I hope that I will always give advice. ”

Zhou Bei nodded with satisfaction and said: "You are from a well-known background, if you are allowed to associate with high-ranking officials and nobles, it will be difficult for you." But the Qinglou business is detrimental to its reputation, and now I can't mess with it.

I intend to open a store in Yingtianfu to sell unique goods, and when you are familiar with Yingtianfu, you can see where it is suitable to open a store.

However, opening a shop is small, and your strength lies in making friends with people from all walks of life, and in a few years, you should be able to build a network at the lower levels......"

Hou Guiqiang understood a little, and immediately smiled: "There are dozens of various newspapers and periodicals in Yingtianfu, and it is said that there are thousands of reporters. But there is still some confidence in building our own network. ”

Zhou Bei nodded. "I'm going to enroll in school soon, and I'm going to go to university next year, and even if I skip a grade, it will take two years to graduate. You have at least three years to do this.

You first set up a home for yourself, and then buy a store, and I will pay for the funds. In the future, the sale of goods will also be handed over to you, and you will support your family with a store. ”

"What exactly is the cargo? Different goods require different stores, different locations......"

There are a lot of things in the space in Zhoubei, more than 200 containers, some of which are goods.

But most of the goods need to be studied first, and the clothing, shoes and hats are different from today's clothing.

The only ones that can be sold are those small commodities, such as ballpoint pens that seem simple but require extremely high craftsmanship.

Daming had a fountain pen, but he didn't have a ballpoint pen or gel pen.

This handy pen should sell well if it is sold.

Zhou Bei said with a smile: "Let's open a hard pen shop first, bring and sell stationery, and talk about the rest later." ”

On the second day, Zhou Bei, who had been sleepless all night, made several plans, and studied some information books on the space ship, got up and went to the palace.

When passing through Chengtianmen, I happened to meet the major yamen on duty, and Chengtianmen Square was overcrowded.

The tram was crowded with young people going to work, and when one tram stopped, most of the people on the train got off.

To Zhou Bei's surprise, most of them did not wear official uniforms, nor did they wear regular clothes, but civilian clothes.

Civilian clothes are very similar to tunics and suits from another world, which evolved from military uniforms.

However, according to Zhou Bei's guess, these clothing types should have been designed from the beginning.

In addition to paying attention to symmetry, this kind of clothing has no requirements, and it is mainly convenient.

However, even in civilian clothes, everyone has a nameplate on their chest as proof of identification.

Zhou Bei's car was blocked for a while, which attracted the attention of many people, and his eyes were attracted by the government palace.

This bizarre shell-like structure is more than 90 years old and is recently scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt.

When this government palace was first built, it was to replace the Fengtian Hall as the center of the court, and there was no megaphone at the beginning, so in order to gather sound, it was designed in the style of an opera house, and everyone surrounded the front desk.

But now with loudspeakers, speakers, even the largest conference center, you can hear the speech clearly.

This irregular building did not conform to the aesthetics of the Orientals, and it was long ago suggested that it be demolished.

The Government Palace is only opened twice a month, on the first and sixteenth days of the new year.

On this day, the emperor also deliberates with his ministers, in the government palace, and generally only discusses policy issues.

Most of the specific affairs are handled by the major yamen themselves.

Because the power is dispersed, and the affairs of the major yamen are handled by themselves, the Ming Dynasty has no power at all, and no one can cover the sky with one hand and deceive the superiors and subordinates.

Not far from the government palace is the Jinyi Wei Yamen, his car is unique, and the guards of the Jinyi Wei directly open the gate.

Entering the second courtyard from the front yard and then into the back yard, as soon as the car stopped, I saw Li Ji standing next to a car with a cane.

He still had a cast on his leg, but his complexion had recovered.

Zhou Bei stopped the car, hurriedly got out of the car and closed the door, and shouted excitedly: "My lord, you are back!" ”

Lee Ki smiled. "When I came back, I heard that you made a lot of noise, which made me very curious."

Zhou Bei said with a smile: "There is no way to do it in Xia, Your Majesty is holding a whip in the back, and you can only rush forward in Xia." ”

"Let's go, let's go into the palace together." He smiled, waved his hand to Huo Yi and them, and took the lead towards the back door.

Huo Yi wanted to help, but he stopped him. "I can still move."

Huo Yi was helpless, and said to Zhou Bei: "Take care of the adults, his legs are not good yet." ”

Zhou Bei nodded, rushed over to Li Ji's left side, followed him out of the backyard, and walked onto the plank road.

There was no one around, and he said earnestly: "It's right to rush forward, but you must also see the way clearly." ”