"Mr. Ye, the four major shops in Budong Town have been acquired, and several of us have also made some other investments. Overall, if nothing else, the town's economy will soon be able to get out of the doldrums and get back on track. ”

The fat man sitting at the bottom of the body was a close confidant of Qian Baosheng, a wealthy man in Jiangnan, and he was mainly responsible for the preparation of the money village and pharmacy this time. With many years of experience in business management, he acted quickly and accurately, and as soon as he arrived in Budong Town, he immediately transferred financial resources and manpower overnight, and quickly started work according to the investment plan drawn up urgently, and the appearance of full cooperation was obviously under the special instructions of the head of the family.

Ye Shiyuan leaned back in the chair and nodded, he didn't recuperate for a long time after he woke up from his serious injury, and then he was commanded by Su Zihe to do this and that, and the speed of his body's recovery was significantly slower than when he was in bed.

"I'm sorry for you. With your financial support, I believe that the people of Budong Town will soon be able to live a worry-free life. ”

"This incident happened suddenly, and I can get a positive response from everyone, Ye is grateful, and I ask you to go back to my descendants to say hello to several family heads to express my gratitude."

Everyone bowed their heads, and the middle-aged man sitting on the right said respectfully: "I am honored to be able to serve Mr. Ye." ”

Ye Shiyuan took a sip of tea and felt warmer on his body before continuing: "I invite you here today to discuss something. ”

"Childe, please speak."

"I'm going to leave here and go back to the capital in a few days, and you still need to stay in this town for a few more days to make all arrangements before you return. Therefore, the friend below also asked everyone to help take care of it. ”

The five of them looked at each other when they heard this, in their impression, Ye Shiyuan had always liked to be alone, and everywhere he went, he was alone and dealing with all parties, but he didn't expect to bring friends this time.

However, after exchanging glances, a few people also roughly understood in their hearts, Ye Shiyuan in front of him looked very weak, his face was pale, and he was obviously injured.

"Mr. Ye, please rest assured, since you have friends here, we will take care of them carefully."

Ye Shiyuan was just about to speak, when a report suddenly came from outside.

"Sir, there is a son surnamed Qiu who is visiting."

I choked violently on a mouthful of water and almost choked to death!

"Quick, please."

"Yes."

Everyone in the room looked at Ye Shiyuan, and he coughed twice and explained: "This one who is here is the friend I asked you to take care of, and I just take this opportunity to introduce you to both of you." ”

Hearing that the person who came was Ye Shiyuan's friend, the five of them were a little curious. This friend who can protect Ye Shiyuan when he is injured is enough to prove that he is his cronies and is highly valued by Ye Shiyuan.

Anyway, it is inevitable that you will have to deal with him in the future, and it would be better to have him personally introduce it now.

"Young Master Qiu, please."

With the greetings of the people at the door, the moon-white figure walked in slowly with a small package in his hand.

He was tall and tall, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the small golden mask on his face reflected a faint light, which made the whole person delicate and noble.

Ye Shiyuan sighed in his heart, and his body still stood up from his seat and walked quickly to meet him.

Walking to a distance of more than a meter, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"I've seen Qiu Gongzi."

This scene fell in the eyes of the five people, and everyone quickly exchanged glances and stood up from their chairs and bowed: "I've seen Young Master Qiu." ”

A trace of helplessness appeared in Qiu Yan's eyes, and he raised his hand to support Ye Shiyuan's arm: "I'm just here to do something, you don't have to be polite." Mr. Ye should also get up quickly, beware of the injury. ”

"Thank you, Childe."

Ye Shiyuan stood up, led Qiu Yan to sit in his seat, and then stood down and asked, "What is the matter with the son?" ”

Qiu Yan's gaze swept over the five richly dressed people in the hall, waved everyone to sit down, and chuckled: "It's not a big deal, just come and get a land deed." But what are you doing with all this excitement? ”

"Childe, the subordinates' injuries have stabilized and they are ready to leave. Master Su sent a letter yesterday, saying that there was a locust plague in the southeast, and the people had worked hard to cultivate all year round but had no harvest. So much so that there is no food, it is impossible to survive the winter, and many people have starved to death. ”

"The local officials did not act, and Master Su ordered me to personally visit and investigate the matter."

After receiving the tea brought by the next person, Qiu Yan frowned: "Why did the work of the household department fall to the head of the imperial history, and did those old stubborn Yulu take it in vain?" ”

"The general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, and the local officials of the imperial court will not dare to disobey them, but the affairs of the people's livelihood are unprofitable, and no one supervises, so they will naturally not pay too much attention to the orders of the imperial court." Ye Shiyuan said.

The other five present were all businessmen, they were used to seeing the scandal of money and power trading and collusion between various officials and businessmen, and they were also very clear about the meaning of Ye Shiyuan's words.

How many officials are not interested in fame and fortune, but are dedicated to the country and the people?

Qiu Yan knew that this was Su Zihe urging him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation through Ye Shiyuan's mouth, but the pressure on him was too great and he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Officials don't put the people first, and privately disobey the orders of the court, and there is no need to wear the black gauze hats of these people on their heads."

"Shi Yuan, you don't have to pay too much attention to those inactive magistrates when you go to the southeast disaster area this time, and immediately open a warehouse to release grain when you arrive, and let the people eat first before thinking about anything else."

"If there is not enough food, go and raid the homes of a few corrupt officials. In addition to truthfully reporting the local situation to the household department, two more copies should be prepared and sent to me and Mr. Su respectively. ”

"If you want money or food, just talk to the household officials and let them transfer it themselves."

Ye Shiyuan carefully wrote down his words. In this disaster relief, Qiu Yan gave him enough authority, but at the same time, he also put a huge responsibility on him, and it can be said that he entrusted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the southeast disaster area to him.

"Yes, with the support of the imperial court, the subordinates will definitely live up to expectations."

After explaining in two simple sentences, Ye Shiyuan pointed to the five businessmen present and said: "Son, these are the agents of the five wealthy merchants of Zhou Wang Qiangong Jiao, and the economy of Budong Town can only recover quickly with their support." ”

Qiu Yan looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "You have worked hard all the way to come from afar, and the people who have contributed money and efforts have helped me in my eyes. ”

As soon as Ye Shiyuan heard this, he opened his mouth to say something, raised his eyes to Shang Qiuyan's gaze and immediately shut up.

It was obviously Su Zihe's order, but the favor owed fell on him, which is really unreasonable!

After a conversation, several businessmen had already vaguely guessed the identity of Qiu Gongzi, and his words and actions became more and more respectful.

"Qiu Gongzi is serious, it is my honor to be able to follow Mr. Ye to benefit the people. Regarding the disaster relief in the southeast, we will tell the head of the family as soon as we go back, and ask Mr. Ye not to be polite when necessary, and we will be waiting for you at any time. ”

"There is labor."

Qiu Yan nodded, then stood up and opened the package on the table, looked at Ye Shiyuan with a smile, and said, "Mr. Ye will leave tomorrow, it seems that the silver I brought can just come in handy, and it can be regarded as reimbursement for your travel expenses." ”

Ye Shiyuan was stunned for a moment, is there such a good thing?

Looking over, the corners of Ye Shiyuan's mouth twitched slightly unconsciously. There was nothing else in the package, it was all large gold and silver ingots. Of course, silver ingots are the majority, and a few pieces of gold mixed in them look a bit out of place.

"You...... Isn't it really here to pay the final payment? ”

"That's right."

Qiu Yan looked frank and said as a matter of course: "Didn't I give you a deposit two days ago?" After I went back, the owner told me to hurry up and get the balance to get the title deed, and when I came out, she was already packing her things and preparing to move. ”

Of course, Ye Shiyuan knew that the "master" in his mouth was referring to the female doctor Wen Tiantian, and after seeing a few times, he realized that something was wrong, so that by now he had already learned to ignore the dog food that these two people secretly poked.

But the few businessmen present heard it in a fog, looking at the posture just now, they originally thought that the identity of Qiu Gongzi was a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and even above Su Yushi. However, such characters are just errands, and there is actually a "master" behind them.

What a treasure place this little Budong town should be!

Qiu Yan ignored the various overt and secret eye exchanges between everyone, and coughed lightly: "Since Mr. Ye has finished explaining, let's do this today, if you have any problems or troubles that you can't handle in the future, you can also come here to find me, I should stay here for a while, and then consider returning to the capital when the situation in the town is stable." ”

"You're going to stay a little longer?" Ye Shiyuan was shocked.

He felt that Su Zihe's meaning in the letter had been clearly expressed, the government affairs of the DPRK and China had piled up, and the matter of Budongzhen had come to an end, and it was time for him to go back and preside over the overall situation.

Why doesn't Qiu Yan know? But he has his own considerations, the crisis in Budong Town is not over, and he still has something to do.

"Mr. Ye, don't think about it, I have my own measure in my heart. You should immediately go to the southeastern disaster area without delay. Since ancient times, there will be a great epidemic after the catastrophe, in addition to ensuring food and water sources and heating, medicine must also be prepared in advance. ”

"This is a tough battle, and you must not take it lightly as a pioneer officer."

He commanded operations all year round, and he was accustomed to looking far ahead in everything, and he had already predicted the direction of the next hundred steps just by looking at the situation under his feet.

Qiu Yan's words were very reasonable, and after Ye Shiyuan wrote them down, he didn't say anything more, and personally sent the five businessmen out of the house.

"Tiantian's eyes are not bad, this house is the right size, the space is big enough and not empty, it's good."

After handing over the balance to Ye Shiyuan's subordinates, he wandered around the courtyard with his hands behind his back boringly. With the renovation plan of the courtyard planned in his mind, he didn't think about the situation of Su Zihe, who was in a hurry, now.

"Hey, why haven't you left yet? Anything else to explain? Ye Shiyuan sent someone back to see that Qiu Yan still had no intention of leaving, he was stunned for a moment, and then patted his head with a sudden realization, "I almost forgot, the title deed is in the study, I'll get it for you." ”

Ye Shiyuan originally planned to move out, but it was useless to keep the temporary house in his hands, and he didn't think that he would be so depressed that one day he would need to go back to live in this remote town where birds don't.

"Give, title deed."

I handed him a thick notebook, in which a lot of house terms were written, and every detail was written in great detail. Qiu Yan didn't look at it much, and put it into his waist casually.

"I'm relieved when the house is in hand. Shi Yuan, I have a small matter to remind you this time, the person who is chasing you is still there, and you still have to pay attention to caution. ”

Ye Shiyuan frowned, and said impatiently: "These people are really endless, they obviously can't kill me, why don't they give up?" It's not tiring to run around chasing me, it's like a fly, it's annoying. ”

Qiu Yan smiled: "Having said that, this is one of the reasons why I stayed here. The person who dares to touch me just wants to die, how can there be no reason why the person who sent it to the door? ”

"Hey, I'm so relieved to have you. Su Zihe, that thing, doesn't know how to send me some people, in case a master cuts me down, who else will he send work to? Can't you do it yourself? ”

Ye Shiyuan clutched his chest, a little depressed. "You just said that this is one of the reasons, but what about the others?" It can't be related to Dr. Wen, right? Well, let me guess, our Qiu Gongzi has been traveling south and north for more than ten years, could it be that he has finally opened his mind and plans to marry a wife and have children to settle down? ”

This is naturally a joke, the infatuated Shiyue girl in the capital is still waiting, just from the surface, she is much better than Dr. Wen in terms of appearance, talent and family background, as long as Qiu Yan is not blind, she definitely knows what choice she should make.

It is normal for him to eat too much delicacies from the mountains and seas and change the taste.

Qiu Yan glanced at him, and said in a low voice, "I came here to find Budong Immortal. ”