"Let him in."

Xu Hongji was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, but still let him in.

After a while, Xu Fuyuan walked in.

"Little nephew to meet grandpa."

Xu Hongji didn't get up, and pointed to the chair to signal Xu Fuyuan to sit down.

"How can my nephew be here?"

"The little nephew came to Nanjing to visit friends today, and if he had nothing to do at night, he went to the Qinhuai River with a few friends. I didn't hear that my grandfather was here, so I came to visit. ”

Xu Fu is Chinese New Year's Eve two today, he was born with a dignified appearance and a graceful manner. In addition, there are poems and books in the belly, and the family is well-off, and it has always been a trendy place for fireworks. Today, after a feast in the garden of a friend's house, I felt that I was not happy, so I came to the Qinhuai River together, ready to find a flower boat to patrol and have fun. I didn't expect to meet Xu Hongji who was also there, and I wouldn't let go of this opportunity to get close and come to visit.

"I have a heart. Let me introduce you to you, this is the shopkeeper of Global Commerce. After that, he pointed at Li Jinbo.

"But the global trade that does maritime trade?"

"Exactly down there." Li Jinbo also arched his hand.

"The name of the shopkeeper Li is like thunder."

Xu Fu was far from seeing Li Jinbo, but it didn't prevent him from hearing about Li Jinbo's notoriety. At this time, when I saw the main master, there was some unclear meaning in the words.

"Compared to the prestige of the Xu family in Songjiang, it is not worth mentioning."

Li Jinbo said-for-tat, he knew that he was notorious in this Jiangnan area. It's normal for others not to see you, but it doesn't matter, you can't kill him.

"Grandpa, my little nephew's friend is still waiting over there, so I won't bother. Tomorrow, I will go to the house to meet my grandfather. ”

"Go ahead."

After Xu Fu left, Xu Hongji said to Li Jinbo with a smile:

"Your name is really thunderous."

"Grandpa is notorious, right?"

"Hahaha, come, drink."

The Xu family is a prominent family in Songjiang and even in the entire south of the Yangtze River.

The so-called wang clan refers to a surname with a high status and prestige in the local area. Among them, those noble clans with endless hairpins and fame are commonly referred to as famous families.

As for the real reason for the rise of the wang clan, it is mainly because it has a high political status and a strong economic foundation. At present, only being an official can quickly improve one's political status, and secondarily is a shortcut to amassing a large amount of wealth.

Therefore, in the final analysis, all the current noble families are basically supported by feudal scholars such as bureaucrats and squires who started from Kejia.

The scholars who support the Songjiang Prefecture Wang clan are roughly divided into four types:

1. Born in a family of eunuchs for generations

2. Born in a family of "cultural families".

3. Start from farming

4. Born from a family of laborers engaged in business, medicine, and handicrafts

And Xu Fuyuan's great-grandfather, Xu Jie, belongs to the third category.

According to Xu Jie's old preface to "Xu Family Genealogy", his ancestor originally lived in Xiaozhen Xu Jiabang in Huating County, and had been farming for generations.

It wasn't until Xu Jie's father's generation that he began to make a fortune, but he only became a county prince in Ningdu. But then Xu Jie's high school tanhua, all this changed, from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Rites and Wenyuan Pavilion scholar, and finally overthrew Yan Song to become the first assistant, a very popular minister. Xu Jie's status is getting higher and higher, and with the continuous rise of Xu Jie's political status, the Xu family has swelled dramatically into a famous family with a large number of people in just a few decades.

Xu Jie had three sons and one daughter, and the eldest son, Xu Fan, had eleven sons and four daughters. The second son, Xu Kun, had five sons and two daughters, and the third son, Xu Ying, had three sons and two daughters.

His three sons all had one thing in common, a large group of wives and concubines. So in Xu Jie's later years, he already had nineteen grandsons and ten granddaughters in his vein alone.

There are four Xu Jie brothers, and he ranks second.

The fourth Xu Zhi later became a jinshi and became an official. And Xu Fuyuan, who just came in, is Xu Zhi's great-grandson.

Xu Jie, this person is a little difficult to explain.

His most well-known deeds are to get rid of Yan Song's father and son. But after he became the first assistant, in order to reduce the burden on the people, he also cleared the salt tax.

After King Jing's death, he played and gave the tens of thousands of hectares of land occupied by King Jing to the people.

However, his own family has more than 400,000 acres of land.

At this time, the Xu family is in an extremely prosperous state, and they will naturally take the road of scientific research. Xu Fuyuan is the most promising person in the Xu family at the moment.

As for why he is so disgusted with Li Jinbo, it comes from the global trade represented by Li Jinbo.

Since Liu Xiang came to Songjiang with his men, the life of these coastal merchants has not been easy. Because of the death of his godson, Liu Xiang especially hated these local squires in Songjiang, and gave the most comprehensive care to their cargo ships, as long as you dare to go to sea, it is one word. Rob! In order to sell the goods they produced, they had to go to sea further afield from Shandong.

If that's the case alone, it's nothing more than a higher cost on the road. Just raise the price. After all, Songjiang is known as "

Silk cloth two things, clothes are the world", even if the price of the produced things is a little higher, there is a market.

But they found that they were thinking too simply. The cargo ship that was stolen by Liu Xiang soon went to sea under the banner of global commerce. The goods are still the same as the original, and the price is still the same price, but the main house has changed.

In this way, their things will naturally not be sold.

There are only two paths in front of them:

First, the loss of the big sale. Second, kill Liu Xiang.

The first way they don't want to, the second way can't.

If you can't get Liu Xiang, you will naturally transfer your hatred to the head of global commerce.

The name of global commerce is considered to be rotten on the street, and the rich businessmen are eager to arrest Li Jinbo and cook it.

It's not that they didn't want to kill Li Jinbo, but it turned out that the guard force around this person was not simple. Not only did it not leak, but it almost found the person behind the scenes. In addition, it is rumored that there are more powerful characters behind this person, so no one dares to act rashly. Don't dare to move, but it doesn't hinder addiction. Every time someone mentions the name of Li Jinbo in global commerce, he has to grit his teeth and scold.

It was under this circumstance that Xu Fuyuan knew Li Jinbo's name.

The Xu family also has a cloth business, and the scale is not small. Naturally, it has also received a lot of shock.

Xu Fuyuan heard Li Jinbo's notoriety among the elders in his family, and regarded him as an enemy. When we meet at this time, how can we be angry.

"I heard that Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, as long as he pays him a part of the silver every year, he can be protected by him, but is there such a thing?" Xu Hongji suddenly remembered that there was such a thing and asked.

"The Sword Comes"

"That's the thing."

"Then why didn't Liu Xiang follow Zheng Zhilong and collect some silver as protection money? In this Jiangnan town, those who grow cotton, grow mulberry and raise silkworms, but they all point to this to live, and it is okay for a year or two. Forget about those merchants, in the long run, the people really won't be able to live. When someone moves in the back, it will be troublesome if there is a mess. ”

Li Jinbo nodded and was silent.

He can't be the master in this matter, everything is obeyed by the orders from above. In the past two years, he has bought cotton and raw silk from the hands of the people. Although he didn't know what to do with so much, since it was an order from above, he had to carry it out unconditionally.

"Grandpa, it's still the same sentence, when the time comes, it's naturally clear at a glance."

"Haha, I've heard you say this many times."

"It's coming."

"Soon?"

"It's coming!"

"Then I'll see."

On the second day, the Duke of Wei sent out the news that in the future, the matter of global trade should not come to the door again.

As soon as this news came out, it caused quite a commotion.

Even Wei Guogong doesn't care, what is this global trade for!

This is Xu Hongji's cleverness, it stands to reason that he is one of the few princes of the Ming Dynasty, hereditary replacement, and a top honorary. A little Li Jinbo was not taken seriously by him at all. The reason why he is willing to intersect is because of Xu Yingyuan, the eunuch behind Li Jinbo, who is behind Xu Yingyuan, it is naturally self-evident.

In the past two years, he has stopped all the businesses that conflict with global commerce, just because he doesn't want to touch this mold.

Despite the ups and downs rumored by the outside world, the star enterprises in Jiangnan and global commerce are still operating in an orderly manner. The factory saw very quickly, and under Li Jinbo's rich money offensive, it can be said that it was one day at a time.

On the other side, Wu Youke returned to the capital on a steamer and met Zhu Youzhen.

"Ambassador Wu, I've worked hard all the way to Taiwan."

Wu Youke has tanned a lot, and he is already thin, so he looks like a bamboo pole at this time. But the spirit is very good.

"I'm tired of Your Majesty's concern, and everything is fine with the minister."

"However, I have summoned you back to Beijing, but there is another thing for you to do. I'm afraid you're going to have to go on a long trip. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Shanxi."