The meeting in the imperial city was going on until noon, and in Jinling City, a carriage stopped in front of the Ruihe Restaurant at the north end of Xuefu Street on the bank of the Qinhuai River.

The wealthy senior Chao stepped off the carriage, and when he saw a few people coming over, he hurriedly surrendered his hand.

The attitude is not as cautious as last year.

Since her daughter went to the little prince's mansion to give a New Year's gift a year ago, the key is that she brought a set of glass tea sets back, and the Gao family, who had been worried for a year, finally settled down.

Even, not only settled down, but entertained some guests with the glass tea set rewarded by the little prince during the New Year's Festival, and then appropriately released some rumors, the Gao family, which was already favored by some people, immediately became more popular.

This year...... is simply the most glorious one in his life.

Even those officials in the court who have been on the third or fourth rank have seen a few of them these days, and they are all polite to him.

As for all this because of the gift of a concubine?

Gao Sanchao also reacted.

What is this?

In the rich circle, no one has ever given each other a concubine or anything.

Myself...... This is a beautiful talk!

Ruihe Restaurant.

After greeting each other, Gao Sanchao and a maritime merchant who was the east of the world came to the private room on the second floor side by side.

The maritime merchant's name was Chen Qi, and he was the legal person of the Yizhen Marine Trading Company from Guangzhou.

There is a saying for this 'legal person'.

The twelve maritime merchants appointed by the imperial court are all legal persons, that is, the face of a maritime trading company, responsible for dealing with the imperial court.

Although some people see the risks, but again, behind the risks, there is also a ...... Power.

Besides, this Chen Qi is also a figure of the year in Jinling City recently.

At the beginning of the year, when other businesses were still hesitating about the advertisement of "Daming Monthly", Chen Qi decisively shouted out a page of advertising and was willing to give 10,000 taels, which attracted attention for a while.

Although the money was not spent in the end, it made this Chen Qi famous.

Gao Sanchao didn't expect that the other party would contact him in a roundabout way.

Everyone sat down, chatted some, and waited for the meal to come up, gradually became more familiar, and the topic also turned to maritime trade, tea and other things, Chen Qi claimed that his family also has a few good tea mountains in Guangdong, and he hopes to cooperate with Gao Sanchao, in addition, in terms of maritime trade, if the Gao family is interested, of course, it can also be discussed.

Gao Sanchao knew very well that he was just a small businessman from Shandong, and he was ...... with these powerful businessmen Completely incomparable.

Therefore, during this time, in the face of the attraction of people from all walks of life, although Gao Sanchao was fluttering, he did not lose his mind, knowing that he did not have such a big appetite, and basically perfunctory.

After all......

Now at home, it's not him who speaks.

If you promise anything, you will be disciplined when you go back.

After three rounds of drinking, commenting on the shark fin that had just been sent to the imperial court, and enjoying it for each other, Chen Qi also turned to another topic: "Brother Gao, I heard that there is a woman in your family who is waiting for the word boudoir, and it just so happens that there is also a sister-in-law below, who is fourteen this year, and has also reached the age of marriage." ”

Gao Sanchao, who had just eaten a bite of shark fin, heard this, and some of his original drunkenness immediately woke up, and he almost squirted out a mouthful of shark fin.

forcibly suppressed, Gao Sanchao was about to say something, Chen Qi had already continued: "Senior brother, listen to what I said, although I have more than one son, but this sister-in-law is raised as the next patriarch of the Chen clan, I still think that when he is older, he will send this Jinling...... I also went to university, and if I could get a good name, it would be good. Moreover, in order to find a good match for the child, I am also prepared with sincerity. The Chen family has a 10% stake in Yizhen Marine Trading Company, and is willing to pay three points as a dowry, what about the senior brother? ”

As a businessman, Gao Sanchao subconsciously calculated the value of the third of the shares.

It is said that it was only the license fee at the beginning, and one was 200,000 taels, three cents...... That's equivalent to 6,000 taels of silver.

Can...... This is just a license, and Gao Sanchao also faintly heard how rich the benefits of sea trade are, and if it is done, it is not a problem to get millions of dollars a year, then, three points of shares are tens of thousands of dividends every year.

That's all the Gao family's current family background.

However, despite this calculation, Gao Sanchao was still not hot-headed, but more calm, put down the tableware, and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, this is ...... I won't tell you that the marriage of the little girl in the family is ...... I can't be the master of this father, I ...... I can only help you ask. ”

This is not the first time that someone has been proposed this year, and the third year of high school has also been practiced.

The answers are the same.

Moreover, Gao Sanchao knew that under normal circumstances, the other party would definitely take the initiative to associate and pull a certain line to a certain little prince...... The woman next to him, so he didn't need to say more.

It's the same this time.

Gao Sanchao said this, and Chen Qi, who was shrewd when he looked at it, naturally thought of some aspects, and didn't say anything more for a while, just hoping that Gao Sanchao could help convey it, and also said that the Chen family was very sincere. In addition, even if it doesn't work, the friendship between the two parties can be regarded as concluded, and in the future, there will still be business dealings.

Chen Qi's words also made the atmosphere lively again.

The lunch was eaten until the end of the day, both parties were happy, settled the bill, and left the restaurant together, Chen Qi still personally sent the senior high school to the carriage before turning to his own car.

The horse-drawn carriage traveled from the northeast to the southwest of Xuefu Street.

The sober senior opened the curtain and looked at the crowds on the street that was about to celebrate the Lantern Festival, and the colorful lanterns that looked full of flowers in the daytime, and there were thoughts in his heart.

In any case, the Gao family also wants to be in this Jinling City, a place to stand up!

When the carriage passed by Zhiyongzhai, Shangshanju and another shop that was being renovated, the idea of the high school was even stronger.

So back to home in the southwest of the city.

As soon as Gao Sanchao entered the door, a maid greeted him: "Master, are you coming back, Miss is talking about looking for you?" ”

Hearing that his daughter was looking for him, the originally ambitious Gao Sanchao immediately seemed to shrink a circle: "Cha'er...... What is it, I will go now, this will pass...... Well, I'm going to wash my face first, so as not to smell of wine and smoke tea. ”

It was obviously not the first time that the maid had seen her master look like this, and she unconsciously had a bit of fox and fake tiger power: "Master, you don't have to wash your face, let's go, Miss is in a hurry." ”

Gao Sanchao couldn't lose his temper at all in front of his daughter's personal maid, and nodded hurriedly.

The Gao family's house was only two acres in size, and they soon came to a small courtyard on the east side of the inner house.

In front of the main house, Gao Sanchao didn't dare to enter the door directly, stood at the door, bowed, smiled, and said to himself: "Cha'er, call dad over, what's the matter?" ”

Another maid came up, and there was no deference in her attitude that a subordinate should have: "Master, come in." ”

That's when you enter.

When I came to the Westinghouse, there was a study here.

Gao Lucha was dressed in a water-green skirt, and was sitting in front of the bookcase by the window flipping through a recent issue of "Daming Monthly", when she saw her father come in, she asked the maid to move a stool for Gao Sanchao, and when her father sat down, she glanced over and frowned: "Dad went to drink again?" ”

"Friends invite you to dinner, let's ...... I can't help but heh. ”

Gao Green Tea was not vaguely passed by his father, and asked: "That friend?" ”

Gao Sanchao paused before saying, "It's a maritime merchant from Guangzhou, named Chen Qi." ”

When the green tea girl heard this name, she retracted her gaze, flipped a few pages in the magazine in front of her, found the maritime advertising page, and quickly said: "Yizhen Marine Trading Company, Dad, Cha'er didn't know that you had this friend before?" ”

Gao Sanchao said embarrassedly: "It's a friend...... Introducing, introducing. ”

The green tea girl didn't let it go, and asked again, "What did you talk about?" ”

Gao Sanchao hesitated, but still said, "Then Chen Qi ...... I want to invite our family to do business together, he said...... The Chen family is in Guangzhou, and there are also several tea mountains. ”

"Guangzhou...... What's the good tea there," the green tea girl pursed her lips and said, "I'm afraid there are others?" ”

"Yes," Gao Sanchao subconsciously bowed on the stool and said, "That Chen Qi...... Still is...... Seeing her daughter frowning in a blink of an eye, Gao Sanchao hurriedly added: "Cha'er is relieved, Dad is not confused, he has pushed you, you are in charge of this matter, you can do whatever you want, Dad doesn't ask, and he doesn't involve you randomly."...... ”

The green tea girl who was about to go crazy nodded slightly, and after thinking about it, she said: "Dad, this New Year's Festival is beautiful, but after the scenery, you can't forget your identity in the end. The little prince is a big man, since the words have been spoken, if you don't take it to heart and do something foolish...... The daughter also said clearly, because there is a mother, the daughter will not have anything, Dad, it is difficult for you to say, besides, Dad, you are just it, you have to think about it for your younger brother, don't let the Gao family's room be broken suddenly. ”

"That can, that can," Gao Sanchao thought of his kiss son who had waited for all these years to finally get it, cold sweat came out, and he hurriedly reassured: "Cha'er, dad is going out to eat and chat with people, and the family ...... This big and small matter, me, and you...... Auntie, it's all clear, it's all up to you. ”

When the green tea girl heard her father say this, she hummed softly, closed the "Daming Monthly" in front of her, turned around and said, "Dad, that is the case, there happens to be a matter that my daughter wants to discuss with you." ”

"Don't discuss, don't discuss," Gao San shook his head like a rattle: "It's all up to you, what you say, dad does!" ”

"It's this ......" The green tea girl didn't push, and said directly: "Dad, I heard that the imperial court is in Gansu...... The Great Victory in the White Sea? ”

Gao Sanchao nodded: "Naturally, I heard it, that General Tang ...... When the world is famous. ”

The green tea girl did not turn the topic to a famous general, but said: "My daughter has been thinking about it these days, our family's tea business ...... Although the colleagues of Jinling also let go, they can let our Gao family get a piece of the pie, but after all, it is some leftovers, and now, the imperial court has taken Gansu, and Cha'er feels that it is an opportunity to sell tea to Gansu...... There will be no dirty relationship with the local tea merchants in Jinling, and the profits will be more lucrative. ”

Gao Sanchao didn't nod immediately this time, thought about it, and said, "Cha'er, that Gansu...... That Gansu ...... Where it is, Dad doesn't know very well, thousands of miles away business, let's ...... After all, how can you do it? ”

"One can't do it, just a few more are united," Gao Green Tea said: "We may also set up a company, such as the marine trading company, and all of them will work together to sell tea to Gansu." If this is done, the original tea merchant in Jinling City will ...... But it will no longer be a good friend of our Gao family on the surface, and it will definitely be sincere and only my Gao family. ”

Gao Sanchao fantasized about some scenes, and he was looking forward to it, but he was even more bottomless: "Cha'er, this matter, this matter ......"

The green tea girl didn't let her father continue to stumble, but said, "Dad, if you agree here, Cha'er plans to go to Xuanwu Lake again right now." ”

"Ah......" Gao Sanchao didn't react for a while, then had an epiphany and nodded again: "Then...... Dad agrees, agrees, go ahead, hmm...... Dad sent you over, and you took the carriage we just bought recently, but don't take the mule cart anymore, it's also shabby, and it's a joke. ”

"It's still a mule cart, and my father doesn't have to send me."

Gao Green Tea said, already getting up.

Gao Sanchao hurriedly got up, knowing that his daughter was inconvenient to walk, he subconsciously raised his hand to help: "Tea is slower." ”

The green tea girl had already put on the shoulders of the petite maid who took the initiative to come together: "Cha'er is going, dad is waiting for the news." ”

Gao Sanchao agreed again, sent his daughter out all the way, watched the green tea girl get into the mule cart, and told a few accompanying coachmen and servants a few words, until the carriage left the alley, and then returned to the courtyard.

From the southeast of Jinling to the northwest outside the city, the distance is not close.

When I came to the mansion on Xuanwu Lake, the time was already Shenzheng.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

After some informing, Gao Green Tea was quickly able to enter this time, all the way to the hospitality hall on the south side of the west garden of the inner house.

Entering this mansion, the green tea girl changed from the arrogance of the family to the mourning relatives at this time, and she missed her mother very much.

However, this time, it was unexpectedly found that my mother saw me...... Less, it seems, is less exclusive.

Not only did she not exclude her, but she talked for a while in the flower hall here, and the young lady also took the initiative to call a maid and asked her to pass the word to a certain little prince, saying that her daughter had arrived, could she go over and kowtow to say goodbye.

The green tea girl waited for the maid to leave, and the strangeness in her expression was almost not hidden, and she paused before she spoke, and asked in a roundabout way, "Mother...... Little prince, didn't you take a nap today? ”

"No, the adults have been meeting guests since they came back from the palace, and they are also working hard," the young lady took her daughter's little hand, read it softly, and looked at her daughter's face: "Cha'er, why are you still losing weight this year?" ”

Thin?

The green tea girl didn't turn the corner for a while.

During this time, I was at home...... Eat well, sleep well, or a young grandmother who has to be provided for by the family, as a prestige, where can you lose weight?

However, I want to come...... In my mother's eyes, I must have suffered.

Since the mother thought so, the green tea girl also pushed the boat with the water: "Mother, in fact, it is ...... It's also a ...... at home," he said, his eyes were already red, and he lowered his head and said, "...... Home...... My mother knew that when I came to Jinling, I had been thinking about doing some business, but it didn't go well. Tea ...... I also came over cheekily today, and I wanted to ask my mother to tell the little prince. ”

When Qingniang heard her daughter say this, she almost instinctively shook her head subconsciously. However, he shook it a few times, paused again, and said softly from his daughter's gaze: "If ...... If you wait for your lord to see you, you can tell him yourself, if so, if you can't see you...... Forget it, Cha'er, my mother is here...... This...... The rules are big, but don't dare to mess around. ”

When her mother said this, the green tea girl's expression suddenly became more sad, but she was not reluctant, and muttered: "Even so, the tea listens to the mother, and it is all ...... What about life. ”

After waiting for a cup of tea, the maid came back to report that the adult happened to go back to the inner house, and he could bring the green tea girl over.

Hearing the good news of the maid, the mother and daughter were in the same spirit, and quickly got up, left the flower hall here, and walked towards the central inner house.

Zhu Yuan returned from the palace in the morning, and after lunch, he entertained Chen Cheng, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Zhuang Muxu, the Shaanxi Zhuangjia, to discuss the matter of sending a caravan to Gansu and even the Western Regions.

After talking about this matter, I met with Wei Zan and Gu Zhongren, and talked with the two heads of the Jinling Paper Company about the construction of the paper mill in the future, as well as the planting of trees in the shogunate mountain to reserve papermaking raw materials.

It's so busy, and it's now in a blink of an eye.

It's past four o'clock in the afternoon, it doesn't matter if he takes a nap or not, Zhu Yuan returned to the inner house and came to the backyard.

What's the situation?

Zhu Yuan couldn't figure it out for a while, so he ordered someone to be brought over.

The last time the green tea girl saw Zhu Yuan, it was also in the backyard of this inner house, this time, but I didn't expect that after entering the door, the original tea room outside has changed greatly, and this is a circle of strange seats...... Well, it's very comfortable to look at, it's just ...... Haven't seen it.

Seeing the arrival of the two young women, Zhu Yuan, who was leaning on the sofa with his legs crossed, patted the well-behaved and clever pair who were like cats beside him, and when they left, he motioned to his side and said to the young lady: "Come here." ”

Qing Niang's face was slightly red suddenly, but she still obediently walked over and sat down next to the little man.

When the green tea girl saw her mother's movements, she also subconsciously followed, and came to Zhu Yuan on the side of the coffee table before kneeling down and insisting on giving a big salute to a certain teenager: "Cha'er has seen the little prince." ”

The girl prostrated her body, her head was not far from her toes, Zhu Yuan could only put away the cocked Erlang's legs, and ordered: "Get up, this time...... Well, tomorrow's Lantern Festival, come to wish your mother a happy Lantern Festival? ”

Gao Lucha got up, tall and tall, stood closer, and faced a certain young county king, she was suddenly a little condescending, which made her subconsciously retreat, and hurriedly said when she heard the words: "Go back to the little prince, I miss my mother." ”

Zhu Yuan pointed to the sofa on the right: "Sit down." ”

I haven't seen it for a long time, and I feel that this girl seems to have grown taller again, as if she has drawn a willow branch, so condescending, Zhu Yuan himself is not very comfortable.

The green tea girl retreated a little more, came to the east sofa and sat down, looked at the young man not far away, hesitated slightly, and then said, "Little prince, tea...... In addition to visiting my mother, I also have something to say. ”

Zhu Yuan was interested: "Huh? ”

The green tea girl said: "Cha'er heard that the imperial court had recovered Gansu, so she thought that her family happened to be making a living from tea, so she could ...... Do the Northwest. ”

What a coincidence!

Zhu Yuan thought that he had only talked to Chen Cheng and them at noon, looked at the front of him again, smiled, and said, "If I remember correctly, your family doesn't seem to have the ability to conduct this kind of long-distance trade, right?" ”

The green tea girl hesitated, didn't dare to hide it, nodded, but said again: "If the little prince can allow it, the Gao family wants to unite with some other tea merchants in Jinling City, and also set up a business like the Ocean Trading Company to jointly run this business." ”

At this time, Zhu Yuan was a little surprised, and asked curiously: "Who came up with this?" ”

The green tea girl instinctively wanted to say that it was her father, but after hesitating, she still said truthfully: "Little prince, yes...... It was Cha'er who came up with it. ”

Zhu Yuan was even more surprised, looked up and down a few times at the tall girl opposite, took Qingniang's hand, rubbed it gently, and said, "You are smarter than I imagined." ”

The green tea girl hurriedly shook her head: "Tea...... Can't. ”

Zhu Yuan pondered a little and said, "Tea trade...... All dynasties are one of the important types of trade in the border area, the volume is very large, I recently read the data, nearly half of the tea production in the Song Dynasty was sold abroad, and the land of Hexi, at that time, was through the exchange of tea and horses, to the Song Dynasty brought a shortage of war horses. If you want to do this, you have to understand that it's not just business. ”

The green tea girl paused, knowing that the key was coming, and she didn't dare to hide it anymore, so she took the initiative to say: "Little prince, these are the ones that Cha'er knows, otherwise, she wouldn't come over to ask." ”

If it weren't for the fact that there are many sensitive points involved in the frontier tea trade, such as the exchange of tea and horses, the green tea girl would not have needed to make such a trip today. It's just pulling the tiger skin of a certain little prince, contacting some people at home, and doing it directly.

Zhu Yuan looked at the girl on the side: "Since you know, let's talk about it, if you come to do it, what are you going to do?" ”

The green tea girl said: "During this trade, it involves important things such as horses and cowhides, and it must be handed over to the imperial court for disposal." ”

Zhu Yuan smiled, and remembered a certain stalk: "If you turn it in, you will lose money?" ”

When the green tea girl saw the little prince laughing, she also laughed shallowly, and her smile was a little weak and pitiful: "I want to come...... The imperial court is not in vain, and it will not let the merchants suffer. ”

Among the joints, the green tea girl also knows.

According to the practice of the previous dynasty, the horses, cowhides and other materials obtained by the merchants from outside the customs were purchased by the imperial court according to the market price, and even if they had to pay a part of the tax, the profit margin of the merchants was still very large, otherwise, there would not be so many people who went to do this business one after another.

Zhu Yuan didn't expect such a girl who was very interested in business to emerge next to her, but she also wanted to see where she could go, and when she heard the green tea girl say this, she didn't continue to talk nonsense, and nodded: "Since that's the case, you can try it." ”

The green tea girl was still thinking about how to deal with the next problem, and when she heard this, she didn't react for a while, and nodded subconsciously before coming back to her senses.

That's ...... Come on?

In fact, she still has a lot of details to say?

Zhu Yuan didn't have the idea of saying more, grabbed Qingniang's other hand, held it together and compared, and said: "That's it, you go back, I happen to be arranging some things about Gansu recently, and I will greet someone tomorrow and ask him to contact you." Remember, it's already a privilege to be able to start this business, don't covet more, just take your share, you know? ”

The green tea girl nodded hurriedly.

Seeing that the little prince had nothing else to say, he stood up, took a few steps forward on tiptoe, and bowed down to salute: "Cha'er bids farewell to the little prince." ”

"Well, let's go back," Zhu Yuan glanced at the girl on the ground and added, "Your mother won't send you, I have something to talk to her about." ”

(End of chapter)