Father Liu also got up and beckoned him to sit down, and said, "You and my brother, what kind of faux pass is this!" Eat more if it's delicious, it's nothing! ”

Zhang Shunping said seriously: "It seems that my sister-in-law uses these snacks made of high-quality honey, and they taste extremely sweet!" It's just that the taste of this honey is very strange, but I can't eat what kind of nectar? And although I have eaten a lot of dim sum, in terms of sweetness, my sister-in-law is one of the best! If this dim sum is to be sold in the market, it will definitely sell well! “

Speaking of this, Zhang Shunping patted his forehead again and said, "It's my fault, it's my fault!" My brother is a noble family, how can I go to the street to sell snacks! “

Father Liu said disapprerovingly: "What is the secret between you and my brother!" You don't know what the situation of the Liu family is now! If it weren't for you, brother, I'm afraid I would really have to go to the street to sell dim sum! “

Zhang Shunping smiled and said, "No! I know that my brother is practicing martial arts every day, and if he has the opportunity, he will definitely soar into the sky! “

Father Liu smiled and said, "Then borrow my brother's good words!" But I think you seem to have something difficult, brother, why don't you talk to your brother, maybe I can help you come up with an idea or something! ”

Originally, Zhang Shunping didn't want to talk about this matter today, but after eating so many sweets, his mood calmed down a lot, and he sighed and said: "Don't hide it from my brother, I may have to return to Jiangnan in the next year, I'm afraid that the little brother in this courtyard can't live!" ”

Father Liu's heart tightened when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Why is this? Could it be that something big happened in my hometown? ”

Zhang Shunping sighed again and said: "Times, not long ago, my little brother I received a letter from home. The letter said that Master Li, the official of Nanjing, was seriously ill, and he was afraid that time was running out! ”

Father Liu immediately guessed the trick when he heard it! Zhang Shunping can do such a big business, there must be someone behind it! Because at this time in the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants was extremely low, and they were the objects of contempt by everyone!

If a businessman wants to do business normally, unless it is a small business, it is simply impossible! Behind many big businessmen stand a lot of officials, nobles and big families! Some of them pay a little bit of attention and pay some real money to invest in the business! If you don't pay attention to it, you can simply buy shares as an official and directly account for a part of the dry shares!

Of course, the shares held by these officials are not in vain, and naturally they have to provide protection to businessmen, as well as some privileges such as tax exemptions. Sometimes it even helps merchants to suppress competitors in the mall! But on the other hand, businessmen have been controlled by these officials and big families in disguise, and have become their tools for profit!

Some officials are a little better, and when they leave or are transferred, they return their shares directly from the merchants, so as to make way for other officials. Some are extremely greedy, and they can't help but refuse to withdraw their shares, and they have to knock a sum when they leave! Fortunately, there are not many such people, otherwise, it won't take long for a big businessman to be swallowed up by these officials and big households!

Now judging from Zhang Shunping's meaning, this Nanjing's Hubu Shangshu is the backer behind their family! Now that he is suddenly seriously ill, with the current medical conditions, maybe one day he will return to the West! Zhang Shunping lost this protection, and he couldn't say that his net worth would be broken up clean! The best outcome is to go home and be a rich man! If the result is bad, the property will be stripped clean, and then kicked away, and then returned to the hometown in ashes! If it is more miserable, it is not impossible to lose a small life!

Figured this out. Father Liu said tentatively: "Could it be that the person standing behind your Zhang family is Li Shangshu?" ”

Zhang Shunping nodded heavily and said, "That's right, it's Li Shangshu!" And there are not only Li Shangshu's members in our family's Zhang Ji, but also the members of several other officials in Nanjing City, so things have been smooth sailing! Now I'm worried, if Li Shangshu really can't afford to get sick, will the other people withdraw the shares in Zhang Ji? ”

Father Liu was silent for a moment before saying, "Brother, I'm afraid the situation you are facing will be even more serious!" ”

Zhang Shunping has been walking in the mall for many years, and of course he knows what Liu's father meant! nodded immediately and said: "So now I will wait for news from my family, if Li Shangshu dies of illness, I will return to Nanjing!" You can't watch the hard work of three generations of the Zhang family be lost in one fell swoop! ”

Liu Haojia felt that the time had come at this time, so he interjected: "Uncle Zhang, have you ever thought about finding some backers in Jingshi?" ”

Zhang Shunping was stunned for a moment when he heard what Liu Haojia said, and then thought that his eldest brother Liu Haonian was not there, and then realized that the young man in front of him might not just be favored, so he turned his head and said: "The virtuous nephew doesn't know, when Li Shangshu was not sick before, I couldn't look for a backer in Beijing, that would break the rules, and then I wouldn't be a person inside and out!" But now that Li Shangshu suddenly fell ill, I was caught off guard, and it was so difficult to find someone who was willing to shelter me in a short period of time! And now I still hold on to the news and don't spread it, but once a high-ranking and powerful person like Lord Li gets sick, the news will quickly spread to Jingshi, and I'm afraid that everyone will be more willing for me to split my Zhang family, and I'm afraid that the benefits will be more! ”

Father Liu and Liu Haojia were silent when they heard this. Especially Father Liu, he knows too well the methods of these high-ranking officials! Sheltering a merchant may be able to make a fortune in the long run, but devouring the wreckage of a giant merchant can strengthen the family itself! You don't have to think about the inside and outside of this kind of thing! Therefore, in Liu's father's opinion, I am afraid that this preparation is a complete failure, and I have to make another plan!

At this moment, Liu Haojia said: "Uncle Zhang, I don't know if you have considered and bought it?" ”

What Liu Haojia said about buying and buying refers to the procurement of materials in the palace. Every spring and autumn, large-scale purchases are carried out in the palace. As soon as you find something new or useful, the palace will order and buy it! To put it bluntly, it means that this thing can be sent to the palace for the emperor and others to enjoy!

But there is also a big problem with the purchase, because the money given by the purchase is very small, or not at all! In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered that money must be given for the palace and buying, but as time went by, no one cared about this ban at all!

Now the eunuchs in the palace are taking the opportunity of buying together to collude with the officials outside the palace, and they are making a lot of money! So every year and when you buy it is a good opportunity for them to make a fortune!