Wang Qiuya also said: "Yes, we don't lack talents in this area, isn't it more secure to use a congregation of the Heaven and Earth Society?" For such an important position, you should still use your own people. ”

"Our people can be deputies, and the one who takes the lead is still a person like Zuo Guozhu, his father is not only the Donglin Party, but also the clear stream in the Donglin Party, and has a good official reputation, which is very beneficial to us to open up the entire Ming market in the future." Wei Bao Road.

"Yes, President." Wang Qiuya pouted, although she still had reservations in her heart, but seeing that Wei Bao seemed to have made up her mind, she wouldn't say anything more, at most she would pay more attention to the business of Haiphong Qianzhuang in the future.

However, Wang Qiuya also felt that there was nothing to worry about, after all, the people who were mainly responsible for the operation were the people of the Heaven and Earth Society, and people like Zuo Guozhu just occupied a name.

Wei Bao really didn't just let Zuo Guozhu occupy a name, but really valued this person.

If it is famous, Yang Lian's eldest son will definitely be more famous than Zuo Guangdou's eldest son.

But Wei Bao did not recruit Yang Lian's eldest son to be the manager of Haiphong Qianzhuang, which is the reason.

Wei Bao attaches more importance to Zuo Guozhu's ability, and there is another reason, Wei Bao does not like the relationship between his brother-in-law and brother-in-law.

Fan's head can be reused in heaven and earth, mainly because he and Wei Bao are friends and have known each other since childhood, not because Fan is Fan Xiaolin's brother.

Moreover, Wei Bao felt that Yang Xue's status among his concubines should surpass Fan Xiaolin in the future.

Wang Qiuya, Fan Xiaolin, Xu Rui, and Sister Fang, who followed Wei Bao at the beginning, although their abilities are all growing, they are limited by their education and family background, and their growth is better than that of orthodox official ladies like Wu Xuexia, Yang Xue, and Xiong Xin'er.

Because these girls have experienced the rights and wrongs of officialdom since they were children, and they have seen a lot.

is like Princess Zhenming of North Korea, although she is very introverted and doesn't talk much, but every time she speaks, Wei Bao attaches great importance to it, just because Princess Zhenming can always see a deeper layer of things, and every time she proposes a solution, it is also very to the point.

As Wei Bao expected, the next day, Zuo Guozhu came to see Wei Bao.

"You've got it all figured out? Give up the scientific expedition and come to the Haiphong Money Village led by my Tiandi Club to be a steward? Your choice is likely to affect your life, don't underestimate the economy, trading, the knowledge in this may even be much bigger and deeper than officialdom. Wei Bao said earnestly to the left national pillar.

In order to show his importance to Zuo Guozhu, Wei Bao rarely arranged to meet Zuo Guozhu in his study.

Although so far, Wei Bao is still only a fifth-grade official, but Wei Bao's actual power is no less than that of a second-grade official!

The newly established Governor of Haiphong Yamen is the Zheng Erpin Yamen, and no governor was appointed, but only he was appointed to participate in politics without a fixed official title.

If Wei Bao is now counted as being able to pull people into the Metropolitan Procuratorate as nominal officials at will, and he can also arrange officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to go to various yamen to temporarily take over his duties, it is equivalent to Wei Bao's cheats compared to the officials and the scholars.

You must know that the secretary of the ministry is not what he wants, and the appointment of officials must go through the cabinet secretary, the cabinet, and the celebrant to the celebrant supervisor, and finally the emperor has to nod.

The formalities are cumbersome.

Therefore, to a certain extent, Wei Bao now has the strength of the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Gonggong who calls for wind and rain.

Such a big man speaks to himself seriously, Zuo Guozhu is not stupid, he will weigh his father's status and Wei Bao's status.

Not to mention that my father was tortured by Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi some time ago, it is difficult to recover in the future, and it is difficult to enter the officialdom again, even if my father's recovery is ideal, there will be a chance to be a leader in the future, but my father's character, I am afraid that it will be difficult for a lifetime to catch up with the current status and power of Wei Baowei, who has just entered the office and is only 15 years old.

"I've thought about it, being able to be promoted by Lord Wei is the blessing that my Zuo Guozhu cultivated in my previous life, I asked myself if there is hope for the Jinshi merit before the age of thirty, even if I don't get the Jinshi, the Zhongju is also certain, with the officialdom friendship of the family for many years, at least I can be out of office in the future. However, I think what Master Wei said is right, my personality is not suitable for being an official, I am afraid that I will be a county magistrate for the rest of my life, and I will not do much to be a state official, so it is better to follow Lord Wei as soon as possible to do a career! Zuo Guozhu spoke very fluently, obviously such a passage has been thinking about it in his heart for a long time.

Wei Bao smiled and nodded, "That's good, then we'll go to Tianjin Wei tomorrow!" Our Haiphong Governor's Yamen will set up a yamen in Tianjinwei, and Haiphong Qianzhuang will naturally also be set up in Tianjinwei. Our Tiandi firm already has its own branch in Tianjin Wei, this time I will take you to get familiar with it first, and change the name of Tiandi firm Tianjin Wei branch Qianzhuang, it will be called Haiphong Qianzhuang. ”

"So fast?" Zuo Guozhu was secretly surprised, this young Master Wei was really like the outside world said, he was resolute and resolute, and he did what he said.

Although Zuo Guozhu thought that he might never be able to do such a resolute character like Wei Bao, they admired such a person very much.

"Well, time is gone, the most expensive thing in the world is time! If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to do anything. Wei Bao laughed.

"What about the text inventory of Beizhili? Didn't Master Wei do it? Zuo Guozhu asked.

", why not? I'm not here, and there's someone underneath me. Wei Bao smiled: "Do you think that such a big career as mine is doing it by myself?" When you enter our world in the future, the first thing to make clear is the concept of the team, each of us is serving the team, including myself! ”

"Yes, I have written down all the teachings of Master Wei, I am just afraid that my knowledge is shallow, my ability is not good, and I am afraid that I will not be able to bear the high expectations of Lord Wei." Left country column face red ear equator.

"It's good that you can think like this, ability can be exercised, what I value is your character! If you really can't practice, you will also have a position that belongs to you, then it may not be a steward, maybe a deputy steward, if the deputy steward is not competent, you can only adjust it downward. You must know that in the Heaven and Earth Society, we pay attention to character first, and then look at ability, which is very fair to everyone! I personally recommend you to join, you are already starting higher than many people. Wei Bao patiently explained.

Zuo Guozhu heard Wei Bao say this, he only felt a rush of enthusiasm, although Wei Bao did not say it in detail, but he could already imagine what that kind of huge and complete organization was probably going on.

"Master Wei, please rest assured, I will definitely work hard! I will study a hundred times more seriously than the scientific examination. Zuo Guozhu expressed his determination.

"Well, that's good. However, taking the entrance examination is not the same as working hard in society, and hard work naturally requires hard work, but more of it is still necessary to rely on yourself to realize the Tao, and there are few direct words to teach you how to do it. Even if you have a master friend, others are not good at telling you how to do everything, and more, you still have to rely on yourself to comprehend, understand? Wei Bao laughed.

"Thank you Lord Wei for your teachings, I will take it to heart!" Zuo Guozhu bowed deeply to Wei Bao, moved by Wei Bao's love and patience for him.

Wei Bao is not like this to every of his subordinates, he really hopes to integrate a group of hardcore Donglin Party officials, especially these hardcore Donglin Party officials who have been cut off, their children can not only dilute his more and more obvious eunuch color, but also provide himself with a lot of unexpected connections.

Wei Bao has never thought about which faction to rely on, nor has he thought about which faction to exterminate, he is a real neutral faction, with wealth in all directions, and his feet in all directions, wherever the benefits are, he wants to take advantage of them.

The next day, Wei Bao arranged the affairs of the capital and let Guo Wenliang take charge of commanding the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple.

"Master Wei, you look up to the lower officials too much, right? I am a mere seven-rank official, and I have not yet been officially appointed by the imperial court, where can I be in charge of the text inventory of the entire Beizhili? Guo Wenliang said with a bitter face.

Wei Bao smiled: "Do you say that you are an ordinary seventh-grade official?" You are my Wei Bao's person, you have now been absorbed into my Heaven and Earth Society Wei Department, and you have a huge team behind you, you know? Our team is not weaker than Dongchang and Jinyiwei, right? ”

Guo Wenliang shook his head in a daze, and said with a bitter face: "Master Wei, the Heaven and Earth Society will be very powerful, but I can't do it, the Heaven and Earth Society is your Heaven and Earth Society, I am just a little steward, how can I compare with you?" I, Guo Wenliang, are better than Master Wei, and I am not even as good as my leg hair. ”

Wei Bao smiled: "Don't be presumptuous, first of all, the text clearance has been almost halfway through, and now it has reached the critical point where a large-scale conflict will break out at any time, I intend to let you buffer some." In addition, I am also giving you a chance to be independent, and I hope you will not fail me. ”

When Guo Wenliang heard President Wei say this, the pressure was even greater, and he looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "President, I really can't do it, I know how many catties and taels I know, you look down on me, really." ”

"Just do it with confidence, didn't you also send several stewards of the Heaven and Earth Society Statistics Department to help you? If there's anything you can't decide, just wait for my answer. Don't be nervous, let alone afraid, remember that I am behind you, and you are now in charge of the officialdom of the Beijing Division on my behalf. Wei Bao laughed.

Hearing President Wei say this, Guo Wenliang almost couldn't even stand on his feet, leaning on the table with a panicked face.

Wei Bao smiled and patted Guo Wenliang twice on the shoulder, "You have been following me for more than a month, and I have been observing you, your confidence is insufficient, and your ability is very good, rest assured, the sky is falling, and I will hold it for you." ”

"Okay, if you stab Lou Zi, the president can't blame me." Guo Wenliang said.

"That's yours, isn't it, you haven't done anything yet, why are you thinking about this first? The people of our Tiandihui must move forward bravely and always think of the team in their hearts! Wei Bao is coloring.

"Yes, yes, I said it wrong, and I will always think of the president and defend the president to the death!" Guo Wenliang hurriedly stood up straight and said.

"That's right! Bring out the spirit! Be brave and do things! Wei Bao smiled and walked out of the official hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Wei Bao didn't tell anyone when he went out this time, a group of high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple could not control Wei Bao, and they almost didn't care about the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple now.

Although it has only been more than two months, Wei Bao has trained both the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple into a quasi-modern institution with a set of self-coping mechanisms and a set of self-operation mechanisms.

Modern institutions do not mean that leadership is not important.

It's that the leadership is not so important, unlike the yamen of the feudal court, which is all patriarchal, no matter how big the official is, he lives like the head of a feudal family, and it stops when he loses his parents.

This is not the case with modern institutions, which mainly rely on the mutual restraint and coordination of various departments.

Wei Bao then took Zuo Guozhu and Lin Wenbiao and other entourage, and quietly went to Tianjin Wei, accompanied by the President's Guard and a group of senior agents from the General Administration of Statistics of the Tiandihui who were responsible for protecting President Wei's safety.

Wei Bao's guards have always remained at more than 200 people.

As for the president's secretariat, this time Wei Bao did not bring Wu Xuexia and Wang Qiuya, Princess Zhenming, and let them stay in Jingshi, but brought Yang Xue and Xiong Xin'er, who had just arrived by his side.

On the way, Wei Bao briefly told Zuo Guozhu, Yang Xue, and Xiong Xin'er in the carriage about the knowledge of doing business and some basic knowledge of economics.

The three of them, Wei Bao all plan to cultivate them in the economic aspect.

The president's secretariat also needs girls with economic expertise, and Wei Bao thinks that Yang Xue and Xiong Xin'er are quite suitable.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the wealthy Jiangnan area was lined with shops and goods were frequently traded.

At that time, in Suzhou Prefecture, Wan Fu Ji's shortbread was a well-known flavor snack, and there was an endless stream of customers queuing at the door every day, and the store was still in short supply at full capacity.

Not only that, but there are often government and large households who place large orders, which is enough for Wanfuji to be busy for a few days, and the store business will naturally not be able to take care of it.

Of course, the rich and powerful bigwigs can't afford to offend, but individual customers can't be snubbed at will.

In order to prevent individual customers from running empty again, the shopkeeper Shen Hongchang was in a hurry, and after collecting the deposit, he made a white slip and promised to deliver the goods on the specified day.

Originally, this was just an expedient measure to deal with individual customers, although Wanfu Ji did not have this production capacity, but for the sake of the store's signature and reputation, Shen Hongchang had to bite the bullet.

After a month of trembling, Shen Hongchang was surprised to find that the situation was not as bad as he imagined, there were only a few individual customers who came to carry shortbread with white strips every day, and the shortbread sold in the store was not much more than before, but there were a lot more copper coins returned every day.

The careful Shen Hongchang inquired in many ways, only to know that a considerable number of customers bought shortbread, not for their own consumption, but as gifts for relatives and friends, and the recipients of gifts may not eat themselves, often find an opportunity to transfer them after a while.

But the problem is that the shortbread will become moldy and spoiled after being stored for a long time, and it is impossible to give it away.

In addition, carrying a huge box of bread to someone else's house is both inconvenient and eye-catching.

As a result, many people bought this kind of white strip and put it at home, and when they wanted to eat it, they would go to Wanfu Ji to exchange it for ready-made, and if they wanted to give it away, they could continue to keep it.

Shen Hongchang secretly pondered to himself, it takes time, manpower and capital to make a box of shortbread, and he can only receive 20 yuan when he sells it.

Soon, Wan Fu Ji began to print cake coupons stamped with Shen Hongchang's private seal and sold them in the storefront.

The benefits of selling cake coupons are indeed very attractive, the shortbread has not yet been baked, and the account can be collected in advance, and Shen Hongchang no longer has to worry about asking for credit as before.

The copper coins from the sale of cake coupons can be used for other sales, and there is no need to pay interest.

Some of the cake coupons in the hands of customers will always be lost or damaged, and these shortbreads that cannot be redeemed will be earned in vain.

The shopkeepers of the cloth villages, butcher shops, and rice shops in Suzhou City were all red-eyed, and they followed the imitation in a swarm, and sold cloth coupons, meat coupons, rice coupons, and cake coupons without indicating the face value, and paid according to the price at the time when purchasing, and did not need to refund the difference when picking up the goods.

A box of shortbread in a normal year sells for 20 yuan, but in a good year it can only be sold for 15 yuan, but it can be sold for 50 yuan in a famine year.

Some shrewd people kept cake coupons at home and sold them when the price of shortbread rose, and the impatient people disdained this practice of waiting for the rabbit, and they started the business of buying and selling short by gambling on the next year's harvest.

If the coming year is a good year, the price of the cake will fall. If the coming year is a famine, the price of the cake coupon will increase now.

Not only cake coupons, but other coupons on the market have also been speculated.

Seeing that the pawnshop and the ticket number were profitable, they not only relied on their own abundant capital to get a piece of the pie and easily manipulated the price, but also accepted the mortgage of various coupons from the people and put up the profits.

If it continues to develop, it may become a securities market and a futures market of a certain size.

However, history does not allow assumptions, and the Jiajing period was also an era when the Japanese invaders endangered Jiangsu and Zhejiang very heavily.

In the 33rd and 34th years of Jiajing, the Japanese invaded Suzhou Mansion three times in succession. For a time, the prices in Suzhou soared, people were panicked, merchants took the opportunity to hoard Juqi, and the coupons on the market were frantically snapped up by the people.

Without waiting for the Japanese to attack the city, he was in chaos first, and Ren Huan, the prefect of Suzhou, made up his mind to rule the city with an iron fist, forcing the price to be stabilized and the grain was opened.

The market supply gradually stabilized, and the price of the voucher plummeted.

The coupons are worthless, and if the debtors return the profits, it will not be cost-effective to redeem the coupons, so they will rely on their accounts one after another.

The pawnshop and the coupons in the ticket number are losing money every day, and the guys are anxiously coming to the door to ask for money.

But the debtor said that the money was used to buy things before, but now that the price is cheap, we have no money in hand, or we will leave those coupons to you.

The pawnshop and the ticket number did not dare to keep this hot potato, so they hurriedly found the store that issued the coupon and asked them to redeem it at the original price.

Of course, the shopkeepers did not agree, and the pawnshop and ticket number were ruthless and sold to the people at a low price.