Li Wang hurried to the door, bowed down and said, "Young Master, Uncle He is here." ”

"Ask him to come in." Yi Zhizu casually instructed, as soon as it was May, He Shutai rushed to Xiguan, and the silk reeling machine that Baba was looking forward to arrived, and he would come to him every three or five days to inquire about the news.

Seeing that Li Wang turned around to leave, he instructed again: "You go to Yuexiushan Xuehaitang Academy and invite Ma Yinglong." ”

Li Wang, who was waiting, left quickly, Jin Ying made a strange face at him, and said with a smile: "The guest is here, the slave maid should go to make tea." ”

Yi Zhixiang shook his head a little speechlessly, this girl is used to being wild, she can't sit still at all, I really don't know what Yizhen thinks, she actually put her by her side, fortunately, although she is playful, she doesn't cause trouble for him, and he is happy to let it go.

He Shutai came quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he said, "I heard that a Citigroup merchant ship arrived at Huangpu Port today. ”

"Sit." Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to sit down, then shook the folding fan, and said: "Zi'an's news is well-informed, it is indeed an American merchant ship, but it is not our ship, and there is no silk reeling machine." "Although he had never seen an American merchant ship entering the port, he certainly would not have been a ship from the three merchant houses, Qichang Company, Olifin, and Werthmore Company, otherwise someone would have come to inform him a long time ago.

Empty joy, He Shutai couldn't help but be a little frustrated, it was May, they had hoarded a lot of silkworm cocoons in Shunde, but the silk reeling machine was delayed, how could he not be in a hurry?

Yi Zhishu is actually anxious, he still doesn't know whether the silk reeling machine will be shipped by American merchant ships or French merchant ships, and he doesn't know how many planes can be transported. But. It's been arranged on his side. As soon as the silk reeling machine arrives, it can be imitated immediately.

However, in these years, the sea voyage is risky, and no one dares to guarantee that the ocean-going merchant ship will not have an accident, and once the merchant ship transporting the silk reeling machine has an accident, their loss this year is not a small amount.

Although he was also anxious in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face, he shook the folding fan and said in a relaxed tone: "Zi'an doesn't need to be anxious. At most, one more month, the machine will arrive, and we plan to arrive in June, right? ”

This is also true, He Shutai was relieved in his heart, and said: "Let the big shopkeeper laugh." ”

"I reminded you that the steam engine needs to be equipped with a big chimney." Yi Zhizhi said: "Are the craftsmen and all the materials for building the chimney ready?" ”

"The big shopkeeper can rest assured." He Shutai hurriedly said: "Everything is ready, just wait for the arrival of machines and Western craftsmen." ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "The imperial court does not allow foreigners to leave Xiguan and move around at will, and you will take care of the officials in Shunde to prevent other complications." ”

He Shutai really didn't think about this: he hurriedly said: "I will bring the letter back to Shunde in the future, and let them make proper arrangements." ”

The next morning. Yi Zhizhi was content with Ma Yinglong to write out the strict prohibition of crows overnight. Smuggling, three suggestions for alleviating the outflow of silver. Hurriedly entering the city and rushing to the governor's department on Huiai Street, Yiliang did not urge, the problem was that he was in a hurry, and in another month, a large number of machinery and equipment he ordered from American businessmen would arrive in Guangzhou, and besides, Yuan Qiyixue also needed to expand its scale openly.

The governor's department was rebuilt by the Pingnan palace in the early Qing Dynasty, covering a vast area, the scale is magnificent, not inferior to the governor's palace, Yi Zhizhi voted a famous assassin in the gatehouse, and presented a door bag - ten taels of silver tickets, this is the rule, according to the size of the yamen, the weight of the door bag has clear regulations, the general subordinate officials do not dare to easily offend these uncles, like Yi Zhicontent, such a half-official and half-business miscellaneous officials, then they can not offend them.

To his surprise, as soon as the famous thorn was sent in, a man of about thirty came out, and when he saw him dressed in civilian clothes, he hurriedly said with a smile: "The little one has seen the shopkeeper of Yida." After a pause, he continued: "Lord Zhongcheng specially instructed that if the shopkeeper Yi Da comes, he does not need to report it, and he will enter as he goes, and it will be the same in the future." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Yida shopkeeper, please." ”

It seems that this governor is still very good at attracting people's hearts, Yi Zhizhi smiled, followed the door inside, and waited in the official hall, not long after, the door came to lead him to the signing room, before entering the courtyard, he looked up and saw Yi Liang greeted him with a smile, and the door who led the way was startled, he really didn't expect his own adults to be so courteous to Yi Zhi.

Seeing Yiliang come out, Yi Zhifen hurriedly took a few steps, ready to meet him with a big gift, but Yiliang didn't give him a chance at all, stepped forward to hold him, and said with a smile: "Don't see outside if you are content." With that, he took him by the hand and entered the room.

The two sat down, Yiliang said in a relaxed and familiar tone: "Since the place outside, I have been looking for a master who is proficient in economics, but I have not been able to do so, contentment is proficient in Western studies, good at economics, it is the most suitable candidate, but unfortunately, since contentment is a businessman, and is the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, and it has long been in the emperor's heart, the future is limitless." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled and said: "Please be content to be a master, I don't dare to ask for luxury now, but when you need to consult or make a decision, I hope that contentment will not shirk, and I can help each other wholeheartedly. ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi understood it, no wonder he was so courteous, it turned out that he wanted him to be a free master, but this request can't be shirked, for Yiliang, the governor, a small four-grade top businessman and Yuanqi shopkeeper, that's not just a call to come and go? It's just a bit high-sounding, how dare he not be interested?

He hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhongcheng is so loving, he should obey his fate." As he spoke, he took out the three suggestions he had written and presented them, saying, "This was drafted last night, please take a look at it." ”

Yiliang took it and looked at it carefully, groaned slightly, and then said: "The border between Burma, Annan and Yunnan can really produce good crows. Slice? ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Enter the crow in Guangzhou. The pieces are mainly from India, Turkey, Persia, Bengal, and are produced from Indian crows. The opium producing areas of Myanmar, Annam and Yunnan are similar in terms of climate and soil, and produce good crow. The piece is probably very large, and the place was also discovered by the British, so there will be no problem. ”

"Can you estimate how much you can earn in a year?"

"Crow. The slice is profiteering. Yi Zhizhi said: "In the Indian crow. Piece of origin, a box of crows. The cost of the slice is only 20 taels of silver, and the selling price in the local market is 180 taels, and the price sold to Guangzhou is 500 taels of silver, how many times is the difference? Twenty-five times! A year of crows imported into Guangzhou. How much is the slice? Nearly 40,000 boxes! The profit was more than sixteen million taels of silver. (To be continued.) )