Seeing Yi Zhizhi get into the sedan chair and leave, Ni Siyuan couldn't help but sigh, just now he sent Yi Zhicontent out, the two didn't say a word along the way, obviously, Yuan Qi couldn't take the initiative to talk to them, so it wasn't until Yi Zhizhi got into the sedan chair that he had to take the initiative to open the oral soft, after all, the strength was not as good as people, and the strength was not as good as people. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He knew very well that the purpose of Yi Zhixiang's visit today as the treasurer of Yuanqi was to release a signal to them - Yuanqi welcomed them to join the shares, but asked them to take the initiative to worship the dwarf, and at the same time, it was also to give the Qianye Office a step down, give them the opportunity to worship back, and give them the opportunity to negotiate.

But he was worried that the proprietors of these money banks in Shanghai did not know how to raise and move, and they did not know how to advance or retreat. Sullen turned back to the inner courtyard, before entering the courtyard, he was surrounded by a group of money bank shopkeepers, Yuanqi Shanghai branch was publicly listed, a guy opened thirty-two branches inside and outside the city, they can be scared a lot, this is completely to unify the Shanghai money industry, related to the life and death of their money bank, one by one how there is no hurry, are eager to know what the attitude of the money industry is in the office.

A group of people came up and asked nonsense, it was a mess, Ni Siyuan didn't hear a word clearly, and hurriedly said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet." After waiting for a while, he said aloud: "The chief director and the directors are in a meeting to discuss how to deal with it, and you should wait for a while." ”

Ni Siyuan finally got out and returned to Qingxue Hall, and before he entered the door, he heard a person say loudly: "Since ancient times, strong dragons have not suppressed the head snake, why does Yuan Qi dare to be so unscrupulous, isn't it because he is content to do this Shanghai Dao!" But the Shanghai Dao may not be able to cover the sky with one hand, and there are also Zhentai, Domain, Governor, and Governor on it. ”

"Well said!" Ni Siyuan stepped into the door as he spoke, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "Can a mere Shanghai Road cover the sky with one hand?" Seeing him come back, such a sentence came out, Wei Desheng's heart sank, and the others were also stunned, but Ni Siyuan continued: "The Taoist can't cover the sky with one hand, can the governor of Liangjiang?" Now the governor of Liangjiang is Lin Butang, our Qing Dynasty has a royal law, but the royal law can still be bigger than the sky? How did the shopkeeper get this Shanghai Dao? Haven't you heard? ”

was asked by him repeatedly, the room was quiet, Lin Zexu, the governor of Liangjiang, was transferred from Guangzhou, but Lin Zexu had only been in Guangzhou for a year, and he may not have anything to do with Yuanqi, as for how Yi Zhizhi got this Shanghai Dao, no one knew it.

After a moment of silence, Wei Desheng spoke: "Jing'an seems to know some details, don't hide it, say it and listen to it, everyone has a good bottom in their hearts." ”

In fact, the news that Yi Zhizu taught Shanghai Taoism has long been heard by the gentry and businessmen in Shanghai, but it has not attracted enough attention, mainly because no one thought that Yi Zhizu would be so bold and reckless, and it is not a new thing for Qing officials to do business, and it can even be said to be very common, but the imperial court explicitly forbade officials from doing business and competing with the people for profit.

In the sixth year of Kangxi, Kangxi issued an edict that civil and military officials below the prince were not allowed to do business for profit, and their families were not allowed to compete with the people for profit.

Kangxi's edict can be said to be the ancestral system, although officials are generally doing business, but no one dares to do business blatantly, most of them are behind the scenes or borrow money and lend money, or privately match as brokers, for Yi Zhi's contentment to teach Shanghai Dao, everyone did not take it seriously, and it is really normal for businessmen to donate officials to fill the vacancies and give official positions, who would have thought that Yi Zhizhi would be bold and dare to let Yuan Qi be publicly listed in Shanghai.

Ni Siyuan glanced at everyone, and then said slowly: "I just heard some rumors that Lin Butang banned smoking in Guangzhou to fight against Yingyi, and he had received Yuanqi's great help, and he appreciated Yida's shopkeeper very much. As for the fact that the shopkeeper of Yida actually taught the Shanghai Dao, I heard that it was because Yuan Qi undertook 10 million taels of national debt, and the emperor specially issued an order, and listened to the tone of Wu Daoxian, the shopkeeper of Yida was afraid that he would have to do several terms. ”

Hearing this, a group of people couldn't help but look at each other, no wonder Yi Zhifen dared to act so boldly, it turned out that he had no fear, full of confidence, no one said anything now, and it was quiet for a long time before someone spoke: "Yuan Qi is so strong, won't you force us to join the gang?" ”

"It shouldn't be possible." Ni Siyuan groaned and said: "Yuan Qi has a very good reputation in Guangdong, and Qian Zhuang Yinhao has always been extremely relevant, how could Yuan Qi do such a reckless act that is difficult for a strong man?" After a pause, he continued: "Yuan Qi is far away in Guangdong, we don't know much about it, but there is no doubt that Yuan Qi has a way to make money, you may wish to inquire in many ways, carefully weigh and make a decision." ”

"It's true that there is a way to make money." Wei Desheng said in a sullen voice: "But it is also a big move." ”

Ni Siyuan nodded and said, "Yuan Qi is indeed too eye-catching, and Lord Yi is also a little ostentatious, but ......" He slowed down his tone and said: "Yuanqi has thousands of large and small owners, and they should all be gentry and businessmen and other wealthy families, if they expand in Liangjiang, with Yuanqi's expansion model, the number of owners will at least double. ”

The law does not blame the public, Wei Desheng nodded slightly, and said: "Since Lord Yi has put on this posture, he will not be forced too hard, you will discuss with the treasurers of the money bank, and then make a decision, but remember to tell them not to make trouble, otherwise no one can protect them." ”

Yi Zhizhi returned to the Taoist office, and as soon as he entered the corner gate, the door came up and reported: "Old man, Liu Guangdou, the county magistrate, asks to see you." ”

What happened when Liu Guangdou came? Although the recruitment of volunteers has posted a notice, at least after the Lantern Festival, people will sign up one after another, Yi Zhixiang didn't think much about it, and said, "Where are the people?" ”

"In the East Wing."

With a slight groan, Yi Zhizhi said, "Invite him to the study." ”

Hearing that Yi Zhizhi saw him in the study, Liu Guangdou was secretly happy in his heart, generally speaking, the study is a purely private place, not a place to talk about official business, only those who have close personal relationships, or are relatively close and trusted, can enter the study, this is undoubtedly a signal, it is a signal that Yi Zhizhi showed favor to him, how could he not be happy?

The study of the Dao Ya is on the left side of the central axis, it is an independent courtyard, three open main houses occupy a courtyard, the courtyard is quite large, the flowers and trees in the courtyard are scattered, quiet and elegant, enter the courtyard, Liu Guangdou raised his eyes and saw Yi Zhizu standing on the steps with a cigar, hurriedly approached a few steps, stepped forward and saluted: "How dare you have Lord Lao to greet ......." ”

"Lord Liu doesn't have to be polite." Yi Zhishu said and stretched out his hand, "Please." ”

"Lord Yi, please."

The two of them entered the room and sat down as the guest of honor, and Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "It's still during the sealing period, so let Lord Liu run an errand, it's hard work." ”

"My lord's words, it's a torture to kill the lower officials." Liu Guangdou hurriedly accompanied him and said with a smile: "The Yingyi fleet comes and goes like the wind, although it is entrenched in the ocean outside Guangzhou, but the officials of the prefectures and counties along the southeast coast are afraid that they will not dare to take a vacation with peace of mind this year. ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at him and asked casually, "How many people are there in Shanghai County?" ”

Population? Liu Guangdou couldn't help but be surprised, the number of households in the county, acres of land, taxes, city defense, post posts and the like are all things that a county must be familiar with, but the problem is that he has not been in office for a long time, and he ******** think about transferring away to avoid trouble, where do you know these detailed data, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said: "Back to my lord, Shanghai has changed three magistrates this year, and the time for the next official to take over is short, and he has not been able to know about Shanghai, and it seems that there are more than 6,000 households vaguely recorded, but there are many outsiders in Shanghai, and the population far exceeds that of ordinary large counties." , estimated at around seventy or eighty thousand. ”

Three changes in a year? Yi Zhishu understood after a little thought, now that being an official in the southeast coastal prefecture and county has become a high-risk situation, and all officials are being transferred in every possible way, he said with a smile: "Lord Liu should also think about being transferred, right?" ”

"Don't dare to hide it from adults." Liu Guangdou said very simply: "It's not that the lower officials don't want to be transferred, but there is no way, and if there is a way, they will not be transferred to Shanghai." ”

This guy is sincere, groaning slightly, and Yi Zhizhi said: "Saion lost his horse, how do you know if it is a blessing?" Lord Liu doesn't need to be depressed, just think about his family and his life, think about the future of his career, and do his best to do errands. ”

This sentence reassured him more than any beautiful word. Liu Guangdou hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord Xie." After a little hesitation, he said: "The opening of the Yuanqi Shanghai branch, the next official is the ...... who congratulated him." As he spoke, he pulled a gift slip out of his sleeve.

Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said, "Lord Liu has forgotten his other identity as an official?" There is no shortage of silver in this official, and it is not to make a fortune as an official, so there is no need to give gifts. ”

Hearing him say this, Liu Guangdou said curtly: "Even if an adult is an official, even if he is not to make a fortune, he can't lose money, and at the end of the year, he must always honor his boss ......." ”

Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovingly: "Loss-making business, the official will naturally not do it, the official's boss has many filial piety people, and it doesn't matter if the official is missing." ”

Liu Guangdou listened to it, he didn't accept filial piety, nor did he respect his boss, this official did it freely, but the question is, can he be an official like this, how long can he do it? He wondered in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more, the other party was not a newcomer who had just entered the officialdom, Yuan Qi's shopkeeper had been doing it for all these years, could he not know these cats in the officialdom? If he dares to do this, he must rely on something, and this is not something he can ask.

He took the gift list back, and he couldn't help but remind: "Your Excellency should know that there is a clear order from the imperial court that officials are not allowed to do business." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly and said, "Lord Liu, don't worry, this official has his own measure." ”

Taiping Street, the largest and most prosperous street in Shanghai County, Yuanqi Shanghai Branch is located in the middle of Taiping Street, a slip of six doors, both magnificent and decorated, this place is Yan Shikuan before the British army entered the city, when the war was in chaos, otherwise in peacetime, it is difficult to buy money, after learning that Yi Zhizhi taught Shanghai Road, he began to decorate in full swing, ready to open.

The wide lobby is full of guests who came to congratulate, Yan Shikuan, the shopkeeper of Yuanqi Shanghai Branch, stood at the door with a smile on his face to greet the guests who came to congratulate him, he has been in Shanghai for three years, and he can almost call the name of the gentry and businessman with a head and face, and he has seen a lot of guests who have come, especially the family members of the various halls and offices have arrived, and he is finally secretly relieved.

To be honest, as the shopkeeper of the Shanghai branch, he is really under a lot of pressure, the opening of the branch, how many guests are directly related to whether Yuan Qi can successfully open the situation in Shanghai, gain a firm foothold, although Yi Zhizhi is Shanghai Dao, but Yuan Qi's influence in Liangjiang is small, he is worried that these gentry and businessmen in Shanghai will not sell the face of Yi Zhi's contentment of this new platform, and he is more worried that the Shanghai Qian Ye Office will make trouble, and come forward to prevent the various guild halls and offices from coming to congratulate, he doesn't know at all, Yi Zhizhi acted a single knife to go to the meeting, and went to the Qian Ye Office alone.

"Merchant Marine Club, the owner of the Wang Pavilion and his party came to congratulate." Listening to the roll call, Yan Shikuan hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, and Shen Wanxiang, Yu Taifeng, and Wang Renbo smiled decently: "Congratulations." ”

Wang Tongchun said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that the shopkeeper Yan turned out to be Yuan Qi's person, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

"Let the lord of the royal pavilion see it and laugh." Yan Shikuan said and bowed back, then stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone, please inside." ”

While walking, Wang Tongchun said softly: "I heard that Master Yi has introduced Ren, another day, please ask the shopkeeper Yan to introduce us to us." ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi reacted, Shanghai Dao is also in charge of Jianghaiguan, the other party's words are not kind words, he hurriedly said: "After these few days, I will definitely introduce you to you." ”

Before the words fell, the official who listened to him said: "Merchant Marine Club, congratulations - 10,000 taels." ”

10,000 taels of congratulatory gifts, this shot is also big, Yan Shikuan hurriedly arched his hand and smiled: "Everyone's mind, Yuan Qi has received it, but our big shopkeeper has an order, and no gifts will be accepted, and this silver will be opened and deposited in the next generation of merchant ships." ”

Don't receive congratulatory gifts? Wang Tongchun glanced at Shen Wanxiang, Yu Taifeng, and Wang Renbo, smiled secretly in his heart, and discussed it for a long time, but people didn't accept gifts at all, but Yu Taifeng gave Shen Wanxiang a blank look, he proposed to send 20,000 yuan, but he was cut in half.

Let everyone into the lobby, Yan Shikuan hurriedly rubbed his sour face with a smile, although he did not accept gifts, but took this opportunity to let the guests who came to open an account in the branch, for the general congratulatory gift, it was the branch that earned, but the congratulatory gift of 10,000 taels, this loss is a bit big, and I have to talk to the big shopkeeper. (To be continued.) )