Yi Mansion, East Cross Courtyard.

Yi Yunchang and Yi Zhicontent, the two fathers and sons, are talking about the topic of the thirteen lines.

“…… In the early years of Qianlong, the Western wars continued, and the merchant ships that came to Guangzhou to trade were sharply reduced, and the backlog of goods was serious.

As the saying goes, when a merchant ship goes to sea, it will not only encounter storms, but also pirates, although the profits are high, the risks are also great, and no merchant is willing to take this risk as a last resort...... Pan Zhencheng was lucky, he never was in danger, not only made a lot of profits, but also won the appreciation of Chen Zongshang, but others may not be lucky, and ships have been destroyed and people have been killed.

In recent years, the world has been peaceful, the imperial court decree has also been relaxed, allowing merchant ships to carry artillery, and the large number of pirates in the nearby sea have been submissive and exterminated, and some small merchants who do not get enough shares will occasionally join forces with foreign merchants to form a merchant fleet to go to sea, this kind ......of thing will damage the face of merchants after all, so most of them will not be publicized. ”

Yi Yunchang talked about Xingzhengnong, but he listened to the report of the little guy outside the door: "Old man, young master, Yan Shikuan, the son of Xingtai Xingyan, came to visit the young master." ”

Hearing that Yan Shikuan was coming, Yi Yunchang glanced at his son with some concern, and said: "There is a saying in the thirteenth line, friendship is friendship, business is business, because my father knows the friendship between the fat boy and you, if he is short of money, you can try your best to help in order to have peace of mind, but the frustrated mouth is fast, you have to speak carefully." He stood up.

"Father rest assured, the child understands." Yi Zhishu nodded, got up and sent Yi Yunchang out, and when he turned around, he ordered: "Find a reason to stop Yan Gongzi out of the door first, and don't let him in without my instructions." ”

Yan Shikuan - Yan Lao Wu - Fat Boy, the fifth son of Yan Qichang, a businessman in Xingtai, is one of the most impressive people in Yi Zhi's memory, the two have an excellent relationship, often mess together, and are iron buddies who are too fat when they wear a pair of pants.

Yi Zhicontent knows in his heart that visiting the sick or something is pure nonsense, Xingtai Bank is being accused, bankruptcy is imminent, how can Yan Shikuan still have the leisure to visit him? At this time, it is impossible to come to fight the autumn wind, there are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship, Xingtai Bank is in debt, and Yan Lao Wu will not come to talk to him in poverty, how much can he fund?

There is only one possibility, that is, to find out, Yan Qichang is afraid that he has sniffed out something from the loan and guarantee of Jardine Matheson Futai Bank, and let Yan Lao Wu come to investigate, for the Yan family, even if it is a straw, he will do his best to grasp it at this time.

For the situation of Xingtai Xing, Yi Zhizhi knows a lot, all of which he heard from Yan Shikuan's mouth on weekdays, and he also thought carefully about the current situation of Xingtai Xing in the afternoon, he had long expected that Yan Shikuan would come, but he didn't expect the other party to come so quickly.

How to deal with Yan Shikuan, he is not worried, but the other party is extremely familiar with him, he has to recall the style of the two of them getting along and talking on weekdays, and he can't make the other party feel that he has changed too much.

It wasn't until it was dark that Yan Shikuan was able to enter the East Cross Courtyard, and when he saw Yi Zhixin sitting on the main seat, he shouted: "The quack doctor of God kills, he actually said that you are worried about your life, and you will go to him to ...... another day." ”

"Sit." Yi Zhishu interrupted his words, the dead fat man not only talks a lot but also knows how to act, without interrupting him, he can say a cup of tea in one breath and the time is not repeated.

Yan Shikuan didn't treat himself as an outsider, he poured a cup of tea, and as soon as his butt hit the chair, he said, "Why have all the little guys in the courtyard changed?" I didn't know any ....... ”

Yi Zhishu didn't know how the little guy fooled him, for fear that he would ask, so he had to interrupt him again and said, "Your house should be a mess now, right, do you still have the leisure to visit me?" Don't want to avoid trouble? ”

Seeing that he mentioned this stubble when he opened his mouth, Yan Shikuan's face stiffened, and then he said with a slumped head: "I owe more than 2 million debts, what disaster can I avoid?" Not to mention me, even my nephews have no chance to escape. ”

This is a big truth, the debt is more than 2.5 million, whether it is the Guangdong Customs or the 13th bank, it is impossible to allow the children of the Yan family to flee, the Guangdong Customs wants to collect debts, the 13th bank has the responsibility of joint and several mutual insurance, the Yan family can not repay the debt, the 13th bank guarantees the repayment, both parties will strictly prevent the children of the Yan family from absconding with the money.

Yi Zhicontent was speechless for a while, the joint and several mutual insurance system of the Thirteen Lines is really not an ordinary fuck, it is completely a copy of the joint sitting method, with this system, it is no wonder that those foreign businessmen dare to lend to the merchants of the Thirteen Lines unscrupulously.

Seeing that he was silent, Yan Shikuan stopped going around in circles, and said straight to the point: "Third brother, it is rumored that Jardine and Xing suddenly supported Fu Tai Xing, all because of you, is it true?" ”

Hearing that he even called out the third brother, the corners of Yi Zhi's mouth couldn't help but curl, he was born in the same year, the same month and the same day as Yan Shikuan, but the time is different, he is two hours older, this guy rarely calls him the third brother in plain life, he has always called him Lezai, and it is rare to take the initiative to worship the dwarf today.

He smiled and said, "Call the third brother again." ”

"Believe it or not, I'm in a hurry with you." Yan Shikuan's fat face was flat, and he glared at him and said, "Tell the truth." ”

Yi Zhishu smiled and said: "How many catties and taels does the third brother have, don't you know?" ”

"I said it couldn't be, but asked me to ask." Yan Shikuan said angrily: "What bezoar dog treasure do you have in your stomach, I still don't know?" ”

These words were too damaging, and Yi Zhifen couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You have a bezoar dog treasure in your stomach, and you have a bezoar dog treasure in your belly." ”

"I'm not in the mood to argue with you." Yan Shikuan drank the tea in one gulp, got up and said, "Seeing that you are safe and sound, I am also relieved." ”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Yi Zhixiang asked slowly, "Ling Zun asked you to come?" ”

"Who else but him?"

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Your father is still more discerning than you." ”

Yan Shikuan was stunned for a moment, blinked a few times with a pair of small eyes, and said vigilantly: "My father really guessed, is it really the third brother's handiwork?" Don't fool me. ”

Yi Zhizu lifted Erlang's legs and swayed, raised his chin, glanced at him, and said, "What's the matter, don't believe that your third brother has this ability?" ”

"Don't say it, I really don't believe it." Yan Shikuan said with a disdainful face: "As for the few flower intestines in your stomach, I don't know yet?" ”

"Tsk, this radical method is getting smoother and smoother." Yi Zhizu ridiculed him before he said, "I don't believe it, what are you doing here?" Mixed rice? ”

Seeing that he was not fooled, Yan Shikuan's small eyes rolled twice, and said, "Look at this look, is it really your handiwork?" Did you grasp the handle of the children of the Wu family? ”

"Pig head, what kind of handle can make the Wu family borrow and guarantee? That's 400,000 foreign dollars. Yi Zhizhi scolded angrily: "Do you think it's four hundred, or four thousand?" ”

"Then I'm confused." Yan Shikuan said with a confused face: "Why did you go to the Wu family, and this Jardine Bank was very attentive to Futai Xing?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said seriously: "Third brother, I am in the wind, graceful, loved by everyone, and flowers bloom, Wu Bingjian immediately liked me when he saw me, without saying a word, loans, guarantees, do you believe it or not?" ”

Yan Shikuan glanced at him and said depressedly: "Wu Bingjian is not a girl. ”

"Do you have a brain? Wu Bingjian doesn't have a granddaughter? I'm my grandson-in-law, okay? ”

"I, as far as your virtue of picking flowers and grass, who doesn't know in Xiguan? Are you really an old man? ”

"Dead fat man, you don't slap people in the face, you don't scold people and don't expose your shortcomings, you don't want to open any pot and mention which pot, when does the third brother dip into flowers, isn't it to let you mess with grass?"

"I'm not in the mood to mess around with you." Yan Shikuan glanced at him, drank tea with his head down, and stopped talking.