Fu Tai Xing Yi Yunchang? Wu Bingjian was obviously quite surprised, Xingtai Bank was about to close down, and the thirteen small commercial banks were like frightened birds, how could he not know that someone came to borrow money, he had expected it, but Fu Tai Bank and the Wu family and he himself have never had any friendship, even if they want to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, they can't hold his head, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Just him?" ”

"Two people, accompanied by the third son of the Yi family - Yi Zhicontent."

"Three boys?" Wu Bingjian raised his head and thought for a while, and said, "It's his eldest son who assists Yi Yunchang in taking care of Futaixing's business, right?" What's it called? ”

"The old lady has a good memory, and it is indeed the boss of the Yi family who assists in taking care of the business of Futai Bank, called Yi Zhishu, and the third child of the Yi family has never been touched."

Then Yi Yunchang brought his three boys here for other things? Thinking of this, Wu Bingjian looked at his grandson Wu Changqing, who had never been very peaceful, and said, "Do you know the three boys of the Yi family?" ”

Wu Changqing looks like he is in his early twenties, but he is actually only eighteen, because he doesn't like to read, he began to learn to take care of business in Jardine as an adult.

Hearing this, he put down the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "Hui Grandpa, easy to be content, nicknamed Le Zai, is a famous child of the thirteen lines, is a street fight, Qinglou is jealous, the restaurant boasts of wealth and strong, yesterday I also heard that he fell into the water drunk on the flower boat opposite Jinghaimen." ”

A prodigal? Wu Bingjian frowned slightly, and said, "Have any children in the family been making trouble outside recently?" ”

Wu Changqing's eyes rolled and said, "Grandson, I haven't heard that anyone is out in trouble. ”

"Invite them in." Wu Bingjian said and lay back slightly, leaning back on the chair, closing his eyes to recuperate.

Wujia Garden is large-scale, graceful and gorgeous, the layout of the courtyard is painstaking, the pavilions and pavilions are scattered, rockeries, ancient trees, lotus ponds, all kinds of flowers, fruit trees are dotted in the meantime, along the way, Yi Zhicontent actually saw the yard with peacocks and deer, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "One step and one scene, maybe exaggerated, but one courtyard and one scene are not enough to describe...... It's truly magnificent. ”

Hearing this, Yi Yunchang glanced back at him, feeling a little weird, the third child's recent changes seem to be not small, he was not so calm in front of him before, he groaned slightly, and then he said softly: "The Pan family and the Wu family are the chief merchants of the thirteen lines, and the two gardens are not only private residences, but also places for outsiders to relax and enjoy, the two gardens can be said to be the face of the imperial court and the face of the thirteen lines, how can they be bad?" ”

It turned out to be a place for outsiders to relax and enjoy, no wonder it was so luxurious! Yi Zhizhi nodded, he knew that in these years, the Qing Dynasty, which regarded itself as the superior country of the Celestial Empire, did not treat foreigners as human beings at all, and all foreigners who came to Guangzhou to trade could only stay in the designated place, and were not allowed to enter the city, were not allowed to see officials, were not allowed to bring their families, and were not allowed to even play in the flower boats on the Pearl River.

Only two or three days in a month are allowed to go out, not only there is a time limit, but also the place is restricted, limited to Xiguan, Henan Island, Huadi, this Henan Island can be enjoyed by the Panjia Wujia Garden and the Sea Temple.

The two of them walked through the corridor all the way through the courtyard, and it took almost two tea kung fu to arrive at Yanhui Building, and when they entered the hall, seeing Wu Bingjian getting up, Yi Yunchang hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said: "Fu Tai Xing Yi Yunchang has seen Pinghu Gong." "Easy to know content is also a kind of learning, follow it.

Wu Bingjian glanced at the two of them, and said expressionlessly: "Yi Kunguan doesn't need to be polite. Saying that, he looked at Yi Zhixiang and said, "I don't know what is the important matter for Yi Kunguan to come with Ling Lang?" ”

It's really direct enough, it seems that he has dealt with foreigners too much, Yi Zhishu looked up at him, and saw that this legendary figure of the thirteen lines was thin and small, with a white beard on an inverted triangle face, fleshless cheeks, and sparse eyebrows.

Yi Zhizu glanced at Wu Changqing, and then said to Wu Bingjian: "I came to meet Pinghu Gong today, because the younger generation has something important to discuss." As he spoke, he turned to Yi Yunchang and said, "The matter is confidential, the child is bold, and I beg my father to avoid it." ”

Seeing this situation, Yi Yunchang was even more convinced that his son was preparing to blackmail Wu Bingjian, his lips moved, but he felt that it was superfluous to say anything at this time, and glanced at his son worriedly, he showed an embarrassed smile at Wu Bingjian, arched his hand, and turned around and retreated without saying a word.

Wu Bingjian glanced at the father and son with some confusion, and estimated that it must be the children of the Wu family who had some unsavory handle in the hands of the Yi family, and immediately glanced at Wu Changqing, and ordered: "Go to the study and translate the newspaper, don't keep stammering." ”

"The grandson obeys." Wu Changqing answered, bowed down, and then entered the study briskly, closed the door, he immediately put his ear to the door and eavesdropped, he was extremely curious in his heart, Yi Zhishu This guy must have come to complain, could it be that he was drunk and fell into the water on the flower boat at the Jinghaimen ferry port before and had something to do with the Wu family?

In the hall, Wu Bingjian Shi Ran sat down, and said slowly: "If you have something to say, the old man doesn't like to go around in circles, and he doesn't have time." ”

"Then the junior will say it directly." Yi Zhizhi said a few steps forward, and arched his hand: "The younger generation came here to borrow 500,000 oceans from Pinghu Gong. ”

Seeing that he asked for 500,000 oceans when he opened his mouth, Wu Bingjian's face sank, and his eyes stared at Yi Zhicontent, but he didn't speak.

Being stared at by Wu Bingjian like this, Yi Zhixin wants to say that he is not nervous, that is false, this looks like a dry old man's identity, status, power, experience, achievements, no matter what he is, he Yi Zhicontent must look up, under his silent direct gaze, how can he not be nervous?

Although he was nervous, but Yi Zhi's contented gaze did not dodge in the slightest, he couldn't let the other party feel that he was empty-hearted, he quickly forced himself to calm down, if he couldn't borrow money from this old guy today, his life would be another tragedy, he didn't sleep all night last night, he kept thinking about the various situations and details that may be encountered in today's negotiations.

After a while, seeing that Wu Bingjian really had no intention of speaking, Yi Zhishu had to speak calmly: "If Pinghu Gong is unwilling to borrow, the juniors can only borrow from Baoshun Yangxing, it is wrong, it is not borrowing, it should be said that the transaction, the juniors have the technology that the British are eager to seek, and it is estimated that the asking price is one million silver dollars, and they will be happy to make a deal." ”

What technology could this kid have in his hands that the British were desperately looking for? And can be used to blackmail him to borrow money from him, Wu Bingjian thought about it for a while, then reacted, and said in a deep voice: "You are talking about tea?" ”

Seeing him climb up the pole, Yi Zhizu breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Yes, among the thirteen foreign trade, the largest quantity and the highest profit is tea.

How much silver did the British spend each year on the tea trade? For decades, they have been trying in every possible way to break the Qing Dynasty's monopoly on tea.

The younger generation overheard the sailors of the British merchant ship in Whampoa say that in recent years, a large number of wild tea trees have been found in India and Ceylon, obviously, India and Ceylon are suitable for planting tea trees, and what the British lack at present is only tea cultivation and tea-making technology.

The younger generation provided the British with tea seeds, tea cultivation, tea making technology and directly supplied them with tea farmers and tea craftsmen, and offered them a million silver dollars, which the British would be very happy to accept. ”