Entering September, autumn is crisp.

The chrysanthemums outside Kaifeng City bloom all over the mountains, and they are very good-looking. The people of Kaifeng Mansion will not waste such beautiful scenery in vain, and they have gone out of their homes to take their families out of the city for a visit.

On the Jinshui River, boats slowly passed by the river, lined up in a long line. At dusk, most of the painting boats on the river anchored and docked, but the boats were still brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo like fairy music floated on both sides of the Jinshui River for a long time. The golden autumn evening breeze is particularly pleasant.

Among the many painting boats, a small, extremely inconspicuous boat belongs to the Du family of calligraphy and painting in Kaifeng Mansion, which was against Wu Haogu before, and later saw the wind and rudder, and presented Fan Zhongyan's real pen calligraphy, and let his granddaughter worship Wu Haogu as a teacher of Du Yongde of their family.

Don't underestimate the financial resources of the Du family in calligraphy and painting, although in the nine months that have passed in the second year of Yuan Fu, the various inputs received by the Du family have not been more than one-tenth of that of the Republic. But the Du family is a family of more than 160 years of calligraphy and painting merchants! Although there are still masters behind them who need to be offered, the masters will be deceived by agents in many cases, so the money they get may not be as much as being hacked by agents!

In addition, one hundred and sixty years ago, the Great Song Dynasty came out of the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, when antique works of art were not valuable, and the real estate of Kaifeng Mansion was not worth much compared to now.

Therefore, when it comes to "net assets", the wealth of the Du family of Kaifeng calligraphy and painting is far greater than that of the current Wu Haogu - even if Pan Qiaolian's dowry is counted, it cannot be compared.

By the way, like some large cities in later generations, the social wealth of Kaifeng Prefecture in the Northern Song Dynasty in this era mainly existed in the form of real estate. A Kaifeng Mansion covers an area of about 278 square kilometers, and the total land price is at least 2 billion yuan! It's enough to buy a few Great Liao Kingdoms......

However, the real money, silver and copper coins existing in the boundary of Kaifeng Mansion are very limited in terms of real estate value, and the total value will not exceed 100 million yuan, which may not necessarily exceed the total value of the antique calligraphy and paintings collected in the homes of the wealthy lords of Kaifeng Mansion.

In other words, once Kaifeng Mansion falls or there is a risk of falling, most of the wealth owned by the wealthy merchants of Kaifeng Mansion will be wiped out. Because once a city is caught in war or threatened by war, real estate prices will inevitably collapse! The price of antique calligraphy and painting will also plummet, and then it will be time to buy gold in troubled times.

From this point of view, the "capitalists" of Kaifeng Mansion are really "resting with the city". If they bring the Jurchen Iron Horse to rob Kaifeng Mansion, or rob Kaifeng Mansion themselves, they will not be able to achieve the purpose of "mercenary...... Doing so, it will only bankrupt them! Only the prosperity and development of Kaifeng Prefecture is truly in line with their interests.

From another point of view, it is precisely because Kaifeng Mansion, the best city in the world, is too rich, too comfortable, and too easy to get rich. Even if you don't do anything, you can make a profit by buying a piece of land and putting it away! Therefore, the "capitalists" in this city are also accustomed to making a fortune comfortably.

In the words of later generations, the "capitalists" of Kaifeng Mansion lacked wolf nature, and they were pet dogs kept in captivity by the power of the Great Song Dynasty. In fact, behind many Kaifeng capitalists are captive generals! People are meant to make a fortune!

Of course, as the capital of the Great Song Dynasty and an inland metropolis with inconvenient transportation, Kaifeng Mansion could not become a wolf capital of barbaric growth.

And now, Jiehe Commercial City, the future commercial capital that looks a little "barbaric" no matter how it looks, suddenly appeared in front of the wealthy merchants of Kaifeng Mansion who are accustomed to enjoying comfort. It really surprised them!

As the head of the Kaifeng Mansion Calligraphy and Painting Company, which has a close relationship with Wu Haogu, and the new Du Yongde, who is the chief of the Hanlin Painting Academy, naturally also received an investment invitation from Wu Haogu - an invitation from the investment community Heshang City! It's not just about investing in the Chamber of Commerce, an investment of just 10,000 yuan won't give Mr. Du, who is worth millions, a headache.

This time, Wu Haogu hoped that Du Yongde could invest in building a "street" in Jiehe Commercial City, a commercial street selling stationery, books, art and antiques!

If you want to build roads and build houses, you have to find a way to attract investment in Kaifeng Mansion. It's not just a question of how much to invest, it's also a matter of brains. With this bit of energy and funds, it is not the same to make money in Kaifeng Mansion? What does the Running River Commercial Market do? It's still so close to Liao......

"Wenyu," in the Du family's painting boat, Old Man Du asked his granddaughter with a frown, "What does your master think?" With good money, why invest it in Jiehe Commercial Market? Isn't his even republican bank very profitable now? ”

"Grandpa," Du Wenyu smiled, "The slave's master has great wisdom, these days, haven't you understood it?" ”

"I don't understand, I don't understand." Old man Du shook his head, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip of the "Erguotou" sent by Du Wenyu, "Good wine!" What a good wine......"

"This is also made by the slave's master." Du Wenyu has been with Wu Haogu for a few months, but in fact, he doesn't really get along much, but he is already an admirer of Wu Haogu.

Old man Du frowned, and after a long silence, he asked, "Granddaughter, grandpa asks you something, you must be honest." ”

"Hmm."

"Are you his man now?"

"yes." Du Wenyu nodded, "The slave is now a student of the teacher. ”

"It's not this," Old Man Du waved his hand, "that aspect." ”

"Where?" Du Wenyu blinked his eyes and asked innocently.

"That's it...... It's a matter of men and women, you know? ”

"What is the matter between men and women?"

"It's just holding hands." Old man Du asked, "Did you let him hold your hand?" ”

"No ......" Du Wenyu's face turned red, she already understood what her grandfather was talking about.

"Why haven't you yet?" Du Yongde gently turned the wine glass of his finger, "He's not interested in you?" ”

"Grandpa!" Du Wenyu stomped his feet and said coquettishly, "The slave doesn't like him, it's like a piece of wood, and he is still managed to death by Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing!" ”

Seeing his granddaughter's expression, Du Yongde laughed, "I didn't expect Wu Dalang to be afraid of guilt." But it's no wonder that he married Pan Qiaolian's fierce mother-in-law, and got a dowry of more than 300,000 yuan, so he has to be afraid for a few days.

By the way, isn't he going to Cheongju in a few days? Do you have a woman with you? If you don't have one, you might as well follow along the way. In the past few months, can he really become a monk? ”

Du Wenyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded again and again. She knew that her master had a very strange habit, never prostitutes, even if she socialized with others, and called a beautiful woman to accompany the wine, that is, to drink two cups together, that's all. If it weren't for the death of Pan Qiaolian and Ximen Qing, Du Wenyu would still think that there was something wrong with his master......

Old man Du said with a smile, "This time, you follow him, and then touch the bottom of the Jiehe Business Market." If he is good to you, and the Jiehe Commercial Market is really good, then my old Du family might as well follow a little. ”

……

Wu Haogu's good apprentice Du Wenyu probably wouldn't have thought that her teacher, who had never been a prostitute, was walking into a brothel under the protection of Lin Wancheng at this time. And it is not a high-class green building, but a brothel called Yihongyuan located in the gathering place of the military camp in the north of Kaifeng Fucheng.

Oh, it's Liu Wuji's brothel of Yan Po'er.

"Dong Weng, why isn't it open here?"

Walking into Yihong Courtyard, Lin Wancheng found that the brothel was empty, and he didn't see a prostitute, nor did he see a turtle slave, but the lights were bright, otherwise Lin Wancheng would have thought that he had entered a "haunted house".

As he was talking, he heard footsteps on the stairs.

Two women walked down from the upper floor, one of them was the half-old Yan Po'er, who was still in the usual bold style, wearing an almost transparent tulle gown, and inside was a small bandeau breast, and two big meat balls swayed and came. The woman behind her, about 20 years old, was wearing a cyan Suzhou embroidered dress and a cyan gown, with a graceful posture and extremely moving. Her chest is also bulging like Yan Po'er, vaguely revealing a delicate white and tender, melon seed face, willow eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes rippling in autumn, which is even more charming...... Looking at her appearance, she is very similar to Yan Po'er who walked in front of her, and I don't know if it's a sister or a mother and daughter?

"The slave's Yihong Courtyard is no longer open, and it is deserted."

Yan Po'er heard Lin Wancheng's words and replied on the stairs.

"Not open?" Wu Haogu was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that you and Liu Xiaoyi are going to get married?" ”

Wu Haogu was invited by Liu Wuji to come to Yihong Courtyard, Yihong Courtyard is now Liu Wuji's industry, and this fake Taoist priest who used to mix in Panlou Street has now also gone up, and together with Guo Jing, he is the royal Taoist of Duanwang Zhao Ji.

"Big wedding?" Yan Po'er grinned, "How dare a woman like a slave think about such a thing? Your good brother is now Duanwang's celebrity, so you can't find a good one? ”

The truth that a man becomes bad when he has money is not only applicable to Wu Haogu, but also to Liu Wuji. When he was poor in the past, it would be good to have a woman, although he was a little older, but his appearance was not bad.

But now, hehe, Duanwang Zhao Ji's celebrity! Zhao Ji doesn't know when he will become an official! Can there be fewer people who are rushing to send Liu Wuji's sycophants? These days, I don't know how many daughters of Kaifeng Mansion merchants go to the painting fairy temple to ask for marriage!

Liu Wuji, a little white face, how can he still look up to Yan Po'er? Oh, in fact, it's not that I can't look down on it, Yan Po'er is really a very charming woman, a mature woman, for a man who likes, it's the best! It is said that even Duan Wang Zhao Ji has held hands with her......

But it's one thing to hold hands with her, it's another thing to marry her as a wife, and Liu Wuji now knows this reason!