Huang Fei promised to go out, and after a while, he brought Liu Zhiqiang in. Sure enough, it was the chubby owner of Kwai Yuan Building. When Liu Zhiqiang saw Xu Xingxia, his chubby face was full of flattering smiles. Looking at it from afar, it looks like Maitreya Buddha.

Xu Xingxia stood up, made a gesture to sit down, and said with a smile: "Boss Liu, what kind of wind is this that blew you here?" Welcome, welcome, come, please be seated! ”

Liu Zhiqiang bowed his hand and said sincerely: "The contemptible people came to thank Xu Qianhu. Without Xu Qianhu's help, there would be no contemptible today. ”

Xu Xingxia said a little strangely: "Thank me? Where does this begin? ”

Liu Zhiqiang smiled and said, "Seriously, Li Yunrui can also be regarded as my nephew. ”

Xu Xingxia then understood. That's what happened. It is estimated that this Liu Zhiqiang should have a sister or something, and married Li Maohui as a concubine. As for the original match, that's not possible. Everyone in Ningxia Town knows that the original partner of the governor died many years ago due to dystocia, and now there are only a few concubines. No wonder Liu Zhiqiang was able to become the boss of Kwai Yuan Building, and he was so deeply hidden, it turned out to be the relationship between the governor of Ningxia.

Liu Zhiqiang put a gift list on the table, pushed it in front of Xu Xingxia with both hands, and said with a smile: "This is a contemptible little meaning, not a respect, please accept it with a smile." ”

Xu Xingxia was not polite, picked up the gift list, opened it in an orderly manner, and carefully browsed it. At that time, this kind of behavior of opening the gift list in person was not only not disrespectful, on the contrary, it was worthy of the other party, so he would open the gift list in person. If the two parties are not very familiar, they will not be disassembled in person at all.

After reading the gift list, Xu Xingxia knew that Liu Zhiqiang was plotting a lot. This guy is indeed generous, and the total of all kinds of gifts is estimated to be four or five thousand taels of silver. As the owner of Kwai Yuen Building, the gift is indeed a bit excessive. Of course, this is most likely what Li Maohui meant.

After pondering for a while, Xu Xingxia folded the gift list again, put it in his arms, and then said meaningfully: "Boss Liu is here for the glass, right?" ”

Liu Zhiqiang nodded and said, "Exactly." Please also ask Xu Qianhu to take care of one or two, don't forget this matter. ”

He made no secret of his intentions and bluntly stated his expectations. There is no need to be secretive. Talking to someone like Xu Xingxia is to be straightforward and unmistakably express your heart. If you go around and around, Xu Xingxia feels that you have no sincerity at all, and your business will be ruined.

Indeed, since he learned that Xu Xingxia was able to get glass, Liu Zhiqiang's mind was opened. He's definitely not the kind of person who likes to keep it. Don't look at how fat he is, in fact, he is in his twenties, not yet thirty years old! What young person of this age does not have ambitions of his own? Which one doesn't have their own dreams? Who wants to live a life like this? If there is an opportunity in front of you, who is not willing to fight?

No matter how good the business of Kwai Yuen Lou is, it makes a small amount of money. The consumption level of Kwai Yuan Lou is absolutely unaffordable for ordinary people, and it can only be done to officials, wealthy businessmen, and big landlords. However, Ningxia Town is located in the borderland, with frequent wars and chaotic public order. In such a place, how many dignitaries can there be? How many big landlords can there be? Compared with the coastal areas, especially the southeast half, it is simply too far behind.

Even compared with other places in the mainland, Ningxia City is not in the middle of nowhere. Beijing, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Kaifeng, Xiangyang these big cities aside, even Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, Shanxi Town, are more prosperous than Ningxia Town. Ningxia Town is estimated to be a little better than Yansui Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town. It's not interesting to be in a poor and backward place!

Liu Zhiqiang wants to get out of Ningxia Town, without any special skills, or a special commodity, it is absolutely impossible. Businessmen, even those with backgrounds, have to be able to travel through the country. The governor of Ningxia is indeed the largest in Ningxia Town, but when he leaves Ningxia Town, it will not work. In the world, there are 80 officials who are more powerful than the governor of Ningxia, if not a hundred, and there are no enough to rely on.

If Xu Xingxia really has a large amount of glass, he is ready to do the glass business in the future. Glass is a sought-after commodity in any place in the Ming Dynasty, which is much more profitable than Kwai Yuan Lou. An ordinary piece of glass, as soon as it changes hands, is a profit of dozens of taels or even hundreds of taels! The bottom line is that there are buyers wherever you go.

Xu Xingxia silently weighed for a moment, and said slowly: "Have you contacted the next family?" ”

Liu Zhiqiang said expectantly: "It's all connected." Don't worry, as long as there is a stock, no matter how much, I can swallow it. Xi'an Mansion and Chengdu Mansion have already contacted the specific next home. The glass of Yuegang, Fujian, is quite difficult to come to these two places. Even if there is, the price is very expensive. They are also looking forward to glass. Especially the King of Shu, who is rich and rich, is 300,000 taels of silver as soon as he makes a move. ”

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but touch his nose. is paralyzed, he just earned 100,000 taels, and he is a little proud, and he feels that his ability to make money is good. Unexpectedly, when someone else opened his mouth casually, it was 300,000 taels of silver. Use 300,000 taels of silver to buy glass, I grass! I said, why do these royal relatives have so many silver taels? On the contrary, it is the emperor's old man's internal money, as well as the country's treasury, why is it always dry?

Liu Zhiqiang continued: "Even in the Huguang area, there are many potential buyers. On the side of King Xiang, the purchase of glass is also very strong. King Xiang and King Shu often fight for wealth openly and secretly, which is a well-known secret. King Xiang recently married a young princess, and it is said that she likes mirrors made of glass, and she looks in front of them for two or three hours every day. King Xiang was going to use a large piece of glass to make a full-length mirror for her. It's a pity that there is no such large piece of glass. As long as it is in stock, it is definitely not a problem to sell it for a large price. ”

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but stand up and paced back and forth in the hall. At the beginning, Xu Xingxia was not particularly enthusiastic about glass production. The main thing is that he is really not short of money now, and the ** who makes money is not particularly strong. Moreover, with his ability, extortion can make money faster, and there is no cost at all. But now, he's a little intrigued. The imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty are so rich! Paralyzed, these princes are so rich, if you don't help them share a little bit of it, wouldn't you be sorry for the people of the whole country?

After thinking for a while, Xu Xingxia made up his mind to seize the time to start the production of glass, and worked hard to earn the money of those imperial relatives, as well as big bureaucrats, big businessmen, and big landlords. Even if it is to use glass to rob the rich and help the poor, it is the way of heaven. He said slowly: "In this way, in January next year, you come to me again, and I will show you a sample of glass." If there are no accidents, it can be officially released. ”

Liu Zhiqiang was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Lord Qianhu!" ”

The two continued to discuss the specific details for a while, and determined the price, quantity, size, and area of the first batch of glass sales, and Liu Zhiqiang left with great interest. The price of the first batch of glass is twice the price of the glass arriving in Fujian Yuegang. As for the quantity, it is best to have more than five boxes of fifty tablets each. The size of each piece of glass should not be less than three feet square. The sales area is temporarily limited to the local area of Ningxia Town.

Xu Xingxia continued to pace in the hall. In his hand, he held the gift list sent by Liu Zhiqiang, but he didn't look at it carefully. He wondered who would be responsible if glass production was to start immediately. This is a hen that lays golden eggs, and it must be trustworthy. Confidentiality comes first. The production technology of glass, once leaked out, will be copied all over the world. Thinking about it, it seems that only his own father is the most suitable.

Suddenly, Huang Fei came in again and reported: "My lord, the businessman Sun Dakun asks to see you." ”

Xu Xingxia put down the gift list casually, feeling so strange, what's wrong today? Big merchants come to the door one after another? Just left Liu Zhiqiang, Sun Dakun came again. Could it be that there is something happy about to happen? Strange, I don't think I heard a magpie call! Or, Sun Dakun needs more money, leopard and leopard skin, and comes to himself for help? After pondering for a moment, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Please ask him to wait in the Little Flower Hall for a while, and I will arrive later." ”

His friendship with Sun Dakun is deeper than that of Liu Zhiqiang. Through Sun Dakun's connections, the white-clothed army bought a lot of food and other supplies. For a leopard skin of a leopard with a golden leopard, Xu Xingxia earned more than 50,000 taels of silver. In general, Sun Dakun is still quite stammering with Xu Xingxia, and Xu Xingxia's impression of him is not bad. However, because Sun Dakun was a Jin merchant, Xu Xingxia had some reservations. In real history, these Jin merchants and the Houjin Tartars of Liaodong have more or less broken ties, and they have to be guarded against!

A moment later, Xu Xingxia came to the Little Flower Hall and found that Sun Dakun was already waiting here. His expression was a little more perked up than the last time he saw it. It seems that the leopard skin should have played a certain role, and the Sun family's seized goods are hopefully released. Seeing Xu Xingxia come out, Sun Dakun hurriedly saluted respectfully, and said eagerly: "I heard that Lord Xu has been promoted to a thousand households, and the contemptible people have specially prepared a little thin courtesy, and I also ask the adults to smile." ”

Xu Xingxia secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this guy was just here to congratulate himself, and he thought he had something to plead with him! In other words, his news is well-informed, far away in Shanxi, and he actually learned the news that he was promoted to a thousand households so quickly. What's even more rare is that he actually came from Shanxi to congratulate himself.

Knowing that the other party was stammering himself, Xu Xingxia's feeling was still very comfortable. It's as comfortable as drinking snow water on a June day. In fact, he is also a layman, with the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of ordinary people. When others pat his ass, of course he felt comfortable. In this world, how many people don't like others to pat their ass?

Xu Xingxia took the gift slip with both hands, opened it in front of him, looked at it carefully, and said slowly to Sun Dakun: "Boss Sun, such a generous gift, I'm afraid that the Sun family can't afford it!" ”

Sun Dakun said with a smile: "If it weren't for Xu Qianhu's leopard skin, the Sun family would only be afraid that it would no longer exist, and these things outside the body would be nothing, so what was it?" A little bit of a small gift, and please don't take it to heart. In the future, the Sun family will rely on Xu Qianhu a lot! ”

Xu Xingxia nodded, folded the gift list again, and put it directly into his arms.

This kind of action is actually saying to Sun Dakun, I have accepted all your gifts. The so-called cannibalistic mouth is short, and the hand of the person is soft, if you have something to ask for, you might as well say it directly. For the sake of your gift of tens of thousands of taels of silver, it is a big thing, I Xu Xingxia will help you carry it, it's not a big deal.

The Sun family made a move this time, and the gift list was indeed very heavy, and the various gifts added up to tens of thousands of taels of silver, which was two or three times the weight of Liu Zhiqiang's gift list. Such a weighty gift list is almost the same for a governor. For a small thousand households, it's a bit scary. In fact, a small thousand households, Sun Dakun can't put it in his eyes, he is so hard, of course, for Xu Xingxia's future future. Xu Xingxia is less than twenty years old, and he is already a thousand households, and his future future is limitless!

What the? It's not that civil officials can't do it at the top? At most, you can only be a chief military officer? That's a woman's opinion! What was the highest level of the Ming Dynasty? It's the emperor, it's the lord! Duke, marquis, uncle, son, male, fifth-class titles, civil officials have no chance to get involved! This is the rule set by Taizu when he became an ancestor, and no one can change it! Zhang Juzheng spent a lot of effort to get a knighthood for himself, but after he died, he was immediately deprived.

To be knighted, there is only one possibility, that is, military attaché, open up territory, and establish great military achievements! When Cheng Zujing was martyred, why did so many people follow, and they didn't come for the title? Why did Emperor Zhengde mess around and lead the army to conquer in person, but there were so many generals following? Not for the knighthood yet? No matter how awesome Shousuke is, there is no chance of hereditary replacement. Titles can. That's the difference between the fundamental surnames!

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty were all officials and businessmen. Officials, businessmen, officials and businessmen, of course, there are officials who have business. To put it simply, behind every businessman, there is one or more officials to support him. There is no such thing as a pure businessman. The stronger the officials behind them, the more prosperous their business will be. If it is suppressed by the government, it will not be able to do anything, and it may even be possible to go bankrupt and lose the surname of Qingqing.

This time, the Sun family's goods were seized in Yuegang, Fujian, which was the result of the Ye family's people secretly making bad things and instructing local officials to do it. Why did the Ye family dare to forcibly seize the Sun family's goods? Because behind the Ye family, there is a giant, that is, the former first assistant Ye Xianggao! In the southeast half of the wall, Ye Xianggao is definitely a first-class existence!

(To be continued)