Mr. Hu is an extremely smart person, he tried many times before, and then the people in the family really couldn't afford to support him, and he was too old to take the exam again, but he couldn't take the exam again, but he couldn't pass the exam, and he couldn't become an official, so he had to think of a different way.

Fortunately, the current governor of Fujian was a man of Lixian corporal, and when he heard of his reputation for wisdom, he personally invited him to be a staff member.

It's just that Liu Biping is in a high position, and the people who do things for him are like carp crossing the river, he is not conspicuous among them, so he has never made any achievements.

He wanted to be on top of the people, otherwise he wouldn't have been defeated again and again.

But he also knew that even if he was admitted at this age, he would not be able to achieve any climate if there was no one to support him in the future.

But with Liu Biping, it is different.

In Fujian, he is a complete overlord of the soil, no matter who he is, as long as he tightens him, he is above 10,000 people under one person.

He has reached this age, and he can't have a bigger future, so he can only follow Liu Biping, and maybe he can get some benefits in the future.

This time Shen Chen came to Fujian, Liu Biping had been planning to deal with him from a very early stage, but he had not been able to do so, Shen Chen still escaped from Dongchang Mansion, and came all the way smoothly.

If he can get rid of this big trouble for Liu Biping, then he will have a foothold here with Liu Biping from now on.

When he left the governor's palace, he went to find someone and asked to see Xu Yuanwai, a well-known person in Fujian.

Xu Liu Chen Wang is the four major surnames of Rongcheng, although they have internal strife, but they have always controlled the business of tea, silk and shipping in Fujian, so their status is solid.

Among them, the Liu family produced a feudal official like Liu Biping, whose status was faintly above the other three.

The three families were originally subject to the Liu family and could not use it, if the new Qincha had to strictly prohibit private ships, then they would not even be able to drink the soup----- the imperial court built a city, they have been looking forward to it, but also because they think it is profitable.

He's going to let them know now, they're probably going to be in vain.

The food in Magpie House has always been Xu Fuqing's favorite, but now he can't take a bite at all, and when he saw Mr. Hu coming in, he hurriedly stood up and bowed his hand to him: "Lord Hu!" Please be seated, please be seated! ”

Mr. Hu swept away his previous courtesy in front of Liu Biping, and was a little more proud in front of Xu Fuqing, smiled with his beard, and said politely: "I'm really sorry for making Xu Yuanwai wait for a long time." ”

Xu Yuanwai waved his hand.

Now is different from the past, if in the past, he naturally disdained to be so attentive to the staff of a governor's palace, but now Fujian is about to build wharves everywhere and start building a city shipping department.

The construction of the city is really related to the life and death of these merchants, and Mr. Hu said that he knew the inside story, so he naturally had to be polite to Mr. Hu.

After all, the people in the Governor's Mansion are not so easy to deal with.

Their Xu family is the head of the four major families, and they are the one with the weakest relationship with the Liu family.

The Xu family is a pure merchant, and among the four major families where people are officials, they are the most despised family, and the other three families are mostly excluded, even if the four families have intermarriage in private, the Xu family is always inferior.

Most of the marrying are concubines or side branches, even if they are sent out by concubines, they can only be used as partial houses or filling houses in the Liu family.

The Xu family has always been a good person.

He smiled and waited for Mr. Hu to sit down before he sat down: "What did Mr. say?" Sir, your family is busy, we can wait as long as we want. ”

He asked Xiao Er to come up, smiled and ordered the signature dish of Magpie Building, and said to Mr. Hu: "Mr. Su Wen likes to eat beef, and the braised beef and charcoal-roasted beef in Magpie House are famous, Mr. might as well give it a try." ”

There is a law in the Great Zhou Dynasty prohibiting the killing of cattle, unless it is a sick cow or a cow that has died of old age, even then it is rare, and the price of beef is expensive, and Mr. Hu may not be able to afford to eat it if he wants to eat it.

He smiled and nodded, and when Xu Yuanwai brought another box over, he touched his beard and smiled: "What does this mean?" ”

There were only the two of them left in the suite, and Xu Yuanwai opened the skylight and said brightly: "I won't tell you, we just received a business, and the business worth 700,000 taels of silver is ......, but now the imperial court is going to open a city, and as soon as the city is opened, the merchants in Fujian are probably going to reshuffle, I don't know if you have heard any news?" ”

Mr. Hu sighed, opened the box, and saw that there was a set of brilliant multicolored pearls inside, each pearl was round and huge, and the color was bright, so he first praised it, and then returned the box to Xu Yuanwai intact, and said regretfully: "This thing is really amazing, but unfortunately I can't stand it." ”

Xu Yuanwai was anxious, thinking that there was something wrong with the matter, and hurriedly asked: "Why did Mr. say this?" Is it because you heard something? ”

He paused before he said: "We all know what Mr. said in front of the ministry now, if Mr. has any news, please let me know in advance, Mr. has a request, we have nothing to disrespect!" ”

The heat was almost over, Mr. Hu closed the box and said softly: "I won't tell you, Lord Qincha is the Marquis of Pingxi, who was raised by the King of Linjiang, and the most gentleman is not to listen to people's persuasion and not give people face." When he came to this trip, he had already informed the ministry and the three divisions in advance, and he was responsible for the city's shipping division, and he wanted to re-select people in Fujian, and he said that he would not consider these families that had been undertaken. ”

Xu Yuanwai couldn't help but be stunned, a little surprised: "Why is this?!" The four of us have been operating in Fujian for many years, whether it is ships or relationships, we are much better than those retail investors, why should we give up on us, and re-elect people? ”

Mr. Hu glanced at him and seemed to think he was funny, so he really couldn't help laughing: "Xu Yuanwai is confused, you also know that this sea trade is a profitable business, porcelain and tea and silk are at least several times more profitable outside than in our Great Zhou, such a big profit, we know, don't Lord Qincha know?" Although he is a gentleman, but the staff behind him are not fools, they all know that this is a profitable business, how can they be willing to share the food and let us take the lead? Good things, of course, they have to leave them to their own people, support their own forces, and those people will be subject to them, isn't it more convenient and better to negotiate terms than looking for us ready-made families? ”

What he said was reasonable, and to the point, Xu Yuanwai already believed it, and couldn't help but ask: "If this is really the case, isn't the Lord of the Ministry in a hurry at all?!" ”