Fukang Qianzhuang is built in accordance with the Western building system, all the same color of granite materials, from the ground to the top has been built a seven-storey building, standing on the Huangpu River, very majestic and magnificent, on the stone beam on the top floor, with silver shining metal made of four big characters, "Fukang ticket number", the world rumors say that these four big characters, is made of sterling silver, if it is not for the floor is too high, I am afraid that it has been stolen by the thief. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On the top floor, in a room facing the Huangpu River, on the foreign sofa, there was a middle-aged man with a pipe in his mouth, who was listening to the advice of the people below, "Master, one million taels of silver arrived in Fuzhou today, and Lord Qincha has ordered the Nanyang sailors to escort him, and he will arrive in Guangzhou in about two or three days." ”

This person is naturally known as the silkworm god Hu Xueyan in the world, Hu Xueyan is quite satisfied with this title, you must know that the silkworm word and the word "wealth" homonym, this is the biggest praise for a businessman, Hu Xueyan nodded, "I have written to the boss and said that I will donate a batch of grain and grass to the front line of Guangxi and Guangxi to donate to the military, the food here in Shanghai is not cheap, I think about it, or go back to Hangzhou, and ask someone to do it." ”

"Over there in Hangzhou," said the steward of the proclamation hesitantly, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ”

"I'm just buying some food, why can't I buy it yet?" Hu Xueyan knocked his pipe, "Don't worry about it like this, what are you afraid of, there is an old man to support us, so we don't have to worry about anything." ”

He stood up, walked out of the room, stood on the balcony and overlooked the Huangpu River, the river scenery in winter, it was a little gloomy, but the boats coming and going on the river filled the Huangpu River, it was very lively, he looked at it, and suddenly remembered something, "What do the French say?" ”

"Although they were very fierce last month, and they also found people from Hongmen to smash our field in Suzhou, but I have already found out clearly," although there were only two people, the steward still deliberately suppressed his voice, "Their domestic factories have no silk inventory, no silk output, but cheaper our domestic goods, as long as they wait for a while, they can't stand it, and they will inevitably bargain with us, and in February, there is no news, and they are not in a hurry to look at them." ”

"They are not in a hurry, and naturally we don't need to be in a hurry," Hu Xueyan said indifferently, "I just put in all this year's silk, press the warehouse, what other difficulties can't be done?" There is this ticket number," he stretched out his hand, lit the pipe and lit the four big characters of "Fukang ticket number" shining above his head, "The silver is endless, there is no need to worry about this, but in the first half of this year, I want to do something else, but it doesn't work," he was a little unsatisfied, "Originally, I was still thinking about fighting with the British," he turned around and entered the room, "This silk, seeing that it is about to surrender to the French, but the price of tea is still in the hands of the British, and then this spring tea will be on the market, But I don't have extra silver to get this more expensive tea, moreover, I am not a bold person, so I will not offend the merchants of Britain and France together, so, wait until next year, or the second half of the year, try it with the British, and look at this Shanghai beach," Hu Xueyan's eyes narrowed, "Is it us Chinese or foreigners who have the final say!" ”

His spirit is very amazing, as the richest businessman in Shanghai, and even in the southeast half of the country, he does have the confidence to say such things, Dream of Red Mansions has "The East China Sea is missing the white jade bed, and the Dragon King invited the Southeast King." "Describe how the Wang family, one of the four major families, is a novel after all, but Hu Xueyan's imposing guy is seen alive, and it is not inferior to the Wang family. The world's proverb says: "The two emblems in the south of the Yangtze River, the snow rock is the fattest." "It's Hu Xueyan.

A steward walked in and said to Hu Xueyan, "Master, the political envoy is here. ”

"Oh?" Hu Xueyan stood up, "Please come up quickly." He stood at the top of the stairs ready to greet him, he had the official position of Jiangxi Alternate Road, and the yellow coat given by the emperor, although since the Hongyang Rebellion, the yellow jacket has been the standard for high-ranking officials, but in a merchant there is a yellow coat, which is scorpion - the only one. The experience of welcoming a six-product didn't have to be like this, but this Lord Hong and Hu Xueyan belonged to Anhui villagers, and they were in charge of the internal affairs of the political envoys, and they were regarded as the military aircraft foremen of the domain, with a noble status, stomping their feet, and shaking on the beach, they belonged to the kind of people whose positions were not high, but their powers were very great, so Hu Xueyan still had to greet them, if he was replaced by an ordinary six-grade official, he was afraid that he would not blink his eyelids.

Lord Hong climbed the stairs, and when he reached the seventh floor, he was already out of breath, "Boss Hu, your house here is good, but the floor is too high, every time I come, I climb for a long time, next time I will ask the guy to invite you to the hall to talk." ”

Hu Xueyan laughed, "Brother Hong, I haven't seen you for some days, but you are lucky again, if you want me to say, the restaurants outside here are still less, they are all oil, sugar, and it is good to climb some stairs here with me, the right is to exercise, brother, your nose is the most intelligent today, Huizhou's hometown sent the best stinky mandarin fish, and edamame tofu, the mandarin fish is very smelly, the hair on the edamame tofu is long and white and dense, fried in rapeseed oil, with salty and spicy sauce, the best but, you are here today, just have lunch and then go." ”

"I'm afraid I won't be free today," Lord Hong shook his head, took out a handkerchief from his arms, and wiped the sweat on his face, "I came here in a hurry just for the temporary affairs of Lord Fantai," he said to Hu Xueyan, "I want to immediately raise 240,000 taels of silver, and prepare to buy generators and other power generation equipment next month." ”

Now it's only the beginning of February, and it seems too early to withdraw money in advance to deal with this matter next month, but Hu Xueyan didn't say a word, nodded, and instructed the steward, "Immediately bring out 240,000 taels of silver, load the car, and send it to the yamen of the feudal department." Fu greeted Lord Hong again.

After a while, the following will come to report, the money has been withdrawn, Lord Hong with the big seal of the political envoy, ready to sign on the account, Hu Xueyan accompanied him down, the third layer is the business of the business, specially received these large households with a lot of money, Lord Hong completed the procedures, when he saw that there was no one left and right, he quietly said to Hu Xueyan's ear, "Brother, you have to be careful in everything." (To be continued.) )