※Yimou came to Kouyangsi and planned to introduce Wu to Guo Qianlu. [No pop-up novel website] They are all the disciples of Zhong Zhong, the official who often hangs around the Purple Heart Sword, speaking of identity. He is not much higher up than he is. He is either a young man from the grain collection road, a young master or a brother-in-law of a general or deputy general, or a Shaodong of a large company or the nephew of a shopkeeper. There are a few in his hands. Money, most likely also comes with fame. People with money and leisure. Naturally, I like fun. Ziminglou is a place where there are always new things. Naturally, it is a place where they often hook up.
"There are several young men here. They want to meet you. They are all wealthy owners. I guess it won't be difficult for you to open some positions."
"I know about opening positions. I just didn't expect them to beg to see me. It's rare for a financial owner to be anxious to borrow money." Guo Yi is a little strange. He usually sees a lot of people, including business partners and officialdom. But it is rare to see young masters like this among people. They do not do business, and they have no demands. Naturally, I don't want to see him.
"I heard that you are a visitor from overseas, so I got curious." Sisi smiled. Let’s explain the reason in detail. The incident started from Si Si's usual chat when entertaining guests. Rich people came to Ziminglou to sell their money, so naturally she, the owner, wanted to stay with them for a while, make a little embellishment, and during the chat, they talked about all kinds of experiences in Australia for entertainment. This rhetoric was originally approved by Lingao's propaganda department. It mainly promotes various benefits and anecdotes about Australia, including fabricated history, which is nothing more than "overseas anecdotes" and the like. But it also contains a lot of content that the time traveling group promoted to the people of Ming Dynasty.
This kind of story is inherently unique. The exquisiteness of Australian products, including all kinds of novel entertainment and enjoyment gadgets provided by Ziminglou, plus the eloquence and subtlety, so many people have a negative impression of Ziminglou. The proprietor Guo Yi was deeply interested.
Make friends with dudes. Never make friends with ordinary upright gentlemen, but be sure to make friends with "interesting" characters, who may be eloquent, have outstanding appearance, or act unexpectedly. These people have been pestering Koushisi, wanting to meet the somewhat mysterious "Little Guo Dongzhu"
"I see," Guo Yi thought. It doesn't matter. Anyway, now is the time to expand your network, and it is always beneficial to build some connections.
"Don't look at them. They are just ordinary young masters. They are really rich." As he said this, he gently turned his wrist, and an emerald ring sparkled on his finger. "This is what they have on their hands." . "
The market price of this ring is always over 800 taels of silver, so this is not a small fortune.
"Is this a heavy gift? There is no such thing as a free lunch. Xiao Guo Yi couldn't help but worry.
"Where's the waste?" He looked bored, raised his orchid finger, and looked at the newly made nail decals on his finger.
"?!" Guo Yi looked surprised.
Jun Si knew that he had misunderstood, and said shyly and anxiously: "You are such a person, why do you want to go to the wrong road all the time?" As he said this, he stamped his feet and was about to go inside.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Don't leave, don't leave." Guo Yi quickly grabbed her, feeling that he had become the protagonist in Qiong Yao's drama.
Si Si turned around and said, "I belong to your Dongzhu Guo. No matter how coquettish they are, they can't have this idea. Even if they have this idea, Lixiu can't get pregnant through intercourse."
"Okay, okay." Guo Yi felt cold. Quickly change the subject to "Then how did you cope with it?"
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"What's the point? They want something. It's not difficult for me to do what they want." Gang smiled. "I want to meet you, Dongzhu Guo, of course."
No more talk at the moment. After a while, a maid came to report: All the young masters are here.
"Invite them to meet in the Bamboo Garden." Junkou Si ordered.
"Bamboo garden? You built a small garden?" Guo Yi was surprised that there was no order for this project.
"Actually, it's just a box. Give it a nice name." Kougang said. With that said, he went in and changed his outfit. When she came out, she had already changed into a thin purple velvet dress with dark flowers. It made her taller and taller. The charm of plump skin comes.
Under the guidance of the maid, the two people walked through the corridor, went down the stairs, and turned again. Guo Yi said: "This place is like a maze!"
Bi Si said: "The place is too cramped and the layout is a bit messy. If you have spare time, it would be best to renovate it."
The implication is that he is dissatisfied with the facilities of Ziming Tower. The Ziming Building was originally a renovation of an old building under Panxia. At that time, the industrial system in Lingao was still blank, and the executive committee was unwilling to invest too many modern gadgets here. Naturally, it could only be renovated according to the capabilities of this time and space, because Eager to open up the situation. In addition, the original decoration facilities are still 60 to 70% new, so no major adjustments or changes have been made.
Guo Yi was convinced. Talk with Pei Lixiu's appearance. Although the temporary novelty packaging has attracted many dandies, it is not a long-term solution after all. If Ziminglou can continue to be prosperous for a long time, it must constantly renovate things and lead the fashion trend in Guangzhou. system
Thinking of this, Guo Yi slowly said: "If you don't tell me about this, I would have forgotten about it. Lingao has brought up the latest bill of goods. Take a look and see if there is anything that can be used in Ziminglou." Yes, let’s do some accounting before thinking about rebuilding.
"If you ask me, I have to install a batch of sanitary ware first. It's too inconvenient now and I was about to continue talking. I saw that we were almost there, so I quickly changed to a warm tone: "Proprietor, please pay attention to your feet.
Zhuyuan said it was a private room. In fact, it is a small flower hall, decorated quite elegantly, but unfortunately the furnishings are still a bit old. There are two handsome maids waiting in the hall. The two guests usually look like noble men in fine clothes.
After the host and guest bowed to each other. Guo Yi introduced several new friends to Guo Yi. She was right. They were all typical playboys. One was Wu Zhixiang, whose father and brother were both officials in the capital, and he himself was a scholar. Dong Jizhong was even more unexpected. He is the son of a lieutenant general, and he has inherited the responsibilities of a commander.
"It turns out to be an adult! I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Guo Yi bowed again.
"What sir? A hereditary sesame official?" Dong Jizhong looked indifferent, "A person like me. How can he really go into battle and wield a sword or a gun?"
He was frail and looked like a white-faced scholar. It was hard to imagine that the disciple of General Shi Gong was like this. However, this river, that is, in Guangdong, his father must be an official in Fujian and Guangdong provinces. If this line is caught, it will be much easier to obtain information about the Ming military in the future.
We admire each other. Because it was already noon, Pei set up a large round table in the hall with Zaoyouzhen utensils. Twelve cold dishes were laid out. Guo Yi has been here for a long time and knows that there are no such routines in Ming Dynasty banquets, whether they are official banquets or elegant gatherings. This is a typical way of serving banquets in the Blade Century. Many of the dishes were transplanted from the Li Century. She brought many cooking utensils and books with her.
Guo Yi glanced at it and saw that not only the dishes were common in public and private banquets in another time and space in the past. Even the way of setting up the stage seemed familiar, and I couldn't help but smile.
Because it is a gathering, we do not sit at a fixed table. Because even if several princes invited Guo Yi, they pushed him to sit at the table, but Guo Yi did not refuse.
At the table, there was inevitably some talk about various Australian anecdotes, chess, and the like. Fortunately, thanks to the Internet, Guo Yi had a lot of messy things in his mind, from astronomy and geography to social news. Anyway, he could use them to organize them. He knew that these words were just a small introduction, and the important topic would definitely come later.
Sure enough, after drinking for three rounds, Wu Zhixiang got straight to the point. It turned out that these were the ones. Although he is a son of an official. However, he has been living in Guangzhou and has become a bit of a businessman. He has "a little private money" and wants to do some "business-making" things.
Being an operating student is easy to say, but it is not very convenient for officials and officials like them. They don't know much about the business world. Don't dare to intervene rashly. Although money lending is profitable, it is risky and involves the issue of official reputation. If it is given to anyone, "Master Du" or Liu Ke will report it to someone like Shi Zhong. At the very least, it is necessary to make a fuss. The term "competing with the people for profit" is deeply inappropriate.
The easiest and safest thing is to find a suitable large-sized deposit to collect interest, which is safe and no one will gossip. But Wu Zhixiang felt that the interest rate was too low.
After thinking about it, the most profitable business in Guangzhou is the foreign trade business. Ships of porcelain, medicinal materials, raw silk, and tea are shipped out, and what comes back is all white money. Everyone looks at it. Jealous. Wu Zhixiang has been thinking about this idea.
However, although Wu Zhixiang's father and brother were serving as officials in Beijing, Zhuo was not a big shot. Dong Jizhong's father was just a deputy general. The rank of a military attache was never valuable, not to mention that they were officials from other places, and no one in the local area wanted to fawn over them. They chose them to "arrange flowers". "Bringing goods or investing in stocks can make a small fortune. I have to take a boat to go out to sea for business. I heard that the storm is dangerous and there are pirates. The two of them really didn't have the guts to entrust others. I feel uneasy again,
Dong Jizhong also interjected, "You can make a profit selling foreign bags, but the storm on the sea is dangerous, Zheng Ni." He paused, "Although Zheng Zhilong is calm, the sea is still windless and has three-foot waves, which is very dangerous!" "He smiled bitterly and said, "We have only so much money that we can't go out."
By this time, Guo Yi had already realized that these guys were just ordinary dudes. They were jealous of people and wealth, but they didn’t want to bear the risks and hard work at all, so they came to see him like this. The characters are quite easy to work with. At that moment, he just nodded and said casually: "It is indeed not a good job to make a living when there are storms on the sea. These are the sons of wealthy people, so they cannot do such a job."
Although he gave up the idea of doing sea trade, his idea of making money has never changed. Dong Jizhong thought that in today's Guangzhou, another profitable business was Australian and Zhejiang goods, and a mirror was sent to Jiangnan. That is to double the profit, and then add half of it to the capital. Small things bring good luck. It's also extremely easy to take action. It is much safer than taking a large deposit and taking risks to go overseas.
Another advantage is that because her father and brother are in Beijing, Wu Zhixiang often sends people to Beijing to handle matters. Every time the Wu family takes the opportunity to travel to and from the capital, they carry a large amount of goods with them for trafficking along the way. This kind of trafficking business through official posts not only does not need to pay taxes when passing customs, but all the expenses on the road are borne by the inn. Even porters can ask the inns along the way to handle the trip.
The two hit it off immediately. Capital, they have it. But Gao Jialei cut off the Australian goods in the Guangzhou market and wanted to get some supply from him. It’s no different from snatching food from a tiger’s mouth. Although Gao Ji is just a small white man, he has access to the people in the palace. I heard that he has access to pirates, so he dares to provoke him. As for Guo Yi, I have heard of his name for a long time. But I have no contact with him, and I don't have a suitable matchmaker. If I come to visit him rashly, I'm afraid I won't even see him; even if I do, it would be too much of a loss to spread the word.
After thinking about it, I thought of Pei Lixiu from Ziminglou. I heard that this is Guo Yi's property. Then Pei Lixiu, who is in charge of Ziminglou's business, must be the first-class celebrity around Guo Dongzhu. The favored concubine. Let her introduce it. If you say a few nice words at the critical moment, things will be much easier to accomplish.
After making up their minds, the two of them came to Ziming Tower every day, trying every possible means to please everyone, even using heavy gifts and bribes. The purpose is to be able to enjoy the pillow, meet Guo Yi, and talk about this "Australian God of Wealth" leaking some stuff from between his fingers, and they will enjoy it endlessly.
"We can't use such a sum of money. I would like to ask Mr. Guo for advice on how we can use it to make a living?" Dong Jizhong said. That's putting it mildly. The meaning is also very clear: Guo Yi is guaranteed to make money with Australian products.
Guo Yi knew that he had encountered an excellent opportunity, so he calculated it carefully for a while. Since they have money that they can't spend out, it's just a lot of spare money. Not only can it be borrowed in the short term, but if done well, the funds can be used for long-term operations. I just don’t know how many they have. If you think about it, a person can always have one to twenty thousand silver.
But he didn't express his position at this time, just to whet their appetite. He only responded vaguely: "Easy to say. Easy to say."
"What kind of wine do you want, sir?" Pei Lixiu said, "The wine is almost ready."
"Just have wine."
These days, whenever there is a banquet, Guo Yi drinks "Guo Shi Wushuang" purely to advertise himself, and he is a little afraid of drinking. I heard that there is Portuguese medicinal wine, which gives you the feeling of sweet frost after a long time.
Wine was also sold in Guangzhou during the Ming Dynasty. One was from foreign wineries, shipped in wooden barrels, and was no different from Li century wine. The other was just yellow wine with raisins added. A place like Ziming Tower. Naturally, the former is used.
The wine was poured into the glass. It was bright red and really beautiful. Guo Yi took a drink and drank the wine. It was not astringent, but had the sweet and sour taste of the original juice. There was indeed a familiar fruity aroma of wine, and I couldn’t help but say: “Good wine!”! ~!
