With a "bang", the courtyard door was opened. Feng Ziying frowned and looked through the window lattice, watching the two staggering drunken men coming in crookedly, and shook her head.
Feng Ziying left before the opening ceremony was over.
People in the officialdom just came to show off their faces, which was enough to give Feng Ziying face.
The rest were people from the business world, so it was natural for Duan Xigui and Jia Lian to socialize.
"Ziying, Ziying!"
Duan Xigui came in with a red face and smelled of alcohol, leaning on the door frame, while Jia Lian was blue in the face and also smelled of alcohol. His body was swaying and leaning against the wall.
"Why don't you go and send the two masters to rest?" Feng Ziying frowned and scolded the servants who were following the two men.
"No, Ziying, Mr. Lian and I will come over and say a few words and then go back, but we won't be happy if we don't say it!" Duan Xigui took a deep breath and tried to behave normally.
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was curious, "What does my cousin have to say?"
"Ziying, Haitong Silver Village may be my destination for the rest of my life. I want to do it well and do my best. Today started very well. Do you know? How many households came to deposit money today alone? Do you know how much it is?" Duan Xigui stared at Feng Ziying.
"Cousin, I remember that you have been in contact and communicating in the early stage. On this first day, you must come to express the face that others give you." Feng Ziying didn't bother to guess. This was all agreed upon in the early stage. Let's do it today. Just counting, just going through the motions.
"No, Ziying, these ninety-six households are not the ones I agreed to before, nor are they the sitters I found, but they came to me on their own. Let me tell you, today Yinzhuang received deposits from outside. There were 85,430 taels of silver, and a total of ninety-six households came to deposit silver. The largest household deposited two thousand taels, and the smallest household deposited eighty taels! But none of them were found by me. Before I’ve never even met or interacted with him!”
Duan Xigui waved his hands crazily, "Ziying, do you just know what this means? It means that our sign is out, it's started, and everyone is willing to believe in us! I don't care about these tens of thousands of taels of silver, I What I care about are the ninety-six households. Some of them are gentry in Yangzhou city, some are small officials in the city, some are merchants and landowners outside the city, and there are even turtle singers from Slender West Lake. But I don’t care about their identities, this means that almost everyone in the city recognizes our Haitong Silver Village!”
Indeed, Duan Xigui was still very accurate. If he relied solely on the big merchants in the city, he could be prosperous for a while, but if there was no support from the backbone group like most of the ninety-six households, who belonged to both inside and outside Yangzhou City, This Haitong Silver Village will not last long.
"If everyone inside and outside Yangzhou City trusts our Haitong Bank, then our bank will be able to firmly occupy the leading position in Yangzhou City in the future. At this step, we have taken a stable step, and there are still three companies coming to discuss loans today. I have had initial contact with Mr. Lian about the matter, and we both know the basics. I can’t turn over the money, so I plan to borrow fifty thousand taels of silver..."
It's no wonder that Duan Xigui was so out of his element. He got off to a good start and encountered such a situation. It's understandable that he got a little carried away.
"Ziying, Xigui and I both overdid it, but today we are really excited. Everything went smoother than we imagined. Before, Xigui and I had no confidence, even if we could invite many Guests, the key is whether you believe them when they come or not. It’s meaningless to just look around and then leave.”
Jia Lian was much more articulate than Duan Xigui. Although he was also very excited, it was under circumstances that suited his status. His personal style is even more admirable.
"Many people came with a skeptical attitude, but seeing so many adults coming to congratulate them in person, and once the identities of several shareholders were revealed, these people all have good hands and eyes, so naturally they understood... …”
Jia Lian and Feng Ziying held Feng Ziying's hand and talked for a long time, muttering miscellaneously, and Feng Ziying could only listen patiently.
Perhaps all the previous efforts had finally paid off. Both of them felt like they had achieved what they wanted. It was no wonder that they had a few extra drinks at the banquet.
After sending these two people away, Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.
He could understand this feeling. It was hard to avoid being intoxicated by the success, the long-cherished wish, and the bright future.
But for him, the most important thing is that it has come to an end. The next step is for Duan Xigui to stabilize the situation in the next two or three months.
According to the agreement of several people, Duan Xigui will be the leader in these three months, and Jia Lian will quickly return to Yangzhou after returning to the capital. Then three months later, Jia Lian will be the leader, with Duan Xigui assisting. In August, Duan Xigui will rush to the capital to form the capital, 12 Rushed to Datong in May to form the Datong Hao, completing the formation of the three Hao Hao this year.
Feng Ziying also knew that there would inevitably be various obstacles and problems here, but now that the Yangzhou ship has been opened and Duan Xigui and Jia Lian have experience, these are no longer problems.
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Stepping into Daiyu's courtyard, Feng Ziying could hear the chirping of warblers and the joy of spring.
Feng Ziying felt relieved.
With Baochai, Tanchun, Xiangyun and Yingchun Xichun, who could be regarded as Daiyu's best friends, accompanying her, and more than a month had passed since the incident, Daiyu's mood should have calmed down.
However, the news from Wu Yaoqing made Feng Ziying feel heavy.
There is a problem with Lin Ruhai's illness.
The medicine dregs had been kept there. Although several doctors and medicine decoction masters were asked to check and no clues could be found, the other doctors who were invited believed that it was impossible for Lin Ruhai to be cured in just a few days due to Lin Ruhai's situation at that time. After passing away, I should be able to hold on for at least a month or two.
As for evidence, Feng Ziying had never had high hopes for the criminal investigation technology at this time, and it was impossible for Lin Ruhai's special status to investigate suspicions in this way.
Wu Yaoqing's investigation of Jianghu figures has also produced preliminary results.
One of the two most suspicious groups has been eliminated, but the suspicion of the group that went to Hangzhou has increased.
That group of three people are all from Chizhou Prefecture, but they have been wandering in Jinling, Chizhou and Taiping Prefecture for a long time, and have some connection with some local big salt lords in Chizhou.
Moreover, the whereabouts of these three people are also very suspicious. They seem to be deliberately avoiding something. After going to Hangzhou, they took a long detour to Jiangxi before returning to Chizhou. During this period, they have been staying in Chizhou. According to the past situation, Most of these people probably stayed in Jinling.
With Wu Yaoqing's current resources and abilities, he can only find this step. When he came to Yangzhou, there were no other abnormal situations and no evidence. Unless Feng Ziying also used the power of Jianghu people, there is no reason for you to do anything. other side.
Feng Ziying would not let it go. Although Daiyu was told that Lin Ruhai's condition suddenly worsened, Feng Ziying only needed to know what was going on here.
Tao Guolu, the salt transporter, is now very popular. He even came to congratulate Haitong Bank in person when it was established, showing great goodwill. However, in Feng Ziying's view, this person may be quite suspicious. Even though he himself was not involved, he and he The people behind him are the biggest beneficiaries and cannot be separated.
But according to the information obtained from Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing, Tao Guolu had extremely deep connections in Jiangnan, even more than Lin Ruhai.
Although she is not from Nanzhi but from Huguang, she has been working in Nanjing. She is now in the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, and later in the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and finally entered the Salt Administration. However, she was not a Jinshi, so it was impossible for him to Taking on such an important position as the Salt Patrol Censor, the Salt Transport Envoy is his limit, unless he is transferred to another position, and this situation is the most wonderful for him.
However, Tao Guolu and Feng Ziying alone did not think that he was so capable.
Because even if Tao Guolu had this idea, even if Lin Ruhai died, the superiors might immediately appoint a salt patrol censor, and he would have no chance. So based on this, if Lin Ruhai was really framed and died, then here It has a very complicated background.
Especially when he knew that he was engaged to Lin Ruhai's daughter, this still made people more suspicious.
"Uncle Feng is here." Zijuan, who was standing at the door talking to several girls and her own girl, first saw Feng Ziying stepping into the courtyard.
"Yeah!" There was a rustling of clothes and exclamations in the room.
Feng Ziying strolled in, "Hey, all the sisters are here."
"Little sister has met Brother Feng." Baochai, Daiyu, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Yingchun and Xichun all stood up and blessed.
Perhaps it was due to Lin Daiyu's filial piety that all the girls wore plain clothes, mainly white and cyan, with at most just a few piping and embroidery.
A pair of eyes like autumn water fell on Feng Ziying. Even though Feng Ziying had already experienced many battles, she was still a little nervous in this situation.
Well, she was really nervous, which made Feng Ziying a little funny.
"We are all a family. Don't be polite. How are you, Sister Lin?" Lin Daiyu was still looking sick when she just came back from Suzhou, which made Feng Ziying very worried, but today she seems to be looking much better.
"Thank you Brother Feng for your concern. My little sister is doing much better." Logically speaking, unmarried couples should not meet in private, but under such circumstances, Daiyu has become an orphan, and there are so many sisters accompanying her, so it doesn't matter.
Hearing the nasal sound in Daiyu's words, Feng Ziying nodded, "Spring brings cold weather and autumn freezes. Sister Lin and all other sisters should be careful. We are about to set off back north. The journey is long, so don't get sick." ”
Going back?
All the girls were overjoyed, but when they thought of Lin Daiyu, they remained silent.
Seeing that Daiyu remained silent, Baochai responded softly: "Has Brother Feng's matter been settled?"
"It's almost done. There are still some issues that can be settled in these two days, so I came to discuss with you sisters. If possible, we will set off back north in three days." Feng Ziying said softly: "It's time to go back."
