Liu Haojia picked up a heavy piece of gold and said: "This time, the two uncles need to bring more gold and less silver when they go out. Wait until you get to Jinan or Nanjing to find a gold and silver shop to exchange, otherwise it will be really unsafe on the road!"
Although the economy of the Ming Dynasty is relatively developed now, the embryonic form of banks has already appeared, which are banknotes issued by big merchants in various places using their own reputation! However, the scope of use of this kind of banknote is very narrow. It can only be circulated in and around the location of such large merchants. No one will recognize it if it is a little further away!
As for the gold and silver shops mentioned by Liu Haojia, they generally have two functions. One is to make gold and silver jewelry to make profits, and the other is to collect handling fees by exchanging gold and silver for business trips. And the handling fee is not low!
Therefore, many businessmen at that time had to hire bodyguards to protect the gold and silver they carried with them. Some businessmen even directly carried small items with high value preservation, such as jade, pearls and the like. However, in this case, due to different evaluations of the prices of such items in various places, the price differences are also very large. So the most common one is to use gold and silver!
Seeing the box of gold and silver in front of him, Liu's father had finally seen money, so he behaved well. But Liu Guangyuan and the other two were very excited! However, Liu Guangyuan still tried to wake himself up, and he made an estimate and said: "Second Young Master, the two of us can't use this much gold and silver, right? I just heard you say that these seafood and lemon fruits are not worth much in the local area. How about we take less and leave more for the house!"
Liu Haojia said: "That's true, but you always have to leave enough deposits for the merchants to facilitate their operations. You must know that those who give enough money and those who don't give enough money work in different ways! Another point, as the saying goes A poor family is on the road to prosperity, so bring more money with you to get more protection on the road! This is the time when the Liu family needs the help of the two uncles, so don't be stingy with money and ruin your health!"
After speaking, Liu Haojia pretended to look at Liu Guangyuan casually, and sure enough, both of them looked excited! This made him feel that these ancients were still easy to fool! Thinking of this, he continued: "How about this. When the two uncles go out this time, they take the two brothers Jinbao and Yinbao with them. They should also see the outside world!"
Father Liu hesitated and said: "They are a little young, aren't they? They are still only half a boy now!"
Liu Haojia said seriously: "Father, if it weren't for the fact that my brother will inherit the title in the future, there can be no problem, otherwise I would even send him out! You know, only the eagle that has experienced the storm can truly spread its wings and soar! Let's The Liu family is facing huge changes, but there are too few available manpower, so we don’t have time to give them time to grow!"
Liu Guangyuan also nodded and said: "Master, Jinbao is already fifteen and Yinbao is thirteen. They will be engaged in a few years. Now it is time for them to follow us out for some experience and gain experience!" "
Father Liu hesitated for a moment and then said: "In this case, I agree with them to go out for a walk! But they must be more careful on the road, don't stay in some rural hotels, and try to settle in larger villages and towns!"
Brother Jinbao, who had been standing aside and listening nervously, shouted with joy when he heard this, turned around and went out to tell his mother the good news! They may not realize that what they bring to their mother is definitely not good news! But in this era where men are the masters of the family, their mothers have no right to speak!
After the Jinbao brothers left, Liu Haojia divided the amount of gold and silver they carried. He kept three hundred taels of silver for himself, and gave the rest to Liu Guangyuan brother to take away. After taking the gold and silver, Liu Guangyuan said: "Don't the second young master want to buy someone? Now let's go to the market for a visit!"
But when Liu Haojia heard Liu Guangyuan's introduction just now, he no longer had any good impression of the market, so he shook his head and said: "I won't go, why don't you two go, Uncle Guangyuan! In addition to buying some children back, dragging People with children also need to buy four or five homes!”
Liu Guangyuan said: "Second Young Master, how many children do we want in our family? Do all of these children need to be boys?"
Liu Haojia hesitated and said, "Both men and women should be included! But it's better to have more boys!"
Then he said to Liu's father: "Father, I have asked him to wait in front for the few servants sent by the Zhang family. I have to trouble my father to arrange them."
Father Liu naturally nodded in agreement, and then several people took the gold and silver and left. Liu's father came forward to settle the servants borrowed from the Zhang family. They were strictly restricted to the front yard. Naturally, these people agreed and their attitude was extremely respectful!
Perhaps they were still thinking that if they did well and received praise from their master, they might be able to stay in Uncle Ning's Mansion! In their opinion, becoming a servant of Uncle Gu Ning's house is more honorable than being a servant of a merchant's house! It’s just that they may not dare to express this idea!
They could only attract the attention of Gu Ningbo Mansion by working extra hard. If they took the initiative to bring it up, I'm afraid neither family would tolerate such a traitor. The best outcome would be to eat the family's food, and the worst outcome would be to be sold out or beaten to death!
In the evening, Liu Guangyuan and his two men returned to Uncle Gu Ning's mansion with several carriages. The carriage was filled with children of all sizes. Following the carriage on foot were a dozen adult men and women. Judging from their frequent glances towards the carriage, you can tell that their own children must also be in the carriage.
The carriage entered Uncle Gu Ning's house through the side door. After hearing the news, Liu's father and Liu Haojia came over with a few temporary servants. When they arrived, all the children on the carriage had come out, and the whole team was divided into two groups.
A group of people is a complete family of adults and children. Although these men and women had panic in their eyes, they still tried to straighten their bodies. And Liu Haojia clearly saw a hint of joy and hope in their eyes, probably feeling that they would have a stable life soon! After all, he was sold to a noble mansion, and his family was still intact. It was much better than staying under the hands of a human being!
The other group is a large group of children crowded together. There were both boys and girls among these children. They were like little beasts that had just been thrown into a strange area, huddled together in panic! It seems that they rely on each other's body temperature to get a little warmth! In their eyes, fear and hope appear alternately, because they don't know where their future will go?
Looking at their clothes again, Liu Haojia was really angry! These children were as young as five or six years old, and the older ones were similar to him, but none of their clothes were complete! Some children even had no shoes on their feet and were just wrapped in straw!
