The carriage came closer and Liu Haojia took the initiative to greet it. When the eunuch driving the carriage saw him coming, he hurriedly got out of the car, lifted the curtain, and helped Zhang Jia out of the carriage.
After the two of them saw the ceremony, Zhang Jia said, "Come with our family for a walk! My bones are hard from riding in cars these days! I need to move around!"
Liu Haojia accompanied Zhang Jia to the city and said at the same time: "Yes, it is indeed hard to travel! Fortunately, Tianjin is not far from the capital. It would be a disaster to walk a long way!"
Zhang Jia waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about this, tell me what your preparations are like here! During this period of time, Long Live Master has always lost his temper when he was anxious! Now there is no way out of the inner treasury, and it is almost bottoming out. , if there is no more news from you, our family won’t know how to explain it to Lord Long Live!”
Liu Haojia has spent too much money during this period of time! Buying a boat, buying a shipyard, casting cannons, etc. all cost a lot of money! And all the income is maintained only by the money collected in the capital! But that little money is not enough to cover the expenses of an army. Not only is it not enough every month, the internal treasury will also repay part of it! This made Emperor Wanli, who loved money as much as his life, extremely anxious!
Liu Haojia naturally knew the reason, so he said seriously: "Don't worry, Zhang Banban, this matter will be solved today!"
After saying that, he looked back at the convoys that had been following him from a distance to avoid suspicion and said: "Those convoys are full of money! With this money, it will not be a problem to delay it for another three or four months! After three or four months, Tianjin The opening of the sea here is now in operation, and if we collect Tianjin’s money like the capital does, we no longer have to worry about lack of money!”
Zhang Jia sighed and said, "I hope so! Our family has been exhausted from serving Long Live Lord during this period. Tell us some good news and make our family happy too!"
Liu Haojia heard this and said in a low voice: "Are your sons and nephews here?"
Zhang Jia also whispered: "Everyone is here, in the carriage behind!"
Liu Haojia said: "The shop for them has been prepared, the construction materials are also ready, and even the craftsmen are ready! You can start work as soon as you arrive! How about it, this is good news, right?"
Zhang Jia smiled happily when he heard this and said repeatedly: "That's good news!"
After he finished speaking, he said with emotion: "It's thanks to you that you know how to think of our family if anything good happens! But our family, son, and nephew don't know how to run it, so you have to help me choose two good shopkeepers." yes!"
Liu Haojia waved his hand casually and said, "Don't worry, everything has been prepared for you. Even the assistants have been hired! From now on, you can just sit back and collect the money!"
Zhang Jia felt relieved and told Liu Hao a few things about the capital. He also reminded Liu Hao that the civil servants would definitely cause trouble for him and asked him to be careful! Liu Haojia said that everything has been prepared and everything is foolproof, and those civil servants will not get any advantage!
Zhang Jia nodded repeatedly and said: "That's good, that's good! Anyway, our family doesn't care as much as you do, so we might as well just follow you! But having said that, where did you place our shop? "
Liu Haojia said: "Do you even need to ask? It must be the best location, right next to the inner storehouse!"
Zhang Jia immediately beamed with joy after hearing this! Then the two of them had a conversation about what the shop was doing. At this time, Zhang Jia felt that his muscles and bones had been loosened, but he felt even more tired! He said directly: "Mr. Liu, where will you place our family tonight? I only walked a few steps, but I became even more tired!"
Liu Haojia said: "Then let someone send Zhang Banban back to rest first, and then he can live in my house directly!"
Zhang Jia was very satisfied when he heard Liu Haojia's arrangement, because inviting someone to live at home meant that he had a good relationship with him, so he naturally nodded and agreed.
Then Liu Haojia immediately called his servants and rushed back with the carriage. But as soon as Zhang Jia's carriage left, people behind him who had been waiting impatiently cheered and surrounded him! Those who came to see gifts and inquire about information simply made him unable to move!
But these people are all the God of Wealth, and they also represent the various families of Xungui, so Liu Haojia did not want to have an attack, so he had to say: "Everyone should go to rest early today! The money will be given to the people below.
Go directly to Jingshi Bank to deposit it, and we will meet at Shiweizhai tomorrow to make the delivery. "
When these people heard this, they were not happy. Some people said, "Well don't wait until tomorrow. It's still early. Why don't we deliver the goods now?"
"That's right, I don't feel at ease when I can't see the actual thing!"
"Uncle, your Shiweizhai branch has opened its doors in Tianjin, so I wish you great prosperity!"
The audience shouted in confusion, and Liu Haojia could only say loudly: "Everyone, if you don't say it's too late, aren't you tired? Besides, Eunuch Zhang has already gone to rest, how can we leave him behind? Can’t do it?”
After hearing this, everyone felt that they could not afford to offend Zhang Jia, so they could only stop talking! At this time, the servant behind Liu Haojia stepped forward and said loudly: "Gentlemen, my marshal has booked several inns in the city, and hot water and meals have been prepared there. You should follow me and rest together!"
Everyone heard that Liu Haojia had hired an inn to accommodate them, and they all bowed their hands in greeting, and then followed the servants to the inn to rest, while the others handed over the money, finally giving Liu Haojia a moment of peace.
The next morning, everyone gathered on the third floor of Shiweizhai. At this moment, the third floor has been cleared. There is a large circle of chairs around it, and in the middle is a huge table with several thick stacks of papers placed on it. But sitting behind the table was a young man with cold sweat on his head and face!
When everyone saw this young man, they knew that he was a rookie who had never seen anything before. But since he can sit here on behalf of Liu Haojia, it means that he is Liu Haojia's confidant! So everyone who came upstairs greeted him according to their status.
This person is Liu Dahai. He was sent on this errand by Liu Haojia just after he came from Dengzhou! When he heard that he was going to deal with most of the noble families of the Ming Dynasty, he was almost so shocked that he couldn't stand still! But he knew the opportunity was rare, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
When everyone had arrived, Liu Haojia, who had been sitting not far away and had been chatting with Zhang Jia, stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, today is the day to officially sign contracts with each company! The rules are very simple, pay the money and sign the contract! Anyway, You already know the location of each shop, so I won’t go into details! But I want to say one more thing here. The manpower for building your shops cannot be hired from Tianjin, but must be brought from the capital. !」
