After chatting with Chu Qian for a while, Chu Yao came out of Sihai Gambling House and took Meng Moling for a stroll on the street. As they walked, they arrived at Saihua Tuo's residence.
"Hey, isn't that Doctor Zhan?"
Zhan Fei came out of Saihua Tuo Residence with a book in his hand, excited and satisfied.
Chu Yao watched Zhan Fei urgently urging the coachman to go home, and asked: "Does the miracle doctor Zhan come to Hua Tuoju every now and then?"
Meng Moling nodded: "Although that Sai Huatuo does not show up, he will leave notes to discuss medical skills with the doctors, and will also explain some medical skills he is familiar with. Not only does the miracle doctor run frequently, some of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital and the doctors in the city
Other doctors also travel frequently."
"In the past, there were still some people who came to look for trouble because Sai Hua Tuo refused to come to his home for treatment. As Sai Hua Tuo treated more and more people, now everyone follows the rules of Sai Hua Tuo's residence.
I came to seek medical treatment."
Chu Yao looked at the courtyard where Saihua Tuo lived, looking a little frustrated.
After being monitored for so long, apart from knowing that Sai Huatuo has superb medical skills, he knows almost nothing else.
"Saihua Tuo... what kind of person is he?"
Meng Moling snorted: "He must be a bad old man with a weird temper and white hair."
Chu Yao turned around and left without comment.
Since taking the pills specially formulated for him by Saihua Tuo, his internal energy has been running more freely, which has greatly reduced the pain he suffered from backlash due to internal energy imbalance.
For this reason, he also wanted to protect Saihua Tuoju.
Chu Yao took Meng Moling around in various dark spots, and then prepared to leave.
When he was about to leave Anyefang, he saw a carriage going out. Chu Yao directly asked the driver to drive the carriage over and blocked the way of others.
Xiaofang, who was disguising herself as a man, looked at the vehicle that deliberately blocked the carriage in front of her carriage and said with an evil look on her face: "What are you doing?"
At this time, Chu Yao opened the car curtain.
Seeing Chu Yao, Xiaofang, who was still aggressive a moment ago, suddenly died down.
Chu Yao shouted to the carriage opposite: "Pomegranate."
In the carriage, when Shi Fuxin heard Chu Yao's voice, she was surprised at first, and then looked unhappy.
She did not receive treatment in Anyefang because she was afraid that someone would associate her with Saihua Tuoju. This time she came to see Chu Yao because the patient had difficulty moving. Unexpectedly, she met Chu Yao.
Evil star.
Shi Fuxin quickly checked herself. Chu Yao was the head of the Special Supervision Division, so she had to deal with it carefully. After making sure there was nothing unusual, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking of the last time she was at the Mingtai Ice Arena, Chu Yaoli ignored her when she took the initiative to greet her, causing her to be laughed at by the people present, so Shi Fuxin remained silent.
Looking at the silent carriage opposite, Chu Yao raised his eyebrows and said again: "Shiliu!"
Shi Fuxin leaned lazily in the carriage and hummed: "If you call me, I will answer. Do you think that because you are handsome, you can do whatever you want? I am not a nymphomaniac!"
At this moment, there was a "creak" and the car window was broken open by a stone.
Chu Yao and Shi Fuxin looked at each other, one seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and the other was full of dissatisfaction.
"Miss Six is getting more and more arrogant."
Shi Fuxin said "haha" twice: "I can't compare to Young Master Yao, who stopped people's carriages on the street for no reason, and even forced open the window of the boudoir lady's car. Young Master Yao is so good that he can become a flower picker."
Chu Yao said playfully: "I would like to pick flowers, but where can I get the flowers for you to pick?" The implication is that Shi Fuxin cannot get into his eyes.
Shi Fuxin was a little angry. Just when she was about to angrily yell back, Chu Yao beat her to it: "Why are you here?"
Before she could vent her anger, Shi Fuxin scratched her eyes and said directly: "It's none of your business."
Chu Yao was stunned for a moment, and then a look of annoyance appeared on his face.
He has never been treated so vulgarly by a girl’s family!
Next to her, Meng Moling admired and looked forward to seeing Shi Fuxin dare to swear at Chu Yao.
I admire Shi Fuxin's courage and look forward to Chu Yao taking action to deal with Shi Fuxin.
Unfortunately, Chu Yao didn't do what he wanted.
Chu Yao thought about the tax money Hongyanxiao had paid, and decided not to argue with Shi Fuxin: "If you treat me to dinner, I'll tell you some news."
Shi Fuxin looked at him, a little surprised. Thinking of Chu Yao's identity, she shook her head and refused: "How can I, a girl, invite my husband to dinner?"
Chu Yao was too lazy to chatter, so he said the word "official and businessman" and signaled to the coachman that he could leave.
When Shi Fuxin heard Guan Shang, she hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, it's fate to meet Mr. Yao San here by chance. I should treat you to dinner."
Chu Yao squinted over and said, "How can you, a girl like me, invite a foreigner like me to dinner?"
Shi Fuxin smiled brightly and said, "I'm wearing men's clothes, so it won't be a problem."
Chu Yao looked at her without saying anything, and directly asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the Taotie Restaurant, while Shi Fuxin asked Xiaofang to follow them.
After arriving at the Taotie Restaurant, Chu Yao took Shi Fuxin directly to the exclusive private room. After sitting down, he didn't order anything and went straight to the point: "Hongyanxiao, do you want to get the official business qualification?"
Shi Fuxin nodded: "Of course I do."
The merchants of Dachu were divided into civilian merchants, official merchants, and imperial merchants. The civilian merchants were completely driven by the barbaric growth of the people, while the official merchants relied on the government and the court, and the imperial merchants were even more powerful, directly relying on the royal family.
When doing business in ancient times where there was a strict hierarchy, it was naturally good to have a backer.
She wants to open Hongyanxiao branches all over Dachu. If she has a government and business background, it will be much easier to implement.
Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao: "As far as I know, although the imperial court does not restrict nobles from doing business, it does not allow people with official backgrounds to run for office."
Chu Yao: "The inquiry is quite clear." After a pause, "In the past dynasties, the court mostly focused on agriculture and suppressed business, but this is not the case in our country of Chu, which is very supportive of business."
"Due to some decrees of the imperial court, business in Dachu has not been very prosperous in the past two or three decades. The emperor paid special attention to this and thought of many ways to promote the development of business, including the discretionary consideration of official and merchant qualifications.
"
Although Shi Fuxin was very moved, she also knew that there is no free lunch in the world: "What does Young Master Yao want?"
Chu Yao smiled: "I like to deal with smart people." He said directly, "If I help you get the official business qualification, you will have to pay me 20% of Hongyanxiao's profit every year."
After Shi Fuxin heard this, she stood up directly and said, "I am not worthy of cooperating with Mr. Yao San." But she did not leave immediately.
Seeing her behavior, the smile on Chu Yao's face deepened: "The reason why your business in the capital is booming because of your beautiful smile is really because of your amazing business talent?"
Shi Fuxin looked at him and said nothing.
Chu Yao: "It's because you are backed by the Imperial Women's Prison, and the Imperial Women's Prison is the focus of the emperor's attention. Therefore, even if they are jealous that you have made a lot of money, others will not dare to reach out."
"You are indeed capable of finding a way out from the pressure of the Duke of Qing. However, if the Duke of Qing had not suddenly collapsed, your Hongyanxiao business would not have been able to run so smoothly?"
"If you just want to open a few shops in the capital and earn some money for your dowry, just pretend that I haven't come to see you, and you can leave now."
"But if you want to develop overseas, cooperate with me and you won't suffer."
Shi Fuxin spoke: "I admit that having an official business qualification can reduce a lot of troubles when doing business, but if you help me get the qualification, you want 20% of my profits. Isn't it too greedy?"
Chu Yao smiled: "It seems I guessed right. The ten branches in Beijing are not enough to satisfy you. You still want to take your beauty elsewhere."
Shi Fuxin sat down again: "If you want to cooperate, everyone must be sincere."
Chu Yao: "In addition to my official and business qualifications, if you encounter problems, I can help you solve them."
Shi Fuxin knew Chu Yao's background and thought for a while: "Twenty percent is too much, 10%." Seeing what Chu Yao wanted to say, she stood up again, "10% is the maximum I can accept. If Young Master Yao San is
If you think it won’t work, then find someone else.”
Chu Yao stared at it for a while
Childhood Fuxin: "Okay, 10%."
Seeing that he agreed, Shi Fuxin sat down again.
The profit of 10% is quite a lot, but Chu Yao is the head of the Special Supervision Department. With him as his backer, Hong Yanxiao can save a lot of trouble.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yao picked up the teacup and looked at Shi Fuxin: "Still not leaving?"
Shi Fuxin was stunned: "Don't you want to eat?"
Chu Yao looked at her: "You are a girl, do you really want to share a room with me, a foreigner, and eat at the same table?"
Shi Fuxin couldn't understand what he meant. This was the rhythm of just throwing it away after use. She smiled softly and said, "So Young Master Yao San is like this."
Chu Yao nodded calmly: "Yes, that's how I consider the reputation of your girl's family."
Shi Fuxin laughed out loud: "You are such a good person."
Chu Yao nodded, his face full of agreement.
Shi Fuxin was dazzled by the sight, got up and left quickly.
Meng Moling watched Shi Fuxin leave angrily and walked into the private room: "Brother Yao, Shiliu seems to be angry."
Chu Yao said lightly "Yes": "I do it for her own good."
Meng Moling was even more surprised, with confusion on her face: "Why are you so nice to her?"
Chu Yao sighed and said, "A girl of thirteen or fourteen years old is in the prime of her life. I'm afraid she will fall in love with me if I give her a little favor."
After all, if you want to point to Shi Fuxin and give him some money, you can't treat her the same way you treat other ladies.
Meng Moling: "..."
...
Officials have assessments, and so do imperial merchants and government merchants.
Every three years, the Ministry of Revenue will assess the qualifications of officials and merchants in March and April based on the taxes paid by officials and merchants. Those who meet the standards will continue, while those who do not meet the standards will be deprived of qualifications and replaced with others.
After learning from Chu Yao that the official and business qualifications would be redistributed this year, Shi Fuxin approached Shi Fuyin with the proposed profit sharing cooperation.
"Sister, this is what I think about the management of Hongyanxiao."
"In the future, there will be more and more branches of Hongyanxiao. As you know, I have a lot of things to do and I have no time to manage Hongyanxiao."
"So, in the future, Hong Yanxiao, I will be responsible for formulating the general direction and product research and development, and you will be responsible for the management and operation. We will split the money earned 50/50."
Then, he talked about Chu Yao's cooperation with her.
After hearing this, Shi Fuyin was silent for a while and returned the share-sharing contract to Shi Fuxin: "Sister Xin, Hongyanxiao, I can watch it for you, but you are not allowed to talk about this share-sharing cooperation."
Shi Fuxin stared: "How can this be possible? Now you are very busy with ten Hongyanxiao branches. In the future, there will be more and more branches, and you will be busier and busier. I can't let you work in vain, right?"
Seeing that Shi Fuyin still wanted to refuse, she said directly, "Sister, brothers have to settle the accounts clearly. I am doing this for the sake of long-term development. You accept the money, and I can be the hands-off shopkeeper in the future. That's it.
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"By the way, in two days the Ministry of Finance will hold an official and businessman selection. Although Chu Yao has already done it, we still have to go through the formalities. Then we will go together. Remember to change into men's clothes."
After saying that, Shi Fuxin slipped away and ran away, as if something was chasing her.
Shi Fuyin was left standing there holding the share-sharing contract, feeling moved and amused at the same time.
...
Every time the official and business qualifications are selected, not many people pay attention, and those who come to participate are only businessmen from various places.
When sisters Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin came over disguised as men, no one recognized them.
"The person in charge of business in the household department is said to be the eleventh son of the clan prince Kang."
"The emperor sent a clan member to take charge, which shows that he really values us businessmen."
Not long after, Chu Qian came over.
Seeing Chu Qian, Shi Fuxin finally understood why Chu Yao could help her obtain official and business qualifications.
She had seen Chu Yao and Chu Qian going in and out together many times, and they seemed very close to each other.
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She listened helplessly as Chu Qian and all the businessmen talked nonsense. It was almost noon before she successfully obtained the official business qualification.
When Chu Qian gave Shi Fuxin the official and business pass, he looked at the little girl carefully. Chu Yao actually found a little girl to cooperate, which really surprised him.
What surprised him even more was that Shi Fuxin, who had obtained the official business qualification, did not leave immediately. Instead, she announced to businessmen from all over the country that Hongyanxiao was going to open branches in various provinces, so that businessmen who were interested in cooperating could go to Hongyanxiao General Store.
Shop for negotiation.
Many people know that Hongyanxiao's business is booming. When they heard the news that Hongyanxiao was going to open branches in various provinces, many people were excited.
The next day, Hongyanxiao Head Office received an endless stream of businessmen from all over the world.
...
After the Li family was taken into Li Zhengkun's home, they were a little cautious at first, but after Li Zhengkun said politely, "Let them treat this place as their own home," they actually felt at ease.
Especially Li Lao Niang, she even had the illusion that everything Li Zhengkun had now was given to her. At one time, she even wanted to imitate the old feudal prince as mentioned in the play.
Mrs. Zeng is a temperamental person, so she won't have this chance.
However, when Zeng was angry several times and went back to Zeng's house because of the Li family's affairs, Li Zhengkun always coaxed the people back. The Li family could not do anything to them when they saw Zeng. As time went by,
Actually, I no longer regard myself as an outsider.
Chang'an Street is the most prosperous street in the capital. Mrs. Li had long heard from the servants in the mansion that she wanted to see the world. Unfortunately, Ms. Zeng thought that the Li family was not popular, so she never took the initiative to take them out for shopping.
One day in late April, while Mrs. Zeng was away visiting, Mrs. Li and her grandchildren went out in a carriage.