Luo An pre-selected two trading houses, one in Jinling and one in Hangzhou.
Therefore, Yinzhen planned to go south to Hangzhou to investigate after seeing the pre-selected site in Jinling, and finally decide which site to choose. After all, it was going to be built in one go, so he naturally wanted it to be perfect.
The selected site in Jinling is located in the southeastern suburbs of Jinling, not far from "Linshui Residence", and the carriage arrived in less than half an hour.
The hundred acres of open land that Luo An was looking for was surrounded by uncultivated fields and woodlands. It had the rolling Luoxia Mountain in the background, and there was a water transport terminal five miles away in front of it. If the land was bought from the top of the mountain, protective measures could be taken.
Very accurate.
Yinzhen looked around and nodded appreciatively, expressing great satisfaction.
"The place in Hangzhou is located at the entrance of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, so transportation is more convenient than here. However, the land is not as big as here. If you buy it all, it will only be about 60 acres. Besides, Jinling is a trade road fortress, and it is easy to reach south.
There are more merchants traveling north than Hangzhou, so my subordinates have been unable to make a decision. No, when I heard that the master was coming, I simply left it to the master to make the decision."
After Luo An took Yinzhen and his wife to visit the pre-selected open space, they got on the carriage back to "Luan Yuexuan" and chatted with a smile.
Since Yinzhen bought Luo An ten years ago, he has never treated him as a servant. Or maybe Yinzhen has never regarded the confidants and secret guards who work for him as slaves without personality, but as a division of labor.
Different right-hand men, just like the employees he recruited in the Ying Group in later generations. Therefore, more and more of his subordinates are willing to serve him, not with their lives, but with their talents.
And he has truly achieved the fair consideration of the wise. There is no nepotism among these people, and there is no first-come, first-served. As long as they are outstanding, anyone can be reused by Yinzhen. As long as they are down-to-earth, sooner or later they will be able to honor their ancestors.
In the early stage, they were like Luo An and Qin Langyue. In the later stage, they were like the leaders of each group of secret guards. They are all clear examples of inspiring people to strive for progress.
Jinxi turned her head and looked at the man beside her with clear lines, handsomeness and plumpness, and couldn't help but be in a trance. She didn't know when she started to have a vague but uncontrollable love for him. And as the days went by,
It becomes clearer as we move forward. This kind of deep love that comes from the bottom of my heart and is indelible has nothing to do with his identity or status. It pulls at his soul.
In other words, if the person sitting next to her now, chatting with her about the world, was not a local boy from the Qing Dynasty with the soul of Ying Hao, maybe she would not have such a deep love...
Because, when facing Yinzhen, she could not help but regard him as Ying Hao from later generations, forgetting his current age and identity, and also forgetting her own current age and identity... just like she, Lin Jinxi, and Ying Hao
Hao. After time and space, in the land of Qing Dynasty, we know each other, fall in love and cherish each other...
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" The carriage arrived at "Luan Yuexuan". When Luo An got off the car, Yinzhen suddenly turned his head and looked at her and asked.
"Ah... no..." Jin Xi was startled by his sudden close inspection and hurriedly shook her head to explain: "I just suddenly thought of something... It's nothing..."
"It's really nothing?" Yinzhen obviously didn't believe it. He raised his eyebrows and didn't rush to get out of the car. Instead, he tilted his head and smiled at her.
When he looked at her like this, a blush rose on Jin Xi's cheeks, and she couldn't help cursing herself for being useless.
"You must be thinking about me, right? You are so close, do you still need to think so absorbedly?" Yinzhen curled his lips and hit the nail on the head.
"Stop being stinky!" Jin Xi made a face and got off the carriage before him. Under Luo An's slightly surprised eyes, he fled the scene, looking as if he had been caught by the person involved. Yinzhen smiled so proudly.
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Luo An and Qu Fuler's sworn sworn ceremony was scheduled for the fifth day of the second lunar month, which was an auspicious day.
After the sworn vows, Qu Fuler took the surname Luo and changed her name to Luo Rong to facilitate her future entry into Beijing. She also officially studied business with Luo An.
The ceremony was solemn but not grand. In addition to Yinzhen and his wife, as well as the brothers who were close to him in the trading firm, Luo An invited several merchants and companions who were close to him.
Qu Fuler, who had stopped applying makeup and powder since arriving in Jinling, did draw a few strokes today, using the French perfume and powder that Jinxi had given her earlier.
With light makeup and loosely pulled hair, she is indeed a beauty that everyone loves. No wonder the second brother is so obsessed with her.
Jin Xi looked at the elegant woman reflected in the mirror with a smile, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Thinking about herself again, it seemed that there was not a trace of the demure style that a famous lady should have from head to toe. She was also a woman, and this difference was not ordinary.
so big……
I don't know what Yinzhen is looking for in me. Could it be that like him, what he wants to find is a woman who is in tune with his soul, regardless of her appearance and charm... This thought makes Jinxi feel happy and aggrieved at the same time...
After the ceremony was over and the banquet dispersed, on the way back to "Linshui Residence", Jin Xi couldn't help but feel confused and asked in a low voice: "Yin Zhen... what if... I mean what if... you and I are not the same kind of people"
...Will you marry me?"
"I know you've been thinking about all this all day long..." Yinzhen smiled and took her into his arms. When he came back from the southeastern suburbs, he noticed something strange about her. After Luo An and Qu Fuler became sworn friends,
After the ceremony, her loneliness worsened, "Is there a difference between the two? I marry you because you are you, not someone else. Just like you are willing to marry me, why?"
"Uh..." She blinked, "Don't ask me questions back at me."
"Ha... fool! You've already married me, what are you thinking about all this... Could it be that you are dissatisfied with the current situation?" He squinted his eyes and glanced at her with a warning look, as if she was nodding.
, or if you answer "yes", you will be met with his overwhelming wrath.
"No way! I'm not too satisfied, so I feel a little uneasy!" She immediately smiled flatteringly, and her dog-legged appearance immediately made Yinzhen laugh.
"Don't think too much. Because you and I carry the memories of future generations, we will inevitably reject the marriage system of this era. However, what should we be taboo about? Or do you still not treat me as your husband?" Yinzhen supported.
Hold her and whisper in her ear.
Hearing this, Jin Xi blushed and felt hot. She couldn't help but push his arm lightly and said angrily: "If I don't regard you as my husband, would I allow you to treat me like this?" While speaking, her eyes moved and her words were shy.
Yinzhen couldn't suppress the throbbing in his heart for a moment, and leaned forward to kiss her lips. After Jinxi fluttered her eyelashes a few times, she closed her eyes subconsciously and took over.
This was her first kiss... A wave of dizziness hit her. At a loss, she could only vaguely think of this fact. As for the rest, it was left to Yinzhen to take her through the experience...
After a long and delicate passionate kiss, the two of them touched their foreheads and breathed slowly. Yinzhen calmed down the movement in his heart and said with a low smile: "Do you still have any questions now?
Jinxi raised her hand and hit him on the shoulder a few times, "You still said that!"
It turns out that it's not that she doesn't have the shyness like a little daughter, but she has never shown it before. Look, isn't Yinzhen forcing her to show another side now... She held her cheeks and couldn't help but think. Thinking of the two of them just now
The passionate look of the neck-to-neck kiss made her feel embarrassed again.
"Ha..." Yinzhen laid his head on her neck and smiled contentedly. He never thought that kissing her would be such a beautiful thing. Her shyness and helplessness, confusion and confusion were all in his mind.
One by one, there is no hiding, no resistance, but the same wholehearted admiration and love... It seems that I need to practice more in the future.
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The first kiss happened suddenly, but it developed naturally. After that, Yinzhen would kiss her cheeks and forehead whenever he had the opportunity, and occasionally give her a few intimate and warm pecks. Whenever he was alone,
, and even pulled her to improve her kissing skills from time to time.
Fortunately, when he went to bed every night, he still behaved as usual. At most, he just held her in his arms and fell asleep. Perhaps he was afraid that he would get addicted to kissing and get out of control. After all, she was only twelve years old, and there was still one year before her wedding.
Half. In future generations, she would be a standard underage girl. Whenever she thinks of this, Jinxi can't help but snicker. But she doesn't dare to be too obvious, otherwise, if Yinzhen catches her, he will pull her away again.
A love punishment was carried out that made her lips red and swollen for several days and she could not see anyone.
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On the eighth day of February, the group went to Hangzhou accompanied by Luo An.
They have three things to do in Hangzhou. The first is to conduct an on-site survey of the pre-selected land for the headquarters that Luo An is optimistic about and decide which one to use. Luo An is busy starting construction. The second is to visit the Caogang leader who has settled by the West Lake in Hangzhou.
Weng Zhaorong. The third is to go to the newly opened "Yiqing Building" to install snooping equipment.
By the way, until now, Jin Xi knew that all the teahouses, wine shops and Goulan courtyards under Yinzhen's name were equipped with "monitors" for listening. Although he did not say it explicitly, she had already guessed that, including Xi Teng,
Even the property in her name cannot escape his "snooping".
This kind of instrument, which she criticized very much in later generations, is actually full of approval now.
There is no other reason. Firstly, if you want to look like a bad person in the Qing Dynasty and avoid being coveted and defrauded by some shameless people, you have to use some auxiliary tools as a precaution. Secondly, as long as Yinzhen
Although the mainstream businesses we run do not have excessive profits, they are the best place to welcome businessmen from north to south. From their mouths, we can hear useful information that they cannot grasp at the first time, so as to make decisions as soon as possible.
Countermeasures.
As the saying goes, if you don’t want to be surpassed by others, you have to surpass others. In the same way, if you don’t want to be stumbled by others, you have to take precautions.
As for the real money-making business, Yinzhen's plan has not officially started yet. These are just means and tools to help him build a business empire in the future. Once the headquarters of the trading bank is completed and the comprehensive trading bank is officially established, the plan is to open
Shipyards, Imperial Tea Gardens, Jade Shops, and the Tonghui Bank under consideration, these are the profitable industries that he wants to expand and then close... (To be continued)