Yinzhen finally chose Jinling as the address of the business headquarters. For no other reason than because Jinling was Jinxi's "mother's family" - her natal family for future generations. He decided to use the land in Hangzhou with very good Feng Shui to build the building.
The villa was named "Xizi villa" as a second residence after moving out of the capital. The first residence was naturally the "Linshui Residence" in Jinling.
The two people's love for "Linshui Residence" greatly exceeded the expectations of Weng Zhaorong, the leader of the Cao Gang. Xu thought it was just a house facing mountains and water, but for Jinxi, it was more than just a house.
It is a beautiful residence and the best place for her to miss her Lin family relatives.
Therefore, when I visited Weng Zhaorong's mansion in Caobang, I specially prepared a thank-you gift: two jars of aged wine from "Huaguo Winery", a big bag of wild game from Xiaotang Mountain, and a box of twelve kinds of flower-flavored wine.
Aromatherapy essential oils, a finely carved aromatherapy burner, a pair of European-style glass vases, and two sets of the most expensive French cosmetics.
On the way, Jinxi learned from Yinzhen that Weng Zhaorong only had one wife and one daughter, and he loved his wife very much. It was not easy to find a man who insisted on monogamy among the wealthy families of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore,
Although Jin Xi has never met him, her good impression of him has risen sharply.
Weng Zhaorong was really frightened when he saw Yinzhen and his wife coming to visit him with generous gifts. He was busy busying his wife and daughter to greet Jinxi, while he accompanied Yinzhen in the study to discuss the latest status of the Sifang Yi Alliance.
Although they are allies, due to the fact that the four of them are located in different places, it is difficult for them to gather frequently for discussions. They can only exchange their suggestions for the development of the Yi Alliance through flying pigeons and letters.
"The alliance leader is going south this time. Do you have important matters to convey?" Weng Zhaorong asked with a little anxiety after personally pouring a cup of special Longjing tea for Yinzhen.
"Not necessarily." Yinzhen took a sip. He squinted his eyes and started planning the tea garden he wanted to develop. Then he put down his cup and said, "Does Gang Leader Weng have his own tea garden?"
Weng Zhaorong listened to some of his inappropriate questions. Although he was puzzled, he shook his head and answered truthfully: "No. Water transportation alone is enough to keep Weng busy. How can he have extra energy to take care of other industries."
Weng Zhaorong is telling the truth. He has two sons and one daughter. Now his two adult sons are taken with him to learn about water transportation. His younger daughter, who has not yet reached the age of maturity, stays at home to accompany her mother and work as a naughty girl.
.I hope she can be a quiet and virtuous lady.
The ancestors of the Weng family are in Shanxi. He went south with his parents who were businessmen when he was young. Therefore, few other relatives of the Weng family were willing to work in his Caogang, and they preferred to stay in their hometown in Shanxi and run small businesses.
Business, land for farming, farming.
Since the development of Caogang, although there are many people, most of them are small-time workers. We really need leaders with outstanding ability and ability to stand alone. So far, we have really not found many. Even those two are now in their tenth year.
**, the son he has taken with him and taught personally since he was fifteen years old is still far from being able to independently support the Caobang affairs. Therefore, his retirement career is still far away...
Unlike Yinzhen, there is Luo'an in the south of the Yangtze River, Qin Langyue in the capital, and Li Huaiyu in Shuntian. Any one of them is a master who can take charge of his own role. What's more, he even prays four and five for his driver, even though he only has a few acquaintances.
, it can also be seen that they are all handsome young men with quick minds and excellent skills.
"I want to invest in a tea garden in Hangzhou. Not big, but refined." In other words, he wants to monopolize the high-end consumer group of tea.
"What do you mean by the leader of the alliance, you want to open a tea garden in Longjing Mountain and specialize in business for the rich?" Weng Zhaorong is worthy of being the leader of the Cao Gang, and the meaning of Yinzhen's words can be understood immediately.
"That's right." Yinzhen took a sip of the tea and tapped the cup with his index finger, "Not only the rich, but also the nobility and royal family in the capital." In the future, he will also go abroad and travel across the ocean. "What about quality?
Just like these, they all need to be first-class or above." Since we have decided to do it, we must make the best. And we will not compete with the tea farmers. Those cheap second-class products will be left to the experienced tea farmers to operate on a small scale.
"This is the first time that Mr. Weng has heard of the leader's idea. Generally, those who open tea gardens will have all grades of tea. It is impossible to ensure that the tea produced is above the first grade before frying..." Especially the treasures.
Longjing, that's only a few taels...Besides, what to do with the remaining inferior products? We can't just lose them all, right?
"So I want help from Boss Weng. First, help me find the best tea garden location in Hangzhou. Price is not an issue. Secondly, help me find a few experienced tea-making masters. The salary is negotiable. Thirdly, wait until the tea garden opens.
Get up, I need a secluded courtyard that can accommodate a dozen people to house my subordinates who are going south to manage. Leader Weng has been living in Hangzhou for many years, and he must know more about this area than I do. I hope you can give me some advice."
"The leader is being polite. Don't say that these three things are not difficult. Even if they are difficult, given the kindness of the leader to my Cao Gang, Weng will definitely do it." Weng Zhaorong bowed his hand.
The formation that Yinzhen gave him is quite easy to use. Nowadays, all the tasks assigned by the Caobang can be completed smoothly. If there are occasional problems, it is also caused by the improper management of his subordinates. For this reason, he excepted Yinzhen.
In addition to the respect brought by the noble status of the fourth prince, he also never forgets the great kindness he has done to the Caobang.
Yinzhen didn't take it seriously and raised his eyebrows with a smile: "You don't have to worry so much about the past, Gang Leader Weng. Now that we are allies, if there is anything that needs Gang Leader Weng's help, I'll mention it politely. If Gang Leader Weng needs help in any way,
I have contributed, but I hope you can speak up. In this way, the establishment of the Quadrilateral Alliance, a mutually beneficial organization, will not be wasted."
The original intention of the establishment of the Four-Party Alliance is mutual benefit. If any party is in trouble, the other three parties must do their best to help.
However, in fact, due to Yinzhen's special status as a prince, although the Four Directions Alliance was established nearly a year ago, almost no one asked Yinzhen for help. Except when Han Dongpei moved to Shuntian, he passively accepted Yinzhen's kindness.
They moved into the accommodation that had been arranged for them first.
Most of the members of the tripartite alliance were ordinary people living at the bottom. How could they not have any difficulties? They were just too embarrassed to speak to the noble fourth prince. Whatever could be solved was solved privately by the leaders of the three parties.
What cannot be resolved will remain unresolved as long as it does not affect the fundamental interests of the organization such as survival.
How could Yinzhen not know the arrogance of these people? Therefore, he took advantage of the tea garden incident to make it clear to Weng Zhaorong.
As for the other two parties, Han Dongpei is better off. After all, Dou Erdun is working beside Qin Langyue. He is half of his own people, so he will naturally communicate with Han Dongpei in business affairs.
The caravan that is located on the border of Yunnan has difficulties. Firstly, it is far away and inconvenient. Secondly, in the entire caravan, except for the gang leader Yang Gaitian, he can still read a few Chinese characters. None of the other members are educated. Once they leave Yang Gaitian, they want to be with the caravan.
Getting timely contact is difficult.
Therefore, Yinzhen plans to take advantage of the jade mining in the second half of the year. He wants to send a few more secret guards to southern Yunnan to set up an agency to deliver messages, similar to a modern post office. By then, caravan members will be free of charge for delivering messages. For the rest,
The public will be charged a cost according to the distance. If the development
If it is good, he will consider promoting it in various parts of the Qing Dynasty. Open more sites in prosperous areas and less in poor areas. The key is that there must be a strong organization behind him. This will inevitably increase the number of prayers.
Ying's workload. Because he also needs a security agency composed entirely of special secret guards.
Thinking of this, Yinzhen talked to Weng Zhaorong about the idea of establishing the Information Communication Bureau. Hearing Weng Zhaorong praise him repeatedly and carefully put forward a few small ideas that needed improvement. In the end, the two simply took out paper and pen.
They met to outline the distribution of the Information Bureau and the deployment of the Security Bureau...
Weng Zhaorong sighed to himself with emotion, the young man with a noble status in front of him, even apart from his status as a prince, is still the best among individuals. He should be the leader of their Sifang Yi Alliance. I believe that under his leadership, the various allied organizations of the Sifang Yi Alliance,
It will develop more and more prosperously.
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In that compartment, Jinxi, accompanied by Weng Zhaorong's wife and daughter, was admiring flowers and scenery in the back garden of Weng Zhaorong's house. Although it was only early February, the daytime temperature in Jiangnan had already climbed to 17 or 18 degrees. She squinted her eyes and basked in the warm sunshine.
Sunshine should be used as a calcium supplement.
"Although Fujin is young, he knows so much!" Weng Zhaorong's daughter Weng Tingyu said enviously. If it weren't for her mother's presence, she would have admired Jinxi's freedom and vision. How different is she, from birth to now?
Not to mention that I have never left the city of Hangzhou, I rarely have the opportunity to even step out of my home.
"No, it's all just casual, making you laugh." Jin Xi grinned, and had a good impression of the cheerful girl in front of her who was only one year older than her. Maybe she looked a bit like Mo Yongxu.
"You need to be able to make casual remarks. If you have little experience, how can you know so much..." Weng Tingyu wrinkled her nose and said with some complaint: "I really envy you for having such an open-minded father and mother... how different are you from me... look
Look, look, mother is talking about me again..." Weng Tingyu caught Weng's expression from the corner of her eyes and secretly winked at Jin Xi. Jin Xi was amused for a moment.
"Yu'er! Don't talk nonsense without respecting your dignity! Don't worry, your father will punish you by not going out for a year!" Weng glanced at her daughter sternly with a warning. She turned around and explained to Jinxi with an apologetic smile: "
My daughter, because she is the youngest in the family, has been spoiled rotten by her two brothers. I hope that Fujin will not be surprised."
"No! I think this is good. Girls should be lively sometimes."
On the other hand, sometimes my remarks are not as well behaved as Weng Tingyu's. No wonder Ama always stares at her and scolds her for being out of tune! In contrast, Jinxi is a little embarrassed. Come to think of it, Minrong and Fei Yanggu are really doting.
He was very considerate of himself, not only allowing himself to enter and exit the mansion, but also turning a blind eye to the matter of opening his own shop, and never interfered.
"What you said really touched my heart. How about we make friends? I heard that it is popular among noble ladies in the capital to have close friends in their boudoir. I'm almost there and I don't even have half a friend yet." See Weng Tingyu.
Jinxi came to her rescue and suggested cheerfully.
Jinxi blinked and nodded with a smile: "Why not?" In other words, she had not found even half a best friend in the Qing Dynasty for so many years. She originally thought she would become good friends with the daughter of E Niang's best friend Song Fuya.
Unexpectedly, perhaps Aunt Ya was afraid that she would spoil the well-behaved Baozhen, so she rarely let them interact alone in private... Now, a girl with a similar temperament to her volunteered to become friends with her, why not?
In this way, when Yinzhen and Weng Zhaorong finished their discussion and came out of the study to have lunch with them, Jinxi and Weng Tingyu had already become each other's first besties and were nesting in Weng Tingyu's room.
The room was chattering and exchanging opinions. As for Mr. Weng, he waited helplessly outside, worried that his daughter's straightforward temper would offend the noble prince Fujin. (To be continued)