Five Character Scroll, Section 19: Returning to the North
With a "bang" sound, the courtyard door was opened. Feng Ziying frowned and looked through the window lattice. She saw two staggering drunken men coming in crookedly and shook her head.
Feng Ziying left before the opening ceremony was over.
People in the officialdom just came to show off their appearance, even if it gave Feng Ziying enough face.
The rest were from the business world, so it was natural for Duan Xigui and Jia Lian to socialize.
"Ziying, Ziying!"
Duan Xigui came in with a red face and smelled of alcohol, and leaned on the door frame, while Jia Lian's face was blue and smelled of alcohol, and he was swaying and leaning against the wall.
"Why don't you go and send the two masters to rest?" Feng Ziying frowned and scolded the servants who were following the two men.
"No, Ziying, Second Master Lian and I will come over and say a few words and then go back, but we won't be happy if we don't say it!" Duan Xigui took a deep breath and tried hard to behave normally.
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was very curious, "What does my cousin have to say?"
"Ziying, Haitong Silver Village may be my destination for the rest of my life. I want to do it well and do my best. Today started very well. Do you know? How many households came to deposit money today alone?
Do you know how much it is?" Duan Xigui stared at Feng Ziying.
"Cousin, I remember that you have been in contact and communicating in the early stage. On this first day, you must come to express the face that people give you." Feng Ziying didn't bother to guess. This was all agreed upon in the early stage. Let's do it today.
Counting, just going through the motions.
"No, Ziying, these ninety-six households are not the ones I agreed to before, nor are they the sitters I found, but they came to me on their own. Let me tell you, today Yinzhuang received deposits from outside.
There were 85,430 taels of silver, and a total of ninety-six households came to deposit silver. The largest household deposited two thousand taels, and the smallest household deposited eighty taels! But none of them were found by me. Before
I have never even met or interacted with him!"
Duan Xigui waved his hands crazily, "Ziying, do you just know what this means? It means that our sign has been put out and started, and everyone is willing to believe in us! I don't care about these tens of thousands of taels of silver, I
What I care about are the ninety-six households. Some of them are gentry in Yangzhou city, some are small officials in the city, some are merchants and landowners outside the city, and there are even turtle singers from Slender West Lake.
But I don’t care about their identities, this means that almost everyone in the city recognizes our Haitong Silver Village!”
Indeed, Duan Xigui saw it very accurately. If he relied purely on the big merchants in the city, he could be prosperous for a while, but without the support of the backbone group like most of the ninety-six households, who belong to both inside and outside Yangzhou city,
This Haitong Silver Village will not last long.
"If everyone inside and outside Yangzhou City trusts our Haitong Bank, then our bank will be able to firmly occupy the leading position in Yangzhou City in the future. Even if we have taken this step, there are still three companies coming to discuss loans today.
I have had preliminary contact with Second Master Lian about the matter, and we both know the basics. I can’t make enough money, so I plan to borrow 50,000 taels of silver..."
It's no wonder that Duan Xigui was so out of his element. He got off to a good start and encountered such a situation. It's understandable that he got a little carried away.
"Ziying, Xigui and I were a little overdone, but today we are really excited. Everything went smoother than we imagined. Before, Xigui and I didn't have any confidence, even if we could invite a lot of people
The key to guests is whether you believe them when they come. It’s meaningless to just look around and then leave.”
Jia Lian is much more articulate than Duan Xigui. Although he is also very excited, his noble demeanor is more admirable when it suits his status.
"Many people came with a skeptical attitude, but seeing so many adults coming to congratulate them in person, and once the identities of several shareholders were revealed, these people all have good hands and eyes, so naturally they understood...
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Jia Lian and Feng Ziying held Feng Ziying's hand and talked for a long time, muttering miscellaneously, and Feng Ziying could only listen patiently.
Perhaps all the previous hard work finally paid off. Both of them felt like they had achieved what they wanted. No wonder they had a few extra drinks at the banquet.
After these two men were sent away, Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.
He could understand this feeling. The success was accomplished, the long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and the prospects were bright. No one could avoid being intoxicated.
But for me, the most important thing is that it has come to an end. The next two or three months will be for Duan Xigui to stabilize the situation.
According to the agreement of several people, Duan Xigui will be the leader in these three months, and Jia Lian will quickly return to Yangzhou after returning to the capital. Then three months later, Jia Lian will be the leader, with Duan Xigui assisting. In August, Duan Xigui will rush to the capital to form the capital, 12
Rushed to Datong in May to form the Datong Hao, completing the formation of the three Hao Hao this year.
Feng Ziying also knew that there would inevitably be various obstructions, troubles and problems here, but now that the Yangzhou ship was opened and Duan Xigui and Jia Lian had experience, these were no longer problems.
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Stepping into Daiyu's courtyard, Feng Ziying could hear the chirping of warblers and the joy of spring.
Feng Ziying felt relieved.
With Baochai, Tanchun, Xiangyun and Yingchun Xichun, who could be regarded as Daiyu's best friends, accompanying her, and it had been more than a month since the incident happened, Daiyu's mood should have calmed down.
However, the news from Wu Yaoqing made Feng Ziying feel heavy.
There is a problem with Lin Ruhai's illness and death.
The medicine dregs had been kept there. Although several doctors and medicine decoction masters were asked to check and no clues could be found, the other doctors who were invited believed that it was impossible for Lin Ruhai to be cured in just a few days due to Lin Ruhai's situation at that time.
After passing away, I should be able to hold on for at least a month or two.
As for evidence, Feng Ziying had never had high hopes for the criminal investigation technology at this time, and it was impossible for Lin Ruhai's special status to investigate suspicions in this way.
Wu Yaoqing's investigation into Jianghu figures has also produced preliminary results.
One of the two most suspicious groups of people has been eliminated, but the suspicion of the group who went to Hangzhou has increased.
That group of three people are all from Chizhou Prefecture, but they have been wandering in Jinling, Chizhou and Taiping Prefecture for a long time, and have some connection with some local big salt lords in Chizhou.
Moreover, the whereabouts of these three people are also very suspicious. It seems that they are deliberately avoiding something. After going to Hangzhou, they took a long detour to Jiangxi before returning to Chizhou. During this period, they have been staying in Chizhou. According to the past situation,
Most of these people probably stayed in Jinling.
With Wu Yaoqing's current resources and abilities, he can only find this step. When he came to Yangzhou, there were no other abnormal situations and no evidence. Unless Feng Ziying also used the power of Jianghu people, there is no reason for you to do anything.
other side.
Feng Ziying would not let it go. Although Daiyu was told that Lin Ruhai's condition had suddenly worsened, Feng Ziying only needed to know what was going on here.
Tao Guolu, the salt transporter, is now very popular. He even came to congratulate Haitong Bank in person when it was established and showed great goodwill. However, in Feng Ziying's view, this person may be quite suspicious. Even though he himself was not involved, he and he
The people behind him are the biggest beneficiaries and cannot be separated.
But according to the information obtained from Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing, Tao Guolu's connections in Jiangnan are extremely deep, even surpassing Lin Ruhai's.
Although she is not from Nanzhi but from Huguang, she has been working in Nanjing, now at the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and later at the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs, and finally entered the Salt Administration. However, she was not a Jinshi, so it was impossible for him to
Taking on such an important position as the Salt Patrol Censor and the Salt Transport Envoy is his limit, unless he is transferred to another position, and this situation is the most wonderful for him.
However, Tao Guolu and Feng Ziying did not think that he was so capable.
Because even if Tao Guolu had this idea, even if Lin Ruhai died, the superiors might immediately appoint a salt patrol censor, and he would have no chance. So based on this, if Lin Ruhai was really framed and died, then here
It has a very complicated background.
Especially after knowing that he is engaged to Lin Ruhai's daughter, this still makes people more suspicious.
"Uncle Feng is here." Zijuan, who was standing at the door talking to several girls and her own girl, first saw Feng Ziying stepping into the courtyard.
"Yeah!" There was a rustling of clothes and exclamations in the room.
Feng Ziying strolled in, "Hey, all the sisters are here."
"Little sister has met Brother Feng." Baochai, Daiyu, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Yingchun and Xichun all stood up and were blessed.
Perhaps it was due to Lin Daiyu's intense filial piety that the girls all wore very plain clothes, mainly white and cyan, with a few piping and embroidery added at most.
A pair of eyes like autumn water fell on Feng Ziying. Even though Feng Ziying had already experienced many battles, she was still a little nervous in this situation.
Well, I was really nervous, which made Feng Ziying a little funny.
"We are all a family. Don't be polite. Sister Lin is in good health." Lin Daiyu was still looking so sick when she just came back from Suzhou, which made Feng Ziying very worried, but today she seems to be looking much better.
"Thank you Brother Feng for your concern. My little sister is much better." Logically speaking, unmarried couples should not meet in private, but under such circumstances, Daiyu has become an orphan, and there are so many sisters accompanying her, so it doesn't matter.
Hearing the nasal sound in Daiyu's words, Feng Ziying nodded, "Spring brings cold weather and autumn freezes. Sister Lin and all other sisters should be careful. We are about to set off back north. The journey is long, so don't get sick."
Already."
Going back?
All the girls were overjoyed, but when they thought of Lin Daiyu, they remained silent.
When Baochai saw that Daiyu was silent, he responded softly: "Brother Feng, have you finished handling the matter?"
"It's almost done. There are still some issues that can be settled in these two days, so I came to discuss with you sisters. If possible, we will set off back north in three days." Feng Ziying said softly: "It's time to go back."