Yan Baiwei cupped his hand with no lack of etiquette and was very calm.
The people he wants to make friends with are not people who will flatter him because of their family background.
There is no need to make friends with such people. If you have power, they will come naturally.
Nor is she someone who stands on his side and speaks for him, saying "A merchant cannot be a legitimate wife".
This kind of person may not be a bad person, but he will never go in the path they expect and will definitely part ways.
Neither can a man who is like "a man should worry about not having a wife".
It's not that there is anything wrong with this sentence, but he has written twelve poems before, and many things are contained in the poems. If you read these poems and still say this, then there is something wrong with this person as a human being. At the very least, it was an oversight and cannot be used.
However, this is not to praise this "love". People who tout this "love" only see the emotion in their eyes. Such people may be gentle and affectionate, but they are not good at official career and economics, and they are also "unusable".
What he wants to make friends with is someone who can understand "gratitude" and "emotion", who can appreciate his "literary talent" and understand his actions.
This kind of person is broad-minded and reasonable. Once you make friends, you can make deep friendships.
He couldn't help but turn his head.
There is a saying that Shen Yiyi is right. Today's Tang Shijin is indeed like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, breaking free from all restraints and soaring into the sky!
Although they left, Tang Shijin's table also lost interest, left after eating, and then went to look at both sides.
The shopkeeper of Luoyanfang, Shen Yiyi, also found a female gentleman who was literate and hyphenated. She also had a non-aggressive and comfortable appearance. She was reciting the marketing words given by Tang Shijin while holding samples for testing and just watching the exercises. Tang Shijin was very satisfied with this seriousness.
Then she asked Shen Yiyi: "Should I visit your mother-in-law tomorrow?"
Because Shen Yiyi is a formal apprentice, she and Shen's father are equals, but as a little girl, if she really wants to visit Shen's father, Shen's father will be embarrassed, so the best way is for her to visit Shen's mother, and then Shen's father will be embarrassed. My father showed up and if he felt he wanted to chat, he would chat for a while.
Shen Yiyi nodded solemnly: "I'll tell you when I get back. My brother has also wanted to come over for a visit, so why don't we meet together."
Tang Shijin agreed and asked Shen Yiyi directly to convey the message without sending a greeting.
So the next day, Tang Shijin took Qi Yaoling and Xu Tianlu to visit him.
According to the Shen family rules, one is not allowed to take concubines for life. There are no concubines or concubine brothers in the house. There are no such messy things. As soon as you enter the house, you feel that the atmosphere is quite good.
Moreover, Shen Yiyi's mother was originally from Zhezhou and had been doing business for generations. Shen Yiyi had four brothers, but now only two are around. One of them, Shen Dalang, who works in a bookstore, also cooperates with Tang Shijin in the bamboo paper business, so when they meet, Just enjoy it.
Shen's mother pulled Tang Shijin and spoke in a nonchalant manner, praising her from head to toe. In the end, Tang Shijin was having fun listening to her, thinking that she was indeed a businessman and that she was really smooth-talking.
Moreover, Shen Yiyi's two elder brothers were both decent-looking and good-looking. After dinner, Shen Yiyi pulled his third brother over and said with a smile: "My third brother is in the silk business. Master, do you want to mix it up?" Stock, or give me an idea?”
Mother Shen looked at her and covered her face. Tang Shijin smiled and said, "Did you do the silk business yourself?"
"Yes," Shen Sanlang said with a smile, "I have a silkworm mill at home. I raise it myself, dye it myself, and weave it myself."
At this time, you have to use Xi·Shishi Yuanmu, Tang Shijin said: "Then you go back and ask people to send me some silkworm seeds, mulberry branches, and I will ask people to send them back to ask, it should be possible to improve the silkworm seeds. It’s definitely too late this year, but it should be possible next year.”
This answer was positive and clear, and there was no sloppiness. This was because he truly regarded them as one of his own.
Shen Sanlang had heard from his younger brother that she had great wealth, and he thanked her repeatedly. Shen Yiyi said again: "Master, can you bring some brocade pendants to my house?"
Tang Shijin smiled and pointed at Qi Yaoling: "Go back and ask Ling'er for it."
Mother Shen: "..."
She had the feeling that she had sent her youngest son to charm the lord, and then the whole family had to rely on nepotism to make ends meet...
But despite Tang Shijin's age, he was very dignified, quite imposing, and looked like a "master". Mother Shen could only say: "It's ridiculous, this kid has never been shameless."
Shen Yiyi smiled and said: "My dear master, what are you afraid of!"
Mother Shen: "..."
Tang Shijin also smiled and said: "It's okay, that's right. Since entering Zhezhou, Xiaowu has run forward and backward and put in a lot of effort."
Shen Dalang reminded her: "You, the fourth branch of the Tang family, have become very prosperous in just a few days. I look at the old guys in the Chamber of Commerce, but they can't sit still."
Tang Shijin smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just waiting for them."
As soon as Shen Dalang heard this, he knew that she knew what she was thinking, so he nodded and said something else.
While everyone was chatting, Father Shen also came back.
In the Tang Dynasty, Jin stepped forward and saluted.
Father Shen is also a handsome old man, but he is not friendly and his expression is quite serious.
After sitting down and chatting for a few words, he said: "Did you know that last month, a new salt patrol censor came in. He is very young and is from the Wan family."
Tang Shijin raised his eyebrows slightly.
In the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Daqing Dynasty, among the thirteen supervisory censors, there were those who were responsible for inspecting salt affairs, and they were called salt patrol officials... Yes, that was the job that Lin Daiyu's father did, and their responsibilities were to collect salt taxes and supervise The salt merchant's business... is a big fat hole.
Although it is said that he is an official who specializes in one task, he is still an imperial envoy who is in the heart of the emperor. It is still relatively important to stick to their territory.
Tang Shijin said: "I don't know what the specific relationship is?"
Father Shen said: "This man's surname is Bao, and his name is Anzhi. He is a son of a poor family. He donated his honorary title and married Wan Jin's eldest daughter."
Tang Shijin was surprised: "Wan Suyun? Princess Mingyue?"
Father Shen nodded.
This Wan Suyun is the daughter of the imperial concubine's eldest brother Wan Jin, the one who pestered Tao Chengqi and forced him to leave the capital... According to Jiang Hu, this woman later went out with her uncle and rescued a scholar, and she fell in love with him at first sight. , so he married into his wife.
The Wan family's hands are really stretched out, and their power is really amazing. Such a young son-in-law can be assigned such a lucrative position.
Tang Shijin said: "Master Shen, I don't understand much about officialdom. I'm just going to tell you what I'm saying. Master Shen, listen to it. If there's anything inappropriate, give me some pointers."
Father Shen did not give in, so he nodded.
Tang Shijin said: "This Wan Suyun has been entangled with my sixth brother. No matter whether she forgets her love or not, she will not have a good impression of me. And now that I, the fourth family of the Tang family, have entered the boudoir, I will only become more and more... We will definitely have to deal with Honghuo in the future... But even so, I still shouldn't take the initiative now. No matter how "someone in the court likes to be an official" these two people are just newcomers, and although I am a businessman, there are people behind my back. Your face... So I take the initiative, but you are passive, so I listen to you. We are just two young people, and I will do whatever you say."
Father Shen nodded.
In fact, no matter how big the business was under the name of the Shen family, Tang Shijin was still just a businessman. If he really wanted to give a gift to the Salt Patrol Censor, it would not be substantial enough unless it coincided with the occasion.
But these words, how should I put it, the attitude is there, so Mr. Shen didn't say much.
What he didn't expect was that in the next sentence, Tang Shijin continued: "Master Shen, I don't know the temperament of these two people now, so prepare for the worst first. Please help me delay it for more than a month, and I will get the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce first." , in this way, my weight is enough, wouldn’t you act more calmly?”