"This old man, please stay."
Jiang Chuhan suddenly slammed a lightning bolt in his head, as if it exploded in his brain like thunder, and after being stunned for a while, Jiang Chuhan hurriedly said loudly."
Huh?"
The white-flowered old man couldn't help but stop, glanced at Jiang Chuhan slightly, then frowned, and asked slightly, "This junior, what is the matter with you calling me?"
”"This" Jiang Chuhan thought for a moment, then slammed his fist at the old man slightly, and said heavily: "I heard the old man sigh for a while, and I was curious for a while, I don't know why the old man sighed?"
”"What's your name?
Your accent doesn't sound like a local. ”The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and asked lightly.Jiang Chuhan smiled slightly, and then said: "That's right, the late surname is Gu, Gu Han, and it is the Qixia clan." ”In a hurry, Jiang Chuhan hurriedly changed his name and took Gu Yanwu's "Gu" surname, since it was a private visit to Weifu, he couldn't be recognized, not to mention that his reputation was promoted by Jinyiwei, and it was unknown to everyone in the entire Jiangnan, and if it was rashly recognized, it would always be a trouble.Jiang Chuhan smiled and looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him, the old man couldn't help but nodded, and said slightly: "You're here to do business, right?"
Young man, leave as soon as possible, business in Jiangnan is not easy to do. ”"Dare to ask my father-in-law, is Jiangnan business not good?
Why is that?
”Jiang Chuhan frowned slightly, and hurriedly asked, "When I was at home in my later years, I often heard that the goods in Jiangnan are better than the world, Suzhou's Suzhou embroidery, Yingtian's Yuhua tea, etc. are quite famous, and there are Hangjin, Longjing, Biluochun, etc., which are famous all over the world, so I admire Jiangnan very much."
It was also the first time to go out in the late life, and many things were not clear, so I asked my father-in-law to give me some pointers. ”After saying that, Jiang Chuhan bent down deeply and bowed heavily to the old man.As the saying goes, it's not strange to have many people, but the old man is also straightforward, looking at Jiang Chuhan with satisfaction, he couldn't help but nod lightly, and then sighed lightly, and said: "What you young man said is not bad, but the world is declining, and the goods you said are hehe, I'm afraid I won't be able to receive them for a while." ”"What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Chuhan frowned slightly, and then asked, "There is silver, and there is a saying that you can't receive the goods?"
”"Look at the docks."
The old man's finger touched slightly, and he said lightly: "Young man, in Jiangnan now, not only businessmen can make money, but even these workers on the docks have no food to eat. ”Jiang Chuhan was suddenly shocked in his heart, and looked slightly in the direction of the old man's finger, only to see that the workers on the dock were working hotly, and the sacks were constantly being unloaded from the boat, Jiang Chuhan couldn't see the clue, and couldn't help but whisper: "Please also ask the old man for guidance." ”"The old man's surname is Zhao, and he is the head of the helper on the Yangzhou wharf."
Old Uncle Zhao sighed slowly and said, "Don't you know, it seems that the dock is in full swing now, but where can the current situation be as good as one-tenth of the past?"
Nowadays, many workers have no work all day long, and the helpers are paid daily, and once these people lose their income, they will have to stay at home one by one and wait for the work to be done, or find another way out, if they still do the helpers again, I am afraid that sooner or later they will starve to death!
”"What?!"
Jiang Chuhan was shocked, and couldn't help blurting out.I only heard Zhao Laohan frowning and saying with a wry smile on his face: "Don't talk about this group of helpers, even the merchants in Jiangnan have long been unable to earn silver."
Since the change of the commercial department to the city bookkeeper, it has intensified.Let's ask, no matter how big the business is, can it still be as big as the imperial court?
Now even Caoyun has risen from the original one ship and one tael of silver to 5 taels of silver per ship, the business can't make money, and even the work can't be opened, and now the goods are either put in the cargo hold early and rotten mold, or they have already sold at a low price and closed down!
”Jiang Chuhan was stunned for a long time, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.One tael of silver for a boat, but it went straight up to 5 taels!
5 taels of silver, that's enough for a family to eat and drink for a few months!
It is enough to be regarded as a lot of expenses, however, what Jiang Chuhan didn't expect was that even if the price of Caoyun rose outrageously, it would never rise to such a high level!
Originally, it was thought that no matter how low the business department operated, it would never expand its influence to such a far-reaching point in a short period of time.However, seeing Rusi, Jiang Chuhan had to feel frightened.The danger of Jiangnan is now imminent!
Jiang Chuhan stood in place in a daze, thinking non-stop, Old Man Zhao glanced at Jiang Chuhan, and then slowly shook his head and said: "Young man, you better leave Jiangnan and go to other places to do business. ”Zhao Laohan sighed heavily again, turned around, and slowly left the dock.As everyone knows, Jiang Chuhan at this time was already angry in his heart!"
Fatian, it's just Fatian!!"
Jiang Chuhan suddenly became furious, his fists were clenched tightly and gurgling, the expression on his face was bruised, and it seemed that he was on the verge of breaking out."
Your Excellency, please calm your anger."
Gu Yanwu, who had been standing silent, hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "The City Yi Law has been passed down for two dynasties, not to mention, how to price Caoyun should also be handed over to the Ministry of Households, and it can only be implemented under the approval of the Ministry of Households."
The Commercial Division is not right to do this, and I would like to ask you to calm your anger. ”"This official patrols the sky on behalf of the people, and investigates the people's suffering, whether the officials have any corrupt behavior.Regarding the matter of Cao Yun, the official has the right to interfere. ”Jiang Chuhan sighed lightly, and then said.After a long while, Jiang Chuhan looked at Gu Yanwu who was standing carefully on the side, and suddenly the low voice came into Gu Yanwu's ears, and the look on Gu Yanwu's face was suddenly shocked, only to hear Jiang Chuhan say lightly: "The official's affairs, the official will handle it himself, you need to be careful, do you know?"
If you dare to overstep your bounds again, this official will immediately punish you for a great crime of disrespect, do you still know?
”"Yes!"
Gu Yanwu's whole heart suddenly beat in his entire chest like a drum, and holding back the violently beating heart, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat on his forehead slightly, and hurriedly bent down to whisper.Jiang Chuhan glanced at Gu Yanwu in a low voice, only to see that Gu Yanwu's face was covered with cold sweat again, and he couldn't help but be full of panic, and he couldn't stop answering.Jiang Chuhan's gaze left lightly from Gu Yanwu's eyes, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a noisy sound of gongs and drums not far away: "Master Zhang of the Commercial Department has arrived!"
”Jiang Chuhan's eyes couldn't help but look at the sound, only to see that at the sound of the sound, an eight-lift sedan chair slowly entered Jiang Chuhan's field of vision, as soon as the curtain was lifted, he saw a chubby official in a blue official uniform walking down the sedan chair, and glanced at the dock majestically, and the entourage around him immediately put on a mink coat for him, and the surrounding cadres suddenly heard the name of the commercial secretary Zhang, and the expressions on their faces were all surprised, and they suddenly woke up, and immediately surrounded them, lowered his eyebrows and patted the big fat man's ass wildly, and the big fat man smiled and smiled.Qiu Feng couldn't help but snort coldly, and said in a low voice: "Eight sedan chairs, but a small nine-grade sesame official, what is the spirit, adults are only four people to carry a sedan chair when they go out." ”Qiu Feng's words do have some truth, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, all officials of the sixth rank and below can only take a sedan chair carried by two people, but all officials of the second and fifth grades can only take a sedan chair carried by four people.Only the first-class members of the court are qualified to ride the sedan chair carried by six people, and the sedan chair carried by eight people is already the exclusive etiquette of the old Zhu family of the Ming royal family.And the big fat man in front of him, who was being slapped by a steward at the dock, was actually riding an eight-lift sedan chair, which could not be said to be too rampant, and he was a person in his eyes!
It's just that in the late Ming Dynasty, the etiquette law gradually abolished, and the terrain has gradually become the same as the void, and the big fat man will not be in charge of the eight sedan chairs he takes when he goes out, and he will not be convicted and imprisoned."
That's the commercial secretary and the city bookkeeper Zhang Hatejin."
Gu Yanwu endured his chest, which was still full of heartbeat, and whispered to Jiang Chuhan."
Hey, Zhang Hatjin?
Hate gold, hate gold, could it be that this big fat man is a clean official?
”Qiu Feng smiled and asked incessantly."
Well, I can't say that."
Gu Yanwu wiped his cold sweat and said with the same smile on his face.I saw that the big fat man was surrounded by a hug and hugged back and forth to a leeward place, a yellow, orange and orange rosewood chair was immediately brought to the back of the big fat man, a cadre of people waited for the big fat man to sit down comfortably, the big fat man couldn't help but comfortably Erlang's legs, and another dock steward's eyes were clear, a pair of fists kept gently hitting the big fat man's legs, and the comfortable big fat man couldn't help but close his eyes slightly.All this in front of him is simply a living record of officialdom, and Jiang Chuhan's brows can't help frowning.This time, Gu Yanwu was considered to have learned well, and he didn't say anything about it, just stood quietly behind Jiang Chuhan and didn't say anything.I saw the big fat man stretching lazily, his eyes slanted, and the small eyes stared at a steward, and said lightly: "How is the situation on the canal these days?"
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