Mr.
Hu is an extremely smart man.
He failed in many exams before.
Later, his family could not afford to support him and he was old.
He had no choice but to take the exam again.
But if he failed in the exam and could not become an official, he had to think of something else. method.
Fortunately, the current governor of Fujian was a polite and courteous person.
Hearing about his reputation for intelligence, he personally invited him to serve as his staff.
It's just that Liu Biping has a high position and the people who work for him are like crucian carp crossing the river.
He is not conspicuous among them, so he has never achieved anything.
He wanted to be on top, otherwise he wouldn't have been defeated all the time.
But he also knew that even if he passed the exam at this age, he would still not be able to achieve anything in the future without anyone in the government to support him.
But following Liu Biping was different.
In this three-acre area of Fujian, he is a complete local bully.
No matter who he is, as long as he controls him tightly, he is inferior to ten thousand people.
He has reached this age, and it is impossible for him to have a greater future.
He can only follow Liu Biping, and maybe he will get some benefits in the future.
This time Shen Chen came to Fujian.
Liu Biping had been planning to deal with him from a very early stage, but he was unable to do so.
Shen Chen still escaped from Dongchang Mansion and came over smoothly.
If he could get rid of this serious problem for Liu Biping, then he would have a foothold with Liu Biping from now on.
After leaving the Governor's Mansion, he went to find someone and asked to see Xu Yuanwai, a well-known person in Fujian.
King Xu, Liu and Chen were one of the four major surnames in Rongcheng.
Although they had internal struggles, they had always controlled Fujian's tea, silk and shipping businesses, so their status was impregnable.
Among them, the Liu family had a frontier official like Liu Biping, whose status was vaguely superior to the other three families.
The three families were originally controlled by the Liu family and could not use it.
If the new imperial envoy also strictly prohibited private ships, then they would not even be able to drink the soup.
They had been looking forward to it, and they had been looking forward to it because they thought it would be profitable. picture.
He was going to let them know now that their work would probably be in vain.
The food at Xiquelou has always been Xu Fuqing's favorite, but now he didn't even bother to take a bite.
When he saw Mr.
Hu come in, he hurriedly stood up and offered his hands to him: "Master Hu, please sit down quickly, please sit down."
Mr.
Hu wiped away his previous attentiveness in front of Liu Biping and became a little more proud in front of Xu Fuqing.
He twitched his beard and smiled, and said politely: "I'm really sorry for keeping Xu Yuanwai waiting for so long."
Xu Yuanwai waved his hand.
Today is different from the past.
If it were in the past, he would naturally disdain to be so attentive to a staff member of the Governor's Mansion, but now Fujian is about to build docks everywhere and start building a shipping department.
The construction of the Shibo Division is really related to the life and death of merchants like them.
Mr.
Hu said that he knew the inside story, so he naturally had to be more polite to Mr.
Hu.
After all, the people in the Governor's Mansion are not so easy to please.
Among the four major families, the Xu family has the least relationship with the Liu family.
The Xu family was purely a businessman, and among the four major families that all had officials, they were the most looked down upon.
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The other three families were often ostracized.
Even if the four families had intermarriages in private, the Xu family was always inferior to others.
Most of the people they marry are concubines or side relatives.
Even if they are given away as legitimate daughters, they can only be used as side wives or to fill a house in the Liu family.
The Xu family has always been good at being a good person.
He smiled and waited for Mr.
Hu to sit down before taking his seat: "What did you say, Mr.
Hu is busy with things?
We can wait as long as we want."
He asked the waiter to come up, smiled and ordered Xiquelou's signature dish, and said to Mr.
Hu: "Mr.
Suwen likes to eat beef.
Xiquelou's braised beef and charcoal-grilled beef are both famous.
Sir, you might as well try it." ” There is a law in the Zhou Dynasty that prohibits the killing of cattle, unless it is a sick cow or a cow that has died of old age.
Even this is a rare occurrence, and beef is expensive, so Mr.
Hu may not be able to afford it if he wants to eat it.
He smiled and nodded.
When Xu Yuanwai came over with another box, he stroked his beard and smiled: "Yuanwai, what does this mean?"
There were only two of them left in the suite.
Xu Yuanwai opened the skylight and said frankly: "To tell you the truth, we have just received a business worth 700,000 taels of silver, but now what market is the court planning to open?"
Once the shipping department opens, the merchants in Fujian will probably have to reshuffle their cards.
I wonder if you have heard any news."
Mr.
Hu sighed, opened the box, and saw a set of brilliant multicolored pearls inside.
Each pearl was round, large, and bright in color.
He sighed in admiration, and then returned the box intact to Mr.
Xu. , said regretfully: "This thing is really amazing, but it's a pity that I can't afford it."
Xu Yuanwai became anxious, thinking something was wrong, and hurriedly asked: "Mr.
He said this because he heard some news?"
He paused and then said: "We all know what you said in front of the ministry now.
If you have any news, please tell us in advance.
If you ask, we will not disrespect you."
When the fire was almost done, Mr.
Hu closed the box and said softly: "To tell you the truth, the Imperial Envoy is the Marquis of Pingxi.
He was raised by King Linjiang single-handedly.
He is most of all a dandy who does not listen to others' advice and does not give face to others.
He Before this trip, I had informed the Ministry and the Third Division in advance that he would take charge of the Shipping Division.
He wanted to re-select people from within Fujian, and he said that these aristocratic families that had originally hosted it would not be considered. " Xu Yuanwai could not help but be stunned and a little surprised: "This is why the four of us have been operating in Fujian for many years.
Whether it is ships or connections, we are much better than those retail investors.
Why should you abandon us and choose new people?
" Mr.
Hu glanced at him and seemed to think he was funny, so he really couldn't help but laugh: "Xu Yuanwai is confused.
You also know that sea trade is a very profitable business.
Porcelain, tea and silk are at least better outside than outside."
We Dazhou will increase our profits several times.
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We know that with such a huge profit, doesn’t the Imperial Envoy know that although he is a dandy?
But the staff and disciples behind him are not fools.
They all know that this is a hugely profitable business.
How can they be willing to share it and let us take advantage of it?
Of course they want to keep it to their own people and support their own forces. , those people have to be controlled by them, wouldn't it be more convenient and easier to negotiate terms than coming to us from established aristocratic families?"
What he said was well-founded and to the point.
Xu Yuanwai already believed it and couldn't help but ask: "If this is really the case, is it possible that the Lord is not worried at all?"
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