Lu Ming

Chapter 31 Tang Village
Baizhuang was destroyed, and there was no news from Hangzhou, so Liu He was quite surprised when he heard it.

Although the Liu family has gradually shifted their business focus over the years, and began to intervene in the grain, cloth and grocery business of the Canal, the business gang in Huihang Road is still the foundation of the Liu family's start.

As for Chu Jianli's mention of finding a place to settle down, Liu Guanshi didn't care about it - the uncles on the road also have to come to Hangzhou for business on weekdays, and Liu's family has a lot of real estate in and outside the city, which is not a problem.

When Cao Chuan heard this, he knew that it would be unnecessary to worry about it. He didn't understand the thoughts of the ancients. In desperation, he had no choice but to show his power - waved his hand and released a pile of silver ingots.

With the silver ingots all over the table and his surprised eyes, Zhenren Cao made a bold statement: In the future, he will buy all the orders for house purchases and maids.
Early the next morning, the fat steward came to the door again with a few servants. After whispering with Chu San, everyone was greeted to pack their luggage. There were two boats waiting at the door.

A group of people went from the north of the city along the Tiesha River to the south, passing Genshan, Qingchun, and Qingtai gates, and then turned into a river in the east of the city. Cao Chuan probably estimated that the location of this river should be called Xintang River in later generations.

Probably due to the proximity of Qiantang's estuary to the sea, the land along the river is saline and alkaline, and there are more and more grassland reeds in the sight.The boat traveled very fast this way, and it was not until they turned into a private port not far from the Qiantang River that everyone came ashore from this small river bay.

Cao Chuan stood on the bank and looked around, estimating the current location, it should be in the area of ​​Xintang Community on Shuixiang Road in later generations, not far to the south is the river embankment, and the Qiantang River slowly passes by outside the embankment.

About 300 meters away from the smuggling port, there is a mansion on a slightly higher terrain. A group of people walked to the house under the greeting of the fat steward.

Perhaps because of "my own person", Liu Guanshi was not seen along the way, and told the origin of this house.

It is said that since the Liu family gained power, they began to consider grouping and diversification, and this house is one of the projects.The original plan of the Liu family was to use this house as a transit station to build a private port, bypassing the many forces at the wharf outside the city of Hangzhou, and to open up a trade route from the upper reaches of the Qiantang River to Hangzhou to sell wood and mountain goods.

For this strategic goal, the Liu family invested a lot in the early stage: buying the house and the surrounding tens of acres of saline-alkali land, dredging the small river bay to build a small private wharf, and even spending money to repair the river gate at the mouth of Xintang River—although they installed their own home. People, but the ownership of the river gate is public, and the Liu family also finished this charity with tears.

After everything was ready, the Liu family began to ship wood from the upstream to Hangzhou City, and after that, there was no after.
According to the only boatman who escaped alive after eating the Ban Dao Noodles, the Liu family's cargo ship was hit by supersaturation in the Fuchun River Basin and had close contact with no less than three water bandits. The boat and the platoon never saw the Qiantang River. The sun disappeared on both sides of the Fuchun River.

Why was the fleet targeted and who was behind it?Who is laughing wildly in the middle of the night?All this is still a mystery so far.As for Liu Yaozu, Chairman Liu, who is used to being the mastermind behind the scenes, decisively braking and adjusting resources from unfamiliar areas to the front line of the canal, these are things to come later.

When Chu Jianli heard Liu He talk about this, he laughed: "The friends on the river face are not giving face to Mr. Liu, what should they be guilty of?"

Liu He shook his head with a wry smile: "Third Master, don't make fun of it, when no one has a leeward."

A group of people came to the door of the mansion between joking and laughing. Cao Chuan looked up at the big plaque on the door. The name of the house was very simple, which was the word "Tangzhuang".

Steward Liu shouted at the door, and soon two servants ran out from inside and pushed open the door.Everyone went in and took a look, the place inside is not small, there are more than a dozen courtyards.The Liu family has been renovated after taking over here. The steps and thresholds have been removed. Obviously, it is for the convenience of hoarding goods. It is more suitable to say that it is not a house, but a warehouse.

Since this house has never been used, there are only two handymen to guard the door, so it appears to be much dilapidated.There is also a garden full of weeds in the back house. The garden is quite large, with the appearance of two acres of land. There are three old houses in it. When everyone comes in, the old locust is swaying, the wind blows and the grass is low, and there seem to be ghosts of snakes and rats. haunt.
Although Tangzhuang is dilapidated, for the men who live in the mountains all the year round, this is a commercial house.

Seeing a picture of someone who is all-inclusive, Chu Jianli thought to himself, could it be that Mr. likes to be lively and does not want to live outside the city?So while Butler Liu was going to the gatehouse to drink tea, he pulled Cao Chuan aside and quickly explained: First, according to convention, people from all corners of the world will not live in the city for a long time, because there are various roads within the city wall. The forces are mixed, and once there is trouble in the government's territory, everyone is unfamiliar, and it is not convenient to run.

Second, since the "magic weapon" carried by a certain Taoist is too sharp and makes a lot of movement, it is best for everyone to live outside the city.

After listening to the explanation, Cao Chuan hurriedly expressed that he had no objection. His mind is full of concern now, how to buy a villa in the 21st century. Just let him "retreat".

Seeing the master's statement, Chu Jianli stopped delaying, and ordered everyone to quickly clean up the three rooms in the backyard, while carrying the money to see Butler Liu.

Liu He suddenly saw a pile of ingots appearing in front of him, but he didn't react for a while - "When did this bunch of Kuhaha change their sex and are willing to pay for money?"

Before coming, the Liu family didn't expect to sell their house. They knew that the people in the mountains were poor. The Liu family brought the heroes to Tangzhuang with the idea of ​​​​using the abandoned house.I thought that this group of people was here to eat, drink and travel, but seeing the silver now, Manager Liu knew that he had misunderstood before.

There are at least twenty ingots in the pile of official silver in front of me, which starts at 1000 taels. Based on Liu Guanshi's rich experience in profiteering over the years, he can tell at a glance that the silver ingots are not low in quality.

Liu Heyi was overjoyed for a moment - this deserted house is the testimony of Chairman Liu Yaozu's rare investment failure. Now that he has these thousand taels of silver, although the overall project is still a loss, it is a proper revitalization. Non-performing assets, take away and say goodbye to the sad past, Liu Guanshi went back and handed over the money, this is the credit.

Thoughts swirled in his head, but he was not idle. Liu He lightly wrapped the money, smiling, and promised on the spot: In the afternoon, a ship of food, clothing and miscellaneous goods will be delivered, and the remaining deed tax will be settled within five or seven days. , he will leave two more people for the third master to listen to. If something happens, just send someone to contact.

Before he finished speaking, Steward Liu roared away, leaving Cao Chuan and his party to guard a huge empty house and start to manage.

(End of this chapter)