marquis of jingan

Chapter 681
Letting Xu Fu and Ye Chan meet is to let the two get to know each other, so that in the future in Fuzhou City, they can communicate with each other.

But the atmosphere of this meal was a little awkward.

Ye Chan tried her best to find some topics to talk to Shen Yi, and Master Shen also tried to talk to Ye Chan as normal as possible, but Xu Fu, who was at the same table, never took his eyes off his job, and kept eating hard.

Before Shen Yi finished one bowl of rice, Xu Fu had already eaten two bowls of rice. He stood up, bowed slightly to Shen Yi and Ye Chan, and said, "My lord, Miss Ye, I'm done, you two take your time." .”

After all, he got up and left the banquet, left the private room, and went out to find Jiang Sheng.

In the private room, there were only Shen Yi, Ye Chan, and Xu Fu. Jiang Sheng didn't sit at the table. It wasn't Shen Yi who refused to let him sit, but he himself decided not to.

After Xu Fu left, Ye Chan who was sitting opposite Shen Yi suddenly smiled and said, "It can be seen that this member Xu is loyal to you, my lord."

Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of hot water, shook his head slightly and said, "I have no relationship with him as a superior or subordinate, and we can't talk about the word loyalty. It's just that I helped him once or twice in the early years. He is a kind person. , have always treated me as a benefactor."

"If the young master is just giving ordinary favors, it shouldn't be like this."

Ye Chan stood up, walked to Shen Yi's side, brought up the teapot to refill Shen Yi with a glass of water, and said softly, "I'm afraid the young master has a great kindness for him."

After eating this meal in the governor's yamen, Shen Yi and the magistrate of Yanping, who looked like an old farmer, got to know each other and chatted for a long time.

Shen Yi put down his chopsticks, pondered for a while, and asked, "Can you estimate how much money the chamber of commerce earns each year?"

When the Hongde Emperor.

That night, Ye Chan stayed overnight in Xingyuan.

Master Shen smiled dumbly: "Miss Chan'er can still do laundry?"

Shen Yi is naturally very kind to Xu Fu. If it weren't for Shen Yi, Xu Fu's six brothers and sisters might starve to death or freeze to death. This person is very smart, and he may not be able to have enough food and clothing until now.

Ye Chan sat back on the chair, and said softly, "Master, out of the fourteen households that you signed, ten of them have agreed to join the chamber of commerce. In this way, the business involved in the Fuzhou chamber of commerce is estimated to be [-]. more than one."

"The carriage is too slow."

And Master Shen's own "private money" is going to fall on the trade with the West.

And there is only one person who can make him bribe.

Master Shen lowered his head and took a bite of his meal, and said vaguely: "It's okay not to mention the old things."

Ye Chan nodded with a smile.

Li Mubai glanced at Shen Yi: "Let me tell you first, I'm here to taste Fuzhou delicacies, other things have nothing to do with me."

Shen Yi thought for a while, then got up and stretched himself: "The Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce will give the money to the Dusi Yamen, which is set at 20 taels a year. I will report this amount to the court. As long as it is paid in full, the court will not pay more." say what."

Of course, if he can keep it for himself, Shen Yi will definitely keep it for himself, but he is surrounded by inner guards, and Emperor Hongde has a lot of eyes, so it is possible that he will be placed by his side or even Ye Chan's side Eyeliner, instead of this, it is better to reward the palace with this money.

"Of course it will."

Shen Yi didn't have any regular bosses in the court, and he didn't have anyone to curry favor with. His only thigh, Zhao Changping, was an iron buddy with his father-in-law, and he didn't need money to maintain it.

"I don't need money."

The emperor is very short of money, Mr. Shen is now being taken care of by Xu Fu, and the family is not short of money for the time being, if Ye Chan can save some money here, he can simply give it to His Majesty the emperor.

"There are always people who are unconvinced when the chamber of commerce is created..."

Master Shen smiled dumbly and didn't answer.

He turned his head to look at Shen Yi, and said with a smile, "How is Ziheng doing in Fujian during this time?"

After a while, the two went down the Wanghai Building together and returned to the Xingyuan together.

"If it is managed well, it should be of great benefit to the young master in the future."

But now, these six brothers and sisters are not to mention rich and powerful, at least they are already rich, especially Xu Fu, who can be described as having a bright future.

Master Shen nodded and said with a smile: "Let's go back to Xingyuan together later, the day after tomorrow is Cheng Futai's fiftieth birthday, I don't know what to give him, just let Miss Chan'er give the staff a gift .”

After talking about "official business" for a while, Ye Chan thought about it, and then looked at Shen Yi: "My lord, why don't I go back to the apricot garden with you later?"

"but…"

Both of them handed over the reins to their attendants. Shen Yi smiled and said, "I thought the prince would come by carriage, but I didn't expect to arrive in Fuzhou in a few days."

Cheng Futai liked these two gifts very much, he dragged the two of them that afternoon and refused to let them go, the three of them drank from the afternoon until the evening, and Master Shen came back to Xingyuan to rest in a daze.

After all, the six of them didn't even have a household registration before, and no one knew that they were beaten to death by the beggar leader on the road one day.

…………

This Cheng Futai's personal relationship in Fujian only ends there.

But he won't go out for too long, so as not to increase the work pressure on the inner guard brothers who follow him.

Think of it as money to buy an official from the emperor.

Shen Yi waited at the north city gate for about half an hour, and at the end of the time, he finally saw about forty or fifty riders on the official road, running towards Fuzhou City.

For Shen Yi, he and Xu Fu helped each other, he helped Xu Fu a little, and Xu Fu also helped him a lot, but for Xu Fu, this was a great favor that could be repaid with his life.

Ye Chan took a deep breath, bowed her head deeply to Shen Yi and said, "Young master, don't worry, I will keep the part over 20 taels for you..."

Although Xu Fu's future is a bit more dangerous than the broad road of scientific research, it is already a great future that countless people can't dream of.

Shen Yi spends most of the day in the apricot orchard dealing with various paperwork, and occasionally takes Jiang Sheng out for a stroll when he is free.

Five days later in the morning, it was rare for Master Shen to wake up early, put on his unlined clothes, went out for breakfast, and then rode to the North Gate of Fuzhou.

Shen Yi replied: "Good news came from Guangdong one after another, and the Japanese pirates in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province have also been cleaned up. After my son goes to Fuzhou to sit in the capital's Yamen, I will be able to leave Fuzhou and go south."

Ye Chan said softly: "This year, the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce will be established, and in the second half of the year it will be coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce. By next year, I will be sure to raise this income to more than 30 taels. After the Chamber of Commerce becomes proficient in its operations, the business will grow even bigger. , and more."

"Well."

"These industries have an annual income of 20 taels, which is already a good year."

Ye Chan was clearly prepared, she said calmly: "The 20% of the property of the [-] families including the Ye family, based on the rent and surplus income from shops in previous years, should be around [-] a year. Up and down."

"not bad."

Shen Yi rode up to meet them, and met the group of people about 200 steps away from Fuzhou. Master Shen jumped off his mount, bowed his hands to the young man in the lead, and said with a smile: "Welcome to Li Dushuai, let's drive to Fuzhou!" city!"

Master Shen was taken aback: "So few?"

She raised her head and glanced at the young imperial envoy in front of her, blushing a little: "It's just that I'm not very skilled."

It was the Cheng family, with Shen Yi, and Wang Ji, the magistrate of Yanping.

The leader, Li Mu, jumped off the carriage, walked up to Shen Yi in two or three steps, helped Shen Yi up, and said with a smile, "Stop making fun of me."

When it was time to give gifts, Shen Yi gave Cheng Tingzhi a writing brush made of rabbit hair. It was not particularly expensive, but it was not easy to get.

Ye Chan smiled wryly and said, "My lord, even if 400% of our properties are all sold off, they would be about three or four million taels of silver at most. Although Fuzhou is a provincial capital, it is not like Jiankang, Jiangdu, and Lin'an. so rich..."

Master Shen touched his chin, then smiled and said, "But it's fine to keep it for me, I can use it as a bribe."

Li Mu stretched his waist and said: "Besides, this season is neither cold nor hot, so it's suitable for horseback riding, so I just came here on horseback."

For the next four or five days, everything was calm.

Ye Chan bit her lips lightly and said, "If I go to the apricot garden once more, they will be more afraid. Besides, you don't have a maid to serve you, my lord. I will make your bed and wash it up." Clothes are good too."

Two days later, Cheng Tingzhi's birthday banquet was held very low-key.

Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "That's all right, but the gift should not be too expensive, otherwise Cheng Futai probably won't accept it."

Ye Chan said softly: "Then you don't have to worry about this matter, my lord, just leave it to my concubine, and I'm sure you won't lose face, my lord."

And this Wang Zhifu brought a pot of orchids he picked wild and gave it to Cheng Tingzhi.

Shen Yi glanced at her and said with a smile: "Why, is there anyone in the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce who wants to make things difficult for you?"

Li Mu rolled his eyes, remembered something, and asked, "By the way, Ziheng, how are you and that Fuzhou woman doing now?"

He squeezed his eyes, gossiping all over his face: "How's it going?"

Master Shen coughed.

"…Okay."

(End of this chapter)