Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 846 Devastated
In the rush, someone had already delivered a thick stack of greeting cards and gift lists.Guo Yi took it and flipped through it casually, and couldn't help feeling in his heart: It seems that power is truth, and strength is friendship, which is the same in any time and space.Compared with last year's scene where there were so few people running away in a hurry, it's really embarrassing.

There are all kinds of invitations, some are just to say hello, some are invited to be guests, and of course some are requested by Baba.Yiliu classifies the guest book according to the status of the owner of the invitation, relatives and relatives, and their different purposes.Some want to reply, some want to meet, and some don't need to pay attention, just say "the master is not at home".As for the presents, whether to accept them or not, or to keep half of them, it was Zheng Shangjie's decision.Although she seldom showed up in the foreign exchanges at Guangzhou Station, she actually played the role of "housewife".Not only in charge of general and general affairs, but also responsible for all matters of courtesy and reciprocity.

Yi Liu pressed through the posts and left a few important posts that Guo Yi took care of, and left the others for Zheng Shangjie to deal with.

The first one is the post held high, and there is a clip of inviting him to a banquet in the post.Of course, the banquet was to be won. Not only did Guangzhou Station have to settle some transactions with him, but he also had to thank him face-to-face for taking care of Guangzhou Station's interests over the past six months.Of course, it also includes future cooperation plans between the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Ministry of Colonial Trade in Beijing.

The second one was from Liang Cunhou, and it was also a post inviting him to a banquet.Although the Liang family didn't help much in this turmoil, relying on their brand name, the Cihui Hall at Guangzhou Station was able to survive.Because Cihuitang had a lot of real estate and land in its hands, there were also many people who peeped at it at that time.Some employees of Zi's enterprise failed to get away in time and were caught, and the Liang family also came forward to protect a few.This favor must be repaid.

The third post was by Li Xijue.This person is currently Li Fengjie's official contact person in Guangdong.

Except for these three people, the other posts don't matter.As for the young masters who hang around Pei Lixiu, she will entertain them when the Ziming Building is restored to order.

Architects Mei Lin and Li Xiaolu from Lingao Construction Company came in. They had just surveyed the damage of the entire Huifu Street building complex in order to formulate a repair and reconstruction plan.

Both of them were wearing nondescript Mingren attire, Mei Lin was wearing a six-in-one hat, and Li Xiaolu was wearing a crooked wig.It looks very uncomfortable.

This is the core part of the mansion, and there are political security personnel at the gate of the courtyard to guard it.Except for the elders and their secretaries and confidential personnel, neither naturalized citizens nor local staff are allowed to enter unless summoned, and it is a place where you can talk more casually.

Guo Yi greeted Yi Liu while pouring tea.

"How is the situation? Will it take a long time to repair?"

Merlin took a sip of tea, straightened his legs, and tugged at his clothes again: "It's not that the house itself is not damaged, but the building accessories are severely damaged. There is not much mud and water work, but a lot of carpentry. As for repairs How long it takes depends on how fast you can provide accessories here. I looked at the remaining parts, and many of them are very well-crafted, so I'm afraid they won't be able to complete them in a month or two, right?"

"Yes." Guo Yi nodded, "Just recruit more local carpenters and let them work faster. As for the wood, go to Gaoju's warehouse. He has high-quality wood that has been stored for many years and can be used immediately. "

"Look at this, we don't have enough accessories for the interior, I'm afraid we have to place additional orders from Lingao." Li Xiaolu looked at the notebook, "I don't know how the situation of Ziminglou is..."

"It won't be any better." Zheng Shangjie interjected, and she sighed.

"I plan to do this," Meilin said, "first concentrate on repairing the access control facilities everywhere, overhaul the walls and roofs, and then restore the facades of Zizhenzhai and Zichengji, so as to resume business as soon as possible. As for the residence..."

"First fix the place for receiving and entertaining guests in front. The garden should also be repaired as soon as possible. This is the place where we meet and deal with each other. We just returned to Guangzhou to entertain and entertain guests. There must be a place."

"Okay." Merlin wrote down his request in the notebook, "I'll also arrange for someone to repair the inner house first, at least restore the plumbing and bathroom facilities so that you can use them."

"Tomorrow I want to see the situation of the Ziming Building." Li Xiaolu said, "I can estimate the construction period and materials."

The next day, Zheng Shangjie and Pei Lixiu accompanied Li Xiaolu and others to the Ziming Building to check the situation on the spot and opened the locked door. Although the inside had been cleaned, it was still a mess.

As Guo Yi estimated, the damage of Ziming Building is not inferior.The carpet was cut in half, all the glass on the windows was broken, and the sashes and carved covers were removed.The glass chandelier was gone.The large bath, although cleaned, was largely missing statues, plumbing hardware and tiles.Apparently, someone tried to disassemble the plumbing equipment and sanitary ware in the private room, which caused a lot of damage. The toilet, bathtub and various pipes were almost completely damaged, and the loss was serious. Because the pipes were damaged, the water in the water tank leaked out and got everywhere. They are all traces of water erosion.Almost all the furniture and furnishings in the building were lost, and even the animal-powered machine used to feed the water tower was demolished.

There are many things piled up in the hall, these are the objects "returned" by the government, a pile of tatters.Zheng Shangjie took a look, and found that many of them were junk goods, some of them belonged to Ziming Building, but they had been ruined beyond recognition.There were a few large sofas that were originally placed in Pei Lixiu's "salon". The brocade fabric on them had been torn open, exposing the kapok stuffing inside. Zheng Shangjie looked at them and found that the springs were gone.

The full-length mirror and big clock in Pei Lixiu's boudoir disappeared.These two things have been taken by someone, and their whereabouts are unknown now.Her dressing table and Zheng Shangjie's desk were still there, and the high-quality rosewood furniture was carefully split into pieces with an ax for some reason.

"This is looking for a hidden drawer." Zheng Shangjie sighed regretfully, "It's a pity, this table is very useful."

Pei Li was so delicate that she couldn't speak. Seeing that the boudoir and salon she had carefully arranged were ruined, she almost burst into tears.Zheng Shangjie also felt very angry.Is this simply a waste of things!

Mei Lin and Li Xiaolu also came up with a repair plan after reading it.Repairs here are not considered urgent.And the building materials that need to be ordered from Lingao are much more than those from Welfare Street.Had to put the construction period behind.Although Pei Lixiu was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to admit it.

"I don't think you need to be in a hurry." Zheng Shangjie sat in the same sedan chair with her, and enlightened her, "The other side of Huifu Street has been repaired, so you can live in Huifu Street first. Here, please invite the old regular customers first. Go visit again. It doesn’t matter if the house is not repaired. Clean up the relationship.”

"It has to be like this." Pei Lixiu was sullen.

"It's okay. It's only a matter of time before we reopen. Besides, hasn't the Planning Institute approved our plan for the flagship store? The second store is much bigger. Let's make specific plans first."

Guo Yi went out to visit guests every day or entertained guests in the mansions of local courtesans.Seeing Gao Ju first, Gao Ju's face is full of enthusiasm, and the relationship between the two parties seems to be much warmer than before.Gao Ju said: "This time it is considered a shared adversity, and the love between our brothers is not as good as before", but Guo Yi knew that this was the result of their full display of strength.The wealth and life of the high-ranking officials are all in Guangzhou, and their financial resources are on the sea. Of course, they must maintain a more friendly relationship with their maritime power that is looming to rise.

In addition to the words of thanks, the two sides talked about the liquidation of the remaining accounts.At the same time, they also had an in-depth discussion on the next step of cooperation.When Gao Ju heard that the Australians were going to import a large amount of spices in Xiangshan Australia, he knew that a new opportunity to make a fortune had arrived.

Spices were a bulk consumer product in China at that time, and they were also one of the few goods that China was willing to import in large quantities.In addition to edible spices, other Nanyang-produced spices such as benzoin and dragon birth incense also have a large market in China.If the Australians can supply a large number of goods, this source of income will not be much less than his current experience with Australian goods.

"It's easy to talk about." Gao Ju nodded again and again, "I'll tell you the truth, brother, I can sell a lot of goods here. If brother has a ship to ship overseas, brother has all the goods here, as much as you want."

"It couldn't be better." Guo Yi thought that this would immediately attract a lot of business to Hong Kong.Gao Ju is both a big importer and a big exporter. With him as the fundamentals, both the goods brought in by the Dutch and the goods taken away will be settled.The elders only need to change hands in Hong Kong.

Guo Yi said: "There is one more thing, I would like to ask my brother to explain it."

"What's the matter, brother just open your mouth."

"Treasurer Wen wants to send some people into the capital to do business," Guo Yi watched the face held high, "I want to ask Xiongtai to help."

The raised face was tense for a moment, then relaxed again.He didn't answer right away, and thought for a while before asking: "We brothers don't talk outsiders anymore. Now that you have established yourself in Qiongzhou, and now you want to go to Beijing, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Of course I made money."

Gao Ju smiled slightly, leaned back against the back and shook his head: "Brother, what you said is too outlandish. Although elder brother is not a person who likes to inquire, there are some things that need to be known before you can rest assured."

Guo Yi said: "We traveled far and wide to Daming to make money by doing business. When we arrived in the capital, of course it was to make money. We must also see the face of the imperial court, find out the direction of the wind, and then ask the elder brother to introduce some 'friends. ', lest one day the imperial court will be furious with thunder..."

"Hehe." Gao Ju nodded with a smile, "Master Wen is really extraordinary."

(End of this chapter)