Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

When he arrived at the Yangjia Company, he could see a huge facade and a grand building. Even though it was the second time he came here, Xiao Xiucai was still shocked by the richness of the salt merchant.

All I saw were figures shuttling back and forth inside, the sound of abacus beads and carriages driving out like flowing water everywhere.

When he reached the door, Xiao Xiucai hesitated for some reason.

At this time, a porter had spotted him a long time ago, and yelled with a sneer on his face, "So it's Xiao Xiucai. Didn't you quarrel with your boss yesterday? Why are you here again today? What's the matter?"

When he shouted, more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned at the same time.

Xiao Xiucai had no way to hide now, so he could only bite the bullet and stepped forward, cupping his hands: "Dare to ask, is Mr. Yang here?"

As he was talking, he saw Yang Jianzhong rushing out from the inside, about to board a beautifully decorated carriage.

Xiao Xiucai also knows that rich people of this level are busy with affairs, and if they go out, they don't know when they will be able to come back.

He hurriedly stopped Yang Jianzhong with the cheek: "I have met the official Yang."

Yang Jianzhong was not a good-tempered person at all. As a successful businessman, no one knew better than him the salt ticket that Mei Fugui made.

Once this kind of bill is implemented, and the official salt of the Salt Division is used as a reserve, there must be no problem with credit.Moreover, it is easy to carry and circulate. Once it is rolled out in major commercial cities across the country, the benefits will naturally be astonishing.

This gave him a new way of thinking, if he also got such a ticket number, he would definitely become a rich man in the world within a few years.But it's too late now. Even if I want to get a ticket number, neither the scale nor the credit can compare with the Cangzhou Development Bank, which is guaranteed by Changlu Salt Company.After all, they have the backing of the state machine.

Thinking of the benefits involved, Yang Jianzhong's eyes turned green with envy.

This is still one of the most critical.Once the people can exchange silver and salt at will with the salt coupons, what do we salt merchants do?At that time, as long as Cangzhou Development Bank is willing, it can get Yanyin through the Yansi Department to open salt accounts in various places, and there will be the convenience of salt tickets.At that time, all salt merchants in the world will have no way to survive.

This is already a cake that has moved him, Yang Jianzhong, and it is absolutely intolerable.

Just because he knew it so well, Daguan Yang was in an extremely bad mood today. When he saw Xiao Xiucai, he remembered his arrogant appearance of a scholar in front of him yesterday. He felt angry and sneered: "So it's Xiao Xiucai, Didn't you leave in a huff yesterday, why did you come here again today, don't you want to come to my Yang family firm to seek a job?"

Hearing his sarcasm, Xiao Xiucai was annoyed, but when he thought of his mother, wife and children at home, he restrained himself and said in a low voice, "Yes, I want to work as a accountant at the firm of Mr. Yang."

"What, what are you doing?" Yang Jianzhong stretched out his fat fingers to dig his ears and eyes: "I didn't hear clearly, can you say it again? Oh, do you want to ask me for something? You have to have a begging attitude when you ask for help. But there is no sincerity!"

Seeing that the owner was so rude to Xiao Xiucai, everyone laughed softly, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes fell on him.

Xiao Xiucai's face turned red immediately, and he gave a long bow: "I want to be the accountant of Yang Daguanren's firm, and I ask the Daguanren to agree."

"Haha, so you want to come to my place to be the accountant!" Yang Jianzhong laughed loudly: "You come to apply for a job, you have to look like a job seeker, and you want to be an accountant as soon as you come here, and I am here opened by your family. ? Haha, by the way, you are a talented husband-in-law, you are amazing! Or, can I give you my position?"

Everyone else burst into laughter too.

Xiao Xiucai bit his lower lip firmly with his upper teeth, his body trembling slightly.

After molesting Xiao Xiucai, Yang Jianzhong felt that he was in a much better mood, got into the carriage, turned around and shouted: "Xiao Xianggong, my temple here is too small to accommodate a real god, so I dare not ask you to be the accountant. However, there is still a gap. Money, if you don’t mind it, you can work for a while, seven renminbi a month. Haha!”

Amidst the loud laughter, the carriage drove away.

Looking at Yang Jianzhong's carriage, a trace of blood oozed from the corner of Xiao Xiucai's mouth, and there was deep hatred in his eyes.

A man can bend and stretch, and it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. The surname Yang is waiting for you!

He stomped his feet and walked into the shop.

Xiao Xiucai's job actually belongs to the accountant of the Yang family firm, but he is just an errand guy, not a husband, so the treatment is naturally extremely poor.

The tent was very large, and there were six gentlemen and a dozen clerks in it.

After all, it is the largest salt merchant in Cangzhou, and the accounts on hand every year amount to an astonishing one million taels.

Three of the six gentlemen were acquainted with Xiao Xiucai. Seeing him coming in, they stepped forward to salute him one after another, which made Xiao Xiucai feel a little better.

Hearing that he came to be a clerk responsible for collecting the bills, everyone sighed, saying that Yang Dong's family is such a person, and recently because of the salt ticket incident, they feel bad, Brother Xiao, you have touched his bad luck.Forget it, let's stay here for a while, and when the boss is in a better mood, we'll go and talk to you.Brother Xiao, we all know your talent and learning, and we will let you become the accountant after all.

Hearing everyone's comfort, Xiao Xiucai was both moved and sad.

After sitting for a while and drinking a few cups of tea, I remembered that the family had run out of food, so I asked if I could pay my salary in advance.

The gentlemen are easy to talk to, so they pre-arranged a salary of three silver coins.

This made Xiao Xiucai heave a sigh of relief. After eating some snacks, he relaxed. He sat looking at the ledger and chatted with his colleagues for a long time.

For a while, the hottest topic in Cangzhou City was the salt ticket.The accountants all said that this thing is a good business with huge profits. However, it has never appeared before. To make the people and merchants agree with this kind of bill depends on its credit. It is estimated that there are still people waiting and watching many.

Then, they chatted for a long time about the recent silver and salt prices.

Xiao Xiucai has been very poor recently. Every day when he opens his eyes, he thinks about money, and he is also very sensitive to such things.

After listening for a long time, my heart suddenly moved, as if I vaguely grasped something.

He hurriedly picked up an abacus and began to type, but he was taken aback by the calculation.

One classmate smiled and asked, "Brother Xiao, what are you?"

"No...it's nothing..." Xiao Xiucai faltered a few words, and suddenly felt a sense of weakness in his heart, and sighed secretly: It really is a great way to make money. If this opportunity is grasped well, it is worth ten years of working here. .However, I have no capital!

There are hundreds of thousands of silver coming in and out of this Yang family business, but none of them belong to my surname Xiao. Why is this world so unfair?

Just as he was lamenting, one of the accountants said, "Mr. Xiao, go out with Mr. Quan and return the money from Nanpi Semicolon back to Cangzhou!"

"Okay, here we go."

So, Xiao Xiucai and Quan Laosan set up a business together.He went home first, and paid two qian qian to his wife, saying that he had already worked in Yang's family, and now he was going out for a second time, and he estimated that he would be able to go home in the evening.

Seeing Yinzi, his wife Liu's malnourished face showed a smile of relief: "It's good to enter the store, it's good to enter the store!"

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

After a two-hour boat ride, we arrived at Nanpiyang's home branch. The summer season is the best time for salt sales, and the business here is very good.A small salt store sold for two taels of silver in a month, with a profit of more than 400 taels; there are dozens of such firms in Yangjianzhong, Hejian Prefecture, how much does it cost in a year? !

In fact, the size of the salt market is beyond the imagination of laymen.As far as modern society is concerned, there is only one salt company in a county, but every small store can sell salt, as long as you sell salt purchased from legal channels.In ancient times, salt merchants went to the government to obtain a license to do this business.For example, in Xuyong County, Sichuan during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than a dozen salt merchants in one county, and the business was doing well.

Xiao Xiucai was bleeding with jealousy: Why, why, a rude and vulgar businessman, why should he want rich clothes and rich food.I am a dignified scholar-in-law, the proud son of heaven, but I have to eat three meals a day. Is there still the law of heaven and the law of the king?

2 taels of silver, two baskets so big, it would kill him if he pressed it on his shoulders, Xiao Xiucai was almost crushed to the ground as soon as he dared.

Missing his wife, children, and mother at home, Xiao Xiucai urged him to return to Cangzhou after collecting the bill.

But I don't want the youngest Quan to smile and say: "Xiucai, I finally went out, what are you doing in a hurry to go back? I just got my salary, so I have to spend a day in Nanpi anyway. To tell you the truth, I know you well in this city. A kiln sister, who is going to her place to have a good time. Don't rush this day, and go home early tomorrow morning, okay?"

Xiao Xiucai shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't work. With so much money around, I always feel uneasy. Also, I don't think my old mother will worry if she doesn't go home."

The third son Quan was not happy, and shook his head, "Xiucai, you are really disappointing. You just have to go back. When I went out, I had already agreed with the shop that I would not be able to return to Cangzhou until tomorrow night. What are you in such a hurry for? What else? Since you go back, don’t go back to the store, just wait at home with the money. After I go back to Cangzhou, I’ll go to your house to get it.”

"This...isn't it good, so much money, you can give it to me?" Xiao Xiucai couldn't help shaking his head.

The third son of Quan: "You are a famous scholar, how can I not trust you, so let's do it."

After speaking, he ran out with a smile, probably going to the house of his best friend.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a strict household registration management system, and there were soldiers and government servants checking household registration everywhere.If there is no guide, you will be caught within a hundred miles, and besides, you have two big picks on your body.

Besides, who is a well-known scholar? He has status, and he can still take money and run away, so he doesn't want his wife and mother at home?

For Xiao Xiucai, he was still very relieved.

Looking at the two challengers, Xiao Xiucai shook his head with a wry smile.I had no choice but to ask the people in the company to pick up the silver onto the boat, and then took the boat again, and arrived in Cangzhou when it was dark.

When we reached the ground, two porters on the pier came up to take over the load: "Master, where are you going?"

The other porter said "ah": "What a heavy burden, it looks like a treasure!"

Xiao Xiucai glanced at him vigilantly: "They are all rocks, stop talking nonsense, go..."

His heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly remembered the thought that was in the tent in the morning, and he gritted his teeth: "Go to Cangzhou Development Bank."

Yang Jianzhong, don't blame me for being unrighteous if you are unkind.

Besides, I just borrowed your money for one night.