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Nan Huaiwu maintained a modest smile, and immediately introduced everyone to Xue Poye one by one. Those strangers were indeed the people Nan Huaiwu had brought over. Next, he runs Xue's silk business.

Xue Poye was naturally comforting, and everyone was even more happy to see that his backer was an important official of the imperial court. In any case, he had a strong backer in the imperial court.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Xue Poye called Nan Huaiwu, and the two of them stayed alone in the private room.

"Shopkeeper, congratulations!" Nan Huaiwu smiled, he looked energetic and full of energy, so much business was backlogged on him, but he didn't feel tired at all.

Seeing him staring at his official uniform, Xue Poye understood the meaning and said with a smile, "Brother Nan, you... have worked hard."

Nan Huaiwu shook his head, stood up suddenly, and bowed heavily to Xue Poye, with a voice full of gratitude: "Boss shopkeeper, Nan Huaiwu thank you!"

"Thank me?" Xue Poye was stunned, staring at Nan Huaiwu, and said with a smile: "Brother Nan, what do you mean? If you say thank you, it should be Poye thanking you. Without you, there would be no Xue today." After breaking the night, there is no such thing as Xue's enterprise today."

Nan Huaiwu sighed: "The big shopkeeper, Nan once thought that this life would just go on in such a muddle. After this life, if the big shopkeeper hadn't come to the door in person, Nan would probably still be in the field today, and the enmity with the Lu family would never be forever. Reported."

Xue Poye laughed and said: "Brother Nan, please sit down first. Speaking of this matter, it is our fate, and it is also a match made in heaven."

Nan Huaiwu sat up slowly, pondered for a while, and smiled: "Boss shopkeeper, you once said that you must let Qin Laosan buy new clothes for his daughter-in-law, and now it seems that this wish has come true. "

"It's all due to you." Xue Poye said sincerely, and suddenly smiled: "How is the current situation of the Lu family?"

Nan Huaiwu looked around and made sure there was no one there, and then said softly: "It stands to reason that the Lu family shouldn't have lost so quickly, but the shopkeeper should also know that the situation in the capital is changing, and the backer of the Lu family is under house arrest. Come on, I have no time to take care of this side. They have no backing, so they are naturally not my opponent. So far, my Xue company has controlled the silk business in Hangzhou. As for restaurants, my Hanyuan has almost defeated Huiyuan Pavilion. Now our pawn shop is competing with them for business, and it will not be long before Lu's shop can defeat them. I am planning the rice grain and tea business now, and I also want to defeat them in this business. What they rely on now is There are only rice grains and tea leaves left." Nan Huaiwu was full of confidence, although the meaning of the words was very aggressive, but the words were soft and relaxed, with a style of elegance.

Xue Poye clenched his fists, very excited, gritted his teeth and said, "Hit, beat them down for me."

Nan Huaiwu laughed and said, "Don't worry, the treasurer. Regarding the matter of the Lu family, Nan Huaiwu promises to make them disappear in Hangzhou within a year at most. It's just...!" After a pause, he finally said: "It's just the big treasurer. I understand that there is the Fang family behind the Lu family, their strength is strong and deeply rooted, and it will not be a matter of overnight if they want to be pulled out."

Nan Huaiwu frowned and nodded, although the crown prince was imprisoned, but as the crown prince's treasury, how many years of background cannot be easily settled, and the Fang family's wealth is still second to none in the south of the Yangtze River.

"How about the racecourse?" Xue Poye asked what he was most interested in.

Nan Huaiwu smiled and said: "Speaking of the racecourse, I really admire the supernatural powers of the shopkeeper. When those barbarians came to send horses, I thought I had made a mistake. You must know that there are more than 400 horses. Each of the Huma horses seems to have been carefully selected, and Nan Huaiwu has never seen so many Huma horses in his life."

To this day, Nan Huaiwu is still a little surprised.

Xue Poye laughed and said, "To tell the truth, Brother Nan, even today, I have never seen so many Humas." Thinking of Wu Lachi's loyalty and loyalty, he felt that there was no mistake. The man, who is really rare in the world, immediately asked, "Did Urachi also come with me? He is my elder brother, and he sent this batch of Humas."

"Wu Rachi?" Nan Huaiwu frowned, shook his head and said: "There is no such person, the leader is a barbarian named Zhe Dun." Suddenly remembered something, said: "Yes, here is another letter, It was left by Zhe Dun, entrust me to give it to you, and I will always carry it with me." After speaking, he took out a letter from his pocket.

Xue Poye hurriedly took it, quickly opened the envelope, and took out the letter.

The letter was written in authentic Chinese characters, and it was very scribbled, like a beginner's handwriting. However, such handwriting made Xue Poye feel more cordial, knowing that such a letter must have been written by Wu Lachi himself, and it was inhuman. Ghostwriter.

"Brother Xue, what my brother promised must be done. It's just that something happened in my brother's family, so I can't go to Hangzhou. I can only let my confidant Zhe Dun drive the horse. Zhe Dun, are you I have seen it, and he will complete my entrustment."

"Good brother, I have been farewell for half a year. My brother misses you very much. You are a good man among the Chu people, and I am a good man among the Hu people. Good people always respect good people. Haha, my brother is in Hangzhou. I promise you to take care of me. Now I just want to wait for you." If I have the opportunity to come to the grassland, I will do my best to be a landlord."

"However, I believe that we will meet again in a short time. You Chu people have a saying, as long as you have the heart, you and my brothers should be like this."

"My Chinese characters are extremely bad, and Chu language is also very vulgar. I wrote this letter with the guidance of a friend from Chu, but I don't like his words. I wrote it, haha, this is the first time I write Chinese characters, I think it’s pretty good.”

"Take care of everything, brother will visit you soon."

The inscription is the three characters "Wu La Chi", and the whole text is twisted and twisted. Fortunately, Xue Poye deciphered it carefully, and he can see the general idea. Seeing the colloquial letter, Xue Poye was very moved.

"But I don't know what happened to Brother Wu's family?" Xue Poye was a little worried, put the letter in his arms, and said to Nan Huaiwu: "Brother Nan, have those Hu people left?"

Nan Huaiwu nodded and said: "They stayed here for more than 20 days, helping to organize the racecourse. Once the racecourse was finished, then Zhe Dun took people away."

Xue Poye nodded in thought, and said after a long time: "I heard that Pinshi is in charge of the racecourse now?"

"The horse farm is more than 50 miles east of the city. There was originally a piece of wild grass. I went to the government office to find Mr. He. After spending some money, Mr. He granted us that piece of grassland. I found some shepherds. , led by Pinshi, and now he is in charge of the racecourse there." Nan Huaiwu smiled: "Now it seems that Pinshi is a natural horse herdsman, and the racecourse is managed by him in an orderly manner. Some ponies."

"Who is in charge of Lanyuexuan now?"

"Miss Lin and Hu San will take care of that side for the time being, so it's not a big problem." Nan Huaiwu said slowly, "It's just that now that it's winter, the grass on the racecourse is all withered, and the horse feed is a big deal. , It takes a lot of money every day."

Xue Poye touched his nose and said, "The racecourse and silk business are our trump cards, and we are not afraid of spending money."

Nan Huaiwu nodded and said: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I know what to do." After a pause, he said: "Shopkeeper, do you want to go and see all the shops and racecourses?"

Xue Poye shook his head and smiled: "You are in charge of these businesses, I will not get involved, but I will go to the racecourse to take a look in two days, after all four hundred horses are galloping freely, that is not something everyone can do. I saw it. Today, I want you to accompany me to another place to take a look."

"Another place?"

"If my guess is correct...!" Xue Poye said slowly, "Hangzhou should also have a Ziyanfang shop."

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Qinghefang is located in a romantic place in the city of Hangzhou. There are many powder buildings and green kilns. Near the west side of Qinghefang, there is also a very special street. Clothes, gouache and rouge are all bought here.

This street is not very long, but it is clean and gorgeous. Clothes shops are connected together. Naturally, there are not as many rouge and gouache shops as them, but the most luxurious real estate with the highest conditions is the rouge and gouache building.

This is of course Ziyanfang.

Although there are several extremely gorgeously decorated rouge and gouache shops nearby, compared with the business of Ziyanfang, it can be said that the crowd is deserted.

Hangzhou Ziyanfang is a branch of Kyoto Ziyanfang. It used to be the property of Prince Yin, but now it has become the property under Xue Poye's name.

Although the location is different, the family that has inherited the Ziyanfang in Kyoto is full of people. The ladies and rich ladies and even the women and daughters of ordinary people do not mind that this is also the place where Qinghefang girls buy rouge and gouache, and they flock to Ziyan. Shop to buy your favorite rouge gouache.

Everyone knows that Ziyanfang not only has a complete range of varieties, but also the fragrance in the rouge rouge is not as vulgar as ordinary gouache rouge. A good thing that seduces men and attracts attention from girls.

Here, it is not uncommon for ordinary women to ask their sisters which kind of rouge gouache to buy and which kind of rouge gouache is more suitable for them. This is very common in Ziyanfang.

Most of the clerks in Ziyanfang are women, and every one of them is extremely beautiful. They use the perfume and rouge of Ziyanfang on their bodies, which are charming and charming. This makes customers love the things of Ziyanfang even more. With the things from Ziyanfang, she can be as charming as those female buddies.

There are three floors in Ziyanfang, the first floor is all kinds of gouache, the second floor is rouge, and the third floor is some expensive ornaments. Naturally, these ornaments are not comparable to those in ordinary jewelry stores, unless the wealthy family or the very rich woman , otherwise it would not be easy to go to the third floor, because the price of jewelry there is always difficult for ordinary people to deal with. Although the goods are indeed enough to match the price, they are not affordable for everyone.

The shopkeeper of Hangzhou Ziyanfang, surnamed Qian, is just 50 years old. He is honest and honest, concealing his shrewdness under his skin. Being able to serve as the shopkeeper of Hangzhou Ziyanfang under the hands of Prince Yin, of course, his ability is not bragging.

Shopkeeper Qian has a big face, just like a face, and he is always smiling kindly on weekdays, so everyone calls him "Qian Da Smiling Face".

It's just that in the past few days, shopkeeper Qian's smiling face has become more and more stiff, and his eyelids are also beating from time to time. The distance between Hangzhou and Kyoto is not very far, and the staff under his hand often have to deliver goods to Jingdu Ziyanfang, so I always know about the general rudder earlier and more than other places.

The sudden sudden death of Prince Yin, he had vaguely known the news about it. A huge commercial chain store like Ziyanfang suddenly became a crowd of dragons overnight. But his heart is uneasy, and he is worried every day.

He is fifty years old, and with the shrewdness of a businessman, he can always guess some things. Although these things cannot be said, it is even more uncomfortable to linger in his heart.

A while ago, the dispute between the princes in the capital involved a lot. Countless officials, big and small, were ruined by His Majesty's orders, and even lost their lives. Now that Prince Yin died suddenly, Treasurer Qian always felt that something was wrong.

The deceased was already dead, Prince Yin died suddenly, and Treasurer Qian was just a businessman, so there was nothing he could do. What he was worried about now was what would happen to Ziyanfang in the future.

There is no doubt that there are more than 40 shops in Ziyanfang. It is a gold mine. No one will throw away the tools that have silver in their hands. The nobles in Kyoto must be peeping at this treasure, and even some Yamen wanted to take over.

Shopkeeper Qian knew that no matter who took over, the more than 40 shopkeepers of Ziyanfang would definitely be cleared. These were all subordinates of Prince Yin, and no one would keep these shopkeepers. They would definitely be replaced by new faction figures. .

Shopkeeper Qian is very worried that the new backstage boss will use all kinds of methods to attack this group of old shopkeepers, because the more than 40 shopkeepers who have experienced many battles are also a group that cannot be ignored. thing.

Now he can only wait, waiting for the new shopkeeper to replace him, and he can only leave quietly.

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Xue Poye was wearing a big white fur coat, facing the wind in Yushu, chic and suave, while Nan Huaiwu beside him was wearing a brown fur coat, and both of them were wearing thick cotton hats. It seemed that they were just two ordinary people. Characters are nothing more than some money.

The two Habayashi guards followed behind in black cotton-padded clothes. The thick robes covered their sabers. In the eyes of outsiders, they were Xue Poye's two followers.

"Why did you bring me here?" Nan Huaiwu looked at the open door of Ziyanfang. There were people coming and going there, almost all of them were women, beautiful women who still had charm, enchanting and charming sisters, elegant and dignified young ladies, There is also the shy daughter of Xiaohu, with different styles in spring flowers and autumn moon.

Speaking of which, there are indeed quite a few young masters wandering around Ziyanfang from time to time, looking for opportunities to hook up with women, even if they can't seduce girls from good families, it's good to be able to hook up with a lady who still has charm.

There are also some rascals, squatting down somewhere, laughing at Ziyanfang, admiring the beauty here, which is not a very cool thing.

Xue Poye smiled faintly, looked at Ziyanfang, and said slowly: "Ziyanfang, hehe, Brother Nan, what do you think of such a business?"

Nan Huaiwu pondered for a while, and replied softly: "Speaking of which, rouge gouache business is not the most profitable business, but Ziyanfang has achieved the ultimate in this business, I think it can make rouge gouache business so successful , Throughout the ages, it’s also very rare.” After a pause, he smiled lightly, and said: “My shopkeeper, you are in Kyoto, so you should have heard of it. This Ziyanfang is not only in Hangzhou. There are 36 prefectures in Dachu. With its business, not only the variety is complete, the quality is first-class, and most importantly, it has the support of the local government, so it is no accident that it can be successful."

Xue Poye smiled heartily, approached Nan Huaiwu, and whispered in a low voice: "Brother Nan, if all the Ziyifangs in these 36 states are under your command, are you sure?"

Nan Huaiwu didn't hear clearly for a while, or the words were too illusory, he didn't dare to hear clearly, and asked with a frown, "What did the shopkeeper say?"

"I mean, I want you to be the chief shopkeeper of Ziyanfang, do you dare?" Xue Poye laughed, as if telling a joke.

Naturally, Nan Huaiwu wouldn't believe it. He thought Xue Poye was joking and said with a smile, "The shopkeeper's ambition is lofty, and Nan Huaiwu admires it. But having said that, if the shopkeeper can really have such a huge business one day, Nan Huai Don’t really think about this addiction.”

Xue Poye chuckled and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of a carriage. Looking up, he saw a carriage speeding up from the opposite side, and several soldiers with swords were following the carriage, all of them looked very dignified.

"My lord, it's an official from the household department!" a Habayashi guard behind him said in a low voice.

Xue Poye nodded. He could recognize the clothes of those soldiers at a glance. They were the officials of the household department. He couldn't help frowning. Why did the household department send people to Hangzhou? This thing?

The carriage stopped in front of Ziyanfang. When the customers saw the official messenger coming, they were a little scared and hurriedly dispersed.

A soldier stepped forward to open the curtain of the car, and a man came out from the inside. He was tall and thin, with a small beard under his chin, and he was wearing the official residence of the household department. Xue Poye stared at the man, feeling very familiar, and pondered for a while, Immediately remembered that when I went to the Ministry of Households to make appointments that day, this person was also one of the officials, and seemed to be a head of the Ministry of Households.

This principal is not considered a high-ranking official. There are inspectors, ministers, and ministers on the top. They are only four-rank officials in the household department.

However, in the various state capitals, he is a capital official with the majesty of a capital official.

Xue Poye rolled up his skirt slightly, covering half of his face, and said in a low voice, "Look what he's going to do!"

The head of the household department looked around with great vigor, then stroked the little beard under his chin, looked up at the plaque of Ziyanfang, and said with a smile: "This is Ziyanfang, hehe, I am very proud Come on, follow me in." Leading a few soldiers with sabers, they walked into Ziyifang proudly.

Xue Poye waved his hand and quietly entered Ziyifang, only to see a shopkeeper with a big face flying up to the head of the household department, bowing again and again: "My lord, it is a great honor to be here, please sit down!"

The customers in the room were frightened and scattered, and the remaining small group also huddled in a corner, just like the female staff inside, they were all shocked and frightened, not knowing what this official was doing in Ziyanfang.

Xue Poye walked to a corner, calmly picked up a box of gouache, put it in his nose and smelled it, he felt a delicate fragrance, but it was very elegant, quite different from ordinary vulgar powder.

Seeing that Xue Poye was so handsome, a rather plump female guy couldn't help but blushed, and said in a low voice: "My lord, are you buying gouache for your wife?"

Xue Poye shook his head with a smile and said in a low voice: "No, I...!" Suddenly thinking of Yuezhu, he nodded and said in a low voice: "Yes, pick me a few boxes of high-quality gouache, um, and two boxes of rouge. " His eyes couldn't help sweeping across the plump breasts of the female buddy, and he thought to himself: "This can be regarded as my subordinate, but I don't know if he can sleep with me...!" Suddenly dispelled this lustful thought.

The female buddy looked at Xue Poye's plump breasts, and she didn't shy away from it, she straightened her breasts, her full breasts stretched her clothes to the point of tearing, it was astonishingly plump, and there was a hint of spring in her eyes.

"Damn it, my Xue Poye's subordinates are really flamboyant and tasteful." Xue Poye was about to tease a few words in a low voice, but the head of the household department said arrogantly: "You are Qian Da's smiling face? Okay Very well, hand over the things."

Xue Poye was taken aback, and even Shopkeeper Qian wondered, "Something? My lord, what do you want?"