Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

299 Chapter 4.95 Pulling my master and forcing him to come out to play
Volume Four

4.95 Pulled his master and forced him to go out to play
In the blink of an eye, it was the third day of February, and Zhou Yang finally finished handling the various official affairs that had been accumulated for more than a month. Basically, there were no big things and a lot of nonsense. It was useless to do it and it was useless. It was done. Naturally, I wanted to take the girls to relax - I couldn't help it, this girl Qingwen was so noisy that the roof was about to fall off.

Daye Lake in winter is basically only a remnant of green, but because it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, no matter how cold it is, it will not freeze, and because the weather is cold in severe winter, even the common people on the lake stay at home in winter, empty It's not that interesting to go to a lonely lake with a cruise ship floating alone.

"You girl, you are not sensible at all. How can you drag your master and force him to come out to play?" In the living room on the second floor of the cruise ship, Zhao Qiying put her arms around Qingwen with her left arm, and twisted her little cheek with her right hand. He shook his head vigorously, "That means Brother Zhou is spoiling you, but if it had been anyone else, he would have spanked your ass until it was split into eight pieces!"

"Oh - no!" The girl who was bullied finally struggled out - in fact, it was Zhao Qiying who let go on purpose, otherwise with her ability, Qingwen would never be able to escape in eight lifetimes - ran to Zhou Yang's arms and complained, "Slave How dare you? Didn't the young master promise to take people out to play? Humph, you said I'm ignorant, didn't Sister Qiying keep calling me 'Brother Zhou'? This slave also knows to call me 'Young Master' !”

"You hooves, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart!" Zhao Qiying's face turned red with embarrassment. She glanced at someone from the corner of her eye and felt relieved when she saw that he kept smiling and watching the fun. It's not like she had never called "Master" or "Master" before. "Sir," it's just that the timing of calling people is not easy to discuss. "I think you haven't done anything for three days. I'll teach you the rules today!"

"Oh, Master, help me!" Qingwen quickly called for help.

"I can't beat Qiying!" Zhou Yang, however, had no intention of "rescuing people". After a few moves, he let Qingwen be pulled away. He held Qingwen to one side and rubbed her face in various ways. He just smiled and looked at it. Watching the excitement, I turned my gaze out the window, and saw that on the lake, except for a few fishing boats that had set off early, there were not many cargo ships, but most of them were familiar.

"Did you see it?" Here, Zhao Qiying let go of Qingwen's bullied Chai Chai, who had her hair messed up in various scenes, and then pushed her into the inner room to touch up her makeup. When she turned around and saw Ai Lang's eyes, she said with a smile, "Now in this Huguang area, it's hard to say about other places. Wuchang Prefecture relies on the wharf of Daye Lake for transshipment, and the Xuezihao is already the largest fleet."

"It seems that I helped my second uncle a lot." Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing.

"Isn't that right? When Xue Zihao was here in Huguang, it basically just left a few places to stay. The main business was just to eat leftovers from local merchants and resell some second-hand grain." Zhao Qiying also said with a smile. , "There is no way, the Xue family's foundation is in Jiangnan, and the land of Huguang is not our own territory.

Now that Brother Zhou has arrived here, within a few months he cleaned up the Ye family known as "Daye's No. [-]", and then cleaned up the three mine owners in one breath. It's your Daye Qianhu Institute. It's so murderous and has a strong backing. Anyone who wants to make any move must think carefully about it. "

"Have you sorted out the information these days?" Zhou Yang nodded and asked, "How is the business of Xue Zihao here now?"

"Actually, if we only talk about Xue Zihao's own business, although there has been a big improvement, because it was so bad in the past, it really only adds up to that." Zhao Qiying had obviously done his homework in advance, "But with you here to take charge, If other merchants need shipping and the route is suitable, their first choice is the inland river fleet of Xuezihao."

"That's it!" Zhou Yang understood now.

In fact, business in the feudal era has always been "dancing in shackles". Since the Qin Dynasty's "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business" policy, it has been inherited by all dynasties. No matter what kind of businessman you are, you can still do it without any problems. Well, if there are any loopholes, the people in power may be slaughtered and eaten. Even Hu Xueyan, who "wears a yellow jacket", will not be able to escape this fate after Zuo Zongtang is gone.

Therefore, if a merchant wants to expand business in a new territory, the first item is not money or goods, nor is it market research, but to find a good backer or persuade local forces to accept it, otherwise it is likely to end up with "lost everything" , Xue Zihao has established a firm foothold in Daye County relying on Zhou Yang's strength, and other businesses naturally don't mind taking a ride.

"Now in Wuchang Prefecture, it's really hard to say how big the business of Xue Zihao is. The ranking may not even be in the top ten." Zhao Qiying continued, "But when it comes to shipping business, it may not be the same in the whole of Huguang. There are people who can compare, and no one is stupid. The waterway is stable, convenient and cheap. If you can travel by water, you definitely don’t need to go by land.

After the fleet unloaded the goods in Daye, they gave the local forces a share of the profits. In fact, they used their carriages and horses to transport the goods to Hanyang and Hankou. In places like the "thoroughs of nine provinces", there were no inconvenient trade routes. The same applies here. It saves more than two or three layers of expenses before and after, and it is more safe and reliable. Why not? "

What did the bearded German old man say? If the profits are reached, capital will really give them enough benefits. They will even dare to sell the noose that hangs them. Now there is such a good opportunity, and there is no need to pay anything extra. It would be strange if they didn't take advantage of this. "No matter what the reason is, as long as it's reasonable and legal, it's good news if you can make money." Zhou Yang doesn't mind being used by others, because you must first be of use value, just like his relationship with Wu Xun's senior management. Isn't that the case? "Anyway When they use a fleet named "Xue", they inevitably have to pay for the benefits."

"That's true." Zhao Qiying nodded, "It's just that this is all based on Brother Zhou's ability to hold on. Although these days are generally good, they are..."

"Oh, aren't you tired?" The two were talking happily, and Qingwen had already returned to the living room after changing her clothes, "I've been working all day at home, and I finally came out to relax for a day, and I still say these things, When can I rest?"

Zhou Yang smiled and turned his head, only to see that the girl had changed into a simple emerald green skirt and beige blouse. The bun that had been messed up just now was simply let down. She was standing there cutely. Yuxue looked cute. Coupled with the obvious frown and Lao Gao's pursed lips, anyone who looked at her couldn't help but want to bully her, just to see her aggrieved look.

Even if someone has been reluctant to eat it seriously, he doesn’t know how many times he has tasted this girl’s playing and singing. How can he hold back at this time? He took her into his arms and groped and tasted her for a long time before reluctantly letting her go. , conveniently took Zhao Qiying, who had been standing there smiling, and the three of them hugged each other and enjoyed the beautiful scenery on the lake.

"Stupid girl, men are supposed to be running for their futures. Do they have to huddle in the boudoir and play with us every day?" Zhao Qiying touched Qingwen Zhen's head with a smile, but did not forget to teach her a few words, "We only need to do something for Brother Zhou." Take care of the backyard and do whatever chores you can if you can, that’s what a woman should do.”

"But I heard from my uncle that there is a young master with jade in Rongguo Mansion. He just plays with his sisters every day?" Qingwen said blankly, "The young master now has such a big foundation and a prefect." Why do you still need the master’s official position?”

"You, just be my personal maid!" Zhou Yang silently patted her little head, and pressed her on the chest to interrupt the spell. He really didn't expect that such a big-faced girl " "Deeds" has been spread so widely that it has even affected my own maid, "Qiying, let's continue, what did you mean just now, did you mean that there was going to be trouble?"

"Not bad!" Zhao Qiying nodded helplessly, "There is no in-depth information from the Escort Bureau, but if you compare many superficial things, you can actually see a lot. For example, these days, the iron content of various mines in Daye The supply of goods actually exceeds the demand. Logically speaking, now that the New Year has just passed, business should not be so good."

"Are there any suspects?" Zhou Yang asked with a frown.

"One is the trading company under the name of the Wuchang Prefecture magistrate who came to my house. They refuse almost all high-quality iron products on the market. As long as the price is not too different, they will accept the goods." Zhao Qiying said softly, "But apart from that Apart from him, there are currently no major buyers in the market, but there just aren’t enough iron products.”

"Cast a net to catch fish and get more flowers." Zhou Yang understood after thinking about it for a moment, "Do you suspect it's the White Lotus Sect?"

"In the Wuchang Prefecture, besides them, I can't think of any other force that has this ability. It's not that it's very powerful, but it's spread too far." Zhao Qiying said helplessly, "To say that they have acquired such a large amount of iron goods. I don’t have any ideas, I’m afraid even a fool wouldn’t believe it—brother Zhou, what plans do you have?”

"No." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, "It's not convenient for us to reach out to matters outside. I have already made arrangements with Qianhu Station. From this point of view, we know that something big is going to happen, but we can't do anything. This feeling is really..."

"Master, actually" Qingwen hesitated and said, "Although I don't understand what you are saying, I also know that I shouldn't think about things that are beyond my control and make myself uncomfortable for nothing."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang smiled, holding the two girls in his arms and looking at the not too many fleet transportation and the beautiful scenery, "Forget it, since I can't do anything for the time being, I might as well rest first!"

(End of this chapter)