Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 80 2.57 I’ll leave this precious girl to you from now on.
Volume Two

2.57 I’ll leave this baby girl to you from now on.
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Since he didn't think about doing anything "just in case", Zhou Yang indulged in the enchanting feeling in his arms, comforted her and sent her away. When he rushed to the inner courtyard of Xue's house after washing up and having breakfast, he had already It was nearly past o'clock in the morning, and Wang Shuying, who had returned early, was standing at the door with a smile to greet her.

"Brother Zhou is here?" Zhou Yang didn't know if it was an illusion, but Zhou Yang felt that Xue Tu's spirit was much better, but his physical condition was obviously worse, "That's good, I just invited my second brother to come over, there are some things Let's make it clear together to avoid trouble in the future - Second brother, please come out too, Zhang Dehui, you can lead people to arrange arrangements around the yard."

"Slave understands!" Zhang Dehui bowed, waved his hands and led a group of bodyguards out of the inner courtyard.

"Since it is arranged by Mr. Xue, I will have no objections to this junior." Zhou Yang agreed with a bow, and then saluted Xue Xun with a fist in his hand as he came out of the room, "I have met Mr. Xue!"

"Hahaha, little brother Zhou is not too polite." Xue Xun smiled heartily and returned the courtesy with his fists clasped.

Afterwards, the three of them showed humility to each other and went to the stone table under the flower stand in the courtyard. After Wang Shuying helped Xue Tu do it, she apologized and turned around and left the yard. Tea cups had already been placed on the stone table, and there were even a few New snacks on the plate.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank little brother Zhou." Xue Xun took a sip of tea before saying with a smile, "Those things on the sea have now begun to have results, especially the matter of drying salt. If it weren't for the uncertainty, I can’t wait to open up the production immediately, because the salt products in the pond are all shining silver!”

"Second brother, I didn't come here today just to let you say this." Xue Tu glared at him and breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I don't have much time. Naturally, I have to explain the things at home. You and little brother Zhou They are all the people I trust the most. If I don’t answer to you, who will I leave it to?”

"Brother, I see you look better now than you did a few days ago - huh?" Xue Xun was about to say something nice, but suddenly noticed Xue Tu's weakness, "You used it"

"It's the drug you brought back last time." Xue Tu said calmly, "I must explain the matter clearly. If I am not in a good state, there is nothing I can do."

“Mr. As a modern man, he is naturally very aware of the dangers of such things.

"I know, but I still have a month at most, so I don't need to think about these things." Xue Tu's tone was very calm, and he was obviously well prepared. "It's better to make things clear in advance than to have trouble in the future."

"Brother, where is Wenlong?" Xue Xun noticed another problem.

"Let him play. From now on, you can take good care of him and make him rich and prosperous for the rest of his life." Xue Tu's face turned ugly, and he changed the subject with one sentence, "I came to you today mainly to explain everything at home clearly. .

At present, the Xue family's industry is actually divided into two parts. The most important ones are naturally the stores, workshops and business roads in various parts of Jiangnan. These are the foundation of the Xue family. The core is Jiangnan, but it is distributed throughout the south. Business They mainly include silk and satin shops, grain stores, pawn shops, banks, etc., as well as some inns and hotels, mainly to facilitate business.

Then there is the Gyeonggi area with the capital as the core. The Xue family's business there is not as good as that in Jiangnan. The most important thing is to have a foothold to facilitate the exchange of goods between the two sides and to pass some news. There are also contacts with various families in the capital. There also needs to be a point of support.

The two sides are connected by the Grand Canal, and there are some businesses along the way, which are the foundation of my Xue family. The opposite is naturally the waterway business, including maritime and inland water transportation. The second brother will take care of it from now on, and there is no need to ask this person again. Reporting on the side, but when the family needs it, you have to give a discount, right? "

"What?" There will be quite a lot of opinions in case something breaks out."

"Second brother can't solve it?" Xue Tu smiled slightly.

“.” Zhou Yang smiled, casually cupped his hands and said, "When I came from the capital, I had already sent a letter to the Chen family of the Duke of Qi. The current head of the Chen family, Chen Ruiwen, was the mentor of the younger generation in the autumn of martial arts. When I was in the capital, my younger brother and senior brother Chen If we communicate more, I believe they will send news soon.”

"That's the case, brother, don't worry, there will be no problem for the little brother." Xue Xun showed a relieved smile, fully understanding what Zhou Yang meant, "When the time comes, if you need me to do anything, just say hello. I believe that when people from the Chen family come, they won't take care of you." Did you forget, little brother?"

"Don't worry, second brother!" Xue Tu nodded with satisfaction.

"Currently, the family's water transport fleet is mainly at sea, and there are not many inland rivers. It usually relies on cooperation with other merchants." Now that the allocation has been completed, Xue Xun naturally introduced it happily, "The foundation of sea shipping used to be Songjiang, and now it is divided into Most of them were built at Miyako Island; the river fleet was at Jinling Yanziji Pier.

The inland river aspect is not important, and can be arranged at any time if necessary; the sea business is troublesome if it is too much. It is roughly 300 million taels of water a year and a harvest of more than one million taels. However, now my brother has slowed down the sea trade business and only waits for Once the salt goods are ready, they will be fully rolled out. By the end of the year, the turnover can be doubled and the profit can be quadrupled!If the expansion is opened, I dare not say what the upper limit is! "

"Okay! If second brother needs anything then, just contact Zhang Dehui directly. He will handle it." Xue Tu nodded, "The focus of salt goods is not the output and distribution, but how much we can keep, no matter it is The eight salt merchants in Yangzhou and the Zhen family in Jinling are not honest people. It is impossible to expect them to hand over the money and deliver the goods every time."

"Don't worry, eldest brother. When it comes to doing business, the younger brother is not as good as the eldest brother; but when it comes to rules, what the younger brother learned at sea is beyond their comparison." Xue Xun smiled coldly, and then explained, "Little Zhou The younger brother has made more than a hundred of the firecrackers that my brother made, and he even made two of those small cannons.

Both of these things failed to meet the requirements of little brother Zhou. I can only say that the performance is good, but because fine iron is rare, I have to sacrifice the weight. But if you say that it is used, there is no other one in the world. The magic machine of Beijing. Not even the camp!The salt goods haven't been put out yet, so when I prepare for my first delivery, I'll bring all these with me! "

"Okay - cough!" Xue Tu was completely relieved now, even causing chest discomfort because of speaking too hard!
"Mr. Xue, be careful!" Zhou Yang patted his back and said, "Mr. Even if you don't care about the profit, you can still use it to exchange things with other forces. If you only have salt and firecrackers, I am afraid that within ten years, the Xue family will be classified as pirates."

"What little brother Zhou said makes sense!" Yes or no"

"Brother Zhou?" Xue Tu did not answer, but looked at Zhou Yang with a smile.

"Greetings to my father-in-law!" Without even the slightest hesitation, Zhou Yang stood up and knelt in front of Xue Tu, kowtowing respectfully.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Xue Tu said excitedly three times in a row, and even stood up with strength on the stone table. Zhou Yang quickly climbed up to support him, for fear that he would fall down, "I will have you as my 'father-in-law' in this life." , I'm very satisfied, but I'm afraid no one can say for sure how to arrange it. I only agree here, and the precious girl will be handed over to you from now on. Whether it is the wives, concubines, or even the servants, you have to arrange it!"

"This—" Xue Tu could talk, but he wouldn't take it stupidly, he just smiled and didn't say anything else.

"Hahaha, since we are one of our own, there is nothing to say." Xue Xun couldn't help laughing, "In the future, don't talk about 'Second Master Xue' all day long, just call me Second Uncle. There will be a long period of I'm afraid you are very busy these days, just the meeting and handover with the shopkeepers from all over the Yangtze River cannot be completed in a short while, and the other departments are even more troublesome!"

"There's nothing to worry about!" Xue Tu had calmed down and said calmly, "It's hard to tell the result if the Chen family just relies on a letter from Ziyang; I wrote a letter in my own hand last night, letting people Send it to the Duke of Qi in the capital as quickly as possible, and explain all the conditions clearly. I think with such sincerity, the Chen family will definitely be moved!"

"Last night?" Zhou Yang was stunned and subconsciously felt guilty, "Then I will be more confident!"

"What kind of trouble will this cause?" Xue Xun laughed.

"As long as I'm here, no one below will dare to move; after the Chen family comes, it doesn't matter if they move." Xue Tu smiled coldly, "Although I only have a few days left, I am still sure of surviving until the problem is solved!"

(End of this chapter)