Chapter 8 Suzhou colleagues

Hu Xueyan originally wanted to find the "stove room", but when he found out that it was far away, he had no choice but to look for a bank, stepped into a decent "Yongxingsheng", and asked, "Is there any 'Guanbao' just released? "Official treasures are fifty-two large ingots, which are monitored, melted and cast by the treasury, and are specially prepared for Jiejing and other public purposes, so they are called "official treasures". Banks may not have freshly released official treasures, but they can be exchanged in the furnace room, or even cast immediately, as long as customers are willing to "discount", everything can be done.Yongxingsheng had a guy with a big shelf, his hands spread into a horoscope, propped on the counter, tilted his head and asked, "How much do you want?"

"Twenty." Twenty pieces is one thousand taels of silver. The guy took the abacus, tapped it a few times, calculated the amount of silver discount, and said, "It will be available in the afternoon." "I need it urgently, so I will post the fare separately. Please do it for me." Then he decided on the posted fare, and Hu Xueyan paid two Fukang "instant tickets", one big and one small, and the clerk looked sideways and said, "We don't accept these tickets." "why?" "Credit is unreliable." If it is said that he has no contact with Fukang, does not know its reality, and is inconvenient to accept it, then Hu Xueyan has nothing to say.He said that Fukang's "credibility is unreliable", which was close to slander. He couldn't help but get angry, reached into his arms, and took out a large stack of bank notes. There are more than 20 "Rishengchang" tickets, ready to take them to the counter, and ask him to pick one by himself.He had already touched the bank note, and after thinking about it, there was no need to do so, so he held back his anger and asked, "Can Treasure Account issue bank notes?"

"certainly." "That's good." Hu Xueyan asked, "If it's Baohao's promissory note, it's naturally reliable?" "Does it need to be said? How much do you have, how much we exchange." "I didn't. Since Baohao refused to accept Fukang's tickets, I had no choice but to go to another place." Hu Xueyan cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" After leaving Yongxingsheng, I felt that this breath was really hard to swallow, and it would be best to take revenge immediately, but this is not something to be done, so I had to leave it aside for the time being, and find another money account, and exchanged twenty official treasures, Ask that bank to send a "outlet" to Jinchangzhan.

It was just that the money was piled up, and Zhou Yiming arrived with the puppy. After the introduction, Hu Xueyan said straight to the point: "I am Sister Aqiao's guest, and she asked me to speak for her. If his husband's family is willing to let me She, she is willing to pay a thousand taels of silver so that her husband can get married and buy a few acres of land, so she can live well. I heard from Lao Zhou that you are involved in this matter, "the emperor does not Send hungry soldiers', I will give you one hundred taels of silver for sister Aqiao. What do you think?"

These words were very clear, but Xiaogouzi still felt abrupt. What puzzled him the most was why this friend who claimed to be Fatty Wang and "Brother Zhou" who had had a tea talk with him, would reveal his details. , feel so clearly?Therefore, looking at Zhou Zhouming, then looking at Hu Xueyan, looking at a pair of triangular eyes that are more white than black, there is no answer. Just when he was hesitant to say anything, he suddenly felt a bright light in front of his eyes——Hu Xueyan uncovered the quilt alone, revealing all the twenty big ingots covered under it, the clusters were brand new, shining with silver light, really cute, In addition, there is a pile of silver, a few "middle ingots" and some "prime silk", which are estimated to be around a hundred or so. Needless to say, this is a gift I plan to give myself as a thank you.

There is a good saying: "Money touches people's hearts". Hu Xueyan knows this saying best because he has had countless tussles in the eyes of money, so he specially wants to change official treasures to impress the little dog's heart. This is a panacea that Hu Xueyan is familiar with the world, understands life, and controls the world. The little dog also knows in his heart that Sister Aqiao has really become a rare commodity.Storytellers often say: beauty is priceless, if you bite the bullet and don't relax, it's easy to get eighteen thousand. What is this mere one thousand taels of silver?

Reluctantly, he thought so in his heart, but his eyes were disobedient, staring at the big ingot that was stacked high and dazzling, and refused to let it go.Of course there was nothing in his mouth.Zhou Yiming wanted to urge him, but just as his lips moved, Hu Xueyan stopped him by shaking his hand. He was very patient and let the puppy think about it.Silver is like a beautiful woman, "if you don't see what you want, your heart will not be disturbed", or just glanced at it, and it is forcibly separated, it's all right, even in this situation of being out of reach, the more you look at it, the more tempted you will be, Xiao Gouzi's mood at this time gradually changed to this.

"You don't have to force yourself to do anything." Hu Xueyan spoke—if you don't speak again, the puppy will be unable to speak, and there will be a stalemate. "If you have any difficulties, you may wish to speak up." "Difficulties?" Puppy asked blankly. Hu Xueyan saw that he looked a bit obsessed with money, so as if juggling, he picked up a corner of the quilt, shook it up, and the quilt flew out, just covering the ingot again.As a result, the little dog's heart returned to his cavity. "I also know that your elder brother is running around outside and doing things 'under the threshold', so I will tell you straightforwardly." Hu Xueyan said, "I was entrusted by others. relationship, as long as I ask you for an answer, I will have an explanation."

It's as if the money has been put away, and it seems that the matter will be settled just waiting for a word from him.In such a situation, if I give up easily, I always feel that "I can't bear it", so I replied unscrupulously: "I will find a way." "That's it." Hu Xueyan continued his words, "We are all people in the middle. If we have something to say, we can tell the truth. If we have difficulties, we can discuss it. What is your brother? I want to ask for advice." "I can't decide what to do, so I can only try my best to say it. I don't dare to make a promise." The little dog said again, "If there is a difference in the number, how should I explain it? I want to ask Mr. Hu to tell me something. Good number."

When it was time to bargain, it could be said that the big thing had been decided. Hu Xueyan thought for a while and said, "I'm very busy in Suzhou, and I really don't have time to spare. This way, it's convenient for others and convenient for myself. If I don't waste my time, I'll spend a lot of time." It’s a pleasure to buy with money. Tomorrow morning, if I can make a written statement, I will post four big ingots myself.” "I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow morning." "Tomorrow at noon at the latest, if it doesn't happen at noon, this matter will be avoided. Someone wants to use a thousand taels of silver."

What does this mean?Puppy Zifang was suspicious, so Zhou Yiming said in response: "Zhang Shuban in the punishment room, I have an appointment for a drink at noon tomorrow." The combination of the two sentences means that the thousand taels of silver may be given to Zhang Shuban, and the money will be sent to the punishment room book office. Naturally, there will be a lawsuit. The little dog became more and more vigilant, so he nodded repeatedly: "Okay!" , OK. I will definitely bring the 'Original Owner' here at noon tomorrow, and I want to make a statement, and I am the middleman." "On our side, please ask Lao Zhou to be the middleman." Hu Xueyan took the one hundred taels of silver and put it in front of Xiao Gouzi, "You take this one first." Xiao Gouzi was overjoyed, but he still had to be polite, "There is no such rule!" "Rules are made by people. My rules have always been like this. You take your one hundred taels of silver first, and you can run errands with strength." Hu Xueyan also presented a brand-new bundle of silk cloth as a gift, wrapped the silver with his own hands, and handed it over.The little dog did the math and found that this matter was done successfully. Among the 1,200 taels of silver, there was money from the middleman in the open, and a kickback of 28 taels in the dark. Caixiang was also thanks to Zhou Yiming, so he thanked Hu Xueyan, waved and said, "Brother Zhou, please accompany me out." Zhou Yiming went out with him, and when he came back, he was holding two "Zhongding" in his hand, and said with a smile: "This guy still has a conscience. He said that drinking water and thinking about the source is the way from me. I want to send 20 Give me the two pieces of silver, and I’m happy to take it and return it to the original owner.” Then, he placed the two pieces of silver in front of Hu Xueyan. "Joke, he gave it to you, what does it have to do with me? You accept it! Tomorrow, we will 'write paper', we will follow the rules of buying and selling real estate, 'three wins lose two', the middleman's money is five per cent, you are 'opening from the north to the south' , and thirty taels of silver, which is the benefit you deserve." Zhou Yiming also received fifty taels of silver for nothing, and was so happy that he also regarded Hu Xueyan as a god and respected him so much that he volunteered to pick up Sister Aqiao. "Not busy, not busy, let her stay at Pan's house for two days." Hu Xueyan said, "I have two things to discuss with you." The first of these two things was that he was about to vent his anger in Yongxingsheng this morning, and asked Zhou Zhouming what trick he had? "You can't be more thoughtful than Mr. Hu." Zhou Yiming replied, "You always come up with a way, and I will run the errands." "There is a way, I'm afraid the method is too hot. Let me tell you a story about the bank first—" The capital's ticket numbers, the four largest, all have the word "Heng" on their signboards, commonly known as "Four Heng".The big business bullies customers, and also bullies colleagues. There is a sudden rise of a bank, the name "Yiyuan", which specializes in issuing money tickets. Because the business is accommodating, the credit is good, and the business is booming.Moreover, the distribution of money tickets is only for dealing with the small people in the market. This word of mouth has been established and spread to ten and ten, and it spreads quickly in the market. When Si Siheng saw this situation, his peers were jealous of each other, so he tried to attack Yiyuan, so he secretly collected the notes issued by Yiyuan and cashed them, and at the same time released rumors that Yiyuan was about to go bankrupt. There was a wave of runs.Unexpectedly, for three days in a row, Yiyuan redeemed the bills at sight without waiting. On the fourth day, the weather was calm, and Yiyuan's reputation became more and more famous. Seeing this situation, the four constants naturally wanted to inquire about its strength. After inquiring, they realized that they had met a formidable opponent. Yiyuan had four million real money. , never issue blank tickets, so you will not be embarrassed. As soon as this story was told, Zhou Yiming understood, "Master Hu," he asked, "You also want to collect the 'Yiyuan' ticket, to 'rectify' it?" "That's right! But I'm afraid it's like 'Four Great Hengs' and 'Yiyuan'." Hu Xueyan said, "You do the first grade of junior high school, and others do the second grade of junior high school. Isn’t my Fukang just asking for trouble?” "Yes. We must guard against this." Zhou Ming said, "Let me go and find out the strength of 'Yiyuan'. The strength is not strong, so why not 'take him into the army', otherwise, we have to think of another way. " "That's what I mean. You go to inquire about it. Fortunately, this matter is not busy. I will talk about another one." The other thing is to give Pan Shuya a gift, one is to repay his friendship as Aqiao's sister temporarily, and the other is that Hu Xueyan thinks that such a person can be a friend and wants to repay him. If it is just to repay the debt of favor, this gift is easy to give. Anyway, if you spend dozens of taels of silver to buy four-color gifts, your affection will be achieved.But if we want to talk about repayment, we must make Pan Shuya attach great importance to this gift, even seeing his family is rich, no matter how expensive the gift is, he doesn't necessarily take it seriously.Or the native products of Hangzhou, which are rare and expensive, but it also leaves an impression that helpless people can't do it in Suzhou. Having said this, it was tantamount to posing another problem for Zhou Zhouming, "Gifts should always be given what people can't ask for." He said, "The Pan family is rich, but what is missing is face. Can you give him some face?" "That's a good statement!" Hu Xueyan applauded, "Let's use our brains and find some face to send him off." These two sentences were a great encouragement to Zhou Ming. He blinked his eyes, used his brains, and got something. "I have an idea. You can see if it works?" He said, "He Xuetai has had enough friendship with you." , ask him to come forward and give the Pan family a face." "The meaning of this idea is very good." Hu Xueyan nodded deeply, "However, I can't think of how to save face?" "It can be done like this. You always write a letter to He Xuetai. Whether you want to clarify the matter or not, please make up your own mind. If you don't want to elaborate, you can be vague. Just say, this trip is very helpful by someone from Chengpan. Ask He Xuetai to pay a visit to Pan on his behalf." Zhou Yiming said, "Second-rank senior, it's not quite a face-saving thing for the whole assistant to visit him?" "Excellent, excellent. This idea is so clever, so clever—Old Zhou, you don't even know where your cleverness is?" What kind of weird talk is this?Zhou Yiming was very confused, and naturally he couldn't praise him, he just looked at Hu Xueyan and rolled his eyes. Hu Xueyan didn't give any explanation, and before it was time to say anything, he had already decided to follow the prevailing customs in official circles, buy a concubine as a gift, and arranged for sister Aqiao to be He Guiqing's concubine.As a result, Aqiao's sister was a guest at Pan's house, and He Guiqing should also see her, so thanking Hu Xueyan on behalf of him was actually his own thanks.Zhou Yiming's idea, which implied this important meaning, seemed extraordinarily clever, but he didn't understand it himself. "It must be done like this." Hu Xueyan was very happy, but also quite regretful, "Old Zhou, you are very capable, but it's a pity that you can't help me." Zhou Ming's heart skipped a beat.He also felt that working with Hu Xueyan was not only crisp and happy, but also that he wanted to gain the upper hand in everything, which was very interesting. But when he went to Yangzhou to do Lijin, he was an official, and he had a good prospect. It seemed a pity to give up, so he had to express his apologies. : "Yes! If I have a chance, I really want to talk to Mr. Hu." "That's all for now." Hu Xueyan stood up happily, "I'm free today, I'm going to go shopping in the city. You go and find out what is true about Yongxingsheng, and we will still meet in Yuandachang at night." So Hu Xueyan went to Xuanmiao Temple, had tea and "listened to the big book", and waited for the bookstore to leave, and took a bus to Yuan Dachang, picked a good seat, and poured it by himself first, waiting for Zhou Yiming. After eating a catty of flower carvings, Zhou Ming came with a secretive smile on his face.Hu Xueyan smiled and said, "It looks like Yong Xingsheng is going to have a headache." "What a coincidence!" Zhou Ming said enthusiastically, "It just so happens that I have an acquaintance who works as a 'outlet' in Yongxingsheng, and invited me out for a bowl of tea, and the whole book is in my stomach." "Excellent, excellent! Drink first." Hu Xueyan personally poured a bowl of hot wine for him, "Talk while eating." "Yongxingsheng's store should be rectified, it's not in the right place—" Zhou Zhouming started from the origin of this bank.The boss, originally surnamed Chen, started his family frugally, and worked hard for half his life to create this foundation. He didn’t want the boss to fail to make it for a year, and died of typhoid fever. When he died, he was just in his early forties, leaving behind a wife and a son.Orphaned and widowed, they are easily bullied. One of them, also surnamed Chen, is extremely scheming and considerate to the boss's wife. "It's a tit for tat!" Zhou Yiming said with a big sip of wine, "Now, Boss Chen has a daughter who was hooked up by a guy in the store. She cooked raw rice and cooked rice, so she had to recruit her. This guy Nicknamed 'Sky Cannon', it's the guy who offended your old man." "No wonder you are so arrogant! It turns out that it is the identity of the 'Yellow Jacket'." Hu Xueyan asked, "Boss Chen is plotting against orphans and widows, and his son-in-law is showing his teeth and claws like this. His friends in the store must not accept it. What is wrong with this store? Are you driving well?" "That's right!" Zhou Ming put down his wine glass, hit the table and said, "Nothing really can escape your old eyes, it's not like this, my friend, why would 'Zhang Song offer a map' to vent his secrets?" According to what Zhou Yiming knew, Yongxingsheng was already in danger. The problem was that the surname Chen was too greedy and greedy for huge profits. The capital, the bills are reversed and there are more than 200,000.Because Yongxingsheng's staff were dissatisfied with the dead Boss Chen, they all wished that the living Boss Chen would collapse. Hu Xueyan is a person in this way. After listening to Zhou Ming's words, after a little calculation, he knew that it would not be difficult to bring down Yongxingsheng. The door must be closed.Judging by the personality of the person surnamed Chen, the support he received from his peers must be limited.And even if the colleagues talk about loyalty, after all, "rescuing the emergency is easy, but saving the poor is difficult". The situation of Yongxingsheng is not that the turnover is not working for a while, and the money is advanced and cannot be collected. No one is willing to do such a stupid thing. After thinking about it, what good would it do to bring down Yongxingsheng?There are no benefits, only disadvantages. The rumors spread that Hu Xueyan from Fukang, Hangzhou, was too aggressive. His colleagues in Suzhou aroused public outrage and joined forces to deal with it. Fukang was sold out at the dock in Suzhou. "Forget it!" Hu Xueyan said with a smile, "I don't like to beat a dog in the water, let him go!" "Master Hu," Zhou Ming was not convinced, "he must be taught a lesson, and Fukang also came to create a brand." Hu Xueyan thought for a while and said, "That's okay! Let me think about it." Let's not talk about this matter.Hu Xueyan relaxed his mind and drank. It was rare to have such a relaxing time, and he didn't feel too much. He was so drunk that he couldn't even remember how to get back to the Jinchang Inn. When I woke up the next day, I felt weak all over, so I didn't bother to go out, sat and rested in the inn, drinking tea alone, recalling everything the day before, and felt that Zhou Ming had a saying, which was quite meaningful, It is impossible to fight against Yongxingsheng, but it is a very wise idea to come to Suzhou to launch Fukang's brand.Because Suzhou is already the most important town in the two rivers, the public funds for military supplies, and the provincial co-payments are huge in and out. If Fukang wants to set up semicolons and show its talents like Hankou Rishengchang, Suzhou is a must. Hitting the wharf is nothing more than two methods. One is the veritable "beating" to convince people with strength. That is the method of the hooligan "Li Waner". He's great.However, he refused to do so. His unchanging tenet was a Hangzhou saying: "A man in a sedan chair carries a man." This tenet has brought him his status today, and he will naturally continue to uphold it in the future.In this way, only "convincing people with virtue" will hit the pier. It is really hateful to think of the face of "Sky Cannon", but you must not be vindictive in doing business. The springboard of this pier, what I want to think about now is, how to build this springboard? It seems that Boss Chen is not a friendly person.Hu Xueyan also sees people like this a lot. They are called half-diaozi in the Jianghu, and they are called "candles" in Shanghai. Submissive post. With this in mind, Hu Xueyan quickly drew up a plan.He can think of ways to influence the exchange of public funds between Zhejiang and Jiangsu. The first is the public expenses apportioned by the Maritime Bureau, the second is the military supplies for the Huzhou joint defense, and the payment directly from Huzhou to Jiangsu. These two parts are remitted to Jiangsu. All the money was collected from Yongxingsheng's banknotes, and they were handed over directly to the Jiangsu Feudal Secretary and Liangtai. Of course, the public funds were withdrawn in cash. When the time comes, Fukang will come forward to "support".At that time, Yongxingsheng will become the meat of Zushang, and it can be slaughtered in any way, either to maintain it, or to accept it.Of course, there are risks involved. Yongxingsheng is a mess, maintaining it is to save people from the well, and it may become impossible to take over.The whole plan, this point is the key to success or failure.Hu Xueyan spent a lot of thinking and deliberation. The only way to do this is the safest way, that is, to act according to circumstances, and manage it if he can. If he can't control it, anyway, the Jiangsu government will come forward to withdraw the money, and he has nothing to do with it. However, it is safe to do so, and it may be fruitless, or it may harm others and benefit oneself, and it will ruin Yongxingsheng in vain.Thinking about it now, I feel that it is not yet time to make a decision. If this matter is really going to be done, we have to go further to find out the bottom line of Yongxingsheng, what is the profit and loss, and how many other properties does Boss Chen have? How much is "talking bad debts"?Only by understanding these situations can we make a decision.Therefore, when Zhou Zhouming arrived, he asked, "How much does your friend in Yongxingsheng know about the details of their store?" "Then it's impossible to tell. However, it's easy to ask. Most of Yongxingsheng's employees are at odds with Boss Chen and that 'Sky Cannon'. As long as they know the details, they will definitely tell." "Okay, you entrust your friend to find out." Hu Xueyan said, "It must be kept secret." "I know, but it's not a matter of three or two days. I'm afraid you can't wait." "Not busy, not busy!" Hu Xueyan said, "You should find out, just write to me." "Yes!" Zhou Yiming paused for a while and said, "I've finished the business of Mr. Hu, and I'm going to Yangzhou to see the situation first. If it's not interesting, I'll come to Shanghai to join you." "I also want you to come to my place. If Yangzhou is really boring, I welcome you. However, you don't have to force it." Hu Xueyan still returned to Yong Xingsheng's words, "What's the name of your friend?" "His surname is Zheng, and his name is Zheng Pinsan." "How are you?" "Quite honest and quite capable." "This is rare! The honest ones are often useless, and the capable ones are mostly cunning." Hu Xueyan thought to himself, "Since this is such a person, can you bring him to meet?" "Of course! Of course! He also knows you are old." "How would he know?" "I told him. But he has also heard that the owner of Fukang, Hangzhou is named Hu." Zhou Ming asked, "When is it convenient for Mr. Hu? I'll bring him here." "You're leaving tomorrow, so you should bring him tonight."