The most unlucky crossing in history

After a brief greeting with Que Jiangcai, Zhong Qiyun saw that the governor of Hangzhou seemed to have something to discuss with Xie Wenyuan, so he went to the courtyard where the Hu family held a banquet first.

The Hu family is worthy of being the number one wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. The mansion is huge and there are many courtyards. Zhong Qiyun followed the servant who led the way along the water bank for nearly a quarter of an hour before arriving at the garden where the banquet was held.

At this time, round tables had been set up in the garden, it was still early, and idle guests were sparsely sitting everywhere. Zhong Qiyun randomly found a table and sat down, and the servants who greeted him brought him tea.

I wanted to think about my own business, but I overheard two people at the round table next door talking about why the development of Taizhou and Kuozhou has been so different in recent years.

Those two people should not be considered very old, but Zhong Qiyun listened quietly for a while, but he knew that the two of them were quite familiar with the development of Taizhou and Kuozhou.

I only heard the slightly older man say: "What is the difference between Kuozhou and Taizhou ten years ago? Why is there such a big difference ten years later? I have thought about it for a long time, and I have seen some ways. Often our state capital They all start with the market first, and then build the road. We all think that when the market rises and more people walk, it is necessary to build roads. However, there is a big weakness in developing the market in this way. It often waits until it is time to build. When the road was expanding the market, the naturally formed road on both sides was already crowded by street vendors, and there was no way to expand it. Then Kuozhou took this old road, but how did the new governor of Taizhou do it? When he took office, he opened the way first, the road is open, and with the official road, there will be people coming and going, and if there are more people coming and going, the market will naturally rise."

"According to Brother Xunyang, compared with the city of Kuozhou, the suburbs of Taizhou are more suitable for silk throwing?"

"That's what it means. According to the current situation in Taizhou, if the first official road and the second official road are opened like this, and the north and south are so connected, then there is a lot to do in the westward direction."

When the two of them said this, they suddenly heard a burst of laughter from behind.

The person who said that Taizhou can be voted for, thought that someone was making fun of him for his estimation of the market just now, he was slightly annoyed, he turned his head and looked back, he saw a young man from the outside, although he was dressed simply, he couldn't tell his identity.Thinking that all the people who can come to Hu's house are either rich or noble, although this person's heart was full of anger, he still smiled all over his face, "This brother seems to disagree with what I just said, I don't know if you agree What is the opinion of the people in Taizhou?"

Zhong Qiyun shook his head when he heard the words. He laughed just now, but it was just a sudden

Realizing that people in ancient times did not have a high awareness of speculating in land and real estate. Although this person had anticipated the development trend, he only thought about putting shops there and making profits in the future, and he didn't think about starting to invest from this land, so he didn't think about it. Cautiously laughed out loud.

Now being caught straight, seeing that the two of them are not very old, Zhong Qiyun cupped his hands and apologized to the two of them after thinking about it: "Brothers, I overheard the conversation between the two of you just now, it's really unfair. No, but just now I didn’t laugh at what Xiongtai said was wrong, but I felt it was right and I was convinced, so I laughed, "

Having said this, Zhong Qiyun saw that the expressions of the two men softened slightly, he squinted his eyes and smiled, and said again: "But..."

"But why?"

Zhong Qiyun raised his hand and gently scratched his temples, and said hesitantly: "However, after hearing what the two brothers said, I thought of one thing, but because I haven't been in business for long, I don't know if this method of making money is right or not. No, is it possible..."

The two exchanged a look, and the person called Xun Yang raised his eyebrows and said: "If this young master doesn't dislike us, let's talk about it and discuss it together."

Zhong Qiyun smiled even brighter: "Then I will talk about my superficial knowledge."

When Zhong Qiyun said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Just now I heard from two brothers that Taizhou is now planning to build official roads and expand the city area, so I thought that if I invest in a silk shop now, why don't I take advantage of it at this time? If the money allows, no matter if it is a reed marsh or a paddy field or a mountain forest, buy it as much as possible while the land price is cheap. Once the Taizhou official road opens there, there will be more people and the market will rise. Maybe it is about ten taels of silver per mu now. The land price also rises accordingly, if you want to open a shop at that time, you can open a shop, and the remaining land can be resold to make money after the land price rises, wouldn't it be better to sit at home and make a fortune at that time?"

As soon as Zhong Qiyun said this, as expected, the two of them were startled and looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, but after a while, their eyes widened and they looked at Zhong Qiyun with a smile.

"Ahem, what this brother said is indeed a solution, but now the Taizhou government is quite strict in the management of buying and selling land, it should not be so easy to buy."

Seeing this, Zhong Qiyun narrowed his eyes again, and the smile on his face seemed really pure and kind.

He shook his head, and said with a little regret, "That would be a pity."

It's just that he couldn't see that what this person said was adulterated?

However, he did not intend to go to Taizhou to buy land for speculation. Although Taizhou is close to the sea, the east is the coast, and expanding the city to the west here is not helpful for him who is going to the sea.However, because of these two

The conversation between people reminded me of Yuhuan County in Taizhou, which is a prominent peninsula off the coast of Yuhuan County. It may not be useful to Lu Shang, but it is different for Zhong Qiyun.

Nowadays, there are quite a few ports on the riverside in Daqingchao, but because the court despises shipping, there is no decent seaport. If he wants to develop shipping in the future, he will definitely need a seaport. If shipping becomes large, even a small port will be too. No way.

Yuhuan County is not taken seriously in Daqing, but looking around, this place is north of several big prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, and south of it is Quanzhou, Jianzhou, and Guangzhou. It is really a good transit point..... .

If he bought the county's Linhai first...

Zhong Qiyun's mind became active, and he suddenly remembered that the largest seaport in modern China, the city at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is still a small fishing village and county seat under Suzhou Prefecture...

If you can take that piece of land...

Going west, you can follow the Yangtze River to the inland, let alone go south, north, east...

Zhong Qiyun took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. Some things have to be done slowly, there is no rush.

Seeing this, the older man lightly patted Zhong Qiyun on the shoulder, and said, "Hey, it's a pity, it's a pity that Taizhou is developing now, and investing in shops there is the same..."

The man thought for a while and said, "My surname is Wen, my name is Xunyang, and I'm from Jingzhou."

"Shen Yan, from Luzhou."

Xun Yang said again: "I see that my brother should be young, but I don't know what to call him?"

"I'm Zhong Qiyun, from Quanzhou, and I'm twenty-two this year."

"Oh, then I happen to be six years older than you, but Brother Shen Wen is one year younger than you."

Zhong Qiyun smiled, "Then I will call you Brother Xunyang together with Brother Shen."

"Hahaha, naturally, naturally."

The three of them were talking and laughing, each with their own thoughts. After chatting a little about Taizhou, they chatted about the August Emperor Fengzheng's invitation of the five families to Beijing for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. It was very lively.

In the courtyard not far away, Hu Yan looked at the three people talking and laughing happily, and shook his head slightly.

The housekeeper next to him smiled and said, "Which family is that Zhong Qiyun? I remember that in the letter sent the month before last, there was no family with the surname Zhong..."

"No matter which family, if you can come into my Hu's house today, you will be a guest." Hu Yanzhang said.

The old housekeeper has been with Hu Yanzhang for many years, so he naturally understands what Hu Yanzhang means: "Master is right, but then again, hey, why is Mr. Zhong so stupid? He has a way of making money in his heart, so how can he say so without hesitation?" Did you come out? Now I've been tricked by Mr. Wen again."

just a few people

Hu Yanzhang, who was sitting in the courtyard covered by the gauze curtain, listened to every word.

Hu Yanzhang's dark eyes were slightly bright, and he looked at Zhong Qiyun again.

In fact, doing business is simple, but it is not simple. In the business field, if you want to achieve great things, you must learn the word "willing".

This person seems to be confused, but he is not confused at all. His mind is transparent, optimistic and flexible. He wanted to make friends with Wen and Shen, so he gave up a "prescription" that seemed to benefit a lot, and became a Confused people, let the two let go of their guard, not only will they not be persecuted and targeted, but also make the two families want to make friends.This is the way to hide the huge benefits.

Although Wen Xunyang has some abilities, he is the most narrow-minded and holds deep grudges, but this young man uses this method to call Wen Xunyang brothers and sisters.

Hu Yanzhang smiled and said, "I haven't met him before, how do you know he is stupid?"

The old butler was taken aback when he heard the sound, and said hesitantly, "Master, what do you mean..."

"This Zhong Qiyun is quite interesting."

When Hu Yanzhang said this, the servants over there hurried to him and preached: "Master, Master Zhang and Young Master Zhang from Luzhou have arrived."

Hu Yanzhang frowned slightly upon hearing this, "Where is it now?"

"Er Cheng has brought Master Zhang and the others to the front hall."

"I'll go and have a look."

After Hu Yanzhang left, it didn't take long for the three people chatting over there to hear the servants in the mansion mention that Mr. Zhang from Luzhou had come, and they were discussing in a low voice.

Zhong Qiyun didn't know the twists and turns, so he asked aloud: "The Zhang family in Luzhou is talking about the Zhang family, one of the five great merchants in the Great Late Dynasty?"

"Yes."

Zhong Qiyun nodded: "Then why do these servants mention the Zhang family's appearance like this, and seem to think that the Zhang family should not come here."

Zhong Qiyun knows a little about the Zhang family in Luzhou. The ancestors of the Zhang family were born as scholars like He Minqing. Relying on Luzhou's unique advantages in wood landscape and wood, they started papermaking, ink, and home building materials businesses. Zhang Sixue, the head of the family, is also a man of profound knowledge. Although he has not obtained any fame, everyone says that he has the talent to understand the yuan. Moreover, Zhang Sixue has donated money to build the academy all the year round. He is a famous Confucian businessman in this dynasty.

"Brother Zhong doesn't know something," Shen Fan replied, "The Hu and Zhang families have been at odds for generations and never communicated."

"Oh?" Zhong Qiyun asked suspiciously, "And why?"

"this......"

"Fire, fire! The front porch is on fire!"

Before Shen Wen finished speaking, he was loudly called out by the servants of the Hu family.

The call for help was interrupted.

Zhong Qiyun heard the sound and looked towards the front yard, and sure enough, he saw a puff of thick smoke rising in the distance.

forecourt?Zhong Qiyun was taken aback, was it the place Xie Wenyuan and Que Jiang were going to just now?