He was unconscious after drinking, and the situation was obviously very serious. Otherwise, he would not have sent someone to Shunde overnight to urge him to go back. There was not a single person at home, and his elder brother Yi Zhishu had been at home. Thinking of this, Yi Zhizu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The old man was probably in danger this time.

Seeing Yi Zhizuo silent, Lin Daan quickly explained the situation he knew in detail. Yi Zhizuo won the prize of the fourth rank, but he didn't take it seriously, but the Thirteen ranks were filled with joy. Although the court had a donation system, as long as there was money, he could donate officials, but at most he could only donate to the fourth rank.

Although the Thirteenth League is a semi-official and semi-official businessman, the official ranks of all businessmen are generally not high, most of which are fifth and sixth ranks, and the general merchant is the fourth rank. The only exception is Wu Bingjian, who is a third rank of blue top. Everyone knows that it is because the Wu family donated too much silver that they received this honor.

Yi Zhizhu was young and did not donate a big son to the court, so he received a fourth-rank bonus, and he was just a reward of his own words today. What does this mean? The merchants were very clear in their hearts. After hearing the news, they immediately set up a banquet to congratulate him.

Yi Yunchang was both happy and excited. He couldn't help but drink a few more drinks at the banquet. He was unconscious shortly after returning home. He originally thought it was drunk, but later he found that the situation was wrong, so he urgently asked the doctor. Lin Daan didn't know much about the specific condition.

After listening to Lin Da'an's words, Yi Zhizu pondered for a moment and ordered: "Go and call Jie Xiuyuan, He Shutai, and Wang Chaoyi. In addition, let's inform Wu Changqing and prepare for it. We will go back to Xiguan this morning."

"Yes, young master." Li Wang and Lin Daan quickly bowed and responded.

As soon as the two went out, the servant who had been waiting outside with tea and breakfast quickly walked in quickly. Yi Zhizu had no intention of eating breakfast. After drinking a cup of tea, he thought about the aftermath in Shunde.

Yuanqi invested tens of millions in the Shunde raw silk market, and may continue to invest more. The raw silk dominance can be said to be just starting out now. He was really worried about leaving Shunde at this critical moment, but he knew very well that it was impossible not to rush back to Xiguan.

This is an era when filial piety governs the world. When an official dies his parents, he will resign from his post, let alone business. No matter how big the business is, he must let go. Loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of his life. If he bears a reputation of unfiliality, he will not have to mess around.

Jie Xiuyuan lived in the backyard of the branch, so he was the fastest to come. He didn't know what happened. After entering the door and greeting, he looked solemn and had no smile on his face. He realized something was abnormal and immediately tentatively said, "What are the instructions of the shopkeeper?"

"My father is critically ill, and I will hurry back to Xiguan immediately." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice.

At this critical moment, you are willing to go back to Xiguan? Jie Xiuyuan couldn't help but be stunned. Although Shunde is not far from Xiguan, it is now the peak period for raw silk to go on the market. There are many ships coming and going on the waterway. It takes at least one day and one night to go back and forth. Who can tell the changes in the raw silk market? If something happens... it's beyond the reach. Yuan Qi invested tens of millions of taels of silver in Shunde.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yi Zhizu knew that he was under great pressure and immediately pretended to be relaxed: "Why, are you timid?"

"It's indeed a bit timid." Jie Xiuyuan said frankly: "If the raw silk domination is just starting, it will involve tens of millions of taels of silver. Moreover, the success or failure of this matter is related to the integration of Shunde's money market, and the impact on opening a machine silk reel factory is also huge. It can be said that it is directly related to whether Yuanqi's expansion plan can proceed smoothly. This burden is too heavy, how can we not be timid?"

After hearing what he said, Yi Zhizu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Jie Xiu Element is bold, dared to think and do, and especially liked to take risks. What he was most worried about was that Jie Xiu Yuan refused to give up easily in order to pursue the greatest profit. Now that the other party can consider the overall situation, it is a good thing.

However, he didn't want the other party to be timid and pondered for a moment, and then he spoke: "The confidence in our raw silk dominance is that Shunde has collected more than 10 million taels of silver. As long as you are not greedy, there is no possibility of a collapse. What you need to worry about is not a collapse, but the price of raw silk rises too fast and rises too high. Once this happens, the situation will lose control, the market will be chaotic, and the price of raw silk will rise and fall greatly.

Although this situation is conducive to making money from it, it is also conducive to foreign silk merchants making money from it. We and foreign silk merchants have made money away, and we have to deal with the mess left behind. In addition, we can no longer cause local silk merchants to lose their vitality, which is not conducive to popularizing machine silk reeling factories in Shunde next and next year.

Because we need some Shunde silk merchants to cooperate with Yuanqi to open machine wire reel factories. With these examples, we can quickly promote and popularize machine wire reel factories in other counties."

Jie Xiuyuan didn't expect that Yi Zhizu had so many considerations behind the Raw Wire Domination. What he didn't expect was that Yi Zhizu was worried about was not the collapse, but the price of raw silk rose too high and too fast! But if you think about it carefully, it was really that way. It was difficult for foreign silk merchants to suppress the price of raw silk, but it was easy to raise the price of raw silk. If you first raise it and then suppress it, the other party would have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

After thinking for a while, he smiled and said with a smile: "It's still the big shopkeeper who can see it thoroughly. The other party wants to mess up the water and prevent them from getting what they want. We bought nearly four million raw silk at a low price, and we have plenty of funds at hand. If they raise it, we will sell it. If they sell it, we will eat a lot..."

"Not bad." Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "But, please don't put us in the raw silk market. If you buy and sell it later, two or three cents will be a hurdle." After a pause, he continued, "This is actually to prevent problems before it happens. Although the amount of silver flowing in the market is huge, it is a mess after all, and it is hard to do anything..."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Changqing, He Shutai, and Wang Chaoyi came together. After seeing the ceremony, Yi Zhizu said straight: "My father is critically ill, I have to rush back to Xiguan immediately. It is still unknown when I can go back. The matter of silk production in Shunde will be presided over by Jie Xiuyuan. I hope you can help me."

"Don't worry, Manager Yi Da." He Shutai hesitated for a moment and bowed quickly and said, "We must do our best to assist Manager Jie."

"Then please everyone." Yi Zhizu said and bowed.

Jie Xiuyuan and the other two quickly replied, saying, "Don't worry, the shopkeeper will be at ease. In the lower class, there will be no heavy trust from the shopkeeper. The matters in Shunde, no matter how big or small, will be reported every day."

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly and reminded him: "Keep paying attention to the flow of the bulk silver in Shunde."
Chapter completed!