Yi Zhizu came to Shanghai to take up his family naturally. Although he was not old, he had never been able to leave. He came to Shanghai before and brought two concubines - Bai Xue, Ling Xuan, two personal maids - Chunmei and Xia He, and also had a tail that he could not get rid of - Jin Ying.

I heard that there was a beautiful woman at the back door, and her tone seemed to be the boss's favor. The bored women who were already bored in the backyard were both unexpected and alert, and immediately rushed over. Jin Ying first rushed to the back door, glanced at the little sister Yan who was lowered her eyebrows and bowed her head, and then looked at the maids with two bags behind her. Seeing that they were dressed, they were all from wealthy families, and immediately asked casually: "What's your name? How could you know my young master?"

Sister Yan looked up at her and saw that she was dressed in maid costume. She thought to herself that this girl was so unruly. What should you ask, a maid? She immediately turned her body slightly and ignored it.

Jin Ying was not upset when she was ignored by the other party. When the other party glanced up, she could see clearly that she was indeed as beautiful as a flower, not inferior to her senior sister Bai Zhi. She was taller, at least half a head taller than her. She couldn't help but think to herself that this cheap junior brother had just come to Shanghai for a few days and had sex with such a beautiful little lady. It can be seen that his nature has not changed, but why did he ignore Senior Sister Bai?

Jin Ying walked slowly closer, looked at the maid's bag, and smiled and said, "Look at this, I can't have asked our young master to elope, right?"

After hearing this, Yan Xiaomei looked up at her and said with a cold face: "How could the shopkeeper have a maid like you, so arrogant? Is there no one in charge in this backyard?"

"Tsk tsk, you're scolding someone before you even entered the door?" Jin Ying said with a smile and said, "I heard that you are from Guangzhou. Could it be that you came after you from Guangzhou?"

"Your Madam Ying, don't be arrogant." As he spoke, Bai Xue and Ling Xuan walked slowly over with a group of girls. When he saw Yan Xiaomei's master and servant, Bai Xue roughly guessed the clues and waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, there's nothing to see." Then he said to Jin Ying: "Your Madam Ying, go buy some rouge for me and ask the best in Jiangnan." As he said that, he turned around and signaled the maid behind him to give the money.

Jin Ying was the most fun. Although she knew she wanted to help her, she was more attractive to go out and play. She immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Bai, I will definitely buy the best one for you."

The maids who were waiting dispersed, and Bai Xue looked at Yan Xiaomei and said, "Who is the big shopkeeper in my sister's mouth?"

Yan Xiaomei looked up at Bai Xue, then looked at Ling Xuan, thinking that she had married two concubines. She felt very wronged and hesitated for a while, and said, "Shopkeeper Yi Da, Yi Quest."

Bai Xue nodded and said, "Sister, follow me."

After waiting for Xiaomei Yan to the main room and serving tea and snacks, Bai Xuexiao left the maid and said gently: "I heard that my sister has a Guangzhou accent, why is she in Shanghai?"

Yan Xiaomei didn't want to reveal her identity, so she immediately avoided answering and asked back: "Sister said softly, but how could she get to know the shopkeeper?"

Seeing her like this, Bai Xue glanced at Ling Xuan and said with a smile: "Sister sat for a while and was already there to invite the master." As he said that, he got up and left the room, Ling Xuan followed him out. As soon as he arrived at the yard, she couldn't wait to ask: "What's the situation?"

Bai Xue shook her head and said, "Looking at this, we are afraid we will have one more sister."

"Sooner or later." Ling Xuan said disrespectfully: "It's not uncommon for a ten or eight-bedroom apartment like a master." As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up and saw Yi Zhizu stepping into the yard quickly. She stuck out her tongue and quickly walked forward.

Seeing the two girls in the yard, Yi Zhizu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When Bai Xue was waiting for him, Ling Xuan came up to him and said with a smile: "Didn't you make a misunderstanding?"

"How can I be so confused about it?" Bai Xue smiled and said, "The person is in the hall."

Seeing Yi Zhizu strode in, Yan Xiaomei was both excited and aggrieved. She stood up but couldn't say a word. Yi Zhizu walked over slowly and gently held her in her arms. After a while, she asked softly: "Did you sneak out from your fifth brother?"

"Yeah." Yan Xiaomei buried her head in his arms and whispered: "Fifth brother doesn't seem to be willing."

"If I were your fifth brother, I wouldn't want to do it either." Yi Zhizu said: "It's not that there is no way. Which brother is willing to watch his sister become a concubine?"

"The third brother is different."

"The world is as black as crows."

"Then I am happy."

Yi Zhizu let go of her and said seriously: "You think it through. I have two concubines now and two girls with all my wife. In the future, I will marry a wife and take concubines. There will be no fewer girls with all my wife."

Yan Xiaomei nodded and said, "As long as I can see my third brother every day, I will be satisfied."

Yi Zhizu said: "Then let's take care of this backyard for my third brother."

It is usually the responsibility of a wife and a wife to take care of the backyard. Yan Xiaomei is now starting to manage the backyard. Even if Yi Jing is content to marry a wife, her status will not be low. Seeing him taking care of him, Yan Xiaomei felt sweet and said a little hesitantly: "I have never taken care of her, I'm afraid it's."

"If you don't have experience, learn slowly." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Where is Fifth Brother, don't worry, I'll treat him to dinner tonight."

Yan Shikuan rushed to the Taotai Yamen when it was dark. Yi Zhizu met him in the study. He smelled his alcohol, and frowned and told the servant to make another pot of hot tea. As soon as the servant left, Yan Shikuan asked anxiously: "Is the eldest shopkeeper here?"

Yi Zhizu nodded, then sniffed a cigar, lit one by himself, and then said slowly: "I'll let her take care of the backyard, let's do it first."

Yan Shikuan naturally understood what it means to take care of the backyard, but he didn't say anything for a long time. After a long time, he said in a muffled voice: "How can I explain to you, the old man?"

Yi Zhizu said: "Let's talk about it when you go back to Guangzhou."

Yan Shikuan nodded and said, "It's better to hide it from it first, it's better to hide the identity of my younger sister first."

"My sister has taken this into consideration, don't worry." Yi Zhizu said and changed his mind, "What's the situation when it opens today?"

"Unexpectedly," Yan Shikuan said: "All more than 30 corporations in Shanghai came to congratulate you. Today I opened an account of more than 620 per day. It can be said that Yuanqi Branch has gained a foothold in Shanghai. What we should consider now is how to unify Shanghai's money industry."

"I went to the Qianye Office in the morning." Yi Zhizu said: "There should be no problem. I will go to Jiangning tomorrow. They may send someone to discuss with you. Shanghai is the bridgehead for Yuanqi to expand Liangjiang. It is necessary to set a good example. The investment in shares follows the example of Guangdong. In addition, in terms of valuation, you might as well treat it more preferentially and unify Shanghai Qianye as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Yan Shikuan couldn't help but smile: "I said that today's opening, the Qianye Office did not make any noise. It turned out that the shopkeeper came to the door to lobby himself, okay, everything should be followed by the orders of the shopkeeper." As he said, he said with concern: "When will the shopkeeper come back?"

"This is hard to say." Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly and blew the ashes. He then said in a relaxed tone: "However, I will try to come back as soon as I, a new official, cannot be lost as soon as I took office."

Yan Shikuan smiled and said, Yi Zhizu, the new Shanghai Road, has not taken office for a long time. If there is no one after taking office for a long time, it is really unreasonable. After pondering for a moment, he said: "The unification of Shanghai's money industry is progressing smoothly. Should Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture be speeding up preparations in full swing?"

"No hurry." Yi Zhizu said: "Look at the reactions of Liangjiang and the court. During this period, it is mainly to consolidate Shanghai. Liangjiang is not as good as Guangdong. In Liangjiang, we are in a guest position. We cannot seek fastness. We must first seek stability and take solid steps step by step."

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "The Liangjiang River is far more prosperous than Guangdong. The Lianghuai salt merchants, which are as famous as our Guangdong merchants, and Jiangxi copper merchants are all in Liangjiang. In addition, Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, Dongting merchants, Jiangyou merchants, Shandong merchants, Fujian merchants, Ningbo merchants, and Longyou merchants are all gathered in Liangjiang.

The water in the two rivers is not as deep as that of Guangdong. Even with the strong support of Linbutang, we must be cautious and walk on thin ice. At present, when Yuanqi’s funds are at its weakest, we must avoid being greedy for more and seeking speed.”

Yan Shikuan was shocked when he heard this. He was paying attention to Lianghuai salt merchants and Ningbo merchants in Shanghai, but he didn't know that there were so many merchants gathering in Liangjiang. After a while, he said worriedly: "Yuan Qi is the weakest now. Is it time for us to march into Liangjiang?"

"I also want to wait. I only have to wait for another seven or eight years. Yuanqi is enough to sweep across the Liangjiang business gang, but opportunities do not wait for anyone." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If we miss this opportunity now, we will lose countless opportunities. If you say it now, you don't understand it. In ten years, you may be able to see it."

Yan Shikuan's eyes widened with a round look and said in disbelief: "Can the shopkeeper see through what happened within ten years?"

"I can see through more than ten years?" Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "I dare not say it for five hundred years, but I can still be sure of it for two hundred years."

"Then do it for me quickly."

"roll--."

The two were joking, and Li Wang came in with a tea tray and said, "Report to the young master, Dong Ni Siyuan, deputy director of Qianye Office, asked for a meeting." He put down the tea tray and handed over a famous post.

"Please come in." Yi Zhizu said, lifting the teapot and pouring a cup of tea for Yan Shikuan. He also poured a cup of tea himself, took a sip, and then said, "Do you understand Ni Siyuan's situation?"

Yan Shikuan, deputy director of Qianye Office, didn't know where Yan Shikuan, opened his mouth and said, "Ni Siyuan, whose courtesy name is Jing'an, is from Songjiang Prefecture. The Ni family has a bit of fame in Songjiang Prefecture. The family runs a money house for three generations. The 'Ni Shenghe' money house is in Shanghai's county town and is a bit famous in Songjiang Prefecture. This person is the third child in the family. He has just passed the forty and is very popular in Qianxing in Shanghai. Oh, he also donated a magistrate." As he said that, he asked, "Do I want to avoid it?"

"What are you avoiding? He came to talk about the affairs of the Qianye Office." Yi Zhizu said: "You, Shopkeeper Yan, is the head of the Shanghai branch. Don't push everything to me. I don't have so much spare time. I will introduce it today and you will go to discuss it yourself in the future."

As the two were talking, Ni Siyuan had already walked in under the guidance of Li Wang, and saw the guests present. He was a little surprised. However, he quickly realized that the fat man should be Yan Shikuan, the shopkeeper of the Shanghai Branch, and immediately bowed and said, "I have met Lord Yi below."

Yi Zhizu stood up and bowed and said, "Brother Jing'an, you don't have to be polite." As he said, he pointed at Yan Shikuan, and said, "This is the shopkeeper Yan of Yuanqi Shanghai Branch." The two of them were waiting for him to greet him, and then he reached out and said, "Brother Jing'an, please sit down."

Ni Siyuan was worried that Yi Zhizuo would not come back in a short time after leaving Shanghai, and it was not good for him to come to the Daoya in the daytime. Therefore, he rushed over at night. Seeing Yan Shikuan was also there, he secretly felt fortunately glad that this trip was right. After sitting down, he said politely: "Sir Yi is busy with official business, so he is willing to come to visit him, which is very disturbing."

Yi Zhizu had no intention of going around with him and said directly: "I was just talking about Shanghai Qianxing with Manager Yan, and Brother Jing'an was here just now."

Seeing that he spoke directly, Ni Siyuan didn't go around in circles and said straight to the point: "I'm here to visit tonight, for the purpose of Shanghai Money Industry." As he said a little, he said straight in one's own: "The Shanghai Branch of Yuanqi has been listed and opened 32 branch cards at the same time. I'll ask you boldly, is Yuanqi's ambition to unify Shanghai Money Industry?"

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Of course, Yuanqi hopes to monopolize Shanghai's money industry. After all, monopolizing can make the biggest profit. Yuanqi welcomes all large and small money shops in Shanghai to merge into Shanghai branches, but doing business requires your love and will. Yuanqi will not use forced measures. In addition, Yuanqi advocates free competition and opposes all unfair competition."

Ni Siyuan heard this very high-sounding statement. Yuanqi Shanghai Branch did not join the Shanghai Qianye Office, did not participate in the joint transfer, did not abide by the rules set by the office, absorbed deposits with high interest rates, and did not even let go of small deposits. However, it was a low-interest loan. It was backed by strong capital and supported by the government, but it kept saying that it was free competition.

Is this free competition? The money shops of their Shanghai Qianye Office do not even have the opportunity to compete. Shanghai is the intersection of the two routes of Nanyang and Beiyang. Guangzhou and Shanghai can exchange exchanges. All merchants on the Nanyang route will choose Yuanqi without hesitation. Yuanqi also controls Jiang Customs. Any merchant who deals with Jiang Customs dare not choose Yuanqi? Moreover, they will no longer have the opportunity to get involved in all business dealing with the government.

Free competition? The resources mastered by both sides are completely different. If the local money houses in Shanghai really dare to compete freely, there is only one result, and they will close down!
Chapter completed!