"I have seen the official of the Wu Da!"

"I have met the official of the Wu Dazhong!"

When he saw Wu Haogu coming out of the Later Tang Dynasty, the old man Chai and Grandma Ximen who were drinking tea were standing up and saluted respectfully.

Wu Haogu is now a dignified deputy envoy from the seventh-rank East Shanghe Sect, the manager of Jiehe Shipbuilding Company and the mayor of Jiehe Shangshi City. This identity is nothing in the circle of powerful people in Kaifeng Prefecture, but for the two "gangsters" Chai Old Man Wai and Ximen Grandma, they are definitely superior.

Moreover, what Ximen female hero wants to seek now is Wu Haogu's concubine rather than his wife. Even if she becomes a mother-in-law, Ximen's mother-in-law is not considered Wu Haogu's elder. If she cannot find her concubine's identity, Ximen Qing can only "buy it and become a concubine", which is Wu Haogu's property...

Wu Haogu was polite and quickly bowed and said, "Two old men, don't be too polite, Qing'er...is it okay now?"

Mr. Chai nodded heavily: "Fortunately, okay... I came with this Grandma Ximen, just to discuss with the officials of Wuhan University."

Wu Haogu quickly invited the two old men to sit down, and then ordered the female envoys in the house to serve refreshments, and then said, "In addition to his status, I know that a concubine's title is indeed a loss to Qing'er... But in addition to his status, I will treat her like a wife. In the future, she will not have to serve her wife in Kaifeng Prefecture. She will follow me to live in Jiehe Commercial City, and can also help me with some commercial affairs."

Wu Haogu had already thought about Ximen Qing's future treatment. She could not meet Pan Qiaolian all day long in Kaifeng Prefecture, and had to take her to "Light Tower City" to be a wife with "big two ends" - the so-called "big two ends" was only found in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, which means that capitalists or bureaucrats had wives in their hometowns and also bought a wife in a big city where they were doing business or officials, and treated them as their official wife.

However, Wu Haogu took Ximen Qing to the "Lighthouse City" not entirely to avoid Pan Qiaolian, but to use Ximen Qing's ability and connections to manage the market. His appointment as a concubine of Ximen Qing was half a personal emotional need, and half actually he was attracted by the Ximen family's position in the shopping mall and the world.

Although Wu Haogu himself is a big businessman, there are many nobles in the circle of communication, both officials and businessmen. However, these people, including Wu Haogu himself, are actually "bureaucratic capitalists". They are easy to make money, have a big hand, and are used to using power to seize commercial benefits, but their actual business management capabilities are not strong and there are not many powerful means.

They opened gold, silver, silk and silk shops, real estate in Kaifeng Prefecture, and selling shops in Kaifeng Prefecture. However, it is not possible to do maritime trade, build a commercial city out of thin air, and do large-scale handicrafts.

To do maritime trade, you must raise hundreds or thousands of thugs, otherwise you will be robbed when you go to sea!

To build a city quickly and not to use the imperial labor service to mobilize the people, there must be slave labor - including contract slaves and slaves! That is really a way to use the working people as animals. It is not a slave who is so favored and enjoys happiness like Jin Ping'er. Can you control it without a thug supervisor?

Large-scale handicraft industry also requires supervisory workers. Unless there is a high gross profit like Christie's' album business, large-scale handicraft workshops must be based on the blood and tears of the working people - sweatshops have not completely disappeared by the 21st century. In the 11th century and the 12th century, the development of capitalism can avoid sweatshops.

Of course, the working people will not have a happy life if they do not work in the sweatshop and stay in the countryside to rent landlords’ wealth...

To manage the maritime trade thugs, contract slaves and slaves, and supervisors of sweatshops, it is not possible to rely on officials and businessmen like Wu Haogu and Pan Xiao'an. They have to rely on the "Jianghu businessman" who is a sarcastic and hard-working "Jianghu businessman" of the Ximen family.

Although Ximen Female Hero is obedient when meeting a Wuda official, she can do whatever she wants. But if she changes to those foremen who oppress the working people of Song and Liao, sailors fighting and killing at sea, and robbers who are domineering in power, then she will know how powerful she is immediately.

The heroine Ximen is very fierce!

The reason why she was willing to serve Wu Haogu was not only emotionally, but also regarded Wu Haogu as the step for the rise of the Ximen family. In contrast to the position of various heroes in later martial arts novels, most of the heroes in reality dreamed of becoming hawks and dogs. Even if they could not be used by the court, becoming a powerful hawks is a good way out.

In many cases, only by becoming a powerful hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk or a hawk

Therefore, the "Water Margin" that dreams of reunion all day long is a realistic martial arts, and the martial arts of all kinds of masters who ignore the imperial power and beat dog officials from time to time are all nonsense.

There is no court or powerful behind it. No matter how fierce the female hero Ximen is, she is just a female bully, and she cannot become a big fuss...

Therefore, Wu Haogu, who became friends with His Highness Duan and easily obtained the position of ambassador, was regarded by Ximen Qing as a step forward that could make the Ximen family a hawk in the court. Although Wu Haogu is not the head of the general sect now, he has the potential to become the head of the general sect again!

Wu Haogu was only twenty-one years old and was an ambassador, and it was not far from being the chief governor of the "Little General" (that is, his official is the governor of a certain place). In the future, as long as King Duan becomes the emperor, he will take a little care of it.

Besides, Ximen Qing can't reach the head of the sect now! So even if Wu Haogu felt a little wronged, she was willing to do so.

The "dependence relationship" that the Ximen family and the Wu family are forming is very common throughout the Song Dynasty. Each of the business generals in Kaifeng Prefecture has a family of families who act as lackeys and dogs. If there were no such disciples and retainers, who would do dirty and tiring work? Can a person like Pan still personally issue loans and collect accounts? It is impossible!

Therefore, if Wu Haogu wants to make a situation in Lighthouse City, he must turn the Ximen family into a vassal or agent, contractor, etc. of the Wu family.

Many businesses that need to be developed with "fists" must be managed by families like the Ximen family that do dirty work.

The future Lighthouse City is undoubtedly a free city with a concentration of various sins, blood, tears and dreams. It is necessary to have fierce hawks and dogs to rule it... Perhaps in decades or hundreds of years, agents like the Ximen family will overthrow the Wu family and the Pan family and become the real masters of the Free City!

But now, people like Wu Haogu are the masters.

"...Master, my Qing'er just wants to be a concubine and is a concubine, and even if she asks her to serve the eldest wife, she is the duty. I wonder if she can agree to this small request?"

The old matchmaker of the Ximen family must have inquired about Wu Haogu’s current status from Hua Manshan (he is a family friend of the Ximen family), so he was very low and did not mention the recommendation. If Wu Haogu was not sent to him, the matchmaker of the Ximen family would naturally have to negotiate the price of the recommendation.

But now, Wu Haogu has an instructor to manage the business of the Maritime Warehouse Company, and there are many sesame and green bean officials under the Maritime Warehouse Company! Wu Haogu naturally has many places to recommend. If the Ximen family is not recommended, who else can he recommend? Although the Wu family also has many relatives, they are all scholars of Yimen. What can he do?

So Ximen matchmaker was not worried that the Ximen family would not have any official positions, so she focused the negotiations on Ximen Qing's identity.

Wu Haogu just pondered, and Old Master Chai couldn't bear it and asked, "Master, is this... very difficult?"

Wu Haogu's face was unstable, and he said for a while: "I'm going to hide it from you. Actually, I want to win a better position for Qing'er. However, the decision to be a concubine is not in my hands... Whether the Pan family can agree is the key. I will naturally strive for it with all my might, but there may be some things I can't do."

The reason why the mother is a concubine is that the mother is married to the husband's family as a "spare part" for the wife. When the wife cannot give birth to a son, if the mother has a son, she will be a legitimate son. When the wife dies, the mother can become a wife.

These are all traditions passed down from the era of strict family traditions!

However, the Pan family is actually easy to deal with, and it is nothing more than exchanging interests with Pan Xiao'an... Wu Haogu has prepared a trump card, so he will not have to worry about not being able to impress Pan Xiao'an, but Pan Qiaolian may not listen to her brother.

Once this girl gets into trouble, it will cause a headache.

"If you can't do it," Ximen's grandmother frowned, "then you can only buy it and be a concubine... The price of this concubine is easy to say, but Qing'er's face is questioned."

"Faced..." Wu Haogu asked, "Where does this start?"

Grandma Ximen said: "There are procedures for buying and becoming a concubine. You have to protect it, prepare a turtle book, enter into a contract, and negotiate the price of a concubine... If this matter is done in Kaifeng Mansion, I am afraid that Qing'er will not be able to bear it."

In fact, buying a concubine means selling Ximen Qing as an object to Wu Haogu... In addition, there is another solution, which is to hire a concubine and enter into an employment contract, which is a concubine with a lifetime and reward.

However, Ximen Qing had to follow Wu Haogu wholeheartedly for the rest of his life, so it was impossible to hire a concubine.

In addition, there is also the "gift to be a concubine". However, this model is generally used for concubines at the family level, which is a bit cheaper than buying to be a concubine.

"Not in Kaifeng Prefecture? Where should I handle it?" Wu Haogu asked.

"In Yanggu County." said Ximen Grandma, "I'm sure I'm not sure about it. I'm the old man from Yanggu County."
Chapter completed!