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Chapter 413 Warring States Forbes Ranking

Chen Xu walked out of the room and saw a guard in the mansion standing at the door with sweat on his forehead.

"What's the matter?"

"Report to the Marquis, a caravan came from Nanyang. The leader called the Fan Winery. Manager Chen asked me to inform you to go back to the house!"

Chen Xu instantly understood that what he had just said to Huangfu Que should be because Fan Yong arranged for someone to bring wine, so he ordered the guards to go back first, then turn around and say goodbye to Ying Shiman.

"Princess, I have to go back first if I have something to do. You will be at the hotel to take care of your illness. I will come to see you tomorrow!"

"That's how!" Ying Shiman's face suddenly felt a little lonely, but she still politely helped the two palace maids to get off the kang Fuzhen, "Shiman sends Qinghe Hou!"

"No, no, the wind is strong outside the door, the princess stay!" Chen Xu bowed and hurried out, closed the door and let out a long breath, then strode out of the hotel, and took the car back home under the escort of a group of guards.

Sure enough, when he returned home, he saw more than ten carriages parked in the yard. In addition to the driver and the escort help guards, there was also a young man of twenty-six or seven years old and a beautiful woman of about twenty years old.

Seeing Chen Xu coming in after being escorted by a group of escorts with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted guards, everyone quickly stood up to greet him. After Chen Xu got off the car, the young man saluted respectfully and said, "Verseither pays homage to the Marquis!"

Chen Xu's feet became soft and almost fell to the ground.

This name is so weird.

Versace, why don’t you call the Bird of Announcement?

"Who gave you your name?" Chen Xu asked curiously after standing firmly to sort out his clothes.

The young man was obviously confused by Chen Xu's sudden question. He was stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses and bowed again, "Go back to the Marquis, this is the name given by the villain's grandfather."

"Your grandfather is Fan Yong Gong?"

"No, Sizhe's grandfather was named Fan Yue, and he was of the same generation as the head of the family Fan Yong." Fan Sizhe said respectfully.

"So that's it. It seems that your grandfather is also a well-read person. You have a good name!" Chen Xu praised.

"I dare not, thank you for the praise of the Marquis!" Versace bowed repeatedly, then pointed to the beautiful woman beside her and said, "Marty, this is Caiying, this is the clan girl!"

"Men's woman Fan Caiying pays homage to the Marquis!" The beautiful woman stepped forward with a generous look and saluted, and then looked at Chen Xu with her beautiful eyes.

This woman needs to be beautiful, to have a figure, and her voice is as crisp and pleasant as a spring. At the moment of such a beautiful woman, Chen Xu naturally couldn't help but look up and down at the beautiful woman, and she felt a little heart-pounding.

This woman is different from all the women I have seen before, with an extremely capable aura. Chen Xu seemed to see the smell of the domineering female president who has been in power for a long time in her future generations.

Versace and Fan Caiying came from afar. Although the clothes were neat, they could see that the gu was dusty and had a look of fatigue on their faces. So Chen Xu smiled and arranged: "I'll be tired all the way, so I'll arrange to wash, eat, drink and fill my hunger first. Let's talk about the rest later!"

"Thank you, Marquis!" Fan Sizhe breathed a sigh of relief. Before coming, the Fan family repeatedly reminded him that he was extremely cautious when he saw the Marquis, but now he saw this young Marquis who had already become famous, but found that he was not as arrogant and rude as he thought along the way, but was very friendly and approachable.

The next thing was naturally busy. Under the arrangement of Chen Ping and the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, dozens of guards, helpers and coachmen who came with the car were arranged to rest and have dinner, and Versace and Fan Caiying were also taken to the guest room to wash and eat.

Half an hour later, Chen Ping brought Fan Sizhe and Fan Caiying into Chen Xu's room.

After the two saluted again, they sat down. After the maid presented the hot tea, Chen Xu smiled and said, "You Fan did a good job this time. The emperor issued the emperor's list of emperors is the fastest and the best. I will ask for you Fan in front of the emperor!"

Versace stood up and bowed excitedly and said, "It's all up to the Marquis' cultivation. Only then can I get great benefits in the creation of new pawn equipment. When I came, the head of the family said that I would definitely come to Xianyang to visit the Marquis and offer them generous gifts!"

Chen Xu waved his hand and said, "There is no need for a big gift. After you go back, please tell Mr. Fan not to slacken. In addition to the ten thousand sets of equipment, you must step up the preparation system. If nothing unexpected happens, your Majesty will purchase a large number of items again. This is a good opportunity to make money and also a good opportunity for your merchants to improve their reputation. As long as you do well, I will not be stingy with the praise in front of the emperor. Maybe you Fan can also have an official at that time!"

"Really, thank you so much!" Versace's face turned red with excitement.

"Sit down and tell me, how did Mr. Fan arrange this time? Last time I wrote to him and asked him to arrange personnel to open a money house in Xianyang? How about preparing for it? Can it be started quickly?" Chen Xu said after taking a sip of tea.

Versace was still excited after sitting down: "Mr. Marquis, this time Sizhe came to Xianyang, one was to send the wine and vinegar that the Marquis wanted, and the other was to open a money house. The head of the family began to arrange the matter last year, but due to the numerous affairs of the construction of smelting and forging workshops, it was delayed for two months. Now the construction of equipment has been sorted out. The head of the family prepared a total of 10 million yuan of funds from five money houses such as Wancheng, Luoyang, and Daliang, and arranged people to transport them one after another. This time we brought a total of 3 million yuan of gold and copper coins. All preparations and operations of the Xianyang money house will be led by Caiying, a sister of the clan…”

After hearing Versace finish his arrangement this time, Chen Xu turned his attention to the woman.

Fan Caiying was born in the current direct lineage of the Fan family in Nanyang. He was twenty years old and was previously responsible for running a money house in Daliang, Weidu.

In the Qin Dynasty, although the status of women was below the Qin Dynasty, it was very different from later generations. Women from farmers' families also farmed and weaved cloths, and women from merchants also participated in the business. It was not like the constraints of various ethics after the prosperity of Confucianism in later generations. They could not show up without going out of the door. On the contrary, they had to do more work than men. Even when recruiting corvee labor, if there were not enough men, they would also recruit healthy women to transport food and grass. When fighting, in addition to recruiting prisoners and slaves, if there were not enough staff, they would also recruit healthy women to transport food and grass. Therefore, women were also an important part of the national construction and war in this era.

In addition, there was a very famous businesswoman in the Qin Dynasty, a widow named Qing, a native of Bajun. Her husband's family was a local businessman. After her husband's death, she took charge of the family and further developed the family into one of the seven richest people in the Warring States Period. The widow Qing also became the only woman on the Forbes rankings in the Warring States Period. Therefore, Qin Shihuang also specially met with the widow Qing and respected her very much. After the widow Qing died, he specially built a Huaiqing platform to commemorate her contributions and achievements.

However, the widow Qing has passed away for several years.

After Chen Xu came to Xianyang, he also heard some folk versions of the love story that this woman and the emperor had to tell. However, in Chen Xu's opinion, it was nonsense, because there were many beauties in Qin Shihuang's harem, and Qin Dada didn't seem to be very interested in women. The reason why he promoted Widow Qing so much was because Widow Qing specialized in smelting mercury. Secondly, Qin Shihuang originally wanted to live forever and needed lead and mercury to make alchemy, and his tomb also needed a lot of mercury. The most important thing was to treat her as a banner for the woman Joan of Arc, and encourage women to abide by the morality of women, not to be lustful or messy, so as to encourage and regulate women's behavior, and also express his disgust for his mother's lewd harem.

There was a widow Qing in the business world before, and women could also show up in the Qin Dynasty, so it was actually not uncommon for women like Fan Caiying to participate in business.

However, Xianyang is the capital of the Great Qin Dynasty, with merchants gathering in a population of one million. It can be said that it is the most important place for the prosperity of China's money houses in the future. Those who win the capital will win the world. But why did Fan Yong arrange a woman who is only twenty years old to take charge of the business? And he is still a big beauty.

Chen Xu felt a little weird.

The three of them chatted for a while. Chen Xu asked some questions about the business world in Nanyang and wrote a memorial, stamped it with his own seal and handed it to Versace.

"Get my handwritten warrant, and after you find the place to open a money house, you will go to the Neishi Mansion and ask the officials to cooperate to quickly assign the property contract!"

"Thank you, Marquis. With this warrant for Marquis, it will be much easier to prepare for the money house!" Versace took the note with excitement.

"Haha, no need, actually I am still the major shareholder of the money house, and I am half the host. These should be my duty. Opening a money house must be as soon as possible. However, Xianyang is not like Wancheng and Daliang. There are many kings, princes, princes, and ministers, and there are many people talking. You must be careful when doing things. If you encounter something that cannot be solved, come to the Marquis' Mansion to find me. If I am not here, look for Manager Chen. Recently, you can temporarily stay in Qinghe Hotel, where food and accommodation are convenient..."

After giving the order, Chen Ping asked the two of them to send them out, and Chen Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As the capital of the Qin Dynasty, Xianyang must be the top priority of the Chinese money house. However, as a place where the officials and nobles are all over the ground and there are many rich people. In addition, under the emperor's nose, a merchant would never dare to come to Xianyang even if he had a mountain of money. If he did not have a solid backer, it would be better not to trek into muddy waters. If he was not careful, he would have no bones left.

Therefore, Fan Yong and Chen Xu discussed several times, but they did not come to Xianyang to open a money house.

But now Chen Xu's status is no longer different from the past. As long as he reports his name in Xianyang, many things can be handled smoothly. If even he can't do things well, it is probably impossible for all the civil and military officials of the court to do it well.

As long as the Chinese money house is opened, the money will be easy to deal with in the future. And the most important thing is that this matter can allow the emperor and the civil and military officials of the court to see the benefits, and also provide important weight for him to implement monetary reform in the future.
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