At the pier in the south of Suiyuan City, the emperor and civil and military officials who had finished patroling boarded the ship here. The fleet entered the Yellow River and headed south and returned to Guanzhong. Therefore, the pier was crowded and crowded, which was very lively.

Many people stopped and watched the emperor, wanting to see the emperor's majesty, of course, because the distance was too far, in fact, there was nothing but a large number of flags.

Among the crowds of onlookers, several people squeezed out and walked towards the city.

First, a burly man walked forward quickly. Seeing him walking so anxiously, he was a little puzzled: "Master, why are you so anxious?"

Liu Wuzhou, who was known as the "Original Master", waved his hand and continued to walk forward without looking back, saying, "Hurry up and go back to Shuozhou immediately!"

"Go back to Shuozhou? Didn't you say you would stay for a few more days before going back?"

"No, go back quickly, otherwise it's too late!"

Liu Wuzhou walked faster and faster, and jogged all the way back, and his followers ran along and headed straight to his residence in Suiyuan.

When he arrived at the diary, the shopkeeper saw the owner coming hurriedly and rushed forward, but heard Liu Wuzhou say, "Prepare the meal immediately, and then prepare the horse. After the meal is finished, I want to go back to Shuozhou."

This move was beyond the expectations of the shopkeeper: "Ah, boss, this..."

"I'm very good at making a move, please let me do it!"

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Seeing the follower follow, Liu Wuzhou directly ordered: "Pack up his luggage immediately, and return to Shuozhou after dinner!"

"Yes, the owner..."

Seeing that the boss was so anxious, everyone did not dare to ask too much and did things separately. Liu Wuzhou seized the time to explain some things to the shopkeeper.

In recent years, with the prosperity of the middle reaches of the Yellow River shipping, the imperial court has developed the Hetao area on a large scale, and more and more merchants have gone to Suiyuan, Fengzhou to do border trade, and Shuozhou merchant Liu Wuzhou is one of them.

Liu Wuzhou was from Hebei and had a wealthy family. He was skilled in martial arts since childhood. He was skilled in archery and horses. Because he often made friends with heroes, he flew eagles and dogs all day long. He was thought by his brother that he would inevitably harm his family in the future and was very disliked.

Liu Wuzhou could not bear the nagging, so he ran away in anger, settled in Shuozhou, and continued to make friends with heroes.

With the rise of border trade, Liu Wuzhou brought up a team to do border trade, and changed from "Master Liu Zhuang" to "Master Liu Dong" and had a residence in Suiyuan City.

Of course, Liu Wuzhou had an idea and was unwilling to be a rich man for the rest of his life, so he wanted to become an official, but he had no choice but to do so because his family didn't like him, so he could only find a way out.

If you want to join the government, you can join the army and make military achievements by fighting battles. Liu Wuzhou is willing to fight for fame and fortune with his life, but he cannot catch up one after another: whether it is Liaodong, Liaoxi, or the official army sweeping the grasslands, he has failed to join the army for various reasons.

He was unwilling to be the owner of a manor in Liaodong, so he planned to find a powerful man as a backer. However, to make friends with powerful man, he had to pave the way, so he had to save money by doing business. This is what Liu Wuzhou had been doing.

During this period, the emperor came to Hetao by patrol. The imperial guards were at the place where the powerful and powerful gathered. So Liu Wuzhou rushed to Suiyuan to try his luck to see if he could get a family of powerful and powerful people and make a hawk for others.

As a result, the hawk was not done, so he asked him to find out something.

Great news.

The imperial court planned to imitate the story of the Nanbeiyang Trading Company and establish a trading company specializing in grassland trade affairs.

Its "general number" is likely to be set in Suiyuan, Fengzhou, and one of its "business scope" is lending.

Unlike the mainland, lending interest can be increased "appropriately".

This news was amazing, which made Liu Wuzhou realize that the opportunity had come: the court wanted to operate the grassland in a combination of officials and business. If he seized the opportunity, climbing up would not be a dream.

The profits of border trade are of course good, but it is even more profitable to lend money to usury. Liu Wuzhou is a sensible person. He can probably guess that the court's move has other profound meanings. It is obvious that he wants to use a soft knife to cut people (Turkish).

As long as a businessman or a soldier performs well, the boss will definitely be attracted by the superiors. Not only will his business be better and better, but he will also have the opportunity to make connections and be appreciated by the powerful.

For example, Liu Wuzhou heard from friends from all over the world that the shopkeepers who can become bigger in the trading company have powerful and powerful backers behind them. Even if they didn’t have one at the beginning, the powerful and powerful will come to the door to discuss “cooperation” in the future.

This kind of cooperation is better than simply being a hawk and dog, and has a good "development prospect": either you are a big shopkeeper in a trading company and have a good status, or you are a businessman and become an official, relying on the support of the powerful and powerful to climb upward.

Such a good thing that is both public and private, but now that the news is coming out, why isn’t it good news?

Liu Wuzhou found out about this news from different channels, which was very accurate, and it has not yet been announced to the public. However, according to the speed of the spread of the news, it will soon become a secret that is not a secret.

A sumptuous banquet was about to begin. Liu Wuzhou knew how much he had. He didn't want to eat meat when he got into the table. At least he had the opportunity to enter the venue, stood by and drank soup, and became familiar with the powerful and wealthy merchants.

Therefore, before most people reacted, he would quickly return to Shuozhou to make arrangements, and strive to become the first batch of "cooperatives" after the establishment of this trading company to seize the initiative.

......

"Wooah, wooah!!"

"Don't run! Don't run in the aisle!"

"Wooah, wooah!!"

"Hey! Silang, don't stick your head out, you will fall down!"

"Hahahahaha, brother, come and catch me!"

Cheerful laughter echoed in the cabin aisle. Li Yuan, who was sitting in the cabin, heard the sons outside playing, and felt a split headache: These little guys are so good at making trouble!

The whistle sounded, and the scenery outside the porthole moved slowly. Li Yuan knew that the steamship was beginning to sail, and he heard his son outside making noise, and he felt extremely helpless.

Dalang Li Jiancheng seems to be unable to suppress the three little devils. If the wife was there, she would not have been like this.

Li Yuan's mother Dugu is now lying in bed, so Dou, as a daughter-in-law, stayed in Chang'an to serve his aunt (mother-in-law) and did not follow Li Yuan. Along the way, Li Erlang, Li Sanlang, and Li Silang were out of control of his mother, and were very crazy.

Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng were very troubled by this. They were so quarrels that they were about to explode. Now Li Yuan only hopes that the steamship will go faster and return to Chang'an as soon as possible and stop as soon as possible.

Suddenly the laughter outside disappeared, and then the voice sounded. After a while, the servant reported outside that "Tang Yuanwailang" came to visit.

Tang Yuanwailang refers to Tang Jian, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Tang Jian and Li Yuan were good friends. This time he was also on the tour of the northern tour. On the way back, he happened to be on a steamship with Li Yuan. When Li Yuan learned that his friend was visiting, he quickly invited someone in.

When old friends met, they didn't need to say too much polite words. After Tang Jian said something, he asked in a low voice: "Brother Li, have you heard of it?"

"What did you hear?" Li Yuan asked back.

“The trading company thing.”

"Isn't this not public yet? It can't be spread everywhere," Li Yuan reminded.

Tang Jian smiled when he heard this: "Hey, this has spread. Besides, isn't it a matter of time sooner or later?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the scenery outside and sighed: "As soon as this good news spreads, I'm afraid it's not going to be a stir. The emperor really has a way to be good at breeding goods... and it's indeed worthy of being famous."

"Hey hey, don't talk nonsense about the emperor. It's not good to get used to it."

Li Yuan has always been cautious in his actions, and Tang Jian waved his hand with a smile: "Okay, there are only you and me here, so you can't be separated by the wall."

After drinking a cup of tea, Tang Jian said, "Oh, I'm so tight. I saw a good opportunity right in front of me. I want to invest but I don't have the capital. I wonder if Brother Li can help me? The interest is easy to say!"

It turned out that he was borrowing money. Li Yuan thought that Tang Jian had something big to discuss, but the money he wanted to borrow must not be a small amount. He was willing to borrow it. The mansion had a lot of money, and the problem accounts were all under the control of the wife, so it was a bit tricky.

If I agree now but can't do it later, wouldn't it be...

However, if you can't do it, won't it make people say I'm afraid?

It was related to the man's face, Li Yuan gritted his teeth and replied: "Well, I didn't bring any silver notes when I traveled now."

When Tang Jian knew the situation at his friend's home, he couldn't help but become stingy: "It's not now... Hey, Brother Li, can you still have to go back to the house to read the account book?"

"Where! Where..." Li Yuan felt guilty, but still swears: "There is no problem with this matter!"
Chapter completed!