[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

The ninth elder brother had a bright face with the emperor, and after leaving the palace, he turned around and went to discuss the matter with the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the ninth elder brother planned to send these in return gifts with the Russians, and also planned to make a long-term business.

Ninth elder brother thought of himself so much, fourth elder brother smiled and said: "Ninth younger brother has a heart, and it's too late for me to be grateful, how could he not be happy?"

Hearing this, Brother Nine also laughed and said: "It's not that the fat and water don't flow into other people's land, anyway, we have to make money, who is not earning it? And to be honest, the Russians also use the things sold by the shops of the fourth brother. Up. The quantity must keep up, and the workshop may have to expand.”

The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "I plan to find a place outside Beijing. The place is big, the workshop can be bigger, and the manpower can be more."

For a yard like the capital, even if you work hard, the number is still limited, so you have to add more people.

The back of the courtyard has been enclosed, and it is impossible to expand it further.

In addition, the land in the capital is expensive, so it is not suitable or cheap to buy a yard outside.

Brother Jiu thought deeply and said: "It's okay to go back and forth for a day or two. The distance is not too far, and it is convenient to travel. At the same price, you can buy a larger land."

When he heard it, he knew that the fourth elder brother knew it well, and the business of snow jade paste and pear paste candy was obviously able to be done with the Russians.

The fourth elder brother asked Su Peisheng to prepare a box of Xueyu cream and pear paste candy, and then asked the ninth elder brother to take it back: "If you want someone to buy it, you have to let someone try it first."

Brother Nine originally planned to take people to the shop for a walk, and then try again, and then he would buy it and send it to the Russian envoys.

The fourth elder brother clearly saw the plan of the ninth elder brother, so he directly sent a box for him to take back.

The ninth elder brother was not polite to the fourth elder brother, and happily accepted it.

He looked outside, and suddenly whispered to the fourth elder brother: "Because the Russian envoy came over, I asked the students from the Russian school to chat with the handyman from the church for a while."

These handymen helped the church clean up and did rough work, and their lives were average, with barely enough food and clothing.

I heard that they are all poor people who can't survive in Russia, and they can at least survive with a bite of food if they follow them.

Brother Nine wanted to inquire about the news, but he couldn't get anything out of asking the missionaries, because they were very tight-lipped, but these handymen were different.

Their backgrounds are not high, as long as they give some money and some food, they are willing to talk about anything.

Of course, these people don't know much. Brother Jiu didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the student below actually asked for some news and came here to tell him.

Brother Nine said: "This student is very clever. He found out that there is a salt mine near Qiaktu, but it is controlled by a big family named Stroh."

"This family has been there for 300 years, and they have always been very good at currying favor with the Russian royal family. A few years ago, they even sent a daughter to the tsar's side. The tsar liked it very much. They nodded and encircled a large piece of land in the upper reaches of the Kara River. The family."

The fourth elder brother understood the meaning of the ninth elder brother as soon as he heard it: "The ninth brother is planning to pay them back with other things. Can this deal be successful?"

Brother Jiu said with a smile: "I heard from the handyman that the family was okay a few years ago, but the old man died, and the son is a prodigal. He likes our porcelain the most."

If they exchanged porcelain for salt, the other party would definitely agree.

The fourth elder brother pondered: "It is indeed feasible. If you can exchange more, it will be very cost-effective. It's just that it is not easy to transport the porcelain over there. It breaks more and consumes a lot of money."

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "The consumption is high, so the price can go up. I plan to tell Huang Ama to let the kiln produce a few more fancy sets. I will take it back and try to change it to see how much salt I can exchange." .”

The other party was guarding such a big salt mine, and he felt sorry for himself if he didn't come over after knowing it.

The fourth elder brother felt that this could be done, and the ninth elder brother told the emperor when he turned around.

The emperor was a little surprised. He didn't expect Brother Jiu to even find out this news.

The Russians don’t think highly of these handymen, they don’t pay attention to people, and they don’t guard against these handymen when they talk or do things. They don’t know that these little people are the most important. Here are a few sets."

The emperor nodded, and Brother Jiu went to the porcelain kiln to have a look.

The best ones are naturally sent to the palace, and Brother Nine doesn’t want the best ones either. The second or second-class ones are enough to amaze those in Russia.

He finally picked two sets, one with a blue-gold auspicious cloud pattern, and the other with a red-gold Fuwen pattern.

There is a whole set of dishes, cups, and kettles, without any flaws, and it is still very transparent in the sun, which proves that the porcelain is thin and transparent, and there is no impurity.

This appearance is enough to fool people, and the porcelain kiln thought that Brother Jiu was much more expensive, but who knew that there were only two sets, and it was not the best, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.

If Brother Nine opens his mouth to ask for the best, they won't be able to produce it.

Brother Jiu brought two sets of porcelain back, and asked people to wrap them tightly, put many layers of straw on them, and then sent them to Tulishen in the border town. He also wrote another letter with an explanation, and Tulishen naturally understood what to do.

Because the porcelain was so expensive, it took a long time to walk slowly, and the exchange market was almost open, so Tu Lishen didn't receive it.

After reading the letter, he understood Brother Jiu's meaning, and the deputy who followed him asked, "My lord, are you going to sell this set of porcelain in the mutual market?"

Otherwise, if the other party can't see it, how do you know they have something good in their hands?

Tu Lishen shook his head after collecting the letterhead and said, "Just putting it on sale like this is going to drop the price very much. You whispered something to the merchants in the mutual market in private, saying that we have a priceless piece of porcelain in our hands."

The deputy asked doubtfully: "Only say one thing, not two?"

Tuli deeply felt that the deputy's loyalty was loyalty, but his brain was not flexible enough, so he explained with a good temper: "Rare is the most precious thing. I said I have a rare treasure, and you would think it is rare, or do I actually have two rare treasures?" Rare?"

It was only then that the deputy suddenly realized, and then he found an opportunity to speak vaguely when the businessmen flattered him to buy him a drink.

When the merchants heard this, they naturally wanted to get this rare treasure, and kept asking for more money, but Tu Lishen repeatedly refused, saying that this rare treasure was not for sale.

Since it will be disclosed, if it is not sold, it is just that the money is not enough.

The merchants' crazy price increase still failed to impress Tulishen, until a gorgeous carriage stopped in front of Tulishen's house, and a gorgeously dressed but proud butler appeared in his mansion, Tulishen understood that it was done!

Sure enough, the Strow family knew from the merchant that there was a set of peerless porcelain here, and immediately sent a housekeeper over.

The butler's attitude was polite, but his eyes were full of arrogance.

The deputy's face was full of displeasure, but Tu Lishen was very polite, and only asked someone to carefully lift out a set of blue and gold porcelain.

When the butler saw it, he couldn't look away.

He has been with the owner for many years, and he has seen many good porcelains, but this is the first time he has seen such a good one: "Sir, can you offer me a price?"

This clearly shows that no matter how much Tu Lishen pays, the housekeeper will be able to eat it, and it is completely in his pocket.

Tuli shook his head deeply and said: "This is a family heirloom of my friend. If there were not some accidents in the clan, it would not have been sent to me. It is too vulgar to only measure it in gold and silver."

The butler frowned, only to think that Tuli wanted the lion to open his mouth wide.

It's just porcelain, why don't you want gold and silver, do you want any treasures in exchange?

"It's really difficult for me to do this, my lord."

The housekeeper pretended that if you don't want to sell it, then I won't buy it, and Tu Lishen didn't persuade him any more, but asked him to take a closer look: "Come and see the color, this thickness is the best in ten thousand. This Porcelain is placed every day, and it is also pleasing to look at.”

Taking a closer look, the housekeeper couldn't move his eyes even more. He just thought that his master would like it, so he reluctantly said: "My master likes collecting porcelain very much. I don't know how you plan to part with it?"

Tu Lishen smiled and said: "It depends on whether the master of the housekeeper is sincere and willing to give something in exchange. To be honest, I have no shortage of gold and silver, and now I have the final say in Qiaktu."

So in terms of power and money, he lacks neither.

The housekeeper proposed to exchange beauties, ten if one is not enough, anyway, there are plenty of beauties.

Tu Lishen still shook his head and said, "I only like our little ladies, the Russian ones are too much for me."

This can’t be done, that can’t be done, the butler was impatient, so he saw Tu Lishen made a gesture, and said in a low voice: “I heard that your master has the largest salt mine in Russia, and there are five hundred miles of land around, Chulia. Are they all your master's?"

The butler said proudly: "Yes, my master is the patriarch of the Strow family. The Strow family is a big family with a history of hundreds of years, and the surrounding area is all the family land of the Strow family."

Tuli said with deep admiration: "The Strow family is the largest family in Russia. It's really amazing. This set of exquisite porcelain is worthy of the patriarch of the Strow family. It's my side who made it at will. I'm afraid it's not easy to explain."

He was embarrassed for a while and hesitated: "It's not easy for me to manage such a big Nancheng, especially recently, the merchants almost fought over the little salt. You should also know that merchants can't sell salt, and they don't bring much salt. It’s almost enough to eat all the way here. The city doesn’t sell this, only the government has a little. If there are too many caravans, it won’t be enough.”

"There is also a lot of salt in the government. I have distributed a lot, and now I am very tight."

The housekeeper immediately understood Tu Lishen's meaning. It was because the government didn't have enough salt, and the Qing government didn't want to sell it. They were also worried that the merchants would sell salt, so they could bring less, which was not enough to eat.

"I have to go back and ask the master about this."

Tu Lishen smiled and said: "It should be, you should take this set of porcelain back first, no matter whether this can be done or not, it won't let you go for nothing anyway. And the Strow family will never renege on their debts no matter what. Yes, I still believe that."

This is very good, and it is specially emphasized that the Stroll family, it is impossible for the housekeeper to renege on their debts.

The housekeeper took the porcelain back carefully, and then reported that Tulishen wanted salt.

The patriarch of Stroh looked at this set of exquisite porcelain and couldn't put it down, and he didn't care about Turieshen's request. In his opinion, the little salt was not as good as this set of porcelain: "Then give it to him, just don't purify it. It’s over, just send the salt stone over there.”

Since it was sent as a gift, he was not so kind and processed it before sending it over.

Moreover, the unprocessed ones are not so conspicuous, so they are perfect for Tu Lishen.

The housekeeper personally brought dozens of carts of salt stones over, and Tuli said with deep gratitude: "It's still your family head who is thoughtful, I was worried about how to explain if so much salt was sent over, only salt Stone is fine."

Originally, the housekeeper was worried that Tulishen would be unhappy after receiving the salt stone and would make various demands, and he had prepared a lot of words, but now that he is fine, Tulishen is so good, he can go back and return to his life.

Tu Lishen also specially sent a set of porcelain teacups to the housekeeper. Although it is not as exquisite as the previous set, and there are only two pieces of utensils, it is very exquisite.

The butler liked it very much, and his attitude towards Tu Lishen improved a lot when he held it in his hand.

Tu Lishen immediately said in a cryptic manner: "Please also ask the housekeeper to say a few words in front of your family head, my family is really short of salt."

This was straightforward enough that the housekeeper understood immediately.

Where is the lack of salt in the government, it is clear that Tu Lishen wants to secretly sell private salt!

The housekeeper raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that adults would also want to make a living in this business. It's easy to talk about."

He thought he was taking advantage of Tulishen's weakness. Once the news of selling private salt was publicized, Tulishen would not want to live anymore, and he would naturally be obedient.

However, Tu Lishen was so sincere that he revealed this little secret, and the housekeeper was willing to say a few good words for the sake of receiving the porcelain.

Tu Lishen smiled and said: "Don't worry, butler, if there is no one in your friend's house, there will always be the same exquisite porcelain as before in other people's house."

The implication is that if the housekeeper is willing to help, Turishen will be willing to collect the best porcelain for the patriarch of Strow!

The butler was satisfied now, with only such a set of top-quality porcelain, how could the head of the family be satisfied?

And he can send one set, and another set, and his position in front of the patriarch will be much more stable, and no one can replace it anymore.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the cooperation was reached.

In the future, the butler will help Tulishen to send more salt stones, and Tulishen will help the butler find better top-quality porcelain. Both sides will benefit, and naturally everyone is happy!

Brother Jiu didn't expect Tu Lishen to be so capable that he could actually handle this matter.

The quality of the salt stones sent is quite good, and the purified salt is not only abundant but also delicate, which is extremely high-quality salt.

Brother Jiu mentioned to the emperor before that it would be too eye-catching if it was sent directly into the capital, but it would not be at ease if it was sent too far away.

They simply picked Zhuangzi from the outskirts of Beijing to purify it. It looked like nothing outside the courtyard, but there were strict guards from the Imperial Forest Army inside, and no news could be leaked out.

The purified salt was sent to the palace, and the emperor was very satisfied after seeing it, thinking that this deal was really a bargain!

In addition, the Strow family owns the entire largest salt mine. It can be said that these salt rocks can be delivered in an endless stream, and only need to pay for a few sets of beautiful porcelain. Why not do it?

The emperor was very happy, and directly announced the promotion of the ninth elder brother, from Beizi to Baylor, and rewarded him with 5000 taels of silver.

Compared with other rewards, the emperor estimated that Brother Jiu would prefer yellow and white things.

Sure enough, Brother Jiu was very happy and happily accepted the reward. When he returned, the people from the Ministry of Industry had already come to prepare to change the gate.

After all, there is still a difference between Beizi and Baylor, and the specifications of the gates are also different.

The eighth elder brother heard that the ninth elder brother was named Baylor from Beizi, so he would be on an equal footing with himself. He was a little surprised at the speed at which this younger brother was promoted.

However, I heard that Brother Nine entertained the Russian envoys very well, especially when he gave them a big blow during the palace banquet, the high priest's face was really hard to describe, but he didn't dare to get mad on the spot.

This let out a bad breath, which made Eighth Brother feel happy.

It would be fine for Russia to surrender obediently, and if it wants to embarrass others with a beast, it should be beaten back severely.

The taste of those two dishes was excellent, and the eighth elder brother ate it very happily.

Now I heard that the ninth elder brother also got the salt stone from Russia, and I don't know how he got it, so the eighth elder brother was very surprised, and when he came to celebrate, he said: "Congratulations, the ninth brother, the job of the ninth brother is even better. gone."

Brother Nine smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I'm really embarrassed to say that. My younger brother is only good at making money. He is really good at business, but not necessarily others."

Isn't dealing with Russians just doing business?

He is good at this, so he can do it very well.

The ninth elder brother is also grateful to the fourth elder brother in his heart. If the fourth elder brother had not found this suitable job for him, he might not have been able to do so well, and he would have been praised and rewarded by the emperor, and he was even named Baylor from Beizi.

In the past, other people didn't say it on the surface, but they also said secretly that brother Jiu was like getting money, and that he had nothing but money in his eyes, which was different from other brothers.

But businessmen can also make money. Brother Nine is just like a businessman, so his status is a bit depreciated.

However, once the incident happened this time, coupled with the great praise of the emperor, who would dare to say that brother Jiu is good at business?

If brother Jiu was not good at this, would he still be able to gnaw off a piece of fat meat from Russia?

There is so much salt, and there is still an endless supply of salt mines, which can slightly lower the price of salt, which shows that the quantity is terrible.

The emperor has been very dissatisfied with the high price of salt, but there is no way to suppress it for a while.

The output of the salt mine is considerable, and it is in the hands of several big families. They are not willing to increase the output too quickly at all.

Firstly, if the quantity is to increase, manpower must be increased, which will increase expenditure.

Secondly, if the quantity increases, the price of salt will go down, so won't they earn less?

So it has been maintained in a price range, not too high to be unaffordable, but not so low that people suffer, it is still a huge profit.

Now it's all right, with the support of the salt mines in Russia and the continuous supply of salt stones, the price of salt will have to drop if it doesn't drop.

Although it was only lowered a little, it was enough for the salt merchants to take a step back and lower the price a little, which made the emperor feel very happy.

When he is in a good mood, he is naturally willing to praise Brother Nine, and this son has indeed done a good job!

Thinking of the faces of the Russian envoys at the palace banquet, the emperor couldn't help but put a smile on his face: "I used to know that Xiao Jiu had bad ideas and was very skinny, but I didn't expect that sometimes his brains are very clever."

Li Dequan smiled and said, "Ninth elder brother is the emperor's elder brother. People say that the tiger father has no dogs, so it should be so."

The emperor liked to hear this, he stroked his beard and smiled, "Xiao Jiu ran to the porcelain kiln to stare at it, and at the same time ran to pay attention to the purification of salt and stone, and also took care of the trading on the mutual market, so she was exhausted. "

"It just so happens that the fourth one has nothing to do recently, so let him take charge of the porcelain kiln. As for the purification of salt stone, let Xiao Shi take care of it."

The emperor thought that the fourth elder brother had two sons recently, and he ran home every day after the court. He heard that he went to the backyard to see his son several times a day. Although it was not the first child, he still looked like a new father who had just had a child. Let the fourth elder brother be too busy.

As for the tenth elder brother who has nothing to do every day, the ninth elder brother in the front is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground, and the twelfth elder brother in the back is also busy cleaning up the house of internal affairs every day. He is the king of the county who either eats or sleeps all day long. What does he look like!

The ten princes were sitting in the mansion, and suddenly an errand hit him on the head, and he was knocked dizzy.

He didn't expect that the emperor would think of himself, and he would still focus on such an important matter as the purification of salt stone.

Elder Brother Shi quickly packed himself up and rode a flattering horse to visit his house in the suburbs of Beijing.

The gate and the second gate were guarded by guards, and he felt a rush of heat when he stepped in.

Good guy, more than a dozen stoves are burning. The salt stones are smashed into pieces and thrown into clear water. First, they are boiled on high fire, then boiled and then turned to a slow fire. Scrape off the salt crystals, then put it into another new pot and continue to pour water and cook again.

There will be a little gray powder in the middle, and the ten princes only found out that it was limestone after asking.

Then cook for the second time, then the third and fourth time, until crystal clear white fine salt is precipitated.

Elder Brother Shi looked amazing, so the dusty salt rock can be turned into snow-like salt after processing.

He couldn't help but grabbed a handful in the palm of his hand, feeling that the salt was much more delicate than usual.

It’s just that it’s too troublesome to cook salt like this, and you have to cook it several times. Elder Brother Shi came here and has nothing to do. He watched these people add firewood to the fire every day, pour it out and continue to burn the fire. After repeated cooking several times, he got fine salt.

Simply ten elder brothers said during the break: "Whoever can think of a better filtering method will be rewarded!"

These people take their wages every day and cook salt repeatedly according to the rules, without using their brains at all.

Elder Brother Ten is just trying, just in case!

And he also told the guards that they can prepare whatever these people need, as long as it is not too expensive and not dangerous.

Elder Brother Shi actually didn't have much hope in his heart. He took this errand to go for a stroll after eating, wandered around the house, watched them keep cooking salt, stared blankly for a while, and then continued to stroll home on horseback.

Who would have thought that ten days later, as soon as brother ten arrived, a guard would come to report, saying that someone had come up with a filtering method and asked him to take a look.

Elder Brother Shi was quite surprised. He looked like a small boy in the past, not tall, with a dark complexion and rough hands. He seemed to be a person who had been working all the time.

He was very nervous when he saw Elder Brother Ten, he didn't know where to put his hands, and he bumped into the salute, obviously he was taught a few times by the guards temporarily, and he was very unfamiliar.

Elder Brother Shi didn't care about these vain rituals, and asked, "What kind of filtering method are you talking about? Just do it for me."

Seeing it with your own eyes is worse than saying it, so the other party nodded stiffly, and quickly found a dilapidated funnel.

He first took out a rag, tied one end of the funnel, then poured some fine sand into the funnel, then some black stones, and then coarse stones, and the whole thing was like a fool.

Brother Ten watched with relish and didn't say a word, and the other guards didn't dare to object and continued to stare at this man.

Soon Elder Brother Shi waved his hand to signal for others to bring the salt water, poured it into the funnel, and the salt water oozed out from under the rag.

The salt water that had just been poured in was cloudy, but it became much clearer when it came out through the rag.

As long as the clear water is boiled, white salt crystals will appear on the side of the pot. Compared with repeated boiling several times, this only needs to be done twice, which saves a lot of effort.

Brother Ten was extremely curious: "Come and tell me, what is that black stone in the middle?"

The man stammered and replied, "Brother said, this is crushed charcoal."

Elder Brother Ten picked up the black particles, which were really broken charcoal: "How did you think of using this?"

Seeing that Elder Brother Shi was not angry, the man stammered less nervously: "When I was a child, I passed by the river, and the water was muddy. It will be much clearer after passing this way."

So he wondered if salt water could do the same, but he didn't expect it to.

Elder Brother Shi laughed and said, "What's your name?"

The man quickly replied: "Brother, the younger one is called Shinan."

Elder Brother Shi nodded and said, "Shi Nan? You are fine, and this method is not bad."

He signaled the guards to follow Shinan's method and ask the others to do this simple filtration by themselves, and use all of them to speed up the speed of boiling salt.

Then Elder Brother Shi took Shinan to the back yard, and there was no one around except the guards: "Your conversation seems to have some surplus in the family before. You have made great achievements, what reward do you want?"

There is still a charcoal fire by the river, and the charcoal can be broken into pieces to filter the water. The house should be good.

Shinan's eyes were red and he said: "The family was originally a business owner, but his father suddenly fell ill, and the whole family went to the capital to find a famous doctor, but they couldn't save him. The family property was taken over by the second uncle, and the youngest and mother were framed by the clansmen. My father died, and we drove our mother and son out. My mother became ill, so the younger one had to work to save money for medicine."

He stretched out his hand to wipe his face, his small face was even darker, but his eyes were bright: "I don't ask for anything else, I just want to clear up my grievances, and I can't be so innocently accused of patricide, I beg you Brother can hire a good doctor to treat the little mother, and the little one can work hard and pay back slowly.”

Elder Brother Shi smiled and felt that Shinan was very filial and didn't like to take advantage of others.

As long as he can treat his mother and get rid of the crime of being framed, he will not ask for anything else.

Elder Brother Ten asked, "Don't you want to take back the property that originally belonged to you, and just make your second uncle cheaper?"

Shinan hesitated and said: "The young ones don't know how to do business, but the family business can be done better in the hands of the second uncle."

Elder Brother Shi shook his head and said, "How do you know that the property can be recovered in the hands of your second uncle? Send someone to inquire about your family, and then ask a doctor to visit his mother."

Later, it was for the guards to give orders. Elder Brother Shi also spared Shinan from going to work today, and asked the doctor to follow him home to see a doctor.

Shinan thanked him again and again, and took the doctor back in a hurry.

Soon the guard came back and reported to Elder Brother Ten: "After the doctor saw it, he only said that the lady was suffering from a heart attack. I'm afraid ordinary medicines won't help much."

Elder Brother Shi nodded to show that he understood. After a few days, he got news from the Shi family and called Shinan over directly: "Are you literate?"

Shinan nodded cautiously: "The younger ones will be better."

Elder Brother Ten handed over the letterhead he got, and Shinan wiped his hands before he dared to take it and looked at it for a while, his hands trembling: "This, how is this possible..."

Less than two years after his father's death, the property has dropped by [-]%, and most of the rest are dead, which is due to poor management.

Seeing his father's self-made property dwindle little by little, Shinan's eyes turned red again: "Brother, how did the little second uncle fail to keep his father's property?"

Elder Brother Shi sneered and said: "Some people have big hearts, but their hands can't keep up. Those with high eyesight and low hands naturally can't get things done. Besides, he framed his sister-in-law when his brother died of illness and kicked out the orphans and widows. What a good deal!"

Brother Jiu likes to do business, and also likes money, but he doesn't bother to use this method.

Besides, the Shi family did not behave properly, so could other people not be aware of it?

Anyone who dares to do business with such a family may be stabbed in the back one day.

In addition, Shinan's second uncle doesn't know how to do business at all, isn't it worse every day?

Elder Brother Shi laughed and said, "So, do you want to change your reward, such as taking back the property of the Shi family?"

Shinan thought for a while and nodded, "The little one begged Elder Brother Shi to help take back the property of the Shi family, but the younger one didn't want these. I heard that Brother Nine is very good at business, and I only hope that Brother Nine or someone around him can take over." That's fine, as long as the father's property is not wasted."

Elder Brother Shi was very puzzled when he heard this: "You don't want it? Although the combined amount of these properties is not as large as before, it can still allow you and your mother to live a better life."

Shinan said: "If it falls into the hands of the little one, these industries will not be much better. It's better to send them to capable people. After all, it's my father's hard work for half his life, and I don't want it to fall into the hands of the little one."

Elder Brother Ten smiled: "You are very interesting, then I will ask Brother Nine later."

He told Brother Jiu, and the latter was also very interested: "He is an interesting person, and he is filial enough, but he is a little naive, but his mind is not bad."

Brother Jiu doesn't have time to take care of other people's property, and he doesn't like Shi's property.

It's just that the property that Master Shi has managed for half his life is just given to his brothers, and Brother Jiu is not very happy to hear it.

It's not easy to do business, it's a pity to ruin it like this, Brother Jiu said: "Let the steward next to me give advice to that man named Shinan, and let him take over by himself."

With a few words of advice from the manager, a fool can continue to do business, even if he can't do better, at least he won't let it fall into his hands.

Elder Brother Shi smiled and said, "Brother Ninth is so kind, let Shinan kowtow to Brother Ninth to thank you later."

Brother Jiu said unhappily: "Isn't this kid doing you a favor, otherwise what should I worry about? But this kid is also lucky, he even came up with a good way to filter salt, which saved a lot of firewood expenses , just helping him get back his own property is nothing more than a matter of effort."

If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded, and forget about other things. Who can compare to Brother Nine for doing business!

This matter was settled, and the two elder brothers didn't need to worry about getting back the Shi family's property. The tenth elder brother gave a single sentence, and soon the Shi family sent all the property to Shinan.

Even the patriarch of the Shi family came and personally asked Shinan and Shimu to go back, and kept saying that it was a misunderstanding. In fact, no one believed that the two mothers and sons would harm Shifu.

The steward sent by Brother Nine followed Shinan, for fear that the boy would be fooled by the Shi family.

Looking at the face of the Shi family now, it is clear that Shinan's attitude has changed drastically because he has climbed up to the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother.

If you really don't believe the two mothers and sons and feel that they are innocent, why are they driven out and have nowhere to go, and why don't they take them back?

A young master still has to do odd jobs to support himself, and his hands are rough and broken, and he can hardly pick up a pen. The patriarch still has the face to say that it was a misunderstanding?

This face is ugly enough, the manager is very disdainful.

Fortunately, Shinan is a clear-cut man. After taking over the property's title deed, he has no plan to go back to Shi's house.

The patriarch was a little unhappy, and said cryptically: "After all, we are a family, and there are people from the clan to help look after the property."

Elder Brother Ten had already sent someone to Shi's house to have a look. Although those properties were still there, they had been almost emptied out, and there was not much word of mouth left, almost all of them were ruined.

It's no pity to keep them, otherwise how could Shinan's second uncle simply give them away?

Shinan had already made a decision in his heart, declined the patriarch's intention, and planned to sell the entire store, leaving only the former steward and the second child of Father Shi's inside.

Most of these people have been turned down by Shinan's second uncle. Shinan also asked the messenger to send a message to find them one by one, planning to settle down in the capital and start over.

The patriarch didn't expect Shinan to be so straightforward, he just sold the store and started business again in the capital.

If they were in the capital, the Shi family would not be able to intervene, let alone help from the clansmen.

Shinan was so straightforward that he almost indirectly cut off the connection with the family.

Brother Jiu was very relieved when he found out: "This kid is fine, but I was worried that he would be fooled by others. Fortunately, he knows what he knows."

If they helped Shinan and got the property over, and later this kid was coaxed by his tribe to return the benefits to the other party, wouldn't it be a waste of work?

Fortunately, Shinan was not stupid, so he only asked his father's people to come over and start again in the capital. Brother Jiu was also willing to ask someone to help him so that he would not run into obstacles everywhere.

Brother Jiu also asked people to pay attention to what business Shinan was going to do, knowing that he first bought a small house to accommodate his sick mother, and then bought a small shop to accommodate his father's people in it.

It didn't take long for Shinan to start a boat business.

He still couldn't afford the boat, so he first made a purchase for the boat owner.

Shinan noticed that many small businessmen from out of town were not familiar with the capital city, and they ran around everywhere for what they wanted, and they were still not satisfied after shopping around, which wasted a lot of time.

Big businessmen naturally have familiar partners, but small businessmen may not.

If someone who is familiar with the capital city can guide the foreign merchants, what goods they want and what price they want, and lead them to the best ones, the price and goods can be determined immediately without wasting time.

Merchants want to sell the goods on the ship, where the price is the most fair, there will be no deception, and there is no need to search everywhere, and they may step on the deception, which can save a lot of trouble.

Time is money, and merchants will spend less time wasting their time, so they will naturally have more time to bring back the best goods and sell them for money.

As long as you give a small amount of money, you can get this tour guide. Why not do it for a small businessman?

Shinan also made money and got to know many businessmen, so he doesn't have to worry about doing any business in the future. It's really the best of both worlds.

Even if he doesn't do this business in the future, knowing so many small businessmen, many friends mean many paths.

Ninth elder brother sighed with emotion, if it is true that the tiger father has no dogs, Shinan still thinks that he does not know how to do business, isn't this a clever idea?

The errands on the tenth elder brother's side went very smoothly, but the fourth elder brother's side was much more difficult.