Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

"Master, what do you think we are here for?" the servant asked Zhou Fu inexplicably while making Zhou Fu's bed.

Zhou Fu was eating peanuts beside him, rubbed off the outer layer of red skin, took a breath and brought the skin to the ground, he threw the peanuts into his mouth, and said while chewing: "What do you know, if you know, come Why, this master should be yours."

The servant made the bed, and took out Zhou Fu's luggage to pack. Zhou Fu didn't have much luggage with him, only some clothes. He sold his property and even sold his old house with the servants. , and entrusted his old parents, wife and children to his younger brother, almost putting everything down for a gamble, leaving only one servant who served him the longest.

The servant couldn't guess what Zhou Fu was thinking, so he didn't talk too much, put the clothes in the cabinet, took out the tea, and made tea for Zhou Fu.

"What do you think of Taizhou?" Zhou Fu asked the servant.

The servant said: "Master, we have come all the way, only the people of Taizhou live the best."

The servant was a little envious.

When he saw the lives of ordinary people in Taizhou, he hoped that he could also live in Taizhou.

The lively scenes on the street were imprinted in his mind, and he couldn't get them out no matter what.

Zhou Fu smiled and said, "When I became a seller, did you also think I was crazy?"

The servant didn't speak, what could he say?You are the master, and the property is yours, so you can dispose of it as you like.

Zhou Fu looked out of the window and said, "Staying in Huizhou means killing pigs with blunt knives. It doesn't seem to be useful, and you have to die in the end. I am now standing firm in Taizhou. When something really happens, I can still take my family back." come over."

The servant looked at Zhou Fu with a moved face.

Zhou Fu smiled: "Why are you looking at me like that? If you didn't marry a wife and have children, I would have sold you too."

The emotion on the servant's face disappeared instantly.

His former friends have all been sold. In this world, if he can be sold to a wealthy family and continue to be a servant, even if he cleans the toilet to the slop, it is better than living on the streets.

But what decent big households are there in Huizhou now?

Those who are weaker have already fled with their families, and those who are stronger, not to mention importing children, even have difficulty in protecting themselves.

The court needs to be filial, and the bandits want to steal money. They live a hard life, and the people below will naturally suffer even more.

The gentlemen still have food to eat, and the people below should be grateful if they don't starve to death.

In order to defect to the new master, Zhou Fu kept his attitude to the lowest level. Lin Yuan even felt that this man was not here to do business to show his loyalty, but to be his slave. This is not a derogatory term, but just to explain the facts. Basically, Zhou Fu would appear by Lin Yuan's side whenever he had the opportunity.

Not only do you have to get familiar with your face, but you also need to be a cow and a horse for Lin Yuan. When Lin Yuan went back to the stable to watch the horses, he found that the person who took care of the stable had gone somewhere, and Zhou Fu was cleaning the horses in the stable. very skilled.

It was obvious from a glance that he had been in the stable for a long time.

Lin Yuan sighed: "Master Zhou, why bother?"

Zhou Fu just pretended to have just discovered Lin Yuan, turned his head and smiled at Lin Yuan, smiling very obsequiously, like a dog leg, he stepped forward and said, "Master."

Lin Yuan looked at Zhou Fu strangely.

Zhou Fu said, "I see that's what they all call it."

He felt that calling it that way seemed familiar, didn't he see that the people brought by Lin Yuan called it that?

Sure enough, there will still be a close relationship, and he is naturally a rather closer person.

Become Lin Yuan's "person of his own".

Lin Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he said to Zhou Fu: "Master Zhou, just stay here and I have a lot of people here, you robbed them of their jobs, what are they doing? I don't support idlers here."

Zhou Fu: "Hey! I actually forgot this! Look at my brain, I'm old and I can't remember things clearly."

Lin Yuan waved his hand and said, "If you really have nothing to do, I have something to ask you to go."

Zhou Fu hurriedly said: "You order, you order."

Lin Yuan said: "Nowadays, the city lacks some craftsmen."

Zhou Fu looked up at Lin Yuan.

Zhou Fu was a businessman, so naturally he would not look down on craftsmen. Although the status of businessmen in the Yuan Dynasty was much higher than before, the hierarchy of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Craftsmen had a higher status than businessmen, and were not as rich as businessmen.

So in calculation, the status of craftsmen is actually the lowest.

But in troubled times, all beings are equal, and everyone is miserable, so it is hard to tell who is up and who is down.

Lin Yuan said: "Whether it's a blacksmith, a woodworker, or a firecracker maker, I want anyone who has the skills."

Zhou Fu understood: "Boss, leave it to me."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I will give you a small team, all disguised, so that you will not be in danger."

Zhou Fu knelt down to Lin Yuan and made a big salute: "I will never let my boss trust me."

After Lin Yuan accepted this gift, he knew in his heart that if he did not accept it, Zhou Fu would not feel at ease.

Zhou Fu found out that he was not corrected for calling Lin Yuandong's family this time, and he was very happy. His purpose was not only to stay in Taizhou, but also to take root and become Lin Yuan's right-hand man. Who else in this world More news than businessmen?Is the road wider than that of a merchant?

After he found out that there were no big businessmen around Lin Yuan, he decided to show his face by Lin Yuan's side no matter what.

There was really no other way, and he didn't dare to bribe the people around Lin Yuan, so he went to the stable to take care of the little red horse that Lin Yuan often rode.

Lin Yuan named the horse Hongxia. Although the name is a bit earthy, no one would say that no matter how earthly he is in his current position, this is a mare. When he was young, his temperament was very docile, but when facing other people, he was not so good, and he was always ready to kick him anytime, anywhere.

Zhou Fu also spent a lot of thought in order to serve the horse aunt.

During the recent period, he was almost living in a stable, and Hongxia slowly agreed to let him get close to her to scrub herself.

Lin Yuan didn't expect that Zhou Fu would use this method, and he understood why Zhou Fu would do it in a state of dumbfounding.

Some people just want to live, while others want to make a career out of it.

Men have the desire to be successful and famous. Now that they are in business, it is definitely impossible to become an official again. The only way to change their situation is to invest successfully. Maybe if the investment is successful, there will be a bright future waiting ahead.

Not only Zhou Fu, but many people have come to him recently.

Although Xie Zichang was not as desperate as Zhou Fu to sell his old house and come to Taizhou, he also had his own way, that is, as soon as he found a house in Taizhou, he immediately had his whole family taken over.

Parents, brothers, wives and children, none of them stayed outside.

This is to take his family as hostages, so that Lin Yuan can rest assured that he is absolutely loyal.

Lin Yuan asked Zhou Fu to go out, and naturally he also asked Xie Zichang and the others to go to different places to search for different talents.

Talent is valuable and not valuable.

For example, in a prosperous age, society develops quickly and talents are valuable—craftsmen are not counted among them. For 5000 years in China, how can craftsmen who left their names compare with scholars?Not even a drop in the bucket, people all know the four great inventions, but Cai Lun is the only one who is famous for these four inventors.

In troubled times, craftsmen are even less valuable. Blacksmiths may be better, but for others, no one really cares about them.

It is not difficult to get the artisans to follow them, but the difficulty is how to find the artisans among the countless victims.

Lin Yuan threw this problem directly to Zhou Fu and Xie Zichang.

When the time comes, which one of them brings back more people and is more useful, he will naturally know which one to treat better.

Zhou Fu set out on the road the next day. He left his servants behind and took nothing with him. He was surrounded by people who were in charge of protecting him. There were a squad of ten soldiers in total, all wearing patched civilian clothes and armed with all weapons. Hiding in the car, pretending to be a businessman going around, he thought he was the only one who got this task, but after walking for a while, he saw Xie Zichang's convoy.

Compared with him, Xie Zichang, in addition to the people arranged by Lin Yuan, also brought two servants with him. There were three carriages in the convoy, and there were grain and grass in them for cover.

When Zhou Fu saw it, his heart tightened. He thought he was the first to kneel, but he didn't expect someone to be earlier than him.

"Brother Xie, where are you going?" Zhou Fuxing walked to the side of Xie Zichang's motorcade and shouted loudly.

Xie Zichang was sitting in the carriage, drinking tea, and smiled leisurely at Zhou Fu: "My master thinks highly of me, and told me to go to Chongming and Chuzhou, where is Brother Zhou going?"

Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Haining and Sizhou."

Xie Zichang nodded: "It seems that everyone has two places."

Zhou Fu asked: "Zhou knows that brother Xie is very famous in Junzhou, he is a well-known charity businessman, why did he come to Taizhou? But what happened in Junzhou?"

Xie Zichang's expression remained unchanged, with a smile still on his face: "Naturally, he is a young hero of the host family, and Xie has admiration from his heart, which is why he has the mind to do like a dog."

Zhou Fu also laughed, and thought to himself: This is not in Taizhou City anymore, and he keeps flattering, thinking about it, this person is really thick-skinned.

Once he has established a firm position by the Dong's side, he will naturally not ask this person to approach the Dong's again.

The two walked together with their own thoughts, with smiles on their faces, probably scolding each other in their hearts, wishing that the other would disappear before their eyes.

It's just that they have to put on a good look as brothers.

On the contrary, the soldiers of the two squads chatted very well. They were all instructed before leaving, so they talked about daily life and had nothing to do with training.

After a few more days, Lin Yuan found that most of the businessmen who came here were sent out, and a small number of them were really here for business, so naturally they would not come looking for work. He was relieved a lot.

Merchants are very useful. They travel far and wide, are proficient in information, and are good at dealing with people. In fact, they are very similar to scouts who inquire about information, but they can use more methods and more tact than scouts.

Lin Yuan thought about the businessmen who impressed him the most.

Zhou Fu and Xie Zichang may be of great use in the future.