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    Nguyen Phuoc Lok Min, a wealthy businessman in Thang Long Province, is the business leader of the Nguyen Phuc family in Thang Long Province. The Long Khanh Siang company he manages, commodities include almost all profitable businesses, including foreign goods, iron ore, salt products, local products, etc.  made.  Nguyen Phuc Bao personally wrote to him, inviting the neutralist to come to Lang Son House to participate in the auction, and attached an auction introduction and product catalog with the invitation.

    This product catalog is naturally Zhou Shixiong's initiative. It not only lists the information about the products to be auctioned, but also focuses on what products Lang Son needs. It is hoped that the wealthy merchants participating in the auction can become suppliers of certain products.  This kind of transaction involving both selling and buying is very attractive to wealthy businessmen from all over the world. Zhou Shixiong completely copied the model of the Canton Fair.  [com]

    In addition to the novelty of the model, Zhou Shixiong also built a trading area covering an area of ??nearly 1,000 acres in Lang Son City as a stage for ordinary merchants to display their goods.  The wealthy businessmen were arranged in the small school grounds in the prefect's yamen. Although it was not as open as the outside, the sense of superiority generated by being separated from ordinary people was enough to make up for this small flaw.

    With the passage of time, the large and small trading venues were completed one after another. Zhou Shixiong and Gao Fu completed their work respectively and reported to Ruan Fubao together.  Ruan Fubao read the invitation list listed by Gao Fu and nodded with satisfaction, "Gao Fu, I didn't expect that you would be quite serious about following the young master. It's very good."

    "My lord is so complimentary, I'm so scared." Gao Fu was startled and secretly said that he did not press the wrong treasure. The lord has great trust in Master Ji. If he had played a trick, maybe the review would not be very good, but very bad.  .

    "From now on, you will follow Master Ji. Although he is smart, he is not familiar with the customs and customs of the Northern Dynasties. It will be good for you to help him more." Ruan Fubao once again emphasized Gao Fu's ownership and waved him off.  After Gao Fu left, Ruan Fubao smiled and said to Zhou Shixiong, "Hongchang, I see everything you do. When the auction is over, you go to Beiji City and help your adoptive father take care of Beiji City."  thing."

    Since Zhou Shixiong was determined to do a good job in Ji Hongchang, he certainly would not refuse Ruan Fubao's promotion. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your foster father."

    "Don't talk to your adoptive father in officialdom. This is what you deserve. If you really capture Tuyen Quang Palace in the future, you can help your adoptive father manage Lang Son Palace." Nguyen Phuc Bao started to make a wish, and Zhou Shixiong of course wanted to flatter him a few words. Anyway, he was bragging.  No need to pay taxes, tell me what's the big deal.  "Hong Chang wishes his adoptive father to regain his position as clan leader and kill Nguyen Phuc Shou to avenge his grandfather."

    In the golden autumn of September, the official road from Lang Son Province to Bac Giang Province was busy. In addition to grain trucks transporting rice, there were more luxury carriages driving on the road.  These are wealthy businessmen from all over the world who came to Lang Son Province to participate in the auction.  In order to ensure safety, Nguyen Phuc Bao deployed five thousand soldiers to guard the pipeline and escort foreign guests.

    According to the new covenant, Pingxiangzhou sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to Lang Son Prefecture. The temporary station was at Youlong Town at the junction of Lang Son Prefecture and Bac Giang Prefecture, guarding the most important exit of the four official exit roads of Lang Son Prefecture.  Zhou Shixiong came here as the adopted son of Ruan Phuc Bao. One was to welcome wealthy businessmen from all over the country, and the other was to attend a secret meeting to discuss the future direction with Guan Chongguang and Li Fusheng.

    A month ago, Zhou Shixiong summoned the two of them to Langshan City for a meeting, but Guan Chongguang wanted to preside over the autumn harvest in Pingxiangzhou, and Li Fusheng wanted to supervise the construction of Tingli City, so neither of them could get away.  Moreover, Zhou Shixiong didn't explain why he wanted to see them, so the summons was naturally ignored.

    "That's it." Zhou Shixiong told Ruan Phu Ajiang's opinions and suggestions, and sat aside to appreciate the shock, anxiety and other negative emotions of the two subordinates.

    "Damn it, how could we not be aware of such a huge loophole? If the old lady hadn't seen through it and woke us up, I'm afraid we would still be moving forward blindly. The day of disaster is not far away!" Li Fusheng began to lament, and Guan Zhongguang's face turned pale.  The gloomy non-commitment is probably due to self-blame?

    "Ji Shi is right, I'm afraid a catastrophe is not far away. According to the Ming Dynasty law, foreign officials are tested every three years. Regardless of whether the evaluation is high or low, transfer is almost inevitable. Even if they are not transferred, Ping Xiangzhou  There are also many vacancies for new officials to take office. By then, it is impossible to mobilize troops and horses at will like now, so let's think about how to solve this problem." Zhou Shixiong has been busy with the preparations for the auction during this period, and the rest  It¡¯s time to think about plugging the leaks.  But the loopholes in Pingxiangzhou were so big that Zhou Shixiong couldn't think of a good way to plug them.

    "The problem of soldiers and horses alone is easy to solve. Li's Villa has a thousand auxiliary troops stationed all year round to protect the safety of the Villa and the Craftsman Camp. We only need to expand the number of troops stationed in the Villa, and it will be no problem to transfer the entire Zhennan Guard." Guan Chongguang  He took over the conversation coldly and helped Zhou Shixiong solve a problem, but judging from his face, there must be big trouble behind him.

    "Hongchang, successor, as long as we have money and food to support the army, it doesn't matter whether we use the names of Zhennan Guard or Pingxiang Guard. But I'm afraid there's no way to solve the problem of appointment and dismissal of officials. There will be one year at most, and Pingxiangzhou is not you and me.  You can have the final say." Guan Chongguang was very pessimistic. The power of appointing and removing officials rested with the imperial court.In his hands, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Wang Zunde, only has the right to recommend and advise on the appointment and removal of officials above the county level.

    Although Pingxiang Prefecture is a military prefecture, and the highest official is the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards who oversees military affairs, what use is the two-year-old Zhennan Marquis?  At most, he is still the number one person in Pingxiangzhou in name only.

    "There is no solution to this matter. It is a matter of course for the imperial court to appoint and remove officials. Even if the Marquis of Zhennan is not dead, it cannot prevent this from happening. I am afraid that I have followed the old lady's words. The retreat is not the retreat, and the foundation is not the foundation!" Li Fusheng  It was concluded simply that there was no way out. It seemed inevitable that the strategic thinking of developing Vietnam and the Northern Dynasties, based on Pingxiangzhou, would be overthrown and rebuilt.

    "Hongchang, I want to ask again, do we have to stay away from the Central Plains to avoid disasters?" Zhou Shixiong persuaded the two of them to develop towards Vietnam and the Northern Dynasties on the grounds that the power of the slaves was unstoppable and the corruption of the Ming Dynasty was irreversible.  But in the past few months, Guan Chongguang saw from the Di newspaper that the Mongolian cavalry that had harassed the capital for many days finally came out. Several cities that had been captured were recaptured, and the civil unrest in Shaanxi was also contained. Hong Chengchou was like a comet.  Generally shining in the sky.  Two years ago, he was just a minor official involved in politics, and now he is the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi.  The steps he took for promotion were made of the heads of Shaanxi thieves.

    Guan Chongguang squeezed and squeezed the possible moisture in Di Bao, and finally came to the conclusion that Ming Dynasty is developing in a good direction. Although it has not yet reached the level of prosperity, the future is bright and can be expected.

    "Cheng Peng, if the civil unrest could be solved by massacre, there would be no Ming Dynasty!" Zhou Shixiong had just read the Di newspaper, and he could imagine why Guan Chongguang asked this.

    Guan Chongguang glanced at Li Fusheng and gave him the task of asking questions.  "Hongchang, since you insist on taking refuge, you have to find a place to stand. Living in Lang Son House like now is not possible. You are restricted by others and cannot be independent in your work. I forgive you for your overwhelming wisdom and your inability to display it. This is not the place.  Selected."

    "My aunt wants me to make good use of Ji Hongchang's identity, and I can do anything as long as it doesn't endanger my adoptive father's interests. My aunt also promised to give me a deserted island from Guangning Prefecture after the auction." Zhou Shixiong said  He told Ruan Phu A Giang about his agreement to strengthen the confidence of his two subordinates.

    "There is indeed a lot to write about Hongchang's identity, but it depends on the specific conditions of this deserted island. If it is an area as big as a palm, it is useless to ask for it." Li Fusheng was very practical and did not do it because of Ruan Phu Ajiang's promise.  And overjoyed.

    "My adoptive father asked me to go to Beicheng City. Do you think this is an opportunity?" Zhou Shixiong was like a little kid who failed to offer a treasure. He reluctantly dug the treasure out of the eight-treasure bag and vowed not to give up until the two of them were shocked.  give up.  This time he succeeded.

    Guan Zhong stood up proudly, "Seriously?!"

    "I told you this the day before yesterday. I will go take care of Beicheng City after the auction. I think there will be no lies." Zhou Shixiong was a little bit flinched now. After all, the matter has not been settled yet. If there are any changes, these two  Subordinates will not save face for themselves.

    "That's good, that's good." Guan Chongguang sat down thoughtfully and stopped talking again. Li Fusheng took out his account book and reported the accounts to Zhou Shixiong. Xiangzhou's income has increased steadily this year, but  Excessive expenditure caused Pingxiangzhou's fiscal deficit for the first time.  Zhou Shixiong began to try to separate himself from Pingxiangzhou. The first step was of course money.

    "Inherited, from now on, the revenue from the trade routes will be recorded in a separate register. This has nothing to do with Pingxiangzhou. In addition, half of the customs duties will be retained for Cheng Peng, and the revenue from the food will be recorded in the account of the Zhennan Hou Mansion. Let's divide this family first.  Don't let outsiders worry about you when the time comes." Zhou Shixiong finally got rid of the bad habit of treating the state as his home. He understood that Pingxiangzhou belongs to the Zhu family, and he is just a resident with neither ownership nor ownership rights, and the right to use it is not yet  Completely, there are only 2,500 farmers in Pingxiang Prefecture who are his households, and the others have nothing to do with Zhou Shixiong.

    Zhou Shixiong¡¯s transformation was very complete. After he understood his position, he immediately corrected his mistakes. After the official Chongguang returned, he added Jiangshi Village and Hushan Village to Zhennanhou Mansion as Zhennanhou¡¯s private village.  As for Zhoujia Village, I believe no one dares to tax this village.

    "Isn't this not good?!" Zhou Shixiong turned into a land-scratching tiger and pocketed the two best villages in Pingxiangzhou. He was three times more ruthless than ordinary corrupt officials.

    "What's wrong? Since Pingxiangzhou doesn't belong to us, we have to make the most of the benefits. I don't have the habit of making wedding dresses for others. Besides, Zhennanhou Mansion is still in Pingxiangzhou, so why don't we have any income?  I was too merciful to only take two villages to support the Marquis of Zhennan." Indeed, Zhou Shixiong originally thought that the entire Pingxiang Prefecture was his own, but now he only occupies four villages, and his wealth has shrunk greatly.

    "Jishi, stop talking. Hongchang did what a prince should do. There is nothing excessive." Guan Chongguang suddenly smiled and came over to support Zhou Shixiong. It seemed that he very much agreed with Zhou Shixiong's approach.
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