Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

At the beginning, Gu Yunji saw that the Syrian prefecture had good river ports and prosperous shipping, so he hoped to find a big businessman who trades between the coast and the southwest, and see if he could indirectly deal with Westerners and introduce high-yielding American crops.

After Gu Yunji handed over the matter to Chen Peishi, he has been visiting and inspecting the towns and villages around Fucheng. Later, when he came across such a case as Xue Liu, he almost forgot about it.Now that a month has passed, finally there is news, he hastily put aside what he was doing, and went to the meeting room of the government office to meet the big businessman.

However, as soon as he walked into the living room, Gu Yunji was stunned: "...is that you?"

Isn't this the reckless businessman who wanted to catch his son-in-law after the meeting tried to release the list back then, but mistakenly took him for Cheng Yanqiang and tied him home?
Seeing Gu Yunji, Fan Fushang's smile instantly froze on his face, and he said incoherently, "Gu, you...Master Tongju...Why is it you?"

Fate is such a wonderful thing to say sometimes.Regarding the farce that happened between the two at the beginning, and the reunion after the farce, Gu Yunji felt quite strange in his heart, and walked over with a smile: "Yo, you still know me."

Fan Fushang was on the verge of crying: "Why, why don't you know Mr. Gu? Although the villain has bad eyesight, I dare not forget your appearance for the rest of my life."

Chen Peishi, who was about to introduce the two to each other, was a little dazed when he saw this, looked at Fan Fushang, then at Gu Yunji, and asked, "My lord, did you know Fan Yuanwai before?"

Gu Yunji sat casually on a chair, laughed and teased, "It's not just that I knew him, I almost became his son-in-law back then."

Fan Fushang's scalp tightened, and he said with a mournful face: "Oh, Mr. Gu, don't say that, how dare a villain. Back then, I was also confused for a while, and I didn't know how to do things. That's why I offended you. After that, I often regretted myself... "

Gu Yunji hurriedly stopped him, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I was just joking, and I didn't really care about you, why are you panicking. It's been so long, and I'm married and have children, let alone you I have been locked up in Shuntian Mansion Yamen for a month, and I have learned the lessons I deserve, so I am not so small-minded."

As he spoke, Gu Yunji called Fushang Fan to sit down, and then asked someone to offer him a cup of fragrant tea.Fan Fushang never thought that Gu Yunji was the judge of the Xuzhou government. He was terrified for a while, and was even more flattered by his courtesy. He didn't dare to relax and drink tea, but just sipped it in small sips.

Gu Yunji looked amused, and asked, "Three years have passed, have you found a son-in-law you want?"

Fan Fushang stiffened his body in an instant, and said respectfully: "After being released from the Shuntian government office, the villain returned to his hometown, fell in love with a young son, and married his daughter last year. The son-in-law is still relatively good. I got a Jinshi this year and came back, and now I am a Shujishi in the Imperial Academy."

Gu Yunji was surprised and said: "A concubine from the Imperial Academy? That's really remarkable. In this way, you can be regarded as having fulfilled your wish. Finally, you are a son-in-law who has won a high school gold list."

Fan Fushang scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "I dare not be an adult to praise. The villain's son-in-law just passed the examination of the Shujishi, and you were a real first-class Jinshi Tanhualang back then."

With a smile on the corner of Gu Yunji's mouth, he couldn't help teasing: "That's natural, otherwise Fan Yuanwai wouldn't have caught my eye, and wanted to snatch me back to be my son-in-law."

Fan Fushang blushed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in: "My lord, please stop making fun of the villain..."

"Okay, okay, I won't joke with you anymore." Gu Yunji kindly changed the subject, and suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of which, I only know your surname is Fan, and I don't know your name yet."

"The villain's name is Fan Li."

"Fan Li?" Gu Yunji couldn't hear it, shook his head and laughed, "You dare to call me the same name as Shang Sheng, I can't tell, your parents have quite high expectations of you."

Fan Li quickly explained: "It's not Li Ming, it's Li Ming. The villain is not brave enough to have the same name as Shang Sheng."

Gu Yunji nodded: "So that's the case, I misunderstood. I remember that you are a businessman from the Hui faction, right? Why are you starting a maritime trade business now?"

Fan Lidao: "We merchants of the Huizhou faction have already done a wide range of business, with footprints all over the world, including the salt industry and the cloth industry. The villain's business in the past was to sell silk and Suzhou embroidery from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the capital and Beizhili. , now we are selling the Shu brocade in central Sichuan to Westerners along the coast, and let them take it back to the hometown of Europa to sell, after all, we are still in the silk cloth business.”

The reason why Fan Li made such a change in business was mainly because he had an oolong in catching his son-in-law and knew he had offended the Gu family and other dignitaries in Beijing. Although the Gu family had no intention of pursuing him, he was still afraid Being retaliated against, he dared not continue to do business in the capital.

After exchanging pleasantries, Fan Li didn't know Gu Yunji's intention to come here, and he felt a little uncertain, so he couldn't help asking: "Master Gu is looking for a villain to come here today, but what are your orders?"

"Oh, that's right, I ask you to find something for me." As he said that, Gu Yunji handed Fan Li a few blueprints, "The ones drawn here are crops from the Americas—the ones from America, I don't know if it has been introduced to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but regardless of whether it has or not, it should be right to find it directly from the Western merchants who operate maritime trade."

"If I find it, I hope you can help me bring some seeds back. I don't need a lot for the first time, just a small sample. I will confirm that it is correct and after the experiment, I will discuss the next thing with you."

Fan Li looked at the drawings that Gu Yunji handed over, which showed the general appearance of the crops, and also stated the names, sizes, colors, possible weights, etc., which were clear enough.

While watching, Fan Li searched for impressions about these crops in his mind, and asked in confusion: "Sweet potatoes, peppers, potatoes, yams... The villain has traveled all over the world and thinks he has a lot of knowledge. Why haven't he heard of these things?"

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "If you had seen it before, I wouldn't ask you to help. It's because I don't have these things in the Great Xia Dynasty, so I asked you to look for them. If you find them, you can take them back to Xuzhou Prefecture to cultivate and plant them. "

"I'm not sure what they are called. For example, this one may be potatoes or yams. I wrote everything I can think of. I have never seen it and I don't have the exact name. It must be difficult to find, but this This matter is very important to me, I hope you can do your best, and you will be grateful if you find me."

Although Fan Li was puzzled, he still agreed: "It's my honor to be able to serve Master Gu. Don't worry, I will do my best to find it."

Gu Yunji nodded: "Okay, then thank you very much."