Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2477 Distant Relatives ([-])

"It turned out to be a good nephew," Zhang Shizhong nodded in praise, "A good-looking talent! Sure enough, a hero born a boy."

The third uncle's words sounded like a bell, as if to shake off the dust on the beams and pillars.I only felt my ears buzzing, and Li Ziyu was instantly overwhelmed by the momentum of the third uncle, and said with a smile, "Nowhere, the third uncle is the real hero. A fighter who has been in battle!"

"Don't talk about this," Zhang Shizhong sighed, with a lonely face, "Your uncle, I joined the army at the age of 17. I have fought dozens of times, and I have lost more than I won. This will be a narrow escape, crawling out of the dead, Dong I escaped from the hands of the Tartars only by hiding in Tibet. I have been fighting all my life, and I have been useless!" As he said, he shook his head, "I will have to go to Guangzhou, a blessed place, to join my sister!" After speaking, he got up and made a bow, "From now on I have to ask my nephew to take care of the matter."

Li Ziyu was so frightened that he quickly stood up and returned the gift: "Where, where, uncle is my elder. He is also a relative, as it should be, as it should be."

"Come, let me introduce you." After finishing speaking, Zhang Shizhong turned his head to introduce his family:
Zhang Shizhong really moved his family this time. Not only did he bring his mother, wives, concubines, and children, he also brought his servants and even relatives. There were more than 20 boys and daughters.Li Ziyu saluted one by one, and screamed at the other.It was introduced to the end, but it was a middle-aged man and a young woman.

"this……"

"This is a friend of my uncle's, named Huang He," Zhang Shizhong introduced, "He is a Tianjin Wei merchant. If it weren't for him, this trip might not go so smoothly..."

It turned out that this yellow crane was a small businessman in Tianjin Wei, who usually sold Australian goods.It was all thanks to Zhang Shizhong that he was able to successfully catch the merchant ship of Lingao.

"Nowadays, the Tianjin Wei ship does not dare to say that it is going to Guangdong. Thanks to Mr. Huang's astuteness, our whole family was able to board the ship smoothly." Zhang Shizhong said with emotion, "He is also a benefactor of our whole family."

Huang He hurriedly bowed and said, "Where, where, Mr. Zhang is serious. Originally, I also wanted to come to Guangdong, just as a companion."

After Li Ziyu asked, he found out that after the Northern Expedition began and Guangdong and Guangxi fell, Daming strictly prohibited trade with Australians, and even raided some businesses that sold Australian goods.But none of the real Australians were caught, only some unlucky ones, and some silver and goods.Merchant ships also dare not say that they are traveling to and from Guangdong.

"The current merchant ships only go to Shandong, change ships in Shandong and then go south. There are also transfers in Shanghai."

Under the leadership of Huang He, Zhang Shizhong's family changed trains at Longkou, Shandong, and then arrived in Guangzhou.

"Master Huang is here in Guangzhou..." Li Ziyu's professional sensitivity broke out.

"I'm not afraid that Master Li will laugh at you. I caused trouble in Tianjin Wei, so I had to take... take... my family and flee to Guangzhou to join relatives."

As he spoke, he was quite embarrassed, and the young woman beside him blushed, she just lowered her head and remained silent.

Since Li Ziyu became a policeman, her ability to see and know people has improved a lot.Just by looking at it, one can understand that this couple is not a normal husband and wife relationship, not even a master and a concubine or a maid, and nine out of ten are "fornication".

However, the police station has nothing to do with the elopement of men and women. Even if the victim comes to find him, he will go to court to sue.He needn't have interfered.

"Since you want to live in Guangzhou for a long time, you should register your household registration as soon as possible." Li Ziyu said, then turned to Agui and said, "Tomorrow, you can talk to the household registration department and ask them to send two people to my house to register for your household registration." .”

"Okay, Brother Yu!"

After seeing the ceremony, Zhang Shizhong talked about important matters with Li Ziyu.They came to Guangzhou with a large family, so it is impossible to stay with relatives for a long time, so the first thing is to find a house; the second is to find a project for business development.After all, so many people can't just sit and eat.

"I've lived in the north for a long time, and I've never seen Guangzhou under the Song Dynasty. This family can only be entrusted to my nephew." Zhang Shizhong is very sincere.

"Uncle is an elder, so I have no reason not to help my nephew who has gone to my nephew for thousands of miles." Li Ziyu has a good impression of this far-off uncle. "These things are left to my nephew. It's just a few As for the matter, my nephew must first talk about it..."

"Please enlighten my nephew."

"Don't dare to teach me." Li Ziyu immediately said all the daily matters that need to be paid attention to, such as reporting the account according to the facts, not having a sense of privilege, and exchanging silver and copper coins into Australian currency, and finally said: "There is one more thing. matter, my nephew has to say something ugly first..."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Uncle has brought a lot of family members here, but among them..." Li Ziyu thought about how to say this, "Hidden danger."

"What hidden danger?" Zhang Shizhong was puzzled.

"Is there any discord between wives and concubines, or what among the slaves..."

Zhang Shizhong suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "Well, my nephew can rest assured. Although my uncle has a concubine, their wives and concubines are harmonious and there is no dispute. As for the servants and maids who came with them, they are also well-chosen and unreliable. If they don't want to come, they will be sent back. .”

"Well, that's good. Uncle doesn't know something. Under the rule of Song Dynasty, the most important thing is the law, and there are rules in every word and deed. Uncle is new here, and some rules may not be known. Some rules are the opposite of Ming Dynasty, so, Don’t act hastily when things happen.”

"Thank you, nephew, for reminding me." Zhang Shizhong said solemnly, "Don't worry, since my whole family has come to defect to Song Dynasty, we will naturally act in accordance with the rules of Song Dynasty, let alone violate the king's law of Song Dynasty."

With his words, Li Ziyu felt at ease.He took a brief look at these relatives just now, and there was no one who was vicious, insidious or stubborn.The appearance of the uncle is also the control of the whole family.

Li Ziyu's parents took their servants to settle relatives separately. There were so many people, not to mention beds, even bedding. Fortunately, the weather in Guangdong is not very cold, so sleeping on the ground with a straw mat can barely make up for it.By the time the settlement was completed, it was almost the second watch.Li Ziyu was so tired that he staggered here and there, he could only share a room with Agui tonight.

"Tomorrow, I have to quickly find a house for this uncle." He thought, "It's too much to live at home."

Before he finished thinking about it, he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Li Ziyu went to the bureau to ask for a leave of absence for Agui, and asked him to go home and take care of him, so as not to make any mistakes when registering for the account.He himself hastened to report to Section [-] of the Municipal Bureau.The immigrant relative from the north is still an official, and in his capacity, this is a necessary procedure.

After finishing these things, he hurried to find Gao Chongjiu and asked him where he could buy a house or buy a house.

"The place needs to be big, with more than 20 people."

"This..." Gao Chongjiu scratched his head, "It's not a short-term thing to find a house, and how much money does your uncle's family have to pay? I have something to worry about."

"One hundred yuan." This is what my uncle gave him yesterday.This time he went south, he sold all his property and brought a total of more than 500 taels of silver.

Of course, this amount of money is not small, but considering the daily expenses of more than 20 people, and the capital required for future operation and development.So after discussion, the budget is one hundred yuan.

"There's a lot of money. But it's a little difficult to live with more than 20 people." Gao Chongjiu said, "Your relative is a big family, and the house can't be counted as a small family. The ready-made big mansion is not Cheap."

"My uncle was a warrior in the Ming Dynasty. The family has a larger population, and it's not a big family. It's not that particular, as long as it can accommodate people!"

"Then just listen to me and believe me!" To Gao Chongjiu, this was nothing at all.

"There is one more thing." Li Ziyu hesitated, and said, "Do you know any good livelihoods in this city of Guangzhou?"

"Ayu, your words are too broad. There are too many good businesses: frying fried dough sticks on the street is also a business, and opening a bank is also a business." Gao Chongjiu joked.

"Ai ai, I'm not joking with you, I really don't know how to ask." Li Ziyu sighed, and told the whole story of her relatives defecting to her.

"My uncle's house, it can't be up or down. It's simply that the rich and powerful have scooped up a lot of people's fat and people to anoint them; or they are so down-to-earth that they can't eat the next meal, it's easy to arrange. But there is not much money like this, so you have to work hard. Supporting decent middle-class families!"

Gao Chongjiu said with a smile: "It's also easy. Nowadays, business opportunities are everywhere in Guangzhou, and your uncle's family has some money. You can start a business and start a small business..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Ziyu shook his head: "Jiuye, my uncle is a hereditary military officer in the Ming Dynasty. He has served as a soldier for food for generations, and promised to be a superior officer. How could he have this ability! Although the family is not rich, it is still pretending Young lady and young master who serve as servants. How can such a person do business? No matter how good the business falls into their hands, I'm afraid they will lose everything!"

Gao Chongjiu laughed secretly: When you talk about your uncle, the crow landed on the pig!But when I think about it, it's also true: Let's talk about Li Ziyu, what else can he do other than work for others?
He thought for a while, and said, "There is one more thing about making a living, but it is somewhat risky."

"What kind of business?"

"Stocks for Southeast Development."

"Stocks?" Li Ziyu opened his mouth wide. He knew that Southeast Development was established last year.It is said that it is an enterprise under Nanyang Company, which specializes in the development of Southeast Asia.Bonds were issued when it first opened.There was no public sale of the bonds, and they were bought by local bigwigs with business ties to Australians.However, I heard people say that the interest rate of bonds is not high, and the main purpose of buying bonds is to cheer up the Australians and build relationships.

"It is said that Australians are going to start selling the stocks of Southeast Development—this time it is a public sale. This stock is different from bonds. Dividends follow the market and are not like bonds. The interest is fixed. In my opinion, this dividend is definitely better than bonds. Much higher. Let your uncle buy some."

"It's just a rumor right now. Besides, how much can he buy? It's just a drop in the bucket."

(End of this chapter)