Borrow the day to change the day

"Brother, here, here." The brawny man's voice was a bit loud. Although it disturbed the other diners in the lobby, it also allowed the merchant who had just opened the curtain to look for someone to see where the two sworn brothers were.

He hurried to the table and sat down, picked up the wine cup that the strong man had just filled for him, and said to the short man: "Brother was busy a few days ago, here I wish my second brother his revenge."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand, tilted his head, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

The short man gratefully accompanied him for a drink, and after putting down the wine cup, he sighed and said, "It's just a pity that so many soldiers from the death camp have sent their lives outside the Great Wall, and they don't know where to go when they want to pay their respects?"

When the merchant heard this, he asked strangely: "Why, haven't you heard? The large cement ancestral hall under construction at the Meridian Gate is dedicated to the soldiers of the death camp. If you want to pay homage, go there."

"What, big brother, are you serious?" The short man immediately reached out to grab the merchant's hand on the table and asked.

"That's right, the announcements are out. Oh, yes, you are illiterate, but you should go out and walk more. If this news spreads here, it will not be the latest news." The identity advised the two sworn brothers.

When the strong man heard this, he felt ashamed for a while, and then immediately asked, "Brother, what news do you have recently?"

The merchant took a few mouthfuls of food and ate a little anxiously. Hearing the third brother’s question, he replied casually: “For example, the new army organized by Hou Zhongxing has become an army of monks wearing strange clothes. It is said that even Hou Zhongxing They all became monk heads."

There was gossip about the legendary Marquis Zhongxing, and the strong man was very interested, so he quickly asked about the situation.

The merchant seemed a little anxious, but briefly explained the ins and outs of what he had heard.

When the strong man heard it, he remembered that he hadn't taken care of his hair for several days, and suddenly felt his scalp itchy.

He remembered that the lice could spread the plague, and an idea came to his mind.Instead of spending more money on hair care, how about learning from Zhongxinghou?

The short man's attention was not here, he asked: "This is not what is said in the court notice, what else is said in the court notice?"

The merchant glanced at the short man and said with a smile, "The most important thing is my brother's busy work these days."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a mouthful of food, which made the impatient strong man complain: "Brother, don't whet your appetite, why are you in such a hurry to eat, let's talk first."

The merchant looked at the strong man with dissatisfaction, and simply took a few more mouthfuls of food before putting down his chopsticks and saying, "If I didn't come here today to congratulate my second brother, I wouldn't come here. The eldest brother will have to go back in a while, and go with the owner." work."

After explaining to the strong man for a while, he said to the two righteous brothers: "The road government of the imperial court has been established, and all powerful merchants and merchants are invited to attend the meeting this afternoon to discuss the matter of cement road construction."

There had been rumors about the road yamen before, but it had been difficult to deliver and it had not been established for a long time. I didn't expect it to be established within a few days.

After its establishment, there was a big move, and it was still cement road construction.The two people who had experienced the cement road were very concerned, and quickly asked about the specific situation.

Unexpectedly, the merchant shook his head and said: "The specific situation is unknown, but the attendees are required to meet their requirements. It is precisely because of this condition that my boss decided to go there in person."

"Why?" The brawny man asked puzzled.

The merchant glanced at the third brother, and explained a business principle to him: "The higher the threshold, the fewer competitors, the higher the profit. There is a big business opportunity here!"

Hearing this, the strong man showed envy on his face. He glanced at the short man, and then asked the merchant, "Brother, you said earlier that the younger brother's status is low, so do you want to take the younger brother to meet the big scene?"

Before the merchant could reply, the short man said to the strong man: "Third brother, don't make things difficult for the elder brother, this time he is going with the owner."

The merchant smiled at the strong man: "Third brother, I'm sorry!"

The brawny man smiled awkwardly, a little embarrassed, and quickly replied: "It's my younger brother who is being reckless, brother, don't blame me!"

The merchant waved his hand at him and said, "It's okay, they are all from my own family."

He looked at the sky, and then said: "It's getting late, brother has to go back and wait for the master. Let me take my leave first!"

The strong man watched his elder brother disappear on the side of the swinging curtain, and he couldn't help but think to himself, if he wants to stand out, he must have a big structure, and it seems that he has to rely on himself to be king.But what are your skills? "

He turned his head to look at the short man, and added in his mind: "Is it true that you can only rely on this figure?"

The short man's thinking is different from his. He thinks why the richer it is, the easier it is to make a lot of money. If there is such a restriction on the threshold, won't the rich get richer in the future, and the poor will never have money?

He told his third brother about this idea, but he didn't expect this topic to resonate with the diners around him, and they also discussed this topic.

The short man didn't expect that Zhong Jinwei would take advantage of his momentary injustice, which led to another new thing appearing in the Ming Dynasty.

In the afternoon of the same day, luxury carriages began to drive up the concrete road outside the capital city, heading for the auction hall of the state-owned enterprise.

The owners of these luxury carriages basically knew each other or had heard of each other. When they saw each other, they greeted each other politely and inquired about the news of the meeting.

But this matter was operated by Zhong Jinwei behind the scenes. He just gave the order and didn't explain what he was doing, so they couldn't find out.

The auction hall of this state-owned enterprise has been requisitioned by the newly established Road Yamen at this time, and the relevant people have been replaced by officials and soldiers of the Road Yamen to maintain order. When they saw that wealthy merchants from aristocratic families were invited to come, they were arranged to sit in the corresponding seats. .

This time it was the turn of merchants who were not eligible to sit. They stood in the outermost corridor and looked at the layout of the hall.

He found that there was basically no change from the last time, except that a large wooden board was erected on the stage, or it could be called a wooden wall, and it was covered with a red cloth, so he couldn't see what was inside the red cloth.

On one side of the wooden board, there is a long thin stick standing upright, which is related to the theme of this meeting is the cement road, which makes the merchants guess that there may be a map under the red cloth.

Zhong Jinwei was also here, sitting on the second floor, watching the crowd below the stage through the glass window.

Xu Guangqi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, sat next to him. Neither of them spoke. What should be said had been discussed before.

Now we are waiting for the agreed time to come, and Xu Guangqi will make the opening remarks.

Because the Road Yamen is a division of the Ministry of Industry, today's event is the first organization of the Road Yamen after its establishment, Xu Guangqi attaches great importance to it, so he took the job that was originally scheduled to be the director of the Road Department, but this also reflects the imperial court. Pay attention to.

The bell of "Dangdangdang" suddenly rang three times, and the crowd in the hall immediately stopped whispering and looked to the stage, expecting the mystery of what kind of meeting it was to be revealed.

When the bell rang, Xu Guangqi stood up from his seat, looked at Zhong Jinwei who was looking at him, clapped his hands, and went downstairs to appear.