Compared with the turbulent waves in the capital, March in the south of the Yangtze River seems to be bright in spring.

During the Song Dynasty, it was said: Heaven is in heaven, Suzhou is underground. In fact, Suzhou has surpassed Hangzhou now. Suzhou is the best in the world with 2.5 million spring and summer taxes, and Suzhou is the best in the world with 2.5 million spring and summer taxes. Suzhou silk and other handicraft industries are leading in the country.

At the same time, the Suzhou-Hangzhou Weaving Bureau is located in Suzhou City.

People at that time said: "There is no prosperity in Hanchuankou, and the light is no prosperity in Guanglingfu, and the most prosperous in the world is the capital, except for the capital of Wu.

Suzhou Prefecture belongs to Nanzhili, so the situation is somewhat similar to Shuntian Prefecture and is not subject to the three yamen. In addition, because the Tian Governor's Office was established here, it effectively curbed social injustice and maintained local political clarity.

Suzhou City has eight gates, with a circumference of 47 miles. It is located on the east side of the Grand Canal of the Capital. Among them, the west gate of the city is also called the World Wharf. It is already a prosperous neighborhood outside the city.

Since countless cargoes are loaded and unloaded here, the pier next to the city gate here seems very busy, and a pier that can be parked in large ships is worth tens of thousands of yuan.

"You all listened! Put down all the goods in your hands, and everyone stood beside you!"

The manager helped his subordinates hurried to the dock, stopped the merchants and Lifu who were busy loading and unloading goods, and directed his subordinates to clean up the goods blocking the dock.

"Manager He, what are you doing? I have to rush to deliver the goods to Nanjing!" A businessman who was exposed to the sun narrowed his eyes and looked at Mr. He and complained immediately.

But Mr. He bowed to all the merchants present with a stern face and said, "Everyone, I, Mr. He, offended me today! But this is a rule that my wharf has already set. Once the big boss gets off the boat here, the wharf will be temporarily suspended.

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"Who is your boss? Is it necessary to show such a big picture?" Another fat businessman cheered.

Manager He's face was slightly cold, and he looked at the fat businessman and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, my boss is not a person you can discuss! If you still want to load and unload goods from my dock in the future, you'd better shut your mouth!"

"I don't mean to offend, I'm just curious! OK, okay, I'll shut up now... shut up!" The businessman looked at Manager He who had never been serious before and apologized quickly.

The merchants saw Butler He's behavior like this and knew very well that the identity of the visitor must be extraordinary.

The fat businessman got tired of eating, but he privately said to others in confusion: "I remember this wharf is the property of the Feng family in Suzhou City. Isn't his boss Feng Yuanwai?"

"Official Feng? This is the old calendar of last year. This wharf attracts the wealthy Hangzhou United Money House. It has long been a property of others!" A short and thin businessman seemed to be aware of it.

"Then who is this big boss?" The fat businessman was shocked and asked curiously.

"The United Money House is set up by the United Business Group in Guangdong. Their big boss is naturally the core member of the United Business Group, but I don't know which person he is!" The short and thin businessman shook his head seriously and said.

Compared with officials paying attention to political news, they pay more attention to economic news. With the opening of navigation in Guangdong and Hangzhou, the joint business group with strong financial resources in Guangdong quietly entered Jiangnan, and this joint money house is the financial performance of the joint business group.

At about half a stick of incense, a luxurious building ship sailed south from the canal and slowly anchored at this empty pier.

The merchants around stood at a distance, but couldn't help but look at the luxurious tower ship curiously. But they saw a group of guards like wolves and tigers coming down from the tower ship, with swordsman in front and axe drivers behind them.

He is a musketman holding a flintlock rifle, and his body looks murderous.

The merchants and followers looked at this posture and couldn't help but swallow and spit. Their merchants' status has always been low. Even the wealthy people in Suzhou do not create such a show. Nowadays, they are not afraid of being missed by those greedy officials.

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The style of painting suddenly changed, and a group of maids of different looks walked down the boat. Each maid was not old, had a slim figure, and had rules in every move.

As the main owner appeared, everyone's eyes were attracted.

A graceful and colorful woman came down from the building boat, wearing a standard woman's headdress, decorated with two gold hairpins, and wearing a dark brown ornate lace, giving people a sense of elegance and no worldly fireworks.

Feel.

Although she was wearing a gauze scarf on her face, her proud and proud figure was already distracting and even suffocating.

They already felt that it was understandable for Butler He’s barbaric behavior just now. Not to mention the other party’s identity, just such a beautiful country was not something that their merchants could get close to.

Butler He respectfully stepped forward and welcomed the luxurious carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

As these people left, the ban was lifted from the pier here, but many merchants seemed to be caught, but their eyes were still on the carriage that was leaving.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that there would be such a peerless woman in the world!" A businessman reluctantly withdrew his gaze and sighed to his companion next to him.

The merchants nodded one after another. They thought carefully for a moment and found that they had never met such a woman who was so heart-pounding, let alone that unattainable and elegant atmosphere.

An old businessman frowned slightly and looked at everyone and said seriously: "If I don't read or guess wrongly, this should be the little lady of Hua family in Hangzhou!"

Although Suzhou and Hangzhou are under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili and Zhejiang, they are connected by the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, and the economic and trade exchanges between the two places are frequent, so many levels of things are naturally known.

The so-called Hua Xiaoma is not a teasing statement. When Hua Yingrong was not married in the past, she managed the business for the Hua family. Because she was very good at managing the business and made the Hua family's business flourish, she also won the "Flower"

The title of "Little Lady".

"Huh? Isn't it because she is a daughter that she married Mr. Hua from afar, and the Hua family is in decline?" Someone asked immediately in confusion.

The old businessman nodded gently, stretched out his hand and stroked his beard and said, "Yes, she was married to Guangdong, and now she is also a human being... a concubine!"

"Haha... Such a beautiful business genius is willing to be a concubine for others. You old man is clearly talking nonsense here!" As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately questioned by others, and the businessmen next to him nodded in agreement.

The old businessman looked at the merchants coldly, but said in a shocking voice: "She is the wife of Lin Shiranru, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites of the dynasty, and now the actual helmsman of the United Silver!"
Chapter completed!