Liu Haojia observes the performance of these people in their daily actions. Those who do well will naturally be promoted and rewarded, and those who do poorly are not free of charge. They must be taught a lesson! Otherwise, they really think that
Gu Ningbo's house is easy to bully!
And just two months ago, Liu Haojia ordered that a distant relative who came to seek refuge be beaten to death with family methods! The reason was very simple. This guy actually wanted to steal the secret recipe! So Liu Haojia didn't even think about it, nor did he
He interrogated the person behind the torture and beat the man to death in the yard!
The ones responsible for the action were the personal followers of Brother Liu Haojia, and this was their first time seeing blood! Although they all turned pale and swayed in the end, they still did not vomit amidst Liu Guangyuan's scolding, so they passed this test!
In fact, Liu Guangyuan's scolding had no effect on suppressing their desire to vomit. On the contrary, the mention of the word vomiting made them want to vomit even more! But when they saw Liu Haojia's calm face, they felt a chill running straight from their heels.
The top of their head, so the desire of several people to vomit disappeared instantly! From then on, that face was engraved in their hearts!
But if they still have the intention to look at Liu Guangyuan and Liu Guangting at this time, they will find that their faces are even more distorted than them! Because they have been paying attention to the two young masters, their performance is too surprising
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As the future pillars of Gu Ningbo's house, the two young masters must pass this test! When they looked at Liu Haonian, they thought he was very good! Because what they saw on his face was one part bloodthirsty, two parts
100% excited, 30% uneasy and 40% uncomfortable!
But when they saw Liu Haojia, they didn't see any emotion on his face! So the two couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time made a conclusion in their hearts, that the master's choice of future patriarch was indeed the right one!
In the past few years, Liu Haojia has completely played the role of a think tank in the mansion! And his father, as the head of Gu Ningbo's mansion, simply obeys his words! So now Liu Haojia has established a unique position in the mansion! Sometimes Liu Guangyuan does things
If you can't make up your mind and can't find Liu's father, you will directly ask Liu Haojia for instructions!
Therefore, under Liu Haojia's control, Gu Ningbo's Mansion steadily strives for victory and improves steadily! Especially the magical stroke of establishing Qingya Xiaozhu, the two brothers are simply admired! And in control of Xuetang, Shiweizhai and Qingya Xiaozhu
While building three major financial sources, it also extended its influence into other industries, adding seven or eight more shops here and there!
While making money, Uncle Gu Ning's connections have also expanded to the level of marquis. It can be said that Uncle Gu Ning has become a fairly new upstart in the capital! So even if Liu Haojia sometimes does something amazing,
Even if you ask them, they will just bow their heads and do as they are told!
For example, Liu Haojia is going to do something very outrageous today, and he has been doing it for more than a year, and he has to do it every twenty days. It has become a scene in the capital! That is to become a bully.
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In the afternoon, the youngest child among the first batch of children adopted by Liu Haojia ran over and said only one sentence: "Little Dragon is about to come out of the water!"
Liu Haojia reacted in an instant. The target he had been waiting for finally appeared! The little dragon the child said was naturally referring to Emperor Wanli who had just ascended the throne for more than a year. Naturally, he was referring to him leaving the palace! So Liu Haojia immediately
He ordered: "Change your clothes and go to Qipan Street!"
The Qipan Street he mentioned is one of the largest commercial districts! Since Yongle moved the capital to Beijing, with the stabilization of the political power, commerce in Beijing has gradually flourished. After Yongle, the city was "chaotic, and the ladies were in trouble." The tiles are all over the house, the horses are galloping together, the carriages are attacking, one after another, and the miscellaneous are chasing each other. The wealthy merchants and merchants, the road belongs to the Department Store Reclamation Committee, Qiu Jishan Sheng!"
It is also recorded in "Dreams in the Pine Window" that the capital "carried its burdens to the merchants, and the merchants of the four houses stole only acres of land and needed cloth and silk, and their utensils filled the house and treasure chests filled with precious Kunyu and Qiongzhu." , Qi Jin, Yue Jia. All the treasures of the mountains and seas are not owned by China, but people from distant lands do not avoid the dangers and obstacles, but travel one after another, gathering their old animals for the world. The wealth of the southeast and the treasures of the mountains and seas, especially the chariots "Under the hub, we sincerely prepare roads for traffic jams." This is evident from the prosperous commerce in the city!
After the Grand Canal was opened in the Ming Dynasty, the Gulou commercial area in the north of the city that had prospered through grain transportation in the Yuan Dynasty gradually declined. At the same time, the Zhengyangmen area in the south of the city gradually prospered due to Beijing's commercial goods circulation channels, thus creating the Ming Dynasty. Qipan Street commercial district between Gate and Zhengyangmen.
"Picture of Accumulating Victory in the Imperial Capital" painted in the late Jiajing and early Wanli years depicts the prosperity of the Qipan Street area. As seen in the painting, there is an endless stream of horse-drawn, vehicle-mounted, shoulder-carrying, and portable transportation lines arriving from the suburbs of Beijing. In the "Chaoqian Market" between Zhengyangmen and Damingmen, there is a scene of high-rise cloth sheds with vertical and horizontal aisles. Stalls selling goods are next to each other, including hats, scarves, boots and socks, clothes and cloth, silks and satins, furs, etc. Folding fans, umbrellas, wooden combs, mats, knives, scissors and hammers, ceramic vessels, lampstands, copper locks, stirrups, saddles, books, calligraphy and painting, paper and ink, pens and inkstones, Yiding Buddha statues, jewelry, ivory, herbs, incense, There are all kinds of paper flowers, toys, etc. It’s endless and endless.
Zhengyangmenwai Street is also very prosperous. According to the "Jingshi Wuchengfang Alley Hutong Collection" records: Zhengyangmenwai Langfang Hutong, from north to south, has Toutiao, Ertiao, Santiao, Sitiao and Xiheyan Street, and the commodity trade is extremely active. .
Among them, Toutiao Hutong is mainly the lantern market, with more than 20 lantern shops gathered here, among which Wenshengzhai, Huameizhai and Xiuzhenzhai are the most famous; Langfang Ertiao Hutong is where jade and antique shops gather: Langfang Santiao Hutong , famous for selling small commodities such as needles, threads, and brains: a shop in Langfang Sitiao Hutong (today's Dashilan)
Also emerging at the same time are the East and West Pailou areas. The Dongsi Pailou and Xisi Pailou areas in East and West City are the other two important commercial areas in the city. The Dongsi Pailou commercial area is called Dongda City because of its location on the canal where goods enter the city. It gradually prospered as a transportation artery. There are many warehouses near Dongda City. In addition to the seven warehouses established in the Yuan Dynasty, Lumi warehouse, New Taicang, Old Taicang, Nanxincang, Fuxincang and shipping warehouse were added in the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, with the prosperity of the lantern market as an important regular market in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty, it also promoted the development of commercial trade in the Dengshikou area. The lantern markets in the Ming Dynasty were mainly displayed on today's Dengshikou Street, Dengshikou West Street, and Dengshi The purpose of establishing the lantern market in Koubei Lane and Tongfujia Road is that "Taizu first built the southern capital, flourished it as a colorful building, attracted wealthy businessmen from all over the world, and put out lanterns for ten days." After the capital was moved to Beijing, it still followed the old system.