When Qin Dewei returned to Nanjing this time, there were too many people who wanted to meet him.
It can be said that everyone in Nanjing who can speak to him wants to treat Qin Dewei to dinner and drinks.
But no matter how many people are waiting, Qin Dewei's first meal after returning to Nanjing will definitely be with the three important officials: Li Huan, the garrison eunuch, Xu Yuan, the garrison minister, and Qin Jin, the minister of war.
It's not that Qin Dewei asked for anything from them, the main reason is that if they don't eat this meal, these three unlucky guys who are waiting for punishment will not feel at ease.
After all, Qin Dewei came to survey the situation as an envoy from the imperial court, and it was Qin Dewei who wrote the survey report to the capital.
Qin Dewei didn't mean to embarrass them. It was impossible to prevent lightning strikes and fires in large wooden buildings, and they were quite innocent.
The layout of the palace in Nanjing is roughly similar to that of the capital city, but the central axis main hall, temples, shrines, and palace walls are basically the only ones that have been repaired. Most other places are in ruins.
After seeing the less serious damage to the Ancestral Temple, Qin Dewei withdrew from the old imperial city.
Then he went to the inner guard hall outside Xi'an Gate to discuss with the three officials the arrangements for worshiping Xiaoling.
When it got dark, the three senior officers held a banquet in the inner garrison hall to entertain Qin Dewei, and the rest of the entourage settled in the building.
The first day passed in a business-like manner. In the evening, Qin Dewei did not go to the library and went directly home.
In fact, this new home, located west of Wuding Bridge and on the south bank of the Qinhuai River, is very unfamiliar to Qin Dewei.
Qin Dewei still had an unreal feeling when he saw the majestic Zhuangyuan Shifang and the tall wealthy family in the moonlight.
The uncle very considerately sent the servant to call the door, saying that he was missing tonight, and asked Qin Dewei to go directly to rest.
Then a maid led Qin Dewei to the backyard, passed through several halls and corridors, and saw Gu Qiongzhi holding a one-year-old baby standing in front of the screen wall in the inner courtyard to greet him.
Qin Dewei walked over and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Then he looked at the sleeping child curiously and walked into the house with Mrs. Gu.
Qin Dewei looked at the room for a while, then reached out and touched a few handfuls. After that, a special wet nurse and a maid took his son away.
At this time, only Qin Dewei and Mrs. Gu were left. Qin Dewei no longer paid attention to his image and fell on the bed exhausted.
He turned his head and said to Gu Qiongzhi: "This place is strange. It didn't feel like home until I saw you."
Mrs. Gu helped Qin Dewei take off his coat and replied: "Uncle said that only such a family can be worthy of Xiao Kuier."
Qin Dewei felt in his heart that it was not good to be raised in a deep house since he was a child, but he would not say such disheartening words.
And from a safety perspective, it turns out that a small house like that is indeed more dangerous for the owner of a large bank, and it is too easy to kidnap someone.
Mrs. Gu also took off her clothes, got on the bed and asked, "How long will you stay in Nanjing this time?"
Qin Dewei slowly regained the familiar feeling while replying: "Stay for two more months, and then leave after the summer is cooler."
Madam Gu asked again: "Then how do you plan to settle our mother and son?"
Qin Dewei replied without hesitation: "Of course I want to take you all with me, but I don't know what you and uncle think."
Mrs. Gu sighed and said, "Husband, your changes are so fast, so fast that it's dizzying to see. I can't keep up with you."
The lives of ordinary people may not change much in decades, but Qin Dewei's life has been turned upside down in just a few years, leaving people at a loss as to what to do.
If a man is incompetent, it is worrying, but if a man is too capable, it is still worrying.
In fact, for most of his relatives and friends in Nanjing, it would be better if Qin Dewei could live in peace and stability for more than ten years after winning the election.
Qin Dewei probably also felt the panic of the person next to him, and said with emotion: "Let's not talk about it in a hurry. I have something else to say now."
Gu Qiongzhi couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed Qin Dewei's excuse and said: "I'm not in a hurry to tell you what to do tonight!"
Qin Dewei had no choice but to stand up and fulfill the obligations of a husband reunited after a long absence.
After the ups and downs, Mrs. Gu tilted her head contentedly and looked at this familiar face.
She suddenly couldn't help but express a doubt shared by all her relatives and friends, which came from her soul: "How come you are the number one scholar? I really couldn't tell it in the early years."
None of my relatives and friends know the details. At that time, he was a young man who was dropped out of social studies and studied fishing for three days and netting for two days.
But such a young man could actually get the first prize, breaking all the beautiful illusions of his relatives and friends about the first prize.
"Sleep!" Qin Dewei was speechless, this is really a relative.
Mrs. Gu teased her husband: "Let's talk, don't you have anything to say to me after we haven't seen each other for so long?"
Qin Dewei also turned sideways and said face to face with Mrs. Gu: "My uncle has become the Minister of Household Affairs and is taking this opportunity to open a bank in the capital. What suggestions do you have?"
Gu Qiongzhi suddenly felt that it was better to sleep.
Qin Dewei hesitated a few times: "Good lady, just tell me, this opportunity to be one of our own as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is so rare that we can't miss it."
Gu Qiongzhi said lazily: "If you ask me, the place in the capital is not suitable for running a bank at all, or it is not suitable for running a bank with the ideas here in Nanjing."
Then Mrs. Gu went into detail: "Here in the south of the Yangtze River, no matter what, all walks of life are mostly private businesses, and they are all excellent customers for our bank.
In the capital and imperial shop, there are too many relatives and friends, and many craftsmen and merchants are government-owned, and the atmosphere is more impetuous. I am afraid that there are not many who are doing business in a down-to-earth manner.
How can you open a bank like ours in such an environment?"
Qin Dewei nodded and said: "You are right, so if you open a bank in the capital, you cannot copy the practices here in Nanjing, but have to be a little different.
The main business is not industrial and commercial households. One is communication with the Jiangnan area, and the other is doing business for officials. Moreover, we must set up rules to prevent risks from the powerful."
Gu Qiongzhi asked: "Do you really want to do this kind of business of remittance of money bills between the north and the south?"
After dating for several years, she discovered that her husband was surprisingly enthusiastic about this kind of long-distance exchange business.
"Yes." Qin Dewei had nothing to hide.
Gu Qiongzhi suggested: "If you want to connect the north and the south, you must first ensure that messages can be transmitted quickly and smoothly.
Let me give you an idea. Sponsor the express shops along the way, giving each location five taels a year, and then allow the express shops to deliver the bank's documents."
The express delivery shop was specially used to deliver official documents from the imperial court. One shop was set up every twenty miles to deliver official documents in a relay manner.
Qin Dewei silently calculated that there are about 200 express delivery shops between the north and the south.
Assuming five taels per place and one thousand taels a year, it is completely affordable, as long as the court is willing to agree.
"What a good wife." Qin Dewei started to move again and said: "Let me repay you one more time."