After the matter of the arsenal was explained, Shang Yi returned to his general's mansion.
After returning home, Shang Yi found that Lin Fengwu had come with the scriptures. He was sitting opposite Ye Yaoying in front of a large book case, with several large books and two abacuses on the desk. It turned out that the Lin family helped Shang again
Yi purchased a batch of supplies, and Lin Fengwu came to inform Shang Yi, but Shang Yi left all these matters to Ye Yaoying to deal with. Now the two are checking the accounts.
At this time, Ye Yao-ying was checking the number, looking at the account book and drawing up the abacus, while Lin Fengwu was waiting for tea. Shang Yi came back, and both of them stood up. Ye Yao-ying said, "Mr., you
He is back." Lin Fengwu said a blessing to Shang Yi and said, "Lord Shang is back."
Shang Yi also owed her body and said, "Miss Lin is here." But he felt a little regretful, because the Chinese dress Lin Fengwu wore today was actually just at the last birthday party of Mr. Lin.
After a Western-style long skirt, Lin Fengwu appeared in front of Shang Yi and wore Chinese clothes. Although Lin Fengwu looked good in any kind of dress, maybe the impression he had on Shang Yi was too deep.
In fact, Shang Yi has always wanted to see her wearing a Western long skirt that blends Chinese and Western styles.
Ye Yaoying sat down again and continued to settle the accounts, while Lin Fengwu smiled and said, "Mr. Shang, you are back just in time. Uncle Li has a letter to me." As he said that, he took out the envelope from the table and handed it to Shang Yi.
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Shang Yi took the letter and said, "Thank you, Miss Lin."
When he opened the envelope, he found that it was the situation of Yuan Pu and Wu Yanming who he asked Li Gefei to inquire about. According to what Li Gefei said in the letter, these two people are not the kind of traitor-type businessmen, but they have more business dealings with the Spanish.
Therefore, the relationship is closer and closer. Although in Manila, although he has used the power of the Spanish to gain some convenience for himself, he has never bullied others because of this. Generally speaking, it is similar to a normal businessman.
After reading the letter, Shang Yi was also thinking. At this time, Ye Yaoying said, "Okay, I understand, it's a total of 85,270 taels of silver."
Lin Fengwu said: "It's not bad at all. Sister Ye is very accurate."
Ye Yaoying said, "I'll make an note for you now. Sister Lin can go to the account room to collect the money." As he said that, he took a blank piece of paper, wrote a few lines of words, and then
He picked up Shang Yi's seal and stamped it and handed it to Lin Fengwu.
Lin Fengwu took the paper and said, "Thank you, Sister Ye." Then he turned to Shang Yi and said, "Master Shang, I will say goodbye first."
Shang Yi nodded and said, "Miss Lin, please tell Lord Ling Zun to invite him to come tomorrow morning. I want to discuss some things with him."
Lin Fengwu said: "Mr. Shang, unfortunately, my father went to Nanjing to handle some business affairs a few days ago. I'm afraid he won't be back until the New Year. Before leaving, he told me, if there is anything to do
, let me tell you first. I can do anything ordinary. If the matter is big, I will send someone to him."
Shang Yi also knew that she was helping Lin Zhiyang with business affairs now, so she said, "Oh! That's the case, that's fine. Let's tell Miss Lin first, the same is true. I plan to stay in Hangzhou after the beginning of the year.
We will open two more factories, one is a garment factory and the other is a glass factory. I would like to ask if Lord Lingzun is interested."
The merchant army adopts brand new military uniforms. Now the team is getting bigger and bigger, so the number of military uniforms will naturally increase. There is no large garment factory in Hangzhou at all, so now it can only entrust seven or eight garment workshops.
Come and make it. At present, the merchant army only has one set of field uniforms. Shang Yi also plans to design a uniform, which is usually worn. In addition, there are also workers' uniforms from the arsenal and shipyard. Shang Yi also plans to unify them, so that small garments can be made
It is obviously not enough to supply the workshop, so it is better to open a garment factory yourself.
Glass has always been a killer for time travelers, and the technology of making glass is not difficult. Moreover, among missionaries and Spanish craftsmen, some people can make glass. As early as Shandong, Shang Yi had this plan, but before
Due to various reasons, it has not been implemented. Of course, the value of glass is not only reflected in economics, but also in the hope of extremely high military use of telescopes, gunshots, sniper rifles, and simple chemical tests, all need to be supported by the glass industry. And now, the glass industry is the only one that needs to be supported by the glass industry.
Obviously, the time to make glass has been ripe.
Lin Fengwu immediately shone with her eyes when she heard this. Because she was born into a business, she was usually engaged in business and was very smart, so she was very sensitive to business opportunities. After hearing what Shang Yi said, she immediately realized that
There are great business opportunities in it.
Garment factories rely on the merchants' own orders, which is enough to maintain. Glassware has always been a hot item in the Chinese market and is one of the few competitive products in the West in China. If you can make glass yourself, it will naturally be
There is great profit. And now Lin Zhiyang is gradually leaving the Lin family and establishing his own business. He needs to open another business path. The garment factory and glass factory can just open up a commercial channel for Lin Zhiyang to avoid his own business, so
Immediately said: "Mr. Shang, I can promise you on behalf of my father that we are absolutely willing to cooperate with you in these two factories."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Okay, but there are still many technical problems in opening a glass factory. I will invite a few craftsmen from the titai to discuss together tomorrow."
Lin Fengwu also nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll come again tomorrow morning." After that, Lin Fengwu said goodbye again.
After she left, Shang Yi asked, "Where is Yuanyuan? Why didn't she see her people?"
Ye Yaoying said: "She went to the printing house because she was going to publish a sample of the newspaper today and couldn't come back for the time being."
Because Wang Fuzhi is responsible for Shang Yi's paperwork, the affairs of Ye Yaoyun and Chen Yuanyuan have been greatly reduced. Ye Yaoyun also has an agent Shang Yi to handle government affairs and check accounts, and Chen Yuanyuan has almost completely
After getting idle, Shang Yi handed over the newspaper matter to Chen Yuanyuan to blame, because in ancient China, the cultural level of prostitutes was not low. Among the famous talented girls in history, prostitutes often accounted for half of them, and it was not necessary to
She came to write an article and just review it. Although she lacked experience in running newspapers, she could do it according to Shang Yi's instructions. Anyway, in this era, China has no newspapers, so she can do it no matter how she does it.
Chen Yuanyuan was also very happy to take over this job. Although she didn't understand the important role of running a newspaper, she could see that Shang Yi attached great importance to the newspaper because she also felt that she could help him. This is what Shang Yi said
, reflecting one's own life value, so it is also very attentive.
After hearing this, Shang Yi felt very satisfied. The things he wanted to do are now being completed one by one. If he could have a year, he believed that he could initially establish a complete administrative system in Zhejiang.
Just as Shang Yi was thinking about being utterly conscious, Ye Yaoyan closed the account book and said, "My husband, what are you thinking?"
Shang Yi was stunned and said, "Didn't you think about anything?"
Ye Yaoying stood up with a smile, came to Shang Yi, and said, "Are you thinking that Miss Lin is coming again tomorrow?"
Shang Yi felt a little confused and said, "What's wrong with her coming tomorrow?"
Ye Yaoying said: "Have you never moved by Miss Lin? I see that every time you see Miss Lin, you look up to her. Do you like her?"
Shang Yi found it both funny and funny because Lin Fengwu lived in Manila for a long time and was greatly influenced by overseas. She has a cheerful and generous personality. She does not have the restrainedness of Chinese women in this era. This is very close to Shang Yi's habit. Therefore, he talked with Lin Fengwu with less scruples, and it felt like he was with a female colleague before traveling through time. Shang Yi really had no other thoughts. He pulled her into his arms and smiled and said, "You Who do you think of me?"
Ye Yaoyan admitted that she was straightforward: "If my husband really likes Miss Lin, then find someone to talk to Mr. Lin and marry her back. Sister Chen and I will not blame you."
Shang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Don't you understand me even if you are so difficult? Actually, it's enough for me to marry you alone. But Yuanyuan came to surrender to me regardless of the danger. She couldn't let her down and then she accepted it again. She. Now it’s enough to have you two, and I don’t want to take more wives and concubines, otherwise the sisters Tian Zhen and Tian Zhu would have already taken over the house."
Ye Yaoying couldn't help but feel moved. She was a little more tempted by Shang Yi just now. She said, "My husband, it's not a bad thing for you to marry Miss Lin back. In fact, Miss Lin is a very good person, and Sister Chen and I are both. I like her very much. The Lin family is our capable helper, and in this way, we and the Lin family will become a family and will be better for our husband's future career."
After hearing this, Shang Yi couldn't help but feel moved. What Ye Yaoying said was actually not unreasonable. In this era, the best way to form alliances is to get married, and everything else is to be overwhelming. Now he and Lin Zhiyang share common interests. There is a need to strengthen relationships between each other, and only marriage is the best way. Therefore, if he really proposes marriage to Lin Zhiyang, he will most likely agree happily.
Of course, it is definitely not sincere to Shang Yi not to be moved by Lin Fengwu. In terms of appearance, Lin Fengwu is not much worse than Ye Yaoying and Chen Yuanyuan. Moreover, she has lived overseas for a long time and is closer to Shang Yi in terms of insights and habits. At the same time, she also married her. It can be said that it can strengthen the relationship with Lin Zhiyang in one fell swoop. Moreover, Ye Yaoyan also supports her marrying her. This also shows that feudal ethics is not all bad. After all, it is the dream of every normal man.
Although Shang Yi was still a little awkward, as if there were too many utilitarian components in it, Shang Yi immediately comforted himself that political marriages like this were not uncommon even in future generations. And as his power expanded, it was probably more than this. Once, you should try to get used to it. Anyway, if the person who travels through time does not marry a wife of more than double digits, he will be embarrassed to say hello to others after he goes back.
However, Shang Yi doesn't want to continue discussing this topic now, so he should let it go slowly in the future. Of course, to stop this conversation, Shang Yi has a way. He tightened his hands and kissed Ye Yaoying's lips, and immediately put her on her. All the things I had to say were blocked.
The two of them joking for a while, then Ye Yaoying broke out of his arms and said, "My husband, let's talk about the serious business! The money is probably not enough now."
Shang Yi was stunned and said, "Why is it not enough? I remember that before the war with the liaison, there were more than one million taels on the tent. Is it so difficult that they were all spent all at once?"