Li Ziyu glanced inside at the busy construction scene and said, "It's okay. I can just stand here and chat while Brother Zhang's house is undergoing construction."
"It's so rude. Please forgive me, brother Ziyu. I'm really busy during this period. The chief hopes that we can expand the scale of production. He asked us to pay for goods to expand the storefront and also asked us to open a direct sales store to create a front-store-factory model. This
I’ve been reading the loan policy for a few days and it’s very confusing. Our house is too big and we have to choose a new place.”
Zhang Yu's father was accompanied by Zhang Yu to the Great World half a month ago, saying that he was going to "say thank you" to Zhang's Walnut Pastry Shop. Now that the business of Zhang's Walnut Pastry Shop is booming, Zhang Yu's father thought of going to thank Chief Xia Hong. As a result, Hong
The chief did not see him, but he saw Zhang Yikun. After a few words of conversation, when they came out, the Zhang Yu family had already signed a loan agreement with Delong.
When they got home, the Zhang family and his son felt something was wrong. They had no intention of expanding production and even reluctantly renovated the store, but they signed a loan contract in a daze, which required them to renovate the old store and open a new one.
workshop.
However, it was absolutely impossible to regret it at this time, so the Zhang family had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Land is not difficult to find. There are many vacant lots and houses in the city of Guangzhou. Zhang Yu thinks that if he wants to open a store, the market entrance is very important, and a good market entrance is also hard to find. It is really difficult to open a front store and a back store.
Not only is our old store in a good location, it has been passed down for three generations and is quite famous, so it would be more appropriate to put the main store where it is.
However, if we put it in the same place, we need to expand the scale and take into account the housing. The land area is very cramped. For a while, the neighbors did not want to sell their houses. The Zhang family discussed it for a long time and finally decided to move out and turn the original residence into a shop.
The entire store has been renovated into a front store and back store layout, and only simple dormitories are set up in the store for apprentices to live.
In this way, it will be a big hassle. A series of tasks such as finding a house, moving, and demolishing the house will become busy, and you will have to find a place for temporary production and supply: Fortunately, Chief Zhang was very generous and temporarily borrowed the empty shop in the big world.
A room was given to them for production.
In addition to providing transitional housing, the care of the elders is simply "meticulous": specifically designated suppliers for bank loan procurement expenditures, such as decoration and construction projects were all introduced by Delong. The whole Guangzhou knows how Australians repair houses and decorate wooden cabinets.
For example, for floor tiles, there are only two or three companies in Guangzhou that can cut and lay the wooden cabinets that Ziji has dealings with. Since Delong is willing to specify, the Zhang family and his son are happy with the simplicity.
In addition to the construction contractor, equipment also had to be ordered from Lingao, and the loan was not rich at all.
"The amount of this loan is really huge." Zhang Yu was a little worried, "Although the annual interest is only 18, I am always afraid of what might happen."
In fact, he was still a little confused, because he actually didn't see a single tael of silver in this loan: what Delong gave him was a check book, something like a book of scriptures. After the contractor completed a job, Zhang Yu's father
Just fill it in according to the numbers on the "contract" document in advance, sign it and tear it off, and it's considered payment.
Although the small bourgeois class like the Zhang family naturally have no access to bills on weekdays, they probably know about such things. However, the unit of money on the Australian bills in their hands is not "liang" or "wen", but "
Yuan".
If we talk about "yuan", the people in Guangzhou know a little bit about the concept of "Australian negotiable coupons", and Zhang Yu naturally knows about it, so he doubts whether this is the "tradable coupon" of Australians.
Whether it is a negotiable certificate is not a big problem, because the contractors and suppliers have all received the check, but how to repay the loan in the future has become a problem. Where can Guangzhou get the negotiable certificate? Besides, how many negotiable certificates can be exchanged for one tael of silver? Zhang Yu is completely
Countless in my heart.
"You also know Australians, the chiefs like big factories the most and hate small workshops, so the cost is naturally high. But since the chiefs have used your family as an example, Brother Zhang, your family is going to be prosperous. Congratulations.
ah."
Australians always talk about "industrialization" and "scale", which are often mentioned in magazines and newspapers. They are all familiar theories to several good brothers who are familiar with "Kun Studies". This last sentence made Zhang even more
Yu felt relieved and said with a smile:
"Haha, where is it?"
"Mr. Zhang! Could you please come in and see where these tiles are installed?"
"Okay, okay, I'll come right away."
Li Ziyu saw that he was very busy and said quickly: "Go in and do your work quickly. I'm going to find Zeng Juan."
"Zeng Juan was preparing to take the Australian civil service exam during this time. You went there and helped him check the details. Please forgive me for not greeting you well today. Next time I will invite brother Ziyu to tea." Zhang Yu said while talking.
Yi Yi.
"It's okay, don't be polite." Li Ziyu saw that his family's business was booming. Even though it was not his own business, he felt happy. It's strange that since Xijiang took the risk of escaping back to Guangzhou, the relationship between him and his few brothers
The feelings seem to be getting deeper and deeper.
Zeng Juan was sitting in the room at this time, reading the latest recruitment information in the Yangcheng Express. On the table were stacks of exam syllabus and the 1635 Song Dynasty civil servant exam question bank.
In the high summer heat of Guangzhou, just sitting on a stool was a kind of torture for Zeng Juan. To escape the heat, he soaked his bare feet in a basin of cold water and slowly read the newspaper. He glanced sideways from time to time.
Exam syllabus.
Zeng Juan was greatly shocked by his failure in the police examination last time. He originally thought that as a scholar, he could easily get a job in an Australian government office, but in the end, the Australians did not show even the slightest interest in him, and Li Ziyu told
The large number of instructors who came from Lingao in his police station gave Zeng Juan a strong sense of crisis. Obviously, Australians tend to use the people they cultivate.
It is probably difficult for a scholar as helpless as me to get the attention of Australians.
Just when Zeng Juan was in despair, a civil servant recruitment notice from the Guangzhou Municipal Government gave Zeng Juan renewed hope.
"There is no end to the road. I thought I would spend the rest of my life doing this."
So Zeng Juan bought a bunch of syllabuses and question banks according to the exam requirements in the notice. The total cost of this set of things is four taels of silver. Although it is not cheap, it is not as good as the Thirteen Classics and various historical texts and ink used in social studies in the past.
How much does the volume cost? In addition, Zeng Juan and his classmates from the original club bought some books together, which prevented Zeng Juan's parents from looking particularly ugly. But they also knew that this was whether their son was trying to survive, or they had to grit their teeth and pay for it.
It has not reached the point where some "examination friends" have to borrow "examination loans" from Delong.
I bought the book, but it is not easy to read. Not only does the book use simplified Chinese characters, but the font direction and format are also different from the original ones. Not to mention the writing habits. Many people can’t even read it after they get it.
I couldn't figure it out. At this time, the advantage of Zeng Juan going over to read Kun's book became apparent. He had no difficulty in reading and understood the meaning of the text much more thoroughly than others.
However, the Australian departmental duties still weigh heavily on Zeng. The Australian Civil Service Examination is a new thing that has not happened in three thousand years. There is no precedent at all, so it is difficult to prepare for the exam in a targeted manner.
"It would be great if Brother Huang, who is proficient in general affairs, is still here. There is no one to discuss with now." Zeng Juan sighed lightly and continued to flip through the book randomly.
"Is Brother Zeng here?" At this moment, Li Ziyu's voice came from outside the door, making Zeng Juan's eyes light up.
"Yes, yes! Brother Ziyu, long time no see. How are you?" Zeng Juan didn't even bother to dry his feet and almost rushed out of the house to greet him.
"I'm really ashamed. I haven't come to visit any of you brothers these days. I wonder how Brother Zeng is doing these days."
"Brother Ziyu is an official in the city government and he still remembers us brothers. It's very valuable."
"Brother Zeng is right, does it mean that in Brother Zeng's eyes, I, Li Ziyu, is such a powerful person!?"
"Hahaha, absolutely not. The Senate has taken over Guangzhou and is waiting to be prospered. The police station is naturally busy with a lot of work. Just talking about this Patriotic Health Month will probably tire you out."
"Then you know you still say this, I think you are itchy!" Li Ziyu said, clenching his fists as if to hit someone.
"Officer Li, I was wrong. Don't arrest the little people. They are good citizens of the Song Dynasty."
After joking for a while, Zeng Juan invited Li Ziyu into the house.
"Oh! Zeng Juan, you work really hard. There are so many books, but I didn't see you working so hard when I was in social studies?" Li Ziyu pointed to the pile of books on the table and said with a smile, "I heard Zhang Yu say that you
Are you going to take the civil service exam?"
After Zeng Juan brewed a pot of herbal tea and handed it to Li Ziyu, he said: "I didn't think there was hope before. It was just wishful thinking to get an official position just by relying on the moral articles I wrote. But it's different when the Australians come."
Everything is new, even the civil service exam is fresh. Although I failed the police exam last time, I still want to try again."
"What Brother Zeng said is absolutely true. The Song Dynasty is indeed different from the previous Ming Dynasty in every aspect, and there are many opportunities. The leaders said that failure is the mother of success. With Brother Zeng's intelligence, he will have a bright future in the future."
"Brother Ziyu is so complimentary. Now I still have to get admitted to be a civil servant in the Song Dynasty. Brother Ziyu came here today and I just have some questions that I would like to ask for advice."
"The chief said that scholars are sour. I didn't think so before, but now I really can't stand it. Just ask, and I will tell you everything I know."
"I just can't figure out the official positions in the Song Dynasty government. I don't know how to choose. The people being recruited this time seem to be all officials. I don't know which one has a better future. I also deliberately studied some historical materials from the former Song Dynasty.