There are all kinds of things, about a dozen things that require exchange of gifts. Most of them she only needs to prepare a gift and a post to send it to someone. If there is a gift, she has to go there in person.
In addition to various etiquette matters, there are all kinds of people who want to visit her.
"At two o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Wu came to pay her respects-"
"Oh, it's the day of class again." Pei Lixiu couldn't help but feel a little bored, curling her hair with her fingers.
This Mrs. Wu is a well-known local "boudoir tutor". She is the widow of a famous person in Henan. She lives in Guangzhou and makes a living. In order to prevent herself from showing timidity in the conversation, Pei Lixiu specially invited her to teach her.
Some common sense stuff and response skills.
Facts have proved that although Miss Pei was determined to be a Ming Dynasty lady, she did not have enough perseverance. After learning it a few times, she complained endlessly, and this kind of learning began to become in vain.
Even so, studying was boring. She found an excuse and changed it from once every five days to once every ten days. When Pei Lixiu heard that today was another day of study, she couldn't help but feel a little bigger after her hangover.
point.
"Master Wu and Master Dong will also come to visit Miss today."
"Oh?! They two are quite interesting." Hearing these two people, Pei Lixiu suddenly became energetic. These two officials' sons, since the last time they lent money to Guangzhou Station to make huge profits from the Leizhou sugar business, they have become very interested in each other.
I admired Dongzhu Guo very much for his skills, and Ziminglou became more and more diligent in the future.
They have a large amount of money at home to squander, and they have nothing to do every day except to have fun. Ziming Tower has become a place where this group of people must go almost every day, including Pei Lixiu, Guo Yi, Zhang Xin, etc.
He was a good person, knowing that this group of people had money and that the father and brother family behind them had political power, so they tried to win over this group of young men. Not only did they try their best to clone modern gadgets, but they also specially invited several famous Qing Dynasty guests from Guangdong.
Several Qingke, some good at arranging music and teaching singing, some good at stacking mountains and stacking rocks, some appraising antiques, mounting calligraphy and paintings, and domesticating flowers and birds, were hired with high salaries to contribute to the entertainment business of Ziminglou. Two of them were hired.
A theater troupe is also under preparation.
After having "breakfast", Pei Lixiu went to her "office" as usual. Zheng Shangjie was already inside, and she could only be heard scolding her loudly:
"How many times have I told you! Although silver cards are not considered valuable items, they cannot be given out to just individuals! If you give them out so casually, people will look down upon you! Do you understand? Everyone wants it but cannot get it.
You still have to have hope."
Chunliu opened the curtain and shouted: "Miss Pei is here." The voices inside stopped.
Pei Lixiu walked in, and the two stewards who were being scolded by Zheng Shangjie hurriedly bowed together. After Zheng Shangjie arrived, the operating conditions of Ziminglou became more orderly. In particular, they made great progress in marketing. This has been done before
The woman who used to be an air ticket agent, cosmetics agent, health care product agent, insurance agent, travel company agent, copycat machine agent, etc. was very good at sales and publicity. Under her guidance, a Zishi Enterprise business was set up.
The promotion department is responsible for promoting various products and services. The promotion activities of Ziminglou are her focus.
"Okay, you can go first. You have to pay attention to the issuance of cards in the future." She emphasized this point again and sent the people away.
After Zheng Shangjie arrived in Guangzhou, she had to change into Ming Dynasty women's clothing according to Ming Dynasty customs. However, this kind of wide robe and large sleeves was really inconvenient, and it took a long time to get used to it. However, she felt awkward.
For this reason, she rarely appears in public and spends more time on internal management and administrative matters, which just makes up for Pei Lixiu's weakness. The two work together well. In addition, Lingao began to train in Guangzhou and Leizhou.
The local indigenous personnel, especially the original managers, were screened and trained, and a complete management system was established in the business. The management of the enterprises under the Guangzhou Station is much more rigorous than in the past.
The "cabinet room" in Ziming Building, or the "general manager's office" is a small room decorated in the style of the Ming Dynasty, but the layout is modern. There are two rosewood desks made in modern styles.
Back to back, Pei Lixiu and Zheng Shangjie were doing it face to face.
Several of their secretaries, the so-called maids, sit on the four small desks pushed together in the back. Zheng Shangjie also has two maids under her name, one is in charge of her writing and paperwork, and the other is an accountant.
, specialize in accounting.
Pei Lixiu sat behind her desk and yawned first. Chunliu quickly made her a bowl of usnea tea. Zheng Shangjie gave her a disdainful look: "It's already noon and you haven't woken up yet?"
"I drank too much last night -" Pei Lixiu lay weakly on the table, "You must despise me."
"I'm too lazy to look down on you. But there's still a lot of work to do here."
"God, did I come to Ming Dynasty just so that I could sit in an office as a white-collar worker again?" She groaned in pain, "Why is this becoming more and more like the days before?"
"Aren't you still a socialite at night?"
"Alas -" Pei Lixiu sighed and said no more. Her head was still groggy - life as a social butterfly was not easy either.
"Dongzhu Guo has already approved the construction of the Purple Garden." After Zheng Shangjie arrived in Guangzhou, he also changed his name in public like the people at Guangzhou Station to avoid attracting attention.
Zheng Shangjie's current identity is Guo Yi's cousin - she was specially invited to help.
Although Ziming Tower has been renovated and rebuilt, the layout has been greatly improved than before, but after all, it is located in a busy city and cannot be expanded. Therefore, Guo Yi sent people to explore the land outside the city to find a good place with mountains and water to build a building.
The villa and manor was used as a branch of Ziminglou. This place was called "Ziyuan".
"Someone suggested that we invite Ji Cheng to build the construction." Pei Lixiu thought of this incident, "But this person seems to be in Jiangnan, so we need to send someone to specially invite him-"
"If you ask me, it's best to wait for a while before asking for a commission." Zheng Shangjie said, "We only know that this person is in Nanjing, and we don't know anything else. If we send someone there thousands of miles away, we might not be able to come back within three or four months.
Come on, it will cost a lot, not to mention that you may not be able to hire someone. The audit will not look good."
Guo Yi specifically mentioned at the last Guangzhou Station work meeting that the Cheka should soon go to Guangzhou Station to review the accounts after completing the audit of the People's Committee of Agriculture, and asked everyone to pay more attention to accounting work, especially account management.
In terms of cash, it is best not to spend unnecessary expenses.
"What about the Ziyuan project?" Pei Lixiu had no opinion on such matters.
"Normally, I'd just stop. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good to stop now after hearing the news. I think it would be good to go to Ziyuan. It's an extra place to make money. Besides, Laishanshi doesn't just have a profit calculation, right?"
"He seems to be the most famous." Pei Lixiu sighed, "We are not in Jiangnan."
The two women talked intermittently and dealt with the matters at hand. Chunliu, who suddenly went to the concierge to pick up the morning's post, came back in a hurry.
She put the post on the table and quickly reported a strange thing to them.
Dong Jizhong and Wu Zhixiang, who were originally going to come to Ziming Tower in the afternoon, unexpectedly sent someone to tell them that they were not coming today because they were physically disobeying them.
"Did they say to change the date?" Pei Lixiu didn't think there was anything strange yet.
"It's strange that it's strange here. If they don't come on weekdays, they always have to make another appointment. Today, when the servant came, he just said this and left."
"Maybe I forgot." Pei Lixiu also felt strange now, but she didn't feel too big.
"No, there's more to it than that." Chunliu told her that there were more than 30% fewer messages on the door today than in the past, and many people who were originally going to come also sent their servants to say they wouldn't be coming for the time being.
"?" Pei and Zheng looked at each other. This is strange. Coming to Ziming Tower is a very honorable thing, because the reception capacity is limited, even if you have a drink here, you have to take a shower a few days in advance.
Make reservations every day or even ten days. For some special items, only VIPs with gold and silver cards can make reservations. Unless something important happens, it will not be cancelled.
So something big happened in Guangzhou! Zheng Shangjie was keenly aware of this.
"Send someone to see Guo Yi quickly on Huifu Street. Something happened in Guangzhou city."
But there was no news from Guo Yi. Zhang Xin quickly asked people to ask around. Is there any news in Guangzhou recently? Everyone reported that nothing was strange. In the evening, Ziming Tower was bustling with traffic and crowded with people as usual.
It was just as lively, except that the dignitaries who had canceled their appointments did not show up.
That night they finally got the first news.
The news was revealed by a Qing guest who was close to the governor in the governor's yamen - Zhang Xin and others usually control a group of middle and lower-level personnel who work around various yamen and officials.
This person told them: Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was secretly planning to attack the Kun bandits in Lingao.
Of course, the matter is considered extremely confidential, but in ancient society, there was no real concept of confidentiality, and any information would be revealed to those nearby.
"It's a bit unbelievable," Meng Xian said at an emergency meeting held in the safe house of Guangzhou Station, "Why is there suddenly going to be a crackdown?"
"This will happen sooner or later," Zhang Xin said. "When the government pretends to be deaf and dumb to a certain point, there will come a day when it can no longer pretend."
"According to the point of view of information science, this kind of information must first be verified."
"Well, I have sent people to various yamen to verify our 'relationship'. If it is true or false, there will definitely be news in the next few days." Yan Maoda frowned and said, "I'm afraid the person who came to this matter is evil. I'm afraid the Guangzhou Station
You have to face a test.”
"Just report the situation to Lingao." Pei Lixiu was puzzled, "We are all serious Guangzhou natives now."
"This is just a formality." Guo Yi said, "They could register us in the first place, but they can deny it this time. Who doesn't know that these brands are actually Australian properties? Whether they want to punish us or not is all up to us.
In this group of officials’ thoughts.”
"But aren't we nominally citizens of the Ming Dynasty now? They must have a reason." Zheng Shangjie has not been in the Ming Dynasty for a short time. The officials she has seen in the Ming Dynasty are at best a bit obscene, but she has not seen their insidiousness.
"There are so many reasons. The word "official" means that no matter how you say it, it's his reason." Yan Maoda said, "The matter is indeed very dangerous!"
Guo Yi nodded and said: "The Ming Dynasty household registration is unreliable. Don't say that we are fake citizens, we are just serious Guangzhou natives. Unlike the officials, we can take care of it if we want. Not to mention that such a big industry as Guangzhou Station has already been
Many people are jealous. If the suppression of thieves this time is really successful, the officials and wealthy gentry who seek to seize these businesses will probably have their heads broken."
When it comes to this, everyone is a little silent. In the past few years, Guangzhou Station has experienced wind and rain. Several people in charge have become well-known figures on the ground in Guangzhou. He Guo Yi posted a post and Guangzhou
Someone from Fufu, Nanhai, and Panyu counties will come forward immediately, and ordinary matters can be settled immediately. Even if they go to the Yamen of the sub-inspection road, the Yamen of the Chief Envoy and even the Yamen of the governor and governor, they still have communication and can pass through at any time.
Any message can be sent anytime and anywhere.
When Guangzhou Station used the Qiwei Escort Bureau to expand the inn, warehousing and logistics industries, it had a fierce battle with the local land tigers and Wo Dilong. During this period, the special reconnaissance team repeatedly did dirty work in Guangzhou city, killing people and setting fires.
I have done a lot of things for the whole family because I have a strong relationship with the government and a good background. Not to mention pursuing the victims, I don’t even have a lot of talkative people.
This situation gave them the feeling that they were the "invisible godfathers" of the city of Guangzhou. Guangzhou Station was as solid as a rock. During the meeting in the safe house, it almost became a habit to make fun of the corruption, corruption and incompetence of the Ming government.
It was a common practice at the meeting - as long as you are willing to spend money, you can do anything. This has become the thinking mode of the people at the Guangzhou Station.
Some people even joked when they were drunk: Even if the Lingao headquarters is destroyed one day, the Cross-Trade Group can regain its strength by relying on the foundation of Guangzhou Station.
Now, just the news that force was about to be used against Lingao made them feel like they were struck by lightning.
They have never felt so clearly their dependence on the entire Lingao Group. There is no need to think, measure or calculate anything. Without the support of the entire group behind them, the collapse of Guangzhou Station will happen in an instant - they just
Just a big piece of fat.
"We don't want to be anxious all the time." Yan Maoda said, "This news has not been confirmed yet. But since it came from the governor's office, I think the authenticity is more than 90%. Some preparations should be done."
"Well, I agree with Lao Yan's view." Zhang Xin said, "Although this incident is a bit strange, it can't be used as a precaution. My opinion is that people are the most important thing, and property and things don't matter. If the matter is urgent, just
Retreat immediately."
"Should we start Operation Hun?"
Operation Hun is the general evacuation plan of the Guangzhou Station. It includes the demobilization and evacuation of personnel, the transportation of materials and property, concealment and burial, and the management of various business relationships. This plan has been formulated since the establishment of the Guangzhou Station. As the Guangzhou Station
The scale of the operation is getting bigger and bigger, and the plan for Operation Hun is getting thicker and thicker.
Guo Yi said: "Of course not, it's just a possibility now. We don't need to be too nervous, and we can't mess up our position."
"Once they attack Lingao, we will definitely not be able to protect our place," Zhang Xin said.
"Whether there will be an expedition against Lingao has not yet been confirmed." Guo Yi said, "We cannot rule out the possibility that someone is trying to use the fact that we are Australians to cover us with a big hat."
"What do you mean?" Zheng Shangjie didn't quite understand.
"You are saying that someone is using the attack on Lingao to force us to give up our profits. It is not certain that we will attack Lingao?"
"Yes. We have to consider this possibility. Guangzhou Station is a fat place, and there are a lot of people watching it. In Guangzhou, are there too many cases where people take advantage of others just because they are doing well? We have always been a strong person in the background.
, If you want to eat the Zi Group, you have to attack us from the root. Release such true and false news to force us to chaos."
"Are you saying that the news may be false?"
"No, the news may be true. But the crusade against Lingao may not be implemented. It is said that the bow is crossed but the arrow is not fired."
"This group of officials are very capable of adapting to the wind. So I say, even if there is really an attack on Lingao, we don't have to worry. There are many aspects involved in Guangzhou's standing here. Once it is over, many people's
Their interests will suffer serious losses, and they will not let it go - such as Gao Li. Even if each other's payments can be hedged, he will still lose the supply of Australian goods, and the loss outweighs the gain." Yan Maoda said.
"Now we should find various channels to confirm the news, and by the way, we should also find our allies so that they can speak for us when necessary." Guo Yi said, "Of course, this news will be reported to Lingao tonight.
Go. From today on, the movements in Guangzhou will be reported twice a day."
"Okay." Everyone agreed.
"There is also Meng Xian." Guo Yi said, "Delong Bank has very few public connections with Guangzhou Station, and there are a large number of private deposits of officials in it, so it is unlikely to be too affected. You should not go there recently.
Purple sign is coming. If something happens, send a traffic officer to contact us. If something urgent happens and we lose contact, you can arrange your own evacuation or be on standby according to the situation."
"Okay." Meng Xian nodded heavily, "I'll try my best to persist."
"Also, you'd better take stock of your savings and see how much can be used." Guo Yi said, "I estimate that if this news is true, these purple-branded companies will face a large-scale disaster in a few days.
There has been a run on the bank. I’m afraid there will be a run on the bank at your own place. Each household must prepare at least 50,000 taels of cash."