Chapter 236 The glaring presence on South First Street
As soon as Chen Yun walked into the inner courtyard of the Chen family, she saw her head lying on the rocking chair looking up at the sky with nothing to do, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chen Yun quickly approached Chen Xi and whispered in Chen Xi's ear: "Master, Mr. Guo has come to see you. He is in the front yard now. He is not willing to wait for you in the living room."
Chen Xi felt the warm breath blowing past his ears, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the beautiful girl close at hand.
Chen Xi turned his head back and forth unnaturally, and then muttered: "What's wrong..."
"Ahem..." Chen Xi coughed a few times, "Okay, it seems like these guys have finally given in.
I thought they were going to find Ziyu, but I didn't expect that they were looking for Feng. "Xiao." Chen Xi stood up from the rocking chair and stretched.
Chen Yun stood aside with a low eyebrow, neither speaking nor expressing her opinion to Chen Xi.
As for what Chen Xi muttered, it just goes in one ear and out the other. After all, although what Chen Xi said has something to do with her, it doesn't have much to do with it. Just keep it in your heart.
It wasn't until Chen Xi stood up from the rocking chair that he quietly stepped forward to help Chen Xi tidy up his somewhat messy clothes, and put on Chen Xi the clothes he took from Chen Xi's room.
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"What's the matter with you, you have to stay here to enjoy the breeze, right?" As soon as he saw Guo Jia, Chen Xi couldn't help complaining to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia smiled and did not answer Chen Xi's words, but silently poured Chen Xi a glass of wine.
After filling up the wine glass in front of him, Guo Jia picked up the wine glass and said, "Here, let me toast you first."
Chen Xi calmed down the expression on his face and took the He picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Guo Jia.
In the following time, the two did not talk about other things, but Guo Jia told Chen Xi in detail what happened in the Fenggao Government Affairs Office during this period.
Actually, it’s quite interesting, isn’t it?
"Zichuan, what happened before was indeed our problem, please forgive me." Guo Jia held the wine glass and suddenly said this.
Chen Xi smiled and didn't say anything. He just raised his glass and gestured to Guo Jia, then raised his head and drained the wine in one gulp.
Seeing this, Guo Jia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then he also raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, fearing that Chen Xi wouldn't be relieved.
"Huh~ Now there's just one thing left, and I can probably completely lay the foundation of Xuande Gong." Chen Xi put down his wine glass and said casually.
Although the annexation of Yanzhou at this time point was an accident, for Chen Xi.
As long as he still has control over the local area and the upper management can continue to implement local governance, the stronger Chen Xi's ability will be, and the bigger the snowball will be.
Guo Jia glanced at Chen Xi, and then sighed: "Yes, that's all that's missing now."
"As long as you have a local household registration, you can go in and read and borrow books from the collection. Ge, you are really a master." Guo Jia shook his head, Chen Xi's arrangements were always one after another.
However, they had never experienced it personally before, but now they have experienced it. It is really impressive. It is probably an event that can be remembered for a lifetime.
Chen Xi looked sideways at Guo Jia, "By this time, Wenru should have already made the household registration, right?
The image of scholars that the people long for, and the qualifications they possess, must also be The people are also eager for it.
Oh, this can be regarded as a relatively different kind of top-down approach," Chen Xi said softly.
The Library Pavilion that Chen Xi was building as early as when Mount Tai was first built is finally about to be completed. Part of the promise written in the recruitment order is now finally coming to fruition.
"Fenggao is still too remote after all, but with this, we must be able to leave some legacy to the place where we started." Chen Xi shook his head.
After the implementation of the new commercial law, although Fenggao’s taxation has caught up with the past, not even a little bit.
However, compared to the huge advantage that Nanyang Wancheng has in terms of time, location and people, Fenggao can only take advantage of one person and one person.
After all, Fenggao is where Liu Bei started, and it also has policy advantages, although it is not much different from Nanyang.
However, after all, there were only two commodity trading centers in the entire Han Dynasty. Even if Fenggao's time and place were no better than Wancheng, it was still better than nothing.
Maybe it was the Han Dynasty or the regime after the Tian family replaced the Qi Dynasty, which suppressed businessmen too much or something else.
As soon as an opening was opened between Fenggao and Wancheng, almost all the merchants in the Han Dynasty went to these two places for on-the-spot inspections and took easy-to-carry goods with them. It is also necessary to test the water.
However, Fenggao's prosperity is now only based on the policy tilt of the Han Dynasty, which has only two commodity trading centers.
If after Liu Bei unified the world, Chen Xi found a few on the map of the Han Dynasty that occupied the right time and place, and then tilted their open policy, would Fenggao still be able to maintain its current prosperity? Undecided.
Listening to Chen Xi’s words, Guo Jia couldn’t help but look up at the distant sky. Does Chen Xi always look so far away?
Guo Jia couldn't find the answer in his heart, or he already had the answer, but he just didn't want to believe it.
After all, we are all human beings, all have the same talents, and we are all already standing at the highest peak of mankind.
How could he just admit that he is inferior to others...
It is true that in fields other than politics, Chen Xi may not be as good as them. After all, Chen Xi also has areas that he is not good at. .
However, they are civil servants. Civil servants cannot just make suggestions and be advisers for a lifetime.
Even Xu Shu, who mainly focused on military strategy, knew that he had to improve his political strategy to a certain level, otherwise he would really have to be a pure military adviser.
However, even if Guo Jia doesn't want to admit it, it's probably possible that they really can't catch up with Chen Xi's level in political strategy.
Think about Chen Xi’s attainments in other fields. They may not be as good as those who specialize in them, but Chen Xi’s attainments in them are definitely not that bad. Otherwise, how could Chen Xi chat with them in related fields? Get up.
Guo Jia said to Chen Xi seriously: "Zichuan, it's not a problem for you to stay at home all the time. I don't know how many people are waiting for you outside."
Chen Xi is determined. He looked at Guo Jia and said with a smile: "I thought you would call Ziyu back, but I didn't expect it would be you."
Guo Jia sighed heavily, "Who said we didn't look for him? It's just that he rejected our request." If Yang Ji agreed to them and came to make peace with Chen Xi on their behalf, Guo Jia didn't want to be here. It's time to take the initiative to find Chen Xi.
Unfortunately, as they expected, Yang Ji rejected their request.
Chen Xi glanced at Guo Jia who was smiling bitterly, and sneered: "Oh, with Ziyu's character, how could he come to me at your request."
Guo Jia's face changed when he heard this. The bitter smile on his face became even more obvious, "So I came here today."
Chen Xi looked at the hut in the yard, which was built by Chen Xi's order. After all, old man Chen was old and couldn't always stand at the door.
For the stubborn old man Chen, Chen Xi did not want to deprive him of his interest. It was better than doing nothing and then suffering from some illness.
"Fengxiao, do you know what Old Man Chen has been doing recently?" Chen Xi asked Guo Jia softly.
Following Chen Xi's gaze, Guo Jia also saw Old Man Chen on the other side of the hut. At this time, Old Man Chen was dealing with some "unknown" people who came to visit.
“This is not the reason why you don’t go to the Government Affairs Office.” Guo Jia said helplessly.
Ever since Chen Xi's new business law began to show its power, the atmosphere at the Government Affairs Office has been a bit strange.
After everyone in the Government Affairs Department saw the power of the new commercial law, they thought Chen Xi would return to the Government Affairs Department to handle government affairs.
Even if it’s just to ridicule them for being blind, it’s okay. Even if you want them to apologize, it’s not something that can’t be considered.
However, they waited and waited, but did not wait for Chen Xi's arrival. Instead, they waited for the statistics of a larger commercial tax.
So, they went to find Yang Ji, but Yang Ji didn't want to deal with the matter and asked them to find a way to solve it themselves. After all, the matter was caused by their connivance.
Now that the power of the new commercial law has been demonstrated, I want people to take the initiative to come back. Isn't this just trying to take advantage of me? When I allowed the situation to develop, why didn't I see them stand up and restrain it?
After Yang Ji ignored the matter, Guo Jia, who usually played more with Chen Xi, became the most suitable candidate.
“I don’t want to go!” Chen Xi stated his attitude straightforwardly. Now that he had finally found an opportunity to stay at home and fish, how could he give up like this.
"Before I finish handling this matter, don't think about dragging me back to the Government Affairs Office.
Just tell Zijing and the others to do their own thing well. , if there is nothing else serious, don’t come to me.
As for what happened before, hey, do you think I will care? "Chen Xi lay directly on the rocking chair that Chen Yun had just moved.
Looking at Chen Xi who was lying on the rocking chair with a leisurely expression, Guo Jia twitched the corners of his mouth a few times, as Chen Xi was unwilling to return to the Government Affairs Office. The root is here.
Looking at Chen Yun who was standing not far away, Guo Jia decisively shouted to Old Man Chen not far away: "Old Man Chen, are there any rocking chairs? Bring me one too! "
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Looking at Guo Jia who was lying on the rocking chair with a comfortable face, Chen Xi said speechlessly: "Hey, you guy, if you want to lie down, go back to your house. , don’t stay here with me. If Duke Xuande sees it, it will have a bad impact. ”
"Oh, we are all old acquaintances, don't be so heartless. Besides, do you think Mr. Xuande will have time to come to you, a big man like you?" Guo Jia said lazily.
Chen Xi recalled the recent changes in Liu Bei and couldn't help but nod in agreement with Guo Jia's words. Guo Jia was indeed right. If there was no big deal, Liu Bei really wouldn't come to him. .
"Then don't stay here. It's more comfortable for you to stay at Manxiang Tower than at my place. At least it's nice to look at." Chen Xi said angrily.
If Lu Su and the others find out that Guo Jia is not busy in the Government Affairs Office, but lying comfortably in a rocking chair with Chen Xi, Chen Xi's blatant fishing may end.
"Oh, speaking of Manxianglou, they gave me this, saying that I won't have to spend money in the future." Guo Jia took out a gold card from his arms and said coquettishly.
After taking a look at the gold card that Guo Jia took out, Chen Xi silently took out a gold card that was completely different from the one Guo Jia had.
After dazzling in front of Guo Jia's eyes, he said: "I'm at the Manxiang Building on South 1st Street. I don't know what those people will do?"
Guo Jia's expression For a moment, damn it, the nature of Manxiang Building always made him subconsciously forget that it was located on the main street of Fenggao Trading Center.
Recalling the sale prices of land and the rental prices of shops in the streets except North and South Street, Guo Jia couldn't help but feel his heart aching, or it could be said that the big guys in the Government Affairs Department were worried. pain.
Who would have thought that the five streets designated by Chen Xi would rise to such an extent? Shouldn't they go to Wancheng to compete? Why did they come to Fenggao to win?
What? Are the prices higher in Wancheng?
Oh, that’s okay...
Although I don’t know what’s going on, the skyrocketing price of land doesn’t stop Lu Su and the others from twitching their eyelids.
[If I had known it earlier, I would have bought it later...]
Especially the North and South 1st Street, which is the main road, but now there are three stores on the North and South 1st Street. It was before Chen Xi changed the business law. There are three stores open there.
Mijia Restaurant and Zhenjia Fur on Bei 1st Street, plus Manxiang Restaurant on South 1st Street... Well, the most outstanding one is Manxiang Restaurant.
However, no one dares to look for trouble in Manxiang Tower. After all, everyone knows the nature of Manxiang Tower before the reform, so I won’t go into details here.
"Ha, it was not easy for that old mother during this time. She didn't hand over the real owner of Manxiang Building either softly or hard." Guo Jia stared at Chen Xi closely and smiled.
People outside don’t know the situation in Manxiang Tower. Don’t they, the insiders, still know what’s going on?
However, it was Lu Su’s mistake after all, so they were too embarrassed to find trouble with others. After all, they were all miserable people,
In troubled times, it is a blessing to have a place to survive, and that old mother is already a very good character among her colleagues.
Chen Xi shook his head and glanced at Chen Yun, who had already pricked up his ears, "Forget it, I'll go back and ask someone to find that old mother. Manxiang Tower is still too eye-catching on South First Street. "
"If it drags on any longer, Zijing will probably come to me in person," Chen Xi said softly after looking away from Chen Yun.
Although the land was approved by Lu Su, the reason why Manxiang Tower was able to open on South First Street was because Chen Xi had a bigger pot, so Chen Xi still planned to take charge of it.
(End of this chapter)