Qiankun Fantasy Sword Record

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Suzhou was founded in 514 BC. Helu, the father of Wu King Fucha, ordered the Chu rebel general Wu Zixu to build Helu City. It has a history of more than 2,500 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the capital of the Wu State and it still remains today.

There are many historical sites related to Xi Shi, Wu Zixu, etc. In the ninth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 589), it was first called Suzhou and it is still used today. Since ancient times, Suzhou has integrated commodity circulation, information circulation, people flow and material flow, plus its own inherent

The advantages of handicrafts such as Suzhou silk, coupled with the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, as well as water and salt transportation, made Suzhou the most prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River.

Most of the streets in Suzhou are paved with green bricks and stones. Luo Hanchao was walking on the streets of Suzhou at this time. He went to the streets to recruit people.

Luo Hanchao is the foreign affairs housekeeper of Zhengyuan in Suzhou. To put it bluntly, he is the person in charge of comprador goods, recruitment and logistics in Zhengyuan.

Zheng Yuan is one of the leading aristocratic families in Suzhou. From the ancestors of the Zheng family settling in Suzhou, to the current head of the Zheng family, Zheng Huanlong, it has been ten generations. Including Zheng Huanlong's beloved son Zheng Yi, it has been eleven generations.

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The ancestors of the Zheng family were originally court officials, but because they offended some dignitaries in the court, they had no choice but to resign and retire to Suzhou. They began to start a business. Due to their good management, the business grew bigger and bigger, and gradually became more popular in Suzhou.

There was a potential for monopoly in the business world. After the business grew, the Zheng family began to suppress and crack down on other merchants. As a result, they were hated by some other merchants in Suzhou and colluded with a group of bandits to bloodbath the Zheng family's business.

After this blow, the Zheng family failed to recover for three consecutive generations. The ancestors of the Zheng family realized that it is not enough to have the brains to make money in business, but also to have the ability to protect the money. So, the fourth generation ancestor decided to send people to the world to find a master.

Practice martial arts.

Zheng Sinong, the second younger brother of the fourth generation of the Zheng family, is indeed a genius in martial arts. He traveled all over the world to visit famous teachers, but he mostly found himself under the tutelage of some second-rate masters. Zheng Sinong, however, mastered these miscellaneous martial arts and added his own wisdom

With talent and martial arts skills, he finally ranks among the top masters in the world.

Since then, in addition to doing business, the entire Zheng family has also begun to practice martial arts. This has consolidated the Zheng family's position in Suzhou's business community, and no one dares to cause trouble anymore. The Zheng family has also learned from the previous experience and believes that peace is the most important thing in business, and they are committed to cooperating with each other.

Build good relationships with other merchants and try to be as low-key as possible.

After nearly four generations of hard work, the Zheng family has become a leader in Suzhou's business community. The business has also expanded to more industries, such as silk, salt shipping, antiques, etc. The Zheng family's business network is also getting bigger and bigger.

Not only Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also the capital city and beyond the Great Wall, there are commercial networks.

The Zheng family is philanthropic and often donates money to build bridges and pave roads, and has always been praised by the people of Suzhou. Because of Zheng Sinong's relationship, the Zheng family also made many friends in the world. The Zheng family also spared no effort in providing emergency relief.

Luo Hanchao knows the history of the Zheng family. The Zheng family has never been taboo and often uses family history to teach everyone in the family, whether they are members of the Zheng family or other servants. The Zheng family teaches them to be humble and low-key.

Don't deliberately show off. As the saying goes, the wind will destroy the wood that is beautiful in the forest. Especially the servants of the Suzhou family, they must not bully others and do whatever they want. Therefore, the servants of the Zheng family, whether they are in front of others or behind others, are all well-behaved and commendable.

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As Luo Hanchao walked on the street, he muttered in his heart: "Why does this young master seem to be a different person in the past year?"

Three years ago, when Zheng Yi came back from his trip, everyone in the Zheng family was shocked. Because he had completely lost the habits of those playboys, and his relationship with his parents was no longer like a hedgehog and difficult to get along with. Not only that, Even to the servants, he looked humble. For the Zheng family, which was passed down by a single family for three consecutive generations, this was undoubtedly gratifying. Not only Zheng Yi's parents were gratified, but even the servants like Luo Hanchao, who had watched him grow up, were also gratified. Feel relieved.

However, the good times did not last long. Such a humble Zheng Yi only persisted for two years. A year ago, Zheng Huanlong suddenly became seriously ill and became bedridden. For the first month, Zheng Yi was quite filial and stayed at Zheng Huanlong's bedside. Hou Di takes care of it personally. He also has to take over the family business.

But a month later, Zheng Yi seemed to be a different person. He was sullen to everyone, making everyone who saw him feel shuddering. He often got angry over trivial matters. He had a bad temper and easily kicked out some servants who had been with the Zheng family for several years or even more than ten years.

The first person to be driven away by Zheng Yi was his own bookboy, a young man who had been with him for ten years. The reason was that the bookboy's ink was uneven. Then came the old servant who took care of his bedridden father. , the reason is that the old servant accidentally broke a tea cup. And the maid who has been cleaning Zheng Yuan...

Up to now, about half of the servants in Zheng Garden have been driven away. Now that it was better, there was not enough manpower, so Zheng Yi asked Luo Hanchao to go outside and recruit some people.

This is the third time Luo Hanchao has come out to recruit people. Ever since he heard about Zheng Yi's sudden change of temper, those who used to fight to get into Zheng Garden are now ignored. The first two times, he was supposed to recruit ten people, but only ten people were recruited. Six people have been recruited. This time I plan to recruit five people, but I don’t know how many can be recruited. Luo Hanchao sighed secretly, he might get scolded by Zheng Yi again when he goes back.

There was a place on the street where the government posted notices. Luo Hanchao walked straight over and put up the Zheng Yuan recruitment notice. Many pedestrians gathered around.

"Hey, we're recruiting people. Brother, are you going? Haven't you been doing nothing for a month? You finally have a chance." Pedestrian A said.

"Hey! Brother, you don't even look at where people are being recruited, so you just talk nonsense. This is Zheng Yuan recruiting people! Huh, who wants to be angry like that? Maybe you just go in today, and you will be recruited tomorrow. Drive them out." Pedestrian B said.

"Hey! Look at me, haha, forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything. Alas, in Zheng Yuan today, whoever wants to go in and do something is a fool!" Pedestrian A sighed.

"Hey! Brother, don't tell me, there is a fool who wants to go now. Look!" Pedestrian B pointed to Luo Hanchao.

Sure enough, there was a tall and thin man about thirty years old, with a yellowish complexion, which seemed to be caused by hunger. He walked directly in front of Luo Hanchao and asked in a feeble voice: "Excuse me, sir, do you want to recruit people? You Can you see me?" His voice was a little hoarse.

Luo Hanchao looked the tall and thin man up and down, and asked a little doubtfully: "Have you ever done anything? For example, have you done any carrying work? Have you ever poured tea or water? Can you pull a cart, light a fire, or do odd jobs?"

After hearing this, the tall and thin man nodded frequently and replied: "I have done it. I have done porter work! Don't look at how weak I am now, it is because of hunger. If you can give me enough to eat, it will only cost two or three hundred pounds." He can still move it!" He looked like he was afraid that others would not want him.

Luo Hanchao looked a little unhappy after hearing this, and thought to himself: "Huh! It's still two to three hundred pounds. I think it would be good if it can move one hundred and eighty pounds. However, it's hard to recruit people now, so I'll just make do with what I have."

In the end, this tall and lanky man became the first and last person Luo Hanchao recruited for the third time.

On the way back to Zhengyuan, Luo Hanchao asked the tall and thin man: "Boy, what is your name?"

The tall and thin man paused for a moment before replying: "My name is Yan Gui Lai."

"Ha!" Luo Hanchao laughed and scolded, "You are not a very good person, but your name is pretty good!"