The Prosperous Era of Longwan

After breakfast, Wei Guangde had the table cleared, and Father Wei took him to Zhang Mansion.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu were chatting in a flower hall, while his father went to Zhang Tongzhi's study with his uncle. It was not clear what they were talking about, but Wei Guangde also guessed something.

However, during lunch, the adults of the Zhang family, uncle and father were not there. They said they had gone to the Yamen to do business, so Zhang Fugui invited them to have dinner with them.

Dad followed him to the Commander's Office. Wei Guangde still knew a little bit about it. Today was a day of rewards based on merit. I think Dad's appointment document would be in hand today.

In the afternoon, after receiving news from the commander's office that there would be another banquet tonight, Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu simply slipped out and had fun outside.

The people we were looking for tonight were all the young masters from the guard station. The people talking at home were all attending the banquet in the commander's yamen, so no one was paying attention.

"By the way, what is the official position of that general?"

Wei Guangde knew about the positions in the guard station, but he really didn't know what kind of official the general was.

"A general, someone with the authority to lead troops, has a rank similar to that of a guard commander."

Someone heard Wei Guangde's words and replied casually, "There are no such officials in the mainland, only in border towns. They have to lead troops to fight."

"What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Hongfu was very curious when he heard Wei Guangde ask about the future.

"I heard from my father that a new general has been appointed over there in Zhejiang. His name is Yu Dayou. He is only in his forties."

Wei Guangde replied.

"There's nothing strange about that, it's normal."

Zhang Hongfu smiled casually.

"But he climbed up from Baihu in his twenties, so he is very powerful."

Wei Guangde explained.

"Then this person has an extraordinary background. He is from a hundred households. He was promoted to the first level of commander in twenty years, from the sixth rank to the third rank. He was transferred from the north?"

Someone asked in surprise.

"have no idea."

Wei Guangde shook his head. He really didn't know the origin of Yu Dayou. He only knew this person, and Father Wei didn't explain it clearly.

"I have been promoted to six levels in twenty years, and one level in more than three years. There must be someone behind me."

Zhang Hongfu said as he thought, "There is no war in the south. There is some war in Guizhou, Guangxi. I heard that there are rebellions there from time to time."

To be honest, if there is no war in the military position, it is difficult to get promoted.

But if there is a war, that also means there is a risk of losing one's life.

In fact, in the Ming army at this time, except for the border troops, there was nothing they could do. There were very few promotions for officials in the inland guards. Most of them inherited their father's business from son to son and passed it down from generation to generation.

It is possible to be promoted to an official position, but many military attachés will try their best to prevent transfers.

If you get promoted, it's a promotion within the hospital, so naturally it's the best.

But once they are transferred to other places to serve, no matter how high the level is promoted, it is likely that their family will no longer be able to get involved in that hereditary position.

"Forget it, just keep your one-third of an acre of land. I don't want my old man to get promoted."

Someone sighed and said at this time.

"That's right, this is good. I hope we Jiujiang Guards will not be sent out to fight again in the future. A lot of people died this time."

"They continue to be their officials, and we just enjoy life, haha."

"By the way, what business is more profitable now?"

After they started chatting, Wei Guangde suddenly remembered his own affairs and asked.

"What kind of business are you doing? Nowadays, small businesses don't make money, but big businesses require a lot of capital."

Someone next to me answered.

"Do you still have spare money and want to start a business?"

Zhang Hongfu glanced at Wei Guangde and asked strangely.

In his opinion, shouldn't Wei Guangde use these two years to study hard and prepare for the provincial examination three years later?

In fact, Wei Guangde asked this question because his father said that he would give him ten thousand taels of silver this morning. It was impossible for him to be a miser and hide the silver at home.

There are too many financial management advertisements in later generations. Even if there were no financial management advertisements, he would have his own house for rent.

Because of the influence of later generations, Wei Guangde now naturally hopes to find a channel so that the money in his hands can make him rich.

However, he never thought about doing any business to make money.

There were a lot of people today, so Wei Guangde asked casually. Although he didn't expect them to give him any enlightenment, he just wanted to know if there was any business to be done if there was no jujube.

However, Zhang Hongfu's words made it difficult for Wei Guangde to answer for a while, so he had to say perfunctorily: "I have a few hundred taels of silver, and I want to start a small business to make money."

"With a few hundred taels, it's possible to open a Buzhuang grain store, but it's hard to say whether it will make money or not. We don't have many regular customers. Even if we take over someone else's old store, the business probably won't be that good."

"What kind of business is it? You can buy dozens of acres of land for a few hundred taels of silver. Wouldn't it be nice to collect rent every year? You are a scholar after all."

"It's easier to buy land. There will be income every year. If you are doing business, it is best to find a family member to operate it. You are a scholar and you should not be tainted by the smell of money."

Everyone was talking about it, and they all had surprisingly unanimous opinions on Wei Guangde's idea of ​​investing money, which was to buy land and collect rent.

Wei Guangde had long given up hope about buying land.

In fact, two months ago, in the letter written by his father after learning that he was a scholar, he had already asked Wei's mother to help Wei Guangde purchase land.

But for land these days, despite the drought in Jiangxi this year, land prices are still showing signs of rising, which means there is a price but no market.

People who have land will sell their land unless they are in urgent need of money.

What's more, in Chinese people's minds, land is family property. Only prodigal sons will sell property, and only if the family is truly prodigal will the land flow out.

In these days, land is much more valuable than real estate.

It is also because of this that the Wei family wants to buy land for Wei Guangde, but they have not found a seller yet, so it is not suitable.

Therefore, Wei Guangde thought that if he couldn't buy land, he could do business.

During his stay in Jiujiang Prefecture, he saw the bustling business on the street.

No matter what era, the richest people are always businessmen.

After a delicious meal, everyone dispersed and went home.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu were on the way. As they were walking on the road, Zhang Hongfu asked for no reason: "Guangde, if you really have those hundreds of taels of silver and want to make a little money, you might as well put some money into it."

"Money from mother and son? Loan sharking?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

"Of course, if we have spare money, we can leave it to others to help us put it out. It's safe to pay for it quickly."

Zhang Hongfu said with a smile: "The small money is given to the casino. The gamblers there don't need much money. They borrow a few taels of silver and use the house to pay off the debt. There are fewer people with land now."

If you have a lot of money, then find a pawn shop. If you really need it, I will help you find someone for this matter and will never let you come forward. "

"Are you familiar with this business?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"My second uncle was the first to do this, hehe."

Zhang Hongfu said nonchalantly, "As I got to know more people later, some businessmen asked him to help with other things."