Working Emperor of the Northern and Southern Dynasties

The dark-colored mountains are like a magnificent barrier, decorating the land of Jiangling.

In the continuous rainy morning, the raindrops fell on the green leaves and bamboo tops, and the soft rustling sound was like the whisper between heaven and earth.

In the small courtyard, several clusters of green bamboos set off the pink color of the peach blossoms even more coquettishly. The green bamboos also appear tall and straight, as if they are a stalwart man leaning beside the charming girl.

Even though the incident last night had calmed down, it still left Chen Chang and Xiao Yu'er with lingering fears. If he hadn't taken action first, the brick would have killed him.

Who is it that is so ruthless? I asked Xiao Yu'er, but Xiao Yu'er couldn't tell the identity of that person.

There was a bit of noise outside the yard today. Through the cracks in the window, you could see maids, servants, and servants coming and going from a distance, a busy scene.

Xiao Yu'er's reaction seemed a little abnormal. I asked her several times but refused to tell her.

Even though he has some doubts, none of this is what Chen Chang cares about now. He is sitting in the room, looking at the several pieces of porcelain on the ancient shelf in a daze.

He really wanted to find out who had been targeting him, but when he first came to this time and space, everything was unfamiliar. His mind was tangled up like a mess, and he didn't know where to start.<

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In the era of information "explosion" in the previous life, there were radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and mobile Internet access. A small search engine gave people a fast and accurate way to find information, which greatly saved people's time in acquiring knowledge.

, improve people’s productivity.

But now, the little girl of fourteen or fifteen years old in front of him is the only way for him to understand the outside world. Even if Chen Chang is a genius, it is extremely difficult to deduce the information he wants from the little girl's words.

Chen Chang asked Xiao Yu'er to secretly inquire about the servants at home. No strangers were seen breaking in last night.

Even so, Chen Chang did not take it for granted that the man in black last night was from the mansion. After all, the vigilance and ability of the nursing home were questionable.

In addition to these, Chen Chang just asked Xiao Yuer about some things outside. He was not willing to just lie around and make money.

Labor is glorious, but eating soft food is shameful.

Now, being a temporary uncle is just a temporary measure. After January is over, I still have to go out and make some money, and I guess the lady from the Lou family can agree to it.

In fact, Chen Chang knows that with his business acumen, he can make a small fortune by just throwing away anything after going out, and it is not impossible to become a rich man.

But he was tired of the business world, and he didn't want to live in a life where he could boast about his wealth and pursue fame and fortune.

However, Xiao Yu'er, a little girl, has been taking care of her diligently these days. Out of gratitude to her, I also try to make some money to give to her, as a reward.

He has never asked about Xiao Yu'er's family affairs, but any family with a decent life would not sell their daughter to a wealthy family to be a maid.

Although Miss Lou is his employer, she treats him neither yin nor yang, only hearing his voice but not seeing him.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu'er, a simple little girl, was by his side, which not only allowed him to understand the local customs and customs of Houliang and Jiangling, but also gave him a lot of comfort, so that he would not be too lonely.

No matter what, Chen Chang is a person who knows how to repay kindness.

As a businessman, he is very sensitive to business opportunities. From Xiao Yu'er's mouth, he learned that although Jiangling was a vassal of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was the distribution center for goods between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the commerce in the city was also very developed.

For this reason, Chen Chang also specifically asked Xiao Yu'er to secretly bring him a few books on cargo breeding and the like. At first, he looked very uncomfortable. They were in traditional Chinese and were arranged vertically, and the sentences were not broken.

My head is so big.

Later, I gritted my teeth and felt nervous, and gradually I got used to it.

Apart from reading, I just take Xiao Yuer and do some household chores.

Nowadays, although the old man of the Lou family has become an official, the Lou family still enjoys certain privileges.

But the Lou family members don’t want people to see them participating in business activities.

In order to cover up people's eyes and ears, they did not come forward directly, but used servants in the government to engage in commercial activities.

I heard from Xiao Yu'er that the Lou family's business has made a lot of money in the past two years, but not as much as before. As for the reason, she doesn't know.

Moreover, even the old man of the Lou family, his two sons, and even the young lady did not understand it.

Chen Chang knew this very well. If he guessed correctly, those servants must have enriched their own pockets. The Lou family's practice of not directly participating in business activities gave those servants a loophole to take advantage of.

The Lou family's industry is not small, involving fabrics, tea, grain, restaurants, jade and antiques and other industries. Its wealth is vaguely ranked among the first in Jiangling City.

However, the income in the past two years is indeed not ideal, showing a downward trend year by year, and now it has become a difficult problem for the Lou family to solve.

This is not difficult to understand. Those scholars in the Lou family may be able to talk about the classics and Taoism, but if they are allowed to manage so many industries, they are just laymen.

Chen Chang guessed the key, but now he is not sure about reversing the situation.

Firstly, he did not understand the layout and operation mode of these industries in the Lou family, especially the operation mode. Business management in this era relied more on people, or to be more precise, the shopkeeper, rather than having a mature management structure like that of later generations.

and system.

Secondly, he has no initiative to help the Lou family turn around the situation.

As Party B, as long as he can get the five dollars stipulated in the contract, it will be fine. As for Party A's income, it is not his responsibility to worry about.

……

Chen Chang has been thinking about this matter all day long, but his mind is getting more and more confused and he can't figure it out.

It’s another miserable day of eating and waiting to die. It’s time to turn on the lamp, and the lamps inside and outside are as bright as daylight, reflecting the moonlight again.

Xiao Yu'er hasn't brought back the food box yet, and Chen Chang is leaning on the bed, waiting for dinner.

Suddenly, a clatter of footsteps broke the tranquility of the small courtyard, and the two wooden doors were pushed open from the outside with a creak.

The next moment, Chen Chang saw two big men carrying the door panel rushing in like a storm, and their robes were completely soaked by the rain.

A very harsh hoarse voice sounded from behind the two big men: "Carry him to the front hall!"

"Third master, uncle... uncle, he... is still..."

Chen Chang squinted his eyes and watched, Xiao Yu'er quickly chased in, blocking in front of him like a little hen, but hearing those words seemed to be so anxious that he was about to cry.

"Xiao Yu'er, I know he hasn't woken up yet, but if it delays the old lady's important event, who will be responsible?"