Chapter 578 Returning to the capital again
"Husband, I saw your name!" Cao Yun also saw her husband's new official position in another similar tabloid.
"What is the governor of Quanxiong Prefecture?" Cao Yun asked puzzled.
Beside Mo Jun explained with a smile: "Madam doesn't know something, because the governor is a fifth-rank high-ranking official, and the current rank of the official is not enough, so the word "quan" should be added in front of the title of governor."
"Then what kind of official is the governor of Xiongzhou?" Hu Qing'er next to him also asked confusedly: "Are you going to serve in Xiongzhou? It's the battlefield of the former enemy."
Li Yanqing shook his head, "The governor is not the governor of the prefecture. He has no real power. He is just a false official. There are a lot of governors in the capital. Their real job is to dispatch officials. It is estimated that I will have a real official position during the Northern Expedition, but I have not yet. appointment."
Cao Yun sighed softly. Her father had a false official who was trained as an envoy of the Huizhou Regiment. He had never been to Huizhou for more than ten years and had nothing to do at home all day. Cao Yun was worried about her husband going to the battlefield, but also afraid of her husband and her father Same, hang up a false official, and do nothing from then on.
At one o'clock, the two large ships slowly docked at the Bianhe Wharf at the back door of Hongqiao Baoyanzhai. After five days of sailing, they finally arrived in the capital. Li Daqi had been waiting in Baoyanzhai for a long time. He hurried out to greet her.
Li Daqi hadn't seen his son for a year and a half. He was so excited that he hugged his son tightly, and hurriedly said to everyone: "Everyone go into the house to rest, I guess you haven't had dinner yet! I'm ready to heat up the kitchen again. "
"Daddy, we already ate in Chicang Town this afternoon."
"Then eat less, Yunniang be careful, slow down!"
When Li Daqi saw his daughter-in-law Cao Yun getting off the boat, he quickly asked his maid to help her. Cao Yun was pregnant with the blood of the Li family, which was more precious than anything else.
Everyone entered Baoyanzhai, Cao Yun and Sisi took their maids to the back yard to rest first, while the others lived in the front yard, the rooms had been vacated, and the bristle mats and bedding were ready, and they were only staying for one night. Heading into town tomorrow.
Li Yanqing and his father came to the living room to sit down, and they hadn't seen each other for a year and a half. Li Yanqing suddenly found that his father's hair was half gray. The new stores that do high-end cosmetics all have a strong background, which has taken away a lot of the market at once, Zhang Gugu Rouge Shop has been squeezed out, and we still have a relatively strong background and accumulation, and we can still hold on."
"What background are they?"
"One is called Yujinlou Rouge Shop, and the proprietor is Wang Fu's brother, and the other is called Yuyantang Rouge Shop. It was his relative Xiang's family who started to get involved in the rouge industry. Both of them have developed very rapidly. In just one year, all states in the world They already have their branches, they are rich and powerful! They compete with low prices and want to squeeze us out."
"But how do they get all kinds of rouge formulas, perfumes, and balms?"
"Do whatever it takes! The reason why Zhang Gugu was dumped is because most of their rouge craftsmen were poached by Yuyantang at a high price, and all kinds of formulas were taken away by Yuyantang. Now all the shops of Zhang Gugu are sold by Yuyantang It was bought for 50,000 guan, and Zhang Gu's shop has since changed its sign.”
"What about Yujinlou Rouge Shop?"
"Yujin rouge shop also poached 30% of the old rouge craftsmen, and our two rouge masters from Baoyanzhai were also poached at high prices, which led to the leakage of our perfume and balm production process. Fortunately, we have mastered all the rouge formulas." In the hands of me and Zhang Yaner, she is now under my strict protection."
"Who is Zhang Yaner?" Li Yanqing was a little confused, he had never heard of this name.
"It's Magpie. Zhang Yan'er is the official name I gave her. Yujinlou Rouge paid a high price of 2,000 yuan a month to poach her. She is not tempted at all. If she is poached, our Baoyanzhai It's dangerous too."
"Where is the magpie now?"
"She is in the manor in Xiangcheng, Chenzhou, where she continues to prepare rouge. She is now making a cotton rouge, which is very portable."
Li Yanqing nodded, and asked his father again: "Has Baoyanzhai lowered the price?"
Li Daqi shook his head, "No, the price reduction is self-defeating. I'm holding on now, and it depends on how these two companies can get up after the price reduction!"
Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Actually, Zhang Gugu's signboard is pretty good. Daddy went to find their proprietor to buy this signboard. He will use it to replace Li Ji Rouge in the future. He will also use it to compete with those two when the price is reduced. But Bao Yanzhai The price must not be lowered, and the packaging must be made more exquisite, so that the poor will be amazed, and the rich will feel that using it is a display of status."
Li Daqi sighed, "It's a pity that the business in the palace was taken away by the Yujinlou Rouge Shop last month, and our reputation has suffered a relatively large loss."
Li Yanqing smiled lightly, "Wang Fu is nothing more than relying on Li Yan. Although Li Yan can control the maids, he can't control the concubine. As long as the quality is better, the concubines will still use Baoyanzhai. As long as the publicity is strengthened, the concubine will use Baoyanzhai." Yan Zhai, the palace maids use Yujinlou rouge, everyone will understand whether it is better or worse."
Li Daqi smiled and said: "I remember everything you said. With your advice, I feel more at ease. By the way, I have rented your new house for you a few days ago. It is in Jinliang Bridge, away from the Cai Jing's mansion is very close, it's a five-acre mansion, and it's very good in every way.”
Li Yanqing was stunned, "I thought I lived in Yunqiqiao's old house."
"Nonsense!"
Li Daqi glared at Li Yanqing fiercely, "Thirty people died in that house, and you are about to have a child, how can you live in that haunted house again? The landlord brought me a lawsuit, and I paid the landlord 5,000 yuan to settle the matter." That house is good, besides, the landlord of that house has already sold it, and he lost a total of ten thousand yuan, so don't do such stupid things in the future, it's tiring for everyone."
Li Yanqing felt apologetic in his heart. At that time, he only wanted to kill the sneak attacking murderer, but he didn't realize how much trouble he would bring to his father. He left and left a bunch of bad things to his father to deal with.
"I see, this kind of thing won't happen again."
"Also tell me, what is Quanxiong State Governor?"
Li Yanqing pondered for a while and said: "It is to participate in the second Northern Expedition as a civil servant."
"Have you been appointed as a civilian officer?"
"uncertain!"
Li Yanqing explained to his father: "Civil officials can also lead troops to fight, because they are usually dispatched temporarily, so civil officials need to be a false official in the war zone, such as Xuanfu envoy, regiment training envoy, or governor. General, then his official title is the commander of the infantry and the like."
Li Daqi's eyes suddenly felt sad, everyone was not optimistic about the Northern Expedition, so please don't let anything happen to your son.
At this time, Li Daqi suddenly remembered something, "Yesterday Liang Shicheng came to Baoyan Zhai to look for me in person."
"What did he do with Daddy?"
"He came here specifically to tell me that with him as the backstage of Bao Yanzhai, neither the Wang family nor the Xiang family would dare to do anything to Bao Yanzhai."
Li Yanqing sneered, "After a year and a half, I suddenly thought of me again."
"It probably means this. After he asks you to come back, you must go to his mansion first, and then go to the official department."
Early the next morning, just as the city gate was opened, Li Yanqing and his party entered the city in several ox carts, until they arrived at the Jinliang Bridge. The Jinliang Bridge was a little busier than the Yunqi Bridge. On Liangqiao Street, it is only two hundred steps away from Zhouxiwazi, but it is closer to Caijing Mansion, which is diagonally opposite Caijing Mansion.
The environment here can be described as quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, and the mansion is not bad, 70% new. The mansion is very elegantly constructed, all kinds of pavilions, mansions, rockery ponds and fishes have been worked hard, and the trees are also very lush. Although it is midsummer, the mansion Lush and lush, full of refreshing feeling, what you pay for is what you pay for, with such exquisite construction, of course the rent will not be cheap, the monthly rent is 50 guan, the landlord is the Han family, which is the family of Yuan Xiangguo Han Qi Well, the Han family is also from Xiangzhou, because they are from the same township, the Han family is also willing to rent this mansion to Li Yanqing, otherwise, with Li Yanqing's reputation of shooting and killing 30 people, not many people would dare to rent the house to him.
Li Yanqing is very satisfied with this mansion. The only fly in the ointment is that the Six Crane Hall in Cai Jing's Mansion can be seen in the front yard and the atrium. The Six Crane Hall is four feet nine feet high, which is equivalent to the current five-story building. The whole area is condescending, but fortunately the back house can't see it, otherwise it would be called depression.
The butler was still the original Uncle Tai, and Li Daqi brought him back to continue to be the butler. The original servants had been disbanded, and there were no new servants at the moment. Uncle Tai only found the three most urgently needed cooks. Fortunately, they Bringing eight servant girls from Jiayu County can be used for a while.
Furniture and various daily necessities are all ready, but these are sent by the Cao family, and they are all the best things.
"Husband, why don't we go to my natal home today, they also know that we are coming back, I don't think it would be good if we don't go." Cao Yun tactfully proposed to go back to my natal home to have a look.
Li Yanqing nodded, "How about we go now and come back after drinking afternoon tea somewhere, and take a good rest after you come back."
Cao Yun was overjoyed, and quickly asked Uncle Tai to arrange an ox cart.
Their new mansion is not very far from Cao's house, about two miles apart. Not long after, the couple came to Cao's mansion. When they heard that their grandson-in-law had returned, Cao Ping quickly asked the housekeeper to bring Li Yanqing to his study. He was taken to his home by his mother.
Li Yanqing knelt down and saluted Cao Ping. Cao Ping hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a year and a half, so I just salute this time, and I won't need it in the future. Even your father-in-law doesn't have to do it every time he sees me." Dali, my own family, it's better to be casual."
"Thank you, grandfather, for your care!"
Li Yanqing sat down, and a maid came in to serve tea, Li Yanqing smiled and said: "Grandfather is flushed and his voice is loud, he seems to be in good health!"
"I pay great attention to maintenance, but it's still not as good as the old one! He's going to lead an army again."
"In this Northern Expedition, Zhong Shuai was sent out, and even I was conscripted into Beijing. Is there any mystery in this?"
"This time it was the prince's recommendation. The fiasco of the Northern Expedition at the beginning of last month made the prince see the light of day, and he participated in politics again. This time, the officials asked him to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Northern Expedition. He naturally wanted to recommend his own people, and he came out of the mountain as a teacher. You Also, this time the crown prince recommended five important officials to be the deputy of the teacher, and you are one of them."
"Which five people are they?"
"Basically, it is the original team that wiped out the Liangshan Army last time, except that there is one more Li Gang. He was restored to his post and served as a military resource supervisor. That is, what your military supervisory office did in the past. The military supervisory office is gone, but things are still there. It has to be done. Generally, the supervisory censor is the military supervisory censor. In addition, there is an additional division, who will serve as the left and right deputy commander together with Zong Ze. You will be the right commander of the Eastern Route Army, second only to the deputy commander. , Yanqing, the responsibility is heavy!"
Li Yanqing hurriedly said: "Has it been settled yet?"
Cao Ping nodded, "This is the list of generals of the Eastern Route Army submitted by Zhong Shidao to the emperor. Although he has not arrived in the capital, the list has already been delivered first. Gao Shen came to visit me yesterday and told me about it."
"How do you know the depth?"
"Gao Shen once again served as a member of the Privy Council, taking over the official position of Zheng Juzhong. The envoy of the Privy Council is still Tong Guan, and the deputy envoy is Tan Zhen. These two people are in the same situation. Even the entrance to the Privy Council is different. One goes through the east gate, and the other enters the Privy Council. Going to Ximen, never meeting each other, looking for Gaoshen for anything."
Li Yanqing pondered for a while and asked: "Actually, my son-in-law also wants to know, since I was named the governor of Xiongzhou, will my official rank change?"
This is what Li Yanqing cares about. He knows that many rich and powerful children in the capital have the title of governor, but they have no official rank. Cheng Fenglang from the eighth grade?
(end of this chapter)
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