Zhongshan Hou Mansion, outer study room.

There was a large pile of elegant invitations on the table. They were all invitations from the ministers of the DPRK and Wu Xun to invite Pei Yue to the banquet. After he came out of the palace on the day he returned to Beijing, dozens of invitations were sent.

The number of copies continues to increase, and now there are at least two hundred copies.

Pei Yue sighed as he watched, "There are far more powerful people in the capital than he imagined, and many of them have never even heard of them before."

There were many people in the study, and the chief steward Deng Shi said with a smile: "Master Hou, these people not only sent invitations, but also prepared gifts for each family. I have already sorted out the gift list, and will decide on the return gift after Master Hou has seen it."

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Pei Yue shook his head and said: "Send the gift list to the back and give it to Miss Ye, and let her decide how to return the gift."

Deng Shi agreed.

Of course Ye Qi was impatient with these trivial matters of welcoming and sending off, and Taohua had no experience in this area, but Lin Shuyue was able to handle it. With her life experience and experience, it was easy to solve these etiquette matters.

Pei Yue turned over the invitation and asked at the same time: "How much money is there in the house?"

Deng Shi said with awe on his face: "Back to the Marquis, there are now more than 1.3 million taels of silver in the house. The business will send money every month, and all the accounts should be sealed in the warehouse. The Marquis can check it at any time.

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Wang Yong and others standing nearby looked shocked. Of course they knew that the company's business was getting better and better, but the corresponding initial investment was also huge. In just two years, there was so much profit, which was completely beyond their reach.

imagination ability.

Pei Yue looked at Gujing Bubo and said calmly: "I know, you go and do your work first."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Deng Shi responded respectfully, and then left with gentle steps.

Pei Yue put down the invitation and said to the six young people: "Sit down and talk."

After several years of experience, the poor boy in the village has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Wang Yong has a short beard, a shallow scar on his right cheek, and his body is much stronger than before. Compared with the change in appearance, his overall temperament has improved more, and now there is no trace of what he once was.

The inferiority complex was replaced by a calm and calm attitude.

Qi Min now has hundreds of masters scattered throughout Kyoto. On the surface, the nursing home is a business, but in fact, he is secretly inquiring about information for Pei Yue. Although he is still as happy and angry in front of Pei Yue as before, but

Usually he is a unique figure outside.

Yang Hu, Qi Jun, Chen Danian and Geng Yi have also changed greatly.

Together with Deng Zai who was still in the Western Region, these seven people were the first and most loyal disciples of Luliu Village to follow Pei Yue.

Pei Yue sipped the fragrant tea and said with a smile: "Have you encountered any trouble in the past year or so?"

Wang Yong took the lead and said: "Young master, the mines and businesses are very stable. The government takes good care of us, especially Master Yin Su of Kyoto. He will give priority to all our matters."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "Su Jiang still remembers the favor he owed me. It seems that it is not a fluke that he can sit in the position of Governor of Kyoto for so long."

Qi Min said nervously: "Master, we can only find some ordinary information for the time being, but I have already found a way to insert people into some ministers' mansions."

He paused and said cautiously: "Do you want to continue going deeper?"

Pei Yue stared in thought for a moment and asked, "How many people do you have under your command now?"

Qi Min quickly replied: "Including me, there are one hundred and thirty-six people in the core, and two hundred and forty-two outside spies."

Pei Yue looked at Yang Hu, who was standing aside with a solemn expression, and said calmly: "From now on, Yang Hu will be Qi Min's deputy. The two of you must work together to build this manpower into an iron wall."

The two men immediately stood up and replied: "As ordered!"

Pei Yue waved his hand for them to sit down, thought for a while and said: "You can continue to develop manpower, but there is no need to worry. First expand the peripheral spies, and then carefully select capable and loyal young people to join the core. Next, focus on a few

The places are Dingguo Duke’s Mansion, Wei Guogong’s Mansion and Fengcheng Hou’s Mansion.”

Qi Min responded: "Yes."

Pei Yue said again: "The people under your command are still in the name of the company nursing home for the time being. Their salaries come from the company, and their private expenses come from the government, not through the company."

Qi Min replied: "I understand, young master."

Pei Yue turned to Wang Yong and asked with a smile: "Starting from tomorrow, you will take over the position of general manager of the company."

Even though Wang Yong is now mature and stable enough, he was still shocked beyond words after hearing these words. Qi Min on the side also showed an expression of envy and surprise.

Today's Xiangyun Store is not a small shop, but a large-scale company that mainly produces and sells briquettes, supplemented by the sale of grain and cloth. By virtue of its monopoly on the briquettes business, it has also taken part of the market share after the collapse of Qibao Pavilion. Xiangyun Store

It is already one of the top behemoths in Kyoto.

Pei Yue had made proper arrangements before leaving Beijing. The daily operations of the company were presided over by three big shopkeepers. Gu Fan coordinated the overall situation on his behalf. The powerful children who participated in the shares were responsible for supervision. As for the Shouyang Mountain Mine, Wang Yong

Take control with one hand.

Wang Yong said with a worried look on his face: "Young Master, I am worried that I am not capable enough and will miss the important event of the Young Master."

Pei Yue smiled and shook his head: "The fact that you have been able to manage the mine in an orderly manner in the past two years is enough to demonstrate your ability. At the same time, I trust you enough that it is impossible to leave such a thing to others."

Wang Yong's heart was filled with excitement and joy. On the one hand, it was because of Pei Yue's recognition of him, and on the other hand, the word trust. In his opinion, the latter was more important. After calming down a little, he replied in a deep voice:

"Master, I will do my best to take care of the business and I will never betray your trust."

Pei Yue nodded with satisfaction, looked to the side and said, "Qi Jun, the mine in Shouyang Mountain is left to you."

Qi Jun nodded excitedly and fearfully: "Thank you for your respect, young master. I will learn from Brother Yong and promise not to let anyone disrupt the operation of the mine."

Pei Yue said again: "Chen Danian, Geng Yi, you two assist Wang Yong and manage the business for me."

The two stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, Master."

After the arrangements were made, Pei Yue said to Qi Min: "Go to the capital and find twenty young girls, the ones with clean family backgrounds and clean hands and feet."

Although these young people all know the temperament of their young master, they still can't help but think wrong after hearing this sentence. However, if you think about it carefully, now that the young master is a marquis, it is normal to have more girls in the house.

Qi Min smiled brightly and said, "Don't worry, young master, I'll take care of it in a minute."

Pei Yue glared at him and scolded with a smile: "You are not in a straight line all day long. You must listen to me clearly. These girls must be about thirteen years old. They must be more flexible in mind, willing to learn things, and have enough patience.

They signed a living contract with their parents in the name of the Marquis Mansion.

It is limited to five years. After the five years are up, they can choose to continue working for me, or go out and get married. In the first year, each person will receive one tael per month, and in the second year, the monthly payment will be increased to 500 yuan, and so on.

If you don't make any serious mistakes after five years, you will be rewarded with an additional one hundred taels of silver."

Everyone suppressed their smiles and looked serious. It was obvious that this was not Pei Yue looking for flowers, but a very important matter.

Pei Yue looked at Wang Yong and said: "From now on, the company's account books will be compiled every half month, and then sent to the mansion and handed over to Miss Lin from the back house for processing."
Chapter completed!