Chapter 72: Devastated

In the midst of the busyness, someone had already sent a thick stack of greetings and gift lists. Guo Yi took it and flipped it over, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It seems that power is truth, and strength is friendship is the same in any time and space. Compared with the scene when the door was deserted and the scene of fleeing in a hurry last year, it is really sad.

There are all kinds of greetings, some are just greetings, some are invited to visit, and of course some are also requested to meet. Yiliu classified and registered according to the status and status of the host of the visiting book, and was far away from the guest book for different purposes. Some wanted to reply, some were to meet, and some were not required to pay attention, just say "The host is not at home". As for gifts, some were collected and not collected, and some were kept half and half, which was all up to Zheng Shangjie. Although she rarely showed up in the foreign exchanges at Guangzhou Station, she actually played the role of a "housewife". She not only took charge of all the affairs of all the people, but also was responsible for the matter of respect and reciprocity.

Yiliuwang flipped through the post and left behind a few important posts that Guo Yi had cared for, and the others were taken to Zheng Shangjie for processing.

The first one is a high-profile post, which contains clips for invite him to the banquet. Of course, the banquet is to be visited. The Guangzhou Station not only has some exchanges with him to settle, but also has to thank him in person for his care for the interests of the Guangzhou Station over the past six months. Of course, it also includes the future cooperation plan of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Colonial Trade to Beijing in the future.

The second one is Liang Cunhou's post, which was also an invitation to the banquet. Although the Liang family did not help much in this storm, Cihuitang, which was used by their brand to absorb replacing refugees in Guangzhou, was able to be preserved. Cihuitang had a lot of real estate and land in hand, and there were many people who coveted at that time. Some of the friends from Zi's company were arrested because they failed to escape in time, and the Liang family also came forward to protect a few. This favor must be repaid.

The third one is Li Xijue's post. This person is currently a contact person for the Guangdong officialdom designated by Li Fengjie.

Except for these three people, other posts are fine. As for the young masters and sons who were wandering around Pei Lixiu, when Ziming Tower is slightly restored to order, she will come forward to entertain her.

Architects Mei Lin and Li Xiaolu, who came with the team of Linggao Construction Company, came in. They had just inspected the damage of the entire Huifu Street building complex in order to formulate a restoration and reconstruction plan.

Both of them were wearing inconsistent Ming people's outfits, Meilin wore a unified hat, and Li Xiao's couple wore a crooked wig bun. They looked very uncomfortable.

This is the core part of the mansion, and there are political security personnel at the entrance of the yard to protect themselves. In addition to the elders and the elders' secretaries, confidential personnel, whether they are naturalized people or local friends, they are not allowed to enter without summons. They are places where they can talk casually.

Guo Yi greeted him while taking care of Yiliu and pouring tea.

"How is the situation? Do you have to practice for a long time?"

Meilin took a sip of tea, stretched his legs out, and pulled his clothes: "This is not that the house itself is not damaged, but the building accessories are very damaged. There is not much mud and water work, and there is a lot of carpentry work. As for how long it will take, it depends on how fast the accessories you provide here. I looked at the remaining remaining parts, and many of them were very well-made. I am afraid that it will not be fully equipped in a month or two, right?"

"Yes." Guo Yi nodded, "Just recruit more local carpenters to make them work harder. As for the wood, go to the high-rise warehouse to take a look. He has the fine wood stored there for many years and can be used immediately."

"From this look, we don't bring enough accessories in it, so we probably have to order additional orders to Lingao." Li Xiaolu looked at the notebook, "I don't know how the situation of Ziming Building is..."

"It won't be much better." Zheng Shangjie interrupted, and she sighed.

"I plan to do this," said Meilin. "First concentrate on restoring access control facilities everywhere, inspecting the fences and roofs. Then restore the facades of Zi Zhenzhai and Zi Chengji so that business can be resumed as soon as possible. As for the residence..."

"First repair the previous places for meetings and social engagements. It is best to repair the garden as soon as possible. This is the place where we deal with social engagements. I just returned to Guangzhou for social engagements and have a lot of things to do, so there must be a place."

"Okay." Meilin wrote down his request in the notebook, "I will also arrange for someone to repair the inner house first, at least restore the water and bathroom equipment to allow you to use it."

"I want to go and see the situation in Ziming Building tomorrow." Li Xiaolu said, "It is easy to estimate the construction period and materials."

The next day, Zheng Shangjie and Pei Lixiu accompanied Li Xiaolu and others to Ziming Building to check the situation on the spot and opened the locked door. Although the inside had been cleaned up, it was still in a mess.

As Guo Yi estimated, the damage situation in Ziming Building was not inferior. Half of the carpet was cut off, all the glass on the windows were broken, and the window sash and carved cover were removed. The glass chandeliers were gone. Although the large bathhouse was cleaned, the statues, plumbing hardware and ceramic tiles were lost in large quantities. Obviously, some people tried to dismantle the plumbing equipment and sanitary ware in the private room, which caused great damage. The flush toilet, bathtub and various pipes were almost completely damaged, and the loss was serious. Because the pipes were damaged, the water in the water tank leaked out, causing traces of water erosion everywhere. The furniture and furnishings in the building were almost all lost, and even the animal machine used to feed water towers was demolished.

There were many things piled up in the hall, which were all "refunded" by the government, and a bunch of rags. Zheng Shangjie looked at it and found that many were just broken ***s, while some were items from Ziming Building, but they had been ruined. There were a few large sofas originally placed in Pei Lixiu's "salon", with the brocade fabric on it having been broken, revealing the kapok filling inside. Zheng Shangjie looked at it and found that the spring was gone.

Pei Lixiu's dressing mirror and big clock disappeared in her boudoir. These two things have been occupied and their whereabouts are unknown. Her dressing table and Zheng Shangjie's desk are still there, but the best red sandalwood furniture was carefully split into pieces with an axe.

"I'm looking for any hidden drawers." Zheng Shangjie sighed regretfully, "What a pity, this table is very useful."

Pei Li was so delicate that she couldn't speak. Seeing that the boudoir and salon she had carefully arranged were ruined, she was almost crying. Zheng Shangjie also felt very angry. Is this just a trash!

After seeing it, Meilin and Li Xiaolu also made a repair plan. The restoration here is not an emergency matter. Moreover, there are much more building materials that need to be ordered from Lingao than Huifu Street. They had to line up the construction period. Although Pei Lixiu was not satisfied, she had to admit it.

"I don't think you have to hurry up." Zheng Shangjie and she were sitting in the same sedan chair and told her, "If Huifu Street is repaired, you can live in Huifu Street first. Here, please invite regular customers from here first. Then visit them. It doesn't matter if the house is not repaired. Get rid of the relationship."

"I have to do this." Pei Lixiu was depressed.

"It's okay. It's only a matter of time before opening it again. Besides, the Planning Institute has approved the plan for our flagship store? The Second Store is much bigger. Let's plan in detail first."

Guo Yi goes out to visit guests every day or invites guests at the residence of famous local prostitutes. Gao Ju, who is full of enthusiasm on his face, and the relationship between the two seems to be much warmer than in the past. Gao Ju said: "This time, it is a shared hardship. The relationship between our brothers is no longer the same as before." Guo Yi knew that this was the result of their full display of strength. The wealth and life of the Gao Daguan people are all in Guangzhou, and their wealth is above the sea. Of course, they must maintain a more friendly relationship with their vaguely rising sea strength.

In addition to the thanks, the two sides talked about the cleanup of the remaining accounts. At the same time, they also had a deep discussion on the next step of cooperation. Gao Ju heard that Australians would transport a large amount of spices in Xiangshan Australia and knew that a new opportunity to get rich was coming again.

Spices were a bulk consumer goods in China at that time and were also a few goods that China was willing to import in large quantities. In addition to edible spices, other South China smoked spices such as benzoin and dragon scent also had a large market in China. If Australians could supply a large amount of goods, the source of wealth would not be much less than that of their current experience in Australian goods.

"It's easy to say." He raised his head and nodded, "I'm going to tell you, brother, I can sell a lot of goods here. If I have a boat that can be transported abroad, my brother will have all the goods here, so I'll have as many as I want."

"That's the best." Guo Yi thought about it and immediately pulled a big business for Hong Kong. He was a big importer and a big exporter. With him as a fundamental, the goods shipped by the Dutch and the goods transported away were all settled. The veterans just had to transfer their hands in Hong Kong.

Guo Yi said: "There is another thing, I want to ask my brother to show me."

"If anything, brother, just speak."

"Shopkeeper Wen wants to send some people to the capital to do business," Guo Yi stared at the raised face, "I want to ask my brother to help me."

The raised face was nervous and relaxed again. He did not answer immediately. He thought about it before asking: "We brothers will not speak outsiders. You have now stood firm in Qiongzhou and want to go to Beijing again. What are you trying to do?"

"Of course it's making money."

He raised his head and smiled, leaned against the backrest and shook his head: "Brother, you're so indifferent. Although my elder brother is not a person who likes to inquire, you still have to know some things before you can feel at ease."

Guo Yi said: "We travel far away from the sea waves and reach the Ming Dynasty, so that we can do business and make money. When we arrive in the capital, of course, it is still to make money. We must also look at the face of the court, explore the direction of the wind, and ask the elder brother to introduce a few "friends" so that the court will not be angry one day..."

"Hehe." He raised his head high and nodded repeatedly, "Shopkeeper Wen is indeed extraordinary."
Chapter completed!