Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 137 Layout

Runzhou City, Furong Tower.

This is recognized as the first restaurant in Runzhou. It was built on Yuehua Mountain in the city and was built by Wang Gong, the governor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.The reason why it is famous all over the world is that Wang Changling, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was relegated to the county magistrate of Jiangning. He once sent his friends to the north by boat at Jinlingdu nearby. "Fu Rong Lou Sends Xin Jian off":

"Cold and rainy rivers and nights enter Wu, Pingming sees guests off in Chushan Gu. Relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other, a heart of ice is in the jade pot."

It is this masterpiece that made Furonglou famous all over the world and famous in ancient and modern times. This is the influence of great writers.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the Furong Building was purchased by the Du family, one of the nine major families in Jiangzuo, and the Furong Building was renovated.

Whether it is the natural scenery of the restaurant environment or the halo blessing of the reputation of the historic site, Furonglou deserves to be the No. [-] restaurant in Runzhou.

At night, the Furong Building is brightly lit, and the real dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and gentry will have banquets here, which makes them appear to be of the highest class. This is the incomparable advantage of Bairun Building, Fengyue Building, and Tianfu Building.

In the private room on the second floor of Furong Building, the Ding family will hold a banquet here tonight, specially for merchants and country gentry who are engaged in ceramics business in Runzhou City. Their porcelain business is different.

Some of them operate local porcelain shops and distribute them to counties and villages outside the city, mainly porcelain for daily necessities. These are in great demand, but the prices are often not high.

Some are large merchants who sell to Huzhou, Changzhou, Jiangzhou, Yuanzhou and other prefectures.

Some are engaged in the porcelain business of neighboring countries, such as the porcelain tea roads of Wuyue, Fujian, Shu, Dali, Southern Han, and the Western Regions. The demand is not small.

There are also those who specialize in traveling by sea to do business with Khitan, Korea, Fusang, and Nanyang. The risks are high, but the profits are high.

These dozens of merchants can be said to be business tycoons who buy porcelain for resale and distribution in various parts of the South and Fanbang. Cooperate with each other.

Tonight, the Ding family invited everyone to a banquet in the most luxurious Furong Building in Runzhou. They were still a little strange, feeling that this year's Porcelain Conference seemed to be brought forward, and the banquet specification was moved from Tianfu Building to Furong Building.

"Boss Liang, you have come to this banquet too."

"Patriarch Ding sent an invitation, so why not come, Boss He, you are here too."

"Is this Boss Ouyang? It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Oh, all the bosses are here, Shen is a step late, forgive me!"

"It's okay, Patriarch Ding hasn't appeared yet, so it's not too late."

As soon as this person finished speaking, Ding Yuexi walked down the stairs, as if he had just come down from a banquet on the third floor, and when he came to the door of the private room, he cupped his fists at the guests who appeared inside, and said, "Bosses, Mr. Ding just had a table upstairs. I had two drinks with Governor Yin, but I didn't come downstairs to meet him in person, I just let the dog and the steward lead the guests downstairs, the etiquette is not complete, please forgive me!"

Most of these merchants belonged to third-rate families. They were regarded as Jiangzuo gentry rich households, not rich merchants; among them, there were only three or four second-rate families, and they were all inferior to the Ding family. Lou accompanied Inspector Yin to have a drink or two, and immediately showed admiration and envy.

Normally, it was very difficult for them to meet the governor, and they also knew that Yin Zhengxiong was Ding Yuexi's eldest uncle, and Ding Yin called Yin the governor "uncle".

"Patriarch Ding, you are welcome. It is an honor for us to be invited to this banquet."

"Thanks to Patriarch Ding's care, we can earn a lot of money from our family's porcelain business. We also hold several special banquets for us every year. It is even more commendable to have the opportunity to communicate and do porcelain business."

"That's right, Patriarch Ding has a magnanimity, I admire you."

These merchants are all slick-faced people, and they talk like they are talking to others, talking nonsense, bragging and flattering all come with their mouths!Of course, when it comes time to turn one's face, it is faster than turning over a book, and all interests are paramount.

"My dear brothers and virtuous brothers, please sit down." Ding Yuexi gestured for everyone to sit down.

In this large room, three large round tables were placed, with more than ten people on each table, accommodating more than forty people in total.

On the seats, there is a small wooden sign with black characters on it, writing their names, and the seats are arranged in advance.

Those who can sit at the same table with Ding Yuexi must be the head of a second-rate family or a third-rate family. The distance of the seats is arranged according to the financial resources of the family. It is the same as being seated in the officialdom. The concept of hierarchy is common and no one is surprised.

After everyone was seated, Ding Yuexi smiled and clapped his hands.

In a short time, some beautiful maids walked in from the door, holding pieces of fine white porcelain in their hands, including bowls, stoves, plates, pots, bowls, saucers, cups, pots, porcelain vases, etc. on every table.

"This is... fine white porcelain?"

These merchants looked at the white porcelain and looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking that the Ding family would send celadon.This is the case every year. If there is a technological innovation, a more detailed porcelain surface, or a new celadon with a changed pattern or shape, I will show it to everyone. But this year, white porcelain is used first, which makes people puzzled.

However, there are also merchants who are well-informed and have heard about Xin Mi. Recently, the Ding family has bought a porcelain firing craftsman from the Bai family and obtained the secret recipe for making fine white porcelain. They wondered whether the Ding family really wanted to produce white porcelain. , blocked the business of the Bai family?

Ding Yuexi smiled slightly and said: "Everyone, it must be very strange. Why did the Ding family show white porcelain instead of celadon first at this banquet. Hahaha, these are not fine white porcelain from the Bai family, but the latest white porcelain from my Ding family. The fired ones are not inferior to the Bai family's porcelain at all."

When everyone heard the words, they were surprised and curious to pick up these white porcelains to observe carefully, and found that these porcelains were really similar to the white porcelains of the Bai family.

Ding Yuexi stroked his beard, showed a confident expression, and said firmly: "From this month, the Ding family will officially produce white porcelain, which will be fired on a large scale with celadon. If you buy celadon and white porcelain from the Ding family together, then the price There will definitely be a big discount, the price of white porcelain will be [-]% lower than that of the Bai family, and the price of celadon will also be reduced by [-]% at the same time, these two kinds of porcelain are purchased in bulk from the Ding family, your cost will be reduced a lot!"

The merchants and gentry present here are all smart people, and they quickly calculated in their minds, if the price of white porcelain dropped by [-]% compared with the price of the Bai family last year, the price of celadon can be reduced by [-]%, which can really save a lot of import costs , the profit will naturally be more.

However, some patriarchs here have a good relationship with the Bai family. They have cooperated for decades, but it is not just a matter of breaking up, so they are in a dilemma.

Ding Yuexi glanced at He Jikuan, the head of the He family who was sitting at the same table, and asked: "Brother He Xian, there seems to be something hard to say?"

He Jikuan looked embarrassed, and cupped his hands and said: "To be honest, the He family has been in the porcelain business for twenty years. Every year, they import celadon from the Ding family and buy white porcelain from the Bai family. This cooperation has been going on for a long time. It is inevitable that there are some friendships. What's more, the old man of the Bai family still helped and supported the He family ten years ago, so He couldn't bear it, so he broke the friendship with the Bai family directly!"

"Yes, brother He's words are polite, and so is my Tang family. I have received the favor of the old man of the Bai family. As long as the old man is alive, I, Tang Zhiyi, will not be able to turn my face!"

The rest of the people also nodded. Although the Ding family is one of the nine big families in Jiangzuo, the same is true for the Bai family. It is not easy to offend. Put in some white porcelain.

Ding Yuexi laughed suddenly and said: "Mr. Ding can understand your thoughts, but you don't have to worry about the old man of the Bai family questioning you with kindness. Because this afternoon, I have received news from the Baifu that Old man Bai is old, he suffered a sudden stroke and became unconscious. The Bai family invited a doctor, but it is difficult to save him. Even if he is not in danger of life for a while, he may be inflexible, his mouth and eyes are crooked, and his life It’s hard to take care of myself, and I can’t even speak.”

After everyone listened, they showed surprise, but when they thought of Bai Fengxian's 70 years old, they suddenly realized, and they didn't think much about it.

(End of this chapter)