Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 228, The more supply the better

When Yuan Hui sat down and exchanged pleasantries with shopkeeper Zheng, the patriarch always rushed to talk. Shopkeeper Zheng frowned and regretted coming out. The two waited outside the gate. Shopkeeper Zheng didn't expect to be able to enter Duke Hu In the mansion, Zheng Liugen's marriage has not been settled for a day, and he dare not think that he is a relative for a day.

He didn't think about it, so he dragged the patriarch to wait for his son outside the door.

Now I come in, although it is not very good to be taken in, but the result is good. When Songcheng came in, he appeased shopkeeper Zheng, and saw Sister Hui's proud appearance, followed by a few boys and girls, shopkeeper Zheng I feel that it is unreasonable for the patriarch to come in empty-handed.

These are his relatives, and the patriarch is consuming his favor, which is not acceptable. Shopkeeper Zheng knows that the patriarch has money, and he also knows that the patriarch brought money to Beijing.

It’s not about draining the patriarch’s money, but no matter how much money he pays, the patriarch can’t let the patriarch see the nobles too easily. What kind of place is this, the Duke’s Mansion and the Princess’ Mansion, neither of them know how to collect their own taxes? Anyway, the first rank is higher than the second rank, and the second rank is higher than the third rank, so they know this, but they all know that the two mansions are high in the clouds.

Shopkeeper Zheng thought proudly, no matter how much money you spend, you can't just see him casually. At least this time, you can't let the patriarch see you when you come to Beijing.

Asking Yuan Hui to collect the silver ticket, shopkeeper Zheng pulled the patriarch away: "I dare not eat here, hehe, let's book the inn, since the old man is not here and the second master is not here, let's go, let's go."

The patriarch actually wanted to stay. After all, the second girl was very sincere, but she was forced to leave. Zheng Liugen took a few steps back and said a few words to Yuan Hui, before catching up: "Uncle, father, I invite you to dinner .”

Zheng Liugen's money was only given by his family when he came to Beijing, but the treasurer Zheng said triumphantly: "Okay, we came to see you specially, you should be a small host, just a small host." He was afraid that his son would spend more money , deliberately biting the phrase "Little Dongdao".

Zheng Liugen smiled and said: "I know where to go, don't think it's too expensive to go, just listen to me, I still have something to say to my father, it must be a clean place."

The patriarch was just flattering at the moment, and his people were still immersed in the few courtyards they saw in the Duke Protector's Mansion. They only felt that it was big, that was a style, and that was one. They could boast for three years when they went home.

The shopkeeper Zheng was very happy, and told the patriarch proudly: "Listen to Liugen, if Liugen says it's not expensive, let's eat."

"That's that."

They didn't go too far either. The Huguogong Mansion and Princess Mansion were originally on the busiest streets in the inner city, not far from the imperial palace. According to Zheng Liugen's words, the restaurants here should not be too expensive.It can't be cheap in this area.

Of course, there was nothing to say about the dishes, and there was nothing to say from the decoration to the waiter's greeting. Zheng Liugen ordered the dishes. He was not old enough to drink, but he thoughtfully ordered drinks for the two elders. The dishes were all over the table. The patriarch nodded again and again, and said vaguely: "It's delicious, this is Beijing, it's really delicious."

Zheng Liugen gave them cloth and vegetables with a smile, but he didn't eat much himself. Seeing his calmness, the patriarch praised him: "Liu Gen is already used to it, and I eat a lot of good things with the second girl."

Zheng Liugen still smiled, he deliberately ordered some signature dishes with unique flavors, and the wine was also top-notch, according to the store boasting that it was only a little worse than tribute wine, although there were only three people eating and drinking at this table, they couldn't get it without 20 taels of silver.

He probably didn't have the chance to go out to eat, let alone eat in a restaurant. This was the place where Xueshi Wang's son invited Yuanlian to eat after they first arrived in Beijing last year. Da, let Yuan Lian bring some scholars to speak, Yuan Lian brings Qi Yue, He Ning, Song Han, and then Zheng Liugen.

Qi Yue and the others were also full of praise when they tasted it for the first time, so they asked about the price, and everyone clicked their tongues. They ate 80 taels and went out. The price in Xinji where there is a market will not be the lowest, and it is also the same for two or three families. years of use.

The shopkeeper Zheng and the patriarch ate to the end of this meal, and they were so full that they didn't want to move.

Zheng Liugen poured the tea and talked eloquently: "Father, do you think the business in Beijing is booming?"

Originally, he was calling for father, but when his father called out, shopkeeper Zheng immediately forgot to eat enough to hold on, and grinned again: "Liugen, there is nothing wrong with what you said, you are a person who wants to be a master, you said that this is the place in Beijing. If the business is good, of course it’s good.”

Zheng Liugen smiled and said, "Sister Hui also has a shop in Beijing."

"Oh, where is it?" Shopkeeper Zheng and the patriarch looked up, their eyes were rolling, and the small abacus in their minds was silent, and they began to calculate how much capital was needed for a shop in Beijing.

Zheng Liugen said: "Of course it's not on this long street, but it's also a busy street. The shop includes two houses, and the money they just bought was [-] yuan."

The patriarch took a sip of tea, and at the same time, his face seemed to be flushed. There are several millionaires in his Zheng family, but his entire family property, including shops, farms, goods, etc., is less than [-].

Shopkeeper Zheng's two family properties are far inferior to the patriarch's. When Zheng Liugen came to Beijing, he brought money, and Sister Hui gave money when she came to Beijing. These two times, what Zheng Liugen gave to Sister Hui as a shareholder was the two thousand silver, which was later recorded in You Zheng Liugen didn't give all of the small shares under Sister Ting's name, he still kept some on him.

After extorting Zheng Changgen's mother and son, they sent them today, about 3000 taels.

The shopkeeper Zheng gave money like this, maybe he didn't have money for Zheng Liugen's marriage, he didn't worry about it, because he still had goods in his hands, and Changgen's mother and son also had goods in their hands.

Shopkeeper Zheng's two properties are just like this, but Zheng Liugen said that Sister Hui has a shop in Beijing, and she bought it for [-] yuan.

Not long ago, when they entered the Duke's Mansion, the high-ranking ones did not bring any worries. After telling the actual number, the patriarch looked at the shopkeeper Zheng worryingly. Can your daughter-in-law settle down? If not, let me Try it for the little ones at home?
Seen by sad eyes, shopkeeper Zheng also began to worry, Zheng Liugen smiled again and said: "Sister Hui accounts for a quarter,"

"That's okay, okay," the patriarch and shopkeeper Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Liugen said again: "Sister Hui only pays 3 taels anyway, plus the goods and so on, that's all."

"puff!"

The patriarch and shopkeeper Zheng sprayed the tea again, and Zheng Liugen almost didn't get it on, and then said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will take my father and uncle to see the shop. There are no goods on display yet. If you have good goods, remember to send them to Beijing."

The patriarch and shopkeeper Zheng are a pair of businessmen, and they immediately turned their heads: "Oh, you mean that, yes, this is another way of making money for us."

The two couldn't sit still anymore. They chatted with a few businessmen on the boat they came to, and they also habitually looked for other ways of doing business. There was a Grand Canal in this dynasty, and it was still under construction. They wanted to widen and lengthen it, but On the whole, traffic is either boats or horses, and the speed is within certain limits.

Xinji is located between the north and the south, but it is very convenient to have a canal leading to Beijing. Why doesn't Xinji's goods come to Beijing?
The big bazaar in Jingli undertakes special products with the capital as the center and a radius of nearly a thousand miles. If you can consume them in Jingli bazaar, you will not go to other bazaars. The same is true for Xinji. The goods from the south can be consumed in Xinji For consumption, merchants will collect money when they come here, and he will travel less and pay less travel expenses.

Some of the goods from the north of Xinji are the same as those in the capital market, and they are also sold on the spot in Xinji. Small merchants distribute them and sell them to small towns and villages.

Therefore, the goods of Xinji are not necessarily unsuitable for Beijing, but they do not come to Beijing.The goods in Beijing can also make money in Xinji, but if they don’t go to Xinji, they will be distributed locally, and there are not many merchants who are willing to travel more.

And the few merchants who are willing to travel more are also limited by the business experience of this dynasty. When they go to unfamiliar markets, they need to consider safety. At least there are acquaintances here, otherwise it is not uncommon to be abducted in the market.

The patriarch and storekeeper Zheng also saw some goods from Beijing on the boat, and they were willing to participate, but they had no trusted acquaintances, and it was not uncommon to be abducted when buying goods.

It is a simple way to see the high-quality goods, and the inferior goods after shipment. This method is quite simple to the shopkeeper Zheng, but when he is deceived, he must be pretending to be extravagant.

Once you are cheated, you will have to pay for the travel expenses, and if you send the goods back to report to the official, if you can't find the liar after a year or two, the expenses will be huge.

Without reliable acquaintances, seasoned businessmen generally will not easily change their business paths.

Shopkeeper Zheng and the patriarch are like this, envious of the goods in Beijing, but dare not buy casually.

The two had originally agreed that when they saw Liugen, they would give him the money and take a few days to visit the Jingli market to see if they could find a reliable commodity economy. Please invite him first and ask the Beijing market. market conditions.

Even if you don't do business in Beijing, you still have to go to Beijing, and it's good to gain some insight.

Today's dinner also gave them a lot of insight, the patriarch secretly thought about asking the shopkeeper here during the day tomorrow, is this wine brewed by his family or bought from other places, get two jars and try selling it at the Zheng's market, thinking about it Rich people sure like it.

Zheng Liugen said that Sister Hui had a shop, and the two of them were very excited when they heard it, and they didn't feel full again, so they stood up and said vigorously, "Go and have a look."

There are many men in Yanyan's shop, He Ning, Luan Tai, Qi Jun, Qi Xunfu, and six children from three families stayed as shop assistants. Zheng Liugen mentioned it to his father, but he didn't avoid the patriarch, he was thinking of Yanyan and Luzhu He Ning has never done business before, and the little loser knows that his father's business is smooth, he will not suffer, and wants his father and patriarch to help Yanyan's newly opened shop.

You have sister Hui's shares, don't you?
Take it over immediately, He Ning's face injury is not healed, and Yanyan Luzhu no longer makes things difficult for him, such as asking him to go out to buy things, He Ning did not come out.Even if Yanyan is a woman, she won't come out.Qi Jun, Qi Xunfu and shopkeeper Zheng looked familiar to each other, so they entertained them.

It started to get dark earlier than summer. Under the candlelight, shopkeeper Zheng and the patriarch first looked at the counters and shelves in the three shops, and then went to Qi Jun and Qi Xunfu's west wing to drink tea and talk. They only saw so much. The garden didn't go there. After walking out, Zheng Liugen was sent back first. The two elders slowly returned to the inn. The patriarch estimated the price: "That shop is worth forty-eight thousand at least. You see six in the west wing. There are no pear wood chairs. One year I was in the provincial capital to watch the yamen to sell the belongings of criminal officials. Two of the chairs were exactly the same as the chair just now with padding, and they cost a few thousand taels. All of them have patina, some old things."

Shopkeeper Zheng nodded and said: "The counter and stairs are probably new. The owner of this house will not be renovating for a long time. If you buy it for [-] yuan, you will surely make a profit."

The two slowly talked about the decorations, both of them thought that they were measuring the price of the house in Beijing this year, but they never thought that many of the decorations were sold off privately by immature children of aristocratic families.

In the west chamber, there are six pear wood chairs from Qi Jun and Qi Xunfu, and a set of dozens of nanmu, marble, rich and noble climbing branch chairs from He Ning Lvzhu in the east chamber. If Luan Jing sees them, he can recognize them at a glance. It is an old item of Xihe Viscount Mansion.

It was even cheaper when it was sold. When Qi Xi found a match in the flea market, the seller increased the price, so he got it for less than one-third of the original price. However, old tables and chairs are also considered antiques. People only sell it as old tables and chairs, but they are still blind.Qi Xi didn't understand either, and picked up a bargain without understanding.

Now the patriarch is talking about the six pear wood chairs again, but when his family’s property exceeded 1 yuan, he wanted to dabble in antiques from the previous generations, but later found that he couldn’t afford to throw it away, because his [-] taels were not cash but silver. Houses, fields and shops are all together.

The elders threw it down, the next generation picked it up again, and the next generation picked it up again. It may be because of heredity. In the generation of the patriarch, he knows something about the antique furniture he is passionate about. Just tonight It is estimated that Yanyan's store plus decorations should exceed [-].

They didn't know that the tables and chairs were purchased separately, so they fell into deep thought in the dancing candlelight on the table. The shops in Jingli were a good deal, but they couldn't afford so much money.

(End of this chapter)