There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

LuoYang HeNan.

While Lin Feng's Zhenming Army was fighting to the death with Sun Chuanting's Qin Army, the city of Luoyang, hundreds of kilometers away, was still peaceful with singing and dancing.

When mentioning Luoyang City in the late Ming Dynasty, it is impossible not to mention Zhu Changxun, the King of Fortune.

Zhu Changxun was deeply favored by Shenzong since he was a child. Shenzong wanted to make him the prince, but he was opposed by the officials, which triggered the Wanli Dynasty's nearly fifteen years of national disputes.

It was not until the 1601th year of Wanli () that Zhu Changxun was canonized as King Fu, and a huge amount of silver was spent on marrying and building a palace for him.

In the forty-second year of Wanli (1614), he went to the fiefdom of Luoyang to join the vassal state. Shenzong rewarded him with many fields and treasures. Zhu Changxun also set up a shop in the vassal land to sell salt. It is said that Wanli spent all the wealth in the world to enrich the king. Luoyang was even more beautiful than the imperial palace. Be rich.

Even though he was so rich and took up most of the wealth in Luoyang City, Prince Fu's palace still didn't know how to restrain himself. The stewards and officials of the palace went around collecting rare treasures and making money to please Prince Fu.

Two months after Li Xiongzhen's Li's store opened, it attracted the attention of Prince Fu's Mansion. In particular, the organized auction yielded never-before-seen treasures such as soft crystal bottles and washing gel. It was impossible not to attract the attention of the pack of jackals in Prince Fu's Mansion.

Prince Fu's Mansion, in charge of the accounting office.

Zhu Qikui, the steward of the foreign government, was drinking tea leisurely. He was in charge of the purchase of goods and the management of Luoyang shops in Prince Fu's palace. He had a lot of daily work and lived a very comfortable life.

At this time, Lu Le, the eunuch of the palace's procurement department, and Cai Youqi, the shopkeeper of the Luoyang palace's store, walked in.

Lu Le presented with both hands a mineral water bottle sold from Li Xiongzhen's Li's store. Of course, there is also a high-end and classy name soft crystal bottle in Daming. Then he said respectfully: "Master Steward, what do you think of this thing?"

Zhu Qikui took the bottle and played with it and said, "This thing is crystal clear, looks like glass, but is so soft. It's really magical. Where did you buy it from?"

"Master Steward, this is a product from a store called Li's store in Luoyang City. They don't sell it. They organize bidding meetings once or twice a month, and many rare treasures will be auctioned. This object is called a soft crystal bottle, which is Li's store. It was said that one of the pieces sold through auction at the shop cost seven or eight hundred taels of silver, and the price was unmarketable.

I finally got this from a Wangfu supplier I knew well, but he still refused to sell it to me and only promised to let us play with it for a few days. "Eunuch Lu Le continued.

"Yes, Mr. Kui, after the Li's store opened, it was not big in scale at the beginning, and we didn't pay attention to it. Recently, they launched two products called soap and perfume, which are very popular among women. Now Li's store The large number of shops has seriously affected the business of our Wangfu Shop, and we must take some measures to suppress them." Cai Youqi, the shopkeeper of the Wangfu Shop, interjected.

"Didn't you tell the Luoyang County government officials? Isn't it easy to find work for a small shop?" Zhu Qikui asked.

"I have said hello to the Luoyang County Government. They were vague and did not show favor to our palace. I guess this Li's store has something to do with it," Cai Youqi continued.

"Oh, who else in Luoyang City dares not to sell the face of our Prince Fu's Mansion? Tomorrow, bring a few guards and let's go find out the details of this Li's shop." Zhu Qikui was naturally not a fool since he was able to become the steward of the Foreign Mansion, so he decided Let’s explore the situation first.

"That's great. With the steward personally coming forward, it's easy to get it. I heard that there are a lot of good things in this Li's shop. Also, do you want to return this soft crystal bottle to the supplier in two days? " asked the procurement eunuch Lu Le.

"Whatever you want to return, there is no reason to return something that has arrived at the palace. I will present this treasure to the prince to play with. If this supplier has any objections, ask him to come to me. Don't expect to get money for future purchases. ." Zhu Qikui said nonchalantly as he had long been accustomed to taking advantage of others.

"Yes!" Lu Le immediately agreed. Anyway, he has no credibility as a eunuch.

Luoyang West Street, Li's Shop.

Guo Tianyou, the shopkeeper of Sitong Express, came to Luoyang with Lin Feng's letter to Li Xiongzhen. Li Xiongzhen summoned the backbone of the Luoyang branch of the group to listen to Lin Feng's instructions.

Guo Tianyou handed over the letter first, and Li Xiongzhen took it and opened it and read it again. He was still smiling at first, but suddenly his face turned angry and said: "Damn it, damn it!"

"General Manager, what's wrong? Is the Governor dissatisfied with our affairs in Luoyang?" Li Fei asked quickly, and everyone looked over.

"That's not it. The Governor is very satisfied with the results of our Luoyang branch and encourages us to boldly expand our business.

It was Chen Xiong from the Jiazhou branch who rebelled. This traitor completely betrayed our Zhenming Group. The Governor is afraid of affecting Luoyang, so we should be more careful. "Li Xiongzhen said.

"This damn traitor is a member of our Li family. He is so shameless. Fortunately, we did not pass through Jiazhou when we came to Luoyang and did not contact him. This damn traitor should not know our arrangements here." Meng Xin interjected.

"He probably doesn't know what's happening in Luoyang, but we must also make relevant preparations to ensure the safety of the Luoyang branch." Li Xiongzhen said.

"Yes, the Governor also specially asked us to quickly transport four transports to Luoyang to set up a permanent branch, and asked me to bring a team of thirty escorts into Luoyang City in the name of a carriage and horse guard, for Li The general manager directs." Guo Tianyou added.

"Brothers, the Governor has high hopes for our Luoyang branch. We must redouble our efforts and live up to Lord Lin's trust." Li Xiongzhen said with emotion.

"General Manager, the sales of our Li's store exceeded 10,000 taels in May, and we also sold 13,000 taels of silver in two auctions. Now many forces are eyeing us.

Li Yongtu, a clerk at the Luoyang County Government, told me that the shop owner of Prince Fu’s Palace in Luoyang had already greeted them and wanted to suppress us.

However, this matter has been temporarily suppressed by the Pumo County Magistrate. If a more important figure in the palace comes to say hello, not to mention the Pu County Magistrate, even the county magistrate may not be able to withstand the pressure.

What's more, I heard that Prince Fu's Mansion has its own guards, and they often do things that involve deception and robbery. We have to deal with it carefully. "Li Fei, deputy director of the Luoyang branch, continued.

“Everything that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. As our industry grows bigger and bigger, it is inevitable that we will attract the attention of others and even covet us.

We have been making preparations in this regard since we entered Luoyang. This time, the Governor sent another 30-member escort team. We are quite powerful in Luoyang and cannot be slaughtered by others. Xiao Lin, how is the Ax Gang we control in Luoyang doing now? Li Xiongzhen asked.

In order to ensure the safety of the Luoyang branch, Li Xiongzhen also made black and white arrangements. On the white road, it is to win over the Luoyang County government, and on the underworld, it is mainly to control a medium-sized gang.

"General Manager, everything is normal in the Ax Gang. There are now more than 130 people in the gang. The main backbone are all sent by the escort team. They are absolutely reliable." Fang Xiaolinhui reported.

"The general manager has a good idea. Last time, when Chen Xiong rebelled and the Jiazhou branch was severely damaged, Jiazhou Station Chief Deng Hao annexed a small gang in Jiazhou City. Not only did he hide it, but he also attacked later Jiazhou played a prominent role." Guo Tianyou agreed.

"Yes, this Ax Gang is very important to our Luoyang branch. Xiaolin, you must control it. Everyone else should take their own responsibilities and run our Luoyang branch with all their strength to provide the strongest financial and material support for the Zhenming Army." Li Xiongzhen Finally said.

"Yes!" everyone responded. the next day.

Zhu Qikui, the steward of Prince Fu's palace, brought Lu Le, the purchasing eunuch, Cai Youqi, the shopkeeper of the palace's shop, and a group of guards to Li's shop.

Zhu Qikui first went in and took a look. There was a dazzling array of goods inside, especially colored glaze, soap, and perfume, which were all new products that were not available in the Wangfu shops. People were coming and going in the shop, and business was booming.

After looking around, Zhu Qikui winked. Lu Le picked up a piece of soap and threw it on the ground, shouting loudly: "What kind of bad product is this? After using it, our prince got a rash on his body. I smashed it." This black shop."

A group of royal guards stepped forward and prepared to smash things. The guards assigned to Li's store were seriously trained guards from the Zhenming Group. They reacted very quickly and rushed out, blocking the way of the royal guards.

The shopkeeper Meng Xin, who was on duty at the shop on the first floor, quickly stood up. He stopped the escort with his hands and said, "Don't do anything yet! We have some matters to discuss, please don't be impulsive."

"What are you discussing? There is something wrong with your products. Either you will lose money or the store will be destroyed." Lu Le said arrogantly in a eunuch's unique voice.

"There has never been any problem with the products in this shop. If there is any misunderstanding, we can communicate clearly. If you insist on making unreasonable troubles over and over again, then we can only report it to the official." Meng Xin said softly but firmly.

"Reporter, who are you trying to scare? There are no officials in Luoyang City that we need to be afraid of." Lu Le continued to say in a arrogant manner.

"Lu Le, take the people down first. It's okay if you want to talk. The matter will eventually be resolved." At this time, Manager Zhu Da stood up. After all, making trouble was not the purpose, the purpose was to occupy the shop.

The drama I just acted out was just to put some eye drops on the shop owner and put some pressure on him. In the end, he would definitely have to negotiate. This was also the tried and tested method that Manager Zhu Da used to exploit the power of the palace to seize various valuable shops in Luoyang City.

"Please invite this noble man upstairs." Meng Xin also wanted to get to know the bottom of this group of people.

The second floor is the boutique area of ​​Li's shop. There are many valuable products such as soft crystal bottles, crystal necklaces, washing gel, and fine colored glaze. Zhu Qikui's eyes widened when he saw them, and he wanted to snatch them away.

After arriving at the reception room on the second floor and sitting down, Zhu Qikui didn't even bother to drink tea and said directly: "I won't waste time with you. We are from Prince Fu's Mansion. Just tell us about your Li's shop and the place. How much can the goods be sold for?”

"Sell? Our owner has no intention of selling the store." Meng Xin replied.

"Your boss will have this idea soon. Go and ask around. There are all the shops that Prince Fu's Mansion likes that are not for sale.

If you don't sell, various product problems and government troubles will naturally occur one after another. "Zhu Qikui threatened unabashedly.

"Then what price can Prince Fu's Mansion offer? I can report it to our boss." Meng Xin asked.

"Of course the price depends on the market value of your store. Of course, you don't want to ask for it. Our Fuwang Mansion will not purchase a store for more than 10% of the market value."

"If it doesn't exceed 10% of the market value, isn't that an open robbery?" Meng Xin said angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense. How can we call it a robbery if we both agree? If you ruin the reputation of Prince Fu's Mansion, don't blame us for being rude." Zhu Qikui sneered.

"What if we don't agree?"

"Haha, let's talk about compensation. What kind of soap did our prince use? He got a rash on his body. The prince is a rich man, and his body was damaged. How do you want to compensate? Put your shop Even if you pay them all, it won’t be enough for me.” Zhu Qikui said disapprovingly.

"Then can we bring the doctor to diagnose the prince and determine whether it is caused by soap?"

"That's not possible. How can outsiders pry into the prince's condition?"

"You guys are so full of lies, don't you think you have no royal laws?" Meng Xin said angrily.

"Wang Fa? In Luoyang City, our prince is Wang Fa!" Lu Le raised his voice again to express his presence.

"If you are smart people, I think you will make a wise choice." Zhu Qikui said with a look of wisdom.

"This matter is of great importance. I alone cannot make the decision. I need to ask the owner of the shop for instructions." Meng Xin decided to delay it for a while.

"Haha, then I will give you three days. I will bring people to take over Li's store. Don't think about moving the goods. I will send people to keep an eye on them. Please register the goods sold in the past two days. If the goods in the store are If you miss something for no reason, just wait for the lawsuit." Zhu Qikui gave an ultimatum and gave him three days. It was not because he was kind, but mainly because he wanted to take some time to see who was the boss behind Li's shop. When the time comes, it will be natural I will go to the palace to find him.

This is also his shrewdness. If there is a big boss from the imperial court or other vassal kings behind Li's shop, then he will have to negotiate an exchange of interests.

Breaking, smashing, looting, burning, and getting things done as soon as he came up was what a reckless man did, and it was not what he, a palace steward who thought he was extremely shrewd, could do. The shouting and screaming just now was just to scare the people of Li's shop.

"May I ask you what you call me, so that we can answer you then." Meng Xin asked.

"This is Mr. Zhu Qikui, the steward of Prince Fu's Mansion. If you have news, send someone to deliver a letter to the outer courtyard of Prince Fu's Mansion." Purchasing eunuch Lu Le straightened his back and introduced.

"The original manager Zhu, I will immediately report it to our general manager and reply to the palace as soon as possible." Meng Xin replied.

"Okay, let's wait for your good news. Let's go. Shopkeeper Cai will leave someone here to supervise them not to move the goods, especially the treasures on the second floor. No one should be missing." Zhu Qikui said as he walked out. I reluctantly took a look around at the fine goods upstairs.

Although he wanted to just take a few items away, it would appear that he, the steward of the palace, was too hungry and unselective, which was inconsistent with his always aloof external persona. Anyway, in a few days the entire store will be named Zhu, so it won’t be too late to get it a few days later.

Meng Xin went downstairs to see off the people from Prince Fu's Mansion, and at the same time told the store's guards to immediately send someone to follow the whereabouts of Manager Zhu Da.

The storm will always come, and it depends on how Li Xiongzhen and the others deal with it.

(End of this chapter)