Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 46
"Please go, both of you."

The shopkeeper Du Maozhen of Derun Buzhuang made a deep bow and sent away his third son and father.Even though the two of them looked like they were from a country town, they bought very ordinary flowered cloth.

But shopkeeper Du has always adhered to the business tenet of "sincerity first, genuine products at a fair price, and no deception." He usually pays great attention to the reputation of customers. The same is true for the shop assistants.

That's why his Derun Buzhuang has only been in business for more than a month in Wuzhai Fort, and the business has grown rapidly. Even Mrs. Huang and several wives from Qianhuzhai have been frequenting recently.

"Shopkeeper, all kinds of floral cloths in our store are almost sold out again, are you, do you want to add some more stock?"

An old man named Zhang Wanchu was full of joy. As an old man who came to Wuzhaibao with shopkeeper Du Maozhen to fight the world, Zhang Wanchu had always been regarded as shopkeeper Du's confidant, and he shared weal and woe with shopkeeper Du.Seeing that the business in the store is good, he is of course also happy in his heart.

"Well, not bad." Shopkeeper Du stroked his two mustaches, and said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect the business in Wuzhaibao to be so good. It seems that we are going to buy more, old brother Wanchu, this matter again I want you to do it."

In the past few months, after the military households in Wuzhaibao solved their survival problems and had some spare money in their hands, they naturally wanted to decorate their lives and build new houses. With a few new clothes, everyone can still do it.

Moreover, people with this kind of thinking spread all over Wuzhai Fort. In this way, in the past few months, the cloth shops in Wuzhai Fort have ushered in an upsurge of buying cloth.The business was booming, which naturally made the shopkeepers of Gebuzhuang smile crookedly, and felt that it was a good choice for them to open a store in Wuzhaibao.

Hearing what shopkeeper Du said, the old man Zhang Wanchu was also a little moved. He said earnestly: "What did the shopkeeper say? Isn't this my duty?" Having said this, he suddenly looked a little mysterious, and looked at the shopkeeper. Four weeks, lowered the voice and said: "Shopkeeper, haven't you heard anything lately?"

Shopkeeper Du took a sip of tea and said strangely, "What's the noise?"

Zhang Wanchu said: "I heard about it recently. It is said that it is Mr. Huang from Qianhuzhai who intends to underwrite all the autumn harvest grains to that shopkeeper from Qi County. You always know Mr. Huang. What means? This year, Wuzhaibao's autumn grain harvest is likely to be bumper. That's hundreds of thousands of stone grains. You don't have any idea? We dare not say that it is an exclusive sale, but if we can get a share, we can open a rice shop , I am afraid that the profit is no less than that of Derun Cloth, right?"

Shopkeeper Du's expression moved slightly, holding his teacup and meditating in silence, Zhang Wanchu added fuel to the scene when he saw this: "I have heard about it, Boss Li from Dongrongji Tea House in Wuzhai Fort, and Boss Hou from Deji Leather Goods Shop , Boss Pan of the Hongji Silk Cloth Shop has visited Lord Qianhu and Young Master Huang in the fort, and recently they have frequently visited the shopkeeper Quyuanruiqu in the Qixian Guild Hall."

"Shopkeeper, we can't be left behind, otherwise we won't even have a mouthful of soup. Hundreds of thousands of stone grains, the young ones have gone to various farms to find out, and they have fed a lot of pigs and sheep and other things , These are another big source of income.”

Shopkeeper Du made up his mind and put down his teacup: "Wanchu, prepare the name badge and gift list for me. I'm going to pay a visit to Master Qianhu and the shopkeeper Qu of the Qixian Guild Hall."

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Businessmen are keenly aware of business opportunities, and the changes in Wuzhai Fort will not fail to attract their attention. First, businessmen continue to visit the fields of various farms in Wuzhai Fort. After the investigation, they all visit thousands of households. My lord, and Young Master Huang Laifu.

Without exception, Huang Sihao and Huang Laifu entertained them, but when they talked about the future export of grain, Huang Sihao and Huang Laifu both said that they had signed a contract with the shopkeeper Qu Yuanrui and asked them to find the shopkeeper Qu. , the flow of people visiting in front of the Qixian Guild Hall increased.

"Fourth young master, you are back. Look, there are many merchants who have handed over badges and gift lists. These are all."

As soon as Qu Yuanrui returned to the Qixian Guild Hall, Uncle De, who was in his 40s, greeted him and said to Qu Yuanrui with a smile on his face. As Qu Yuanrui's confidant, Uncle De was responsible for receiving guests in the hall. , the flattery and flattery of the merchants made this simple and honest man a little smug.During the years of accompanying the Fourth Young Master, this was the first time that he received such attention.

"A bunch of snobbish things." Qu Yuanrui laughed and cursed, but his face was full of pride, and it was finally time for someone to beg him.

He first poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all, and then said: "Show me the famous stabs, who are they?"

Uncle De respectfully handed Qu Yuanrui a thick stack of famous badges.

Qu Yuanrui flipped through them one by one, and after a while, sneered a few times: "The Li family in Pingyao, the Hou family in Jiexiu, the Pan family in Wanrong, the Yang family in Yangcheng, the Chang family in Yuci, Hmph, they are all big characters. They used to not even look at me, but now they are begging to come to my door. Oh, and this, the Kang family in Linfen... Good guy... The fish smells like blood , are at the door."

The Li family in Pingyao, the Hou family in Jiexiu, the Pan family in Wanrong, and the Yang family in Yangcheng were all big E merchants in Shanxi merchants in the later Qing Dynasty. Capital.Although it is not as prominent as the later generations, its power in the north should not be underestimated.

In particular, the Kang family in Linfen is not only a big grain merchant, but also a big pawnbroker, with a large number of farms and houses. Stone." Although this big talk was made in the early Qing Dynasty, at this time in Wanli, their family had been operating Jiubian's grain and grass for decades, and they also owned a large amount of land, stored a large amount of grain, and had great influence.

Although at this time, these people who handed out the name stabs were all the shopkeepers of the above-mentioned foreign branches or the nephews of the various companies in the family, and they were placed in Wuzhaibao, a place that is not conspicuous now, and they were not big figures in their families. , but thinking of the forces behind them, Qu Yuanrui thought about it, and decided to change clothes now to meet guests.

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"Everyone, go slowly, the letter of forgiveness will not be far away."

"How dare, how dare... stay, stay."

After sending away the merchants from the above families, Qu Yuanrui stood at the gate of the guild hall, the smile on Qu Yuanrui's face slowly faded away.Today's meeting with guests has preliminarily achieved the goals of both parties. If Wuzhaibao's autumn grain harvest is really bumper, the two sides are willing to cooperate in exporting grain.Of course, today is only a preliminary agreement, and the specific terms will be drawn up in detail later.

It is Bi Ran to cooperate with these families. On the one hand, Qu Yuanrui cannot afford to offend the family forces behind these people. On the other hand, Qu Yuanrui's power and ability are too small, so he needs to rely on the power of these families.

For example, just now, Kang Shiyin, the manager of the company established by the Kang family in Wuzhai Fort, patted his chest and said that if the shopkeeper of Qu is willing to distribute the grain to them, their Kang family can even sell the grain to Liaodong Town. Impossible.

Therefore, the cooperation between the two parties became Bi Ran.

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At this time, Qu Yuanrui, who was standing at the gate of the guild hall, suddenly saw Huang Laifu riding a horse, coming towards the guild hall, always following Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu and his two personal attendants, and Miss Gu's family also riding The horse followed Huang Laifu.

Qu Yuanrui hurriedly straightened his clothes and went up to Huang Laifu.

Huang Laifu and the others came towards Qu Yuan sharply with four horses, and the horses' hoofs knocked on the green bricks on the street, making a sound.People on the street gave way one after another, and at the same time were busy bowing and saluting. However, the original military households in Wuzhai Fort looked at Huang Laifu with respect and awe, while some merchants and villagers from other places looked at Huang Laifu with reverence. It's a look of flattery in fear.

Amidst the crowd's bowing and greetings, Huang Laifu nodded slightly, walking all the way, seeing the thriving atmosphere on the street, he was also very happy.When he arrived in front of the guild hall, he had already seen Qu Yuanrui, he stopped his horse and said with a smile: "Zhi Xin, prepare your horse quickly, I will take you to a place."

(End of this chapter)