Two days later.
Huzhou·Nanyuan
Nanyuan is a restaurant, but tonight it was booked early by a mysterious guest.
The waiter at the door had to apologize to the guests who came to eat all afternoon, and his mouth was dry.
I finally made it through the night, but the guests never arrived.
This made the shopkeeper anxious. He went to Shen Hong and said, "Mr. Shen, the kitchen has been prepared, but none of the guests have arrived. Do we still need to prepare it?"
However, Shen Hong, who was entertaining the guests, was served by the servants beside him. He took a sip of tea and said, "It's okay, just prepare it. The guests I invited don't dare not come!"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was secretly shocked, wondering who this person was, and he spoke loudly.
After about a moment of burning incense, the waiter who greeted the guests at the door finally saw a carriage approaching from the corner of the street.
The carriage stopped at the gate of South Garden, and the waiter saw clearly the font size on the carriage lantern.
"The Kuai family? Which Kuai family? Who can afford such a carriage..."
The waiter quickly stepped forward and placed a stool under the frame.
After doing all this, he shouted to the back: "The distinguished guest is here!"
At this time, Kuai Peng, who was over fifty years old, got out of the car.
The man dressed as a butler hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "Master, it seems we are the earliest?"
Kuai Peng looked at Nanyuan and said: "I'm coming anyway, it doesn't matter if it's early or late. Let's go, don't hang around at the door!"
After saying that, he lifted up his robe and walked in first.
After the two left, the waiter hurriedly stepped forward and asked the driver: "Brother, is your master Kuai from Nanxun?"
The coachman smiled and said, "My little brother is very discerning. That's right, we are the famous Nanxun Kuai family in Huzhou."
The waiter clucked and said, "I heard that there was a Japanese pirate attack in Nanxun. Why are you still going out so late?"
The driver smiled slightly: "I'm just a driver, so I don't know about the owner's affairs. Hurry up, help unload the frame and let the horse rest for a while!"
The waiter quickly said: "Yes! Brother, please come here..."
…
In the next half hour, guests who had never come to the door began to arrive one after another, as if they had made appointments.
The waiter didn't pay attention at first, but it didn't take long for him to suddenly realize that the man who rented the restaurant, Mr. Shen, was a silk merchant. Otherwise, why were the top figures of the raw silk guild invited?
But not long after, he was dumbfounded. Another carriage came. Although there was no lantern hanging from any prefecture, the person following the carriage turned out to be the concierge of the prefecture's Yamen.
The carriage stopped and Tang Shun got out of the carriage. He turned to Xu He and said, "Liangsheng, why don't you come in and sit down?"
The waiter said that it turned out there was someone else in the car.
Xu He in the car said, "Sir, I won't go in. I'll help you greet the guests outside!"
When the waiter heard this, he suddenly felt strange, guest? Isn't it Mr. Shen who runs the restaurant?
You are all guests!
Do you still need to welcome guests? Whose rule is this?
Tang Shunzhi smiled and said, "That's okay, then I'll go in first."
As soon as Tang Shunzhi entered the door, Shen Hong and a group of silk merchants quickly stood up and saluted: "Mr. Jingchuan!"
Tang Shunzhi touched his beard and laughed: "No need to be formal, everyone should sit down."
Kuai Peng, who was the first to come in just now, waited for everyone to sit down, smiled and said with cupped hands: "Mr. Jingchuan, my grandson, Meng Lang, ignored your busy schedule and submitted an article rashly two days ago. It's really... "
Tang Shunzhi said with a smile: "I read Ling Sun's article. You have succeeded in studying hard. You will be a good candidate for the exam!"
Kuai Peng was overjoyed and quickly raised his hands and said, "Thank you for your kind words!"
When everyone heard this, they were instantly envious. The nephews and nephews could get a word of praise from Tang Jingchuan. Even if the grand master came to visit, he would also admit the grandson of the Kuai family to him.
When Shen Hong saw this, he quickly smiled and said: "Mr. Jingchuan is a master of Confucian classics in the country. If Brother Kuai's grandson can read a word from him, his article must be remarkable."
It was originally a compliment, but Kuai Peng just smiled after hearing this, and the enthusiasm when he just faced Tang Shun suddenly disappeared from his face.
When Shen Hong saw this, he didn't take it seriously and said: "Since everyone is here, let's take a seat!"
After hearing this, everyone stood up together.
"Prefect please!"
"Mr. Jingchuan please!"
"Sir, please come to the table!"
When Shen Hong saw this scene, he frowned slightly.
They say that Zhejiang businessmen are united, and it seems to be worthy of the name, but what he doesn't understand is why these people seem to have no interest in the Shen family they represent, but they have such respect for Tang Shunzhi, a matchmaker?
…
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
During the banquet, everyone completely ignored Shen Hong, the master of the house, and instead toasted Tang Shunzhi repeatedly.
Seeing that this was not going to work, Shen Hong coughed and said, "I'm asking Mr. Jingchuan to invite you all to come today. Actually, our family has something going on that we want to talk to you about!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately became quiet.
Shen Hong smiled at everyone with satisfaction, and then said: "Nanxun was attacked by Japanese invaders, and the four major silk merchants died. Seeing that Qiu Silk is about to be delisted, without several merchants, do you have any countermeasures? "
As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent. Everyone was a fox for thousands of years. How could they not know what kind of medicine the Shen family could sell when they came to the gourd at this time.
Although they thought that the Shen family wanted to take this opportunity to take over the raw silk purchasing business of the four companies, this did not prevent everyone from feeling unhappy.
So what about the Shen family? About 70% of the raw silk produced in Huzhou and even Zhejiang goes through the raw silk guild.
The other four companies are gone, but they are still there. This is the best time to seize market share. What does it mean for your Shen family to enter the game now?
Besides, your Shen family is not doing well in the fine cloth business. I heard that it was recently listed in the Salt Division's outline book. What's the matter? What does your family do to make money?
Can you still give my silk merchants in Zhejiang a way to survive?
Shen Hong saw that everyone was cold, so he looked at Tang Shunzhi.
Seeing this, Tang Shunzhi smiled slightly and said: "I invited you all to come today. Let's do this. I will convey Mr. Shen Ge's intention to you. You can discuss it in private whether it can be done or not!"
After saying that, he repeated what Shen Hong said when he went to his house yesterday.
The general meaning is that the Shen family paid for the shares of four companies. Please everyone here, please do not compete maliciously and do not raise the price of silk for no reason!
Also, the Shen family is planning to get involved in the raw silk industry in Zhejiang, not just in a small way, but in a big way. The Shen family will become the boss of the guild, and the guild will become a single entity in the future.
The raw silk purchased by everyone must obtain the consent of the guild before it can be sold externally.
If you want quick capital turnover, you can also sell it directly to the Shen family.
After Tang Shunzhi finished speaking, he smiled and shut up, rolled up his sleeves and watched the fun.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, everyone exploded.
