Twelve or three businessmen came to Yangzhou this time, and they were all people who were usually close to Mr. He.
The group of people sat down in the private room, and the waiter from Jiangyue Restaurant came up with a menu: "What would you like to eat, ladies and gentlemen?"
Mr. He raised his hand and said: "It is said that there are lobsters in Dahe Town, one of each of the four flavors."
The waiter scratched his hair: "Crawfish are not on the market for the time being, and you can't buy them anywhere. If you want to eat them, you have to wait for the food festival."
Mr. He had inquired about this news before coming here. The situation here is indeed consistent with the news. It seems that Dahe Town has its own plans and arrangements. This second food festival and investment fair should be quite interesting.
He paused and said: "Then let's have some special dishes. It is said that Dahe Town has roasted whole lamb, roast duck, braised chicken, pickled fish, jade bamboo shoots..."
The waiter wiped the sweat from his forehead: "These, these are the specialties of Dahe Banquet, not our Jiangyue Restaurant..."
Since the number of people from out of town increased, many people asked for these dishes from Dahe Banquet, which made him very bald.
He said respectfully, "Dahe Banquet is in Ping'an County, not far from Dahe Town, but it needs to be booked in advance. Dear guests, why not just stop by Jiangyue Restaurant. Our restaurant also has many special dishes, such as this Qiu Ju Zui Big crab, fresh white chopped chicken, braised deer tendons..."
Mr. He nodded and asked the waiter to quickly serve the food.
Twelve or three people started discussing in the private room.
"I didn't expect that Dahe Town is really prosperous. Although the market is not big, it is very lively with people coming and going."
"I saw the river in Dahe Town. If the waterways from east to west, north and south can really be opened up, the future development of Dahe Town will be truly amazing."
"This Dahe Town has soaps, skin care products, ice powder preserved eggs, newly cultivated crayfish, etc. In the future, more and more people want to do business with Dahe Town. We are here this time It shouldn’t be too late.”
Mr. He nodded. He came here this time mainly to do business with Dahe Town. His main purpose was to see with his own eyes what the investment fair was going on.
If they understand the Investment Promotion Conference, they, the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, can also use it...
While everyone was discussing, there was a gentle knock on the door of the elegant room. After Mr. He said please come in, Zhao Tiezhu opened the door and turned sideways to let the people behind him in.
Behind him is Cheng Wanwan.
Cheng Wanwan wore a light green dress and walked in with a smile on her face: "Everyone has come all the way from Yangzhou to make Dahe Town shine. Dahe Town doesn't have anything good to entertain you, so I specially made it at home The cook has cooked some lobsters for you to try."
The old lady behind her came out with four plates on the tray in her hand. On the plates were four flavors of lobster.
As soon as this thing came in, the fragrance began to waft away. All the Yangzhou merchants stared at the crayfish and began to secrete body fluids uncontrollably.
"I have met the Suigong people." Mr. He stood up and saluted, "For me, a humble businessman, to be received personally by the Suigong people is a blessing that I have cultivated for eight lifetimes. Please take a seat, Suigong people."
Cheng Wanwan was not polite and sat down at the top.
After she arrived, the businessmen became cautious. Even if they were attracted by the crayfish, they did not dare to stare at them for fear of losing the face of Yangzhou City.
"You're welcome, let's eat first." Cheng Wanwan picked up the chopsticks and took the lead in picking up a garlic crayfish and put it on the plate. She said with a smile, "In August, the crayfish is very plump and the meat is extremely tender. , as long as everyone who has eaten it says it’s good.”
After she moved her chopsticks, everyone else on the table moved their chopsticks one after another.
The plate is only that big, and there are only about a dozen lobsters of each flavor, which is enough for each person.
Seeing that twelve or three people were all immersed in eating, it was enough to show that people in Yangzhou City did not reject the heavy oil and heavy taste of Crawfish, and the last trace of worry in Cheng Wanwan's heart was relieved.
"This lobster is indeed delicious..." Mr. He took a sip of water to relieve the spicy taste. After his breathing calmed down, he said, "I heard from people in Dahe Town that you need to participate in the investment fair and bid in order to obtain the supply of lobsters and become... …Agent, is that right?”
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "Not only crayfish, but also various other delicacies, such as newly cultivated potatoes and tomatoes, as well as Dahe Town's local preserved eggs, ice powder, jade bamboo shoots, etc... these delicacies They will all look for the most suitable agent at the investment fair. But..."
She paused and said, "These lobsters are aquatic products and are only fresh when they are alive. If we transport them to other places, it will be a long and tiring journey and at least half of them will die on the way... Yangzhou is four or five days' journey from Dahe Town, which is quite far, so I It is not recommended that you participate in the lobster bidding. You can choose some delicacies that are resistant to transportation, such as potatoes..."
The word "potato" sounds similar to soybeans. No matter how good the soybeans are, the market price is just that, and He Lao has no interest at all.
After the other businessmen present tasted the taste of lobster, they immediately fell in love with it.
Nowadays, the upper class people in Yangzhou mostly eat crab and venison during banquets. These two foods can be sold at high prices in Yangzhou City. The taste of lobster is not inferior to that of crab and deer. The most important thing is that lobster is As long as rich people are interested in new things that are on the market, they will not have the final say on how much they will sell if the reputation of the crayfish is made public.
"Isn't Dahe Town building a canal?" Mr. He stroked his beard. "After the canal is opened, it will only take two days to travel from Yangzhou to Dahe Town by water, which is very close."
A look of regret appeared on Cheng Wanwan's face: "I originally planned to build a waterway to Yangzhou City, but unfortunately, there is not enough money... This matter can only be shelved for the time being."
The original budget was a total of 150,000 taels of silver, but after the construction started, she realized that money was needed everywhere, and this budget was simply not enough. She finally understood why so many large projects in ancient times were not completed until half of them were completed. Because I spent all my money in the middle and ran out of money, how could I continue?
If you want to build these three phases of the canal project, you will probably need at least 200,000 taels to go up.
Nowadays, there are fat sheep coming to the door. If you don’t kill them, they will not be slaughtered.
She smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. When Dahe Town develops and becomes rich in three to five years, we will be able to raise enough funds. It won't be too late to cooperate with the owners in Yangzhou in the lobster business."
Yangzhou merchants were in great distress.
Night! Why isn't it too late?
Doing business is to seize the opportunity. If you are one step faster, you will be one step ahead of others everywhere, and the money you can make is immeasurable.
If you wait a few years, the day lilies will be cold, and you won't be able to eat any meat, nor will you be able to drink much soup.
Everyone looked at Mr. He, waiting for him to come up with an idea.
The old man thought for a while and then said: "I heard that in the first investment conference, only businessmen who have contributed to the canal can participate. In this case, we Yangzhou people can't make an exception. My He family is not a wealthy businessman. I can take more money." If you don’t come out, please donate five thousand taels of silver.”
Five thousand taels of silver is really not much for a Yangzhou businessman.
If they built the canal in Yangzhou City themselves, as the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, he would start at least 10,000 taels. Unfortunately, the initiative lies with Dahe Town, Ping'an County. This is the canal belonging to Dahe Town, so naturally he will not contribute too much. Much silver.
With He Lao taking the lead, other businessmen would naturally express their opinions.
"My Zhou family donated three thousand taels."
"Two thousand taels from the Shi family."
The total amount of silver donated by twelve or three businessmen reached thirty thousand taels.
Cheng Wanwan smiled brightly, stood up, and bowed: "On behalf of all the people of Dahe Town, Ping'an County, I would like to thank you for your generosity... Although the canal leading to Yangzhou City belongs to the third phase of the project, in order to facilitate the transportation of crayfish, I will discuss with the county magistrate to advance the construction date, and I assure you that the canal will be successfully opened before the end of the year!"
