"You should find a place to stay first. In three days, I will order five thousand soldiers and horses to accompany you back." Wei Cheng reached out and patted Tian Feng on the shoulder, not asking him to give him an answer now. Instead, go back and think calmly before answering yourself, so that you won't regret it in the future.
Tian Feng knew that Wei Cheng was respecting his wishes. Although there was a voice in his heart that kept telling him to agree now, he still bowed respectfully and said:
"Thank you sir, no matter what the result is, Feng will definitely give you an accurate answer in three days."
"That's very good." Wei Cheng smiled. After Tian Feng left. Xu Chu looked at his leaving figure and frowned:
"Master, does this person have a great talent?" This was the second time Xu Chu saw Wei Cheng actively recruiting someone. The previous one was that boy Zhang Fei. Although he didn't want to admit it, Xu Chu felt that the boy was indeed worthy of Wei Cheng's efforts to recruit, especially with the help of Wei Cheng. Even if he wields a snake spear with eight feet, he may not be able to beat him.
However, this Tian Feng? Xu Chu looked doubtful. Wei Cheng smiled and said nothing, and waited until Tian Feng disappeared into the crowd before saying:
"It's not a great talent, but it's true that Tian Feng's personality is too upright for a talented person. This is not good. A real counselor should be versatile and cannot be seen through by others. Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi have done this. Very good, be strong when you need to be strong, be soft when you need to be soft, and it depends on the person to be the real wise general.
"Let's go and continue shopping. Back on the carriage, the two aunts were already a little impatient. Cai Yan bought some preserved fruits from an unknown stall and shared them with the two girls. When he saw Wei Cheng coming back , said with a smile: I didn’t expect that Chenliu’s dried fruits are also sold in Hedong. Husband, come and try it.” Back in the carriage, Wei Cheng ate some preserved fruits.
The eldest aunt suddenly said:
"Zheng'er, I heard from Yan'er that the Fan family also took five thousand pieces of soap to sell in Luoyang?" Wei Cheng was stunned and looked at Cai Yan.
Cai Yan stuck out his sweet tongue and whispered:
"I think I should tell the two aunts. After all, five thousand pieces of soap is not a small amount. The two aunts looked at Wei Cheng, who nodded and said:
"Yes, but Yan'er's aunt's market is in Luoyang. The main target customer group is the princes and nobles of Luoyang. There is no conflict with the two aunts. I forgot about this before, haha. Before, Cai Yan told Wei Cheng that he wanted to do something. Wei Cheng thought it was normal for his wife to want to start a career. It was better than working at home every day, so he gave her 5,000 pieces of soap, which was sold by the Fan family's business. Anyway, it was profitable. Wei Cheng didn't want a penny of the money he came in. He treated it as pocket money for Cai Yan, so he didn't take it seriously. But now that the two aunts were going to do the soap business themselves, Wei Cheng felt that it was better to It's better to make it clear. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh. Cai Yan was indeed a good wife. If she hadn't taken the initiative to say it out and asked the two aunts to go to Luoyang and found that there were still people selling soap, wouldn't she feel that her nephew was being duplicitous? ?Of course, it doesn’t matter whether the two aunts think so. Wei Qing has too many good things, and the soap is just the beginning. The little aunt said:
"That's true, you kid. That's five thousand pieces of soap. Did you just forget it?" The eldest aunt looked distressed. Although she was Aunt Cai Yan, she was not her own family after all.
Wei Cheng probably didn't know how great the interests involved in five thousand pieces of soap were. If those concubines, princesses, princesses, and ladies in Luoyang had used soap, they would probably be as obsessed with it as he was. In order to get it, For soap, you are definitely willing to pay a big price.
The two aunts looked at each other. Although they felt it was a pity, they were not greedy people. For now, they should take over the market in Hedong, the base camp. As for whether they can go out in the future, we will see when the time comes. Fan's can also be used.
Xu Chu drove the carriage, and the group finally stopped in front of a small courtyard surrounded by bluestones. It is very close to the city gate, and fifty steps to the left is the guardhouse.
A middle-aged man in front of the door said respectfully:
"This was originally a posthouse, covering an area of one and a half acres. There are two courtyards at the front and back, each with a gate. This side faces the main road, and the backyard is connected to a branch road. It is very convenient to enter and exit." The middle-aged man is Yuan An. The chief bookkeeper of Yi County is also a member of the Wei clan, but he is just a side branch.
Although he has been out of the fifth server, but to be serious, he still calls Wei Ling his second uncle. Seniority is there. As for the two aunts, he has to call his aunt, even though he is older than his eldest aunt.
"It's nice here." The eldest aunt looked around at the entrance of the courtyard. Since it was relatively close to the city gate, there was an endless stream of pedestrians and business travelers coming and going on the street. The eldest aunt also nodded with satisfaction.
"Let's just leave it here. We'll find someone to tidy it up later and transplant some flowers and plants into the yard. The two of them walked into the front yard one after another, followed by Aning and Niu Niu who were jumping and chasing each other. Cai Yan stood there Next to Wei Cheng, after getting to know the middle-aged man a little more, he realized that this post house belongs to the government property, but now that everyone has run away, it has naturally become the property of the Wei family. After a stick of incense, the two aunts He walked out with satisfaction and immediately decided to open the business here. The subsequent work of finding someone to renovate was naturally left to the middle-aged man. He was also happy to serve the people of the main family. If a side branch like him didn't Being attached to the master's family is actually no different from ordinary civilians.
"This will be Wei's Trading Company from now on." The eldest aunt waved her hand and said with great enthusiasm.
When Wei Cheng heard this, he frowned and said:
"It's better not to get involved with the Wei family. Think of this soap sale as a gift to your two aunts. You can choose another name." Regarding the development of the Wei family, Wei Cheng and his second uncle Wei Min already had an idea. I don't want to mess up the overall situation because of a soap transaction.
The two aunts looked at each other. Wei Cheng was afraid that they would misunderstand what he meant, so he explained:
"Aunts, don't worry too much. Regarding the future development of the family, my second uncle and I have already made a plan. We don't care about a mere trading house, so you can treat it as the dowry given to you by the Wei family. My little aunt hurriedly explained:
"Xiaocheng, although your eldest aunt and I are married, we are the children of the Wei family after all, and you provided the things to run the business. If it were all handled by us, people would inevitably gossip, and the Yang family is not They are all the same. Wei Qing thought to herself. After all, the two aunts are the daughters-in-law of the Yang family. Some things should be clearly distinguished. What if someone in the Yang family covets their wealth? They cannot cause disharmony in their family. After all, money moves people's hearts.
"That's it, let Yan'er manage it together with you. The two aunts hold 70% of the shares, and Yan'er holds 30%. Cai Yan's expression on the side changed. She has always wanted to do something for Wei Cheng, and she felt that she too A talented and learned person is almost out of touch with the outside world after staying at home all day long, and he cannot help Wei Cheng at all. The two aunts looked at Cai Yan, nodded, and the little aunt said:
"That's okay, but our shareholding of 70% is too much. I think Yan'er has 60%, and your eldest aunt and I can do both." Cai Yan exclaimed:
"No, it won't work. Sixty percent is too much. The eldest aunt knows what the younger aunt means. Now the Yang family is living under the wings of the Wei family, and the soap is the source of goods provided by Wei Cheng. You have to be self-aware in everything, even if you are your own aunt We must also settle the accounts clearly. Seeing Cai Yan shaking her head repeatedly, the eldest aunt stepped forward with a smile, took her hand and said:
"Okay, it's settled. However, as a young daughter, you are not suitable for public appearances. I think the business should be under my and your aunt's names. How about calling it Mining Trading Company?"
"Minning Trading Company?" Wei Cheng nodded,
"Yes, just follow the eldest aunt's advice." Seeing that Wei Cheng agreed, Cai Yan no longer struggled with 60% or 30% of the shares. He would just treat the two aunts better in the future. The next day, the two Mrs. Yang opened a trading company. The news spread like wildfire in the city. Before Mining Trading Company opened, its reputation had already spread among aristocratic families and business travelers. Because early in the morning, the two ladies held a trade fair in the most prosperous place in the city. . This is the advice given by Cai Yan. Good wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and the magical effect of soap needs to be experienced firsthand. The two aunts also used their specialties. The eldest aunt is responsible for contacting the wives of big and small families in the city to support them. My aunt found a few well-spoken maids in Yang's company, and after simple training, she created a sales team that was very articulate. Needless to say, soap, a cross-generational product, quickly captured the hearts of the people. There are a large number of ladies and wealthy businessmen. Mining Trading Company has not even opened yet, and the orders have already accumulated to more than two thousand soaps. Some people may say that two thousand is not much. In the future, the inventory of any convenience store will be that much. However, What you don’t know is how exaggerated the pricing of the soap by Mining Trading Company is. Knowing that Wei Cheng likes to collect gold, the three women priced the soap at a pound of gold for a piece of soap. See clearly, it is a piece of soap, not a pound of soap. . A piece of soap probably weighs less than half a pound. Of course, gold at this time was not a hard currency, and the value of gold was mainly reflected in some decorations. Therefore, not many people actually exchanged gold for soap, which required the formulation of another Exchange standards. For example: twenty deer skins for a piece of soap, five stones of grain for a piece of soap, ten pieces of brocade for a piece of soap...etc. The list of barter exchanges is divided into three, six, and nine according to the value of the unused items. Wait, equal exchange. As for why copper coins are not used as a measure, it is because of what Wei Cheng said casually.
"We, the Wei family, want to make our own currency. It's useless to collect so many copper coins now." The three women who heard this sentence were stunned for a moment, and then the three of them looked at each other, and they tacitly agreed not to discuss it too much.
The right to mint money has been around for a long time. "Hanshu. Food Chronicles" records that if it is forbidden to mint money, the money must be heavy.
What's more important is that its power is profound, and stolen coins are rising like clouds, and the crime of abandoning the market is not enough to ban it! The number of traitors is overwhelming, and the number of legal bans is broken, and copper makes it happen.
Therefore, if copper is spread all over the world, it will bring disaster. "It can be seen that no matter what era it is, making money privately is a felony.
It’s not like there are no people who really dare to mint coins privately. In the past, there were coins minted by Wang Mang's new dynasty, such as Huoquan, Buquan, Huobu, Daquan Fifty, Koizumi Naichi, Yidao Ping five hundred, and Dabu Huangqian. There were many coins issued, and many of them were very beautifully minted. .
Later, Dong Zhuo made rubbish and had no money. Who is Wang Mang? He is the real fierce man who usurped the Han Dynasty!
As for Dong Zhuo, his heart is clear. .
