Qin Mingze sighed:
"If our business scope and customer base expand to other places, we will need the support of the imperial court or the ministers of the DPRK and China."
"Otherwise, if this business gets too big, it will easily lead to death."
Li Shimin has been worrying about money for a while. When he heard this, he couldn't help but interject:
"My dear nephew, if we have someone in the court, can all these problems be solved?"
Qin Ming actually couldn't say many things clearly. He looked at everyone, got up and sat down with Sizi in his arms. Next to Li Shimin and Changsun, he whispered:
"Uncle, you may not realize how big of a deal this is. If we go into this business according to a certain idea, it is very likely that within five years, our two families will be the richest people in the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention the aristocratic family. Maybe His Majesty will take action on us."
"Listen to my nephew's advice. No matter how much money you have, life is not important. Let's keep a low profile and just make a million dollars. Making money quietly is the way to go."
Li Shimin and Changsun were both speechless by these words.
With their status, of course they understand the meaning of Qin Ming's words.
But now, for a while, there is no way to persuade Qin Ming.
At this time Qin Ming said again:
"By the way, uncle, you said there is someone in the court, who is it?"
Li Shimin and Changsun looked at each other and had an idea in their minds. Li Shimin said:
"My dear nephew, you don't know something. I am from the Li family in Longxi, and I am a distant cousin to Li Xiaogong, the current Prince of Hejian County."
Now it was Qin Ming's turn to be dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the first friend he made when he came to Datang was a member of the royal family.
But after thinking about it carefully, I felt something was wrong, and said doubtfully:
"Uncle, if you have such a background, are so polite in your conversation and dealing with others, and have a sensible and virtuous wife like your aunt, why don't you hold an official position in the court?"
This was the first time for Li Shimin and Changsun to be flattered in this way. They were secretly happy, but they said nonsense on their faces:
"Hey, uncle, I only know a few things about business. I am really not proficient in the matters of fighting and killing on the battlefield, and the important national affairs in the court."
Qin Ming and Chang Sun both rolled their eyes when they heard this, but Qin Ming's rolling eyes meant contempt.
The eldest grandson was speechless at the words of His Majesty, who dealt with national affairs every day and started commanding the army in his teens.
Princess Changle and Princess Chengyang grew up listening to the glorious deeds of their father.
Seeing Qin Ming's contemptuous eyes, he wanted to stand up and complain for his father, but was stopped by the eldest grandson's wink. He could only lower his head and listen to their conversation.
Qin Ming digested the shock that Li Shimin's identity had brought to him, and then said:
"Uncle, since you have this status, things are relatively easy to handle. We can do this business."
"My nephew's idea is this. I, the Qin Mansion, will invest in tea frying techniques and future business management, you will invest in tea gardens and shops in Chang'an City, and the Prince of Hejian County will invest in teahouses with three thousand guan or equivalent value. .”
"As the initial capital to establish the tea frying workshop, you and your aunt will have to discuss it with him after you return home."
Changsun said:
"Well, this matter shouldn't be a big problem. We'll visit the King of Hejian County when we get back."
"It's just how much of the stake this investment is. Do you have any ideas, nephew?"
Qin Ming said:
"My nephew plans to divide the tea-frying business into ten shares, one share for the Hejian County Prince, and two shares for the royal family free of charge. In addition, the tea in the store is purchased by the royal family and we will sell it at half price."
"For the remaining 70%, my nephew will hold four shares because he wants to organize the establishment of the workshop and later operations, and my aunt will hold three shares."
"I wonder if this distribution of aunts is satisfactory? The other thing is to give two shares to the royal family. I don't know if this matter and the request for letters can be negotiated with the prince of Hejian County."
Of course Li Shimin and Changsun were satisfied. They only had a few teahouses and a shop here, accounting for 50% of the total.
It's just that they don't understand why they should give two percent of the royal family free of charge.
"Why does my good nephew give two cents to the royal family for free?"
Qin Ming sent two members of the royal family. First, he wanted to have more backers. After all, the royal family had shares, so there would be fewer troublemakers.
The second is to let the royal family advertise. There were no celebrities in ancient times, but the appeal of the royal family was much stronger than that of celebrities in ancient times.
If ordinary people could drink the same tea as His Majesty the Emperor, imagine how popular this business would be in the future.
"Giving it to members of the royal family is actually to make our roasted tea known to the nobles in the court more quickly. When uncle comes back, bring more tea. When you visit the prince of Hejian County, ask him to deliver it to His Majesty. .
If your majesty drinks well, if you have the chance, please ask for a copy of it and hang it in the shop in the future.
This way we save on publicity costs. I just don’t know if the royal family can agree to this. "
Li Shimin thought to himself, this guy really doesn't suffer any loss in anything he does, and he even thought about asking the royal family to promote him. However, considering that his family had the largest share in this matter, he stopped talking.
The eldest grandson said:
"It shouldn't be difficult to get the royal family to invest in the company. You can arrange the workshop first, and after aunty has negotiated with the Prince of Hejian County after returning home, I will come back to you."
"Well, that's good. If the royal family can become a shareholder, then we can consider making our business bigger."
"By the way, Auntie, I plan to let Chang Xi take charge of specific affairs in the future. If you have negotiated with the royal family, you don't need to come in person. Just send someone to send me a letter."
"It's too hard for you to run back and forth when the weather gets cold. Then we can go to the shops in Chang'an City to talk. I'll also go to see the shops on the spot to see if there are any adjustments that need to be made."
The eldest grandson now looks more and more pleased with Qin Ming. He not only considers things comprehensively, but also thinks carefully.
"Well, my nephew is still thoughtful. Let's settle it like this first."
After everyone saw that the matter was settled, they chatted for a while. Qingwan came in and said that lunch was ready and they could go to the restaurant.
So everyone came to Qin's restaurant. After arriving at the restaurant, before sitting down, Princess Changle walked up to Qin Ming and said:
"Brother Qin Ming, I have a question to ask you."
Qin Ming looked at this girl who was a few years younger than him. She was wearing a goose-yellow dress and a bun with a bun. She looked very similar to her aunt, and said:
"Madam, if you have any questions, please tell me."
Chang Le said:
"I was in the study just now, and it felt very warm in the study, but did you see the charcoal basin? When I came here, I found it was as warm as in the study,"
"But I didn't see the charcoal basin. What's going on, brother Qin Ming? Why is your house so warm?"
The eldest grandson has qi disease, which is easy to get sick especially when the weather is cold. He is also particularly sensitive to temperature changes. He also discovered this.
But before she could ask, seeing Chang Le asking questions, she and Li Shimin also looked at Qin Ming.
Qin Ming smiled, led everyone to the fireplace, opened the fireplace that was burning wood, and said:
"I wonder if you, madam, have noticed that there is a fireplace like this in the study and here. This fireplace provides heat to the house."
"In addition, the house in my house also has a buried flue. I can't open this for you to see now, but two things can ensure that even in the coldest time of winter, the house in my house will be as warm as spring. .”
Princess Changle lowered her head and looked at the charcoal in the fireplace and the chimney extending to the roof, and said with bright eyes:
"Did Brother Ming come up with all this?"
"Yes, this is very simple. Isn't this how you heat your home?"
"No, my family still uses charcoal pots."
Li Shimin looked around the fireplace and thought of Guanyin's illness and the problem of resettlement and heating for the refugees. If there was this, it would definitely be much better, so he opened his mouth and said:
"My dear nephew, your aunt is not in good health. She is more likely to get sick in the cold winter."
"I have an uninvited request. Could you arrange for some craftsmen to come to your house and learn how to make this fireplace and that flue?"
"I can arrange for craftsmen to install this at home when I get back."
Qin Ming said:
"Uncle, what are you talking about? Since aunt is afraid of the cold, just arrange for the craftsmen to come to my house when you go back. Later I will arrange for someone to teach them."
After saying that, he led everyone to sit down, and the servants in the kitchen, under the leadership of Qingwan, put plates of delicious food on the table.
The meal this time was obviously more sumptuous than the last time. Even if Li Shimin had already eaten at the Qin Mansion, this time it was an eye-opener.
Various stir-fried dishes and novel methods constantly refresh everyone's taste experience.
Even Li Shimin wanted to bring Qingwan into the palace and become the royal chef.
The most active person at the dinner table was Sizi. She sat in Qin Ming's arms and kept instructing Qin Ming to pick her food. Qin Ming liked this little girl very much and was very happy to be bossed around by the little girl.
During this period, Changsun wanted to reprimand Sizi, but Qin Ming stopped him. Later, Sizi even threatened to marry Qin Ming as his wife because of his stuttering.
Everyone at the table was dumbfounded.
Qin Ming fell in love with this snack connoisseur in a short period of time, so he suggested to Li Shimin that when the craftsmen were sent, he would also arrange for a few cooks to come over and learn cooking skills from Qing Wan.
