In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on November 17, at the end of Chen hour, Chang'an City, Dongshi.
After Qin Ming and his party had breakfast, they walked towards Ximeng Tower.
Xiao Changxi and Qin Ming walked in front, planning to arrive at Ximeng Tower in a while. She wanted to take Zijun to check the accounts first.
Yang Zijun pulled Xiao Qingwan and walked behind. He didn't know what the two of them were whispering, and their faces were both red.
A few people walked and chatted, and soon they arrived at Ximeng Tower.
But what a few people didn't expect was that there were already many people here in Ximeng Tower early in the morning, sitting and drinking tea and chatting.
Xiao Changxi looked at the hall full of people sitting and drinking tea and said:
"Sir, I didn't expect our teahouse's business to be so good."
Qin Ming was also a little surprised when he saw this scene. It seemed that shopkeeper Guo had taken good care of the teahouse.
He smiled and nodded at Xiao Changxi:
"Well, it's really good. If this continues, we may open another store soon."
As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, he saw shopkeeper Guo approaching with a red face.
Shopkeeper Guo saluted Qin Ming and said:
"Master, are you here?"
Qin Ming looked at the radiant old Guo in front of him and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Guo. The teahouse is well maintained, not bad. I came here this time to make an appointment with someone to come to the teahouse to discuss business. Please arrange a private room for me."
Shopkeeper Guo was not proud when he heard this, because he knew that the reason why the teahouse business was so good was largely due to the boss's guidance behind the scenes.
He smiled and said to Qin Ming:
"I don't dare to take credit. It was the young master's idea. I have always kept the young master's private room. Come with me."
After saying that, shopkeeper Guo took Qin Ming upstairs and entered the private room.
After everyone sat down, Qin Ming asked:
"Lao Guo, have Hejian County Prince's Mansion and Miss Yuechan ever come to the teahouse to check the accounts in the past few days?"
Lao Guo heard this and said:
"Well, Princess Danyang from Tianhejian County Prince's Mansion, Madam Yuechan and the eldest lady of the Li family were here together."
After hearing this, Qin Ming remembered that he seemed to have said before that he would come to the building to check the accounts on the first and fifteenth day of every month. So he said:
"Well, just come here. Remember, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, special people from Hejian County Prince's Mansion, Li Mansion and ours will come to check the accounts. We must entertain them well and don't neglect the nobles."
Lao Guo nodded quickly and said:
"Thank you, boss, for reminding me, I will make arrangements."
Xiao Changxi glanced at Qin Ming at this time, and Qin Ming said knowingly:
"By the way, let me introduce you to the person next to me whose surname is Xiao. She is the housekeeper of my house."
"Hello, Butler Xiao."
After speaking, he pointed to Yang Zijun and Xiao Qingwan and said:
"This is my personal maid. Just call her Miss Xiao. The one next to her is Miss Yang. From now on, Miss Yang will be in charge of the tea house's accounts."
After several people got to know each other, Qin Ming told Shopkeeper Guo that when Wang Gui arrived, he could just bring him to the private room. Then he asked Shopkeeper Guo to take Xiao Changxi and Yang Zijun to the accounting room.
Qingwan stayed to chat with Qin Ming and waited for Wang Shizhong to arrive.
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When it was almost the end of the hour, shopkeeper Guo led two people to the door of the private room.
Shopkeeper Guo knocked on the door and said:
"My boss, the king has arrived."
After a while, Qingwan opened the door and invited the two guests in.
Qin Ming looked at the door of the room and found that one of them was Wang San who went to the Qin Mansion yesterday to deliver a message. There was also a man with gray hair and a long beard, who should be the messenger of the Wang family in Taiyuan in Chang'an, Wang Gui, the envoy.
Qin Ming stood up and saluted the two of them and said:
"My dear Qin Ming, I have met Wang Shijun."
"I've met Saburo."
Wang Gui smiled and replied:
"Master Qin, there is no need to be polite."
Qin Ming stood up with a smile and greeted the two of them to sit down, and soon a maid poured tea for them.
On Qin Ming's side, Xiao Qingwan and Yang Zijun were taking care of the tea.
Wang Gui carefully looked at the young man in front of him, and secretly praised him in his heart for what a handsome young man he was.
And what he didn't expect was that this Ximeng Tower was actually his property. Didn't I hear before that it was the property of the Hejian County Prince's Palace?
Could it be that he has some relationship with the Prince of Hejian County?
In this case, I guess I can't buy or sell by force, otherwise I might offend the royal family.
Thinking of this, Wang Gui and Qin Ming exchanged greetings.
Then he took a sip of tea and said:
"Mr. Qin, I just found out today that Ximeng Tower, which has become popular in Chang'an City in a short period of time, is also your property.
In addition, the Huaxia Vegetable Shop is also doing a booming business. This makes me have to admire my little friend's business talent. "
Hearing this, Qin Ming put down his tea cup and said:
"The king is so complimentary. This guy is just a member of the teahouse. There is someone else in the big boss's family."
When Wang Gui heard this, he confirmed what he had just thought. This son was indeed related to the prince of Hejian County.
Seeing that the greetings were almost done, he took the initiative to put forward his own ideas and said:
"Mr. Qin, I believe you should know the purpose of inviting you today, right?"
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this and said:
"Wang Shijun, are you talking about ways to grow vegetables in winter?"
Wang Gui smiled and nodded, and then continued:
"Young Master Qin, you are a sensible person, and I don't beat around the bush. We, the Wang family in Taiyuan, want to buy this method from you. Could you please give me a price, Young Master Qin?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming lowered his head and pretended to be thoughtful. Wang Gui did not urge him. After all, he had already guessed that since Qin Ming went to the appointment, he must have planned to sell him the method.
And he also judged that Qin Ming might not have a close relationship with the Hejian County Prince. Otherwise, he has the royal family member Prince Hejian as his backer, and he will definitely not sell such a good deal to others.
So he calmly drank tea and waited for Qin Ming's reply.
Xiao Qingwan and Yang Zijun were a little nervous at the side at this time. They knew Qin Ming's plan.
Seeing the two sides talking about key points at this time, they were both looking forward to Qin Ming's performance.
After a while, Qin Ming looked up at Wang Gui and said:
"The boy admires what the envoy said in yesterday's letter. Indeed, only the Wang family of Taiyuan can enable more people to eat vegetables in winter after obtaining this method."
"Young man is also willing to sell this method to a prestigious family like the Wang family in Taiyuan."
When Wang Gui heard this, he felt very comfortable and said:
"Little friend Qin, you really understand the righteousness, I admire you. But little friend, please tell me how much it will cost, and you are willing to sell this method to me, the Wang family in Taiyuan."
After speaking, Wang Gui looked at Qin Ming with a smile, and then took another sip of tea. He felt that the tea was so delicious that he would buy a few kilograms and take it back to his house to drink slowly.
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"Boy, I don't want much. As long as Taiyuan Wang family gives me two hundred thousand guan, I will sell this method to the envoy."
Pfft... Wang Gui sprayed a mouthful of tea onto the ground after hearing this, then stood up and pointed at Qin Ming and said angrily:
"Two hundred thousand guan? Could it be that little friend Qin wants to play tricks on me?"
Qin Ming said with a smile: "Calm down your anger, please sit down first and listen to me calculate the accounts for you. You will understand that the price is already very low."
After Wang Gui heard this, he sat back on his chair and waited to hear Qin Ming's explanation of the matter.
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"To be honest with you, my family has only grown more than 30 acres of vegetables this year using this method.
This has also led to the vegetable shop now limiting the purchase quantity of each store.
But even under such circumstances, Huaxia Shop can probably sell more than a thousand dollars a day. I can earn about 40,000 yuan a month.
Chang'an City alone can earn almost more than 200,000 yuan a year, which is not a problem.
If the planting area is expanded, the income will definitely be higher. If the Wang family in Taiyuan could obtain this method, they would not only be able to sell vegetables in Chang'an, but also plant vegetables extensively throughout the Tang Dynasty. I don’t need to talk about the benefits here, right? "
Wang Gui fell into deep thought after hearing this. He naturally knew that after obtaining this method, the Wang family of Taiyuan could gain great benefits, but even he was under great pressure to give two hundred thousand guan at once.
Instead of doing this, he might as well arrange for someone to sneak to Qinjiazhuang to have a look, or secretly bribe some bankers to see if he can get this method.
Thinking of this, he turned to Qin Ming and said:
"According to what little friend Qin said, this method is really not expensive for 200,000 yuan. I would like to ask you to think about it and give you an answer in a few days."
Qin Ming nodded after hearing this.
