In the sixth year of Zhenguan, on February 20th, at Sishi, the Qin Mansion
Today, another wave of heavyweight guests came to the Qin Mansion. Compared with the officials who visited before, the ones sitting in the front hall now have much better backgrounds. They are all members of the Shandong noble family.
Qin Ming sat on the main seat, drinking tea and looking at everyone in the room.
Sitting on his left was Wang Gui, the servant with whom he had had a slight friction before. He was from the Wang family in Taiyuan.
There were two people sitting next to Wang Gui. They were both from the Cui family in Qinghe, but to Qin Ming's surprise, he knew one of the two people from the Cui family in Qinghe.
It was Cui Xin and Cui Sanlang whom he had met through gambling in Baihua Pavilion before. The middle-aged man sitting next to Cui Xin was Cui's messenger in Chang'an City, Cui Cheng.
The two people sitting on the right side of Qin Ming are from the Zheng family in Xingyang. One is Zheng Wen, the person in charge of the Zheng family in Xingyang in Chang'an, and the other is Zheng He, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had a relationship with Qin Ming.
Qin Ming gently placed the tea cup on the table, looked around the front hall, and finally landed on the attendant Wang Gui.
"I wonder why some of you came here today?"
Wang Gui looked at Qin Ming, who was smiling at the main seat, and felt dazed for a moment.
Only a short time had passed since then, and the young boy in front of him had grown from a commoner to a very popular figure in the court today.
During this period of time, he spent a lot of time investigating Qin Ming and his various properties.
This investigation shocked Wang Gui greatly.
He never expected that Ximenglou, Huaxia Vegetable Shop, Erguotou Wine Shop, and the coal shop that just opened a few days ago, which are currently the most prosperous businesses in the East Market, are actually the properties of this young man in front of him.
Moreover, these industries were all opened in partnership with nobles from the court, and their backgrounds were very tough. They were either the Duke of the country or the prince of the county. He even suspected that His Majesty was also involved in interests.
Wang Gui was even listening to his best friend Fang Xuanling describe how he and Qin Ming did business together.
I almost feel regretful in my intestines. I knew Qin Ming was such a generous, honest and open person.
When I met Qin Ming for the first time last year, I talked to him nicely about how good the business was.
Even if the deal fails, as long as we maintain a good relationship, he might be able to get a piece of the pie now!
Why have we fallen into this situation where friends are no longer friends and enemies are no longer enemies!
Cui Cheng of Qinghe Cui Family frowned when he saw Wang Gui was distracted, clenched his fists and put them to his mouth, coughing.
When Wang Gui heard the coughing sound, he immediately came to his senses. He put down the tea cup, smiled at Qin Ming and said:
"Mr. Qin County, we have never known each other before. I and a few old friends came here to visit together this time. The main reason is to make a deal with you, M. Qin County."
Qin Ming picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
He was not surprised at all by Wang Gui's visit. After all, there were rumors about cement roads and four-wheel transport vehicles everywhere in Chang'an City.
It's just that Qin Ming really doesn't like Wang Gui, who once united with other officials and wanted to send him to the battlefield.
So Qin Ming twitched the corner of his mouth and said jokingly:
"Could it be that when Wang Shizhong comes this time, he still wants to buy greenhouse planting technology?"
Wang Gui shook his head when he heard this, stood up, cupped his hands towards Qin Ming and said:
"I did something wrong about the greenhouse before. Please forgive me, little friend Qin."
Qin Ming frowned slightly when he saw this. He quickly stood up and helped Wang Gui up before he had time to think about it.
"Wang Shizhong, what are you doing? I'm just joking with you. Why should you take it seriously?"
Wang Gui stood up and sighed, looking regretful.
"Hey, to be honest with you, little friend Qin, I often recall the scene when I first met you at Ximeng Tower these days."
"If you think about it carefully, what Qin Xiaoyou did about the greenhouse was not wrong. Judging from the business of Huaxia Vegetable Store during this period, the price Qin Xiaoyou gave was very fair."
"I didn't think about it at that time. That's why I came to my house now. I must explain this matter to my little friend in person."
Qin Ming saw that Wang Gui's expression was sincere and not fake, so most of the grudge he had before was gone.
Wang Gui continued:
"We'll talk about the greenhouse later. I'm here this time to ask Qin Xiaoyou if your method of making cement can be sold?"
Qin Ming pointed to the seat and motioned for Wang Gui to sit down first.
"Wang Shizhong, please take a seat first. The matter of cement is of great importance, and I need to think about it carefully."
Wang Gui nodded and sat back down.
After Qin Ming sat back on the main seat, he pondered for a while and asked:
"Shizhong Wang, Manager Cui, and Manager Zheng, are you three planning to buy cement production methods? Or are you just buying on behalf of the Shandong nobles?"
Wang Gui, Cui Cheng, and Zheng Wen looked at each other and smiled in acquaintance.
They are all understanding people. Qin Ming did not refuse, which means that the cement formula can be discussed.
Then Cui of Qinghe spoke to the person in charge, Cui Cheng said:
"This transaction has nothing to do with anyone else. It's just that the three of us purchased the cement making method from Qin County Man. And if Qin County Man is willing to sell the cement formula, we also hope that Qin County Man will agree to a condition for us."
Qin Ming raised his eyebrows and asked:
"What are the conditions? Let me tell you."
Cui Cheng said with a smile:
"We hope that after you sell the cement formula to a few of us, you can no longer sell the formula to other families. And once someone else imitates cement, the Qin family wants us to boycott other families' imitation cement."
"Of course, we will not easily sell the formula to others in the future. Even if we sell it, we must obtain the unanimous consent of all of us, and the income from the formula must be equally divided among us."
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Such conditions can be said to be very reasonable.
With the construction of cement roads, cement workshops will definitely open to all parts of Datang.
In this way, it is only a matter of time before the cement formula is leaked. After all, the interests involved are too great. It would be okay if the cement is only produced in one's own factory.
After all, the workers on Zhuangzi are considered the county man's food and residence in Qin Ming, and they are his own people.
But once cement workshops open throughout the Tang Dynasty, there is no guarantee.
After all, money moves people’s hearts!
Furthermore, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Zheng family of Xingyang had profound foundations in the Tang Dynasty. With them, even if the cement formula was to be leaked, it would be delayed for some time.
What's more, he can also get a generous patent fee!
Why not do it!
Now that the decision has been made, all that’s left is to raise the price!
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