"Of course, this is still the second step, there is still the third step!" Lu Chen accepted Qian Junnan's flattery, and then proudly said to Qian Junnan.
"Ah? There's a third step?" After hearing what Lu Chen said, Qian Junnan's heart was no longer filled with admiration, but with awe. He felt a sense of awe at the depth of Lu Chen's plan.
"This is the third step..." Lu Chen looked at Qian Junnan who was all ears, and stopped here, "We haven't reached the third step yet, you only need to arrange the first two steps. That's fine!" Lu Chen straightened up and said.
Although he didn't hear all of Lu Chen's plan, Qian Junnan also understood that this "third step" might not be something he, the "big shopkeeper," could know, so Qian Junnan consciously did not ask any more questions. , stood up and said goodbye to Lu Chen, and left quickly to arrange what Lu Chen told him to do.
"Hu Shang?" Looking at Qian Junnan's leaving figure, Lu Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling slightly, "It's just my guide dog!"
Qian Junnan left Lujiazhuang and ran back to Shengshi. At the same time, he asked his waiter to inform the Sogdian businessmen waiting in the inn.
The businessmen were soon brought to see Qian Junnan by their clerks.
"Shopkeeper Qian!" Entering the reception room, several businessmen saw Qian Junnan sitting at the main table, drinking tea.
"Oh! Here you are! Sit down and talk!" Hearing the greetings from several businessmen, Qian Junnan's face was filled with a smile, and he directly motioned for them to sit down and talk. As for Qian Junnan, he stood up to greet them?
That's impossible. Don't look at this fat man Qian who is respectful in front of Lu Chen and the others. After all, to put it bluntly, Qian Junnan still expects these people to protect him. Besides, don't look at Qian Junnan in front of those people. He was respectful in front of the father-in-law and the prince, but those people didn't treat him as an outsider. You know, he is the lowest businessman now, but Qian Junnan also knew that the reason why he was treated like this was because he was Those who followed Lu Chen were all trying to save face for Lu Chen, the Duke of Chang'an County. After all, no one wanted to smear Lu Chen's face and then cause their own family to suffer!
In addition to being in front of these people, Qian Junnan is now the first person in the business circle. After all, no one in the entire Chang'an City knows that "Shengshi" is a dominant family, and Qian Junnan, as Lu Chen personally The appointed "big shopkeeper" has a pretty good status, that is, there are guards arranged by the prince and other princes at the gate of Shengshi every day. Otherwise, a bunch of businessmen would gather at the door of the "office building" of Shengshi every day, looking for money. Junnan.
Now Qian Junnan doesn't go back to his Rongchang Pawn Shop. It's not that he doesn't want to go back, but there are people blocking Qian Junnan at the door of Rongchang Pawn Shop every day! The clever boy who used to be a pawn shop is now the owner of the pawn shop.
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper Qian!" After several Hu merchants saluted Qian Junnan, they sat on the chairs.
"Tea!" Qian Junnan shouted outside, and immediately a waiter came over to serve tea to these Hu merchants.
Several Hu merchants hurriedly thanked Qian Junnan again, then picked up the tea cup, opened the lid of the cup and smelled the tea, and then took a sip.
"Tch!" Seeing the cautious and cherished looks of these Hu merchants, Qian Junnan couldn't help but complain in his heart, "A bunch of bumpkins! They're so beautiful even if they're a little bit high!" Although he couldn't help complaining in his heart. , but on the surface he still looks smiling.
"What do you guys want here?" Qian Junnan asked, holding the tea boat in his left hand and the lid of the tea cup in his right hand, stroking the rim of the cup while looking at the others with narrowed eyes.
"Shopkeeper Qian, didn't you ask the waiter to call us here?" When Qian Junnan asked, one of the leaders of Hu Shangzhong, who was still savoring the "high broken pieces", looked at Qian with some surprise. Junnan asked.
"Ouch! Look at your stupidity!" When the Hu businessman said this, Qian Junnan put down the tea cup, patted his forehead, and said with an apologetic expression, "I'm really sorry, everyone. It’s true that when my father-in-law came back just now, I was thinking about what my father-in-law told me, and I actually neglected it!"
"Oh! Shopkeeper Qian, you are such a noble person who forgets things, not to mention how important the father-in-law's affairs are. It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter!" Seeing Qian Junnan's appearance, several other people around the leader looked at this person. "The leader" glanced at him and hurriedly tried to comfort Qian Junnan.
"Thank you for your understanding!" Qian Junnan thanked him directly, but his words were somewhat casual. Although Qian Junnan said it casually, these Hu businessmen did not dare to be dissatisfied. I have already reported it to my father-in-law, and my father-in-law agreed to what you all asked for!" Qian Junnan said directly without talking nonsense.
"Ah?!" After hearing Qian Junnan's words, several people looked excited. If Qian Junnan hadn't been sitting here, I'm afraid these people would have stood up and danced.
"But now there is a problem, that is, the iron stove shop is no longer in its prime!" Qian Junnan looked at the people with some embarrassment.
"This..." After Qian Junnan said this, these people were a little discouraged. After all, what is the price of iron stoves now? They also know that with the decrease in the number of iron stoves in that shop, the price of this iron stove is There is a trend of "a rising tide lifts all boats". After all, some Hu merchants have already beaten them to it and bought many iron stoves from the iron stove shop and brought them back.
They had only recently arrived in Chang'an. By the time they wanted to go to the Iron Furnace Shop to buy, they had stopped selling large quantities of goods, and the prices were even rising. These few people could not come to the "Prosperous Age" to try their luck.
"You guys don't have to be so depressed. Although the iron stove shop is no longer in our hands, the production method is still in the hands of my father-in-law. My father-in-law has agreed to let me buy the iron stove directly from Zhuangzi. Everyone, but this price..." Qian Junnan said this and did not continue, but looked at a few people.
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Qian. In terms of price, Shopkeeper Qian will never suffer a loss!" The leader said after looking at each other and several others, he patted his chest.
"You must have all asked about the price of this iron stove at the beginning, so I won't go into details. However, since the iron stove shop was handed over, my father-in-law did not want to make these things again. Now several people are asking for it. In addition, I told the prince that this matter would be beneficial to the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the countries where you are located, so the prince agreed to remake it!" Qian Junnan still had a troubled expression on his face, looking at a few people said.
"Dear readers, in the new year, I wish you soar like a dragon, be as powerful as a rainbow, and have a prosperous career. May you have good fortune, a house full of gold and silver, and a happy life. Good luck in the Year of the Dragon and all the best!"
