"Okay!" Cai Dingshan sighed: "That's really a pity. If you can meet such a strange man, it means giving up half of your family property, so what's the harm?"
"Yes!" The man in black clothes sighed: "When I learned that those blind bitches had caused such a catastrophic disaster, I felt like I was struck by thunder. I thought that even if I didn't die, my family would be destroyed. But I didn’t expect Governor Wang to give me a few words of lecture and then let him go gently. I really didn’t expect it!”
"This is measure. As the saying goes, the prime minister's belly can support a boat. Is he talking about the king's governor?"
"good!"
"Yes, that's right!"
"By the way, Brother Cai, don't you want to meet the Governor Wang? I have an idea!" Zhuge Wen said with a smile.
"Brother Zhuge, come and listen!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile.
"Didn't Governor Wang just defeat the Tubo people? It's almost the Lantern Festival now, so we used this as an excuse to prepare a generous gift and send it to Songzhou to reward the army. In the name of it, let Yu Dongjia start it, and then He said that he was grateful for his previous kindness. This time he heard that the army was victorious, so he sent a small gift to express his feelings, so Cai Dong's family went together. As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Governor Wang will definitely not refuse such a gift. Outside the door, right?"
"Well, this is a good idea!" Cai Dingshan nodded: "Brother Yu, what do you think?"
"Okay, then I'll make a run for it!" The man in black clothes nodded.
"That counts as my share!" Cai Dingshan smiled and turned his eyes to Zhuge Wen: "Brother Zhuge, what about you?"
"Of course I am indispensable for such good things!" Zhuge Wen said with a smile.
"Count a certain family in!"
"Don't miss someone!"
"Since you all have to go, then I can only stick to my tail!"
Everyone around the tea table echoed their words. These people's businesses are all quite large. The big ones have a capital of more than 70,000 to 80,000 guan, while the small ones have 20,000 to 30,000 guan. On average, each family has a profit of 5,000 to 6,000 guan a year. Although he has money, he can only be regarded as a second-rate businessman in Chengdu, not a top businessman. When the business reaches their level, it reaches a bottleneck. If you want to get to the next level, you need someone to take over. Take Cai Dingshan as an example. He is in the drugstore business. The business in Chengdu has long been divided up. Whether it is opening branches outside or opening up new sources of goods, it is not something he can do as a mere merchant; Zhuge Not to mention a tea horse merchant like Wen.
But the prominent figures in Chengdu have already had their own white gloves around them, some of them have been around for several generations, and they have been able to get in there. Seeing that Wang Wenzuo, an outsider like him, had a strong foundation and a promising future, and the most important thing was that there was no one around him, he was naturally moved. Under normal circumstances, officials of Wang Wenzuo's level are surrounded by experienced middlemen. As long as a piece of paper is issued, everything will be done smoothly. How could he send an ignorant follower to the market to buy supplies? The men's assistants are treated as outsiders. To put it bluntly, the seven or eight people at the tea table each took out a month's profit, which together amounted to 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. Not many people could stop it at once. If it became everyone's business, it would be natural. It is to reach the sky in one step and enter the ranks of Chengdu's top businessmen. If it fails, then I should use this money to form a good relationship. Anyway, it is only a month's profit. I think it is because the market has been worse this year, so I will make less money. .
Before the pot of tea was finished, everyone made an agreement to raise their own money within half a month, hand it over to Cai Dingshan's shop, and then go to Songzhou to congratulate Wang Wenzuo. While they were talking, a waiter came in from outside and said to the man in black clothes: "Master Yu, there are two people looking for you outside!"
"Looking for me?" The man in Xuanyi frowned: "How did you find yourself here? Is there something in the store that asked me to go back?"
"That's not true. Mr. Yu, you can basically recognize everyone in your shop!" The clerk said with a smile: "The man in the lead has an extraordinary look on his face, he doesn't look like a businessman!"
"It doesn't sound like a businessman?" The man in Xuanyi became more and more confused as he listened. He stood up and made a group salute to everyone: "Everyone, please wait a moment. I will go out to see where the uninvited guest came from. After I have dealt with it, I will come back for tea. !”
"Master Yu, instead of going out alone, it's better to let those two people in, so that we can see how extraordinary the art is!" Zhuge Wen interrupted: "Everyone, am I right?"
"Yes, just let us see it!"
"If it's someone you like, make another friend!"
Seeing the crowd making noises, the man in black clothes had no choice but to ask the waiter to invite the guests in. After a while, two people came in from the door. The person in front was wearing a black lacquer gauze crown, a green silk round-collared robe, a silver-nailed belt, long and short swords on the left and right, fair skin, long eyebrows, and a high nose bridge. Standing tall, with a short chin and beard, Yue Zingyuan stood at the door, looking like a jade mountain. The man in black clothes couldn't tell the person's details, but he thought he looked familiar. He quickly stood up and said, "I am Yu Na. May I ask what you two want to see me for?"
Igillenbod looked Yuna up and down and said with a smile: "Young people often forget things. After not seeing each other for several months, Yuna doesn't recognize me?"
"This -" Yu Na couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Ordinarily, he would remember such an extraordinary person even if he had only met him once. But at this time, he couldn't think of it. He just felt a little... It looked familiar. I must have seen it somewhere but couldn't remember it. I had to smile bitterly and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I really can't remember it. I just think it looks familiar!"
"Haha!" Igillenbod smiled: "Then let me remind you! A few months ago, when you were talking to my master, I entered the house twice, and finally stood next to my master for a while. Have you remembered?"
"Oh, oh, are you -!" Ijilianbod's reminder was like a bolt of lightning, piercing Yu Na's mind. He stared at the man in front of him with his mouth open, and the originally vague image became clear. , he hurriedly lifted the front of his coat and was about to bow down, but was supported by Igilian Bod.
"No need to be polite, I am Yiji Lianbode, a subordinate officer in the Royal Governor's Mansion. I came to see you today to inquire about something!"
"Don't dare!" Yu Na hurriedly asked Yiji Lianbode and Wang Ence to sit down. He stood aside and bowed his head to accompany him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lang, if you have anything to ask about!"
Ijilenbode looked around and saw that the people sitting at the tea table were standing on both sides with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's not an important matter, let's put it aside for now! Yu Dongjia, these are your friends, right?" ?Why don’t you make a recommendation for me?”
"Oh!" Yu Na hurriedly walked to Cai Dingshan: "This is Cai Dingshan's Cai Dong's family, and this medicine shop belongs to his family!"
"So this is the host!" Yiji Lianbode bowed his hand to Cai Dingshan: "Sorry for bothering you!"
"Your Majesty, if you come today, you will bring glory to your humble abode!" Cai Dingshan said with cupped hands.
"This is Zhuge Wen, who runs the tea-horse business!"
In this way, Yu Na introduced everyone around the tea table, and Yiji Lianbode bowed to them one by one. All the merchants felt proud without saying anything. Finally, everyone sat down, and Yu Na smiled and said: "What a coincidence, the villain and others were talking about the Governor Wang at the tea table just now. I heard that the Governor Wang led his troops to defeat the Tibetan soldiers and captured many. captive!"
"Oh? Do you also know about this?" Yijilianbod smiled and said: "Master Yu, you are quite well-informed!"
Yu Na smiled: "It's not that I'm well-informed, but it's thanks to this wise brother Zhuge. When he came back from selling horses, he happened to pass through Songpan Road. He saw many Tibetan prisoners building roads. What he heard from the guards !”
"It's true!" Yiji Lianbode glanced at Zhuge Wen and said with a smile: "I'm here for this too today. Since we are old acquaintances, I won't make any detours. Governor Wang wants to build roads, so he plans to Fundraising among Chengdu merchants!”
"Building roads? Fundraising?"
"Yes, Songpan Road is the main road from Songzhou to Dujiangyan, but you all know the condition of the road, so I don't need to talk about it. The governor plans to rebuild Songpan Road. Firstly, it is needed by the military and state, and secondly, it will also benefit merchants. So he plans to raise money from Chengdu merchants to fund road construction!"
"Rebuild Songpan Road?" Yu Na was surprised and couldn't help but stutter: "Well, that's a lot of money!"
"Yes, so Governor Wang plans to divide the road into several sections first, build one section, and gain another section with benefits!" Ijilianbod said with a smile. After he finished speaking, he noticed that everyone looked at a loss, and then he realized that they were also like him. Just like before, I was confused by Wang Wenzuo's new terms.
"Everyone, what the Governor Wang means is that those who are willing to pay for road construction can not only have their names engraved on the stone tablets at both ends of the road, but also receive some rewards from the completed road, such as building a thirty-mile stretch of road. , the inns and shops at both ends of this section of the road belong to the people who paid for it!" Igilian Bod dipped his fingers in some water and explained while writing on the table.
It turned out that when Wang Wenzuo planned to rebuild Songpan Road, he planned to adopt a segmented construction method. Each section is roughly a one-day trip for a business traveler. Those who contribute money to build the road can get the right to build inns and shops at the end of each section. These business travelers usually stop to rest at the end of each section and continue their journey the next day. Formed, with the increase in business travel and the prosperity of trade, the business of these inns and shops will get better and better, and some terminals will even become small towns. The merchants who originally invested in building roads can also get corresponding returns, thus attracting more people. The participation of many people and funds.
"What the Governor Wang means is that if we pay, then the land around these road nodes will belong to us?" Cai Dingshan asked.
"Yes, of course, all of this land cannot be owned by you. After all, some of it will be sold in the future and given to the nearby Qiang leaders! Only in this way can road construction be supported by the Qiang people!"
"Qiang people?" The businessmen all had strange looks on their faces. They felt uncomfortable at the thought of being neighbors with these Qiang people.
"This is a good idea!" Zhuge Wen said: "After all, the Songpan Road passes through the land of the Qiang people. Without their support, this road cannot be built!"
"That's what the Governor meant!" Igillenbod smiled and nodded. This strong young man made a pretty good impression on him, and he would give him a little sweet treat later.
"Xiao Ke, dare I ask! How much money does Governor Wang plan to raise?" Cai Dingshan asked.
"How much?" Ijilenbode scratched the back of his head. He was a little embarrassed to talk about money so directly. He hesitated for a moment: "Twenty thousand guan! If you don't raise enough, 10,000 guan will do. It's mainly used to give Prepare winter clothes for those Tibetan prisoners!"
"Twenty thousand guan?" Cai Dingshan showed a brisk smile: "If that's all, Lang Jun doesn't have to find anyone else, we can raise it all!"
"How many of you can raise it all?" Yiji Lianbod showed a surprised look: "You are willing to pay this amount of money. This is not a small amount, and even if the road is built, it will take a long time to recover the cost! "
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "I don't want to hide it from my husband. Before you came, we were talking about Governor Wang's defeat of the Tubo people. We were thinking about raising a sum of money as a gift to send to Songzhou. Congratulations on the great victory!”
"Oh? There is such a thing!" Yiji Lianbode looked Cai Dingshan up and down with interest: "Why is this? You have too much money to spend?"
"That's not true!" Cai Dingshan said with a smile: "Everyone around the tea table today has more or less money. There are also hundreds of assistants running around under the door. They have all kinds of money-making houses and shops. They can make thousands of dollars a year. The profit money is enough if it is spent at home, but if we want to go further in business, it is impossible to think about it. After all, we still have a shallow foundation and don’t have a big tree to protect us from the wind and rain. I just heard what brother Yu said When it comes to the affairs of the King Governor, I feel that the King Governor has a lot of money, and there are not many people around him who can make money, so I want to work under the King Governor, and the congratulatory gift will be used as a communication!"
"That's it!" Yiji Lianbode said with a smile: "Dong Cai's family has good eyesight and recognizes true heroes. My governor already has merchants running for him, but they didn't come to Jiannan with him to take care of other things for him. But that’s okay. He really needs people like you right now. There’s no need for any gifts. I can spread the word for you and use it as the first fundraiser! How about 20,000 yuan? "
"Please don't worry, sir, give us half a month, and I can raise all the money!" At this point, Cai Dingshan turned around and said to everyone around the table: "Each of you, take out two thousand guan, and the shortfall will be taken care of by you." Cai made up for it, is ten days enough?”
"enough!"
"Don't worry, brother Cai, I will send the money to your account in three days!"
"Two thousand guan, right? It will be delivered in five days!"
After a moment, everyone around the tea table nodded. Cai Dingshan nodded: "There are seven of you, which is 14,000 guan. I can take 6,000 guan!" At this point, he said to Iggy Lian Bode said: "In fifteen days, Mr. Lang will come to my house to withdraw money!"
(End of chapter)
