Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper - Chapter 77

Baizhenlou is in the limelight again because of pearls.

All the aristocratic families in the county wanted to know where the pearls came from.

Nanbeihang wholesaler goods, all the products of Weiji Grocery Store and Baizhenlou can be wholesaled, and the goods are classified into grades. Even if it is difficult to obtain high-end goods, the wholesale of middle and low-end goods allows Nanbei Commercial Bank to attract many merchants to cooperate. , The north-south line seized many sources of goods.

Seeing that the Weiji workshop is getting bigger and bigger, it will continue to threaten the interests of several big families in Nanshan County.

The Min family, the Lin family, the Cao family, the Cui family and the major merchants under the Nanshan County Chamber of Commerce all want to get the formula of Wei Ji’s workshop products, so that they can make the same products to attack Wei Ji Workshops continue to expand and even crush each other.

There will always be some sneaky people around Wei Ji’s workshop, looking for opportunities to go in and inquire. Wei Hu led his men and arrested many people and sent them to the government office.

In addition, secretly threatening the workers to inquire about the news, the information they get is useless.

What kind of symbols, special names, and production methods are obtained from those workers, and the production methods are made separately, and the workers do not know what the materials are. They are all named by code names, and the real formula materials are not known.

The workers who make important processes can’t find out who they are, so it’s useless to inquire about scattered information.

Including the merchant who sells pastry Baixiangzhai, he sent a few people in when he was recruiting workers in Weiji Workshop, but the information he got was also useless, and one even secretly asked other workers for information and was quickly discovered.

Because there are regulations in Weiji Workshop, it is absolutely forbidden to talk about any work content, and all discoveries will be treated as spies and sent to the government to prosecute, and those who expose will be rewarded, so that they will supervise each other.

The Weiji workshop can be kept so secret. If you go to the workshop to inquire, you will definitely not find any news.

These people can’t find any information for a while, and those noble families in the county will definitely find other ways to get the formula, so they can’t always deal with it like this.

Wei Lei was very worried. Those aristocratic families had power and influence in Nanshan County. If they threatened or used dark means to calculate, they would be hard to guard against.

They are all ordinary businesses, backed by Taifulou, but they can’t stop those people from being motivated by their interests.

Wei Lei: “Chengzi, do you have any way to deal with it?”

Because people from all walks of life inquired, he had too many things on hand, and he went to Baizhen Tower to meet Brother Nian less often.

Wei Lei is a good helper in doing things, but he doesn’t have the brains to deal with these family methods.

Wei Cheng’s expression was very calm, but he smiled and said nothing.

Seeing his friend’s expression, Wei Lei felt a little less worried, “Chengzi, if you have anything to do, just say it, and you still make me feel anxious.”

Wei Cheng didn’t speak, and directly threw a token to Wei Lei. Wei Lei saw the characters engraved on the token. He had been with his friend for so long, how could he not know the meaning of official business.

Wei Lei said pleasantly: “Here, Chengzi, you have become an official businessman?”

Silver Token Official Merchant, does he know the level of Silver Token Official and Merchant? Chairman Min of the Chamber of Commerce in Nanshan County holds a Silver Token Official Merchant, and the Cao family is a Copper Token Official Merchant. The other two aristocratic families, the Lin Family and the Cui Family, have officials backing. That means that my friend has occupied a certain power in Nanshan County, and it would be impossible for those people to use their power to force them.

This title of official businessman came really timely.

Wei Cheng didn’t say that if he didn’t get the title of official and businessman, he would also have the token of Yin Guogong’s mansion in the imperial city, and the big families in the county would dare to have any delusions.

It is impossible to use the token given by Yin Chengfeng in the county town, and it is impossible to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer.

Wei Cheng originally thought that Yin Chengfeng came from the royal merchant Yun’s family in the imperial city, and he was surprised by the identity of the Duke’s Mansion.

The corners of Wei Cheng’s lips curled slightly: “Tomorrow I will go to the county government and the chamber of commerce to register.”

the next day.

The Chamber of Commerce is still discussing, and wants to let Wei Cheng join the Chamber of Commerce in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. If Wei Cheng joins the Chamber of Commerce, as the lowest-level merchant under the Chamber of Commerce, he can be at the mercy of the Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber of commerce didn’t think that Wei Cheng would refuse, and joined the chamber of commerce to share resources. Thousands of wealthy merchants in Nanshan county were desperate to join. The chamber of commerce represented the identity and status in Nanshan county.

The invitation from the Chamber of Commerce means that the Chamber of Commerce thinks highly of him, and everyone in the Chamber of Commerce thinks it is impossible to refuse.

As long as Weicheng joins the chamber of commerce, the chamber of commerce will be able to let Weicheng register the materials used in the products of Weiji Workshop according to the rules of the chamber of commerce, and they will be able to research privately according to the materials.

Before this method was carried out, someone came to register as an official businessman.

The county is under their control, whoever becomes an official and businessman, why didn’t they hear the slightest word before.

Sitting in the chamber of the chamber of commerce, the most prestigious figures in Nanshan County were stunned for a moment and looked at each other face to face.

Seeing that the person who came to register as an official businessman was Wei Cheng, the four major families and others in the chamber of commerce dropped their jaws in shock.

They are plotting and plotting here, and the people who are plotted by them become officials and businessmen, and they are still officials and businessmen at the same level as Chairman Min.

These people are dumbfounded.

Officials and merchants don’t just mean calculations. Officials and merchants directly become the leading merchants in the chamber of commerce and belong to the imperial court. Their rights are privileges given by the imperial court, and they have even more sovereignty in the chamber of commerce.

Patriarch Cao: “How did Weicheng become an official businessman?”

As soon as the words came out, President Min and the others wanted to know.

Officials and businessmen are very difficult to get now, they have to make contributions and have to be assessed. The Lin family can’t get the title of official business even with the officials of Fucheng behind them. How did Weicheng do it? !

Let alone calculating the other party, if Wei Cheng intervenes in the affairs of the chamber of commerce, except for President Min, they will be suppressed when they get resources from the chamber of commerce. They all have a part to send people to Weiji workshop to inquire about the news

Unexpectedly, Wei Cheng just came to the Chamber of Commerce to show his face, recognize his face, and leave after saying hello, without even mentioning that he wanted to occupy a position in the Chamber of Commerce.

After Wei Cheng left, everyone in the Chamber of Commerce was confused by Wei Cheng’s actions.

Shouldn’t one be an official and businessman act in a high-profile way?

In fact, Wei Cheng has no time to care about these people, and several big families have a certain status and foundation in Nanshan County, so he is not stupid to invite hatred and trouble for himself.

His status as an official and businessman, these people who have wishful thinking will have to weigh it.

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Chamber of Commerce.

A wealthy businessman said: “President Min, Wei Cheng has become an official businessman, so we can’t touch him?”

The head of the Cao family first analyzed: “My father mentioned the character Wei Cheng to me before, but I didn’t expect that the relationship between Wei Cheng and the young master of Taifulou was not what it seemed. It wasn’t that Weicheng relied on Taifulou as the backer to gain a firm foothold in Nanshan County. It’s Wei Cheng who has the means to cooperate with Tai Fu Lou’s young master. Wei Cheng is from the countryside, without any background, and his official and business status should be related to that young master Yun.”

Patriarch Cui didn’t care about this, he almost had no more meat in his mouth: “It’s useless to say anything now, that Wei Chengcheng official businessman, how can we calculate the formula of the workshop under his name, and we might offend the court.”

With no benefits, Patriarch Cui was lacking in interest and unwilling to reconcile. Thinking of the formula of Baizhenlou’s products, if the formula was operated in his hands, it would be more profitable.

The wealthy Lin family head smiled and said: “Actually, Wei Cheng has no interest relationship with my Lin family. I originally thought that it would be good to get a share of the pie. Now that I can’t get a share of the pie, I have no problem.”

Wei Cheng and Yun Shaodong’s family in Taifulou are in a cooperative relationship. He once wanted to find out the origin of the Yun family through the official background of his father-in-law. He will not foolishly offend Yin Guogong’s mansion.

Patriarch Cao said: “Patriarch Lin, if you have something to gain, hurry up to share a piece of the pie, and stay out of the matter if you fail with a word. You really know how to plan carefully.”

Facing Patriarch Cao’s sarcasm, Patriarch Lin laughed: “I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed!”

Patriarch Cui felt bored: “President Min, is this the end of the matter? If it’s okay, I’ll leave first.”

Everyone else looked at Patriarch Min, waiting for him to make a decision.

The owner of the Min family is a serious middle-aged man. He is not smiling, sitting in the position of the owner of the chamber of commerce, he pondered for a moment and said: “Weicheng is an official and businessman, so we can’t plan boldly, but we can choose to cooperate. Is it possible to travel north and south?” Wholesale supply, we can divide up the medium and high-grade supply in his hands, which is also beneficial to us.”

Patriarch Lin laughed: “This is a good way. Weiji Workshop’s high-grade goods are very popular in Fucheng. If there are goods, my Lin family shops have them in several cities. If there are high-level goods, I will definitely be able Big money.”

Another wealthy businessman said: “North and south, the medium and high-grade supply of goods must meet certain conditions before we can cooperate. The medium-grade supply of goods has restrictions on wholesale, and the high-grade supply of goods must be exchanged for resources. I am afraid that if you want to get this high-grade supply of goods, you have to pay a corresponding price. .”

The several patriarchs were silent, and other merchants in the chamber of commerce waited for President Min to speak, expecting him to have a solution.

Patriarch Min disagreed: “He, Wei Cheng, is a newcomer. He will gain a firm foothold in Nanshan County, and it will not happen overnight. Our chamber of commerce is the entire force in Nanshan County. If Wei Cheng has some brains, he will not refuse.”

As for how to discuss cooperation, in the name of the chamber of commerce, invite him to a party of the chamber of commerce, and then discuss with half pressure.

There are a lot of people in the chamber of commerce, so I don’t believe that Weicheng can’t be dealt with.

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No one came to inquire about the news, and things were relaxed.

It was rare for a few people to sit and drink tea and chat with each other.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “Last time I said I would invite brother Nian to the grocery store, and I finally have time to invite him to play.”

“Speaking of this matter.” Wei Cheng asked: “Lei Zi, when will you go to the Ren Mansion to propose marriage?”

Wei Lei felt a little embarrassed when he was asked, but when he thought of Ren Nianluo, he rarely smiled: “I don’t have time to spare, Ren should go back to the mansion, I have to ask Brother Nian before I find a matchmaker to propose marriage to Ren’s mansion.”

Zhou Yuan said happily: “If Brother Nian had married earlier, we would be able to get together and chat often.”

Wei Cheng smiled and said, “Then Leizi, while you’re not busy, you’d better go to Ren’s family to propose marriage as soon as possible, and get the marriage done.”

Wei Lei also wanted to finalize the marriage as soon as possible. The brothers were all married. He found a brother he liked and wanted to marry him as soon as possible so that he wouldn’t be unable to see each other for such a long time.

Wei Lei also wanted to find someone to go to Ren’s mansion to inquire whether Ren Yuanwai had returned to the mansion, but before he started to inquire, the maid next to San Yiniang handed him a letter.

This letter was immediately placed in front of Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan.

The three looked dignified.

The third concubine ordered the servant girl to hand over the news that Ren Yuanwai has returned to the mansion, and he will marry Ren Nianluo to Fucheng when he returns to the mansion. The businessman in Fucheng will continue to sign a cooperation contract with the Ren family, that is, to marry Ren’s mansion and marry his past partner It was the son of the merchant’s younger brother, and Ren Wai agreed.

In the Ren family, there were only Ren Nianluo, the concubine’s son, and Mrs. Ren’s daughter before they got married. It must be Ren Nianluo who married.

No matter how San Yiniang begged, Mrs. Ren also helped to intercede, and all members of Ren were determined to let Ren Nianluo go over in exchange for cooperating with that merchant.

There was a marriage proposal coming next month, and the third aunt sent a message to Wei Lei to find a way to see if he could ask the boss of Baizhenlou for help.

San Yiniang didn’t know the situation of the merchant’s family in Fucheng, she was wholeheartedly thinking about her brother, she would rather her brother marry Mr. Ruyi than not knowing the other’s character, so she sent a message, hoping that Wei Lei could find a solution.

Wei Lei is very anxious, but he can’t be impulsive.

Zhou Yuan was worried for the two of them, how could such a thing happen, the two of them have a good relationship. He understood that feeling, if Brother Nian was forced to marry to Fucheng, Brother Nian would definitely be in despair.

Zhou Yuan looked at Wei Cheng eagerly, “Husband, what should we do? Is there any way to stop the marriage?”

Wei Lei also looked at Wei Cheng with a hopeful expression.

Wei Cheng stretched out his hand to comfort his daughter-in-law, “Don’t worry, my husband will take care of it.” He will definitely help his good brother’s marriage, and his daughter-in-law regards Ren Nianluo as a friend, he doesn’t want to see his daughter-in-law sad, so he comforted her, Wei Cheng said to Wei Lei: “The manager is in the imperial city, first go to Tai Fu Lou to find the shopkeeper Fu, there is Tai Fu Lou in the Fu City, ask them to help inquire about the news, first understand the details of the wealthy businessman in the Fu City, then we can have a way to further communicate with him.” The staff negotiated the conditions.”

Wei Lei had a direction, so he went to do it immediately and went to the shopkeeper Fu himself.

Zhou Yuan was still very worried, Wei Cheng put him in his arms, “Okay, with my husband here, things won’t get worse, no matter how bad it gets, Leizi and Ren Nianluo will escape marriage at worst.”

Zhou Yuan took Wei Cheng’s words seriously, and immediately disagreed: “Escape from marriage is definitely not acceptable. Brother Nian and Wei Lei escaped marriage, and San Yiniang would not be able to gain a foothold in the Ren Mansion. Brother Nian would not rest assured of Third Aunt, and would not agree to escape marriage. “

Wei Cheng scratched his daughter-in-law’s nose, and said helplessly: “Just kidding, Ren Nianluo wants to marry Ren Nianluo to the Fucheng for profit. With your husband and my ability, if the interest can move people’s hearts, we will definitely solve it.”

With the guarantee from his husband, Zhou Yuan felt at ease. In his heart, he trusted Wei Cheng 100%.

Wei Cheng looked at the drowsy daughter-in-law who was leaning against his arms, and coaxed her back to sleep in the house.

“Well, you accompany me.” Zhou Yuan’s voice was soft and coquettish, how could Wei Cheng refuse, and immediately picked up his wife and went back to the room.

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The news from Fucheng hadn’t come back, Wei Lei could only wait no matter how anxious he was, Ren Nianluo was trapped in the mansion by Master Ren and couldn’t go out, the two of them secretly exchanged news through letters.

The third aunt was able to help her brother deliver the news, but Mrs. Ren turned a blind eye to it. Regarding Ren Nianluo’s marriage, she was out of control, but she had a good relationship with the third aunt recently. Ren Nianluo has a good relationship, and she hopes that Ren Nianluo will marry someone she likes.

Ren Yuanwai doesn’t stay at home every day, so he naturally didn’t find that San Yiniang was helping her brother deliver news.

Ren Nianluo began to feel anxious, and when Wei Lei sent back the news, he obediently waited at home, not so afraid anymore, afraid that he would really be separated from Wei Lei, afraid that his father would let him marry a stranger, afraid… …..

The chamber of commerce sent a message to Wei Cheng.

Wei Cheng received an invitation from the chamber of commerce and invited him to attend a party of the chamber of commerce.

The time was after noon two days later.

Wei Cheng must go to the chamber of commerce for invitations.

The thoughts of the Chamber of Commerce, inviting him over, one is his status as an official and businessman, and the other is that he is afraid that it is not a good intention for the Hongmen Banquet.

Wei Cheng sneered.

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