Zhao Tai made a lot of preparations for today's stall and hired many extras.

When faced with new things, people are generally slow to accept them, so some means must be used.

Most of the people who gathered in front of his stalls and those who bought soap were actually group performers.

This means that Zhao Tai actually made no money at all.

Even so, in the next few days, Zhao Tai still asked Zhao Hu and others to set up stalls, and arranged for dozens of people to line up in front of each stall.

And this phenomenon of long queues to buy soap finally made Yangzhou residents and merchants start to pay attention to soap.

Ordinary people feel curious when they see so many people queuing up to buy. They think it must be a good thing with so many people rushing to buy it, so they also want to buy one for themselves.

Because Zhao Tai released very few goods, it was difficult for people to buy them even if they queued up, so those who bought them inevitably felt a sense of superiority in their hearts.

In Yangzhou City, by the canal, we often see women who have bought soap showing off and praising how useful the soap is.

This makes those who have not purchased feel as if they have lost face by not buying a piece.

Gradually, after a few days, Zhao Tai no longer needed to hire extras, and a long line of people lined up in front of the stall to buy. There were even small vendors who could not find the source of the goods. After buying, they sold it to the people who wanted it at a high price.

The merchants in the city looked at the exaggeratedly long queues in front of the stalls, and they were all very jealous of the profits and wanted to get a piece of it.

As a result, major businesses in Yangzhou City were surprised to find that vendors who came to pick up goods would all ask if there was any soap in the store.

This made the major merchants a little confused, and many major merchants began to inquire about where to find soap and the profits of soap.

In Yangzhou City, Yang Mansion.

Yang Wannian, the owner of the Dongsheng, is indeed the natal family of the current Empress Dowager Yang.

Because he was a relative of the emperor and had the Queen Mother as his backer, his business was huge.

At this time, in Yang's study room, Yang Wannian was holding a piece of soap in his hand, looking at it carefully, "Is this soap?"

There were several shopkeepers standing in the room, and one of them said: "Sir, I have already found out. These things are produced by a workshop called Cathay Trading Co., Ltd. in the Kingdom of Jin."

Yang Wannian frowned slightly, "Jin Guoren?"

"Sir, according to my investigation, this trading company belongs to the Deputy Envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Roads of Jinguo Mountain, the Jiedu Envoy of the Zhongyi Army, and Zhao Tai, who is responsible for the four prefectures of Zhi Teng, Pi, Si and Su." replied the subordinate.

Although Yang Wannian is a businessman, he is very political. He has a certain understanding of the situation in the DPRK and the world's major events, even better than some of the adults in the DPRK.

Because a businessman like him has a huge fortune, he must find a backer in the court to ensure that others do not dare to take his ideas.

Since you want to find a backer in the court, you must understand politics. Otherwise, if you are on the wrong team and the minister you have taken refuge in falls out of office, then what awaits him is disaster.

Yang Wanli didn't need to find a backer in the court before, because his sister was the Queen Mother Yang, so no one dared to touch him.

The situation is different now. Not long ago, he sent someone to the palace to visit the old Queen Mother. The people who came back said that Queen Mother Yang was in poor health and might not be able to survive for long.

Therefore, Yang Wannian had to care about the court and prepare to find a new backer.

Yang Wannian's relationship network is very complex, and he can know some secrets of the DPRK and China. He also knows that Zhao Tai is a pawn supported by the DPRK and China's main war faction in the Kingdom of Jin.

"Check for me, the person from Cathay Trading Company in Yangzhou." Yang Wannian said solemnly: "This person is a genius in business. I want to meet him and talk to him about cooperation."

The common people and small traders didn't notice Zhao Tai's methods, but they couldn't hide it from Yang Wannian.

At this time, Zhao Tai returned to Huiyuan from outside and happened to see Jia Sidao.

"Brother Zhao, you came back just in time!" Jia Sidao saw him and said happily: "Zhu Wei has arrived in Yangzhou. I will arrange for you to meet."

Zhao Tai nodded. He didn't have the energy to go to cities to sell goods by himself. He still needed to find a strong businessman and use his channels to sell goods throughout the Southern Song Dynasty.

Jia Sidao was very efficient and set the time in the evening.

In the evening, Zhao Tai and Jia Sidao came to Zhu Wei's other house in Yangzhou. As soon as they arrived in front of the door, they saw a middle-aged man waiting at the door. When they saw the two getting out of the car, they immediately smiled and bowed, "Mr. Jia,

Zhao Jieshuai."

Jia Sidao immediately introduced Zhao Tai: "Brother Zhao, this is Zhu Yuanwai."

Zhao Tai cupped his hands and said with a smile: "This is not the Kingdom of Jin, so there is no need to be too polite when wishing members outside."

Zhu Wei called Zhao Tai his Commander-in-Chief, which meant that he knew Zhao Tai's status in the Kingdom of Jin.

In this way, if he is still willing to meet Zhao Tai, it can only be said that he probably knows that Zhao Tai is supported by the Southern Song Dynasty. Otherwise, as a businessman, he would most likely not dare to have too much contact with Jin officials.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tai couldn't help but sigh that the Southern Song Dynasty was really poor at keeping information secret.

"I have prepared some food and wine inside. The two young masters will come in to invite you." Zhu Wei smiled slightly and turned sideways to lead Jia Sidao and Zhao Tai into the house.

They came to the living room and sat down. The servants in the mansion had prepared wine and food, so Zhu Wei invited the two of them to drink.

Although this meeting was to discuss Zhao Tai's business, Zhu Wei seemed to be more interested in making friends with Jia Sidao.

There is nothing wrong with this. Jia Sidao is the younger brother of Concubine Jia, so fawning over Jia Sidao will be more beneficial to Zhu Wei.

After drinking a few drinks at this time, Jia Sidao said: "Exceptor Zhu, we are here mainly because I, Brother Zhao, have a business to discuss with you."

Zhu Wei put down his wine glass and looked at Zhao Tai: "But about soap?"

Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Is Zhu Yuanwai aware of soap?"

Zhu Wei said: "Why don't you know? I admire Mr. Zhao's trading skills very much. I wonder how Mr. Zhao wants to cooperate?"

Zhao Taidao: "It's very simple. Cathay Trading Co., Ltd. is responsible for production and Huiyuan Trading Co., Ltd. is responsible for sales."

Zhu Wei stroked his beard and asked, "How much does this soap cost?"

Zhao Taidao: "I asked Brother Zhu to be the general agent, and I can get the goods at a low price of thirty-eight cents per piece. Besides, except for a few special agents, all my goods will be given to you."

Zhu Wei's eyes lit up. He knew that soap was sold for more than eighty yuan in the market now, which meant that this business was a huge profit.

Zhu Wei originally met Zhao Tai with the intention of making friends with Jia Sidao. Now after hearing Zhao Tai's words, he couldn't help but feel excited, "This business is profitable, and it was introduced by Mr. Jia. Zhu is willing

Cooperate with Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Tai said: "Excuse me, my workshop can now produce 200,000 yuan per month, and it may increase to 300,000 or even 400,000 yuan in the future. If you decide to be the general agent of Cathay Trading Company in Song Dynasty,

, then you must ensure that you can help me deliver so many goods every month. Can your channels do this?"

After Zhu Wei heard Zhao Tai's words, he was a little shocked. He didn't expect the output of soap to be so large. He suddenly realized that if he could do this business well, he might make more money than selling salt now.

Zhu Wei couldn't help but sit up straight. This was his habit, and he did this whenever he encountered big business.

He originally thought that he was helping Jia Sidao and Zhao Tai, but now he realized that it was Zhao Tai who gave him a chance to make a fortune.

This is all because the other party thinks highly of you.

Zhu Wei immediately said, "Mr. Zhao, no matter how much you produce, I will find a way to help you get rid of it."

Zhao Tai smiled and said: "That's very good."

Jia Sidao picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother Zhao, congratulations, since we have reached a cooperation, let's have a drink."
Chapter completed!