Lu Junbi listened for a while but didn't understand what Wang Yuanwai meant, so he asked bluntly: "How does Yuanwai want to treat him?"
Wang Yuanwai only said four words: "It's a rare place to live."
Lu Junbi understood immediately. Although he felt that "Friend Wang" was full of danger and was a little scared, Wang Yuanwai was not afraid of trouble, and Lu Xiucai could not do anything about it.
"How should the member behave?" Lu Junbi asked again.
Wang Yuanwai answered very confidently: "For a young man, especially a scholar, as long as you give him three things, career, reputation, and love, he will definitely be impressed!"
After Lu Junbi was stunned for a moment, he tasted it carefully and felt that these "three things" were too reasonable.
He also had to admit that Wang Yuanwai had a strong insight into and control over human nature.
After leaving Wang's house, it was getting close to evening, and Lu Junbi went to visit "Friend Wang" again.
When Lin Tailai saw Lu Junbi, he said, "Brother Lu, it's a coincidence that I'm here. I was just about to say goodbye to you!"
Lu Junbi was surprised, "Are you leaving now?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I came to Yangzhou mainly to deal with the great master. Now that the matter has been completed, it is time to say goodbye."
Of course, Lin Daguanren does not really want to leave Yangzhou, he at least wants to finish the exam here.
It was just that in order to avoid "snatching the snake" and not exposing his identity, he casually called himself "Wang Yusheng".
But it was too awkward to keep communicating with others using Wang Yusheng's name, so I simply pretended to have left.
Anyway, he took part in the academic examination to admit scholars, and Lu Junbi took part in the scientific test to improve his level, so the two of them should not meet each other.
In addition, five hundred men are coming soon, so of course it is better to be with them.
After Lu Junbi thought for a while, he said: "Even if it is a farewell, there should be a farewell ceremony. I will host a banquet for my friend Wang tomorrow, so please be sure to honor me."
After the two agreed, they separated, and Lu Junbi quickly went back to prepare.
The next day, Lu Junbi came to greet Lin Tailai again, and then led Lin Tai to the Taiping Bridge in the city.
Then he walked into a garden that was not too small. Lin Tailai asked: "Where is this?"
Lu Junbi replied: "This place is called Yinyuan. It was built by the salt merchant Wang and covers an area of about fifteen acres.
I am somewhat related to the Wang family, so I will borrow the Yin Yuan to entertain my friend Wang today."
Since the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou, which has become redeveloped, has been learning from Suzhou in all aspects, and the custom of gardening has also been copied.
Lin Daguan thought for a while and found that later generations did not have any impression of the hidden garden near Taiping Bridge. Most of the most famous gardens in Yangzhou were produced in the Qing Dynasty.
But this is normal. After hundreds of years of personnel changes, many scenic spots in the past have been completely lost in the long river of history.
Not every scenic spot can retain its name and location hundreds of years later like the Lingering Garden and Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou.
Not long after Lu Junbi and Lin Tailai took their seats in the Xuantang under the rockery of Yin Yuan, suddenly another middle-aged man with a Dongpo hat on his head and well-dressed waist walked in.
Lu Junbi pretended to be surprised and said, "How come Mr. Wang is here?"
He quickly introduced to Lin Tailai and said: "This is Wang Yuanwai whom I mentioned. Shan Tan Qing lives by the salt industry and is also the owner of Yinyuan."
Wang Yuanwai smiled and said to Lin Tai: "Lu Sheng has never asked me to borrow a garden to entertain guests, but today I made an exception.
This made me curious, wondering what kind of distinguished guest is coming. Therefore, I came uninvited, hoping that Wang Sheng would not be surprised!"
What else can Mr. Lin say? Don't hit the smiling man with your hands. He is not a mad dog who bites everyone he sees.
Besides, thinking of Wang Yuanwai's identity, Lin Tailai suddenly became very interested in chatting with Wang Yuanwai.
If you want to plant a flag in Yangzhou, you must understand the salt industry. However, the salt industry is a highly professional industry, and many industry insiders are only known to those involved.
Moreover, Lin Tailai was also thinking about whether to build some nests and plant a flag in Yangzhou City as a salt merchant first.
There are two advantages to doing this. First, hundreds of years of historical experience show that under the Gangsalt System, the Lianghuai Salt Industry was one of the most profitable industries.
Moreover, the Lianghuai Salt Industry has just begun to "explode" and will become more and more profitable in the future. Since we are on this trend, why not get a share of the pie if we have the opportunity?
Second, salt merchants have a special status in Yangzhou City. Entering Yangzhou as a salt merchant brings with it its own aura, which makes it easier to gain recognition and reduce the difficulty of starting the game.
Another point is that his brother, who is the king of the Hushu Customs Commission, is currently the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the governor of Taicang, and has a strong say in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
On the macro level, salt industry affairs are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so this may be an opportunity.
After Mr. Wang also sat down, he began to greet the maids to serve wine and food.
At the same time, he smiled at Lin Tailai and said: "This place is really a bit cramped, so I won't wait for the distinguished guests.
After all, this hidden garden was built by me, and it is cramped in the city, so it is indeed not big.
When I find a good place among the mountains and rivers outside the city, I will build another garden. Then I will ask Wang Shengduo to come and give me advice."
Lin Tailai thought of the Canglang Pavilion that he had planned, and nodded with deep feeling:
"Fifteen acres is indeed a bit small, even for practicing. If I were to garden, I would start with at least twenty or thirty acres."
Wang Yuanwai: "."
Damn it! I obviously wanted to go to Versailles first and create an aura to get the upper hand, but why was it reflected back?
Feeling that he couldn't continue talking about the garden, Wang Yuanwai calmly changed the subject and asked: "I heard from Mr. Lu, Mr. Wang, do you intend to establish a business in Yangzhou City?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I do have this intention, but I don't have much clue at the moment.
I probably can only bring people over to have a look first, to get familiar with the situation in Yangzhou City, and then wait until the time is more mature to make a move."
Wang Yuanwai pointed out: "With Wang Sheng's family background and talents, other trivial matters are meaningless.
So we must start with the salt industry. Only by establishing a foothold in the salt industry can we start a business in Yangzhou."
Lin Tailai took advantage of the trend and said: "If you want to start in the salt industry, how should you do it?"
"Hehehehe." Mr. Wang smiled again. He was not afraid that you would be interested, but that he was not.
Lu Junbi, who didn't interrupt for a long time, thought, is this what outsiders call "career"?
But it’s normal. Today’s world is so extravagant and all kinds of consumption are getting higher and higher. Who among young people doesn’t want to make money and get rich?
As long as Friend Wang asks a question like "How to enter the salt industry", it means that he has already taken the bait.
Is there any more convenient way than becoming the son-in-law of a big salt merchant?
But Wang Yuanwai did not continue to brag about how to make money in the salt industry, but began to emphasize the difficulties.
“It’s harder to get into the salt industry now than it used to be. Obtaining the foundation first is the biggest problem.
The government has a root register, and the lists of all nest owners and merchants are registered in it and cannot be changed at will.
And the nest capital is linked to the output and cannot be distributed without limit, so it is difficult to increase it.
Under such circumstances, no one will transfer their capital, so it is becoming increasingly difficult for the salt industry to recruit new people."
Lin Tailai felt that this nest book was equivalent to a license plate or license. Thinking of a similar situation in his previous life, he casually said: "If you can't get a nest book, you can rent it."
Wang Yuanwai said in confusion: "Lease? What's the rent method?"
Lin Tailai explained: "For example, if you have a nest of 10,000 yuan, you can rent it to me.
I will be responsible for selling the 10,000 yuan of salt every year. You don't have to go to the sales area to sell salt.
In this way, you only need to sit at home and collect the nest rent every year.
Wouldn’t it be nice to save the pain of traveling far and wide, greatly reduce labor costs, and avoid the risk of slow sales?”
Wang Yuanwai: "."
This sounds really exciting.
No, it shouldn’t be my heartbeat today! Wang Yuanwai quickly tightened his mind and said again:
"Each of our salt merchants has its own salt sales area. These areas are good and bad. If they don't have enough strength, they won't be able to occupy the good salt areas."
Lin Tailai said in surprise: "What's so difficult about finding a sales area? What do you think of Suzhou?"
Wang Yuanwai felt that he did not need to answer this question himself.
Suzhou is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the world, with an extremely dense population and rich people. It is close to Yangzhou and has convenient transportation.
It can be said that for Huainan Salt Industry, Suzhou is the best sales area, bar none.
Did Wang Yuanwai not want to go to Suzhou to sell salt? But various circumstances did not allow it.
Thinking of this, Wang Yuanwai sighed and said: "Salting salt is not that simple. There are many rules and tricks in it.
Take Suzhou as an example. First, it is currently Zheng Zhiyan’s sales area. If you want to sell salt in Suzhou, you will have to break up with Zheng Zhiyan.
Second, Suzhou is too close to Zhejiang, so a lot of Zhejiang salt will be smuggled into Suzhou and impact the Huai salt market."
Lin Daguan said nonchalantly: "These are not problems, it is a trivial matter!"
Hearing this, Wang Yuanwai felt that "Wang Sheng" was a bit young and energetic, and that your noble son did not know that the world was difficult.
So Wang Yuanwai emphasized: "The third and most important point is that if you want to seize other people's salt areas, you must have the support of the local forces!
The political forces I am talking about refer to social organizations below the government level, industry offices, inspection departments, etc.
Although your Wang family in Dongshan is rich and has no problems with transportation and government, it may not be able to control such grassroots forces on the ground.
So, you may be oversimplifying things."
Lin Tailai: "."
Sitting in front of you, Wang Yuanwai, is the seat of the Xinxin Society, the actual talker in the various halls of the New Wu League, the tax collector of the nine towns in Wuxian County, the guardian of the Xujiang River, the protector of the boat owners of Taihu Lake, and the branch of Mudu Port.
The chief official of Guan, the boss of the two engineering teams, and the chief controller of the Nanhao Street Municipal Management Office.
So, Wang Yuanwai, who are you talking about as a powerful person in Suzhou City?
Official Lin almost revealed his identity, but he still held back and said:
"All Jianghu problems are not a problem for me! Mr. Wang, what other problems do you have?"
Wang Yuanwai was stunned for a moment, "If these are not problems, then there will be no problem."
If we can solve all the above problems and dominate the sales area in Suzhou, we can laugh from our dreams.
Lin Daguan laughed "haha" and said, "Wang Yuanwai, can you consider renting the nest to me?"
Wang Yuanwai: "."
This atmosphere is wrong! Aren’t you using your career to deceive young people? How come you have become a young person to deceive yourself?
It's a big text, I think it's ugly, so I revised it over and over again until I post it now. This chapter was written yesterday, and it doesn't count as a make-up. I'll try it again today to see how much I can write.
