Butler Liu's opinions are more pertinent and comprehensive.
Zhu Jiashi did not directly answer whether he agreed.
She continued to look through the accounts, getting angrier and angrier as she read them, and slammed the account books onto the table again.
Zhu Wanquan persuaded: "Mom, business is not good. All the people in the house should save money and food. Don't get angry and hurt your body!"
Zhu Jiashi said: "Look what has been done! Didn't the glass business make dozens of taels of silver at the beginning? How come by the end of the year, this business became a loss again?"
Zhu Wanjian shook his head. He was not going to say anything this time because the Liulicong Workshop was not handed over to him in the first place.
Liu Guanjia said: "At first, some merchants were interested in buying our glassware and selling them back, making a net profit of ten or twenty cents each. But later... few people cared about it. Before the twelfth lunar month, there was too much stock in the workshop.
Many craftsmen have been laid off one after another, and we probably won’t be able to start work again before the end of the year.”
Glassware...
Thinking of this, Zhu Jia's heart was bleeding.
In order to get Liulicongfang, I finally showed mercy to Sanfang once, but now it seems that this business is a mess.
"Then if we investigate the source of the mirror, can we find any clues?" Zhu Jia asked.
Liu Guanjia said: "It may really be related to the third lady, but now we can't find any evidence. There were rumors before that the palace purchased something from the people that could see distant objects clearly. It was also related to glazed lenses, and they were sent to the court to make them.
Tribute, but we still don’t know what will happen next... There may really be an expert hidden in the Anlu world."
"hehe."
Zhu Wanjian couldn't help laughing when he saw that Butler Liu was also being questioned by the old lady and was blushing and embarrassed.
Zhu Jiashi glared at Zhu Wanjian fiercely: "You evil son, you have to sell all the glassware in the warehouse before the end of the year!"
"Ah? Mom, there is no one buying at all now. It is not easy to sell so many bottles and cans. Besides, there are only a few days left before the year... How can I sell them?"
Zhu Wanjian complained endlessly.
Butler Liu looked at Zhu Wanjian and tried to analyze: "Second Master, the old lady probably wants you to take the opportunity to explore the background of the big businessman who suddenly appeared to run the collapsed house... Our glassware
There really aren't any around, it's a rarity, so why not try to sell it to them, as long as you make a little profit, and take the opportunity to figure out their methods."
Zhu Jiashi nodded in approval: "But Butler Liu understands better. In this way, you go to the dock with the second son and adapt to situations when things happen. The family must have some income a year ago. Now is a troubled time, and the Zhu family's money must be used wisely.
Go on, I can’t stand the trouble anymore!”
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Zhu Wanjian was ordered by the old lady to go to Hanshui Wharf to talk to the owner of the collapsed house about selling glassware.
Of course, they didn't know that this big businessman was Zhu Niang and her son, otherwise they would never have gotten into trouble, and Zhu Hao would not let the Zhu family know the truth easily.
"Old Liu, what did you mean when you deliberately targeted me in front of the old lady?"
After Zhu Wanjian went out, he attacked Butler Liu before he could get on the carriage. His sharp eyes seemed to choose someone to devour.
Butler Liu originally planned to drive the car himself and take Zhu Wanjian to the ferry, which would save a lot of trouble.
But seeing the aggressive look of the second master, he could only ask his servants to prepare another carriage, and then tried hard to defend himself: "The old lady checked the accounts, and no one knew in advance. Naturally, there must be an explanation for where the money went. We can't let those subordinates
Take responsibility? Who will work hard for our Zhu family?
"Now that things have happened, we can only work hard to make up for it. Since the old lady said that there will be income before the year, even if the glassware cannot be sold, we can sell something else... As long as we can cope with it, the old lady is not an unreasonable person.
.”
"snort!"
Zhu Wanjian snorted softly and glared at Butler Liu viciously before Shi Shiran got on the carriage.
What he cares about is not whether he can make money for the Zhu family before the end of the year, but whether he can make money in it.
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At this time, the dock outside Changshou County.
Zhu Hao was accompanied by shopkeeper Ma to the door of his own money shop. Shopkeeper Ma specially invited Zhu Hao out of the city today, saying that a female businessman from Nanjing was about to arrive. She had an extremely strong background and was specially introduced by the former proprietor Su Xigui.
Those who come here will be called upon to see the landlord.
"Does Mr. Su have a good relationship with this merchant? What is his background?"
Standing at the ferry, Zhu Hao looked at the shadows of sails going back and forth on the river in the distance. Nearby, two large ships worth 400 pieces of material were unloading goods on the dock. All the goods were sent to his warehouse, and Lifu, who was lined up in a long queue, was carrying them on his shoulders.
He was shouting slogans to deliver goods, but Zhu Hao did not come forward to disturb him.
But no merchants were seen disembarking the ship.
Shopkeeper Ma said: "I'm not sure about the specifics, but based on Dongjia's... Dongzhu Su's meaning, this merchant's surname is Ouyang, and he belongs to Duke Chengguo of Nanjing. He was used by Duke Chengguo's family earlier, but his old boss died suddenly.
, left a lot of bad debts, which caused the family to fall into ruin, and now we use the freight along the river... Our family has several ships with 200-ton and 400-ton trucks."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "If the family has so many big boats and the family is in decline, then our business is not worth mentioning at all... Since he is rich, what kind of business can he do with us?"
Shopkeeper Ma shook his head and smiled bitterly.
I thought to myself that the young boss really knows how to laugh at himself. Although we can’t say that we are making a fortune every day in the collapsed house we run, with the cooperation of the government, we have basically monopolized the Anlu market. Why is it not worth mentioning?
At this time, a large yellow boat with a weight of 400 yuan came from the lower reaches of the Han River. It was expected to be the Ouyang family's boat.
Just as he was about to prepare to welcome them, he saw two carriages, one in front and one behind, coming from the city gate to the ferry. Zhu Hao's sharp eyes saw Butler Liu driving the carriage in front of him.
"Lao Ma, go to the dock to greet you. I have something to do here."
It is now noon, and there are not many people on the pier. Shopkeeper Ma is completely qualified to welcome an official and businessman. Moreover, the female head of the Ouyang family should be looking for Shopkeeper Ma, not him, a half-grown child who has been hiding behind the scenes.
Zhu Hao would rather see what the Zhu family is going to do.
It doesn’t matter if this passes...
The person who got off the carriage behind was actually Zhu Wanjian.
A master, a servant, and a coachman. The three of them actually drove two carriages. It was really interesting for the Zhu family.
Zhu Hao felt the gap between Butler Liu and Zhu Wanjian, so he walked over and said hello with a smile: "Isn't this the second uncle? It's really rare to meet him here."
Zhu Hao had no intention of avoiding it at all.
Although there is no one with him, he is the owner of the biggest house in the ferry at the moment. Lifu on the dock is also working for him, and all the wages are waiting for him to pay. It is basically his own territory, and he is afraid of a ghost!
"Hey, nephew! If you don't study hard in the palace, why are you here? Are the people from the palace nearby?" Zhu Wanjian looked around. Apart from the hard workers working hard, there were only a few stalls nearby.
As the New Year is approaching, even if the river is not frozen, not many people come out to make a living in the cold weather.
Zhu Hao, an eight-year-old child, stood at the ferry, which was really out of place.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "There is no one else. I came here alone. I came here to find a friend."
"Haha, you really know how to shout. You came to the ferry to find friends? Why didn't you say you were here to do business? Don't interfere with my business... Mr. Liu, where is the person we are looking for? Take me to see him!"
Zhu Wanjian didn't want to talk nonsense to Zhu Hao, or he was annoyed to see Zhu Hao now. Now that the third bedroom had been separated, the old lady didn't give any instructions to kidnap Zhu Hao back, so he didn't see the lunch box.
Butler Liu suddenly pointed to a group of people on the shore: "That one seems to be the shopkeeper of the house. He has a good background. I heard his surname is Ma."
Zhu Hao followed Butler Liu's finger and looked towards the dock.
At this time, the big yellow boat had docked, and a group of about seven or eight people disembarked from it. The leader was a woman, accompanied by a maid.
The distance was a bit far, so Zhu Hao couldn't see clearly, but he felt that the other party was not old, not as mature as Lian Nu, more like a girl of fifteen or sixteen who had not left the court.
"Let's go over and talk!"
Zhu Wanjian went straight to the dock regardless of whether he was welcomed or not.
Looking at this posture, Zhu Wanjian is clearly looking for trouble!
Anyway, nothing happened, so Zhu Hao followed him and walked over.
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On the dock.
The female head of the Ouyang family had just been helped by the maid to walk down the balcony and said hello to the shopkeeper Ma who was coming. Shopkeeper Ma was awestruck by the other party's beautiful and unsophisticated appearance. He was stunned for a while before sending out the invitation and preparing to bring people there.
While they were talking at the money shop, Zhu Wanjian came over with Butler Liu.
"Are you Ma Dangjia? It's been a long time!"
Zhu Wanjian was very rude as soon as he spoke. He glanced at the beautiful girl with beautiful face and moon face from time to time.
Before Shopkeeper Ma could react, the slave brought by the female head of the Ouyang family immediately rushed forward to block Zhu Wanjian and Butler Liu.
Shopkeeper Ma's expression changed. He felt that he seemed to be too hasty and did not bring a few assistants for close protection. He originally wanted to be on the dock, only a few steps away from his warehouse. Was he still worried that someone would rob him?
Now it seems that someone is actually looking for trouble...
The foreman who was responsible for directing Lifu to transport goods quickly ran over and asked nervously: "Shopkeeper Ma, is there something wrong?"
"fine."
As Shopkeeper Ma spoke, his eyes fell on Zhu Wanjian, Butler Liu and Zhu Hao behind them. At this time, Zhu Hao was smiling, like an outsider watching the excitement.
"Your Excellency is...?"
Shopkeeper Ma felt that since the other party came to see him, he might be a local businessman. He had not been in Anlu for a long time and not all the businessmen knew him, so he asked calmly without hitting the smiling man.
Zhu Wanjian said arrogantly: "A family of thousands of Jinyiwei people is coming to visit. My surname is Zhu and I am the second eldest child in the family."
When shopkeeper Ma heard this, he thought, good guy, he has a lot of background.
When the servants of the Ouyang family heard that people from Jin Yiwei were coming, they quickly took two steps back.
"Your Mightiness……"
Shopkeeper Ma was about to say a few polite words when he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He quickly realized that the current boss came from the Jinyiwei Zhu Qianhu family?
Old Mrs. Zhu of Zhu Qianhu seems to be the grandfather of the young head, even though the family has been separated...
No wonder the young master would be together with the second master of the Zhu family.
Others didn't know about the quarrel between Zhu Hao and the Zhu family. During this period, shopkeeper Ma had already investigated everything clearly. He immediately lowered his face and didn't bother to look good. He had already heard about Zhu Wanjian's virtues.
If a person like this comes to your door, it's bound to be up to no good.
"Second Master of the Zhu family, right? If anything happens, I will send someone to contact you... Li Dangtou, go see if Shopkeeper Sun and Shopkeeper He are here, and find someone to receive them..."
What Shopkeeper Ma means is that even if you, Zhu Wanjian, come in person, you are not qualified to discuss business with me directly.
You are only qualified to talk to the shopkeepers under me. I will take action personally when I have an intention.