Nan Huaiwu kept a humble smile, and immediately introduced everyone to Xue Poye one by one. Those strangers were indeed the people Nan Huaiwu had attracted. They were all shopkeepers of various shops, and now they have all joined Xue's company.
Next, he runs Xue's silk business.
Xue Poye naturally comforted him with good words, and everyone was even more happy when they saw that his backstage was an important member of the imperial court. In any case, he had a strong backer in the imperial court.
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, Xue Poye called Nan Huaiwu over and the two of them were alone in a private room.
"Shopkeeper, congratulations!" Nan Huaiwu said with a smile. He looked energetic and full of energy. With so much business backlogged on him, he didn't show any signs of fatigue.
Seeing him staring at his official uniform, Xue Poye understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Brother Nan, you... have worked hard."
Nan Huaiwu shook his head, suddenly stood up, and saluted Xue Poye heavily, his voice full of gratitude: "Master, Nan Huaiwu, thank you!"
"Thank me?"
Po Ye, there will be no Xue Enterprises today."
Nan Huaiwu sighed: "Big shopkeeper, Nan once thought that he would live in such a muddle-headed way for the rest of his life. If the big shopkeeper hadn't come to visit him personally, Nan would probably still be in the fields today, and his grudge against the Lu family would never be known.
Reciprocated."
Xue Poye laughed and said: "Brother Nan, please sit down first. Speaking of this, it is fate between you and me, and it is also a match made in heaven."
Nan Huaiwu slowly sat up, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Big shopkeeper, you once said that Qin Laosan must be able to buy new clothes for his wife. Now it seems that this wish has been fulfilled.
"
"This is all your credit." Xue Poye said sincerely, and suddenly smiled: "How is the situation of the Lu family now?"
Nan Huaiwu looked around to make sure there was no one there, and then said softly: "Logically speaking, the Lu family should not have lost so quickly, but the big boss should also know that things in Kyoto are changing, and the Lu family's backer is under house arrest.
They got up and had no time to take care of this. They had no backing, so they were no match for Nan Huaiwu. So far, our Xue Company has controlled the silk business in Hangzhou. In terms of restaurants, our Hanyuan has almost defeated Huiyuan Pavilion.
Now our pawnshop is competing with them for business, and it won’t take long for the Lu family’s shop to be defeated. I am currently planning the rice and tea business, and I also want to defeat them in this business. What they rely on now is
All that's left is rice and tea." Nan Huaiwu was full of confidence. Although his words were offensive, he spoke them softly, relaxedly, and elegantly.
Xue Poye clenched his fists, very excited, gritted his teeth and said: "Fight, beat them down for me."
Nan Huaiwu chuckled and said: "Don't worry, big shopkeeper. Regarding the Lu family, Nan Huaiwu guarantees that they will disappear completely in Hangzhou within a year at most. But...!" After a pause, he finally said: "It's just the big shopkeeper.
Understand that behind the Lu family there is the Fang family, they are strong and deeply rooted, and if you want to get rid of them, it will not happen overnight."
Nan Huaiwu frowned and nodded. Although the prince was imprisoned, as the prince's foreign treasury, many years of heritage cannot be easily settled. The Fang family's financial situation is still one of the best in Jiangnan.
"How about the racecourse?" Xue Poye asked what he was most interested in.
Nan Huaiwu said with a smile: "Speaking of the horse farm, I really admire the master's magical power. When those barbarians came to send horses, I thought I had gone to the wrong door. You must know that there are more than 400 first-class horses.
There are so many wild horses, and each one seems to have been carefully selected. Nan Huaiwu has never seen so many wild horses in his life."
To this day, Nan Huaiwu is still a little surprised.
Xue Poye laughed and said: "To tell the truth to Brother Nan, even today, I have never seen so many Huma." Thinking of Ulachi's trustworthiness and loyalty, he felt that there really was no wrong person.
The man, who is really rare in the world, immediately asked: "Is Ulachi also here? He is my eldest brother, and he is the one who sent these Huma."
"Wulachi?" Nan Huaiwu frowned, shook his head and said, "There is no such person. The leader is a barbarian named Zhedun." He suddenly remembered something and said, "Yes, there is another letter here.
It was left by Zheton, and he asked me to give it to you. I will always keep it with me." After saying that, he took out a letter from his arms.
Xue Poye hurriedly took it, quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter.
The letter was written in authentic Chinese characters, and it was written very sloppily, like something written by a beginner. However, such handwriting made Xue Poye feel more intimate, knowing that such a letter must have been written by Ulachi himself, and it was inhuman.
Ghostwriting.
"Brother Xue, what I promised must be done, but something happened in my clan, so I can't go to Hangzhou. I can only let my confidant Zheden drive the horse there. Zheden, are you?
I have seen him, and he will fulfill my commission."
"Good brother, we have been separated for more than half a year. I miss you very much. You are a good person among the Chu people. I am a good person among the Hu people. Good people always respect good people. Haha, my brother is in Hangzhou. I accept your care. Now I just want to wait for you.
If I have the opportunity to come to the grassland, I will show my friendship as a landlord."
"But I believe it won't be long before we meet again. You Chu people have a saying, as long as you have a heart, you can be thousands of miles apart, and the same should be true for you and me brothers."
"My Chinese characters are very poor, and the Chu language is also very vulgar. When I wrote this letter, I was guided by a friend from Chu. However, I don't like what he said in Zou Zou. I will tell you what I said.
I wrote it, haha, this is my first time writing Chinese characters, I think it’s pretty good.”
"Take care of yourself, brother will visit you soon."
The signature was "Ulachi", and the whole text was twisted. Fortunately, Xue Poye read it carefully and got the general idea. Looking at the colloquial letter, Xue Poye was filled with emotion.
"But I don't know what happened to Brother Wu's clan?" Xue Poye felt a little worried. He put the letter into his arms and said to Nan Huaiwu: "Brother Nan, have those barbarians left?"
Nan Huaiwu nodded and said: "They stayed here for more than twenty days, helping to build the racecourse. As soon as the racecourse was ready, Na Zheden took the people away."
Xue Poye nodded and thought for a long time before saying, "I heard that Pinshi is in charge of the racecourse now?"
"The racecourse is more than fifty miles east of the city. It was originally a piece of wasteland. I went to the government office to find Mr. He and spent some money. Mr. He gave us the piece of grassland for our use. I found some
The herdsmen, led by Pinshi, are now in charge of the horse farm." Nan Huaiwu said with a smile: "Now it seems that Pinshi is a natural horse herder. The horse farm is managed by him in an orderly manner. I heard that there will be more horses in the future.
Giving birth to some calves."
"Who is in charge of Lan Yuexuan now?"
"Miss Lin and Hu San will be in charge of that place for the time being, so the problem isn't that big." Nan Huaiwu said slowly, "It's just that it's winter now, and the grass in the racecourse has dried up, and the snow and ice are frozen, so horse feed is a big deal.
, it costs a lot of money every day.”
Xue Poye touched his nose and said, "The racecourse and silk business are our trump cards. We are not afraid of spending money."
Nan Huaiwu nodded and said: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I know what to do." After a pause, he said, "Shopkeeper, would you like to take a look at all the shops and horse farms?"
Xue Poye shook his head and said with a smile: "These businesses are all yours, I won't get involved. I'm just going to have a look at the racecourse in two days. After all, with four hundred horses galloping around, not everyone can do that.
I saw it. Today, I want you to accompany me to another place to take a look."
"Another place?"
"If I guessed correctly...!" Xue Poye said slowly: "There should be a Ziyanfang shop in Hangzhou."
…
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Qinghefang is a romantic place located in the city of Hangzhou. There are many pink buildings and green kilns. But close to the west side of Qinghefang, there is also a very special street where you can buy clothes with gouache and rouge.
This street is not very long, but it is clean and gorgeous. The clothing shops are all connected together. Of course, there are not as many rouge and gouache shops as them. However, the building with the highest conditions and the most gorgeous is the rouge and gouache building.
This is of course Ziyanfang.
Although there are several extremely gorgeous rouge and gouache shops nearby, compared with the business of Ziyanfang, it can be said that the crowds are deserted.
Hangzhou Ziyanfang is a branch of Kyoto Ziyanfang. It used to be the property of Prince Yin, but now it has become the property of Xue Poye.
Although the location is different, it has inherited the bustling atmosphere of Kyoto's Ziyanfang. The ladies, rich ladies and even the women and daughters of ordinary people do not mind that this is also the place where the girls from Qinghefang buy rouge and gouache, and they flock to Ziyan.
Buy your favorite rouge and gouache.
As we all know, Ziyanfang not only has a complete range of varieties, but the fragrance in the rouge and gouache is not as vulgar as ordinary gouache and rouge. It has a refined and light fragrance. This fragrance is not only a way for ladies to seduce customers, but also a way for women to
A good thing to seduce men and attract attention of girls.
Here, it is not unusual for ordinary women to ask their elder sisters for advice on which kind of rouge and gouache to buy, and which kind of rouge and gouache is more suitable for them. It is very common in Ziyanfang.
Most of the waiters in Ziyanfang are women, and every one of them is extremely beautiful. They wear the perfume and rouge of Ziyanfang, and they are so attractive. This makes the customers love Ziyanfang's products even more. It seems that
Using Ziyanfang's products, you can be as charming as those female clerks.
There are three floors in Ziyanfang. The first floor is for various gouache, the second floor is for rouge, and the third floor is for some expensive jewelry. These jewelry are naturally not comparable to ordinary jewelry stores, unless they are rich or extremely wealthy women.
, otherwise it would not be easy to go up to the third floor, because the prices of the jewelry there are always difficult for ordinary people to deal with. Although the goods are indeed worthy of that price, not everyone can buy them.
The shopkeeper of Hangzhou Ziyanfang is named Qian. He is just fifty years old. His appearance is honest and honest, which hides his shrewdness and ability. To be able to serve as the shopkeeper of Hangzhou Ziyanfang under Prince Yin, his ability is certainly not a boast.
.
Shopkeeper Qian has a big face, just like a face plate, and he always has a friendly smile, so everyone calls him "Qian's big smile".
It's just that in the past few days, Shopkeeper Qian's smile has become stiffer and stiffer, and his eyelids are often twitching. Hangzhou and Kyoto are not very far apart, and his men often have to transport goods to Kyoto's Ziyanfang, so
I always know about the general helm earlier and know more than other places.
Prince Yin died suddenly and suddenly. He had vaguely known the news. A huge commercial chain store like Ziyanfang suddenly became destitute overnight. Although the business is still booming, shopkeeper Qian's
But my heart is uneasy and I am on tenterhooks every day.
He is fifty years old, and with the shrewdness of a businessman, he can always guess some things. Although these things cannot be said out loud, it makes it more uncomfortable to think about them in his heart.
Not long ago, the dispute between the princes in Kyoto was very involved. Countless officials, big and small, had their futures ruined and even lost their lives by His Majesty the Emperor's decree. Now that Prince Yin died suddenly, Shopkeeper Qian always felt that something was fishy.
The deceased is dead, Prince Yin died suddenly, shopkeeper Qian is just a businessman, there is nothing he can do, what he is worried about now is what will happen next to Ziyanfang.
There is no doubt that the more than 40 shops in Ziyanfang are a gold mine. No one will leave the tools that have silver in their hands. The nobles in Kyoto must be peering at this treasure, and even
Some yamen want to take over the past.
Shopkeeper Qian knows that no matter who takes over, the more than 40 shopkeepers of Ziyanfang will definitely be known. These are all subordinates of Prince Yin. No one will keep these shopkeepers. They will definitely be replaced by new faction figures.
replace.
Shopkeeper Qian is very worried that the new backstage boss will use all kinds of methods to attack this group of old shopkeepers, because the more than 40 experienced shopkeepers are also a group that cannot be ignored. Once they unite, they will always cause trouble.
Something about it.
Now he can only wait for the new shopkeeper to replace him, and he can only leave quietly.
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Xue Poye was wearing a big white fur coat, with jade trees facing the wind, looking chic and suave, while Nan Huaiwu next to him was wearing a brown fur coat, and both of them were wearing thick cotton hats. They looked like just two ordinary people.
A character is nothing more than some money.
Two Yulin guards followed behind wearing black cotton-padded clothes. Their thick robes concealed their sabers. In the eyes of outsiders, they were Xue Poye's two followers.
"Why did you bring me here?" Nan Huaiwu looked at the open door of Ziyanfang. There were people coming and going, almost all of them women, beautiful women who still have charm, enchanting sisters, elegant and dignified young ladies from wealthy families,
There is also the shy daughter of a small family, with flowers in spring and moon in autumn, with different graces.
Speaking of which, there are indeed many young men who wander around Ziyanfang from time to time, looking for opportunities to seduce women. Even if they cannot seduce a good girl, it would be better if they can hook up with a certain lady who still has charm.
There are also some scoundrels who find a place to squat, laughing at Ziyanfang and enjoying the beauty here. This is not a bad thing.
Xue Poye smiled faintly, looked at Ziyanfang, and said slowly: "Ziyanfang, hehe, Brother Nan, what do you think of this kind of business?"
Nan Huaiwu pondered for a moment and replied softly: "Speaking of it, rouge gouache is not the most profitable business, but Ziyanfang has achieved the ultimate in this business. I want to be able to make the rouge gouache business so successful.
, it has been very rare throughout the ages." He paused, smiled softly, and said: "Shopkeeper, if you are in Kyoto, you should have heard that this Ziyanfang is not only located in Hangzhou, but also in the thirty-six states of Chu.
Every state has its own business, which not only has a complete range of varieties and top quality, but most importantly, has the support of the local government, so its success is no accident."
Xue Poye smiled heartily, approached Nan Huaiwu, and whispered in a low voice: "Brother Nan, if all the Ziyifang in these thirty-six states come under your command, are you sure?"
Nan Huaiwu didn't hear clearly for a while, or the words were too unreal. He didn't dare to hear clearly, so he frowned and asked, "What did the shopkeeper say?"
"I mean, I want you to be the general manager of Ziyanfang, do you dare?" Xue Poye chuckled, as if he was telling a joke.
Naturally, Nan Huaiwu would not believe it. He thought Xue Poye was joking and said with a smile: "Nan Huaiwu admires the shopkeeper's lofty ambitions. But having said that, if the shopkeeper can really have such a huge business one day, Nan Huaiwu
But I really want to get over this addiction."
Xue Poye chuckled and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of a carriage. He looked up and saw a carriage coming quickly from the opposite direction. Several soldiers with swords were following the carriage. They all looked very impressive.
"Sir, I am an official from the Ministry of Revenue!" A Yulin guard behind him said in a low voice.
Xue Poye nodded. He could recognize the clothes of those soldiers at a glance. They were the Hubu officers. He couldn't help but frown. Why did the Hubu send someone to Hangzhou? As a minister of the Hubu, why didn't he know?
This matter?
The carriage stopped in front of Ziyanfang. When the customers saw the official coming, they were a little scared and hurriedly dispersed.
A soldier stepped forward and opened the curtain, and a man walked out. He was thin and tall, with a small beard under his jaw. He was dressed as an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Xue Poye stared at the man and felt that he was very familiar. He thought for a moment,
Immediately I remembered that when I went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to do the ritual, this person was also one of the officials, and seemed to be a chief of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
This chief executive is not considered a high official. There are inspectors, ministers, and ministers above him. He is only considered a fourth-level official in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
However, in various state capitals, he is a Beijing official and has the majesty of a Beijing official.
Xue Poye raised his clothes slightly, covering half of his face, and whispered: "Look what he is going to do!"
The head of the household department looked around arrogantly, then stroked his little beard, looked up at the plaque of Ziyanfang, and said with a smile: "This is Ziyanfang, hehe, he looks very arrogant.
, come on, follow me in." He led a few soldiers with swords and walked into Ziyi Fang proudly.
Xue Poye waved his hand and quietly entered Ziyifang. He saw a big-faced shopkeeper rushing to greet the head of the household department and bowing repeatedly: "It's a great honor for me to be here, sir. Please take a seat!"
Many of the customers in the room dispersed in fright, and the remaining small group huddled in a corner. Like the female waiters inside, they were all frightened and frightened. They didn't know what the official was doing in Ziyanfang.
Xue Poye walked to a corner, calmly picked up a box of gouache, put it in his nose and smelled it. He felt the fragrance was fragrant, but it was very elegant, very different from ordinary vulgar powder.
A rather plump female clerk saw Xue Poye's handsome face. She couldn't help but blush and whispered: "Sir, are you buying gouache for Madam?"
Xue Poye shook his head and smiled and whispered: "No, I...!" Suddenly he thought of Yue Zhu, so he nodded and whispered: "Yes, pick me a few boxes of high-quality gouache, um, and two boxes of rouge.
"My eyes couldn't help but sweep over the female waiter's plump breasts, and I thought to myself: "This can be considered one of my subordinates, but I don't know if he can sleep with me...!" He suddenly gave up the idea of lewdness.
The female waiter saw Xue Poye looking at her plump breasts, and she didn't shy away from it. She straightened her breasts out. Her plump breasts were so plump that they were almost splitting under the clothes. She was indeed astonishingly plump, and there was a hint of spring in her eyes.
"Damn it, my Xue Poye's subordinates are really cool and tasteful." Xue Poye was about to whisper a few words of teasing, but he heard the head of the household department say arrogantly: "You are just money with a big smile? Okay.
Very good, hand over the things."
Xue Poye was startled, and even shopkeeper Qian asked curiously: "Something? Sir, what should I hand over?"