Qian Kun even doubted for a moment whether this was a scam, because before he came, a master weaver told him that it was almost impossible to reduce the price of cloth to this level, unless this was a scam.

scam.

But this is the imperial envoy of Jinyiwei after all, how could he do such an outrageous thing?

More importantly, Qian Kun admitted that he was really tempted.

His journey to take over the Shu Merchant Chamber of Commerce was not smooth. Since ancient times, almost all places in China have had seniority rules, and even the Shu Merchant Chamber of Commerce is no exception.

His uncles and uncles all covet his position, and even his cousins ​​are the same. If he wants to stand out among the wolves, he must make real achievements to truly convince the crowd.

And this deal is an opportunity for him. If the cost of all levels of cloth can be reduced to half, then this is a business that is enough to shake up the entire Daliang country's cloth industry. As long as he can win it, no one from the Shu Merchant Chamber of Commerce will be able to do it again.

can threaten his position.

Qian Kun paused for a moment, then got into a business-discussing state and said, "There are all levels of cloth. Do you have any samples here, sir?"

"Put over what you were asked to bring."

Fang Xiu waved his hand, indicating to the players to bring all the things they brought to the table. Then he reached out and opened the packages, threw out an album and said:

"These are all samples, but only one sample is prepared for each layer. I have asked people to write the rest in this album. You can change the color quality above."

Hearing this, Qian Kun cupped his hands and said, "Sir, do you mind if I have someone come in to inspect the goods?"

"Since it's a business, you can inspect the goods at any time." Fang Xiu waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Thank you, sir. Come in."

After Qian Kun bowed his hands towards Fang Xiu, he turned to look behind him and clapped his hands. Then, middle-aged men in steward clothes walked out of another room one by one, and then bowed to Fang Xiu and Qian Kun respectively.

body.

Qian Kun then pointed to the cloth and album on the table and said:

"You are all old people in the cloth business in our Shu Chamber of Commerce. Each of you has almost more than twenty years of experience. Today is the time to test you. Look carefully at the color, feel, quality of the cloth, everything.

Read every detail and report back to me after reading it.”

"yes!"

Following this response, these middle-aged people in their forties and fifties quickly moved into action. Their division of labor was extremely precise.

A piece of silk cloth was quickly unfolded in their hands, and then some people looked at the color, some looked at the feel, some looked at the quality, and some looked at whether the color had faded.

After the cloth passed through all their hands, a piece of silk cloth just rolled back to its original appearance. Even ordinary people can see the professional feeling from them.

After all the cloth passed through these people's hands, these people seemed to become more and more excited. Although they did not speak or gesture, it could still be seen from their movements and eye contact.

However, these people still did not speak. Instead, they picked up the album given by Fang Xiu and gathered around to look at it. You could vaguely see the gestures of these old masters who seemed to be calculating, and their eyes became brighter and brighter.

It wasn't until these people finished flipping through the book that they started to communicate quietly, and then finally an old man with a gray beard walked up to Qian Kun and whispered in his ear.

Qian Kun then put down the wine glass he was exchanging with Fang Xiu and said:

"Okay, I understand, let's go down."

The middle-aged people present immediately retreated, and Qian Kun immediately turned his head to look at Fang Xiu and said:

"Your Majesty's samples are really amazing, but I don't know how we can trade?"

"You place an order in advance and tell Li Weigong, a member of the Jinyiwei family in Mianchi Town, and then I will ask Li Yucheng, the commander of the Henan Fuxiang Army, to transport the ordered cloth down from Mount Xiao. When the time comes, it will be in Mianchi County. We will hand over the money and deliver the goods.

"

Qian Kun hesitated slightly when he heard this. What he was most afraid of was that the other party asked for a deposit in advance, so there was a possibility of being defrauded.

But now that the other party requires payment in one hand and delivery in one hand, the risk will be minimized and the business will be almost a sure profit.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Fang Xiu opposite him. He couldn't imagine how the other party could make a profit.

Moreover, Qian Kun was also frightened by Fang Xiu's boldness in directly using public weapons for private use. Although their chamber of commerce had protection from the court, they never dared to let Xiang Jun and Jin Yiwei do business so straightforwardly.

No wonder the previous letter from his father said that Wang Mudao would do anything for money. After a pause, Qian Kun said:

"Yes, but before delivery, our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce needs to request inspection of the goods. Only after the goods have been inspected can we trade with peace of mind, right?"

Fang Xiu nodded and said: "Okay, I will also find someone to check your money then, but I want to remind you that I only accept gold transactions, not copper coins, and the gold must not be less than 90% pure. Of course, if you use

You can come and exchange the land deeds around Xiaoshan with me."

Fang Xiu's agreement was beyond Qian Kun's imagination. Qian Kun suddenly felt that the other party might really be able to make a lot of money from this deal, so much so that he didn't bother to argue with him even though he was making such small profits.

But how is this possible? It is incredible that Fang Xiu can make money in this transaction. If he can make a huge profit, Qian Kun feels that this is simply incredible.

However, even though he was extremely curious about the profits that Fang Xiu could get, Qian Kun still suppressed his curiosity and said:

"There is no problem, then we might as well place the first order directly and trade it ten days later."

"Okay, how much cloth do you want?" Fang Xiu said without any hesitation.

It felt to Qian Kun that no matter how outrageous the supply quantity he proposed, the other party could come up with it. But why on earth could he show such confidence? Who would save so much cloth?

Qian Kun paused and seemed to be thinking. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I want special cloth, one hundred silks, fine cloth, one thousand silks, medium cloth, five thousand silks, low-grade cloth, ten thousand silks."

.”

This quantity is already quite large, almost equal to the annual sales of Shu Shang Cloth Store, or even more. It is basically impossible for anyone to save so much cloth.

But Fang Xiu didn't care at all and said: "Okay, no problem."

It seems that if the quantity of cloth he proposed doubled, the other party would be able to satisfy it immediately.

Only then did Qian Kun feel that what the other party said before was really not a joke. Maybe Zhejiang merchants, Shu merchants, Jiangnan merchants, Shanxi merchants, and Hebei merchants combined really couldn't take his business.

Qian Kun paused and said, "Then I will wait for good news from you in ten days."

Fang Xiu smiled and said: "As long as your money is in place, there will be no problem with my goods. You can even take over the entire cloth business in Daliang Kingdom with this price. You will truly be the only one."

Hearing this, Qian Kun raised his wine glass and said, "Then I'll lend you your blessing!"

The two looked at each other, smiled, and drank the wine in the glass.

Qian Kun immediately urged Mr. Li outside and said, "Mr. Li, hurry up and serve the food. I've almost finished the wine."

"This is coming."

Mr. Li immediately opened the door, and dishes were immediately brought to the table by the waiter. The dishes were also placed in lunch boxes wrapped in thick cotton. Apparently, he had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Qian Kun made an invitation gesture and said: "My lord, please try it first. Although the chef who made this meal did not stay in the imperial kitchen, he is indeed considered a top-notch expert among the people. Most people really eat it."

There are no dishes cooked by him."

"Okay, then it's all thanks to the young master's family."

Fang Xiu then picked up the chopsticks and started the banquet.

Then the guests and hosts had a great time, changing glasses and changing glasses. Under the singing and dancing of the singer, the banquet gradually reached its climax, and then came to an end.

An hour later, Fang Xiu and others said goodbye to Qian Kun and walked out of Yuhe Building, leaving only Qian Kun and the manager, Old Man Li, on the second floor.

After taking a deep breath, the confused look on Qian Kun's face disappeared and he regained his sobriety. Looking at the direction where Fang Xiu and others were leaving, Qian Kun shook his head and said:

"It's too mysterious. I can't see through it. I really can't see through it. I really don't know how he can make money in this business. This is really awesome and monstrous. It's no wonder that this person can be such a young man.

Imperial Envoy Jinyiwei, I am convinced.

Of course, if ten days later, he can deliver the goods on time and as he said, then I will be even more convinced of him."

"It is said that he is the son of Wang Shi, the former prime minister of the reform faction." Old Man Li said.

Qian Kun waved his hand and said: "You don't care whose son he is, we are doing business. As long as we don't violate the laws of the Liang Kingdom, it doesn't matter who we are doing business with. Even the officials won't say anything about it."

, we are not without people in the government and the opposition."

"Yes, but another point is that we may not be able to transfer that much gold within ten days." Old Man Li, the manager, reminded.

Qian Kun frowned when he heard this and said: "Then convert it into land as he said. It's useless for us to have so much land on Mianchi side. This is not Luoyang, so don't be so stingy.

If the first business is successful, then we really have a chance to monopolize the entire cloth business in Daliang Kingdom as he said, and then those uncles at home will definitely calm down."

"I'm afraid they won't be able to calm down so easily. Those uncles of yours are not peaceful people." Old Man Li frowned and said.

Qian Kun shook his head and said with a ruthless look: "If they still refuse to accept it and still want to use tricks, then I am not a vegetarian. Do you really think that I am a good person? Who in this family is a law-abiding person?

?If you don’t want to live and enjoy happiness, then I can only die for them.”

Old Man Li declined to comment after hearing this, and said: "Then do we still monitor the business between several other chambers of commerce and Fang Xiu?"

Qian Kun paused and said: "Surveillance, I want to see if Fang Xiu really has a huge business, so big that Zhejiang merchants, Shu merchants, Jiangnan merchants, Shanxi merchants, and Hebei merchants can't handle it all together."


Chapter completed!