Princess Lichuan thought for a while and said, "When you say that, I understand. In this way, this auction is really good business. There are several things that come with this business. One is to have a good venue, like a teahouse, with a hall and a private room. In this way, those guests who do not want to show up can watch through the curtain in the box. In this way, the people inside the curtain can see outside and compete with bids, but the people outside the curtain cannot see inside. Second, it is necessary to be familiar with people and know many people, so that we can invite more wealthy businessmen and eunuchs to participate in the auction, and we will not worry about the supply of goods and the lack of buyers. Third, there must be strong guards in the house, so as to ensure the safety of the auction items, so that people are willing to put things in the auction house. ”

Chen Wenhui really admired, these points were necessary for the auction house in her previous life, the princess could think about it just by listening to a little, what is a naturally intelligent person, this is it, it is really a good gene.

Chen Wenhui said: "Sister Princess, you are really smart, you have figured out the key so quickly. As you said, this auction house needs to pay attention to these things in order to get it done. Since the princess sister said so, she must have a candidate in mind? ”

Princess Lichuan smiled and said, "Well, I thought of a candidate." I have a sister-in-law in my family who married Princess Jingzhen's grandson two years ago, Qi Cangshou of the Qi family. When Princess Jingzhen was alive, the Qi family was very beautiful, the Qi family traveled extensively, and the noble officials and eunuchs in the capital, and even the wealthy merchants and the Qi family were all friends. Princess Jingzhen was also a lively person during her lifetime, and Qi Lao Ma was also a person who loved to make friends, and the peddlers and pawns, princes and nobles all interacted. He's a good guy. When I was a kid, I used to go to Qi's house. However, later, Qi Lao Ma died, and within a few years, Princess Jingzhen also died. Although the Qi family has a big business, it spent too much in the past few years, and now it has not reached the point of making ends meet. But it's already unshelf-up. After my sister-in-law got married, although she brought a large amount of dowry, she couldn't last a few years. The colt and I think about it every and the time. She was worried. Now this auction house is good business. Their family has an industry, which is such a teahouse, which used to have a good business, but in recent years, not only did it not make money, but also lost money. They're thinking about getting out of business. But their teahouse is too big, and most people are small when they open a teahouse, so where can they get such a big teahouse, so they haven't cashed it out. If you do this, you don't have to sell it. Just do it as an auction house. And also. Because the Qi family has a wide range of friends, many friends, and people from all walks of life know each other, so there is no worry about being popular. Their old colt still preferred fists and feet, so they knew a lot of people in the rivers and lakes. As long as you have money, you will definitely be able to recruit good players. So, when you think about it, it's really appropriate. If their family can take over, we will save some worry. It's better to go and ask someone to send a car to pick her up first, and wait for the couple to come. I'll talk to them. ”

Chen Wenhui was very happy and said: "That's a good feeling, so be it." Just to save time, let's put a price on all of these things first. Then inform the ladies that the internal subscription meeting will be set up first. ”

Princess Lichuan smiled and said yes.

Chen Wenhui did it for a while, and then said that he would come to the princess's mansion every day in the future to deal with the affairs of running a hospital and a Yangshan Hall. Chen Wenhui then said goodbye to Princess Lichuan. did not go home, but was entrusted by the princess to go to Mingzhu's house, and agreed with Mingzhu that he would take time to go to the princess's house every day in the future. Mingzhu is in charge of the hospital, and Wen Hui is in charge of Yangshantang.

Chen Wenhui left, and Princess Lichuan immediately called her housekeeper Yurui to come and sent a post to her sister Xu Shuzhen, asking the two of them to come over to the house. Xu Shuzhen and his wife received the post and immediately came in a car.

As soon as Princess Lichuan told them, Xu Shuzhen hadn't said anything yet, Qi Cangshou was already very willing, and said, "Princess, this idea is really good, why haven't I thought of such a way to make money." It's just for our family. My father, uncles, and brothers are all people who don't have any skills, but we still have an eye for these antiques, utensils, and other things. I just do this. It's just that we have some difficulties now, and the cost of this thing is not large, and the biggest possibility is the warehouse and teahouse used by this auction house. This teahouse is ready-made, but it also needs to be decorated, if it is not high-grade, it is not that our auction house is good? And this warehouse is ready-made, just reinforce it. But it also costs silver. Then there's the manpower, which is no problem, our family is a lot of idlers, and there is just something to do. It doesn't cost anything. The second is to familiarize yourself with the printing workshop, so that you can print books frequently. Don't worry about this, we have several familiar printing workshops, which can give very low prices. And then there's the guard. When my grandfather was alive, he helped many people in the rivers and lakes, and now we are looking for them to help. It's just that this maintenance guard also costs money. Not to mention anything else, clothes, weapons and the like cost a lot of money, but the monthly money in the future does not need to be considered now, when the time comes, the normal expenditure in the business, but this early money is also a lot of money. ”

Xu Shuzhen was a little confused. Her mother's own account is not clear, and she relies on her daughter-in-law to take care of the house, where will she be taught? After she married Princess Lichuan, she learned a little from the princess's sister-in-law, and then got married. Belonging to the halfway monk, where can these complicated accounts be calculated, she asked anxiously: "Then how much money do you have to invest first?" ”

Qi Cangshou didn't say anything, just looked at Princess Lichuan.

Princess Lichuan drank tea unhurriedly and said, "Brother-in-law, I really can't see it, you are still very smart, and you have thought so much about it for a while." It seems that this auction house is really suitable for you, you say, how much does it cost? How much can you prepare, although the Qi family is not as good as before, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and there will be no nothing. How much gap is left, tell me directly, I don't think your life can be better, Shuzhen's life is more relaxed. ”

Qi Cangshou was a little embarrassed by what the princess said: "Princess, Shuzhen has suffered a little bit with me." Please rest assured that the princess will definitely remember the help she gave us today, and the Qi family will definitely remember it, and she will have a smooth life for Shuzhen in the future. ”

Princess Lichuan nodded.

Qi Cangshou said: "I estimate that about forty or fifty thousand taels of silver will be enough, mainly for decoration and guards." Our family can also make up 20,000 or 30,000 taels if we are tight, and our Shuzhen's dowry is rich, so we can take out some, I estimate that there will be a gap of 10,000 to 20,000 taels, and it will definitely not exceed 20,000 taels. ”

Princess Lichuan nodded and said, "Your calculation is good, that's it." However, I hope the decoration is better, and the people who come and go in the future are princes and nobles, rich and the like, if it is not up to the grade, it will not work. Pay attention to every detail. Including tea, snacks, useful cups, curtains, etc. In this way, I will give you 30,000 taels of silver, and I will not buy shares, even if it is lent to you, and I will return the money when I earn it. First, decorate better, don't think about saving money. Second, don't touch Shuzhen's dowry. ”

Qi Cangshou's face flushed, but he also thanked the princess for thinking about them and was busy.

Xu Shuzhen is just not as outstanding as Princess Lichuan's housekeeping ability, but she is not stupid, how can she not understand that the princess's sister-in-law is thinking about her in everything. I couldn't help but be very moved, held the princess's hand, and couldn't speak.

Princess Lichuan said: "It's nothing, it's just a trend, Shuzhen, you also know, our family is not short of this idea now." You can rest assured that you can assist your brother-in-law to do a good job in this business. ”

Xu Shuzhen nodded vigorously.

On the same day, when Qi Cangshou came out of Princess Lichuan's house, he carried a silver ticket of 30,000 taels of silver.

Back at home, Qi Cangshou told his father about it. Qi Cangshou's father immediately called several brothers over, and Qi Cangshou told him about the auction house.

Qi Cangshou's father said: "This is a good idea, and it is also a profitable one." Whether it is buying things or selling things, we will pay a commission, and we will make a steady profit. The most important thing is to make a name for yourself first. This is not to worry, as long as we get the auction for donation that Princess Lichuan gave a good deal, then all parts of Dachu will know about our auction house, and our reputation will go out. In the future, there will be a small auction, or an auction of porcelain, or an auction of gold and silverware, an auction of paintings and calligraphy, or an auction of antiques, don't you sit and wait to make money? ”

His brothers are not stupid, they all understand the benefits, and they are all very happy, but some people think that now the family is not as good as before, where can there be such a big amount of money to invest in. Unless it's selling land, or selling shops.

Qi Cangshou's father said: "It's not necessary to sell land and buy a shop, it is passed down from our ancestors, we can't grow it, and we can't sell our ancestral business." Let's save a province and take out a little bit of each room. In order to support our entrepreneurship, the princess has already given Cangshou 30,000 taels of silver tickets, saying that she would borrow it and pay it back when she has money. I calculated, this is also a matter of forty or fifty thousand taels of silver, and if I make it a little more refined, it will probably be a matter of fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver. The princess has already borrowed 30,000, can't we even make up 20,000 or 30,000? ”

When the brothers heard that the princess had borrowed money, they all patted their chests and said that a few thousand taels was still no problem. These brothers, each of them are a few thousand taels, and one together, plus 10,000 taels from the big house, is more than enough.

In this way, the Qi family set up an auction house.

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