Although he was asked about the sore spot, Zu Yuan's psychological quality was not bad, and he quickly calmed down and said: "It seems that Xiao Gongzi has also heard some rumors below, yes, for businessmen, it is true that honesty is the best, but for businessmen, it is even more important to be sharp!" ”

Zu Yuan looked at Li An and Xiao Yao and did not refute him, his heart became more confident, and continued: "My Zu Yuan has indeed sold fakes, but the price is more than half cheaper than the real thing, of course, I also have to make a little difference." So I believe that you get what you pay for, and they buy my goods even more knowing that the price is low, which is nothing more than being greedy for cheap! So I'm just profit first and integrity second. ”

"Makes sense! is the so-called no traitor, no business, so if we cooperate, will the ancestral shopkeeper still sell fakes? Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"Nope! The reason why I sold fakes in the first place was because I didn't have the capital to sell real goods, and small traders made small profits and small sales, and if I wanted to survive, I could only use words first! But if a firm wants to be big, it must be honest! "Zu Yuan has his own opinions.

"What kind of business house does the ancestor want to open? How much does it cost? Xiao Yao asked again.

"Since ancient times, the business has been based on salt and iron, and if you want to do a big business, you must take the salt and iron business as the foundation! However, Chen Guo's salt and iron business has been monopolized by Yinhai Commercial Bank, so if you want to develop from these large businesses of salt and iron, you must have a large capital and the support of the government! Zu Yuan opened his mouth and came, it seems that he has thought about these things for a long time.

"Isn't that the same as the Xiao family firm in Liang Kingdom?" The firm that Xiao Yao knows best is his family's Xiao family firm.

"Yes, the Xiao family firm has a monopoly on the iron and salt business because of the royal background of the Liang Kingdom, and it has become a well-known firm in the world, and later it is famous for the Xiao family firm by virtue of the glazed treasures, although last year's shocking explosion made the glazed treasures lost again, which has a certain impact on the Xiao family, but the foundation of the Xiao family's firm, the salt and iron business is still there, so the Xiao family firm is still among the best! Therefore, if I have the support of Lord Li, and then give me a certain amount of capital, starting from the salt and iron, I am confident that the firm will develop into the second Yinhai firm! Zu Yuan said confidently.

"So what are we going to do now?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Jiangzhou's trade is dominated by water transportation, and Xunyang County is the center of Jiangzhou, and mastering Xunyang County is equivalent to mastering Jiangzhou! First of all, Lord Li must give an order to buy all the merchant ships in Xunyang County under our trading house! With this batch of merchant ships, our firm has a foothold! Then continue to develop, so that all the commercial banks in Jiangzhou are looking forward to us. Then we have the strength to compete with Yinhai Commercial Bank. Zu Yuan said.

"Yes, the analysis is the first to go! Sure enough, it's a business material. Xiao Yao exclaimed.

"Of course, after all that, I don't know about this cooperation... Zu Yuan showed a profiteer's smile and looked at Li An flatteringly.

"This official is not good at business, so these issues are all decided by Xiao Gongzi!" Li An immediately shifted Zu Yuan's smile to Xiao Yao's side.

"What does Xiao Gongzi mean?" Zu Yuan looked at Xiao Yao excitedly.

"What I mean is that there is no problem with cooperation, and the capital can also be given to you, but what I need is the loyalty of the ancestral shopkeeper, what I want you to do, you will do! You can't touch anything I don't allow! Those who disobey do not live long! Xiao Yao suddenly looked at Zu Yuan coldly.

Zu Yuan was startled at first, he was so frightened that he trembled, a child could have such murderous eyes, but with his excellent psychological quality, he quickly calmed down and said: "Of course, Master Li and Xiao Gongzi gave me the capital to do business, and they are my big bosses, of course I obey the orders of the two!" ”

"Sure enough, it's a smart man!" Xiao Yao returned to his innocent smile, "But I am also a person with clear rewards and punishments, and when the time comes, when I make money, I will naturally have your share!" ”

"Zu Yuan will do his best to take care of the business for the two of them, and there will be no two hearts! If there is betrayal, the sky will thunder! Zu Yuan hurriedly swore a curse.

"Okay, we are already building an iron workshop, and now we are going to set up another trading house, called General Commercial Bank, and the iron workshop is under the umbrella of the trading house, and you are solely responsible for the business of making iron and making tools! As for the capital, I will first give you 50,000 taels of silver to build a commercial bank! Xiao Yao gave him a candy after playing with the stick.

"Thank you Lord Li, thank you Xiao Gongzi, the villain will immediately go and prepare for the establishment of a commercial bank!" Zu Yuan was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

"By the way, Zu Yuan, I heard that your ancestor was a master of arithmetic, and he was also an official in the court, and he was a scholarly family, why did he go to business in your generation?" After finishing speaking, Xiao Yao suddenly asked curiously.

"My grandfather did write a few books on arithmetic, and now I still have it at home, and my father also asked me to study arithmetic carefully and carry forward the arithmetic of my ancestors, but those who learn these arithmetic are woodcraftsmen, and now there is chaos everywhere, where can I still find people to learn, and finally the family is in the middle of the road, selling the land and selling the land. Alas! That's why I like to do business, and when I have money, I have what I want! Zu Yuan said the reason very honestly.

"It's a pity, you must know that your great-grandfather's arithmetic research can have a great impact on future generations, but you like to do business." Xiao Yao sighed.

"It turns out that Xiao Gongzi also knows about the situation of his grandfather? Have you read his books? Zu Yuan was very surprised, it seems that Xiao Gongzi knows his great-grandfather very well and respects him.

"Of course I did, and I think his arithmetic achievements should be remembered for centuries! Well, Master Li, why don't you open another school in Xunyang County, and then recruit students to come in and impart this knowledge? Xiao Yao suddenly had an idea, "Opening the school can not only allow the research of these sages to be passed on, but also cultivate the talents we need, and there is no harm in doing it." ”

"Xiao Gongzi doesn't know, now the people of Jiangzhou are generally poor, they can't eat enough, how can they have the heart to go to the school, and the academy and school are all opened by those scholar families, and they don't accept the children of the Shu clan." Zu Yuan said.

"It doesn't matter, Master Li will come forward, and the government will plan to set up a school and recruit disciples! Not only can you eat and live, learn well, you can also have a reward, and you can also become an official after you have learned something! If they can't learn well, let them go to the iron workshop to become craftsmen, and they can also get ahead! Xiao Yao directly helped Ang Li make a decision!

"If that's the case, Xiao Gongzi will be the reincarnation of Kong Zhongni! I'm afraid that there will be a lot of people who come to study in this way, and they will pay back money for food and housing, and the expenses will be a lot. "Zu Yuan is still more sensitive to money.

"So you, the big shopkeeper of the general trading house, are going to make money desperately! When the time comes, if you don't have enough money, Lord Li will confiscate your family property! Xiao Yao looked at Zu Yuan, who was constipated, with a smile and threatened.