"I heard that you are in Tianjin Wei, you came to the capital so soon?" Qiao Dongsheng didn't let Wei Bao sit, he sits, Wei Bao still stands, like a teacher talking to students.

Wei Bao saw that the other party was so rude, he didn't even give up his seat, he didn't have any hospitality, he simply regarded himself as a servant or a subordinate, so he stood up straight, and didn't find a place to sit down by himself, still in place, neither humble nor arrogant: "The news of the Qiao family is well-informed enough, and even the news of us, a small trader who has no seat in front of the eldest prince of Qiao, is so clear. ”

Qiao Dongsheng's face changed, he didn't expect Wei Bao to be so arrogant, and he actually dared to stand up to himself in person? Secretly daring to rob goods from the Wu family, daring to resist the pressure of the Wu family, and running to the customs to do business, it is indeed not an ordinary teenager.

After Qiao Dongsheng got the news that Wei Bao had arrived in Tianjin and had a large number of high-quality furs in his hands, he found Wu Qiufa, the steward of the Wu family who had been stationed in the capital for a long time. And pointed out that the goods in Wei Bao's hands were obtained occasionally, and the long-term supply in the future would have to be their Wu family.

That's why Qiao Dongsheng's attitude towards Wei Bao is so arrogant, without the slightest demeanor that the top level of the Ming Dynasty should have.

"Hehe, I forgot to let you sit down, if you want to sit, then sit." Qiao Dongsheng sneered.

"No, I like to stand and talk." Wei Bao's tone was still neither humble nor arrogant, even colder than Qiao Dongsheng's. Since Qiao Dongsheng only said one sentence just now, Wei Bao has already gotten a lot of information! Wei Bao can already be sure that the Qiao family has dealings with the Wu family, and most of them are long-term big buyers who cooperate with the Wu family, and the Qiao family needs this batch of goods very much, otherwise they will not deign to meet him in person. Since this is the case, there is no need to put yourself in a low position, labor and management are not here to be beggars, but to negotiate business.

Qiao Dongsheng didn't expect Wei Bao to be so prickly, and secretly regretted it, he should let the people below see this Wei Bao, this is really a thorn, and he asked unhappily: "At what price do you plan to sell that batch of goods?" ”

"In the best condition!" Wei Bao saw that the other party took the initiative to ask the price, and his attitude was much better, after all, he was here to do business, not to be vindictive.

Qiao Dongsheng was amused by Wei Bao and laughed: "The best quality? Can you guarantee a long-term supply? ”

Wei Bao was a little deflated, but he didn't lie, "No guarantees." ”

"There is no guarantee of long-term supply, only one batch of goods, who can give you the price of excellent quality? The whole capital, the whole Zhili, except for me, who can ask you for this batch of goods? If I don't nod, no one in the entire Jin Merchants will ask you for this batch of goods, and there are less than ten shops that can eat this batch of goods! I can tell you that all of them belong to me as a merchant. I've already given you enough face to see you today, boy. Qiao Dongsheng looked like he was sure of Wei Bao.

"Thank you to Mr. Qiao for giving me face! My goods are good, they are all in special condition! Even if Mr. Qiao pointed out that I can't supply for a long time and sell it at a first-class price, it's also fair! Wei Bao gave way, this is the price of his heart, if according to the market price of the first-class condition, the purchase price of 6,000 taels of silver, at most sell 10,000 taels of silver, according to the second-class condition to sell, at most sell about 5,000 taels of silver, according to the third-class condition to sell it is completely worthless, 500 taels of silver are reluctant!

The price of fur is very different, not according to the price of the first grade, there is a world of difference between good fur and bad fur. A good fur, not only the original material is difficult to find, it is very difficult to obtain, the whole production process, in this era is also very complicated, to ensure that no mistakes can be made, it is best to form a piece of special fur, it is very difficult.

This kind of high-end goods are originally used by the rich, bad furs, free and not worn, good furs, one is hard to find, so the price difference is very different!

And the batch of furs in Wei Bao's hand is a higher grade than the first grade, which belongs to the best of the best, and it is difficult to find any flaws.

"I don't have the time to talk about such trivial things, I can buy them at a price between second-class and third-class condition, that's all! You can talk to him about the rest. Qiao Dongsheng said, stood up and left, and a person behind him who looked like a shopkeeper hurriedly sent him off.

Wei Bao didn't wait for Qiao Dongsheng to walk out of the hall, and left with a little vindictiveness at the same time! "I don't have kung fu either!"

Qiao Dongsheng stopped and looked at Wei Bao's back, looking stunned. Originally, I thought that I could receive the goods from Wei Bao at a price between the second-class and third-class grades, so that Wei Bao could recover two or three thousand taels of silver, Wei Bao should cry and shout with gratitude, but I didn't expect Wei Bao to be more arrogant than him? What the hell? Sure enough, as Wu Qiufa said, this is a cub who doesn't know the height of the earth and the thickness of the earth!

If Qiao Dongsheng knew that the Wei family was a generation of poor, I don't know what he would think?

Wei Bao didn't care what Qiao Dongsheng thought, he didn't look back, he strode out, very resolute! Liu Chunshi and Fan Datou waited outside the hall, seeing what had just happened, and hurriedly followed Wei Gongzi away, they knew that Wei Gongzi would not be the slightest emotional frustration, but would immediately find a new buyer. Now I can only find the Zhili Business Gang, or I can't call it a business gang, but an isolated big business. It's just that after offending the leaders of the Jin merchants, Wei Gongzi's trade route in Guannai seems to be getting narrower and narrower.

"Go and call Wu Qiufa here to see me immediately!" Qiao Dongsheng said angrily.

"Yes, Childe!" The shopkeeper hurried down to do something.

"The villagers came to the capital to spread the wilderness?" Qiao Dongsheng's anger couldn't go down, and his whole body trembled slightly, his family's status in the business world, especially in the northern business world, was simply equal to the royal rank, who saw him nodding his head? Can't wait to get on your knees and show goodwill? It's the first time he's been hit like this since he was a child.

Wu Qiufa was quickly found.

Qiao Dongsheng suddenly had a place to vent, and said with a slashed face: "Is your Wu family still okay outside the gate?" Do you know how I was hit by that stunned guy just now? ”

How did Wu Qiufa know how he was hit? He smiled and said, "What is the identity of Prince Qiao?" Why bother to see that kid in person? This incident was an accident, didn't our son-in-law personally write a letter to explain it to Mr. Qiao? ”

"Instructions are useful? This winter, those royal relatives, the families of the first and second grades, and a group of rich people in Zhili can't buy high-quality furs, who will pay for this loss? Many of them were ordered in advance, and they were destroyed day by day! Qiao Dongsheng roared loudly.

Wu Qiufa was so frightened that he didn't dare to make a sound, Qiao Dongsheng had already looked for him yesterday, and he collected this batch of goods at the price between second-class fur and third-class fur, which was the result of discussions between the two of them, who knew that such a 'good' thing, Wei Bao actually refused? In Wu Qiufa's opinion, this is far better than Wei Bao returning it to the Wu family for nothing in Yongping Mansion, or selling it at the price of third-class fur in Tianjin Wei, which is much better.

"This loss is all from your Wu family! And the next trip to the goods, less than 3,000 taels of silver, to make up for the loss of my Qiao family's reputation! Qiao Dongsheng saw that Wu Qiufa didn't speak, and said angrily.

"This matter has to be written by the eldest prince of Qiao to explain to our son-in-law in person, I am just an errand runner sent by the Wu family in Beijing, where did I do it?" Wu Qiufa immediately pretended to be sad with a sad face, and kept wiping his eyes, as if he was about to cry. He was indeed about to be squeezed by the eldest son of Qiao and was about to cry, secretly regretting that Wei Bao should not be belittled yesterday for nothing, if it was said that the Qiao family would buy it at the price of second-class fur, the Qiao family would still make a lot of money, and would not trouble the Wu family for the failure of this batch of goods.

"I'm going to write it! If Wu Sanfeng refuses, then let your Wu family find another buyer in the future! "Qiao Dongsheng didn't take the Wu family in his eyes at all! In other words, in this era, except for Guanwai, not many people will take the Wu family and the ancestral family into account. In the eyes of wealthy businessmen such as Jingguan and Jingshi, the Wu family is just a small magistrate, or a fourth-grade official, which is a fart!

"Master Qiao, why don't you let someone increase the price again? Buy it from Na Wei Bao at the price of second-class fur, see if he is willing or not, if that is the case, the Qiao family will still make a lot of money, eldest son, our friendship is so good, don't be busy writing letters first, otherwise our son-in-law will definitely blame me for all the mistakes and blame me for not doing things well. Wu Qiufa hurriedly pleaded. As he spoke, he really cried.

Qiao Dongsheng saw Wu Qiufa crying, and his anger eased a little, "I won't ask about this matter again, I don't care what method you use, get the goods!" It's still the price between the third-class and the second-class grade, and I won't have more than a big boy! The goods were not delivered on time by your Wu family, why should I help you sweep the tail? It's not the Wu family outside the border, your Wu family is not good, naturally there are others to make up for it, it's a big deal, just take a detour from Datong to buy goods! ”

Wu Qiufa secretly thought, detour to purchase, your cost is still so much? But he didn't dare to talk back to Qiao Dongsheng, he pretended to cry just now, that was acting, anyway, his tears were worthless, "Master Qiao, add some more money, the Qiao family has a big business, and they have cooperated with our Wu family for so long, so they don't care about such a small amount, right?" If I add it to the second-class condition to buy that batch from Wei Bao, I can find someone to talk to. ”

"No, you can't add a big kid, you didn't see how arrogant that kid was just now! Two days, I'll give you two days at most! Qiao Dongsheng said and walked away.

Wu Qiufa froze in place, thinking about how things should be handled now. He imagined it from Wei Bao's point of view, and what he was most afraid of was that Wei Bao would sell this batch of goods at a cheap price of third-class quality, or find a big merchant who had the strength to eat this batch of goods in second-class or first-class condition!

Although this possibility is extremely low, it is not completely impossible, what if someone dares to argue with Jin Shang?

In addition to the Jin merchants, the capital, especially the ten Wangfu streets, there are still a few large business in the business circles of Zhili, but the best of these shops is only to deal in first-class furs, maybe people will buy this batch of special furs in Wei Bao's hands according to the price of first-class or second-class products!

Thinking of this section, where did Wu Qiufa dare to slack off, he hurriedly went out of the hall and beckoned his subordinates to go everywhere to greet the big merchants outside the Jin merchants in the business circles of Zhili, he knew that the Jin merchants didn't need to say hello, and no one dared to cross the Qiao family to eat this batch of goods without authorization. And let people quickly find Wei Bao's whereabouts, and every move in the capital must be reported to him at any time.

Wu Qiufa's idea was not wrong, Wei Bao left the gate of the Jin Chamber of Commerce, and still stayed in the most prosperous Shiwangfu Street in the capital, visiting the big business of Zhili that operated the fur business one by one.

"Childe, we have already found out yesterday that there are eight large merchants other than the Jin merchants who have the ability to operate fur, and the one that has rejected us just now is still seven." Fan said with a big head.

Wei Bao sighed slightly, "Actually, there are not even seven left!" The one just now is the most powerful fur business in Zhili except for the Jin merchants! I'm walking in order of strength now, and the remaining seven will get weaker and weaker, so the chances will get smaller and smaller! ”

Wei Bao had already done his homework before coming to the Jin Chamber of Commerce today, and made a record of the situation of the big merchants other than the Jin merchants in the entire capital.

When Fan Datou and Liu Chunshi heard Wei Gongzi say this, they immediately looked at each other, not knowing what to say. They all feel that the chances are getting slimmer.

"There's actually only one chance left! It's the name of this business surnamed Yang! Wei Bao gestured with his mouth to a very good business on the opposite side.

"What? Did Childe have a relationship with this business before? Lin Wenbiao couldn't help but ask.

Wei Bao knew what Lin Wenbiao meant, and said indifferently: "I don't know, although this family is also surnamed Yang, it should have nothing to do with Yang Hongyi and Yang Gongzi's family in Shanhaiguan, and they all happen to be surnamed Yang." I heard that their family was originally a small business, and it was a big business! Because someone in the family is a eunuch, he has recently been promoted by Father-in-law Wei and became the steward of the 24th Yamen, and by the way, he took his family to heaven with chickens and dogs! Such people are bold, because they are looked down upon, so they especially want to do something big! So as to impress the industry. ”

When everyone heard Wei Bao say this, they all nodded and said that it made sense, and secretly admired Wei Bao's carefulness and seemingly casual walking, but they had thought about how to do it before every step, which was very admirable.

The 24 Yamen was a system of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and it was an institution for eunuchs to serve the emperor and his family. There are 12 prisons, 4 divisions, and 8 bureaus, collectively referred to as the 24 yamen.

Twelve Supervisors: Celebrant Supervisor, Imperial Horse Supervisor, Internal Official Supervisor, Division Supervisor, Imperial Supervisor, Shrine Supervisor, Shangshan Supervisor, Shangbao Supervisor, Seal Ribbon Supervisor, Zhidian Supervisor, Shangyi Supervisor, and Metropolitan Governor;

Four Divisions: Salary Division, Bell and Drum Division, Treasure Money Division, and Mixed Hall Division;

Eight Bureaus: War Bureau, Silver Bureau, Huanyi Bureau, Scarf and Hat Bureau, Needlework Bureau, Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau, Siyuan Bureau.

Although the status of the four divisions and eight bureaus is not comparable to the twelve eunuchs, but it is already a cow to be a steward brand, there are tens of thousands of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and when it comes to the level of the twenty-four yamen steward brand, they are all top figures, and it is even more difficult to mix like this than officialdom.

Therefore, there is a Ming generation, but whenever the eunuch dictatorship is in power, in fact, the political situation is very stable, and the people who can be the eunuch boss, which one of them is proposed, are the materials of the first assistant, and the time for training is enough first, at least forty miles away, and he has been in the palace since he was a child, and he has been a eunuch for a long enough time, not to mention a large group of such people to do things together. These big eunuchs are much higher than those in the officialdom who have to pass the imperial examination first, at least until nearly thirty, or more than thirty, before entering the officialdom, and after entering the officialdom, they have to spend time climbing up from the bottom layer to level.

According to a little historical knowledge that Wei Bao knew in modern times, and the information obtained after crossing the rebirth to the Ming Dynasty during this time, Wei Zongxian only began to rise last year and began to seize power, but in less than a year, he has basically held the power of the central government in his hands.

The eunuchs have both means, because of the direct support of the emperor behind them, and they also have the guts, so they are much more ruthless than the high-ranking officials.

"Well, as soon as Gongzi said this, I remembered that the boss of this house seems to be called Yang Siqing, and Yang Siqing's brother is called Yang Wuqing, who has been in the palace since he was a child, and is now the manager of the Needlework Bureau, so the Yang family only started to do the clothing business, and it is indeed the past two years that it has only started to grow." Fan nodded his head.

"Childe, the background behind this kind of person is too big, do business with them, are you afraid?" Liu Chunshi asked.

This is also a problem that Wei Bao is worried about, doing business with people with too strong backgrounds, you really have to beware of others doing black hands, if you have goods for a long time, it would be better, the capital is such a big business community, it is estimated that Qiao Dongsheng has already greeted everyone, if others know his roots, don't even get the price of third-class quality goods.

Hearing Liu Chunshi say this, others also talked about it, and they all said that the land of dragons and snakes in the capital is no smaller than the place outside the gate, so you must be careful.

Wei Bao said: "Those who dare to do my business must have the strength, the road is out, and if you look ahead and look behind for anything, you don't have to do anything." ”

Wei Bao's words are more like cheering himself up, when the chance is getting slimmer and slimmer, he is really afraid that in the end, it will become a third-class fur price, and the batch worth tens of thousands of taels of silver will be sold for hundreds of taels of silver, which is the biggest lifting stone to shoot himself in the foot! I've spent so much effort lately, and I've been in the soup, and this kind of blow makes my heart chill when I think about it.