"Xiaolang, you're right."

Hui Niang's face was full of joy, "But after all, it takes time for things to be implemented, and you can talk to these northern merchants about purchasing rice and grain, do you have a good way?" ”

Facing Hui Niang's eager gaze, Shen Xi felt that Hui Niang was becoming more and more dependent on him, although this dependence was only in terms of wisdom and strategy rather than the love between men and women, which also made Shen Xi a little fluttering.

"The idea is there, but it may offend these people, if my aunt is worried, we should take a long-term view, tolerate it for the time being, and when we have our own purchase channels in the future, the matter will be solved naturally." When Shen Xi said this, he was actually testing whether Hui Niang dared to take on the role of the shopkeeper of so many shops in the Chamber of Commerce.

Hui Niang thought for a while and said, "If you want to offend, sooner or later you will stiffen the relationship with them, why be afraid of a while?" Xiaolang, you quickly say reads();. ”

Shen Xi had a hint of relief on his face, Hui Niang was really as he saw, although she had a weak heart of her daughter, she also had her strength and unyieldingness, which was what he admired the most.

Shen Xi said: "These northern merchants, relying on the support of the government behind them, except for no one in their eyes, are sure that no one will come to steal business with them." We can do the opposite, without talking to them, and buy rice and grain from the neighboring province of Jiangxi. ”

"Time is in a hurry, how is this possible? We don't know any Jiangxi merchants. Hui Niang was a little anxious.

Shen Xi smiled evilly: "We don't know each other, but how do those northern merchants know?" Some of the merchants who wandered around in the sky were, we only need to let out the rumors, let them think that we are negotiating with the Jiangxi merchants, and by the way, let the rice and grain store in the city be the shopkeeper, from their warehouses to put together the millet and wheat on the ship, we can use some sacks to fill some sand mixed in it, and flamboyantly transport a few boats of corn and wheat back from the waterway, just say that these are the first batch ordered with the Jiangxi merchants, and there will be a large number of shipments in the future, see if they believe it or not! ”

Hui Niang didn't expect that Shen Xi's idea to teach her was not to take the right path, but to use the same "bad moves" as when she clashed with Fucheng Bookstore, and the risk she had to take this time was too great, and even she couldn't accept it for a while.

"That's ...... Will it work? Hui Niang looked up at Shen Xi, "What if these northern merchants don't do business with us?" ”

Shen Xi shook his head with a smile: "Aunt, you don't understand their business model, even if these merchants have the ability, they can't swallow such a big market in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, there must be a collective behind them, but the business around our Tingzhou Mansion has always been in charge of these people." ”

Every year, they will transport millet and wheat from the waterway to western Fujian in advance, and when the price is negotiated, they will directly transport it over, pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. If we don't do business with them, where will we sell this batch of millet and wheat? ”

Hui Niang thought for a while and said, "If it weren't for Xiaolang, I really didn't know that there were so many doorways, it seems that I, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, was not competent enough." ”

"It's not that my aunt is incompetent, it's that every industry has a different way of doing business, in the millet and wheat business, because these people are in a monopoly position, even if we create a chamber of commerce, we have no fear. But if we pretend to bring rice and wheat from other places, they will lose their inches. ”

Shen Xi said this, and there was also a trace of worry, "But after all, they have the government behind them, in order to avoid losses, they may temporarily compromise, but in the future, they will definitely suppress us through the government." Auntie, you'd better be mentally prepared. ”

Hui Niang smiled and shook her head: "Xiaolang, don't worry, since you want to do it, aunt and I will be mentally prepared." Since it is the Chamber of Commerce that we initiated and established, we must be responsible for all businesses in the Chamber of Commerce! ”

"Hmm."

Shen Xi nodded firmly, Hui Niang chose to support him, he would also consider from Hui Niang's position, even if there were any difficulties in the future, he would still make suggestions.

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After discussing with Shen Xi, Hui Niang immediately began to act and summoned the shopkeepers of the major rice and grain stores in the city.

In order to prevent the leakage of the rumors, Hui Niang did not explain the key to everyone, whether it is internal or external, it is always the rice and grain merchants she knows in Jiangxi, and these businessmen have a batch of corn and wheat in their hands to be sold urgently, and the price is very real.

Originally, the rice and grain stores in the city were worried about the high prices of wheat and corn, and it would be difficult to sell them after purchase, and if they did not buy them, they would have to lose a lot of money. After listening to Hui Niang's words, the shopkeeper of the rice grain store who wanted to order millet and wheat from the northern merchants at a high price began to hesitate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jiangxi merchants are about to arrive in Tingzhou Prefecture, the first batch of four ships of grain, if you want to make a reservation, you can go directly to the Han shopkeeper to write the predetermined amount. There are more than a dozen boats of grain to be shipped in the future, although it is less than in previous years, but the price is cheap, the quality can be guaranteed, and each family is still profitable. ”

After Hui Niang's words were finished, the shopkeepers of the rice and grain stores in the city were very happy, and they submitted the amount they wanted to buy.

Then Hui Niang asked these people to go back and wait for news, and left the shopkeepers of several rice and grain stores who had joined the Chamber of Commerce to hold a private meeting and explain the matter in detail.

Only then did the shopkeepers know that Hui Niang did all this, but she set up a bureau, and as people in the bureau, they had to help Hui Niang finish the scene, and they needed to carry out the matter of transporting grain, grass and grain ships.

Hui Niang expressed her attitude: "You are a member of our Chamber of Commerce, this time all the expenses, including your losses, I will bear it, even if the matter is revealed, the matter is also promoted by me, and it will not affect you." ”

Although these rice grain store shopkeepers were a little hesitant at first, they were all convinced when they heard Hui Niang's loud words.

Hui Niang herself does not run a rice grain business, but she can fight for the interests of the rice grain store, and even pay out of her own pocket to play this scene, the main purpose of these businessmen to join the Chamber of Commerce is to get shelter, and now that the goal has been achieved, they will naturally not complain.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, things have been arranged, the ship did not use Tingzhou local, but through the relationship from other places to recruit, in order to play realistically, Hui Niang personally went into battle, and invited several Jiangxi merchants who happened to pass by Tingzhou to make a cameo at a high price, and this night took the people of the rice and grain store in the city to talk about business with these Jiangxi accent merchants.

Except for a few people who know the roots, most of the rice and grain store managers in Tingzhou Mansion are kept in the dark.

By the next day, Hui Niang Zhang Luo went to Tingjiang Wharf to "pick up the boat".

Those northern merchants lingered in the city and the green Lou Chu Pavilion, spending all day and drinking, and only when an acquaintance came to report did they know that there were Jiangxi merchants who came to Changting to peddle grain, and the time was very coincidental, and it was clearly aimed at them.

These northern merchants were shocked, and hurriedly went to inquire about the news, all kinds of signs did not seem to be nothing, and even those rice grain shop shopkeepers who had secretly ordered goods with them were not visible, and after detailed inquiries, they learned that the big boss of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce had convened all the rice and grain store managers in the city yesterday to discuss things, and in addition to inviting Jiangxi merchants to negotiate, even the orders were released.

These northern merchants still don't believe that anyone dares to steal business with them, but it is a pity that the communication is extremely unreliable in these years, and they don't know who is behind the trouble. They had no choice but to get information from the Chamber of Commerce itself.

Hui Niang in this matter showed her chamber of commerce boss tough hand, in the face of the northern merchants' overtures, her way to deal with it is to avoid it, yesterday and politely talked to these people, turned their faces and did not recognize people, the attitude changed quickly, so that the northern merchants were unexpected.

If the Chamber of Commerce immediately sent someone to discuss business with them, then they would not believe anything about the Jiangxi merchants.

Now Hui Niang's tough attitude makes these northern merchants uneasy, and they can only inquire about the news while discussing countermeasures behind closed doors.

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PS: Second update! There are still eight hours before this book is on the shelves, and the Son of Heaven continues to ask for collection and recommendation ticket support!