Although there is no explanation for the citrus matter in the end, this family banquet can be regarded as a joy for the guests and hosts. Liu also prepared several large boxes of citrus for them to take away.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of Liu's Mansion, Nangong Jin couldn't help but ask, "Who is Qi Zhongyan?" ”

"Suzhou Zhiyuan Hall Master." Li Songran looked at him and added, "You've seen it." ”

"Suzhou? Running so far? Is Qianyang's citrus famous? If he hadn't read the local chronicles, he wouldn't have known that citrus was produced.

"No, because other places are expensive, Chenzhou Mountain is naturally much cheaper. But....... Li Songran glanced at Nangong Jin again.

Nangong Jin laughed, "Say what you want to say." ”

"Logically speaking, he had to ask you before he did this." Li Songran said with a look.

"Why?" Nangong Jin asked curiously.

Li Songran explained: "We only have a church in Jingzhou in Huguang. Theoretically, you have to take care of everything at home in Huguang. However, the matter of Qianyang, after the head of Qi Tang proposed it at that time, it was agreed by the eldest cousin. I have to tell you about this matter, you always ......" Li Songran seemed to be unable to find the right words, and said whimfully, "I didn't say that you were bad." ”

Nangong Jin glanced at him, "Don't you just say I'm not good." ”

"Also, Hall Master Qi is not just talking about the citrus of Qianyang. At that time, these were all discussed in Pingyang, just before you first came to Jingzhou. I know you didn't listen to it at all, so I wrote it down for you, and of course you didn't read it. There was some resentment in Li Songran's words.

"He's got a great idea?" Nangong Jin ignored the resentment in his words and asked curiously.

Li Songran nodded affirmatively, "I think so." ”

"How's it going?" Nangong Jin asked urgently.

Li Songran shrugged, "I don't know." I only know that today Liu Mianzhi is looking for you to talk about the citrus of Qianyang. ”

"Go back and tell me?" Nangong Jin's expression was a little flattering.

Qi Zhongyan's method is simply to sell in advance.

First of all, each hall has a special congregation responsible for collecting local products, and then after comparing the scarcity and value, all the selected goods, especially those rare goods from all over the world, are collected into a picture album and painted with extremely fine fine strokes. Each item is marked with information such as market time, price, and shipping time. Of course, they will put the goods from the north to the south to sell, and the south will be transported to the north, taking advantage of the speed of freight to do a large number of time differences before listing.

However, after all, these goods are not salt leads, and no one will compete to put money into them. Therefore, some of these albums were distributed through silver numbers. Especially for those goods with small quantities and high prices, if you want to pre-purchase, you must first deposit a certain amount of silver taels in the silver number as security, and the silver number will place an order, and wait for door-to-door delivery, and then the corresponding silver taels will be given to each hall by the silver number.

Of course, the Nangong clan has opened some shops in several major state capitals, these shops do not sell physical objects, and are full of painting scrolls of various commodities, which are very similar to calligraphy and painting shops. It is said that because of the freshness and rarity of the items, many customers have already paid for the products directly in the store. It is said that there are also people who come to the store to ask for picture albums.

Originally, Nangong Jin would still be suspicious, but when Li Songran took out the album, he didn't doubt it at all. This kind of album is extremely beautiful, and the painting work is extremely detailed, all of which are paintings made by well-known local painters, and it is no problem to collect them.

According to Li Songran, such albums are divided into regions, and they will not be all of the season. Paintings of all the season's products are placed in the shop. Those who like novelty and pursue seasonal will come to order. Once a certain product is on the market in large quantities, it will be removed from the shelves in this kind of shop.

"Then how many days does it take to get from Jingzhou to ......, such as to Beijing?" Nangong Jin asked.

"I don't know. It seems that Chenzhou has been in China for almost half a month. Li Songran remembered that whenever Nangong Pu had a meeting, he made a special request for the speed of the goods.

Nangong Jin was shocked, "Transporting goods, is it so fast?" ”

"Change people, horses, not cars. Therefore, the cargo basically does not stop the whole process, and if it is urgent, it can be non-stop all day. Li Songran looked at him, as if he didn't think he shouldn't understand, "Each person only transports one section." Someone in the hall also improved the car and various parts, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to change horses, and different cars were different for different goods. According to what you said, everyone only does one thing, and practice makes perfect. At such a speed, with quality and quantity, no one else can do it. ”

"Then, why doesn't Jingzhou have such a fashion store?" Nangong Jin asked.

Li Songran's expression was completely 'I can't answer this question', so he had to look at him with a flat mouth, "I have to ask you." ”

"Huai'an?" Nangong Jin continued to ask.

Li Songran shook his head.

"Why don't you get it?" Nangong Jin asked.

Li Songran was entangled, and finally smiled bitterly: "We are different from the Nangong clan, we don't have such great financial resources. The eldest cousin said that this matter is not a partnership for the time being. Besides...... I can't even do it on a small scale anyway. ”

Nangong Jin looked at him, and suddenly thought, I'm afraid that if he doesn't do well, will he be the big bully of Huai'an Li's slave? So, instead of asking about it, he asked with a smile: "Then, who is this matter discussed now?" ”

"Big cousin."

Nangong Jin thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, do me a favor." Regardless of whether Li Songran agrees or not, "You help write a letter to your eldest cousin, just say that I want to open a goods store in Jingzhou, and also mention, for example, the goods that come out of Chenzhou, including other places in Huguang, if we come to ship, can it be faster?" ”

Li Songran didn't move, squinting at him, "Do you want to do it?" My own brother, why do you want me to write a letter? ”

"This is not ......, I have other things, that, I have to take my eldest sister to learn about the sword dance, at least let her see how people dance, and open a shop for her, I said it last time." Right? Also, I'm a little embarrassed. I can't tell my eldest brother, why don't you come to Jingzhou? Nangong Jin found a lot of reasons.

"Excuse me? Haven't you been like this before? Every time it's the big cousin who comes to you. "Li Songran's face read, 'Don't fool me'.

Nangong Jin sighed and shook his head, "He's the boss, he can't be rude." You just write like that, and when he comes, I didn't call him. Besides, I didn't want to participate before, but now I ...... it, how embarrassed is it? ”

Li Songran still didn't move.

"Hey, you're eating me and living in me now, can't you help such a small favor? Whether he comes or not, it's good for you. Nangong Jin began to lure.

"Hmph, you're trying to lie to me again."

"Ahh Since I was a child, have I ever lied to you? Nangong Jin herself felt like a crutch laughing.

"Lied. However, I am an adult. Well, I'll write the letter, but it's clear that you asked me to write it. ”

"Okay!" Nangong Jin laughed.