Hearing the businessman report his name and origin, Zhu Da also responded according to the etiquette and said: "The younger brother's surname is Zhu Mingda, and he is from the Datong Left Guard military household and a local person. ”

Pingyao businessman Wei Daibei nodded, there was no surprise on his face, when Zhu Dagang was wandering outside, he reported his name and wanted to see the other party's surprise, thinking about whether the other party would guess the royal family, but no one thought about it in this direction at all, and later figured out that the clan was not allowed to leave the fiefdom, and it was all in the famous city of the state capital, how could he be a child of the guard who ran around, how could he have something to do with the royal family, this is common sense.

However, seeing that Zhu Da's face was calm as usual, the businessman was stunned, and then he lost his smile, the solemn respect just now disappeared a little, and he said with a smile: "The small Huairen County and Zuowei, there are so many businessmen who turn stones into gold, first there is the one in the riverside new village, and there are talents like you, little brother, and they are all so young, it is really a gathering of wealth." ”

Zhu Da didn't want to make friends from the beginning, he made the routine to make money, turned around and left when he was done, and he didn't bother to report his name, but when he heard the other party talk about the new village by the river, he really sighed, and couldn't help but smile and answered: "Brother Wei has been there?" “

"I haven't been there, but the eldest brother of the clan has been there a few times, and he is full of praise for the people who run the new village, but it's a pity that people are not as good as the sky, so they make something out of nothing, and the business of grabbing cakes on the flat ground was ruined by the Tartars like this, it's a pity, it's a pity!" Wei Daibei said with emotion.

Zhu Da frowned, the operator of the riverside new village is Zhu Da, although the news is not publicized, but it is not a secret, you can find out with your heart, since the eldest brother in the northern clan of the Wei Dynasty has come, how can he not know his own name, why has this one of the same clan not heard of it, in addition to these details, the other party's praise of the riverside new village made Zhu Da's heart a little sour, he didn't want to brag to the other party, saying that he was the one who created the riverside new village, everything has dissipated without a trace, can it be useless to say it?

Seeing that Zhu Da was silent, Wei Daibei hesitated, and couldn't help but ask: "Little brother, haven't you heard of the Pingyao Wei clan?" ”

Zhu Da knew Pingyao, which was a county seat under the jurisdiction of Fenzhou in the south of Taiyuan Prefecture, although it was a county seat, it was vaguely one of the cores of the entire Shanxi business community, and many wealthy businessmen were born in Pingyao, but he only knew this common sense, and the Wei family in Pingyao did not know at all.

His reaction made Wei Daibei laugh, shook his head and said: "Brother Zhu, this business is not only based on diligence and skill, but also very important, and now there are more than a dozen businessmen gathered in this Zheng family set, if you want, you can inquire." ”

Zhu Da nodded perfunctorily, he was really not interested in this, the other party said it was actually not bad, but now Zhu Da has a lot to do, and he is very low in the order of understanding the business community in Shanxi.

"Brother Zhu, Huairen County and Datong Zuowei are poor and remote areas, dozens of miles away is Datong City, all the benefits have been taken by the people over there, and there are rich and noble people, etc., you can't compete, but Brother Zhu, it's a pity that a talent like you is trapped in this small place, for my brother to say it sincerely, although you and I met for the first time, but really fell in love, put yourself in the shoes of your brother You think about it, you have such talents, you are limited in Huairen, why don't you come to the Wei family? Do it with your brother? “

Zhu Da was a little stunned when he said this, he really didn't expect the other party to solicit himself, bargain to make a business, and talk a few words, why did he have to solicit, then again, what qualifications does this person have in front of him to solicit.

From the beginning of contact, Zhu Da has not observed the other party too seriously, but now he is serious, I thought it was a middle-aged man in his thirties, but after a closer look, he found that he was not so old, he may have been outside for a long time, looking at the vicissitudes of life and maturity, there is nothing surprising about dressing up, but it is a cloth leather robe, as for his net worth, it is only ten big cars, six camels, and one hundred and ten people, the scale of such a merchant gang is not even medium, although the size of his caravan is not large, but it is far from a huge disparity in comparison, This one actually opened his mouth to solicit, what exactly gave him confidence.

The meaning expressed by Zhu Da's observation and observation was obvious, Wei Daibei naturally understood, he coughed twice and said: "Brother Zhu, don't look at the capital of the brother is not much, but the business of our Wei family is huge, as long as you can make money for the Wei family, then there will be a large amount of capital to invest in, this is not to be a shopkeeper, but there are fifty percent of the shares, as long as you earn more and lose less, the capital of investment will become bigger and bigger, Brother Zhu, you have to calculate this account clearly, although the earned is divided into fifty percent, but the big capital and the small capital are different, There is still a lot more to earn, not to mention that as the business grows, our Wei family can give more and more, and when the time comes, not only silver, but even the official body can be purchased for you, which is a harmless ......."

If the rules of the Wei family are really like what Wei Daibei said, it is really wonderful, and it is similar to the partnership system in memory for more than 20 years, constantly absorbing talents into the system, sharing benefits, and getting the benefits created by talents.

Zhu Da admits that the Wei family's approach is very attractive, but he can't take care of these now, and the Wei Daibei in front of him looks like that, how the Wei family is huge and prosperous, it can't be seen in this rashly recruited Wei Daibei, Zhu Da didn't hide his eyes and expressions much, and the other party also saw it, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing for a while.

"Brother Zhu, you are not yet twenty years old, and you are only twenty-six years old for your brother, we are still young, we can do a business together, if you have your brother's help, we will still use the nest to do business here, and go directly to the two business routes of Datong and Biguan, that is the way to make a fortune flowing with gold and silver." Wei Daibei explained with great interest.

From the south through Zhengjiaji to the border trade this trade route can make money, but not the best, Datong and Biguan is the general garrison of Datong Town and Shanxi Town, is the distribution of people and logistics, Daming and Mongolia bulk materials are traded there, compared with these two, Zhengjiaji such a relay is indeed nothing.

"Brother Wei, why be in a hurry, you said such a big thing, the younger brother couldn't make up his mind for a while, Brother Wei, you also said that we are all young, this day is long, what will happen in the future is accurate, why don't we recognize a friend first, the younger brother lives in Huairen County, welcome Brother Wei to come as a guest, and when you come back from the border, go to the younger brother's side to live for a few days, how about drinking and drinking tea?"

"Brother Zhu, you and I are ...... to bow down" Wei Daibei was very eager, and actually thought about swearing to his brother, but when he saw Zhu Da's smiling expression, he stopped, and said curtly: "When I come back this time, I will definitely visit the door." ”

Zhu Da smiled and nodded, and finally concluded that the other party was really not too old, otherwise he would not have done such a leak, but then again, if he was just in his twenties, he could take more than a dozen carts and more than 100 people to trade north, this Wei Daibei was not useless, but it was a little rough and anxious.

"Brother Zhu, look at your face is no more than twenty, have you taken any pills or have any family heirlooms, you are now in your forties, but you look young." That Wei Daibei didn't have the head to ask this sentence, Zhu Da was stunned, looked at Zhang Jinbei and Li He who were following him, and found that the two of them actually had an expression of approval, and immediately cried and laughed, and he didn't bother to answer this question, just smiled and waved his hand, and turned around.

"Big brother, are you really not a star or a ghost? This Wei is right, your skill and mind, you have been in business for twenty or thirty years, and that's it, I was working in Zhengjiaji at that time, and a few old shopkeepers couldn't compare to you! Li He couldn't help but say with emotion, and Zhang Jinbei nodded over there.

"Don't think nonsense over there, this is all the teachings of Master Yuan Biao and my father-in-law, you have to grasp the important points when you want to do things, and you can do everything, understand?" Zhu Da found a plausible reason, Li He and Zhang Jinbei obviously didn't understand, but they felt that it was very reasonable, and they didn't ask again for a while.

This kind of unclear effect is enough, and Zhu Da doesn't want to explain it too thoroughly, there are many things that have not been explained, so why say too much.

Knowledgeable businessmen can find business opportunities everywhere, just when Zhu Da and Wei Daibei were talking nonsense, people from other caravans had already come to look, and even chatted with Zhu Da's hired workers and handlebar stylers, if it weren't for the heads hanging on both sides of the cart that made them afraid and cautious, I am afraid they would have come in to talk a long time ago.

"This time the Tartars enter the Kou, the border trade will definitely be cut off for a period of time, the Ming goods are on the grassland, and the goods of the Tartars are on the side of the Ming Dynasty, they will skyrocket, but not everyone can see these, and not everyone has the capital and courage to do it according to this momentum, then, these have the capital and courage to fight, and if they can bluff and deceive, they will be bluffed and deceived, if they can't, they will spend money to settle down, and if they don't do it, they will have the possibility of making a fortune." Zhu Da said to Li He and Zhang Jinbei as he walked.

Not everyone can understand these truths in the memory for more than 20 years, and Zhu Da at that time actually didn't understand it, but he thought about a lot of things clearly in the more than ten years of his life, he was still like this, how could Zhang Jinbei and Li He understand in a hurry, in the past few days, Zhu Da's words and deeds have instilled too much in them, and it is not a matter of time and a half to digest and absorb so much information and words and deeds, not to mention that the two of them may not have this consciousness to learn.

Both of them were in a state of ignorance at this time, but Zhu Da could see that Li He was thinking about it with his heart, and Zhang Jinbei probably hadn't figured out what was going on.

When looking for Wei Daibei, Zhu Da just wanted to test it, and didn't expect to be able to do business at one time, but once the joint of making money and making a fortune is broken, experienced businessmen will know what to do, but in the end, this business was just a coincidence, after coming out of this courtyard, Zhu Da did it very purposefully, he only looked for caravans coming back from the north, and the caravans had a certain time limit for traveling back and forth between the north and the south, carrying supplies, transporting and delivering goods, and even involving the credibility of the local business community, these caravans had no time to go back to the north to stock up on goods, but they must know that leather goods will be very valuable, and they will not miss any opportunity to make money and make a fortune.

"Boy, do you know how much higher your price is than the market price, when we are fools...... Don't go, don't go, little brother, I have something to say, I can't control this mouth sometimes, look at the price......"

"This brother, little brother, my price is already very low, who doesn't know that Daming is going to fight with Tartar, this leather goods can't enter Daming for a year and a half, the price will definitely skyrocket, this is just four times the market price, I am bullish on ten times the price of all, you see, several other companies have also rushed over!"

"Little brother, no, no, this son, since they have all found us, then we will finish this business, Lao Zhang, don't rob ...... Zhu Gongzi, we are also willing to increase the price...... You two are really not worried......"

Zhu Da went to one and handed over the other two to Li He and Zhang Jinbei, when the two of them went to talk, it was not as smooth as Zhu Da, although they said the same thing as Zhu Da, and they were accompanied by a smiling face, but the two caravans returning to the south did not give them a good face, and they were young and did not look like businessmen, no one would believe it, Zhang Jinbei and Li He were of course discouraged, but Zhu Da did not dare to be ambiguous about the things he assigned, and knew that they had to be done, although the two of them knew that the relationship was different, But the bloody scenes they saw in the past two days made them dare not slack off.

Fortunately, the merchants were profit-seeking, and when they said that they had goods to sell, the two caravans immediately reacted, and there were suspicions, but they knew that a source of money was not far away, and they were sorry for their years of experience in doing business if they didn't go to see it.

After first going to the yard where Zhu Da was and saw the leather goods and grassland goods on the cart, the next thing is to think about eating the goods, the goods on the cart are not very much, it may make money, and it can be seen why not take the profiteering goods, after the Tartars enter the Kou, the north will not be able to go for a day, and now the goods that can be swept must be grasped.

When the three caravans returned to the south gathered, looking at the smiling Zhu Da, these three families knew that they had no way to take advantage, so they could only rely on means to make more money and bargain.

“...... Little brother, your method is really good, you actually sold it for six times or seven times the price, look at your ability, I have lived in vain all these years, looking at you so young, doing business is like doing it for decades......"

“...... Lao Zhang, if it weren't for you and the Li family coming to rob you, why bother, we would go and make an extra four or five percent, little brother, do you sell these sheepskins with holes? ”

"Since the elder brother wants it, these skins can't be sold for the price, so it's better to give them to the elder brother, and you can look at it yourself, and give the younger brother a few felts."

Zhu Da's kind words with a smile made everyone laugh, after the business was completed, everyone felt relaxed, and there was naturally nothing to refuse to agree to the equivalent business of sheepskin for felt.

They often run this business route, they are familiar with each other, there is friendship and competition, don't be unconvinced, so after Zhu Da brought them together, it became inevitable to raise the price, and in this process, making money has become a second-class thing, fighting for opponents, winning over opponents, is the most important thing, rather make less money to fight, otherwise I will not be happy, of course, no one will do anything that does not make money.

But what no one expected was that the young man in front of him, who was about the same age as his own children and nephews, or even younger, could do things so properly, the three families all got the goods, and the price of the goods was a few percent lower than the highest price to be paid, and it was really a happy situation, so the three businessmen who went south and north did not have the slightest contempt for Zhu Da, and regarded him as a peer.

During the debate on the price increase, the people of the other caravans had already come to look, and some people were discussing in the periphery, chatting about how much each company could earn from this single business, regretting that they had no chance to keep up, and this kind of discussion and regret made the three who made the business even more happy, and they also happily agreed to Zhu Da's small request, and the broken sheepskin that was pierced out of the hole was not worth a penny, and it was still useful after cutting, not a loss-making business.

Although the business was done, Zhu Da was not in a hurry to leave, he seized the opportunity to speculate and make money this time, in a sense, he made huge profits that others can earn, and now everyone is in the excitement of the business, but once this momentum passes, if there is a little resentment in his life, then there will be trouble, so Zhu Da stayed and chatted a few words.

He didn't just talk about it, but told a few speculative cases in his life in those years, such as returning to the local area to spread the news that the Tartar trade was cut off, and the northern goods would skyrocket, and then first sweep away the northern goods of other families, and then take advantage of the high price to ship slowly, to keep an eye on the price, but also to keep an eye on the news in the north, not to let the goods fall in the hand, nor to let the price fall.

This kind of hype has not yet appeared in this era, but in Zhu Dana's memory of more than 20 years, it has been described in detail by various media, just to let people take a few more looks, Zhu Da has no practical ability, but the paraphrase is very simple.

This kind of technique sounds fresh, but knowledgeable businessmen can naturally analyze whether it is feasible, Zhu Da's words at first everyone didn't pay much attention, and then they listened attentively, even the other caravans who came to watch the excitement gathered over, and even some people went back to call people, but the three caravans returning to the south were also very vigilant, and one of them had already shouted that the guy was blocking the door.

Li He and Zhang Jinbei have been standing on the side, looking at the lively and lively crowd of people who are discussing, both of them have a sense of unreality, I am afraid that this old man of his own family is really possessed by some old ghost or reincarnated by the stars, otherwise how can he have such a ability, the cotton cloth has increased more than ten times, the leather goods have actually increased by more than twenty times, and other groceries have also been turned ten times, even the pre-made cakes and salt eggs are several times the price, seeing Zhu Da doing things in such an orderly manner, his heart is even more shocked, could it be that these are all expected by him in advance?

The two of them were thinking nonsense, until Zhu Da called the two of them to go back and deliver the goods and collect the money.

"Master, you're not the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, are you?" Zhang Jinbei could say this, and he really couldn't help but want to ask, but Li He didn't speak.

"What the God of Wealth reincarnates, I'm doing business." Zhu Da scolded with a smile, and then also lowered his voice and said: "Go back and let everyone surround the cart, put up all the weapons, and be careful." ”

"Is this business done? Why should you be on guard? ”

"If we don't take precautions, we will all die in the middle of the night, and they will have to take back the goods." Zhu Da had a smile on his face, but his words were cold.