Chapter 19 There are also people in Nanjing who sell soap

When they entered the city, they led their horses and went to find a place to eat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, Zhao Guohua is walking and seeing, the city business is very prosperous, restaurants on both sides of the street, teahouses, shops, pawnshops, pharmacies, etc., the street is a flat bluestone road, thirty meters wide, the bluestone slabs in some places have been damaged to be replaced, there are many small traders with big umbrellas in the open space on both sides of the street. On both sides of the road, all kinds of shops are crowded in and out, the street stalls are shouting and selling one after another, the road is full of people, there are those who carry the burden to hurry, there are those who drive ox carts to deliver goods, there are carts and horses that drive donkeys to pull trucks and shuttle back and forth, the scholars and women are mixed, the traffic is busy, a prosperous situation, the war in the north does not seem to affect the prosperity here.

"The sunset is infinitely good, but it's just near dusk." Zhao Guohua sighed.

Thinking of the tragic scene of the Qing soldiers burning and looting the people of Jiangnan when they went south nine years later, Zhao Guohua was in no mood to look at it anymore, so he and Ding Shun found an inn called "Hao Come Again" and walked over.

"Two guest officers, are you sharp-eyed or staying in ......the hotel," said the guy at the door, bowing down with a smile on his face.

Looking at the noisy situation on the first floor of the inn, Zhao Guohua frowned slightly and said, "Store, is there a quiet room?" ”

"There are a few upper rooms upstairs, but the price is a bit ......," the guy said tentatively.

Seeing that the two of them were dressed in general, like a businessman, but the horses led by the two were good, and one of them was fair-skinned, burly, and calm, like a child of a family, although the man couldn't guess the identity of the two, but he didn't dare to slack off.

"Good! There are two upper rooms. Pull our horses behind and feed them raw with good concentrate. Zhao Guohua said.

Entering the upper room on the second floor, Zhao Guohua looked around, these two rooms were brightly lit, the rooms were tidy, and the beds were neat and tidy, and it was obvious that someone cleaned them up every day.

"Not bad! Not bad! I want these two, and then get three meat dishes and three vegetarian dishes, a bowl of soup, a pot of good wine, and two catties of rice to our room. After speaking, Ding Shun took out a silver ingot of ten taels and put it on the table.

"Guest officer, this is too much." The guy hurriedly said with a smile.

"You take it for now, and we'll count it together when we leave." Zhao Guohua said.

"The villain retired. Wait a minute, the food and drinks will be delivered soon. The shopkeeper put away the money, smiled flatteringly, and withdrew.

After a while, the wine and dishes that the two of them wanted were sent in, the dishes were fried loin, chicken diced, stewed pork ribs, fried fungus, cold gherkins, fried eggplant in sauce, and the soup was cabbage soup.

After lunch, the two walked around the city, and Zhang Shun introduced the customs of Nanjing to Zhao Guohua while walking

Zhao Guohua listened with relish. After shopping for a while, Zhao Guohua said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, after saying so much, you haven't told me about your master, what gifts he likes, what his personality is, etc......."

"Oh, yes, yes...... When I was so happy, I almost forgot about it. Zhang Shun patted his head and said with a smile.

"Brother Zhang is really temperamental...... Haha......" Zhao Guohua said and laughed. After laughing for a while, Zhang Shuncai said: "My master is cold-faced and warm-hearted, he is a very good person, he doesn't like the way of bragging in officialdom, he is serious in his work, and he loves to ponder technical problems...... Anyway, you'll know when you see it. ”

After listening to Zhang Shun's brief statement, Zhao Guohua already had a general understanding of Bi Maokang in his heart.

In the Yang Mansion in Yongxin County, the housekeeper Yang Fu was crackling and dialing the abacus beads. Since he went to Mingfeng Village with a thick face to enter the sales of soap and shampoo, he has finally stopped the loss, but it is still much less than the original income from selling soaphorn and Zhu Ling cream.

"Young master, during this time, the various stores have finally made some profits, but the "Yongxiang Zhai" money is too faceless, the price of the soap and shampoo they wholesale to us is the same as that of other families, and the quantity must be limited, and if you want to sell more, you really don't take our Yang family seriously, I think when he came to our store to batch soaphorn and pig jelly...... Yang Fu said indignantly.

"Why don't you go to Mingfeng Village and buy directly?" Yang Rui asked puzzled

Steward Yang said with a sad face: "I've been there, but it's useless, the old poor ghost of Old Man Sun said that "Yongxiang Zhai" Qian Wancai is the general ...... of Yongxin What is the general reason...... Alas, I can't remember, Ergou, you come and talk to the young master. Steward Yang said and beckoned into a dry and oily housekeeper.

"Little Niu Ergou has seen the young master!" Niu Ergou nodded and bowed.

After looking at him a few times, Yang Rui said, "You carefully explain what you heard to Young Master Ben......

"Yes! Master! Niu Ergou gave another salute and began to speak, don't say it, this kid really has a good memory of what Sun Laohan said, and he also said it clearly.

After listening to Niu Ergou's narration, Yang Rui let him go down, and then stood in the house and thought about it.

"Zhao Manzi engaged in this general agent method, it's really too bad, doesn't this mean that in the entire Yongxin County, as long as you want to sell soap and shampoo, you have to ask for money." Yang Rui said with a cold face

Steward Yang said, "That's true, and every time I go to buy goods, I not only have to bring enough silver, but I also have to queue up with a smiling face and a bunch of poor merchants who carry the burden on the cart, which is really unbearable."

"Don't say any more...... It's really annoying......" Yang Rui scolded.

Yang Rui looked at the account book in his hand very unhappily, and thought: His dignified Young Master Yang is also a figure with a head and face in Yongxin County and Ji'an Mansion, and he is greeted with a smile everywhere he goes, and he can't imagine that he is now reduced to making money by helping a group of poor ghosts sell things. Thinking of the amount of silver earned each month when he used to sell soaphorn and pig jelly, and compared with today's figures, Yang Rui gritted his teeth with hatred.

After thinking about it, he thought of a way to deal with the poor ghosts in Mingfeng Village.

Yang Rui instructed: "Housekeeper, you go to the house to find two smart and clever people to come in, I have something to do." ”

"Young master, someone has found ......" Steward Yang quickly led the two family members in

looked at the two of them, they looked very ordinary, but they looked a little smart, Yang Rui was very satisfied, and asked for their names, one is called Zhang Wu, the other is called Liu Qi, Yang Rui said with a fake smile: Young Master Ben has something for you to do, and if it is done, one person will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver, I don't know if you two are willing to go? ”

There was a brave man under the heavy reward, and after listening to the heavy reward of fifty taels, Zhang Wu and Liu Qi glanced at each other, and said loudly: "I am willing to serve the young master...... Please command, young master, ......"

"Good! Not bad......" Yang Rui said, waving his hand for Steward Yang to dodge.

After Steward Yang went out, Yang Rui called Zhang Wu and Liu Qi to his side and whispered in their ears......

"Please listen to the news, young master......" As they spoke, the two of them gave Yang Rui a wake-up salute and turned to leave

Let's say that Zhao Guohua and Zhang Shun were wandering around the streets of Nanjing, walking and walking, and the two saw a shop called "Washing Meeting", the door was crowded, the business was very prosperous, and the people who came out were carrying a delicate wooden box in their hands. Zhao Guohua was very curious, so he asked; "Brother Zhang, what is selling here, why is it so lively?"

Zhang Shun looked at the street where the store was located and the shops on both sides of the store, shook his head and said, "It's been a few years since I left, and I can't remember it clearly, so I'll go in and investigate." With that, he squeezed in.

After a while, Zhang Shun walked out with a strange but happy expression, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, they sell soap, soap and shampoo made by us. ”

"Selling soap and shampoo?" Zhao Guohua asked in surprise.

Yongxin County, Ji'an Prefecture, that is, Jinggangshan City in later generations, is thousands of miles away from Nanjing, this distance is not short, and the time for soap and shampoo to appear is only three or five months, the time is not too long, and the ancient traffic conditions are extremely poor, except for the ship there is no large means of transport, Ji'an Mansion is located inland, commodity circulation can only be pulled by horses and carts, businessmen can actually get soap and shampoo from Yongxin County, Ji'an Prefecture to Nanjing to sell, this business sense of smell and commodity circulation ability, has to make Zhao Guohua feel surprised and admired.

After thinking about it, Zhao Guohua asked again: "Brother Zhang, have you inquired about the prices of soap and shampoo sold here?" ”

"I asked, soap for two taels of silver, soap for three taels of silver, and a bottle of shampoo for ten taels of silver." Zhang Shun said.

"Why is it so expensive? , which is five times more expensive than Yongxin. Zhao Guohua said.

Zhang Shun looked at the crowded crowd and said: "Mr. Zhao, the people who buy these things are rich people, and there are many princes and nobles in Nanjing City, in their eyes, this money is nothing, and I think they will sell it no matter how expensive it is." ”

After hearing these words, Zhao Guohua also thought that in the future generations, a bag of 300,000 yuan and a belt of 200,000 yuan

There are also many people who buy 500,000 Swiss watches, these people belong to the type of people who are stupid and have a lot of money, they buy face rather than goods, and they don't pay attention to the use of the product at all. He was relieved to think of this.

The two walked around the street again, sold four bottles of daughter red, and bought four packs of Yunwu tea, four packs of preserved fruit preserves, four boxes of rouge gouache, four feet of Jinhua ham and four treasures of the study, and a few pieces of clothing. After packing, Zhao Guohua hired a porter to follow him and walked towards Bi Maokang's house.

After walking for a short time, when he came to the door of a house, Zhang Shun stopped, turned to Zhao Guohua and said, "Mr. Zhao, this is my master's home." ”

Zhao Guohua listened, then looked at the house, the house is two or three hundred square size, through the courtyard wall can be seen that there are several locust trees planted in the yard, a red lacquered mottled wooden door under the door, there are a few steps at the door, there is an old doorman standing in the doorhouse, and a few passers-by walk on the road at the door from time to time.

"Hey, what are you two people, but you want to do something illegal, warn you to hurry up and go away, my master is an official of the Nanjing Military Department, be careful to catch you and wait to go to the yamen to eat the board." The old man was dizzy, and when he saw a few people standing at the door, he scolded him.

Zhang Shun smiled, walked up and said to Lao Mending: "Uncle Liu, I'm Zhang Shun, I'm coming back to see my master, is my master at home?" ”

"Who? Who do you say you are? The old man didn't seem to hear clearly, and asked again.

Looking back at Zhao Guohua, Ding Shun smiled again, and said in a small but clear voice in the ear of the old man Ding: "Uncle Liu, I am Zhang Shun, the eldest apprentice of Master Bi, I left Nanjing a few years ago, and now I am back, today I specially came to see his old man with a friend, is his old man there?" ”

"Zhang Shun? …… Are you Zhang Shun? ......" Lao Men Ding muttered while looking Ding Shun up and down with wide eyes.

After watching it for a while, he wiped his tears excitedly and said, "You are Zhang Shun, you are really Zhang Shun, you are waiting...... I'll go tell the lord to go. With that, he turned and ran towards the door.