Chapter 84: A Gentleman's Strategy
Wu Jin lazily returned to the pawnshop, and as soon as he entered the door, he threw the burden containing five hundred taels of silver on the counter, "Fifth uncle, I'll give it back to you!" ”
Huangfugui was busy for an hour, was looking for a vacancy, drinking tea and resting, and when he saw that the five hundred taels of silver were thrown back, he hurriedly swallowed the tea, "Wujin, what's the matter, didn't you buy it?" ”
"People won't sell."
Wu Jin replied listlessly, and walked straight into the back room, Huang Fugui looked at his lazy back, and whispered to a few guys: "I don't think it's right!" ”
Lao Qi's eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, do you still need to ask?" must have been bought by someone else, and Childe has always been dead to save face. ”
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Huangfugui knocked him on the head and followed.
Wu Jin returned to the room and fell on the bed, he felt full of guilt in his heart, although it was only two acres of land in Beiqiaotou, which had little impact, this was his first failure in this world, and he was still defeated at the hands of a stinky girl, which made him really feel faceless.
"Wu Jin, what's wrong?" Huang Fugui followed in and asked with concern.
"Nothing? Fifth Uncle go get busy! I was a little drowsy. ”
Wu Jin turned his body around, he didn't want to mention this matter again, Huang Fugui smiled, "There is something interesting to tell you!" ”
"What's all the fun?"
"Today, the owner of a small pawnshop in the west of the city came and said that he wanted to rent our 'Jin Fu Ji' brand as our nominal semicolon and give us one hundred taels of silver every year, which is really unexpected."
This matter is indeed a bit interesting, Wu Jin turned around and asked, "Did the fifth uncle agree?" ”
"How can I agree, not to mention that you have to agree to this, but more importantly, if he does something bad, it will smash our brand."
"And what if he gives a thousand taels of silver a year?" Wu Jin asked tentatively again.
"It doesn't matter how much money you give, reputation is the first important, what you want to do business is the brand, we can't be impetuous, we have to take our time."
Wu Jin nodded, the fifth uncle was very right, many domestic big-name milk companies in his later generations were just trying to expand, and cats, dogs, and four could use their brands, but as a result, there was an accident in one place, and the brands of the whole country were smashed, which is a typical short-sightedness, impetuousness, stupidity, and business is not as good as the ancients.
"Uncle Fifth is right, our brand can't be rented to others for no amount of money."
Wu Jin's mind turned, the question was whether the ancients had trademark protection? He asked again: "What if that pawnshop in the west of the city ignores us and uses it forcibly?" ”
"No, the business post can't be done, and the same type of store is not allowed to have the same name, unless it is a branch, of course, he can go to Huating County."
"What if we go to Huating County to open a Qi Ruifu?" Wu Jin found that this seemed to be a loophole.
"Qi Ruifu?" Huang Fugui hurriedly shook his head, "Impossible, whoever dares to use Qi Ruifu's brand, the Qi family will not let you go, don't even think about this kind of thing." ”
In fact, Wu Jin just said that he didn't want to do stupid things to offend Qi Ruifu for the sake of face, what did he have to do with a little girl, Wu Jin was just a little depressed in his heart, after he let go of that incident, his mood became cheerful again, and he yawned big, "Fifth uncle, I want to sleep for a while." ”
Huangfu Gui saw that Wujin was in a good mood, so he said with some difficulty: "Wujin, I actually have something to ask you for help." ”
"What's the matter?"
Wu Jin saw that Huangfu Gui was smiling a little embarrassed, so he asked him curiously, "Fifth uncle, if you have anything, just say it directly." ”
"That's right, after you left today, another sea merchant came, willing to give me ten night pearls, I looked carefully, the beads are in very good condition, he asked for five thousand taels of silver, Luo Xiucai told me that there is a big businessman from the capital who is willing to buy ten night pearls with seven thousand taels of silver, and this change of hands is two thousand taels of silver, but..."
Huang Fugui scratched his head in pain, "You know I don't have that much cash in my hands. ”
"The fifth uncle means that I should go back and ask the head of the family to borrow it, is that so?" Wu Jin asked.
"Nope! No! No! I didn't mean that. ”
Huangfu Gui's head shook like a rattle, he hesitated, and a sly smile appeared on his face, "I mean, you have so much land in your hands, you can't use it anyway, it's better to ....."
"It's better to sell a little, right?"
Wu Jin also laughed, he understood what the fifth uncle meant, sell a piece of land and lend him the money, this is no problem, he thought for a while, and asked again: "When will the fifth uncle ask for money?" ”
"That maritime merchant is in a hurry, he wants to buy goods, and he will ask for silver by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
"Alright! Then let's take the next move. ”
Wu Jin saw that the fifth uncle was full of doubts, so he asked him with a smile: "Fifth uncle still remember, I told you two ways last time, one is the villain's plan, which is to let the beggar go to the restaurant to beg for food, and the other is the gentleman's plan, do you remember the fifth uncle?" ”
"Remember! Remember!" Huangfu Gui nodded like a fat mole, "I don't know what this gentleman's plan is?" ”
Wu Jin regained his usual self-confidence, and he smiled and said, "I estimate that by tonight at the latest, the fifth uncle will know!" ”
Isn't the proprietor of the restaurant surnamed Yang a relative of the Qi family? can't clean up that stinky girl, and it's the same with her relatives.
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In the morning, a news spread in the shops around the Baxian Bridge, no new bridge will be built, and the new bridge opposite Humin Lane will be an official bridge, this news shocked the south bank of the Zitong River, although the Baxian Bridge rerouting did not have much impact on their business, but they were worried that feng shui would be destroyed, and businessmen did not attach great importance to feng shui.
This is the reason why the west of the Eight Immortals Bridge has been deserted for a hundred years, and no one wants to change it, maybe someone thought of it, but did not dare to implement, Feng Shui is the spiritual sustenance of the businessman from a certain point of view, the small Kowloon pattern of the Eight Immortals Bridge has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and today, when the bridge that has lasted for a hundred years has been rerouted, this cornucopia-like small Kowloon Feng Shui will not be destroyed, which makes the merchants of the Eight Immortals Bridge full of worries and dissatisfaction, and at this time, the people behind the bridge repair have also surfaced, it is the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop, the biggest beneficiary of the diversion of the Eight Immortals Bridge.
The first reaction of the merchants is to appeal to the government, ask the government to intervene, and order the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop to restore the original state of the Eight Immortals Bridge, the collective appeal of the merchants needs a leader, and this leader is naturally served by Yang Jingzhou, he is almost crazy, the Eight Immortals Bridge is rerouted, he is the biggest loss of interests, and what makes him extremely frustrated is that Qi Huan has made it clear that he will not participate in this matter.
He told Yang Jingzhou that he was only responsible for collecting silkworm cocoons in the family, and the second brother Qi Wei was responsible for the affairs of the money village, if Yang Jingzhou wanted to get out of the Qi family, only through the second brother Qi Wei, he was inconvenient to intervene, and the second brother Qi Wei was far away in the capital at this time.
Without the support of the Qi family, Yang Jingzhou began to work alone, and one morning, he collected a joint statement signed by 280 merchants and handed it to the county government.
Ding County Cheng has been in Weiyang County for six years, and is known as the intimate person of the business, and he has done a good job of this intimate person, and he wants to continue to do it.
Generally speaking, he will attach great importance to this kind of statement, and he will definitely support the merchant's request and order Huangfu Gui to restore the original state of the Eight Immortals Bridge, caring people! That's when it comes into play.
But this time he didn't dare, because this time it was an application for building a bridge approved by the county order, and it had to be decided by the county order.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Rong was reviewing the official documents, and he asked without raising his head.
"Lord Zhang, it's about the construction of a new bridge at the Eight Immortals Bridge."
Ding Xiancheng said cautiously: "The merchants are very dissatisfied, and they also wrote a joint statement. ”
'Declaration?' Zhang Rong frowned, he didn't like this word very much, what did they want to declare to themselves?
In fact, since it was handed to the government, it should be a request, and Yang Jingzhou was angry for a while, he wanted to denounce the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop, so he wrote a statement, which had a bit of a tough tone, Ding Xiancheng also felt that it was inappropriate, but the name had already been signed, and it was not easy to alter, so he couldn't return it to sign it again!
Zhang Rong had already remembered the matter of the Eight Immortals Bridge, which was applied for by Wu Jin, he took the statement, and at first glance saw a picture, a comparison of the current situation and the original site of the Eight Immortals Bridge.
Zhang Rong's face showed a smile of sudden realization, he never understood why Wujin was so enthusiastic, and actually raised money to repair the bridge, he now understands, it turned out to be to reroute the Eight Immortals Bridge, and his Jin Fu Ji pawnshop naturally became popular.
Very smart young man, no wonder Su Hanzhen values him so much, and he is very courageous, he actually dares to change the layout of the Eight Immortals Bridge, Zhang Rong sighed in his heart, he turned another page of the statement, which was densely signed with names, the big proprietor, the chief treasurer..... One by one, Zhang Rong couldn't help but sneer.
Zhang Rong closed the statement and returned it to Ding Xiancheng, "This matter is their own fundraising to repair the bridge, and it has nothing to do with the government, so we don't need to ask." ”
"But I don't care... That's not good! ”
Ding Xiancheng muttered, "And he moved Feng Shui, the Eight Immortals Bridge is Emperor Taizong's royal mouth." ”
"Ding Xiancheng!"
Zhang Rong's sharp eyes stared at him, "He's just rebuilding the Eight Immortals Bridge, don't use Emperor Taizong to pressure me, it's you who have your own problems, you just smell too much about businessmen and ask too much, I might as well reveal a message to you, Yushi Chen Zhongcheng is coming to Donghai County, you better think about it for yourself!" ”
When Ding Xiancheng walked out of the county office, he was already sweating profusely, sweat soaked his back, and Yushi Zhongcheng was actually coming to Weiyang County.
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The night shrouded the Eight Immortals Bridge, and on the third floor of Yang Kee Restaurant, it was brightly lit, and more than 200 proprietors or shopkeepers of merchants gathered together to discuss how to deal with the diversion of the Eight Immortals Bridge.
Yang Jingzhou stood in the middle of the lobby, his voice hoarse, his eyes were bloodshot, he didn't sleep all night painting the bridge map last night, and today he was exhausted about the matter of the Eight Immortals Bridge, running back and forth from morning to night, but the bigger blow was that Ding Xiancheng had clearly told him that the county government didn't ask about this matter, and let them solve it by themselves.
The physical exhaustion and mental blow made him almost to the brink of collapse, but Yang Jingzhou was still unwilling, he took advantage of the anxiety of the merchants about the possible destruction of feng shui, and called everyone together again, and this time, all the merchants were united and one heart.
"Everyone, this feeling of being deceived must be the same as me, the silver for repairing the bridge is from all of us, but the repaired bridge has no share of us, and it has damaged our interests, and our Eight Immortals Bridge is gone!"
Yang Jingzhou began to roar hoarsely, his eyes blood-red, "No! You say, 'What should we do?' Just put up with it? ”
Yang Jingzhou is like a deranged conductor, his body language is extremely exaggerated, his hands are clenched into fists and waved, his red eyes bulge out, and the corners of his mouth continue to twitch.
"I'm willing to pay a thousand taels of silver, and we will all pool the money to rebuild the Eight Immortals Bridge, what do you say, how about it!"
There was a whisper in the lobby, if one more bridge is built, wouldn't it become two bridges, then it will not be called Little Kowloon, but Little Ten Dragons, is it possible?
"What about the bridge in Humin Lane?" Finally someone raised the question.
"Tear it down!"
Yang Jingzhou said without hesitation: "Let's do it together!" ”
This conclusion provoked a debate among the businessmen in the audience, did they tear down the bridge that had just been repaired? How do passers-by cross the river, they must repair the Eight Immortals Bridge before they can be demolished, but if the bridge in Humin Lane can't be demolished at that time, what should we do? Especially this also involves the violent head of Weiyang County, and Xinqiao is approved by Zhang County's order, who dares to offend the county order, the situation is very complicated, and there is a lot of noise in the lobby.
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
The lobby quieted down, and Yang Jingzhou appealed loudly again: "Everyone, there is always a way, the key is that we must be united, our hearts cannot be scattered, everyone is united, we must restore the Eight Immortals Bridge, do you have any objections to this?" ”
This is the most critical, Yang Jingzhou alone is definitely not good, as long as everyone has the same attitude, they all resolutely demand the restoration of the Eight Immortals Bridge, collectively appeal to the county, the county does not work in the county, the county does not appeal to the state, to the court, at this moment, Yang Jingzhou is contrary to his normal state, and his attitude has become extremely firm, he must unite all the merchants and twist them into one heart.
That's when it's like, 'Bang! With a loud bang, the door was suddenly knocked open, and a man who looked like a man walked in from the outside, everyone turned around together, and looked at him a little strangely, and someone recognized it, isn't this the buddy Lao Qi of the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop?
"Is there anything wrong with you?" Yang Jingzhou asked him viciously, he didn't know the person who came, but now it was the time for an important meeting, what was this person running to do?
The person who came was indeed the seventh man of the Jin Fu Ji pawnshop, he scratched his head and said to everyone: "My shopkeeper asked me to tell you that the vacant land along the street in the area of Hu Min Lane is intended to be transferred at a low price, and if you want to buy it, you can go to negotiate." ”
Hu Min Lane all the way to the east along the street is open land, one hundred and fifty steps, at least ten shops can be opened, if the new bridge can not be demolished, then, that section will become the most prime location.
There was a sudden silence in the lobby, so quiet that even the needles could be heard falling on the ground, and every businessman's face showed an extremely yearning look, everyone knew that it was very difficult to demolish the new bridge, and everyone wanted to get the first benefit, except for Yang Jingzhou, his face turned like a dead man.
"Ouch! Yang Dongzhu, I'm sorry, my store has an urgent matter, so I'll go first. ”
"Proprietor Yang, I'm not feeling well, and I'm going to take a step."
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