Chapter 80: The Cai Family of Maritime Merchant

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After talking about the banquet for 6 You and Ye Shi, the two turned up this issue of "New News", Mao Geng already had immunity to Chen Liang's "Alice in Wonderland", so he only paid attention to other articles, but as soon as he saw one of the articles, he frowned and said:

"Brother Tongfu, before leaving, I specially explained to him, don't talk about political affairs, you see, he doesn't talk about political affairs, he is itchy, at this time, he has not even occupied Taiwan, so he wants to go on an expedition to Luzon to destroy the Luzon pirates, alas! It's really hard to say anything about him! ”

Wen Yuan only smiled bitterly, but said:

"What will happen to Brother Tongfu in the future? Do you still let him stay in Xinhua? Or is it also going to Taiwan? And how to do "Xinbao", I'm afraid it's not appropriate to put it in Xinhua! ”

Mao Geng also felt a headache, Huaxi Construction Company can't also move to Taiwan, it is good to move the headquarters to Lin'an, because Lin'an is the largest market, and at the same time can radiate the whole country. But Chen Liang is the most inappropriate person to be placed in Lin'an, this gentleman is addicted to alcohol, who can not let Chen Liang drink bitterly in Lin'an, who knows what will happen to this gentleman after drinking, I am afraid that I will have to wipe his ass for him when the time comes.

Mao Geng also thought about this many times, and he didn't have any good ideas for a while, so he had to sigh:

"Brother Tongfu still goes to Taiwan with me, as for "Xinbao", in the end, it will also move to Taiwan, but Huaxi Construction Company can only move to Lin'an. However, Chen Liang will have to stay in Xinhua for at least half a year, and the industry there in Xinhua will not be able to move to Taiwan in a moment and a half. ”

Mao Geng asked Wen Yuan's plan again:

"Are you going to work at the Great Song Jingbao, or do you want to continue with me?"

Wen Yuan was actually hesitating in his heart, so he said straightforwardly:

"I can't make up my mind, my father had very high expectations for me back then, and now although he is just a Di Gonglang, he is a small Congjiupin, and he has finally entered the official career, and "Da Song Jing Bao" is the official newspaper of the Great Song Dynasty after all, which is different from the self-run "Xin Bao", and it is really difficult to give up the official status of "Da Song Jing Bao".

Wen Yuan immediately laughed at himself:

"But I'm in "Da Song Jingbao", with my background, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get ahead! Besides, the director of "Da Song Jingbao" is only six grades, and what is the six rank officials in Lin'an! Where is it better to follow Brother Geng, run "Xinbao" as freely as possible, and all kinds of livelihood is a wide range of financial resources. Alas! However, there are also fly in the ointment, after all, there is still a lack of an official body! ”

Mao Geng sneered:

"Look at your virtue! I think you should not go to "Da Song Jingbao", or follow me. If you want to mix an official body, there will be opportunities in the future, and it is not impossible to mix a six-grade job well. ”

"Really?" , Mao Geng himself is from the eighth grade, but he claims to get a sixth-grade official for Wen Yuan, which is also an exaggeration.

Mao Geng's expression suddenly became serious, obviously a little unhappy with Wen Yuan's suspicions, and said proudly:

"What I said, can it be false!"

Wen Yuan is not easy to say anything at this time, what Mao Geng said seems to be really a lie, that is, the rumor of the gold and silver mine is a bit unreliable, but Mao Geng said in advance that this is the master's speculation, since it is speculation, it cannot be regarded as a lie. So it's better not to doubt your cousin in everything.

Wen Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Well--- then! Just listen to Brother Geng! ”

"Don't be reluctant, think clearly before you make a statement."

As he was talking, at this time, the servant came to report that Han Wu Han Gongzi was visiting.

Han Wu is a regular customer here, but he is not alone, he is followed by a son who is about twenty years old. The boy was extremely brightly dressed, but at first glance he didn't look like a gentleman who didn't learn or know, but he was a little shrewd.

As soon as he saw Mao Wen and the others, Han Wu saluted and said:

"Two benevolent brothers, this is Cai Gongzi, and the ancestor is the famous maritime merchant Cai Jingfang, who came to visit Brother Mao and Brother Wen today."

When Mao Geng heard that he was a son of a maritime merchant, he was the kind of person he intended to befriend, so he greeted him very politely:

"It turned out to be Cai Gongzi, fortunately! Come on, come on, please be seated! Look at the tea! ”

After a little conversation, I learned that this person's ancestor Cai Jingfang can really be called a predator-level Quanzhou maritime businessman, during the Jianyan period, Cai Jingfang received a net profit of 980,000 yuan in seven years, and this person's magic power to make money is about only comparable to that of a traverser. Cai Jingfang's fame is because the imperial court award gave him an honorary official position - Chengxinlang, although Chengxinlang's grade is low, it is also a special honor, so Cai Jingfang's name is widely known.

Mao Gengxin said, it turns out that the Great Song Dynasty still has rewards for large taxpayers, well, later generations of large taxpayers will usually have the title of a member of the CPPCC, about a truth. However, the Great Song Dynasty attaches so much importance to maritime trade, which he has never thought of before.

Mao Geng thought that this person wanted to buy a timepiece, or intended to ask Huaxi Construction Company to build a luxury house for him, and said that this was a big customer.

But when Han Wu said the purpose of Cai Gongzi's visit, Mao Geng and Wen Yuan were dumbfounded, daring to love that this prince is a big customer, but the purpose of this trip is not to place an order, but to ask for something else.

According to Han Wu, this Cai Jianwen Cai Gongzi bought three watches in one go, one was sent back to his home in Quanzhou, and the other was placed in Lin'an for his own use, which is of course normal. But this gentleman actually gave the third watch he bought to Shen Weibing of Chunxi Building to win his favor, which is ingenious. Mao Geng was very happy in his heart, and said that since the timetable produced by himself can be given to his lover, it can naturally be given to officials, and it will not become a situation of "no gifts for the Spring Festival this year, only Mao's watches for gifts"!

A watch is only 388 yuan, which is not enough to spend a lot of money, but presumably the Oiran must also like it.

It is said that Shen Xing happily accepted Cai Gongzi's ingenious gift and became one of the few people in Lin'an City who could use this high-end item. But I was excited for not many days, but today, the lovely Shen Xing put forward a new request, she heard that a few days ago, the talented son Wen Yuan played and sang a "Poppy Beauty" in Jincui Building, which was not very successful at the time, but later this lyrics and music were transmitted to the palace along with another lyrics and songs, it is said that today's officials love to listen to it very much, so this Shen Weibing begged Cai Gongzi softly, asking Cai Gongzi to come to find the talented Wen Yuan, and the purpose was to let Wen Yuan go to Chunxi Building to perform.

Mao Gengxin said that people didn't come to find themselves, they came to find the talented Wenyuan to perform on stage! Hehe, in this way, Wen Yuan has a tendency to become a star. As for the two lyrics and songs that were transmitted to Zhao Yan, it must be a special performance presented by Zhao Yan in order to please Zhao Yan. As soon as the official family likes it, the upper part is good, and the lower part will be very good, and the sense of smell in the scene is the most sensitive, and he immediately realized that these two lyrics and songs may become popular immediately, so he specially came to invite Wen Yuan to perform a performance, which is a good calculation!

But Cai Gongzi didn't know that Wen Yuan had never had the courage to perform on stage alone since he was hit by Jiang Kui, and Wen Yuan thought that he had an official body at this time, and it was no longer suitable for him to sing in that party, and he had never heard of any official in the Great Song Dynasty who would sing for pleasure seekers, right! What's more, he is not short of money.

Therefore, Wen Yuan categorically refused:

"Cai Gongzi, I'm sorry! On the next day, I was also happy, and I had the idea of learning from Mr. Jiang Kui, so I came to the stage to offer my ugliness. There were many indiscretions in that time, and now I still regret it, and I will forgive you for appearing on stage again. ”

But when Cai Jianwen heard Wen Yuan's words, he still didn't give up, but said:

"What does Mr. Wen mean, if Mr. Jiang Kui and Mr. Jiang are willing to perform on the same stage, will they be able to go on stage again?"

Wen Yuanxin said, boy, why are you so dead-eyed, I'm just looking for an excuse. No, in fact, what I said is the truth, but Jiang Kui's performance at the time was one thing, and the other thing was that Brother Geng had to let me go on stage, which was the act of the day. You must know that the two songs we prepared were only intended to be performed in front of the officials in the palace, and that was just to deal with the court pairs.

Seeing that Wen Yuan still didn't mean to nod, Cai Gongzi suddenly became anxious, and said:

"I heard Brother Han say that the two brothers want to find people who want to raise book pigeons, in fact, in the next family to raise a group of pigeons, my family has always used pigeons to send messages, Lin'an to Quanzhou, and then from Quanzhou to Lin'an, back and forth to send messages very quickly. If Wen Gongzi is willing to help in this favor, he will divide a few breeding pigeons to the two, and at the same time, this pigeon breeding method will be passed on to the two, and you will be satisfied! How is it? ”

Mao Gengxin said that it turned out that the Great Song Dynasty really had carrier pigeon communication, and according to the surname Cai, it should be mainly used to transmit business information. It is conceivable that if there is any demand in Quanzhou, the first time you can let the business representatives in Lin'an know, and then you can purchase calmly, and wait until others get the information after many days of normal means of communication, I am afraid that the market has risen. The Cai family has the means of fast communication, and naturally has to take the initiative in the business war, and it seems that his family can become extremely rich, which also has its trade secrets. This guy is willing to trade the trade secret of carrier pigeons, but he is really an infatuated son!

Speaking of carrier pigeons, Wen Yuan had no choice but to look at Mao Geng, and said in his heart that you should decide this matter.

Mao Geng has no taboos, if Wen Yuan wants to be a part-time entertainment star in addition to business, Mao Geng feels that it is okay. Now this Cai Gongzi's family is a maritime merchant in the Great Song Dynasty, and he can fully show himself as a cooperative object, not to mention the additional benefit of carrier pigeons, promising this Cai Gongzi can get considerable added value, even if it is to go on the stage to offer an ugly, it is worth it. However, Mao Geng didn't intend to agree so happily, so he asked curiously:

"I would like to ask, can your pigeons really spread the word so far?"

As soon as Cai Jianwen saw that there was a play, he was busy arguing:

In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, there have been book pigeons, according to legend, Zhang Jiuling pigeons as a book pigeons, at that time for the beautiful talk, since then there have been many pigeon pigeons. To this dynasty, General Qu Rui's army had domesticated the book pigeon, Zhang Jun inspected his army, Qu Rui letter pigeon gathered troops, the five armies were four in an instant, this is the benefit of the book pigeon used in the army. And Quanzhou maritime merchants, ships travel thousands of miles, with a book pigeon, you can report a safety in time, if there is something, it is good to respond in time. Most of the Persian ships also raised book pigeons, and after I arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, I would let one go home and send back the news of peace. Persia is thousands of miles away from our Great Song Dynasty, which shows that the book pigeon is far away. I am not boasting, but my heirloom pigeon will never lose to the Persian pigeon. ”

Mao Geng got the information he wanted, so he accepted it when he saw it, and then said:

"If Cai Gongzi can find Jiang Kui to come to our house, or find another person who is proficient in music and rhythm, maybe we can offer Chunxi Lou not only those two words and songs, but also many and so two, it is also possible, and it is also just as good."

Mao Geng felt that since he wanted to show favor to the Cai family, he should at least show some sincerity and simply buy one get one free. Search in your mind again, one or two songs should be remembered, as long as Jiang Kui is there, writing a song is a piece of cake.

Packaging a singer, you can't eat all over the world with one song, you have to have three or four to fill the faΓ§ade. Mao Geng thought so.