Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, and others returned to the "Qingyuan" on the afternoon of the second day of November, and everyone wanted to go back to their residences as soon as possible to rest comfortably. As a result, before entering the gate, Wang and Zhang were stopped by Deng An, the housekeeper who was already waiting in the gatehouse. Deng An reported to the two: "Fifth master, seventh master, your two elders can be regarded as back, and the little ones have been waiting here for almost an hour." ”

"Is there something going on in the house?" asked Wang Kunjun. Before he left the "Liangyuan" in the morning, he had spoken to the "Qingyuan" side, and Wu Peng, who was on duty at the time, reported to him that everything was normal here.

Deng An replied: "Fifth master, don't worry, nothing happened in the house." It was the tenth master who asked the little one to guard at the door, saying that he would inform him immediately when you came back, and he had something important to discuss with you. ”

"Lao Shi is back," Wang Kunjun asked a little strangely, "When did he come back, and did something happen to Youzhou City?" ”

Deng An heard this and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, nothing happened in Youzhou City." Early this morning, a guest came to visit the house, and it was said that he wanted to do business with us, so the thirteenth master called the tenth master back to discuss together. The tenth master has just arrived and has not had much work, and he is talking with the thirteenth master in the atrium with the guests. ”

After listening to Deng An's explanation, Wang Kunjun nodded, and while instructing his entourage to go back and report a message to the two ladies, he went to the central hall with Zhang Weixin.

As soon as I entered the middle hall, I saw Zhao Dawei and Xie Tian talking to a middle-aged man. This person should not be tall in stature, slightly fat, and mediocre in appearance, and he doesn't seem to have anything outstanding. When Wang Kunjun saw it for the first time, he felt as if he had seen this person somewhere, and after a little thought, he remembered that this person was the big boss Cui Yongnian who bought four glasses at a large price at the "Tianfulou" auction. Thinking of the origin of this person, Wang Kunjun guessed the purpose of his visit. This big boss Cui came here, probably because he heard that he was running a glass business here, and wanted to come over to find out, and if possible, he also planned to get a piece of the pie.

Guessing the other party's intention, Wang Kunjun also had a bottom in his heart, he walked forward quickly, reported to Cui Yongnian, who had already stood up, and said: "When I was at the door just now, the housekeeper said that there was a distinguished guest coming to the door, and I was still thinking about who it would be, but I didn't expect it to be Cui Yuanwai. I haven't seen you for many days, Cui Yuanwai has always been good? ”

Cui Yongnian hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the king, my health has been good in the next two years." ”

The two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Wang Kunjun asked Cui Yongnian to sit down, and he also found a seat with Zhang Weixin.

After sitting down, Wang Kunjun asked tentatively: "......What is Cui Yuanwai's coming to Liangxiang this time?"

Without waiting for Cui Yongnian to answer, Zhao Dawei next to him preemptively said: "Fifth brother, Cui Yuanwai is here to 'rejuvenate the teacher and ask for guilt' this time." ”

"Oh?" Wang Kunjun pretended to be surprised and asked, "What do you mean by this, do we have anything to offend Cui Yuanwai?" ”

Zhao Dawei said: "Fifth brother, have you forgotten that after the auction of 'Tianfu Building' ended, the fifth brother personally promised Mr. Feng and Cui Yuanwai that if Boss Wu returns to Middle-earth with the glass treasure one day, he will definitely partner with Mr. Feng and Cui Yuanwai to do the business of this glass treasure." But now we have partnered with Mr. Feng in Youzhou City, and the 'Jingbaoxuan' that sells glass treasures has been open for a year, but we have never informed Cui Yuanwai of the news, isn't this a breach of trust. That's why the brother said that Cui Yuanwai came to 'rejuvenate the teacher and ask about the crime'. ”

Cui Yongnian hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this: "Zhao Yuanwai laughed, it's too late to get close to you, where is the truth of 'rejuvenating the teacher and asking for guilt'." Moreover, what Wang Yuanwai meant at the beginning was just that if he was willing, he could come to partner with Yuanwai to do this glass business, and did not promise that the arrival of this glass baby would definitely be notified. Therefore, Wang Yuanwai has never lost his trust in the subordinates, how can he blame Wang Yuanwai.

In the next time, it was mainly because I got news from other businessmen some time ago, saying that Wang Yuanwai and a group of brothers opened 'Jingbaoxuan' in Youzhou City and Liangxiang City, specializing in the business of glass treasures, and the business is still very prosperous. After hearing about it, I am very happy for all of you, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that the pattern of your glass business is still too small.

As far as I know, the trade of the outside of you is in the north, and there is no direct connection with the Zhou and Tang kingdoms in the south, and now that Liao and Zhou are enemy countries, it may be difficult for you to do the glass business there for a while. As we all know, the countries in the south are far richer than the Liao countries, and it would be a pity if such haode trading was only done in the north, and not in the south. Therefore, I have come here uninvited, and I would like to talk to you about the glass business in the southern countries, and I wonder if you are willing to make money in partnership with you? ”,

After hearing this, Wang Kunjun pretended to be told the central matter, and said: "Cui Yuanwai's words are really in my heart. Don't hide it from the outside, Zai Xia and the brothers have been worrying about this matter during this time. Seeing that although this glass business is doing very well in Youzhou Mansion, the rich businessmen who can afford to buy glass treasures here are limited after all, and I am afraid that this kind of prosperity will not last too long.

I also know that the south is rich, and I want to do business in the south countries. However, I had never been to the southern countries before, and I had no acquaintances or reliable ways there, and I did not dare to rush such a valuable cargo there. Today, Cui Yuanwai took the initiative to come to the door and was willing to discuss the partnership with the inferior, but he naturally couldn't ask for it, not to mention that he had promised Cui Yuanwai to do a glass business together at the beginning, and he couldn't count what he said. ”

As he spoke, Wang Kunjun pointed at Zhao Dawei and Xie Tian and said, "Presumably, Cui Yuanwai has already passed the names of the two brothers below. The tenth brother Zhao Dawei is usually in charge of the two 'Jingbaoxuan', and he is the one who knows the glass business the most. This thirteenth brother, Xie Tian, is also a good businessman. It's better for the two of them to talk about the partnership with Cui Yuanwai, what do the outsiders think? ”

Cui Yongnian was overjoyed to see that Wang Kunjun was willing to negotiate a partnership with him to do a glass business, but he was a little dissatisfied with Wang Kunjun not talking to him personally, but sending two brothers to come forward. On the one hand, he felt that Wang Kunjun was looking down on himself, and on the other hand, he also felt that it would be very inefficient to talk about it like this. Because in his opinion, these two people are only afraid that they will not be able to be the masters, otherwise they would not have come by themselves for a long time, and they did not say why, everything has to wait for Wang Kunjun to come back to decide.

So, Cui Yongnian said: "Wang Yuanwai is really a trustworthy person, and he likes to deal with people like Yuanwai below." It's just that although the two brothers outside the staff are both proficient in business, after all, there are many things that need to be decided by the outsider. In this way, it will inevitably take more time for the two sides to negotiate, and it is better to go out in person than this. ”

Wang Kunjun naturally heard the true meaning of Cui Yongnian's words, he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Don't misunderstand Cui Yuanwai, if you don't personally negotiate with Yuanwai, you are by no means holding a big end of the shelf, you really know very little about doing business, and you can't be a qualified businessman at all." If the staff talks about business with Zaixia, it is really 'playing the piano to the cow', but I am afraid that we will not be able to talk about a result after a year and a half. Since the two brothers below are allowed to talk to the outsiders, they will naturally be given the right to decide, and there will never be a situation of procrastination that the outsiders are worried about. ”

After listening to Wang Kunjun's explanation, Cui Yongnian still didn't believe that the other party really didn't know how to do business at all - after all, the last time we met, this guy hung his appetite to the fullest, so that as soon as he heard that he had started a long-term glass business, he ran all the way from Shandong. However, he could see from the other party's eyes that the other party was not talking nonsense, so he felt that maybe this Wang Yuanwai really didn't know how to do business, or he didn't do business as well as his two brothers, so he didn't participate in the business negotiation in order to fight for greater benefits for his side.

However, no matter what, as long as the other party is willing to talk, more than half of his Cui Yongnian's goal has been achieved, so he said: "Since this is the case, it will be arranged according to the king." ”

As he spoke, Cui Yongnian pointed to an entourage standing behind him and said, "This is Jia Run'an, the entourage below, and a newly promoted big shopkeeper under the subordinates." At that time, he will also participate in the negotiation with the two members of the team. Moreover, if I can negotiate business with you outside, I plan to let him stay in Liangxiang City for a long time as an intermediary in business dealings with you. ”

As soon as Cui Yongnian introduced here, Jia Run'an had already turned out from behind Cui Yongnian, respectfully bowed to Wang Kunjun and others, and bowed to everyone. Then, he returned to Cui Yongnian's back and stood in a proper manner.

It was only at this time that Wang Kunjun focused his attention on the entourage who had been standing behind Cui Yongnian, and looked him up and down. At a glance, Wang Kunjun suddenly had a feeling that there seemed to be something different from ordinary people about this person, but he couldn't tell what was different for a while. However, now is not the time to evaluate Cui Yongnian's entourage, so Wang Kunjun also put his doubts aside and said: "Since Cui Yuanwai has no objections, then the two brothers below will make an appointment with Yuanwai to discuss all matters of the partnership." ”

Cui Yongnian nodded in agreement, and agreed with Zhao and Xie that the first negotiation would be held in the Tianzi private room of "Tianfu Building" the next morning. Subsequently, the two sides chatted for a while, and seeing that it was not early, Cui Yongnian said goodbye to everyone. Wang Kunjun and others got up to see each other off, and kept sending Cui Yongnian's master and servant out of the gate of "Qingyuan", and then waved goodbye.

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