Chapter 005 Husband and wife meet

Zhao Tianqing rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and was noncommittal to the words of the little guy.

It is said that since a month ago, a kind of worsted printed cotton cloth called "Qingzhou triangular cloth" was born, with its uniform knitting, exquisite printing, and delicate and smooth touch quickly swept the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, so that people who have seen this cotton cloth are all fascinated.

Hundreds of worsted cotton cloths of various fresh patterns such as fine plain cloth, poplin, crepe, and printed leno were snatched up by happy people in less than ten days on the market, and there were still many people who did not rush to buy them, and refused to leave in the Li Cotton Shop, competing for high prices.

In the face of such a hot sales scene and such a huge profit, it is even more crazy than Zhou's cotton cloth twenty years ago. The merchants of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all greedy, and they went around to find out which family made the Qingzhou triangular cloth a cash cow.

There are those businessmen who are active, they are busy looking for a way, trusting relationships, whether it is agents or distribution, and they have to put themselves in a relationship with Qingzhou cotton cloth and strive for a piece of the pie.

For the windfall profits of Qingzhou cotton, if other businessmen are envious and jealous, the Zhao family, the leading boss of the Confucian Business Association, then there is only "hate" left.

The reason is simple, in the Great Zhou, the Zhao family controlled the only cotton plantation in the Great Zhou and owned the only cotton workshop. It can be said that in the years after the demise of Zhou's cotton cloth, the Zhao family has monopolized the entire cotton cloth market, and the profits obtained from it are countless.

Now, suddenly a Qingzhou worsted cotton, weavers than Zhao's cotton cloth, more colorful than Zhao's cotton, more varieties than Zhao's cotton, less than half a month after the market, it broke the monopoly of the Zhao family in one fell swoop, and there is a tendency to shake the hegemony of the Zhao family.

With such a strong opponent, the head of the Zhao family attached great importance to it, and specially recalled the second son who went to the coast to open up trade routes, and the father and son were locked in the study for a whole day to discuss, but they failed to come up with a way to suppress each other and seize the market.

It's not that they don't want to use the privileges of the Confucian Business Association, but it's that the other party's roots are too deep - the cotton cloth is sold by the Li family in Pingzhou, the cotton is planted by the Li family in Haicheng and the Qian family in Qingzhou, and the cotton cloth workshop is run by the Taiyuan Wang family.

Suppress?

Just kidding, even if he gave the Zhao family a hundred guts, he didn't dare to blatantly suppress his former master, the Pingzhou Li family.

What's more, the Zhao family has always regarded itself as a disciple of the Li family in Pingzhou, and the status of master and apprentice has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it has long been recognized by the world. Nowadays, if the disciples suppress and threaten the master, not to mention those old-fashioned defenders who do not agree, even the ordinary people will spurn it.

Let's talk about the Taiyuan Wang family, which can't be provoked. Although Zhao Tianqing married the daughter of the Wang family, he may ignore and abuse Wang Qifang at home, but he dare not be disrespectful to the Wang family - in the hundred and ten years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Wang family alone has produced two queens and a noble concubine, the queen mother who died a few years ago, and the mother of the current saint is also the daughter of the Wang family.

In other words, the Wang family is a veritable descendant of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and their identity is not ordinarily prominent.

Haicheng Li family?

Forget it, forget it, the Li family, as a branch of the Tang Dynasty, is still flourishing after the Tang Dynasty and the Great Zhou, and the family's power and hidden ability are by no means comparable to ordinary families.

After thinking about it, among the several partners, only the Qingzhou Zhao family and the anonymous shareholder can barely be suppressed. It's just that it is not easy to compare with the Li family and the Wang family.

Zhao Yongnian and Zhao Tianqing discussed repeatedly for a long time, and under the reminder of the Zhao family's think tank, they finally had a compromise method - since they can't be suppressed, then find a way to integrate into it, and it is best to get the shares of Qingzhou Sanleng Cloth, and then unify the cotton cloth market into their own hands.

With a plan, Zhao Tianqing began to take action and talked about cooperation with the shareholders of Sanleng cloth one by one. Pingzhou, Haicheng ran down in a circle, good words said a few big cars, but there was no progress, with the toes to think and know, cotton cloth is a profiteering industry, every share is worth a lot of money, who is willing to share the profits?

The Li family, the Wang family, and the Qian family all refused, leaving only an anonymous shareholder who never came forward, which was Zhao Tianqing's only hope.

"Second Young Master, are you tired?"

Seeing that the second young master was very tired, Bajin thought that they had been running non-stop for more than ten days, and these days, they didn't even have a good meal. Rao is a subordinate who is used to living a hard life can't stand it, let alone the pampered second young master?

"Why don't we rest first," Bajin put one hand on his eyebrows, looked around, and when he saw Qingyuan Villa in the distance, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "By the way, isn't our Zhuangzi in Qingyang, you see, it's not far away." Second young master, let's go to Zhuangzi to rest and rest first, and then go to Qingquan Villa to visit Anonymous? ”

To Zhuangzi? Zhao Tianqing paused, and couldn't help but think of his wife who lived in the villa. Well, he hasn't seen her for more than half a year, and he doesn't know if she's born now.

Wait a minute...... By the way, when I first came home, my mother seemed to say that Qi Niang gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and the mother and child were safe, and asked him to come and pick them up in person.

It's just that he was busy with cotton cloth at that time, and he didn't have the leisure to listen to his mother talk about this, so he went out with eight catties of perfunctory words in a row, completely leaving the affairs of his wife and children behind.

En~~ Well, it just so happens that they are all in the same place, and when he finishes negotiating with Anonymous, he will take Qi Niang and them back. By the way, he also took a good look at his son, hehe, he was happy to think about it, he Zhao Tianqing also had a son.

"Forget it, it's been half a month of hard work, and it's not bad for half a day," Zhao Tianqing shook his head and pointed at the carriage outside the gate of Qingquan Villa with a horsewhip, "Eight catties, you see, there are so many guests in such a remote Zhuangzi, and looking at the equipment of these carriages, the visitors are by no means ordinary people." If I'm not mistaken, they all came for cotton. The opportunity waits for no one, go, finish the business and then go back to Zhuangzi to rest"

"Yes, Second Young Master"

The master had spoken, and Bajin naturally didn't dare not listen, so he hurriedly led the horse and followed Zhao Tianqing up the steps together.

In the conservatory of Qingquan Villa, Wang Qifang recuperated for a month after giving birth, and she became more and more wealthy.

I saw her combing her high bun, a white jade inlaid gold crescent comb grate in front of her forehead, a silver pearl and jade charm obliquely inserted in her hair, four butterflies flying and shaking, and a jade necklace with fine gold silk flowers on her white neck, plus matching jade earrings, which looked very graceful and luxurious.

Compared with expensive jewelry, Wang Qifang's clothes are much more low-key. The upper body is wearing a straight-necked wide-sleeved shirt with a silver and red print on a brown and yellow background, a long skirt with a high cut and a large swing in aqua blue, a silk with small white flowers printed on the shoulder, and a pair of pointed shoes on the feet, hidden under the loose skirt, walking swaying.

"Hehe, after my brother and sister gave birth to a child, the whole person looked a lot more outstanding."

Zhao Chuniang is Zhao Tianqing's eldest sister, and also Mrs. Zhao's favorite daughter, seven years ago she married the son of Jingnanhou in the capital, and gave birth to a son-in-law the following year.

has a smooth life, and Zhao Chuniang looks down on her cowardly younger siblings.

The dignified wife was pinched by a concubine, which really embarrassed the face of the young lady of the family.

This time, if it wasn't for her mother's personal entrustment, she really didn't want to come. Hmph, she is pregnant and has a child, and her men are not enthusiastic, so it can be seen that this young lady of the Wang family is really a failure to the extreme.

However, after coming to Qingquan Villa, Zhao Chuniang found that the shrunken little daughter-in-law in her impression was gone, and was replaced by a vigorous and confident housewife - hmm, can having a child change people's temper?

Especially after seeing her brother-in-law's gorgeous jewelry and dress, Zhao Chuniang was even more puzzled. She heard her mother say that Erlang's wife can't control her companion room and the wedding girl, and the red makeup of ten miles was deceived and sold by the servant.

Could it be that the rumors in Beijing are true, Wang Qifang caught up with the Li family in Haicheng and found a backer again?

Zhao Chuniang's eyes full of meaning swept over the third wife of the Li family who was holding the child and laughing, and the eldest lady of the Li family who was sitting on the right seat and chatting with the visitors, secretly speculating in her heart.

"Where, where is it, my wife still feels sorry for Qi Niang, so let me recuperate in Zhuangzi," Wang Qifang listened to Zhao Chuniang's words and smiled slightly, "But, aunt and grandmother, our Zhuangzi's feng shui is really good." Not only did it grow the holy tree Bodhi Seed of Buddhism, but also dug out a hot spring, so that Qi Niang also enjoyed it. ”

"Oh? Is this really the case? ”

Zhao Chuniang also heard about Bodhizi, and after the deliberate rendering of the eldest wife of the Li family, people all over the capital were talking about it, saying that the second young grandmother of the Zhao family was not only not the mourning star of the "mother and brother", but a blessed person with a big Buddha fate.

"It's true, it's in the backyard of the greenhouse." Mrs. Li San returned the little new brother to the nurse, and when she heard Zhao Chuniang's question, she replied with a smile, "By the way, when will the second young master arrive, let's wait to see the names of the two children."

"That's right, I also saw the second young master in Pingzhou a few days ago, and Pingzhou is not far from Qingzhou, so I guess the second young master will be able to arrive soon."

It was Li Jingkuo's lady Wang who spoke, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and said sarcastically, "The second young master can't even take a look at his son-in-law and daughter-in-law, but he went to Pingzhou to talk about the cotton cloth business, no wonder the Zhao family's business is doing well, with the second young master working so hard, presumably the position of the president of the Confucian Business Association in the coming year is still in the Zhao family's bag."

Cotton cloth?

Wang Qifang's eyes turned slightly, thinking of a possibility, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

At this time, Ziyuan quietly came to the greenhouse and replied: "Second young grandmother, the porter came to report, saying that there is a distinguished guest who wants to visit you, do you see?" ”

"Distinguished guests? What distinguished guests? ”

Wang Qifang sighed, today is the full moon of her children, and outsiders don't know it. Where did you come from?

"That, that person said that he was the second young master of the Zhao family in the capital, and he came to talk to the young grandmother of your mansion about cotton cooperation."

Shion raised her voice and repeated the words of the porter word for word.

The second young master of the Zhao family? Talking about cooperation?

When the people in the conservatory heard this, they all looked at each other......

P: A certain sa is fat again, it's really shameless. Alas, I already owe two chapters of birds, and a certain Sa must make up for it, it must be a must