Chapter 107: Counterfeit Turmoil, Du Wei Offers
As the Chinese New Year's Eve approached, the Du Mansion was full of joy, with red lanterns hanging under the eaves, and maids giggling and fiddling with freshly cut window flowers.
Du Wei was not so idle, as the business of Youlan Pavilion was booming, she asked Qin Bei and Cang Ming to find a suitable store in the city, and prepared to open a ready-to-wear store after the year, specializing in ready-to-wear produced by Youlan Pavilion.
She is planning to open a store and develop the latest styles, but there is bad news from Cangming.
"Fake?" Du Wei was surprised.
Canglan nodded vigorously, "The eldest brother said that now there are ready-to-wear clothes similar to Youlan Pavilion in various shops in Liangzhou City, as well as materials, but the quality is very different, and a discerning person can know that it is an imitation at a glance." ”
"But...... Those ordinary people don't necessarily know how to do it. Du Wei pondered, "What is the price of imitations?" ”
"It's less than half of the normal price of the Orchid Pavilion."
Du Wei raised her eyebrows slightly, "Sure enough, it's a bargain." ”
Canglan hurriedly said, "Miss, what should we do?" If this continues, the business will be robbed by those people. ”
Du Wei pondered for a long time, then suddenly got up and said, "Let's go to Hengfeng first." ”
Hengfeng Xing's store is also decorated with joy, red silk everywhere, Du Wei went straight to the backyard when she entered the store, the guys in the store and the shopkeeper knew her, the last time someone made trouble in the store, she helped solve it, so the guys in the store were very respectful to her.
"Big brother!"
Seeing Du Wei hurriedly break in, Du Yifan looked very surprised, and when Du Wei said that there would be an imitation, Du Yifan nodded and said, "I already know about this matter, but Mr. Qin over there in Youlan Pavilion didn't say anything, and there is nothing we can do here." ”
Du Wei said in a low voice: "This matter will definitely cause trouble, and whether it is related to the Youlan Pavilion in the end or not, our Hengfeng Xing will bear the brunt of being involved." ”
Du Yifan frowned slightly, he didn't think too much about it at first, because this kind of thing was common in the past, as long as one family had good goods, other envoys would follow suit, but at the moment, only Hengfeng Xing was the one who had the goods, so this was obviously for Hengfeng Xing.
"I'll send someone to inquire now." Du Yifan said.
Du Wei didn't go back, but stayed in the store to wait for news.
Two hours later, the guy who inquired about the news ran back sweating profusely, "Young Master, now dozens of cloth solemn shops in the city are selling imitations of Youlan Pavilion, and I have brought back a few cloth samples, take a look......"
As he spoke, he unfolded the cloth.
Du Wei could tell at a glance that it was a fake.
The technology used by Youge Lan is tie-dyeing, not only the formula, but even the patterns are designed by her own hands, how can you not see it, not to mention that Youlan Pavilion only accepts ready-to-wear customization, and does not sell fabrics at all.
Du Yifan snorted coldly: "Can you find out which ones are in stock?" ”
The guy hurriedly submitted the list of those shops, although the handwriting was scribbled, but it was obvious that the guy was very attentive.
Du Wei rewarded him with two pieces of broken silver, and the man went down to rest happily.
After Du Yifan looked at the list carefully, his brows knotted together, "These cloth villages all have more or less dry shares of the Sun Mansion. ”
Du Wei sneered in her heart, it seems that Sun Fu is not dead, he can't eat meat, and he doesn't want to make others comfortable.
In this case, there is no trouble, if something happens, it will be a great trouble, not only will it smash the brand of Youlan Pavilion, but it will also cut off the financial road of Hengfeng Xing, which has just started.
"Maybe there's a lawsuit." Du Yifan sighed.
Du Wei rolled her eyes and said in a low voice: "Big brother, you said that in this Liangzhou City, who is the biggest official?" ”
Du Yifan was stunned, "Although His Royal Highness has a noble status...... But when it comes to official power and power, it is still the Yamen of Liangzhou City. ”
Du Wei's eyes lit up, "Does the eldest brother know the governor?" ”
Du Yifan shook his head impatiently and said: "I only know that the adult's surname is Qian, he was formerly a military general, he is an upright person, and he is a good official." ”
Du Wei thought for a moment, and suddenly grabbed Du Yifan's arm, "Big brother, it's better for us to strike first." ”
Du Yifan was confused by her, and looked at her in a daze.
"Let's go give a gift to this Lord Qian!" Du Wei said with a smile.
Du Yifan shook his head vigorously, "Wei'er, what you think is too simple, how can we see the governor when we say we can see it?" What's more, what is the reason for us to give gifts? ”
"This big brother doesn't need to worry, I have my own way to make Governor Qian willing to see us, all we have to do is bring the authentic products of Youlan Pavilion and these imitations."
Before Du Yifan could figure out Du Wei's plan, Du Wei had already instructed the guys to get out of the carriage and pulled him into the carriage.
The carriage went straight to the governor's yamen, and Du Wei also briefly told Du Yifan about her plans.
When Du Yifan heard that Du Wei had the token of the prince of Nanwang in his hand, he was even more stunned.
"The eldest brother personally promised me just now that he would never disclose this matter to outsiders." Du Wei emphasized.
Du Yifan nodded, "You can rest assured about this, the eldest brother will never lose his word." ”
Regarding the character of this big brother, Du Wei is still twelve at ease.
Outside the main gate of the governor's yamen, a pair of stone lions guarded the door, and the officers and soldiers on both sides were on high guard.
Du Wei and Du Yifan got out of the carriage one after the other, came to the door and said to a leader guarding the door: "The folk girl has something to hand over to Lord Qian, so please ask the official to make it convenient." ”
Du Yifan, who was on the side, took out a heavy piece of silver and stuffed it into the man's hand, and said, "There is a labor official." ”
The other head disdainfully weighed the silver in his hand, and said disdainfully, "Lord Qian is not a guest." ”
Du Wei was not discouraged, stepped forward and handed over an object, and lowered her voice: "I just ask the official to hand over this thing to Lord Qian for inspection, and the rest of the things have nothing to do with the official, and I ask the official to help." The tone is tactful, but it is also tough.
The head glanced at Du Wei in surprise, only to see that she looked extraordinary, and she didn't dress like an ordinary person, so he hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Since this is the case, I will help you pass it on." ”
Saying that, he took something from Du Wei's hand, didn't look at it, and turned back into the governor's yamen.
Du Wei and Du Yifan stood outside for about half a pillar of incense, and suddenly saw the head running out just now, and when they saw Du Wei and them, they breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately changed their smiling faces and said politely: "Lord Qian has two of you." ”
Although Du Yifan heard Du Wei say that she had the token of the prince of Nanwang in her hand before, he didn't dare to report much hope, and when he saw that the official immediately changed his polite face, he knew that it must be the governor of Qian who recognized the token.
The two entered the governor's gate, and the head of the officers and soldiers led them through the courtyard, directly to the main hall, and stood at the door and said: "Your guest has arrived!" ”
Du Yifan only felt that his scalp was slightly numb, even though he was not afraid of officials, but this governor's yamen could be called a stomp in Liangzhou City, and the ground trembled three times.
He raised his eyes and secretly looked at Du Wei on the side, but saw that she had a calm face, with a peaceful smile on the corner of her lips, and she didn't even feel half a point of nervousness, and he couldn't help but secretly admire it in his heart.