Chapter 70: Lu Da Guy
Lu Youzai, who mentioned the Yuansheng grain store, is the number one person in the grain and rice industry in the capital, and has followed the master Teng Buting since he was a child, fighting the world for the Cao family grain store, from opening the first head office in the inner city to nine branches throughout the inner and outer cities, he has most of his hard work, and he has contributed much less than the master Teng Buting in the operation and operation of the grain stack. After Teng Buting became the shopkeeper, he didn't treat him badly, and let him be the big guy of the Cao family's Yuansheng grain store, managing the nine branches below, in fact, he exercised the power of the second shopkeeper, and he was just one name away. Because there is no second shopkeeper, Lu Youzai hasn't cared about it all these years, as long as the master treats him.
Teng Buting has an only son named Teng Haiqing. For more than ten years, he has followed Lu Youzai, because he is his junior brother, Lu Youzai did not hide his secrets, and took him wholeheartedly, and many credits are obviously his own, and he doesn't care, and he doesn't compete with his junior brother. But last year, when Cao Tong wanted to mention the second shopkeeper of the grain store, Teng Buting didn't even say hello and recommended his son. People close to Lu Youzai complained about him, which made Lu Youzai very angry, and his frustration was revealed in his daily life, Teng Buying didn't see it, and he didn't explain or mediate, which made the master-apprentice relationship even more estranged. Lu Youzai had already thought of parting ways with Teng Buting, and it was just a chance to fall apart.
Just after dinner that night, Shopkeeper Wu came to say that Lu Youzai was at home tonight. Tang Tong told He Wang to go to Guo Shande at the grain store immediately and get some wowotou made of continuous noodles.
Shopkeeper Wu was very puzzled, and after waiting for a short time to bring it, he took He Wang and Shopkeeper Wu to find Lu Youzai. Lu Youzai lives in Mao'er Hutong on Youquan Street, Tang Tong has been here once, and when he arrived at his door with a familiar car, the shopkeeper Wu shouted inside; "Lu Youzai! Are you here?", shouted twice in succession.
Inside, "Who?", and at this time, a man in his forties, wearing a coarse cloth shirt and a small round hat, with a face full of vicissitudes, walked out to take a look. It turned out to be the shopkeeper Wu, why do you have time to come to my house?", when he saw that there were two other people, he nodded habitually, which was regarded as a greeting.
Shopkeeper Wu pointed to Tang Tong and introduced, "This is the Tang Dongjia of Tong Xingchang.".
Lu Youzai gave up his hand very casually, "Tang Dongjia!" Disrespectful! Disrespectful! The inner room, please!", Lu Youzai invited Tang Tong to go first, and then beckoned the shopkeeper Wu to enter the house as well, and then followed in.
After the three of them sat down, the shopkeeper Wu got straight to the point, "Our boss came this time to invite you to Tongju Grain Inn.".
Lu Youzai picked up the lid of the teacup and hung up the floating tea leaves, and was silent for a while and raised the teacup, "Tang Dongjia, shopkeeper Wu, please drink tea!".
Shopkeeper Wu saw that he didn't speak, and asked again, "Don't you want to be a big guy Lu?".
"I haven't heard of a grain stack.", Lu Youzai drank tea with his head bored after speaking.
"It's the Longxing Grain Store on Changzhi Street, and it didn't take long for Tang Dongjia to come over and open.", Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly explained.
Lu Youzai said 'oh', it seems that he knows a lot about Longxing Grain Inn, and with Wu's shopkeeper here, it is not surprising that Lu Youzai can find such a good stall." I did a good job in Yuansheng, why did I go to Tongju Grain Inn? And it's a big guy.", just drinking tea, and his attitude is very cold.
Lu Youzai disdained to answer, which made Shopkeeper Wu a little difficult." This ------!".
"Shopkeeper Wu said the wrong thing, he is the shopkeeper!", Tang Tong interjected in time to remedy.
Shopkeeper Wu reacted very quickly and immediately answered, "Yes! Right! It's the shopkeeper.".
Lu Youzai was still not interested, and said lightly: "How can the shopkeeper of a small grain store be compared with Yuansheng's big guy?"
Tang Tong didn't hurry to take out a nest head from the cloth bag, "Master Lu, please try this!".
Lu Youzai took it suspiciously, took a bite and chewed it, and savored it carefully. Then I took another bite and chewed carefully, and then I took another bite and chewed slowly, and it seemed that I didn't know what kind of pasta it was made of.
Tang Tong stretched out his hand and patiently explained, "Big Lu guy, Yuansheng's cornmeal is Liuwen!" I buy four pieces of noodles, and it's much tastier than it.", to see how he reacted, full of confidence.
Lu Youzai said to himself nonchalantly, "This gluten is worse than our corn nest!".
"Yes! But yours are not too full to eat six, and mine is very full of four, and I don't get hungry easily.".
Although there are unique features, Lu Youzai still disdains, "You, the average person, won't buy it.".
Tang Tong immediately retorted, "Lu, guy, you are wrong again, you can only say that you don't buy it if you have money. There are only 30,000 or 40,000 people in the capital, and the population of one million in the capital is more than 30 times that of the rich.
Lu Youzai pondered for a while, and realized, "Tang Dongjia's target customers are poor?".
"Wrong! It should be below the rich, our highest rice and noodles are Bawen, and the expensive ones are let Xingsheng and Yuansheng do it, so that they will not be suppressed by the two families, and when the share of the two families increases, they will sell the high-priced ones, and then we will become a climate!".
A person with a strategic vision, the words he said were amazing, Lu Youzai was shocked, and thought to himself that this owner is not simple. Asked bluntly; "Tang Dongjia, you can do it yourself!".
"My ambition is not to be a shopkeeper, but to be the owner of the overall situation.", Tang Tong reiterated again, "Is Lu Da guy willing to be this shopkeeper?".
Shopkeeper Wu had already seen that Lu Youzai's heart was shaken, and Lu Youzai replied hesitantly, "I'll think about it again!".
Tang Tong was a little anxious, and his words were thorny, "Are you willing to be a big guy all the time, I think your master was also a big guy back then, and he was poached by the Cao family to achieve Yuansheng, and he would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail!".
"My master has Cao Xiangye!", Lu Youzai's voice was long, indicating that he was thoughtful.
Tang Tong quickly answered, "When your master was with Cao Xiang, Cao Shu was only a third-grade Beijing official at that time, did you know that he could enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister?", retorted quickly, just when his words fell.
Lu Youzai looked at Tang Tong and asked, "How many officials is the Tang Dong family?"
Tang Tong didn't make a sound, "Our owner is President Qian, and he is preparing to participate in the martial arts test!", Shopkeeper Wu hurriedly said.
Lu Youzai came up with a sentence, "It turned out to be a five-rank military attaché!".
Tang Tong saw that Shopkeeper Wu was about to speak, so he immediately stood up, "Shopkeeper Wu, don't say it again!" Lu Da guy, I will say four points at the end, the first is precisely because he is a small five-rank official, Cao Xiang and Qi Guogong will not pay attention, he is fighting powerful. The second-pass low-grade grain bought by the gathering will not attract people's attention. The development of the third Yuansheng has been sluggish, and it has been suppressed by the prosperity and has reached its limit. Fourth, I am from the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion. Tongju has this miscellaneous face for anyone can do a good job, what I value is your ability, to be bigger and stronger. Wu shopkeeper! Let's go!".
As soon as Tang finished speaking, he said that he would leave, and the shopkeeper Wu could only follow and walk out. Just walked out of the door not far away. Lu Youzai chased him out, "Tang Dongjia, please stay!" I have a few requests, please come and sit in the house!".
After the three of them returned to the house and sat down, Lu Youzai seemed very enthusiastic at this time, "I have two conditions, can the Tang Dongjia agree?".
Tang Tong stretched out his hand to him, "Please speak!".
Lu Youzai didn't hesitate for a moment, "I have the final say on the first business matter, you can send the account office. Second, I have to bring two apprentices here, one of whom must be a big guy!".
"Good! When will the shopkeeper Lu come over.", Tang Tong replied very cheerfully.
Lu Youzai thought for a moment, "Give me three days and hand over the affairs of Yuansheng.".
Tang Tong smiled and stretched out his right hand, and swore with Lu Youzai, "Okay!" I'll wait for you.", Lu Youzai showed a long-lost smile on his face, and said as he took a nest of heads and ate it again, it seemed that he had made up his mind, that is, to rush this delicious pasta.
Then Lu Youzai asked about the source and transportation of the Tongju grain stack, and these Wu shopkeepers could give a detailed explanation. The three of them asked about their respective family situations, and then said goodbye and left the Lu family.
On the way back, shopkeeper Wu asked; "The owner can really take people, do you expect him to agree?".
"He's a very ambitious man, and the most important thing is that our noodles are good!".
Shopkeeper Wu admired him very much when he heard this, and he had a hunch that he was a person who could achieve great things. At this time, Tang Tong was worried, "Lu Youzai brought two people over, I am a little worried about the account room, how about letting the money account room come over?".
Shopkeeper Wu thought for a while and nodded, "Okay!" How about swapping the two tents?"...
Tang Tongbi agreed, "That's good!".
Shopkeeper Wu is a doer, "I'll arrange it tomorrow!", the shopkeeper of the grain stack finally settled.