"Master, this time I asked Zhao Dagui to discuss things, is this Zhao Dagui ignorant and unwilling to take out the price list?"

"That's not it, this Zhao Dagui is very happy, and he took out the price list as soon as he said it.

It's just that this person seems to have no heart, but he is very shrewd in doing things, and in a blink of an eye, he borrowed two hundred taels of silver from the Ningbo guy to win people over. ”

Wu Jianzhang sighed and described the process of his trip to the housekeeper in detail.

This housekeeper has been with Wu Jianzhang for many years, and he also has many years of business experience, and after listening to Wu Jianzhang's words, he understands why his master is unhappy.

It turned out that Wu Jianzhang took the other two to find Zhao Dagui, one was to jointly establish a price alliance, and the other was to tie the other two into his camp.

If Zhao Dagui refuses to show the price list, Lin Yang and the others will naturally fall to Wu Jianzhang's side; even if Zhao Dagui agrees, the other two will inevitably think that this is Wu Jianzhang's oppression of Zhao Dagui's performance, and under the clear distinction between strength and weakness, they will only be closer to Wu Jianzhang.

Unexpectedly, this Zhao Dagui looked unwitting, but he was shrewd and strong, and directly borrowed two hundred taels of silver from Yang Fang, which broke the three-person alliance that might appear lightly and skillfully, and after this, Yang Fang will inevitably be close to Zhao Dagui, Lin Aqin will remain neutral at most, and Wu Jianzhang's idea of unifying the comprador world of the magic capital has come to naught.

Originally, Wu Jianzhang also lent money to Yang Fang, which could also weaken Zhao Dagui's influence, but in that case, he was just learning from Zhao Dagui to do things and making others laugh, and Wu Jianzhang himself had no intention of borrowing hundreds of taels of silver from debtors who had no relatives and no reason.

"This Zhao Dagui really seems to be loyal, but he is secretly cunning. He is trying to compete with the master for the position of the leader of the comprador industry in this demon capital, do you want to find someone and find something for him?" the housekeeper and Wu Jianzhang were both honored, and said indignantly.

However, Wu Jianzhang thought about it and shook his head.

"Forget it, we just arrived in the magic capital not long ago, it is not as good as Zhao Dagui is a local, and it has more to do with the magic capital.

Besides, he is also a comprador of the British Consulate and a celebrity in front of Consul Bafour.

Our focus now is to do more business and make more money. ”

"The master is right, then let Zhao Dagui be free for a while.

Anyway, this Zhao Dagui's net worth is just that, we have to clean him up, and there is an opportunity. Seeing that his master had a certain idea, the housekeeper turned shamefully and echoed Wu Jianzhang's words.

Wu Jianzhang nodded, but his heart was full of unwillingness.

In fact, as soon as he arrived in the magic capital, Wu Jianzhang relied on his business acumen to see the way of money in this place: rich tea, low prices, the attention of the British, and more importantly, there was no large-scale foreign company here, and Wu Jianzhang could be a monopoly here.

Wu Jianzhang originally thought that with his net worth and business experience, he would definitely be able to monopolize the foreign trade in this area and become a behemoth like the Wu family or the Pan family, but he didn't expect that Zhao Dagui would have been born, not only thinning the business opportunities that should have been taken by him, but also seemed to be very skillful, and I am afraid that he will not be able to take it for a while.

At this time, Lin Aqin and Yang Fang felt that they had gained something from this trip, so they found a place to drink and go together, while Zhao Dagui pondered in his room for a long time, and then called the two shopkeepers and six men to have a meeting together.

When I talked to the big guy about the price alliance with the other three compradors, the two shopkeepers felt that there were pros and cons to this matter, and it was not necessarily a bad thing, but it would be more troublesome to do business in the future than before, and it would definitely not be as good as when one monopolized it, yes.

This is the same as Zhao Dagui thought, originally he himself knew that the previous model of lying down to make money would not last, but he didn't expect it to be completely over in a month.

Besides, in the face of the shopkeepers, Zhao Dagui also felt that he had a lot of words that he couldn't say clearly.

For example, Zhao Dagui can negotiate with the three people today about the price of tea shipments and the purchase price of foreign cloth reported to the British, but he has to hide it from his shopkeeper.

Although these two shopkeepers are nominally their own employees, they have known each other for less than a month, and such key data tells them that if they feel that the profits in the middle are very large, they take a risk and contact the British directly, and it will only be Zhao Dagui himself who will suffer at that time.

As people who have been doing old business in the local area, these two shopkeepers are very clear about the purchase price of local tea and the sale price of foreign cloth, and whether they take tea or sell foreign cloth, they are probably several times more capable than Zhao Dagui.

In short, this is a dilemma, Zhao Dagui encounters strong challenges from his peers outside, and there are no employees in his own business firm who can be fully trusted.

"By the way, I think of one thing, our noble firm, except for the two shopkeepers who receive salaries, several guys do not have monthly salaries, but only the business house provides food and lodging, which is very bad.

In this way, in the future, each guy will also be paid, and two oceans will be paid every month, and those who have made outstanding contributions will be rewarded.

Today, I will first send two oceans to each guy, not counting the salary, even if it is the entry fee for joining the Dagui firm. Zhao Dagui thought for a while and said.

When the six men heard this, they immediately became excited, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous, and looked at the two shopkeepers.

The business model of the Qing Dynasty was completely different from that of later generations, and the guy went to work in a trading house, in fact, he was an apprentice of the shopkeeper, working for ten years from childhood to adulthood, learning the ability to operate, and doing whatever he wanted.

And most of the time the guys have no salary, but the shopkeepers agree with the proprietor, the shop will provide two meals a day, and at night they will sleep directly in the shop with bedding.

Zhao Dagui makes money easily, and the rented yard is extremely big, so he allows the guys to pick a room in the courtyard to stay, and usually provides three meals a day (instead of two meals a day of sadness), and he is not tired of living.

The proprietor is willing to pay his apprentices, and the two shopkeepers are willing, but some superficial concessions are necessary.

The two shopkeepers saluted and said, "The owner is generous, and I am grateful." It's just that the treatment given to these guys by the owner is already very good, and then they are paid salaries, and one hair is still two oceans, and there is no precedent for this in the Manchurian capital.

Please also ask the owner to take back his life, no matter what, we will never let these guys slack off. ”

"The two shopkeepers don't need to be polite. My noble firm has just started to start, and there will be more places to rely on the two shopkeepers and his fellow men in the future.

It's better to be formal, and set the salary from the beginning, so that you have less worries about doing things, and I can rest assured that I use people. Zhao Dagui smiled and insisted on his opinion.