Honglouchun

Jia Qiang was curious, and asked: "The weather in Yangzhou is cool at this time, which is the most comfortable time of the year. Why do you use a lot of ice? Are the salt merchants using ice to get salt?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "That's not true. Apart from doing some flower work on ice to satisfy the family members' greed, there is also ice wine for banquets. It is said that the salt merchants in Yangzhou are too rich, and what they eat is not Dayan's wine or wine." It needs to be warmed up, but Western red wine needs to be served ice-cold to drink the most beautiful. They are good at banquets, so they use a lot of ice. What's more, when someone passes away, the body also needs to be chilled to prevent corruption. Rich people, The more time you store, the more ice you use. So the business of this ice room is very good! Even if you give money, you can only sell ice in a limited amount. There is only so much a day, and there will be no more when it is sold out. up.

It's just that the capital needs too much, and the manpower, material resources and relationships must also be in place.Therefore, the ice room business in Yangzhou has always been in the hands of two prominent Yangzhou families.The first is the Feng family. The Feng family has successively served as the manager of the Yangzhou Government Yamen Bingfang, in charge of military affairs, people's strength, martial arts examinations, and public security.The second is the Xu family. For nearly three generations, they have been in charge of the management of households and houses in Yangzhou Prefecture, household registration management, taxation and food collection, and famine relief. "

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It's only been a few days, but you can find out clearly." After finishing speaking, she looked up at the door of the ice room, nodded slightly, and continued walking along the street.

Li Jing followed, and said triumphantly, "What am I doing?" But she explained with a smile, "It's not what I can do. The leader of the Humen Security Bureau in Yangzhou, Mr. Xin Wu, is my father's old friend. I beat my father." It is naturally easier to get news. If he didn’t know that my father can’t get in the Yanyuan Yamen, he would have brought Yangzhou Lvlin comrades to pay a return visit.”

Jia Qiang smiled unexpectedly: "You mean, your father is still the boss of the green forest? How many people can rush to him with one order?"

Li Jing twitched the corners of her mouth, and said angrily: "After listening to these words, you must laugh your teeth out."

Jia Qiang raised her eyebrows and said, "Laughing at me?"

Li Jing shook her head and said, "You're laughing at me, the Sands Gang! My father has some fame, but it's because he has met many people from all over the years. These people also came to the capital. After they arrived in the capital, whenever they encountered difficulties, Yes, my father will help whenever he can, and even if he can't help, he won't let people go away empty-handed. He often solves people's difficulties, so he has left a little reputation in the world. It’s just a way of earning a living. It’s possible to help each other out and raise each other’s reputations, but how could it be possible for a group of heroes to respond to an order…”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It's very good to be able to inquire about this information. Otherwise, it will take some time for us to open a road in Yangzhou."

Li Jing suppressed her smile, and said softly: "Is the master still planning to sell the recipe? It's the same as selling the dyed cloth recipe, to the Feng family and the Xu family?"

Jia Qiang chuckled, and said: "The water in the capital is deep, and there are giants standing behind any business. Although we are not afraid, it is not worth offending them just to earn some money. But here is Yangzhou, and the atmosphere is much more open. Although All the profitable industries have long been monopolized by prominent families, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get ahead. But for us, there is no such problem."

Li Jing said with a smile: "Then do we have to do it ourselves this time? With Aunt Lin's father here, we are not afraid of anyone!"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said, "If the recipe for making ice is well kept, it will be a huge profiteering business. The further south you go, the greater the profit, but the more attractive you will be. It would be fine if my aunt lived in Yangzhou Mansion, but The old man will return to Beijing next spring at the latest. In official circles, people always go out for tea. Without my aunt and grandpa, our business will not last long. Therefore, we should cooperate with others, but not sell prescriptions. However, in the end Whether to cooperate with the Feng family or the Xu family depends on who knows the goods of the two."

No matter in the previous life or in this life, if you want to do business in this land, you will always be the first in terms of connections, and the quality of the goods will not even be ranked in the top three.

If there is no such foundation, a difficult brat can kill a bunch of gods...

Therefore, it will save a lot of things to choose a famous family and a large family to cooperate with.

Li Jing asked curiously: "That's what they do, why don't they know the goods?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "They are different from Hengsheng Wang's family and Dongsheng Zhao's family. Feng's family and Xu's family are only prominent families in Yangzhou, and they only sell prescriptions in Yangzhou. I also invested a lot of money in the method of ice. They may not be willing to ask them to give me a large amount of money in exchange for a new method. There is no hurry for now, let’s see again. As long as the supply of ice in Yangzhou is in short supply, we There will be no shortage of collaborators.”

Li Jing was a little frustrated and said, "But, the money we brought is about to run out..."

"No hurry, I have my own measure."

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Chapter 151 Sanwei Bookstore (Please subscribe, the third update!)

Go west all the way, exit Dongguan Street, and come to a quiet alley.

Although it is the first household to enter the alley, the location is indeed a bit off.

However, when she looked up and saw the four words on the plaque, Jia Qiang's complexion suddenly changed, and her heart was suddenly pulled.

As the days went by, he almost forgot many things in his memory...

Now that I suddenly see the place where brother Xun studied, how can I not be excited?

Even though he knew it well, it couldn't really be the private school where Brother Xun engraved the word "Zao", it was just a bookstore selling books.

But this familiar name still touched the dusty memory in his heart...

Sanwei Bookstore.

Seeing the change in Jia Qiang's complexion, Li Jing who saw a look of desolation appeared in front of her eyes, she couldn't help but startled and said, "Master, what happened?"

Jia Qiang came back to her senses, exhaled lightly, shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered some things from the past...Let's go, let's see how this bookstore is."

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In the atrium, a middle-aged man, with a look of frustration on his face and anxious tone, said: "Whether you want to buy it or not, let me tell you a good word! But it's these things, everyone's bookstore has them all." Let me tell you, although the place is a little bit out of the way, the business is not bad. My Yu family’s Sanwei Bookstore has been in business for 60 or [-] years. It has been a family business for three generations, and there are many regular customers.

Others... Take a look at these copper movable type, the latest version published by the time-honored Bijia on Dongguan Street.There are also seven or eight old pyrotechnicians who have been with my family for many years, and they can typeset and print books with their hands.And my house, what a wonderful house, with three fronts and backs, only a few steps away from Dongguan Street, and so quiet, it has been passed down for generations!If it weren't for that bastard of my family who lost money in the gambling shop and borrowed so much usury, he would be chopped up if he didn't give the money... Even if you kill me, I can't sell my ancestral property cheaply ah! "

In the workshop in the backyard, Jia Qiang played with a copper carving with great interest. After listening to the words of the owner of the bookshop, she looked at Li Jing beside her.

Li Jing shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.Although she inquired about the origin of this bookstore, she had too little time to inquire about it in detail.

Jia Qiang thought for a while and said, "Shopkeeper, even so, isn't 3000 taels too expensive? A high-end house in the capital is only 4000 taels."

Unexpectedly, the owner of the shop waved his hands again and again: "Come on, if you are not in a hurry to pay off the debt with money, no matter how much money you give me, I will not sell this ancestral family property. You just treat it as a house here, and I am here. Is the bookstore just an extra? Since you can’t afford the money, I won’t waste my time. There are still people who want to read it later, seeing off guests!” In his opinion, judging by the clothes of Jia Qiang and the two of them, , It doesn't seem like someone who can take out 3000 taels of silver.

Seeing his disrespect, Li Jing was about to explode, but Jia Qiang gave her a hand and led him out of the gate. As soon as he left the gate, he heard the gate shut with a bang.

Li Jing gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "How unreasonable!"

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "His son was taken away, so it's hard to have a good temper. By the way, you can go and find out what happened later. You can't say, bad things can turn into good things. Let's go shopping and see Biejia and go home. But this Sanwei Bookstore, I like it."

The two were talking and laughing as they walked forward, but they didn't want to be stopped by four big men before they walked out of the alley.

Not far behind the four big men, there was a young man in brocade clothes standing, but for some reason he didn't step forward, but looked at this side not far away, with a sneer that was neither yin nor yang.

After looking at Jia Qiang and Jia Qiang two times, he said with a smirk: "Have you taken a fancy to Yujiashufang? Hearing this voice, he doesn't look like someone from our Yangzhou Prefecture. Where did he come from?" Hey, it looks like he's still a scholar, has he got any fame?"

Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said, "I haven't passed the exam yet."

The four big men burst into laughter when they heard the words, and said: "Damn, Yuan Dao is a scholar, no matter how bad he is, he is also a gentleman. Who knows that he is a good-looking guy, just like us."

Without Jia Qiang opening her mouth again, Li Jing took a step forward and said with a sneer, "Qing Tian Bai Ri is also bumping into someone, who dares to block my way?"

"Hey! You are as handsome as Mr. Rabbit in Nanxiang, but your tone is arrogant. Look at your clothes, you don't look like a son from a rich and noble family. You come here to get money? Take off your clothes obediently and get the hell out of here." , hide a penny in your buttocks, run this way in the future, and sell it directly to Nanxiang to be a rabbit master next time!"

The leader, Qing Pi, laughed out of breath.

Like them, those who dare to hang out not far from Dongguan Street will succeed in everything else, except that they must have good eyesight.

They know what kind of people can be bullied and what kind of people can't be bullied.

If they are wealthy people with luxurious clothes, they will not provoke them easily.

But Jia Qiang and Li Jing were only wearing light robes and Confucian shirts, and they didn't even have a jade pendant or a sachet to embellish their status.

If you are a wealthy son, even if you don't want to show off, you will never lack a jade pendant and a sachet.

But the two people in front of them really couldn't see the aura of wealth.

Moreover, Li Jing's words were full of Jiang Hu's flavor, which is definitely not the case for a serious and wealthy son, so the four Qing Pis became more and more unscrupulous.

The young man who was not far from them sneered and shook his head in disdain.