Chapter 73: Behind Closed Doors
This is the end of the story about David Simon, and the time is set back to the day Lin Haoran left Electric White City.
The latest news came, the first stop of the college trip to western Guangdong was Gaozhou Mansion, and the time for the college examination was set for the third day of July. It was already late June, so Lin Haoran only stayed in Dianbaicheng for a few days before hurrying to Gaozhou Mansion.
Soap, which is a new product he intends to cut into in Electric White City.
After obtaining the essence from the flowers, he used caustic soda and oil to carry out a saponification reaction, and then mixed the two to obtain a light industrial product that crossed the agesβsoap.
It's easy to say, but it's not easy to do, and the cost can't be too low. With the current economic situation in western Guangdong, I am afraid that there is not much room for demand, so he has set his sights on this group of foreign businessmen who came to Daming to pan for gold.
Western technology is undoubtedly lagging behind the Ming Dynasty, but after barbaric plunder, they have obtained a large amount of gold and silver, so they have the ability to spend a lot of money, and the market for luxury goods is undoubtedly huge.
It was just that these gold diggers could not accept a new product overnight, and they now prefer ceramics and silk. Therefore, Lin Haoran promoted it by buying flower cloth as a gift, hoping to tap potential buyers from it, so as to open up sales channels in Europe.
But it's a pity that he promoted it for a few days in Dianbaigang, and he made some money selling cloth, but not only did he not receive a big order for this soap, but he didn't even have a repeat customer.
It was precisely like this that Lin Haoran left Dianbaicheng with great disappointment, and had some doubts about the charm of the soap, maybe this product is not suitable for this era.
In the afternoon, the carriage again arrived at the towering capital city of Gaozhou, the largest city in western Guangdong.
"Wow! It's huge! β
The tiger girl was sitting outside the carriage, her hanging short legs swaying proudly, looking at the city gate from afar, and she couldn't help but let out a sigh, her eyes full of surprise.
These days, she is undoubtedly happy. There is no need to worry about food and clothing anymore, with the protection and love of her brother, she has made a lot of money in Dianbaigang, where people are stupid and have a lot of money, and she has also broadened her horizons, and now she sees such a big city again.
The curtain of the car flickered, and Ali poked her head out and looked up at the city gate in the distance, also slightly surprised.
"Tiger girl, be careful when you sit outside!"
Lin Haoran admonished her, and then turned around and continued to chat with Jiang Ronghua about current affairs.
It turned out that at the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate inspected the Beijing officials, and the six departments of the imperial court ushered in a major purge, and many problematic officials were dismissed and demoted.
"It's so exciting!" Jiang Ronghua threw the paper fan in the palm of his hand and said with a flushed face. He had long been angry about the corpse of the official now, and now he knew that the imperial court was acting like this, and he immediately felt happy in his heart.
Lin Haoran glanced at it lightly, and said: "Not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with you, what is cut off may not be weeds, and the newly planted ones may not be seedlings, you are a proud fart!" β
"......" When Jiang Ronghua heard this, he immediately felt like he had eaten a hundred flies, and then turned his head angrily. It's just that I have to admit that there is some truth in what this thing says sometimes, and this thing is not necessarily a good thing.
After sleeping for a while, chatting about some current political topics, and talking about the hospital examination in previous years, the carriage had quietly arrived in front of the inn.
As soon as the carriage stopped, the tiger girl jumped down in a hurry. After learning that Zhao Dongcheng helped them book a room, he took Ali to carry her things, planning to get them back to the room and put them away.
She had money in her pocket, and her mind became active. Bought a few weapons and boots, and even bought a mask, and the road of martial arts seems to be going further and further.
"I've seen Senior Brother!"
Zhao Dongcheng stood at the door, watched Lin Haoran pull the curtain out, and greeted him, and said happily.
Lin Haoran didn't jump out of the carriage, told Zhao Dongcheng to take care of the tiger girl, and then said loudly to the tiger girl: "Tiger girl, you stay in the inn first, brother is going to do something!" β
"What's the matter?" The tiger girl was holding something across the threshold, and then she turned around and asked, blinking her big beautiful eyes, and her curiosity was stronger than that of ordinary children.
"I'm going to see a friend!" Lin Haoran hesitated for a moment, and then said.
The tiger girl's eyes rolled, and she turned around and asked hopefully, "That...... Will I have a birthday present? β
Lin Haoran ignored Jiang Ronghua's resentful gaze, and waved his hand while urging the groom to catch the car: "This friendship is not deep enough, if I can ask for a birthday gift next time, I will bring you!" β
This is the art of speaking, so that Jiang Ronghua and Zhao Dongcheng, who were blackmailed, will not blame him, and will even be happy.
"Okay, brother, then remember to come back early!" Tiger Niu waved at him.
The carriage slowly moved forward, Jiang Ronghua looked at Lin Haoran, who came in and looked sullen, and said sarcastically: "I knew today, so why bother in the first place?" β
Lin Haoran looked away, but sighed deeply in his heart.
Although he may not necessarily lose to Jiang Yuebai in the hospital test, he is not afraid of 10,000, but he is afraid of what if, so he chooses the most effective solution and makes the gambling contract stillborn.
It was precisely because of this that he chose to take the initiative to contact Jiang Yuebai, wanting to cancel the gambling contract before the hospital exam.
During this period of time, he actually wanted to meet Jiang Yuebai. It's just that this person has never returned to Jiangcun, I heard that he has been staying in Guangzhou Mansion since last year, and even Jiang Ronghua doesn't know the specific location.
Lin Haoran originally planned to meet Jiang Yuebai in Dianbai City, but he didn't take the waterway, and the person appeared directly in Gaozhou City, arriving a day or two earlier than him.
The carriage soon came to a mansion, not far from the City God Temple.
Jiang Ronghua stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after following the porter to explain his intentions, a servant soon led them in, walked through the front yard planted with bamboo, and came to the living room.
But this sat for more than an hour, and the servant disappeared after pouring tea twice.
"Otherwise, let's go!"
Jiang Ronghua picked up the teacup, but found that the tea had already been drunk, and looked up at Lin Haoran and said helplessly. Now the attitude is very clear, the other party does not intend to see him, and there seems to be no room for maneuver in the matter of the gambling contract.
"Wait!"
Lin Haoran didn't eat at noon, and he was already hungry at this moment, but he still didn't want to leave. For this matter, his heart is unusually firm and persistent, and he must have a good talk with Jiang Yuebai before the hospital examination.
The sun has turned to the west, and the clouds in the sky seem to be burning, and there are thousands of forms.