Seeing that his brows were deeply locked, Zhi Xiu's expression was solemn, and he knew that Cui Wenqing must have provoked this Silk Chamber of Commerce, so he couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said bluntly: "The backer behind the Silk Chamber of Commerce is the Luoyang Cai family, I don't know if you know anything about this family?" ”

Cui Wenqing shook his head and said, "When I first arrived, I never heard anyone mention it. ”

Zhe Xiu said solemnly: "There is a saying in Luoyang City that has been handed down since the Tang Dynasty, saying that the noble head of Luoyang is in Chen Cai, and the Chen family refers to the Chen family that is now the Great Qi Emperor's family, and the Cai family is talking about the Cai family in the east of the city. ”

"But all the family of the gate valve, all of them have a deep foundation, a family with a wide range of connections, the Cai family is one of the richest and most prosperous families in Luoyang City, the Cai family has produced many generals after the establishment of the Great Qi country, and now the provincial chief of the door is served by Cai Daogui, the contemporary head of the Cai family, and Cai Daogui's young daughter, even more Queen of Daqi."

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing was already speechless, and said: "In this way, isn't the Cai family a relative of the emperor?" ”

"Yes, and it's an extraordinary royal relative." Zhixiu nodded solemnly.

Cui Wenqing was silent for a while, spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "One is the prince of the dynasty and the servant of the door, and the other is the queen of the dynasty, no wonder Cai Donglai has no fear, and the picture shows that he will eat me, it turns out that there is such a doorway in it." ”

Zhexiu smiled: "Yes, do you remember the head of the six doors that came to our house not long ago?" She is also from the Cai family. ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing was surprised: "Oh, that little girl is actually from the Cai family?" ”

"Hehe, Ning Zhen's mother is Cai Daogui's eldest daughter, she is also the sister of the queen of the dynasty, and she is an out-and-out royal relative."

Cui Wenqing said depressedly: "No wonder that little girl is so arrogant and domineering, and she actually led someone to trespass on our Yang family, it was because of this relationship that she could do so." ”

"And as far as I know, the water in the Silk Chamber of Commerce is very deep, and many families who are very close to the Cai family have also invested a lot of spare money in the Silk Chamber of Commerce, forming a strict organization with equal interests and shared risks, so if you provoke the Silk Chamber of Commerce, it is equivalent to provoking these families, which is very troublesome." ”

Cui Wenqing understood, and sighed lightly: "With such drawbacks, doesn't he care about the official family?" ”

Zhi Xiu also sighed, and said: "For thousands of years, the powerful families have been like this, and it is not easy to change, the only thing to be thankful about at present is that the official family and An Shi Xianggong are ambitious to promote the change, if they can really change, maybe they can only hope to change the law." ”

Leaving Zhixiu's residence, Cui Wenqing wandered alone in the back garden, but he was preoccupied.

Sure enough, the Silk Chamber of Commerce is not so simple, it involves the royal family, so Cai Donglai can have the courage to bully and dominate the market, and the Silk Chamber of Commerce monopolizes the cloth and silk trade in the entire Luoyang City.

It can be said that this is a huge interest group, and it is not easy to overthrow them!

Could it be that he can really only live by the snort of the Silk Chamber of Commerce, so that the Armani clothing store will also become the marionette of the Silk Chamber of Commerce, thus losing the opportunity to rise in Luoyang?

Thinking of this, Cui Wenqing let out a deep breath, but his eyes suddenly became firm.

No way! If you retreat in the face of difficulties and don't want to forge ahead, then what face does you have to face everyone in the clothing store, and what face does you have to face your own lady?

Cui Wenqing believes that even if he is a Zhao, he will try his best to achieve his goal, instead of making compromises and avoiding retreat.

Anyway, since the Silk Chamber of Commerce stopped in front of him, then he rose to the challenge.

He didn't believe that with his wisdom, he couldn't let the Armani clothing store rise in Luoyang!

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Two days later, Chang Wen came to Yang Mansion to visit Cui Wenqing to discuss finding a suitable store to open a store.

"Uncle, in fact, in the early stage of the next has been paying attention to the bustling market in Luoyang City, if we are opening an ordinary clothing store, then it is possible to open in one hundred and sixty lanes in Luoyang City, and there will be a certain degree of popularity and business, but if you want to make the clothing store bigger and stronger, customers are like clouds, you can't choose to open in the square, but you must set up a store in the market."

After listening to Chang Wen's words, Cui Wenqing thought about it carefully and already had a fixed opinion, but in order to test Chang Wen, he didn't say anything, and asked: "You are right, but what should the current three markets in the South Market, the North Market, and the West Market be?" ”

Chang Wen said eloquently: "Uncle Qiyu, the West Market is connected to the Grand Canal by the Tongji Canal, which is the most important distribution place in Luoyang City, and the shops here are mostly engaged in the trading of bulk commodities, such as grain, cloth, salt, pottery, etc., and our clothing stores do not rely very much on the number of supplies, so it is not advisable to open in the West Market." ”

"Speaking of Nanshi, Luoyang Chengnan City is mostly inhabited by ordinary people, and there are few high-ranking officials and nobles living in the surrounding area, so the purchasing power of the guests is not too high, especially in the face of our expensive clothing, even more so."

"Finally, North City." Speaking of this, Chang Wen's eyes lit slightly, "Since the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang North City has always been the most prosperous and lively area in Luoyang City, and it is also the hinterland of economic goods. ”

Chang Wen sighed and said: "But there is only one bad thing in the North Market, that is, it is the base camp of the Silk Chamber of Commerce, and many of the more famous silk villages are also opened in the North City, not to hide from my uncle, I have also repeatedly considered this, but the lesser of the two powers, compared to the huge benefits that the North City can bring us, the Silk Chamber of Commerce is nothing, because as long as we do not join the Silk Chamber of Commerce, even if the store is opened in any of the workshops, the Silk Chamber of Commerce will suppress us." ”

Cui Wenqing nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, you have thought about it very deeply, but you have said that the biggest advantage is a disadvantage. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Chang Wen knew Cui Wenqing's business ability, and hurriedly asked.

Cui Wenqing restrained his smile and said solemnly: "At present, our Armani clothing store is almost not famous in Luoyang City, and the only way to make our reputation increase quickly is to find an opponent with enough weight." ”

Chang Wen thought for a long time, and suddenly laughed unconsciously: "Oh, I understand, uncle, you want to use the Silk Chamber of Commerce to enhance our reputation." ”

Cui Wenqing said with a smile: "Yes, since we have decided to go against the Silk Chamber of Commerce, then if we want to play, we will have a big game, and let Cai Donglai know that Armani clothing store is not so easy to bully!" ”

(End of chapter)