Chapter 41: Someone from the Palace
On the main street in the center of Luoyang City, a three-story grand storefront, on the plaque at the main entrance, the golden signboard "Huaxia Chamber of Commerce" has four gilded characters.
Those who read books in the past couldn't help but bow their heads and ponder when they saw it, because they had never seen such words. These words are strange, but they give people the feeling of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, and wonderful strokes are full of flowers. The learned scholars don't know which one is handwriting, but it is actually a modern hard pen calligraphy written by Qin Feng.
This "Huaxia Chamber of Commerce" was opened by Qin Feng. The advertising slogan he wrote played a decisive role, and at the moment the front door was already full of people. Look at the clothes and dress, and the furniture is the steward of each household.
"Steward Zhao, why are you here?" A man said in a strange tone.
"Hey, it turned out to be the king's steward. It is rumored that there is white sugar for sale here, which came from a country tens of thousands of miles away, and my lord asked me to come and see it. When this person asked, his face was also not good.
"Yesterday in Luoyang City, there were rumors about this Huaxia Chamber of Commerce everywhere. The same is true for me, my lord told me that if there is really white sugar, I will buy two catties and go back and taste it. ”
The two of them said politely on their faces, and their eyes were very unkind, which turned out to make the host family a business rival.
As soon as the hour passed (nine o'clock in the morning), I saw the door of the simple carving open, and Zhou Shan walked out. He arched his hand and said: "A certain Zhou Shan is the main thing of this Huaxia Chamber of Commerce." Thank you very much for joining us for ....... ”
"Don't talk so much, you are blowing so godly, what else is it from India and Afghanistan, is there any sugar? If so, take it out and let us see. Someone in the crowd said dissatisfied. They came here for the name of white sugar, and where else can they listen to it.
"Everyone, please ......." Zhou Shan didn't say much.
The crowd poured into the store, and the counters around them were filled with white sugar as white as snow, almost reflecting the crystal clear light of the room.
These people have eaten crude black brown sugar for generations, where have they ever seen such delicate and white sugar, and they are stunned for a while.
Idiot, haven't even seen sugar. The guy in the store was smug, not caring at all about the shock he was when he saw it yesterday.
"This is the secret method of boiling sugar that my master has obtained from the Three Kingdoms thousands of miles away. This sugar is called white sugar, which is delicate and melts in the mouth. Men eat to strengthen their bodies, and women eat ...... to whiten their faces. Zhou Shan puffed out his tongue and told the story. San'er, turn out a bucket of sugar water on the spot and give it to all the guest officers to taste. ”
The hall was crowded with people, everyone had a small bowl, and after taking a sip, there was a sound of bars chirping in the hall.
"It's so sweet."
"yes, yes. I have never tasted anything so sweet in my life. ”
"It's much sweeter than the brown sugar before."
"Shopkeeper, how much is your sugar a pound." There are already people who can't help but want to buy it.
"Hehe, our sugar is three kinds of ordinary white sugar, fine white sugar, and delicate white sugar. Just now, everyone drank ordinary white sugar water, ten pounds of ordinary white sugar, twenty pounds of fine white sugar, and thirty pounds of delicate white sugar. Zhou Shan said.
"What, the cheapest one is also ten!" One said dissatisfiedly.
"I'm sorry for you, this white sugar is as white as jade, it is a noble and luxurious thing, and it is not something that ordinary people can enjoy."
Most of the people who come in here are ordinary people watching the excitement, and it is unimaginable to think that one pound is ten pounds.
But there are also stewards of wealthy families, who are ten dollars for wealthy families, and they are a drop in the bucket. This white sugar is a precious thing, and it is only ten times, and you have to buy whatever you say.
"Shiguan is too cheap, if you can't afford it, stand aside, and the shopkeeper, wrap me with a pound of white sugar." The steward of the Zhao family said.
"Hehe, what my brother said is that this white sugar can only be enjoyed by noble people. If you can't afford it, stand aside, the shopkeeper, and give me a pound of refined sugar! The steward of the Wang family said.
Hey, this kid is really hateful. The steward of the Zhao family hurriedly changed his words and said, "Exquisite white sugar, I want two catties." ”
This is just a microcosm, and the wealthy pay attention to a decent one. Your family has white sugar, and if my family doesn't say it, it will be ruined.
And white sugar is only bought here by Qin Feng, so from the next day, all the wealthy families in Luoyang will go to Qin Feng to buy white sugar.
Immediately following Qin Feng's powerful advertising offensive, a gust of sugar wind blew in Luoyang.
If you don't have sugar in your house, you're poor. Only when you have white sugar as holy as snow at home, you are a noble family. For a time, all the rich and wealthy families had to buy some to go home. When there are guests who come to the door, take out some to entertain, and have more face.
Luoyang City is the political, economic and cultural center of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the largest number of wealthy households in the country. For a time, the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce was full of traffic, and there was an endless stream of bustling buyers.
"My lord, in just five days, our sugar has been sold for 5,000 catties, and we have a total of 110,000 yuan." When Zhou Shan said this, his whole body trembled. He has been in business for more than ten years, and since ancient times, no one has been able to gather such wealth in just a few days.
"110,000 yuan, that's 110 million dollars. How big is the purchasing power of Luoyang City? Qin Feng was overjoyed in his heart, it seemed that he had taken the right step.
110 million dollars, only Zhou Shan, who has the ability to calculate the number of runs, was a little dizzy when he heard it, how much is this? It's scary. Wen Yan said: "Lord, Luoyang is a place where businessmen from all over the world gather, and many rich merchants from all over the world buy and sell here, and these people buy and sell ...... in large quantities. ”
"I see, that's the benefit of monopolies. Zhou Shan, you immediately gather credible people to go to Jiaozhou again, and still boil sugar on the spot, this matter must be carried out in secret, and we will form a business route ....... Qin Feng commanded.
"My lord, please rest assured, the brothers who went to Jiaozhou last time have a few loyal people who can entrust this matter. I'll organize them to hand over to the state ...... right away. ”
At this time, a guy outside the door said, "Master, a guest officer has come outside to buy our sugar ......." ”
Zhou Shan frowned slightly, withdrew after saluting and whispered: "What's the matter, since you buy candy and sell it to him, you still need to disturb the lord?" ”
"Ah, Master Zhou. So, this man who came, is...... It's a eunuch! He brought a few ...... with Yu Linwei, who were fierce and vicious. ”
Eunuch? At this time, it was the sixth year of Guanghe, and the eunuchs and fathers of Emperor Ling were in the court, and the last thing in the world could not provoke was the eunuchs. The disaster of the party, the wealthy scholars were all tossed by these eunuchs.
It's broken, could it be that the tree is so big that it is taken by these eunuchs who have nothing under it and only love money? Qin Feng hurriedly said: "Zhou Shan, you go to the front, talk to the good life, and invite people here in the future." ”
"Yes!" Zhou Shan hurriedly walked forward.
Just when Qin Feng was panicking, he saw a young eunuch dressed in the costume of a Han eunuch walking in with four guards proudly.
He hurriedly got up, went out and hugged his fists and said: "I don't know if the adults have arrived, I have missed the welcome, and I will atone for my sins." ”
"Giggles, are you Qin Feng, but you're white and pure." The shrill voice of the person who came, and the little face was pale and powdered.
Qin Feng listened to the words of this neither man nor woman, and when he saw the appearance of such a demon, he felt a chill in his heart. His face was still respectful, and he said with a smile: "My lord praised me." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, a certain family comes to you to buy sugar, how much do you plan to sell it to a certain family?"
"This ...... will be sold at half price for adults." Qin Feng scolded secretly in his heart, he still missed these corrupt things after all calculations, if there are good things, can these people not come to rob them? Although he scolded the eunuch for being shameless, he had a respectful look on his face, which did not bother him at all from the acting department.
Who knew that the eunuch who came didn't appreciate it, "Hmph, Qin Feng, a certain family told you that a certain family came this time to buy this white sugar for Bixia and all the ladies in the palace." This is a great blessing for you...... The person who came said that Bixia was a slave with a face, and when he said Zuihou, it became an angry reprimand.
Qin Feng's heart was cold, damn it, the unlucky thing on TV was put on the table, and he hurriedly said, "My lord, what do you say?" ”
"If you want me to say ......, consistent is enough." The man laughed wickedly.
"Ahh Qin Feng was taken aback, this Nima didn't want Lao Tzu's life, and he had never vomited blood.