The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 150 Countermeasures
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Zhang Bugui's beating was definitely not a simple brawl between scholars.

If you think about it carefully, you can discover the intentions of these Ningbo scholars.

As the gathering was approaching, they "met" Zhang Bugui, and they punched each other involuntarily, beating Mr. Zhang violently.Interpreting all this as hating Zhang Bugui for occupying the painting boat is really unreasonable.

Literati are most concerned about face, let alone the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

It's also because Zhang Bugui is too inexperienced, otherwise he could at least catch some of these Ningbo scholars.

The West Lake Gathering must still go, but Xie Shen can already imagine the smell of gunpowder between the two parties on the Gathering.

It was Zhang Bugui who was slapped in the face, and Zhang Bugui must be the most impatient.If he has a problem with this point, it is still a bit difficult to deal with.

"Brother Zhang, don't get angry, let Xie think of a countermeasure."

Xie Shen comforted Zhang Bugui with a few words, then started to walk around the room with his hands behind his back.

Since Ningbo scholars deliberately provoked Zhang Bugui before the West Lake Gathering, it proved that they had a guilty conscience.

As for why they are guilty.Nothing more than two points.One is that there is no one among them who can compete with themselves and Bi Minghui, and the other is that the people selected for this elegant collection are beyond their control, or they are not completely on their side.

The strength is not enough, the relationship comes together.

If there is no relationship, it is absolutely impossible for the scholars of Ningbo Prefecture to defeat the scholars of Sui'an and Yuyao counties.

The purpose of the gathering held by the scholars of Ningbo Prefecture is to promote Ningbo Zhushan tea through the gathering, so they will join forces with the local scholars of Hangzhou Prefecture at this gathering.In Xie Shen's view, there may be some kind of transaction involved.For example, the local Longjing tea merchants in Hangzhou cooperated with the big tea merchants in Ningbo Prefecture to monopolize the tea market in the province.

Thinking about it carefully, the possibility of this is not low.

Qiantang Longjing tea is an established tea master, while Ningbo Fuzhushan tea is a rising star.

If the two are combined, there is almost no chance for other teas to get a share.

It seems that Xie Shen's previous consideration was too simple.He thought that Yao Jiangcha could break into the literati circle by himself, but now it seems impossible.

Even if he performed very well in the West Lake Gathering, the final result was at best a tie.After all, with Qiantang Longjing leading the way, if Yaojiang Tea wants to become famous, it will only be suppressed by the local tea merchants in Hangzhou.

If only the Ningbo tea merchant Xie Shen could handle it, but if he joined the Hangzhou tea merchant, Xie Shen would be hard to beat with two fists.

As for the reason for the cooperation between the two, Xie Shen thought it was because of interests.

The tea merchants in Ningbo Prefecture want to gain a share of the reputation of Qiantang Longjing Tea, and the local Longjing tea merchants in Hangzhou also want to enter the Ningbo Prefecture market.In other words, this is actually a disguised exchange of benefits.

Of course, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

Colleagues are enemies, Xie Shen does not believe that Ningbo tea merchants and Hangzhou tea merchants are monolithic, so how to find a breakthrough.
"Brother Zhang knows a local tea merchant in Hangzhou, Xie wants to pay a visit."

Zhang Bugui grinned his teeth in pain, and was stunned when he heard Xie Shen's change of subject.

Didn't they discuss how to avenge him just now? Why did it involve the Hangzhou tea merchant again?

But Zhang Bugui still subconsciously said: "I know a few, but the friendship is not deep."

Xie Shen smiled lightly and said, "It doesn't matter if the friendship is not deep, as long as Xie can enter the mansion and talk to those tea merchants."

Zhang Bugui nodded and said: "If you want to say that this Hangzhou tea merchant is really rich, they actually have a chamber of commerce. at the banquet"

Zhang Bugui's expression was a little weird, Xie Shen also followed suit.

This piece does not belong to Mr. Zhang, whether he is familiar with President Ning, he will not be driven out after going to Ning Mansion.

"Brother Xie Xian, don't worry, when you arrive at the Ning Mansion, tell the disciples directly that you are Zhang's friend and that you are going to visit Master Ning. They won't stop you."

Zhang Bugui seemed to see the doubts in Xie Shen's heart, so he hurriedly tried to make up for it.

Xie Shen nodded and said: "Brother Zhang doesn't have to worry about this matter, it's all on Xie."

In Xie Shen's view, the key to breaking the game this time is Master Ning Yining.

If you want to reverse the decline, you have to start with this person.

"Brother Zhang rested in the inn first, and Xie went to meet this Master Ning. Before Xie came back, Brother Zhang must not get angry and compete with those Ningbo scholars."

There are ten thousand ways for literati to punish people, and the most stupid one is to do it.

As the saying goes, a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands. It does not mean that a gentleman dare not do it, but that he can get more benefits by using his mouth.

Right now, the Ningbo scholars must hope that Zhang Bugui will become angry and take his long entourage to fight them.Not to mention whether they can win or not, even if they can win, the tricks of these Ningbo scholars will succeed.

In order to prevent Zhang Bugui's IQ from being lowered, Xie Shen had to give instructions in advance.

"Okay, Brother Yu will wait for Brother Shenxian to come back before making a decision!"

Zhang Bugui immediately nodded in response to Xie Shen's instinctive trust.

Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi wanted to visit Master Ning with the young man, but Xie Shen said: "You two should stay in the inn for now, this is not going to catch a fair, it is useless if there are too many people use."

In fact, Xie Shen was worried that Zhang would not return, fearing that something would happen if he was impulsive, so he asked Wang and Xie to stay in the inn to take care of him.

After some instructions, Xie Shen left the inn and went straight to Ning Mansion according to the location given by Zhang Bugui.

The most profitable business in the Ming Dynasty was naturally selling salt.

However, the cost of this business is too high. First of all, Yanyin is not easy to get.If you sell private salt, it is a felony of beheading, and the risk is too high.

In addition to selling salt, weaving silk and selling tea were the most profitable.

Compared with the two, tea sales require less start-up capital, so it is more suitable for Xie Shen, who has a weak foundation, to operate.

However, for a tea merchant at Ning Yi's level, it's hard to describe the wealth of his family.

This is the case in any industry. Those who stand at the top of the pyramid hold a lot of resources and wealth.And those who are under the base of the tower have to work harder to climb up.

This is true of the imperial examination, and so is the sale of tea, the essence of which is no different.

Ning's mansion is not too far from the inn where Xie Shen stayed, Xie Shen arrived in front of the mansion after drinking half a cup of tea.

Looking at the towering mansion walls, Xie Shen secretly sighed, as expected of a wealthy businessman, even the mansion is so rich.

After knocking on the door, a doorman leaned out after a while.

Xie Shen stepped forward and said calmly, "It's Mr. Zhang Bugui's friend Xie Shen from Yuyao who wants to visit Master Ning."

(End of this chapter)