Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 122 The Product Sells Well, Qu Xiuhe

March 1591, 4 AD.

Taiyuan is one of the most prosperous cities in Ming Dynasty. No matter how the outside world changes, the pursuit of enjoyment by the citizens and merchants in the city will never change.At this time, the Fur Street in Taiyuan was bustling with people.

And in the Yongsheng cashmere store on the west side of the street, there are also people coming and going, and there are many customers.This store is very large, with two floors upstairs and downstairs. It specializes in selling some high-end items made of cashmere, including various carpets, cushions, cushions, gloves, underwear, hats, coats and so on.Exquisitely made, soft and warm, it was welcomed by eunuchs and rich people from all townships in Taiyuan as soon as it was launched in Taiyuan.

During the cold weather in the past few months, the sales of various products in this Yongsheng fleece store have been very hot.Especially a month ago, news came from the capital that even the emperor and the ladies were full of praise for this high-end cashmere product. King Jin sent his family members to buy them.

In fact, it is not that Taiyuan does not have shops specializing in fur products, but compared with the finished products sold by Yongsheng velvet shop, those furs are really far behind. Their sales strength is naturally not comparable to that of Yongsheng velvet shop.

There is also a Yongsheng woolen cloth shop on the cloth street in Taiyuan. This shop specializes in selling cloth or ready-made clothes made of various woolen woolen fabrics. The citizens of Taiyuan discovered that this kind of clothes made of "woolen" fabric , especially coats, either soft or upright, have very good warmth retention and are not as bulky as cotton coats.

After wearing a coat made of this woolen fabric, it is beautiful and warm, and the price is not much different from buying a cotton coat.She also wore a soft cashmere neck sold by Yongsheng Cashmere Store, which made her look even more elegant.Therefore, it has only opened for a short time, and the Yongsheng woolen cloth store is also full of customers. Most of the customers are ordinary citizens of Taiyuan and upper-middle-class families who come to buy.

At present, there are many merchants in Taiyuan, and the competition is fierce. Any way to make money will attract the attention of interested people. The business of Yongsheng Cashmere Shop and Yongsheng Woolen Cloth Shop is booming, which naturally attracted the attention of major merchants in Taiyuan. After their investigation, it was found that the owner of this store is the Qu family in Qi County, and the purchase channel is Wuzhai Fort in Northwest Shanxi.

Recently, this Wuzhai Fort has been a hot topic among the citizens of Taiyuan. It has received a bountiful harvest of grain and rice from the disaster year and was rewarded by the emperor.From Wuzhaibao, various large waterwheels, hand press wells and other things have been passed to Taiyuan one after another.

No, right now, many middle or wealthy families in Taiyuan have dug a few hand-pressed wells in their homes, which greatly facilitates the use of water. As for the fields outside the city of Taiyuan, after the promotion and persuasion of Taiyuan officials, some Rich and wealthy landowners who have the conditions are all digging deep-water irrigation wells in their fields, or making them themselves, or buying Huanglaifu large-scale irrigation well water trucks from Wuzhaibao to divert water from the ground to irrigate the fields. The name of the castle became more and more famous among the people in Taiyuan.

Also, some time ago, a large number of Wuzhaibao non-staple foods poured into the grain and oil streets in Taiyuan, including various tofu skins, dried tofu, fermented bean curd, bean paste, etc.There are also various kinds of salted eggs and preserved eggs, as well as various kinds of dried fish, bacon and ham.In particular, Wuzhaibao ham is carefully made and tastes good, and is very popular among the citizens of Taiyuan.In addition, there is Wuzhaibao vegetable oil, which also entered the homes of ordinary citizens in Taiyuan in large quantities.

The previous topics about Wuzhaibao are enough for the citizens of Taiyuan to talk about. Now there are a lot of Wuzhaibao non-staple foods pouring into Taiyuan, and the business of Yongsheng velvet store and Yongsheng woolen cloth store is booming. It has also aroused the general attention of merchants in Taiyuan. Seeing that various products of Wuzhai Fort are so popular, many merchants have the idea of ​​going to Wuzhai Fort to check it out.

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"Boss, Yongsheng's business is so good, it seems that we have to step up to buy goods from Wuzhaibao."

On the gorgeously decorated second floor of Yongsheng's velvet store, the butler of Qu's family smiled and said to Qu Tingzhu, the old owner who was observing the customers below.

Qu Tingzhu came back to his senses after a while, he moved his fat body, stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Don't worry anymore, if you have too many goods, you won't be able to sell them at a price. Rare things are more expensive. Also, Wuzhai Whether there is a source of goods at the fort is also a problem, but..."

Qu Tingzhu pondered for a while, and said, "It's good to go to Wuzhai Fort again."

According to Huang Laifu's arrangement for the Wuzhaibao Woolen Mill, it was jointly established by many merchants, and Huang Laifu held the largest share.The supply of goods is also based on how much each merchant invests, and then distributes sales according to the members of each family and each region.

Qu Yuanrui and Huang Laifu are the closest, so his family gets the largest supply of stocks, the best wholesale price, and the most ideal business area. His elder brother Qu Liangwan is in charge of Taiyuan's management.As for the other merchants, it was either Daizhou's turn or Xinzhou's turn.

In Huang Laifu's plan, the products of his Wuzhaibao Woolen Mill will first be sold in Shanxi, ideally, they will be developed to other provinces, and then the system will be subcontracted. Each province will arrange a general distributor, and then let countless peddlers in the province Let's develop.

At present, Wuzhaibao Wool Mill is developing well. Especially at the beginning of this year, Father-in-law Ma Jiuying presented several cashmere products to Emperor Wanli. After receiving them, Emperor Wanli and the women in the harem couldn’t put them down and took some products from the woolen mill as tributes. It also greatly expanded the reputation of Wuzhaibao Wool Mill. Not only Shanxi businessmen, but also businessmen from northern provinces also went to Wuzhaibao to ask to become distributors of a certain province.

It is the woolen fabric cloth of Wuzhaibao Wool Mill. Under the order of Emperor Wanli, the Needlework Bureau of the Neifu also placed a large number of orders to Wuzhaibao for the production of military uniforms for the frontier army, which stimulated Wuzhaibao even more. The rapid development of Zhaibao Woolen Mill.It seems that the products of Wuzhaibao Woolen Mill will enter other provinces sooner or later.

Qu Tingzhu said to the eldest son Qu Liangwan next to him: "Liang Wan, at the end of the month, you can go to Wuzhai Fort again to see Yuanrui, you'd better discuss it with him, can you talk about defending?" My lord, add some cashmere products to us."

Qu Liangwan was a little unwilling. He felt uncomfortable when he thought of going to beg his third brother. He thought of his third brother sitting in Wuzhai Fort, controlling the in and out of the goods. I have to work hard to sell it outside, which is really unfair.

He said: "Father, you also know that regarding the matter of the woolen mill, Mr. Huang is not involved in the management. It is the third brother who discusses with some shareholders. The supply of goods has been allocated a long time ago. Now I want to If the third brother increases our share, I'm afraid we won't be able to get through those shareholders, right?"

Qu Tingzhu smiled and said, "Liang Wan, do you know why your third brother is so favored in front of the defense of Wuzhai Fort? It is because your third brother invested in Huang Laifu when he was in the most difficult time the year before last, so he has paid off now." About the share of these products, those shareholders say [-] words, how can they compare with Huang Laifu? Taking a step back, even if Huang Laifu doesn't want to participate in the affairs of the woolen mill, don't you just look at this mere thing? Cashmere or something?"

Qu Liangwan hesitated and said, "What does dad mean?"

Qu Tingzhu said: "Liang Wan, there is one thing that your third brother is really worth learning from, that is, he is bold, far-sighted, and dares to place bets, so he has his current glory. Father asked you to go to Wuzhai this time. Fort, it's not mainly for those shares, you are giving you the opportunity to get closer to the garrison lord, you also know that that lord Huang was appointed as the envoy of Sanbao governance, and even his wife was ordered, a discerning person We all know that Master Huang has been appreciated by the Emperor."

"He is so young now, so he has such a future. Now he is only the governor of the three castles. Maybe he will be the fifth, seventh, tenth castles in the future. As far as your father knows, that Lord Huang will vigorously manage Shenchi Castle and Shenchi Castle this year. Octagon Fort, both of these two places have a lot of arable land and minerals. If you can get a share, it is better than increasing the share of some cashmere products. Even if you can't share the benefits of these two forts, get along well with this Master Huang The relationship will never be wrong in the future, maybe one day, what happened to your third brother will happen to you."

Qu Liangwan said sincerely and sincerely: "Daddy is right, my son, get ready and go to Wuzhai Fort as soon as possible."

Qu Tingzhu nodded in satisfaction. Among the several sons, he was the eldest son who he loved the most since he was a child.For the third son, Qu Yuanrui, Qu Tingzhu used to be full of disgust. Since last year, his views have changed a bit, but most of his energy is still for the sake of his eldest son, Qu Liangwan.Seeing that Qu Liangwan understood what he meant at this time, he was very satisfied, and he said: "That's good, you prepare as soon as possible, you are a little tired for your father, so go back to the mansion to rest first, and tomorrow father will return to Qi County You should take care of the shop in Taiyuan carefully."

Qu Liangwan said respectfully: "My child understands, Dad, go slowly."

Under the care of his housekeeper, Qu Tingzhu moved his fat body slowly down the stairs.

At this time, a girl wearing a white cashmere coat and a cashmere neck warmer around her neck quietly came out of a room and said in a low voice, "Brother, dad is gone?"

Qu Liang and Wan Liang said angrily: "Fifth Sister, you always sneak around by yourself. Father found out, and I will teach you a lesson again!"

The girl looks very pure, at the age of 16, she is Qu Liangwan's fifth sister, Qu Xiuhe, at this time she giggled, took Qu Liangwan's big hand and said: "I know that big brother won't tell dad Yes, I know that elder brother loves me the most, doesn't he?"

Qu Liangwan really loves this younger sister the most, he smiled wryly, and said: "You damn girl, there is really nothing I can do about you."

Qu Xiuhe giggled again, she looked around, and said in a low voice, "By the way, brother, did you just say you were going to Wuzhai Fort?"

Qu Liangwan said: "Yes, what's the matter?"

Qu Xiuhe said: "I also want to go to Wuzhai Fort, brother, can you take me there?"

Qu Liangwan frowned, and said, "What are you going to Wuzhai Fort? There are military merchants there, a girl's house, what are you doing there?"

Qu Xiuhe pursed her lips and said, "I'm going to see the Gu family's sister. You know how boring Fifth Sister is in Taiyuan."

Qu Liangwan just said: "No, if father finds out, he must beat me to death."

Qu Xiuhe just took Qu Liangwan's hand and said, "I beg you, brother, you also know that father will return to Qi county tomorrow, if you don't tell me, how will father know?"

Qu Liangwan still wanted to say no, but seeing Qu Xiuhe's pure and beautiful appearance, his heart suddenly moved, and he said: "That's fine, but you have to listen to your elder brother, you can't run around."

Qu Xiuhe cheered and said, "That's great, Fifth Sister must listen to Big Brother in everything."

(End of this chapter)