The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1625

[1625. Chapter 1545, Chapter 1501: The Rise of Billionaires]

Fang Jifan held the Gong Mianfu in both hands and stayed there for a long time, with a look of helplessness on his face.

This is a four-piece set.

Available in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

What makes him most helpless is

that he is a brain disease patient, ah no, a brain disease patient who has not committed any disease.

After receiving such a reward, it is necessary to wear this crown uniform all the time.

But…this is the most troublesome part.

When Fang Jinglong saw the Gun Mianfu, he touched the material and licked his lips, but he couldn’t help but said sincerely: “Son, what’s the use of wearing this thing? It’s just to show your prominence. Our Fang family is already prominent enough. This The tree is so big that it attracts the wind.”

Fang Jifan looked at Fang Jinglong speechlessly, almost making his father roll his eyes.

Thinking back to the time when he received any reward from the palace, his father would always dance with joy, wishing that the whole world would know about it, but now, it seems that he has started to stay away from these things that show his status.

The status of the Fang family has changed, and their temperament has also changed.

Seeing Fang Jifan acting like this, he seemed to have a weak heart again. Fang Jinglong immediately said: “Being a father has no other meaning, and you don’t have to think too much about it. It’s just a piece of clothing. Since it is a gift from your majesty, if you accept it, you will definitely Don’t think about it, our Fang family deserves it. Oh, my father has something to do and I have to go teach.”

After that, he left in a hurry.

These days, he always appears and disappears, and Fang Jifan is used to it. But when he heard Fang Jinglong say that he was going to teach, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but become curious and asked: “Dad, what class are you teaching?”

Fang Jinglong said: “There is no way. Ah, when the old brothers saw their father coming back, they all asked the father how to teach his son. How could these tough guys know how to teach their sons on weekdays? Didn’t this ask the father to teach him some life experience? If the father doesn’t come back for dinner at night, you and Xiu Rong is taking good care of Tianci.”

After saying that, he was gone.

Fang Jifan’s jaw almost dropped, and he couldn’t help but murmured: “There is a training class here. Count me in. My son has no future.”

As he said that, he scratched his head. By the way, he seemed to be of no importance. There is something that needs to be done, what is it?

Anyway, I have been in poor health recently, so I will rest for a few days first. It is reasonable for people with brain diseases to forget.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was completely opposite to Fang Jifan. He was very busy.

Under Zhu Houzhao’s instigation, the people in the business department went crazy.

The salary was doubled and the commission was calculated separately. This week, Wenying and others worked out plans one after another. They even took out maps and hung them in public houses. Then, all states and counties with stable channel dealers would put a nail on it.

If not, what are you still doing sitting around? You should contact me immediately.

Zhou Wenying’s mantra is to always work hard and buy a house next year.

Encouraged by Zhou Wenying, the employees below went crazy.

They contacted powerful businessmen everywhere, drank tea, chatted, and further contacted them. They first asked them to order a batch of goods to test the strength of the other party, and then continued drinking tea and chatting. After that, they were invited to come to the workshop to see

how the pickled fish was. Zhou Wenying even put forward the slogan that within three years, channels would be extended to the countryside and even to the market. middle.

Such bold words are quite common in this business department.

Only Chen Tong believed it.

Although Chen Tong psychologically rejects merchants, he is not stupid.

He had to go back to the Ministry of Household Affairs. He couldn’t stay in this workshop forever anyway. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and had a bright future. He had to remind the emperor that he was accidentally left in this workshop.

It’s not that Chen Tong has never looked for connections. He visited Li Dongyang a few days ago, hoping that Li Dongyang could speak for him in front of His Majesty.

But Li Dongyang only gave him four words to redeem his merits.

Chen Tong, who felt sad, understood.

So with a heavy heart, he also began to try to go out and negotiate business with merchants.

In the beginning, of course he was in pain, it was a kind of mental torture.

Think about it, these people who you looked down on in the past, who usually would not be able to fawn over you, now have to greet them with a smile. This is so painful for a noble scholar-bureaucrat.

But gradually, he discovered that this was not bad.

Eating and drinking a lot every day, changing cups and cups, is a great pleasure.

The most important thing is that it is other people’s money that is spent.

Drink some wine, listen to some songs, and of course, talk about romance, poetry, calligraphy and painting, which is what Chen Tong is best at.

After all, he was also a Jinshi, and the merchants happened to have money, but they were also very elegant. Chen Tong was half drunk, so he got up and wrote quickly. The merchants stood behind and nodded one after another, OK, look at this When it comes to running script, you can tell that you are an expert at first sight.

This workshop is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, it’s amazing.

Therefore, Chen Tong not only had many business friends, but also many literary friends. Every now and then, someone would send him paintings, calligraphy, and unique books, and sometimes Chen Tong would give gifts in return.

Although there were many times when he had to negotiate with businessmen for profit, Chen Tong found that he gradually enjoyed it.

It turns out that the merchants in these channels have so many ways to make money. They talk about the goods and transactions in detail, which is actually so interesting.

January passed quickly, and when wages were paid, Chen Tong’s waist became straighter.

His business is doing well. With his familiarity everywhere and the increasing number of merchants willing to deal with him, he is responsible for the most business of the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province.

When the more than one thousand two hundred taels of silver were handed out, Chen Tong was so excited that he almost burst into tears.

You know, in addition to salary, he can still reimburse for other expenses, such as carriage expenses and wine money. After calculating this, this money is almost a net gain.

At first, he felt that it was extremely shameful to talk to others in business, but gradually he integrated into this environment. He was either a person in the workshop or a businessman outside the workshop. When he gradually began to integrate, he no longer felt that, This is a shameful thing. At least when people hear that he is doing well in business, they praise him instead.

At least, for his calligraphy and painting, his colleagues in the past might praise him a few words, but Chen Tong knew that they were not sincere and were just polite on the surface, but these merchants really expressed their admiration and emotion from the bottom of their hearts.

After running through the channels, we need to run around for supply.

It’s just that the channel is something that makes people laugh, but when it comes to supply, it’s completely different.

I heard that the prince and Duke Qi might place a big order, and almost every workshop was eagerly looking forward to it.

Some produce ready-made garments.

Some purchased pig hair and produced brushes.

There are all kinds of transactions.

The reason why Chen Tong was transferred to take charge of this matter was that he was already very good at business.

On the other hand, after all, he still has experience in handling official affairs in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

For example, integrating supply channels is really impossible for ordinary business personnel.

Chen Tong, on the other hand, first drew up a charter. First, he made a list of what should be purchased for the time being and what supply sources were needed. After that, he would find out how many workshops that had reached a certain scale and could supply the goods. All of this had to be compiled into a book. , after that, we will visit and meet on the spot, and finally conduct further negotiations, negotiate prices, and demand quality.

What suppliers are most worried about is that the goods they produce cannot be circulated in time, and they are afraid that the goods will be overstocked in the cargo hold. After all, every extra day is a warehousing cost and money.

It would be the best thing if we could get a lot of large orders. Even if the shipping price was lower, there would be more rules. After all, this was a hugely profitable thing, and all we had to do was concentrate on production.

Therefore, wherever Chen Tong went, it was as if his own grandfather was inspecting his home. Before he arrived at the workshop, everyone in the workshop was already queuing up to greet him.

The boss is the leader, and other people with names in the workshop line up aside.

As soon as the carriage arrived, countless people came to welcome it. As soon as the door opened, enthusiastic hands stretched out, waiting for Chen Tong to take his hand and get off.

It starts with a sentence, “I have admired Mr.’s name for a long time.”

Then he started bragging that he was excellent at calligraphy and painting.

Or maybe, sir, looking at it, there is purple energy.

Chen Tong felt that their method of flattering required a lot of learning. The purple energy was released, and they were not afraid of having another scar on their heads?

But days like this were really carefree.

This process of substituting merit for guilt is both painful and joyful, but it makes people forget to leave!

After more than a month, I started to get some clues.

No one in this world has thought that making big money can be achieved by setting standards and integrating channels.

The prince and the Duke of Qi were the first to eat crabs.

In terms of suppliers, they have now integrated 37 types of products and 153 workshops.

This is just the beginning.

Because of this, Zhu Houzhao had been tossing and turning for more than a month.

This is different from research.

There are too many chores to deal with inside.

Every workshop needs to be finalized by him personally.

Every channel provider also needs to be screened.

The most important thing is that almost all the profits from the great replenishment have been poured into this place. A new business entity is about to be born, which requires a large number of warehouses and countless carriages and horses for logistics.

But Zhu Houzhao now encountered a huge problem.

That is how to solve the current dilemma of channel dealers.

You gave people so much goods.

How do they sell?

Although these channel dealers are very energetic people in various places, it is really difficult for them to digest so many products.

For Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, this was a commercial development.

But for channel dealers, this is not the case.

It’s like walking at night, you can’t see the way ahead clearly, and even what to do next is all in the dark.

Therefore, although many people promised that His Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi would go all out if they had any missions, even if they had the strength, they had nowhere to use it.

(End of chapter)