At this time, Zhao Zeping, the owner of Ducheng Yuefang, was knocking on the door of Zhou's house and handing in a note.

This is the method that Tang Shiyue negotiated with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The Zhou family had been imperial merchants for generations and owned the largest workshop in Chang'an City, with hundreds of craftsmen. There were also people in the family working in the Ministry of Works. It could be said that they were both wealthy and powerful, and were considered a leader among the craftsmen in the capital.

In comparison, a new small workshop like Yuefang is nothing.

The person currently in charge of the Zhou family is called Zhou Wenjing. He is a very versatile person. With the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Zhou Wenjing's attitude is surprisingly good.

Zhao Zeping was also very calm. The two of them talked back and forth and had a very pleasant conversation. It was not until Zhou Wenjing took the initiative to talk about "checkers" that Zhao Zeping told him about Tang Shiyue's plan.

It’s very simple, just recruit an agent.

As I said, anything that makes money is bound to be imitated.

But the big workshops disdain to do this, and even if they do, they are embarrassed to sell it because this kind of behavior is suppressed by the industry. In a word, it is too cheap!

But if small workshops produce shoddy imitations, it will affect their reputation.

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Therefore, Tang Shiyue wanted to recruit an agent.

Find a workshop with guaranteed craftsmanship, become an "authorized agent", teach them how to do the job, and Yuefang will take a cut, retain the naming rights, and let customers know that this is also a product of Yuefang. At the same time, we also conduct inspections to ensure quality.

That is to say, for example, Zhouji Workshop, when the name is engraved, it will be a small character "Yue" and then "Zhouji".

A win-win situation, everyone is happy.

Zhou Wenjing was attracted at that time.

Being an imperial merchant has its pros and cons. The workshops under his control don't always have so much work, but in case something unexpected happens, these craftsmen have to be supported. He can't compensate, but who would complain about having too much money?

Now, Yuefang is willing to let them do something that obviously has a big market. They won’t suffer a loss in such a deal, and since it has been agreed by Yuefang, it won’t damage their reputation.

Although Zhouji is a wealthy family, and it seems that they are at a disadvantage in the early stage, but judging from Yuefang's current momentum, they will be unprepared in the future.

People carry people in fancy sedans, and only fools would push away money-making matters.

When Zhao Zeping saw his expression, he knew that he was interested, so he said, "The boss said that we don't just hire random agents. The products must be good. Moreover, when the time comes, we will write on the cover which one is the real agent, and we won't let anyone take advantage of the situation..."

This is the official recognition, please make it public!

This is a sure win!

Zhou Wenjing became even more enthusiastic, "Your boss is really magnanimous! Since you are eyeing the Zhou family, how can I refuse!"

The two of them discussed it, and Zhou Wenjing immediately sent out invitations to people from all the major workshops in Chang'an City to come.

Although money can attract people, not everyone has the good eyesight of Zhou Wenjing and is optimistic about this thing. In addition, some workshops with a long history do not bother to make things produced by other workshops, or some people do not want to be controlled by others and refuse.

As for the remaining ones, Zhao Zeping personally inspected them one by one, and only selected eleven companies and signed contracts with them.

After the contract was signed, Zhao Zeping took out a few blueprints with a smile and distributed them to everyone, saying with a smile: "This is a welcome gift from the boss. Please go back and discuss it. Each of you should make one or two sets. We will get together, drink tea, and judge the pros and cons. Then we can start making them slowly later."

It's mahjong.

This thing is much more addictive than checkers when you really start playing it.

It is also something that is easy to make and sell.

This is simply giving money to everyone!

Everyone was suddenly excited, thinking that the "agent" contract signed today was not in vain, so they all got up in a hurry and prepared to go back and try it out.

At this time, Qinzhou.

Tang Shiyue received a visiting card in her hand.

The signature is Meng Mei Yiqiu... In ancient times, people wrote their name and courtesy name together when writing visiting cards, which means that this person's surname is Meng, his given name is Mei, and his courtesy name is Yiqiu.

What a nice name.

Tang Shiyue looked at the servant who delivered the visiting card: "Meng family of Qiantang?"

The servant was neatly dressed, and when he spoke, he bent slightly with his eyes drooping, obviously very well behaved: "Yes. The master's second son."

Tang Shiyue asked: "Is your second young master new to Qinzhou?"

The servant was slightly startled, but still said, "The Second Young Master just arrived in Qinzhou last night, and he sent me here today."

Tang Shiyue smiled and put the visiting card aside: "You probably don't know yet, I have some conflicts with another young master of your Qiantang Meng family, Meng Ziyang. Meng Ziyang once publicly declared that the Meng family would never do business with my family... I am a very serious person, and since he said so, I believed it. But now someone else came to me, I am worried whether this is a trap, whether you are conspiring to trick me and then punish me. Meng Ziyang has done this kind of thing before, so I have to be on guard."

The servant was obviously a little surprised.

But he did not rush to make excuses, nor did he explain the relationship between Meng Yiqiu and Meng Ziyang. He bowed his head and said, "The master should not know about this matter. I will go back and report it immediately. Please give your instructions."

Tang Shiyue nodded.

The servant withdrew politely.

Tang Shiyue narrowed her eyes.

She didn't care whether Meng Yiqiu pretended not to know or really didn't know. Anyway, she would not cooperate with Meng's company until she got her revenge.

There is a ready-made touchstone, which is a good opportunity to see Meng Yiqiu's attitude.

In fact, Tang Shiyue is still more optimistic about Meng's. The advantage of Meng's is that although they have many industries, they have not forgotten their roots. Their main focus is always on cloth shops. Meng's clothes have always been the most popular, and their stores are spread all over Dayan. By cooperating with them, she will not have to worry about promotion in the future.

But Meng is not her only choice. It depends on how Meng Yiqiu handles this matter.

At this time, the servant A Guang had already rushed back to the town on horseback.

Meng Yiqiu lived in Sifang Restaurant. When he heard what Ah Guang said, he was very surprised: "Meng Ziyang? Who is this?"

The servant said straightly, "Meng Shoucai, who runs a business in Qinzhou, has an only son named Meng Ziyang. It is said that he got involved with his aunt's younger sister and made a big fool of himself. Meng Shoucai was furious and sent him here."

Meng Yiqiu's face darkened: "Investigate! Investigate carefully! Find out what the feud between him and that Tang Shiyue is!"

Several people followed the order and left. Meng Yiqiu pointed at the stool and asked Ah Guang to sit down, while asking: "What kind of person is this Tang Shiyue?"

Ah Guang bowed his head and said, "She looks like a frail young lady, but her bearing... is just like that of the Second Master."

Meng Yiqiu almost spit out his tea: "A yellow-haired girl, looks like the Second Master? You said she looks like the Second Madam, that's true."

"Unlike the Second Madam," Ah Guang shook his head. "She doesn't have the bearing of a woman, but the bearing of a man who can take responsibility."

Meng Yiqiu frowned: "Looks rough?"

"No, it's very nice," said Ah Guang, "but he has a calm demeanor, just like the Second Master."

Meng Yiqiu frowned, recalling his second uncle's seemingly calm but always nonchalant face, the kind of "I know everything but I don't care, I just watch you guys jumping around coldly" expression. Is this called calm? This is called mean!

Coupled with the face of a young girl, it seems weird no matter how you think about it.

She must be an ugly girl. She wouldn't jump on him like a crazy fan as soon as she sees him.

Meng Yiqiu frowned and touched his face, feeling that this trip would probably not be a pleasant one.

The Meng family was well-informed. They knew that the prince had been staying with her for a while, and had brought Sheng Qi with him.

Sheng Qi is somewhat of a relative of their family, but because the prince brought Sheng Qi with him on this trip, they have to be extra cautious when meeting such a junior. Even if they want to find out some information, they can't be so hasty, for fear of arousing taboos from their superiors.

In order to get ahead of others, he came in a hurry, so he was really in the dark. He knew the results of everything but not the reasons behind them.

But there is only one thing, no matter what the reason, making friends with Tang Shiyue is something that must be done.

Even if the deal can't be concluded, we still want to make friends.

But... he touched his face again, the face that had charmed countless young ladies in the capital... If she was a female, there would be no way he could fail to accomplish this!

No matter how crazy she is, he will endure it!