Chapter 266 Buying a Shop
Shan Youwei thought about the conversation last night. The Ming family wanted to acquire as many shops as possible, regardless of the money.
Of course, it would be best if you can make a big profit with a small investment!
However, the Shan family had a feud with the Feng family before, so now we can only ask for help from you all.
"Mr. Shan, we can take the bid, but can you give us the money?" The person who said this was Qin An, the owner of Zhending Restaurant. He had a close cooperation with the Shan family, but the two of them had no major problems, but they had many minor ones.
Shan Youwei's heart was beating fast, but his expression was very calm: "Brother Qin, with my Shan family here, do you think we can't come up with this money?!"
Qin An smiled and said, "Old Dan, let's not be so polite. Others may not know how much cash your boss has, but I do know. Just tell me why you must buy these shops."
The other three merchants in the room also looked over. They were all people who had close relations with the Shan family. Two of them ran grain businesses, and one ran a horse farm.
Shan Youwei snorted, "The food crisis before that was suddenly resolved by my Shan family. Did you expect that?"
"No, Lao Dan, this is not a small amount of money..." Qin An was about to say something when there was a knock on the door.
The restaurant owner pushed the door open and said respectfully, "Boss Qin, this guest wants to see Master Shan. He said he has an appointment."
Shan Youwei stood up and asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm here to deliver money to you, Mr. Shan." He took out a big box, handed it to Shan Youwei, and left quickly.
Everyone in the room focused their attention on Shan Youwei: "Is it the Ming family, the big grain merchant?"
Shan Youwei nodded and looked at the big box in front of him. It was not enough to hold the silver. It would be good enough to buy two spice shops.
When the lid was opened, the bulging silver bills lay neatly in the big box. Each bill had a face value of one hundred taels, and the bills used were the silver bills of Wanjia Bank, which was widely used throughout the country.
"hiss--"
Everyone gasped!
This is probably worth at least 100,000 taels.
Shan Youwei was shocked and slammed the lid shut. Then he realized that he had made a big fuss, opened it again, and started counting the money one by one.
"Old Dan, come here, let me help you." Qin An said hurriedly.
"Yes, let's count together quickly."
"Then I'll just watch the shop and buy it if someone calls me."
The room suddenly became lively with everyone chatting.
Those who were waiting outside to buy the shop soon found out that they had been cut off, and the winning jade plates were all put into a room.
Mr. Feng Sanye knew who was in the room. He waved his hand and called an underling over: "Go over and see how much the Shan family bought!"
You went against the Feng family in the past, and now you want to buy other shops? You’re dreaming!
However, the merchant who suddenly appeared in the scene, whose origin is unknown, is quite rich, and we could have a chance to cooperate.
"Third Master, the Shan family didn't buy much, there are five shops in total." The subordinate reported.
Mr. Feng Sanye nodded with satisfaction. Otherwise, if they had hurriedly retreated to the capital, the Feng family would not have dealt with these more than a hundred shops. It was really a bargain for these people.
Sanniang was smart. She bought those shops in the south early on. Both the population and the environment there are hundreds of times better than this damn place. She can make up for the losses soon.
"Old Dan, tell the truth. Who are the Ming family? Their wealth is richer than all of ours combined!" Qin An sighed, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Shan Youwei naturally wouldn't reveal any details, simply saying, "To be able to compete with the Feng family and escape safely, tell me how deep your background is. I won't go into any more details. The Ming family has already promised that as long as we can help, we will take over these stores and keep it secret. We will definitely not let you down!"
"No problem, leave it to me, Old Qin." Qin An was the first to respond, and the others were not willing to be outdone.
Businessmen are profit-driven. If you can make friends with important figures and make money at the same time, why not do it?
Next, such a scene appeared in the restaurant. Whenever a new store appeared, five or six out of ten were photographed by the people in this house.
When everyone looked again, they found that they were several major merchant families in Jizhou, which was not surprising.
Instead, it was the merchants who came from all over the place who witnessed the financial strength of the people of Jizhou for the first time.
Under their brilliance, Zhu Mingqing and others were not so conspicuous, but they also managed to buy six shops.
However, when they eat meat, they naturally cannot leave any soup at all, otherwise they will anger the public and their business will be ruined.
In the end, there were 108 shops, and Zhu Mingqing and his gang won a total of 60 shops. Youzhou had the most, accounting for half of them. Perhaps because of its geographical location, there were fewer people competing for Youzhou, but the Wan family alone bought 15 shops.
The remaining shops were basically divided up by Jizhou salt merchants such as the Cheng family and the Lu family.
On the surface, the Wan family has the most shops, with twenty, followed by the Cheng family, and the rest are divided among some scattered merchants.
That night, at the same restaurant, Wen Baolu went to the appointment as usual, and Zhu Mingqing was waiting in the next room.
Qin An: "Mr. Ming, my Zhending Restaurant is planning to expand. If the Ming family is interested..."
Shan Youwei: "I'm also planning to build a shop in the south. Mr. Ming, would you like to invest in it?"
The other two grain merchants also hurriedly said, "The Ming family's grain is excellent. Mr. Ming, we must cooperate more in the future!"
The only horse dealer thought about it and said, "Why don't I open a grain store too..."
"No, absolutely not!" The three grain merchants in the room immediately retorted loudly. Shan Youwei gave him an idea: "Old Ma, why don't you feed the horse some fine grain? That way, maybe the horse will grow taller and bigger, and even rival those horses from the barbaric world."
The last sentence was a bit of a joke, but Ma Wei really thought about it. He knew how well the grain business of his brothers had been doing recently.
Since the grain is of extraordinary quality, the straw must also be unique.
"Mr. Ming, I want all your straw. Let's discuss how to transport it." Ma Wei also immediately joined in.
Even someone as comfortable as Wen Baolu felt hot-headed and dry-mouthed after a night of this, as if he had fought a tough battle.
"Don't see me off, please don't see me off." Wen Baolu walked out the door, waved his hand and told them to go back quickly. As soon as they disappeared from view, he immediately ran to the next room.
"Huh..." He took a sip of herbal tea, then took out a heavy stack of land deeds and placed them on the table. "Madam, I have accomplished your mission!"
Zhu Mingqing took a quick glance, then pulled out a deed to Guancheng and placed it on his left hand.
Wen Baolu was puzzled.
"This is what you deserve. There's no need to express your gratitude. I'll pay for Baozhong's education so that you two can live well. It'll be worthwhile for you to meet the old village chief!"
Wen Baolu's eyes instantly turned red, and then he burst into laughter: "Madam, why are you still playing the emotional card with me? Even without this shop, Baozhong and I can live well."
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