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Jiang Zhongyu didn't know how he died, and Tang Tong didn't know how he died either, because Tang Tong was not in the room. The one who killed Jiang Zhongyu and the others was Yagyu Saburo who was hiding in the dark. As a super ninja, Yagyu Saburo was quite proficient in this kind of secret killing method.
Tang Tong's men discovered Jiang Zhongyu's group when they entered the inn, so these soldiers had already ambushed in various corners, waiting to catch these guys in one fell swoop. Only the salesmen were knocked down by the incense. Later, when these soldiers saw Yagyu Saburo taking action, they did not take action, for fear that the gunshot would disturb Tang Tong's good mood.
Tang Tong is not a romantic person, but being with a beautiful woman is actually the greatest romance for a man. Tang Tong accompanied Chen Yuxian, Yuan'er and others to watch the moon on the roof. This kind of thing was nothing to Tang Tong, but to Chen Yuxian and Yuan'er, it was very exciting, romantic and warm.
Chen Yuxian and Tang Tong didn't have much to say to each other. She just liked to sit quietly next to Tang Tong, looking at Tang Tong quietly, watching his smile, watching his eyebrows and eyes dancing, and Chen Yuxian was very satisfied. On the contrary, Yuan'er nestled in Tang Tong's arms, chattering non-stop.
Climbing onto the roof to look at the moon was such an exciting feeling for Yuan'er that she talked non-stop with excitement, not noticing the subtle glances between her mother and Tang Tong.
Yagyu Saburo was very responsible in handling the case. On the one hand, he organized the soldiers to drag the bodies out of the inn and throw them into another street. On the other hand, he interrogated the two survivors and learned that the mastermind behind the incident was Prince Fu.
Tang Tong had some idea of what kind of guy Prince Fu was in history. According to Tang Tong's impression, this guy was actually a fool who was not much smarter than a pig. In the end, he was killed and eaten by Li Zicheng.
Tang Tong had no intention of offending Prince Fu. This era was already an era of turmoil. What big deal could it be to offend someone like Prince Fu? Tang Tong thought that at most he would be rebelling. At least if he rebelled, his success rate would be greater than that of Li Zicheng. Maybe he could even become an emperor.
Of course, although Tang Tong thought so in his heart, he believed that being an emperor was not so easy, and rebellion was not the best way. It would consume too much of the Han people's strength. Preserving the Han people's strength would also be beneficial to the future development of the Han people.
The two survivors were eventually killed. The next day, the government officials were shocked to find more than forty corpses on the street. They searched all the inns. Tang Tong turned out to be a third-rank commander-in-chief, and the Jinyiwei did not make things difficult for him. Although Tang Tong brought fifty soldiers with him, which was somewhat suspicious, it was not illegal for a commander-in-chief to have fifty personal soldiers with him.
This incident caused some disturbances in Jinling City, but it had no impact on Tang Tong and his team. According to Tang Tong's plan, he began to arrange the thirty sales staff to set up the venue for on-site sales.
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Tang Tong found an open area outside Jinling City and built a stage. He invited several opera troupes to perform. Tang Tong originally wanted to find a figure from the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai to boost popularity for his sales conference, but at that time he could not find out the names of Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xiangjun and others. There was one named Ma Xianglan, who was also one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai and had already become famous at that time, but Tang Tong arrived a little late and she had been dead for more than twenty years.
Tang Tong had no choice but to give up on this matter. After inviting several opera troupes, each troupe had its own main repertoire. At that time, there was no Peking Opera, but there were many other types of operas. However, if these people were asked to perform the repertoire, it would steal the limelight from the sales activity. Tang Tong thought of a way. He took out some folk songs and more classical songs from later generations, and asked the main singers of each opera troupe to practice several of them. When the time comes, they can just sing on the stage, and the other people in the troupe will accompany and dance to make it lively.
The pillars of the opera troupe were originally dissatisfied with being asked to sing only some songs, thinking that their talents were wasted. However, after Tang Tong sang those folk songs and classical songs from later generations to everyone, they all became interested.
These songs are closer to the appreciation ability of people of this era, and are more creative and groundbreaking than the songs of this era. They are definitely classics with beautiful tunes that can be passed down to later generations. How can these people not like them?
The host of the sales meeting was a storyteller invited by Tang Tong, and the fifty soldiers maintained order. Not many people came to the sales event on the first day. Fifteen yuan a bar of soap was a bit expensive for ordinary people. Although a box of matches was given with each bar of soap, no matter how hard the salesmen talked, not many people bought. However, the quiz with prizes from the host who was a storyteller attracted many people.
After each song, the host would ask a few questions on the stage. Since most of these questions were about poetry and couplets, at the beginning, those who were a little shy were too shy to step forward and answer the questions, which made the atmosphere a bit awkward. Tang Tong then thought of a way to have several people in the troupe dress up as talented scholars and beautiful women to act as intermediaries, so that more and more people would answer the questions.
Anyone who answers the question correctly will receive a bar of soap or perfumed soap as a prize. Those who win the prize will naturally listen carefully to the salesperson's explanation of the functions and usage of the soap and perfumed soap, and then try it out after returning home. After trying it out, they will find that it is indeed a good thing. Those who can answer the questions are all educated people, and their family conditions are generally not too bad. Seeing that the soap and perfumed soap are very effective, they will want to buy some more.
The sales meeting on the second day was very lively. Many people came to watch the show and listen to the songs. Among them, many people came back to buy soap and perfumed soap after seeing the effects. There were crowds of people since the morning. The sales of soap and perfumed soap gradually became popular, and the sales of matches also increased.
Among these people, there was a very special group, namely the people from the brothel. These people originally came for those novel and beautiful songs, and buying things was just a coincidence. After that, these people would come for several days in a row and record those songs. Not long after, these songs gradually became popular in the Ming Dynasty, which Tang Tong had not expected at the time.
The sales meeting was getting more and more popular day by day, but Tang Tong, who was in charge of the meeting, was not very interested. On the third day, a shrewd businessman came to negotiate the sale of these commodities. This businessman was a Shanxi merchant who had come to the south of the Yangtze River to purchase some goods to sell to the northern grasslands.
To be honest, Tang Tong had no good feelings towards the Shanxi merchants of that era. It was with their help that the Jiannu in the north obtained a lot of strategic materials, which enabled the Jiannu to become stronger at a faster rate.
However, Tang Tong was still willing to sell soap and matches to the Qing army. However, people in the north at that time seemed to rarely take a bath or change clothes. I am afraid that the soap would not be sold anywhere.
The Shanxi merchant's surname was Qiao, and his name was Qiao Daen. This reminded Tang Tong of the famous Qiao Family Compound. However, this Qiao Daen had nothing to do with the later Qiao Family Compound. He was just a small businessman among the Shanxi merchants, dealing in tea and other things on the grassland. As a small businessman, the hardships involved were inexhaustible. This time, after seeing the soap and perfumed soap, his heart was moved. He thought that if he bought out the sales channels of these things in Shanxi, he would not have to run to the grassland so hard in the future. Not only was that life hard, but his life was also in danger at any time.
Qiao Daen originally thought that the person selling this thing was just a businessman, but after meeting Tang Tong, he found out that he was actually a third-rank commander of the court. This made Qiao Daen feel a little uneasy, because with his status, it was the first time he met such a high-ranking official, so naturally he could not be as natural as before.
"Haha, sit down, don't be restrained. Let's talk business. I'm just a businessman now. You don't have to treat me as an official of the court." Tang Tong could see that Qiao Daen was a little restrained. He didn't look like a cunning person, so he felt a little good about him and comforted Qiao Daen with words.
Because Tang Tong had no maid by his side, Chen Yuxian brought him two cups of tea. When Qiao Daen saw the stunningly beautiful Chen Yuxian, he couldn't help but be distracted for a moment. He was a well-traveled man, but he had never seen such a beautiful woman, so it was inevitable that he would be distracted.
"Your Excellency is so polite. Since you have said so, I will not be polite either. I would like to ask how you plan to trade in soap and perfumed soap in the future?" Seeing that Tang Tong seemed to be a very generous person, Qiao Daen also got straight to the point.
Tang Tong smiled slightly, and thoughtfully flicked his fingers on the table a few times.
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