Of course, Wang Xiaohai didn't know what would happen to Luo Kong in the future. There was no trace of the Book of the Future in his consciousness. Even if the Book of the Future was still there, he would not use it for a child. To see through a person's life, the Book of the Future must at least be full of energy!
At this moment, he was flying quickly over Linjiang City.
Finding the family of the patron saint was simple enough. The quickest way was to ask the old patron saint, but he couldn't ask right now, as it would alert the enemy. He had so many descendants, it was impossible for all the bad things he did to be blamed on him. Perhaps he really didn't know anything? Although the quickest way was gone, he could still choose a secondary method: asking the powerful local families.
Wang Xiaohai decided to choose a secondary method, which was to find a powerful family and go to investigate. However, his attitude could not be too obvious, and he had to disguise himself, otherwise he would alert the enemy and the truth about the assassination by the family would not be known. Others were not fools either, and if they knew someone was investigating, they would definitely destroy all evidence as soon as possible!
"Hey, all the wealthy families in Linjiang City live near the river. It seems that most of them are engaged in business." Wang Xiaohai had an idea. He planned to pretend to be a businessman to discuss business. He put a few pieces of gold in his pocket as a deposit for discussing business. After all, he couldn't take it out directly from the ring. There were not many of these things in Beixingzhou. They were all in the hands of the top leaders of Baiyu Palace. Ordinary people had never seen them, and the worshippers had only heard of them.
When it came to discussing business with a family, Wang Xiaohai would just choose a moderate one. A business that was too big would have complicated procedures, and a business that was too small would probably have little knowledge, so he walked towards a mansion with a garden. He believed that a businessman who had the leisure to grow flowers should be more tasteful and elegant.
Wang Xiaohai walked to the door and saw a plaque above it that read: Xu Mansion.
Wang Xiaohai knocked on the door and waited for more than ten seconds. The door creaked open and a servant stuck his head out.
"Who are you looking for?" asked the servant.
"Oh, I'm here to discuss business." Wang Xiaohai said, "Is your master here?"
The servant saw that Wang Xiaohai was dressed quite neatly and did not look like a liar, so he said, "Wait a moment, I'll go inform the housekeeper." If a big business deal was lost because of his negligence, the housekeeper would definitely skin him alive.
Two minutes later, the servant came over with a middle-aged man wearing a fur hat. He was the steward of the Xu Mansion.
The housekeeper opened the door and invited Wang Xiaohai into the house.
"Sir, why don't you go to our store on the commercial street to buy it?" the housekeeper asked as they walked.
"Oh, I'm talking about a big business and don't want to go to the store." Wang Xiaohai explained. He found that he still didn't know what business the Xu family of the Xu Mansion was doing, so he couldn't let it slip!
The housekeeper thought, what big deal? It's probably just a few dozen taels of silver. Most merchants like to exaggerate to negotiate a lower price. This person should just talk directly to the shopkeeper. The Xu Mansion has been closed all the time, so who would come to discuss business? But everyone who comes is a guest. Businessmen don't make sense to turn customers away. Small business is also business, so the housekeeper didn't say anything.
Walking into the living room, the housekeeper asked someone to bring tea and sat down with Wang Xiaohai.
"Please enjoy it," said the butler, who did not take off his fur hat after entering the house.
Wang Xiaohai guessed that the butler was a bald man.
"Not bad!" Wang Xiaohai took a sip and it was indeed good, better than what he had in his hometown.
"This tea is our Xu family's masterpiece, called Story After the Rain," the housekeeper introduced.
Wang Xiaohai's eyes lit up. He knew what business the Xu family was in. It was the tea business!
"Story After the Rain, this tea is good, and the name is quite poetic." Wang Xiaohai pretended to approve, looking for an opportunity to ask about the family offering. "I like it very much. I wonder if the people in our area like it?"
"You'll definitely like it. This tea is suitable for all ages. It has a refreshing taste, a pleasant aroma, and is affordable. It's the best-selling tea in Min Country, bar none." The butler said immediately, "Our retail price is three taels of silver for two boxes, each box weighing one kilogram. How much tea would you like to purchase? The more you buy, the better the discount. If you buy over one hundred taels of silver, I'll give you the internal price of two taels of silver for two boxes."
The housekeeper thought: "If the business can reach 100 taels, it would be good and considered a medium-sized customer."
Xu's Tea Company is not a big business. Its total annual turnover is only 50,000 to 60,000 taels, and its profit is close to 30,000 taels. After deducting the salaries of more than 100 employees, the average employee salary is 50 taels per year, and the salary of old employees increases by 5 taels per year according to their qualifications. The annual salary of managers and shopkeepers is between 100 and 300 taels. The annual salary to be paid is about 12,000 taels, which leaves a profit of about 20,000 taels. After deducting miscellaneous expenses such as warehouse storage, quality consumption, and travel and living expenses, the Xu family's annual net profit is only more than 10,000 taels of silver. Sometimes, in years with poor sales, the net profit is even less than 10,000 taels.
If there are merchants who buy 100 taels every year, more than 300 to 400 people a year can meet their annual turnover. Therefore, in the housekeeper's opinion, it is worth entertaining Wang Xiaohai if he can do business with him for 100 taels. If it is less than 100 taels, let him go directly to the store on the street to talk to the shopkeeper.
"Hey, Butler Liu, who are you talking to?" A man wearing golden brocade clothes and a mustache walked in.
"Ah, I was wondering who it was. It's Boss Zhang. Excuse me!" Butler Liu stood up to greet the man with a mustache.
This man with a mustache is a big customer of Xu's Tea Company. He buys about five thousand taels of silver worth of tea from them every year. They have specially sent a manager to connect with this man with a mustache and be responsible for all their business. But recently, Boss Zhang wanted to lower his purchase price. The manager was unable to make the decision, so he asked Boss Zhang to talk to the housekeeper or the head of the Xu family in person.
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