Even if they secretly want to join another family, they have to show real things so that others will look at them with respect.
But at the moment, they haven't figured out how to grow stable golden flowers in tea! If they blindly produce it, if there is any problem with the product, they will not be able to make enough to win!
Now that the old lady is leading the way, the best option for them is to follow behind and eat the meat and drink the soup.
Looking at County Magistrate Wu, isn't it the right person? Only then will the benefits fall to their Anhua County. Besides, there are many large and small counties nearby that produce better tea than their Anhua County. Why should it be their turn?
Chairman Meng knew that all this was thanks to the blessing of the parents. Otherwise, who would the Qiao family know in their small place?
President Meng is particularly sober at this moment. Those people who come to his family are not interested in the goods, but the cards played by the old lady.
As for the things, it’s just a matter of a word from the superior!
"Don't worry, wait for the old lady to come back and everything will be done. Everyone should do what they need to do. I will inform you as soon as there is any news."
Master Cheng sat on the stool and felt the fire on his butt, which suddenly went out. He lowered his head and finished the last sip of tea, feeling relaxed all over, and then wiped the corners of his mouth.
He stood up and said goodbye: "With the two of you in charge, I, Old Cheng, have nothing to worry about. I am sorry for bothering you today. I have something else to do at home, so I will take my leave now!"
President Meng bowed to him and did not try to persuade him to stay.
Seeing this, the others decided not to stay any longer, and vaguely, Magistrate Wu and Chairman Meng were the only two people left in the hall.
Although President Meng appears to be steady in front of others, now that County Magistrate Wu is the only one left, the two of them are on the same front line. He, who is even more uncertain, also needs to find some confidence.
"Sir, the old lady really didn't say where she was going. When will she return?"
"Does he have to explain to us? Spying on the boss is a serious crime. Do you think I have any heads? But don't worry, the old lady will show up when she's supposed to. Just wait!"
President Meng smiled and said yes.
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Magistrate Wu was not lying to her. Qiao Xin did not tell him where she was going. She just mentioned that she was going to walk around.
Xu Can, Shunzi and Guanjianze who stayed behind were also very worried during the past few days.
Anhua County was not very big, and they could walk from one end to the other in half an hour. However, they had spent a lot of time anonymously asking for information from each household over the past few days, but had been turned down many times.
They never thought that one day they would have money but no money to spend.
It is obviously not something that Qiao Xin can develop a large number of tea plantations here in a day or two. She must first have a place to settle down, and the fastest way is to buy a suitable house.
But they ran all over the county, and even within a radius of twenty miles, but they couldn't find a house that suited their taste.
Even the most dull-witted person would realize that there was a problem!
They pretended to be merchants from other places and chatted with other caravans that had arrived earlier, and found that they were not the only ones to encounter such a situation.
The other party is the same!
The locals simply don't sell them to outsiders. The small houses can't accommodate the caravan members, and the houses that are too big are either priced ridiculously high, enough for them to buy the same houses in big cities.
Even so, they still take the money and beg others to sell!
All three of them had been involved in business, especially Shunzi, who immediately smelled something fishy! In order to avoid his accent being too noticeable, he privately asked President Meng and Magistrate Wu about it, and found that the situation was the same in several surrounding counties, especially in places closer to Xiayan Town.
The best shops and houses in every place are basically controlled by the Xia family and several related in-laws.
Xu Can saw the news in his hand, his face was gloomy: "They are too arrogant, are they trying to turn Yuncheng and Yizhou into the back garden of his Xia family?"
Magistrate Wu sighed and said, "The repeated obstructions to government policies are closely related to these aristocratic families."
Shunzi asked with concern: "They are really the ones who are doing this, do you know about this, adults?"
"How could Your Excellency not know? His Majesty also knows it very well, but the interests involved behind them are too great, so we can only tolerate it for the time being!"
Now that Fuzhuan tea has come out, these aristocratic families will probably stick together even more closely and be even more exclusive!
"We'll know if it's solid and impeccable if we try it!" Qiao Xin's voice came from outside the door, followed by Zhang Jun and others.
"Madam, you're back!!" The person who can make the decision is back, and Xu Can jumped up with joy!
Next time, I'll go out with you no matter what. These days are really miserable!
He is the son of a marquisate, but he has to learn slang, pretend to be a businessman, and personally go out to gather information. Is it easy for him?
The others were not much better. They all came forward to greet me. I finally felt relieved that I had been worried for a long time.
Qiao Xin took the handkerchief handed over by the servant, wiped his hands, and said: "I have understood the general situation. It is true that the temple is small and the demons are strong, and the pond is shallow and the turtles are many. They didn't play the tricks in Yuncheng, but they are playing well in the small county below."
County Magistrate Wu took the opportunity to say, "This is the rule that the Xia family started after returning home. Several counties around us have assumed that the houses and shops in the east and west of the city are monopolized by the aristocratic families. It is basically impossible for others to buy houses in these two places. The best they can do is rent them.
Even a well-known local businessman like Chairman Meng can only buy a house in the south of the city at most.”
The county town is not very large to begin with, and the land in the east and west is even more limited. If they give up one acre of land, they will have one acre less. This is also the means and method for the aristocratic families to band together to maintain the interests of their circle and refuse others from entering.
It is true that the other party is xenophobic and warns others not to touch things that do not belong to them, but they are more powerful and wealthy, so naturally they do not take these up-and-coming talents seriously.
Qiao Xin thought of another question and asked, "It's not an exaggeration to say that these noble families are local tyrants. Are they all involved in the border tea trade?"
County Magistrate Wu nodded, "Yes, they originally wanted to monopolize the entire share of the county's border tea, but the adults personally came forward to negotiate and asked for 40% of the share to be given to small tea merchants such as Chairman Meng.
If it was before, the other party would not have given this face at all, but you are acting according to the emperor's orders, and His Majesty does not want to see them become bigger again. Due to many factors, this is the situation today.
It’s just that all the shares of the tea plantations in the southwest of the county belong to them. They have the same interests and can form a larger team, so they are more united.
The Chamber of Commerce established by President Meng could not be joined at all, so they had no choice but to go to Jingyang area in southern Shaanxi to develop the market in Xiling and the north. This also led to the incident this time, and none of their names were mentioned. "
"Unity is good!"
Qiao Xin fell into deep thought. She was afraid that you were not united, so she had to deal with them one by one!
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