After Li Guangyuan and Zhou Tianxu walked out of Zhu Hongyu's office side by side, they looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Because they knew that since Bumbutai was assassinated, Jin Yiwei's revenge was successful.
Then, Zhu Hongyu was assassinated by a Qing assassin some time ago, which can be regarded as a complete reversal.
They no longer have to worry about being settled by Zhu Hongyu.
…
After everyone left, Zhu Hongyu slowly exhaled a breath, rubbed his brows, and continued to work on what he was doing.
Constantly reading and correcting the documents in hand.
The experiences of Wu Tong and others made Zhu Hongyu very emotional!
But that was all. After making the corresponding decision to award the reward, Zhu Hongyu turned around and forgot about the matter.
Now under Zhu Hongyu, the loyalty and lives of Wu Tong and others are treated more like a commodity!
As long as you are willing to bid, you can buy the product!
Cold-blooded?
maybe!
But that’s politics, isn’t it?
Zhu Hongyu has never denied that he is a cold-blooded person.
In such an era of cannibalism, cold-bloodedness is a necessary condition for success.
It’s not that you can’t succeed without being cold-blooded!
It's just that cold-blooded people are often more likely to have the last laugh.
The colder the blood, the fewer people or things you care about, and the fewer scruples you have when doing things.
Doing things will naturally become smoother!
What does that say? If you want to kidnap me morally, then I have to be moral!
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A teahouse in Guangzhou.
There is a banner hanging at the gate, with a big Chinese character "tea" written on it.
There is also a plaque hanging on the door, on which are written "Hengtong Teahouse" in large gold-plated characters with flying dragons and phoenixes.
The decoration of the teahouse is elegant and elegant, and there are well-dressed and respectable people coming and going.
In a tea room on the second floor, placed on a low table is a pot of excellent Biluochun.
There are also many exquisite refreshments, all exuding a faint sweet aroma.
Bite a small piece of tea, chew it carefully in your mouth, and then take a sip of tea to dilute the sweetness of the tea with the fragrance of the tea.
It tastes just right!
The maid with slender fingers and fair hands moved slowly and gently poured Kung Fu tea for the two people sitting opposite.
The gentleness and elegance in every move make people unable to take their eyes away.
Li Weiliang finished the tea in the cup, put down the cup, smiled slightly and said.
"Brother Wang, the tea from Hengtong Tea House is of very good quality, no worse than some tribute tea."
Wang Kai, who was sitting opposite him, said with a smile.
"Brother Li is overly praised!"
"We, Hengtong Tea House, are just doing a small business, how dare we compare it with the tribute tea specially provided to the palace."
But when he said this, Wang Kai's face was full of smiles.
He looked very confident, but it was obvious that he didn't mean what he meant.
When Li Weiliang heard this, he just smiled and said.
"small business?"
"That's not necessarily true!"
"Everyone in Nanyang doesn't know that the quality of Heng Tong Kee's tea has always been the best. Many Hongyi merchants only recognize the Heng Tong Kee brand when buying tea."
Wang Kai said with a smile.
"In doing business, integrity is the basis!"
"The quality of this product is related to credibility, so of course nothing can be done carelessly!"
“You can’t take it too seriously!”
"Besides, the business of Hengtongji is nothing compared to Brother Li's business!"
"Who in the whole of Nanyang doesn't know that the Li family has hooked up with His Highness Jianguo, and is now an imperial merchant of the Ming Dynasty."
"This is the real future!"
Some of Wang Kai's compliments to Li Weiliang are business flattery, but most of them are envy.
Taking the royal road and becoming an imperial merchant is a temptation that a businessman cannot refuse.
Li Weiliang waved his hand and said very modestly.
"Brother Wang is overly praised!"
"I, the Li family, are not considered imperial merchants. I am just trying my best to drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
Li Weiliang was obviously in Versailles.
There is no reason why the Li family can be an imperial merchant.
In recent years, as the Ming army marched south and north, a large amount of food and wages were escorted by merchants accompanying the army.
In this process, the Li family contributed a lot of money and effort!
Every time the Ming Dynasty's army went out for an expedition, the Li family was present in the fleet responsible for logistics.
Give him Qiong Yao and give him papaya!
The Li family has always worked hard for the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Hongyu saw this and would naturally give the Li family a certain reward.
So, he conveniently gave the Li family the tea distribution rights in the royal family's industry!
To be honest, this dealership is still very valuable.
The tea sold in the royal industry is actually no different from ordinary tea.
At most, they have been carefully selected and the quality should be better.
But essentially, it's still those things.
But because of the addition of the title "Special tribute to the royal family", the price has doubled three to five times.
But even so, no one thinks it is expensive. On the contrary, the more expensive it is, the more it is in short supply.
You can see how big the profit is here.
Of course, what the Li family really cares about is not the profits brought by tea distribution, but more the reputation of this imperial merchant.
There is no comparability between the social status of imperial merchants and ordinary merchants.
Not to mention, with the name of an imperial merchant, it will definitely be convenient for the Li family to do other business.
Wang Kai and Li Weiliang exchanged business blows for a while, and finally got down to business.
"Brother Li, what's the reason for coming here?"
Wang Kai asked with a smile. As he spoke, he waved his hand to the maid who was making tea at the side to retreat.
Li Weiliang put down the delicate tea cup in his hand and said.
"Since Brother Wang has asked this question, I will no longer fight with Brother Wang!"
"Speak out!"
"My Li family has now obtained the tea distribution rights from the royal family."
"But just having distribution rights without goods is useless."
"I heard that Hengtongji's tea is of excellent quality. As long as we carefully select it, it won't be a problem to put it up for sale."
"I wonder if Brother Wang is willing to cooperate?"
Wang Kai was a little happy when he heard this, but he still raised his question.
"Using the signboard specially provided by the royal family and selecting my Hengtongji products for sale, can Brother Li have the final say?"
"No need to report it to the superiors?"
Li Weiliang shook his head and said.
"Of course I don't care what I said!"
"But I can report the news and ask the royal family to send someone to do the review, as long as the quality of Hengtongji's products is high."
“I believe it won’t be a problem to negotiate!”
"Isn't Brother Wang confident in the quality of his Hengtongji's goods?"
Wang Kai said with a smile.
“Confidence must be self-confidence!”
"The products at Hengtongji are all carefully selected and of good quality."
"Otherwise, those red-haired merchants wouldn't be able to identify my Hengtongji sign, right?!"
Suddenly, Wang Kai seemed to have thought of something and spoke to Li Weiliang.
"Brother Li, how about I introduce you to some wealthy businessmen with red hair?"
"Those red hairs came all the way, and there were boatloads of gold and silver on board. The most important thing was money."
"If I, Hengtongji, put the tea on it as a tribute to the royal family, I would sell it to him at three to five times the price. Isn't that excessive?"