"Twenty years ago, the whole of Jiangnan was considered the backyard of my Qiao family." Recalling the glory of the past, the grandfather couldn't help but reveal a proud smile, and said in a calm voice: "It's just that these years we have no intention to continue to expand our business.
So if they took advantage of it, if they were really capable, I don't think they would be able to repel our Qiao family so easily."
There was a sense of confidence on the old man's face, which is the kind of confidence that can only appear on the face of a strong man.
Xue Poye deeply agreed and said: "This is a profound heritage. The Qiao family name has been in Dachu for nearly a hundred years and cannot be easily erased from the minds of the world. This is something that the nouveau riche do not possess.
"
When the old man heard this, he seemed to be very pleased. He raised his hand and took a sip of wine and said, "Tell me, if I gave you the opportunity to set up hidden stakes in Hangzhou, what would you do?"
Xue Poye knew that this was an exam question, so he did not answer quickly. Instead, he remained silent for a long time before slowly saying: "It's better than the Fang family's puppet Lu family."
The old man laughed happily and said with a hint of appreciation: "I like your confidence, I like it very much. It's good to have this kind of heart, but I need some practical means."
"This requires the advantageous conditions of the Qiao family." Xue Poye said immediately: "The master is very clear about his own advantages. The Qiao family's silk fabrics are unsurpassed by the entire Chu. It can be called
The king of cloth, so we must make full use of this. There is no doubt that the entire Jiangnan industry can generate huge profits, such as tea, porcelain, and even rice, salt and oil, all have a profit base, but what can really make Jiangnan become
Da Chu's most powerful economy...well, became the most powerful and richest area, that is silk cloth. The Fang family can control the silk is their source of interest, but in terms of silk cloth, they and Suzhou Qiao family
It’s still a far cry from that, so I think we can use this as a focus, start with Silk Cloth Village in Hangzhou, establish a name, and gradually stabilize it. When the name is established, other tea and porcelain products can naturally enter Hangzhou under the same name.
That makes it much easier for people to accept it.”
The old man listened to Xue Poye's words very seriously. When he stopped, he asked: "Do you want to use our Qiao family as your backing to make a name for yourself with silk in Hangzhou?"
Xue Poye nodded and said seriously: "Yes, this is the best way."
The grandfather took a sip of wine, chewed peanuts and was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Of course your name is not the name of the Qiao family."
Xue Poye said with a smile: "It depends on what I want. If I agree to sell it in Hangzhou under the name of Qiao's business, the effect will naturally be much better. After all, this is a time-honored brand. In fact, it doesn't require much effort to sell it."
Let it be resounding, because there seems to be no more resounding name in the world than Qiao's firm."
"Although it is a good idea, but...!" Mr. Qiao thought thoughtfully. After all, he is a very thoughtful person. The word impulsive is definitely impossible to appear in his dictionary. He slowly said: "If Fang
The Qiao family has not really shown its identity in Suzhou, and has not really set up a posture to confront my Qiao family, so it is inconvenient for me to do things in Hangzhou with great fanfare. Xiao Xue, you should know that our Qiao family and the Lu family are doing things openly.
Each country is in charge of its own state. Although there is no document, it has become an unwritten contract over the years, so it is not easy for me to break up in public, and...!" He glanced at Xue Poye and showed a strange expression.
smile.
Xue Poye immediately understood what he meant and frowned: "Master, are you talking about the Fang family's backstage?"
Mr. Qiao nodded and said: "Yes, I think you also know who is behind them, so naturally we will not take the initiative to provoke them."
Xue Poye knew what he meant. It was said that businessmen should not fight with officials, let alone the noble prince of the current dynasty. The Qiao family always had to weigh it.
However, Xue Poye suddenly thought of a very strange question. As far as he knew, although the Qiao family had prospered in wealth since the founding of Dachu, they had never had a person with an official career. Normally, with such a huge financial situation,
It will definitely be connected with the government. It is normal for the family's children to enter the official career, and it is normal for officials and businessmen to protect each other, but I don't know what the Qiao family plans? And the Qiao family has such a huge wealth, is there no backstage behind it? In other words
, is the Qiao family the foreign treasury of a noble person?
If it is said that many old people are foxes, there is definitely some truth in this statement. Xue Poye just thought for a moment. Mr. Qiao seemed to have seen Xue Poye's thoughts. He chuckled and said leisurely: "Our Qiao family doesn't
It can become anyone's backyard, and a business that has lasted for thousands of years sometimes really needs people to maintain it."
Xue Poye believed this. If the Qiao family was really the foreign treasury of a noble person, then even if the Qiao family wanted to give in and the Qiao family did not want to expand, the noble people above would not agree. In the eyes of the noble people, the foreign treasury as a tool
The biggest use of the treasury is to accumulate money, and you have to work hard at various centers and use various means to amass money. How can you give in?
The Qiao family quickly evacuated from Hangzhou and Yangzhou. Before Mingxu's diagnosis and treatment, the Qiao family had no vitality and a dejected and negative attitude. This was certainly not what a noble person could have.
Since the master spoke frankly, Xue Poye asked bluntly: "But I wonder why no one in the Qiao family has entered the official career in the past hundred years?"
"It's very simple!" The master said calmly: "If you make a mistake as an official, you will be beheaded, but if you make a mistake in business, you will only lose money!"
Xue Poye was startled, and suddenly felt that this sentence made sense.
The master didn't say much, but asked with a smile: "If you don't use the banner of the Qiao family, under what banner will you do things?"
Xue Poye chuckled and said, "Please name it, Master!"
"Haha...!" A burst of hearty laughter rang out from the Grand Master, with indescribable wisdom in his eyes. He smiled and said, "It's fake to ask me to name you, but it's true to ask me to help you?"
Xue Poye sighed: "The great master is very aware of everything, and the younger generation admires it very much. If we can't use the banner of the Qiao family, then we can only re-establish a name, and the basis of this name is to have high-quality goods, which means that there must be huge
And high-quality silk is the foundation for impacting the market and establishing a name."
The master frowned and nodded: "There is nothing wrong with the silk fabric. I can provide it, but...!"
Seeing the grandpa pondering, Xue Poye already said: "The grandpa is worried that if you provide silk directly, such a huge quantity will be easily noticed by others, which will cause trouble."
Mr. Qiao chuckled and said: "I always say that today's young people are very smart, and you are the best among them. You are right. Under the current circumstances, I am very reluctant to openly quarrel with the Fang family.
, and as enemies of the Fang family, they definitely don’t want to see me helping you openly without any scruples, do you understand what I mean?”
Although the Qiao family has a profound background, the Fang family has the support of the prince after all. Maybe the prince has no intention of intervening in the affairs here, or the prince does not dare to interfere too much in the open, for fear of being caught by the political party.
, but after all, there is a relationship. The Qiao family considers its own interests. If the Fang family takes the initiative to provoke, they may resolutely fight back. But when the Fang family does not openly face the enemy, the Qiao family will naturally not take the initiative to provoke openly.
Of course Xue Poye understood this, so he nodded calmly and said with a smile: "I have thought about this a long time ago, so this junior has also thought of countermeasures."
The grandfather said with great interest: "I would like to know what countermeasures you have."
Xue Poye pondered for a moment and said respectfully: "I would like to borrow some people from the Grand Master."
"Borrowing someone?" The master was stunned and held Xue Poye strangely. Not knowing what this young and beautiful shopkeeper was going to do, he asked softly: "Who do you want to borrow?"
Xue Poye smiled and whispered a few names: "Qiu Zhili, Huo Yuancheng, Luo Ding!"
Xue Poyejian had never met these people before, but he said their names with certainty, but Mr. Qiao was quite familiar with them, as familiar as his tongue and teeth.
His expression was very calm, and he finally sighed with a slight smile: "The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is to be feared. With your ability, I think it will be a matter of time before you crush the Lu family."
These people are all from the Qiao family. Qiu Zhili is the master of the silk shop, while Huo Yuancheng is in charge of the Qiao family's sixteen silk shops, which is one of the Qiao family's thirteen treasures. As for Luo Ding, it is the raw material for silk cloth.
The purchasers are well aware of the cultivation and acquisition of raw materials and have a wide range of acquisition channels. They can be regarded as top figures in this field.
Xue Poye said the names of these three people, and the fox-like Mr. Qiao naturally knew what he was thinking.
"I want to borrow these three people. The purpose is naturally clear to me better than anyone else. Since it is difficult to provide goods from Suzhou, it is better to open a workshop in Hangzhou, bring the Qiao family's technology there, and set up another banner." Xue Poye.
His pupils flashed: "This will not only give the silk business in Hangzhou a firm backing, but even the Fang and Lu families will be speechless. I am from Hangzhou, so naturally I can do business anywhere in Hangzhou, and the silk business
Even after they came out of the Hangzhou workshop, they had nothing to say, so I think this is the best way."
Mr. Qiao smiled half-heartedly, chewing peanuts and said nothing. Xue Poye also stared at the flowers and plants in the courtyard and stopped talking. The whole courtyard was extremely quiet for a while.
This is of course a very important thing. For the Qiao family, it is not a simple thing to provide technical and sales masters to help Xue Poye do business and build a name in Hangzhou. The Qiao family's strongest point is silk.
If this technology were leaked, it would be a very troublesome matter.
Normally, no one would give away their most important things.
Xue Poye did not force this technology. He knew very well that no matter how well his two Hanyuan Gardens did, it would only be a slight blow to the Lu family's catering industry. It would only hurt the skin but not the flesh. If he wanted to truly deal with
The threat they pose is this type of bulk circulation goods. In any case, silk is definitely the best choice.
When the wind blew up, Mr. Qiao finally said: "You gave me hope, and I will naturally give you hope." He smiled, stood up, and patted Xue Poye's shoulder gently: "I hope you
I can become good friends with Ting'er in the future!"
Xue Poye nodded solemnly. Mr. Qiao stared into his eyes and said calmly: "I'll borrow it!"
Xue Poye was very happy in his heart. The old man was indeed a very heroic person. He actually agreed and bowed respectfully: "My lord, I'm grateful for your help. I will always remember the friendship of our alliance!"
"Alliance?" The grandfather nodded with a smile: "I like this name very much. I hope this relationship will always be like this between us."