"It's not expensive, but it's hard for us to get three hundred thousand taels at once," Tang Wen said.
"Of course it's not expensive. If it were two years ago, Chibabo would have needed at least 500,000 taels to win it.
Because the location of the workshop is good, close to Jinluo Street, a prosperous area in Yanling.
The owner’s surname is Li, Li Dawang.
In addition to Qianbafang, there are also many shops opened in Yanling." Bu Feng nodded.
"The business at Li's store is probably not very good, right?" Tang Wen said.
"I am still very good at guessing. Yes, the Li family is engaged in tea business, and the business of some small gadgets is indeed not very good?
The main reason is that other stores also have these, so the competition is very fierce, and the items in Li's shop are not distinctive.
Recently, I bought Mirror Perfume from Li Chun'er of Piaoxiang Building and resold it.
However, that thing is inherently expensive. A mirror costs one tael of gold, but when resold through Li's shop, a mirror costs two taels of gold.
It's too expensive, so of course not many people can afford it," Bu Feng said.
"Erliang, how dare he raise such a high price?" Tang Wen was stunned.
"Yeah, it's doubled, how can anyone buy it?" Bu Feng nodded.
"No! You made a mistake." Tang Wen shook his head.
"Wrong, what's wrong?" Bu Feng asked.
"Although the price has been raised and it is difficult to sell, I guess some of it can still be sold. I'm thinking that he is probably out of stock. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to raise such a high price." Tang Wen said.
"Could it be that Li Chun'er raised the price privately?" Bu Feng was shocked and said.
"It's possible! For example, if Li Dawang buys goods from Li Chun'er, and a mirror costs one or two and a half gold, he will have to raise the price to two or two." Tang Wen nodded.
"This Li Chun'er is so brave. She actually dares to fool you, Sir. Let's not give her the next batch of goods." Bu Feng suddenly became murderous.
"Of course, this matter needs to be understood clearly. Let's do this. I'm not busy these two days. Let's set off to Yanling County now and take a look at Qianye Square." Tang Wen said.
So, Qiao Xiao picked a few nursing homes and personally accompanied Tang Wen to Yanling City.
After arriving at Yanling, Ge Ziyun and Bu Feng were sent out by Tang Wen to inquire about the news.
Although Bu Feng is good, he doesn't know many words, and he is not as versatile as Ge Ziyun.
Tang Wen was considering sending Ge Ziyun to Yanling, but the accounts on Samui Island needed Ge Ziyun to take care of them, and he couldn't leave him for a while.
In the evening, Tang Wen took Qiao Xiao straight to Piaoxiang Tower.
Seeing Tang Wenlai, Li Chun'er personally welcomed him to the backyard, which was Li Chun'er's territory.
It is still a small independent courtyard. Of course, it is not big. Including the open space outside the courtyard, it is about a hundred square meters.
"Not bad, you've made a fortune, haven't you? Otherwise, why would the madam be willing to give you a private courtyard?" Tang Wen said with a smile as he walked.
"She dares not to give it, otherwise, I won't give her any dividends." Li Chun'er said with a smug smile.
"Old Madam, I have to beg you. Haha, Li Chun'er, you have such a smart mind, it would be a pity if you don't do business." Tang Wen joked and laughed.
"After all, this is her territory. If I make a little money, I have to give her some.
For example, I have to use her subordinates, otherwise, it won’t work.
Of course, these are all given to us by Mr. Tang, and Chun'er is extremely grateful." Li Chun'er said happily.
"So, you have to raise the price of the goods? For example, mirrors are sold for one to two to five cents?" Tang Wen suddenly turned serious and looked at Li Chun'er.
"I didn't, Sir, how could I dare to mess with what you told me? Why don't you skin me alive?" Li Chun'er suddenly turned pale and knelt down.
"No, I heard that Li Dawang of Qianyefang raised the price of mirrors to two taels of gold. Although this can make more money, it will be detrimental in the long run. If you ruin my business, will you admit your guilt?" Tang Wen looked at Li Chuner coldly and said.
"I really don't have a Sir, I understand what you said now.
Li Dawang didn't take the goods from me, he took them from other sisters.
My sisters saw that mirror lipstick can make money, so they all asked me to buy it.
They changed hands again, and a mirror turned into one or two cents.
And Li Dawang may have passed through second or third hands, so the price is getting higher and higher.
Despite this, the goods you gave me have been sold out, and I am about to send someone to Koh Samui to report the situation and ask the Lord to come and settle the bill." Li Chun'er said.
"It's all over so soon. The second batch of goods is quite a lot. Can Yanling City eat such a large amount of goods?" Tang Wen didn't believe it at all.
"It's not Yanling City. I met my old employer Shen Xihe some time ago. This person is still somewhat famous in Jiangzhou, the provincial capital. He has over a hundred shops and sells antiques, jade, etc.
Every time he came to Yanling, he would come to me to stay overnight. He noticed the mirror, lipstick and perfume in the room, and he immediately became curious.
Later, I took a small batch back to the provincial capital, but they were all sold out in just a few days.
So, I quickly went to Yanling again. Just a few days ago, he came over and took away all the goods in my hand.
Therefore, Yanling City has no goods at all." Li Chun'er said, opened the cabinet, took out the account and said to Jin Zi, "This batch of goods sold a total of 785 taels of gold, Sir, please take a look."
"Well, I want to know more about you. If you dare to deceive me, I won't give you the goods next time." Tang Wen nodded and gave her the commission check, which was thousands of taels of silver. .
"Sire, you are a noble of Chun'er, and Chun'er has made a lot of money, how dare you lie to you. If Chun'er tells a lie, all my family will die, and I will have no descendants." Li Chun'er knelt down and swore an oath. .
Recently, I made more than a thousand taels of silver from Tang Wen, which is more than I earned from taking customers.
After all, in the year of famine, Li Chun'er's nightly fee was fifteen or sixty taels, so there were naturally fewer customers, and the money he earned from receiving customers was not as much as Tang Wen's commission.
Therefore, in Li Chun'er's eyes, Tang Wen is the God of Wealth.
If the next batch of goods is not given to her, the duck will fly away. Li Chun'er has already tasted the sweetness and is naturally frightened.
"Okay, I will decide whether to continue supplying goods to you after I understand it clearly." Tang Wen nodded and stood up.
"Master, Chun'er is dirty and doesn't dare to serve me. Please go slowly. However, I'd better understand it quickly," Li Chun'er said.
The next morning, Tang Wen took Qiao Xiao, accompanied by Bu Feng, to Qianbafang. The person in charge of receiving Tang Wen was the second housekeeper of the Li family, ‘Wu Nong’.
Qiao Xiao suddenly frowned, but did not speak.
Tang Wen discovered that Qianbafang was indeed large. In addition to dilapidated work sheds, there was also a house covering an area of three acres.
It's a two-story brick and wood structure, but it's quite dilapidated.
There are rows of dilapidated bungalows next to them, with thick straw on the ground.
There are also some tattered bamboo mats on the straw, probably for workers to live in, no less than 300 rooms.
"Steward Wu, you used to have a lot of work here, right?" Tang Wen asked.
"Of course, we don't just weave, print and dye here. We also have other workshops, such as weaving straw mats and bamboo mats.
There were even workshops for smelting ironware, etc. At the most, there were more than 800 craftsmen, and at that time several pieces of cloth could be produced in a day.
Chibabo's cloth is not only used in this province, but also sold to neighboring provinces." Wu Nong replied.
"Where are these workers now?" Tang Wen asked with his heart moving.
"Work stopped more than ten days ago, and after cleaning up the cloth, they all dispersed," Wu Nong said.
"It's over. I heard that your boss still owes them a lot of wages? Don't they want it anymore?" Tang Wen asked.
"Of course it's impossible not to do it, but the owner doesn't have any money now.
So, I was eager to sell the workshop and give them money.
However, the amount is a bit large and it is difficult to get rid of it at the moment.
Otherwise, the owner would not have been able to sell it for 300,000 taels," Wu Nong said.
"Haha, I heard that those craftsmen once made trouble and surrounded your employer's house. In the end, your employer gave each person a bucket of rice before calming down the matter." Ge Ziyun said with a smile.
"It's all Tang Jun's fault! That unruly man almost made his boss angry to death. But now that he's been imprisoned, it's really satisfying." Wu Nong cursed.
"How much money do you owe the workers?" Tang Wen asked.
"Ten thousand taels," Wu Nong said.
"How many workers are there now?" Tang Wen asked.
"More than five hundred points," Wu Nong replied.
"Okay, I'll meet with your boss tomorrow to discuss it in detail," Tang Wen said.
"Okay, I'll go back and report to my employer." Wu Nong nodded.
After coming out, Qiao Xiao came over and lowered his voice and said, "Master, there seems to be a problem."