ps: The first half has some important foreshadowing after fast forwarding. I wrote it very happily for the sake of farming later, but some people may find it boring and can skip it... Ah, actually I really don’t want to add this kind of ps, but after all, it’s just
Start writing... Well, speaking of it, at first some people thought this book was about family fights, then about talents and beauties, then about business wars, then about martial arts, and then about officialdom. In short, I have transitioned to this, story and life.
Well, that's it. The next rhythm should be that the life and love drama slowly penetrates into part of the farming plot. I really like the feeling of the little hamster checking its winter fruits bit by bit. Don't worry, I will slowly
Come on, life drama is still the mainstream, you can keep up^_^
Oh, by the way, it’s almost the end of the month, please support me with your monthly vote!
Since the opening of two Zhuji stores in Beijing, as of July this year, there have been five physical stores of "Zhuji" in the vicinity of Bianliang. For many people doing business in Beijing
For merchants, this is an expansion speed that is difficult to match, but as far as Ning Yi is concerned, the expansion in the first half year has been relatively stable, and it cannot be said to be very fast.
In a certain direction, Ning Yi's real main force in controlling expansion is not the five physical stores of Zhuji, but the waves of "salesmen" who continue to send to various prefectures and counties. In February, Ning Yi
He took his five younger brothers to Muyuan County, and later Ning Yi went to Jiangning, and then returned to the capital from Jiangning. The entire layout was constantly developing and operating.
In the first more than a month, these salesmen did not bring too significant results. At most, they found a way around them. During Ning Yi's stay in Jiangning, he absorbed more than ten people who were related to the Su family.
The young people with connections were trained, and then led them to Beijing. For Su Tan'er, she didn't see very clearly what the husband in this family was doing. However, after returning to Beijing, everything began to change rapidly.
expand.
Located in the R&D compound outside Bianliang City, some of the small commodities that Ning Yi had previously guided in the manufacture have matured. Perfume, soap, mosquito coils, toilet water and other products began to appear one after another on the goods counter of Zhuji, and initially
The "salesmen" who had only mediocre results suddenly made a lot of gains in just over ten days. The reason was that Ning Yi began to summarize a large amount of information such as demand for goods and the direction of the court's policies for the use of his subordinates.
Although the Wu Dynasty in these years was said to be the most economically developed, generally speaking, it was still an agricultural society with closed information. Except for some big cities, the gentry of big families possessed a large amount of information resources. Under them,
, the sensitivity of landowners in many small places to information has dropped significantly. For example, a certain family harvested grain and just stored it at home. Even if they wanted to sell it, they could not find a reliable buyer. A certain family planted cotton.
.It has been purchased by a certain merchant for a long time, and the price basically does not change. One day, the merchant goes bankrupt or dies, and the cotton does not know who to sell it to. Sometimes two companies doing business in a small place negotiate the price, and one party does not know the market price outside.
, either shouting too high, or shouting too low. In the end, it happens that you find yourself wrong or lose money.
The so-called adjustment effect of the market economy in later generations must be based on the comparison of a large number of buying and selling intentions. Today's adjustment may be there, but it is not obvious. The huge gap between rich and poor in the entire society also originates from this. Of course, the official-based
Thought is actually a disguised buffer against the huge gap between the rich and the poor. When money reaches a certain level, its meaning is not much different after all. A landlord in a small place may save a lot if he saves for a lifetime, but the enjoyment and psychological superiority he gets
Feeling good is often not as good as cultivating a talented person.
Ning Yi initially trained this group of salesmen, focusing on how to make his words sound superior. Now he added richer content. What goods are currently lacking in the capital, what are the prices nearby, and who is there?
When collecting, if you want to sell something, where is the most economical place to go, how to transport things, how to collect taxes at nearby checkpoints, how to open up joints, which officials are honest, which require money... and so on.
Ning Yi sent this information in a targeted manner, and the people under his command did not need to say too much. A little revelation of one or two details would be able to impress some wealthy rural people - they would not believe it immediately.
But after hearing this kind of thing, it always makes sense to buy one or two bottles of perfume that seems to be beautifully packaged and make two sets of clothes from Sujia Clothing Company.
In May, the salesmen outside made the first order business - one of the salesmen connected a merchant with a landowner not far away, and settled a deal. But he
It was the first time he did this kind of thing. There was no commission or anything, but the two families bought a lot of goods from him. Ning Yi actually gave him a reward for this.
At this time, in big cities such as Bianliang and Jiangning, there were actually people doing similar brokerage business. Most of them were idle people with many friends. They helped matchmaking and got a commission, but after all, they were not professional. As for Ning Yi, from a young age
At the beginning, some of my thoughts were directed towards this.
In the past few months, other things have also expanded and developed together with Bamboo Notes. They complement each other and extend vertically and horizontally like a spider web.
First, the elm cannon that emerged near Sipinggang in February has been donated by Ning Yi to Qin Siyuan. Although its safety performance is still questionable, manual production, operation, and firing all require experience and training, and the price/performance ratio is not high.
But it can be regarded as a good weapon. It can at least serve as a surprise weapon in the battle formation. Qin Siyuan transferred this firearm to the Military Manufacturing Bureau for further research. At the same time, Ning Yi also retained the ability to privately improve the elm wood.
The legitimacy of the gun.
Secondly, while running the external team, the business of Zhuji in the capital has also continued to expand at an alarming rate. For Ning Yi, the reason why it is considered a stable development is because there are many officials from Youxiangfu, Qin Siyuan, and Yao Zunian.
, Ji Kun and others conveniently helped. In this society where relationships originally determine most things, these people helped more or less with the appearance of coal stoves, perfumes and other weird items, as well as the beautifully packaged food on the dining table.
With the launch of juice, canned quail eggs, etc., coupled with Ning Yi's packaging methods, poetry, and fame, if the business will not do well and the reputation is not big enough, then Ning Yi basically doesn't have to do anything.
Third, during the expansion of Zhuji, some of the remaining Liangshan bandits originally imprisoned near Dulonggang had completed their "training" and were selected as employees of Zhuji. They were incorporated into the entire system. These
There is no lack of martial arts and ruthlessness in these people, but at this time, they are completely different from when they were captured last year. Most of them are quiet, modest, observant of etiquette, and are very strict about systems and rules. Some of them even have an ascetic-like appearance.
breath.
When Ning Yi decided to use them, he actually took some precautions. During daily breaks, he still let them gather together, either to exercise or arrange for someone to give them some lessons. He would also organize them to go out to help others and do good deeds.
Mutual supervision.
These people arranged part of the five bamboo records inside and outside Bianliang. Some of them were arranged in the courtyard outside the city. The people who sent them out also arranged some. Later, when they were preparing to use horse-drawn carriages to drag the goods of bamboo records around, usually the members would be one
A salesman, a clerk from Su's cloth shop, a storyteller, a clerk selling odds and ends to the poor, and two bodyguards.
The salesmen are mainly responsible for visiting wealthy households. The cloth shop clerks will measure each other's figures before preparing to sell clothes. The storytellers tell stories in the village to attract poor households and children. The grocery sellers will sell some cheap snacks, and
Or cheap cloth, needlework and other items that every household needs. If someone needs it, toilet water, mosquito coils and other items are naturally for sale. Poor families cannot afford to buy expensive things. If you buy perfume, soap, most of them are for marriage.
A happy event. This combination later became the standard.
Fourth, when the disaster situation in the north and south began to become more serious, Ning Yi controlled the expansion of Zhuji while participating in the disaster relief planning of the Secret Investigation Department. Although he was busy, basically, both sides did not miss the mark.
As far as the overall situation is concerned, if Ning Yi had not contributed to the elm cannon, participated in disaster relief planning, and had the ability to deploy personnel in an orderly manner, Qin Siyuan and others might not have simply lent their influence to Ning Yi. But in Ning Yi
On Yi's side, at least in Su Tan'er's view, her husband is like running on an ever-tightening iron cable. As a businessman, the rapid expansion of Zhu Ji is simply a pleasing art, but on the other hand,
On the one hand, this kind of rapid expansion that reaches the limit often makes people feel worried.
Planning for the third, fourth, and fifth Zhuji stores had actually begun before Ning Yi returned to Bianliang. As investment in the decoration of the third store began, the results were rolled out in the courtyard outside the city.
A specialized small workshop has been quickly formed. At the same time, Ning Yi summarized various information, directed his subordinates in the field to work, and quickly released the second batch of sales personnel, and at the same time entered the training of the third and fourth batches. During this period
There are also the progress of other projects in the compound, and calls for disaster relief matters from the Prime Minister's Office.
Over the past few months, Ning Yi looked like a machine with no limits for summarizing and processing information. Su Tan'er was a little confused as to why her husband seemed to be able to do so with ease.
Businesses that are blooming everywhere are the first to absorb huge funds. But just when the money invested by Ning Yi is about to bottom out, the trend of capital recovery has also continued to increase, and the income returned has been quickly invested in expanding the business.
In the business, within a few months, everything turned into a whirlpool of crazy expansion.
Since the foundation is not stable, the original manpower reserve has begun to bottom out. The recruitment and joining of new people will often lead to increased instability in the system. If it were Su Tan'er, he would probably stop and take a look. But it seems that, at least this month,
, Ning Yi became more and more relaxed, as if he was enjoying the pleasure of walking on the tightrope, with no intention of stopping.
Li Pin didn't know much about the rapid development of Zhuji. As far as he was concerned, what he could know were some rumors that flowed out with the cart of Zhuji, including the rumors that were spread among the green forests after inquiring.
Some news. The conflict with Liangshan, the determination to kill the people in Liangshan, the name of the inner demon, etc. This afternoon, he met Ning Yi under the guidance of the shopkeeper Zhuji. When he walked into the Ning Family Courtyard, what he saw
Some scenes also made him feel more worried.
Of course, when reminiscing with Ning Yi, Li Pin still put away these thoughts in his mind, smiled and talked to Ning Yi about his experiences as an official for more than two years, and asked about the conflict between the Su family and Liangshan. Ning Yi's response to Li
Li Pin was still appreciative, and the meeting was considered pleasant. Soon, a name Li Pin mentioned caught his attention.
"... When I went to Nanhe County, I had a chance encounter with Mr. Zong Rulinzong. Later, I exchanged letters and benefited a lot... His knowledge and mind are beyond the reach of our generation. Unfortunately, he retired at the end of last year.
Returning to my hometown... I also offended people. At that time, I was probably a little disheartened..."
"Zong Rulin...Lord Zong Zezong?"
"Hmm. Li Heng has heard of his name, right?"
"I heard someone mentioned it, but I don't know the details."
"It's okay if you don't know." Li Pin shook his head, "There are always some messy things..."
Perhaps because he felt that this matter had little to do with Ning Yi, Li Pin didn't say anything more. After having dinner together, Ning Yi sent Li Pin out and walked under the eaves. Li Pin sighed: "Li Heng. Do you know?
…It’s hard for the people.”
He had been an official for nearly three years, and he sighed quite heavily. After hearing this, Ning Yi didn't think much about it. After a while, he smiled and nodded. Soon, the two made an appointment to meet at the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow, and Li Pin
He led the servants and master away.
All the way back to Zhuji's guest room, the master named Chen Pan who was following him stayed temporarily and chatted with Li Pin for a while. Chen Pan was curious, and Li Pin talked about the time when he met Ning Yi in Jiangning.
After a while, I sighed.
"...At that time, I admired Li Heng's knowledge and insights quite a lot. Although he was a bit eccentric, those of us who are scholars can always stay upright... But after three years, I didn't see the path he took.
But it was far different from what I expected... Sigh, maybe I was wrong. But what I saw today..."
When he said this, he felt a little embarrassed and said no more. Master Chen said: "Based on what I saw today, whether it is the Bamboo Records or the Ning Mansion, it does seem to be somewhat of a wealthy family... After all, he
With the help of the Prime Minister's Mansion behind him, he also kept many domestic slaves..."
"Actually, merchants are just ordinary people. He originally joined the family of a merchant merchant, but I thought he would not get involved in these things. But I didn't expect that it would still be like this... In the disputes in the Jianghu in Liangshan, although he avenged his family, there is nothing to say.
But later on when it got to that point, his involvement with these gangsters was probably getting deeper and deeper. Brother Chen was right, he practiced the way of a businessman, chasing after fictitious profits, climbing into officialdom, forming connections with gangsters, and keeping private slaves.
, after all, these are the actions of the wealthy family. With Li Heng’s ability, I am not surprised that he can do this. But it is rumored that Zhu Ji is still harvesting food secretly... During the recent natural disasters, he also took the opportunity to do this kind of thing.
I really don’t understand the matter..."
Master Chen thought for a while and couldn't help but said: "My boss, it's better to stay out of things like this..."
"How can that be so?" Li Pin smiled and shook his head, "Maybe I saw something wrong. In the past few days, I have to see something more clearly. What I want in my friendship is to be upright and have a clear conscience. If he is really wrong
If he goes astray, I must give him a few words of advice to keep his talent and learning. He really shouldn’t waste time on such things...Brother Chen, you know my nature. Needless to say, this matter will offend others.
, that’s what I should do too.”
Ning Yi has a close relationship with Qin Siyuan, and Ning Yi helped him when he needed it. If this matter really offends him, it is hard to say whether there will be stumbling blocks in the officialdom. But as a friend, Li Pin decided to do his best.
He tried his best to give advice - of course, he also left room for his own mistakes and decided to take another look within these days.
The next day, Li Pin first went to the Ministry of Personnel to report, and then went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit Qin Siyuan, still thinking about this matter. However, a piece of news not long afterward somewhat diluted the mood caused by this matter. That was Ning
Not long after Yi came over, Li Pin met Qin Siyuan with him, and after saying a few words, an old man named Yao Zunian came in with a smile, holding a piece of information in his hand, and said excitedly: "Good news! Xiang Xiang
Ye! Li Heng! What a big news, hahahaha..."
Soon after, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, the entire Bianliang City, and even the entire Wu Dynasty shared the good news from the north. Relatively speaking, everything else seemed insignificant.
To the north, the battle between Guo Yaoshi and Xiao Qian came to fruition. Guo Yaoshi, who had made plans before taking action, defeated Xiao Qian in Yaopu. After that, he ran all the way and pursued the victory through Lulongling, killing more than half of Daxi's army. This battle
The pursuit lasted for several days. Xiao Qian was intercepted by Guo Yaoshi's subordinates while he was on the run, and his head was held to the sword. Another important general fell on the stage of this era, and Guo Yaoshi finally completed the real battle of the Wu Dynasty's Northern Expedition.
victory.
When the news came, Xiao Qian's head was already on his way to the capital, and the victorious army was still rushing to expand the results.