The wind and snow have dispersed, the silver has faded, and the peaches and plums are competing to usher in spring.
After staying up all night, Xiao Linglong’s seating arrangement was like a thorn piercing into the hearts of many people.
The holy intention is difficult to fathom, and Zhao Kang doesn't see any trouble, which makes people even more uneasy.
Even Zhao Kang himself could clearly feel that more and more people were staring at him during this period.
Zhao Kang sent away another group of officials who wanted to visit him, thinking in his mind.
It’s already the fifth day of the first lunar month, it’s about time, right?
At this moment, Brother Diao Huang Tianxing hurried in from outside the door, "Master! Master! Here we are! Zhang Long and the others are here!"
"Fuck! It's finally here, make me wait easier!"
Zhao Kang laughed: "Where's Zhang Long? How many goods have come in total!"
"It's in the outer city. I'll let Liu Quan and the others make arrangements and I'll rush back to inform you."
Brother Diao said: "I didn't count the goods, but Zhang Long said that there were twenty carriages. You want a lot of goods, sir."
"Okay! Take me there!"
He hurriedly took Brother Diao to the outer city and found Zhang Long and other delivery personnel.
As soon as he saw Zhao Kang, Zhang Long trotted forward and said, "Master!"
"You're so fat. I'm not in Yuanjiang County, so you've become a landlord?"
Looking at the fatter Zhang Long, Zhao Kang smiled and punched him.
Zhang Long smiled flatteringly: "How dare you, isn't this the Chinese New Year? The county has been eating and drinking for several days to celebrate this year's harvest. We all followed the standards you said back then. There is no extravagance at all.
waste!"
Zhao Kang laughed angrily: "As long as you take care of things for me, you'll be fine even if you turn into a pig! How many goods have come and where is the order?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long quickly took out the bill of goods from his arms and followed Zhao Kang into the back room.
There were a lot of things on the list, including fine salt, white sugar, and more than ten kinds of things, each of which weighed hundreds of kilograms. No wonder Zhang Long had to use twenty carriages to pull it here.
Looking at the items on the manifest, Zhao Kang nodded with satisfaction.
With these things, it is not easy to steal business from those wealthy clans.
Zhao Kang was watching, and Zhang Long suddenly said cautiously: "Master, may I ask you something?"
"explain."
Zhang Long lowered his voice: "Sir, are you going to commit treason?"
Zhao Kang:......
"What the hell are you talking about! You want me to die! Who is spreading rumors!"
Zhang Long received a chestnut, touched his forehead and exhaled, as if he was a little lucky: "It's okay, that's not right. Master, if you don't want to commit treason, why did you ask us to send those good things to Jingguo?
"
"If you're giving something away, forget it. Even treasures like technicians are given away. Even in the county, they are very valuable."
Zhao Kang understood that the relationship was due to this reason, and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter. Just do it according to what I told you in the letter."
"clear."
Zhao Kang's lips curled up: "So, what about the other thing?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long hurriedly said: "Everyone has been notified. Our people have asked carefully and have clarified the relationship between them. They are all recorded here."
Zhang Long took out a brochure and handed it over respectfully. Zhao Kang laughed: "Okay!"
Zhang Long nodded, and took out a stack of banknotes from his arms: "Master, this is the money earned by the county in the second half of this year. After throwing away the year-end bonuses given to county residents, pensions, cost expenses, etc., there is still one
One hundred and eighty thousand taels, Gao Quan asked me to bring it to you."
"Well done, tell Gao Quan and the others to manage the affairs of the county for me. Master, I can't get away during this time. If there is any situation where I can't make up my mind, report it as soon as possible!"
Zhang Long hurriedly responded: "Understood!"
"Brother Diao!"
After calling Huang Tianxing into the house, Zhao Kang ordered: "Let the brothers catch the wind and wash away the dust, and have something good to eat."
The two left, and Zhao Kang asked Liu Quan to send someone to take care of the delivered goods and return to the inner city to find a plaque-making shop.
Spend a lot of money to build a plaque overnight.
the next day.
There was no ceremony, Zhao Kang just asked the two of them to hang up the plaque.
There are four rather disrespectful characters written in cursive on the plaque.
Work hard at the Chamber of Commerce!
In just a moment, the heads of various aristocratic families received the news.
"Zhao Kang's shop has a plaque!"
"The name is Daqian Chamber of Commerce! These idiots are really here to steal business!"
"Notify the families who have business dealings with us! No one is allowed to have any dealings with Zhao Kang's chamber of commerce!"
"This guy, when he was granted the title of Marquis, we went to congratulate him with good intentions, but he turned us away. Now let him know the consequences of offending us!"
These wealthy families who were on good terms with each other began to communicate with each other.
There is only one purpose, and that is to make Zhao Kang's Daqian Chamber of Commerce go bankrupt as soon as it opens!
With them secretly greeting each other, Zhao Kang, the Daqian Chamber of Commerce, was naturally ignored.
It was like this for three days in a row. Many people secretly watched the joke, but Zhao Kang was unmoved. Every day after court, he would sit in the shop and make a pot of tea.
Even His Highness the Prince couldn't stand it any longer, so he came here specially today.
"Old Zhao, what's the matter with you? Why aren't you in a hurry?"
Zhao Kang raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Xuance, who was furious, and said with a smile: "If you don't go to the outer city to look at the cake shop Xixi, why are you here to join in the fun? Are you here to ask for tea?"
Xiao Xuance said in amusement: "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know? Those people have all united to prevent the businessmen in the city from cooperating with you!"
"Hey, you still know about this? Who told you? Your eldest sister?"
Xiao Xuance shook his head: "It's Taishi Yang. He also said that Taifu Zhao and his family have already announced that anyone who cooperates with your chamber of commerce will have to cut off business with them. They have been doing business for decades. Cooperation If you have many partners and strong relationships, no one will dare to do business with you as long as they let you know."
"Even Old Man Yang asked me to remind you, so you'd better drink tea here!"
Zhao Kang shrugged his shoulders, "What else can I do? I can't go to my door and beg them to do business with me, right?"
Xiao Xuance was suspicious: "You are usually as good as a thief, but you can't do anything this time?"
Zhao Kang laughed angrily: "Can you speak? What do you mean by being like a thief!"
While the two were talking, several congratulations suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Master Imperial Master, His Highness Xuance is here too."
Several officials walked in, led by Lin Yu and Zhao Jinsheng.
Zhao Kang stood up and said, "You gentlemen are so happy today. Why do you have time to come to my little shop?"
Zhao Jinsheng sighed: "Master Imperial Master, we people are not well-informed enough. We don't know that Master Imperial Master you have a shop. What are you selling? Antiques for tribute? Or some rare treasures? Isn't this? As soon as we got the news, we came to send congratulatory gifts to the Imperial Master!"
