Zhao Kang had a Chinese character mustache and was dressed in a big purple silk. Zhao Kang took one look at him and said with a smile: "Boss Zheng Qian, Zheng, long time no see."
Zheng Qian trotted over in a hurry: "Oh, Mr. Zhao, you made it easy for me to find him!"
Zhao Kang knew the answer and asked with a smile: "If you are not busy making money everywhere, what do you want from me?"
Zheng Qian, a wealthy businessman from Daming Prefecture, had been to Yuanjiang County before and had business dealings with Zhao Kang. He was engaged in the porcelain business, and his business spanned the entire Qian Kingdom.
Not only that, there are many shops even in Qi State.
Zheng Qian had a grimace on his face: "Oh, my Mr. Zhao, please stop playing with me. What's going on? I asked Zhang Putou to sign a contract this year, but he said that you gave me an order and we will not cooperate this year. !”
"Don't we cooperate well? Why did you come here so suddenly? Dozens of families in Qi are waiting for me to deliver the goods! Doesn't this cost Lao Zheng's life?"
Zhao Kang clicked his tongue and shook his head: "It's nothing, I just suddenly don't want to cooperate anymore. It just so happens that our contract has expired, so you should look for another place."
"No, Mr. Zhao!"
Zheng Qian was anxious, and quickly pulled up a chair and sat down: "Thirty percent! How about I give you another 30%, and I will earn less this year. You said how happy we were working together before, but you can't do this!"
"This is not a matter of more money and less money."
Zhao Kang sighed: "I'm also doing this for you, Boss Zheng."
Just as he said that, two more people walked in at the door, and asked after entering: "Excuse me, is this the Daqian Chamber of Commerce? Is Mr. Zhao here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man who spoke took a closer look and hurried over: "Mr. Zhao! I have found you. Come on, let's go through the contract process quickly."
"Long time no see, Boss Jia."
Zhao Kang said casually: "Didn't Zhang Long tell you that I won't buy bricks for you this year?"
"I'm going, Mr. Zhao, don't bother me. There are hundreds of us waiting to eat!" Jia Fugui was as anxious as Zheng Qian when he heard this.
He hurried over and said, "Let's do this. We'll add one penny for each brick. What do you think? I'm still waiting to start construction on those places, and I'll give you five pence for each bag of cement ash. What do you think?"
Zheng Qian looked at Jia Fugui and was a little stunned. I didn't sign the contract alone and was rejected. I thought I had offended this guy somewhere.
Zhao Kang stretched out and took out his tea cup and gave two cups of tea to Zheng Qian and Jia Fugui.
The two of them are not in the mood to drink tea at the moment. Their cooperation with Yuanjiang County is not small, with a large contract worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.
Just take Jia Fugui, almost all projects in Qingzhou, whether official or private, use his bricks and mortar, plus the surrounding state capitals and export trade with other countries.
Earning more than ten or two hundred thousand a year is the same as playing.
The bricks and cement produced in Yuanjiang County are not only of good quality and high hardness, but also cheap.
In the past two years of cooperation, his costs have been reduced by nearly half compared to before, and his earnings have been far more than before.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao Kang is his bread and butter.
However, now Zhao Kang wanted to terminate the cooperation. After getting the news from Zhang Long, he hurriedly came to the imperial capital to find Zhao Kang.
Zheng Qian was in the same situation, both of them looked at Zhao Kang eagerly.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Kang changed the topic, looked at Zheng Qian and said with a smile: "Boss Zheng, if I remember correctly, in addition to porcelain, your Zheng family seems to have a relationship with Master Long Shilong of the Imperial Procuratorate. Cooperate in the candy business?"
Zheng Qian was stunned for a moment, why did he mention this? He nodded: "Yes, every year we get goods from Mr. Long's shop and sell them to Zhou State. We have been doing this for several years."
Zhao Kang nodded: "That's right. Boss Jia seems to have other businesses as well."
Jia Fugui scratched his head: "That's right, Mr. Zhao, why are you talking about this? Let's talk about the contract quickly!"
Zhao Kang laughed: "If this is the case, there will be no need to talk."
Both of them heard something fishy, Zheng Qian said cautiously: "Mr. Zhao, do you have a grudge against Master Long?"
They all know that Zhao Kang is an official of Yuanjiang County, but other than that, they don't even know Zhao Kang's real name.
This is because Zhao Kang had some reservations at the beginning.
Zheng Qian murmured in his heart, if it was really because of Ducha Yushi's incident that the other party chose to terminate the cooperation.
Things are getting serious.
Ducha Yushi is a powerful official of the third rank, and he is not a big shot who can afford to offend him.
Zhao Kang smiled and nodded: "Yes, not only are there grievances, but the grievances are not small."
Zhao Kang briefly talked about how he was making cakes for Xixi in the outer city but was targeted by Zhao Jinsheng and others.
Zheng Qian and Jia Fugui were both startled and began to persuade Zhao Kang.
"It's not Mr. Zhao! How can you offend them? It's the Metropolitan Procuratorate! It has the power to supervise hundreds of officials. It is said that the real power of the third rank is no less than that of the six ministers!"
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, I think you should give in and give them something. I'll pay for it for you. Can't we work together to make a fortune? Why do you want to fight with them?"
Jia Fugui was anxious. If Zhao Kang didn't cooperate with them because of this, he would suffer huge losses this year.
Several construction projects are waiting to use bricks and stones, especially in Jiangzhou.
Because of the floods some time ago, the court is planning to build new water conservancy projects this year, including building embankments and dams.
The governor of Jiangzhou asked for bricks and stones from his Jia family.
Zhao Kang just smiled and shook his head, saying nothing to make Zheng Qian and Jia Fugui jump anxiously.
Not long after, many more people came into the Daqian Chamber of Commerce, no less than seventeen or eighteen people. They all came to the imperial capital to discuss contracts with Zhao Kang after receiving instructions from Zhang Long.
As soon as they heard about Zhao Kang, everyone tried their best to persuade Zhao Kang.
Some were so anxious that they even said they were willing to come forward and invite those officials to sit down and talk with Zhao Kang.
"Mr. Zhao, there is an old saying that the people do not fight with the officials. Even though you are an official, you can't compare with them! Let's just give in properly."
Zheng Qian’s words were echoed by many people.
Zhao Kang smiled: "I don't believe in this evil yet. All in all, I just want to say one thing. If you want to cooperate with me, then terminate your contract with them. Otherwise, please do as you please."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man dressed in red walked into the shop: "Young Master."
Zhao Kang looked up and saw that it was Qin Yufeng, and said, "What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty asked Chief Ma to invite you into the palace. Who are they?"
Zhao Kang got up hurriedly after hearing this, "They, former partners, okay, then I will go to the palace. Yufeng, you watch the shop and close it when it gets dark."
After speaking, Zhao Kang ignored Zheng Qian and others and walked out.
Qin Yufeng looked at a group of merchants and hesitated before saying, "I'll make tea for you all."
"Goodbye first."
Jia Fugui stopped Qin Yufeng: "Girl, how come Mr. Zhao was invited into the palace by His Majesty?"
In his understanding, Zhao Kang was just a local official with an official title as big as a sesame seed. How could he possibly meet His Majesty!
Qin Yufeng chuckled and said casually: "My young master is the Imperial Master of Daqian. Your Majesty personally conferred the title of Marquis Anguo. According to etiquette, of course I have to invite him!"
Everyone was startled and looked at Qin Yufeng blankly.
In the palace.
Xiao Linglong looked at Zhao Kang with soft eyes: "Are you okay? Do you want me to come forward?"
Zhao Kang shook his head, picked up a fruit and started peeling it: "Don't worry, I won't speak first when spring comes, but I want to see which insect dares to squeak!"
