Chapter 121 Zhou Shiji talks about Shopkeeper Meng, adding another regular guest to the tea party
"Wharf..."
Meng Xingyuan felt as if he had been punched in the heart, and he could not hold back his words for a long time.
He had just heard that Zhou Shi wanted him to hire a group of beggars as his waiters, and he thought that nothing good would happen if he met Zhou Shi. Who knew good things would come so quickly?
Fengdelou relied on opening up business at the dock to come back to life. Coupled with the hard work these days, it has turned the dock into a cash cow. And Zhou Shi actually wants to give it up?
On the other side, Zhou Shi secretly watched Meng Xingyuan's reaction while drinking tea.
Earlier, Meng Xingyuan picked Feng Delou to come to look for trouble when he was busy working at the dock, which showed that he was very jealous of the gold mine at the dock, so Zhou Shi used it as bait to catch Meng Xingyuan.
Sure enough, he took the bait. "Shopkeeper Zhou, can you explain it in detail? I don't quite understand."
"My plan is this: I will hire about twenty beggars from Yueqing House to work with my guys from Fengde House on the dock. Of course, if they are not qualified as cooks for the time being, they will be responsible for handling and maintaining order.
Wait for physical work, and then select the smarter among them to learn cooking until they can be responsible for the entire process of selling meals at the dock." Zhou Shi sketched a grand picture, "In addition to paying wages, all income is paid by
Our two families split the accounts 50-50."
The huge information made Meng Xingyuan unable to accept it for a while, and he lowered his head and pondered.
Seeing this, Zhou Shi just added a dose of strong medicine: "According to my vision, within a year, our business at the dock can expand to three times the current size, which is enough for our two families."
"Three times?" Meng Xingyuan was indeed surprised.
"Yes. Don't think I'm lying to you. Due to lack of manpower, our Fengde Building has encountered difficulties in the development of the dock. Daily meals are in short supply. As long as there are enough manpower, I will be confident to increase the business tomorrow.
Ichiban. Coupled with our scale, we can also cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce..."
"Chamber of Commerce?" Meng Xingyuan was even more surprised. How far does the shopkeeper want to take the business this week?
"Every major chamber of commerce has merchant ships on the river. In fact, most of our customers at the dock today are boatmen hired by the chamber of commerce. Especially the Bashu Chamber of Commerce, if we can make a contract with them, all their ships will be manned by the merchants while docking in Jiangdu.
We will provide meals, then..."
Zhou Shi stopped with a smile, leaving Meng Xingyuan plenty of room for imagination.
Businessmen are cheap in the world, but businessmen are already rich. A chamber of commerce where wealthy businessmen gather is the big client that every businessman dreams of! If you can do business with a chamber of commerce, that will be a real source of wealth!
How could Meng Xingyuan not be tempted by such conditions? In his eyes now, Zhou Shi was like the God of Wealth descending to earth and a gold ingot becoming a spirit!
Although the beggars sitting aside did not know much about business, they could not help but salivate when they heard words such as "three times" and "double". Even if they were armed with swords, they could not stop them from following Zhou.
The shopkeeper is determined!
After Zhou Shi finished painting the cake and saw that the atmosphere was already in place, even a little overheated, he started to talk about some practical issues.
"However, this is not without risks. The problem before us is the gangs at the dock." He said in a deep voice.
Meng Xingyuan was startled from his fantasy and asked quickly: "Are you referring to the problem between the Qinglong Gang and the Baitiao Gang?"
"Yes. The situation in the dock is changing now, but generally it is still controlled by the Qinglong Gang. It is necessary to have a good relationship with them."
"This..." Meng Xingyuan was in trouble, "Shopkeeper Zhou, you also know that the Qinglong Gang and the Baitiao Gang have always been at odds with each other, and now they are even more in trouble. You and I are very close to the Baitiao Gang and have business dealings with each other. What about the Qinglong Gang?"
Can you allow us?"
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have some friendship with the Qinglong Gang. As long as we take care of it a little, our two families can go to and from the dock naturally."
That's right! Meng Xingyuan thought that it was impossible for Fengde Building to sell food at the pier without the approval of the Qinglong Gang. Shopkeeper Zhou must have taken care of it a long time ago. But after Shopkeeper Zhou met with the leader of the Baitiao Gang and concluded a business with the fish market,
Fengdelou can still come and go at the dock. I'm afraid his relationship with the Qinglong Gang is more than just business!
When Meng Xingyuan thought of this, he was excited but also a little flinched. Shopkeeper Zhou kept his secrets secret and had close ties with the two incompatible gangs in Jiangdu. Needless to say, his skills were great. And he had offended him many times before... Zhou Shi noticed the subtle changes in Meng Xingyuan's expression and got the effect he wanted. He just emphasized the power entrenched at the dock just to illustrate that only under the banner of Fengde Building can do business at the dock, to prevent Meng Xingyuan from being involved in the huge
In the face of interests, I came up with the idea of "kick Fengdelou aside and go it alone".
He can be sincere enough to cooperate with Yue Qinglou, but he cannot let go of his guard against business partners.
However, he has other intentions:
"The situation at the dock has become unstable, and we can't do business with peace of mind. Coupled with the curfew these days, our restaurant has been hit hard." He sighed, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and shook his head.
Act like you are exhausted.
Meng Xingyuan had already heard about the reason for the curfew, and sighed: "There is no way, who knows how the dock could become like this..."
"No, there is a way."
Zhou Shi's words were shocking again, even making Meng Xingyuan a little numb.
"What does Shopkeeper Zhou mean?"
"This incident is nothing more than a conflict between two gangs. As long as it is resolved, Jiangdu will naturally return to peace."
"That's simple - what can Shopkeeper Zhou do?" Meng Xingyuan learned his lesson and asked directly.
Zhou Shi hesitated here and paused before saying: "On the 30th, Hong Boxing Gym will hold a tea party and invite people from all walks of life to participate, including the leaders of the two gangs."
"Hong Boxing Gym? Isn't that Hong Dingqu's territory?"
Zhou Shi raised his eyebrows: "Yes, do you know him?"
"When I was young, I worshiped Master Hong as my teacher and studied for several years - of course I had no achievements."
This is unexpected news. "In this case, Shopkeeper Meng should be present to help mediate the gang struggle."
"Of course, of course." Meng Xingyuan nodded and agreed, and then thought that he had not heard anything about it, but Zhou Shi knew it very well, which shows that he was the one who received the invitation!
So, his status in Master Hong's heart is quite high - at least higher than that of his direct disciple?
"That's something for another time, Shopkeeper Meng, let's get back to the issue at hand." Zhou Shi brought the topic back and said.
"Oh, that's right. Shopkeeper Zhou, Yue Qing Lou is willing to cooperate with Fengde Lou, and the conditions are as you said."
"Okay!" Zhou Shiyi handed over his hand, "Then our two families will join forces and do a big business together!"
Meng Xingyuan also raised his hand to return the gift. The beggar next to him was even more happy when he saw that the two shopkeepers had reached an agreement and knew that he had a job.
"Shopkeeper Meng, we are still surrounded by people." Zhou Shi reminded.
"Ah, yes..." Meng Xingyuan looked outside the room, his face darkened, "But we only have ten people in the first batch, what about the people outside... What do you think?"
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "They are also entrusted by others, just to have a full meal. If we give some food out, they will naturally not be embarrassed."
Ma Jishi interjected: "Shopkeeper, I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. Tian Xinan said that if they surrounded Fengde Building for a day, he would be responsible for the food for the day, so they worked so hard..."
"Tian Xinan? What does he have to do here?" Meng Xingyuan frowned.
"He is the one who asked the beggars to block Fengde Building." Zhou Shi said calmly, "Since he is in charge of the food, we should also be in charge of the food, and we will do it to the end!"
"Ah?" Meng Xingyuan was stunned. Could it be that Shopkeeper Zhou wants to support these beggars?
"Mr. Ma, please go out and tell them: We at Fengde Building and Yueqing Building will also provide them with meals!"
Meng Xingyuan was terrified, what happened to Yueqing Tower here?