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As soon as Zhang Chun'er finished speaking, everyone started whispering to each other. This was the first time Li Qi heard about this Zhengmeng meeting, and seeing the different expressions on Cai Minde and Fan Shaobai's faces, he knew there must be something fishy in it, so he curiously said: "Exceptor,
Mr. Fan, what does this Zhengmenghui mean?"
Cai Minde narrowed his eyes, then smiled, stretched out his hand towards Fan Shaobai, and said: "Master Fan, this is the best thing to do."
Fan Shaobai nodded obediently and said: "To talk about the Zhengmenghui, we have to start from the period of Emperor Shenzong."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Emperor Shenzong? That is really a long history. I really need to listen carefully."
Fan Shaobai smiled bitterly and said: "The thing is like this, when Emperor Shenzong Xining carried out the reform, because the output of distiller's yeast was very large at that time, the more liquor, the more wine, and the price was lower. The profit for the court was less, so it implemented the ban on distiller's yeast.
The method of reducing koji and increasing price reduced nearly 600,000 kilograms of koji in two years, while the price of koji increased by nearly 30%. Of course, those of us who work in restaurants cannot afford such a sudden price increase. We already earn less.
, even if the price was raised, we still made so much, and the extra money was all made by the court, so I, Wengweng, united 72 main stores at that time, and selected the most respected seniors in the 12th century to form the Zhengmeng.
The main purpose of the meeting is to request the imperial court in the hope of lowering the price of music."
This is probably the earliest chamber of commerce. It seems that the economic system of the Northern Song Dynasty does have a bit of capitalism. Li Qi asked curiously: "This is a good thing, so why was the Zhengmeng Association canceled again?"
Fan Shaobai sighed: "This is all because our ancestors bought 50,000 kilograms of koji from the imperial court during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Therefore, the price of koji sold by the imperial court to our Fan family has always been cheaper than that of other restaurants. This has been true from the beginning.
It’s not a secret anymore.”
Li Qidao: "If I'm not wrong, when the negotiations between Wengweng and the imperial court reached a deadlock, someone proposed that Wengweng use the 50,000 kilograms of koji as a bargaining chip to put pressure on the imperial court."
Cai Minde was surprised and said: "So you know, Master."
Li Qi said sarcastically: "Guess, guess."
"You guessed it right." Fan Shaobai nodded and said: "But it is precisely because of those 50,000 kilograms of distiller's yeast that Fan Lou is what it is today. How could I, Weng Weng, be willing? The two parties have been arguing about this matter, and the court also
The negotiations did not come to a conclusion, but the price of wine never rose again. Later, the Zhengmeng Association was disbanded due to internal fighting, and this is how the whole thing happened."
"I see."
Li Qi nodded slightly. Although the status of merchants is higher than that of other dynasties, it is still very low. Even if the alliance is established, the court may not buy your account. Moreover, this kind of reform is very beneficial to the court. Based on this
In this context, if you go to negotiate, aren't you looking for trouble?
Cai Minde asked in a low voice: "According to what the young master sees, what is Madam Zhang's purpose of mentioning the Zhengmenghui again this time?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Since the members already know it, why bother asking me."
Fan Shaobai sighed: "It seems that my father was right."
Gao Yanei couldn't understand the riddles the three of them were playing, and asked curiously: "What are you talking about? What other purpose does she have?"
Li Qi and the other three looked at each other in disbelief and smiled without saying a word. No one understood it.
At this moment, the shopkeeper of the Lion House suddenly shouted: "Yes, I think what Mrs. Zhang said is very reasonable. Nowadays, those small restaurants are being bullied repeatedly. It is time to establish a Zhengmeng Association to make decisions for everyone. Everyone said
Yes or no?"
"Yes. I agree."
"Well, that makes some sense."
...
Many people raised their hands in agreement, some were silent, but no one objected.
Li Qi said with a bad smile: "Exceptor, they are obviously talking about you, and you still haven't explained a few words."
If I explain, it’s not me, but it’s me. Cai Minde rolled his eyes and said, “I know they are talking about you, so you have to go and explain.”
Zhang Chun'er glanced at everyone, and an imperceptible smile flashed in his eyes. Another person said: "Let Madam Zhang be the president."
Zhang Chun'er quickly waved her hands and said: "No, this decision won't work. How can my little sister be so virtuous and qualified to sit in this position? If this is the case, then just pretend that I haven't said anything. I hope you won't mention this again, so as not to
Make people laugh."
Another person stood up and said: "I see there are still many people who have not agreed. It is a bit premature to say this at this time."
Swish swish swish.
Everyone immediately focused their attention on Li Qi's table. It must be known that except for Jinlou, the proprietors of the other three major restaurants were all sitting on this table.
Day. If I had known this, I should have gone to the fourth floor just now. Li Qi tilted his head, looked out the window and yawned.
Zhang Yuanwai from Yanglou stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I wonder what Yuanwai Cai thinks?"
This hateful old man. Cai Minde looked embarrassed and thought to himself, if I agree, it means that I am on the same side as Zhang Chun'er. If I don't agree, Zhang Chun'er will definitely think more about it, and this matter will not be of any benefit to me.
It's better not to make a choice yet. He coughed lightly and said to Fan Shaobai: "It was Mr. Fan's father-in-law who proposed the Zhengmeng Association in the first place. I wonder what Mr. Fan thinks?"
Fan Shaobai was not stupid either. He secretly scolded the old fox for being shameless and dragging himself into the water. He said: "Now and then, how dare I say nonsense if I am still junior."
His words were obviously directed at Zhang Chun'er, and Zhang Chun'er knew it, but deliberately pretended not to understand. He glanced at Li Qi, turned to Wu Furong and asked, "Shopkeeper Wu, what do you think?"
Wu Furong was not sure to pay attention for a moment, and secretly sent two looks to Li Qi asking for help.
This woman was really shrewd enough to take action from Uncle Wu. In desperation, Li Qi had no choice but to stand up and say: "Today we are all here to congratulate Mrs. Zhang. Talking about this would be a bit disrespectful to Mrs. Zhang. Besides, I
I can't make a decision with Shopkeeper Wu, so I have to go back and ask my wife for instructions. Moreover, this matter is of great importance, so I think we should discuss it another day."
After hearing this, everyone secretly scolded Li Qi for being shameless. Now everyone knew that he was the helmsman of Zuixianju. Mrs. Qin was just a cover, and she even used a widow as an excuse. This was not shameless.
Cai Minde nodded and said: "Yes, yes, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term."
There were also a large number of people who nodded in agreement. After all, their minds were slow and they had not yet figured out whether this matter was good or bad for them. Of course, they had to consider it carefully.
Zhang Chun'er said with a smile: "Guan Yanshi's words are reasonable, but my little sister is too radical."
The shopkeeper of the Lion House said again: "In that case, let's discuss it at this year's annual meeting. What do you think?"
"I have no opinion."
"I do not have either."
...
Everyone focused their attention on Li Qi's table again. They didn't agree and anything they said was in vain. Cai Minde nodded and said, "Cai has no objection to this."
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "I still say the same thing, I have to go back and ask Madam for instructions."
Fan Shaobai also expressed that he had no objection.
The shopkeeper of the Lion House said hurriedly: "Okay, that's it."
...
After the meal, Li Qi left the Jinlou and suddenly pulled Xiaojiu aside and whispered: "Xiaojiu, do you remember the gambling I proposed at your house that day?"
Hong Tianjiu was stunned for a moment and said, "I remember."
"This Four Nations Banquet is a good opportunity, and I plan to take advantage of this opportunity to start gambling."
Hong Tianjiu wondered: "But you have to discuss this with my father."
Li Qi glared at him and said, "You are now a grown man. It's time to do something for your family. You should be responsible for this." After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.
. Said: "I have written all the specific matters about this gambling on it. You go back and show it to your father and ask him to assist you later. Remember, this piece of paper cannot be shown to others."
Gambling? It seems quite interesting. Hong Tianjiu chuckled and said, "Okay. Leave this matter to me."
Li Qi warned: "You have to remember that in the past few days, you called Gao Yanei and the others to praise the imperial chef of the Jin Kingdom outside, because he was the winner of the previous term. One piece of news a day, give me a change
You know, no matter how mysterious it is, don’t let go of Xixia and Dali, you know?”
"This is my favorite thing to do."
"Okay, you go back and discuss it with your father first."
"Hey, I'm leaving first."
After Hong Tianjiu left, Ma Qiao asked curiously: "Deputy Commander, you don't seem to be doing this just to make money?"
Li Qi sneered and said: "Nowadays, the imperial chefs of the other three countries are very low-key, especially the imperial chef of the Jin Kingdom. They don't even show their faces. Youdao means that you know yourself and the enemy and you can win in a hundred battles. As long as this gambling is started, the common people will win money in order to win.
If you don't let me search hard for information, then they will have nowhere to hide. I'm afraid that wherever they go to poop, someone will know. In this way, I can control all their movements even if I don't go out."
Ma Qiao's eyes lit up, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Deputy Commander, your move is really too high. At that time, we will be hiding it, and they will find out."
Li Qi smiled, "I want to see how you still work together." He waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
At this moment, Wu Furong suddenly walked over quickly and whispered: "Master Li, Madam Zhang wants to establish the Zhengmeng Association, maybe she is here for us."
"Let's talk about it after we get in the car."
The three of them returned to the carriage, and Li Qicai said: "It's not maybe, but it's definitely coming for us. She knows very well that she can't shake us with her golden building, and we have the big weapon of chain stores in our hands, so we will always be there."
She is on the active side. Naturally she also understands this. She wants to establish the Zhengmenghui just to gather everyone's strength to restrict us. The Zhengmenghui is simply used to weigh the interests of all parties. We have the best interests and are determined to do so.
We are the first target of their attack. No matter how strong we are, we cannot defeat the remaining dozens of restaurants."
"This woman is really cunning."
Wu Furong cursed angrily and said, "Then let's just ignore him."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that simple. If we agree, we will undoubtedly have made a cage to trap ourselves. But if we don't agree, what do the owners of other restaurants think?"
"Then what should we do?"
Li Qi sighed and said: "Now that the Four Nations Banquet is imminent, I don't have time to think about these things for the time being. Let's discuss it slowly after the Four Nations Banquet."