Zhang Yan didn't tell anyone about the opening of the store. Even his family didn't know.
However, Zhang Yan is not worried at all about the lack of business in his shop.
No one would know the news just because Zhang Yan didn't publicize it or say hello. Now, half a month ago, through Lin Zedong's visit to Zhou Cang's camp, Zhou Cang gave Zhang Yan some news about Yuanding Imperial City.
After that, people one after another began to take the initiative to show their goodwill to Zhang Yan and pay attention to Zhang Yan's every move.
The first ones to jump out were the so-called upper-class people in Langyuan City. They were mainly merchants and some well-established aristocratic families. The local government officials, big or small, had not yet come to Zhang Yan's presence. After all, Langyuan
The official turmoil in the city is not over yet. Yang Jie, the left officer of the county governor's mansion, has not left yet.
However, these people are very restrained. On the one hand, because they are only businessmen, and Zhang Yan is a guest teacher at the Wushu Academy, the status gap forces them to do so. On the other hand, it is also because Zhang Yan’s attitude has always been cold and he has never been in the gallery.
He had appeared in the so-called upper class circles in Yuancheng. He was not familiar with anyone in person, so he had no choice but to dare to show too much enthusiasm and attract Zhang Yan's dissatisfaction.
Merchants are all here for profit, and these people have no real power. They are not within the range that Zhang Yan needs to deal with, so they can just ignore them. So much so that these people have been doing the next best thing and recently wandered into the wood shop from time to time.
They look familiar, but I don’t know how to digest such a wheelchair after buying it, resell it, or leave it idle?
Even Zhang Shun, who was in Xiangkou, wrote a letter. The letter also mentioned that the business in the semicolon over there had increased inexplicably recently. Many big businessmen in Xiangkou were taking the initiative to show their goodwill, as if they were "making friends."
Zhang Shun didn't know how to deal with it, and was worried that his hasty decision would affect his second brother. After all, Zhang Shun was not stupid. How could he not guess the reason why the big businessmen who had their nostrils turned up suddenly became so kind?
In the Zhang family, there is no other explanation except that their second brother has this ability.
The so-called upper-class merchants in Langyuan City are just a test. In the past few days, the gold-plated invitations received by Zhang Yan’s family have begun to appear in people from outside Langyuan City. There are people from neighboring big cities, neighboring counties, and even
I also saw an invitation claiming to be from the "Xiu Ya Trading Company" in Yuanding Imperial City.
There is an off-the-record saying called "gloves". The more powerful a force is, the more entangled it is, involved overtly or covertly, and there is often interdependence in officialdom or business affairs. Generally speaking, as the party that cannot control absolute power,
Merchants often become lower status or even dependent parties. And they also need to help the forces behind and behind them to do things that are inconvenient for them to come forward, or some tests. This is the origin of "gloves".
The "Xiu Ya Company" that impressed Zhang Yan was a famous and gorgeous "glove" with the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom behind it.
At first glance, the royal family and the royal family seem to be exactly the same. But in fact, there is a big difference. The royal family refers to the direct lineage of the bloodline that holds power in the palace. The royal family refers to the intersection or collateral lineage with the royal family. There is a primary and secondary relationship.
Very clearly distinguished.
However, although the royal family has no rights, is even restricted from official positions, and does not have any fiefdoms, the royal family will not ignore it at all. After all, they are still relatives from the ancestors, and they still need to be taken care of accordingly.
But the royal family cannot use money from the treasury to take care of the clan members. It can only pay from the royal internal affairs treasury. And where does the money from the royal internal affairs treasury come from? Naturally, gloves like "Xiu Ya Company" earn it from business.
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One of the specialties of Nanyuan Kingdom is tea. Teas such as "Xiu Ya" are the most popular. Moreover, once tea leaves the gate of Nanyuan Kingdom, it is a rarity, and the price is often higher than the price of tea of the same quality in China.
Nearly twice as much. It is a real profiteering business. Take the Beiwu Kingdom north of Tonghu Pass, which is the closest to Beijiang County. They sell gelding horses to Nanyuan Kingdom, and they will definitely buy a large amount of tea to sell when they return.
The same goes for the caravans from Nanyuan Kingdom when they go to Beiwu Kingdom for trade. Every entry and exit will bring huge profits to both parties.
Naturally, ordinary people are not qualified to get involved in the huge profits. Therefore, Xiuya Company is very famous in Nanyuan Kingdom, and it can often be regarded as an exploratory tentacle for the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom.
Although he couldn't just ignore Zhang Yan of Xiu Ya Company, he didn't give the other party a chance to contact him. He replied formally and said he was too busy and didn't have time. He had already figured it out before. His current cultivation and strength
It's enough for him to raise his identity and status to a higher level. So it's just a glove. If you want to see him, you can see him. Wouldn't it be easy?
After choosing to ignore and reject the early tentative contact from all parties, Zhang Yan found that there were many little tails around him.
So when Zhang Yan opened this new store, he wasn't worried at all that no one would come to the store.
Sure enough, on the first day after the opening, someone came to this small shop less than a meal later. He nodded and bowed and greeted Zhang Yan. When he saw Zhang Yan lying on the lounge chair, he didn't pay attention to him at all, so he chatted.
After bowing, I started to look around the store, and finally I naturally focused on the container with three short-hand weapons on the side.
"hiss......"
The sound of a big gasp of cold air sounded very harsh in the small shop. Then, perhaps sensing the suddenness of the scene, the man quickly covered his mouth, turned his head carefully and glanced at him, ignoring him and holding his hand.
Zhang Yan, who was reading a book, finally left in a hurry with a complicated expression.
If there was one, there would be two. Several groups of people came one after another, and in the end they all left in a hurry with similar expressions.
Just when Zhang Yan was about to pack up his things and close the store to leave, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes walked in. No matter what he was wearing, his aura was not comparable to the previous ones who were obviously just eyes and ears.
"I, Xue Tianlang, am the branch manager of Xiu Ya Company in Beijiang County. The greeting note I sent to Professor Zhang before was written by me. I happened to see Professor Zhang here this time, so I came in to say hello to Professor Zhang.
"
The visitor was well-spoken and polite. After saluting Zhang Yan, he stood at the entrance of the shop with a smile on his face.
Zhang Yan was quite surprised. He had thought that some impetuous forces would show up first to formally contact him, but he didn't expect that the white glove of the royal family would jump out first. He seemed quite impatient.
Why? Is it because of Princess Qingling?
"Shopkeeper Xue? Haha, I was busy with work before, so it's a pity that I couldn't meet the shopkeeper. I didn't expect to meet him by chance. It is indeed destined."
"Where is Mr. Zhang?"
"I did a few little tricks when I had nothing to do, and I just put a random price on them, just for fun."