Eight hundred and eighty-eighth chapter family rules
The issuance of gold and silver coins was in full swing, and the news that the gold and silver coins were being issued immediately attracted all kinds of predators, and Pan Liao and others also began to look for partners in various counter shops.
The first to take the lead are the three major cabinet shops in Chang'an, Baoji Cabinet Shop, Baoyuan Cabinet Shop and Baosheng Cabinet Shop.
Baoji Cabinet was founded by Wang Yuanbao, a famous businessman during the Kaiyuan period. They were engaged in business and never participated in politics. They have always had a good relationship with the central court, whether it was Tang Ting, An Lushan, Zhu Si, or now the Jin Dynasty.
The palace and the palace all cooperated very well, and it has always been the largest cabinet shop in Chang'an and even in the world.
Baoyuan Cabinet was originally the property of the Yuan family, but was later confiscated by Zhu Si. Now it belongs to the Household Department of the Jin Dynasty, and is considered a state-owned enterprise.
Baosheng Cabinet Shop and Anbaoli Cabinet Shop in Chengdu are both owned by the same owner, the Dugu family. Now the Dou family also gets a share of the pie, accounting for 30%.
These three major counter shops have strong capital and outstanding reputation. They have branches all over the country. They were the first to obtain the subscription rights.
Early in the morning, as soon as Guo Song arrived at the official room, Lu Lun came to greet him and said: "Your Highness, there are two guests here."
Guo Song was startled, has someone come so early?
Seeing that Lu Lun's expression was a little strange, he turned around and saw a fat figure pacing back and forth in the reception room. Guo Song couldn't help but laugh, "Give them tea and tell them I'll be here soon."
In the reception room, Zhang Lei said to Li An with a dissatisfied look on his face: "This guy is not kind! He didn't tell us about such a big matter."
Li An gave a wry smile and said, "Maybe he doesn't know that we also open a cabinet shop."
"I don't know what the hell!"
Zhang Lei said bitterly: "I told him several years ago that I would change Jubao Pavilion Jewelry Shop into a cabinet shop. I don't believe he really forgot?"
"Senior brother, it's not that my memory is bad, it's that you didn't say anything at all!"
When the two turned around, they saw Guo Song appearing at the door. Zhang Lei's angry and dissatisfied face immediately turned into a smile, "Hey! Junior brother is here, what did I say? I didn't say anything! Lao Li, what did you say?
Yes or no?"
Guo Song walked into the room and sat down, and asked calmly: "You also open a cabinet shop?"
"It seems that junior brother really doesn't know. The two of us opened a cabinet shop last year, including Sister Guo, who is also part of the Baoju Cabinet Shop. The main store is the Jubao Pavilion in the East City. You must have heard of its name for a long time!
"
Guo Song shook his head, "I've never heard of it, but why is the Jubao Pavilion not open?"
Li An explained: "The reason why I changed my career is because all my old customers have gone to Chengdu. Our jewelry is of higher quality and it is difficult to sell one piece in a month. I have no choice but to change my career."
The counter store, which saves money and lends money to open a quality warehouse, does a pretty good job."
"It's more than good!"
Zhang Lei rushed to the side and said: "In less than a year, we have already entered the top ten in Chang'an. Now we have 23 branches in Chang'an, Taiyuan, Zhangye, Luoyang, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Chengdu.
Branch."
Guo Song suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "What about your original jewelry inventory? I remember that there are still many treasures stored in your underground warehouse by old customers, so you just ignore them?"
Li An looked a little embarrassed and said for a long time: "Some customers have taken away, and there are still more than a dozen families who are members of the clan. I don't know when they will come to pick up. As for the jewelry inventory, the inventory is all there!"
Zhang Lei knew his junior brother's preferences very well, so he smiled and said: "Junior brother, our jewelry inventory is all treasures. See if there is anything you like. I will sell it to you at the cost, which is cheaper than half the price."
Guo Song was indeed a little tempted, and he also wanted to buy a batch of jewelry for his wife and daughters.
After thinking for a while, Guo Song said: "Let's do this! Senior brother will send the jewelry to the palace when he has time, and I will let them choose by themselves."
"no problem!"
Zhang Lei smiled again and said: "Junior brother, look at the underwriting of gold and silver coins, we also want to participate, not to make money, but to gain a reputation in the industry. With fame, we will have more customers.
You have to help!”
Guo Song smiled and handed him a note, "Take the note to Pan Changshi, and I will know that you are here for this matter."
Zhang Lei was overjoyed and quickly took the note and said: "Lao An, let's go!"
Li An had no choice but to smile bitterly at Guo Song and say goodbye...
Guo Song returned to the official room, and within half an hour, Pan Liao came over.
"Did my note embarrass you?" Guo Song asked him with a smile as he asked him to sit down.
"I'm not embarrassed. I was originally considering the last spot. Since they wanted it, I gave it to them and saved me the trouble. Baoju Cabinet Shop is also good. It ranked among the top eight in Chang'an. I gave them three
One hundred thousand dollars, although the capital of the cabinet shop is a bit small, but I think with the financial resources of the two of them, it should be no problem."
"Where are the others?"
"Baoji Cabinet Shop, Baoyuan Cabinet Shop and Baosheng Cabinet Shop cost 800,000 yuan each, Fuli Cabinet Shop and Baoju Cabinet Shop each cost 300,000 yuan. If Your Highness has no objections, I will officially sign a contract with them.
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Guo Song read it carefully and asked, "What is the background of Fuli Cabinet Shop?"
"It is the property of the consort Xiao Sheng. Xiao Sheng is dead. This cabinet shop currently belongs to the Xiao family."
Guo Song raised his eyebrows, "Yuezhou Xiao family?"
Pan Liao nodded, "It's very hidden. They are named under the name of a person named Wang Xiao. I specifically checked the government records during the review. This Wang Xiao bought the cabinet fifteen years ago for 50,000 yuan."
, I thought it was strange that the main store covering an area of five acres in Guangdong City cost more than 50,000 yuan, not to mention that there were thirty branches in various states. I knew there must be something fishy in it, so I told them openly, not telling the truth.
, without any chance, their chief shopkeeper had no choice but to tell the truth, this Wang Xiao is the current Xiao Wangsun, the head of the Xiao family."
"Does the Xiao family have any contact with us?"
"Yes! Xiao Wangsun's youngest son is called Xiao Zhenye. He was admitted to the Jinshi this year and is currently serving as the school secretary of Chongwen Hall."
Guo Song nodded, "Pay attention to him!"
"I remember my humble duty."
Pan Liao understood Guo Song's intention to go south to the south of the Yangtze River in the future. If he wanted to secure his position in the south of the Yangtze River, he must get the support of the major families. The Xiao family is a descendant of the Liang Dynasty. Even the Sui Emperor Yang Guang wanted to marry the daughter of the Xiao family as his queen.
It is to stabilize Jiangnan, which shows the Xiao family's status in Jiangnan.
Guo Song returned the report to him, "We can officially sign the contract. We have to ask them to keep this matter as low-key as possible."
Pan Liao agreed, bowed and hurried away.
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In the afternoon, Guo Song returned to the Xianghui Building of the Inner Palace and walked into the lobby on the first floor. He was stunned for a moment. He saw a circle of tables in the middle of the lobby, covered with dark blue velvet cloth, and the velvet cloth was studded with countless jewels.
, there are thousands of them, shining with dazzling light, and the inner table is filled with various kinds of jade pendants.
Two female shop assistants were introducing various gemstones and jewelry to his wife and daughters. Guo Weiwei turned around and saw her father, and jumped up to her with joy, "Dad, look at this, it's so beautiful!"
A string of pure white pearls hung around her neck. At the bottom of the pearl was an emerald the size of a red date. It was wrapped in gold and surrounded by tiny sapphires. Guo Song took a closer look and found that the emerald was better than his own.
The quality is slightly worse, but it is already a collection-level treasure.
"This is good. Daddy also has an emerald, which is greener and of better quality."
Guo Weiwei was stunned. She blinked and asked, "Then...why haven't I seen it before?"
Guo Song scraped his daughter's nose and said with a smile: "There are many treasures you have never seen before. Your mother also has a night pearl. It is a rare treasure. Have you seen it?"
Guo Weiwei suddenly lost interest in the jewelry on the table and quietly ran to her mother, holding her mother's hand and acting coquettishly.
At this time, Xue Tao came over and said with a smile: "These jewels were sent by Wen Yu in the afternoon. They said they were arranged by my husband. Are they meant to be gifts for us?"
"Haha! I met Uncle An and Senior Brother in the morning and found out that they had changed the Jubao Pavilion into Baoji Cabinet Shop. These are the jewelry from the former Jubao Pavilion and are stored in the warehouse. If you like what you like, you can pick two sets each.
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"Dad, is it two pieces or two sets?" Guo Weiwei popped her head out from behind her mother and asked.
"Is your father so stingy? Of course there are two sets, what kind of hairpins! Hairpins! Bracelets! Rings! You can choose the one you like."
"Mom, I'm going to pick it up." Guo Weiwei ran to pick out jewelry.
At this time, Guo Song saw that Zhang Yuer and Zhou Mingzhu were also there, and Li Wenyu was also there, but his eldest sister Guo Ping was not there. He asked, "Isn't the eldest sister here?"
"Sister, something is wrong. She said she is not interested in these jewelry."
Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Madam, go and choose too! I will go back to the study first."
"Aren't you interested in gems and other things? There are many gems and jade here!"
Guo Song's interest in gems has faded. As for beautiful jade, he believes that with Li An, a man who loves jade as much as his life, the good stuff must have been gone long ago.
"I'm not very interested in them anymore, you can take your pick!"
Guo Song said hello to Li Wenyu and went to his study.
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Guo Song returned to the study. He sat down behind the desk and took out the copper mold from his arms. He held it in his palm and looked at it carefully. He was really amazed by the skills of the skilled craftsmen of this era. Not only was it polished so brightly that it was as bright as a mirror, but the shape was also very beautiful.
The key is that its weight is so accurate.
Guo Song took out another small scale. This scale was also made of brass and was also made with precision. Of course, it was made by the most skilled craftsmen just for himself, so he could weigh gold and silver coins accurately.
This made Guo Song think of a problem. Although the Tang Dynasty could also create precise weighing instruments that were not inferior to those of later generations, the problem was that they could not be promoted on a large scale. If such precision weighing instruments only served individual people instead of being promoted in society, everyone would
Every shop has one, but it still doesn't make much sense.
What is the gap here? The gap lies in standardized operations.
Like making this balance, if its various parts are completed by different people, how much copper is used for each part, how to cast it, how to polish it, there will be strict process standards. If various processes can be made to strict standards
, then every craftsman can create an accurate balance.
But this involves another issue, whether the skilled old craftsmen are willing to completely hand over their skills so that everyone can learn them, instead of just passing them on to their apprentices or sons.
If we continue to delve deeper, if all technologies are made standard, will they be learned by foreign races?
In fact, this kind of standardized operation exists. This is how weapons are made. The making of an arrow, the selection of materials for the arrow shaft, drying, cutting, its length, weight, the selection and production of feathers, and the arrowheads.
Casting, forging, mold manufacturing, etc., and finally assembling these parts together. One arrow requires the collaboration of more than a dozen craftsmen, involving different fields. Without standardized requirements, it simply cannot be completed.
Why can't the standardization of military weapons production be applied to civilian products? It can even be promoted on a large scale in private workshops.
Guo Song decided to discuss this idea of standardized operations in the Counselor Hall at the appropriate time.
At this time, Guo Song heard a knock on the door, he put down the scale and said: "Come in!"
The door opened, but Min Qiu came in with a cup of tea, "Husband, eldest sister asked me to bring you tea."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Min Qiu, have you chosen the jewelry?"
Min Qiu nodded lightly, "I have already chosen, one set of jasper and one set of gems inlaid with gold."
Seeing that she was a little depressed, Guo Song held her in his arms and asked, "What's wrong?"
Min Qiu burst into tears, "My brother and sister-in-law have caused so much trouble to my husband, I really don't know what to do?"
Guo Song knew that Min Qiu's brother and sister-in-law were arrogant and ignorant, and often made rude remarks. When he was gathering with friends last month, he claimed that his sister would be the queen in the future and that his nephew would ascend the throne and become the emperor. These remarks angered Xue Tao, and he sent someone to beat them five times with street sticks not long ago.
Ten Sticks, in the final analysis, is still a small person, but the corresponding cultivation has not kept up.
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "In the final analysis, your brother and sister-in-law's remarks are out of ignorance. It's not that they really want to do that, and they don't have the ability. I don't take their words to heart, but I am very worried about their lives."
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Min Qiu was startled and asked quickly: "Husband, what... does this mean?"
"I have offended many people over the years. Countless people hate me to the core and want to cut me into pieces. But they can't kill me. They might attack my family. Your brother and sister-in-law are too high-profile. Will they be killed?
Targeted?"
Min Qiu was so frightened that her face turned pale, "Husband, what should I do?"
"I will send someone to protect you secretly, but I have to keep a low profile myself. You write a letter to them and tell them my worries."
"I'll write right away."
"There's no rush. It won't be too late to write a letter tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
Guo Song hugged his sweet wife's plump body, and with an evil fire in his heart, he whispered something in her ear.
Min Qiu shook her head in fright and said: "Sister, I set the rules. Not during the day, but at night! I will serve my husband well at night."
Guo Song also knew that his wife was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and would not allow him to indulge. Although Guo Song would be unhappy sometimes, he also knew that his wife was for his own good, so he had to restrain his desires and whispered in Min Qiu's ear:
"Go and clean up. I'll go to your place tonight."
Min Qiu's worries turned into joy. She hugged her husband's neck and lingered for a while before leaving the study.