Chapter 28 The prototype of the chamber of commerce
It was about ten days before the end of the year, Ao Lie was waiting for Tong Yuan's arrival. Tong Yuan said in the letter that he would bring two disciples to come together, which also made Ao Lie's heart full of expectations. Based on the experience of his previous life, Zhao Yun is probably only fifteen or sixteen years old now, and should have not yet started his sect. This gave Ao Lie the convenience of getting the moon first. As long as Zhao Yun can come, Ao Lie will be confident that he will take this fellow disciple who has not yet met.
As for another brother of the same school, Ao Lie probably thought of who it was. It should be Zhang Xiu, the king of Beidi Guns, who became famous all over the world. Although Zhang Xiu's martial arts was not a top-notch military general in the Three Kingdoms era, when talents emerged in the later Three Kingdoms era, he was still able to join the ranks of first-class military generals. Moreover, Zhang Xiu's value was not only reflected in his martial arts. You must know that Zhang Xiu was a good player in leading troops to fight. In history, Zhang Xiu had defeated Cao Cao three times in Wancheng, killed Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and his nephew Cao Anmin, and the ancient evil who served Cao Cao at that time!
Ao Lie's expectation, before Tong Yuan arrived, he looked forward to his grandfather, Boss Ao, who was traveling around to business. It was almost the end of the year, and Boss Ao also wanted to go home for the New Year, so he rushed back. Liu Yu and Madam Ao came into the mansion with Mrs. Ao, who hurried back from the military academy grounds to meet.
Mr. Ao smiled and sat in the main seat of the middle hall, looking at Ao Lie and said, "I have gained a lot this time. It's Lie'er's credit. The golden silk leaves you made were sold well in Jiangdong. The profits you earned were enough for three trucks of money, accounting for 40% of the entire goods."
Liu Yu and Mrs. Ao looked at Ao Lie with relief, and then Liu Yu said, "My father-in-law, you have worked hard this time. Why don't you stay at home for more time? Don't rush to go to the business again."
Boss Ao shook his head and said, "That's not true. I have no children and only Xueer, why is it a daughter? Your family property in the future belongs to you and Xueer. While I can still walk around, it's better to make some money for you."
Ao Lie moved his heart when he heard this, stood up and bowed to his father-in-law Ao and said, "Grandpa, Lie'er has a suggestion, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Boss Ao looked at Ao Lie with a smile and said, "What's wrong with talking about, but it's okay to say it."
Ao Lie cleared his throat and said, "Grandpa, father, mother, you see, grandpa is older and is indeed not suitable for business everywhere. So, Lieer thought, it would be better for us to set up a chamber of commerce in Ji County to sell some fresh goods. At the beginning, we can lower the price slightly and earn reputation and reputation. After the scale of the chamber of commerce gradually grows, when we do business with those powerful families, we can raise the price appropriately, and when doing business with the people, we still have a small profit but quick turnover policy."
Liu Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this and praised, "This is a good idea." Boss Ao thought about it carefully for a while and said slowly, "The solution is good, but in this world, most of the resources are monopolized by the aristocratic families. The resources we have in our hands are pitifully small. What should we use to compete with those aristocratic families? Unless it is like golden silk leaves, something other than us, is not something else in our hands."
Ao Lie nodded and said, "Grandpa is right in mind. Lie'er's meaning is the same. Since most of the existing resources are monopolized by the powerful families, we don't have to fight for the remaining small profits. We should open up new sources of goods based on the principle of scarcity as precious things."
Liu Yuqi said, "But where does the new source of goods come from?" Mrs. Ao smiled and interrupted, "You, you don't know how to do business at all, why bother with it? How much can you understand what my father and Lie'er said?"
With one sentence, the family members laughed. Ao Lie laughed for a while and continued, "Golden silk leaves are our brand of gold, but they are not aces." As he said that, Ao Lie took out a small cloth bag from his arms and handed it to everyone. He held a small handful of tea in the small cloth bag, but these tea leaves were different from the teas that everyone usually drank. The teas people usually drank were picked directly from the tea trees, without any processing, and they were just dried and soaked in water to refer to them. At this moment, the tea leaves Ao Lie took out were not only greener in color, but also looked like an embroidered needle, with clear roots.
Looking at everyone's doubts, Ao Lie smiled and picked up a tea leaf and put it into the cup, then added boiling water to the cup. After a while, the tea leaf in the cup gradually dispersed and then sank to the bottom of the cup. The cup showed the scene of clear soup and green leaves. When people saw it, they felt the desire to taste it.
Ao Lie divided a cup of tea into three small cups and handed it to his grandfather, father and mother. He said, "How does it taste like the tea I made first?" The three of them picked up the tea cup and tasted it. Mrs. Ao said first, "Sweet and delicious, mellow and fragrant, really good." Liu Yu continued, "It was slightly bitter when I first entered the mouth, but the more I tasted it, the more I tasted it. When I swallowed it, it felt a hint of sweetness and refreshing."
Mr. Ao did not express his opinion, but looked at Ao Lie meaningfully and said, "Lie'er, does this tea have a name?" Ao Lie replied, "This tea is called Liuyangxue." Mr. Ao nodded and continued to ask, "Is there any difficulty in making the process?" Ao Lie shook his head and said, "It's not difficult to make anything, but Youzhou is a bitter and cold place in the north. There are no tea trees. All the raw tea varieties need to be purchased from the south."
Mr. Ao said softly: "There is no problem. Jingzhou and Jiangdong are both rich places. The powerful families there drink honey water. Only poor people can drink tea. Therefore, it is not difficult to buy tea and the price is very low."
Ao Lie said: "We buy tea seeds from there at a low price, and then we process and sell them at a certain price. In addition to removing the principal of buying tea seeds and shipping costs along the way, we can still make a big profit in addition to subtracting some spices and handicraft fees added during the production process."
Seeing that Mr. Ao kept nodding in agreement with his opinion, Ao Lie threw out another bombshell: "In addition, I also secretly made a wine, which was made through distillation. I dare not say that it is the best wine today, but it can definitely rank in the top three!"
"What is distillation? When did you learn to make wine?" Mr. Ao and the other two asked Ao Lie in unison.
Ao Lie said awkwardly: "Making wine is very simple, you can learn it at first glance." Liu Yu said in surprise: "Lie'er, don't you like drinking? Why did you learn to make wine?" Ao Lie suddenly felt extremely immense. It seems that lies can't be said casually. He was tormented by his master Wang Ao's hell-style training every day. He had to go to the military camp to deal with Zhang Liao and his friends' practice. How could he have time to learn how to make wine? The so-called distillation method was learned from the knowledge of later generations, but can he tell others? Could you tell Liu Yu that your son, I came from later generations?
There was no choice but to push everything to his previous master Ziguang Sanren: "Father, haven't I said that I have learned some miscellaneous studies from my previous master? This is how I learned how to make wine and make tea." Mr. Ao sighed and said, "It turns out that he is a master, but unfortunately I have no chance to meet."
Ao Lie quickly interrupted: "That, grandpa, look, we will use golden silk leaves, Liuyangxue and this one. Well, this wine is called Xifenglie. We use these three as the main brands, first establish the credibility and reputation of the Chamber of Commerce, and then find ways to expand the scale."
Listening to the fresh words popping out of Ao Lie's mouth, Mr. Ao couldn't help but feel dazzled. Although Mr. Ao had never heard of these words before, he could understand the meaning of these words. After pondering for a while, Mr. Ao also made a decision in his heart: "Okay, then according to what Lie'er said, we will set up a chamber of commerce, but I have a requirement."
After a pause, Ao's eyes swept over Liu Yu and his wife, and fell on Ao Lie again: "After the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, I will divide all the benefits obtained by the same period of five. Lieer's contribution is the greatest. These three rare things are made by Lieer, so Lieer takes two of them; Bo'an and Xue'er, you two get one; although He'er is far away in the capital, he has to leave one for him, and Bo'an will keep it for the time being; the last one will be left for me in case of future needs. Look, how do you think?"
Ao Lie hurriedly said, "Not appropriate! With grandpa and parents, how dare Lie'er get two remunerations?" Liu Yudao said with a smile: "I don't think anything is wrong. My father-in-law's distribution is very reasonable. But I didn't expect that there would be one of mine."
Mrs. Ao smiled and said, "Isn't this just because I can receive the reward without merit!"
Boss Ao interrupted their argument with a smile and said, "It's decided. Come on, Lie'er, we are discussing some specific matters." Seeing the dispute, Ao Lie had to give up and said with a wry smile: "Grandpa, I just had a sudden idea to make a few rare things. Besides, I have to practice martial arts, learn military tactics every day, and train my soldiers. Why not, I will draw a few people under my command to help my grandfather."
When Liu Yu heard Ao Lie's words, Liu Yu nodded first. Liu Yu was so satisfied with his son that he could not be satisfied, so his expectations for Ao Lie are getting higher and higher. Of course, he did not want him to waste his time on business. Looking at Liu Yu's actions, Ao had to say, "Okay, then that's it. Lie'er, you will ask your hands to come to me tomorrow. We must discuss the details as soon as possible and make the chamber of commerce during the period around the New Year."
Ao Lie nodded to show his understanding. This was Mrs. Ao saying, "Since you are about to establish a chamber of commerce, you must have a name." Mrs. Ao pondered for a moment and said slowly, "It's called Wantong Trading Company, which symbolizes the prosperity of the business and the business roads are well-connected."
Liu Yu and his family applauded in unison.
The next day, under Ao Lie's instructions, Tian Chou brought more than a dozen exquisite soldiers to Ao Laozhu's residence to report. Of course, the soldiers Tian Chou brought were not the elites of the 800 Blood Killing Camp, but ordinary soldiers selected from the county soldiers. Ao Lie would not be willing to let the elites of the Blood Killing Camp under his command be shop assistants, and their value could only be reflected in the battlefield. At the same time, Shuang'er also brought four sisters to Ao Laozhu's place. After all, the five of them were the most proficient in making gold silk leaves. In addition, Ao Laozhu also selected several capable helpers from his caravan, who were all trustworthy and capable of doing business over the years.
In this way, at Ao Lie's suggestion, and after Master Ao's careful supplementary details, Wantong Trading Company was established. The establishment of Wantong Trading Company may not be much concerned today, but not long after, Wantong Trading Company was well-reputed and launched products were scarce items that were not seen on the market today. Therefore, every time Wantong Trading Company launched a product, it would be sold out immediately. It also made Wantong Trading Company a financial support for Ao Lie and helped Ao Lie to form a well-equipped special forces in the future.
These are all later stories.
Chapter completed!