Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

In Wuxian County in April, the temperature has risen a lot. It doesn’t show much in the morning, but it will get hotter and hotter towards noon. This morning, because there is a big family, the buns are sold faster, and the two brothers are busy. After closing the stall, I saw the waiter from the grocery store running over, and asked the two of you to go to the grocery store for a talk after closing the stall.The two brothers picked up things faster, put them on the cart, and rushed to the grocery store.

Shopkeeper Wu waited at the door, and when he saw the two brothers, he quickly saluted, led them to the inner hall and poured tea, "Please wait a moment, I will go invite the young master." After speaking, he exited the inner hall, as the two brothers had guessed before The background of the owner of the grocery store was mostly analyzed by Tian Ding. Wang Xiubai explained his identity. In Tian Ding's analysis, the one with the highest background was the palace, and the ordinary ones were also dignitaries. Otherwise, how could such a huge industry be supported.

Regarding his younger brother's analysis, Wang Xiubo shook his head. Although officials have shops, they are also particular about their management. For example, when his father was an official, he was known as clean and honest, and he also had ten shops in his hand. These shops were all rewarded by the late emperor.The ranks of officials are different, and the shops in their hands are also limited.Of course, there are yin and yang, there are orders from above, and there are ways from below, but if you want to run a shop that blooms everywhere like a grocery store, Wang Xiubai thinks that you are still a merchant, but your family must be a member of the royal family.

Tian Ding didn't know much about the ranks of the ancients, so he could only agree with the elder brother's explanation, and the two naturally avoided the people in the palace.No one would have thought that a person who owns the world would be in business.Not to mention that people who come in will not be regarded as the descendants of princes and grandchildren, but only as descendants of merchants who have climbed up to the emperor's relatives.Even if the other party seems to have a good temperament, it should be everyone's background.

The noble son bowed his hands to say hello to the two of them, without putting on an attitude of being superior to others. After observing the twin sons of Prime Minister Wang, he paid more attention to Tian Ding.This person was favored by his father, so he praised him a lot, and he should have something unusual, but right now, apart from the very delicious buns he made, and after hearing some bold ideas, he didn't find anything special.

The two brothers got up to return the salute, and after the greetings, the three sat down and got straight to the point.One side wants to sell the recipe, and the other side wants to see the finished product. With great sincerity, they want to see the finished product after ice making. If they can really make it, they will immediately discuss cooperation matters.Your son gave the two brothers a reassurance.Your son is not good at business, so my father sent him here just to meet people, and to discuss business matters, my father is quite generous, and the other party will set the price.

"The things are simple. I'll go find some things. You only need to prepare water." During these days, Tianding has found saltpeter and tried the amount of ice, so he is full of confidence at this moment.

Your son nodded in agreement, and sent someone to prepare water.Tian Ding asked his eldest brother to stay, and he went to find things alone.Let the elder brother stay, there is a ulterior motive for adding a son. The elder brother needs someone to support him if he wants to take the imperial examination. No matter which royal relatives or relatives he has climbed in the east of the grocery store, he must be favored by the emperor if he can keep the store open steadily. It is said that the emperor and the courtiers once reigned, but after the change of imperial power, the grocery store is still standing, which shows that the backstage of the owner's family is very remarkable.

Your son is not good at business, but he is familiar with poetry and books, and he really got to chat with Wang Xiubo. The two chatted very happily, but the shopkeeper Wu who was at the side was worried. The owner sent a scholar, can he really do a good job in business?

Tian Ding came back shortly after he went out, and there were already three buckets of water in the inner hall.After Tianding came in, he saw the water in the bucket, made some calculations, and put some saltpeter in it. After a while, ice really came out of the bucket.The two people who were chatting didn't pay attention, but shopkeeper Wu kept staring at Tian Ding. When he saw the ice coming out, he immediately got up and walked around the bucket, "Can you eat it?"

"No." Tian Ding replied very simply, "It's not difficult to make edible ice cream."

Shopkeeper Wu nodded after understanding, "How much is Young Master Wang going to sell?"

"No money, but bonuses. Within five years, [-]% of the annual ice sales bonus." Tian Ding didn't think the conditions he offered were too high.

Shopkeeper Wu frowned. According to him, it was a one-off sale, but the young master was here, so he couldn't show himself, but silently reminded the young master.After hearing the voice, your young master also noticed the ice in the bucket. He walked around the ice bucket twice in surprise, and then listened to the terms of Tianding. Added 500 taels of money.Shopkeeper Wu almost shed tears on the spot after listening.

The two brothers of the Wang family were also frightened by each other's "magnificence". Is it okay for the offspring of the merchant to grow up like this?The other party offered to increase the price, and the two naturally would not refuse. The other party wrote the contract. Wang Xiubai read it word by word, and then repeated it to his younger brother. After Tian Ding listened, he nodded and took up his pen to sign. Wang Xiubai stood aside carefully A reminder, "Brother, the name is Wang Xiujin." No wonder Wang Xiubo reminded me that when I bought the land before, my younger brother directly said Tian Ding when he said his name. In vain.

Tian Ding responded lightly, and was used to being called by his nickname. He almost forgot what his first name was. He needs to discuss it with his parents after returning home today, and he can no longer be called by his nickname in the future.

The contract is divided into three parts, the baby, the groceries, and the government office.In fact, Tian Ding thinks that there is no need to put him in the government office at all. As far as the other party is concerned, if he really wants to regret the contract, it is useless even if he is put in the government office, unless the other party's backer is down.

You thought you did a very good job and returned to the capital with Fang Zi and the contract. Before leaving, you brought some buns and the recipe for buns.The recipe was given by Tian Ding for free. Knowing that the other party lives in the capital and seeing that he likes it, he decided to give it away as a favor for the other party's price increase.

After the ice making recipes were sold, Tian Ding thought about renting or buying a shop by himself, firstly to prepare for selling rice after the autumn harvest, and secondly, to find a living, planing food from the ground, and relying on the sky to eat too difficult.

The matter of the two selling the prescription was tacitly concealed from their father.Wang Xiubo feels that life is going well now. Although he is busy, tired, and suffering, he has a unique motivation to live. Before, he only knew how to memorize books every day.Now he also reads books, but he can actually deduce more things from the books.Wang Xiubai didn't want too many changes in his family, while Tianding felt that he couldn't let his father see hope. To paraphrase the words of later generations, his father said, "Give some sunshine and it will shine".

When Tian Ding wanted to buy a shop, Wang Xiubai gave advice. The shop can be bought and rented out after the shop is finished. They still buy steamed stuffed buns, so that his father will not feel that they have made a fortune from steamed stuffed buns, and the family has little savings.Tian Ding thinks it makes sense, but it is only a short-term rental, and no one will rent it for Yu. Then he thinks again, Tian Ding feels that he is in trouble, and he can buy it and renovate it. Although it won’t take long to decorate, let alone put it away after renovation Ventilation, but also to reorganize the shop into a style that you are satisfied with, and add things to it, and the odds and ends can also be entrusted to the harvest season.

It is already April, and the steamed stuffed bun stall is not going to be open for too long, at most it will stop at the end of the month.

The two brothers didn't mention it here, but on the other hand, the noble son who returned to Beijing with two prescriptions, after entering the palace, went directly to see his father and report what he saw and heard.The emperor heard his son praise the delicious steamed buns sold by Prime Minister Wang's son, and thought that Prime Minister Wang's family still had such skills.

"Father, at first, my son thought it was because the people were thrifty, and they were reluctant to eat meat every day. After having steamed stuffed buns, it was because they were greedy for the cheapness that it became a delicacy. However, I heard that in the same county, there are several steamed stuffed bun stalls, and the income is far worse than that of the Wang family. The two of them were curious. Even so, they didn't take it to heart. The taste of the little buns, which the son thought had been spoiled by the imperial chef, might not be special, but only after eating did he realize his mistake."

"Oh?" The emperor became interested, thinking that his son had raised so many buns as a foreshadowing.

"The son wanted to bring some for his father before he set off, but Tian Ding said, if Lu Yuan keeps it for a long time, the taste may go bad, and people who eat it will vomit."

"What did they add to the buns? Otherwise, why would it make people vent?"

"My son looked at the recipe, but he didn't see anything special. He also asked Tian Ding why. Tim Ding said that the food had been stored for a long time, and even if people eat it, it will easily cause people to vomit, and even die because of it."

The emperor ordered someone to recruit an imperial physician, and then looked at his son, "Have you read the prescription? Have you written it down?" The emperor was praised by his son, so he wanted to taste it too. If the world is delicious, how could an emperor eat it? As far as I can tell, especially there is a currency shop under him. In the words of his son, they are all raised.

"Tian Ding gave the prescription to his son." The prince gave two copies of the prescription to the eunuch next to the book, only then did the prince realize that he had been talking about steamed stuffed buns and forgot about the business.Then he recounted the process of how to talk. The emperor looked at Fangzi while listening. After hearing his son say that he took the initiative to add 500 taels, the emperor stopped and looked at his son in surprise. Is his prince stupid? .

"My son thinks it's a loss to add a child, and only [-]% of the dividend for five years is too little." The prince said it as a matter of course.

The emperor sighed, why did he think that this son was suitable to go to Wucheng at that time, "I ask you, how can you calculate the other party's loss? Don't take the capital as an example, just take ordinary counties as an example. There are big families in the counties. Every summer Some people store ice, but the storage must be limited, and it still needs to be placed outside. Each household does not count, but only tens of pieces, and each piece of ice is nearly two feet. How many cities are there in the world? It’s all based on the county seat, and then it’s calculated based on this, will it be a loss?”

The prince calculated silently, and after the calculation, he was stunned, "My son knows his mistake!"

The emperor nodded, knowing that he was wrong, he still has to be taught, but regarding his son's ignorance of the people's sentiments, the emperor felt that it was inappropriate, so he lightly pointed his finger at the case, and made a decision in his heart.