Congratulations to book friends: "crazy reading green nine" has become the 32nd leader of this book. More will be added after the festival. Hope to understand.
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The new year is coming. Those families with some wealth will be extravagant and change their windows into glass. In this way, they will sit at home bright, and the whole family will be happy.
And mirrors. If you can't afford big ones, you can buy small ones.
Therefore, a group of glass merchants in the north are extremely happy and go to the household department to ask for goods every day.
Niangen's household department was busy. As soon as Xia Yuanji heard about it, he said, "tell them that this year's quota has been given. If you want goods, wait for next year."
When the time and quantity of goods were initially set, Xia Yuanji felt that these businessmen were really insatiable.
"As our adults said, you have run out of quota this year. Come back next year!"
Fang Qiyuan, Qian Donglai and others looked at each other, then touched some treasure notes and handed them to the messenger.
The petty official put it into his sleeve very skillfully and coughed, "adults think you are too greedy, so they all restrain and follow the rules."
Fang Qiyuan bent over and said, "thank you, sir."
Looking back, the glass merchants all looked depressed.
After Qian Donglai and other officials went in, he said regretfully, "all places are asking for goods, the canal is also striving, and you can take a boat, but this... Ah!"
"Let's go home, calculate the accounts, and then make good preparations for the New Year!"
Back home, Fang Qiyuan sighed and drank a muggy drink.
For businessmen, it's really suffocating to see the opportunity to make a lot of money but can't do it.
When he was slightly drunk, a small businessman who had done business in the past came outside to ask for a meeting.
"Let him in."
Fang Qiyuan only felt that he was full of bitter water, but he couldn't find anyone to talk to, but it's OK to scold!
"Met shopkeeper Fang."
The visitor bowed and saluted with a smile. Fang Qiyuan shouted, "you beast, you took my goods and ran away last time. It took three months to get the payment back. You want to die!"
The visitor said helplessly, "shopkeeper Fang, I'm also dragged down! I'll send it to you without getting the money, but I have a deal here today. I'll ask shopkeeper Fang if he dares to do it!"
"What business?"
Fang Qiyuan disdained: "what business can you have here?"
The man looked around and Fang Qiyuan asked the servant girl to step down. If the man's so-called business is unreliable, he will vent his depression in the household department on him.
The man carefully touched something from his arms. When Fang Qiyuan saw it, he was ready to drink and scold.
"Shopkeeper Fang, this is not the glass made by the work department!"
The man winked and handed the glass to Fang Qiyuan: "look, can you sell this goods?"
Fang Qiyuan took the glass, broke it with his hand, and then raised it to his eyes.
"How about shopkeeper Fang?"
The man asked proudly.
Fang Qiyuan's eyes showed greed and asked, "whose pen?"
"I'm sorry, shopkeeper Fang. It can't be said. If you're not careful, you'll lose your head!"
Fang Qiyuan verified the glass again and said, "it's not transparent, but it's much better than the previous colored glass. How many goods are there?"
"Ha ha! Shopkeeper Fang has a lot of goods. The man used to work in the Fang family. Later, he happened to watch them make glass. When he came out, he found a place to make it himself in the countryside. Now all the goods are in a shop in the big market, but shopkeeper Fang doesn't dare to deliver goods during the day, you know."
The man suddenly grabbed the glass and stepped back a few steps: "shopkeeper Fang can think about it. If you don't want to, please keep it secret. Otherwise, I can know several secrets of shopkeeper Fang before. At that time, I won't hesitate to kill the fish and catch the net."
Fang Qiyuan narrowed his eyes and said, "I should see at least one box of goods, otherwise don't dream!"
"It's easy to say! But what price can shopkeeper Fang offer?"
"35% of households."
"Too little!"
"A lot!"
"You don't have to pay tax when you take our goods! So shopkeeper Fang, add some more!"
"Just..."
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In the evening, Fang Qiyuan looked at a box of glass in front of him, hesitated again and again, and finally got up and said, "it's all right. I'll go there myself."
The housekeeper said anxiously, "Sir, the night ban!"
Fang Qiyuan said disdainfully, "the night ban is only for those people. Who has a way out of the city? I'm afraid they'll be cheated. If they don't go, they can't go!"
So the housekeeper took his servants to accompany Fang Qiyuan out. Several people specially took the alley and came to a section of the city wall.
"Is shopkeeper Fang going out?"
A hundred family officials came down and asked. Looking at that look, it was clear that they had handled many such things.
Fang Qiyuan nodded, then approached and secretly handed over a roll of treasure notes.
The hundred officials just weighed the weight with their hands and said discontentedly, "shopkeeper Fang, your majesty has recovered. The risk of doing this is too great. This money is not enough!"
This man is Fang Qiyuan's recently developed relationship, so he immediately said, "Lord Wang, it's hard to make money now! In this way, I'll ask someone to send a car of new year goods later. Do you think so?"
The hundred family officials said impatiently, "who wants your new year goods? Do you want to corrupt me? Go!"
Fang Qiyuan smiled, arched his hands and went up the wall.
The hanging basket has been prepared on the wall. Fang Qiyuan skillfully sat in and said to the housekeeper, "I'll go down first and let them come down right behind. Otherwise, what if I'm ambushed?"
"I see, sir."
So the basket went up and down several times in a row and put Fang Qiyuan and several servants down.
In the dark, Fang Qiyuan asked his servants to hold him, and then hurried to the big market.
The big market is outside the city and is not strictly controlled. After a trot, Fang Qiyuan put his hands on his thighs, stood panting on the track to rest, and then saw several people coming across.
"You don't know how to meet me outside. I..."
"I..."
There are lanterns hanging outside every shop here. When those people gradually approached, Fang Qiyuan was clever, and then immediately smiled and said, "who are you waiting for?"
"You've seen me four times. The first time was when the glass distribution right was auctioned. The second time was in fangjiazhuang. The third time was still auctioned. The fourth time was not far away. It was at the Fan Jin's house. I went with the master. Have you forgotten?"
"Master, run!"
Several servants knew it was an ambush. They immediately turned and ran away. One of them had a conscience and shouted before leaving.
But Fang Qiyuan didn't move, let the knife come and kick him to the ground, and then tied his hands with a rope.
At this time, the barking of dogs came from the surrounding shops, and others were yelling to calm the dogs.
It's none of your business. Hang up. Call a wool! If you bring the thief, I'll kill you and eat dog meat!
Xin Laoqi stood where he was, watched the servants disappear into the night and asked, "where are the others?"
"There was no news. Qian Donglai hesitated for a while, but later refused."
"Count their lives!"
"Kneel down and don't kill!"
At this time, there was a cry not far away. Old Xin waved, and a carriage came.
"Take people to Jubao mountain guard and send the news to the city immediately."
Fang Wu answered immediately, and then got on his horse and went to the city gate.