Chapter 16 The Prosperous Tang Chamber of Commerce
Jin Daqian went quickly and came back quickly. Chang'an City was only about twenty miles away. The mansions of the three people were basically adjacent. In Li Yan's memory, Cheng Huailiang, Lu Boyan and Xiao Rui were also loyal to him. This time he only invited the three of them for the time being. After all, his current industry is shampoo and winery. If there are too many people, it is not enough to share. Others who can trust can only wait and consider it later.
Everyone was here, and Li Yan expressed his idea, and the study in the palace was silent. Jin Daqian and Gao Guanfang frowned. It was difficult to understand Li Yan's behavior of giving money to others. However, Su Mo'er nodded slightly, as if she understood something.
Cheng Huailiang and the other two had no heads to go around the corner at first. After they figured it out, they all showed joy on their faces. They had long envied Li Yan's prosperous business.
"Don't be too happy too early!" How could Li Yan really throw his copper coins out? "If you want to join the winery and paper mill business, you have to pay for money, contribute people and efforts. I will make 51% of the sales profits, and you three will distribute the other 49%. As for how to distribute it depends on how much money you can take out?"
"I've known that there will be no pie falling from the sky!" Lu Boyan raised his legs and crossed his legs. "I have to discuss this with my father. I don't have money, but this business is stable and there should be no problem."
Cheng Huailiang and Xiao Rui also nodded in agreement.
Li Yan thought that the wealth would not flow out of the outside world and thought that this brother San was not unable to find someone else to cooperate. He said, "Give you a day, it will be overdue, and there will be more people waiting for me and my partner."
"No, of course we want to cooperate with you, but we don't have money, so we have to talk to our family!" Xiao Rui said anxiously.
Cheng Huailiang stood up, "I'll go home and discuss with my father now!" After that, he left. Lu Boyan and Xiao Rui met and left one after another.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry for being too talkative. Our business is so prosperous and we can make sure to make a profit. Isn't this giving them money in vain?" Jin Daqian finally couldn't help but say.
At this time, Su Moer said: "There is endless money in this world, but the big tree attracts wind and the reputation is ruined. Your Highness is probably worried that there will be some people with bad intentions in the future. After all, although Your Highness is a prince, he has no real power. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will not have the protection of the emperor, and the fish on the chopping board will be slaughtered. Instead of doing this, it is better to win over some wealthy families and have common interests. If someone endangers the business of the royal palace, you don't need your Highness to do it, these people will protect Your Highness."
"Ba,ba,ba!" As soon as Su Mo'er finished speaking, Li Yan clapped his hands with appreciation. This Su Mo'er is not simple. In such an era, it is rare for a woman to have such sensitivity to politics. "Butler Jin said that your father was a nobleman of the previous dynasty. What is his name?"
Su Mo'er's expression darkened, "My father is Su Chang, the former Sui Dali Shaoqing, and he is just an unknown official."
Li Yan has never heard of this person, but he has raised a good daughter. Li Yan comforted him: "Min Jin has told me about your affairs. In the future, you should participate in the affairs of the royal palace like Mr. Jin. It just so happens that Mr. Jin lacks a deputy, so you will be a deputy butler in a grievance!"
"Your Highness, Mo'er is just a female, how dare you..."
Li Yan waved his hand and interrupted her, "What a female, a male, my palace only recognizes talent, not a male, so just like that, don't refuse."
Li Yan had a firm attitude, and Su Moer had to bow and respond.
"By the way, Butler Jin, return Su Mo'er's official slave documents to her!" When Li Yan left, he told Jin Daqian that a certificate of official slaves could buy Su Mo'er's body, but he could not buy one's loyalty. Instead of doing this, it would be better to use it as a bargaining chip to win people's hearts. We should be generous to cheap things, so that we can neither spend any cost and gain a good reputation for ourselves.
Cheng Huailiang and the other two did not disappoint Li Yan. The next day, they brought news that the three companies agreed to cooperate with Li Yan. Li Yan's business was stable and he would not lose money, so fools would not be able to afford money.
As for how to allocate the other 49% shares, Li Yan couldn't control it. It was just rumored that three important officials of the court fought after drinking, and were scolded by Li Shimin when he went to court.
The truth that people die for money and birds die for food at this time is an eternal truth. Li Yan lay on the master's chair and thought of the three guys with blue noses and swollen faces.
Since the united front was initially formed, Li Yan could not take the airs and personally came to the door to deliver the agreements from each family. At Cheng Yaojin and later changed his name to Cheng Zhijie's home, Li Yan experienced the tough family style of the Cheng family. Cheng Huailiang became a turtle at home and did not dare to let go of a loud fart. The whole process was "What Dad said is", "What Dad said is right", "What Dad said is good!".
General Cheng Zhijie, who was fifty years old, took the agreement given to him by Li Yan, looked at it for a long time, and finally threw it to Cheng Huailiang, and only asked Li Yan, "Can I drink the apricot blossom wine in the future?"
Li Yan nodded heavily to him.
At the home of Lu Boyan's father, Lu Shang, after signing the document, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works of the State, he patted his chest to assure Li Yan that he would fully support Li Yan's career and look at Lu Boyan with a very gratifying look. It goes without saying that Lu Boyan can do some serious things when playing with women, which comforted him.
In the family of the prime minister Xiao Yu of the dynasty, this nobleman from a gentry cursed Cheng Zhijie in front of Li Yan for a full half hour, and said that if it were not for Li Yan's face, he would never have planned things with ordinary men like Cheng Zhijie. Li Yan knew the arrogant temper of this old minister of Li Yuan, so he had to remain silent so as not to cause trouble.
After a busy day, the matter was finalized. Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief. The factory could start construction. Li Yan stopped the equipment. The Lu family was responsible for the construction of the factory and the craftsmen. For a minister of the Ministry of Works, this was too simple. As for the funds, of course, the Cheng family and the Xiao family were responsible for it. Li Yan, the major shareholder, did not escape and took out 30,000 taels of copper coins.
Everything is ready but the east wind is not there. After a few days of consultation, a chamber of commerce called Shengtang was officially established under the advocacy of Li Yan. The four were the most primitive shareholders of the chamber of commerce. After the establishment of the chamber of commerce, Li Yan ordered the construction of factories in the small valley to begin, and the first batch of them were wineries, paper mills and printing plants.
The Tang Dynasty was busy, and Li Yan disappeared again. This time, Li Yan told Butler Jin that he needed to go out for a long trip, ranging from three to four days to ten and half a month.
Jin Daqian didn't dare to ask too much about where Li Yan went, but in the past few days he found that Li Yan was always mysterious. He first frowned and thought deeply, but then he looked very happy, as if he was upset about something and was determined again.
Jin Daqian naturally didn't understand why Li Yan suddenly felt like this, but Li Yan understood that he encountered a bad mood at first, and then, this trouble brought a big opportunity and solved a hidden danger in his heart, that is, what if the secret of Gujing was discovered?
Chapter completed!