Liu Datou turned around and saw Qin Zhao coming in, and cried out, "Boss Qin, you are finally here."

"Young Master Qin, this matter is probably difficult. Let me tell you, Boss Qin, the power of the people who beat people is so powerful. Even if you are a powerful Xiangshan County tyrant like Boss Qin, you may not be able to control the affairs in Guangzhou City, and you can't do anything to him!"

Qin Zhao said kindly: "Don't worry about whether I can do anything to him or not, just say what's going on? Who beats you."

When Liu Datou heard this, he looked at Qin Zhao. Seeing Qin Zhao's determination, he said helplessly: "Well, I have earned Boss Qin's salary for one month, so I deserve this."

"The person who beat me was the overlord in Guangzhou City, Lu Zihong, the nephew of the prefect Lu Yixuan."

"Today, Lu Zihong didn't know who heard the complaint. He knew that I, Liu Datou, made steel wire for Mr. Qin, in his blacksmith shop. He brought four or five servants to interrogate me and asked me why the springs made by Boss Qin's house were several times stronger than those made by him. He used Foshan's thick steel as springs, which was not as good as those of Boss Qin's springs. Later, he spent a lot of money on Su steel as springs, but the elasticity was still not as strong as those of Boss Qin's springs."

"He said I was a blacksmith for Boss Qin, so I must know the fate of it and ask me to tell it out."

"The conscience of heaven and earth, how can I know your secret door, Boss Qin? Boss Qin, you guard me. I made springs in Xiangshan County. I just made steel wires. I really don't know the secret door."

"Boss Qin, you are a powerful figure in Xiangshan County and have power in Xiangshan County. Then Lu Zihong was incapable of going to Xiangshan County to cause trouble for you, so he beat me up. I begged and repeatedly argued that I didn't know. Those rascals still didn't let me go, and kept cracking my left hand before I stopped."

"I'm really wronged. I've earned you four taels of silver this month, and it caused such a disaster. If I had known this, it would have been fine if these four taels of silver were not made."

Hearing Liu Datou's words, Qin Zhao sneered.

Lu Zihong, the nephew of the magistrate of Guangzhou.

It seems that some competitors are coming to ruin the situation.

There is basically no secret to the product like sofa. You can tell the structure inside as soon as you disassemble it. Qin Zhao made a big profit this month, so Lu Zihong must have the idea of ​​making a sofa and wanted to replace it.

But Qin Zhao also has a secret door to heat treatment of spring steel.

If you use Sugang as springs, whether to do post-heat treatment, the final product is still very different. Lu Zihong is a little wise, knowing that without the heat treatment process, the spring soft chairs he imitated are not as effective as Qin Zhao's, so it is difficult to make money. Now Qin Zhao sells spring soft chairs in Guangzhou City at 16 taels per person. Even if Lu Zihong sells 10 taels per person at a cost price, the quality of the springs is not good, and customers will still buy Qin Zhao's sofa when they compare their advantages and disadvantages.

Qin Zhao decided on the low price to block all the low-copiers' channels. In this case, Lu Zihong could only smash Qin Zhao's place if he wanted to make a sofa.

Beating Liu Datou is just the first step. I thought Lu Zihong knew that Liu Datou didn’t know the secret sect. It was just because the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty system had a low social status. The so-called craftsmen who could not make a lot of money were actually the lowest social status of the Ming Dynasty. People in the government beat craftsmen, and it would be useless to beat them.

In other words, Lu Zihong is also a demonstration to Qin Zhao.

The nephew of the dignified prefect is powerful in Guangzhou City. So what if you beat you Qin Zhao's craftsman? How capable are you, Qin Zhao, and how deep the background, let's see? I beat you, the craftsman, is a good step to test your Qin Zhao's deep water.

Qin Zhao sat on the chair of Liu Datou's house and took a long sip.

Qin Youli said anxiously: "Master, even if we turn into Sun Wukong with the golden cudgel, we can't beat the nephew of this prefect?"

The two servants looked at each other and looked at each other.

The prefect is so powerful in the eyes of ordinary people.

As the saying goes, a county magistrate who destroys a family. Although the county magistrate is a minor official in the system, but only a seventh-rank official, in the eyes of the people, the county magistrate is a great parent. The county magistrate has both administrative power and judicial power. In a county, you can do whatever you want and collect taxes from whoever you want. If you don’t like a family, just show your attitude, and immediately a traitor goes up to make things difficult for the county government. The county magistrate can make judgments at will, and it is really possible to destroy a family.

The prefect is the superior of the magistrate and has greater power than the magistrate. A commercial city like Guangzhou City, the magistrate's words may affect the business of a street and the work of a group of people. It is more terrifying to be angry than the magistrate. It is light to destroy people.

No matter who you fight, you can't fight with the prefect.

Qin Zhao's business was too prosperous and he actually attracted the prefect.

I'm afraid that it's not just the prefect who is hiding behind, but many officials are coveting Qin Zhao's business. As long as the prefect's nephew succeeds, countless officials who are ready to attack him will ask Qin Zhao to hand over the secret door for spring heat treatment and divide the profitable business of sofas into a big cake.

Split by the size of power, not by contribution and ability.

The reason why these people are only playing blacksmiths now is waiting for Qin Zhao to play cards. If Qin Zhao, who is in this unconventional business, bring out a very powerful rescue team when the blacksmith is beaten, everyone will naturally stop. Then, based on each other's background, they sit down and discuss the distribution of interests.

If you smash the shop at the beginning, if Qin Zhao has a big background behind him, things will be hard to deal with. If you get into trouble, it will be a life-and-death situation.

Qin Youli looked at Qin Zhao in panic and said, "Master, let's take a step back. Since the nephew of the prefect asked me to wait for the secret recipe, I will hand it over to him. In the future, he will sell the goods, and I will also sell the goods. If he doesn't let me wait for the goods, I will not sell it. I have made several thousand taels of silver. What's wrong with going back to Renhoufang to be a free and fumble rich man?"

"Master, your money is hidden on the Chiyun Peak. There are guards hired by the village, and no one can grab it."

"Master, Lu Zihong beat this craftsman. Is this a test of the depth of my waiting? No matter how much I say, I am just a powerful man in Renhoufang. After entering Guangzhou City, I really have no friends in the officialdom. How can I beat this prefect?"

"Master, you must not get angry. Go and fight with the exterminated prefect!"

Qin Zhao looked at Qin Youli and saw that the originally calm old accountant was flushed with anxiety. It seemed that in the old accountant's mind, he was always a young man with a strong spirit, and he would fight against the strong if he had a disagreement.
Chapter completed!