Chapter 432 Merchant(1/2)
The most exciting part of the banquet is that these main dishes and side dishes will be ordered so that people can taste its deliciousness.
Liu Mang was not interested before because he could only watch others eat food in the feasts, and he could only watch it. Of course it was no longer interesting, but now he was interested.
"Brother Wang, are you interested in these beauties?!" Kuai Ran next to him asked as he looked at Liu Mang's excited expression.
"Haha, Brother Kuai, if I say I don't have the interest, you will believe it!" Liu Mang said to Kuai Ran next to him with a smile. Everyone has a love for beauty. Who would not be interested in such a beauties? Even if Liu Xiahui is alive, he should take a look at it. There are only two kinds of people who can truly ignore it. The first is the real saint, and the second is probably the eunuchs in the palace.
"Haha!" Kuai Ran also looked like everyone understood, but he misunderstood what Liu Mang thought.
"Brother Kuai, do you know what box the Huang family's two heroes are located?!" Liu Mang asked Kuai Ran with a smile.
"The two heroes of Huang's family?!" Kuai Ran soon understood that it was the Huang brother. "Brother Wang, what do you mean?!"
"Haha, the Huang brothers invited us to the banquet. If it ended in a simple manner, wouldn't it be a pity for the two bears of the Huang family?" Others came to the banquet to see the beauties, but Liu Mang came to the Xiangchuang Club to have fun.
"The Huang brothers' private room is located, just ask directly!" Kuai Ran clapped his hands, and a servant outside who had been waiting there for a long time walked up respectfully.
"What are the instructions of Mr. Kuai?" Kuai Ran has become a regular visitor in this music hall because of Yanran, so the servants can recognize him. So they directly call Kuai Ran Master Kuai.
Kuai Ran didn't care. "Which room was the servant who came to inquire just now?! The Huang brothers were in the room. "Kuai Ran asked the servant.
"Just now?" The servant stammered and seemed not to want to say. "Mr. Kuai, you know the rules of our music hall!"
"Brother Wang, hehe!" Kuai Ran touched his pocket and looked at Liu Mang awkwardly. Jia Xu, who was next to Liu Mang, quickly took out a piece of gold and sent it to the servant.
"Master Kuai. This is the fifth box in Tianzi, is a familiar to Master Kuai!" The servant immediately smiled without opening his eyes when he saw the gold in Jia Xu's hand.
No matter what the rules of the music hall were, he also confusingly did not say where the Huang brothers were, but directly said that the No. 5 box was Kuai Ran's friend. With this sentence, he neither directly told where the Huang brothers were, and also gave Kuai Ran an explanation.
"Is Tianzi No. 5 private room?" Liu Mang waved his hand, and the servant went out with a smile. "Brother Kuai. Let's wait and see what's going on!"
"First of all, it's our Luoxiang. This Luoxiang is the top player in the last feast. This time, I participated in the feast again, and it is also the support of everyone here. So today, the girl Luoxiang will see whoever has a family will be able to spend a lot of money!" Before the old man finished speaking, the people below immediately became excited.
"Luoxiang, Luoxiang!"
"Thank you. Thank you!" Luo Xiang also gave a charming look at the people below. Of course, he was more concerned about the characters in the Tianzi box, because the characters there were the real financial owners who could buy him Luo Xiang.
"I'll pay two hundred dollars!" Someone immediately asked for a price. Although Luo Xiang is no longer a virgin, she has another mature charm, which fascinates many people. Some people are born to like this because they don't need to be trained and can be relaxed between the beds.
This time, the person who spoke was a fat businessman in this hall. He had said before that there were really mixed things in this first-floor lobby. Not only were there any peddlers and pawns, but also wealthy businessmen.
Some people like the elegant and secrets in the box of this font, and some people like to spend a lot of money in this hall and feel the envy, jealousy and hatred of everyone. This fat businessman is one of them. There are many wealthy businessmen in Jingzhou. Although they cannot be said to be rich enough to compete with the country, they can also spend hundreds of gold. Some merchants are even richer than those of the gentry. However, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was difficult for these merchants to have a great status.
"You should not behave like a person!" Liu Mang said to the rich businessman below. Such a fat man could actually take out two hundred gold. And it seems that this is not the entire wealth of this fat man. After all, he is a businessman and cannot give all his wealth in just one time.
Looking at the wealthy businessman below, Liu Mang remembered another person, that was Mi Fang. Liu Mang's current mansion was still thinking about the Mi brothers and sisters. Liu Mang wanted to get Mi Fang because of his time. Liu Mang forgot this time and took it out.
Isn’t these Mi brothers scattering all their wealth and following Liu Bei just to gain the status of a gentry?
"Two hundred gold! Someone has paid two hundred gold!" The old man's face smiled out of his grip, and the thick layer of powder on his face was about to fall off. Two hundred gold, the price is really a lot. Although it is not as valuable as Luo Xiang's original value, he was a virgin at that time.
"Two hundred and one gold!" Another wealthy businessman, who also sat in the hall. This businessman is profit-oriented, and the businessman is also a stingy person. Some people say that the richer the businessman, the more stingy he is. This is prejudice, but there are really such a group of people.
Two hundred and one gold coins are a joke in the eyes of other gentry, but not in the eyes of merchants. My two hundred and one gold coins are more than your previous two hundred gold coins, and I can win. Since I can win, why should I spend more money in vain and get a higher price?
"Two hundred and six gold!" The fat man who spoke at the beginning was a little anxious. He was originally coming for Luo Xiang. In the last feast of the fragrance, he could not see the beauty. It was because the five hundred gold was too high. Although he was a wealthy businessman, he could not give up so much money at once. And you must know that Luo Xiang was the top player at that time. Not only the merchants who wanted to take her off were the merchants. There were also the gentry princes. It was obviously not a wise choice to offend a gentry prince for a woman. The merchants were rich, but had no status. Any county magistrate could play with you.
Now that Luo Xiang appeared again, the fat businessman naturally wanted to see Fangze. He gritted his teeth and took out the two hundred golds, but Cheng Yaojin jumped out of the way. It was simply provocative. After thinking for a while, the fat businessman took out two hundred hardwares.
"Two hundred and six gold!" The person who raised the price before spoke again.
"Two hundred and ten gold!" The fat businessman continued to speak.
"Two hundred and eleven gold!" It means carrying it.
"Wu De, what do you think!" The fat man watched the price rise all the way. Although the increase was not large, he wasted dozens of gold by saying goodbye. How could he not be angry?
"Why, you Fat Liang can bid, but I, Mr. Wu, can't!" Seeing this, these two people know each other, they are very funny.
"So he is Fatty Liang!" Kuai Ran said as he looked at the scene below.
"What? Brother Kuai knows me?" Liu Mang looked at Kuai Ran and asked.
"It's not enough to know each other, but this fat man Liang has a great reputation in Jingzhou!" Kuai Ran raised his wine glass and Liu Mang also raised it.
"Oh?! A businessman can also let Master Kuai know you!" Liu Mang was a little interested.
"This is a wealthy businessman! At least, it's richer than me, Mr. Kuai!" Kuai Ran smiled self-deprecatingly. "This fat man Liang, also known as the fat man of grain. He is a businessman who sells grain. Don't underestimate this fat man Liang. The grain in Jingzhou is 20% passed by him!" Kuai Ran explained to Liu Mang.
"Twenty percent!" A glimmer of light flashed in Liu Mang's eyes. Jingzhou can be said to be the richest in the world. Texas is not an exaggeration. Basically, every household has surplus grain. If these people live well, they will naturally sell some surplus grain in exchange for other things. 20% of the surplus grain is really a lot of food and grass. What Liu Mang lacks in Yangzhou now is naturally food and grass. If he can contact this fat man Liang, will it alleviate the food and grass crisis in Yangzhou?
"Of course this is a private transaction of food and grass!" Kuai Ran said to Liu Mang. Military rations cannot be passed through the hands of such a merchant. Military rations are counted in hundreds of thousands. If they are divided into 20%, they will at least have a profit of a thousand gold or even more in a year. Such a large piece of fat meat cannot be given up. Liu Biao cannot delegate power. The land in Jingzhou is originally fertile. Although Liu Biao is a mess in military affairs, only one of them is conservative policies, he is really an expert in this governance. The land he has stationed can make the world not lack food for a year.
Even the 20% of the people are still a little more than 20% of the people. There are also thousands of stones of food and grass in a year. This fat man is considered a capable man. Liu Mang was a little disappointed, but he still had the idea of making friends, because this person represents the merchant in Jingzhou. Liu Mang is much more tolerant of merchants than others. The scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in this world are just joking. Why, merchants must be at the bottom! Everyone has different divisions of labor. People have a mind to do business, and you just have this talent elsewhere.
Without a businessman, how can the people's food be exchanged for salt, meat, cloth and other things? Of course, Liu Mang also knew that the ruler belittled the businessmen because some merchants are unkind for wealth and will raise prices, and they will also be profit-oriented and can put the people in dire straits for the sake of mere interests.
But the businessman is really unbanned. Even if you belittle the merchant's low position, the children of the gentry will still do it. Basically, the biggest merchants are these gentry. For example, Kuai Ran in front of him. Is he really not rich? This is impossible. The Kuai family, a huge family, is the head of Kuai Yue, and Kuai Yue is just a son. It can be said that the Kuai family was handed over to Kuai Ran in the end. The younger brother Kuai Liang has descendants, but they do have two daughters, Kuai family, and the wealth of the family is tens of thousands of acres. If they are really taken out, Liu Mang may not be richer than his Kuai family. This is the foundation of a huge aristocratic family for hundreds of years.
"Where is that thin man!" Liu Mang asked Kuai Ran. Since this fat man Liang is a wealthy businessman, the thin man named Wu De next to him should also be a wealthy businessman.
"This Wu De is also a grain merchant, but his methods are a little lower than that of this fat man Liang, accounting for only about half of the food and grass. This Wu De has always been dissatisfied with this fat man Liang. So the two of them took over Liang!" Kuai Ran explained to Liu Mang.
"One and a half. Twenty percent!" Here it is a total of 35% and a half. This is really a peer or an enemy. These two people are fighting in the mall, and they have to compete in the romantic occasions. Liu Mang saw that the two people became more and more enthusiastic.
Jia Xu nodded when he looked at Liu Mang's appearance. He could not reach a thousand miles without taking a short step. Although Fatty Liang and Wu De were just ordinary wealthy businessmen, don't forget that they represent the merchants of Jingzhou. If the merchants of Jingzhou united, they would be a big force. What Liu Mang needs now is all the help. Jia Xu wrote down Liu Mang's attention. Maybe these two families will get Liu Mang's invitation letters to the evening.
Although the two of them added a little, the number was still towards 250, which was half the value of Luo Xiang as the main course.
The fight between these two people is funny. People are happy to see these two people arguing with each other, but some people also don't like these two people.
"Hmph, two lowly businessmen! Three hundred gold!" A cold snorted from the Tianzi box, and a quote came out.
"The lowly businessman?!" Fatty Liang and Wu De below both became angry. Although they were fighting, they were fighting internally. If someone participated, they would naturally be unanimous to the outside world.
Although it is more than three hundred gold, for people like them who do business, it only has profits for several months. Don’t underestimate these merchants. Although they are rich, they also have no status. It’s better now. If it were in the past, merchants were not allowed to wear silk clothes or gold and silver. Fatty Liang had enough. Every time he licked his face and touched his cold butt. When he was angry, he would say 350 gold.
"Three hundred and fifty gold!" Fatty Liang added fifty gold as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Four hundred gold!" Someone spoke again in the box size of this day. Four hundred gold, this music hall is a big profit today.
"Four hundred and fifty gold!" Fatty Liang was also fighting hard.
"Five hundred gold!" The people in the box also felt anger.
"Five hundred gold! This is comparable to the price of Luo Xiang's virginity. The people below stopped being excited but held their breath. The price was obviously too high, almost hundreds of gold were added. If they were normal, they would be enough for 250 gold.
Luo Xiang is also smiling, because the higher his value, the more expensive it is, the more she gets from this music hall. The last time the Toukui was also at this price, which made Luo Xiang really look like the treasure of this music hall.
I didn't expect that I could reach 500 gold this time.
"Five hundred gold!" Fatty Liang next to him was also guilty. Five hundred gold and exceeded his budget. If five hundred gold was really thrown in, then Fatty Liang's business might be affected.
"Fatty Liang, don't be afraid. I don't have five hundred gold, but I still have three or four hundred gold! This girl Luoxiang's money is no more than half of each of us!" Wu De next to him did not harm Fat Liang for the first time, but supported Fat Liang. The two wealthy businessmen could also give out a thousand gold. They can be regarded as a financial backer.
"Okay! Six hundred gold!" Fatty Liang became so angry that he added 100 gold at once, and directly got 600 gold.
"Oh!" Wu De looked at Fat Liang and felt a little nervous. He wanted to make an apology for his businessman and supported Fat Liang, but he didn't let Fat Liang be so spendthy. He added one hundred gold at once.
Wu De's fifty gold was wasted, and Wu De felt sorry for him. He almost ate Fatty Liang. However, he had made a bold statement before, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it into his stomach.
"It's six hundred gold, it's six hundred gold! Is there anyone more than the price of this grain master?" The old man next to him was so excited that he was almost speechless. The old man spoke really well. She said that this gaze was aimed at the Tianzi box. This gaze was the host. The place where the host looked at the host was naturally the place where people were concerned. The host was going to tell the host of the box that everyone had paid 600 gold, where are you!
"Six hundred and fifty gold!" The owner of the box No. 10 of Tianzi was also frustrated. It was a strange thing to be forced to this extent by two merchants.
"Seven hundred and fifty gold!" Fatty Liang spoke up and added 100 gold. He was seven hundred and fifty gold. He wanted to kill the people in the box with the sky-sized box. Aren't you talking about a lowly businessman? What's wrong with a businessman? You've got you offended you. Fat Liang said this now. We are rich. If you have the ability, come on, let's compete. If you can't compete, it means you are not as lowly as our businessmen and are even more humble than us merchants.
"You! Liang Pang, Wu De, okay, okay, two lowly businessmen. I, Cai He, remember you!" Angry voice came from the box No. 10 of Tianzi. Liu Mang had good hearing and could still hear the sound of glass and porcelain breaking. The table was overturned. If Cai He was really not as fat as these two, he was fat and thin. These two people could have a daughter in total. Even if those big families fought with these two, they would have to think carefully.
"Cai He!" Fatty Liang and Wu De below were trembling when they heard the name. They were a little scared. Fat Liang was also guilty. He regretted very much why he had to continue fighting. It doesn't matter if the 750 gold is not the most important issue now. The most important thing now is how to end the offense of Cai He.
"Cai He!?" Liu Mang seemed to have heard of this name somewhere.
"Brother Wang. These two people, Fatty Liang and Wu De, seem to be in trouble! They offended Cai He!" Kuai Ran said with a glass of wine, shook his head and said.
"Oh? Who is this Cai He? Why are Fat Liang and Wu De in trouble?" Liu Mang asked.
"Brother Wang, sometimes I wonder if you are a student of Lumen Academy and a person from Jingzhou." Kuai Ran put down the wine glass and did not directly answer Liu Mang's words, but looked at Liu Mang with yes and no reason. It would be understandable if Liu Mang didn't know Wu De and Fatty Liang, because these two people were just merchants after all, but if Cai and him didn't know each other, that's not right.
Liu Mang also held the wine glass in the air and felt a little embarrassed. He didn't know how to resolve it. Fortunately, there was an old fox Jia Xu and Jia next to him.
"Haha, I won't hide it from Mr. Kuai. Our young master has been studying abroad since he was a child! Although he is a student of Lumen, he is no longer in Jingzhou at all times!" Jia Xu explained to Kuai Ran.
"So that's it!" Kuai Ran didn't feel suspicious, because it was normal to study abroad, because people at this time liked the kind of traveling through the rivers and mountains and making them knowledgeable. The same was true for those great scholars. Even some people who were unwilling to leave their hometown would travel for a short time.
"Yes, yes, I'll go thousands of miles to read books!" Liu Mang also went downhill following Jia Xu's words. He returned from studying abroad, looking like he was returning home.
"Okay, I'm reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles!" Kuai Ran also looked at Liu Mang with envy. Kuai Ran also wanted to travel far away, but his father Kuai Yue didn't allow it. After all, there was only one son, Jingzhou was fine, and it was still peaceful. There was a mess outside, so Kuai Yue never allowed his only son to go out.
"Young Master, this Cai He is the third master of the Cai family!" Jia Xu continued to popularize Liu Mang.
"Third Master?!"
"Yes, this Cai He is the third master of the Cai family, the third brother of the Cai Mao and the military advisor Cai!" Kuai Ran also said to Jia Xu.
The Cai family has three men and two women. The biggest one is the eldest daughter of the Cai family, which is the eldest sister of Cai Mao and others. This sister married and married the Huang family and Huang Chengyan. You don’t know her name, but you must know the daughter she gave birth to, that is, Huang Yueying, a famous talented woman in the Huang family.
The second biggest one is Cai Mao, the eldest son of the Cai family. Cai Mao is not only the head of the Cai family, but also the military advisor of the entire Jingzhou. It can be said that he is less than one person and more than ten thousand people.
After that, Cai Zhong, who was the second brother of Cai Mao, worked in the army, and the youngest one was Cai He. Cai He was nearly one generation apart from the other Cai family members. That was because Cai He was born to the old man and concubine of the Cai family, and Cai He was a little younger than Kuai Ran.
Although Cai He is not very capable, he is the third master of the Cai family. He is domineering and is really rare in Jingzhou. Even the two brothers of the Huang family stay away from the third master of the Cai family and are unwilling to face it head-on. The people of Jingzhou remember Cai He the most because this person is very meticulous and extremely revenge. When he went out for a trip, a vegetable farmer accidentally met him. He could make the whole market not buy the vegetables of the vegetable farmer, and the vegetables that the vegetable farmer had worked hard to grow eventually rotted in the basket. Therefore, there is a saying in Jingzhou called "Ning Yan Luo King". Don't provoke the Cai family.
Fat Liang and Wu De below were almost regretful. If they knew that the price was Cai He. Who would dare to argue with him? He would have given up long ago. But now, Fat Liang and Wu Deluo are begging for mercy if there is no one. After all, begging for mercy is better than offending such an old man. But there are so many people here, if they beg for mercy, not only will their face be completely lost, and I am afraid that few people will be willing to do business with them in the future.
To be continued...