Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

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Jinling City, Zhengyangfang, Yutai Salt Hao.

The shopkeeper was writing down the amount of salt used and the money earned this month on the counter. He muttered: "One thousand five hundred and sixty citations, twenty-three thousand five hundred and twenty-one liang, and one thousand five hundred and twenty-one coins." "

"Less, less." The shopkeeper waved his mustache and ruffled his flat head like a rattle.

According to the past income of my shop, I can usually sell more than two thousand taels a month, and get thirty thousand taels.

"Could it be Hengsheng's fault?" the owner of Yutai Salt Shop thought thoughtfully.

These two families have the biggest reputation in Jinling City. Although they don't interact with each other on weekdays, they have a lot of secret fights. What's ridiculous is that the masters behind the two families are all from the Donglin Party. They are a group of people. .

But making money, no ambiguity!

If a customer finds a mouse in your salt, can they still blame me?

Looking at the sparse merchants buying salt in the store, the shopkeeper pulled Liu Xiaoer aside who was carrying salt bags and asked: "You have the best information in our store. Tell me, what happened recently?" Is that causing trouble for me again?"

As he spoke, he pointed towards the Hengsheng Commercial Port not far from the door. He just suspected that the old salt seller over there had made another stupid move for the sake of performance.

"Shopkeeper, I really can't say this." Liu Xiaoer replied hesitantly.

"There's nothing bad to say about this." The shopkeeper's face immediately showed frost and said: "Don't forget whose store you are from and who pays you wages."

After all, he couldn't resist the stubbornness of his own shopkeeper. Liu Xiaoer hesitated and said: "Actually, it's not Hengsheng's fault. It's a new salt shop opened on the street. They sell more salt there, so our business will naturally decline. point."

"What?" Shopkeeper Huang looked surprised, "Why didn't I know about the newly opened salt shop?"

It is not easy to open a shop on this street. Look at the hundreds of streets facing the street, there is no one behind it, let alone a "salt shop". I thought to myself: I'm afraid it has some background.

"Well, Liu Xiaoer, you go and buy me some gifts. I have to pay a visit to this newly opened company and learn from their experience." The shopkeeper urged with a smile.

Liu Xiaoer looked up and saw the smile on his shopkeeper's face, and he suddenly got goosebumps all over his body. Who in this street doesn't know how powerful you are as a "Smiling Tiger". When you smile, people will either lose their money or their home, and you will feel very vicious in your heart. Woolen cloth.

Following the shopkeeper's instructions, Liu Xiaoer went to the end of the street and bought a pound of pork and a box of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. When he saw the hot "Qin Zuo" salt shop, he cursed: "Forget it, you won't be able to open it for a few more days." , fortunately I bought more this time.”

The reason Liu Xiaoer didn't want to tell Shopkeeper Liu before was that he wanted to buy salt from this salt shop. Although he worked as a waiter in Yutai, the salt money was a lot, and it was almost the same as his salary. It’s worth the high price of salt.

But it’s okay if you don’t buy it. How can your whole family not eat salt?

Even in the face of a huge crowd, Liu Xiaoer still used his agility to push his way to the front, waiting for another person to reach him.

"Give me ten pounds of salt!"

"Can you finish eating when you go back?" Seeing him buying so much, someone asked from behind.

"It's none of your business, hurry up and get it!" Liu Xiaoer impatiently took out four small coins and buckled them heavily on the shop.

After receiving the ten kilograms of white salt, he didn't even look at it. He took the salt bag and walked out the door. He ran to a Shaobing shop not far away, walked up to the little guy who was waiting for guests at the door, slapped the back of his head, and said : "Mistress, take the salt and go back first."

The boy was startled and was about to curse. He turned around and saw that it was his second brother. He suppressed the curse words again and said with a blank look on his face: "Second brother, what are you doing? I have something else to do here."

Liu Xiaoer didn't give him a chance to reply. He stepped forward and kicked him again, angrily yelling: "Take the salt and get out of here."

Seeing that his second brother was so angry, Liu Xiaosan scratched his cheek, reluctantly threw the rag on his shoulder towards the store, grabbed the salt bag and ran home.

When no one was around, Liu Xiaoer slowly walked back to the store.

"Why did it take so long to buy something?" The shopkeeper was puzzled that Liu Xiaoer took so long. "Forget it, just give it to me."

Instead of worrying about these things, he would hurry up and check out the shop, take the gift box and go out to the end of the street.

He didn't need anyone to show him the way. He was very familiar with this place. He knew exactly which house was doing what, and even where there were secret prostitutes.

Halfway through, he met an old acquaintance, so he asked with a smile: "Hey, shopkeeper Li, where are you going?"

The two are sworn enemies. Of course shopkeeper Li knows that he is a smiling tiger, so naturally he doesn't give him a good look: "Humph, you don't care where I go!"

Seeing this, the two of them said nothing and walked side by side towards the end of the street.

At this time, a long queue of water snakes was already forming outside a shop at the end of the street, extending all the way to the outside of the street, with a steady stream of customers waiting to watch and join in.

"The 'Qin Zuo' salt shop has such a strange name!" Shopkeeper Huang looked up and saw the plaque of the salt shop, shook his head and said.

"I don't care if it's weird or not, just go in and take a look."

Shopkeeper Li is a straight-tempered person. The "Smiling Tiger" can carry the gift box, but he cannot, with a cold look on his face. Of course you won't be happy if someone robs your business.

"Give way!" Shopkeeper Li shouted, pushing aside the crowd and squeezing in.

"What are you doing?"

Regardless of whether you have seen shopkeeper Li or not, everyone is scolding you at this moment. Those who have never seen you will naturally scold you. If you want to buy salt, you have to jump in line. Do you talk about merit and virtue? Those who have seen it will scold you even more. You are a salt shop owner. Merchant, there is still a shortage of salt in the store. Isn’t this nonsense?

Shopkeeper Li also paid attention to these people, dragged shopkeeper Huang to the counter, and ordered the waiter: "Give me a pound of each salt, hurry up."

"okay!"

After a while, the two of them went out carrying the salt bags and stood at the door and looked at each other.

"What do you think?" Shopkeeper Li asked.

"The price is quite cheap," Shopkeeper Huang replied.

"Cheap!" Shopkeeper Li opened the bag and took a look inside. All of them were top-grade green salt with a light green and white snow color. A solemn look appeared on his face. "I thought it was too cheap. Such good green salt." , he only sells it for eighty cents per catty, isn’t this an extortionate amount of money?”

"Try it first and see how it tastes. If the color is right but the taste is wrong, it will be in vain." Shopkeeper Huang reached into the salt bag, pinched some out and put it in his mouth.

He smashed the bar twice and said with a heavy expression on his face, "It tastes right."

"It's broken!" The two looked at each other and said in unison.

Doesn't this mean it's broken? Of course it's not that the bag of salt is broken, it's that they are going to be broken.

They have not tasted white salt with such a pure color and pure taste for many years, and even the high-quality table salt they sell cannot compare with it.

Furthermore, the price of this salt is so low. Apart from beggars who can’t afford it, who else in Jinling City wouldn’t buy it if they knew about it.

This salt shop must be prevented from continuing to operate, otherwise all the salt shops in Jinling City will not be able to survive without them.

"Notify Yangzhou."

"Well! This is the only way."

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