Chapter 1500 Xin Zijuan is full of people (1)
In the final analysis, we have to talk about the issue of money.
Without money, there is no way to solve substantive problems. Even if Shanxi merchants are allowed to advance funds to transport grain to the northwest, they still need to pay money.
However, he successfully aroused his father's ambition and fighting spirit, which made Feng Ziying feel much more at ease.
He was afraid that his father would still have the mentality of wanting to watch the fire from the other side. When he went to the northwest, he only wanted to calm the northwest and complete the instructions given by the court. It would be considered a success. But in the end, when an accident really happened, he would not be able to get it out in time. means of coping.
Silver, silver, throughout the ages, the economic base determines the superstructure. Whether it is the court or the army, only with sufficient financial resources can you solve all problems with ease.
Feng Ziying could already feel the excitement in Daguan Tower today before the carriage even approached Naizi Mansion.
Jia Qiang has come to report almost every day in the past two days. All twenty-two private room tickets have been sold, not for the first game, but for the entire four games. This one alone The income alone reached 8,800 taels of silver, which is almost equivalent to the income of Daguan Tower. This does not include the ticket income from the lobby on the first floor.
The ticket revenue price in the lobby on the first floor is much lower. It is one tael per seat. Even this price is three times more expensive than the usual price for watching a show. If you need to be qualified to hold a placard, you need to pay another five taels. Silver, this is the price without the margin.
In other words, the entire lobby on the first floor can accommodate more than 600 people, but the ticket fee can earn 900 taels. Among these 900 people, most of the guests who are likely to be qualified to bid are arranged in the first four rows around the stage. There are about 160 guests, and this income is 800 taels. The income from the first floor of each show can reach 1,700 taels.
If the four games can be as popular as the first game, the four games on the first floor can also reach 6,800 taels of silver.
Including the 8,800 taels of silver income from private rooms, the income of 15,600 taels of silver can almost reach one-third to one-quarter of the annual income.
It can be said that even Feng Ziying did not expect that she could get such a huge profit for Daguan Tower with just an idea. It is no wonder that although Jia Qiang has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, she is tired from running around every day, but that The mental state is simply more exciting than taking a chicken blood shot.
The sedans and carriages began to separate a few miles away from the Grand View Tower. People from the Zhongcheng Military and Horse Division and the Patrol Battalion had already begun to take action, calling for the carriages to change routes as soon as possible or find another parking place. Small sedans were more convenient. , you can find a suitable place to stop nearby.
Today's guests are not only male guests, there will inevitably be some female guests in the private room. In order to show off, some dignitaries and wealthy businessmen have invited famous actors such as Sun Jin and Su Miao, and some have brought their concubines. Eye-opening.
Among the twenty-two private rooms, except for the few reserved by Feng Ziying after greetings, this is also because wealthy families such as Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, Longyou, Dongting, Huizhou, and Beijing Zhongshun King need to book them in advance, so they are free of charge. In the end, people were willing to participate to increase their popularity, but you had no place.
For some other private rooms, Feng Ziying also told Jia Qiang not to sell them all at once, but to reserve one or two private rooms in order to meet some unavoidable guests at the last moment, such as Prince Yi Zhong and Prince Beijing. King of longevity.
King Beijing proposed to reserve a private room only at the last moment. Of course, Jia Qiang had to be satisfied. King Shou wanted to reserve a private room earlier, but he was still unable to confirm it. He did not express his intention to come until just before the start.
In short, keep everything that should be kept, but the money cannot be less and the rules must not be broken. Even if Feng Ziying advances it for them, there is no problem. Of course, no one will care about the one hundred taels of silver if they can keep it until the end.
After bypassing Naizi Mansion, Feng Ziying's carriage entered a slightly secluded alleyway, and then entered through the back door of Daguan Tower.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Feng Ziying got out of the car and encountered several other carriages arriving one after another. Feng Ziying paused briefly and saw King Zhongshun and several royal family members getting off the carriage. The other guests coming off the carriage farther away were also acquaintances, but Several prominent figures from the Dongting Business Gang.
Feng Ziying laughed. It seemed that everyone was very interested in this new thing and wanted to take a look at the differences of this new type of sales.
“Ziying, we are all here to beat the drums and cheer you up.” Zhongshun Wang Laoyuan said cheerfully: “Do you know these brothers?”
Feng Ziying knew two of the distinguished men following King Zhongshun, and was unfamiliar with a few others.
"How can you not recognize Prince Lian Zhong when he is a subordinate?" After Feng Ziying and Prince Zhong Shun saw the ceremony, they met with others.
There are a total of eleven male heirs in Emperor Yonglong's generation, but only six of them are truly adults: the eldest is King Yi Zhong, the third is King Zhongxin, the fourth is King Zhongxiao (Emperor Yonglong), the eighth is King Lianzhong, and the ninth is King Zhongshun. , the old Shi Zhonghui King.
“Feng Keng has met Prince Lian Zhong, this one is…”
“Oh, please forgive Feng Keng for his poor eyesight. I have met Prince Zhongxin...”
“This one is Gu’s tenth brother,…”
“Feng Keng met Prince Zhonghui.”
Among the four princes, King Lianzhong and King Zhongxin were not on the same side as King Zhongxiao (Emperor Yonglong), but King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui were on the side of Emperor Yonglong. King Lianzhong and King Zhongxin originally had the intention of seizing the throne. , but King Lian Zhong was the first to give up, while King Zhongxin did not give up completely until there was no hope and turned to support Prince Yi Zhong.
So under such a situation, as Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne, King Lianzhong always kept a distance from Prince Yi Zhong, and his relationship with Emperor Yonglong was average, while King Zhongxin had an ambiguous relationship with Prince Yi Zhong.
However, the relationship between the two brothers, King Lian Zhong and King Zhongshun, has always been good, and it was only in the past few years that they began to become estranged.
King Zhongshun brought three princes here at once, which surprised Feng Ziying.
King Zhonghui is nothing like it. He is from the same group as King Zhongshun and has always been Emperor Yonglong’s best friend. However, King Zhonghui doesn’t like to interfere with current affairs. He likes to play with antiques, appreciate calligraphy and paintings, raise birds, fight **** and listen to plays. Like King Zhongshun, He is the major shareholder of Mingyue Tower, but Feng Ziying has never met him before. Today is the first time we meet him.
Since Emperor Yonglong ascended the throne, King Lian Zhong knew that he had violated taboos before, so he kept a particularly low profile and gradually faded away, getting along well with King Zhongshun.
However, Feng Ziying was very surprised that this loyal king would also appear here.
This man who has always maintained close contact with Prince Yi Zhong, why is he suddenly getting together with Prince Zhong Shun now?
Could it be that there were some changes in the situation in the court that made the loyal king aware of something and began to change the court? Isn't that a bit late?
But it’s not too late to say it. After all, he and Emperor Yonglong, King Zhongshun, are from the same mother. As long as they turn around, they will be safe. I guess Emperor Yonglong won’t care too much.
These thoughts passed through Feng Ziying's heart in just an instant. The arrival of these princes today will undoubtedly greatly boost the popularity of this sales conference. It will also be a big selling point in the newspapers tomorrow, and even several princes will come in person. , participate in the sale, and if you can bid for a few more rounds at the conference, it will definitely be an excellent publicity opportunity.
King Zhongshun has already made an agreement, among the other princes, King Zhonghui is very likely. He is a lively person by nature. If the antique calligraphy and painting catches his eye, he will definitely not let it go.
As for how King Zhongxin and King Lianzhong will perform, we can only wait and see.
After meeting the princes, King Zhongshun also saw several other carriages arriving. He knew that Feng Ziying was going to greet other people, so he led the princes in without saying anything.
This time, even Liu Xianglian, who had not been involved in Daguan Tower affairs for a long time, was persuaded by Feng Ziying. It was true that there were too many distinguished guests of all kinds and she needed help to greet them.
It would be inappropriate for Jia Qiang to greet guests like King Zhongshun, so Liu Xianglian took the initiative to take on the important task.
Liu Xianglian is very familiar with King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui. They are all experts in playing ticket games, so it is most appropriate to receive and greet them.
“Two gentlemen, haven’t we seen each other for two years?” Feng Ziying smiled particularly happily when she saw the Weng brothers, the leaders of the Dongting Merchant Gang.
"How can I deserve to be called your lord?" The two brothers Weng Qiming and Weng Qiyang received a letter from Feng Ziying and discussed the matter.
The current situation in the south of the Yangtze River is somewhat unavoidable. The gentry has a lot of opinions on the court, especially the northern scholars in the court. Many merchants have also been affected and have begun to distance themselves from the north. Like what the court did this time At this sales meeting, people like Jia Jing, Zhen Yingjia and others passed the message, hoping that Jiangnan merchants would better not attend, and even if they wanted to go, they should try their best to have important figures in their respective families go.
However, the Weng brothers thought about it again and again, and still felt that Xiao Feng Xiuzuan's reputation could not be refuted. After all, his strategy of opening up the sea had brought huge benefits to Jiangnan merchants, and Feng Ziying was open-minded and had no discrimination against merchants. Suzhou is also half of Xiao Feng's hometown. Firstly, his ancestral home was in Suzhou several generations ago. Secondly, his eldest wife, Shen, was from the famous Shen family in Suzhou. Thirdly, The Fang Lin family has not yet joined the family, but they are also members of the Lin family, a prominent family in Suzhou. However, the Lin family is now very small and far less prosperous than the Shen family.
So the two brothers came together anyway. Of course, their replies to Jia Jing and Zhen Yingjia were also very humble and explained their reasons clearly.
This time going north, the Weng brothers also had the intention of taking a look at the situation. Jiangnan was the lifeblood of the imperial court. Without Jiangnan, it would be difficult for the Zhou Dynasty to survive. This is an indisputable fact. Even the royal Zhang family also started from Jiangnan and went north. , but now that the contradiction between the north and the south is prominent, and the imperial court is squeezing Jiangnan too much, everyone is a little uneasy about what this tense situation will turn into. Therefore, the Weng brothers actually also shouldered the responsibility of businessmen from all sides in Jiangnan to get a glimpse of the reality. important task.
The cold has not gone away and is getting worse, so I can only keep updating for the past few days and hope to get better as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)