Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

Many gentry thought that the West Datang Company would be hit because of its dishonesty, but they did not expect that in just a few days, instead of being hit, the West Datang Company became more and more prosperous, and none of the franchisees would swear , This disappointed those gentry who wanted to instigate franchisees to make trouble.

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Chapter 360 Second Lord Zheng Returns to Chang'an

Nanshan Mansion.

Li Lizhi was sitting opposite Chen Chu, holding a thick booklet in her hand, and said seriously: "Originally, Angsi and I and the others predicted that this time, there will be at least 50 to [-] franchise stores to let us in." Come out, but now according to the statistics, there are only more than [-] franchise stores in the entire Tang Dynasty..."

Are there only more than 50?

Chen Chu touched his chin, feeling a little unbelievable.

There are only so many of them.

Originally, he also planned to open more directly-operated stores if more people quit.

"Ha ha……"

"It seems that our franchisee friends are full of confidence in the future of West Datang Company...Let's have as few franchise stores as possible. Anyway, opening directly-operated stores won't make much money..."

Opening a directly-operated store, in addition to having a brand effect, can also prevent franchisees from clumping together, which will cut off the sales channels of West Datang Company.

But after careful analysis by Chen Chu and Li Lizhi, this possibility is very small.

Because, there are not many big gentry franchisees in the Western Datang Company at present, and only officials from the DPRK and China took the lead and took advantage of it. The other franchisees are mostly small merchants.

It is impossible for these small merchants to hold together.

In addition, once someone wants to turn against the water, West Datang can immediately recruit new franchisees to replace them.

Therefore, the significance of opening a direct store is not great.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu asked curiously: "What's the reaction of Mrs. Zheng and other big cloth households?"

Li Lizhi said: "After the news about the cotton factory of the Western Datang Company was released, Mrs. Zheng suddenly built two more cotton factories outside the city. It looked like they were targeting us."

When Chen Chu heard this, his expression suddenly became strange.

"Two new cotton mills?"

"Ms. Zheng thinks she didn't die fast enough!"

"Forget it, let them kill themselves."

"Wife Lizhi, be prepared. After the Zheng family suffers a blow, life will not be easy for other big cloth households who follow him. At that time, the silk business will definitely be sold. How much does the West Datang Company have? Eat as much as you want..."

Chen Chu finally revealed the last part of his plan.

The Zheng family is a big cloth business, controlling [-]% of the cloth business in the world, the most important of which is silk.

Fangwen damask from Daoxian and Huaerzhou in Henan Province, chicken damask damask and double silk damask from Yuzhou, Jinghua damask from Yanzhou, Xianwen damask from Qingzhou; Peacock Luo and Chunluo from Hengzhou, Hebei Province, and two nest glazes from Dingzhou Ling, Shannan Road [Note [-]] Jiaosuo Guzi from Jingzhou, Chonglian silk from Langzhou, etc., the silk fabrics of Tang Dynasty are various, very rich, and expensive. fundamental.

Even if cotton appears, it cannot affect silk, because the two are not the same thing, and cotton can only affect linen.

Therefore, even though cotton cloth is known all over the world, the status of silk fabrics has not been shaken.

However, Chen Chu planned to take action on the silk textile industry.

Among them, Zheng is the most critical.

Hearing this, Li Lizhi stood up and said, "Husband, I will go to the West Datang Company to sit in charge in person. As long as the Zheng family dares to take out the silk business, I will guarantee that it will not fall into the hands of others..."

This thing is getting more and more interesting.

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Chang'an City.

Zheng's mansion, the backyard.

Zheng Chengdong is enjoying the service of twelve maids.

At this time, Zheng Feiyuan ran in and said, "Father, the good news is that we are two new cotton factories, which have already been built, and we can start making cotton cloth when the second brother brings the cotton from Luoxi City... This time, God really helped me Zheng, I thought the West Datang Company was the biggest threat, but unexpectedly, the West Datang Company has no cotton available..."

Zheng Chengdong had a calm expression on his face.

But the smile on the corner of his mouth reveals that he is in a good mood now.

The Zheng family is about to rise. As the head of the family, he is naturally a little bit overwhelmed.

Zheng Chengdong asked: "Is there any news about Feihu recently?"

Zheng Feiyuan shook his head: "Recently, I haven't received any news from my second brother, but it's midsummer now, and there is no ice and snow in the Western Regions. According to calculations, my second brother and Mian Mian should be arriving in Chang'an..."

Zheng Chengdong was a little dissatisfied and said: "This Feihu has a dissolute temperament. Alas, it is not enough to make a big deal. For such an important matter, I, Zheng's family, are all waiting for cotton. He is lucky. Since he went to Tubo, he has not even written a letter. There is not one, let alone Feige passing on letters..."

Zheng Feiyuan explained: "Father, perhaps, the carrier pigeon lost its way. After all, it is a long way from Luoxie City to Chang'an. Before that, we often lost contact when we were traveling in Luoxie City...Second brother is quite irritable. Some, but this time Zheng Asan followed him, so I think there will be no problem..."

Before the words finished, a voice suddenly sounded at the door: "Father, third brother, I'm back."

When Zheng Chengdong and Zheng Feiyuan heard the words, they hurriedly turned their heads to look, and asked in surprise at the same time: "You, who are you?"

I saw a man standing at the door, wearing a blue coarse cloth, feeling like firewood, with a pale face and messy hair.

But it is a stranger.

The man said weakly: "Father, third brother, I am Feihu..."

"Flying Tiger?"

Zheng Chengdong hurriedly got up, stepped forward, and took a closer look.

In the end, it was confirmed that it was his prodigal son Zheng Feihu who was right.

It's just that the original Zheng Feihu was a chubby fat man.

Now, it's a dark, skinny, skinny guy who looks like he's been through hell.

But Zheng Chengdong was not sad, but very happy.

He happily asked: "Feihu, you have traveled thousands of miles to eat and sleep in the open. Did this happen? You are a great hero of our Zheng family. You have worked hard for the Zheng family to use cotton as soon as possible..."

"father……"

"Wow……"

Zheng Feihu burst into tears suddenly, so emotional that he passed out on the spot.

Zheng Feiyuan hurried forward to support him, and then asked the doctor in the mansion to come up and check.

After hearing the question, the doctor said: "Patriarch, young Patriarch, don't worry, the second master just fainted in a hurry, rest for a few hours, and he will naturally wake up..."

"It's great." Zheng Feiyuan said.

Zheng Chengdong stood up and said: "Fei Yuan, just now, it is useless to say your second brother for my father. Now it seems that my father was wrong, and my father should not have said that... Your second brother used to He has been wandering around a bit, but now, he has changed... This time, he is a great hero of my Zheng family... It is best to find someone to take care of him, then gather the people in the clan, prepare the food and wine, and wait for him to wake up. The father will take care of him personally."

As a hero, there is nothing inappropriate to accept the wind and wash away the dust.

Zheng Feiyuan immediately arranged for the mansion to kill chickens and sheep, prepare fine wine, and get busy up and down.

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Chapter 361

Zheng's mansion was very busy. Even Zheng Feiyuan, the young patriarch, was busy preparing delicious food and wine. He even invited a band to celebrate.

In order to expand his influence, Zheng Feiyuan not only invited prominent members of the family, but also other well-connected members of the noble family, as well as some hardcore franchisees of the Zheng family.

At dusk, the Zheng family's front hall was already packed with hundreds of people.

With so many people gathered together, it should be noisy, but everyone was quiet, and they didn't even look at the delicacies on the table.

All eyes were on the emaciated thin man at the main table.

This person is Zheng Feihu, the second master of the Zheng family.

Zheng Feihu hadn't woken up yet.

But people didn't think Erye Zheng was rude, but they all looked at him with reverence.

This is the hero of the Zheng family, and also everyone's hero.

Now, everyone present is tied to the same chariot as Zheng Shi.

Zheng Erye can bring cotton, and in the future, Zheng will be able to produce a lot of cotton cloth.

Now, just as the supply of cotton cloth from the West Datang Company is cut off, Zheng's cotton cloth will replace it as soon as it comes out.

At that time, those present will be those who benefit the most.

Therefore, everyone admires Zheng Erye from the bottom of their hearts.

This person was a libertine in the past, but he didn't expect that he would torture himself like this for Zheng's cotton cloth business.

"Second Master Zheng is really a good man..."

"He is desperately trying to fight for the interests of everyone!"

"Who says no, there is no one more noble than him in the world."

"This time, we were able to make money with cotton cloth, thanks to Mr. Zheng's contribution."

"If he wasn't older, I would have wanted to marry my daughter to him."

"In the future, who dares to say that Mr. Zheng is not doing his job properly, I will be the first to fight him!"

"Yes, no one is allowed to speak ill of Mr. Zheng..."

People, discuss in a low voice.

But they all said good things about Mr. Zheng.

Just as the crowd was discussing, Erye Zheng, who was being helped to sit on the chair, woke up slowly.

"oops……"

When he opened his eyes and saw so many people, Second Master Zheng was startled.

He turned his head again, and saw Zheng Chengdong and Zheng Feiyuan, all with amiable expressions.

"Father, this is?" Zheng Feihu asked curiously.

Zheng Chengdong stroked his beard and said empathetically, "Feihu, you have worked hard this journey... In the past, my father, like everyone else, thought you were hopeless and had no achievements in this life, but this time, you Let's all look at each other with admiration... Although I, Zheng Shi, have always had a distinction between elders and younger ones, and my father and mother are separated, but don't forget, there is another one, that is, those who are capable prevail. Now, you have proved your ability , Therefore, it is decided for my father that you will be in charge of the cloth from now on, I have already discussed this matter with Fei Yuan, and he has no objection."

Next to him, Zheng Feiyuan showed a bitter expression, forced a smile and said, "Second brother, your ability is obvious to all. From now on, you will take care of the cloth business, so you can also share my worries, right?"

Cloth is the root of Zheng's family, and when cotton cloth comes out, it is the best chance for Zheng to stand up. There is nothing more attractive than cloth. Zheng Feiyuan is reluctant at all, but his arms can't twist his thighs. This is from his father Zheng Chengdong. No one can say no to a decision.

For Zheng Feihu, this is a good thing.

But Zheng Feihu was not happy at all.

Looking at Zheng Chengdong's gentle eyes, he suddenly felt like sitting on pins and needles. Beads of sweat emerged from his forehead and rolled down his cheeks.

puff.

Suddenly, Zheng Feihu slid down from the chair and knelt down in front of Zheng Chengdong, twitching all over his body: "Father...you kill me, I didn't get the cotton, I...I lost 15 sticks, things, That's how it was. At that time, I led people to escort the remaining [-] Guan out of the Jinshui Pass of the Tang Dynasty, and then stationed in..."

"Father, my son is disobedient and ashamed of his ancestors, you should kill me."

"Only death can comfort the spirits of our ancestors in heaven."

Bang bang bang.

Zheng Feihu kowtowed as he spoke, his forehead was smashed.

But the people present were all stunned.

what?

No cotton?

Lost money too?

Or was it lost on the Tibetan territory?

The guests were in an uproar.

Zheng Chengdong stared at Zheng Feihu in disbelief, and stammered and asked, "You...Nizi, tell me again, where's cotton?"

Zheng Feihu's face was covered with blood, and he said: "Father, the cotton is gone, and 15 Guan was also stolen by Zhang Da."