Ningbo had many century-old stores in later generations, such as Zhuangyuan Building, Dongfuyuan, Meilong Town, etc., but during the Kangxi period, these so-called old stores had not yet appeared, and the best restaurant in Ningbo is Dinghai Building.

On this day, Dinghailou was booked out early, and he sent additional staff to the restaurant under Liao Huanzhi's arrangement to ensure safety, because Zhu Yicheng was going to invite someone to dinner here today.

Before the time came, the guests who received the invitation had arrived one after another. After meeting, everyone greeted each other politely on the surface and sat in order. But behind everyone's smiles, there was a deep sense of anxiety, because everyone knew in their hearts that today was not a good banquet, and it might be unknown whether they could walk out of this restaurant by then.

"Everyone, Mr. Hong is here." Jiang Jin suddenly appeared with a smile, and said to the restless businessmen. Everyone quickly stood up to welcome the host who was treating him.

Soon, with the sound of footsteps of climbing the tower, a young man in a robe appeared in front of everyone. The young man looked handsome, fair-skinned, and his figure stood up, and his eyes were even more bright. Chuyi looked like a young scholar, which was a bit surprising.

"Master Hong!" When Liao Huanzhi and Jiang Jin hurried forward to salute, everyone realized that the young man was the famous Master Hong.

Everyone was stunned and hurriedly saluted themselves, but Zhu Yicheng didn't take any airs and hugged everyone with a smile, said something that was too late for everyone to wait for a long time, and then sat down in the main seat.

Zhu Yicheng's youth surprised everyone, and the Hexi he showed was not as he had imagined before, which made the people here feel a little more at ease. However, everyone did not dare to relax their vigilance. You should know that Mr. Hong was holding tens of thousands of people in his hand and taking down the thief in Ningbo City.

"Since it's a treat, let's serve the food first. I think everyone is hungry after waiting for these times. By the way, I heard that there are a few specialty dishes in Dinghailou, and today I'm considered a good treat." After taking the seat, Zhu Yicheng said with a smile. Liao Huanzhi and Jiang Jin, who were sitting next to him, nodded with him. As for the others, of course they also kept saying good.

The dishes at Dinghailou are indeed good. Although the recipes of some dishes are somewhat different from those of later generations, they taste better, especially a few specialties, and the chef even took the initiative to cook. After tasting them, Zhu Yicheng praised them. Seeing that the guests were a little restrained, Zhu Yicheng took the initiative to ask someone to pour wine for them. Jiang Jin picked some interesting local news and anecdotes at the banquet to liven up the atmosphere.

It seemed that the banquet seemed normal, but I knew that these guests hadn't tasted the dishes at all, because everyone knew that this was just a prelude. Zhu Yicheng's purpose of treating them to dinner was definitely not just a simple meal, and the fatalities were still to come.

After three rounds of wine, Zhu Yicheng learned about the situation of these guests through information before coming. He just followed Jiang Jin's introduction without missing traces and matched these people with their names. Put down the wine glass, Zhu Yicheng first turned his eyes to Wang Fan, Bao Yangsheng and Zhao Jishi sitting on the side, and asked with a smile: "Boss Wang, Boss Bao and Boss Zhao. I heard that you three are the largest carriers in Ningbo? Not only do you have a fleet of ships to go to Beiyang, but also a ship to go to Nanyang?"

The three people who were named after the name all trembled in their hearts, thinking that this was a disaster and finally came.

"I dare not call myself the boss, Master Hong just calls me the name." The three of them stood up quickly and said with a panic look on their faces.

"Don't do this, today is a private banquet. Sit down and say." Zhu Yicheng said with joy, and raised his hand to press down. Then the three of them sat back nervously.

Since Zhu Yicheng asked, of course the three of them had to go back. The biggest one among the three was Bao Yangsheng. Bao Yangsheng immediately thought about it and said, "If you go back to Master Hong, our transport merchants are just doing some small businesses that are connected between the north and the south. The fleet is not considered a matter of a fleet. They just do some small business together to do some small business."

Zhu Yicheng didn't pursue the skills of this remark, but just smiled and said, "It's okay. To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of mutual communication. There are outputs from the south and specialties from the north and the north. They can connect the materials from the north and the south, and each take the needs. On the one hand, they can satisfy the people and the local governments and promote the economy of both sides. On the other hand, they can balance finance and expand reproduction. As a businessman, it is normal to make some profits from it while working."

After saying this, everyone here was surprised. You should know that the feudal society is very strict, the division of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is clear, and merchants, as the lowest class, are rich, but are often looked down upon. For a long time, the group of merchants who do not engage in direct production, but only buy low and sell high, are not understood by outsiders. Even the government has never encouraged the attitude of merchants toward merchants.

Merchants are a group that is ignored. Except for merchants themselves, the rest of the classes only see the appearance of business but do not know it. But they never expected that Zhu Yicheng, a young thief leader, would say such words. Although there are several nouns in the words, they have never heard of them, but from their meaning, they are precisely appropriate. More importantly, they point out the essence of business incisively.

Does Zhu Yicheng understand business? Of course he doesn't understand it from the perspective of real business. What kind of business can a high school student who has not graduated and entered society understand? But if he wants to talk about the principles of business, he may understand it better than anyone in this era. You should know that political economy in school is not in vain. Although his grades are not good, the development and foundation of capitalist society are still very clear. What's more, later generations were an era of information explosion, with various types of business methods everywhere, and they have penetrated into everyone's daily work. Although what Zhu Yicheng said was a bit ahead of his time, it was only the most basic things in his later era.

"As far as I know, as a key customs site, Ningbo has about 400 ships that can go to sea, and you three companies account for most of them?"

Bao Yangsheng avoided the important things, and Zhu Yicheng simply turned straightforward. You should know that he had Jiang Jin like an insider. Jiang Jin had already compiled the details of Ningbo merchants and reported them. How could he hide it from Zhu Yicheng?

"This..." The three of them looked at each other. Zhu Yicheng exposes their details in one sentence. It seems that the other party has a big idea. Thinking of this, both Wang Fan, Bao Yangsheng and even Zhao Jishi couldn't help but seep out of sweat on his forehead.

Their expressions all fell into Zhu Yicheng's eyes. Seeing this, Zhu Yicheng did not continue to ask questions, but smiled faintly, and then brought the topic to others.

"The Yu family and Yan family's garment industries are almost all over the east, and even the capital has a semicolon for you two. In addition to the garment industry, you two also trade silk, cloth, etc., is that true?"

Yu Mao and Yan Zhichuan nodded silently. Since they had already figured out their old background, it would be useless to say anything else. What should be come will always come.

Finally, Zhu Yicheng looked at the oldest Ye Guoji here, who is the leader of the Ye family, who is the leading figure in the entire Ningbo business world.

"The Ye family started out with medicinal materials and also engaged in fur and grain business. The entire Ningbo Ye family is Chu Qiao, Mr. Ye, isn't I wrong?"

"Master Hong said it right." Ye Guoji nodded, and he said in a calm voice: "My Ye family has been doing business since the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. It has experienced countless ups and downs over the past century. Later generations are trembling and careful in their management, which has finally continued the Ye family to this day. In fact, in addition to medicinal materials, fur and grain business, the Ye family also runs a clinic. Although it cannot be called countless living people, it has also saved many people."

Speaking of this, Ye Guoji showed a hint of perseverance in his expression. He stood up and said, "Since receiving the invitation from Mr. Hong, we are so scared. Speaking of which, we are just unclassified businessmen, and there is nothing else except some things. If Mr. Hong wants us to lose, please tell me a number directly. As long as we can bear everything we can talk about, there is no need to hold this banquet..."

"Bold! You know these words..." Jiang Jin was furious when he heard this. The old guy Ye Guoji was so unlucky! He actually contradicted Zhu Yicheng like this, which was obviously venting his dissatisfaction and trying to bargain.

Ye Guoji, who had already prepared before the banquet, was not scared by Jiang Jin. Instead, he looked back, with a hint of ridicule and disdain in his eyes. In his opinion, Jiang Jin was just a dog who had committed suicide. What would you think if your new master hadn't even spoken?
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