Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 197
Chapter 197 Shuxiu Pavilion
Seeing that the two of them were thoughtful, Qiao Xi continued, “In terms of strength, we have, but in terms of background, we are not necessarily stronger than the Shu Xiu Pavilion. If not for this opportunity this year, the Emperor Merchants of Shu Jin might not have been able to turn to our Qiao Clan. They know each other well, so it would be good for us to explore the truth.”
Qiao Jinwen did not quite agree with Qiao Yunxi’s words.
Background?
Whose background is greater than the Third Prince’s?
However, there was one thing that Qiao Yunxi was right. It was impossible for the other party to do such a big business in the capital without some connections and background.
It would be good to see who the other party was.
If it was the Third Prince’s, everyone would be partners in the future. If it wasn’t for the Third Prince’s, everyone would be political enemies in the future.
With this knowledge, the group arrived at the main street.
The main street was the main road of the capital market. Those who could open shops here could not just have money, they could not squeeze in without access.
“This’ Tea Dao ‘is the best teahouse in the capital. Like us, it is also an imperial merchant. No one has known about the owner of the’ Tea Dao ‘for a long time. All they know is that the tribute tea left here is the Emperor’s favorite. Even the imperial concubines with status in the palace don’t receive much each year, so they can only bear half a jin.”
“So noble?” Qiao Yi asked in surprise.
Qiao Jinwen nodded her head. “It’s just that she voted for the Emperor’s favor. That’s why the water rises. The imperial concubines in the palace are also flattering the Emperor by flattering the tea here. It may not be as good as the tea from southern Sichuan.”
Indeed not.
Qiao Xi nodded.
This “tea ceremony” belonged to Zhong Chenglin. She was still drinking tea here yesterday. No, she was drinking honey water.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Chenglin had already done so much in the tea business. Thinking about it, it was also true. With Uncle Gu’s Buddha in charge and not doing business in the Imperial Palace, I’m really sorry for Uncle Gu’s ability.
However …
Qiao Yunxi frowned.
Why did Uncle Gu manage to do business in the palace?
Was it because the Emperor was the biggest wealthy man in the world, and for the sake of military expenditures, he had done business in front of the wealthy man, or was it because of something else?
So what’s this “other”?
Is that what she thinks?
The carriage came to a halt before he could think it through.
“Let’s walk over.” Qiao Jinwen said to the two of them.
The main street was spacious and the security was very good. It was precisely because this place had gathered the most influential and wealthy merchants in the capital that Qiao Jinwen simply looked around. She knew that in the future, when Qiao Family opened a shop in the capital, she would be able to come up with a plan.
After all, it was a merchant who was born, and the three and a half-year-old children had walked all the way. Their eyes were sharp, and they didn’t miss a single detail.
Qiao Jinwen looked at the three shops and walked out. “The merchants in the capital are indeed powerful. Their horizons and abilities are much stronger than those in Jincheng.”
“If you really want to talk about the quality of the goods, in fact Jincheng and the capital, but the capital is under the feet of the son of heaven, noble people, not accurate money, the same goods in the capital can be sold for three times the price. Qiao Yi said confidently, “As for horizons and abilities, they need to be tempered. There are many noble people in the capital, so you need to have multiple minds in everything. You need to be tactful when dealing with the world. After experiencing many things, your eyesight and abilities will naturally be cultivated. I’m not too worried about that.”
Qiao Jinwen nodded and said, “Second brother is right. When we invite people, we only need to pay more attention. This is not a problem.”
The two siblings said as they walked, ignoring Qiao Xi beside them. They had already finished discussing the Qiao Clan’s new store with each other after only a few dozen meters’ journey.
“Is that the ‘Shu Xiu Pavilion’?” Standing at the corner of the street, Qiao Jinwen arrogantly raised her chin towards the two-story shop opposite her.
It’s a lie to say no to jealousy.
This kind of embroidery building was probably the only one in the entire capital. Not to mention anything else, it was just a two-story shop on the main street. Even with the help of the Third Prince, Qiao Family might not be able to obtain it.
Thinking of this, Qiao Jinwen finally had a positive attitude towards the “Shu Xiu Pavilion”.
If it was an alliance, then it would be fine. If it was a political enemy, it would be too troublesome.
She did not think that the Qiao family could easily bring down the “Shu Xiu Pavilion” and that it was best to avoid it. However, if the owner of the “Shu Xiu Pavilion” secretly supported the financial resources of a certain prince, then sooner or later, the Qiao Clan and the “Shu Xiu Pavilion” would be facing each other.
This is troublesome.
The Qiao Clan’s strength in the capital was inferior to the “Shu Xiu Pavilion”. No matter how good the items were, it would take time for them to earn a reputation in the noble circle. The Qiao Clan could not afford to wait.
He went upstairs with a heavy heart.
Compared to Qiao Jinwen’s worries, Qiao Yunxi was obviously much more relaxed.
Standing at the door, she sized it up.
“Shu Xiu Pavilion” had a very large front. The surrounding three pavilions added together, and it was barely comparable to the “Shu Xiu Pavilion”. Moreover, “Shu Xiu Pavilion” was on the upper and lower floors. The backyard was also divided into two parts. One was for entertaining special guests, and the other was for the shop assistant to rest.
The pavement had been decorated meticulously, but it was not the kind of golden light that would dazzle people’s eyes. The entire pavement was dark in tone, drawing a golden border at the corner of the table, at the foot of the cabinet, and other inconspicuous places. It was a luxury in a low profile, not revealing mountains and dew, and was exceptionally calm.
This was the steady style of a distinguished family and a hundred-year-old aristocratic family, and it was also the tactfulness appreciated by the officials of the court.
The style of the shop represented the style of the owner. What customers would be attracted to it was the taste of the customers.
On this point, the Shu Xiu Pavilion was quite formidable.
The things Shu Embroidery House deals in are naturally related to Shu brocade and Shu embroidery.
The “Shu brocade” here was definitely not comparable to Qiao Family. After all, Qiao Family was authentic. As a layman who pretended to be an expert, Qiao Yunxi followed Qiao Yi and Qiao Jinwen to casually look at a few Shu brocades. He did not see any connections. Instead, Qiao Yi and Qiao Jinwen whispered to each other.
“Not bad craftsmanship, better quality than ordinary Shu brocade.” When she said this, Qiao Jinwen was exceptionally heavy.
If not for the secret recipe in the hands of the Qiao Clan, which had improved the flaws in the details of the Shu brocade, the quality of the Shu brocade alone would have allowed the Shu Embroidery Pavilion to completely contend with the Qiao Clan!
“I estimate that the owner of the ‘Shu Xiu Pavilion’ is from Shu Prefecture.” Qiao Yi also had a serious expression on her face. “Only textile workers in Shu Prefecture have such skills. You see, this is obviously a Shu Prefecture craft. Only real Shu brocade workers know the details.”
Qiao Yi pointed at Shu Jin’s knot and whispered to Qiao Jinwen.
This was a unique textile technique of Shu brocade, and it was also different from other silk brocades. Only powerful Shu brocade weavers could make it.
“Second brother, who do you think it is?” Qiao Jinwen asked directly.
Qiao Xi poked herself to the side and looked at Qiao Yi with unanimous hatred.
Qiao Yi pondered for a few seconds and analyzed, “There are several situations. The first is that the owner of the Shu Embroidery Pavilion is from Shu Prefecture, which is why he is so familiar with Shu Jin. However, the problem is that in Shu Prefecture, we, Qiao Family, are the number one person in Shu Jin. The other party directly passed us and quietly fought in the capital. That’s too powerful.”
Indeed.
Qiao Jinwen had no choice but to face Qiao Yi’s words
The owner of the “Shu Xiu Pavilion” directly abandoned Shu Prefecture and planned in the capital. How much courage did this require?
Businessmen were always cautious. Not to mention abandoning familiar places and developing in other people’s territory, even opening a branch store in their own territory would require planning and planning.
“Furthermore, what makes me most concerned is that if the owner of the ‘Shu Xiu Pavilion’ is from Shu Prefecture, and he has such a good development in the capital, we actually don’t know anything. Either the other party keeps a low profile and has no desire, or it is deliberate.”
‘”How can there be no desire or desire in such a big business? So, it must be deliberate. However, I don’t understand why the other party purposely kept a low profile. Or is it that the other party’s goal from the very beginning was the capital?”
The more the brother and sister talked, the more contradictory they became, and the more difficult it was to explain
“That’s possible,” Qiao Yi said. “Because of the Shu Dao, it was not convenient to ship things from Shu Province. Although there were also Shu brocade merchants doing business outside, no one had ever done such a big business and had such influence. There was no news of our Jincheng, so the other party’s target was the capital from the beginning.”
Jincheng?
Haha, I’m so sorry.
The other party had never placed the Qiao Clan of Jincheng in his eyes.
Being ignored by his opponent was the last thing Qiao Yi could tolerate!
“Then, there’s another possibility,” Qiao Yi said slowly. “The owner of this shop is from the capital. He hired a weaver from Shu brocade at a high price.”
So, the two of them talked for a long time, but didn’t get to the point. However, the two siblings preferred the latter possibility. After all, when you seriously regarded the other party as your opponent, you didn’t even see yourself in the other party’s eyes. This kind of feeling was very bad.
The group went up to the second floor.
The second floor is the VIP room.
Those who could go up to the second floor were all people who had some status and dignity.
The decorations on the second floor are more exquisite than those on the first floor.
Qiao Jinwen asked the waiter to take out the picture album and carefully select it.
Qiao Xi leaned over.
Therefore, one must not underestimate the merchant’s mind.
The album is divided into two parts.
Part of it was Shu brocade.
Each category has a small sample stuck to the album for customers to choose from. Customers can carefully distinguish the quality and choose the grade before deciding on the color and style.
The other part is Shu embroidery.
Each embroidery pattern is printed on the album, and the color of the embroidery pattern can be changed according to the customer’s requirements, or redesigned.
Since the Shu Embroidery Pavilion was called the Embroidery Pavilion, Shu Jin naturally wasn’t the main point.
Because, to be exact, “Shu Xiu Lou” is actually a clothing store.
Moreover, they only used Shu embroidery to make garments.
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
Shu embroidery was famous. Because of the relationship between Shu Dao and various objective factors, Shu embroidery was priceless for a long time. Shu embroidery was exquisite, and it wasn’t that the folk didn’t have Shu embroidery, but those were all low-grade and didn’t conform to the status of a noble person. Therefore, when the “Shu Xiu House” opened, the noble people in the capital were flocking to it. They even guided a wave of trends and started the popularity of the “Shu Xiu House” at the same time.
Therefore, this was the perfect time and place for people to live in harmony!
Qiao Xi could not help but sigh, “Good luck.”