The shopkeeper's face became ugly.
He didn't want to disturb the nobles. He just wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
He coldly said, "I said, it's impossible!"
"Look at you, you don't have anyone behind you. Why don't you merge with my shop? Then you won't have to worry about anyone finding trouble with you in the future, right?" The speaker's tone was sloppy, like a cat teasing a mouse.
"You don't have to worry about my business. You are not welcome here. Please leave!" The shopkeeper's attitude was firm.
After a few words, the man had already walked in front of them. Shen Yu also saw clearly what kind of person came to find trouble.
He was about 20 years old. He was wearing a golden robe and a golden crown inlaid with various colored gems. The feeling he gave people could be described with one word: rich.
His appearance was not bad. He was waving a golden fan. From inside to outside, the word "dandy" was written.
The man swaggered in with a group of servants behind him.
The old customers in the shop were accustomed to this scene. The new customer caused some disturbance, but it was quickly pacified.
"Who is this person?" Shen Yu asked.
He didn't remember anything related to this person. He thought that this person was not an official.
"He is the young master of Minister Jin's family. Since the shop opened, he comes here every few days. At first, he just wanted to buy some brushes and ink. Later, he began to ask me to merge the shop with his shop." The shopkeeper smiled bitterly.
This shop was newly opened. He was also the owner of a shop. But he encountered some bad things and had to sell the shop. He happened to meet Shen Yu's people and became Shen Yu's subordinate.
After the shop changed its owner behind the scenes, Shen Yu ordered to change the business model. The originally deserted shop suddenly became popular. Even if it was in a remote location, there was an endless stream of customers every day.
Later, with the introduction of patterned rice paper, its reputation spread and the business became better. At this time, the young master of the Jin family insisted on buying the shop.
In the blink of an eye, the young master of the Jin family had already arrived in front of the four people. He closed his fan and pressed it against his chin: "Then tell me, what do you want to agree to my request? Do you want me to let you manage the shops under my name? "
"That shop of yours has always been losing money. What's the use of giving it to us shopkeepers?" The green-robed servant was indignant.
"Isn't this your shopkeeper's miraculous hands? If I remember correctly, this shop has been losing money before, right?" Jin Gongzi was not angry even after being rebuked, his expression was still the same as before.
Shen Yu observed him for a moment and found that he was really not angry.
He originally thought that this person was looking for trouble, but now it seemed that this was not the case. What exactly did this Young Master Jin want to do?
"Don't look for me again, I won't agree." If he didn't feel that Jin Gongzi had no malice, the boss wouldn't have talked to him.
"Why?"
From time to time, the eyes of the surrounding guests swept over them. Shen Yu saw that Jin Gongzi was unwilling to give up, so he said, "Let's talk somewhere else."
Young Master Jin was reluctant. He wanted to ask, "Who are you? Why can you make the decision?" But seeing that the boss had no objection, he silently swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The four of them went into the inner room.
The boss glanced at Shen Yu, and Shen Yu nodded slightly at him.
"I can't agree to your request, no matter how generous your conditions are, because this shop doesn't belong to me." The boss explained.
"Ah?" Jin Gongzi was dumbfounded, "Haven't you always been the owner of this shop?"
"You know about my past?" He didn't know anyone with a status like the Jin family before.
"You haven't moved your shop, so of course I know that you used to be the owner of this shop. I also know that there were always people looking for trouble with you. You didn't sell the shop to that person, right? You might as well sell it to me. "
The boss had a headache because of his jumpy thoughts, "What are you thinking? Now this shop is Young Master Yu's. "
Jin Gongzi followed the boss's line of sight and looked at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu nodded slightly.
"No wonder you are so respectful to them, it turns out that they are the new owners." Jin Gongzi muttered.
"Now can you tell me what's going on?" Shen Yu said in a low voice.
The boss also wanted to know why Jin Gongzi was so diligent.
Jin Gongzi was stared at by several people, so he didn't look away, "It's Zhou Dingsheng. I don't get along with him. When I saw him instructing his servants to make you unable to stay in this place, I didn't let him succeed. Since you now have a new owner, you won't be bullied by him anymore."
"These days, the Zhou family didn't come looking for trouble because you stopped them?" No one knew who the real owner of this shop was except for him. At first, he was curious about why the Zhou family stopped. He didn't expect that someone was secretly helping him.
Jin Gongzi swaggered into the shop every day with a group of servants. When the Zhou family saw it, they didn't dare to do anything. Although the Zhou family was a little rich, they couldn't be compared with the Jin family.
The misunderstanding was cleared up, so Jin Gongzi left with his servants.
The purchase of the shop didn't go through Shen Yu's hands, so he didn't know about it. Now that he knew, he couldn't completely ignore it.
"What's going on?" Shen Yu's knuckles tapped on the wooden table.
"Before Gongzi's people found me, I was already at my wit's end. The Zhou family took a fancy to this place and wanted to take it by force. At that time, the shop's business was not good, and someone maliciously hindered it, so the old customers also ran away."
After a period of renovation, the shop was closed for a period of time. When it was reopened, the Zhou family didn't come looking for it. He thought that Shen Yu's people warned the Zhou family behind their back.
He was just a small boss, so he couldn't do anything to the Zhou family. But for any aristocratic family in Beijing, the Zhou family was nothing.
"Since you work for me, if there's anything you can't solve, just tell me directly." Shen Yu would naturally protect people who worked for him conscientiously.
Shen Yu looked at the shop's account book and asked about the shop's situation and future plans. The boss of the bookstore knew what was going on, so his answers were basically satisfactory to Shen Yu.
There were other shops to check, so Shen Yu didn't stay for long.
"How much does A Yu know about the boss of this shop?" In the carriage, Shang Junlin fed Shen Yu a peeled pine nut candy.
Shen Yu was greedy and asked Shang Junlin to buy the pine nut candy when they passed by a small stall just now. Shang Junlin always agreed to Shen Yu's small requests, so he got off the carriage and bought two packets.
The pine nut candy was very sweet. Shen Yu narrowed his eyes with satisfaction: "At that time, I was in the palace, so I couldn't do many things myself. So I handed them over to my subordinates. At that time, my subordinates sent me a message saying that there was a shop that needed to be sold. All the requirements met my requirements, so I asked them to buy the shop. Later, I learned that the original boss of the shop had been doing this for generations, so I let him continue to manage it."
"The boss's surname is Ye, and he has lived in the capital for generations. He's kind and doesn't have any bad relationships with people. As for his relationship with the Zhou family, I'm not sure." Shen Yu couldn't know everything that happened to every one of his subordinates.
"This person gives me a familiar feeling." Shang Junlin frowned, "Maybe it's my illusion."
"If Your Majesty is worried, then let the Hidden Dragon Guards check it out. Check on the Zhou family too."
"Okay."
Then, the two of them went to the jewelry shop. This shop was located in the busiest area in the capital. There was an endless stream of people coming and going. They didn't enter the shop, but went to the backyard from the side.
Among all the shops, this shop had the most beautiful accounts. It even opened a branch not long ago. Shen Yu didn't expect a woman's purchasing ability to be so amazing.
After receiving the news, the shopkeeper put down what he was doing and welcomed the two of them in.
"Young master, have some tea."
This shop was left behind by Shen Yu's mother. The shopkeeper was also an old man by Shen Yu's side. In the past few years, the shop wasn't doing well, and the shopkeeper felt guilty. Later on, with the prescription given by Shen Yu, he developed a new product and it became one of the most profitable shops in the capital. Only then did the guilt in his heart disappear.
He worked harder and harder. Shen Yu only gave him a few new products. The shopkeeper came up with different ways to make and sell them. Some were for the ladies of aristocratic families, and some were for ordinary ladies. The former was exquisite and expensive, while the latter was cheap and expensive. Both were very popular.
Shen Yu took a sip of tea and listened to the shopkeeper talk about the results. There was a trace of a smile in his eyes, "You've done well."
The shopkeeper was flattered, "You flatter me. If not for the prescription given by you, I wouldn't have been able to revive the shop."
Not only was the business flourishing, but they also opened a new branch. There were partners who took the initiative to come to them.
"Young master, there is one more thing. Some time ago, a young master named Yan Zheng came to us and asked if we could talk about cooperation." The shopkeeper remembered something important, "I can't make a decision on this matter. Does young master want to cooperate with him?"
"What kind of person do you think he is? Is he worth cooperating with?" Shen Yu put down his cup. Yan Zheng, the person who took the initiative to give money to the Ministry of Works to build roads, had also had a meal with them.
"He came to me several times. He has an extraordinary way of talking and acts appropriately. If young master wants to find someone to cooperate with, you can consider him."
"It seems that Shopkeeper Xu thinks highly of him." Shopkeeper Xu had worked for Shen Yu for so many years, but the number of times he praised someone like this was very few.
"I just think that the idea he put forward is very reasonable." Shopkeeper Xu turned around and took out a book from the shelf. "I organized this according to his ideas. Young master, you can take a look first."
Shen Yu took it and skimmed through it. He had to admit that this plan was very perfect. Everything that needed to be considered had been taken into account.
"Ah Lin, take a look too." After Shen Yu finished reading, he handed the book to Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin gently nodded after reading it.
Shen Yu knew that he could only take out more things in the future. If he wanted to cooperate, it would definitely be long-term. Before cooperating, he should at least have a certain understanding of the partner.
"I will consider the cooperation. If he comes to you again, tell him that I will talk to him personally." Shen Yu paused for a moment and added, "Before that, you should organize Yan Zheng's information and give it to me."
"Yes." Shopkeeper Xu was surprised. He didn't expect that Shen Yu would come in person. He silently remembered this matter.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for dinner.
"Are we going back to the palace or after dinner?" Shang Junlin asked in the carriage.
"Let's go to the Yingxing Tower." Shen Yu had a good impression of the Yingxing Tower.
The carriage turned around and drove towards the Yingxing Tower.
"Your Majesty, you didn't seem very happy just now. Why?" Shang Junlin wasn't very happy in the second half of the conversation with Shopkeeper Xu.
"If you want to cooperate, A Yu can just let his subordinates do it. He doesn't need to do it personally."
It turned out that it was because of this matter. Shen Yu laughed out loud.
"What are you laughing at?" Shang Junlin pinched Shen Yu's chin, his eyes deep.
"Your Majesty, don't you think that today we are particularly like a husband accompanying his wife to inspect a shop?"
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