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Most of the people living near the East Market were nobles and high-ranking officials. For this reason, the East Market mainly sold expensive goods to satisfy the preferences of these nobles.
Usually, the customers here were people of status. Of course, some of them were their servants. In short, at a glance, the entire East Market's customers were relatively well-dressed, far more than those in the West Market.
Zhao Liu bought a shop in a relatively crowded area. Of course, this was Ang Lee's property, but Zhao Liu was just managing it.
"Hurry up, hurry up. Move all these into the room and leave these outside. Yes, that's it."
Zhao Liu was like a leader, ordering his subordinates.
"Hurry up, take away the grass curtains on these rocking chairs. Hurry up."
Under Zhao Liu's command, a few male servants removed the grass curtains on the five rocking chairs outside the shop. Suddenly, these rocking chairs appeared in front of the passersby.
"Hey, what is this? It looks like a chair."
"Haha! This is quite a rare thing. It should be for people to lie on. "
"Hey, this chair has no legs. How can it shake?"
"I'm asking you, what is this thing that doesn't look like a chair and doesn't look like a bed?"
Almost in an instant, the passersby were attracted by these strange and new things. Most of them were people of status. Naturally, their words were more bold and flamboyant. Some of them even used their hands to play with the rocking chairs.
Zhao Liu showed eight standard teeth, bowed, and introduced, "Distinguished guests, these are the rocking chairs of this small shop. They are for people to lie on. Are they very comfortable? Let me give you a demonstration. "
As he spoke, he lay down on a rocking chair in the middle, closed his eyes, and started rocking comfortably.
"Oh, so this is how it is played. It looks good. Let's give it a try."
A few guests who were dressed in luxurious clothes felt very strange. They walked over to the other rocking chairs and gently lay down.
When they just lay down, these people who had never played with the rocking chair all shook subconsciously. However, after adapting for a while, they realized the magic of the rocking chair. They learned from Zhao Liu and rocked comfortably.
After a moment of demonstration, Zhao Liu immediately stood up and gave the rocking chair to the onlookers so that they could experience the joy of rocking to their heart's content.
The first five people to experience it were attracted by the comfort of the rocking chair. They kept rocking with their eyes closed as if they were lying in their own courtyard, completely ignoring the people around them.
"It looks good. Is it comfortable?"
"Look at these people, they seem to be very comfortable."
The onlookers suddenly became more curious. In this era, there were no newspapers, TV, and movies. There was not much gossip news, which led to the spiritual life of the people in this era being very poor. They often felt that life was dull and boring. Occasionally, they could see something new like rocking chairs. Of course, they would take a few more glances.
When Zhao Liu saw that the first five people were addicted to the rocking chair, he showed eight standard teeth again and whispered, "Distinguished guests, these rocking chairs are for the guests to experience. Each person can only experience it for a short while. If you are satisfied, you can buy one back. The price is not expensive. First come, first served. There is still stock in the house. There will be goods every day in the future."
"Get up, let me try."
The onlookers began to take turns to experience the joy of rocking chairs, and those who felt satisfied asked about the price. They planned to buy one back and enjoy it when they were free.
Of course, because the furniture is made of wood, the price can't be too expensive, but it is still three to five times higher than the cost price. It can also be regarded as a huge profit, but for the rich, this high price is nothing at all. Anyway, they won't buy too many.
In just half an hour, one hundred rocking chairs were sold out. Even so, there were still many customers in the store, asking to buy rocking chairs as soon as possible. Zhao Liu had to keep explaining, asking them to wait for a day. The next day, more rocking chairs will be delivered so that they can buy them.
The sales of the rocking chairs were so hot that it made the other wooden furniture merchants unable to sit still. It took a long time for them to sell their tables and beds, but these rocking chairs were selling at an astonishing rate. The contrast was too great.
After envy, jealousy, and hatred, these jealous merchants began to inquire about Zhao Liu's background to determine their countermeasures. If his background is not strong, they will forcibly snatch this business. If his background is too strong, of course, they can't act recklessly.
These seemingly ordinary merchants actually have backers behind them. If they don't have the support of a backer, it will be difficult for them to survive in the East and West cities of the capital. Even if they can survive, it will only be a small matter and they will absolutely not be able to achieve anything.
Many of the merchants opposite Zhao Liu's store are businesses of the Five Surnames and Seven Prestige Families of the Tang dynasty, and some of them are businesses of the powerful ministers and the Royal Family. In short, they are not as ordinary as they seem on the surface.
However, when these guys with ulterior motives learned that these rocking chairs came from Ang Lee's mansion, they suddenly became soft. The power behind them is indeed very strong, but Ang Lee is not a person to be trifled with. Moreover, Ang Lee's identity as a member of the Royal Family has been confirmed, and his status is even more consolidated. Who would be so bold as to provoke Ang Lee?
Zhao Liuhuai carried a large amount of money and led a group of servants, pushing several transport carts, and happily returned to the mansion. The first day was so smooth, it can be considered a very good start, and the following days will definitely be even smoother.
"Alang, Alang."
Zhao Liu rushed into the big backyard excitedly.
At this moment, Ang Lee and Yan Ruyu were admiring the fresh vegetables in the vegetable greenhouse together when they saw Zhao Liu rush in excitedly. [love ↑ go △ xiao ↓ say △ w]
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"Zhao Liu, why are you back so soon? Are the rocking chairs sold out?"
Zhao Liu took out a few gold coins from his arms and said happily, "Alang, it's only been half an hour, and all one hundred rocking chairs have been sold out. It seems that we have to ship more rocking chairs to the East Market tomorrow."
Li An took the gold and casually weighed it in his hand. The corner of his mouth curled into a smile. "I really didn't expect that these little rocking chairs could actually bring me such a rich income. Sigh, why am I so talented?"
"Husband, you really don't know how to be shy."
Yan Ruyu rolled her eyes at Ang Lee and snatched the gold coins from Ang Lee's hand.
"Zhao Liu, ship five hundred rocking chairs tomorrow. In addition, the processing factory outside the city has to speed up its work. Before the opponent makes the rocking chairs, we have to make a lot of money."
Ang Lee knew that the rocking chairs were not high-tech. It was only a matter of time before they were imitated.
However, even if they were imitated, it would not pose much of a threat to Ang Lee's industry. After all, Ang Lee's processing factory adopted a modern assembly line operation. The cost was greatly reduced and the output was greatly increased. In this way, Ang Lee's rocking chairs would firmly occupy a dominant position in the market and would never fall because of vicious competition.
If there was a competitor who maliciously sold the rocking chairs at a low price after making them, Ang Lee could also follow suit and lower the price. In the case where the cost was much lower than others, Ang Lee was not afraid that he would not be able to outlast the other party. Moreover, Ang Lee had a lot of good ideas. He could invent new things at any time so that others would always follow behind him and drink the soup.
In addition, Ang Lee's rocking chairs were all the same for the time being. This was completely necessary for the assembly line operation. When the time was right, it was possible to make a more comfortable rocking chair type, thus further increasing the competitiveness.
Now, the wheelchair had been invented, but the first wheelchair still had many shortcomings. It needed to be constantly improved to increase its comfort and performance.
Ang Lee's mansion hired a lot of skilled carpenters and blacksmiths and gave them high remuneration so that they could improve the various rare things that had been developed.
"Alang, there is someone outside the door who wants to see you. He claims to be the servant of the Left Prime Minister."
The manservant guarding the door ran to the big backyard to report.
"The servant of the Left Prime Minister, bring him here."
Although the status of the Left Prime Minister Li Shizhi was higher than Ang Lee and he was Ang Lee's younger brother, but when his servant came, there was no need for Ang Lee to rush to greet him. After all, this was just a servant, and Li Shizhi did not come in person.
"This servant greets General Li."
The servant understood etiquette and bowed to Ang Lee.
Ang Lee nodded and asked, "What orders does the Left Prime Minister have?"
"General Li, my Alang said that in a few days it will be the Spring Lantern Festival. He wants to invite General Li to his mansion tonight to talk about the old days."
When Ang Lee heard this, he felt that he should go. After all, he was so close to Li Shizhi, and Li Shizhi had personally invited him. How could he not go?
"Go back and tell the Left Prime Minister that Ang Lee will be there on time."
Ang Lee replied loudly, and let Zhao Liu immediately prepare the transportation.
"Husband, if you go to the Left Prime Minister's mansion tonight, will you not come back?"
Yan Ruyu asked with a little disappointment.
Ang Lee stroked Yan Ruyu's forehead and said with a smile, "I have the imperial court's token. Even if it is the night curfew, I can still come back. Besides, I have business to do tonight. How can I not come back? "
"Husband …"
Yan Ruyu shyly glared at Ang Lee, and then turned to escape to the main house.
"Little girl, you dare to run. See how I will punish you when I come back tonight."
Ang Lee chuckled, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to the Left Prime Minister Li Shizhi's mansion immediately.
As the Left Prime Minister of the Tang dynasty, Li Shizhi's mansion was relatively close to the imperial city, while Ang Lee's mansion was in the Daye Square in the south, so the distance was still relatively far. Fortunately, Ang Lee had a horse to ride, so it did not take too long to get to Li Shizhi's mansion.
But today was different. It was the first time to go to Li Shizhi's mansion, so he had to bring some gifts. Otherwise, it would be too rude. After thinking about it, Ang Lee decided to give Li Shizhi two rocking chairs, in addition to ten kilograms of soybean sprouts, ten kilograms of mung bean sprouts, and ten kilograms of small rapeseed.
Even if all of them were added together, they weren't worth much, but in the current Great Tang, they were rare items. Thus, Li An's gift to Li Shizhi was the best gift he could give.
Because the rocking chairs were large objects, they needed to be transported by carriage, so the speed of the team was naturally slow. It took a long time to reach Li Shizhi's mansion.
"General Li, my husband, Alang, has been waiting in the main hall for a long time."
As soon as they reached the gate, a housekeeper in his fifties greeted them kindly.
Ang Lee nodded, turned around, and said, "These are my gifts to Prime Minister Zuo. Please accept them."
The housekeeper saw that they were all rare things, and the bean sprouts and small rapeseed were even harder to buy in the market. He immediately nodded and asked his subordinates to help the servants brought by Ang Lee to transport these things to the mansion.
Then he led Ang Lee to the main hall of the Prime Minister's mansion.
At this moment, Li Shizhi was sitting on a futon in the main hall. In front of him was a pot of boiling tea, and the strong smell of the tea could be smelled from far away.
"Ang Lee pays his respects to Prime Minister Zuo."
Ang Lee respectfully saluted and did not dare to overstep.
Li Shizhi grinned and said warmly, "Ang Lee, come and sit down. You and I are family, so there's no need to be so polite. You child, if I didn't send someone to invite you, you wouldn't have taken the initiative to come to see me."
"Prime Minister Zuo, please forgive me. I've been busy farming outside the city these days, so I didn't have time. I was planning to visit after the Lantern Festival."
Ang Lee casually found an excuse.
"Why are you still calling me Prime Minister Zuo? Your husband is my second brother, and I'm your sixth husband. In such an occasion where there are no outsiders, you can just call me Liu Weng. Well, I should also call you Da Lang."
Li Shizhi felt that Prime Minister Zuo was too distant, so he asked Ang Lee to call him Liu Weng.
Ang Lee smiled and nodded, "Liu Weng, I brought you some small gifts."
"Oh, you also brought gifts. What are they?"
Li Shizhi asked curiously.
"Alang, they are bean sprouts and spinach, more than 15 kilograms. In addition, there are two rocking chairs."
The steward interrupted.
"Bean sprouts and spinach, these are rare things! Tell the kitchen to make them right away. "
Li Shizhi, on the other hand, wanted to try it immediately. When he heard that Li An had sent bean sprouts over, he clamored for the kitchen to cook them. At the same time, he looked at Li An and asked, "Dalang, what's this rocking chair?"
"Liu Weng, this is a very interesting thing. You can lie on it and rest. It's very comfortable. Do you want to try it now?"
Ang Lee said.
"Okay, bring it here!"
Li Shizhi couldn't wait any longer. He really wanted to see what interesting things Li An would make again.
When he attended Ang Lee's wedding, he really experienced the comfort of Ang Lee's mansion. Therefore, he valued the things invented by Ang Lee very much.
"Liu Weng, this is it. Lie on it and try it."
Soon, two rocking chairs were brought over. Ang Lee helped Li Shizhi lie on the rocking chair and gently rocked it.
"Dalang, this is actually quite similar to the swing!"
Li Shizhi closed his eyes and enjoyed the rocking chair. After a while, he sighed.
"Liu Weng is right. This rocking chair is indeed the same as the swing. Lie on it and enjoy it."
Ang Lee served Li Shizhi carefully as if he was serving an elder.
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