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Li Xiao immediately turned around, not intending to entertain these wine-buying guests.
"His Royal Highness, please wait a moment!"
Sure enough, Li Xiao heard the middle-aged man's voice.
"Buy wine and find him." Li Xiao said without turning his head.
"My humble Cui Renshu, I wonder if Your Highness has heard of this name before?"
The middle-aged man was not annoyed at all, with a confident smile on his face.
He seemed to think that as long as the name was spoken, everyone would know it.
But Li Xiao said, "I've never heard of it."
"This……"
Cui Renshu immediately fell into an embarrassing situation, but he was not annoyed, and continued: "Then His Highness must have heard of the Shuhu Trading Company? I am not talented, but I am the person in charge of the Shuhu Trading Company."
"what?"
At this time, someone next to him exclaimed.
"It turned out to be the boss of Shuhu Commercial Bank. I didn't expect to see him here. It's really a surprise."
"Wait! Cui Renshu, I seem to have heard this name before, but I can't remember it."
"I remembered, isn't Cui Renshu a member of the Cui family?"
"That's right, the Cui family, one of the eight families with five surnames, Qiwang Guanlong. It is said that the head of the Cui family, Cui Renshi, is a high official of the imperial court."
The people nearby whispered, all a little surprised.
Hearing this, Li Xiao said slowly: "You can come in."
After speaking, Li Xiao slowly entered the attic.
Five surnames and seven looks, Li Xiao is like thunder.
These families have existed for thousands of years.
He has a wide network of contacts, and his disciples and old officials are all over the world.
At the most prosperous time, even the emperor dared not provoke them.
It can be seen that the influence of these families is deep.
However, Li Xiao only knew a rough idea, and didn't know what kind of period the Cui family was in at this time.
A gleam of joy flashed in Cui Renshu's eyes, and he also walked in.
In the distance, Chang Sun Chong and others looked at this scene, and their expressions suddenly became ugly.
"Damn it, why did this Cui guy come here?"
"Young Master Changsun, this Shuhu Trading Firm is the second largest trading firm in the capital, second only to your Tiansheng Trading Firm. It has a lot of energy! If Li Xiao and this Cui Renshu hook up, it will be troublesome then."
"Shut up!" Chang Sun Chong scolded with a gloomy face, "How can I not know this?"
Seeing this, the others didn't dare to say more.
"I want to go back."
After thinking about it, Chang Sun Chong left in a hurry.
……
in the attic.
Li Xiao sat down slowly, looked at Cui Renshu in front of him, and said calmly, "I don't know how Boss Cui wants to cooperate?"
Chapter 111: Business Philosophy
Changsun House.
"Where's my father?"
As soon as Changsun Chong entered the door, he couldn't wait to find out where Changsun Wuji was.
"Young master, the master is in the back garden."
After getting the information, Chang Sun Chong hurried to the back garden.
Not long after, Changsun Chong came to the back garden and saw Changsun Wuji fishing.
Changsun Wuji had a relaxed and calm look on his face, looking at the surface of the water, wondering what he was thinking.
"Father, are you still thinking about fishing? Do you know what happened?"
Chang Sun rushed over and said impatiently.
"Shh~"
Changsun Wuji kept his eyes on the water, and said in a low voice, "Chong'er, don't act recklessly, and calm down when things happen."
"How do you tell me to calm down?" Zhang Sun Chong said impatiently, "Then Li Xiao got a lot of top-quality wine from somewhere. A jar of wine sells for 200 taels. The key is that there are still people buying it!"
"If this continues, once he is allowed to raise money, won't the household department be controlled by him?"
"You let me down so much." Changsun Wuji turned his head, shook his head and said, "I already know what happened."
"You know?"
Chang Sun Chong was surprised.
There was a short period of time between when it happened and when he came home.
But his father was fishing far away in the mansion, but he knew everything about the outside world like the palm of his hand.
This can't help but make him feel a little awed.
"Father, since you already know, what do you think the child should do?" Chang Sun Chong calmed down and asked.
"But you still remember the art of war I taught you before, one of which is to draw your salary from the bottom of the pot." Changsun Wuji said calmly, looking at the water without looking back.
"Drawing from the bottom of the pot?"
Chang Sun Chong looked puzzled and didn't understand what he was referring to for a while.
But immediately, his eyes lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Father, I understand!"
"Since Li Xiao's reliance is on this superb wine, as long as I let someone analyze the formula of the wine, I can also brew that kind of wine by drawing a gourd."
"Even if we can't make a perfect copy, we can still make it almost the same. By then, he won't be the only one. I can play him to death with the price."
Changsun Wuji didn't speak any more.
But immediately Chang Sun Chong frowned again, and said: "But if you want to analyze the formula, it will take a lot of time, and this time is enough for Li Xiao to earn a lot of money."
"No, he must not be allowed to operate smoothly."
"Li Xiao has no experience in business. You can tell from his behavior today. When he finds out the way, the wine from your side can almost be brewed." Changsun Wuji said lightly.
"What dad said is that it's extremely stupid to provide free drinks. How can there be such a business? And the price is so high, it's ridiculous!"
Chang Sun Chong snorted, but frowned again: "Father, that's not right, he has no experience, but Cui Renshu is not good at it."
"Cui Renshu?"
Changsun Wuji was taken aback for a moment, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Before Chang Sun Chong could speak, someone hurried over, put a note on the small table beside Chang Sun Wuji, and left quietly.
Not a word was spoken the whole time.
Changsun Wuji glanced at the note, sat up straight, and frowned.
"Cui Renshu went to find Li Xiao?!"
His face was not very good-looking.
"Father, you..."
Only then did Chang Sun Chong understand that although his father had the news, due to the time lag in delivering it, he didn't know about Cui Renshu at this time.
"Yes, Cui Renshu and Li Xiao entered the attic, and I came here to tell you about it."
Changsun Chong frowned, and continued: "The Shuhu Trading Company of the Cui family is the deadly enemy of my Tiansheng Trading Company. If he gets the wine brewing formula, it will pose a great threat to us."
"Probably not. Li Xiao is not as simple as you think. This formula should not fall into the hands of Cui Renshu."
Changsun Wuji was thoughtful, and continued, "Don't cause trouble for a while, lest Fang Xuanling catch you."
"Yes!" Chang Sun Chong replied respectfully.
"Speaking of which, Fang Xuanling is all to blame. If it wasn't for him, Li Xiao would have already been infamous and even accepted the investigation of Dali Temple."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Changsun Wuji scolded, and warned in a cold voice, "Don't say such things in front of outsiders in the future, step back!"
"Yes."
Chang Sun Chong didn't dare to say much, and left quietly.
After Changsun rushed away, Changsun Wuji looked at the undulating fish float, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he pulled it violently.
The next moment, the fishing line broke.
Changsun Wuji muttered to himself: "Fang Xuanling..."
……
attic.
"I don't know how Boss Cui wants to cooperate?"
Li Xiao looked at Cui Renshu indifferently.
"Your Highness."
Cui Renshu smiled, first cupped his fists respectfully, and then slowly said: "If I'm not wrong, His Highness seems not good at business."
"Hehe, why are you so sure?" Li Xiao chuckled lightly.
"First, since His Highness opened a restaurant, he didn't even have a cook, and he didn't buy food. Could it be that His Highness plans to only sell wine? Is this still a restaurant?"
After a pause, Cui Renshu continued with a confident face, "Secondly, His Highness opened a restaurant, but found a person who has never had business experience to take charge, which is enough to explain a lot of problems."
"Thirdly, Your Highness is too impatient. Even the best wine cannot be priced so high. I believe the cost of this wine will never exceed one tael of silver per jar."
"If you are so eager for quick success, you will only smash the signboard, and no one cares about it."
"So, I think His Highness needs the cooperation of someone who knows how to do business."
Speaking of this, Cui Renshu smiled and continued: "I'm afraid this is also the reason why Your Highness asked me to come in for a discussion!"
"Hehe." Li Xiao shook his head and chuckled, "The biggest drawback of smart people is self-righteousness."
"Why did Your Highness say that?" Cui Renshu withdrew his smile and asked doubtfully.
"Your analysis is clear and logical, but it's all wrong!"
"I'm too lazy to explain to you, but there is one thing I care about."
"You haven't been in the backyard, how do you know that I didn't hire a cook or buy ingredients?"
Li Xiao's face was cold, and he stared at Cui Renshu firmly.
There is probably only one answer. Behind this Cui Renshu, there is a terrifying intelligence system.
It may be comparable to the intelligence system of the imperial court.
Because this attic has been closely watched by his guards for a long time.
No one can get information from it.
In other words, the information that Cui Renshu knew was collected when he bought the attic.
or……
Li Xiao turned his head and looked at the servants not far away, his eyes were thoughtful.
"Your Highness may be worrying too much."
Cui Renshu smiled helplessly, and said: "Your Highness's actions today are such a sensation, naturally many people witnessed the whole process, and I only found out after inquiring."
"That's all?" Li Xiao squinted his eyes, with a half-believing look on his face.