My eunuch godfather

Chapter 84 Qinhuai Meeting

"Hiss~"

Xu Fo, whose eyes were covered by a silk scarf, knelt in the middle of the custom-made large bed, his hands supporting himself on the headboard.

Suddenly I felt a chill down my back, and my body started to tremble.

"Kneel properly."

Zhang Kun stopped writing with his small regular script brush and coldly ordered Xu Fo to wait until she regained her balance before continuing to write with rouge.

Xu Fo bit his lip, trying to suppress the tickling sensation. This little rascal really knows how to torment people!

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Fo, noticing that Zhang Kun had finished writing, asked in a sweet voice, "What did you write?"

"A contract of servitude was written."

Zhang Kun placed the calligraphy brush on the bedside table and said coldly:

"From this day forward, you are my servant. If you dare to disobey your master, I will beat your flesh to a pulp!"

"yes,"

Xu Fo leaned down and responded to Zhang Kun in a sweet voice:

"From now on, this servant will be your master's cat and dog, obeying all your commands."

"Turn over,"

Zhang Kun patted Xu Fo's lower body, stroked her slender waist, and guided her to turn over, "raise your hands behind you."

Then he took another piece of silk cloth, tied Xu Fo's hands together, and untied them.

With her hands bound, Xu Fo was somewhat uneasy and said to Zhang Kun in a coquettish voice, "Master, this is going to—ah, it hurts!"

Zhang Kun took the red wax candle, pulled open Xu Fo's waistband, tilted it slightly towards his heart, and said coldly:

"After you finish writing the contract, you have to stamp it. Stamp it hard, so you'll remember it well."

"Buddha, Buddha's servants, remember this!"

Xu Fo, half-jokingly and with a sob in his voice, pleaded with Zhang Kun, "I only beg my master to have mercy on this humble servant!"

Zhang Kun put the candlestick back in its place, then bent down and kissed it...

The next morning.

Xu Fo sat in front of the bronze mirror and was surprised to find that the few crow's feet on his face had completely disappeared.

He got up and walked to the courtyard, but the redness and swelling had not subsided. Xu Fo gasped in pain and hissed a few times.

Zhang Kun, who fought fiercely in several battles last night, has recovered to his former vigor and is practicing his swordplay in the courtyard.

Looking at Zhang Kun, Xu Fo felt a mixture of love and hate. He loved Zhang Kun's vigor and strength, but hated the tricks he had learned from who-knows-where.

"We need to give the new business a name,"

After Zhang Kun finished practicing a set of the Xinyou sword technique passed down by Qi Jiguang, he turned to look at Xu Fo, who was leaning against the door not far away, and smiled:

"If the eyebrows resemble a beautiful woman's, how about calling it Red Eyebrows?"

"That's a very nice name."

Xu Fo walked closer, took out a cotton towel, and wiped the fine sweat from Zhang Kun's forehead. "Is the tea you sell also called this?"

"Golden Red Eyebrows,"

Zhang Kun gestured for Xu Fo to step back a few steps, then sheathed his sword. "The best quality ones are called Golden Red Eyebrows, and the rest are called Paulownia Red."

Suddenly remembering something, he instructed Xu Fo:

"If any of the women you know are willing, you can ask them to invest money."

In addition to producing black tea for the Hongmei Tea Company in Beijing, Nanjing Hongmei Tea Company also sold its tea in places like Southern Zhili.

Unlike the Jin Yun and Nanjing Jin Yun, the Nanjing Hong Mei had neither the status of a merchant ship nor the first-mover advantage.

To enhance competitiveness, sufficient investment must be made in publicity and promotion.

Instead of spending money to hire famous courtesans, it would be better to have those courtesans invest money and work for the Red Eyebrows for free.

"What is the total number of shares, and how many shares are you selling to them?"

Xu Fo already knew that Zhang Kun wanted him to stay in Nanjing to watch over the Red Eyebrows. "What price should we set?"

"One hundred thousand shares,"

As Zhang Kun and Xu Fo walked toward the main house, they exchanged instructions:

"I will take at least 52,000 shares, Governor Xu will take 5,000 shares, the Zheng family will take 15,000 shares, and I will give you 3,000 shares."

There are 25,000 shares remaining, each worth three taels of silver. You can sell as many as you can; you'll get 10% of the proceeds.

Incentived by Zhang Kun's commission, Xu Fo immediately took action:

First, they approached Wang Wei and Yang Wan, who were currently the closest to them. The former was at the height of her fame, while the latter had been famous for many years and had some savings.

He proactively admitted that he could get a 5% commission and said he could return it all to them.

After listening to Xu Fo's sweet talk, Wang Wei had no doubts, but Yang Wan noticed something.

Pulling Xu Fo aside, he lowered his voice and asked, "Are you with Commander Zhang?"

"yes,"

Xu Fo nodded in acknowledgment, then asked Yang Wan smugly, "How did you figure that out?"

"I can tell just by looking at your face!"

A pang of jealousy stirred within Yang Wan, and she pressed Xu Fo for an answer: "Commander Zhang promised you a cut, more than five percent, didn't he?"

"If you help me get Xiuwei to invest more money, I'll return the remaining five cents to you!"

In the end, Wang Wei and Yang Wan each put up more than three thousand taels of silver to buy more than two thousand shares.

Taking Wang Wei and Yang Wan as examples, Xu Fo also obtained them from famous courtesans such as Lin Tiansu, Wang Yuesheng, and Li Zhenli from the Jin Yun Society.

They received a total of over six thousand taels of silver and then sold over two thousand shares.

After taking over the Jin Yun Society, Zhang Kun sent Xu Fo to the Su Jun Society to win over famous courtesans such as Zheng Tuoniang, Ma Ruyu, and Zhu Wuxia.

"Ha, what a strange thing!"

After hearing Xu Fo's advice, Ma Ruyu laughed out of anger:

"They want us to join the Golden Cloud Society, but instead of giving us money, they want us to buy shares?!"

"Mr. Miao Hui, now that the Tampa Mushroom Conference is concluded, Jin Yun Company will be operating in partnership with various other companies."

Xu Fo, recalling the rhetoric Zhang Kun had taught him, continued to persuade Ma Ruyu:

"Whether it's the Jin Yun Association or the Su Jun Association, it's difficult to survive by relying solely on the tampoo business."

However, if Hongmeihao can make a success of its black tea business, Jinyunhui and Sujunhui will have new income.

The more and longer the gatherings like the Jin Yun Society and the Su Jun Society are held, the greater the benefit will be for both of us!

Besides, Mr. Miaohui can earn back the money he invested in the Red Eyebrows Hotel by organizing more gatherings.

Ma Ruyu fell silent, knowing that Xu Fo was right:

Even now, within the Su Jun Association, industries outside of the tea industry are approaching them seeking cooperation.

Many people now say that Jin Yunhui was a major contributor to the establishment of the Nanjing Jin Yun ship.

If the Red Eyebrow brand's black tea business were to be revived, the prospects would be truly immeasurable!

"Mr. Shouyu,"

Zhu Wuxia, standing beside Xu Fo, said gently, "After all, we have invested a great deal for Su Jun Association..."

"Mr. Tae-ok!"

Xu Fo interrupted Zhu Wuxia, "Don't forget, the 'Su' that Su Jun knows is the 'Su' of Xue Susu!"

Then, he introduced the three top celebrities:

"The 'Jinyun' in Jinyun Society is also the Jinyun of Jinyun Ship, therefore what we are going to do is the new Jinyun Society, the Qinhuai Society!"

Those of you who transfer to Qinhuai are even allowed to create your own names within the Qinhuai Association!

The thought of Xue Susu, that old woman, sitting at the head of the table all day, putting on airs of seniority towards them, immediately made them waver.

Seeing that they were somewhat interested, Xu Fo pressed his advantage and said:

"After the transfer to Qinhuai, Qinhuai could group the three of them alongside Wang Xiuwei, collectively known as the 'Four Beauties of Qinhuai,' what do you think?"

You should know that even though the three of them are top celebrities, they combined can't beat Wang Wei alone!

Now that they can be ranked alongside Wang Wei and ride on his popularity, they are undoubtedly even more tempted.

"Mr. Shouyu, we are willing to purchase shares of Red Eyebrow."

After whispering with Ma Ruyu and Zhu Wuxia, Zheng Tuoniang, who was in the lead, smiled at Xu Fo and said:

"However, the Su Jun Society still needs the approval of the Wei State Duke's Mansion behind the Fukang Ship. I wonder if the Qin Huai Society can help?"