Chapter 161: Poor

"Go slowly!"

Wang Deming reluctantly sent all the relatives out of the courtyard gate, holding their hands one by one, and with red eyes he assured them: "Don't worry, you are all my beloved relatives, brothers and sisters!"

"I will discuss with my second brother-in-law and third brother tonight how to arrange for you all!"

"I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"

Watching everyone getting on the bus, walking, and disappearing at the entrance of the alley, Wang Deming took a deep breath and let out the breath he had been holding.

The lung capacity is too large, holding back the eyes is really a physical activity
"Second brother-in-law, third brother, please!"

"Shouchun, change another set of tea."

He returned to the main hall of the second courtyard with Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong. After Shouchun and Yuqing served tea and left, Wang Deming picked up the teacup, gently shook off the foam with the tea cover, took a sip, and then asked with a smile: "Second brother-in-law, third brother, although our Chinese medicine factory has achieved some success."

“But it’s not enough.”

Not enough? In less than a month, they sold more than 20 Chinese patent medicines and herbal medicines, which was much better than all other pharmacies except Tong Ren Tang.

Not to mention anything else, after relying on the Chinese Medicine Association to basically monopolize Chinese medicine clinics and Chinese and Western medicine combined clinics in and around Beijing, other pharmacies can only buy and sell to ordinary people, and their business has dropped sharply.

Not long ago, I went to the government to complain!
If there weren't a real boss backing them up, the Pharmaceutical Guild alone would be overwhelmed.
Facing the two's puzzled looks, Wang Deming asked again: "Do you two know who is the most famous person in domestic industry and commerce at present?"

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Shouchong answered tentatively: "Beile and Nanrong, aren't they both said to be these two?"

Wang Deming nodded and shook his head, explaining: "It's true, but in fact, the Le family and the Rong family are not comparable at all."

"The foundation of the Le family is actually just one Tong Ren Tang in Beijing, and the other four branches each opened a medicine shop called the Le Family Old Shop, each of which is a loose group. The Rong family, on the other hand, has more than 20 factories across the country, managing at least tens of thousands of workers."

"Tell me, how does Tong Ren Tang's Le Songsheng compare to others?"

Seeing the two nodding in approval after thinking for a while, Wang Deming asked again, "How many workers are there in our Chinese medicine factory now?"

Cha Kuiyuan answered without hesitation: "There are more than 100 people!"

"Because of the run on our Chinese medicine factory, many pharmacies in Beijing are not doing well. With the help of the government, we have accepted many apprentices from other pharmacies."

"Yes," Wang Deming smiled and nodded, then asked again slowly: "Second brother-in-law, third brother, are you happy to be a National People's Congress representative?"

"Then do you two know the key?"

Zhang Shouchong answered first: "It's because our pharmaceutical factory is collectively owned!"

Wang Deming shook his head slowly, "This is just one of the reasons."

"Would you like to think about it?"

"Can we pay more taxes?"

Wang Deming shook his head again.

Cha Kuiyuan suddenly had an idea and thought of the Rong family Wang Deming had just mentioned. He immediately said, "It's because our factory already has more than 200 workers!"

Wang Deming nodded approvingly, and then pointed out the key point: "That's right!"

“This is a very critical factor!”

"In addition to our innovative collective ownership, the country also values ​​how many new jobs we create and how much potential we tap into for the industry, in addition to taxation!"

After going through so much trouble, Wang Deming finally stated his purpose: "So, we must learn from the Rong family and continue to promote the development of the pharmaceutical factory! Not only in Beijing, we must also spread across the country!"

"The only thing that constrains the development of pharmaceutical companies is investment."

"Isn't there a better opportunity now?" Zhang Shouchong turned his head to look at Cha Kuiyuan, then looked at Wang Deming who was sitting on the Diaoyutai, sipping tea with his head down. He had some guesses in his mind and asked, "Deming, what do you mean?"

Wang Deming smiled and said, "Many hands make light work!"

"I generously took out all the national treasures of calligraphy and paintings in my hands to pave the way for our many relatives."

"But I don't know how much wealth each of the relatives has. If I ask for too much, it will hurt the relationship. If I ask for too little, it will delay the development of our pharmaceutical factory and also your future."

After saying that, Wang Deming crossed his legs, held the teacup, tilted the tea lid, and tasted the tangerine peel Pu'er tea. In winter, you have to drink black tea to warm your stomach and nourish your body.
Zhang Shouchong's guess came true, and his face turned pale. He looked at Cha Kuiyuan again and found that the latter was the same. His originally rosy face suddenly turned dark.

These mansions and families in the capital have been constantly intermarrying since the Qing Dynasty: exchanging relatives, aunts becoming mothers-in-law, and the most important thing is family background; they have long been a you-in-me, me-in-law, like a spider web intertwined together, huddled together for warmth.

In other words, it was the great changes of the times. Besides, Zhang Shouchun was not a direct descendant of the clan. They were also trying to find a way out, so they married Wang Deming.

Otherwise, the daughter of the family, no matter how poor she is, would have to marry a tycoon like Liu, the pawnbroker's former white glove.

Jin Yuqing, who now comes to Wang Deming's house to act as his in-laws, was engaged before. Her husband was from Tieliang's family - Murcha Tieliang, who was involved in the "Zongshe Party" and wanted to restore the Qing Dynasty. However, the husband died before she could get married, so she became a widow.

Now Wang Deming wants the two of them to dig out all the assets of these people. Isn't this asking them to commit treason?
After doing such an offensive thing, can the two of them continue to survive in the circle?

After waiting for a while, Wang Deming still received no reply from Zhang Shouchong and Cha Kuiyuan. He raised his eyelids and looked at the two people opposite him with pale faces, and sighed in his heart.

As expected, even before they completely betrayed their original class, they already looked as if their loved ones had died; if they were asked to give up the people's money inherited from them, it would be tantamount to asking for their lives!
Slowly putting down the teacup, Wang Deming said calmly: "Second brother-in-law, third brother, the assets that my relatives gave me must have been invested in the Chinese medicine factory!"

"They have obtained status by donating national treasures. If they donate more money or houses, won't it be converted into shares of the Chinese medicine factory? We agreed before that part of the future profits of the pharmaceutical factory will be used to repay the shareholders' investment."

"It's definitely better to invest the money in the pharmaceutical factory than to squander the money from renting out or selling your property, right?"

After saying that, Wang Deming's face darkened, and he stood up and prepared to leave, saying, "Please think about this carefully."

"Either I can simply exchange the national treasure in my hand and donate it to the Palace Museum to get a CPPCC status; but now I want to get on board the pharmaceutical company's ship, so it depends on their sincerity."

"Deming!" Cha Kuiyuan quickly called out to Wang Deming and at the same time reached out and hit Zhang Shouchong, "You are right!"

Zhang Shouchong also reacted and quickly added: "Deming, I, Kuiyuan, will tell you what we know right now."

The smile returned to Wang Deming's face, and he sat down slowly. "That's right." He took out the Parker pen from his pocket, took out the notebook and spread it on his knees, ready to record at any time. "Then let's start with my brother-in-law? The family fortune left by Yuan Xiangcheng must be very rich, right?"

Zhang Shouchong and Cha Kuiyuan looked at each other, sighed secretly and nodded, "That's right. There are at least a dozen houses in the capital alone, both open and hidden, and there are also places like Tianjin."

"Well, it just so happens that our pharmaceutical factory is running out of space, right, including Qinlao Hutong?"

Next, after all the Dingwang Mansion, Suwang Mansion, Zhuowang Mansion, etc. were recorded, it was finally the turn of Qingwang Mansion.

Cha Kuiyuan hesitated for a moment, "As far as I know, after the Qing Palace sold the house in Tianjin to the government, it seems that there are no more houses left. The house in Beijing is still borrowed from our family."

"Deming, you know, No. 18 Qinlao Hutong was rented to their family before."

"As for the big baby, I haven't heard about it!"

Hmm? Is the Qing Palace so wasteful? The house is ruined? No wonder Jin Yushu jumped so happily today!

Wang Deming wrote down the three words "big baby" and put a question mark behind them.

After closing the notebook, Wang Deming smiled slightly, "Second brother-in-law, Third brother, you two should also do some work for them later."

"Don't worry, according to the current development speed of the Chinese medicine factory, we will definitely be able to make back the money we invested in 2-3 years at the shortest and 4-5 years at the longest!"

"There are also large dividends to shareholders every year!"

"Good days are waiting for them!"

(End of this chapter)