It snowed heavily all night, and the city of Tokyo turned gray overnight.

Today is the tenth day, and Ning Fu suddenly wanted to eat steamed buns from Aunt Wang's house, so he got on his bicycle and went to Tianshui Wazi to buy steamed buns, and also exercised at the same time.

The heavy snow on the streets has been swept away, because the court specially hired some poor people to clean the streets.

This is mainly because bicycles have relatively high requirements on roads, and snow has little impact on cattle and horses.

But the same cannot be said for bicycles. If you are not careful, you may slip and fall. Now, those who are qualified to ride bicycles are all officials, so we still have to rely on them to improve the environment.

For your own safety, the streets in Tokyo have become much cleaner. By the way, it has also solved the employment problem of some poor people. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

After breakfast, Ning Fu came to the living room, where two middle-aged men were already waiting.

"Steward Wang, what happened recently?"

Ning Fu took a sip of tea and asked the middle-aged man in front of him.

This steward Wang was found by Liu Zheng for him, and now he helps him manage his family's property. They usually live at the Earl's Mansion, and they will only come to Ningfu to report the situation on the tenth day.

"Master Qi, the snow fell too early this year, and the vegetable fields in the farms outside the city have not had time to be harvested. I am afraid that the farmers will be greatly affected."

Butler Wang replied immediately.

Steward Wang is in his forties, fair and plump, and has a rich face. He used to be the steward of a wealthy businessman, but this wealthy businessman fell in love with the wrong person and has now fled to the south.

"Give farmers some rent relief and relief, and distribute some food when necessary. We can't let them go hungry."

Ning Fu immediately told him that compared to the little income from farming, what he valued most was the soap workshop.

"Master is so compassionate!"

Butler Wang immediately flattered Ning Fu, and then looked at the tall and thin middle-aged man next to him.

This middle-aged man's surname is Hu, and he is the accountant of his family. After all, the family has too many properties, and the income and expenses have become very complicated. It would be impossible without an accountant.

"Sir, shopkeeper Wang came to us a few days ago and wanted to discuss a business deal with us."

Accountant Hu said slowly, he is a slow man, not only slow in speaking, but also slow in doing things.

This is mainly because Accountant Hu is very meticulous, especially when it comes to bookkeeping. Even if there is a penny that cannot be paid, he will have to do it for a long time. Liu Zheng was impressed by his conscientiousness and recommended him to work in Ning Fu's house.

"Wang Gui? What kind of business does he want to discuss?"

Ning Fu was also stunned for a moment and asked.

Now that Ning Fu is an official, it is inconvenient for him to do business directly. Wang Gui also knows this, so he rarely comes to Ning Fu directly when he has something to do. He always discusses business matters with Butler Wang and Accountant Hu.

The two of them can make the decision.

"Winter came early today. Before it snowed a few days ago, shopkeeper Wang said that the price of fuel would increase this year. Someone just happened to be selling a batch of coal outside the city. Shopkeeper Wang wanted to buy it, but he didn't have enough money, so

Want to partner with us."

Accountant Hu reported again.

"Wang Gui is really bold, he dares to do any business!"

Ning Fu was speechless.

The business under Wang Gui's name is very large. In addition to the soap workshop with the largest profit, there are also restaurants, cloth shops, etc. It can be said that as long as it is a profitable business, he wants to get involved.

"Master, the fuel business is very risky. I discussed it with Accountant Hu and felt that it was a good business not to do it, so I didn't participate in it in the end!"

At this time Butler Wang also interrupted.

Although he and Wang Gui were the same family five hundred years ago, business is business, not to mention that he had just come to the Ning family and was unwilling to take some risks.

"Sir, later on, shopkeeper Wang proposed to borrow money. Butler Wang and I agreed without asking for any interest from the other party."

Accountant Hu reported again.

If someone else came to borrow money, Accountant Hu and Butler Wang would definitely not dare to agree easily. They would at least ask Ning Fu for instructions.

However, the relationship between Wang Gui and Ning Fu is unusual. The two of them also have a cooperative business in the soap workshop, so Ning Fu had already given instructions before that whenever Wang Gui had any business requests, he would try his best to satisfy the other party.

"You have done a good job in this matter. If Wang Gui does any business again in the future, you should try not to get involved."

Ning Fu thought for a while and replied.

As the soap workshop was making more and more money, Wang Gui seemed to be a little distracted. He wanted to get involved in any business. He had already spent a lot of money during this period, otherwise why would he need to borrow money from him?

If this continues, Wang Gui will be in trouble in the business world sooner or later.

Talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. At this time, Si Qin walked in quickly and reported: "Sir, shopkeeper Wang is here!"

"He came at the right time!"

Ning Fu also smiled and immediately asked Si Qin to invite Wang Gui in.

After a while, Wang Gui walked quickly into the hall crying and mourning. When he saw Ning Fu, he immediately shouted: "Little man, help me, I have been cheated!"

"Well?"

Ning Fu was stunned when he heard this. He wouldn't be so talkative, would he? He just thought that he was going to somersault, but in the end he was tricked?

"What's going on? Sit down and tell us!"

Ning Fu pulled Wang Gui to sit down and poured him a cup of tea with his own hands.

"Don't mention it. Didn't I want to partner with you to buy a batch of coal? Fortunately, Butler Wang and the others did not participate, otherwise I would not be able to see you!"

Wang Gui picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp, then said annoyed again.

"How did you get tricked? Is the charcoal you bought a stone that was dyed black?"

Ning Fu asked with a smile.

"I'm not that stupid. I can still tell the difference between stone and coal. But I didn't expect that the other party's deception was so sophisticated that even I was blinded..."

As Wang Gui spoke, he recounted his experience of being cheated in detail.

Coal is coal. As early as the Han Dynasty, people had been using it for heating. As for the Northern Song Dynasty, coal began to be used to smelt steel on a large scale.

However, because coal contained sulfur and people in the Song Dynasty did not know how to make coke, the quality of the iron produced from coal was extremely poor. For this reason, the imperial court issued many decrees prohibiting the use of coal to smelt iron.

However, coal can still be used for heating and cooking. You only need to make smoke exhaust channels to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, coal is more resistant to burning than wood and cheaper than charcoal, so coal is extremely popular in winter.

Wang Gui saw this clearly, so he planned to buy a batch of coal and hoard it until it gets colder and the coal price rises before selling it.

"The coal was piled outside the city. It looked like a hill. I checked it myself and found that it was all good lump coal, so I bought it without thinking too much."

Finally, Wang Gui said again with an aggrieved look.

"That's not right. Since there is no problem with coal, and now it's snowing again, the price of coal should have gone up. How could you be cheated?"
Chapter completed!