Liang Guodong couldn't understand Gu Qing's puzzled operation.

The merchants in the past are no longer as simple as in the early Tang Dynasty. The market is becoming more and more prosperous and competition is becoming more and more fierce. As a result, people's hearts are becoming more and more greedy. Many commercial domineering methods that can only be seen in modern times have emerged in the prosperous Tang Dynasty today. For example, price wars, monopoly markets and forced acquisitions, etc.

Fortunately, Gu Qing knew no less routine than others, and in terms of injustice, these methods of the Tang Dynasty were just pediatrics.

On the third day, the Longji Porcelain Store in East City, Chang'an was well known. The advertisements made by the big and small flags in the wind were unexpectedly prosperous. In just a few days, many new customers were brought to Longji. Manager Liang could not figure out Gu Qing's purpose, but the profits of the transaction were really put into his own wallet. He was a little lost in his mind, thinking that he had made the porcelain store great again.

Compared to the joy of Manager Liang as if he had picked up money, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were as if they had lost money.

They couldn't figure out why Gu Qing wanted to promote the enemy. In the East City, the insertion of flags and banners is actually a good publicity method. If these flags and banners are used to promote their own stores, there will be some business coming to the door in the past few days, which can create some profits.

But now, profits have entered the enemy's pockets, and they have been promoting the enemy themselves.

The shopkeeper of Longji Ceramics Store must have regarded them as fools, and was very upset.

"Look at your promising prospects, it's just a few days of profit. In a few days I'll let them return the capital and profits." Gu Qing couldn't help but contempt when he saw the two of them looking dejected.

I was very unlucky when I saw this dejected look in the morning, just like there was a green grass above the heads of the two of them, which needed watering.

Hao Donglai said depressedly: "Mr. Marquis, Long Ji is now very energetic. The villain looked in front of their store this morning. There were endless customers inside, and our store door was deserted..."

Shi Daxing also sighed: "Now the entire Chang'an City knows that Longji's porcelain sells well. It is the number one porcelain business in the Tang Dynasty. We still make this reputation. It's a pity if you think about it..."

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Everyone in Chang'an City knows that Longji is the first porcelain business? Anyone who is a businessman knows it?"

Hao Donglai smiled bitterly and said, "The flags and banners in Dongcheng City are everywhere. As long as you are not blind, you know Longji, especially the title of "The First in the Tang Dynasty", which is well-known."

Gu Qing smiled: "Then let's take the second step. In the afternoon, you will build another batch of flags and banners. The flags will be written on them, "Shuzhou Qingji learns from Longji, and strive to be the second in the Tang Dynasty." This batch of flags and banners will also be built in Dongshi."

The two were shocked, and Hao Donglai couldn't help but say, "You not only praised the enemy as the first, but also willing to be the second? Marquis, you are an official and a fool..."

Gu Qing's smiling expression scared Hao Donglai to stop talking quickly.

Shi Daxing said with a look of disgrace: "Mr. Marquis, can you tell me why? Doing this is equivalent to digging your own grave. How can you claim the enemy as the first place, but you are willing to accept the second place? If you tell it, our Qingji will almost become a joke in Dongshi."

Gu Qing sneered: "You two have been beaten up by Long Ji these days. Do you think your image is very grand? You have become a joke long ago, and you can live a life of death. At worst, it can turn from a joke into a super joke. What does it matter? Just go out in a mask in the future, and it can add a lot of mysterious charm."

The two shopkeepers are not calm. Are we really a joke? But... in comparison, the act of placing the enemy first is a joke?

Thinking of this in my heart, I didn't dare to say it. The two shopkeepers looked at Gu Qing with eager eyes, asking for explanation and peace of mind.

Gu Qing looked at the mirror casually, unlike in the past. Today, he was wearing iron armor, a helmet with wings on his head, and a long sword around his waist. His naturally unhappy expression seemed particularly serious against the backdrop of the armor, and he was powerful without anger.

"With such a peerless style, you don't need to go to the street to grab a good woman? It's obvious that a good woman wants to grab me..." Gu Qing murmured to himself in the mirror, clenched the hilt of the sword around his waist, and said, "Boys must protect themselves outside."

"Mr...." Hao Donglai said aggrievedly.

Gu Qing said without looking back: "If you don't explain, do what I say, if you love me, believe me."

The two shopkeepers had to leave dejectedly.

The next day, the people and Hu merchants in the East City of Chang'an discovered that the flags that were planted all over the East City had changed the content. Longji porcelain store was still the protagonist. The name "the number one in the Tang Dynasty" on the flags seemed to be becoming more and more righteous. I don't know who verified it. Anyway, Longji is the number one in the Tang Dynasty.

But there was another supporting character who had unknowingly bubbling, "Qingji Porcelain Store strives to be the second in the Tang Dynasty." Seeing the words on the banners fluttering in the wind, passers-by in the East City laughed out loud.

This is really... I feel so unconfident when I promote myself, and I am afraid of offending others. I accept the second place softly, making passers-by unable to help but be discouraged by this Qingji Porcelain Store.

After two days of publicity, Qingji Porcelain Store gradually became a topic of talk between merchants and the people in Dongshi City, especially the gimmick of "struggle to be second", which made the listeners laugh. This gimmick gradually became the limelight, which had already blocked the popularity of Longji's so-called "first in the Tang Dynasty".

It's amazing. Second is actually more popular than First. Many Hu merchants who are naturally curious have given up Longji and can't help but climb the door of Qingji. For nothing else, they just want to see why Qingji considers himself second, whether the quality of porcelain is not as good as Longji, or the price is more expensive than Longji. Even if they don't do anything, it's interesting to just look at how stupid the shopkeeper of Qingji is.

For some reason, Qingji Porcelain Store suddenly had a lot of passenger traffic, which could be said to be crowded. Many merchants stared at Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing's faces when they entered the door, trying to find the ancestral fool genes from their faces. After seeing the shopkeeper, the merchants looked at the porcelain and asked about the price.

So Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were caught off guard and forced to accept the inhumane onlookers of the East City merchants.

Welcome to see off, and you will be a good deal of Wei, a basic skill that a businessman must possess.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing stood in front of the door to welcome the guests, their smiles were stiff and the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.

"Their eyes... made me very upset." Shi Daxing's expressionless face, his lips opened a gap, and he said as low as a mosquito.

Hao Donglai smiled very kindly. The fat man's smile naturally gave people a sense of intimacy, but his painful eyes completely betrayed his heart.

"They are afraid they are not looking at fools, are they? Do we look like fools?"

Shi Daxing snorted coldly: "I don't look like me, but you look like a fool who looks ugly than crying."

Hao Donglai was not in the mood to quarrel with him and sighed: "Mr. Marquis is really a good idea. Today, there are ten times more customers in our store today than before. It seems that this "Tang Dynasty No. 2" is nothing wrong. I think it is better than the first... But why do I still have the urge to close the door and order the client to beat these customers to death? Have I lost my enthusiasm for businessmen?"

Shi Daxing sneered: "You only order, if you ruin the good things of the Marquis, you should wait to be swept out. The part you occupy will belong to me from now on. Haha, I don't mind too much..."

Looking at the endless stream of guests, Shi Daxing looked dazed and murmured: "Our business has come back to life? Just put some flags in the East City, so... come back to life? Where is the key point?"

Hao Donglai suddenly grinned: "Actually... as long as the business is prosperous, it won't be a big deal even if you are regarded as a fool. Just a fool, just pat your money bag. Whoever makes less money is the real fool."

After saying that, Hao Donglai's smile on his fat face became more and more stupid, and he was almost drooling in the corner of his mouth.

Shi Daxing looked at him disgustedly and thought about it carefully. Fatty Hao's words seemed to make sense. Making money is the king. What does it matter if you are regarded as a fool?

So Shi Daxing tried to show a foolish smile like Hao Donglai to satisfy the guests' desire to peep. However, Shi Daxing's face was thinner than Hao Donglai, and he was far less natural than Hao Donglai when he pretended to be a fool. After pretending for a long time, Shi Daxing's shoulders collapsed and sighed sadly: "I'm sorry, I can't do it..."

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In the evening, the two shopkeepers collected the shop and rushed to Gu Qing's house excitedly.

"Mr. Marquis is indeed a clever plan. Our second-in-Cang business is much more prosperous than Longji. Today, our store has three times more customers than Longji!"

Shi Daxing was so impressed by Gu Qing that he had not figured out why he had considered himself second, and his business was more prosperous than the first, but it did not hinder his admiration for Gu Qing.

"Mr. Marquis, today our four Qingji stores have completed more than 200 transactions, including tens of them from Hu merchants in the Western Regions. They ordered tens of thousands of porcelains and delivered them in two months. Today we have made a lot of money!"

Gu Qing lay on the cushion in the front hall, and led the left guards to patrol the Xingqing Palace all day today. He was so tired. Facing the excitement of the two shopkeepers, Gu Qing couldn't raise any energy.

The armor is very majestic, but if it is hung on it all day, it will be too heavy. By the afternoon, Gu Qing could no longer straighten his waist, so he had to skip work and slip home early.

"Ah, congratulations, I wish you two people a day to make money, go and call me a maid and rub my waist..."

Hao Dong volunteered to extend his hand: "Mr. Marquis, I will do some massage techniques, keeping the marquis to satisfy the marquis."

"Stop! Get away! Although I don't like women very much, I don't like men to touch me even more."

Shi Daxing glanced at Fatty Hao with contempt and immediately went out to find a passing maid to come in.

The maid looked timid when she came in. After hearing that she was going to rub Gu Qing's waist, a little excited expression suddenly rose in the maid's eyes. In just a moment, she changed from cowardice to eagerness to try.

If the marquis is satisfied and she is promoted from maid to maid in the same house from then on, it will be a qualitative leap in the workplace, not to mention that the young marquis is still unmarried, if... hehe.

A pair of slightly rough hands kneaded Gu Qing's waist. After a while, Gu Qing turned his head dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you eat? Use some force!"

The maid was so scared that she hurriedly increased her strength.

Gu Qing frowned and looked at her, and said, "What does your tenderness look like water and peach blossoms mean? Do you think I will fall in love with you after rubbing my waist and marry you? No! There may not be a trace of it!"

He pulled a blanket from the edge of the cushion, and Gu Qing got up and covered the maid's head tightly, then lay down and said, "I finally like you so much, continue to massage."

The two shopkeepers stared at Gu Qing's slutty operation in a daze, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Gu Qing was massaged very comfortably and hummed with satisfaction: "Do you two have anything to do?"

The two shopkeepers came to their senses and said, "It's nothing. They just came to report the good news to the Marquis. Our store business has come alive..."

Gu Qing said lazily: "Ah, congratulations, I wish you two to make a fortune every day... Huh? It seems like you said this just now."

"Yes, Marquis, you just said that we received twice the congratulations, so happy..."

Gu Qing said lightly: "Don't you think that the title of "The Second in the Tang Dynasty" will really make money every day, right? Do you know how many porcelain stores are in the East City of Chang'an? Will Longji watch us over him from now on without any action?"

When the two were stunned, Hao Donglai said with a serious expression: "What the Marquis means is, we have a next step?"

"Of course there is a next step, inserting flags and banners, the second in the Tang Dynasty, is all gimmicks and preludes. The purpose is to completely defeat Longji..." Gu Qing tsk and glanced at Hao Donglai and said, "I usually think you are not awake. I can't stand it because everyone is acquaintance. Why do you look particularly stupid today?"

Hao Donglai was speechless, and Shi Daxing suddenly laughed: "Mr. Marquis, this guy has been pretending to be a fool in front of the store for a whole day today. He is probably really stupid at this time."

Gu Qing suddenly realized: "It turns out that he found his true self. It is just that he is... By the way, how do you two view the setbacks in life?"

The two were stunned. Why did they suddenly talk about life? It was so sudden.

Before the two of them organized their words, Gu Qing said again: "It doesn't matter how you view it, so I don't want to listen."

Two:???

Gu Qing then said: "How do you two view your behavior of digging a hole and burying yourself?"

Two:???

Today's Marquis is so jumping, he really can't keep up with his rhythm...

Gu Qing closed his eyes and said, "Oh, this is not important. I want to tell you that if the setbacks in life suddenly come, don't be sad or cry. After all, the pit was dug by yourself, and you have to jump in with tears..."

Hao Donglai was almost crying: "Mr. Marquis, what are you talking about? Why do I feel that I am becoming stupider?"

Gu Qing ordered the maid to stop and send her out, then sat up and looked at the two of them, and slowly said, "Next, we are going to take the third step."

The two shopkeepers have personally experienced the wonderfulness of Gu Qing's idea, so they have made psychological construction for themselves. This time, no matter how outrageous or unreasonable the idea of ​​the Hou, even if he said he would smash his four stores, they would not hesitate to implement it.

"Just let the marquis give the order, the villain will do whatever he wants." The two said firmly.
Chapter completed!