"" After listening to this guy's words, both Liu Hai and Wu Cheng couldn't help but smile. This Treasure Building has an incomprehensible mystery from the inside out.
Since someone was leading the way to show them around, they didn't mind. Liu Hai said, "Then I'll bother you, brother."
The reason why I call this guy brother is because this guy is not like a tea doctor in an ordinary tea shop. He is well-dressed and his conversation is pretty good. No matter how you look at it, it is difficult to connect him with those shop assistants.
together.
The guy nodded and stopped talking. He first led the two of them to the concierge. On both sides of the concierge were two dark blackboards. On the blackboards, lines of small characters were written in charcoal. The guy smiled and said: "
You two gentlemen, please take a look."
Wu Cheng leaned over and read this line of text, but couldn't help being stunned.
"The price of silk in the south of the Yangtze River: 5,000 yen per piece. The price in Chengdu: 6,300 yen. The price in the capital: 5,400 yen..."
Wu Cheng paused for a moment. He roughly knew the prices in Jiangnan and the capital. Although there were slight fluctuations, if only the shipping and purchasing prices were calculated, they should not differ much from the prices here. On this huge blackboard, there were densely written
There are many small prints, not just silk, but also the import and export prices of raw silk, livestock, ceramics, tea, rice and other various commodities.
Just under the silk section, there is a line of small words: "Xi'an Prefecture has been experiencing constant rains recently, making roads difficult to navigate, and rivers swollen. As a result, the price of silk has soared by five hundred yuan."
Wu Cheng couldn't help but was stunned. He was in the raw silk business, but this business was inseparable from silk. Every time he shipped raw silk to the capital, he always had to inquire about the silk market in the capital before choosing a price for shipment. Sometimes the information was inaccurate.
, or the merchants in the capital have driven down the price, and you may lose hundreds of taels of silver at a time. If you have this price list, it does not mean that this price list can be absolutely correct. But at least there is one more reference.
The goods in hand can be sold at the right time according to changes in silk market prices.
Wu Cheng couldn't help but get excited. In fact, goods from various places fluctuated a lot due to weather, market conditions, etc. It was not just a price per day, but it was common for at least a price for half a month. With this price reference
, for many people who ship and purchase goods, it is a lot more convenient. He couldn't help but ask the clerk: "Is this the latest price?"
The clerk chuckled and said: "It is indeed the latest price. Jubaolou has trained dozens of clerks in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xi'an, Chengdu, Nanjing, Liaodong and other dozens of prefectures to get information, and then use it again
Quick horse will deliver the news on time, and the error of the news is only seven days at most."
Seven days... may be too long for future generations, but for this era, it is a great progress. For example, when Wu Cheng was preparing to return to his hometown in Suzhou, he inevitably had to buy some goods and sell them in Suzhou. What he did was just
You need to compare the purchase price of some specialties in the capital with the shipping price in Suzhou, then make a choice and take it back to your hometown. Although the price may deviate due to many factors in the process, this reference is the best
It's important.
Not only Wu Cheng, but also Liu Hai, who was doing silk business in the capital, couldn't help but sigh. Businessmen are already shrewd as businessmen. Liu Hai only looked at the price of silk on the blackboard and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the price of silk."
It’s worth just these ten taels of silver.”
He was not exaggerating at all. Although he was in the capital, he knew a little bit about the prices of raw silk shipments from various places. At least he had an idea when purchasing raw silk. At least he could avoid losses caused by the market drop.
In comparison, what is ten taels of silver worth?
Wu Cheng also agreed deeply, nodded and said: "Brother Liu is right."
The waiter just smiled and didn't say anything. He just asked the two of them to continue walking forward. Wu Cheng still kept looking back at the current prices on the blackboard, quite reluctant to leave. Beyond that, there were rows of houses, each one of them.
There were dozens of small teahouses in rows, but the waiter obviously did not take them to stay, but took them directly through. Behind the rows of houses was a large hall with ten doors.
There were plaques hanging on each door, some of which were written on silk, and some on porcelain. The waiter asked them about their business, and then led them to the Silk Hall.
Several people in the Silk Hall have already taken their seats in this empty hall.
Wu Cheng actually recognized one of them. He was from Hangzhou and was also in the raw silk business. The two of them went together when they escorted goods to Beijing. As for Liu Hai, because he was from the capital, he recognized even more people.
Zhang Ji from Chaoyangmen and Wang Ji from Neidong City, although they have no friendship with each other, they all look familiar.
The waiter asked the two of them to pick up a table and sit down, and then said with a smile: "The people drinking tea here are all merchants related to silk. Some sell raw silk, some buy raw silk, some sell silk, and some buy silk. Customers
Can the officer see that blackboard?"
The two of them looked at the waiter's instructions and found that there was actually a huge blackboard in the silk hall. There was only a line of small words written on the blackboard. Wu Cheng took a closer look and saw that it read: "The best Hangzhou."
Raw silk, five hundred dollars per trickle, with the inscription No. 7 on the lower part."
The waiter explained to the two of them: "This is what the tea guests who come here ask people to mark. As long as they come here to drink tea, they can mark it. The guest in seat 7 sells raw silk, and other tea guests if they have the intention to buy it."
You can go directly to seat 7 and have a detailed discussion with the guest officer."
Wu Cheng's expression suddenly changed. For merchants like them, even if they escort the goods, shipping them is the most important thing. If they can't find a buyer for a while, they have to stay in the capital. Storage in the warehouse costs money.
The inn requires money, not to mention wasting time. If you traffic goods to the capital in the future, you don't have to bother asking around. You sit and drink tea in this silk hall every day and ask people to label your goods.
On the blackboard, people who wanted to buy raw silk saw his mark and his seat, and they would naturally come to discuss it in detail.
In addition, merchants who purchase raw silk can also mark the purchase content on another blackboard, which is clear at a glance and does not waste time. In addition, the teahouse already has reference prices, which also saves room for bargaining.
Wu Cheng couldn't help but think that given time, the Jubao Pavilion will be full of guests. By then, there will be countless people selling and buying raw silk. As long as the goods are transported to Beijing, they can go directly to the Jubao Pavilion and negotiate the price in one day.
, the goods don’t even need to be put into storage, they can just wait at the dock.
And Liu Hai was also surprised. Doing business is difficult. You have to purchase raw materials and sell them. If you are not careful, you may go on a business trip. However, in this Treasure Building, people suddenly feel relaxed. What they have done
, just drink tea, after drinking tea, the business is done.
"It seems that these ten taels of silver are not only well spent, but also really worth it. Even thirty taels of silver is not too much to enter this door." Liu Hai smiled at Wu Cheng.
Wu Cheng was thinking in his heart, for a person like you from the capital, thirty taels of silver is not too much to enter this door, but for merchants like us, the convenience is even greater. Even fifty taels of silver may not be worth it. After all, it is a day early.
Once the business is settled, a lot of savings will be made in various expenses. If it is delayed for one more day, more than ten taels of silver will be wasted. Although the food is only a small amount, the storage is a large amount.
While the two were talking, a merchant from Hangzhou who was sitting in seat No. 7, who was buying raw silk, had already arrived. The two ordered tea and started chatting in a low voice.
Wu Cheng was jealous. In fact, this time he shipped raw silk, but the price was actually lowered by Liu Hai. If he had known that there was such a tea house, why would he trade with Liu Hai? Come here directly, and deal with these one by one.
The businessman who made the purchase discussed it in detail, but was he afraid that he wouldn't be able to get a good price?
Just as he was thinking wildly, the waiter took out a tea list on the table. There were many kinds of teas, as well as all kinds of cakes. There were detailed prices at the back of the list, but the price was quite high, for the most ordinary tea.
, a pot of tea costs one tael of silver, and the price is as high as ten taels or twenty taels. This is more than a year's expense for most people, but here it's just a pot of tea.
However, Wu Cheng thought in his heart that the people who came to sit here would never order one or two pots of tea. Most of them would order twelve or even twenty-two pots of tea. The reason is very simple.
In a place where merchants gather, the better the tea you order, the more you can show your wealth. If it is too shabby, people will only think that you are doing a small business, and who is willing to discuss business with you?
Wu Cheng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. If this is the case, in the future when the Jubao Tower is full of distinguished guests, thousands of merchants will come in and out every day, wouldn't this day's profit be more than tens of thousands of taels of silver?
Wu Cheng has already carefully considered the quality of business here. The business here will definitely not be bad. There are so many merchants in the world. In the capital alone, there are no less than 10,000 big merchants, let alone entering the capital every day.
Basically, thousands of merchants come in and out of Xi'an, Quanzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Chengdu every day. These merchants have to ship goods, purchase goods, and even socialize with business partners in the capital.
For these merchants, although the Jubao Building is expensive, it is definitely the most suitable place.
The waiter sat with the two of them for a while, and then said: "Two distinguished guests, would you like to go with me to the private seat to have a look?"
"Senate seats?" Wu Cheng couldn't help but said, "What's the point of this?"
The waiter chuckled and said, "I'll let you know when you two guests arrive."
"Could it be that this Jubao Tower has some secrets that can provide convenience to us merchants? If so, the owner of the Jubao Tower must have too many fantastic ideas." Wu Cheng thought to himself, then he laughed, stood up and said: "
Okay, let's go take a look."
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