Dushikou Ginseng will be stationed in the official hall of the central hall.
Zhang Cheng drank a cup of tea before speaking: "Franchising, taking salt, wine and tea as an example, has a certain scale of business as a franchisee, and it prepays the franchise tax in advance based on the planned business share reported at the beginning of the year.
In this way, the quoted share of salt, wine, and tea can be trafficked from abroad to the fixed shops in Dushi, Chicheng, and Yunzhou on the North Road for sale and distribution. The remaining merchants can only sell and distribute it from these specialized shops or official shops. In-store purchases.
Currently, there are no more than three franchised salt, wine and tea merchants in each case, and they are evaluated every three years, that is, the franchise license is issued once every three years. However, if each franchised merchant violates the rules, they can be punished at any time, or even directly revoked. Its license plate.”
Qin Zichen asked directly: "Admiral, can merchants like me who have not yet opened a shop on North Road participate in the competition for franchise licenses?"
"In principle, only those who have opened a business in Dabao City on North Road, have been operating for more than one year, and have no commercial tax arrears can participate in the competition for this franchise license."
Zhang Cheng looked at Wang Muchen and Qin Zichen who looked expectant, and continued: "However, Ruichangtai and Qiandeji are both big companies. If you are interested in developing in our north road, I will definitely welcome it. These conditions may be appropriate." Take it easy."
He added: "You two are coming to attend my wedding banquet. Since you are my friends, I welcome you to open a shop on my North Road. However, this rule is not for you two, so it is not good." Disobey.
However, other than that, it is a very convenient thing. If you two have any needs, you can go to Lin Fangping, or you can go directly to Jin Xinpeng, the commander-in-chief, to solve it."
He paused and then said: "Since the two of you think Zhang is a friend, I will leave you a message today. No matter what things you commit elsewhere, you can only enter my northern route. I will definitely protect you." Everything is safe and sound.”
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On the same day, Zhang Cheng met with Cheng Ruzhi, the shopkeeper of Qing'an Heliangzhuang in Zhencheng, Shaodong Zhao Zhenju of Hongyuanfu, Tang Zhiyi, the owner of Wanhe Buzhuang, and Yang Wanjin, the owner of Shunlongchang Niu and Horse Store, a security guard.
The talk was nothing more than franchise and business tax matters.
However, Zhang Cheng discussed more matters with Zhencheng Qing'an and Liangzhuang Cheng Ruzhi, and Wanhe Buzhuang Tang Zhiyi.
Because more than a thousand soldiers under Zhang Cheng's command were recruited in Zhencheng, although some of their family members have moved to the North Road, most of them are still in Zhencheng.
Zhang Cheng then discussed with Cheng Ruzhi and Tang Zhiyi about the mutual recognition of military invoices. If they were willing, they would open a grain store and cloth store on the North Road in the future. They would not need to transport grain and cloth from elsewhere, but directly from the North Road. Just make an advance from the official treasury.
The military coupons issued by Zhang Cheng to the sergeants can also be directly exchanged for grain and coarse cloth at their grain stores and cloth shops.
In this way, those sergeants whose families are in the town only need to send the military coupons they received to their homes, and then they can go directly to the branch offices of Heliangzhuang and Wanhebuzhuang in Qing'an to exchange for grain and cloth.
Cheng Ruzhi and Tang Zhiyi could regularly use their military coupons to offset the grain and coarse cloth they had advanced from the official treasury on North Road. In this way, they saved the cost of transportation, and Zhang Cheng also saved the cost of opening another official store in the town. trouble.
The two of them readily agreed.
Like other companies that came to Zhang Cheng's wedding banquet, they were here to explore the way and casually establish a relationship with the brightest star in Xuan Da's military circle first, so that they could strike up a conversation with Zhang Cheng if they needed anything in the future.
In particular, Cheng Ruzhi, the shopkeeper of Anhe Grain Store, boldly made a request that even surprised Zhang Cheng, that is, his grain store could exchange silver coins for Zhang Cheng's sergeants.
As long as you show the North Road Military Ticket, you can exchange it for an equal amount of grain, coarse cloth, and silver coins according to the marked value. Zhang Cheng naturally agreed happily.
When Tang Zhiyi, the owner of Wanhe Cloth Shop, saw that Cheng Ruzhi had taken the lead, he could only secretly blame himself for being too cautious. He also hurriedly expressed his position that his own cloth shop could also redeem North Road military tickets.
Hongyuanfu is a large business with a wide range of businesses. The purpose of attending Zhang Cheng's wedding banquet and offering congratulations was just to build a relationship and leave a line for the future.
His young master, Zhao Zhenju, was quite young. Zhang Cheng estimated that he was in his late twenties or mid-twenties. Although he did not talk much, every time he spoke he was very insightful. Zhang Cheng also paid great attention to him.
The security guard Shunlongchang Cattle and Horses Store mainly sells cattle, sheep, horses and mules, and occasionally works for other businesses to earn some freight. Yang Wanjin also reached an agreement with Zhang Cheng.
They also opened branches at various forts and prefectures along the East Road in Shunlongchang. Military coupons from the North Road could also be exchanged for grain, cloth, and silver at the branches in Shunlongchang.
And he asked Zhang Cheng to allow him to purchase mountains, forests and grasslands on North Road to sell cattle, sheep, mules and horses.
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Before dinner, Zhang Cheng met with Diao Dacheng from Chicheng Zuixianju on North Road and Xu Qingyi from Sihai Automobile Dealers in Dushikou.
Needless to say, Diao Dacheng was originally a spy under Zhang Cheng. This time, he was just attending Zhang Cheng's wedding banquet to show his prominence on Bei Road, so as to integrate into the business district of Bei Road, collect information for Zhang Cheng, and
Watching everyone.
According to Zhang Cheng's design, Diao Dacheng's Zuixianju will be the first to obtain the liquor franchise, allowing him to appear among the upper echelons of the North Road business district and earn the necessary funds.
Sihai Car Company is a local business in Dushi. It mainly sells various groceries and does some trafficking for other businesses. It has some capable escorts and is quite powerful in Dushi and Chicheng.
Xu Qingyi's family also came from a military family, but he has been doing business for three generations since his grandfather's time. He has contacts with various officials in Kaiping Guards and even has some connections with officials and generals on the East Road.
Jin Xinpeng had introduced him before, but although Zhang Cheng also received him at that time, he first arrived at Beilu at a time when military affairs were busy, so he did not talk much.
It's different now. Now, Zhang Cheng has more than 10,000 strong troops, and the camp operations, settlements, and ordnance manufacturing on the North Road are on the right track. Only then can he have time to lay out business and increase his monetary income.
But Xu Qingyi is different from other companies. He has a certain degree of strength himself, and he also has some thugs to protect him. Although he cannot compare with the regular sergeants under Zhang Cheng, he is already a force that cannot be underestimated among the people.
Moreover, Xu Qingyi was involved in various religions and his business was quite complicated. In his father's generation, he was involved in loan sharking, but it was only in his generation that he gradually turned to serious business.
He has already known about matters such as franchise business and the introduction of commercial taxes. This visit is for no other reason than for him to surrender.
He is a local merchant on Bei Road. He knows Zhang Cheng's strength and thoughts better than other merchants. With Bei Road so exhausted, Zhang Cheng can still gather nearly 10,000 troops, and his military strength is obviously strong.