25. Chapter 25 The Shattering of the Copycat Dream
"What about carriages and horses?" Qian Wubing frowned slightly, "Did we send him an invitation?"
"Probably not!" Liu Zigu answered hesitantly. He really couldn't remember clearly. However, when they discussed the charter, he also participated in it. He knew that in the future, the Sihai Guild Hall would probably open a carriage company for the sake of smooth information flow.
I mean, if it were really put into practice, the business of the carriage and horse shops in this city would conflict with the business of the guild hall, so the invitation would not be sent to Fatty Du.
"Oh, you're here uninvited!" Qian Wubing didn't think so much. He was a little happy when he heard that someone came here because of his name. But he didn't expect that Liu Zigu would come to him just like this after asking and answering.
Already thought so much.
"Should we send someone to drive him away?" Wu Huchen followed Qian Wubing. When he heard this, he said in a hurry. He also saw the lively scene downstairs. When he thought that this building was his brother-in-law's property,
There are actually uninvited uninvited guests, and I roll up my sleeves and try to chase them away.
"Why are you driving people away? We set up the Eight Immortals table and all the guests came. We paid one tael of silver for a cup of tea. Now that he has come in, he has earned it, right?" Qian Wubing said cheerfully, not caring at all.
appearance.
The price for tea in the hall is one tael of silver, which seems a bit expensive. However, one tael of silver probably means a threshold. People who are reluctant to part with even one tael of silver are not even qualified to enter this hall.
, as for the consumption on the second and third floors or even in the market room, it is even more expensive.
It opened today, and many people came to join in the fun. However, as soon as the people in the club explained the explanation, some people who had business on hand walked around the hall for a while, and then went to the market room behind the building to watch the market.
, Du Rufeng wandered around in the crowd, and gradually found that there were fewer and fewer people in the hall. After chatting for a while, these businessmen all headed towards some "quote room" in twos and threes, and he wanted to follow him to have a look.
, but when he heard that in this market room, it only cost ten taels of silver to enter, he felt a little distressed.
Ten taels of silver, that's a lot. He doesn't care about one tael of silver, but ten taels of silver is enough to buy two little girls. Just go around and lose them. His money doesn't come and go.
Yeah! Besides, I heard from people in this club that going to the market room, only ten taels of silver, is just to buy a qualification, it seems to be a membership or something, and there are expenses after entering, so it's not cost-effective.
Isn't it just to get some local market prices and make money like this? No, this is no different from robbing money. I am also very easy to deal with these market prices. I have my own horse and carriage drivers to transport guests along the way.
Let me ask around. When I get back, I will put it all together and put it in the room. Isn't this also a market room? The Sihai Guild Hall charges ten taels of silver, but I only charge five taels. Someone should come and see it!
Well, this is feasible. When he thought of this, he felt that it would not be so painful to pay for these ten taels of silver. At least, look at how others did it. If he did it in the future, at least he would follow the gourd and draw the dipper.
Learning is not.
Following the businessmen who had just had a speculative talk, they walked to the back of the building. Du Rufeng's eyes suddenly opened up. A man who looked like a shopkeeper was sitting on the open space behind the building with a table. Behind him, there were all
Dozens of small houses were neatly arranged. The moment he saw it, he thought he had arrived at the Gongyuan of the Confucius Temple. This scene, but the examination room of the Gongyuan was beyond imagination.
However, there are still some differences. The examination booths in Gongyuan are not guarded by so many people even when they are taking exams. There is a person standing at the door of each small house here, although they all have faces.
There was a smile on his face, but Du Rufeng always felt a little sinister.
"Oh, Boss Du, do you want to be a member too? I just heard that Boss Du is a horse and carriage dealer. I didn't expect that there is such a business of buying and selling! It's really a real person who doesn't show his face!" A businessman who was traveling with him saw this.
Du Rusong took out the silver and, like him, exchanged it for an iron membership sign from the shopkeeper's hand, and joked with a smile.
"Look, look, there is really a profitable business, who wouldn't want to do it? Boss Liu, tell me, uh, boss Liu, where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm going to the Yunnan room to have a look. I've been doing some business with Yunnan recently. Boss Du, I won't disturb you. See you later!"
The businessman smiled and walked towards the house at the back. After asking a few questions, he walked into a small room.
Du Rufeng pinched the iron sign in his hand and hesitated slightly. After thinking for a moment, he pinched the iron sign in his hand, found a room at random, and walked over.
"Do you want to enter this Huguang room?" The boy guarding the door checked the iron plate in his hand and said with a smile: "I dare you to know that the membership certificate in my hand needs to be replaced every month.
Once, in the quotation room, the commodities sold in bulk from various places are updated once every three days. If the quotation that I need to check is not among the commodities listed in the quotation room, I can leave the commodity you requested to check, and the club will do it as soon as possible.
I’ll check it out for you, and as soon as there is an update, I’ll send someone to notify you immediately!”
"Well!" Du Rufeng listened carefully. When the boy finished speaking, he asked, "If you are asking specifically, this one also requires cashiers!"
"Of course, the guild hall will send someone to inquire about the master quickly. There must be expenses. The fee is based on the difficulty of changing the machine. It will always make the master feel that it is worth the money!"
Du Rufeng nodded, indicating that he understood, put the iron sign in his arms, and walked in.
There was already one person in the room. When he saw Du Rusong come in, the person looked at Du Rufeng warily. When he saw that he didn't recognize him, he turned around and looked at the things on the wall carefully.
The room is not big, about ten square meters in size. The only furnishings are a table and a wooden board hanging on the wall. There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table. Obviously, this is for the convenience of entry.
Get the people in the room to copy something.
Du Rufeng didn't know much about literacy. When he saw this situation, he immediately felt that the owner of this club had made a mistake. You put your pen, ink, paper and inkstone here, and they copied out all the quotes you worked hard to find out.
, then I would still spend money to see your things here. If Du Rufeng had to do this, he would definitely not be able to leave the house for a piece of paper.
"This boss is inviting me!" He didn't want to do the buying and selling business, so he naturally felt it didn't matter. He even decided to give the person a warning just to have a few words with him.
"Please, is this boss also in business from Huguang to Nanjing?" The man looked at Du Rufeng and showed a businessman's signature smile. He didn't know Du Rufeng, which meant that Du Rufeng was not one of them before.
The trader of this line, at least, is not a very big one, but he may be new to this line, and he still maintains a vigilant attitude towards colleagues who have conflicts of interest.
"There, I am doing a horse and carriage business. I just came in and took a look. If I can do business in Huguang, I am a big businessman. How can I have such capital?" Du Rufeng said with a smile. He knew that the other party was wary.
He Lai immediately dispelled the other party's hostility.
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. My surname is Zhang. I'm doing some trading of medicinal materials in Nanjing. Boss Du is so angry when I say that. Aren't there just those people who are doing business in medicinal materials in Nanjing?" The man smiled.
They exchanged hands, and this time it was a real exchange of greetings.
"Well, I don't understand. The market price of the commodity is written here. There is paper and pen here. Why doesn't Boss Zhang copy it out and read it carefully?" Du Rufeng reminded kindly.
"Take a closer look?" The businessman surnamed Zhang was stunned, and then laughed: "Who should I show it to, the shop owners who buy my medicinal materials, or my colleagues who also sell medicinal materials?"
He glanced at the pens and papers on the table: "These pens and papers are specially left by the club so that guests can't find the commodity information they need. To be honest, if it were possible, I would
I wish I could spend money so that after I see it, my colleagues behind me will never see this again!"
After smacking his mouth, the man seemed to be a little regretful! He reached for the pen and paper, wrote a few lines on the paper, and then stood up: "Boss Du, please take your time and look at it. Zhang is leaving first!"
What he had in his hand should be the detailed description of the goods he needed to check, Du Rufeng thought silently as his eyes focused on the wooden board in front of him.
There are various items on the wooden board, roughly thirty-four items. Behind the names of the items are marked the purchase price and date. Some of those words are recognized by Du Rusong, and some are not. However, it is generally inferred from the familiar words that these products should be
These are currently the most prosperously traded commodities in Nanjing.
It's so meticulous! He sighed slightly, even the days were clearly marked. According to the price marked on this brand, you don't have to worry about losing money when buying, and don't worry about making less money when selling. This is simply a business.
An artifact!
I'm afraid that my horse and carriage business won't be able to do this! He thought about his idea just now, and suddenly felt a little resentful. He was afraid that his ten taels of silver would be thrown into the water. These prices cover almost the entire market.
Daming, his small carriage and horse shop, that is, walking around Nanzhili, can't even cover this area, even if it is so meticulous, I am afraid that I can't do it. So many goods can be separated by
The seller will update the purchase price every two or three days. How much manpower and energy does this require? With such time, I might as well open a few more big car shops!
The person who could come up with this idea was definitely an old fox who had been in this shopping mall for decades. And with such powerful manpower and money, he felt that he was not a small person. He secretly made a judgment in his heart, but for this Sihai Guild Hall,
I am more interested.
After walking out, the boy at the door smiled at him. He didn't care and just thought about his own thoughts silently. He heard that this business was organized by many guilds in this cattle market. This local businessman in Nanjing,
It seems that it is not mixed in, which is a bit unreasonable!
"Is it Mr. Du?" As he was thinking about it, he walked in to inquire. Suddenly someone called from behind him. Du Rufeng stopped and turned around. He didn't seem to recognize the person who called him.
"It's me! What's the matter?"
"My master is on the second floor and would like to invite Boss Du to come over for a chat!" "Is it for carriages and horses?" Qian Wubing frowned slightly, "Have we sent him an invitation?"
"Probably not!" Liu Zigu answered hesitantly. He really couldn't remember clearly. However, when they discussed the charter, he also participated in it. He knew that in the future, the Sihai Guild Hall would probably open a carriage company for the sake of smooth information flow.
I mean, if it were really put into practice, the business of the carriage and horse shops in this city would conflict with the business of the guild hall, so the invitation would not be sent to Fatty Du.
"Oh, you're here uninvited!" Qian Wubing didn't think so much. He was a little happy when he heard that someone came here because of his name. But he didn't expect that Liu Zigu would come to him just like this after asking and answering.
Already thought so much.
"Should we send someone to drive him away?" Wu Huchen followed Qian Wubing. When he heard this, he said in a hurry. He also saw the lively scene downstairs. When he thought that this building was his brother-in-law's property,
There are actually uninvited uninvited guests, and I roll up my sleeves and try to chase them away.
"Why are you driving people away? We set up the Eight Immortals table and all the guests came. We paid one tael of silver for a cup of tea. Now that he has come in, he has earned it, right?" Qian Wubing said cheerfully, not caring at all.
appearance.
The price for tea in the hall is one tael of silver, which seems a bit expensive. However, one tael of silver probably means a threshold. People who are reluctant to part with even one tael of silver are not even qualified to enter this hall.
, as for the consumption on the second and third floors or even in the market room, it is even more expensive.
It opened today, and many people came to join in the fun. However, as soon as the people in the club explained the explanation, some people who had business on hand walked around the hall for a while, and then went to the market room behind the building to watch the market.
, Du Rufeng wandered around in the crowd, and gradually found that there were fewer and fewer people in the hall. After chatting for a while, these businessmen all headed towards some "quote room" in twos and threes, and he wanted to follow him to have a look.
, but when he heard that in this market room, it only cost ten taels of silver to enter, he felt a little distressed.
Ten taels of silver, that's a lot. He doesn't care about one tael of silver, but ten taels of silver is enough to buy two little girls. Just go around and lose them. His money doesn't come and go.
Yeah! Besides, I heard from people in this club that going to the market room, only ten taels of silver, is just to buy a qualification, it seems to be a membership or something, and there are expenses after entering, so it's not cost-effective.
Isn't it just to get some local market prices and make money like this? No, this is no different from robbing money. I am also very easy to deal with these market prices. I have my own horse and carriage drivers to transport guests along the way.
Let me ask around. When I get back, I will put it all together and put it in the room. Isn't this also a market room? The Sihai Guild Hall charges ten taels of silver, but I only charge five taels. Someone should come and see it!
Well, this is feasible. When he thought of this, he felt that it would not be so painful to pay for these ten taels of silver. At least, look at how others did it. If he did it in the future, at least he would follow the gourd and draw the dipper.
Learning is not.
Following the businessmen who had just had a speculative talk, they walked to the back of the building. Du Rufeng's eyes suddenly opened up. A man who looked like a shopkeeper was sitting on the open space behind the building with a table. Behind him, there were all
Dozens of small houses were neatly arranged. The moment he saw it, he thought he had arrived at the Gongyuan of the Confucius Temple. This scene, but the examination room of the Gongyuan was beyond imagination.
However, there are still some differences. The examination booths in Gongyuan are not guarded by so many people even when they are taking exams. There is a person standing at the door of each small house here, although they all have faces.
There was a smile on his face, but Du Rufeng always felt a little sinister.
"Oh, Boss Du, do you want to be a member too? I just heard that Boss Du is a horse and carriage dealer. I didn't expect that there is such a business of buying and selling! It's really a real person who doesn't show his face!" A businessman who was traveling with him saw this.
Du Rusong took out the silver and, like him, exchanged it for an iron membership sign from the shopkeeper's hand, and joked with a smile.
"Look, look, there is really a profitable business, who wouldn't want to do it? Boss Liu, tell me, uh, boss Liu, where are you going?"
"Oh, I'm going to the Yunnan room to have a look. I've been doing some business with Yunnan recently. Boss Du, I won't disturb you. See you later!"
The businessman smiled and walked towards the house at the back. After asking a few questions, he walked into a small room.
Du Rufeng pinched the iron sign in his hand and hesitated slightly. After thinking for a moment, he pinched the iron sign in his hand, found a room at random, and walked over.
"Do you want to enter this Huguang room?" The boy guarding the door checked the iron plate in his hand and said with a smile: "I dare you to know that the membership certificate in my hand needs to be replaced every month.
Once, in the quotation room, the commodities sold in bulk from various places are updated once every three days. If the quotation that I need to check is not among the commodities listed in the quotation room, I can leave the commodity you requested to check, and the club will do it as soon as possible.
I’ll check it out for you, and as soon as there is an update, I’ll send someone to notify you immediately!”
"Well!" Du Rufeng listened carefully. When the boy finished speaking, he asked, "If you are asking specifically, this one also requires cashiers!"
"Of course, the guild hall will send someone to inquire about the master quickly. There must be expenses. The fee is based on the difficulty of changing the machine. It will always make the master feel that it is worth the money!"
Du Rufeng nodded, indicating that he understood, put the iron sign in his arms, and walked in.
There was already one person in the room. When he saw Du Rusong come in, the person looked at Du Rufeng warily. When he saw that he didn't recognize him, he turned around and looked at the things on the wall carefully.
The room is not big, about ten square meters in size. The only furnishings are a table and a wooden board hanging on the wall. There are pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table. Obviously, this is for the convenience of entry.
Get the people in the room to copy something.
Du Rufeng didn't know much about literacy. When he saw this situation, he immediately felt that the owner of this club had made a mistake. You put your pen, ink, paper and inkstone here, and they copied out all the quotes you worked hard to find out.
, then I would still spend money to see your things here. If Du Rufeng had to do this, he would definitely not be able to leave the house for a piece of paper.
"This boss is inviting me!" He didn't want to do the buying and selling business, so he naturally felt it didn't matter. He even decided to give the person a warning just to have a few words with him.
"Please, is this boss also in business from Huguang to Nanjing?" The man looked at Du Rufeng and showed a businessman's signature smile. He didn't know Du Rufeng, which meant that Du Rufeng was not one of them before.
The trader of this line, at least, is not a very big one, but he may be new to this line, and he still maintains a vigilant attitude towards colleagues who have conflicts of interest.
"There, I am doing a horse and carriage business. I just came in and took a look. If I can do business in Huguang, I am a big businessman. How can I have such capital?" Du Rufeng said with a smile. He knew that the other party was wary.
He Lai immediately dispelled the other party's hostility.
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you. My surname is Zhang. I'm doing some trading of medicinal materials in Nanjing. Boss Du is so angry when I say that. Aren't there just those people who are doing business in medicinal materials in Nanjing?" The man smiled.
They exchanged hands, and this time it was a real exchange of greetings.
"Well, I don't understand. The market price of the commodity is written here. There is paper and pen here. Why doesn't Boss Zhang copy it out and read it carefully?" Du Rufeng reminded kindly.
"Take a closer look?" The businessman surnamed Zhang was stunned, and then laughed: "Who should I show it to, the shop owners who buy my medicinal materials, or my colleagues who also sell medicinal materials?"
He glanced at the pens and papers on the table: "These pens and papers are specially left by the club so that guests can't find the commodity information they need. To be honest, if it were possible, I would
I wish I could spend money so that after I see it, my colleagues behind me will never see this again!"
After smacking his mouth, the man seemed to be a little regretful! He reached for the pen and paper, wrote a few lines on the paper, and then stood up: "Boss Du, please take your time and look at it. Zhang is leaving first!"
What he had in his hand should be the detailed description of the goods he needed to check, Du Rufeng thought silently as his eyes focused on the wooden board in front of him.
There are various items on the wooden board, roughly thirty-four items. Behind the names of the items are marked the purchase price and date. Some of those words are recognized by Du Rusong, and some are not. However, it is generally inferred from the familiar words that these products should be
These are currently the most prosperously traded commodities in Nanjing.
It's so meticulous! He sighed slightly, even the days were clearly marked. According to the price marked on this brand, you don't have to worry about losing money when buying, and don't worry about making less money when selling. This is simply a business.
An artifact!
I'm afraid that my horse and carriage business won't be able to do this! He thought about his idea just now, and suddenly felt a little resentful. He was afraid that his ten taels of silver would be thrown into the water. These prices cover almost the entire market.
Daming, his small carriage and horse shop, that is, walking around Nanzhili, can't even cover this area, even if it is so meticulous, I am afraid that I can't do it. So many goods can be separated by
The seller will update the purchase price every two or three days. How much manpower and energy does this require? With such time, I might as well open a few more big car shops!
The person who could come up with this idea was definitely an old fox who had been in this shopping mall for decades. And with such powerful manpower and money, he felt that he was not a small person. He secretly made a judgment in his heart, but for this Sihai Guild Hall,
I am more interested.
After walking out, the boy at the door smiled at him. He didn't care and just thought about his own thoughts silently. He heard that this business was organized by many guilds in this cattle market. This local businessman in Nanjing,
It seems that it is not mixed in, which is a bit unreasonable!
"Is it Mr. Du?" As he was thinking about it, he walked in to inquire. Suddenly someone called from behind him. Du Rufeng stopped and turned around. He didn't seem to recognize the person who called him.
"It's me! What's the matter?"
"My master is on the second floor and would like to invite Boss Du to come over and talk!"