30. Chapter 30 Buying and selling can still be done like this
Novel things always spread the fastest. The emergence of the Sihai Guild Hall has no real significance to the people in Nanjing. However, to all the businessmen, it is nothing more than a surprise.
A place to go, to make friends with colleagues, connect with each other, and even talk about business.
Of course, the most popular thing among these businessmen is the market room. The cost of ten taels of silver a month is nothing to most businessmen. Moreover, if you come to the guild hall every day, it will cost you 10 taels of silver a month.
After all, the tea fee is a full thirty taels. Compared with spending ten taels of silver to buy a membership brand and get free tea every day, it is really a good deal.
More importantly, there are also hierarchies among these businessmen. The brand of this market house undoubtedly means that this businessman's business is not just a small vendor in the corner, but someone who can pay attention to the market in other places and has the ability to do business.
For people with a certain net worth, this market brand almost indirectly proves the strength of the other party. If there is any business, everyone would rather find this kind of person to do it. This is at least a guarantee.
Of course, many people can afford ten taels of silver per month, so this is nothing. However, the Sihai Guild Hall registers member merchants who have market brands and leaves all information about their stores, business types, and so on.
It’s a terrible thing. Businessmen work hard to make money. What are they most afraid of? Apart from God not taking care of losses in this business, what they are afraid of is being framed by business rivals or directly encountering liars. Sihai Guild Hall
In this way, it is almost equivalent to endorsing one's own member merchants. This kind of business is safe to do, who would not want to do it.
On the opening day, the guild hall issued over a hundred membership badges. Most of them were businessmen introduced by the heads of each guild hall. They had a background and a destination, so naturally they had nothing to give up. In the following days, they were issued one after another.
Quite a few, but they also followed the rules of issuing registration certificates. When businessmen of all sizes in Nanjing realized the benefits of the Sihailou membership brand, the Sihai Guild Hall raised the bar.
Now, if you want to set up an ordinary membership sign in the Sihai Guild Hall, you can't do it even if you have money. You have to have three businessmen who already have membership as guarantees before you can get this sign and enter the market room. The problem is, these guarantees
It may not be easy to find people. If something goes wrong in the business, people can go directly to the guarantor. Therefore, this market brand became popular immediately. The difference between those with brands and those without brands is clear. They are not members, only
Being able to drink tea in the lobby, nonsense, is for members, but you can go to the market room, and then go to the second floor to chat with people of similar status to you. Those in the lobby on the first floor, even if they have a lot of money, don't have this
You can't even go up to the second floor if you are a member. At this point, people in the Sihai Guild Hall have been divided into two classes: members who have the ability and non-members who don't know whether they have the ability.
There is a third floor above the second floor. Very few members, even members, go up to that third floor. I heard that it is specially prepared for top businessmen from all over the world. Since the opening of the Sihai Guild Hall, I have never seen anyone go up to the third floor.
However, the people drinking tea and gossiping downstairs sometimes talked about this, but they all speculated about what kind of characters are on the third floor, and they can go up and take a look.
In the past few days, Qian Wubing wandered into the guild hall early in the morning and then disappeared. It was probably just a matter of dianmao. Rong Shubo didn't have any objections to this. Anyway, there were guards patrolling the streets outside the door.
, and the hundred households are only one street away from here, not to mention that there is nothing wrong with it, even if there is something, the guards in golden clothes will come quickly.
The income of the guild hall, except for the first two days, which was only a thousand taels of silver every day, has also dropped in the past few days. However, there are still three to five hundred taels. If the income continues at this rate, it will be possible to make money.
, but it is not necessarily possible to make a lot of money by eliminating expenses.
The sale of the second floor has not been concluded these days, so naturally there is no chance of success. However, neither Rong Shubo nor the other two principals are too anxious. This time is still short, and the advantages of Sihai Guild Hall have not yet been reached.
As long as all the businessmen realize the benefits of the Sihai Guild Hall, the business will naturally take place.
In total, the club has distributed roughly four to five hundred membership badges. According to Qian Wubing's intention, these badges will not be distributed for the time being, or very few will be issued. At the beginning, Rong Shubo and others were still very busy.
I don’t understand. These four to five hundred brands are equivalent to four to five thousand taels of silver, and they are four to five thousand taels per month. Wouldn’t it be better to give out more.
Qian Wubing insisted on doing this. Although everyone was puzzled, Qian Wubing threw down his big hat and said that this was what the person in the guarding mansion meant. Everyone had nothing to say. If you earn less, you will earn less.
Come on, your arms can't hold your thighs after all.
However, when news came from outside that someone started to buy this membership card and offered a high price, everyone began to be surprised. When the membership card of Sihailou increased from ten taels of silver to fifty taels or eighty taels.
, when it was one hundred taels, everyone had no time to sigh that the price was outrageous, but felt inexplicable admiration for the one who guarded the eunuch's mansion.
The reason is very simple, it is nothing more than the grasp of people's hearts, but there are not many people who actually do it so lightly. As for the articles of association that Qian Wubing later took out, it listed that if a member businessman concluded a business in the Sihai Guild Hall,
What kind of points are calculated according to the transaction amount? For every one thousand taels of silver transaction amount, one point is calculated. If one hundred points are given, these ordinary members will be directly upgraded to gold medal members and can enjoy the services on the third floor, etc. The principals were shocked.
Yu was unable to express any objection. Although they knew that these methods may not have been thought up by the father-in-law himself, they had lived their whole life and never thought that this guild hall business could still be done like this!
As for what services are available on the third floor, the chiefs followed Qian Wubing's instructions and quietly released the news. Needless to say, the convenience of the government. There is no big business that does not have connections with the government. However, as long as it is here,
When the Sihai Tower deal is completed, one's own connections don't need to be used. Who wouldn't want to do that? Businessmen's connections are mostly fed by spending money. Doesn't this mean that a lot of money is saved? As for overseas treasures, the Salt Railway
Attractive things like attracting people. In short, they vaguely mentioned all the conveniences that businessmen want, or the channels through which they can obtain huge profits. As for the speculations of the members, the principals did not deny it, nor did they deny it.
Admit it, it made those people feel itchy.
There are not many sales of one million taels, but these points can always be accumulated slowly. This month's sales of one to twenty thousand taels, next month's sales of three to fifty thousand taels of silver, over one or two years, the accumulated points will be accumulated.
If it's more, that number will eventually be reached. When the time comes, it won't be too late to enjoy the services on the third floor.
"So, if the Sihai Guild Hall really rises, it will be like a golden chicken laying eggs?" Xu Pengju walked into the first floor of the guild hall and looked at the people around him. This lively situation made him quite uncomfortable.
Several companions behind him also frowned. When my young father-in-law came here, how could he just find a table to sit at a table in this crowd like these guys?
"I dare not say whether it is a golden rooster that lays eggs. However, young master, this is a business without capital. I heard that this idea was proposed by Tang Yin, the new aide next to Wang Gonggong. I didn't expect that Tang Yin's poems and paintings are famous.
, but he is also a good hand in making money." Like all powerful people, Xu Pengju will never be without bodyguards around him, and with his background, there will naturally be no shortage of intellectuals such as Qingke and staff around him.
The speaker was such a literati, a little gentle, a little elegant, and a little low-key. He was standing behind Xu Pengju. If he didn't reveal his body and speak, then the people standing opposite would always see Xu Pengju.
.
"Ziqi, don't belittle yourself. If you put your mind on this, you may not be much worse than Tang Yin. A shabby scholar who clings to the prince will naturally show off!" Xu Pengju smiled, which was considered as comfort.
After looking at the other party, following the guidance of his companion, he walked upstairs.
"What is this young man's number?" Two men in green clothes appeared at the entrance of the corridor, smiling and extending their hands.
"What is the number?" Xu Pengju was stunned, not knowing what the rule was, but the expression of his companion suddenly changed. This servant of the guild hall was so blind that he dared to stop the young master.
Just as he was about to get angry, Xu Pengju glanced at him coldly. The companion suddenly remembered that when the young master came in, he had told him and others not to be rude, and his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.
"This is your first time to our Sihai Guild Hall!" The man in Tsing Yi said to Xu Pengju with a smile. He was respectful and polite, and he was obviously well-trained: "On the second floor, there are gentlemen with memberships who discuss business.
This place, if you don’t have our membership sign, or you are still aggrieved, just sit down on this floor!"
"You mean this?" Zhong Ziqi took out the iron sign from his pocket and handed it to the man in green. He had inquired about it before coming here and even found someone to buy one at a high price.
"Xuanzi No. 47, Mr. Chen from Longxing No. in the south of the city?" Another man in Tsing Yi opened a roster, compared it with the iron plate, then looked at his companion and shook his head slightly.
"Master, let's just sit on the first floor for a while. Mr. Chen probably doesn't know that our membership card cannot be transferred. Except for Mr. Chen, others are of little use!" The man in Tsing Yi closed the roster and said directly
Xu Pengju's request was rejected.
"How outrageous!" Xu Pengju's companion could no longer hold back, "There is no place in Nanjing that our young master cannot enter, so get out of the way!"
"Oh, that's not necessarily the case!" A man came up from the second floor with a smile and took over the conversation. Two men in green clothes bent slightly and moved out of the way.
"If this young master can wander around the imperial city for a few times, I will really believe it!" Sun Qian looked at Xu Pengju with a smile. She was also bored, so she took the conversation. The young master in front of her
Although she didn't look annoying, the guy next to him was simply too loud. With her temperament, she couldn't help but want to swipe the place's face.
Xu Pengju smiled slightly. He had been to the Imperial City during the ceremony, but these words were not very interesting to say to this girl disguised as a man.
"Okay, Ah Fu!" He drank his drink and raised his hand towards Sun Qin: "It's my first time here, I don't understand the rules, please forgive me!" Novel things always spread the fastest.
The emergence of the Sihai Guild Hall has no real significance for the people in Nanjing. However, for all the businessmen, it is like suddenly having an extra place to go to make friends with colleagues, connect with each other, and even talk.
A place to discuss business.
Of course, the most popular thing among these businessmen is the market room. The cost of ten taels of silver a month is nothing to most businessmen. Moreover, if you come to the guild hall every day, it will cost you 10 taels of silver a month.
After all, the tea fee is a full thirty taels. Compared with spending ten taels of silver to buy a membership brand and get free tea every day, it is really a good deal.
More importantly, there are also hierarchies among these businessmen. The brand of this market house undoubtedly means that this businessman's business is not just a small vendor in the corner, but someone who can pay attention to the market in other places and has the ability to do business.
For people with a certain net worth, this market brand almost indirectly proves the strength of the other party. If there is any business, everyone would rather find this kind of person to do it. This is at least a guarantee.
Of course, many people can afford ten taels of silver per month, so this is nothing. However, the Sihai Guild Hall registers member merchants who have market brands and leaves all information about their stores, business types, and so on.
It’s a terrible thing. Businessmen work hard to make money. What are they most afraid of? Apart from God not taking care of losses in this business, what they are afraid of is being framed by business rivals or directly encountering liars. Sihai Guild Hall
In this way, it is almost equivalent to endorsing one's own member merchants. This kind of business is safe to do, who would not want to do it.
On the opening day, the guild hall issued over a hundred membership badges. Most of them were businessmen introduced by the heads of each guild hall. They had a background and a destination, so naturally they had nothing to give up. In the following days, they were issued one after another.
Quite a few, but they also followed the rules of issuing registration certificates. When businessmen of all sizes in Nanjing realized the benefits of the Sihailou membership brand, the Sihai Guild Hall raised the bar.
Now, if you want to set up an ordinary membership sign in the Sihai Guild Hall, you can't do it even if you have money. You have to have three businessmen who already have membership as guarantees before you can get this sign and enter the market room. The problem is, these guarantees
It may not be easy to find people. If something goes wrong in the business, people can go directly to the guarantor. Therefore, this market brand became popular immediately. The difference between those with brands and those without brands is clear. They are not members, only
Being able to drink tea in the lobby, nonsense, is for members, but you can go to the market room, and then go to the second floor to chat with people of similar status to you. Those in the lobby on the first floor, even if they have a lot of money, don't have this
You can't even go up to the second floor if you are a member. At this point, people in the Sihai Guild Hall have been divided into two classes: members who have the ability and non-members who don't know whether they have the ability.
There is a third floor above the second floor. Very few members, even members, go up to that third floor. I heard that it is specially prepared for top businessmen from all over the world. Since the opening of the Sihai Guild Hall, I have never seen anyone go up to the third floor.
However, the people drinking tea and gossiping downstairs sometimes talked about this, but they all speculated about what kind of characters are on the third floor, and they can go up and take a look.
In the past few days, Qian Wubing wandered into the guild hall early in the morning and then disappeared. It was probably just a matter of dianmao. Rong Shubo didn't have any objections to this. Anyway, there were guards patrolling the streets outside the door.
, and the hundred households are only one street away from here, not to mention that there is nothing wrong with it, even if there is something, the guards in golden clothes will come quickly.
The income of the guild hall, except for the first two days, which was only a thousand taels of silver every day, has also dropped in the past few days. However, there are still three to five hundred taels. If the income continues at this rate, it will be possible to make money.
, but it is not necessarily possible to make a lot of money by eliminating expenses.
The sale of the second floor has not been concluded these days, so naturally there is no chance of success. However, neither Rong Shubo nor the other two principals are too anxious. This time is still short, and the advantages of Sihai Guild Hall have not yet been reached.
As long as all the businessmen realize the benefits of the Sihai Guild Hall, the business will naturally take place.
In total, the club has distributed roughly four to five hundred membership badges. According to Qian Wubing's intention, these badges will not be distributed for the time being, or very few will be issued. At the beginning, Rong Shubo and others were still very busy.
I don’t understand. These four to five hundred brands are equivalent to four to five thousand taels of silver, and they are four to five thousand taels per month. Wouldn’t it be better to give out more.
Qian Wubing insisted on doing this. Although everyone was puzzled, Qian Wubing threw down his big hat and said that this was what the person in the guarding mansion meant. Everyone had nothing to say. If you earn less, you will earn less.
Come on, your arms can't hold your thighs after all.
However, when news came from outside that someone started to buy this membership card and offered a high price, everyone began to be surprised. When the membership card of Sihailou increased from ten taels of silver to fifty taels or eighty taels.
, when it was one hundred taels, everyone had no time to sigh that the price was outrageous, but felt inexplicable admiration for the one who guarded the eunuch's mansion.
The reason is very simple, it is nothing more than the grasp of people's hearts, but there are not many people who actually do it so lightly. As for the articles of association that Qian Wubing later took out, it listed that if a member businessman concluded a business in the Sihai Guild Hall,
What kind of points are calculated according to the transaction amount? For every one thousand taels of silver transaction amount, one point is calculated. If one hundred points are given, these ordinary members will be directly upgraded to gold medal members and can enjoy the services on the third floor, etc. The principals were shocked.
Yu was unable to express any objection. Although they knew that these methods may not have been thought up by the father-in-law himself, they had lived their whole life and never thought that this guild hall business could still be done like this!
As for what services are available on the third floor, the chiefs followed Qian Wubing's instructions and quietly released the news. Needless to say, the convenience of the government. There is no big business that does not have connections with the government. However, as long as it is here,
When the Sihai Tower deal is completed, one's own connections don't need to be used. Who wouldn't want to do that? Businessmen's connections are mostly fed by spending money. Doesn't this mean that a lot of money is saved? As for overseas treasures, the Salt Railway
Attractive things like attracting people. In short, they vaguely mentioned all the conveniences that businessmen want, or the channels through which they can obtain huge profits. As for the speculations of the members, the principals did not deny it, nor did they deny it.
Admit it, it made those people feel itchy.
There are not many sales of one million taels, but these points can always be accumulated slowly. This month's sales of one to twenty thousand taels, next month's sales of three to fifty thousand taels of silver, over one or two years, the accumulated points will be accumulated.
If it's more, that number will eventually be reached. When the time comes, it won't be too late to enjoy the services on the third floor.
"So, if the Sihai Guild Hall really rises, it will be like a golden chicken laying eggs?" Xu Pengju walked into the first floor of the guild hall and looked at the people around him. This lively situation made him quite uncomfortable.
Several companions behind him also frowned. When my young father-in-law came here, how could he just find a table to sit at a table in this crowd like these guys?
"I dare not say whether it is a golden rooster that lays eggs. However, young master, this is a business without capital. I heard that this idea was proposed by Tang Yin, the new aide next to Wang Gonggong. I didn't expect that Tang Yin's poems and paintings are famous.
, but he is also a good hand in making money." Like all powerful people, Xu Pengju will never be without bodyguards around him, and with his background, there will naturally be no shortage of intellectuals such as Qingke and staff around him.
The speaker was such a literati, a little gentle, a little elegant, and a little low-key. He was standing behind Xu Pengju. If he didn't reveal his body and speak, then the people standing opposite would always see Xu Pengju.
.
"Ziqi, don't belittle yourself. If you put your mind on this, you may not be much worse than Tang Yin. A shabby scholar who clings to the prince will naturally show off!" Xu Pengju smiled, which was considered as comfort.
After looking at the other party, following the guidance of his companion, he walked upstairs.
"What is this young man's number?" Two men in green clothes appeared at the entrance of the corridor, smiling and extending their hands.
"What is the number?" Xu Pengju was stunned, not knowing what the rule was, but the expression of his companion suddenly changed. This servant of the guild hall was so blind that he dared to stop the young master.
Just as he was about to get angry, Xu Pengju glanced at him coldly. The companion suddenly remembered that when the young master came in, he had told him and others not to be rude, and his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.
"This is your first time to our Sihai Guild Hall!" The man in Tsing Yi said to Xu Pengju with a smile. He was respectful and polite, and he was obviously well-trained: "On the second floor, there are gentlemen with memberships who discuss business.
This place, if you don’t have our membership sign, or you are still aggrieved, just sit down on this floor!"
"You mean this?" Zhong Ziqi took out the iron sign from his pocket and handed it to the man in green. He had inquired about it before coming here and even found someone to buy one at a high price.
"Xuanzi No. 47, Mr. Chen from Longxing No. in the south of the city?" Another man in Tsing Yi opened a roster, compared it with the iron plate, then looked at his companion and shook his head slightly.
"Master, let's just sit on the first floor for a while. Mr. Chen probably doesn't know that our membership card cannot be transferred. Except for Mr. Chen, others are of little use!" The man in Tsing Yi closed the roster and said directly
Xu Pengju's request was rejected.
"How outrageous!" Xu Pengju's companion could no longer hold back, "There is no place in Nanjing that our young master cannot enter, so get out of the way!"
"Oh, that's not necessarily the case!" A man came up from the second floor with a smile and took over the conversation. Two men in green clothes bent slightly and moved out of the way.
"If this young master can wander around the imperial city for a few times, I will really believe it!" Sun Qian looked at Xu Pengju with a smile. She was also bored, so she took the conversation. The young master in front of her
Although she didn't look annoying, the guy next to him was simply too loud. With her temperament, she couldn't help but want to swipe the place's face.
Xu Pengju smiled slightly. He had been to the Imperial City during the ceremony, but these words were not very interesting to say to this girl disguised as a man.
"Okay, Ah Fu!" He stopped his drink and raised his hand towards Sun Qin: "It's my first time here, I don't understand the rules, please forgive me, girl!"