He has long heard about the prosperity of the bull market, but Wang Shouren has only heard about it. This is the first time he has been here in person.
Because of the existence of Sihailou, a large number of businessmen come and go here. At the same time, it also drives up the consumption level around the bull market. Spending a lot of money in front of colleagues is undoubtedly the best way to show one's strength. Therefore, various high-end brothels and restaurants
The shop came into being. Although it is not as good as the lively and glamorous life of Qinhuai in the evening at night, during the day, it is slightly better than the two sides of the Qinhuai River.
Wang Shouren got off the sedan in front of a wine shop half a mile away from Sihai Tower. He had no choice but to do it. All those on horseback and in sedans would have arrived here. The rest of the journey had to be walked step by step. Experienced
After blocking this not-so-wide street several times, Sihailou now established this rule, which is somewhat similar to the pedestrian streets of later generations.
Wang Shouren walked leisurely on this bustling street. Looking around, almost all the pedestrians on the street were dressed similarly to him, wearing green shirts and Taoist robes. Occasionally, there were a few who were dressed in exaggerated clothes, covered in gold.
Wearing silver, at first glance, he looked like a nouveau riche who wanted to wear all his belongings on his body. Wang Shouren was very keen to discover that the clerks in the shops on the street had a trace of contempt in their eyes when they looked at these people.
look.
Yes, contempt!
Wang Shouren smiled slightly. Those who can open a shop here must have some background. Looking at these people's pretentious display, it seems that it is normal to despise them. Among the real rich and powerful, which one is not low-key and luxurious? Maybe,
A set of seemingly inconspicuous coats is worth more than the sum of all the odds and ends of these nouveau riche. These people really have nothing to show off.
Entering the lobby of Sihai Tower, Wang Shouren found a chair by the window and sat down. It could accommodate hundreds of people. There were many such tables. At first glance, it seemed a bit chaotic, but after sitting down,
, Wang Shouren discovered that the arrangement of these tables and chairs is actually very knowledgeable. No matter which table, it seems that you can have an unobstructed view of the small square platform in the middle of the hall, and if someone publishes any news on this square platform
, not worried at all that no one in this hall could see him.
"Two taels of Shenghui pattern silver!" A pot of tea and several plates of snacks were brought to the table, and the well-trained servant said to Wang Shouren with a smile.
Wang Shouren choked for a moment. For two taels of silver, you can buy a medium-sized banquet in an ordinary restaurant. This little tea and snacks are a bit too expensive!
Probably seeing Wang Shouren's hesitation, the servant smiled and explained: "Excellent officer, these two taels of silver are not money for tea and snacks. Tea and snacks are provided for free in our building. It is just the entrance fee. You are
People who do big business will soon know whether the money you spent is worth it!"
Throwing the silver to the servant, Wang Shouren waved his hand. Since this was the rule, he followed the local customs. Although the two taels of silver hurt a little, he could still bear it.
He lowered his head to drink tea. On the square platform in the middle of the hall, a person walked up to the square platform. He stood on it and shouted loudly: "A ship of Jing porcelain, a hundred pairs of exquisite blue and white porcelain, the asking price is 10,020 taels, and the delivery will be done on the same day."
, if you are interested, please contact Ding Chou to discuss it in detail!"
Wang Shouren raised his head and saw the man on the square platform shouting these words twice more before returning to his own table, which must be Ding Chou's table!
"You idiot! You're so stupid!" A muttering voice came from behind: "No one may want even 10,200 taels, even 8,000 taels. You are wasting money here every day and yelling at me. You are really stupid and have too much money!"
Wang Shouren laughed. This curse sounded familiar to him. In Southern Zhili, this word was often used to curse idiots. It was somewhat similar to some curse words in Beijing.
"This brother is invited!" He turned his head and said to the grumbling fat man with a smile: "Brother, it's my first time to come to Sihai Tower. Is there something else in that brother's shouting?"
Wang Shouren had red lips and white teeth, very good looks, and was so humble in his words. The fat man glanced at him, moved his buttocks, and simply sat at his table.
"How about we gather at a table together? It's really boring to watch a bunch of idiots making fun of each other. It would be nice to have someone to talk to!"
Wang Shouren nodded, and the fat man pointed in the direction of the Ding Chou table with a smile: "His cargo is only worth a hundred pairs of blue and white exquisite porcelain. Nowadays, jing porcelain is on the street. This is a little bit more discerning.
You won’t even take 10,000 and 2,000 taels to eat this batch of goods!”
"No way! Why didn't I know about this?" Wang Shouren pretended to be surprised.
"Then you are definitely not in this business!" The fat man shook his head disdainfully: "If you were in this business, you would know that from Zhenjiang to Suzhou and Hangzhou, a large number of Jingci porcelain products will be sold this year, and the price will not fall until it falls!
"
"Oh!" Wang Shouren nodded thoughtfully: "I really don't know much about this porcelain, but I have heard that this raw silk medicinal material has fallen sharply. Is the market really that bad this year?"
The fat man looked at him in surprise, as if he looked strange.
"What's wrong, brother, did I say something wrong?" Wang Shouren asked.
"Just now you said it was your first time coming to Sihailou. I still didn't believe it, but seeing what you said, I really believed it. Did you just come from other places? From your accent, are you from Beizhili?
"
Wang Shouren smiled and nodded.
"That's right! Otherwise, you wouldn't say such layman's words! This year's market is not bad, it's clearly good! In previous years, we who made porcelain would have one or two shipments a year.
, then it’s overwhelming, it depends on whether Marshal Zhao Gong takes care of us or not. When someone is unlucky, there is a chance that a shipment of goods will not be sold out from the beginning of the year to the end of the year!"
"What about now?" Wang Shouren asked with interest.
"Although the price is not that high now, as long as there are goods, you can just go around the Sihai Building and go out the next day. You can earn 10,000 taels of silver for two shipments of goods a year, and you can earn 10,000 taels of silver for five shipments of goods a year.
Each ship earns three thousand taels of silver, tell me, which one earns more?" The fat man seemed to like being a teacher and explained to Wang Shouren in detail.
"Five shipments of goods, one shipment of three thousand taels, that's fifteen thousand taels. Of course, the latter earns more. Even a child can calculate this account!" Wang Shouren nodded.
"This is incredible. Everyone is selling for 8,000 taels per boat, but this idiot is selling for 10,200 taels. Who would be so stupid! Not to mention, this idiot is selling ten taels of silver once on stage. How many taels is this idiot?
Tian kept yelling at him, and he probably spent hundreds of taels, and I felt so wronged for his money!" The fat man shook his head towards Ding Chou's table, his eyes full of disdain.
Wang Shouren understood in his heart that this was a matter of small profits but quick turnover and large profits but slow sales. No wonder the fat man despised that person.
"By the way, I haven't asked yet, what kind of business do you do?" The fat man turned around and ate a snack, "Maybe we can do some business too!"
"This is really hard to say!" Wang Shouren smiled, not wanting to talk more.
"No, as long as the goods are available, it's easy to talk about anything. The price can be negotiated slowly. After all, everyone depends on Sihailou to make a living. No matter how much goods there are, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to eat them here!"
"Did Sihailou buy all the goods in the end?"
"Isn't this nonsense?" The fat man glanced at him and said: "There are thousands of people in the fleet from all over the world, so how much goods are shipped to those small foreign countries overseas every year. What we have in China is either bragging or a bunch of rags. Then
We should also offer it as a family heirloom to the barbarians!"
Wang Shouren understood that this fat man was a broker, and he was directly engaged in buying and selling. No wonder he was so enthusiastic about him!
"Let's talk about it again!" He smiled.
The fat man left the table unhappily, and Wang Shouren stood up. He roughly understood what was going on with the so-called "disrupting the market price and exploiting the people." It was nothing more than the Sihai fleet in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, harvesting a lot of goods, resulting in
Prices have dropped, but this drop is not suppression in the traditional sense. Take this porcelain as an example. It seems that the price of porcelain has dropped, but because of the existence of the Sihai fleet, the demand has increased.
Yes. The increase in demand will definitely expand the industry. In other words, there will be more porcelain workers, and kiln workers will have an extra way to make money. And for those businessmen, their income will not decrease but increase.
The same principle applies to the prices of other commodities, such as silk, medicines, etc., even if you think about it, they don't deviate from this stereotype.
Wang Shouren was surprised. No matter which way you looked at it, this was a good thing that benefited the country and the people. Merchants, craftsmen, and farmers all made money, and the largest Sihai fleet sold these goods overseas.
, also made money, and regardless of what happened to the barbarians overseas, our people in the Ming Dynasty were not harmed.
But why does Chen Jingwen insist on focusing on this matter?
Someone else walked up to the middle platform and shouted loudly about the goods they wanted to buy or sell. Wang Shouren stood up, glanced over there, and walked out.
The two taels of silver spent are really worth it!
"Hey, Madman Wang?" A voice sounded behind him. He frowned and turned his head. He hadn't heard this title for a long time.
"It's really you, Crazy Wang!" A big fat man (don't ask, why do fat men always appear in this chapter!) poked his head out from the second floor with some difficulty: "Hey, it's me, Wang Nayu!"
As if he was afraid that Wang Shouren would not recognize his standard figure, Wang Yu stood up by the railing and waved his chubby hand at him: "It's rare to meet an old friend in a foreign country, come up and have a drink!"
After that, he turned his head and shouted to someone behind him: "Brothers, I saw Crazy Wang. He is on the first floor. Go and ask two people with good legs and feet to come up. Didn't you say you always wanted to