Yang Xuan's suggestion was fully accepted by everyone, and the ensuing Carriage and Horse Racing Association was a matter of course.
Yang Xuan did his job as the president, and the other shopkeepers didn't have any objections. Anyway, the president didn't have any real power, so he still did things for everyone.
The grass-roots federation is not so elaborate, it is just a loose organization. According to Yang Xuan, everyone contributes with strength and those with money contribute money.
After some publicity such as hanging banners and handing out flyers, the news of the horse-drawn carriage competition spread.
In addition, Yang Xuan also distributed invitations in the name of the Carriage and Horse Racing Association, inviting those with status to participate in the horse-drawn carriage competition on February 2.
The dragon raises its head on the second day of February is a folk festival with many customs. According to the customs of the people in Dasheng Dynasty, as long as it is a festival, eating, drinking and having fun are indispensable. And the new things like competitions are naturally popular among the people.
expectations.
In addition to the seven carriage and horse shops participating in the competition, there are also some scattered carpentry workshops. As long as you can make a carriage by yourself, you can participate in the competition.
There are many items in this competition. As long as you can get the top three rankings, you can get rewards, the lowest one is one hundred taels of silver.
In addition, there is also a racing competition, which is to see who can run faster. In this competition, anyone with a carriage can participate. The top three will not only get a lot of money, but also a horse and carriage.
Medals awarded by the Federation of Trade Unions.
As for the venue for the event, Yang Xuan said hello to Prince Hui and approved a piece of land at the Jiangning County Yamen, which is the west section of the Qinhuai River in the south of the city, and then began to prepare for the competition.
Time passed day by day with intensive preparations, and soon it was the day when the dragon raised its head on the second day of February. As soon as the city gate opened early in the morning, the people came out of the city with their wives and children.
Going out of the city gate to the east is the land of Qinhuai River, and to the west is this horse-drawn carriage competition.
Not only did the carriage and horse shops and the carpentry workshops participating in the competition arrive immediately, but the vendors who paid the stall fees also set up their stalls according to the drawn lines.
As people came to the venue in an endless stream, a smile appeared on Yang Xuan's lips.
At two o'clock in the morning, with the sound of firecrackers, Yang Xuan announced that the horse-drawn carriage competition had officially begun.
The carriages of seven carriage and horse shops have already been set up in the exhibition area. In addition to the seven of them, there are also a dozen carpentry workshops participating in the competition.
There are many items in the competition. As for how to judge, it depends purely on voting. But for everyone who enters the venue with an invitation, the invitation will have the voting item printed on it. You can cut it out and put it into the wooden box placed in front of the carriage.
The wooden box is the one with a slit on the top. As for which project will win the first place, they have already secretly discussed it.
Yang Xuan racked his brains for this and came up with a few names for them to divide.
Anyone who is qualified to vote can take a trial ride on the carriage. Whether it is the carriages from the seven horse carriage shops or the carpentry workshops, they do their best to demonstrate the advantages of their carriages.
The people will vote on the invitation to the carriage they are satisfied with.
It was basically like the auto shows of later generations, but with the addition of a voting link.
Especially in front of Shunfengxing's booth, the cheongsam beauty who first appeared at the opening of the early adopter shop came in handy again.
Other horse and carriage shops only have shopkeepers and a bunch of old men, but here at Shunfengxing, the people who introduce carriages to customers are all slim beauties in cheongsams, and they form a unique landscape. Shunfengxing's booth
There are also the most people in front.
The shopkeepers of other horse racing shops couldn't help but feel jealous when they saw this scene. This Yang Xuan had so many clever ideas.
This competition will not end until noon, and then the votes will be counted, and the ranking will be judged according to the number of votes.
In addition to the people with invitations, there are also many people watching the excitement. Although they cannot vote, they can still watch the excitement. The tourist area has also set up carriages used by seven horse and carriage companies for exhibitions, so that everyone can get close to each other.
The venue also set up a tourist area, and Yang Xuan charged stall fees to allow vendors to set up stalls here, where you can buy food, drink, entertainment, and items for daily use.
Before noon, the large area of the venue was already crowded with tourists.
On the high platform not far away, Yang Xuan and the other six shopkeepers all had satisfied smiles on their faces. Regardless of the results of the competition, each of them had sold several carriages in just a short time.
Although it hasn't been delivered yet, the deposit has already been put into their pockets. You should know that they only sold a dozen carriages a year in the past.
Of course, this price is much cheaper than before, because they have adopted the Shunfengxing business model. Although the profit from selling horse carriages is not high, the subsequent money will continue to flow.
Repairs, maintenance, replacement of spare parts, even medical treatment of horses, horse feed, horse feeding, etc., all after-sales services, no matter how big or small, the carriage and horse shop is responsible to the end.
With such perfect after-sales service, and the price of carriages falling, it has naturally attracted many middle- and upper-class people to buy them. After all, carriages are not only practical, but also showy.
As time went by, and soon it was noon, all the ballot boxes in front of the carriages were sealed at the same time, and then moved to the high platform.
In front of all the people present, the ballot box was opened and the counting of votes began.
A certain number of tickets have been placed in the ticket boxes of the seven carriage houses in advance, so getting the ranking is a sure thing.
If you lose to someone else, then no one can blame you.
Of course, after the votes were counted, there were no surprises. All the top spots went to seven horse racing dealers.
As for the second and third places, some fell to the carriage and horse shops of the Federation, and there were also a few carriages from carpentry workshops that unexpectedly won the ranking.
There are also rewards for the third place and second place.
Next is the grand award ceremony.
Yang Xuan also invited some famous people to come on stage and present awards to the winners.
In addition to silver taels, the prize also has a bronze plaque, which says that the first Yingtianfu Carriage Competition, such-and-such award, and such-and-such ranking were awarded by the Yingtianfu Carriage and Horse Racing Association on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year.
A horse racing shop or carpentry shop that gets a ranking can be regarded as gaining both fame and fortune. Just putting the bronze plaque in the shop is an honor, and the price of the carriage can be higher.
Yang Xuan arranged the award ceremony in a very grand manner, which pushed the atmosphere of the competition to a climax.
Then Yang Xuan announced that the highlight of today's competition meeting, the horse-drawn carriage racing competition, was about to begin.
On the venue of the racing competition, the carriages that signed up for the competition were already familiar with the venue. The people looked at the carriages whizzing by, and they were all full of expectations and wanted to see the competition of this carriage.