Although Hainan Women's Cooperative Co., Ltd. has a resounding name, it is essentially just a second-hand store, and its supply of goods naturally comes from Goujiazhuang. There is no local market for antiques, calligraphy, paintings, porcelain and other items, but there are many ordinary household items.
, especially clothes, shoes and hats, bundles of clothes were loaded into dozens of carts. These things are very attractive to ordinary people.
However, as Wen Desi said, the capital of each investor is based on the traverser's internal accounting currency coupons. How much silver and copper coins should be added up to one coupon has become a big problem. According to the executive committee
As I will explain in the past, one coupon is equivalent to one RMB.
"Since one yuan is used as the basis for counting coupons, rmb can be used as a reference when calculating the value," Li Mei said.
"Well, although I am not studying economics, time and space are different, and the value of RMB cannot be applied in this way." Wen Desi was a little worried, "For example, a rosewood table is worth old money in the 21st century, so if you want to use RMB to arbitrage it,
, this table must be extremely expensive.”
"You can use grain prices to convert," Cheng Dong suggested. "The purchasing power shown in this way is more realistic."
He used rice as the basis for conversion.
The price of rice in Lingao is one to two or three cents of silver per stone (94.4kg).
The average price of rice in modern Chinese cities is about 3.2 yuan per kilogram, and then converted into stones, the price per stone is equivalent to RMB 302.08 yuan.
Based on this unit, the actual purchasing power of the RMB in Lingao in 1628 was 302.08 yuan, which was equivalent to one, two or three cents of silver. They basically knew the prices in Lingao, so they could convert it into RMB more easily.
After some complicated cost calculations and understanding of the market, Hainan Women's Cooperative Co., Ltd. - Women's Cooperative for short - finally opened. Because it opened later than the salt shop, and Li Mei's public relations skills, the cooperative's
The scene is much larger than that of a salt shop. Although it is only a simple greenhouse with a few rows of brick pillars and a scaffolding and raincloth on top. But it occupies a large piece of land on Dongmen Street - this piece of land was originally owned by Li Mei.
She wanted to buy it in the name of the company, but the land system was a sensitive topic and the executive committee did not dare to make the decision. After her repeated activities, a three-year land use certificate was issued - the glorious No. 001
.
Compared with the quiet opening of the salt shop, the opening of the women's cooperative seemed to be particularly "eventful". When it opened, not only did 10,000 firecrackers specially bought from the county town be set off, but also the simple brick door tower was hung with firecrackers.
There is a wooden plaque inscribed with "Hainan Women's Cooperative" in Asia's hand, and the brick pillars along the street are filled with signs congratulating the opening. Although it is very simple, it still looks like that. Naturally, there are all kinds of signatures.
Such departments: the first one on the left is the Executive Committee, then the Dongmen City Industrial and Commercial Administration Office, the Military Department, the Public Security Department, the Nanhai Experimental Demonstration Farm... and even the village committees of Ma Niao's Yanchang Village and Damei Village.
A congratulatory sign was delivered. A pair of loudspeakers at the door continuously played the cheerful "Happy Encounter".
This familiar scene still made many passers-by feel friendly, and they wanted to go in and browse even if they didn’t buy anything. There were more than ten stalls inside, and there were no counters. Fortunately, there were a lot of furniture swept from Gou’s house, so they used various The plan was replaced by a square table. It was piled with a dazzling array of goods - the first batch of goods came in. Li Mei also had a calculation in her mind. The purchasing power in rural areas was limited, and all she needed was food and clothing. Porcelain, ornaments, and furniture were not necessities. Ordinary people cannot afford to buy anything but clothes and daily necessities, which they must buy. Therefore, the main products are clothes, shoes and hats. Sort the clothes by quality, old and new, and use, and match all the shoes to find them. Sorting and sorting thousands of pieces of clothing was a huge project. The four members of the Ming family worked together for two days and two nights to complete it. The damaged clothes were no longer sold and were directly loaded onto trucks and taken to the paper mill site for pawns. raw material.
The entrance of the cooperative was bustling with people, and it was quite noisy. The local natives, who had never seen such a scene, gathered around one after another. Li Mei took this opportunity to instruct the workers to attract customers.
The waiters were selected from the villagers who moved here from Damei Village. They were all middle-aged women with decent faces and good words. They took a bath and changed clothes, all wearing indigo cloth skirts and jackets, with "Women's Cooperative" embroidered on their chests. Five words, she looks neat and energetic. She herself is also wearing a green cloth skirt and jacket. She doesn't feel like a monkey at all when she wears plain clothes. Her face is washed clean, her hair is neatly combed, and her whole body feels clean. A neat taste. She stands alone at the door and greets guests from all walks of life. She even pokes her head in and dares not get too close to the natives. When she sees them, she will greet them in Lingao dialect that is not fluent - after all, she mainly wants to earn money from them. Money! The customer is Tathagata Buddha.
She knew that farmers in the past often did not dare to enter unfamiliar places because they had little knowledge, for fear of being deceived. Therefore, they put used clothes, shoes and hats, small combs, hairpins and other things that were more attractive to them on the shops along the street. Most of the people have never seen so many commodities in their lives. The silk and satin clothes are all colorful. They have daughters who are getting married and daughters-in-law who are getting married. They are all planning to pick a few pieces to take home. Money is tight. Yes, I think the poor are not lucky enough to wear this. It doesn't matter. There are many new and semi-new cloths here, ranging from linen to cotton. What's the price? It's cheaper than weaving the cloth yourself and asking a tailor to make it. No matter how smart and cautious people are, Become more active too.
Less than an hour after it opened, the five-bay shop at the entrance was full of people immersed in picking out things and negotiating prices. Li Mei looked at this lively scene with a smile on her face, and suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with such an inexplicable situation in 1628. Good - she has already dreamed of the future business empire. In the original time and space, that was a peak that could not be reached no matter what! When she was excited, her head felt a little dizzy, and then she realized that she was almost sixty. Now that I'm dead - I don't know if I can see that day again - I have to find a Chinese medicine doctor to diagnose my pulse. Autumn is the time to take supplements. Isn't it autumn now...
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a man and woman coming out of the east city gate. The woman was blond and blue-eyed. When the people who were watching the excitement at the door saw the new diorama, they all rushed over to see the barbarian woman.
Li Mei hurriedly left the crowd and greeted her: "Hello, Chief Editor Ding, are you here to visit the store too?"
The person who came was none other than Ding Ding, the self-proclaimed president and editor-in-chief of "Lingao Times", and by his side was naturally his girlfriend Pan Lin. The two of them just came back from Damei Village a few days ago and finished the special long report "Gou Family" overnight.
"History of Sins", which had just been released yesterday. Hearing that the first joint-stock enterprise had opened, his sensitive news nerves became excited again, and the two of them immediately rushed to Dongmen City.
"Sister Li, you opened a new store. It's rude for us not to be the first to congratulate you." Ding Ding was also a figure in the scene, and he was even more polite when he spoke. He looked around and said, "Ah, I didn't even send you congratulations."
Card--"
"Wherever, just help me with more publicity in the future!" Ding Ding is still an editor-in-chief without a newspaper, but Li Mei has no doubt that "Lingao Times" will one day become a big newspaper like "The New York Times"
As a group, it is much easier to build relationships now than later.
"Sure, I'm just here for editing today, and I'll give you an extra note tomorrow!"
"Hey, thank you very much! Normally when the company opens, we should treat everyone to a few drinks, but we don't have this condition now. In a few days, Mr. and Mrs. Xian will come to my house to have a few drinks, and I will cook by myself - my place
There are also a few bottles of Pixian Doubanjiang, so I can cook you a Sichuan meal!"
"Then we must come. I want to boil fish in water. You can't even find red peppers in this place." Ding Ding said with a smile, "Sister Li, please show us around."
Of course, Li Mei wished for it, and took them around to visit. The material conditions were still very crude, but the entire business management had been formalized: purchasing, picking up materials, inventory, and sales were all recorded. The clerk was illiterate and was responsible for keeping accounts.
Li Mei will take care of the matter herself. The clerk's remuneration is based on sales commission. In other words, there is no fixed salary, and commission is based on a percentage of sales. The commission ratio for each product is different, and the best-selling items will get commission.
The ratio is low, but it is difficult to buy high. You have to take care of three meals a day, and the working hours adapt to the ancient habit of getting up early and going to bed early, from 5 a.m. to 18 p.m. There are no rest days. However, if you have something to do at home or you are sick, you can ask for leave. Of course, you can also ask for leave.
It means no income.
This system is a serious violation of labor laws by the standards of another time and space, but it is not that harsh in this time and space. Ding Ding still remembers a trip to Shandong to interview time-honored brands: Until the early 20th century, many shop assistants were still
If you don't get a penny in salary, the boss will only take care of three meals and one night's sleep, and give you a small red envelope at the end of the year.
He saw several porcelain vats in the corner of the shop, filled with mugwort tea, a bamboo ladle, and many wooden bowls beside them.
"This is free tea." Li Mei explained that in the past, some businesses used to serve tea at the door of their stores throughout the year for the convenience of passers-by. This is a traditional business virtue. It is very popular and helps increase the number of customers.
――Many people came just to drink tea at first, and then they were attracted by the things.
"You really have a way." Tintin couldn't help but admire, "You are indeed the best in your profession, it's not easy! I think you are the first to make a fortune here."
"That's not necessarily the case." Li Mei said with a smile, "Don't think this business is so popular. This is just the first day, and the days to come will be long. We are a joint-stock enterprise, renting land use rights, materials and labor to build a house.
Up to the money for the meals that the guys eat every day, all the cooperatives spend their cash. Except for the goods given by the executive committee as investments, the cooperative does not ask for a penny from the executive committee. This can be said to be a model of self-reliant economic development.
Right? You have to give me a good publicity, maybe I can get some preferential policies in the future, right?"
"Okay!" Ding Ding looked excited and suddenly whispered, "Does our women's cooperative allow men to become shareholders?"