After the politeness was over, the two chatted for a few words. Mr. Zhou asked about Australia. Although he had lived abroad for a long time, he still had some old ties in the north and the south. In addition, he was a maritime businessman. Although he had been weak due to old age in the past ten years,
It is inconvenient to go to sea, but the information is still well-informed. We must first find out the background of this Australian maritime businessman.
Ping Qiusheng understood what Mr. Zhou was thinking, and immediately recounted his previously compiled life story, and then mentioned that although his ancestors were Japanese, he was now a subject of the Australian and Song dynasties. This time he came to Japan, firstly, to return to his homeland, and to meet his ancestors.
Secondly, there were many offenses in Jeju Island, so I came to the government to complain; thirdly, Australia was founded on industry and commerce, and there are many rare goods. I originally wanted to do some business with Japan, but I have been away for a long time, and now there is no way.
Then he said some kind words again.
Mr. Zhou twisted his beard and nodded repeatedly. He was not in a hurry to speak. In his opinion, this so-called Australian maritime businessman who is a descendant of the Ping family is nothing more than nonsense, using the name of the Ping family. But it doesn't matter - Pankuo's ancestors are among the best.
It's normal, let alone wanting to do business in Japan.
But the meaning of Mr. Ping's words is very clear. They want to do business with Japan. Although he has never seen the strength of the Australians while living in Japan, their reputation has spread to Japan along with their goods in recent years.
.The Tang ships coming to Nagasaki and the Zhuyin ships returning from the Ming Dynasty occasionally brought back sporadic Australian goods, which were of high value and were robbed almost as soon as they arrived at the port.
Now that the Australian businessman came to his door, he naturally wanted to discuss cooperation with him. He was overjoyed but also a little worried. After all, the Australian maritime businessman was a powerful force no less powerful than Zheng Zhilong, and if he worked with them, he could take advantage of them.
It’s hard to say whether the east wind reaches the sky or is crushed to pieces.
Ping Qiusheng gave Mr. Zhou ten cans of Lingaoyi pickles and two bottles of Guo Shi Wushuang as a gift. Zhou Xingru was from Nanzhili. He was naturally very kind to see these pickles, and Guo Shi Wushuang made him secretly wonder: so transparent.
I have never seen such glass wine bottles, because glass wine bottles are easy to break, and the supply of this wine exceeds demand in Guangzhou, so people often ask people from the capital to buy it. Japan never arrives in batches.
I couldn't help but secretly admire how smart Australians are. Now that business is mentioned, the atmosphere gradually becomes more relaxed. I know that Australians are best at having hot goods that sell well, and they are all hard-to-find goods. Now when I look at this national scholar
Wushuang, he knows why it is so popular.
"I am old and incapable of talent. There are still some ways to do it on the Japanese islands. But I don't know what you are selling and how much do you need?"
Ping Qiusheng saw that there was a door, so he ordered his entourage to take out a beautiful paper box and took out a thick book as thick as a photo studio album.
This large parchment-bound book is a product manual. The binding and drawings are all by Trini's hand. All the patterns are copperplate engravings. The paper is heavy paper and the decoration and printing are extremely gorgeous. According to the standards of this time and space, this manual is worthy of
Weigh the same property.
These hard-cover booklets are brochures and product purchase lists that are distributed to potential trading partners during trade. In order to prevent anyone from throwing them away, they are made so exquisite and luxurious.
Just like the manuals in Lingao Shopping Mall. The first half of these manuals describe in detail the appearance, performance, quality and FOB price of the products that the Senate can provide. Some products are also accompanied by
Line sketches - the remaining amount of photo paper is no longer enough for such large-scale consumption. Before the recovery of photography technology and equipment, we had to use this ancient and effective technique simply. In terms of actual effect, this
The effect of the work of an Italian artist seems to be better than the simple photo printing of the printing factory.
The final appendix of the manual contains information on the goods that foreign trade companies want to purchase. The content of each manual is adjusted depending on the region where the manual is used and the objects to whom it is distributed - some are in terms of product content, and some are in pricing. In order to facilitate the reading of the indigenous people,
The manuals are printed in multiple languages. The one given to Zhou Xingru is printed in traditional Chinese vertical version. Anyone who gets these manuals and is willing to do business with Lingao can easily understand how to conduct transactions through this manual.
Zhou Xingru flipped through this large brochure and was amazed. He had come into contact with many businessmen. For the first time, they all came over with samples of real gold and silver goods to show him the goods in person. This kind of businessman took out the brochure for him.
Look, this booklet is exquisite, the patterns are detailed and realistic, and the introduction is detailed. It opened his eyes.
In particular, the introduction of the goods not only details the size, color, material, and weight, but also explains the packaging methods that can be used.
There were many types of goods. Zhou Xingru looked through them roughly. The sales catalog was divided into five categories: food, daily necessities, weapons, textiles and agricultural tools. There were many details under each category, which was so dazzling that Mr. Zhou was overwhelmed.
He couldn't put it down and read it for a long time before reluctantly putting it down: "You are indeed extraordinary!"
"No way, Mr. Zhou is exaggerating." Seeing his expression, Ping Qiu Sheng knew that more than half of the matter was over, and immediately clapped his hands again. The servant brought another reinforced box.
As usual, the box contained some novelty items that were in high production: glass mirrors, bone china and the like. Mr. Zhou was amazed when he saw them, and the businessman's mind suddenly came to life.
Every move of Mr. Ping fully demonstrated that he was sincere. This was very attractive to Mr. Zhou, whose business was declining. He did not have many ships, and his capital was not as good as Zheng Zhilong's.
If you can become a local import businessman, it will be a safe and profitable business.
"I wonder how Mr. Ping plans to market this place?" Although Mr. Zhou was filled with excitement, he still maintained a calm and friendly smile after years of experience. After all, in this Fujiang Island, he is the host and the Australians are the guests. There is a lot to do in between.
"It will take a lot of trouble for Mr. Zhou to make it happen." Ping Qiusheng said very sincerely.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Mr. Zhou also looked like a generous elder.
Then both of them laughed evilly in their hearts.
The two parties then discussed "in-depth and close cooperation" and agreed to establish a joint venture business center on Fujiang Island, with the Zhou family to handle it. The Australians would be responsible for infrastructure investment and personnel, and the Zhou family would be responsible for purchasing local land and managing the feudal personnel and personnel.
All the joints leading to Edo.
The new store was named Nintendo. Ping Qiu Sheng was very satisfied with the name. Elder Qiao asked for a meal and made a weak protest, but it was easily rejected.
The total share capital of the merchant house is one hundred thousand taels of silver. The Zhou family holds 40%, investing in cash; the Senate holds 60%, investing in cash and goods. Qiu Sheng follows the old rules of Guangdong Zishi Enterprise, and dividends are distributed according to twenty-three shares.
Among them, employee welfare dividends accounted for three shares, and the profits of the remaining twenty shares were distributed with the Zhou family according to the amount of investment.
The manpower currently needed by the business hall is temporarily being identified locally by the Zhou family - although there are many people in Jeju Island, after all, to do business on Japanese soil, you still need to know a little Japanese. Ping Qiusheng specifically requested that it be better to use local people
Chinese, Zhou Xingru said that recently the feudal lord was building a city in Shitian, and most of the local manpower was requisitioned to the construction site. It was not easy to find Japanese labor. In the end, two boys were recruited, both around fifteen years old. According to Mr. Zhou
He is the illegitimate son of a sailor and a businessman from the Ming Dynasty, and his mother is Japanese. The Ming Dynasty ships here have been frequenting each other for a long time, so naturally there are many seeds left by the Ming Dynasty people.
These two boys said they were Chinese, but in fact they spoke Japanese more fluently than Chinese. He was initially dissatisfied, but after hearing that they could both read and write Chinese characters, he thought they were potential talents, so he stayed.
. Master Zhou also found a few local Japanese women as mistresses for them, who were responsible for daily purchasing. After all, this was not the Ming Dynasty. It was nothing for an unmarried woman to do things on the street. After all, the locals were more familiar with the ground.
Some.
When Qiao Tianzhi heard that there was a Japanese servant girl, he immediately said that he would choose it by himself. Of course, in the end he gave up his choice in disappointment - this height, this skin, these teeth... they were almost beyond the sky. At the moment, he was very zombie-like.
Ping Qiu Sheng said that he wanted him to hire some local lolita from Mr. Zhou to implement Guang Genji's plan.
"It's easy, but I can't pay for it." Although Ping Qiucheng is not a member of the same group, he also agrees with the idea that maids should be "trained from an early age" - the ones on the island were wearing torn kimonos, unkempt and barefoot.
There are a lot of little girls from fishermen families, but there is no proper reason to buy a few and raise them. Since the Lao Chang incident, everyone has become more cautious about this kind of private benefit.
So the matter was put on hold for the time being. Mr. Zhou bought several abandoned samurai houses near the port. These houses are all high-quality wooden structures with large areas, and almost all of them are equipped with earthen warehouses with certain fire protection functions.
.It can barely be used as a temporary dormitory and warehouse.
The natural hydrological conditions of the port of Fujiang Island are very good. When Wang Zhi crossed the coast of China, it was the main base for Chinese pirate merchants. Thanks to the frequent exchanges of merchants from the Ming Dynasty in the past, the port here has complete facilities, including wooden trestles, h800
You can unload goods directly on the trestle.
After everything was settled here, the first shipload of stock goods arrived from Jeju Island. It included a large amount of salt, sugar and candies, mirrors, glassware, bone china, Chinese medicinal materials and cloth. Ten more people arrived with the ship.
Several naturalized citizens—this group of people will become the backbone of the Japanese station.
After all the staff were gathered, Ping Qiucheng appointed Qiao Tianzhi as the temporary general manager of Nintendo, responsible for renovating the newly purchased house and renovating the dock. The business would be officially opened as soon as the goods arrived.