This approach is extremely attractive to some firms with large capital flows, especially those that purchase goods in Guangzhou, as it avoids the risk of sending people to travel with large amounts of cash.
Liu San was fortunate enough to be the first user of Delong Bank Draft in the Cross Travel Group.
Early the next morning, Liu San met Huang Tianyu, a representative of the Workers' Energy Commission who was also on the inspection trip, at the blog. This man was also wearing Mingren's clothes, a wig bun, and a gauze scarf. He just looked very awkward.
Not natural at all.
The people sent to serve them were two boys of thirteen or fourteen years old - it was hard to imagine that these two children were actually future intelligence agents. One of them was Gao Di.
The intelligence network organized by Gao Di in Guangzhou, with the children of the Gao family as its main members, became less and less effective as the situation in Guangzhou became bigger and bigger. His advantage was that he was familiar with the servants of the Gao family, and he had a strong influence on Haopan.
The familiarity of the street environment has gradually disappeared. Gao Di's activities were too active, which made Gao Ji and some other people wary of him, and the effect of the intelligence network became worse and worse.
At this time, Guo Yi's own intelligence system was gradually taking shape. From the perspective of intelligence work, Gao Di's value was no longer great. Guo Yi felt that although Gao Di was smart and reliable, he had not been brainwashed by the Time Travel Group after all.
His education and professional level are also low. He is a native of Guangzhou and has a group of younger brothers. If he continues to be allowed to operate in Guangzhou, the future situation will be difficult to predict.
Coupled with his father, who has never been very reliable, Guo Yi simply reported to the executive committee: the entire family was moved to Lingao, the couple were placed to work in Bairen Commune, and Colgate was assigned to Wang Luobin as "secretary".
After Gao Di participated in literacy education, he joined the intelligence work class and became a student.
Yang Shixiang also brought two family members. Liu San introduced Huang Tianyu to him, saying that he was a friend of his who was in the ceramics business. He was also going to Foshan this time and wanted to share some company with him on the way.
If there are more people, it will not only be lively but also safer. Yang Shixiang readily agreed.
A group of people boarded the Guangding. The ships of Gaoguang Shipping are all cargo ships. There are no passenger cabins. Passengers on the ship have bunks in the cargo hold below the deck. The air is turbid and stuffy, and you have to worry about the cargo around you.
Bao. Yang Shixiang is a person who is used to going out, so he doesn't find it difficult. On the contrary, Liu San and Huang Tianyu find it a bit overwhelming.
The journey was uneventful, so Yang Shixiang and Liu San talked about the many hurdles involved in the drug store business.
The business of traditional Chinese medicine used to be very profitable. Although there are many types of traditional Chinese medicine, except for a few rare medicinal materials, most of them are crude goods bought by the pound, concocted and resold in drug stores, which is just a penny.
The gross profit margin is extremely high. For general decoction pieces, the gross profit margin will not be less than 60%. Tonic medicines such as ginseng and deer antlers are more profitable the more expensive they are, and the gross profit is more than 200%. Therefore, unless the business of a drug store is poorly managed, it will be very difficult.
It is easy to make a fortune.
However, running a drug store requires a lot of capital, because it is a cost-heavy industry. A drug store always stocks between 800 and 1,000 kinds of medicinal materials. The types of medicines stocked are mainly based on the "Compendium of Materia Medica" - this book
It was already very popular at this time - no matter how small a herbal medicine shop is, it is necessary to prepare more than 300 kinds of commonly used medicines.
After the medicinal materials are purchased, they need to be processed differently according to requirements, which consumes a lot of labor. Some medicinal materials cannot be used that year and must be stored for a period of time, ranging from a few months to a few years. Pharmacies are no different from other industries in that they lack a few items.
It doesn't matter. The most important thing is to have a complete supply of medicinal materials. Therefore, some powerful pharmacies go to the drug market to purchase goods directly. Once they enter, they have to buy hundreds of commonly used varieties that can last for one or two years. Large pharmacies also have huge warehouses.
, specializes in storing various medicinal materials, and some even need to store enough goods for several years. A large inventory of medicinal materials takes up a lot of funds, so even if you open a small pharmacy, the cost will only be enough.
"That being said, opening a pharmacy is still not an easy task."
"It's easy to say. Our ancestors have built a good foundation. As long as you work with your conscience in this business, you will make money if you don't encounter any natural or man-made disasters." Yang Shixiang sighed and said, "Don't look at me, Runshitang."
From the outside, it's deserted, and ghosts don't come to the door. If the pirates hadn't robbed a ship of medicinal materials, which greatly damaged my vitality, I wouldn't have had to ask for advice from others for mixing some musk and borneol."
When Liu San saw him chatting away, he took the opportunity to ask him about "Liaodong goods".
Yang Shixiang said: There are generally five types of Liaodong products handled by drug stores: pine nuts, ginseng, deer antler, amber, and honey.
Not to mention ginseng, velvet antler, and amber, sea pine nuts produced in Liaodong—also known as red pine nuts in modern times—are an excellent tonic in traditional Chinese medicine; honey is used in drug stores to mix pills.
Liaodong's honey is famous for its pure and rich taste. Originally, most of the pine nuts and honey used by drug dealers came from Liaodong, and some came from North Korea. Since Guangning was evacuated, not only the sources of Liaodong were cut off, but also the goods from North Korea.
Very few come.
"Nowadays, there is war and chaos outside the customs, and the imperial court has stopped the mutual trade. Merchants can't go out, and Tatar medicinal materials can't come in. These things are used less and less. Korean ginseng in North Korea is simply worth gold. I heard people say that Qizhou
Liaodong ginseng has not been available in the medicine market for a long time."
The price is higher than that of gold. This is intriguing. Even Huang Tianyu, who has nothing to do with trade, moved his eyelids. If he trades with Jiannu, wouldn't there be huge profits to be made? He could also exploit North Korea along the way.
The group of people killed time by bragging, chatting and playing leaf cards, and arrived in Guangzhou in four or five days.
The ship arrives at the pier of Gaoguang Shipping Company - it is also a prestigious industry. This escort agency is now famous in Guangzhou and surrounding areas. In addition to escorts, its business tentacles have widely extended to the four major industries of "cars, boats, shops, and footwear"
, all aspects of travel needs are involved. In ancient times, it was extremely difficult to go out for business. Not only was it tiring to travel and travel, but food and accommodation were inconvenient, and most of the merchants we dealt with were known for extortion and defrauding tourists. The so-called "car"
, boats, shops, feet, teeth, all innocent people should be killed." We started from here, reformed the past, eliminated bad rules, and adopted many modern practices in the business methods, which made it convenient for tourists and pedestrians.
Travelers are everywhere in this process: Guangzhou Station not only provides a large amount of financial support, but also directly intervenes in operations. In order to solve the interference of various urban foxes and rats in the city who originally occupied these businesses for profit, Guangzhou Station No.
This time, he made extensive use of the relationship network of the gentry established in the jewelry trade, deposit-taking and other commercial activities, and used the power of the gentry to escort him. At the same time, he also made several of the most energetic opponents who were jumping up and down disappear.
Without a trace. The word "Qiwei" has become "like thunder" in the city of Guangzhou.
Although there are noisy people on the pier, it is orderly. Passengers, carts, porters, and animals line up in their own rows without interfering with each other. Originally, there were hotel clerks from various inns on the pier to greet guests. When guests get off the boat, they will flock to it.
, you compete with each other, and even force the passengers' luggage. Now, the solicitors of these inns are gathered in a row of shophouses along the street, with their respective brands hanging on the door, and young men wearing clean blue cloth coats at the counter.
The guy is always smiling.
Liu San walked over with his people, browsing one house after another - he naturally wanted to stay at Qiwei's inn to support his own business. Next to the inn's service area was a walking agency, and a group of porters were sitting or standing waiting.
Guests wear a uniform style vest with the word "foot" written on a white background in black on the front and a large Chinese number on the back. There is a special accountant to contact the porter. The counter pays and collects the chips. The porter collects the chips after the transportation.
Go to the counter to check out and get the value. Everything is in order. Opposite the shop room is a large open space and warehouse, filled with all kinds of goods. Here is the cargo shipping office. Cargo shipping business from all over Guangdong Province is handled. The door of the locker room
There is a big sign hanging, densely indicating the arrival location, arrival days, pricing method... it seems clear at a glance.
As for various other service facilities, even the toilets are very large and clearly marked with signs. There are many men with short sticks hanging on their waists patrolling the entire pier to maintain order. Not only Yang Shixiang saw it fresh, but also
Both Liu San and Huang Tianyu thought this clone of Ming Dynasty was quite interesting.
Liu San directly found the locker room of Qiwei Inn and asked to stay in the hotel.
"You really have a sharp eye! I guarantee you won't regret choosing our Qiwei Inn," the waiter who greeted guests beamed, "May I ask some gentlemen, do you live in the city or outside the city?"
"Why, your inn still has a semicolon?" Yang Shixiang asked.
"Yes, there are a total of eight inns in the city and outside the city," the waiter said very proudly, "Wherever you want to stay, we can arrange it here!"
Liu San thought that the purpose of his trip was to go to Foshan, and it didn't matter whether he went into the city or not, so he said, "No need to go into the city. We will leave for Foshan tomorrow morning. Is there anyone close to the road?"
"Great," the clerk took down a rough-edged account book from the shelf and flipped through it, "Tongji Nanqiao store is just right. There are six masters and servants, how can I stay here?"
"Three upper rooms." Liu San said.
The clerk wrote the list, tore off one sheet, and immediately called the waiter: "Find three sedans to take the gentleman to the Tongji Bridge store. Also, find a porter to help carry the luggage for the gentleman!"
The Tongji Bridge store of Qiwei Inn is located not far from the pier and very close to the official road to Foshan. As soon as you enter, everyone feels that this place is unique, which is very different from the traditional courtyard-centered layout of the inn.