Liu San didn't know the origin of Gongjitang, but seeing Yang Shixiang's expression changing, he thought it was not a good place to go. He just heard him say: "Brother! It's not like you don't know the medicine of Gongjitang. How can it be useful?"
How about such fine goods as borneol and musk? If these two patent medicines enter there, wouldn’t they be ruined? How can they be sold? I also need to ask for more support from my elder brother.”
"I won't help you if you're not a big brother," Yang Shiyi kept yelling, "It's really hard to violate the ancestral precepts."
"Am I also an outsider, little brother?!" Yang Shixiang said unbearably.
This time, he was severely defeated. The ancients valued "kinship, benevolence and righteousness" in the clan. Not only was Yang Shixiang not an outsider, he was also an authentic close relative. Although they were far apart, his status in the clan was not low.
. He wants to sell patent medicines on consignment. If Yang Shiyi uses the medicine in the store, he must be careful to shirk it. Others have nothing to say; using "ancestral teachings" as an excuse is breaking his own words.
"That's serious, that's serious!" Yang Shiyi was extremely embarrassed. He had nothing to say for a while, so he had to evade, "We'll discuss this matter again! Several elders want to see their brothers, but they haven't seen each other for many years. It's better to invite them first."
Let’s meet at the back house.”
Seeing that his cousin had no room to turn around, Yang Shixiang had to stand up and follow him into the inner house. Liu San couldn't go with him. A footman came over and asked him to come to the living room to meet him. Liu San thought that instead of sitting and waiting alone, it would be better
I went to sit in the lobby of the medicine store outside and learn more about the local customs. I asked the footman to lead him out and sat in the guest room in the lobby outside.
Liu Sanku was sitting bored, thinking that his plan was wrong. He originally thought that this method of buying raw materials in cash to win over the relationship and then asking for consignment was a "win-win" idea, and the other party would definitely accept it, but he turned out to be wishful thinking - Tianxia
Everything can fall into one's own calculations.
If the consignment matter cannot be negotiated, the sales of Chinese patent medicines in mainland China will have to rely on Guangzhou Station. They have opened many industries now. If they open pharmacies, the stalls will be too big. I heard that there are also money problems.
Not too loose.
However, Yang Shiyi proposed to sell the brand name "Gongjitang" on a consignment basis. But from what Yang Shixiang said, this brand name is very unbearable. I don't know the specific situation. If it is a small brand name, I can also consider it.
Let the Cross Travel Group support it...
While he was thinking silently, a waiter came over to add water, and Liu San stopped him: "Brother, I want to ask you something."
"Master, please give me your instructions."
"Where is Gongjitang?"
The clerk was stunned and asked: "Sir, how do you know this place?"
"I just heard that it's your semicolon?"
"Sir, this is complicated to say," the clerk said. It turns out that "Gongjitang" is a semicolon in "Yangrun Kaitang Deji". This semicolon is different from ordinary semicolons. First of all, it consists of the whole "
All the "Xijia" of "Yang Run Kaitang Deji" are jointly funded by the employees. Regardless of their level, from the chief manager to the apprentice, everyone contributes, with each person contributing three taels of silver. Those who cannot afford it can draw it from their salary year by year.
After deducting, the profit earned will be distributed equally to all "Xijia", which is regarded as a kind of employee welfare. The goods sold by "Gongjitang" are all second-rate goods eliminated from the medicinal materials sold by "Yangrun Kaitang Deji", so the prices are cheap.
, very popular with poor people.
"...'Gongjitang' is located next to our store. It specializes in retail sales and also handles the wholesale business of some small rural drug dealers."
"That's right." Liu San knew why Yang Shixiang was unwilling to sell the medicine in "Gongjitang". Isn't this the same level at all?
As he was talking, he heard a burst of noise in the yard, and some people started to watch at the steps in front of the main hall.
"Don't read it, don't read it." Someone in charge had already come out to maintain order.
"What's going on?" Liu San couldn't see clearly and asked the waiter.
"Someone is probably suffering from heat stroke." The waiter sighed, "It's not too hot now, but in June, there will be several people suffering from heat stroke and fever in the yard every day."
"Why?" Liu Sanqi asked, is it especially easy to suffer from heat stroke in the courtyard where Yang Run opened the hall?
"This is also a bit of kindness from our medicine store manager," the clerk pointed to the two tents set up in the yard. "On one side is the hay tea brewed by ourselves in the store, specially for the customers who come to wait for medicine; on the other side, there is
The "Ping'an Soup" of Qishu is specially designed to cure the evils caused by heat, filth and other evils. There are poor families, beggars on the streets and workers in the foundry who are infected with epidemic diseases and have no money to treat and take medicine. They come here to drink a bowl of "Ping'an"
Soup. But some people were seriously infected and still had attacks after drinking it. They couldn't take a breath and lost their lives. Alas!"
"So that's it." Liu San nodded. The traditional Chinese medicine industry still has a good sense of social responsibility. He continued to drink tea - suddenly he thought, isn't this a good opportunity to promote his patent medicine?
He quickly stood up and walked a few steps to the bottom of the steps. He saw a big man lying in the mat tent. He looked to be in his early twenties. He was tall in this time and space, 1.7 meters tall. He had a strong build and was fully clothed.
He was wearing rags of an indistinguishable color, with a rope tied around his waist, a pair of bare feet, and a gray face. There was also a wooden stick and a tattered baggage beside him. It was simply the standard attire of a beggar in the Ming Dynasty.
Liu San found it strange that this man was stout and not like a beggar who had been struggling with hunger for a long time, but his complexion was haggard and yellow, and he was obviously malnourished, which was obviously not disguised.
No matter what kind of person he is, this person is currently lying on a shabby straw mat. He is breathing out a lot and breathing in little, his teeth are clenched, and his face is pale. Liu San reached out and touched his forehead.
"This master—" the guard next to him quickly stopped him.
"I'm a doctor!" Liu San said in a deep voice. The waiter fell silent. The soy sauce crowd who were watching the excitement all fell silent when they saw that a doctor had appeared to treat the beggar.
There was cold sweat on his forehead. Liu San took his pulse, which was deep and weak. He asked the man in charge of applying medicine:
"Did this person suddenly fall to the ground?"
"Yes, he asked for a bowl of peace soup, and he just took a few sips..."
Liu San nodded, this is a critical situation when the Sha is trapped inside and the Qi escapes from the outside. Without rescue, it is very easy to die. According to the treatment model of traditional Chinese medicine, at this time, it is necessary to unblock the obstruction and fix it. First, blow Tongguan Powder into the nose orifice and take it out.
Just sneeze and close up.
Liu San didn't have Tongguan Powder in his hand, but he had Zhuge Xingjun Powder. He quickly took it out, poured some on the paper, and blew it gently into the beggar's nose.
This medicine was indeed effective. As soon as the medicine was administered, the patient responded almost immediately, his body began to move, and his eyelids opened.
"Wake up! Wake up!" People around him shouted. Liu San pressed his finger on the Neiguan point on his philtrum. When he saw that his mind was completely clear, he ordered the waiter beside him: "Feed him some drink."
Water!" Then he stood up.
Many onlookers had already gathered around him, asking him what the medicine was called and where it could be sold. Some people were so anxious that they asked him to sell the medicine he had around him.
"Dear fellow villagers." Liu San bowed to each other and said in his poor Cantonese vernacular, "I, Liu San, just arrived in your place today. This medicine is called Zhuge Xingjun Powder, and I prepared it myself. Because when traveling in summer, I will bring you with me.
Keep it safe on your body. If you want to buy it, I’m really in trouble——"
Advertising in other people's territory should be done in moderation. Just state the name of the medicine and the person's name clearly. When the time comes, people will naturally follow the picture.
Liu San bowed and explained again, and after talking for several times, the crowd slowly dispersed. Liu San's confidence greatly increased - there is a huge market for summer medicine like Zhuge Xingjun Powder.
Just as he was enjoying himself, he saw Yang Shixiang walking out of the house, looking unimpressed - obviously there was nothing good to gain from going inside.
Back at the inn, Yang Shixiang said: "Brother Liu, I'm afraid this matter of asking 'Yang Run Kai Tang' to be a sales agent can't be implemented. You have also seen my cousin, he is very smart!"
Liu San nodded: "Still don't agree?"
"It's not a serious rejection. It's just spinning around in circles. I don't know what the idea is." Yang Shixiang took the hand towel sent by the servant, wiped it, and drank a cup of herbal tea. "Brother Liu, your ticket is
Where did it come from?"
"Of course it's Guangzhou. Doesn't it say Guangzhou Delong Bank on the ticket?"
"Delong, haha, it's probably your Australian property too. Delong Grain Store, there are also grain coupons." Yang Shixiang said with a smile, "My eldest brother doesn't care much about consignment sales, so he keeps asking about these coupons.
Where did I come from? I asked you where you came from."
"What did you say?"
"The ticket, of course, means that the customer gives a deposit." Yang Shixiang laughed at himself, "I'll kill him for not believing that I have fifty taels of cash to use. As for you, I only said that you have recently arrived in Lingao.
There is a doctor who has excellent medical skills. Looking at his appearance, he doesn’t seem to believe it.”
"Maybe there will be a turning point in this matter." Liu San thought to himself that Yang Shiyi was very discerning and could see the key points at a glance. It seems that the consignment business is not desperate yet. We must make good use of the experience accumulated by Guangzhou Station in Guangdong.
Reputation is not guaranteed to succeed.
"Is there any chance of improvement? I think we should pack up and go back home when all the goods are ready tomorrow."
While talking, Huang Tianyu also came back. He took Chen Tong around Foshan this afternoon and hired a hotel clerk as a guide to see the handicraft industry in Foshan. By the way, he wanted to see if there was any manpower available.
Compared to Liu San and the others, Huang Tianyu's harvest in this half day was much greater.
He visited several foundries and went to several ceramic kiln entrances. He saw a large number of civilian utensils such as bells, tripods, incense burners being cast, and many artillery pieces. He learned that the imperial court was casting large quantities of bells, tripods, incense burners and other artillery pieces in Guangdong because the iron in Guangdong was not brittle.
Large-scale cast cannons are supplied to Liaodong, and many foundries are overwhelmed.