164 How to do business in that era
Well, well, in fact, there is a way to solve the problem of not understanding the language, in that era, even if they are all Chinese, the dialect differences between each other also lead to each other not understanding each other at all, and the solution for this is that the merchants write in Chinese characters.
In fact, Chinese character writing is a very common way of communication, not only in the mainland, but also in Japan, Korea, and the ports of Nanyang, where there are many Chinese traders, in fact, it is a common way of communication in the entire Han cultural circle.
Even in the local government of Nanyang, this kind of communication is the norm, so many literati of the Ming Dynasty still relied on it to make a living after they were exiled overseas.
So, when you feel in your heart that Chinese characters are the cultural treasures left by your ancestors, another embarrassing scene appears: your hand of simplified characters...... How can you say that, as soon as you put such simplified Chinese characters on paper, those merchants will think of you as a barbarian.
That's right, the Chinese characters with a lack of pen and less drawing are the standard symbols of barbarianism, and if you don't believe it, you can understand it by looking at Dongying's words.
So whether they can recognize the words you write is actually secondary! You will be despised, and at the lower end of the chain of contempt.
Well, after all, because you do have good things in your hands, people don't discriminate too much, and your expression and body language are in place, so people are finally willing to communicate with you face-to-face......
Speaking of which, you can rest assured that the merchants of that era, especially the Chinese merchants, were generally faithful, especially those who had a certain scale of business in the local area.
Because the so-called business circle is actually only a little bigger, and everyone is a person with a background, it is difficult for businessmen without faith to gain a foothold in this circle.
The most important thing is that once a businessman loses his credit, it will make the nobleman standing behind him lose face, so the price paid by the businessman for losing his credibility is very high.
Unlike today's society, one circle can't get along, you can go to another circle to mix, anyway, there are many people and big places, even if you are a professional liar in this life, in this society where fools and brains continue to grow, you can't deceive in this life......
Okay, okay, let's move on to the reality at hand.
Well, they may be surprised when they see what you're holding, they may love it, but don't expect them to pay for your stuff right away.
Because of the rules of the guilds, they basically did not dare to do so.
Then, someone of righteousness may direct you to a courtyard with a closed gate, where their guild is located.
So you go in a hurry, but what you don't know is that the real trouble has just begun, and there, because you might be turned away if you don't agree with you!
The reason is that you have neither an introducer nor a guarantor, so who knows who you are? It's still good to send you out politely, and you didn't report to the police to accuse you of suspicious property and unknown sources, and then a group of officers and soldiers casually made up a crime and threw you into prison......
What the? Wang Fa? Do you think of Wang Fa at this time? Don't worry, people will catch you by the king's law!
Solution? Of course, there is a way, the so-called endless road!
So you find the dock official who knocked you just now, and say that he is willing to contribute half of the goods, and beg him to go to the government office to send you a road guide, so that you can legally wander around the dock square without being accused of having suspicious property and unknown sources......
Okay, okay, the next step is to see if you want to.
Willing to put up with it? Okay, so you got the road sign, what does it look like? Belch...... Anyway, I haven't seen the Ming Dynasty, and there are all kinds of names, in short, it's a business license and something like that, it's not the point, and then you take this license and start looking for introducers and guarantors everywhere, so that you can enter this business district.
The question is, you, a person who has traveled from the old world to the new world, where do you come to know people? Climb relatives? Impossible, recognize the fellow? Can you speak the authentic hometown dialect of others?
So you are angry, you are going to force your business, you firmly believe that your goods will definitely be loved by the majority of consumers, so you spend money to rent a store, and after several tosses, your business is finally opened.
It doesn't matter, during this time period, almost no one will interfere with you, because you are spending money, and no one will hinder you from spending money in this place.
But then you'll be frustrated to find that no one comes to your door to do business with you after you open!
In the end, you decide to open up the market to direct consumers first through retail; I'm sorry, but at this time, the guild boss will come to you through black and white to embarrass you, in short, there are 10,000 ways to make your business unsustainable......
Of course, in the process of your back and forth, you and the locals are finally familiar, as long as you don't completely tear your face, everyone is a businessman, pay attention to harmony and make money, and they are all on the same land, look down and don't look up, plus your goods are really strange and good, well, at this time the guild may agree to give you a similar temporary membership.
But the result is that your goods will be monopolized by the guild bosses, don't worry, the bulk purchase price you will not only not be satisfied, but will also make your heart ache! Why? It's up to others not to make trouble for you in the future!
Not only will they not come to find trouble, but they will also help you block the extortion of street gangsters, help you negotiate taxes with the government, and help you block other competitors! Are these reasons enough?!
And then you are not satisfied, after all, these public services @ services are indeed of high quality and low price.
So you decide to be single on your own, oh no, on your own, and eventually your big business goes underground.
Rest assured, there must be business, after all, your things are good, and it is an era of shortage economy, in short, the party with goods is the uncle, the concept of the seller's market you go back to understand it.
Soon, some smugglers, pirates, bandits, and even some dark forces in the government will slowly find you and do business with you.
However, the price will still make your heart ache, and it will be reported by competitors at any time, and in the end you will find that Nima doing a business makes you scared all day long, like a frightened bird, just unbearable, at this time, you can understand that in that era to do business, first of all, you must hold a group to keep warm, that is the king, second, you must hold a gun in one hand and an abacus in the other hand to make the business go smoothly, note that the above rankings are in no particular order......
In short, if you want to enter someone's business in a peaceful way, it is almost impossible to do so without paying a significant price.
Okay, I'm talking about it now, which of you still wants to continue to do business at sea alone? Raise your hand......
At noon in the past few days, Zhu Beiguo hardly took a nap, because he received several groups of such consulters, many of whom came to visit with great interest, and then left either dejectedly or thoughtfully......
Every afternoon, most people are arranged by Nicole to enter brainwave interference learning mode.
According to the bigwigs of the "Crossing Affairs Coordination Group" who were responsible for coordinating the arrangements, the training content received during that time was simply varied, from combat skills, the use of firearms to military regulations, from cooking secrets, small magic tricks to language training, as well as the professional and technical training required by the men of science and technology, and the most popular course for high school students who wanted to go to sea to become private pirates - three-dimensional brainwave interference panoramic navigation training.
However, I heard that in the later stage, almost everyone ordered this course - including Sun Lao and a few of them......
In the evening, after completing their respective study tasks, everyone gathered together again, because Mr. Sun informed everyone that there were still some unfinished matters in the discussion of the aid list, and everyone was asked to stay after dinner to participate in the discussion.
The main course of dinner is still the grilled lobster, which is well received by everyone, and then there is the regular discussion, which is still headed by Abbot Sun.
"Here's ......"
Sun Lao smiled and looked around the conference room, everyone was drinking various drinks at this time, sitting on chairs and chatting with the partners next to him.
"Everyone! Be quiet, please! Do you have any industrial projects to introduce? ”
Sun Lao took a sip of tea and began to ask questions to everyone, which was the signal for the beginning of the discussion.
However, after everyone looked around for a while, no one came forward to answer, so Sun Lao had no choice but to continue to speak:
"Uh...... It seems that all industrial projects are finished, right? I said, Wang, do you have anything else to say about your agriculture? ”
Sun Lao began to name him directly.
"Actually, I don't have anything to say here, I have introduced it to you at noon, by the way, there are two aspects that need to be added, one is that the agricultural time can not be delayed, if the time traveled to the past is just right, you need to open up the wasteland to sow seedlings or something, then I'm sorry everyone, I'm afraid all the industrial projects have to let go, right?"
Lao Wang looked around at everyone as he spoke, and saw that the audience was nodding, so he said to Lao Zhu:
"The second is animal husbandry, you have a high degree of relevance to me here, so Lao Zhu, you can also talk about the plan for animal husbandry."
"Okay, listen to Anna, will give us a lot of livestock and poultry, all of them are living creatures, I'm afraid we need to build a temporary pasture or something to house these poultry and livestock, if you can't give these livestock and poultry a home as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will get sick after a long time, these are all excellent breeds, it's a pity to die."
So, these tasks may have to be at the top of the list, and I think everyone should discuss and reach a consensus on the priority of the work items. ”
After Lao Zhu finished speaking, he glanced at Sun Lao, and at this time, everyone nodded in agreement, it seems that everyone attaches more importance to this kind of issue, after all, when it comes to eating, everyone knows which is more important.