On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, it was the time when every household in the city was preparing for the New Year, but Hui Niang couldn't even take care of the family's business, and was dedicated to sitting in the main hall of the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to making a year-end summary for the Chamber of Commerce, XsHuoTXt is mainly to promote the smooth conclusion of the business of the rice grain bank.

The northern merchants learned from the rice and grain shops in the city that the prices offered by the "Jiangxi merchants" sounded very reasonable, about 40% higher than the place of origin, and the profits after deducting the transportation costs were still extremely considerable, but the prices they offered were crushed to death. The merchants in the north were not sure, and it was not until the opening of the big drama directed by Hui Niang and several rice grain stores in the city at noon that day that they believed that this was indeed the case.

Four ships docked at the Changting wharf, unloading workers carried bags of grain off the boats, there were special people on the shore to "test" the quality of millet and wheat, and a few people with Jiangxi accents were talking with the boss of the rice grain store on the side of the Chamber of Commerce about the transportation of the next dozen or so ships of grain.

But it seems that the Chamber of Commerce is a little "domineering" and wants to continue to lower prices, but the "negotiations" on the dock have no results, and those "Jiangxi merchants" have brushed their sleeves away.

This gave the northern merchants a glimmer of opportunity.

In the afternoon of the same day, the northern merchants rushed to the main hall of the Chamber of Commerce, apologized to Hui Niang and the shopkeeper of the rice grain store in the Chamber of Commerce, they naturally did not say that they had known about the transaction between the Chamber of Commerce and the "Jiangxi merchants", but said that there were some mistakes in the previous negotiations, mainly because they obtained false information during market research, resulting in the two sides not being able to negotiate on the price.

In the end, these northern merchants took the initiative to reduce prices and continued to maintain cooperation with the rice grain bank in Tingzhou.

All the rice grain store shopkeepers present looked at Hui Niang, the orders reached with the "Jiangxi merchants" were handled by Hui Niang, and even the money was paid, if there was no Hui Niang's approval, it was impossible to change the course.

"In that case, I'm afraid we still need thirty-five boatloads of grain, I wonder if there is a problem?" Hui Niang sternly glanced at several northern merchants.

The northern merchant led by him laughed and said: "The grain is actually in Shanghang in the south, and it will be ...... in a few days." It can be shipped to it, and it will never delay everyone's business. ”

From planning to finishing, it only took two days before and after, which can be described as a quick knife to cut through the mess. This is also what Shen Xi requested, the longer things drag on, the greater the possibility of leaking the news. The rice and grain shops in the city wanted to complete the purchase negotiations before the end of the year, so they struck while the iron was hot that night to negotiate the matter.

This is the second time that Hui Niang has won a foreign commercial dispute as the head of the Chamber of Commerce after fighting against the bookstore with the power of the Chamber of Commerce in Dongyue. In this transaction, she made proper arrangements, helping the rice and grain stores in the city to win the benefits while also winning the respect of the shopkeepers.

The news spread, and on Chinese New Year's Eve alone, there were more than 100 shops applying to join the Chamber of Commerce, including shops from all walks of life in addition to those who benefited from the rice grain store.

Hui Niang summarized all the merchants who joined the Chamber of Commerce, and after accommodating this batch of shops, the Chamber of Commerce has covered dozens of different businesses. Especially in Tingzhou Fucheng, all time-honored brands that have been more than 20 years old have basically joined the Chamber of Commerce.

On the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Hui Niang took advantage of the time when the Zhou family went home to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, secretly called Shen Xi to her room upstairs, closed the door and discussed things with him.

Shen Xi knew what Hui Niang was concerned about, and without the slightest hesitation, he took out his newly formulated system for the payment of quarterly fees by the Chamber of Commerce. In the new year, the Chamber of Commerce's access money system was abolished and a quarterly fee system was established instead.

Any shop can apply to join the Chamber of Commerce, the lowest level, as long as you pay three coins of silver every quarter to enter the Chamber of Commerce, a total of three coins, nine coins, two taels and four taels of silver a total of four standards, which is equivalent to artificially "grading" all shops in the Chamber of Commerce.

In the future, shops that pay three cents of silver every quarter can only be protected by the Chamber of Commerce and have no other preferential treatment.

Only shops that pay more than nine pieces of silver per quarter are eligible to elect elders; Those who contribute more than two taels of silver per quarter are eligible to participate in the election of elders; As for the elected members of the "Hall of Elders," they have to pay four taels of silver every quarter.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce officially changed his name to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, and the money contributed every quarter was equal to that of the members of the Presbyterian Church, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce implemented a lifelong system and did not need to be elected, but the President of the Chamber of Commerce could choose to resign on his own and hand over the position to someone he trusted.

After the reform, the chamber of commerce is more like a ******, the members of the "Hall of Elders" are the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, and the shops below are equal to the common people, because with the election system, the elders have a high status, status and have certain privileges, but also must curry favor with the shopkeepers below, so as not to lose the election of elders.

After Hui Niang read the new constitution formulated by Shen Xi, her mind was wrapped into this slightly complicated system, and after careful consideration, she felt that it was very reasonable, and if the listed funds could be realized one by one, the Chamber of Commerce would be more appealing than before.

“…… Auntie, after a few years, the system will be made public, and the chamber of commerce can be greatly expanded, and at present, there are not enough businesses in the eight counties of Tingzhou to join the chamber of commerce, and I hope to cover every county and town in the future. ”

"If the Chamber of Commerce has a foundation, it can follow what I said before, adopt the procurement system when purchasing goods, and the Chamber of Commerce can set up 'offices' in the production areas of some important goods, find local people to be responsible for it, and we will pay them wages, rather than letting them receive the goods and sell them to us."

"In terms of transportation, it is best for the Chamber of Commerce to set up a special shipping and carriage company to be responsible for the transportation of goods, and all revenue will be owned by the Chamber of Commerce."

Shen Xi made the details clear and clear, which is also the direction of the future development of the Chamber of Commerce.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, it was just to unite the pharmacies together to facilitate the purchase of medicinal materials to reduce prices, but now after the Chamber of Commerce has become bigger, the cohesion is stronger and the scope of operation is wider. Shen Xi wants to set the Chamber of Commerce as a benchmark and give people a feeling that the merchants who join the Chamber of Commerce are superior to others, especially the president and elders of the Chamber of Commerce, who have huge resources in their hands, so that they can fight for the rights and interests of merchants and expand the living space of businessmen.

Hui Niang was very happy, Shen Xi told her so much, and she felt that she had gained a lot.

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When the two went downstairs, it was already sunset, Xie Yun'er didn't know when to go back, and Zhou was preparing a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with a few maids in the backyard.

"Sister, I have to go back to eat with the conscienceless person at home later, and I can come over later. He said that it was up to him to go to the warehouse for the New Year's dinner, and I could talk to my sister. Zhou smiled and said to Hui Niang.

Zhou has been very happy for the past two days.

At the end of the year, the pharmacy and the printing workshop were settled, although most of the pharmacy's share was to be sent to Ninghua to the Li family, the principal of the Shen family, but all the revenue from the printing workshop could belong to her.

Originally, Zhou thought that even if the income from the New Year's paintings was good, but because of the rush of time, he couldn't make too much, and the result was settled at the end of the year, just these two months of wholesale New Year's paintings, she had made a net profit of 1,100 taels of silver, according to the previously agreed sharing ratio, she could earn more than 600 taels, which is not counting the money that Su Shaqi ordered to pay in full for the color comic books.

Hui Niang also had a happy smile on her face.

Her happiness mainly comes from the sense of accomplishment of helping the Chamber of Commerce solve difficulties, and on the day of the New Year, the rice and grain stores in the city basically sent gifts, and her gratitude to Dai De was beyond words.

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