Zhang Bin's words still have a lot of weight in the Zhang family, as long as he insists, even Zhang Chengde has to listen to him.

Now, his meaning is obvious, that is, he will resolutely not quit Dongshengtang.

Zhang Jun naturally raised his hands in approval, in fact, he didn't want to quit Dongshengtang, after all, he had been a big shopkeeper for so long, and he was used to doing business, so he didn't want to do it if he went to collect rent.

Since the fifth brother resolutely disagrees with the Zhang family's withdrawal from Dongshengtang, the father probably will not retreat, this business still has to be done, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Fifth brother, I want to buy a big shop in Nanshi Street, specializing in Fuguang specialties, what do you think?" ”

Listening to his tone, it seemed that he was asking for Zhang Bin's opinion, but in fact, Zhang Bin knew that the fourth brother was just seeking his support.

Because Zhang Jun had already said before, his father did not agree, if this time, he could mention it in passing, his father would probably agree.

It was a very simple thing for him to mention to Zhang Chengde by the way, but he didn't want to give opinions so indiscriminately.

He knows very well that buying a big shop on Nanshi Street, and then buying goods, filling it up, and doing business is not a little investment, if he puts forward opinions indiscriminately and makes the Zhang family suffer huge losses, it will not be good.

It's not that he doesn't believe Zhang Jun, it's just that they used to do smuggling business, so it can be said that they don't need to use any brains, what foreigners need, that's obvious, porcelain, tea, cloth, silk, these things are known to everyone, the problem is that there is no way to transport them out.

The reason why the Zhang family and even Dongshengtang were able to make a lot of money in the past was, to put it bluntly, that they were able to break through the sea ban and transport these things out, which really had little to do with business acumen.

For the sake of insurance, he felt that he should first find out whether Zhang Jun had any talent for business before deciding whether to support him.

In Zhang Jun's eyes, he may just be a nerd who only reads sage books, but as everyone knows, in his previous life, he was an elite in the shopping mall, and when it comes to business, no one can compare to him at this time.

Whether to make money in business or not, the most basic thing is to look at the location and the supply and demand.

The location is good, the business is naturally easy to do, Zhang Bin of Nanshi Street knows that not far from where they live, it is the most prosperous area in the south of Jinling City, where there are many shops and people, it is a good location.

As for the relationship between supply and demand, Zhang Bin is really not very clear, because he doesn't know what specialties Fuguang has in the Ming Dynasty at this time, and he doesn't know what Jinling urgently needs at this time.

These are exactly what he wants to test Zhang Jun, if he doesn't even know about these, then this shop really can't support him to buy it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say tentatively: "Fourth brother, what do you think is good to sell here, and what are you going to sell?" ”

When Zhang Jun heard this, he immediately said: "I have long understood the market here, such as dried lychees, dried longan, dried cuttlefish and other dry goods, the sales are okay, and the profits are also very large, you can make a few dollars of silver for a catty, but there are already many people doing this, and there are several in Nanshi Street." Things like cane sugar and cotton are not very profitable, and you can make a few pennies a pound, but the sales are very good, and I think this should be a little easier. There are also spices, which are highly profitable, in high demand, and easier to make money, and I think this should be better done. ”

Cane sugar, cotton, spices, it seems that his fourth brother mainly wants to sell these three things.

Sucrose, Zhang Bin knows that there is a lot of sugarcane in Fuguang, and there is naturally a lot of sucrose, what is the demand here, in the previous life, people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang liked to eat sweets, is it popular now?

He couldn't help asking, "Do people here in Jinling like to eat candy?" ”

Zhang Jun nodded again and again: "Yes, I have understood, in Jinling City alone, there are more than 30 workshops that make sugar, and the business is very good." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, there is no problem with sucrose, there are so many workshops making sugar, which proves that Jinling and even Nanzhili have begun to eat sweets at this time, and this can also prove that Zhang Jun's business acumen is still good.

Next is cotton, speaking of this cotton, Zhang Bin can't help but wonder, is Fuguang rich in cotton?

He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Fourth brother, Fuguang doesn't seem to be rich in cotton, and besides, is there a great demand for cotton here?" ”

When Zhang Jun heard this, he immediately replied: "Fuguang is not rich in cotton, but there are many ways to get cotton from the sea, and it is cheaper than the cotton produced in Daming." As for the demand for cotton here, it is even greater than cane sugar, and I have already inquired about it, and there are no less than 100 dyeing and weaving workshops in Jinling City alone. ”

It turns out that the cotton is purchased from overseas, and it is true that there are many dyeing and weaving workshops here, Zhang Bin couldn't help but appreciate: "Well, the fourth brother really has a vision, and this cotton is indeed very profitable." ”

The last is spices, to be honest, until now, Zhang Bin only knows a few spices such as cinnamon and star anise, because no matter in the past life or this life, he has used these spices, in his mind, spices are mainly used to stew things to eat, what can be the market, the Ming Dynasty at this time can not every household can afford spices to stew things, besides, he has never heard of Fuguang rich in spices!

He couldn't help but wonder: "Fourth brother, what are these spices, is Fuguang rich in spices?" Is the spice here easy to sell? ”

When Zhang Jun heard this, he explained in detail: "There are many kinds of spices, such as incense, the most common is sandalwood and agarwood used in temples to worship God and Buddha, this demand is the greatest, and there are many temples in Jinling City; Another example is incense powder, that is, rouge gouache used by women, this demand is not small; There is also food, such as cinnamon, star anise, pepper, cumin, anise or something, the demand is not small, and people here love to eat fennel beans or something is famous. As for the way to come, Fuguang naturally does not produce much spices, and even the entire Ming Dynasty does not produce much spices, spices mainly come from Fanbang, since the Tang Dynasty, spices are the main goods sold by those Yi people. ”

After listening to Zhang Jun's story, Zhang Bin was finally completely relieved, it seems that his fourth brother is really a rare business genius, not to mention well-informed, and his vision is still very unique, and he must support the matter of buying a shop.

Thinking of this, Zhang Bin nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, it seems that the fourth brother has thought it through, okay, I'll let the sixth uncle talk to my father about it when he goes back." ”

When Zhang Jun heard this, he said excitedly: "Fifth brother, thank you very much, my father is not very at ease with me, and he has absolutely nothing to say to you." ”

Zhang Bin couldn't help but shake his head and said: "There is no need to be so polite between brothers, by the way, fourth brother, if you have time, go to Dingyuan to have a look, it is best to open a semicolon over there, because Qijiabao is in Dingyuan, if there is a semicolon over there, the eldest brother and they will be able to transport goods back and forth." ”

This delivery of goods is actually to use the identity of coolies as a cover, Zhang Jun said: "Well, I'll take a look in two days, by the way, I feel that the truck is better to use a carriage, after all, there are more goods, if you use a board cart, pushing around is tiring, not to mention, it may be too late in time." ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said, "Well, you can call the shots on this." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Jun suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "By the way, there is another problem, I don't have enough manpower, if you open a branch in Nanshi Street and Dingyuan, there is no shortage of miscellaneous people, but the shopkeeper is not easy to find, and you have to believe in it, and you have to read and write, and you really can't find it for a while." ”

Zhang Bin was stunned when he heard this, and then he said with relief: "Fourth brother, this is not in a hurry, didn't I ask you to arrange someone to go to Tianjin Wei to pick up the family last time, there are just two people in that family who can be trained to be shopkeepers." ”