Liu Zhizhi was very optimistic about the sword dance, and kept nodding, "If you have enough time to prepare, you can do better." This is a business that comes in money, and those merchants can participate regardless of what they are supposed to do. Plus Xiang Ji foreign goods. By the way, the second son said last time that he wanted to get foreigners? ”

"Yes. That's no problem, Bihai Hall will arrange it. Nangong Jin nodded.

"Okay." Liu Zhizhi nodded, "I want to participate in these three businesses." Is the contract available now? I brought the silver, and nine hundred taels was not much. "Before, he thought that with the seven elders in the hall, at least two thousand taels or more can serve the public, Nangong Jin treated them equally, which saved them a lot.

Nangong Jin laughed again, looking at him, not in a hurry at all, "Mr. Liu has thought about it?" ”

"It's something that has been decided a long time ago." Liu Zhizhi affirmed.

"But there is one thing, it may be different from what you think, I think as the head hall master, I should have the power to change it." Nangong Jin said with a smile.

Liu Mian's heart panicked, afraid that Nangong Jin would regret it. "Second son, please speak."

"Jing Shang Hall, set up the hall master. There are so many people and so many ideas that I only want to hear one voice. It is up to me to decide the choice of the hall master, and if Mr. Liu wants to join this time, Mr. Liu will take it. But there is one thing, the hall master does a lot of church affairs, I will not give money to the hall master, the only benefit is to give things to the Jing Shang Hall, the hall master is preferred. ”

After Nangong Jin finished speaking, Liu Mianzhi's eyes lit up. The allocation in Jingshang Hall is not only the space of Xiang Ji. To say, he wanted this hall master, but how could he be embarrassed to say it himself, so he had a saying of the Seven Elders.

Thinking of this, Liu Luzhi became entangled again. Nangong Jin is on the road, but how can he explain to these people in this way.

Nangong Jin didn't look at him, but he knew what he was thinking, and continued: "There are so many affairs in the hall, not to mention the new construction of Jingshang Hall, which cannot be done by one person. But whoever does the work is in charge of Mr. Liu. I would suggest that the first mountain gate is the biggest. ”

Several people here were stunned, isn't this the meaning of persuading everyone to sign a contract with the Bank of Communications as soon as possible?

The old man who asked the question just now reacted very quickly, and said impassionedly: "It is true that Jing Shang Hall was first established, and Hall Master Liu is busy with affairs, so we should share it even more. The head hall master, his subordinate Chen Zhong also wanted to sign the whole contract immediately, and he carried nine hundred taels of silver with him. ”

"Mr. Chen is right." The other five people responded one after another and wanted to sign a contract with Nangong Jin.

Nangong Jin finally stopped refusing and arranged for the signing of the cashier.

After the agreement of these seven people was signed, Jing Shangtang had a shelf, and the rules of the affairs of the hall were also carefully discussed with these seven people. After five days in a row, the rules of Jingshang Hall were finally determined. On the last day, Li Qiang, Lin Shi, Zhao Fengming, and Cheng Zhaofeng were even called. The interface between Jingshang Hall and various halls, especially the cooperation between the Relic Sword Hall, was also discussed in detail.

In the past five days, Nangong Jin's contract has spread more than all over Jingzhou. Anxious merchants come to Qifengzhuang every day and want to sign a contract with the bank.

From the sixth day, the contract finally began. Fortunately, there was no need for Nangong Jin to receive them one by one, and the seven people took over the matter. On that day, there were not many signings, only 12 people, but these 12 people signed the whole covenant. Not only that, as soon as these people entered the hall, they immediately busied themselves with the tasks assigned by Liu Yizhi.

Next, the whole thing finally seemed less hectic, explaining, assigning, signing, cashiering, and orderly. It's just that it's not just the merchants of the original Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

"Brother Luo, oh, no, second son."

As soon as Nangong Jin entered the flower hall, he saw Zhang Shichao jumping over, and saw that his face was a little more weathered, and he was also tanned, and the whole person matured a lot. "Shichao, is it really you? I've been to Jingzhou several times, but I haven't seen you. is still running with the salt lead. ”

"It turns out that the second son forgot about me." Zhang Shichao pouted

"I told you earlier, just call me Brother Nangong. You call it that as if we don't know each other. Nangong Jin pulled him to sit down.

Zhang Shichao laughed, "Okay." Brother Nangong, I have already followed the matter of salt introduction, and recently I have been learning to do freight business with my master. ”

"Okay, it's hard, isn't it?"

Zhang Shichao straightened his chest, "It's nothing." My master said I was very talented, haha. ”

"Really? Don't brag, your old Zhang family depends on you. By the way, you didn't say kiss at home? Nangong Jin asked with a smile.

Zhang Shichao waved his hand, "Hey, don't talk about it." Every time I go back, my mother tells me this, and I'm annoyed. ”

"This is a big deal...... Nangong Jin didn't finish speaking, and was robbed of the conversation by Zhang Shichao.

"Brother Nangong, are you collecting the members of Jing Shang Hall?" Zhang Shichao asked anxiously.

Nangong Jin nodded, "Yes." You got it? What did your master say? ”

Zhang Shichao said hurriedly: "I have seen the contract." Brother Nangong, is it feasible to count me? Signing the full contract, it is only nine hundred taels of silver, and we also have a ...... in Yanzhou."

"Wait, wait." This time it was Nangong Jin who interrupted him, "This hall is called Jingshang Hall, which was changed by the original Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and only their talents can enter." ”

"I know, I know, that's fifteen hundred taels. My dad said that this must be done. Zhang Shichao's face was so excited that he almost didn't say, 'I'm not just here to open the back door for you'.

"Shichao, I'll talk to you directly. Jing Shangtang can only do business in Huguang, and any one in the hall cannot open a branch in the name of Jing Shangtang when it leaves Huguang, and outside of Huguang, it cannot do the three businesses stipulated in the contract. All the roots of your family are in Yanzhou. ”

Zhang Shichao was stunned and asked puzzledly: "Why?" ”

Nangong Jin looked at him and said helplessly: "My family gave me Huguang and Quanzhou, and it won't be mine if I go out of this range." Your family is in Yanzhou, and according to the division of the clan, the business in Yanzhou belongs to Jinan Fengluotang. Except for me, the clan will not accept the congregation like this. ”

"I know, I know. My dad also said that this is definitely your dad and your son. ”

Nangong Jin laughed, "What, Pingyang is also in difficulty now, I'm just trying to find a way for myself." ”

Zhang Shichao became anxious again, "Brother Nangong, just say, how can I enter your door?" ”

"You don't have to go in. It is difficult for people to do business, everyone lives together well, and your family is mainly based on partnering with others to invest in business, and there is no such situation. Besides, we know each other so well, we just have business to take care of each other, what kind of door do we enter? ”

"Ah, Brother Nangong, my father knew you would say that. Last year, I ran with it for a year, and I made some money, and my father took it back, and then made up for what I lost before, and made up for it, and gave me three thousand taels. In short, my father said that he wanted me to learn from you and work hard by myself. Zhang Shichao looked at Nangong Jin pitifully, "Big brother, can you teach me what to do?" I also asked Master, and Master said that 3,000 taels is a lot, but it is not much, and it is only a blink of an eye to lose it, and there is a way out by following everyone to do it. ”

This made Nangong Jin embarrassed, "Even if you enter Jing Shangtang, you don't necessarily make money." It's a sure thing that business has been difficult in the past two years......"

"Maritime merchants, Xiang Ji has been very famous recently, and even my father said that the foreign goods that Xiang Ji enters are of higher quality than other foreign goods. I got a few silver candlesticks and glass jars, and although they didn't work as well as ours, they looked good. ”

Nangong Jin's face was flushed by what he said, and he didn't know how much manpower Zhao Fengming used to have this effect, but half of these things were afraid that half of them came from Feng Mo'er's channels. It is estimated that Wu Xin chose the best among a pile of stolen goods and sent it to Jingzhou.

Seeing that Nangong Jin didn't speak for a long time, Zhang Shichao begged: "Brother Nangong, do me a favor." ”

"If you want to enter Jingshangtang, you must have an industry in Huguang, and the most important thing is not to pay money, but to have the strength to operate according to our requirements......"

"It's not a problem, I can ask my dad for it!" Zhang Shichao said in a hurry.

"This matter ......" Nangong Jin didn't want to agree, he always felt like he was cheating him of money. Why don't you see it in a later year? After all, I promised that the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce would sign before the year, and the others would be after the year. ”

"No, no, Brother Nangong." Zhang Shichao shook his hand, "There are a total of thirty places for cooperation with Xiangji." Now there are only a few left, and there is a cap on even the visa freight, and there will be nothing left after the New Year. ”

"But I can't break my own rules, otherwise why should I have rules?"

Zhang Shichao was about to cry, "Brother Nangong......." ”

"So be it. If you just want to be a maritime businessman, it's not impossible. But don't enter Jing Shangtang, you go directly to Quanzhou and Xiangji to talk about chartering a ship. If you can talk about it, your boat can be operated by Xiang Kee, and hang the logo of Xiang Kee. The cost of sea freight is shared, and the revenue is equally shared. ”

Zhang Shichao was excited at first, but suddenly realized that something was wrong, and asked, "Do you want me to talk to Xiangji myself?" Then I just said that it was Brother Nangong's friend, okay? ”

Nangong Jin shook his head, "Xiangji is jointly managed by shareholders, but it's useless for me to agree, and at least one shareholder needs to agree." The shopkeeper Wu who is now in Quanzhou was originally the second owner of Qifengzhuang in Jingzhou. It might be easier for you to talk to him, after all, you don't know anyone else. ”

Zhang Shichao frowned and asked uneasily: "What if it is not good?" ”

"It shows that your ability is not enough, come back and continue to learn how to do freight with your master."

Zhang Shichao looked at Nangong Jin and thought for a long time, and finally nodded: "This, this is the exam, right?" After thinking about it, he said confidently: "Okay, I'll go to Quanzhou to talk to the shopkeeper Wu, and I will definitely rent the boat." ”

"Oh, I'll tell you. A deposit of 3,500 taels is required to rent an ocean-going vessel, and 800 taels per year for rent. Others rent the boat, I am not responsible for the maintenance of the boat. You here, because after the operation of Jiao Xiang Ji, the maintenance costs are borne by half and recorded as costs. Nangong Jin thought that since it was an exam, he should also explain the question.

After listening, Zhang Shichao frowned again, "But I only have three thousand taels......" looked at Nangong Jin as he spoke, "Can't you ask for it from home?" ”

"Since it's an exam, you have to do things according to your ability." Nangong Jin said with a smile.

Zhang Shichao thought for a long time, and nodded violently, "Okay!" I'm going to Quanzhou. Brother Nangong, just wait for my good news. ”